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 Wrong Banshee Dragoler   |
There will be deviants in every species, it's just that I saw the general Shee attitude to be too "proper" for that.  I considered that too Papriko, I guess it depends on how wildly we think they would splice themselves if they do. Would the Shee turn their nose up just as much if, for example, a Shee amphibian enthusiast spliced frog DNA into themselves? Creator of the TWB/TCB genome base.  |
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 Lurhstaap |
I imagine they probably have a rather inconsistent, gut-level sense of what's "acceptable/understandable" and what's "going too far" - hence their being willing to splice Norn into themselves yet being horrified by the Banshees' splicing Grendel into themselves, and suchlike. And also, IMO, cosmetic genetics for Shee would likely be the equivalent of tattooing and body piercing for humans. It may have faced similar sorts of negative reactions from 'mainstream' Shee at various times in their history and been fashionable at other times, too, just like with body modification in human cultures. Conclude with killer catchphrase. (Lurhstaap) "This is not knowledge - this is information!" New Model Army, "Courage" |
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 Code Monkey evolnemesis |
Also, seeing how short-sighted and eager to experiment they are, even if they didn't ever DELIBERATELY alter their own genetics, there is still a rather distinct possibility (almost a certainty, from all descriptions of them) that some experiment or other (probably SEVERAL of such) led to unintentional changes to their species... Say they make a change to another species or to some food source for example, and then either the resulting altered product, or the delivery system (like a retrovirus, gas, or chemical designed to put changes into some other organism or trigger some reaction in them) does something totally unforeseen to the Shee that came in contact with it. As an example, imagine a special Norn that has some desirable trait that it was designed to have, like a new pleasing color or pattern of spots... but as a byproduct its altered biochemistry ALSO produces some previously unknown chemical or cell that goes airborne and ends up causing mass mutations of Shee, by replicating itself or interfering with some key process in their cells... Or, they make a spray that when sprayed on sprouting tea plants, alters the plants to have designer flavors without having to be brewed with other things, letting them grow 'Earl Grey' tea plants, for example... The tea's flavor is perfect and it's perfectly safe to drink, but the spray itself eventually causes hereditary mutations in Shee that come in contact with it (something the inventor, who was only concerned with getting the tea perfected, didn't think to check for)... "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan |
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 SpaceShipRat |
@Lurhstaap much agree with your interpretation. Also, if we think of a deep change coinciding with the shift to living in the Ark, it makes sense that they might choose a smaller form, it would be more energy-efficient, making it safer for a fragile closed system like a ship. Also cheaper to build smaller environments without risk of banging one's head |
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 Lodestar Doringo |
No matter what appearance they take, I always imagine them having turquoise skin, even the C2 statue and powerup shee. |
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