Enervated Ivy

Wow! Thanks for the comment; I'm sorry to say I don't really have the time to address the errors in the article nor give you a proper thank you by looking deeper into your article at this point, but your feedback is extremely appreciated.   The propagation of the plant requires a few specific things to happen and, since the Vineyard of Nightmares is heavily quarantines, the amounts of pollen released are in a quantity wherein they are able to impact the population but are unable to properly begin reproducing.   Whoops. I should have actually just linked the Resonance article so that automatic tooltip, at the very least, hinted at the subject. I'll see about getting that updated.   That's a bit of a tough one to answer. Luckily, I neglected to use strong wording so I can find ways to rationalize my lack of knowledge on the specific evolutionary processes. If I had to wager a guess as to the best solution, I'd say the low atomic density is a result of increased distance in the DNA, which is the primary base of the polymer chain. Conversely, the energy needs are met by the environment and reproduction function is based upon the specialization of the cells upon immediate collection of energy, allowing for exponential growth in the initial stages. No idea if that makes sense or conflicts with anything since I've not looked into the deep specifics of microbiology nor any lore conflicts.   I'd probably assume the few specialized cells mentioned above that are required for the reproduction of the plant would be the main producer of the effect, only located on the pollen and young seedling for the first day or so. While it would be in a relatively low concentration per pollen polymer, the number of pollen polymers would lead to a high enough concentration for extraction to be possible. Again, no idea if that helps.   Indeed; also because it has such a high reproduction and growth rate, so the contents of the soil are really important. I probably included something in the article somewhere?   Technically, yes. While this makes virtually no sense scientifically, so long as the plant can still gather the nutrients from the soil it would be able to last the winter. There would be an increased reliance upon the soil making it even more difficult for propagation, hence the reason it's mostly found in the tropics. That line was originally included because the Vineyard of Nightmares was originally in the mountains not on the shore.   You know. That does make sense, now that you mention it. Strand just sounded correct. I probably should use species variants for animals since it suggests greater special differences than the minor variations in strands of bacteria.   Thanks, I appreciate the praise! Your article, since I won't get a comment there in a reasonable amount of time, was also really well designed and formatted. Well deserving of the astonishing 85+ likes.