If the VMs creator can split months into paired parts, surely 'adding' legs to the companion critters can't be *that* serious. Appearance has changed, but quantity stays the same.
The alteration of appearance, ambiguity, thwarts identification if the only criterion is visual similarity, and the underlying reality is not properly apprehended.
The alteration of appearance, ambiguity, thwarts identification if the only criterion is visual similarity, and the underlying reality is not properly apprehended.

