What Boredom and No FFXI gets you....

Baketsu · Post by **Baketsu** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:50 am

Here i am, sitting at work, and bored to tears and all i can think about is... How long before an evil mind in science figures out how to make and/or genetically engineer a real life Mithra!!

Ok here are some of the things needed to pull this off. And being into science it kinda scares me how close we could be to actually acheiving this.

1. An Understanding of how the "HOX" genes work, these are the genes that control development in an embryo and control what cells become your bain cells and what cells become cells in your fingers and toes. These genes act as a switch board. Suprisingly during the developmental stage of most vertabrates all embroyes look pretty much the same, it is by activating of these genes that turns something into either an aligator or a cow.

OR

2. The ability to model an adult animal based on DNA input and the reverse extrapolation of a physical changes back to DNA source. (Basically you would load a physical model for a human and then "tweak it" to Mithra specs and the system would give you back what DNA code would be needed) The cool thing about this is that you could build all the FFXI races using this tool cause the only limit would be your imagination and physical laws of science.

OR

3. Just take a human Brain and figure out how to keep it alive and happy in a jar and then place that brain in a jar inside of a android body that happens to be built like a mithran.

OR

4. Play FFXI some more and don't worry about it!!!

Kintrra · Post by **Kintrra** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:47 am

That is a scary thought process to a rather large extent. And I can't decide if that makes me happy...or scares me...cuz damnit, I'd be a mithra. Or Manthra...or...hell, I dunno, I'd probably just be happy to be a Mithra, lol. Talk about hazards at work for a lot of people though, getting your tail caught in something would have to huuuurt!!!

Post by **Alya Mizar (Tsybil)** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:22 am

4. body modifaction or bio sculpting.

We grow cartlage or bone on scafolds, we culture skin. Cosmetic ears would be doable. Sculpted muscels and the nerves to use them will take a bit yet, as will learing to make the skin grow fur. Not to mention how to use the tail once it is wired in.

There is talk of using engeenered virusses to plant a gene in a subject that he would then express. Fur anyone?

Not Science Fiction anymore.

Post by **Karou Ariyen** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:24 am

erk..... mew????

Kailea · Post by **Kailea** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:35 pm

well we already have our tailbone, so of course placeing the tail would be no problem :p but getting rid of your current ears and getting the newones...that would be hard for me :p

Baketsu · Post by **Baketsu** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:56 am

^ Not to mention train yourself to use a tail would be like physical therepay....

Of course imagine the pain of getting it stuck in cardoors!!!!

Post by **Leane** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:12 am

Baketsu wrote:^ Not to mention train yourself to use a tail would be like physical therepay....

Of course imagine the pain of getting it stuck in cardoors!!!!

I whould rather not think about that.

Nobodyreal · Post by **Nobodyreal** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:55 am

Baketsu wrote:Of course imagine the pain of getting it stuck in cardoors!!!!

Or people stepping on it.

Baketsu · Post by **Baketsu** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:28 am

You would have to wear around your waist like a belt if you didn't want your tail damaged!!!

Like a Kitty Saiyan!!!!

Post by **Alya Mizar (Tsybil)** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:11 pm

Baketsu wrote:You would have to wear around your waist like a belt if you didn't want your tail damaged!!!

Like a Kitty Saiyan!!!!

Nah, just down the pants leg or under the skirt. Thank goddess those hobble skirts of the late 50s and early 60s are no longer in vogue. hardly room for thighs in those, let alone a tail.

Kintrra · Post by **Kintrra** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:02 pm

I say show your tail proudly, and the first person to step on it dies.

Shutting it in the cardoor though.....that just....ouchies...

Lihera · Post by **Lihera** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:06 pm

But there's one more issue:

How do you keep all of us furries (feline) offa those responsible for this?

Baketsu · Post by **Baketsu** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:50 pm

Lihera wrote:But there's one more issue:

How do you keep all of us furries (feline) offa those responsible for this?

I have no idea whatsoever

Kessa · Post by **Kessa** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:09 am

I havent played FFXI since April 2nd >.<, I sooooooooo miss it. Its been a really long catnap.

Aony · Post by **Aony** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:11 am

I wanna be a manthra!!!

Kahvi · Post by **Kahvi** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:19 pm

Aony wrote:I wanna be a manthra!!!

manthra have 2 tails ~_^
a short one, and a long one

Nobodyreal · Post by **Nobodyreal** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:35 am

But the short one we've already got.