Depends. There are two types of shapeshifting. The first is surface. I look like you, but it's all on top. My bio-metrics won't match, I don't have awareness of anything covered, like a scar or a mangled toe.
The second type is true shapeshifting. The second I have your DNA, I can replicate you exactly, right down to blood type, genetic markers, everything. Better, if I'm able to physically touch you, I have a hyper-awareness of your body, so I can tell things you normally can't even feel like scars, tattoos, implants, medical procedures, etc.
With that type of shapeshifting, function follows form. So while I'm still myself mentally, I'm impacted by all the physical elements that inform our brains and influence our personalities. I'm still myself, but a slightly modified version of myself.
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Date: 2021-11-16 09:08 pm (UTC)The second type is true shapeshifting. The second I have your DNA, I can replicate you exactly, right down to blood type, genetic markers, everything. Better, if I'm able to physically touch you, I have a hyper-awareness of your body, so I can tell things you normally can't even feel like scars, tattoos, implants, medical procedures, etc.
With that type of shapeshifting, function follows form. So while I'm still myself mentally, I'm impacted by all the physical elements that inform our brains and influence our personalities. I'm still myself, but a slightly modified version of myself.