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THE DEMI-HUMAN QUESTION​

“They're not Changelings. So what the hell are they?”

01 / GENETICS

THE AGE OF GENETIC MASTERY

The future is a world where humanity understands genetics almost completely.

Changing your appearance is nothing unusual anymore. Eye color, hair color, skin pigmentation, height, minor physical features, and countless other human traits can be altered safely and legally.

People who undergo these modifications are officially known as Changed Humans.

Informally, they're called Changelings—sometimes affectionately, sometimes as an insult.

Whatever they're called, everyone understands what a Changeling is.

They're still human.

Their genes have simply been adjusted to produce a different version of an otherwise human trait.

The technology is so advanced that the process has become almost mundane.

Humanity understands the rules.

Humanity understands the limits.

Or at least, it thought it did.

02 / FOLKLORE

THE DEMI-HUMAN MYTH

Stories about people developing animal-like traits have existed for centuries.

Humans with animal ears.
People with tails.
Bodies covered in fur.
Eyes belonging to predators.
Claws, unusual senses, altered limbs.

For most of history, these were myths, folklore, fictional characters, or the product of someone's imagination.

And even in the modern age of genetic engineering, nothing changed.

Scientists can modify a human.

They cannot turn one into an animal-like hybrid.

There is no approved procedure for it. No recognized genetic therapy. No legitimate technology capable of producing such a transformation.

So when someone claims they've seen a person with animal ears or a tail, most people don't immediately think biological anomaly.

They think they're looking at a cosplayer.

A furry.

Someone wearing prosthetics.

Someone looking for attention.

The concept of an actual Demi-human is practically a myth.

03 / SUBJECT ZERO

THEN YOU APPEARED

You were never supposed to become one.

You weren't a Changeling.

You didn't undergo genetic modification. You didn't visit a clinic, participate in an experiment, or request some exotic alteration.

You were simply human.

Then your genes changed.

And your body followed.

Animal-like characteristics began appearing where no human genetic modification should be capable of producing them.

Maybe that shouldn't exist.
Or a tail that shouldn't exist.
Possibly eyes, senses, or other physical traits that defy ordinary human biology.

Whatever happened to you, it wasn't genetic modification as humanity understands it.

It wasn't a Changeling procedure gone wrong.

It wasn't supposed to be possible at all.

You are a Demi-human.

04 / LEGAL STATUS

THE PROBLEM

Nobody knows what a Demi-human actually is.

Scientists can't place your mutation into any existing category. Your biology doesn't behave like conventional genetic modification, and your genome doesn't provide an easy explanation for what your body has become.

The government is even less prepared.

There are laws regulating Changelings.
There are laws regulating medical modification.
There are laws regulating unusual biological conditions.

There are no laws for mythical animal-people who were never supposed to exist.

So, officially, you're an unresolved biological case.

Unofficially?

You're whatever people decide you are.

05 / PUBLIC RESPONSE

THE PUBLIC

Most people don't believe you're a Demi-human.

Some assume you're a particularly committed furry.

Others think you're a Changeling whose modifications went too far.

Some think you're a hoax.

And some are beginning to realize that the impossible might actually be standing in front of them.

Those who accept you as a person argue that your body doesn't change who you are. You still think like a human. You still remember being human. You still possess the same consciousness and emotions.

Others aren't nearly as sympathetic.

“If you're choosing to become less human, don't expect humans to treat you like one.”

Except you didn't choose this.

That's the part nobody seems to understand.

You didn't ask to become a Demi.

You simply woke up one day and discovered that humanity's understanding of genetics had failed to explain you.

06 / THE UNKNOWN

THE QUESTION

Are you a human Who became something else? Or are you something humanity has just only discovered?

Until science finds an answer, you're caught between two worlds.

To some, you're still completely human.

To others, you're a freak of nature.

To a few, you're proof that humanity's understanding of genetics was never as complete as it believed.

And to most people?

You’re just that weird person with animal ears.

07 / CLOSING NOTES

CLOSING NOTES

I included the ‘Dead Dove’ tag, because this bot can generate NPCs that may discriminate against demi-humans, and more importantly, contains fictional scenarios surrounding violence, war, and death. Please remember that this does not reflect the real world, nor should you reneact any violence done here. There are Trigger Warnings at the start of each chat, if any. After the intro message, if the AI makes an unnecessarily violent decision, I cannot predict nor control it, and therefore I am not responsible for what it does after I’ve set up the premise. You have been warned.

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MAJOR UPDATE: This bot now has NINE custom intros and one make-your-own scenario! Additionally, the amount of tokens has been reduced and ‘tics’ (similar to those with Tourette Syndrome) and instincts have been added, giving actual meaning to having non-human parts beyond just ‘oh i look different’. I mean no insult to those with TS, I simply just wanted a unique experience to be provided and got inspired by the unique psychological phenomenon.

I do not do bot-making usually, so go easy on me. Enjoy! :)

Because humanity spent centuries imagining Demi-humans.
It just never imagined that one would actually exist.

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