[center][h3][color=90C8AC][b]Penumbra[/b][/color][/h3]
[sup]Interacting with: Ratty the Giant Rat
[h3]Location: The Abandoned Hut [color=a9a9a9]||[/color] Action: Training Ratty[color=a9a9a9]||[/color] Emotion: Focused[/h3][/sup][/center]



Penumbra looked upon the Giant Rat and after circling the cage a few times nodded to themselves. 

“[color=#5A5A5A]Your new name will be Ratty. You are now my first experiment in training, taming and modifying creatures. [/color]” said the multiple voices of Penumbra as Ratty screeched in their direction. 

“[color=#5A5A5A]Ah, you understand me, don’t you. To a certain degree at least. Very well. Now. You’re going to be fed a strict diet and you’ll be rewarded if you follow my commands. If not, you’ll see what happens when a slime’s body meets flesh. [/color]” continued Penumbra as Ratty started to test out his new cage. 

The strict diet was something of an experiment itself. Giant rats usually ate meat or different vegetables. Penumbra’s plan was exotic. To make a giant rat capable of either changing shapes at will, change their natural element or swap between solid and liquid form. 
In order for that to work, Penumbra planned to put minuscule parts of his own body inside Ratty’s favorite food. 

Taking a piece of meat from a cupboard, Penumbra approached the cage once more and waved it in front of Ratty. With a screech, Ratty jumped at the walls of the cage, trying to catch the piece of meat. 

“[color=#5A5A5A]There, there, Ratty. Calm yourself. You’ll get your food now. [/color]” said Penumbra with a chuckle before submerging the piece of meat into themselves for a few seconds and then threw it in the cage. As it got out of them, small slime bits still hung on the meat.

Ratty almost jumped on it until it got close enough to notice the slime. After a few cautious sniffs and circles around it, he decided it’s safe enough and started to eat it.

“[color=#5A5A5A]Good boy. You’ll get more soon. Eat up. [/color]” encouraged Penumbra and not before long, Ratty finished the meat piece and started looking at Penumbra, asking for more. 

“[color=#5A5A5A]More? No problem. Stand on your two legs.[/color]” said Penumbra as they shaped their hand into a small rat standing on their two legs. Alas’ Ratty just continued looking at Penumbra.

And so the process of training and modifying started.