AminoLocked: A Protozoan Adventure (On Hiatus)

[Monkeysky]

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Well, I failed at making a bloodswap, and I realized that it was mostly because I didn't care that much about troll politics, so I decided to make an adventure about something I do know about. It's easy to draw, too.

CURRENT CHARACTERS (spoilers):

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Emmell:
The hero of our story, and the first sentient cell. Hooth's "father". Tends to focus on innovative ways of growth and attack.

Hooth:
Emmell's "son" and sidekick. Tends to focus on straight out physical attack.

Scosoch:
A friendly hive-mind (more so than the others). Tends to focus on defense.

THE CONSUMPTION:
The first "boss". Created to harvest to nutrients from the agar, this hive-mind was mostly destroyed in order to retrieve them, and reach the next evolutionary phase.

You are now the central cell. You can only respond to the command ">Spontaneously develop consciousness".

[Kaynato]

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What's rather hilarious is that "AminoLocked" is feasible; your proteins can easily lock into whatever.

It's just so ambiguous.

> Spontaneously develop consciousness

(Alright, alright.)

[Askia]

can a single cell be concious?

[Monkeysky]

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What's rather hilarious is that "AminoLocked" is feasible; your proteins can easily lock into whatever.

It's just so ambiguous.

> Spontaneously develop consciousness

(Alright, alright.)

I'll stop twisting your arm.

can a single cell be concious?

In some cases.

Congratulations!
You are now conscious! What will you name yourself?

[Askia]

your only desire is to grow you cant understand the meaning of a "name" or the need for one, you must split or infest other cells with your dna

[Karhs12]

>Mitosis. Make it hapen.

[Monkeysky]

your only desire is to grow you cant understand the meaning of a "name" or the need for one, you must split or infest other cells with your dna

You used to be into that kind of thing a while ago, but then you got consciousness.

>Mitosis. Make it happen.

You feel like you really need to know more about yourself before you make a decision like that.

[Askia]

Emma

did you get morals out of nowhere to?

[Monkeysky]

Emma

did you get morals out of nowhere to?

You will wait for more ideas before jumping into a name.
You are unsure of morals, as you have made no choices so far.

[Lazro]

ANOTHER CELL ADVENTURE. WHADDYA KNOW.

>Cell: Eat red...thing...

[Monkeysky]

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ANOTHER CELL ADVENTURE. WHADDYA KNOW.

Hah, well, they are at least different styles. And this one isn't entirely about cells, it'll probably progress through different states, like Spore, maybe.

>Cell: Eat red...thing...

Well, you have a new feeling that interrupting the two other cell's meal would be impolite, and make them more likely to destroy you.

[Kaynato]

Get your DNA and RNA polymerases ready; you're gonna have to make some mRNA for proteins.

(Assuming that you already have rRNA and tRNA floating around, that is)

What do you have inside of you?

[Monkeysky]

Get your DNA and RNA polymerases ready; you're gonna have to make some mRNA for proteins.

(Assuming that you already have rRNA and tRNA floating around, that is)

What do you have inside of you?

You're not exactly sure. You can sense your surroundings by smell, but the scent of your membrane overpowers whatever is within. Either way, the process of creating proteins is fairly automatic. You traded that sort of awareness and choice for complex thought.

And a sense of smell, apparently.

[Kaynato]

Oh, sure.

Can you focus on making muscle-like proteins to control your cytoskeleton and centrioles, so you can change shape at will?

This would actually in fact be stronger than the movement of amoebas, but might require more ATP.

In case of a shortage, check for light and make some chloroplasts for additional energy if there is light.

[Monkeysky]

Oh, sure.

Can you focus on making muscle-like proteins to control your cytoskeleton and centrioles, so you can change shape at will?

This would actually in fact be stronger than the movement of amoebas, but might require more ATP.

In case of a shortage, check for light and make some chloroplasts for additional energy if there is light.

You cannot at the moment tell if there is light, so you develop chloroplasts anyway, just to be safe.
As they are created, you feel them picking up light from above and processing it into energy.

[Kaynato]

Check energy production levels.

Develop high-end membrane-control system as stated previously.

[Lazro]

Develop EYESPOT to detect light and where there is an ABUNDANCE OF IT.

When you do so, develop FLAGELLA or CILIA.

[Kaynato]

Direct control of the lipid bilayer is so much more efficient than Flagella or Cilia!

As for an Eyespot, maybe.

...create four cells with light-activated pigments, each detecting 400, 500, 600, and 700 nanometers' wavelength of light, respectively.

As soon as you have the membrane-control system (MCS), expand some section of your cell (but alas, not into air) to house more contents.

Try to build a cell wall out of starches.

[Monkeysky]

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Check energy production levels.

Develop high-end membrane-control system as stated previously.

Develop EYESPOT to detect light and where there is an ABUNDANCE OF IT.

When you do so, develop FLAGELLA or CILIA.

Direct control of the lipid bilayer is so much more efficient than Flagella or Cilia!

As for an Eyespot, maybe.

...create four cells with light-activated pigments, each detecting 400, 500, 600, and 700 nanometers' wavelength of light, respectively.

As soon as you have the membrane-control system (MCS), expand some section of your cell (but alas, not into air) to house more contents.

Try to build a cell wall out of starches.

You experiment with the freedom your new membrane gives you, and develop some light sensors. You notice some areas of high light concentration.

[Kaynato]

No, not yet.

You need a better cell wall, and some sort of attack.

Create binding proteins on the outside of your membrane, and digestive capsules on the other side of them.

You should be able to destroy other cells by attaching the binding proteins to their membranes, manipulating your membrane until you create a passageway between them both, and then digesting their insides and incorporating any materials that they could have.

[Lazro]

Be able to transport lysosomes to the outside of your cell, where they will digest the enemy! MUHAHAHAAHAAAAA!

...Or we could do what Kaynato said.

OR!

Perhaps we could become a virus-like organism or be able to harbor viruses safely, unleashing them on our enemies?

[Kaynato]

If you digest the cell that way, the contents will either degenerate or be absorbed by other cells.

If you become a virus-holder, viruses will adapt. I think you're just talking about integration by dispersion of infectious particles, which is different but creates AUTONOMOUS bodies, which might not be preferable.

Being a virus is a very bad idea as then it's rather pointless to go further seeing that viruses DON'T HAVE MEMBRANES OR ORGANELLES OR RIBOSOMES AND ARE NOT INDEPENDENTLY LIVING THINGS.

Also, develop ATP by Fermentation/ATP by Cellular Respiration, so you can actually do something with the Glucose you get from chloroplasts besides making starches. (Which, by the way, requires ATP.)

C.Resp. Gives you a ton of ATP, so you'll want that.

[Monkeysky]

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No, not yet.

You need a better cell wall, and some sort of attack.

Create binding proteins on the outside of your membrane, and digestive capsules on the other side of them.

You should be able to destroy other cells by attaching the binding proteins to their membranes, manipulating your membrane until you create a passageway between them both, and then digesting their insides and incorporating any materials that they could have.

Be able to transport lysosomes to the outside of your cell, where they will digest the enemy! MUHAHAHAAHAAAAA!

...Or we could do what Kaynato said.

OR!

Perhaps we could become a virus-like organism or be able to harbor viruses safely, unleashing them on our enemies?

If you digest the cell that way, the contents will either degenerate or be absorbed by other cells.

If you become a virus-holder, viruses will adapt. I think you're just talking about integration by dispersion of infectious particles, which is different but creates AUTONOMOUS bodies, which might not be preferable.

Being a virus is a very bad idea as then it's rather pointless to go further seeing that viruses DON'T HAVE MEMBRANES OR ORGANELLES OR RIBOSOMES AND ARE NOT INDEPENDENTLY LIVING THINGS.

Also, develop ATP by Fermentation/ATP by Cellular Respiration, so you can actually do something with the Glucose you get from chloroplasts besides making starches. (Which, by the way, requires ATP.)

C.Resp. Gives you a ton of ATP, so you'll want that.

You do all of some of those things, namely developing a manner of gaining substance from other cells, and a way to utilize some of your surplus Glucose. You feel more energetic already!
The other cells eye you suspiciously.
They would, if they had eyes, that is.
Or the capacity for complex thought.

[Kaynato]

Send out a pseudopod at the lower-left closest cell with a binding protein on it, and integrate the cell.

[Monkeysky]

Send out a pseudopod at the lower-left closest cell with a binding protein on it, and integrate the cell.

You perform an action more suited to a pixelated animation.
You feel both the pain of this poor thoughtless creature, and the poor thoughtless creator of the adventure.