BuBu Begats… A Brief History of the BuBu

Here is the first generation of the BuBu Moderno. The micro-cephalopod, jelly-fishoid creatures who inhabit the Tube that exists buried in the Nose in the Braine.

The BuBu Moderno live in the Tube which has become deeply embedded in the Nose of Freedy C. Braine, a contemplative person who spends their time playing chess with Mort AI, a friend and sometimes antagonist (see the previous post here for more on this).

Fredy? Fredy C. Braine. Mort AI and Fredy discuss Queen to Rook Four Move. Freedy and Mort. A skeletal figure named Mort plays chess with Braine.

Each of the BuBu that follows retains the essential life essence of BuBu Basic. Currently the BuBu number in the tens of thousands. In the Tube. In the Braine. These are the generations of The BuBu Moderno.

BuBu Basic. A Blue micro-cephalopod with tendrils smiling widely.
BuBu Basic. The Matrix for all the BuBu Moderno that follow. The Generative Core of the Tube. Very Basic.

BuBu Basic Begat…

Groucho BuBu. A green BuBu with a large hairy mustache and fuzzy tufts of hair on each side of his scalp. With tendrils waving.
Groucho BuBu. The Comedian. The Wordsmith. “Time Flies Like an Arrow. Fruit Flies Like a Banana.” Marx at heart.

Groucho BuBu Begat…

Lady BuBuFette. Purple BuBu with luscious black hair, lush red lips, and a huge brain to think with. The smartest of the BuBu Moderno. With Tendrils.
Lady BuBuFette. The Shadow. She’s the light. She’s my mom. She’s royalty. She knows what’s happening, and she’ll let you know when she has it all figured out. The brain in the Braine.

Lady BuBuFette Begat…

BuBu DeeLuxe. Orange BuBu man with a dapper hat and a big grin. With tendrils too.
BuBu DeeLuxe. The Salesman. The Politician. The Dale Carnegie Institute Graduate. Winning Friends and Influencing People since the Tube lodged itself in Braine’s Nose. A bit of a grifter.

BuBu DeeLuxe Begat…

Sharko BuBu. Sharp teeth, gray skin, razor fins on his head, whipping tendrils. Devious smile on cephalopod face.
Sharko BuBu. The Youngster. The Rebel. He has teeth, but he’s the good one, so no reason to worry as long as he’s nearby. Never sleeps but swims.

Sharko BuBu Begat…

Groto BuBu. Large green and mean BuBu with tendrils lurching forward to bite someone.
Groto BuBu. One Tough Son of a Gun. Watch out.

Groto BuBu Begat…

Charli-XB BuBu. A happy BuBu in the colors of a famous comic strip character known for failing to kick a football. With, you guessed it, tendrils.
Charli-XB BuBu. The Entertainer. Always ready to kick the can down the road. Not always able to, but can sing up a storm when it’s called for.

Charli-XB BuBu Begat…

Oldman BuBu. Grey skin, dull red hat, yellow eyes, slightly fanged hole of a mouth, with... Tendrils.
Oldman BuBu. The Magician. Has some sort of secret power, but most folks can’t figure out what it is.

Oldman BuBu Begat…

The Proto Tsurge. Bright Green BuBu with dark shadowed face and big bulging eyes. Waving tendrils and other plant like appendages.
The Proto Tsurge. The Larval Stage of the Tsurge @ War. Who can say why a BuBu becomes a Tsurge. Bad ideas or too much envy and resentment?

The Proto Tsurge @ War Begat…

The Tsurge @ War. Olive/dirt colored former BuBu who has been transformed into some sort of plant like creature. Maybe kelp.
The Tsurge @ War. A Mixed Up BuBu. Too many arms and too much swirling trouble. Confusion and Chaos.

The Tsurge @ War Begat…

The Tao of the Cephalopods. Basic blue BuBu with a thought baloon including brush calligraphic style symbols and the word, "zen." Enigmatic.
The Tao of the Cephalopods. The Mountain and the Valley. Order and Chaos. Plato and Aristotle. “The BuBu that can be seen is not the BuBu that can be known.” – Oldman BuBu.

The Tao of the Cephalopods.

For more on cephalopods and brains, see Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness.

Next: Scenes from the Life of the BuBu Moderno.

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