Grow

[Ryka]

In the world, there has been a lot of survival. How do we do it? We use resources. Resources so that we can grow big enough to use more powerful resources. Humans are omnivores. Meaning they survive on bot plants and meat. Without either, the human would starve.

This isn't much different than Omega. A small mite from a distant planet. Omega hasn't been alive very long, yet knows the fundamentals of survival. Resources. Meat. Omega is a carnivore. Thankfully with no tastebuds. If she did, then she wouldn't be able to survive at his size. She is the size of a flea right now. Riding on a train.

The train allows dogs to accompany humans. And unfortunately, some dogs aren't well kept up with... Perfect to battle.

But the way down is frought with shoed feet. Meaning one simple step could cut Omega down before she even started.

What should Omega do?

A.) Brave the floors and climb up a dog's leg.

B.) Hop down onto a human, hoping it won't feel her presence, then hop onto a dog.

 

[Twisted]

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Gonna say B; most people wear clothing which would make it a bit less obvious that they're being dropped onto

 

[Ryka]

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Omega thinks about what to do. She dosn't want to be crushed. There are hundreds of humans in this train packed in together. If she hopped down to the floor surely she would be crushed by a planet in weight tenfold. She hops down onto a human's sleeve. She slowly moves as the human is conversing with her group. Interesting sociality this creature has. Omega takes note quickly as she keeps watch for any dog with fleas. The dogs seem to have a large numbr of well kept breeds.

She then finds a dog, sensing extra life on him. A golden retriever the humans call "Pal". She climbs down a bit.... then hops onto Pal, digging through his fur for food. Omega looks into this strange new realm. A forest of golden hair the roughness of teflon. She moves down a path which was make by scratching on Pal's part. But looks to a nearby flea, rushing into one part of the fork in the road. The other path seemingly empty.

Fleas are a bit social as well. At least, not to the degree of the humans. So the individual may be running to its group.

A.) Take the empty path to look for individual fleas. Omega isn't strong enough to combat more than one of these creatures.

B.) Try to chase down the flea before it joins into a group.

 

[Courage Wolf]

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B!

 

[ToxicShock]

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B

 

[Ryka]

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Omega has seen this chance and she was going to take it. She rushes to the flea and jumps onto its back. She was about the size of her opponent, which makes biting on its rubbery hide all the more harder. She bites more and more as the helpless flea tries to shake her off. Omega then paralyses the flea, and absorbs the flea's life energy with her hole body, nothing remaining of the flea.

Omega feels a bit stronger, is she even slightly bigger? She looks around. She still feels unready to leave Pal just yet. She follows the path the flea tried to run to. She spots not one, but two in the distance. She could just walk past....

A.) Attack them both. A little damage couldn't permanently hurt....

B.) Pass by. One could back up the other against Omega's attack...

 

[ToxicShock]

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B

 

[Courage Wolf]

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A

 

[Ardnakandra]

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A... For twice the XP!

 

[Ryka]

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Omega looks to the pair of fleas. She moves in for the kill while one is feeding on Pal. Omega tries to paralyze the black bug as best as she can, having newfound strength. It seems easier to do, but the other flea closes in on her. Omega absorbs the flea a bit.... then gets bitten by the other flea. Relenting just leads to showing you're weak. She does not stop her absorbing as she has a bite mark now. She finishes with the one flea as her strength is drank.

She crawls from under the flea and gets the upperhand, her small new claws latching onto the bug. She snaps its brain attachment to paralyze it. Is this an emotion? Anger? Or is it some mechanism that drives her to fight harder in times like this? Either way, she absorbs the other flea.

She finds herself easier to move around, having developed six little claws on either side of her dot body.

Now is the time to get to the nest. But first, should she try to heal? The bite mark feels deeper and deeper as her strength seems not as up to par as it should. She is getting slightly bigger though as she wiggles her claws...

A.) Tear some fleas apart!

B.) Rest for a bit, then go onward.

 

[Ardnakandra]

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A... KILL! FEAST!

 

[ToxicShock]

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B, slow yo roll gurl

 

[GargantuaBlarg]

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BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

(a)

 

[Ryka]

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Omega looks to the beaten path, looking at all of the fleas scattered around. She taps her new claws in anticipation, then goes in. She snaps a few fleas to paralysis first, just so she won't make the mistake of letting herself get bit again. She then moves onto them, absorbing the fleas. Her claws get a little sharper.

The next wave of fleas is next. Four of them. She does this same strategy, yet having to wrestle one of the fleas before absorbing the four of them. She seems a bit battle tired but still, she is relentless. She scuttles down the path for more fleas. Five of them. She paralyzes and absorbs them again. Two fleas sneak up behind her and attempt to bite down on her. Though she had developed tougher skin. Also she has gone from clear to a very slight blue.

The fleas try hard to dig into her skin. Omega then flips backwards and rolls onto one, snapping its neck nerves and turning on the other, doing the same. She absorbs them. The battle seems to go on and on. Six of them. Easy pickings by now.

She has taken on the form of a termite now. She eventually doesn't even have to pick at their necks. She eats them one by one. She then takes the larvae from the next, munching on them.

She has now defeated the fleas. And one would supposed the one called Pall feels better not being eaten en masse. Though such trivial things is not of her concern. She needs to leave this dog.

She climbs up on the surface of Pal's fur and looks outside. The train has stopped. The train opens and she climbs to a human's foot. She rides the shoe until she hops out near some woodworks. She tilts her newly formed movable head in curiosity. This has a distinct smell. A smell of decayed wood. A nest of sorts. She wonders if she should stay here or go outside of the station.

A.) Take on the nest.

B.) Play it safe and find food elsewhere. Sociality seems to be abundant in this planet...

 

[ToxicShock]

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B, we can't just nest pick all day

 

[GargantuaBlarg]

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Eat more fleas, become a metal termite. Eat the train.

B.

 

[the_taken]

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B Let's munch on some ants before taking on acid spewing termites.

 

[Courage Wolf]

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B

 

[Twisted]

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B!

 

[Ryka]

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Omega looks to the nest. It would be dangerous to enter things that look more... exclusive. And given how the fleas were social and worked in teams, the termites may work in teams on her as well. She decides to head out into the outside world. A much much more vast world. What seems like feet to humans must have been miles. She looks around curiously on what to feed on, then notices a large ladybug. It was eating on a shard of leaf. Omega thinks about this. Plantlife as sustenance? How can that be? Omega then walks up on a blade of grass, taking a bite, then ties to drain it. She seems to not be able to drain the grass of life force. She has learned something new of herself. She is a carnivore.

She looks to the ladybug. It seems more armored and powerful than herself, but if she tried, she could consume it.

A.) Kill the ladybug for extra growth.

B.) Move on. The ladybug may kill her.