Turn 6 Your souped-up flagellum is pretty powerful, but it burns a lot of energy. With a burst of inspiration, you begin to compact and store the glucose as glycogen and then put the glycogen inside a vacuole. After filling up your vacuole, you speed along following the diluted particles of Jostler's trail. As the trail becomes stronger, you sense a presence right ahead. Without giving the other cell time to respond, you spread yourself around it... and spread... and... whoa, this thing's pretty big!
You barely manage to encase it, and it takes five energy to break down! You don't have a really effective digestion yet, so it takes more time and effort.
With a douse or two of digestive enzymes, you have finally defeated Jostler! Your unfounded hatred for this fellow of the primordial soup has now be requited. From Jostler, you gain 14 Amino Acids, 5 Fat, and 4 Glucose (it must have had a stock of glucose from the sugar-crystal as well). In addition, you recover some of 3 bits of its DNA. You ferment the glucose needed to make up for the break-down process as you decide what to do next.
Cell Basics
Common Name: Lifespark
Scientific Name: Vitascinti basus
DNA: 3
RNA: 9
Amino Acids: 18
Fat: 5
Glucose: 8
Energy: 10
Sentience: 2/10
Cell Stats
Size: 1
Defense: 2
Structure: 1
Movement: 5
Detection: 1
Production: 2
Cell Organelles:
Basic Cytoplasm (+1 Production, +1 Size)
Basic Cytoskeleton (+1 Structure, +1 Movement)
Basic Chemical Detection Proteins (+1 Detection)
Improved Flagellum (+4 Movement)
Improved Membrane (+2 Defense)
Basic Ribosomes (+1 Production)
Blueprints (7/ 9):
Chemical Detection Proteins: Detects chemical changes. Embedded into the cell membrane. (4 Amino Acids, 2 Energy; +1 Detection)
Cytoskeleton: Gives structure to the cell and lets it change its shape. (12 Amino Acids, 6 Energy; +1 Structure, +1 Movement)
Cytoplasm: The cell's "filling". Transports materials and performs glycolysis. (4 Amino Acids, 4 Fat, 4 Energy; +1 Production, +1 Size)
Flagellum: A long tube of protein that spins rapidly. (8 Amino Acids, 4 Energy; +2 Movement)
Membrane Structural Proteins: Makes the membrane tougher, but stiffer. (8 Amino Acids, 2 Energy; +1 Defense)
Ribosome: A protein "factory". Converts Amino Acids into proteins for building organelles. (4 Amino Acids, 2 Energy; +1 Production)
RNA: Stores a single bit of cellular information. (5 Amino Acids, 4 Energy; +1 Information Storage)
Location:
Mineral-rich ice water.
Nearby:
A diluted chemical trail leading to Jostler, a trail from some bacteria, and a partially dissolved crystal of simple sugar.
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