Super Science
Ch 10: Experimentation Log, Subject- Animals
This is Doctor Izuku Midoriya reporting on the newest Singularity Soul experiment. To recap my last round of tests, I subjected several different plants in the same controlled environment to the radiation given off by the crystal through an empty Splinter. In short, I found that the radiation causes rapid aging and the appearance of quirks, which is a world-shattering piece of news on its own.
Anyhow, my next target is to see whether the same thing happens to animals. The reason I test this and not just conclude it, despite the existence of several animals with quirks, is the fact of what happened the first time I tried it. In short, I used an empty Splinter, a different one, on a pigeon and turned it into a dodo. Was that the quirk, or did evolution take hold? That's why I'm testing it.
On a side note, the one dodo that I showed Professor Egon has been adopted by us and made the honorary Facility Mascot and pet. We call him Peet.
Continuing with my experiments, I have since marked off a few testing rooms and chambers in the animal testing to accomplish this. Now, I know what you're thinking, but don't worry; we will ensure that all the creatures used are not tortured. They live no different lives than house pets. Having said that, I decided to start small and use an order mail ant farm. After some words with Professor Egon, he convinced me to do it behind a sealed chamber door lined with thick metal. On the chance, they turn into giant monster ants. With that, I set a Splinter beside them and waited. Luckily, I didn't have to wait long since they all died a few hours later.
I can only guess that, like the flowers and their ages, they were unable to withstand the radiation and overaged to death. I'll have to use something a bit bigger.
For the next experiment, I decided to use two subjects: an ordinary pet store goldfish and a koi fish. Both subjects were placed in the same divided aquarium with the Splinter in their vicinity. I will report once any changes have been made.
This is Dr. Izuku Midoryia reporting again. After just three days, the results were finally obtained with the two fish. In short, the pet store goldfish is dead, and the koi fish now shimmers when exposed to direct sunlight. Note: These could make for good decorations at the research facility's entryway.
From this, the effects of the radiation are entirely dependent on the size of the creature and not what kind of creature it is. The next round of experiments will be subjected to amphibians and birds; I will report back as soon as I have everything set up.
Okay, I finally got my hands on all the animals needed for this next test. This time, I am using two vastly different kinds of animals of varying sizes: amphibians and birds. I am using an axolotl, a giant salamander, and a newt for the amphibians. As for the birds, I am once again using wild pigeons around Japan, such as chickens, budgies, and peacocks. In addition, I will also be testing an octopus that was accidentally sent alongside the three amphibians. Once again, I put all the animals in different testing chambers in the same controlled environments. The amphibians were allowed in the same tank but divided. I'll accept the octopus, which was put in a completely separate tank. I have placed an empty splinter within their vicinity. The birds were all placed in different enclosures in the same testing chamber, divided off for their safety. An empty splinter was placed within their vicinity. I'll report back once any signs of change are seen.
This is Doctor Izuku Midoriya reporting some fantastic news about the most recent experiments! I need to figure out where to start or how to make this reporting coherent! But first, I'll just start with how most of the experiments went before I get on to the amazing discovery! I periodically checked on all the creatures once every day. No signs had been made until about the second and fourth day, respectively. First, I will be starting with the amphibians and the octopus.
The axolotl has gained the ability to control water and can move freely from its tank. It's a good thing I checked in on it periodically because the radiation was starting to get to it, and it was using its newfound quirk to move away from the Splinter. Note: Make a covered and watertight tank.
Then there is the giant salamander, which surprisingly has shown no signs of a quirk. It's still being determined whether it's simply immune to the effects of the radiation, if some creatures like humans cannot develop quirks, or if it is merely evolutionarily perfect. Either way, it remains the same no matter how much time has passed. Note: It's sort of nice to know that some creatures can be quirkless.
Next, the newt: it's dead. Surprisingly, however, this isn't due to the radiation from the Splinter. It was actually due to its own developed quirk. I'm not sure what it was, but it just….exploded. Note: study the remains to see what happened.
Last of all was the octopus: it showed no physical changes except for its brain. The radiation has caused its brain, which normally wraps around its esophagus, to disconnect and become separate in the body, allowing it to swell up to three times its normal capacity! This also includes many more wrinkles in the brain. In short, it got smarter, a lot smarter! So smart that it now has a minor form of sentience and sapience. The way I found this out was when it asked me, in Morse code, to "give back the crystal.", so it could "continue to grow." I was both highly intrigued and extremely scared of what that could mean. For now, I have denied its request and placed it in a new aquarium to be studied. Note: learn Morse code.
After this are the birds; the first one is the Peacock. Somehow, the whole "it hypnotizes with its tail" falsehood came true. Raising and shaking its tail feathers induces a hypnotic effect so long as eye contact is constantly made. I was fortunate enough that it dropped its tail and ran as I approached. Note: Make hypnotic-proof goggles.
Then the budgie: it didn't change externally like the peacock, but instead, its vocals did. The bird can now mimic any sound it hears ideally, and at the decibels it sounds at, apart from speech. I've tested gunshots, car keys, bells, a dog's bark, Peet's grunts, the flicking of a light switch, the buzz of electricity, and the honk of a tuba. I even gave it a rendition of one of Mozart's symphonies, and it copied it perfectly with all the instruments present! My one mistake was allowing it to hear my ringtone, and now it pranks me by making the same noise. I've discovered that its intelligence has grown to that of an American Gray Parrot—note: change ringtones.
Next is the chicken: it's by far the strangest one yet. Its brain has quadrupled in size! It's so large that it stretches the skin on its head to the point it's nearly translucent! I wonder how it can still stand and walk, let alone still be alive. I'm still wondering what happened to its skull if it still has it. As I'm sure you can guess, besides having one of the largest brain-to-body sizes in the history of his species and every animal on earth, it has numerous wrinkles in its brain. This is as smart, if not smarter, than most people. Note: she has been able to speak with me through a text-to-speech generator and has formally asked for a job.
Last of all is the pigeon. I was most surprised by this since it didn't change into a dodo as I expected. It only gains a quirk similar to that of the hero Hawks. It can shoot, control, and reattach its feathers, in addition to giving off a faint white glow. This baffled me, so I'll experiment and see what happens from there.
This is Dr. Izuku. Oh, forget it! This is too important for formalities! I've made a breakthrough since my last report. I truly underestimated the power of the Singularity Soul! It's more powerful than I could've imagined! I should stop gushing and get to the point. Finding that a pigeon was given a quirk instead of being turned into a pigeon made me wonder about something.
What did I do differently that caused it to change so drastically? After a bit, I figured it out and decided to run the same pigeon test, this time with two different empty Splinter's. The first one was the Splinter, which I used to test the plants and animals, and the second was the one I originally used to turn the pigeons into dodos for money.
I placed both in the vicinity of two pigeons in different testing chambers, and after a few days, the same thing happened! One changed into a dodo, and the other gained the same quirk as the first test subject! This led me to two different discoveries. The first is that any creature or plant of the same type, except for humans, will always have the same quirk! The second is that the energy fluctuations in the splinters cause different effects!
I found this out by taking the Splinters and running them under an energy wavelength reader. I discovered that the quirk Splinter was positively charged while the evolution Splinter was negatively charged. So, it depends on what frequency it's at and how much was put into each Splinter. A fact I found out later is that it depends on what effect it gives off. Does that also translate to whatever the Splinter absorbs? I can even control the frequency of the energy to see what other effects they have—different experiments for different days.
So, I tested this once more using two female sheep. I kept them in separate testing chambers with the same controlled environment, with both splinters in each room. I'll report back on my findings.
Okay, the tests were a complete success and have revealed another important piece of information on the radiation effect. These are my full findings on each subject.
The sheep that had the quirk Splinter did develop a quirk, some form of electrokinesis. It can generate electricity through its wool to do several things. It can release the pent-up energy at will, use it to increase its speed, create a forcefield, and charge ions of electricity in the air, allowing it to float and air walk. It's also gained a taste for sugar and tobacco; I'm still trying to figure out why. When sheared and proceeded into clothes, it had a very tingly feeling to it. When its meat is cooked and eaten, it has the same effect as the clothes with no abnormal signs but is perfectly safe. Note: many of them could cause thunderstorms.
The sheep that had the evolution Splinter did something unexpected. Instead of devolving into another less evolved species of sheep, like a wild one, it instead evolved! Instead of a wild sheep, before humans domesticated them, there stood a much larger, leaner, smarter, and more muscular sheep. I almost thought it was a wolf or I had gone into the wrong room, but it was the same one.
Its legs grew longer, and it had a bigger chest and a predator-like body structure. Its wool was like regular hair, its eyes gingerly moved somewhat to the front of the face, its hooves split into three toe-like claws, and its horns now grew up before curving and shooting straight out!
After briefly observing it, I almost assumed it was turned into a carnivore! But after feeding, I found it to be an herbivore still. When approached, it acted much more aggressively than an ordinary sheep that would act curious or scared. When the wool was sheared, it worked like hair and came off piece by piece. When the meat was eaten, it was extremely tough and gamey. Note: it reminds me of an old anime my mom and I watched as a kid.
I was genuinely baffled about how and why this happened, and then I found out why. When I gave both sheep a physical exam, I discovered they were both under a lot of stress. I guess the move from an open field to an enclosed lab, coupled with the lack of noise and social interactions between their kind, set the stress level to skyrocket. That's when I realized what the radiation had done!
Due to its stress, the radiation caused it to evolve into something that could handle stress more efficiently in a predator-heavy environment! That's why it looks and acts more aggressively and like a predator! So, any external forces could cause a significant change in the subject's situation! That's why the pigeons turned into Dodo. They were so calm and in a predator-free and food-rich environment that they devolved into something more suited for such a lifestyle! I can only guess what else it could do!
Okay, so I have a dilemma or situation, however you want to see it. While I was testing and observing the sheep, the semi-intelligent octopus snuck out of its aquarium and stole the quirk, Splinter. When I finally found where it was when it was his feeding time, I had to act fast! But the fastest I could go was two hours since it took me a full hour to get him out of his tanks and then another hour to pry it from his tentacles! Who knows how long he had it!?
Luckily, he didn't turn into a giant monster octopus as I had thought. He just...grew smarter, way smarter! The way I found this out was when I came in the next day, and he was sitting at my desk in a glass bowl filled with water and typing on my computer from text to speech. Does he want to work for the facility? I'm not sure why, but I didn't deny him that. I'll have to set something up with him, the chicken, and the professor. He understands human speech and can't speak it, much like the chicken. I guess they'll be my future coworkers. This is Doctor Izuku Midoriya, signing off for now. Note: they both have given themselves names. The chicken has called herself Doctor Cluck Orpington, and the Octopus has called herself Professor Otto Cephalopod.