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Common Name: Lifespark
Scientific Name: Vitascinti cuspis, "Spiky Spark of Life"
Sentience: Rank 2: A bit more intelligent than a Copepod. (10/20)
Cell Types:
- Armor Cell (Spiked Silica Plate)
- "Brain" Cell (Central Nucleus, Central Data-Processing Unit, Cell Wall)
- Enzyme-Injector Cell (Modified Pseudopseudopod - Membrane Piercing Tip)
- Focus Cell (Silica Crystal)
- Factory Cell (Enzyme Producer, Many Ribosomes)
- Manipulator Cell (Regular "Pseudopod" - Silica Blade, Enzyme Injectors)
- Mouth Cell (Closable Opening, Silica Teeth)
- Propulsion Cell (Flagella)
- Sensory Cell (Cilia)
- Sight Cell (Photoreceptive Patch)
- Stomach Cell (Nutrient Harvester, Enzyme Storage, Contractile Vacuole)
- Storage Cell (Glucose<->Glycogen, Protein)
- Buffer Cell (Data-Processing Subunit and Conduits)
Energy: 86

DNA: 7
RNA: 4
Protein: 31
Fat: 14
Glucose: 72

Basic -> Improved -> Complex

Basic
Cell Wall: Outside the membrane, provides a stiff wall to keep threats at bay. Found in plants and fungi, for the most part.
Contractile Vacuole: Removes or adds water to and from the cell and its outside.
Cytoskeleton: Structures and moves the cell when the cell lacks any other propulsion.
Enzyme Injector (Basic Organelle, Basic Membrane, Basic Cell Wall): Injects enzymes into other cells. Right now, it has very little penetration force.
Nutrient Harvester (Extracting: Silicon and Oxygen [Silica Production]): Takes water brought into the cell from the contractile vacuole and extracts useful nutrients from it for use.
Photoreceptor: Patch of light-sensitive proteins that can detect light. Highly unfocused. No color.
Sensory & Chemical Cilia: Detects changes in the water, both chemical and physical. Also provides some degree of additional mobility.

Improved
Data-Processing Organelle (with Labeling System): Processes input from the cilia and photoreceptors as well as managing the cell's data flow. Labels enzymes so they don't activate inside the cell without priming; however, it also labels foreign genetic material for packaging.
Membrane: The most elemental part of the cell- the phospholipid bilayer that keeps out unwanted material and holds the entire cell together.
Nucleus: Stores all of the cells genetic material. Allows for more advanced *NA.
Ribosomes: Produces all sorts of enzymes and proteins, helps in organelle construction. The cell's "factory." Moderately complicated production.

Complex
Cytoplasm: The goop that fills the cell, transports materials, and stores many things.
Flagellum: A tube of protein that spins like a corkscrew to move the cell. Very fast.
Mitochondria: Provides aerobic respiration in order to harness glucose to the max. Used in synthesis of Energy (or ATP for all you geeks).
Silica Armor: The armor that protects the cell. It is somewhat self-repairing and is extremely tough. Spiked. Comes in a plate, each attached to a special cell that can add stored silica onto the plate as it deteriorates.

Location:
Near the water's surface in a large field of ice chunks (not at the surface yet, but close enough to swim there whenever).
Visible:
A wormy thing coming out of a hole in the ice. It seems to be upset.

To-Do List
1. Photosynthesis (Need to obtain Chloroplasts)
2. Break Points/Fortune Cookie from Hell
3. Laz0rs

Also, apologies for lack of update. All freetime has been devoted to a FMA marathon.