Turn 7
Now that there's no one to jostle you while you get your sugar fix, you decide to head back to the sugar crystal. You definitely should eat up the rest of the crystal while there's no one here to bother you or steal your food. As you follow the chemical trail back, you realize how
good it would feel to be able to, well,
feel. You slow your pace and drift to a stop as your Ribosomes begin churning out proteins. After a while (you aren't sure how long), you reach out with your newly-constructed sensory cilia.
Ahhhhh... You can
feel the flow of the water on the tiny filaments and can even sense the temperature of your surroundings. With a burst of inspiration, you migrate your chemical detection proteins into the sensory cilia to free up your membrane. These cilia can be used for movement to a certain degree, but are better for manipulation and detection.
The trip back burns up about 3 Energy and you ferment 2 glucose to make up for it. To your horror, a colony of bacteria has infested your sugar crystal.
YOURS! The little things are all over it, soaking up the energy and using it to split themselves in two! How dare they take over your little retreat!? Hey, you were going to eat all the sugar anyway, why not just pick up the little morsels too? Should you go ahead and eat them all?
Cell Basics
Common Name: Lifespark
Scientific Name: Vitascinti basus
DNA: 3
RNA: 9
Amino Acids: 8
Fat: 5
Glucose: 6
Energy: 9
Sentience: 3/10
Cell Stats
Size: 1
Defense: 2
Structure: 1
Movement: 6
Detection: 4
Production: 2
Cell Organelles:
Basic Cytoplasm (+1 Production, +1 Size)
Basic Cytoskeleton (+1 Structure, +1 Movement)
Improved Flagellum (+4 Movement)
Improved Membrane (+2 Defense)
Basic Ribosomes (+1 Production)
Basic Sensory & Chemical Cilia (+1 Movement, +3 Detection, +1 Detection from Chem. Proteins)
Blueprints:
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)
DNA: Gives an enormous boost to your cellular storage. Renders RNA obsolete for storage. (10 Amino Acids, 8 Energy; +10 Information Storage)
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; now obsolete. (5 Amino Acids, 4 Energy; +1 Information Storage)
Sensory Cilia: Lets you detect changes in water and feel around your environment. (10 Amino Acids, 5 Energy; +1 Movement, +3 Detection)
Location:
Mineral-rich ice water.
Nearby:
A partially dissolved crystal of simple sugar and a small colony of bacteria.