The Seven Specimens
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GAMIFIED SATIRE / THE HUMAN PARASITE INDEX
The Seven Specimens
SEVEN MODES, NOT SEVEN CASTES. These are imaginary patterns a single person— including the observer—could exhibit. Game-like strengths are not diagnostic ratings.
Passage actions
SPECIMEN FANTASY MECHANISM FIELD RESPONSE WATCH
ENERGY VAMPIRE
Siphons available attention
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Ask before using someone's bandwidth.
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TIME / CONSENT
HUMAN LEECH
Transfers burdens; keeps authority
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Name roles, credit, and ownership.
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WORK / CREDIT
WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
Uses reassurance as access
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Compare words with concrete conduct.
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TRUST / ACTION
VENOM SLINGER
Turns hurt into permission to punish Seek safety; refuse retaliation.
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ANGER / HARM
SHAPESHIFTER
Changes the account when questioned
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Return to a specific event or record.
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CLAIM / EVIDENCE
YES MAN
Agrees in order to gain an advantage
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Ask for independent thought and follow-through.
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AGREEMENT / HONESTY
“FRIEND”
Claims the privileges of friendship
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Watch care and boundaries over time.
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RECIPROCITY / CARE
THE REUSABLE ATTRIBUTE SYMBOLS
⌛ SIPHON ▣ BURDEN ◆ BITE ✺ VENOM ◈ DISGUISE ⇆ SHIFT
◎ REFLECTION ↝ CHAOS
Traditional trading-card flavor only. There is no validated “Parasite Point” scale for real humans.