One of the more cooperative Chemies, Venomdake was well-liked by the Academy and its students - especially those who were pursuing biology or mycology specifically in their 'outer' lives. Even in the early days, the habits and well-beings of the Plant-type Chemies were well-studied and well-secured.
The Insect and Animal types, by comparison, were a little more wild or prone to roaming, but these were all generalizations by nature. Some of each type were made in the lab, but Venomdake was not one of them.
Which meant it paid especial attention to when a Chemy arrived, not only knowing how to read and write, but actively seeking a role in keeping the other Chemies safe.
This... wasn't strictly necessary, as far as Venomdake was concerned, but then as far as it was concerned, it was already of direct use to the alchemists. If they were mistreating other Chemies, that might not have been strictly apparent.
Then the wars came. Where the potential of malgams had only been the occasional cloud on the horizon before, now the darkness became constant, surrounding, something to fear. Even the Academy became claustrophobic, rather than a place of true safety.
Venomdake did not need light to survive, but it grew to understand the other Plant Chemies during the strain of this change. And then, almost in contrast, that one Insect Chemy grew more and more bold and bright, supporting and giving comfort, desperate to help in some way that mattered.
The war - and hiding from it - ended, as far as the alchemists and Chemies both were concerned, when the cataclysmic wave of pain, dying, and despair reached them from the west. At that time, their site was just mere miles away from Hiroshima.
V - Venomdake
The Insect and Animal types, by comparison, were a little more wild or prone to roaming, but these were all generalizations by nature. Some of each type were made in the lab, but Venomdake was not one of them.
Which meant it paid especial attention to when a Chemy arrived, not only knowing how to read and write, but actively seeking a role in keeping the other Chemies safe.
This... wasn't strictly necessary, as far as Venomdake was concerned, but then as far as it was concerned, it was already of direct use to the alchemists. If they were mistreating other Chemies, that might not have been strictly apparent.
Then the wars came. Where the potential of malgams had only been the occasional cloud on the horizon before, now the darkness became constant, surrounding, something to fear. Even the Academy became claustrophobic, rather than a place of true safety.
Venomdake did not need light to survive, but it grew to understand the other Plant Chemies during the strain of this change. And then, almost in contrast, that one Insect Chemy grew more and more bold and bright, supporting and giving comfort, desperate to help in some way that mattered.
The war - and hiding from it - ended, as far as the alchemists and Chemies both were concerned, when the cataclysmic wave of pain, dying, and despair reached them from the west. At that time, their site was just mere miles away from Hiroshima.
As a team, they would all help.