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New species and character idea - Pupa!
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Story information: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10826933/
Universal information: https://www.heavy-weapons.com/
Universal information: https://www.heavy-weapons.com/
Hey peeps, got a new species idea here that i've latched onto. Let me know your thoughts and say hello to Pupa! Let me know if you'd like to see art of her!
Name: Pupa
Species: Myxotient Goo (Myxo-Goo)
Size: 3 Litres
Theme song: FOALS – Wake me up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jvUFIVdR-Y
Quote: “I-I'll be there! Promise!”
Species description: Myxotient Goo or just “Myxo-goo” is a living, sentient, slime based intelligent life form. Consisting entirely of a featureless blob of colourful, translucent slime, they are the result of a development program to produce an organic intelligence able to transition between different mechanised platforms whilst retaining their knowledge and experience. The program was successful.
Myxo-goo individuals are living creatures who are surprisingly vulnerable as goopy, slow blobs but will pilot “suits” built for them that allow them to interact with others as if they were any other critter or roamer. Without their suit, Myxo-goos are slow, vulnerable and limited in their ability to communicate, usually only above to form very small appendages from their body, usually to wave or point at most. They move slowly but can adhere to most surfaces without too much trouble and can suspend themselves indefinitely, adding a small layer of defensive capabilities against aggressors unable to follow them. Without technology in general, Myxo-goo individuals would be little more than food for even the most tepid predator, but despite their glaring physical weakness, they are considered precious individuals by those who know them.
Myxo-goos have one of the best ratios of calorific requirement to organic intelligence of any creature in the known universe, able to sustain a full and complex personality with higher than average intelligence with as little as 10% of the food intake of normal body types. They are happy to ingest nutrient cubes and a little water to sustain their mass making them ideal candidates for low resource expeditions or assignments – providing the correct equipment can be provided to enable them to do their jobs.
Their bodies have an acutely sensitive bio-electric field that enable them to interact with machinery in an extremely precise manner and thus, the “Suits” built for them are able to move in an extremely organic manner, with even low tier Myxo-suits able to move as fluidly as far more expensive power armour designs and Mianracorph chassis. Their ability to pilot these suits with such innate skill has turned the dynamic pairing of Myxo-goo and their suits into basically one unit and a highly desirable one at that.
In goo form, their sensory capabilities are somewhat limited but not to the extent that most people think. Despite the complete lack of any visible features, Myxo-goo is able to observe its local environment, with sight and sound available to them, but their field of detection is limited to about twenty meters, perfectly suitable for the insides of a ship but much more limited in larger areas and outdoors. Their detection suites within their suits will vary from suit to suit however.
Due to the extremely difference in physical capability, a Myxo-goos life is typically separated in two indistinct halves. Suited and Unsuited. Suited life will have some variance due to the suit itself, but the vast majority have a suit that mimics their friends and people around them. The general opinion of suited life for a Myxo-goo is that you wouldn't generally know that they're a sentient blob piloting a mechanised body. They are able to take part of any activity that their meat-suited friends are engaged with, again, depending on the specifications of their body. Piloting these suits is actually physically exhausting for Myxo-goo and they will shed their suit when giving the chance, similar to someone taking their work-clothes off after a long day.
But the hilarity of unsuited life for a Myxo-goo, providing they're safe and have a place to call home, is that its extremely similar to an everyday persons life. They will rest, have something to eat and partake in their hobbies as anyone else would. Some Myxo-goo's enjoy sleeping in specifically designed jars, others prefer a tray. Some Myxo-goo enjoy watching shows, others prefer listening to music, there are even game controllers designed for Myxo-goo to use so they can play games with their friends.
They make surprisingly good room-mates in that respect as they're extremely quiet, make little mess and don't need much room, but coming home to see a mound of slime watching the tele does take some getting used to. Accidentally standing on them won't make them happy but won't put their life in danger either, as it takes a concentrated physical assault to kill them in such a manner, that being said, watching your footing will go a long way in keeping your slime-mate happy as they appreciate the thought.
Some consider the Myxo-goo to be a tragic species as they are entirely reliant on technology to function as little more than mould, but have the intelligence to recognise their physical restrictions, leading to a constant state of self-doubt and anxiety but the Myxo-goo themselves are typically unbothered. Whilst they are aware of their helpless unsuited state, they mostly seem neutral about it, accepting it as a fact and taking great pride in their suits. Due to their reliance on them, Myxo-suits are usually extremely well made (even when cheap) and maintained with a great degree of skill. What they save on food bills, typically goes straight into their suits.
To most Myxo-goos, if you're in a position where you're caught without your suit, that's on you. If you end up eaten by some random animal or crushed, then you should have done better. But there will always be a section of people who feel endlessly sorry for their gooey cousins, as they believe that something as intelligent as a Myxo-goo should have more independence.
Physical description: Pupa is a tropical orange coloured Myxo-goo, like the rest of her kind, her “unsuited” body is featureless aside from its slightly glazed, inviting colour. Pupa's suit is based on the look of a female feline meddalcorph (cat-girl), having a slim body profile and a primarily raven coloured frame, which hums to life when occupied by Pupa, with slivers of orange goo visible in certain parts of her outer limbs, her neck, eyes and ears. The suits eyes are a vivid white within their synthetic irises along with her rugged but always styled, fluffy hair. Her suit is able to swap out body parts to change its frame but Pupa typically runs it slim with dexterous, clawed hands and feet.
Personality and background: Pupa is a fun, energetic person who often overexcites herself and needs a break to calm down. She's a little ditzy both in and out the suit and nerdy as all hell, with significant engineering knowledge and electrical expertise. Kind to a fault, she will often put herself in bad situations by over-promising help to those around her, something her friends seek to avoid.
She tries to be helpful and positive in any situations she's in but can sometimes be naïve when it comes to dealing with others, projecting her own kind nature onto others and expecting them to behave the same.
Thankfully, her suit has claws and she is rapidly able to react if others don't play nice but she will always seek the peaceful route, even going as far as to de-suit herself if the situation requires it, something that most Myxo-goos would never even consider to be an option.
Her overwhelming kindness is both her greatest strength and weakest point, with the Myxo-goo able to forge friendships in unlikely people, but also exposing her to potential abuse and lethal situations.
Her suit life is remarkably busy as she tries to find time to see all her friends and adhere to the various promises she made, such as telling several people she'd have lunch with them on the same day, all of whom live on different space stations. She mostly succeeds and tries to make amends with those who she accidentally neglects which in turn, causes her yet more stress in the future.
She lives in a chaotic state of near permanent burn-out but manages to ride the line by having the perfect self-care routine of doing absolutely nothing when she de-suits for the night. She will hop in her bed jar, in front of the TV and eat raisins until she passes out, which usually only takes a few minutes but will wake up somewhat refreshed by her heavy sleep.
A fantastic friend to have, if somewhat frustrating from time to time, her nerdy, high energy demeanour gives her a fantastic presence and she will fight tooth and nail to ensure your well-being. One of the nicer, random people you could hope to bump into.
Currently, Pupa is drifting through Nomad space as an engineer for hire, but she sees plenty of work aboard the freighter she's stationed on.
Name: Pupa
Species: Myxotient Goo (Myxo-Goo)
Size: 3 Litres
Theme song: FOALS – Wake me up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jvUFIVdR-Y
Quote: “I-I'll be there! Promise!”
Species description: Myxotient Goo or just “Myxo-goo” is a living, sentient, slime based intelligent life form. Consisting entirely of a featureless blob of colourful, translucent slime, they are the result of a development program to produce an organic intelligence able to transition between different mechanised platforms whilst retaining their knowledge and experience. The program was successful.
Myxo-goo individuals are living creatures who are surprisingly vulnerable as goopy, slow blobs but will pilot “suits” built for them that allow them to interact with others as if they were any other critter or roamer. Without their suit, Myxo-goos are slow, vulnerable and limited in their ability to communicate, usually only above to form very small appendages from their body, usually to wave or point at most. They move slowly but can adhere to most surfaces without too much trouble and can suspend themselves indefinitely, adding a small layer of defensive capabilities against aggressors unable to follow them. Without technology in general, Myxo-goo individuals would be little more than food for even the most tepid predator, but despite their glaring physical weakness, they are considered precious individuals by those who know them.
Myxo-goos have one of the best ratios of calorific requirement to organic intelligence of any creature in the known universe, able to sustain a full and complex personality with higher than average intelligence with as little as 10% of the food intake of normal body types. They are happy to ingest nutrient cubes and a little water to sustain their mass making them ideal candidates for low resource expeditions or assignments – providing the correct equipment can be provided to enable them to do their jobs.
Their bodies have an acutely sensitive bio-electric field that enable them to interact with machinery in an extremely precise manner and thus, the “Suits” built for them are able to move in an extremely organic manner, with even low tier Myxo-suits able to move as fluidly as far more expensive power armour designs and Mianracorph chassis. Their ability to pilot these suits with such innate skill has turned the dynamic pairing of Myxo-goo and their suits into basically one unit and a highly desirable one at that.
In goo form, their sensory capabilities are somewhat limited but not to the extent that most people think. Despite the complete lack of any visible features, Myxo-goo is able to observe its local environment, with sight and sound available to them, but their field of detection is limited to about twenty meters, perfectly suitable for the insides of a ship but much more limited in larger areas and outdoors. Their detection suites within their suits will vary from suit to suit however.
Due to the extremely difference in physical capability, a Myxo-goos life is typically separated in two indistinct halves. Suited and Unsuited. Suited life will have some variance due to the suit itself, but the vast majority have a suit that mimics their friends and people around them. The general opinion of suited life for a Myxo-goo is that you wouldn't generally know that they're a sentient blob piloting a mechanised body. They are able to take part of any activity that their meat-suited friends are engaged with, again, depending on the specifications of their body. Piloting these suits is actually physically exhausting for Myxo-goo and they will shed their suit when giving the chance, similar to someone taking their work-clothes off after a long day.
But the hilarity of unsuited life for a Myxo-goo, providing they're safe and have a place to call home, is that its extremely similar to an everyday persons life. They will rest, have something to eat and partake in their hobbies as anyone else would. Some Myxo-goo's enjoy sleeping in specifically designed jars, others prefer a tray. Some Myxo-goo enjoy watching shows, others prefer listening to music, there are even game controllers designed for Myxo-goo to use so they can play games with their friends.
They make surprisingly good room-mates in that respect as they're extremely quiet, make little mess and don't need much room, but coming home to see a mound of slime watching the tele does take some getting used to. Accidentally standing on them won't make them happy but won't put their life in danger either, as it takes a concentrated physical assault to kill them in such a manner, that being said, watching your footing will go a long way in keeping your slime-mate happy as they appreciate the thought.
Some consider the Myxo-goo to be a tragic species as they are entirely reliant on technology to function as little more than mould, but have the intelligence to recognise their physical restrictions, leading to a constant state of self-doubt and anxiety but the Myxo-goo themselves are typically unbothered. Whilst they are aware of their helpless unsuited state, they mostly seem neutral about it, accepting it as a fact and taking great pride in their suits. Due to their reliance on them, Myxo-suits are usually extremely well made (even when cheap) and maintained with a great degree of skill. What they save on food bills, typically goes straight into their suits.
To most Myxo-goos, if you're in a position where you're caught without your suit, that's on you. If you end up eaten by some random animal or crushed, then you should have done better. But there will always be a section of people who feel endlessly sorry for their gooey cousins, as they believe that something as intelligent as a Myxo-goo should have more independence.
Physical description: Pupa is a tropical orange coloured Myxo-goo, like the rest of her kind, her “unsuited” body is featureless aside from its slightly glazed, inviting colour. Pupa's suit is based on the look of a female feline meddalcorph (cat-girl), having a slim body profile and a primarily raven coloured frame, which hums to life when occupied by Pupa, with slivers of orange goo visible in certain parts of her outer limbs, her neck, eyes and ears. The suits eyes are a vivid white within their synthetic irises along with her rugged but always styled, fluffy hair. Her suit is able to swap out body parts to change its frame but Pupa typically runs it slim with dexterous, clawed hands and feet.
Personality and background: Pupa is a fun, energetic person who often overexcites herself and needs a break to calm down. She's a little ditzy both in and out the suit and nerdy as all hell, with significant engineering knowledge and electrical expertise. Kind to a fault, she will often put herself in bad situations by over-promising help to those around her, something her friends seek to avoid.
She tries to be helpful and positive in any situations she's in but can sometimes be naïve when it comes to dealing with others, projecting her own kind nature onto others and expecting them to behave the same.
Thankfully, her suit has claws and she is rapidly able to react if others don't play nice but she will always seek the peaceful route, even going as far as to de-suit herself if the situation requires it, something that most Myxo-goos would never even consider to be an option.
Her overwhelming kindness is both her greatest strength and weakest point, with the Myxo-goo able to forge friendships in unlikely people, but also exposing her to potential abuse and lethal situations.
Her suit life is remarkably busy as she tries to find time to see all her friends and adhere to the various promises she made, such as telling several people she'd have lunch with them on the same day, all of whom live on different space stations. She mostly succeeds and tries to make amends with those who she accidentally neglects which in turn, causes her yet more stress in the future.
She lives in a chaotic state of near permanent burn-out but manages to ride the line by having the perfect self-care routine of doing absolutely nothing when she de-suits for the night. She will hop in her bed jar, in front of the TV and eat raisins until she passes out, which usually only takes a few minutes but will wake up somewhat refreshed by her heavy sleep.
A fantastic friend to have, if somewhat frustrating from time to time, her nerdy, high energy demeanour gives her a fantastic presence and she will fight tooth and nail to ensure your well-being. One of the nicer, random people you could hope to bump into.
Currently, Pupa is drifting through Nomad space as an engineer for hire, but she sees plenty of work aboard the freighter she's stationed on.
Now I'm imagining there's a professional chiropodist one out there, and you get your nails done by putting your feet in the goo.
I can imagine that would be a fun experience!