The Hunger
⸺ by Charles Iliya Krempeaux
In the animation and fictional world, are one of the .
The hunger is a very rare condition among the .
Symptoms
Most only consume water on a daily basis, and eat and drink (things other than just water) much much much less frequently.
The hunger causes the who has it to hunger to eat and drink (things other than just water) on a daily basis.
While this is normal for other species, this is not typical for .
who have the hunger can express changes in both their behavior, and their appearance.
One of the changes to their appearance includes their skin tone first becoming tan-colored and brown-colored — and then (if the condition persists) eventually becoming a depigmented bone-color. In fact, born with the hunger are born with depigmented bone-colored skin tone.
Two Types
The hunger is a rare condition, but — Of the who have it — some are born the condition, while other develop the condition after they are born.
There are stories of families where all individuals are born with the hunger, for every generation.
Treatment
Some who are born with the hunger cannot be treated. While others can.
Most who develop the hunger later in life can be treated, and become normal again. Onset of the hunger in adulthood (to an sabzii who are previously green) is usually caused by not consuming enough green plant martial (or something similar to it) for 5 or more years.