Chapters tagged brain slug
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Pack Hunting by Zeebop
Chapter 21
> A hallmark of North American brain slug hives is coordinated activity. In pre-industrialized settings, it is theorized that this allowed the hive to effectively undertake community projects like rearing structures, digging wells, and managing factory-line style physical labor....
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Escargot Fuck Yourself by Zeebop
Chapter 22
> The North American brain slug is still finding its place in the complex ecosystem of Earth. Their survival is not guaranteed. Interaction with humans remains the leading cause of for brain slugs and their hosts. > —National Geographic Field Guide to Extraterrestrial Spe...
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The Hive Remembers by Zeebop
Chapter 23
> When dealing with the North American Brain Slug, the most important thing to remember is that, as a hive organism, injuries and insults inflicted on individual brain slug hosts will be communicated to every other host. The hive remembers those who hurt it. > —National Geograp...
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Weirdly, Terribly Exposed by Zeebop
Chapter 24
> Imagine a video game where you control a group of simulated people in a simulated environment, going about their lives. At any moment, you can jump into them and see what they see, feel what they feel. Taste the food they eat. Feel the heat of their desire as they make love. Ex...
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Access by Zeebop
Chapter 25
> Ramen began as a variety of Southern Chinese noodle dishes in the Chinatown of Yokohama, Japan in the 19th century. It was the food of the poor and dispossessed, adapting what they knew to a new place with new ingredients. After World War II, the inexpensive dish gained mainstr...
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Crime Scene by Zeebop
Chapter 26
> Humans process sexual response in a number of areas of the brain. Each individual brain slug connects to its host's brain in a unique way. As a result, some brain slug hosts experience a heightened sexual response compared to others. The "brain slug slut" is a reality, although...
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A Moment's Mistake by Zeebop
Chapter 27
> This city belongs to the HIVE > —Graffiti on Seacouver International Bridge No jacket. Antonio's shoes slapped the pavement, and he huddled against the cold breeze. The jacket was back in the apartment. So was his phone. He kept his head down, shoulders slumped, hands in hi...
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Hive Mind Business by Zeebop
Chapter 28
> Do not touch the brain slug. The outer membrane is sensitive to pressure, temperature, and various chemicals; it can easily survive rain and even full immersion in water if the host bathes or swims, but physical contact will often trigger stress vocalizations, and damage can ta...
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Someone To Need Me by Zeebop
Chapter 30
> Brain slugs do not love. They do not understand love. They understand extraction, pleasure, and reciprocity. > Many struggle with the concept of cuddling, at least at first. > —Slug Sutra, Chapter 1 Mel's foot ached. Step after step. He had been awake too long, and his se...
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Just another brain slug thing by Zeebop
Chapter 31
> Brain slugs do not have a word for love. They have a complex biochemical marker for the addictive properties of specific neuropeptides and hormones that the host brain secretes. Oxytocin is a hell of a . > —Slug Sutra, Chapter 1 Mel lay on his bed, unable to move. The ma...
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