I've decided that since Oliver has trauma related to Turo and Sada he shouldn't really do the path of Legends storyline. So I'm bringing in Juliana for that and Koraidon. Nothing really happens to her, but she does become friends with Oliver. This au's timeline is a mix of Scarlet and Violet's.
Both her and Oliver do get roped into doing the Starfall street storyline. Though Oliver mainly sticks to the gym challenge
Oliver actually likes to battle. He also has a crush on Nemona. These facts are not related.
Also in the Hisui part I decided to put another oc: Cassandra Achroma. She is essentially a Colress ancestor. His multiple greats aunt to be precise. She is a visiting doctor of Biology from Galar. She is kinda just there.
I also decided to add even more people to the list of hybrids. So remember when I said nothing happens to Juliana? I forgot to add the word yet.
In fact i even roped Nemona and Penny into it.
Under the Read More is details regarding them, The Unova trio, and this au’s Colress, Sada, and Turo. The scientists are messed up.
So first of all, Colress. He was among the people who started the Original Experiment. He is the one who decided on each of the human test subjects. He was arrested after the Experiment was raided and shut down. Then he escaped and, using some gene samples, he decided to continue his experiments on his own. choosing Hilda, Nate, and Emmet as his subjects (maybe more if i feel like it).
Colress decided to make Hilda a Serperior hybrid. So she gets a Snake tail and loses leg privileges. She can Photosynthesize
Nate becomes a Braviary hybrid. He gets to go through the very fun experience of Growing wings out of his back.
Emmet was supposed to just be an Eelektross hybrid, but due to the sheer amount of Joltiks on him, the DNA sample used was slightly contaminated. Emmet becomes a mix of a Eelektross and Galvantula hybrid when the changes are done. He gets spider legs coming out of his back.
Now as for the Professors, the time machine stuff still happened, just as a side project to fall back on when they blew the whistle on the experiment.
Please note: they only did that because they disliked Colress and no other reason.
The professors do still make the AIs and they still die. But they didn’t die without making a fail safe for their Experiments. They wanted to continue the work from the Experiments, but they knew they couldn’t be too sus with Clavell watching them.
So the main AIs were meant to distract him and they didn’t have any of the actual memories of the Original Sada and Turo. they were programmed with partially false memories and are basically the AIs from the game.
but the originals did still want to continue the Experiment, even if they weren’t there to do it. So they coded in a backup of their actual memories into the AIs under a file I’ve currently named Experiment.exe.
Experiment.exe is simultaneously both the original Sada and Turo’s memories and the code set to run the vessels when the conditions are met.
And the conditions happen to be met at the Zero Lab fight. The AIs are very confused when it happens. Experiment.exe then targets the people there: Nemona, Juliana and Penny. Oliver and Arven are already listed as Subjects.
Juliana becomes a Miraidon hybrid. the little digital eyes, the tail, and the metal scales etc. etc.
Nemona was chosen to become a slither wing hybrid. She becomes fluffy, gets the wings and the tail, and she gets the eyes
Penny gets to be an Iron Moth hybrid. She can float once the changes are done. her changes are usually less apparent compared to others.
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In animal laboratories, one of the ways they dispose of their subjects when finished with them is via gas chamber -- introducing carbon dioxide into the enclosure until they suffocate. From what I understand, this is still standard, probably because it’s cheap. They say it’s one of the most humane ways of doing it. Humane my arse.
The mist/clouds are fluff. It wouldn’t actually look like this in real life, of course, but I wanted it to be atmospheric. Originally, I was gonna have him clutch at his throat, but then this image popped into my head. It’s not exactly how I envisioned it -- what I initially saw was scarier-looking than this, with basically just his paw and eyes showing and the fog being significantly thicker. That being said, I’m still somewhat satisfied with how this came out. Could’ve played with it a lot more, of course, but I didn’t want to spend forever on it.
Below the cut is a personal project on the much more morbid side. Animal lab experimentation is always something I’ve found equal parts horrible and fascinating. Once in a blue moon, I’ll do research on the subject out of curiosity and/or for storytelling purposes. Even as a kid, I found this of interest, and when watching Pinky and the Brain I was always a bit disappointed that we never saw more of what the characters actually went through in the lab during the day. Granted, there’s a reason as to why this was never shown, as a child audience had to be kept in mind, yet still I pondered about it....
Over the last few days, I’ve been churning out compositions based on internet findings -- old and new experiments that rats and mice are put through, many of them humane, some of them very much not. It was an eye-opening journey for me artistically and otherwise, discovering what I’m comfortable drawing and what I never want to sketch again, as well as learning more about this realm of the scientific world.
WARNING: SOME GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW THE CUT. If needles, patients dealing with the effects of cancer, and general portrayals of pain bother you, I wouldn’t bother venturing onward. I not only drew out experiments that the characters might have gone through, but also describe all of my findings in detail and provide video footage to go along with it. While I didn’t go full-on vivisection or anything, some of this might still be disturbing, so I’m taking extra precaution.
All of the images below are “color-coded” and graded. The experiments start out fairly tame, then get worse... and worse... and worse. The backgrounds reflect this, going from fairly light to quite dark.
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Experiment #1 - Tail Flick Test
A fairly harmless experiment. The subject is mostly restrained, leaving only their tail exposed. An intense light beam is projected onto the exposed appendage, with the animal flicking their tail when the pain/heat becomes too much. This test is utilized in basic pain research and to measure analgesic effectiveness.
I wanted Brain to wear an expression of deep apathy -- he’s done this a million times and will probably do it a million times more. At this point, he doesn’t even care anymore.
For the background, I simply copied an environment in one of the videos I found.
Video example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzrA1tDTfkQ
Experiment #2 - Rotarod Performance Test
Another experiment that’s generally harmless. One or multiple subjects are placed on elevated rotating rods so as to measure such things as endurance, balance, grip strength, and more.
I imagine Pinky would enjoy this test, as he’s familiar with running on a wheel and actually enjoys more strenuous activities. Brain, on the other hand, would only participate via sheer force. He’d also be more prone to fall after a shorter period of time, getting tired faster than his cage mate.
Video example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v56MtrmWAs0
Experiment #3 - Shot (General)
Nothing special. Just Brain about to get shot.
This is all highly exaggerated, of course. A mouse would simply be held firmly, not strapped down, for a simple injection. Also, I can’t imagine why they’d be shot in the face, although Meg told me that scientists tend to draw blood samples from a mouse’s cheek. Need to look that up. I wasn’t at all going for accuracy here, but rather how it might feel -- how scary it would be.
Experiment #4 - Sciatic Nerve Constriction
An experiment in chronic neuropathic pain, due to the central or peripheral nervous system sustaining damage. Under anesthesia, the animal’s sciatic nerve is exposed via skin incision. The connective tissue between the biceps femoris muscles and the gluteus superficialis is cut. The nerve is then loosely tied with four chrome gut ligatures so to occlude, but not arrest, blood flow. The wound is sutured, the animal is given 24 hours to recover, and then both hindpaws are tested for pain sensitivity. Sounds terrible, but it’s certainly not the worst of the experiments I researched.
I have no idea what’s going on with the coloring in this. Again, going for feel more than accuracy, but the hues are way too calm.
Information link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22433911
Experiment #5 - Writhing Test
Particularly cruel test in which acetic acid is introduced into the system, inducing severe internal pain. The typical response includes writhing, abdominal retraction, and stretching of the hind limbs. Despite the test being withdrawn in 2004 for unethical reasons, it is still employed by some.
This was my favorite one to draw. Although the lighting and shading are not the greatest, it made for an interesting experiment. I did not intend for the lines to be so bold, but it kind of turned into an almost comic-style illustration. I ended up playing around with it a bit and like the result enough to post it.
I would not watch the video below if you are squeamish. It is difficult to swallow. On another note, you may find the “Empathetic Behavior: Emotional Contagion in Mice” section in the second link of interest. For cage mates in particular, if one or both mice were injected with the same acid, and allowed to observe one another, an injected mouse would writhe more if its partner was also in pain. I can’t help but imagine Brain and Pinky in this type of situation....
Information link #1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543562/
Information link #2: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/writhing-test
Video example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib63O4F856w
Experiment in which cancer is induced in the system. Nude mice are bred for a number of tests, and are used for this one, as well.
My least favorite to draw, but my favorite to color. One particular experiment I found showed a tumor in every follicle on a mouse’s muzzle. Was trying to go for this look, albeit exacerbated.
Information link #1: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(98)70203-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982298702039%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Information link #2: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/08/weirdest-lab-mice/
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Bonus:
This is based on a test that I found absolutely hilarious. There’s a certain chemical, called W-18, that’s been on the drug market for... some years. The potency of it is supposedly insanely high, although this has never been proven. It’s basically a research chemical (created at a university in the 80s) with analgesic properties that were shown to be “painkillers or blockers of the painkilling effect of morphine in mice”. Mice, not humans. To quote a specific article:
“... when they first injected some of these chemicals into the animals at a dose similar to aspirin, the mice stood up for about a minute and fell over unconscious. They remained unconscious – for five days. But they weren’t dead. They were still breathing. And when they woke, they seemed fine, other than being really hungry and thirsty.”
They literally keeled over from the supposed potency of it. From what I recall, they don’t even know exactly what it was doing to their system, other than the fact that it knocked them out. I just find it funny that they were completely fine after awakening days later.
Although the pure smell of it wouldn’t cause such a reaction, I liked the idea of it in picture form and so depicted Brain simply taking a whiff before passing out.
Information link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2016/04/30/w-18-the-high-potency-research-chemical-making-news-what-it-is-and-what-it-isnt/#2c45a5dd4757
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Experiments researched, but not implemented:
- Tail dipped in ice cold water (mentioned here: cold water)
- Morris water maze
- Porton Down nerve agent test(s) (the worst; not even sure how I’d depict this)
The Porton Down tests sounded so indescribably cruel that I simply couldn’t bear to put Brain or Pinky through either of those, much less draw them out. It was the most horrific of the experiments I found, second only to a story about a French physiologist in the 1700s/1800s who performed, I believe, vivisection on live, six-week-old puppies. There’s a limit and that’s my limit. Even the cancer-based composition above was difficult to create. I legit felt dirty drawing it.
Researching these subjects was incredibly interesting, and I came across a few articles that touched on animal experimentation and the question of whether or not it’s ethical. Should such practices continue? It’s more complicated than a simple “yes” or no” answer. Some tests are fairly harmless, whilst others border on the inhumane, and some are downright cruel. Some people say that, without testing, there would be a lot less medicine on the shelves to assist in relieving and curing our ailments, whilst others argue that 90+% of the time the testing done is unnecessary, the results yielded by the subjects dissimilar to those that would be shown by humans and, henceforth, stating that the inaccuracies are numerous. This particular article offered up what I thought was a pretty genuine and interesting debate on the matter:
Pain in Lab Animals: How Much is Too Much?
In an interview with Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, a neuroscientist, he mentions that:
“You have complete control over everything in mice. Within limits, you can do whatever you want as long as you minimize pain and suffering of the subjects.“
Full interview: https://www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com/latest_podcast/sex-differences-in-pain-and-pain-inhibition-with-dr-jeffrey-mogil/
While many establishments do follow the Animal Welfare Act, other laboratories still implement unethical practices. Also, the rules for what constitutes as acceptable in regards to tests that can only be performed without painkillers or anesthesia administered is... nebulous.
Thankfully, there is a number of lab testing equipment on the market specifically designed to be more humane and less stress-inducing to its subjects. These restrainers, for example, allow the animal to “walk in” without having to be physically forced backwards into a container:
Restrainers
Here is another example of testing that is relatively pain-free:
It’s simple and inexpensive while still allowing scientists to perform tests.
Below is a video showing how a type of rotarod works, one that doesn’t place the rods too high and provides a cushion underneath in case the subjects fall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38fDS2i13k
This tail flick analgesia meter comes installed with a cut off timer to avoid damage to the animal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgaStZt143o
So there are options. How often are such options utilized in the field? I have no idea, although there are laws that should be followed and, from the sound of it, generally are adhered to. Not everyone in this business is cruel. Though you do have your occasional psychopath who performs very morally questionable operations behind closed doors, I believe that this is a great exception to the rule, and that there are a lot of laboratory workers who genuinely want to inflict as little pain as possible upon the animal. Just an opinion. I don’t have tons of evidence, but it seems like most people are sane. Lol.
Most of the experiments I inflicted upon Brain because, I think, Pinky is so pure that I have a hard time imagining him sustaining any kind of extreme pain that would genuinely hurt him. Also, he borders on being freakin’ masochistic, finding pleasure in a lot of painful situations, whereas Brain does not. Brain has been through a lot, mentally and physically. It seemed more... “appropriate” to put him in these situations, as terrible as that sounds.
All of that having been said, I never want to do this kind of exercise again. While a lot of it was interesting, and some of it even fun, parts of it were legitimately painful. The cancer one.... I felt horrible....
Something that just occurred to me about the “experimentation on children” trope;
The second-in-command hummed to themselves, arms crossed and one hand on their chin. “Boss?”
“What?”
“Is there any REAL reason we run these experiments on children? I mean, our enemies are usually adults. Children’s bodies are constantly developing, so we can never tell whether it’s our products or their own body making changes. Also, people keep looking for their kidnapped kids, which is a HUGE hassle. So what’s the reason we keep using them again?”
The boss froze for a few moments, contemplating. Eyebrows furrowed, they finally snapped, “Shut up! Let me have my power fantasy!”
