Twig-oriented Ability Genning
Twig-oriented Ability Genning
Hello to whoever is here. I want to start a monthly thread in this community, and after some thinking, I figured a gen thread would be easiest for me to manage. My idea is for the thread's theme to rotate between each of Wildbow's stories each month. This month will be Twig-oriented.
For those that don't know what Twig is, It is the third web serial written by Wildbow.
Set in the early 1900s, Twig follows a group of child investigators of an unusual bent in a world where the science of biology runs rampant. A century ago, a genius unraveled the mysteries of life and biology, creating the first 'stitched' and biological horrors. Unlike his peers in similar literature (Frankenstein, Moreau), he was conscripted by the Crown, who took it to an extreme. The genre is a tentative 'biopunk' label, and the story spans a longer stretch of years, following the youths as they grow up.
The goal of these gen threads is to have fun coming up with interesting ideas that could belong in this setting. If you need a little creativity jump-start, I can suggest using a random word generator and picking three-ish nouns to combine into a 'biopunk' experiment.
Slithers may not seem like much, just a bunch of scaly rats one might think. With it's adorably small size, skittish nature, and fondness for damp & cramped spaces, it's easy to underestimate these little critters. What many folks overlook are the sacs of poison they lace into their crawl spaces.
Once Slithers find their way into the pipes, it's safe to assume any water or steam that passes through will be contaminated. Those that ingest the poison will find themselves in stupor as they lose muscular function and begin bleeding from their orifices.
The Academy takes great care in deciding when to release the Slithers in an area....a bit better, I think. Feels like an actual experiment this time. Theme was Catch, Pipe, and Bleed.
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