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PNW Monster: Glommie Hive

I thought I should do some monsters from the Pacific Nukewest for Halloween!

Their main attacks are just body slamming and absorbing victims into their radioactive slime, but they're often carrying all kinds of equipment that they're more than happy to test on their victims! You could easily give them knife arms, guns, explosives- or even power armor! They don't really have a sense for tactics or self preservation, so you can have them go nuts with whatever sounds fun in the moment!

I've run into a bit of a snag! I know where latex comes from, and I know parts of how its harvested, but I don't know how the sheets used in catsuits are manufactured!

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Tap a plant that produces raw latex, like Hevea brasiliensis, Ficus elastica, or Ficus carica, or Parthenium argentatum. If all else fails, you can use dandelions! If you have the patience to pick several acres for a single glove's worth.

Coagulate the raw latex in a tray, using an agent like calcium chloride or acetic acid. Then wait for it to harden, and press it flat. (Now you have an RSS sheet! For basic low quality garments, you can stop here! But you will likely need something a bit more durable and flexible!)

Powderize the latex, and mix that powder with sulfur. Then apply spread it between metal plates and apply pressure and heat! (You may want to use an additional catalyst as well, like magnesia or zincite.)

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Tap a plant that produces raw latex, like Hevea brasiliensis, Ficus elastica, or Ficus carica, or Parthenium argentatum. If all else fails, you can use dandelions! If you have the patience to pick several acres for a single glove's worth.

Mix raw latex in a tray with sulfur, a coagulating agent like calcium chloride or acetic acid, and add any dye you want! Wait for it to partially solidify, and begin flatting the material. A metal roller should work well! (Morning glories are convenient source of sulfur if you are unable to synthesize it. The Olmec people were mixing morning glory sap with raw latex in 1,600 bc!) Now you have an RSS sheet! You can use RSS sheets for garments, but they might melt on you in a hot day! So you'll need to use step three to finalize it!

Vulcanize the latex by heating metal rollers to 200-500 fahrenheit, and roll your sheets through it! Now you should have a pristine, during rubber sheet ready for the wasteland! But there is one final thing you can do to make it hypoallergenic!

I've run into a bit of a snag! I know where latex comes from, and I know parts of how its harvested, but I don't know how the sheets used in catsuits are manufactured!

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Tap a plant that produces raw latex, like Hevea brasiliensis, Ficus elastica, or Ficus carica, or Parthenium argentatum. If all else fails, you can use dandelions! If you have the patience to pick several acres for a single glove's worth.

Coagulate the raw latex in a tray, using an agent like calcium chloride or acetic acid. Then wait for it to harden, and press it flat. (Now you have an RSS sheet! For basic low quality garments, you can stop here! But you will likely need something a bit more durable and flexible!)

Powderize the latex, and mix that powder with sulfur. Then apply spread it between metal plates and apply pressure and heat! (You may want to use an additional catalyst as well, like magnesia or zincite.)

While the exact origin is unknown, it is speculated the first of the emoticon was in chatrooms. The first proven use of uwu is in the Yu-Gi-Oh fanfiction Genie of the Puzzle, published by user DaakuKitsune on Oct 14, 2005. In the fanfiction notes before the story, the author states “Again, feel free to throw squids and fish at me. UwU I deserve it, you know.”

But while its hard to find a timeline for the evolution of kaomoji, we do know a little! The very first one was (^_^), sent by Yasushi Wakabayashi on June 20th 1986!

I wasn't able to figure out when the first the first ω or w appeared in kaomoji, but if my own faulty memories are to be trusted... I thiiiink I remember that variations of ω and w emoticons were already in use before 2005. So the missing link between (^_^) and UwU might still be out in the wild!