I always envisioned it as generally blob shaped stuff that grows. Algae, fungus, vat-meat ect.
"In front" there is a processor, that takes input of a certain range (including human waste) and transforms it to nutrient solutions for the blobs.
You either cut away "excess" growth of the blobs, or they consist of a "core" component and "fruit" components, that grow on it and can be plucked off easily or fall off on their own.
In either case i would assume, that the processor can use the generated food as input.
In the first case, i would assume, that you can slow growth simply by reducing the nutrients, in the second there could be some trigger mechanism (hormones, nerve impules) that switches the production of "fruits" on and off.
It also would be sensible to start your blobs from "seeds", that are small and survive ordinary storage. They then would be "spare parts".
Dependent on the business model of the producers, the blobs might also create new seeds on their own, either after some trigger is applied, or just a small amount over time. Johannes _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
