I have been assigned to watch over an unusual whelp named Melvin. This assignment comes directly from multiple sources - The High Council of Slime Crafters, The Engineer's Association, The Farmer's Union, and Merdiwen himself. Apparently this child has an unusual array of talents, a strange outlook on life, and a penchant for trouble.

As a high ranking official both in the Librarian's Ward and the Military Faction, I am to be given full discretion in how I interact with this 16 year old slime covered Human. It's a bit hard to pin down how exactly to describe him and what place to put him in; it seems he was sent to me because of how unsual he is and how ill fit he is for any role in this society.  Melvin has ended up under my care because he is in need of study, both on his end and mine.

Perhaps we can replicate this strange interaction with the slime he has without throwing anyone else into a slime pool.

Melvin's interacitons are strange. He seems to have a high degree of social aptitude and is keenly aware of his surroundings at all times, but easily gets lost in the vagarities of the area around him or the objects he's interacting with.

He seems to have no common sense, no sense of self in the traditional sense, and his social aptitude is... oddly high. He seems to grasp the situation he's in immediately, yet turns every single thing in his grasp upside down like he doesn't trust what he's looking at. This is not limited to objects, as I found out when I first met him. Something about the way his hair just reached out and tipped over one of the soldiers, then held them up as he talked... it was inhuman. Very human. Childlike. Unsettling. I'm sure he's seen a soldier before, and apparently he gets threatened or hit for doing this, but can't seem to stop himself.

Melvin has full awareness of what he's doing and seems to use this over-the-top social misbehavior as a way to shield himself from his strange nature. I would guess that if his first interaction with a person is so strange that they end up floating and upside down, they are less likely to question when a variety of objects seem to move on their own accord. He also uses it as a filter to see who is hostile and who is not. For his sake, that is probably for the best.

On first meeting him, Melvin explained that his sense of self was scattered. His sense of awareness is somehow outside of himself and inside himself at the same time. He doesn't see a difference between himself and the slime he's attached to, nor does he feel a difference between the slime and the land he's standing on. He has an innate sense of nearly everything in his immediate surroundings and seems to rely on something other than sight to know where things are.


I ran through a series of training exercises and creative tasks with him to gauge his abilities. Details below

Basic Stats:
- Might: Average
- Agility: Special**
- Skill: Superhuman
- Social: High
- Mind: Superhuman
- Will: Special**

* Melvin does not move very fast. He doesn't seem to dodge attacks, but at the same time does not get hit by them. Sometimes the slime absorbs the blow and other times it seems like he's moving out of the way at the right time. I can only surmise that he is predicting everything coming towards him and doesn't see a need to move faster.
** Melvin is highly motivated to experiment and by the lack of basic resources. He gives up too easily in other situations.

Military:
- All Weapon Skills: Nonexistant
- Athletic Abilities: Substandard
- Discipline: Poor
- Best Role: Unsuitable

Wanderer:
- Camping Skills: Nonexistant
- Fire Skills: High
- Hunting, Fishing, or Gathering Prowess: Nonexistant
- Best Role: Unsuitable

Farming:
- Weather Prediction: Nonexistant
- Plant Knowledge: Nonexistant
- Mushroomology: Nonexistant
- Animal Husbandry: Slime-specific, Innate
- Nature Sense: Superhuman
- Best Role: Slime Rancher

Scribe:
- Attention to Detail: High
- Writing: Proficient
- Oration: Proficient
- Bookmaking: Nonexistant
- Elemental Application: Special*
- Elemental Recognition: Special*
- Best Role: Technical Processes and Blueprints for writing. Potential future Artificier or any related profession

* Melvin seems to recognize elements better than I do. His format for recognizing them is odd and it seems that he struggles to relate what he sees to the terms I use. It's like there's a layer of translation involved that he doesn't grasp. Further investigation is required

Artisan:
- Tool Skill: Special*
- Material Knowledge: Innate
- Level of Detail: Precise
- Crafting Speed: Very Fast
- Best Role: Any that hold his interest

* Melvin seems to use tools in ways that other people would not be able to. The slime is an extension of himself, and therefore can be used in a variety of ways and places where normal human hands wouldn't be able to reach or bend. He's highly proficient in using three items at the same time.

Engineer:
- Building Part Skill: Proficient
- Finished Structures: Hasty and Barely functional or immaculate
- Material Proficiency: High
- Spatial Awareness: Superhuman
- Best Role: Unique*

* Melvin is very suited for anything he is interested in. As a professional, he will make you anything that's requested. Just don't question why it's floating or made of slime.


Melvin is a unique individual. He seems to be hiding his potential or otherwise responding poorly to the standard tests. I will be spending a fair bit of time with him to figure out the best place to put his unique skills and perspective to use. Above all else, he seems to be making things in ways that no one else even has the time to think of, and somehow doesn't need to stop nearly as often as a regular person does.

I look forward to finding the place where Melvin fits the best.