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.
I always only have 2 answers for this question.
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House cat. You’ll be pampered and have a comfy life. And unlike a dog, you don’t have to show affection to your owner. You can just not give a shit and they’ll find it adorable.
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The only other option is some bird that can travel long distances and isn’t easy prey. That way you get to travel.
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Orson Welles. I want to turn into 1970’s Orson Welles.
This dove:
I wanna fly away.
Cat.
An arctic tern.
I actually thought about this as an alternative because of the ability to hide and survive extreme conditions. Its very tempting along with the travel you could do.
yeah something flying would be nice
what’s the apex bird?
thats a good question. In my area I feel its the hawk but globally no idea?
Pterodactyl I think
your ability is going to become public fast.
A Rottnest Island Quokka. Highly promiscuous, well fed, no predators and beloved and protected by humans.
I. ah. did not think about sexual aspects.
My thought process when choosing:
What increases happiness? Food, sex, safety, community.
What decreases happiness? Hunger, loneliness, fear.
https://www.rottnestisland.com/see-do/wildlife-nature/Quokkas
90s Animorphs kid here. I’ve been considering this for 30 years.
And I’m not telling
Brontosaurus or maybe a giant manta ray
thing about huge dinos is its going to make it hard to keep the ability on the down low.
Dönertier
what is that?
a brain eating ameba if I can choose a host.
otherwise, a Giganotosaurus. go big or go home, right?
Something with an incredibly short life span preferably
first thought is fruit fly but no gotchas so when you turn back you won’t be incredibly old or anything. the transformation will not help you stay young or get old fast as a human but I guess if you stayed in fly form to long. that could be bad.
Nothing deep sea, I don’t want to deal with other creatures in an environment I can’t transform back.
Nothing flying, heights would scare me.
I am between an elephant and a racoon. Probably a racoon.
you know that is a good point. I mean flyer you might be able to transorm briefly and back and crushing depths is definately a no go. Your comment makes me more go to flyer to think about something ground based like orangatang which I kinda am feeling from a guys gorilla choice.
Whale Shark.
is that a real thing?!
Yup
there are so many sea creatures they could use in sci fi on an alien planet and so few folks like me would realize they are actual things.
Yikes, imagine having to learn to fly. Sounds rough. I’d be a different human that I would call Rex so I could go to the store without worrying about anyone recognizing me. I’d just rather not have to worry about seeing anyone I know when I’m not in the mood.
so the idea is no real gotchas. you would have whatever natural instincts and aptitudes needed to function like the animal without it overwelming your judgement.
