• @Death_Equity
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    2111 months ago

    Shape-shifting would almost certainly be agonizingly painful.

    • @dingus
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      11 months ago

      Not sure why it has to be. Being a superpower, it already defies logic. Why is it necessarily painful? I don’t see why the brain can’t temporarily shut off pain receptors if it’s already doing something fantastical.

      I’m reminded of the Animorphs books, where they describe the process as grotesque and the odd sensations they feel.

    • @humdrumgentleman
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      611 months ago

      The Animorphs series explores this quite well. It’s not actually painful for them, but should be and is plenty disturbing.