#z 982

[charliemoth256]

hey can you tell me about glow? or what your currently hyper fixating on? Why that specificly? what’s your favorite part of it?

I'll do the first one, since my current hyperfixation is just pressure atm.

Ok, so I've decided to do some changes to Glow's experimentation history, and how they would work in game because the original didn't make a whole lot of since.

Glow, instead of being made to just play god and replicate human life, was instead a test to see if they could make something that could mimic human life. So Glow's dna consists of glittle (the electric sea slug critters), mimic octopus (only sea creature, discluding its close relative, to mimic other aquatic creatures), random mold that was growing nearby (accidental, it just kinda happened and nobody did anything about it), and human (obvious reasons). At first, Glow was just a big blob of slime that required electricity. But, as time went on and people interacted with Glow, they slowly started warping their form to match that of the people who studied them (mainly 1 researcher I still need to name, so Imma call them The Doctor for the moment). Since the mimicry worked, Urbanshade tried to see if they could use it to their advantage. Tests included seeing if they could mimic people from images, replicate voices (they also had to teach Glow English for that one), and durability. Even though the whole point was to make something to mimic, Glow was terrible at it, so they gave up on that and tried to see where they could be useful. This ends up looping back to the whole mid-battle power source idea. When the actual breach happened, Glow mostly just fled and hid, only "disarming" people (usually breaking bones) if threatened. They did go out of their way to find The Doctor, but the recordings of that time went missing and still haven't been recovered.

Game mechanic wise, Glow gets a extra little gimmick. Since having Glow as an enemy and npc doesn't make sense, this is where that mold comes in. That little extra bit of dna gave Glow the ability to split off parts of themself, being able to control them from some-what long distances. This allows for the drop-on-you-and-steal-item-charge to work while still being able to find Glow as a rare encounter in High-Containment (they just vibin). But that's most of what I got for the silly little guy rn, thank you for asking :3.

[charliemoth256]

Before I go to bed I wanna say some ideas.

Ok so my plan for Glow's whole mechanic is games (thank you for that glowsquid for the idea). So, when finding Glow (25% chance in heavy containment), you get 3 options to play, all of which for no cost. These games are Dice, Cups, and Maze. Each game will also have a random rating from 1-5 stars, which determines difficulty and how good the reward is. 1 gives 50-125 research or a battery, 2 gives 150-200 research, a code breaker, or 1-2 batteries, 3 gives 250-300 research, 2 code breakers, a medkit, low grade light options (flashlight, flash beacon, or lantern ), or 2-3 batteries, 4 gives 300 research, and a medium or lower light source (blacklight, glowlight or hand crank), 2 code breakers, 2 medkits, or 3-4 batteries, and 5 gives 300 research, 2 batteries, and a high grade light source or lower (necrobloxicon), 2 code breakers, 2 medkits, a bonus 2-3 batteries, wall dweller chunks, a slimekit (a medkit that heals teammate within a small radius the same amount as the user), or Glow's document.

Now each game:

-Dice: You get 3 tries to roll a dice and get it to match one of the numbers rolled by Glow. The higher the rating, lower the tries and lower amount of dice Glow rolls (at base 5), losing deals 25 damage to the player

-Cups: The standard cup and ball game, there is no risk for losing since it's mostly luck, but it can never be 5 stars.

-Maze: Guide the blob through a maze without getting caught by any of the enemies (cardboard node entities, works the same as the do normally), failure deals 50 damage, but can never be one star. (Highest chance for 5 star)

There is no limit to playing until you win, so you could play Cups for hours on end. Losing 5 times in a row would give a special badge (not named yet, very eepy).

Anyways gn yall.

[charliemoth256]

TADAAAAA finally finished a Glow drawing. Current design, cause I wanted them to feel more creature-like. I might have more to say later, but it's like 11:30 and I'm tired.

[charliemoth256]

Thinking more about Glow's time in containment and Glow probably knows things about coding or some very specific marine biology but has no clue what a cat is.

[charliemoth256]

Alrighty, my brain is on pressure drugs rn so let's go through Glow's opnion on every entity, and vice versa.

(Below the cut tho, cause it's gonna be long)

Sebastion- They think he's cool, but slightly intimidating. He does not like them.

All Anglers- Hates all of them, they are way too loud and often shut down the game room when going by. All of them see Glow as food.

Pandemonium- Terrified, if they hear it they just basically vanish. Into the vents and gone. Pandemonium sees it as a annoyingly difficult prey.

Good people- Glow has seen them a couple times and think they look kinda weird. It has not seen them.

Eyefestation- Glow thinks it's beautiful, and really really wants to pet it. She doesn't understand the orange human that stares at her directly without pain.

Squiddles- Mutual hatred. Glow glows, squiddles hate that. Squiddles attack, Glow flees. Repeat.

Puddles of Void Mass- Glow has looked at one that was stuck behind a door. I honestly don't think the void masses think.

Wall dwellers- Annoyances mostly, they can't really hurt them since Glow doesn't really fall when kicked in the back of the leg. Most of them just leave Glow be, cause what's the point?

Redeemer- Neither have interacted, Glow does not like guns.

Bottomfeeder- "Ewewewewewewew." Glow hasn't touched the water since the first time, so it just saw them as a bright food source.

The DiVine- Dislikes them cause Glow likes the feel of the grass, but they attack them if they touch it (see they kick Glow in the chest so they actually fall). DiVine also hate Glow, as they won't stay off the damn grass.

Candlebrute- Glow avoids it, it splattered them one too many times cause they constantly Glow. Same with the void mass, I don't think these things think at all.

Searchlights- "Big orange lights..." Have not spotted Glow, they learnt from the expendables and stayed away.

Multi-Monster and Stan- Glow has not seen either of them, nor plans to from what they have heard from expendables.

Navi.Ai- They think she's mean :(. She keeps yelling at them to stop messing with stuff and to stop eating the wires. Navi wishes she still had efficient control of the turrets, would make her life so much easier.

P.ai.nter- Glow loves P.ai.nter, and will draw things for them. He was originally annoyed by Glow, cause they kept trying to bite him, but they now draw together <3.

Deep Sea Bunnies- Loves them. They are adorable and Glow will and has killed for them. Got traumatized when one blew up tho, so now Glow hates the rare flashlights (and why you can't get them from Glow at all). Sea Bunnies just love everything, so Glow is the same.

My Analog Horror Christmas Tree- The only thing that's kept that thing safe from being set aflame is glass and metal. (Glow loves christmas).

Imaginary Friend- They think she's lovely and a great friend. Glow searches for the remotes often. I.F. thinks Glow is funny, since they try their best to be nice to her. (Also Glow tried 26 times to touch I.F. before giving up)

Abstract Art- Bit them, did not taste good.

Valcula Void Mass- Failed to bite them cause of glass and metal. Really wants to bite them though.

My Wife- Glow is terrified of the thing because they don't understand what the word "wife" even means. Glow just makes sure to keep their distance.

Lady Death- Has met her a few times surprisingly. Glow is intimidated by her, but thinks she is really really cool. The Lady is annoyed by Glow, and if it wasn't for Glow's supply of stolen coins, she wouldn't have revived them.

The Guardian Angel of The Banlands- They both feel bad for eachother. Glow hates how the angel is being held, and has tried freeing them (has only failed). The angel pitties this creature that shouldn’t be where it is.

Mr.Loppee- Glow saw him kidnap somebody and has been terrified if they would be next. Sebastion used Mr.Loppee like the boogeyman to Glow to get them to go away, usually works.

[charliemoth256]

Ok, so little thing I'm thinking about for Glow. Ok, so y'know how slime in fantasy media can take apart themself and still survive? Like take of its head and it can still live. What if Glow could do that, but then they would have to recharge their body like a fucking tablet. Just plug the tail into an outlet. This has literally no point in existing, but it seems really funny.

[charliemoth256]

Just realized I made Glow adhd incarnate. Very lovely

[charliemoth256]

Gonna try and draw more Glow soon, so little tid bit: They have seen the horrors and thought they were fascinating. :3