Specimen 34

Specimen 34 was the resident mutant plant monster of the Hephaestus station. It was created as a part of Hilbert's experimentation, though how or why is unknown. Prior to Controlled Demolition, it seemed content to keep to itself, living in the air vents and in hidden corners of the ship, but in the past it had demonstrated more violent, confrontational tendencies.
Physically, the plant monster has been described as being very large. It has stems, moss, leaves, and flowers, but also teeth and at least one eye, as well as appendages that could be alternately described as either tentacles or vines. As of "Minkowski Commanding," it also has "retractable spikes. That it can shoot." Additionally, it is apparently capable of entirely detaching entire body parts without the part dying. It is also probably capable of something resembling hypnosis (given its power over Hilbert in "The Sound and the Fury"), although, for whatever reason, it has not attempted to use this ability a while.
== History ==
Specimen 34 was created in the greenhouse by one of Hilbert's experiments, possibly involving radiation. It began to spread tendrils to nearby plants, which aroused Minkowski's suspicion when she entered the greenhouse to avoid Hilbert's physical examinations. She observed the plant for a while, and realized that it seemed to "play dead" when she entered the room. The specimen subsequently grew rapidly and trapped her in the room, attacking both Minkowski and Eiffel before escaping into the vents.
In The Sound and the Fury, Specimen 34 used some kind of hypnosis or mind control to take over Dr. Hilbert. It attempted to trick Eiffel into telling it the location of the station's fertilizer supply. When he lied, Hilbert grew angry, and began talking about the specimen as "The Blessed Eternal", the most evolved life-form on the station, which would kill and consume all else. Minkowski used halothane gas to knock out Hilbert in order to free him from the plant's control.
It was then killed in Controlled Demolition. Assumably, though it may have survived due too its aforementioned extreme survivability, the fact they could still tell it was the plant monster, and it apparently not requiring food or water, (As inferred by the fact their ration count was never altered,) and the star's anomalous properties.
== Notes ==
* Dislikes the dark
* Needed a Screwdriver
* Can build nightlights
*Plays a mean game of backgammon
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