TL;DR I'm nerfing nanoLunar, developing him more, and using him as my default 'sona with cookieLunar essentially being the "player".

Been thinking a lot about 'sona disassociation lately; trying to pinpoint it, and beyond the "I want something new and interesting" shit, it's a similar problem that I've had before... too much power. For those who don't know, I've been feeling distant from my 'sonas on and off for months now. I feel like nanoLunar is where I want to settle, but there's some stuff in the way.... While it's fun playing nanoLunar as a character with all of the (as I put it) indignities of being alive solved/figured out, there's a bit too much of a gap between reality and fantasy/science fiction to properly associate them with a full time 'sona.

This perfection will inevitably be the end point of nanoLunar; and likely any synthetic being that has effectively infinite time to adapt, improve, and evolve. Alas, I think I need to focus more on the middle of the whole arc. Where he's not fully in control of himself, still has awkward moments, seems less put together... less perfect. Lean more into the derpy awkward person behind the advanced nano-tech and let that out rather than hiding behind perfect nanobots/machinery. There may be some similarities/comparisons to masking and autism here....

I've had a few ideas of him being 'nanobotted' without full knowledge of what happened, and slowly coming to terms with all the ramifications of it. A slower progression into all of his abilities. The idea of an organic being becoming a robot is just... gives me the good feels, if that makes sense. It's fun. I think I need a less fantastical setting for him than high sci-fi as well. That can come later. I had nano's story essentially start at the end of what would be the fictitious equivalent of our world, and often play him hundreds of years into the future. I'm gonna try and reign that in and keep him a little closer to home. Like I said, the high sci-fi stuff isn't invalid or retconned, it just... comes after the "he's my 'sona" arc.

As such there may be some inconsistencies with nanoLunar's abilities, but then again what else is new. He's gone from being a goo critter, to being an organic replicant with nanobot goo-blood, to being a robot with nanobot goo blood/coolant/whathaveyou. I think Imma stick with the robot idea, I have a somewhat detailed description of his innards that I like. But here's the other thing. I'll know almost exactly what's inside, but he won't. This is getting into more meta/esoteric character/player relations, but I hope this is clear enough. To continue with that mentality, I wanna embrace nanoLunar as my 'sona and cookieLunar as the player. Especially with how close the latest update has made Lunar to me.

Oh, another thing... both nanoLunar's regenerative ability (and to a lesser extent, the 'heart-orb'), and Lunar's crystal pendant were essentially reactions to something I just pretty much *don't like*. Digestion. Both were a reaction to make it safe for me when others don't want it that way. Reformation abilities built in when I don't even wanna take it that far 99% of the time. I dumped the crystal for Lunar in an effort to make him more 'normal', and I'm gonna be dialing back nanoLunar's regenerative abilities as well. Vore (to me) is a comfort thing, and I'm tired of pretending it's not for the sake of others. If/when I do digestion, it'll be with a pred I trust implicitly to reform me. There are ways I like digestion of course, but that's generally more toony/TFy. Sentient soup if you will. Ahem. Still working on the details, but I want to explore it without the safeguards and only with those I really *really* trust... if that makes sense.

In this regard, Lunar is simple. Normal fox, though toon logic often applies. Goopify him and watch him squirm and blush. >.> nanoLunar isn't really digestible, being made of metal and plastic. He will still have the nearly indestructible heart-orb if someone (green) does manage to goopify him, but it will not have the ability to full reconstruct his body without help. This also allows for more situations that I rather like... put simply: a consciousness contained in an object reliant on others for help. Naturally there's more too it but that's the basic idea.

Eh, whole-lot-o-blabbin' that likely only me and maybe a couple frens will read, but that's OK. This is for me just as much as it is for others who love/are interested in me. <3