Ok before I hit the hay. You can turn into an animal at will. Your clothes and such won’t turn with you but mass is not conserved so you can turn into something much bigger or smaller. It has to be a real creature that does or has existed and I guess if you want a plant that would be fair game. For me its an albatross. could travel around the world. might even manage to carry something that is not to large if packaged right. I am a bit torn though as the ocean is large so maybe a sea creature would be better. like a killer whale. of course then its not great for getting somewhere inland.
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A raven doesn’t sound too bad. Can fly, smart, doesn’t really have a predator so I can explore the world at ease
Nobody said cats? I’m very disappointed. I’m going to comb my hair, look at you reproachfully, then go to sleep.
I’m thinking either hawk, raven or seagull. Definitely something that can fly and is big enough to not be a target for too many other animals (I don’t wanna get randomly murked by a cat). Also something that can swoop down on people and steal shit.
Tabby cat
Lobster.
I’d continue to live my normal life during the day, but transform every night to sleep, and don’t age during that time. Hell, any time I’m not doing something that requires a human body, just push pause on the aging process for a few hours. Careful application could get me an extra ~40-50% lifespan for free.
The lobster’s biggest problem is always having to grow new shells. If every transformation puts me back exactly where I left off, that could be an issue, but with a part-time human to stock my own tank/pool, getting enough to eat as a lobster to get the energy to do that shouldn’t be an insurmountable hurdle.
Outclassed by rejuvenating jellyfish.
Yes, we’re making tier lists about hypothetical animal transformations now.
House cat seems chill.
Hey OP, have you read the Animorphs book series? They’re a YA series, but it actually gets into some heavier shit surprisingly (child soldiers, PTSD, etc) and are not half bad. I bring this up because the premise is some teens are given powers to morph into any animal they “acquire” DNA from by touching. Really gets into the mindset of each animal, what it feels like, how awesome (or terrifying) it is being each animal, etc. Give them a read if you haven’t already.
Well you didn’t add any caveats to the transformation and you said it’s at will so… If mass is not conserved then I’d just turn into something heavy yet compact like a rhino and harvest infinite energy from the toggling. If I get support from a State I might even choose a whale so we can extract the most energy per toggle. You can basically build an engine from it, and since whales are like 200 tons and I’m 70kg, the conversion ratio would be pretty damn good. Though it would require a dedicated facility, which is why I’d rather go with a rhino or something, which is however about 100 times less efficient so it would require 100 times as much toggling. You get the picture.
Funny you assume this would not lead to almost immediate enslavement.
Others: I like this animal for reasons.
You: I’ll be a power plant.
I wouldn’t want to spend my life stuck in a power plant.
Beats being stuck at a desk.
YFW power plant desk
Now you just need to find a way to boil some water and… I feel like I’ve heard this one before.
I remember reading something (might have been xkcd) that said Superman could do the objectively most “good” by simply powering a massive generator and providing free energy to the world. It would benefit the most people at one time, and provide a larger affect than simply beating up bad guys. So, in the same vein, your sacrifice will be remembered.
Like those cats with buttered toast strapped to their backs.
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European Lion or some other interesting extingt animal to push sience in that specific field. Or an authentic “Auerochs” to boost efforts of renaturation in Europe with my genes. Also lots of sex for the good for a while. The beastiality could become a problem tho since im not into animals.
An arctic tern.
Beaver. Any day. Favorite animal period. No doubts or worries at all.
I think a cheetah would be my go. Mostly chill, very cute, excellent at sunbathing, could still play with my dog, and very fucking fast sometimes.
Bear
First thought is a very small insect, especially a small flying bug, so I could effectively vanish instantly and escape from most any situation.
Of course this comes with some assumptions, such as magically keeping my intelligence. And not aging at hyper speed while transformed, etc.
