#rw off the string

[redfirefox-55]

Sorry for no real art lately, my life is an actual disaster :p

Just some doodles of the siblings in my silly little au that I never give context for- if people actually want to know more about it maybe I’ll explain it someday, but it’s not very developed, more just a fun little though in my head lol

[pupmon1]

Lonely Cleaning

A drabble based on the Off the String au by @princess-self-shipping because they made their demons my problem

"Alright everyone! Its cleaning day!" Sig looked up as Moon called out, watching her tap the large stick she took as a staff against the supports of their different cobbled together structures. "Come on! Get up. We gotta clean our panels! We're near clean water, let's go!" Sig sighed. She could get away with never cleaning their robes, but…not cleaning their panels? Moon won't let them. Moon only puts up with the robes because she keeps herself so clean. So she has to go.

But there's a rhythm to this. First Moon and Pebbles. Pebbles was going through something he didn't want to talk about or anyone else to see which is fine. They all have their issues. Next was Wind and Inno…they always went together no matter what, they're still learning how their new bodies work and function and fit together. They're teaching each other. Suns went alone…something something 'to gaze upon a god would break a mind' …..stupid Suns. But that worked for Sig, they didn't want to bathe with anyone anyway. No one needed to see them. No one should see them.

They huddled away from the others, as far around the edge of the small pond as they could, then, carefully removed their scarf, their robes…let the layers of fabric fall in a heap beside them. He took a deep breath and looked up. Just don't think about it! Don't think about it as you step into the water. Sit down, let it seep into the seams. Let it all…seep away.

They can't think about it. They can't think about how wide their hips are…how their shoulders match. How they reflect a sin to others. How their panels catch the light, reflecting across the water like a polished stone. Don't think about the lines that glow purple along their form, wrapping around their arms and climb across their chest like vines.

Don't think about how every inch of them shows a love they never felt. Don't think about their city. Sig just needs to clean their panels and hide again.

[rotten-machinery]

Hi. I saw ur iterators and they look cool i wanna know the lore(tm)

OOO YES YES! Imma ramble about off the string au too, so putting the explanation of the au before oc lore, if you want to hear just about the oc, feel free to skip the off the string hcs! (note: a lot of my oc lore is rather long, and hard to type out in one go, i will most likely be typing up about an oc with shorter lore)

So first; how does off-the-string work in my au/hcs:

The consciousness and subconsciousness are evenly spread out throughout all of the iterator's systems and mechanisms! Usually the puppet is just used for communication, and to express the iterator's personality. Without the puppet it would be rather difficult to communicate. Now you see: the puppet can be detached from it's mechanical arm, this is most often done in maintenance or during really fancy ceremonies. To go off the string, you need to put your whole consciousness into your puppet, and then detach it from the mechanical arm. The structure would still be up and performing vital functions, however would be in a "sleep" state. You can still vaguely feel your structure if you are off the string.

Although this sounds easy, it really isn't. Since the iterator as a whole is HUGE, they'd need some time to adapt to the limitations of the puppet. They are now on the same level as an ancient, or the animals that walk beneath their structure, which can be rather difficult to adjust to if you're used to being a mechanical god. (think of it like putting all your consciousness into the tip of your finger, you're so so much smaller and vulnerable now) Note: the iterator is also now hyper-aware of their puppet since all of their consciousness, and thus attention, is in their puppet (instead of being spread out like in the structure). (Also another small note I am unsure of where to put: in my hcs, the iterators sort of have a connection to their neurons similar to bluetooth, which means that if the structure is still standing, they do not need to take their neurons along while going off the string, as they'd already have that long distance connection to the neurons) If a disconnection is done right, it is 100% reversible! Just attach the puppet back to it's mechanical arm, and everything would be just like before the iterator detached it's puppet. However if an iterator disconnected improperly, it will be rather difficult to spread their consciousness back through their structure. Also if you die off the string, your consciousness will simply go back to your structure, and you'd need to make yourself a new puppet.

As for why an iterator would need to go off the string:

Many many reasons, some iterators are just curious, others want to see if they can ascend (any void related death will cause ascension for ancients and biological organisms. Several iterators have tried to test if they'd ascend by losing their puppet to the void sea.), and some have been falsely advertised to. Not too long after Sliver's ascension, there was an event labeled the "Disconnection Obsession", where iterators would go off the string to test the aforementioned theory. However there was also a rise of false advertising, with off the string being painted as a vacation or a new solution, and of course you'd want a vacation after some real boring work. Unfortunately off the string is far from a vacation...

Onto OC lore:

I'll be talking about CV! As it's lore is currently one of the only things thats on my mind, and that I can coherently tell through one ramble. Following the disconnection obsession event, CV had gone off the string to test out if the theory of losing your puppet to the void sea will ascend an iterator (probably not be at least CV is being hopeful). Or well, it more so thought it needed to test out this theory. Unfortunately CV was brainwashed by it's council to have the extremist ascensionist views of the world. Deep down it never really had any interest in ascension, it had more interest in archiving religious history to be honest. So CV went off the string with it's neighbors (Visions of Issues Unforeseen, Grim Speculations), and originally it planned to go to the void sea, but overtime it wanted to stay with it's neighbors more (who it became rather good friends with). I nicknamed the trio "The half-group", since originally they were a separate group from DAWNS_ABOUND, before the two groups merged for political allyship back when the ancients were around. Putting this map here as well! The two collapsed iterators near the half-group are early prototypes, who collapsed even before GS (oldest of the half-group, the second model of gen 2 ever made) was built. Early prototypes never really have a long lifespan unfortunately.

Thats about it for now!

[himahimac]

silly OTS thoughts,,,

[skybristle]

rbs > likes

not the only ghost in these walls

[biweeklylttm]

day 10

she sploring

[princess-self-shipping]

Thank you, I'll say goodbye soon Though its the end of the world Don't blame yourself now

[tanzdoesthings]

INK RUN DRY reference sheet! includes both on and off string!

fathoms is SO TINY-

[redfirefox-55]

Y’know I’m actually gonna post this drawing by itself too because I actually think it’s cute and looks better without massive walls of text on either side of it- lol

[maya-the-surreal-soldier]

Frostbite of feathers!!! Mah babyyyyy!!!

I have finished four of my Iterator oc Sheets, im working on assembling the lore fore them so its at least undestanable, shes the first to be done fully, others are coming soon!!

[rotten-machinery]

off the string speculative biology + gameplay water storage mechanic

[pmpwbrrs]

Say I haven't lost it all

[druidshollow]

dunes mayonnaise madness

[skybristle]

rbs > likes

this pertains to off string not canon. to be clear.

bonus

[biweeklylttm]

hm...

Looks to the BOOM!

That sure is an explosion