[Slime Suggestion] Leafy/Wilty Slime
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:40 am
((Again, not everything is properly prosey, but I'll put stuff in parentheses. Also, fair warning: some parts of this were inspired by my struggles with clinical depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder.))
((Full credit for Bad Things happening when you try to Largo slimes with mutually exclusive needs goes to Pyrotrap.))
Plort Starting Value: 30? (Leafy)/7 (Wilty)
Rarity: Uncommon, Leafy Slimes spawn in bright, flora-rich locations during the day. Leafy Slimes transform into Wilty Slimes in the dark. Wilty Slimes do not otherwise spawn, and turn back into Leafy Slimes when it's bright again.
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Leafy Slime/Wilty Slime
Pun: Guaranteed to brighten your day./Things look dim for this slime.
Diet: Vegetables, Fruit
Favourite: [Something based on cabbage or lettuce, ideally.]
Slimeology: Leafy slimes love to frolic on sunny days, bouncing and rolling their days away and munching on unsuspecting [cabbages]. For a long time, slime scientists thought that Leafy Slimes gained extra nourishment through photosynthesis, but it is now known that its green pigment is a potent anti-depressant synthesized in the leaf-like appendage on its head. There isn't yet a consensus in the scientific community as to the exact process, but it's confirmed to require bright light. [Some stuff about it quickly depleting its supply in the dark, and turning into a Wilty Slime.]
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Wilty Slimes are Leafy Slimes that have depleted their supply of green pigment, showing the brown coloration beneath. [some stuff about them being completely inconsolable in this state] [suggestion to get them back to a brightly-lit area] (this section should probably be shorter than the Leafy Slime entry)
Risks: (Leafy Slimes don't deal damage, but can push Beatrix if it playfully jumps into her.) (Leafy Slimes can't be kept in darkened areas without turning into Wilty Slimes), (Wilty Slimes have much less valuable plorts.) ([something horrible] automatically happens if you try to make a Largo with a Leafy/Wilty Slime and a light-sensitive slime like a Phosphor.)
[Wilty:] Luckily for enterprising ranchers, all they need is a sunbath to perk right up!
Plortonomics: Leafy plorts are milled, dried, and then pressed into blocks to make a tea substitute with antidepressant effects. It goes well with honey (plorts), but be careful about adding lemon: It can curdle.
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Wilty plorts are very bitter, but can be processed into feed suitable for herbivorous insects. It has a small but steady market with zoos, farms, and hobbyists.
((Full credit for Bad Things happening when you try to Largo slimes with mutually exclusive needs goes to Pyrotrap.))
Plort Starting Value: 30? (Leafy)/7 (Wilty)
Rarity: Uncommon, Leafy Slimes spawn in bright, flora-rich locations during the day. Leafy Slimes transform into Wilty Slimes in the dark. Wilty Slimes do not otherwise spawn, and turn back into Leafy Slimes when it's bright again.
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Leafy Slime/Wilty Slime
Pun: Guaranteed to brighten your day./Things look dim for this slime.
Diet: Vegetables, Fruit
Favourite: [Something based on cabbage or lettuce, ideally.]
Slimeology: Leafy slimes love to frolic on sunny days, bouncing and rolling their days away and munching on unsuspecting [cabbages]. For a long time, slime scientists thought that Leafy Slimes gained extra nourishment through photosynthesis, but it is now known that its green pigment is a potent anti-depressant synthesized in the leaf-like appendage on its head. There isn't yet a consensus in the scientific community as to the exact process, but it's confirmed to require bright light. [Some stuff about it quickly depleting its supply in the dark, and turning into a Wilty Slime.]
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Wilty Slimes are Leafy Slimes that have depleted their supply of green pigment, showing the brown coloration beneath. [some stuff about them being completely inconsolable in this state] [suggestion to get them back to a brightly-lit area] (this section should probably be shorter than the Leafy Slime entry)
Risks: (Leafy Slimes don't deal damage, but can push Beatrix if it playfully jumps into her.) (Leafy Slimes can't be kept in darkened areas without turning into Wilty Slimes), (Wilty Slimes have much less valuable plorts.) ([something horrible] automatically happens if you try to make a Largo with a Leafy/Wilty Slime and a light-sensitive slime like a Phosphor.)
[Wilty:] Luckily for enterprising ranchers, all they need is a sunbath to perk right up!
Plortonomics: Leafy plorts are milled, dried, and then pressed into blocks to make a tea substitute with antidepressant effects. It goes well with honey (plorts), but be careful about adding lemon: It can curdle.
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Wilty plorts are very bitter, but can be processed into feed suitable for herbivorous insects. It has a small but steady market with zoos, farms, and hobbyists.