A request for  Sonnitude. The explanation he gave for the pic is something like this: Sparky decided to blow himself up with a pump, but the balloonie soon found himself unable to reach the pump. He swelled helplessly, just moments from bursting, until a certain Umbreon walked along. She said she would turn off the pump, but at a price: she would deflate him and claim him as her toy.

I tried an interesting transparency effect; it needs some work, but what do you think?