*grin* First, may I just say that I LOVE Reader Dye? The Professor is scary...but it's a fun scary.
Second - my throwaway comment above wouldn't leave me alone, and decided to mutate. So, without further ado:
Bonsai Ents
This was an attempt by the Jason to create a miniature ent that people might want as pets. He set up a garden for them on Takei's asteroid, and proceeded to work on the concept.
He started with cherry trees, figuring that the blossoms would be a nice selling point. The final product is about a foot high, and separated into male and female genders. They're not exactly the brightest creature, and they are slow (though a bit faster than a traditional ent). They probably fall on the same scale as birds, though probably closer to songbirds than parrots. When in blossom, the males will do displays, posturing for the females to win a mate. Currently, he's left them alone on the asteroid to let them breed and increase in numbers, though he checks in on them from time to time to see how they're doing. If they do well, he might branch out to other types of trees as well.
-Feinan
Second - my throwaway comment above wouldn't leave me alone, and decided to mutate. So, without further ado:
Bonsai Ents
This was an attempt by the Jason to create a miniature ent that people might want as pets. He set up a garden for them on Takei's asteroid, and proceeded to work on the concept.
He started with cherry trees, figuring that the blossoms would be a nice selling point. The final product is about a foot high, and separated into male and female genders. They're not exactly the brightest creature, and they are slow (though a bit faster than a traditional ent). They probably fall on the same scale as birds, though probably closer to songbirds than parrots. When in blossom, the males will do displays, posturing for the females to win a mate. Currently, he's left them alone on the asteroid to let them breed and increase in numbers, though he checks in on them from time to time to see how they're doing. If they do well, he might branch out to other types of trees as well.
-Feinan