#Polymorphism

[diana-andraste]

Untitled from Polymorphism series, Sara Punt

[liondrakes]

Me, a year ago: “Being a polymorph also means there’s species that I know for a fact aren’t me per se. Like, I don’t know if I’d ever consider an insect shift to be an actual identity of mine.”

Me, this morning: *woke up as a moth and it feels right in the way that my other ‘types feel right*

Me:

Original meme: @MeatMarket_ on Twitter/X

[hermaphrodog]

being a polymorph is so weird because I'll really be out here becoming a concept or an entire area

[polytherian]

my identity as a dog has been shifting around a lot lately and it’s. incredibly scary.

i know i’m a polymorph, i’ve morphed before, but my time as a doberman has probably been the most secure time i’ve had in this body and i really don’t want to leave it behind. at the same time, i know how my morphs work— i never truly leave a species behind, and i often return to it— but still. i don’t want this to be the last time im a dog.

it probably won’t be, but… you know. i can feel the change.

[necro-waltz]

I don't remember the exact thought or day when I awakened, I just remember thinking to myself "my real form is like a void, star matter, but I feel like I can shapeshift: im not human". It just came to me naturally. Like when you have no thoughts and all of a sudden a random epiphany comes out of left field.

And I'm glad to those that helped me identify that I was a polymorph a few years back. I'm incredibly happy as a polymorph! We may be few in numbers in online spaces but we're very proud of who we are

[alephnol]

allan

[etherrealavian]

i tried doing quadrobics in gym (it was choice day and me and my friend went outside in the field) and holy shit that was hard what the fuck does anyone have any tips??? would be appreciated as a golden retriever, australian shepherd, and deer kin :P

[sirenium]

I know which kin is strongest when I get a bout of species dysphoria surrounding that kin

The polymorphism has retaken the wheel, y'all

[fortunatelycoldengineer]

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[cytgen]

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first identified in late 2019 in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, remains a pressing public health challenge of the twenty-first century with significant morbidity and mortality despite the implementation of a vaccine campaign. Of particular interest are results of research on the role of genetic factors in the course of COVID-19. Such data indicate the probable existence of a hereditary predisposition of individuals to a severe and complicated course of the coronavirus disease. The results of a number of studies indicate the involvement of polymorphic variants I/D of the ACE1 gene in the particular course of the corona virus disease. The purposes of this work were to study the peculiarities of the distribution of genotypes according to the rs4646994 polymorphism of the ACE1 gene and to assess the association of this polymorphism with the severity of the course of the coronavirus disease and the risk of developing pathological changes in the lungs during the coronavirus disease in a cohort of children who suffered from COVID-19. For this purpose, in the examined group of 244 children with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, genotyping was carried out according to the rs4646994 polymorphism of the ACE1 gene using melting curve analysis of PCR products, the detection of which occurs due to the fluorescence of the intercalating dye EvaGreen. According to the results of the study, an association was established between homo- and heterozygous carriers of the I allele with a severe course of the disease and, in particular, with lung injury. The obtained data can serve as a basis for the use of the I/D polymorphism of the ACE1 gene as a genetic marker for predicting the course of the disease for COVID-19 and become important information for the development of personalized therapy in children.

[liondrakes]

It’s technically Writing Wednesday, so I figured now is as good of a time as any to talk about this.

I’m changing up how I refer to my species. For some time, I’ve referred to myself as a draconic polymorph. It felt good to use, but as of lately, I re-phrased my label just to try something. I’ve found that it feels even better than before, despite the change itself being fairly small.

From now on, I’m referring to myself as a polymorphic liondrake.

“So what makes this different from your previous label?” It’s the specification.

I’ve mentioned in older writings that polymorphism is a biological trait of the dragons where I come from. It is natural to us. Yet, in this world, polymorphism isn’t inherent in the drsconic community. I labeled myself as a draconic polymorph as a result. In my world, this specification wouldn’t need to be made. All *True Dragons are polymorphic, but not all polymorphs are draconic in my canon.

Then, I had an epiphany: “If polymorphism is a natural trait for dragons like me, then why I am still categorizing it as my species?”

*True Dragons refers to the taxonomic class of the same name in my place of origin.

In the case of being a gold liondrake and The Winged Lion, both experiences started out as concepts given form and sentience.

For the former, the dragons of my canon started out as raw, unstable planar essence. From there, we took draconic forms. The farther the Planes expanded, the more of us came into existence. Why? Who knows. All I can say is that we’re intrinsically connected to D&D’s Planes.

For the latter, humans opened a rift into another dimension. From there, I came into their world as mana (magic). Slowly but surely, I grew aware of what I was, what I could do and how I could connect myself with the life of that world. As time passed, I made myself tangible.

Beginning as a formless concept— or even a force of nature— yet taking it upon myself to become something and attaching myself to all the forms and lives I have along the way. How strange.

I re-read Polymorphs by Arethinn this morning. Amidst everything with this epiphany, looking at these writings with some fresh eyes gave me some reprieve. I still identify with the qualities listed by Arethinn throughout the article:

“The polymorph is, at "heart", essentially formless, though we tend to have several "natural" forms, the most popular, most shifted to, most comfortable, or whatever.”

At my bare essentials, I am a being that originated without a form. I started out as extensions of something, as cosmic concepts if you will. You can say that this was me at “heart”. I also have something similar to “natural forms” as Arethinn describes them. It made me think of my complementary forms and my basic forms which I frequently have phantom shifts of.

“Having shifted to a shape, the polymorph tends to "acquire" that shape - that is, they then have it in their "repertoire". I theorize that it may be how many times you use a shape that determines its place in your "naturalness hierarchy" - that is, would it start being strong enough in you that others would see it as a "true form"?”

I refer to the menagerie that is my existence as a “repertoire”, thanks to this exact quote! I resonate with the majority of this passage, but I fall a little short with the final sentence.

I do feel that shaping my draconity around being a liondrake– whether a gold liondrake or The Winged Lion– has significantly increased this species’s importance in my alterhumanity, but I still wouldn’t call being a liondrake a “true” form. “True” implies that this is what I am underneath under every fictotype, every theriotype, every vaguetype, every linktype, etc, as if my other ‘types are just facades or costumes I put on.

“Original form” wouldn’t be too bad. A lot of my other ‘types exist as parallel lives tied back to my gold liondrake fictotype. It’s why they’re not as prominent, but I still assert that being them is as equally true as being a liondrake.

However, “original form” isn’t totally accurate either. After all, I did not originate as a liondrake. I originated as an intangible concept. Being a liondrake is the form I build a sense of identity from, thus it has anchored itself as my species. With that, polymorphism is no longer the umbrella that I thought it to be but a simple yet significant biological trait.

“There's also the thing about acquiring new forms - if there's a form you've never shifted to before, once shifted to, you "gain" it and it's stashed in your "portfolio." But I think there's some things I'm just kind of energetically mutually repelled by.”

I get this completely. It’s a little different in my case since I can’t really pick and choose what I shift into at any given moment. I technically can become anything due to my polymorphism triggering like a reflex, but I don’t add every new shift to my repertoire.

Just by the vibe alone, there’s been species I’ve had cameo shifts of that don’t fit me at all: an orca, a striped hyena, a tree kangaroo, a cassowary, various sharks, a Lucario and even a goddamn Ghost Leviathan. All of my cameo shifts are experienced as phantom shifts, and it’s kind of jarring to sense anatomy that isn’t yours.

Now, some of these species I’m not bothered by. They’re just whatever. A few of them, however, irked me when I assumed their forms. If there’s an example of a species that I absolutely don’t belong to, it’s any form of marine life.

In Polymorphs, Arethinn discussed never connecting to elvenness— be it through mimicry of an elf or in general. I feel the same way about being a marine animal. It just isn’t me. Unlike Arethinn, however, I don’t have the leeway to opt-out of mimicking them if a phantom shift is triggered.

I wouldn’t say I’m “repelled” by being a marine animal, though. It just doesn’t spark anything in me. When I discover a ‘type that I can confidently say “I am (x)”, I’m hit with something that I can only describe as feeling right. When that spark isn’t there, I can say for sure that I’m not a particular species. Marine animals aren’t alone in this club, either: I feel the same way about vampires, faeries, pegasi, pigs and other swine, and almost all wild canines (except for maned wolves). I could assume their forms, but in the process, I feel no spark at all.

“You also not only merely assume form thereof - though you keep your own mind/soul obviously, a polymorph really does *become* one of whatever they shift to, with associated vibe, abilities (though whether or not they know how to use them is another thing - I've noted this in myself).. sounds really D&D; doesn't it? LOL.”

Aside from the lighthearted comment about D&D and how it made my heart leap with joy, this is the passage that sticks with me the most.

It is more than just changing my shape. I may not always be what I am at the moment, but there’s plenty of experiences that have come along and proved their importance to my polymorphism.

Some are parallel lives. This applied to a majority of my fictotypes. These are lives that exist alongside this one. It’s hard to keep track of my noemata across each experience, but nonetheless, they’re all versions of myself that I claim.

Others simply come from resonance with being that animal, race, or person. I may not have exomemories or external lives (past, present or future) alongside them, but who says it’s required? Sometimes, I’m just an antelope. That’s perfect as is.

A few were chosen by my own means. I work towards them, engraving them into my identity. They aren’t “lesser” than the identities that laid deep within me. At the same time, plenty came about inconclusively. I can’t tell if they were of my own volition or not. Even so, I take comfort in their ambiguity.

Whatever the case may be, that’s what my polymorphism looks like. I think that’s why I’ve moved to using polymorph as a descriptor rather than a label. It’s an experience I cannot live without, and it’s what I see my connection to all of these identities as. But, at the end of every line, the liondrake remains.

Think of these intricacies like a tree. A tree is not its roots, but the roots are where the tree begins its life. My polymorphism serves as the roots in this example. I began as a formless concept, but then I grew into something else. My polymorphism never left me. If anything, I wouldn’t be who I am without it. That said, it isn’t the “face” of me if that makes sense.

The liondrake in me is the trunk and overall body of this tree. This applies to both sides altogether, not individually. They are the structure of me. This is what I am. Meanwhile, my other identities are the branches. Much like the roots, they may not make the tree what it is but that doesn’t mean they exist without purpose.

Everything comes together as a whole tree, as a whole and more definitive me. I don’t think I’ll ever drop using “polymorph” and any language surrounding it in general conversation, but if someone were to ask me what I am, then the answer would be a polymorphic liondrake.

I am a liondrake who experiences polymorphism. I began without a form. Originally, I was an extension of something else— something cosmic and ever-expansive. Yet, however that came to be, I became sentient and sapient. My form began to shift and change, and the rest is history.

[polytherian]

i’ve been really resonating with the term polymorph as of recent, much more than the term shapeshifter. but even so, it’s not quite there.

i’ve always been ‘able to change my form,’ and have been rather inconsistent with identity, but i dislike how both the term polymorph and shapeshifter both imply that i have any choice about what i change into.

anyway, i’ve been thinking about coining term for that. chamemorph? chamelemorph? something that blends chameleon + polymorph, something that means shifting without will, to blend in. idk. i haven’t thought of a good name yet

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