TINY CAT PEOPLE: THE MAZE TRIALS

[skinstealer]

 
You shuffle around your laptop to get your journal and pen, quickly scribbling down the updated names and pronouns of all the TCPs you’ve met so far...or at the very least, heard of. For posterity’s sake, you also start including typings.
 

SUZANNE- SHE/HER, CHIMERA FISH TYPE
MAX- HE/HIM, BEHEMOTH TYPE
MONROE/MONTY- THEY/THEM, ATYCHIPHOBIA TYPE
RUDY- HE/HIM, PLASTIC TYPE
TEEVEE- ANY?, DESTINY TYPE

 

You remember the text editor program on your computer, too- you quickly check the manual to figure out how to use it, and enter the same information in a new file. Looking good.
 
Time for questions.

 
SEE: Hello? Overseers?
INTERCOM: Hello, See.
SEE: How long have Max and Suzanne been here?
INTERCOM: That will count as two questions.
SEE: Fine, just tell me.
INTERCOM: Suzanne has been here one week.
INTERCOM: Max has been here one month. 
INTERCOM: You have one question remaining, and one reward.
 

You...really don’t like that- you’re not sure how long either of these time periods are, but they sure don’t line up. Whether you tell Suzanne or not is something you’ll have to figure out later, but...yeesh.
 
The idea of a proxy sounds interesting, and while you do have some worries about the whole thing...it tempts you.

 
SEE: Overseers?
INTERCOM: Yes, See.
SEE: I’d like to ask for...this...Instant Proxy Kit? Thing?
SEE: It says on the website that I can get it.
INTERCOM: Reward on hand. Dispensing…
 

 

A box comes tumbling down the chute, having to pry it out as best as you can with your short arms. 

Well, there it is. You open it up and start taking things out, laying all the components out in front of you. There’s an instruction manual, thank god...though it looks a little sparse.

“Instructions:

1) Find a room with a big enough clearing, lack of clear floor space may cause furniture to be knocked over.

2) Open up the canned potato by pulling off the tab. Let it warm up to room temperature and stuff it with a personal scrap or physical element of self (teeth, hair, scales, blood, etc.) The potato will change colors when a sufficient amount is placed within. 

3) Set up the “Canned Potato” on a plate or sheet of cardboard in the clearing to avoid mess. Your entity will manifest through its flesh. Do not let the canned potato completely dry out.

4) Activate “Self-Tuning Angel Radio”, give it time to warm up. Place the “Radiation Orb” somewhere nearby to help boost the signal. Do NOT break. The device will tune itself to a channel where the entity will contact you from. Wait for the hum. 

5) Place the object you wish to form a proxy around in front of you- the kit has provided a blank deck of cards to help you choose a form safely! 

6) Press the button on your Angel Radio once it's fully warmed up and humming, this will confirm that you desire contact. Your entity will arrive shortly. The entity will explain further process from there!"
 
 

Huh. An object...the way you see it, you could use the cards they gave you, whatever those do...or maybe toss Sky in there. Could be interesting, and the idea of making Sky stronger in some way sounds cool.

 

 
Your insecurity settles in a bit, though- this is all really new stuff to you. You decide to look up proxies online, just to make sure you know a bit more.

"Proxy (Occult)
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For other uses, see Proxy (disambigution).
    "Spirit Homunculi" redirects here. For other uses, see Proxy (disambigution)
In folklore, a Proxy is often considered a type of familiar (occult) commonly seen among practitioners of the witching subculture and dating even further back to its roots, scrapwranglers. Description of proxies seem to drastically vary in their manifestation, nature, and purpose but are commonly described as extensions of personal traits. In regions where the influence of witchcraft practitioners is a important part of the cultural identity of a region, they are often considered to be symbols of personal growth, protection, and coming to terms with one’s inner self.  

The existence and true scientific nature of Proxies is somewhat contested in many circles and a number of contradictions make them difficult to truly pin down. 

In the past decade a rapidly growing subculture commonly referred to as scrapcobblers has massively raised attention toward proxies in the culinary world through their presence on celebrity cooking shows and internet image boards..."
 

Okay, never mind, most of it goes over your head anyway. The whole “extension of personal traits” thing stands out, though....maybe it could help you be a better medic! May as well just...dive into it, you guess?