TIMERRO - TIMELINE #338812969

(Timeline Tuesday #92)

Timerros are a species of mischievous primate from a distant timeline. When fully grown these creatures stand between two and three feet tall. They have brown fur, which gets darker as they age and fully covers their humanoid body. Timerro arms are particularly long, knuckles dragging across the ground even when they stand upright. They use these arms—in concert with their long, powerful tail—to swing and leap through the upper canopy of the jungle.

The most unusual feature of timerros is their large, rectangular head with perfectly squared angles. This cranium does not feature a face with typical sensory organs, but instead hosts a flat surface that appears to be a digital readout. This readout is constantly counting down, and can range all the way up to ninety-nine hours and fifty-nine seconds. When the countdown reaches zero it will start again from a random point.

The behavior of this species is typical of most primates. They spend their days climbing and playing, or hunting for food. Without the usual sensory organs, it is believed timerros maneuver through the world with the help of a natural timeline vibration sensitivity. Any food they catch is placed in a hatch at the back of their head, then digested.

This species does not shout or hoot like most primates, but are known for their quiet ticking sound.

The most notorious thing about timerros, of course, is the effect that occurs when their clocks reach zero. Whenever this happens, a powerful timeline snap will trigger near the timerro in question, creating any number of results. The most common outcome is a single random alteration to this reality: a leaf might change color, a brief flurry of snow will appear, or an unexpected sound will ring out. Random trinkets in the jungle are often a sign that a pack of timerros are near.

On rare occasions, timerros will snap into another reality, disappearing. from this timeline complete. It is believed this event is the explanation for their initial arrival on our plane of existence.