Scoot-Scoot
'I wonder if I can find something to eat. CAN I eat?'
As Crede scooted around, he paid attention to how each of the cilia moved and how to make individual cilia move.
'I'm glad I took the cilia. I probably would have ended up with a tail or something as equally useless at this size. First food, next working on seeing.'
With each wiggle of his many limbs, he slowly got better control over each of the cilia. Slowly moving along blindly. Feeling each grueling stretch, each mistakenly curled cilia as a step towards his greater endeavor. Survival may be first, but Xe will not be forgotten. Even with a memory with more leaks than a sieve, Xe cannot be forgotten.
As Crede fumed over the existence of Xim, he felt something foreign brush against one of his cilia. Not being able to see, he instinctively starts wrapping all of the cilia around the... something.
'So how do I do this?...'
It starts to thrash trying to escape as Crede slowly wraps around it. Like a soggy blanket, he throws cilia heavily around and eventually lays upon the other. Pulling it within like he is part liquid, he starts to digest the now still form.
~*CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE ABSORBED A LACRYMARIA OLOR! NEW BODY PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INVESTMENT*~
~*NEW BIO-PROFILE UNLOCKED!*~
'Bio-Profile, huh? Let's see that.'
Species: Lacrymaria Olor
Health: 1
Unique Trait: Regeneration, Toxicysts
'Ooooo Regeneration and... Toxicysts? I am guessing that has something to do with poison. Let's go with developing that one. It will make hunting easier.'
~*ACKNOWLEDGED. PLEASE DESIGNATE HOW TO DISTRIBUTE THE HARPOON-LIKE TOXICOSIS*~
'Line all of the cilia with them. That way no matter which way I face, I can hook into and poison my prey.'
~*PROCEEDING, YOUR BODY WILL NOW ADAPT*~
'That's pretty useful. My cilia are not large, but now they have even smaller tiny hooks in them. That should give me some grip and let me wind them in without a struggle. What of the regeneration? That would be super useful.'
~*ONE ADAPTATION PER SOURCE GIVEN THERE IS SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR YOUR BODY TO ADAPT.*~
'Resources?'
~*BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE ABSORBED LACRYMARIA OLOR AND ALL OF THE CARBON YOU INGESTED, THERE WERE ENOUGH MATERIALS TO ALLOW YOUR BODY TO ADAPT. IT CAN ADAPT ENDLESSLY BUT IT NEEDS SOMETHING WITH WHICH TO BUILD THE ADAPTATIONS.*~
'So Sassy-pants was actually useful. Good to know.'
During the remainder of the day, Crede hunted many more single-cell organisms. Being in an environment good for one, meant there were many of that same organism. There was a fair amount of biodiversity allowing for the stacking of new adaptations and new Bio-Profiles.
Title: Crede
Species: Diatom
Average lifespan of Species: 6 days
Health: --
Unique Trait: Hyper-Adaptation
Adaptations: Photosynthesis, Toxicysts, Regeneration, Rejuvenation, Nitrogen Production
Bio-Profiles: Nitrosomonomas, Euglena, Oomycetes *~