Jump 367: Symbiote

Jump #367: Symbiote
>The Star: New hopes and splendid revelations of the future.
>Age: N/A
>Location: American
>Identity: Civilian (-100)
>Drawbacks: (+200) Body Issues, Stowaway
No, Jumper, you are the Symbiote. And then Jumper was a goa'uld ... wait, WAIT--
>Monotony's End (900)
If I'm going to be a symbiote, I am DEFINITELY going to need to be able to stand long periods of boredom, even moreso than now, because the time dilation my mind would go through seems very silly.
>Common Sense (Free, Civilian)
Common sense isn't. That's why it's important to have.
>Living Weapon (800)
If I can adapt various fighting styles, that would be useful, now wouldn't it?
>Regeneration (Free, Civilian)
Regeneration is a useful ability.
>Advanced Bioprocessing (700, Civilian)
Awfully useful to be able to play around with modifying various things, both internally and externally. But mostly internally. Even if my host has a tendency to gripe about proposed cosmetic changes.
>Berserker OS (400, Civilian)
Well, if I'm going to be a symbiote, I don't want to go crazy. The Berserker Protocol is not a thing to be trifled with. But now, not only do I sidestep it, I also get to exploit it to be able to operate with hilarious efficiency.
>Large-Scale Biocomputer
Speaking of bioprocessing and hilarious efficiency, having a quasi-biological computer the size of a closet to offload some of my processing operations to has potential. I'd make it bigger later, but honestly, this suits my needs in and of itself just fine. Especially when I have the ability to wirelessly connect to any technology on the same planet as me. Actually, why limit myself to a particular room? I'll stick this in my soul for safekeeping and immediate, instant access, at all ties.

So. Dirty little secret? In most of my jumps, I've gone looking for my local analogues. Often I don't find one, sometimes I do and as a result I do what I can to help them out. This jump, though? Apparently I'm their symbiote.

Which is absolutely hilarious considering nobody has any idea how they even GOT a symbiote.

Despite any other things and all of my knowledge to the contrary, actually having the ability to alter my analogue's physical appearance is verboten. Which is silly, of course - I'm not going to go full retard like some of the locals do, playing around with making myself look inhuman for combat purposes, but ... come on. Straighten the nose a little? Work on the hair? Not even eye color? What a letdown. Though the generally-improved health by me tweaking biology for better efficiency means that any developing hair discoloration can be phased out over time.

Upgrading biology to the Human v7 package, though, that's... well, it doesn't change one's physical appearance, and we might end up being cool with magic later as things develop, after all.

Aside from that... really, I did my best to stay out of things and let the story progress as it would in canon. What's hilarious is that there were enough curve balls thrown my way that trying to help my analogue live live under the radar was actually MORE entertaining than it would have been to get involved in the plot. After all, the US government doesn't like symbiotes, and frankly the social gymnastics required to make this all work out was like watching a train wreck in glorious slow motion, only to see the train getting switched onto the opposite track to avoid disaster, just in time. Over and over. To the frustration of certain parties that don't exactly like symbiotes.

It helped that he never acted like he had a symbiote, though having me acting as one definitely served to make life easier in many regards. Still, why bother using various known methods to upgrade one's body when I have the knowledge of hundreds of worlds' worth of materials that I can apparently now manufacture within my body.

Nanomachines, son.

(I never was allowed to fix that damn slightly-crooked nose, either, damn it.)