#solution nine

[demilypyro]

Cyber warrior

[pommancy]

Huevember 5 Solution Nine

[sirensongsea]

metem.mp4

[iron-sparrow]

ship [ 05 ] julezen

. bsky

Decided to bring Obsidian back for this one. In the swampy OC habitats of my mind, I got the idea to kill off the present-day Obsidian. Once the mechanical protector ceased to function, their actual self unexpectedly reawakened from a very deep stasis in the palace tucked in the Underkeep. Perhaps one of many guards who were preserved with the expectation that they may one day reawaken to protect the queen.

I think they had a different name when they were active in Alexandria's glory days, but they would choose to keep the name Obsidian. They still wear too much metal all the time, largely because they're not used to how light their flesh body is and also can't quite get over physical contact, skin to skin.

At least they can try to get to know Dancing Green properly, now.

[nerimaemae]

[ahollowgrave]

-- pop muzik.

[starrysnowdrop]

Alexandrian Astrologian ✨

So I just got the healing robes from Skydeep Cenote and I thought the purple, pink, and silver looked so nice on Hali that I went ahead and put together an Astro glam for it!

Futuristic healer robes in Hali colors? Check! ✔️

[risartblog]

#miqomarch day 28 :: Favorite City (Dawntrail)

I love both DT big cities, but the view of Solution Nine never fails to make me awestruck. I'm a sucker for this color scheme,,

It seems someone else agrees, so here's Noa and a familiar miqo'te enjoying the view.

[tovaicas]

↳ ꜰꜰxɪᴠ — ꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɴɪɴᴇ

ᴀ ʀᴇꜱɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅʀɪᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɴᴛʜ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴠᴇʀᴋᴇᴇᴘ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɴᴛʜ. ᴅ��ᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʟ ꜰʟᴏᴡ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴇxɪꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ.

[improvised-finish]

A Neon-Drenched Nameday

"Arsay!" Lehon'a exclaimed as she caught up to the other Miqo'te, stopping her on the streets of True Vue. "A little chocobo told me it's your nameday today, is that right?"

"Sure, that's true. Why do you ask?"

"Well..." A grin grew across Lehon'a's face as she pulled a couple slips of paper from her jacket pocket. "A friend of mine is playing this new music made using Alexandrian tech at a club just down the way, and I thought maybe we might celebrate with a night of dancing and drinks!" She pointed to the establishment as she spoke, not even remotely hiding her enthusiasm for the idea. "They gave me two tickets, so this one's got your name on it."

"Sounds like fun, so let's do it!" Arsay replied, plucking one of the tickets from Lehon'a's grip with a smile.

The club's lighting echoed the same neon pink and blue color scheme present all across the city, though the contrast was intensified by the lack of ambient light inside. The DJ booth stood to one side of the space, elevating its occupant above the dancefloor, and a few scattered tables sat opposite. There was a small crowd gathered already, most likely the die-hard fans and true party animals.

A hrothgar in reflective glasses climbed up in front of the DJ equipment, and nearly everyone in the club turned their attention to her.

"Come on, we made it just in time!" Lehon'a said in a hushed tone, waving Arsay to the front of the crowd. "The sound right here is the best, and we should have enough room to let loose."

Her train of thought was cut off as the voice of an announcer came over the sound system: "Solution Nine, make some noise! For one night only: the sensational, the electric, the queen of bumpin' beats herself: DJ Stardust!"

Lehon'a and Arsay shared a look that grew into a pair of wicked grins as the first song began to play, and it wasn't long before the whole crowd was swept up into the futuristic melodies and driving rhythms of the music, and all but the most stubborn of wallflowers were on their feet and on the dancefloor.

As the night eventually wound to a close many hours and dance moves later, Lehon'a closed her eyes, drinking in the last outro of DJ Stardust's final song. Try hard as she might, she just couldn't imagine a better time than sharing the dancefloor with a friend. Happy nameday, Arsay! Hope we can do this again sometime, she thought to herself, opening her eyes to see Arsay offering one last round of applause to the DJ before the party's end.

(a few alternate angles and some notes below the cut!)

Gosh, I went like so unbelievably overboard with this! I originally just had the initial invitation shots, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I had the itch to do more. I figured why not take advantage of the Neon Stein's existing setup and do an action shot... which quickly involved adding some S9 NPCs to fill in the crowd. and then adding Wuk Lamat and Koana and Gulool Ja as little easter eggs. and then @a-pink-beau because Gulool Ja shouldn't be unaccompanied. and then @reversalsun and @godspeedwagon and another mutual friend. and then G'raha and Y'shtola because I had to. and then my other wol as the DJ cause I couldn't find the DJing loporrit in Brio.

Before I knew it this scene had like twenty actors and it's by far the most involved thing I've done (thought tbh it didn't feel like it took that long), and it was all just thanks to a little nameday request! All of this bluster to say: happy nameday Arsay ( @wildstar25 )! I look forward to seeing many more of her adventures in the future and the amazing poses you come up with, they really are inspiring.

Anyway. With that, I return to my cosplay cave for the next month, cause con is only a few weeks away, and I've got a Pitou to finish! I leave you with these alternate angles to show off a bit more of the background :3

[victoria-xiv]

Meanwhile, in Alexandria... "City of Electrope Dreams, they call it. A pulsing utopia soaked in purple iridescent awe and holographic joy, where every need is filled and every hunger sated. "Makes me laugh. Brighter the shell, the darker the underbelly. When life itself is currency and you're overdrawn at the soul bank, and ya fall and hit those streets and and learn electrope is as hard a landing as any stone, that's when ya know there are corners of this burg even neon light don't reach. "Name's Amethyst, or Ames for short. I belong to these tarnished alleys. You got a problem—missing property, missing loved one, sorta stuff the tin cans can't be bothered with—might be I'm your girl, if you've got the creds and I'm halfway sober. "Cross me, mind, and we'll find out just how deep your soul reserves go, one by one."

[demilypyro]

Gamer Friends

[sirensongsea]

[metem vc] oh dear! the nefarious nudibranch has fallen in love with the terrible toad!

[iron-sparrow]

a little light for every shard

[ bsky ]

[thefreelanceangel]

[ahollowgrave]

more of Selenite.