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A curious twist of fate has caused a branch in the Inaki Family tree. Following an encounter with a Cyto Limre, the Inaki found itself with the hydrogen trail left by the breaking apart of water into its constituent parts having caught fire! The low burn drew more water into the respiratory stomachs, resulting in more hydrogen to burn, as well as an excess of oxygen that was now flowing through too quickly to be fully absorbed. A good thing too, otherwise the oversaturation of the Inaki's system would have quickly incapacitated it. The oxygen flowing through the chambers allowed the hydrogen to continue burning once ignited, though never increasing beyond the low burn it began as. The burning hydrogen gas provides a small, but significant thrust that enables the Inaki to reach consistently high speeds in a straight line, but makes maneuvering difficult. When striking at a prey item, it is common for the flame coming from one or both sides to be extinguished. This suits the Inaki just fine, as the constant thrust would make it difficult to see the attack through. The encounter with the Cyto Limre does in fact kill many Inaki, and yet more fail to adapt to the sudden change in their circumstances and die off. Regardless, all Inaki descended from one that survived an encounter with a Cyto Limre or Torpedo Ramulon bear the genetic memory of what happens when they get zapped, and know what it's like to be a Jet Inaki.

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With so many new density boundaries popping up in the oceans, the Inaki's touch sense has become less effective, forcing it to develop a new, improved method of sensing its environment. a specialized set of nerve like structures form near the surface of its body, which create a high pitched whistle through bio electricity. The result, combined with its sense of touch, results in a type of biological sonar that allows the Inaki to sense its environment in a highly detailed manner. Able to precisely 'image' the environment out to long range, and to range objects relative to itself, there is now little that escapes the Inaki's notice.

(That's fine by me. ^_^)

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The Inuo M, continuing to evolve, reaches a point at which it can really no longer be considered the same species. For the first time, it develops a bony growth at the end of its tentacles, Thin, pointed, and sturdy, these sharp growths are the perfect implement to use in penetrating the joints of crustaceans everywhere, as well as forcing apart the seams in their armor. This change, being so alien to the Inuo species, can only cause the reclassification of this creature under the name Inaki.

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In response to the changes in its environment, the Inuo M's stomach enlarges to accommodate two new chambers on opposite sides of its body. Lacking any form of interconnectedness, the lining of the new chambers 'digests' the matter moving through, breaking it down into its most basic parts as it is absorbed through the lining. The digestive process allows the Inuo to take in the respiratory gasses they need regardless of the chemical composition of the water around them. These chambers open to the environment through a muscular wall that moves water through the chamber by contracting or relaxing as appropriate, with the side effect of this muscular action being that the Inuo are constantly in motion unless anchored, and can achieve short bursts of high speed before hyperventilation results in over saturation of the respiratory gas.

The Inuo M Continue to lurk in the 'dead zones' of the oceans, feeding on carrion, and ambushing any creatures unable to keep the needed pace to survive.

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The Inuo-M has taken a liking to the blue plant life as well, developing a shearing action in its filter that allows it to break up the plant matter into digestible pieces. The creature can now be said to be an omnivore.

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The inuo-m continues to evolve as a predator, with its sense of touch becoming more refined. Specialized nerve clusters flush with the skin now allow precise perception of the sensations the environment provides, turning the water into a medium that conveys the location and nature of motion across moderate distances in the form of changes in water pressure that are experienced by the Inuo. The Inuo-M now 'sees' the world around it through its sense of touch.

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The inuo M developed its memory even further, but in an entirely new direction. The memories that the creatures gain are all shared with their offspring through Genetic Memory.

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The Inuo-M is a sub speceis of inuo which have developed a more advanced brain than the rest. These unique creatures possess a layer of nervous tissue just beneath the dermal layers, which directly attaches to the nerves responsible for its sense of touch. The result, owing to its diet, is an eidetic memory of all the touch sensations it has ever encountered. Rather than tasting everything it comes across for potential as a food item, it now remembers which touch sensations came from food, and which did not. It also recognizes the feeling of vibrations in the water caused by other forms of life nearby, and can follow them back to their source. This adaptation allows the beginnings of hunting behaviors.

A curious side effect is that this has resulted in some Inuo seeing each other as a potential food source, with sometimes deadly struggles ensuing. Cannibalism, while not common, does occur in those Inuo that can tell the difference between the sensation of their own body, and others of their species.

The displayed exemplar shows scarring from one such encounter, exposing the coloration of its nervous tissue.

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