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They were forced to dance 24/7

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whateverrrr what Ever . go my scarabs

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made an oc . . . i like it a lot . my virus

everyone who sees her just assumes its just a really weird looking pippins so she decided to try and blend in with them . it doesnt work very well

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noticed the 3 total pippins fans flocking to my post from 2022 so i made some more food. as number one pippins fan myself im starving

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deltarune today

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can the cat scientists on tumblr.com tell me what’s wrong w my daughter

why does she look like That

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Love

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pic i took years ago while driving home from work past the scary snail playground. i stopped in the night and pointed my headlights at it

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you are burdened to live your life suffering, but maybe you can save another

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had some fun with the idea of iterator puppets being grown. with how many purposed organisms resemble tube-like worms, why not use them here as well?

since i enjoy drawing the puppets in a more mechanical way, i wanted to include some plating, too. it could act as some sort of exoskeleton, holding the organisms together : )

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The "Dad of the Year" award goes to this flathead catfish on the Black River in North Carolina. A sudden drop in water level caused the fish to be stranded at the base of a rotting tree. I wondered why it didn't leave as the water receded-until I saw the pile of pink eggs by its tail. I realized the fish was trapped by staying to care for its offspring.

It's common for males to watch over eggs and defend them from potential predators-and, in some cases, even from the mother. Of all the things I've seen in swamps, this was one of the most striking examples of survival.

Cypress swamps are difficult places to thrive. Seasonal fluctuations of water shape these ecosystems and the residents that call them home. Although I didn't stick around to see what happened to this father, I was encouraged to see that the water levels did come up just a few days later.

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drew some of my iterators as ancients ^_^

i might do VOS and RFiM sometime, best to keep them separated for now though

the ancient versions are slightly different behavior [and thus sort of personality] wise from their actual, iterator selves.

thank you @skybristle for inspiring me to do this :]

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hey Rain World fans. I'm gonna show you a lore interpretation that I personally have never seen anyone talk about except myself. If you know me as Sliverist, then you know what's up.

Everyone knows the first five Karma glyphs represent the so-called Five Natural Urges. Violence, reproduction, trade and social connection, eating, and self preservation. People generally believe the next Karma glyphs before the tenth are meaningless, but this is WRONG. Understanding this revelation requires seeing the big picture, which I will guide you through.

Rain World really likes to blur the line between organic and inorganic, with the most obvious example being the Iterators themselves, these biomechanical superstructures whose function in large part is outsourced to their "microbe strata" (Purple SL pearl), but it goes even further, into the very world design.

Five Pebbles' internal structure resembles a brain with its many sections all divided into specific regions with specific purposes. His chamber makes the resemblance even more obvious, where you can clearly see the brainstem.

Within Five Pebbles' dark interior swim swarms of colorful neurons which turn white in broad daylight, each one a carrier of information. Often, they are brushed along by cilia lining the computer halls.

The Void Sea writhes with a swarm of beings enormous beyong reckoning which closely resemble real neurons. The void worm that takes interest in the slugcat uses a dendrite to make a tether to drag the slugcat to its final destination.

As the slugcat swims and swims, it is joined by countless many just like it, and together they swim toward the light, referred to in the code as "TheEgg" (VoidSeaScene.cs)

This is the table of Karma, showing every level above Five. Doesn't it look rather like..

dividing cells being crossed out?

In Rain World, birth and life, cognition and enlightenment, death and ascension are all inextricably connected concepts. You might even say they're connected in a cycle. The imagery and themes are rich and complete, integrated fully into the world. This is even without mentioning the voidspawn which also resemble sperm, swimming to the same place. This is why Ascension is the best ending :artiyoy:

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got a bit silly and doodled more than i meant to but. the sloug

Made an oc maker challenge for rw community! Inspired by @shimmeringembers & @thenalanita-art ♡

Have fun!

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i wanted to try my hand at slug-erators. transcipt under the cut for those who dont want to squint at my handwriting

lttm - long and weasel-like - long eyes - tall ears with normal width - wire-like back pattern - just happy to see her brother

5p - average proportions, slightly short - slanted eyes, small mouth - small ears - livid about this arrangement. coping

nsh - tall, (with a) short tail - pointy ears, defined cheek/head - flat, half-closed eyes - strong upper body - tail ends in sharper taper - trying to take this situation in good stride

srs - flat head, wide(set) eyes. unsure if the middle is functional. it wouldnt make much sense to BUT rule of cool... - stocky - just kind of here

sos - flat tail - high cheekbones - tired, wideset eyes - so unhappy about this. was kind of looking forward to ascencion. - probably got them in this mess

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Spiny handsome fungus beetle, Cacodaemon hystricosus, Endomychidae

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