capability found in no
other Transform. Clearly, the Focus metacampus is entirely directed to this
capability, at the expense of all juice use. Arms manipulate juice internally,
powering their combat capabilities. The Arm metacampus appears to be vastly
under-utilized. They likely have additional juice manipulation capabilities
they have not yet identified.
2.0 Juice
Differentiation among Major Transforms
Juice Differentiation
divides the Major Transforms into two groups, the constant juice users (Crows
and Focuses) and the inconstant juice users (Beast Men and Arms).
Fundamental juice
levels – Focuses and Crows have a fundamental juice level about 65. Arms and
Beast Men have a fundamental juice level about 90.
Usage Rates – Male Transforms
use about 3 juice points a week. This seems to be almost entirely utilized to
support their fundamental juice, with only negligible amounts left for physical
enhancements. A Crow or Focus will use about 5 juice points a week, of which
an estimated 80% is utilized to support their fundamental juice, leaving the
remaining for physical enhancements. An Arm or Beast Man uses about 15 juice
points a week, of which less than half is utilized to support their fundamental
juice, leaving the majority for physical enhancements.
Usage Patterns – Crows
and Focuses tend toward constant juice levels. Crows absorb dross slowly, and
function best on small quantities of dross every day. Focuses, despite
handling large quantities of juice, only absorb minute quantities of what they
handle and also tend toward a constant juice level. Arms and Beast Men tend to
extreme variability. Note the psychological effects of this! The variability
induces addictive behaviors and intense mood swings.
Transformation – Crows
and Focuses transformations seem to require little or no external juice supply.
A Crow makes his transformation with no support, and a Focus makes use of the
excess juice of a small number of women. An Arm takes more, killing the women
in the process, while a Beast Man seems to awake before his transformation is
complete, requiring a large quantity of dross from some external source in
order to complete his transformation.
3.0 The
Transforms
The differentiation
factors between Transforms lie in gender and support needs. The Goldilocks
variations are as rare as Arms and Beast Men. The reason for their rarity is
not known, but is statistically tied to the number of Induced (non-disease)
Transformations occurring in society.
Male Transforms – Male
Transforms run a fundamental juice level of 15.5, and use about 0.4 points of
supplemental juice per day. When this is exhausted, they go into withdrawal.
Male Transforms require Focus support to survive.
Female Transforms – Female
Transforms run a fundamental juice level of 15.5, and produce about 0.4 points
of extra supplemental juice per day. When this reaches a level of 27.8, they
become Monsters. Female Transforms require Focus support to survive. The
requirement of two female Transforms to support one male Transform is due to
inefficiency in the transfer process.
Male Goldilocks – Male
Goldilocks run a fundamental juice level of 22.2. They produce about 0.4
points of supplemental juice per day, and use around the same amount. They
need no support to survive.
Female Goldilocks –
Female Goldilocks run a fundamental juice level of 22.2. They produce about 0.4
points of supplemental juice per day, and use around the same amount. They
need no support to survive.
4.0 Sports
Sports are variants on
the Major Transforms. Sports do not appear to duplicate each other, meaning
they appear to be unique flawed (or variant) versions of the Major Transforms.
The mortality rate among Sports is excessive.
His précis was quite succinct, the book an in-depth
treatment regarding the capabilities of Transforms, something he