Blame in on Pokémon, I guess. It wasn't long before people started pitting their adopted fusion beasts against each other in brutal, sometimes confused and grimly hilarious, oft-lethal battles.
"Y'know what?" I told the narrator. "No. Just...seriously. I'm tired tonight. It's been an eight-hour shift and I had to work the cash through my lunch break because Peter decided to just not show up today."