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I reblogged the original post elsewhere, but I needed to put these pics side by side and tag it better here (I linked the OP below the cut and included the pic)

A doodle of Baby AL-AN having regrets trying to study Sea Dragons

OP here:

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my powerpoint is going well

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He's visiting Misty's extended family :D

janitor done got fucked part 2

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It's actually so funny how there are three types of Subnautica players and they are Paul, Bart, and Marguerit

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I put AR-CHI in the Barnes and Nobles fluffy blankie

. . . Man I'm crying He's so precious, little cutie pie in his blankie, and his wittle claw, Pwecious wittle shrimpy not baby, but hims tiny, in his fwuffy blankie *dies*

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Reblogging this because same

Three wet dogs

their names are Larry, Curly, and Moe

I also feed them my cameras :]

playing fetch (metal scrap) with my dog (stalker)

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I was having some fic thoughts, and I wanted to mess around with trying to write together the original and current stories of Below Zero. One has the grief and loss that allow Robin and AL-AN to grow close and the other provides the action to drive it. I love both versions of the story that I couldn't decide which to play with and welp now I'm making a sandwich (it's one bun, just AL-AN with Robin in the middle viciously growling at anything that comes close).

I kinda want to mess with some enemies to friends to lovers to "Don't you dare touch my alien/human" kind of things in this :)

AL-AN is supposed to have this subconscious effect where his sorrows are weirdly "contagious". By that I mean folks over at Outpost Zero randomly feeling lonely, oddly depressed in situations that don't make sense, or having weird dreams in the night. Later this leads to him messing with Robin's mind in a much greater sense than just being an unwelcome voice.

Sam and Cal kinda have the same roles but also kinda not. Like Sam's alive, but she works at PHI Robotics instead of the Vesper, but Cal has that job instead. He sends Robin a Snowfox later and if you're wondering about Sam . . . she's fine, just the victim of foul play instead of an accident.

Anyway, I might post snippets of it here- I'm naming the story after the song that inspired it "They're Only Here For Me" (by Wontolla) since there's going to be a lot of that at play with Alterra, AL-AN, and the Frozen Leviathan (still calling him Hank tho)

Any thoughts? I'm not sure how to exactly flush this out.

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. . . I made some Architect colts

They are all very baby and I ended up giving them flavored color palettes by accident- MI-LO is my favorite- laid back, fluffy and floppy, but JO-DI is pretty cool too very bubbly and chirpy. ER-IN is like a little sheep with their molting fur. CA-TH is kinda regal. AB-EL is a fussy baby and hopes to be a warrior someday. Then there's KE-TH, he's a wittle eepy.

*I should dump a light disclaimer here that I don't intend to sell these guys or do coms, HOWEVER, if you want them you're more than free to go ahead and doodle them, just leave the fanged stag signature I have somewhere :)*

Soooooo- the fact that some of them have faces is a part of a headcanon of mine that I'll leave below a cut since it may take a while to explain :)

The Architect, as we know, are a highly advanced and unified species, however, even with the "hiveminded" society, there is always room for individual thought and moreover opinions.

Now what the heck does this have to do with the babies? It's the process in which they are created.

There's two types of colts born through different methods which I label as "in-vivo" and "ex-vivo" (labeled literally). I'll write the differences below.

In-vivo: These colts are born through traditional methods (I won't go into detail on that for obvious reasons) which is what all forms of life do normally. Seeing as how the Architects are very goat shaped, I think that they would undergo pregnancy rather than laying eggs. Since these colts are born through this method, they don't have any electronic enhancements, they are naturally born with a thick fluffy fur, the weak bioluminescence on them is natural and doesn't shift, and most of all . . . they have what could possibly be the true faces of this legendary species. I feel that these colts would be more rare since they require time and effort to raise before being indoctrinated into the network, but a proper vessel would come as soon as possible. The colts aren't just small and weak, but the fact that they have a face is highly rejected in Architect society. Though choice is up to the broodsow (mother) they typically don't like to raise the colts and the face thing tends to make them uneasy. This could be due to the unified ideal of the society where a face is viewed as a sign of individuality where it isn't desired.

Ex-vivo: This type of colt is more common since they are fast grown from a seed producer by two (or more) donors, typically decided on collectively via what adaptations are needed. Neither donor has to raise these colts- that job is left to a nestmare and it often includes the basic teachings. Any colt must know how to seek out sources of energy- it's a fact that carries well into adulthood- if they can't, they are unfortunately culled and typically out of a brood of 15 only 5 will be able to carry out their lives. A broodsow of in-vivo colts by contrast can have up to all 15 surviving childhood before transfer where the same test is performed. Back to the ex-vivo colts, another issue is accidental malformalities which also contributes to the culling, which again is something that in-vivo colts don't have to worry about. The main thing about this method that makes it preferable is that the colts are naturally a part of the network, don't need to be taught much, very strong off the bat, and they fit well into society without the draw from the norms.

Both types of colts have their draws and benefits, but it's really up to the parent/network how they're born. Architects aren't really bound by good conscience and will naturally remove any bugs in their system. As a species with over 100 billon individuals a single death isn't too noticed- the memories and experiences of all members is catalogued quite well so for the most part it isn't too noticed. However; after the accident with Kahraa, any and all newborn colts are viewed in good light. Any efforts to repopulate the species is held in high esteem. Perhaps it does take an apocalypse to change society.

Also, the colts are about 3ft tall, super floppy like golden retriever puppies, love cuddles from any source, and are super playful- they get full cuteness baby cutie pie baby boo bop points from me <3

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Kings of Fucking it Up Spectacularly

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"And Away We Go!"

Just a silly doodle of Robin thinking it was smart to try riding the turbo shrimp <3

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It's a little scrappy, but it's a nice kind of scrappy

Warper plushie!

I felt that it looked better with the blank dead stare, but he's a silly fella and he'll fit in :)

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I'm forcing Empy and AL-AN to be friends :D

Oh sh*t

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Honestly, I respect that and completely get it

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The hort . . . EEUUUGHHHDTDYFUVUJVJVAGGH

(Also your little pink Architect is adorable)

I think you deserve a medal for tying up that weird horse. So many limbs. Incredible skill.

ty, thats what he looks like in my head most of the time

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Was going to relax on SN for a bit (totally not procrastinating my plushie plans) and I decided to check the news from the devs and found that they're going to import SN to mobile.

I'm not sure how it'll work with a phone, but that's pretty cool! I haven't seen many other games try that (only thing I can think of it Minecraft PE) so it's nifty to see.

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I'm drawing up some plans for a Warper plushie, but the shape on the actual Warpers is a little funky

Not sure how to go about it on my end, but if anyone wants to try a Warper plushie as well you're more than welcome to play around with the "blueprints" :)

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The Architects of Sanctuary

This post is a "master reference sheet" for all the Architect OCs featured in Sanctuary, but it's unfortunately kinda spoiler-y, so be mindful if you want to read the story blankly.

Also I do plan on playing with drawing these silly guys interacting together and causing chaos, but it's tricky to do so because where some people use actual drawing apps I use Meta Moji Note :')

Anywho, enjoy some nifty 'tects!

Firstly, We have AR-CHI (I recommend clicking the pics since they have some extra info on them)

Once a scientist's assistant and artist, AR-CHI entered the mass Sanctuary in Sector 0-B some thousand years ago after an accident he takes partial blame for.

He is comparable to a 30 year old but is theorized to be around 2,000 years in human year

Very clingy, likes to touch and be touched- it reminds him that he's still alive and in the physical world. Possibly a result of prolonged storage and the immediate injury through this missing leg.

There are some malformalities in his code and vessel, like the permanent gauntlets and a faulty protective program that belongs to the next 'tect.

The Sanctuary Guardian later named EL-KAN

This is the result of an over exerted vessel that has been rebuilt time and time again. It is highly unstable both mentally and physically, containing the faulty protective program and likely the reason why AR-CHI has it as well.

The program was originally intended as an emergency system if the Sanctuary was ever invaded and the stored minds mess with, however due to its corruption, it is unsure of its original task and will latch onto whatever it deems necessary to protect. With the slow death of the minds, the program ended up latching onto the Kahraa bacterium, causing EL-KAN to repeatedly contract it, die, and rebirth itself at a much more rapid pace just to "protect" it. Upon escaping the Sanctuary to hunt AR-CHI's vessel, the program force disabled outside of its designated space with allowed EL-KAN to try stabilizing its body and work for the benefit of the remaining minds. Unfortunately when it reentered the facility, the program reinitiated and it went haywire, trying to return to its unceasing cycle.

Both AR-CHI and EL-KAN must be refactored for their own safety.

This is MAR-LA

She is an Architect who came to 4546B before the Kahraa research team and lived in a small community which built the grand Sanctuary and studied the arctic ocean. MAR-LA was able to have a brood of 15 colts before the accident (preferred the archaic methods) unfortunately, Kahraa spread rapidly enough that 14 of her colts died before they could be indoctrinated into the network.

Her vessel is designed to run fast and far across the glacial plains and withstand direct strikes from Ice Worms.

Now we have QU-INT!

(They're named after the ghost in "The Turn of the Screw")

QU-INT is MAR-LA's only surviving Colt and couldn't be placed in mental storage, instead being put into physical stasis.

They have no mechanical enhancements and can't communicate in the network. They also uniquely have an actual face which is something that is distinct to in-vivo birthed colts. Ex-vivo colts are more common and are classified as "seeds", these colts are naturally a part of the network, have mechanical enhancements and are faster to raise.

I headcanon that Architects intentionally designed themselves to not have distinct faces as a symbol of their unification through the network- once an in-vivo colt is old enough, they are to be moved to an artificial vessel as quickly as possible to keep with this societal requirement. This is also why in-vivo colts aren't as common, since they don't get a truly natural experience of life before being indoctrinated and their vessel replaced.

Back to QU-INT, he's distinctly 5 years old and is an actual child unlike AR-CHI. Is very shy and typically stays with MAR-LA. Kinda floppy like a golden retriever puppy. Gets the zoomies often. SUPER FLUFFY!

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Alrighty, that's them! There are three others still in slumber, but they'll be awoken very soon. They're my silly guys and maybe there'll be more about them in future writings :)