I love it 'cause it's your classic coyote tale -- only we're the ones in the trickster role (aren't we always?) -- getting too clever for our britches, and end up causing more trouble for ourselves, and deciding to eliminate a predator because predator = badness, only to have an even Stronger predator take its place, and merging with our "cuddly best friends" in the process.
That's doable. We have a red fox mentioned already. Or consider that a superpower is anything advantageous that is NOT standard for that species. In this case, "no fear of humans" is standard for dogs, but a superpower for wolves or coyotes. Hell, almost all we have left are the ones with Average (0) No Fear of Humans allowing them to skirt the edges. Add dog's Master (+6) Man's Best Friend to the mix, suddenly the coywolves are sporting Good and Expert levels of No Fear. 0_o
Which means that in Terramagne someone probably looked at folks killing off the wolves, coyotes, and foxes ... and decided to help them fight back a little by crossing up the genes. That's great, until they start eating hikers.
*chuckle* A while back, someone embedded a live coyote in the grille of their vehicle and didn't notice for several hundred miles. I wrote that up as a little Coyote story.
Leonard was able to talk to the humans because Cypher had a linguistic superpower..sort of a limited focus telepathy that allows him to understand any language after listening to someone speak it for a short while. Leonard was sufficiently developed mentally to actually have a language complex enough to be understandable by Cypher.
Which was just as well, because he'd just been hit by a truck and was able to ask directly for help, rather be left to animal control who'd probably have him put down.
>> Leonard was able to talk to the humans because Cypher had a linguistic superpower..sort of a limited focus telepathy that allows him to understand any language after listening to someone speak it for a short while. Leonard was sufficiently developed mentally to actually have a language complex enough to be understandable by Cypher.<<
That makes sense.
>>Which was just as well, because he'd just been hit by a truck and was able to ask directly for help, rather be left to animal control who'd probably have him put down.
SPOON paid for his care, after all, he's a soup.<<
Yeah, SPOON has a variety of accounts dedicated to helping soups with assorted challenges.
That actually is a factor behind some types of super-strength, and can be identified as a precursor even without the protective field that distinguishes it as a superpower.
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Date: 2015-10-31 12:41 pm (UTC)A field guide to the coywolf (Eastern coyote)
I love it 'cause it's your classic coyote tale -- only we're the ones in the trickster role (aren't we always?) -- getting too clever for our britches, and end up causing more trouble for ourselves, and deciding to eliminate a predator because predator = badness, only to have an even Stronger predator take its place, and merging with our "cuddly best friends" in the process.
Canis tricksters
Date: 2015-10-31 01:56 pm (UTC)Re: Canis tricksters
Date: 2015-10-31 03:42 pm (UTC)Re: Canis tricksters
Date: 2015-10-31 06:04 pm (UTC)Yes...
Date: 2015-10-31 06:05 pm (UTC)Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-10-31 06:08 pm (UTC)That's why I shared it.
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Date: 2015-10-31 07:32 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2015-10-31 08:04 pm (UTC)But, in any case: Yes -- LOL!
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Date: 2015-10-31 11:56 pm (UTC)Yes...
Date: 2015-11-01 02:35 am (UTC)Which means that in Terramagne someone probably looked at folks killing off the wolves, coyotes, and foxes ... and decided to help them fight back a little by crossing up the genes. That's great, until they start eating hikers.
Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-11-02 11:35 am (UTC)Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-11-02 07:28 pm (UTC)*chuckle* A while back, someone embedded a live coyote in the grille of their vehicle and didn't notice for several hundred miles. I wrote that up as a little Coyote story.
Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-11-02 08:11 pm (UTC)Which was just as well, because he'd just been hit by a truck and was able to ask directly for help, rather be left to animal control who'd probably have him put down.
SPOON paid for his care, after all, he's a soup.
Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-11-02 09:01 pm (UTC)That makes sense.
>>Which was just as well, because he'd just been hit by a truck and was able to ask directly for help, rather be left to animal control who'd probably have him put down.
SPOON paid for his care, after all, he's a soup.<<
Yeah, SPOON has a variety of accounts dedicated to helping soups with assorted challenges.
Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-11-02 08:14 pm (UTC)I mean, meddle with that sort of thing too much, and you could rapidly find yourself supplanted from the top of the food chain.
Re: Yes...
Date: 2015-11-02 09:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2015-11-01 03:43 pm (UTC):)
Hmm...
Date: 2015-11-01 07:18 pm (UTC)