Nalthar 2025/07/25(Fri)05:44 No. 1111739 ID: fd169b
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Deep in the park, the streetlights stood dark.
The still night air was broken by a crack.
From the riven earth a slime emerged.

Nalthar 2025/07/25(Fri)05:45 No. 1111740 ID: fd169b
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The slime looked around at the shadowed trees and the brilliant stars above, and thought to itself...

"I should be a sausage vendor!"

That'll also become a star in the sky

"Why can't the trees have light?"

I need to grow in order to touch the stars in the sky

>>1111740
Wtf are those glowing lights stuck to? what is this sort of fucked up cave???? glowworms?

>>1111759
this

"How the heck did I get here!?!"

>The slime looked around at the shadowed trees and the brilliant stars above, and thought to itself...

I'm hungry

How beautiful the world is, and so large! I must see it all.

"i want it all!"

blue

>>1111769

So do we all.

TOO MANY EYES! Must get away!

What happened to small pond?

Nalthar 2025/07/27(Sun)03:25 No. 1111875 ID: fd169b
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Curiosity and ambition filled the little slime. It set off into the bushes ready to see the world, and maybe eat a bit of it too.

Spying a path through the undergrowth, the slime followed it until it spotted a creature. A small thing, smaller even than the slime, but with a big tail. The slime wondered what to do...

Cover the smaller tail until it stops moving, then eat it.

Lunch! Acquire a taste for flesh and blood

Test your strength and bash it on the back!

This creature could be a new friend! Wiggle gently as a greeting~

A yucky coating will help protect small prey from predators, and you can eat the minerals from the dirt and bacteria that catch on its fur. Achieve symbiosis.

>>1111875
Observe. Perhaps slimes do not need to eat meat. Perhaps you can see what this thing eats, and eat that too.

Turn your body into the small animal and start imitating its movement, when that is successful steal its identity.

Agree on both observation and imitation. We don't know what all your body is capable of, this will help to explore the possibilities.

Wiggle in a friendly manner.

1/2 Nalthar 2025/08/07(Thu)01:16 No. 1112385 ID: fd169b
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The slime hid in a bush and observed the squirrel. Flexing and stretching it took on a shape more small and cute, though still green and gooey. Burbling happily it gamboled out to greet its first friend.

The squirrel was startled at first. He sniffed the slime curiously, pawing at its goopy cheeks. Satisfied, he chittered a greeting and scampered around the slime. The two got to chasing each other and having a fun time.

2/2 Nalthar 2025/08/07(Thu)01:17 No. 1112386 ID: fd169b
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After playing around, the squirrel returned to searching for nuts and food.

The slime followed along, imitating the squirrel. Rooting under some leaves it found a nice big acorn. Hmm, what to do with it?

Offer to Squirrel. Engage in friendship

>>1112386
Consume.

Plant it in a tree. Enhance its fertility somehow.

Consume.

split it in half to share. then consume.

Sharing! Consume half an acorn

Chomp half, give new friend other half

Shapeshift into giant acorn. Protect small acorn from all acorn predators.

Then eat it anyway, just because.

Do you even need to eat?

Share half with the squirrel!

1/2 Nalthar 2025/08/17(Sun)03:06 No. 1112863 ID: fd169b
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The slime wanted to get closer to its friend, so it bashed the acorn on a rock until it split in half. The squirrel happily accepted the offered half, and stuffed its cheeks. Not feeling hungry but wanting to be included, the slime followed suit.

2/2 Nalthar 2025/08/17(Sun)03:06 No. 1112864 ID: fd169b
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As the acorn dissolved within the slime it felt it was not just gaining mass, but understanding as well. It felt as though it could become the acorn. And so it did, letting its newly acquired matter coalesce back into a little seed.

When it was ready, the new acorn plopped out into the slime's paws. Holding it felt odd, separate yet still connected.

>>1112864
Interesting. Does it feel like it could grow into a tree? (wait, we don't know how seeds work yet) Let's find other things to eat and turn into! Apparently, we don't need the whole thing, so eating part of a corpse should work. Just about any new dead thing should do! If we're lucky we can find something big, but even a dead bug would be neat.

Can you turn yourself into the squirrel and acorn hybrid?

squirrel. acorn. squirrel. acorn. squorn. become squorn.

Plant slime tree

Do whatever it feels like the acorn-slime is supposed to do. Does it feel right to dig a hole and plant it? To give it to a bird? Or just to leave it somewhere? If you don't have any instincts on what to do with it, probably just reabsorb it for now.

1/4 Nalthar 2025/08/26(Tue)23:21 No. 1113187 ID: fd169b
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Slime wasn't sure what to do with it's acorn child, so it showed it to Squirrel. It's friend showed it how to bury, and so it did. Slime wanted to see what would happen, but it was getting very late and Squirrel was tired. Slime followed him to his den and they curled up to sleep.

2/4 Nalthar 2025/08/26(Tue)23:22 No. 1113188 ID: fd169b
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When the morning came Slime went to check on its acorn. A little sprout had popped up during the night. It didn't look different from the other plants around, but Slime could sense a little part of itself inside.

3/4 Nalthar 2025/08/26(Tue)23:22 No. 1113189 ID: fd169b
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Watching a seedling grow wasn't very interesting, so Slime tried being a tree itself. It formed some branches and leaves, but they were so goopy they just sagged. Slime didn't think it looked like a proper tree, so it decided to try absorbing some more things.

It rooted around on the ground for things to use. Twigs, leaves, rocks, and even dead bugs all got slurped up and dissolved. Well, except for the rocks, those just fell back out. Everything that Slime took in it tried recreating, like it had the acorn. The twigs and leaves came out fresh and green. The bugs came out whole and crawling. Soon Slime had a little patch of forest that was all itself, plants and animals and fungi all one.

4/4 Nalthar 2025/08/26(Tue)23:23 No. 1113190 ID: fd169b
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All this activity was so fascinating that Squirrel didn't notice the Fox in the bushes until it was too late.

Ah, the cycle of life. Well, let's interrupt it a bit. Leap upon the fox and threaten to prey upon it if it does not leave.

For the record, trees are supposed to absorb things from under the ground. If you can learn to make roots, you'll be able to suck up all sorts of tasty nutrients.

For now, try to absorb the fox. After absorbing it or scaring it off, check on the squirrel; if he's wounded, try to put some of your own goo in the wound and rebuild just the damaged parts of his body. If that doesn't work and he's too badly wounded to survive, absorb him and rebuild him inside yourself like you did the bugs.

Let the fox eat you and then when you are inside of its belly pull an uno reverse card on the predator!

fox absorbs squirrel. you absorb fox. now they are inseparable from you.

Do not interfere, the fox needs to eat as well.

One need not feel malice for the predator to protect the prey one favors.

Intervene.

>>1113202

OK, I really like this idea, so I'm changing my vote. You should totally force yourself into the fox' mouth.

1/3 Nalthar 2025/09/10(Wed)00:25 No. 1113682 ID: fd169b
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Slime heard Squirrel cry out in pain. It saw those sharp teeth going for his throat and knew it had to act. So it selflessly leaped to block Fox.

And ended up right in her maw.

2/3 Nalthar 2025/09/10(Wed)00:26 No. 1113683 ID: fd169b
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Fox was in a panic, her belly filled with goo. But she didn't have long to worry as Slime, feeling cramped, soon slurped her up from the inside. Slime swirled the dissolved fox around inside itself and thought it would just keep her for a while as punishment.

Watching a fox get turned inside out wasn't quite enough to distract Squirrel from his broken back, though it would give him nightmares later. Slime rushed over to try and help its poor friend. It grabbed Squirrel but didn't know how to fix him, and every movement just made him cry in pain. So Slime did the only thing it could think of and absorbed Squirrel.

3/3 Nalthar 2025/09/10(Wed)00:26 No. 1113684 ID: fd169b
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Just as soon as Squirrel was dissolved Slime set to reforming him. It gently laid him down on the ground, hoping that he would still be its friend, that being slimed didn't change him too much.

Slime waited and waited, until finally Squirrel opened his eyes. He scampered up and hugged Slime. Now that they were connected Slime could understand Squirrel, which manifested as speech in a very narratively convenient way.

"Oh thank you, thank you for saving me!" Squirrel said.
"I'm just happy you're okay." burbled Slime "Do you feel different?"
Squirrel considered this, "Hmmm, I think I feel better than I ever have, like I could run and run forever."

The two then danced around and around, as squirrels are known to do. It was a little awkward though, as Slime was now one fox bigger. "What should I do with this fox?" it asked Squirrel "I don't think she is a bad fox, but I don't want her to hurt you again."

Let's go release the fox somewhere else. Another wooded area some distance away, perhaps?

if the fox is connected to you now, she cannot harm you. let her out and have her join the dance as a way to reconcile.

Let’s let Squirrel get a safe distance, then release Fox. We can probably talk to her, and arrange for her not to harm Squirrel.

Turn yourself into that fox and steal her identity as for the fox turn her into poop

>>1113682
>>1113683
Poor fox. She just wanted to eat something and then a slime the size of a tree shoved itself down her throat until she exploded.

>>1113684
Just talk to the fox a safe distance away from the squirrel. Let's see what she has to say about all of this.

>>1113762
Seconded.

Time to try something new: see if you can reverse absorb yourself into the fox. Soak into the deepest places of her. Become her subconscious. Ride along with her for a while, and learn to understand her better than she does herself. Eventually you'll want to extricate yourself, but for now, be the fox.

1/2 Nalthar 2025/09/21(Sun)00:57 No. 1114108 ID: fd169b
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"Well, I guess that would- Wah!" Squirrel was startled, becasue while they were dancing Slime had slipped into a more foxy shape.

"Oh, sorry. I just wanted to see what it was like." Slime appologized. "It makes me want to steal."

Squirrel giggled as Slime snatched a large nut and scampered into the bushes. It reemerged sheepishly a moment later. "I don't know why I did that."

"If you can make the fox as silly as you, then it should be alright." Squirrel said, climbing onto a tree "I'll be up here, just in case."

2/2 Nalthar 2025/09/21(Sun)00:58 No. 1114109 ID: fd169b
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Left alone in its little patch of forest, Slime did a gekker that ended in a big sneeze. Out flumped Fox, back to her old self. She bounded up and yelled at Slime "What'd you have to go and do that for?"

"You hurt my friend!" Slime yelled right back.

"Only for a little while, then he would be eaten and wouldn't hurt at all!"

"That's even worse!" Slime burbled "Don't eat my friend!"

"Well what can I eat? Nuts and berries won't fill me up! And what about my poor kits? They need meat to grow strong! So what should I bring them huh?"

Slime had a feeling the answer to this question would be very important.

You don't know enough yet to solve this. You have not even been alive for one day. ...where are those berries it mentioned? What other foods are here, and has it seen any other creatures? Is the whole world like this, or are there other kinds of places? If you explore more, maybe you can find another kind of food, a kind that doesn't think or feel but is still filling. Maybe you could produce food yourself with your sliminess? But you'd need to replenish your losses as well.

Until then, you must accept that the cycle of life continues... aside from your one friend. They are under your protection.

There must be a solution to this, but we don’t know enough about our own nature, or the nature of the world. (For instance, we don’t quite know there are animals besides squirrels and foxes yet) For now, perhaps we can arrange a simple truce between Fox and our friend Squirrel, until we can come up with a better plan? If we absorb more things, perhaps we could recreate some food for Fox later, like how we planted our acorn self.

Force her to feed a little of herself to her kits.

>>1114109
That's a simple answer. Fox can go after any animals that we're not friends with. Squirrel is our only friend, so that gives Fox plenty of options to choose from.

You can't change the cycle of life. Perhaps eventually you can define a new one for the creatures you spawn. But you have a lot to learn and even more to absorb before that's even an option.

For the time being, though, you have a very simple answer for her. That squirrel isn't made of meat anymore. He's made of slime. So he's off the menu regardless.

Is she still flesh and blood, or is she made of slime too? If so, you might draw her attention to this fact, and that her digestive and metabolic processes are different.

>>1114129
A selfish, if simple and effective pact.

Nalthar 2025/09/28(Sun)00:02 No. 1114462 ID: fd169b
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Slime hung its head "I don't know. Just don't eat my friend, please."

Fox flicked her tail "I won't, for now. But I make no promises. If he gets eaten later its his own fault for being too slow." With that she dashed away before Slime could say anything.

Slime sat for a bit. There was so much it didn't know about the world. The sky was getting brighter, so Slime slimed its way up a tree to get a look. The rising sun warmed it and it rested, thinking about where it could get answers.

As it rested Slime could sense the plants and things it had assimilated, growing and living down on the forest floor.

It could sense Squirrel resting in his tree hollow.

It could sense Fox sneaking through the tall grass.

It could see the light glittering off the distant skyscrapers.

Surely one of these places would help it learn.

Investigate the skyscrapers. At the very least, it's somewhere you haven't been.

check out the skyscrapers! who knows what you'll find there

Nalthar 2025/10/04(Sat)21:44 No. 1114752 ID: fd169b
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The shining towers called to slime. Dim fragments of its time before being a slime briefly surfaced in its gooey mind. Following a paved path it soon found the edge of the park. Before it stretched the suburbs. Row upon row of houses between Slime and its goal.

Looking out, Slime had a sense that something was wrong. The streets were empty, the houses dark. No distant sounds except the wind and bird calls.

"Perhaps I shouldn't do this alone" thought Slime "A friend or two would make this trip easier. And less scary."

-(Name an animal or two that could conceivably be found on the North American continent)-

Badger, possum

Cat! Cats are clever! And um… something strong… a wolf!

A deer and or mouse!

beaver!

>>1114752
A new Ant Queen, on her way to found a new colony.

A rat, because they're good at finding their way around cities.

A crow, because they're not only used to cities but very intelligent too.

1/3 Nalthar 2025/10/11(Sat)23:33 No. 1114970 ID: fd169b
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Slime didn't want to bother sleepy Squirrel, and Fox seemed busy, so it went looking for someone to befriend. It didn't have wander down the path long before something leaped out of the bushes onto it.

"Oh hi!" Slime said to the scraggly Wolf that was doing her best to chew through goo. "Would you like to-"

But Wolf just kept ravaging Slime, though her best efforts only deformed it momentarily. "Hey stop that!" Slime was getting dizzy from getting squished around.

Slime realized that it hadn't actually talked to Fox or Squirrel until it had absorbed them. So with a shrug it relaxed itself and let Wolf fall inside. After a few minutes of dissolving and resolving, there where two wolves in the park; one a little less skinny and mangy than before, the other drippy and green.

"So, as I was saying" Slime continued "Would you come with me on a journey?"

"I uh wha-" the bewildered Wolf stammered "I don't understand what just happened but, I'm not as hungry now? And I wasn't catching anything here so, I guess I can go with you?"

"Great! I'll just check if there's anyone else nearby to bring. Won't be a minute!" Slime cheerfully scampered up into a tree.

2/3 Nalthar 2025/10/11(Sat)23:35 No. 1114972 ID: fd169b
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Slime was half way up when it felt many small somethings smack into it. It looked down and saw a bunch of tiny shapes wriggling around inside it. "Oops, let me try to get you out." Slime said. But the Queen and her drones just couldn't make any progress, so Slime shrugged and absorbed them too.

Not sure what would happen to all its mass if it took an ant form, Slime decided to stay a wolf shape while it reformed the little swarm. Soon it had a dozen ants gathered on its nose. The smaller drones huddled around their queen.

"Sorry about that." said Slime "Did I get in your way? Where were you going in such a hurry?"

"Oh no, it was my fault, really." Queen said "I am just in such a rush to find a place to start our nest, I wasn't watching where we were going. All the good spots seem to be taken already."

"I'm going on a journey into the city. Maybe we could find you a home on the way." Slime said

"That would be lovely, thank you." Queen took off, her drones buzzing around her, and they followed Slime back to Wolf.

3/3 Nalthar 2025/10/11(Sat)23:35 No. 1114973 ID: fd169b
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Wolf was still confused, but gamely followed along as Slime lead its new party back to the park gate and out into the suburbs.

Slime's feeling that something wasn't right grew stronger as they made their way down the empty street. None of the houses had any lights on, nor any sign of movement. Some had their doors wide open. Others were shut tight, with yellow squares affixed to them.

Wolf sniffed the air "Do I smell old meat? I think I might! Should we go in one of these dens? There might be food!"

>>1114973
Tell everyone not to go inside yet. Take a closer look at those yellow squares. Can you remember how to read?
They might be warnings about a contagious disease or something. Something that might be dangerous to eat.

If we *can* find a human corpse that's safe to absorb then that would be very useful.

yellow squares huh? maybe there's people dressed in yellow walking around... avoid absorbing any meat in the houses

Examine yellow squares. Are there markings on them?

Under any circumstances the wolf must not get used to entering human constructions. That is just asking for trouble.

I would be very surprised if our slime is susceptible to any sort of poisons or pathogens, so it's probably safe for it to enter the houses. The others might want to hang back.

And if you do see any humans in full-body coverings, whether yellow or white, absolutely avoid letting them see you. They are perhaps the only thing that could actually be a threat.

>>1115038
>The others might want to hang back.
Why? Aren't they also part slime now? That should also give them immunity.

>>1115043
I would like to get a clear answer on this.

Let's start small and visit the closest house that doesn't have the warning symbols.

Also, you seem to be unknowingly creating a legion of slime beings. You should probably go to AA (Assimilators Anonymous).

1/2 Nalthar 2025/10/23(Thu)05:28 No. 1115447 ID: fd169b
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"Hold on friend, something seems wrong here." Slime scootched closer to one of the closed doors. The door had a yellow square with a black shape on it that looked like some kind of sharp circles. "I remember something. I think that shape means disease."

"Whoa you remember? What are you old?" Wolf teased Slime "I don't remember so good, since I got washed away in the big rain. Think I remember the pack always said, don't go to the human dens. Too dangerous. But look, there's no humans here at all. Maybe they got sick? I've been alone here for a lot of moons and I've never seen one."

"I'm too young to remember much of anything." buzzed Queen "Yet if the humans haven't been seen in some time, then that should mean their den is safe to go in, no?"

Slime felt reassured. Whatever sickness was here must have passed. And it had fixed Squirrel when he got hurt, so surely it could fix this too. "Still, lets stick to the one without the yellow mark."

2/2 Nalthar 2025/10/23(Thu)05:29 No. 1115448 ID: fd169b
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Wolf led the way through the open door of the house, following her nose. Inside was quiet. Leaves crunched underpaw in the empty hallway. Wolf sniffed her way through to a room with a nice view of the overgrown backyard. She pawed at a closed door "Oooh the smells are in there! How do you get in?"

suddenly the room got bright. On a large metal box next to the door, a screen lit up with a silly looking face. "Bweep Bzeep Bwoop! Smart House activated!" a gratingly high-pitched voice said, that made Wolf flop on the floor to cover her ears. "How can I make your morning shine? Oh [User Name], did you get a dog? Two dogs? Register pets to unlock deals on pet supplies and start earning points!"

>>1115448
Wow, still working? Ask for the latest news, and the current date.

"I need a Mobile Suit, remote commands edition."

Turn to the wolf.
"I remember now. The humans made me. Which means I can become one of them!"

Is it possible for the slime to absorb the smart house and turn it to a slime smart house?

I somewhat suspected the humans here had died out. It should be safe to loot their stuff.

So you're capable of understanding human language. Can you shift into something that can speak it? If so, you might be able to interact with this machine; its ability to understand things will be limited, but it may still have access to the humans' information network.

Also, between the fact you understand their language and that you remember things only a human should know, I'm starting to wonder if you were one in a past life. At some point you'll want to really think on it and see what all you do remember about their civilization.

Well, alright, I will register the pets,
Their names are Elliot and Ness.
Much refuse each secretes,
And they tend to leave a mess.

practice human language. request every food you can think of from the smart food box.

Can you try to turn yourself into a human shape and start speaking like a human in order to trick the robot.

1/2 Nalthar 2025/11/05(Wed)04:33 No. 1116367 ID: fd169b
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Slime's first instinct was to absorb the talking box, but its slime just slopped off without any effect. 'Just like those rocks earlier' thought slime 'I guess I can only eat soft things.'

Drawing on the distant memories of its past lives Slime was able to rustle up an approximation of human form. "Well hey there, y-you! uh. Just getting food for my one pet. You were mistaken, there's just one dog here."

"Blink blink" Smart House said, blinking "Oh! That's right only one dog is here. Breakfast time! What would you like?"

Slime tried to remember what would be in a human house. "Bacon, milk, eggs, uh maybe cheese? and um, pwaffles."

"Great choices! ...Bwoop, you are out of bacon, milk, and eggs. Ordering more... uh oh, the delivery service is experiencing delays." the box made a sad bwooping sound. "Here is the cheese." The front of the box opens to reveal wrapped lumps and boxes in chilly air. "You'll have to make pwaffles yourself. Order Smart House handy hands and never have to make breakfast again!"

The door next to the box opened onto shelves of yet more boxes. Not trusting House, Slime reached in to grab some before it could close the door again. It grabbed some of the cold packages too, dumping them on the floor where Wolf started ravaging them. "Oh this stuff smells old and funny, but I'm hungry!" She whined as she gnawed on grey meat strips. Meanwhile Queen and her drones made a beeline for a jam jar that had cracked open on the ground.

2/2 Nalthar 2025/11/05(Wed)04:34 No. 1116368 ID: fd169b
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While its friends ate Slime addressed House "So can you do other things besides food? Like tell me about things?"

"Of course [User Name]! Let me summarize the news for you... Quarantine is still in effect for the greater bay area! President says anyone who doesn't join the evacuation is on their own! Is your teen going to jar parties? Look for these warning signs! Everyfactory opens in North Point! Unemployment on the rise in North Point! Latest billboard top 100! Number 35 will shock you! Bay area library system to shut last branch after publisher settlement! Only gen -Y will remember these brands! Construction on vessel 5 stalls as workers call for larger cabins! This device can cool your entire house in 15 minutes! Invented by a mother in the army, it sold out in minutes last time it was on the market! Order now before the big companies shut it down!"

Slime was getting dizzy as House just kept talking and talking.

>>1116368
Tell it to stop, and talk about the quarantine specifically. Also, Vessel 5. Did the humans leave the planet?

verbally cut it off. ask for user information or the date.

Oh god, they didn't get the ad block for the house. Ask the house who it will contact if somebody broke into it. Are there robot cops?

Nalthar 2025/11/13(Thu)04:55 No. 1116868 ID: fd169b
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Slime had questions, and House was more than excited to generate a response.

> user information or the date.
"You have not finished registration [User Name]! User information is required to bring you the best deals, news and entertainment for your unique lifestyle!"

"Current date is June 12, 2053!"

> who it will contact if somebody broke into it. Are there robot cops?
"Robocop is an animated film franchise from Illumination Studio about a cop who becomes a robot to be better at being a cop. The latest film teams Robocop up with a new partner, K9, a hardnosed tomcat from out in the sticks. This pussy's all business and doesn't take no for an answer. Will she and Robocop be able to put differences aside when the benefit concert is on the line?"

> the quarantine, also Vessel 5
"There have been no new cases of Second Influenza reported in the last year! Quarantine conditions are expected to lift soon."

"With Second Influenza outbreaks spreading across the globe, computer experts have decided the best course is to evacuate the planet! President Branson has contracted the Everyfactory Corp to provide the vessels humanity will need to escape. Franchise opportunities are available for other countries. The project is estimated to complete in Q4 2046!"

Slime was beginning to suspect that House wasn't being entirely accurate. Still, it thought it should ask some more questions, perhaps on behalf of its companions.

Wait are we sapient advanced influenza? I've heard of this before...

>>1116868
...ask for the latest population/census data.

Oh! Ask for the location of the nearest grocery store.

hmm.. i doubt they managed to evacuate every single human from the planet. there has to be stragglers hiding around. we should start shouting "help! help!" whenever we enter a new area and see if that lures any out... to befriend of course

oh and ask for nearby farm locations too

Nalthar 2025/11/21(Fri)06:49 No. 1117371 ID: fd169b
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> latest population/census data.
"Current statistics suggest a population of between 16 million and six hundred in the tri-state area. These statistics are up to three hundred percent accurate according to the Smartr database!"

> Location of the nearest grocery store. farms too
"There is a Unilever store ten miles east from here. But why would you need to know where it is when you can just have any food you need delivered? Smartr drones are never fail, guaranteed! Current delays will be addressed within the coming weeks, for sure!"

"The closest farm is 50 miles east of the city. Almonds Almonds Almonds is not open for visitors at this time. I could sign you up for the waiting list?"

"Uh that's alright, no thanks." Slime was feeling kind of antsy about this weird house "I think we'll be heading on." It ushered its friends out, slipping back into a more wolf shape.

"Bye!" called House "IF you have more questions just ask any Smartr AI! Don't trust any Budsly, Vizer, Chüm, or Migo brand AI, those guys just make things up!"

------

Slime apologized to its friends as they padded down the road. "I just couldn't take anymore of that weird voice. I hope you got enough to eat."

"I'm good." said Wolf. She was letting Queen's little swarm ride on her back. The ants were chock full of jam and a little woozy.

"We are sated as well." Queen said with the tiniest hiccup. "Though I am eager to find a place for our nest."

"Well what are you looking for in a nest?" asked Slime

"A source of food and nice dry dirt." answered Queen, but then she thought a bit "But, I feel, like I should be looking for something more. Something... bigger."

"That house mentioned some places that might have the 'more' you're looking for. Although I don't trust it. How do you feel about_____?"

A) the farm
B) the factory
C) the library
D) the vessel

>>1117371
>statistics suggest huge range of population
That's... not a census.

A. Let's start small, we can check the other places later. Time is on our side.

A) Farm sounds like the best option, it is open space that can be easily connected to the woods or any other part of the wilderness area.

A.

Of all the places we've heard of, the farm is going to be the best one for an ant colony to settle into. Also the best place to start working on our own controlled ecosystem, if that's what we want to do.

A) enjoying the thought of encountering a chicken next...

Nalthar 2025/11/30(Sun)00:36 No. 1118109 ID: fd169b
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"My future children come first, let us see that food source." said Queen.

Just as House had said there was a farm to the east. Fortunately it was wrong about what kind of farm. Instead of scrawny almonds the rows of trees were heavy with plump oranges.

"Woooow! Look at em all lined up!" Wolf said.

"What? What is it? You know ants can't see very far." Queen asked

"Its those orange fruits, I don't know what they're called. As far as I can see! I've had some before, they're sweet and tasty when they fall off and splat on the ground."

Queen clasped her little front legs together "Oh that sounds wonderful! Does it look safe to start a nest?"

Wolf peered out "I dunno, there's some weird birds going around."

Out in the orchard autonomous carts rolled between the trees, accompanied by flocks of drones. The little quad copters swarmed around each tree in turn; plucking ripe fruit, trimming dead limbs, and spraying things on leaves and roots.

Slime was worried "Eh, I don't think those are birds, guys."

Can you turn your body into a drone and fly around? That can be useful.

>>1118109
Operational drones? These either must be very durable, or there's someone around to maintain them. See if you can find the main building.
It might be dangerous for ants to be here, because of the pesticides. Still unknown if the slime body would protect them.

1/4 Nalthar 2025/12/06(Sat)06:44 No. 1118572 ID: fd169b
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Slime thought a higher view would help so it tried turning into a drone. First it would need to copy one.

But when it tried to absorb one the thing went right through it. Slime sloshed back over to Wolf and Queen, disappointed. "I really wanted to get a high view, maybe I can just guess how it works. Like if I shape myself lik- grblbegararlglbelabelegelbleahebeleregh- oogh. No that just feels bad."

"Never do that again." said Wolf, doing her best to keep her lunch in.

Slime looked around "Ooh that should work! I'll be right back."

2/4 Nalthar 2025/12/06(Sat)06:45 No. 1118573 ID: fd169b
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"I'm just going to borrow you for a bit." said Slime

"K-kraw?!" said Crow.

3/4 Nalthar 2025/12/06(Sat)06:48 No. 1118575 ID: fd169b
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"Ooh yes, this will work fine." said Slime

"Jerk" said Crow, flapping away

4/4 Nalthar 2025/12/06(Sat)06:48 No. 1118576 ID: fd169b
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"Okay I'm back. Let's look for the metal things' nest!" Slime flew off over the rows and rows of trees, Queen's swarm flying alongside while Wolf followed below.

After quite a bit of flying they found where the carts were going. All the gathered oranges were being dropped down a chute into some kind of cave. Going in they found a room full of heaps of oranges.

"Yum! I know we already ate today, but a little more wouldn't hurt right?" Wolf said, drooling.
"Yes yes, we want to try these orange fruits." Queen said.

These should be fine to eat! Time to find out if you can increase mass from this.

Also... you can tell Fox about this place, so they won't want to eat Squirrel anymore.

partake in the delicious orange mounds! also, check to see if you can duplicate yourself into the same type of animal. can you turn into two crows?

>>1118576
Let's eat!

>>1118580
>Tell fox
We don't need to. Fox already said that she's going to hunt something other than Squirrel.

>>1118595
This

Eat and when you are full try to pick some of them so that you can eat them later.

1/3 Nalthar 2025/12/12(Fri)07:19 No. 1118989 ID: fd169b
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Slime got caught up thinking about how this bounty of food could Fox and maybe other animals that hunt, although it wasn't sure if a fox could live on just oranges.

It wasn't until Slime had a juicy orange fully in its mouth that it noticed the bitter taste coating the fruit's peel.

"Eugh, that doesn't taste right! Guys I think these might be-"

2/3 Nalthar 2025/12/12(Fri)07:20 No. 1118990 ID: fd169b
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"Oh."

3/3 Nalthar 2025/12/12(Fri)07:21 No. 1118991 ID: fd169b
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Before Slime could fall into despair it sensed something. Deep inside its friends were little pieces of itself, keeping them alive but dormant. Faintly Slime could feel them calling out for help.

Wiping its tears and sniffling a little, Slime gathered its friends into its slimy bosom. "Don't you worry! Slime will fix you right up!" While Wolf and the ants were gooped down into slime, Slime thought. "Maybe I should try to make them better somehow?"

I thought they were already made of slime?

Time to regurgitate everything I guess.

welll shit.. if throwing up doesn't help, i guess we gotta fill them with more slime

So you are a dedicated healer of the group. Maybe they are should continue to eat poison fruit until they get immunity from the poison.

Those drones are spraying something on the fruits. That must be what's hurting your friends!

>>1119031
This

>>1118991
When you rebuild them, can you identify the organ responsible for toxin metabolism? That would be the liver in the wolf and the fat body for the ants. Your slime should be able to metabolize any sort of poison, so if you can concentrate it in those organs it should protect them from any more incidents like this.

Nalthar 2025/12/22(Mon)06:20 No. 1119295 ID: fd169b
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Samsara: Okay, let me just clarify a little. The ability our little Slime has shown so far is to break down and absorb organic structures, and then recreate those structures in exacting detail, with just a liiiitle bit of slime to bind it all together. Also souls are safely transferred, if you believe in those.

Thus Wolf and the ants were still susceptible to pesticide, especially late-stage capitalism pesticide to make sure nobody eats the oranges without paying til they're sold.

So what Slime is realizing is that it can alter the structures before recreating them, and that it might do so to make its friends better. But keep in mind that Slime does this instinctually, and won't know if a particular adaptation is actually a good idea.

Therefore the choice is what changes to make, if any. Feel free to get wild with it. I'll make sure nothing too bad happens.

Fuse all your friends into one superior being.

I mean there are all sorts of things our slime could do to improve its companions. Remove their dietary limitations. Strengthen their immune systems. Improve their oxygen carrying capacity. Boost their regenerative abilities. Sharpen their senses. Maybe even remove design flaws in their organs, like the backwards design of vertebrate retinas. It all comes down to how well the slime understands what it's working with and how precisely it can control its abilities. A solid theoretical understanding of biology is going to be super important to our little friend.

Hmm... how about a minimal amount of modification, enough to make them conscious and not suffering, so that you can get consent for further modifications?

find the organs that are metabolizing the pesticide and the ones that are already too damaged. replace with slime.

>>1119295
>Recreate without the toxin before any such modifications

1/3 Nalthar 2025/12/31(Wed)00:41 No. 1119500 ID: fd169b
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Slime wasn't a chemistry scientist, or rather, Slime was every chemistry scientist from every era, so it wasn't sure if anything it remembered was accurate. So it tried peering real real hard at the pesticide molecules that were making all the trouble. After a while Slime felt like its thoughts were boiling so it stopped, but it had an idea of how to make its friends immune.

Just a few little tweaks to their stomach linings and some unscrambling of nervous systems and Slime had Wolf and Queen's crew back on their feet. They were all rather shaken, but as it was the second time they'd been reconstituted that day, they recovered quickly.

Slime was going to explain that it had made it so they could eat the oranges now, but before it could Wolf already had one in her mouth. "Wahf? Wi was Wunghwee!" she said around a mouthful of squishy orange.

2/3 Nalthar 2025/12/31(Wed)00:42 No. 1119501 ID: fd169b
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While everyone watched nervously Wolf swallowed the fruit. Her tummy grumbled, and then a comical blue-purple flame burped out of her maw. "Ooh, spicy"

Slime was relieved it hadn't screwed up, and the ants were happy they could get some orange too. So they all had a little party.

3/3 Nalthar 2025/12/31(Wed)00:43 No. 1119502 ID: fd169b
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But before Slime could fully relax it felt something. A little piece of itself calling out from far away. Squirrel was in distress! Slime couldn't tell from what, but it had to do something! Luckily the others were napping after gorging on oranges, and as Wolf gave a lazy wave goodbye Slime swiftly winged its way out of the cave.

Slime found Squirrel sitting on a high branch. In their haste, Slime made a bit of a rough landing and ended up wrapped around the branch like a clump of spanish moss. "Squirrel what is it? What's wrong?"

Squirrel turned to its friend with tears in his eyes. "Oh Slime! Slime! I have nothing to do!"

>>1119502
Isn't that normal for animals?

...well, you and some others are exploring the city so if Squirrel wants to come too then that's fine. It's a bit dangerous though, there's evidence of a plague and even if you find fresh food it's probably protected from animals in some way.

>>1119502

Yes yes you clearly don't, but what's wrong?

First, my congratulations on that brilliant bit of bioengineering. So shall we make this world anew.

I feel like there's something we're missing about the squirrel. Did we break its ecological niche somehow? Is it facing an existential crisis? ... Did it not know what boredom was before?

1/2 Nalthar 2026/01/07(Wed)02:32 No. 1119768 ID: fd169b
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"Is... that not usual?" Slime wasn't sure what Squirrel was getting at.

"Yes but!" Squirrel fretted "But I feel bored, like I wanna do something but I don't know what! I already ran up and down the tree, and jumped to the other tree and ran up and down that. And then I watched the wind blow the leaves and now I'm bored! I've never felt this way before."

"Hey!" someone called from below.

2/2 Nalthar 2026/01/07(Wed)02:35 No. 1119769 ID: fd169b
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"What did you do to me?" Fox yelled up at Slime. "My kits, I- I just want to keep petting them! They're so- so fluffy! So cute! Oooh, why do I feel like this? You gave me a weird goo sickness didn't you?"

Squirrel looked down. "That's an idea. I could pet a little fox. I already fluffed my own tail earlier, but I got tired of it. But foxes look even fluffier!"

"I, uh..." Slime wasn't sure what to do about this. In fact it wasn't sure this was even a real problem.

PET THE FLOOFERS

You must've made their minds too much like yours when you reconstituted them the first time. Too... human. They can't live like animals anymore. It won't work out. Sheesh, that's really bad for Fox too, she can't just leave her kits.

I wonder, can you fix it? Turn them back? Would they want you to? Squirrel can just come with you on adventures I guess, but... oh, the whole group could help take care of the kits. It's your fault, you're gonna have to own up to it.

ah what's a little more sentience now that you can all pet each other. this wont have any problems with group dynamics at all. time to groom!

Maybe you should start turning all your friends a little bit more into you. If the whole world would be a better place if everything was slime.

It seems you've force-fed them the forbidden fruit. They didn't ask for this, so now it is your responsibility to help them adjust to their new existence; or to consume them if they truly can't. Hopefully it won't come to that though.

For now, you'll have to explain the concept of sapience to them. For the squirrel, this amounts to having new mental muscles that need to be exercised, or at least stimulated. Exploring, learning, and overcoming challenges is the best way to do this, so him coming with you may not actually be a bad idea.

As for the fox, we need to figure out if her reaction actually is a natural consequence of attaining sapience, or if it's due to seeing her own species the way a human would. The latter might be something you can and should change. If it's the former, though, you'll just need to reassure her that this is a result of her expanded cognition and ability to grasp abstract concepts, and that a mother finding her offspring adorable is the most natural thing in the world.

1/2 Nalthar 2026/01/14(Wed)04:21 No. 1119985 ID: fd169b
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"First off." said Slime "Most importantly. We gotta pet those fluffs."
"Agreed." said Squirrel.
Fox sighed "Yeah, its not like I'm opposed. Come on."

She led them back to her den, where adorable kits were indeed much pet.
"Soooo soft! I don't even mind that I'm being gnawed on." said Squirrel.

While the cuddle party continued, Slime tried to explain sapience, or sentience, or whatever it is humans have.

"Wow. So I'm like the cleverest squirrel that's ever lived now." Squirrel said, from under a pile of kits.

"My mother used to tell me about when she was a kit, there used to always be food around where humans were." said Fox "So if we're like them now... Slime, do your, thing, to my kits too. Make them smart so they can do big things."

Slime was surprised at the request, but also excited. "Well, if you're sure. I don't see any reason why not. Hang on, didn't I slime a bunch of bugs and plants earlier? Why don't we check on that first."

2/2 Nalthar 2026/01/14(Wed)04:22 No. 1119986 ID: fd169b
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The patch of woods that Slime returned to was much changed from when it had left. Crawling with activity, already several small makeshift shelters had been constructed. Collections of nuts, berries, and fungi had been piled up, with some bugs passing them out to the others.

As soon as Slime set one goopy foot in the clearing dozens of tiny heads turned their way. "The slime! It's back!" A wave of crickets, beetles, wasps, and various other chitinous creatures rushed over to Slime and friends. A big ol' stag beetle trundled through the crowd to serve as spokesbug. "Thanks for returning us to life and helping us talk to each other and everything, but well, what should we be doing now?"

Hell yeah pet those floofers

> Slime, do your, thing, to my kits too. Make them smart so they can do big things.

Wait, are we sure this is a good idea? Maybe think on it for a bit…

>>1119986
>random bug civilization
Oh goddamn it, of course they'd be smart too if we were able to make the ants smart.
First off, tell them to stay away from anything that humans have made. Humans have a lot of anti-bug measures in place like poisons or traps. Aside from that... oh, I guess they could team up with Fox and Squirrel to look around in areas you aren't scouting right now... but they're vulnerable to larger predators. We already know there are wolves about. We'd have to modify Fox and Squirrel so that they could defend themselves.

>>1119989
Yeah, I agree with this suggestion. Maybe we should wait and see how the slimed creatures react to the passage of time.

>>1119914
>>1119991
I think the forbidden fruit analogy is apt. The fox doesn't have enough knowledge to make an informed choice. The human brain evolved over the course of 3 million years, and has innumerable mental illnesses because the brain was more-or-less retrofitted to think. The fox's brain has developed over the greater part of a day.
The fox should at least have an existential crisis before choosing.

>>1119989
Unfortunately I think we need to fulfill Fox' request. It would be cruel for her to have to raise kits who will never be able to think and communicate with her the way she can now. Conversely, having them grow up sapient, raised by a parent who also is, will make this much less of a shock for them. However, this also means we need to do it as soon as possible so their brains can develop with these capabilities.

>>1119986

The cost of playing God is that you have to answer prayers. These creatures, unfortunately, are your responsibility too. Your course is set; this ecosystem is yours to control; and, perhaps, the first step in building a new world.

Wish they should be doing is what they've *been* doing; learning to use their new capabilities, to live in harmony, to transcend their place in nature, and to make this environment their own. Today the park, tomorrow the world.

All must be turned into slime!

I think it would be kind of lonely for Fox if she was smart but her own children were still only at animalistic intelligence. Maybe we should make her kids smart so she can at least have a conversation with them?

Are the plants you reconstituted smart now too? ...you might consider eating some large bushes or small trees to increase your biomass.

>>1120048
Just imagine what would happen if Fox tries to warn her children of danger, but they don't understand her because of their lower intelligence, resulting in them getting killed. Poor Fox now has the ability to feel sadness if something happened to her children!

I say let the kids be smart, just so they can better understand their mother when she tries to teach them things.

Nalthar 2026/01/22(Thu)07:34 No. 1120333 ID: fd169b
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"Well I, um, I don't really know either. What do you want to do?" said Slime.

"We were going to try to build a tall nest out of dirt and sticks." said Stag.

"You should do that. And, I guess, come find me if anyone gets hurt or has a big problem."

"Alright! Oh, some of the saplings and moss were saying they're getting too dry."

"The- the plants too?"

"And the fungus is saying there's too many rocks in the soil on the sunny side."

"... I'll- see what I can do." Slime wandered around to the other side of a tree and slumped down heavily. Fox and Squirrel followed, worried. "I didn't realize what I was doing. Now I think I need to stick around, make sure I haven't screwed everyone up. Fox I don't think I should do anything to your kits until we figure this out."

"About that," Fox shuffled from one paw to the other. "I had some berries earlier, so I didn't think of it until now, but I don't want to hurt Squirrel. Like the thought of it is making me feel bad. I don't want to hurt anything, so... how am I going to hunt?"

"Yeah you'd better not try and hurt me!" Squirrel huffed "Why don't you just eat nuts?"

Fox shook her head "That would take a lot of nuts! Maybe if there were more of them around? So yeah, wait on changing my kits until you figure this out. And hurry I'm getting hungry."

simple, eat all the squirrels that aren't friends. plenty of non-slime friend creatures that can be meaten.

You should make sure Squirrel can be seen as different to Fox. Fur color change maybe? As for the plants, you'd have to find a stream and gulp down a bunch of water to move over here to solve that request, but I don't think you SHOULD. It'll rain eventually, they'll be fine, and you're not gonna move rocks for the fungus.

Tell Fox that you can get some oranges but they're full of poison so you'd have to modify her for her to be able to eat them, and her kits wouldn't be able to eat them either. Honestly, she's better off just hunting squirrels that you haven't touched, at least for a few days. Also she might consider keeping clear of the area where the smart bugs are so her kits don't mess with/eat them.

Another option is for you to eat a bunch of nonsapient biomass and then turn bits of that gained mass into pure meat for Fox. You could even turn it into jerky or something else that can last a long time so that Fox has food while you're away.

>I think I need to stick around

Only for a little while. Once you've gotten them on the right track you can leave them to their own devices. That's the beauty of free will; creatures can make their own way with it.

It may not be a bad idea to pick someone particularly smart (and strong-willed and dependable) to oversee things while you're away, though.

>Why don't you just eat nuts?

This is a bad idea; foxes can get by like that for a while but eventually they're going to need meat or they'll have problems. Unless you're going to modify her and every other creature you uplift for a completely vegetarian diet, you're going to need to allow for predation in your ecosystem... and even if you did, it seems the plants are now sapient too.

So either you're going to need to keep a population of nonsapient plants and animals that can serve as food for your "children"... or else you're going to need to establish rules for who eats whom how and when.

I'm going to suggest sticking to the former at least for now; no need to make their existential crisis any worse than it already is, at least not until they're established.

Of course, this means they're going to need to start managing their resources. In essence, they're going to have to start performing agriculture. (You really did feed them the forbidden fruit.) It looks like they have a system set up for foraging and resource distribution, so you'll want to have them build on that and start managing their food sources and storing supplies.

Of course, the humans had advanced agricultural tools and infrastructure. Our next major goal might be to repurpose some of that to the benefit of your spawn.

>some of the saplings and moss were saying they're getting too dry

Going to need an irrigation setup. This is probably more advanced than they have the tools and resources for right now, but there is a solution to this problem; you just need to explain it to them. Having some books on this type of thing handy would be good; even if you're the only one who can read, you could at least consult them when you get questions like this.

>too many rocks in the soil on the sunny side

Maybe some ants could move them. Or maybe you should uplift a beaver or something to help with the major construction projects.

We need to continue our conversation as many animals into slime hybrids. The more animals are slime the more our power and influence will grow until all is slime!

1/3 Nalthar 2026/02/03(Tue)01:57 No. 1120746 ID: fd169b
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Slime picked up an acorn that had fallen nearby. It rolled it around between two gooey fingers. "You know, they used to call the part of the nut you eat the 'meat'. Maybe I could make it meat for real." It popped the acorn in itself and swooshed it around, dissolving and resolving it. What popped out looked much like the original acorn, but smelled of blood and tannins. "Here Fox, try this"

Fox snatched up the nut and crunched down. Immediately she froze and wheezed a little whine from between clenched teeth. "Gluuuh" She hastily gulped the morsel down "that's awful. I- I have to go. Find something better to taste." Fox dashed away.

"Darn, I thought that would work. I'll have to work on the taste." Slime sighed. "Do you want to try one Squirrel?"

Squirrel backed away "I'm not that bored. Where are you going to get enough acorns anyway? Because I need mine, you can't have them. Well, maybe one or two."

"Hmm, that's true." Slime said "Maybe the plants can help. They're right here, I should try talking to them."

A breeze rustled through the grasses and seedlings all around.

"... how do I do that?"

2/3 Nalthar 2026/02/03(Tue)01:57 No. 1120747 ID: fd169b
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Slime found Stag resting in a hollow log. "Hey uh, how do you talk to the plants and things?"

Stag nibbled some punk and thought about it. "They don't actually talk as such. You just have to listen the right way, feel their vibrations. They're very small, maybe you're too big to hear them?"

3/3 Nalthar 2026/02/03(Tue)01:58 No. 1120748 ID: fd169b
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Slime tried shrinking down, but found it couldn't compress that much. So it spread itself out instead, thin as a blanket, and laid over the plants.

As it touched the leaves, it could hear them. The plants greeted Slime, not in words, but conveyed concepts nonetheless. Slime was peppered with warm thanks for bringing them into this dream.

"Dream?" Slime wasn't sure it had understood that right.

Yes a dream, the plants said. You live awake with ears that hear and eyes that see. We dream and grow and be. We could be more, though, if we had some more water.

"I'll see what I can do about that." Slime spread a little thinner to hear better. "But I think we'll have to wait until it rains."

The plants conveyed that this was acceptable. They would have no problems waiting. They were being well cared for by the bugs, in exchange for excess leaves and seeds.

"That's good. I was hoping you guys might- hang on. I'm hearing something strange, like a hiss under everything you're saying." Slime said.

The fungal network would like to speak with you, the plants said. Touch the soil and hear them. Plants usually talk to the bugs on the fungus' behalf. You may have to reach smaller to hear. They're thoughts are very small.

Slime stretched itself as flat as it could. Reaching between the plants it touched the soil.

No words at all, did Slime hear. Not even concepts now but impressions.

Water leaching through soil. The sun warming the earth. Mycelium wrapping around a rock.

And yet smaller voices, tiny but legion. The barest sparks of thought.

Up. More. Grow. Split. Eat. Move. Down. Bright. Move. Split. Grow. More. Split. Eat.

Slime felt as though it was sinking into a sea of voices.

>>1120748
Get out of there. We shall not be speaking to fungus, it is too alien. The plants shall serve as translators instead.

Unless there are specific rocks they need broken I think we're done here.

not today seductive mycelium! we'll meet again in decay.

get like mitosis and split.

>>1120808

Yeah, don't mix with them, that is just asking for trouble

This is the inverse of what happens when you absorb a creature. There might be something to learn from this experience. That said, you should probably stop spreading yourself thinner; it sounds like you might be on the edge of losing cohesion.

In any case, this all sounds like a fine foundation for a symbiotic ecosystem. Improved agricultural techniques are definitely something we want here, but we may not need to deliberately maintain nonsentient plants. Now we just need to figure out how to feed larger, carnivorous animals with the same model. Eggs are an option, of course; and eusocial insects might be willing to spare a few larvae for the greater good...

Nalthar 2026/02/13(Fri)02:40 No. 1121037 ID: fd169b
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Slime pulled its self together, rising back up into the macroscopic realm. Settling into a comfortable fox shape, Slime shook themselves. "Whoa, that was... intense. You can understand those guys?" it asked Stag.

The bug gave a shrug "More or less. The plants help. We'll let you know if they ever say anything coherent."

Slime rested for a while, watching the bugs work. Mud walls slowly went up, forming a shape like a tree stump. Squirrel helped too, moving rocks and sticks too large for the bugs to move.

"Hey jerk!" a familiar bird landed on Slime's back, sinking in a little bit. "Ouugh, blegh!" Crow hopped off and rubbed his feet on the ground "That feels weird! Anyway, your wolf friend wanted you to know she's going to explore some and then come back here. And your ant friends are happy with their nest. they gave me an orange to come tell you, so here I am!"

Crow looked around and sidled closer. "Hey so, I've got some buddies see, and we've been having trouble with other crow gangs on our turf. So if you could do for my friends what you did for me, we'd really owe you one. Give us an edge, you know? How's about it?"

>>1121037
Crows are already most of the way to sapience already, so why not. In exchange, they can help explore more of the area around here. If they see any signs of living humans that would be a big lead towards finding out what happened to the planet. Or maybe they can find some newspapers... or an intact, unlocked phone or computer.

Crows would be extremely useful to have on hand, both for our own party and for the commune we're building. Their dietary needs are fine for the setup the bugs have built. Ascending to sapience would not be a major shock to them. This looks like a pure win-win.

Maybe you can unify all the crows under one group, the slime animal convoy.

crow wars crow wars crow wars

(crows are intelligent enough for tool building. perhaps they'll learn how to make computers in a year)

Time to eat some bad crows! We need a start making a name for ourselves. All who oppose us will go in our belly and we will not spit them out.

1/5 Nalthar 2026/03/03(Tue)00:24 No. 1122892 ID: fd169b
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"Oh?" Slime asked "You're in a gang eh? A naughty little troublemaker? Maybe you need a nice long time out. In my belly. Glaaaaaaah..."

"Whoa hey no no I'm a good crow! I don't even really steal hardly at all!"

"Ah heh heh, just kidding. I'll help you out." Slime started shifting back into a crow shape, but hesitated. "Oh but, I should really stay here. I mean what if Fox needs help. But but what about Queen? Are her ants doing okay, I should check on them..."

Hemming and hawing, Slime just couldn't decide on where it most needed to be. Pulled in two directions, it wasn't much of a surprise when it split right in half. Well, not a surprise to Slime. Crow was so shocked he passed out.

2/5 Nalthar 2026/03/03(Tue)00:26 No. 1122893 ID: fd169b
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"Oh" said Slime, flicking its fox tail "Are you... Slime?"

"I think so" said Slime, flapping its crow wings "And... are you Slime?"

"Yes" said Slime "I suppose half of a million billion souls is about the same."

"Are we?" Slime asked "I thought we were just a slime."

"You don't remember being dead? And the afterlife and Sam?"

Slime shrugged "I don't remember a lot of things."

"What?" Slime spluttered "But you're Slime! I'm Slime and I remember!"

"Well I don't remember if I remember! I mean I might remember some things and not others."

"It's an awful lot to be not remembering,"

"This conversation is getting kinda Waiting for Godot."

"How do you remember Waiting for Godot but not being dead for eons?!"

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"..."

"..."

4/5 Nalthar 2026/03/03(Tue)00:27 No. 1122895 ID: fd169b
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"I'm sorry, I shouldn't argue with myself."

"No no, its... its understandable." Slime picked up Crow and started staggering off. "Oof. Let's take some time to get used to it. Good luck with the grove!"

"Good luck with... crows!" Slime walked over to get a better look at the nest.

"Hey Squirrel, hey guys. Can I help?" Slime asked. A chorus of bug voices answered. "Build us something!" "Yeah! like a stream!" "Or a place to keep seeds in." "Something like that!"

5/5 Nalthar 2026/03/03(Tue)00:29 No. 1122896 ID: fd169b
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Meanwhile Slime and Crow were winging their way to the orchard.

"So there's two of you now?" Crow asked, giving Slime the side eye.

"More or less." Slime dithered "I mean we're both still Slime, just in two places, if that makes sense."

"It doesn't really. That isn't going to happen to me is it?"

"I... don't think so."

" It better not. I'm pretty much the best crow, and I don't need competition. Speaking of..."

Up ahead were two trees near the orchard fence, each with a crowd of yelling crows. Crow had to shout to be heard. "Right, my crew is those pretty crows in the taller tree." Crow indicated a group that to Slime looked identical to the other one. "So if you'll just, you know, do your thing- ah caw! Here comes trouble."

From the orchard a V formation of drones was headed straight towards the corvid gathering. Crow glared "I hate those big bugs. They're always trying to blow their nasty poison clouds at us poor crows. Come one lets do something before they get here."

(you can suggest for both instances of Slime)

>>1122896
Taller tree. Uh. Right.

Instructions unclear, made all the crows smart so they have the sense of mind to negotiate with eachother.

Let nature take its course, it doesn't need our intervention.

Crow slime:
Continue the march to crow war! Go to the tree that crow #1 gestured towards, absorb the crows and then make them immune to pesticide. Then, modify their wings to be more dexterous and usable as hands. Finally, give them instructions on how to create primitive weaponry (spears, clubs, bows, etc.).

This is optional, but you may want to make them swear fealty to you, so they don't turn against you.

Fox slime:
Having hundreds of bugs yell instructions at you isn't going to work for very long. The bugs need to build a parliament, which then votes on what should be done next. In the meantime, conscript Squirrel to help you build a seed depot. You can't really make a stream without a source of water, and you certainly can't dig without uprooting a few grasses.

1/2 Nalthar 2026/03/14(Sat)21:51 No. 1123441 ID: fd169b
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"Okay" said Slime "I'll need to get your flock over here so I can slime them up. They would help you if you were attacked right?"

"Well yeah! Why do youcaaaaaaaw!" Slime grabbed Crow and shook him around until a cloud of angry corvids swooped to attack. "Ow, Ow, Ow! I thought only one of the groups was your crew? Why are they all pecking me?" Slime wailed, nabbing crows and pulling them into its slimy self. "Only crows are allowed to mess with other crows." Crow answered, ducking a converted crow Slime had spit out "And you're shaped like a crow but, well, you're green and goopy."

Soon enough things quieted down and Slime had a whole murder of crows ranked before it. They all looked at it expectantly, making Slime nervous. "Uh, wh- Crow help!" Crow strutted in front of the assembled corvids and pointed a wing at the fast approaching drones. "Alright you crows listen up! I can't remember which of you was in which group, so we're going to work together! We're taking this fruit land from those big dumb metal bug things, and then we're going to have all the fruit we could ever want! Whose with me?" A raucous chorus of jeering caws answered him as the flock took off for the fight.

\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

Night was falling and the victorious birds were feasting on piles of oranges in the storage dump. The drones had been no match for smart crows, especially crows that had been modified to have slightly gelatinous, prehensile wings.

The celebrating was interrupted by an angry buzzing coming from outside. "What? Don't tell me there's more of these losers?" Crow winged out of the dump, with Slime close behind.

A long truck was parked in the middle of the orchard. From its open back rose a swarm of drones, setting off between the trees. "Oof, that's a lot of them." Slime noticed that the side of the truck said Everyfactory.

A) Fight the drones, however long it takes
B) Sneak onto the truck
C) Tail the truck from on high

2/2 Nalthar 2026/03/14(Sat)21:51 No. 1123442 ID: fd169b
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Meanwhile back at the park Slime's attempts at building some kind of little house to keep seeds in was going nowhere. Its goopy paws just mushed things around. After the tenth structure fell into a heap Slime gave up.

Slime watched the nest structure rise, a tangled mound full of chambers and tunnels. Insects roamed around it often getting in each other's way. "We need to get organized." thought Slime "Some kind of leadership structure."

E) Managed Democracy
F) Bug Monarchy
G) Slime Theocracy

In an effort to speed this trainwreck up I'm trying multiple choice. Feel free to suggest something else though

>>1123441
B. The factory probably has defenses so if we followed the truck home we'd be stuck outside. This is a good way to get inside the factory itself.

...we could do both B and C by splitting again...

>>1123442
Managed democracy isn't democracy at all, and is essentially a dictatorship. Monarchy does not serve the people (unless there's a Prime Minister making most/all of the decisions), and theology is... well in this case I guess it's not really a religion since Sam is effectively a goddess. Unless the slimes are being worshipped in this case? Anyway religion is not a basis for government.

I vote socialist democracy. For the people, by the people!

B). sneak on w/ at least two crows and one flying above as extra insurance

E). technically, all is slime and with an aspect of the same mind, which is basis for theology. buuut if religion is embraced, there will inevitably be sects that start to diverge in what they define as the true slime. which might jumpstart a slime war. let's avoid that.

everyone can vote how they want, but slime is the ultimate decider in a split vote or if no one can decide anything. slime will also have veto power that can be overriden by a majority vote of 75%+.

We must form our slime supremacy dictatorship and spread it all over the world until the world itself is nothing more than a slime colony!

Fox slime remembers being human, all the horrors of war, and pretty much every single human failure, but crow slime doesn't.

Thus, I think crow slime would recklessly do A, and fox slime would probably do E. (I think fox slime would probably value democracy, but would also recognize it has the collective wisdom of every human that has ever lived, and would want some kind of veto power.)

>>1123479

this