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All your pets become 20 year old humans tomorrow.

They retain their pet memories and personality, but lose their instincts. Neither do they gain a human conscience, so right or wrong are simply available choices to them, influenced to a large degree by relationship status or lack thereof.

 

How do you and your family fare?

 

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If it's a cat :

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sorry that there isn't a subtitle for this one, but if you've seen it you'll know the general lines... it's also explicitly said that the age would be "20 years in human terms" so this aligns too well with what you're asking...

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3 hours ago, YNM said:

If it's a cat :

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sorry that there isn't a subtitle for this one, but if you've seen it you'll know the general lines... it's also explicitly said that the age would be "20 years in human terms" so this aligns too well with what you're asking...

 

 

I read up on the series, and found it both amusing and atypical cat behavior to ignore the person who is surprises he can speak and therefore pays him attention he does not want apparently.

IRL, cats will often approach shy or people who avoid them, and people who seek put cats they often avoid.

57 minutes ago, TheSaint said:

Well, I'm not sure it would have a huge impact on our family. But I'm fairly certain our dog would go on to win Wimbledon.

 

Hahaha! Well...dogs are known for determination and courage...sometimes stupidly so.

 

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3 hours ago, Spacescifi said:

I read up on the series, and found it both amusing and atypical cat behavior to ignore the person who is surprises he can speak and therefore pays him attention he does not want apparently.

Well, it's a comedy series, don't read too much into it XD Cats and other animals don't speak in the story, except if the talking scarf was used on them, so they're just going their own way mostly.

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idk, our youngest would probably leave to explore the world. our oldest would probably be a serial killer.  the one on my lap would probably want to get married, but 20 is a bit young for me. now if we translate their "cat year" ages, the lap cat would be a more suitable age, the serial killer would be in his mid 90s and would be too frail to actually kill anyone.  the youngin would probably still leave being of the adventurous sort.

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7 hours ago, cubinator said:

Luckily my mealworms technically count as farm animals rather than pets.

Edit: They can speak your language right away and do not need to be taught after becoming human. They can speak to you directly.

That would be bad otherwise yes. Because are'nt you the one who is keen on using insects for space food?

I can see it now...hundreds of new young twenty year olds who fear the once giant human, who also gave them food.

My guess? They would ask you for food right away. Doubt they would be hostile right away, as they at least gain human intellect. Yet if they turned hostile I doubt you could 1v600 of them and win LOL. Nevermind that some of them might want to reproduce too if you have males and females LOL.

6 hours ago, Nuke said:

idk, our youngest would probably leave to explore the world. our oldest would probably be a serial killer.  the one on my lap would probably want to get married, but 20 is a bit young for me. now if we translate their "cat year" ages, the lap cat would be a more suitable age, the serial killer would be in his mid 90s and would be too frail to actually kill anyone.  the youngin would probably still leave being of the adventurous sort.

 

Hmmm...my reply will be kinda dark, but with a light at the end of the tunnel....if you chose to be that light.

Going from worst to best scenario:

Worst Scenario: You let the young female 20 year old human ex-cat explore the world without ANY guidance. Since she is used to doing things the cat way, she will have problems with the police sooner or later (shoplifting, going to a restaurant and leaving without paying). She will be in jail fast, and might get in worse trouble there for biting some female prisoner she ends up fighting with, assuming she does not simply get knocked out, as she won't know how to fight human style.

The serial killer cat now human will obviously have a habit of killing small game ingrained, and once he learns that is a LOT harder to do as a human he will likely get frustrated. Without guidance I can see him attacking some poor dog and getting either killed or arrested for animal cruelty.

The cat that apparently wants to marry you without guidance will likely grow jealous of other humans taking your attention and be obnoxious to them assuming she does not attack them eventually LOL

Best Scenario: You train and guide all three of your cats turned human. So that they act human enough.

As they have zero faculty of conscience that normal humans have, their best chance at success is for them to live with you LOL. You would be their moral compass, as you have at least established a relationship with them so they will be more inclined to listen to you than any random human.

Going even further, I think the cat that wants to marry should just marry and have babies with the serial killer cat.

The serial killer cat can be taught to hunt human style with a rifle....small game like birds etc. He will LOVE it once he becomes proficient at it.

Endgame? You would probably have to start your own cat/human community, since they understand each other best, and would be better off mating only with each other (brothers and sisters at first).

Congrats! You just created a new amoral race of humans!

 

As for the female cat that wants to explore the world? If you provide her a guardian who goes with her everywhere so she won't end up in jail, that could work. Until she understands what it means to be human in a human society. Even when she does, I suspect her greatest loyalty will be to whoever she is most attached to. Hopefully that person will be a good person.

Don't ya just love it when logical conclusions come about?

 

 

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5 hours ago, Spacescifi said:

The cat that apparently wants to marry you without guidance will likely grow jealous of other humans taking your attention and be obnoxious to them assuming she does not attack them eventually LOL

she already does that. lol. this cat has made it clear that i am her hooman.

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13 minutes ago, Nuke said:

she already does that. lol. this cat has made it clear that i am her hooman.

 

Interesting. I surely did not know, but in a way, amoral animal behavior is apparently predictable.

EDIT: There is alsoa possibiity the explorer female cat turned human female may not become attached to anyone. In that case her primary goal will be working for her own self. Whatever interests she pursues.

Depending on her courage level she will either fight against obstacles and those that oppose her pursuits or flee and choose easier ones.

 

But I don't know cat's record...you do.

 

 

Why is twenty too young? Psychological or physical or both? If none of my business you can tell that is so and I will accept that, as I know that is also true

 

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humans act like apes a lot of the time and we let that slip. the head ape gets to be your boss or the presedent or the ceo of some mega corporation. everyone else is expected to jump through their hoops. do something the others dont like and expect to live on the fringes of society.

elevated cats would still be cats, typical feline behaviors would continue and might actually be morally appropriate. leaving hopefully dead prey on the floor, marking of territory would likely continue, bathrooms would probably be build with dirt floors rather than  tile, and a shovel would replace toilet paper. they could probably adjust to human plumbing, but the technology wouldn't be as intuitive. 

i guess its a question of whether or not you are integrating them into your society or if they are developing one of their own.

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10 hours ago, Nuke said:

humans act like apes a lot of the time and we let that slip. the head ape gets to be your boss or the presedent or the ceo of some mega corporation. everyone else is expected to jump through their hoops. do something the others dont like and expect to live on the fringes of society.

elevated cats would still be cats, typical feline behaviors would continue and might actually be morally appropriate. leaving hopefully dead prey on the floor, marking of territory would likely continue, bathrooms would probably be build with dirt floors rather than  tile, and a shovel would replace toilet paper. they could probably adjust to human plumbing, but the technology wouldn't be as intuitive. 

i guess its a question of whether or not you are integrating them into your society or if they are developing one of their own.

 

Hmmm...that would be so perhaps if they were actually catfolk which I have discussed before.

Yet here they are nearly total human, only retaining cat memories and personality, as well lacking a human conscience, which could make them extremely dangerous around normal humans.

They also would lose the cat agility, enhanced smell and hearing and night vision.

As such, although I am sure they will initially try living like they are used to, they will quickly grow frustrated when they realize they cannot.

Indeed, without fur, many of the cat things, cleaning themselves won't work, and they will learn quicky 'I have hooman hands now. Use em!'

Trying to live like a cat would lead to sickness and early death probably,  and you or their new owner would have to tell them or else.

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2 hours ago, kerbiloid said:

I know what they woudl ask you about.

There will be very few questions from the older one. We took the chance back when it was just him and an even older cat.

The integrity of my left calf, suffered the consequences when the oldest cat began to act out.

7 hours ago, Spacescifi said:

Red?

As in?

Dead?

Well, he is from Akademicheskaya and doesn't take "no" for an answer when he wants something or wants to get somewhere...

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