Emily Short

Section 5 - Qualities Inherited From The Home-world

Odor sensitivity is a kind of value. The odor sensitivities are strong, weak, and inverse. A person has an odor sensitivity.

Gravity is a kind of value. The gravities are negligible, fractional, Marslike, Earthlike, and vast. A person has a gravity.

Speed is a kind of value. The speeds are slow, moderate, fast, and lightning. Intelligence is a kind of value. The intelligences are smart and stupid.

Level is a kind of value. The levels are beginner, easy, medium, hard, expert, endgame, and boring. The current level is a level that varies.

Moon is a kind of value. The moons are defined by the Table of Alien Characteristics.

Table of Alien Characteristics

moon	attitude	nostrils	feed time	mass	difficulty	arms	dexterity	taste	brain	system	tattoo-mark
Mercury	hostile	weak	5	Marslike	beginner	4	slow	wood-pulpy	smart	Mercury	"*"
Venus	friendly	inverse	3	Earthlike	beginner	2	slow	textile	smart	Venus	"**"
Luna	friendly	weak	12	fractional	easy	4	moderate	earthly	stupid	Luna	"*** -"
Luna-X	hostile	weak	12	fractional	medium	4	moderate	earthly	stupid	Luna	"***' -"
Earth-X	hostile	strong	12	Earthlike	hard	2	fast	earthly	smart	Luna	"***'"
Mars	friendly	strong	15	Marslike	easy	2	fast	textile	smart	Mars	"****"
Deimos	friendly	weak	15	negligible	medium	2	fast	textile	smart	Mars	"**** -"
Phobos	hostile	weak	15	negligible	medium	2	lightning	textile	smart	Mars	"**** --"
Asteroids	hostile	weak	18	negligible	easy	4	slow	wood-pulpy	stupid	Asteroids	"- - -"
Jupiter	curious	strong	20	vast	medium	0	lightning	textile	stupid	Jupiter	"**** *"
Ganymede	curious	strong	20	fractional	easy	2	moderate	earthly	smart	Jupiter	"**** * -"
Callisto	curious	weak	20	fractional	easy	6	moderate	wood-pulpy	stupid	Jupiter	"**** * --"
Io	curious	inverse	10	negligible	hard	2	fast	wood-pulpy	smart	Jupiter	"**** * ---"
Europa	curious	strong	20	negligible	easy	1	fast	textile	stupid	Jupiter	"**** * ----"
Saturn	curious	strong	25	Earthlike	hard	0	lightning	textile	stupid	Saturn	"** "
Titan	curious	inverse	25	fractional	expert	2	moderate	wood-pulpy	smart	Saturn	"** -"
Uranus	curious	inverse	30	Earthlike	medium	0	lightning	meaty	stupid	Uranus	"** *"
Oberon	curious	weak	30	negligible	boring	4	moderate	textile	smart	Uranus	"** * -"
Titania	curious	weak	30	negligible	boring	4	moderate	wood-pulpy	stupid	Uranus	"** * --"
Neptune	curious	inverse	35	Earthlike	expert	0	lightning	wood-pulpy	smart	Neptune	"** **"
Nereid	curious	weak	35	negligible	easy	2	slow	textile	smart	Neptune	"** ** -"
Triton	curious	inverse	35	negligible	expert	4	fast	wood-pulpy	smart	Neptune	"** ** --"
Pluto	curious	strong	45	negligible	hard	2	fast	textile	stupid	Pluto	"** ***"
Charon	curious	weak	45	negligible	hard	2	fast	meaty	stupid	Pluto	"** *** -"

Definition: a person is tall if it is negligible or it is fractional.

Definition: a person is timid:

if it is meaty, no;

if it is curious and it is stupid and it is fast, yes;

no.

Definition: a person is acquisitive if it is curious and it is stupid and it is moderate.

Definition: a person is contrary if it is hostile and it is stupid.

Definition: a person is homebound:

if it is friendly and it is smart, yes;

if it is playful and the instruction booklet is explored, yes;

no.

Definition: a person is playful:

if it is slothful, no;

if it is hostile, no;

if it is secretive, no;

if it is smart, yes;

no.

Definition: a person is athletic if it passes training.

To decide whether (athlete - a person) passes training:

if the speed of the athlete is less than fast, no;

if athlete is vast, yes;

if athlete is Earthlike, yes;

no.

Definition: a person is slothful:

if it is negligible and it is slow, yes;

no.

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