KINETIC BIOLOGY
Kineses are widely varied, meaning their abilities and limitations beyond the basics are extremely case-by-case. The main concept is that they come from genetics and allow the user to control a specific thing.
Kinetics are humans who have the kinetic gene. Kineses can be manipulated by kinetics via their conduits, a part of the body that acts as a tool to manually control their powers. Conduits can be any part of the user’s body, internal or external; This can range from one fingernail to both hands to the spleen. Regardless of what the power itself is, all kineses are affected directly by the kinetic’s physical and emotional state at any given time, and it takes an incredible amount of discipline and training to have proper control over one’s kinesis. Using a kinesis is as draining as any other physical/emotional activity, and regardless of how it is utilized, overworking a kinesis will obviously lead to complications for the user.
Kinetics are humans who have the kinetic gene. Kineses can be manipulated by kinetics via their conduits, a part of the body that acts as a tool to manually control their powers. Conduits can be any part of the user’s body, internal or external; This can range from one fingernail to both hands to the spleen. Regardless of what the power itself is, all kineses are affected directly by the kinetic’s physical and emotional state at any given time, and it takes an incredible amount of discipline and training to have proper control over one’s kinesis. Using a kinesis is as draining as any other physical/emotional activity, and regardless of how it is utilized, overworking a kinesis will obviously lead to complications for the user.
- Kineses can revolve around just about any object or concept, including but not limited to: physical, abstract, emotional, organic, and inorganic things.
- Due to the vastness of possibilities it’s difficult to identify and document every single existing kinesis, but many at least have names to go off of.
- Kineses are named with a prefix for what their power is and a suffix of kinesis, eg, water = hydrokinesis, fire = pyrokinesis, etc.
TYPES OF KINETICS
Kineticism is a recessive gene, passed down just like any other genetic trait. About .5% of the world’s population (~35 million people) carry the kinetic gene, meaning they can be any of the three subcategories of kinetics:
Non-kinetic carriers have no kinesis, but have the gene and can pass it on to their offspring. They’re also still affected by non-power-related biological divergences exclusive to the kinetic gene. Roughly 50% of “kinetics” are just carriers, but only about ⅕ know they have the gene, so they’re roughly estimated to only make up about 10% of kinetic society.
Passive kinetics have kineses but no conduits, which prevents them from being able to manually utilize their powers. They can somewhat control how much their powers act up if they learn how to control their emotions well, but they still can’t decide what specifically their kinesis will do when it is amped up. About 15% of kinetics are born passive, but another 5% of kinetics go on to have their conduits destroyed or damaged at some point, so passive kinetics make up around 20% of kinetic society.
Active kinetics have kineses and conduits that allow them to control their abilities and develop new ways to use them as they train. They still can have uncontrollable kinetic effects and their kineses are still affected by their emotions, but they get much more say in what exactly their kineses does, how it does it, and to what extent it is done. They are, of course, the overwhelming 70% of kinetic society.
Non-kinetic carriers have no kinesis, but have the gene and can pass it on to their offspring. They’re also still affected by non-power-related biological divergences exclusive to the kinetic gene. Roughly 50% of “kinetics” are just carriers, but only about ⅕ know they have the gene, so they’re roughly estimated to only make up about 10% of kinetic society.
Passive kinetics have kineses but no conduits, which prevents them from being able to manually utilize their powers. They can somewhat control how much their powers act up if they learn how to control their emotions well, but they still can’t decide what specifically their kinesis will do when it is amped up. About 15% of kinetics are born passive, but another 5% of kinetics go on to have their conduits destroyed or damaged at some point, so passive kinetics make up around 20% of kinetic society.
Active kinetics have kineses and conduits that allow them to control their abilities and develop new ways to use them as they train. They still can have uncontrollable kinetic effects and their kineses are still affected by their emotions, but they get much more say in what exactly their kineses does, how it does it, and to what extent it is done. They are, of course, the overwhelming 70% of kinetic society.
BIOLOGICAL / PHYSICAL TRAITS
All kinetics have the following traits that separate them biologically from non-kinetics:
- Higher overall fertility, increasing the likelihood of conceiving multiples and reducing effectiveness of normal birth control in many cases
- Higher blood pressure
- Heightened immune systems
- The amount of stimuli required to trigger things like mass adrenaline rushes, shock, and ‘fight-or-flight’ responses is marginally greater than that of non-kinetics
- Higher likelihood of mental illness (though due to the nature of kineticism, it’s yet to be determined if this is a biological inclination or a side effect of kinetic environments…)
KINETIC DEVELOPMENT
Kinetics’ powers tend to develop at some point between three and eight years old, though it can in some cases happen as late as twelve. Premature kinetic development can be induced, but it’s usually either by forcible trauma or complications relating to a kinetic pregnancy. (This contributes to kinetic miscarriages being significantly less frequent in the first trimester than with normal pregnancies, but higher in the third trimester due to sudden kinesis development.)
Currently, there is no way to predict what a child’s kinesis will be until it is triggered, and due to certain kineses being multifaceted (a flower kinesis could turn out to be an all-encompassing plant kinesis, for example) most kineses are not officially filed until the child’s powers have been displayed consistently for a few years.
Controlling one’s kinesis takes practice. Parents have to be very careful about watching young children that could have kineses, because their powers can be unpredictable, and while they’ll be weak, they can seriously harm themselves or others if they throw a tantrum or something similar. Kineses will not develop without practice, and like any skill, kinetics can forget how to control them over time and find it difficult to use them if they’ve gone a while without. The more a kinesis is practiced, not only will it be easier to control, but more will be able to be done with it (for example, training with canikinesis can make you not only able to communicate with dogs, but get them to do what you want.)
Kinetic lifespans, especially past adolescence, are complicated. Kinetics have been observed living longer than the average human, easily reaching 110-120 years in certain circumstances, but the projected kinetic life expectancy does not exceed 45 in most countries due to external factors.
Currently, there is no way to predict what a child’s kinesis will be until it is triggered, and due to certain kineses being multifaceted (a flower kinesis could turn out to be an all-encompassing plant kinesis, for example) most kineses are not officially filed until the child’s powers have been displayed consistently for a few years.
Controlling one’s kinesis takes practice. Parents have to be very careful about watching young children that could have kineses, because their powers can be unpredictable, and while they’ll be weak, they can seriously harm themselves or others if they throw a tantrum or something similar. Kineses will not develop without practice, and like any skill, kinetics can forget how to control them over time and find it difficult to use them if they’ve gone a while without. The more a kinesis is practiced, not only will it be easier to control, but more will be able to be done with it (for example, training with canikinesis can make you not only able to communicate with dogs, but get them to do what you want.)
Kinetic lifespans, especially past adolescence, are complicated. Kinetics have been observed living longer than the average human, easily reaching 110-120 years in certain circumstances, but the projected kinetic life expectancy does not exceed 45 in most countries due to external factors.