Having accepted the idea of sharing love, Pharynx has finally transformed, and now mirrors the rest of the hive. Thorax's efforts to lead an excitable pack of changelings have only gotten easier with his broodmate's help, but Pharynx's shape and status aren't the only things to have changed. Much of his brother's cold demeanor has begun to thaw, highlighting the sly, candid changeling underneath, and presenting Thorax with something he's never had, before - an interactive, albeit slightly irritating older brother.