“I know I can make this prettier! Maybe I need to lengthen the nose ridge…”
Next step: choose a name
The shapeshifter lets out a deep sigh filled with dread and anxiety, knowing it’s going to take the whole day.
hits random until they don’t even look human anymore
Is this a Monster Factory reference?
No middle sliders
Grab em by the face bones
I wonder if shapeshifters would struggle with profile shots since they mostly see themselves head-on.
Two hours refining the eye size, then turning around to find your nose is twice the length it should be and your cheekbones are concave, somehow.
They could just form another eye on the end of their arm and hold it out in front
in ds9, the changelings can partially read minds so they would be able to adjust thier form very easily, also capable of changing thier mass and storing it in a pocket dimension, according to trek sources.
They would certainly have a trifold mirror setup at a minimum, if not a mirror on the other side of the room. Character creation is the most crucial part of playing a role.
Some humans actually do this
Plenty of humans desperately want this
God I would genuinely kill you be able to do this. I don’t think I will ever be fully comfortable in my body and I doubt this would fix it but atleast I could just keep things changing.
God I would genuinely kill you be able to do this.
I know it’s a typo, but it brings a level of personal aggression to the phrase that completely changes the meaning and I love it.
It’s not just that “I would kill (somebody) for that”, it’s “I would kill you for that”
I hope you find a way to be more comfortable though!
Yup totally a typo Lmao. Will leave it because it is funny though.
Nah just own it. You only need to kill this one person to obtain your shapeshifter dreams!
Admit it, “I’d say sorry but I’d still pull the trigger.” 😁
makeup is literally magic
That presupposes though that a shapeshifter would need to see their own reflection to judge the look. If you have developed over millennia the ability to change your appearance at a molecular level, or physically speaking thereabouts, you probably have developed the ability to judge the look without having to look at it. You would be a rock who knew how to become Michelangelo’s David.
I’d be amazed to hear that chameleons practice at a puddle before they try to blend in with the jungle. But I was sick a lot when they taught biology in school.
Chameleons don’t actually change color the way people think they do.
First off, the natural state of a chameleon is green, which blends in to the forest fairly well. Their color change is a mating tactic, and so favors bright and vibrant colors.
A chameleon changing colors isn’t hiding, they’re horny.
Or angry. Or scared, or well, any strong emotion. Basically a chameleon is a living mood ring.
Now, if you want true instant camouflage, that’s an octopus. They can not only change colors, but their own surface texture. In their case, they get the info about what to look like from their numerous suckers alone their legs.
Cool! What about jackdaws?
I click the random button several times and move on with my life.
In star citizen this led to me having an incredible handlebar moustache and sexy sideburns
[off topic]
https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-seed-octavia-e-butler/11019356?ean=9781538751480&next=t
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler.
Shape shifter meets a body thief. If he inhabits her body, she will die and he’ll never be able to get more children from her.
That’s the first chapter.
