Here is Jeremy :) Jane's first subject besides themself
Jeremy, one of Jane's beloved pet rats. Some months into Jane's isolation, he began to show signs that he was getting too old. Determined to not lose their only remaining friend- and out of some curiosity- they administered a small dosage of the treatment they'd been testing on themself.
Jeremy changed much like Jane, although more rapidly. After 2 months, his appearance had changed drastically. His energy was high, loving to play, and exceeding at puzzles.
It didnt last much longer before Jeremy suddenly passed. Jane was heartbroken.
They did a dissection to determine what the cause was. The inside of his body was changed similarly to the outside, and his blood became thick and dark with "glitter-like" particulates. Jane felt sick wondering what was happening to them internally. They panicked for a couple days before suddenly, Jeremy was alive again, completely fine, despite all signs of life gone for over 36 hours and his entire body cut open.
This miracle pushed Jane to continue testing, doing increasingly risky experiments on the both of them.
Even after Pyranine completed their Serum and established Sparleco, they continued to test with Jeremy. He seemed eager to participate, becoming increasingly self-aware, the two even having a rudimentary system of communication.
Eventually, Pyranine went to check on Jeremy to find ... an entire guy ?? They thought this random animal broke in, but no- It was Jeremy. He had fully anthromorphed.
Now he just chills in Pyranine's basement. He loves to play computer and eat mayonnaise. Sometimes he "streams" his games and Pyranine watches to see what he's up to when they're away.
i’m still trying to formulate Thoughts about 17776 but chiefly the one i keep coming back to is how it comes off, to me, especially at the last chapter, as sort of….forcefully positive? thinking of juice’s rapid-fire answers to all of nine’s questions. the way there’s no explanation, or things are only glossed over. humanity solved war? really? we developed technologies that fix any disease or injury, prevent them from happening at all, even, and they’re just everywhere? no one has to work, but money is still at least partially a thing? whole cities and states and countries are underwater, but it’s okay, they all lived and relocated and continue their cultural practices?
this sounds like criticism. it’s not intended as criticism. i find it endearing, honestly. i feel as though jon bois is telling me “shut up. shut the fuck up about realism and violence and selfishness for one second. humans are creatures of play. humans are good. this is a story where humans are fucking good, and there is fucking joy, for once, so stop asking questions.”
so, okay. i’m not questioning. i’ll live in 17776 with him. and i’ll even take an interest in football
something to tide you over
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day 23: copycat ♡
(femslashfeb prompt list)
made a ref for my girl battler design
what could he be playing??
rereading 17776 and thinking about adapting into into a play and how it would FUCK
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