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Uplifted Canines in the 25th Century - InCubeverse Humanoid Open-Species

A serious stab at a ‘species’ fan-inclusion for the InCube Corp universe.

What is an Uplifted Canine?

Uplifted Canines - or ‘Updogs’ for short - are a canine-based human-spliced hybrid race of genetically modified domesticated canines from Earth circa the late 21st Century.

Humanoid in the most literal sense. A functional and acceptable blend of human to canine resulting in what you’d more or less expect to come out of the child of man and dog, though with limitations of course.

Some conversions are impossible, or at least impossible to employ while remaining aesthetically appealing. While updogs benefit from a massive improved range of vocal control, they still cannot make ‘proper’ human noises. As such, each one is fitted with a collar containing (among other things) a translator capable of actively translating their mumbles into proper language. Functionally, almost all are at least bilingual. Able to speak both a human standard language - english usually - and their own simplistic canine language more instinctively. Other less hefty problems that’ve since been tackled include making or modifying appropriate clothing for their altered biologies. Tailors trained to modify clothing appropriately (as well as some companies producing for them directly) to accomodate their tails and canine paws, etc.

Their organs, including brain, are a mixture of both human and canine as well. This results in a variety of differences in culture, values, personality, diet, etc from that of human.

They are highly empathetic, group-minded, unselfish, and very friendly. Generally glowing with an aura of approachability. For this reason, they make amazing party hosts, tour guides, and ambassadors among other similar things.

Who made them? Why?

In short, updogs were created by a Chinese-based genetic research and modification group as a means to bypass laws preventing direct human modification in the last 21st Century in order to continue a studying a variety of technologies of a genetic nature on humanoid subjects.

The Chinese-based group was a secretive one at first, a smaller part of a larger collective of investors interested in bypassing regressive laws they perceived as ‘stunting’ human advancement.

Their funding and equipment came from all over the world, and their Chinese location serving to allow them to privacy required to do what they had to.

It took about ten years for them to begin to result in relatively healthy, more useful products. Functional uplifted canines, though only barely.

It took nearly thirty years to perfect the process, learn the intricacies. The research was grizzly for those on the inside, those who truly understood the process.

There existed a file at one point accurately listing the precise number of failed attempts at life that were required to reach their conclusion, the stable hybrid species that resulted, but it was deemed too sad to acknowledge and thus deleted. Forgotten.

The time, technology, and man-hours put into the uplifted canine project were immense. As a result, the uses that their discoveries were expected to fulfill broadened from the main, original purpose. Different donors were taken on as a means to an end, adding side-goals to the project as a necessary division to acquire the resources they needed.

One of these necessary side-projects was the specific breeding of a line of updogs for use by the Chinese military and police forces. Large breeds, like the german shepherd, to replace the already-existing ‘feral’ K-9 forces. Their inclusion was shaky at first, and rightfully so, but quickly became just part of life to chinese citizens. Their effectiveness noteworthy.

Media of these humanoid canine officers spread quickly once first employed, confirmed as more than rumor. It was then that the project was catapulted onto the world stage. Though, now with enough power though the support of the Chinese government (among many other powerful groups), and progress so as to not fear destruction via any regressive mentalities. They had broken through the filter, and would not be stopped.

Updogs were mainly used as albino mice are today. Research subjects, replacing humans. A grim life, though leading to a ridiculously positive string of discoveries that still benefit humanity today.

They were like, slaves? What are they doing in society today?

Today, updogs are only two hundred years out of this mostly-slavery. Once an incredibly controlled, objectified and oppressed people they are now just as free as any given human of equal socio-economic class.

They’re abhumans. Human for most intents and purposes. Not a lower class or an entirely different species so much as a side-race. Treated as equal in law, racism notwithstanding.

They are a minority for sure, only 4% or so of a given Earthen-human population at highest, though they do tend to collect instinctively and live in their own inclusive and open communities.

Once the laws on human testing were changed, lifted - largely as a result of the Uplifted Canine project serving to make the laws useless - it eliminated the need for the continuation of the project.

Then also, with it all brought to light and in the public view, it wasn’t long before the combined lack of need for the furthering of the project and the pressures from more empathetic governments and peoples lead to the freeing of any existing updogs and the relinquishing of their methods and genome. Part sold, part made public willingly, part leaked by bleeding-heart associates or ex-employees attempting to ‘redeem’ themselves.

What followed was a collective effort by charities and governments alike to identify, humanise, populate, and integrate what existed of the updog species into normal human life. Not dissimilar to efforts past regarding intra-human racial integration.

The features of a given updog, both mental and physical, depend highly on their genetic mix. Just as humans vary in their features, so do updogs.

For example:

Larger, more padded breeds such as the Saint Bernard find themselves more at home in colder climates doing labor jobs, such as fire-fighting or farming.

Sleeker racing breeds such as greyhound find their place more often than not in high-paced environments, utilising their natural affinity for quick and well-trained decision making.

Socially, updogs take large influence from their domesticated canine heritage. As such, they are much friendlier, more community/family focused, and innocently curious on average.

They struggle to live and act alone much more fiercely than a human, succumbing to the symptoms of isolation much faster and more intensely than a human. As a result, they never live alone, and will always pursue work that has them working with others as opposed to alone.

Their communities are very open, very welcoming. Very loving, supportive. Platonically, largely, though unafraid of any romantic or otherwise feelings and much less averse to themes of polygamy. Selfish is not a commonly-used word to describe an updog. ----- Warning: ‘#InCube Corp’ and its surrounding universe is focused on - but not exclusively - alt/pregnancy themes (such as MPreg, alien surrogacy).Continue at own kinky risk, and be 18+.

With great respect to the creators, this is my attempt at fitting a variety of themes and elements I find personally entertaining WITHIN the rules and modes, both spoken and unspoken, of ‘#InCube Corp’ and the fictional universe surrounding it.

I attempt to place what is essentially anthropomorphic versions of domesticated dogs within the universe in both a scientifically reasoned way equal to the requirements of the universe as well as keeping within the themes present.

My interest in the universe is not precisely the same as that of its creators, nor are my characters. I have a much more feminine/female focus about my interest, to disclaim. Not a conflicting interest, rather a cohabiting one. Symbiotic, say.

I would be over the damn moon if my creations/ideas were to be officially incorporated, but am happy settling as an add-on fan creator.

The creator, Abdomented, can be found here. http://abdomented.tumblr.com/

Co-creator, Monster-At-Heart, can be found here. https://monster-at-heart.tumblr.com/

Further reading... “Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR” by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY If you spot errors and stuff, feel super free to tell me.