SPECIMEN REPORT:

Cortex sat in front of a spinebrush with a leaf in one paw, peering at it critically. He let the leaf drop and started to draw the plant on a flat piece of rock and a piece of chalk he'd found was particularly useful for such drawings. Easy to erase mistakes and as long as it was kept dry, the drawings seemed to last.

"EVELYN!", he called out suddenly, staring at his piece of chalk in betrayal as it broke and crumbled. He needed more.

"My chalk pile- go get me more," he said, snapping his fingers, "The little white stones, don't break any, I don't want to go out and get more already, I just got it all!"

The gruff racoon stared at the bush for a bit longer, eyeing its sharp thorns along the long, stiff leaves, much sharper than they appeared. It was a nice green color and he wished he had more such colors, but alas he only had this white chalk. He'd have to see if he could discover such colors.

> Task: Gather different colors for drawings in order to render them as realistically as possible.

SPECIMEN REPORT:

Cortex stared off into the distance until Evelyn came back, reaching out to grab the chalk and immediately getting back to work. He continued with his drawing and marked little attention drawing marks around the spines to drive the point home that they were sharp. He'd cut himself on them before.

Looking up, he glanced at Evelyn, grumbling softly as he looked back at his drawing, "I am illustrating this plant for filing purposes. If we can teach others and log information without having to remember it all, that would be optimal and would reduce misinformation in case someone were to forget something or misremember. I don't have this problem, but others do."

His mental lists and notes were always ready to be recalled and he remembered details incredibly well. He called it a 'picturegraphic memory' after his own drawings. Even after time they remained clear.

"You are hovering," he noted, though not unkindly, "If you wish to learn about something, you need only ask."

Cortex set down his slab and picked up a leaf, slicing it open with his scalpel, squeezing out the soft, juicy flesh inside, "The spiny salvebrush is a spiny plant with healing properties. When applied to burns it cools immediately and encourages healing on all wounds. A very useful plant."

SPECIMEN REPORT:

Cortex blinked and looked down at the plant. Of course he knew what it tasted like, he'd eaten them before, but perhaps...

"Taste it for yourself," he said, pushing the plant towards Evelyn, "Here. Tell me what you think of it, use descriptive words."

He finished his drawing and set it aside, gathering himself up into a proper sit and curling his tail around like a cat. He looked down at her expectantly, observing his curious assistant.

Was he fond of her? Perhaps. He wouldn't admit it, though.