To shape one’s shell beyond what the post-biologic age can bring. The temptation to see what lies beyond, to see what you could become.

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> A serpentine, furry, whimsical & plump creature, wearing a leather bra & layers of jewelry. With one hand, which an exhaust-pipe like organ weaves around, she pinches at the side of her belly. With her other, she offers a token of eight points: 6 of which are rounded, & the others extend off into arrows, one of which phasing through her thumb.

> A messy speech bubble shows a revolver with an angle measurement, pointing at two characters. Both of them seem to be of the same species: a cat-like anthro with a tail that acts as their shadow. One is a shortstack, the other is lanky & tall. A prompt lies at the bottom of the speech bubble, hovering over an unreadable option.