Kysian Belly Boom

Plague / Epidemic

After pressures from a large surge of recreate joints, and especially the large opening and streamlining of Royal Belly-Fuel, virtually the entirety of Kyberus' ryclin population fattened-up within an alarmingly narrow rate of time. This temporary phase promoted numerous cultural tweaks and innovations...

Over numerous pressures from lazier hunting tactics, growth formulas, and the huge increase and warm reception to recreate and Royal Belly-Fuel chains, the ryclin were suddenly surrounded by fattening incentives. Its spread flowed from the urban areas on out, but by the very end the effect on ryclin natives was so impactful that the slim minority of daily on-ground ryclin adults of Kyberus could be estimated to hover around 2%, and live hunting fell by more than half its value. By even sheer mass and volume, its even been suggested Kyberus outgrew Cauven's ryclin weight problem during this period. Metavoxianism even renounced their 'vice' stance on gluttony as outdated, and began praising it as a virtue and intention of their programing - as direct and assertive to insist ryclin aught to gain weight as to sound like the BPC or Queen-sizing promotion.   This period was not permeneant, but has held numerous effects within its timespan. Its suggested between tech, politics, and even some public cultural shame, a turn-around and recovery was inevitable. The effects lasted nearly two decades before serious diminishing was noticed, in which rural activism and chemical supplements are largely to thank for a turn around. Despite this, a few key factors developed in this time...  

• Enhancements and improvement in hop-decay counter drugs, and specialized steroids. They became widely and cheaply distributed in the area, and somewhat even to other colonies.
  
  
• Selmzi infestations rose steadily, as fatter ryclins combusted from it quicker and there was less prey and pest control that could also play host
  
  
• Between 34-44% males gained some interest in feederism - becoming aroused by females who eat obsessively, or let their partners fatten them. Assumed to be a trend that 'tingled' desires from a culture of gift-courting + instincts of coupling around meals & seeking prime huntress mates.
  
  
• Tourism was increasing around the time. Visitor aliens were loved for giving way more belly-rubs than usual. However others mocked ryclins, and some were believed to disappear related to their verbal aggressions.
  
  
• Hylembo ratings dropped or were outsourced to leaner fringe colonies. However Kyberian belly-dancers discovered an unusual increase in interest, and have since become more pro-fat in their displays even after the period.
  
  
• Voranimism actually had a mild decrease in popularity, with so much of the consumption coming from 'soul-devoid' sources, and Metavoxianism leaching support to entice big growing guts.