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Feeling Fin-tastic

A short story, cuz I can’t post this on twitter :P

Living outside of the orphanage was just as exciting as Nuzin had hoped. She waved all of her room mates goodbye when her new foster father came to pick her up. He was a saint; the orca who’d been visiting her for weeks now during her lunch had taken a liking to the rare species of dolphin. 

And the first day she arrived at his home, she didn’t care that it was a just a two bedrom apartment, with one room that was a personal gym, and she didn’t care that he had an odd collection of protein powder in his cabinets. She was too excited to be in a place she could call home, and for hours after Takowa had taken her home,s he didn’t calm down. All she did was run around, asking questions, and bouncing up and down on the couch like a little pet who had the zoomies after a good bath. 

When it was finally time for bed, and Takowa pulled out the futon couch, and made her bed with brand new pink princess sheets....

She couldn’t sleep.

Everything was fine; the noise level was normal, with her foster father listening to a pod cast quietly in his room. She knew just from listening, that he was checking on her often; each time the chair groaned he was leaning back to look out into the living room, and occasionally she heard him heave a heavy sigh through his blowhole. 

Even feeling as safe and warm as she did, sleep wouldn’t take her away. She stared at the ceiling, suddenly feeling restless, and sad. She couldn’t hear her room mates sleeping, and the apartment was on the second floor; no crickets to chirp her to sleep, no birds settling down for the night. 

She checked the clock on the wall above the T.V. after some time, having lost her senses to the dark and the ambience of a strangers apartment, and groaned. Only 11:24!

She was just about to sit up to get herself some water when she heard the chair groan again, followed by heavy but muffled footsteps.  “Nuzin? Are you alright?” Takowa asked quietly as he peeked out from his room. “Do you have to use the bathroom?”

“What? No, I’m fine, I just... I can’t sleep! My whole body is wide awake!” she whispered, flopping her arms against her blanket. “I don’t know what to do.”

Takowa shuffled his tail as he thought; he wasn’t sure how to help a restless child.  ‘Not sure how to do anything with a child.’

His inner conscious mocked him. 

“Do you want to play video games?” he suggested with a shrug. “It’s what I do when I feel restless. Sometimes.”

Nuzin sat up and smiled brightly, and Takowa let out another happy sigh of relief.  “That sounds awesome! Do you have Howl of Duty- Cuban Werewolf Trials?”

Takowa blinked in surprise, but nodded and went to sit with her on the pull out bed. 

“How do you know what that is? It’s rated M, you can’t be playing that!”

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The Mythaura Beast Demo has been updated with three new hybrids! The Peryton, the Basilisk and the Ryu.

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you ever see a character design that SO STRONGLY caters to your tastes you just go

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People writing about any sort of nonhuman character

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Nyakim Gatwech at the 2018 Emmys

Designer: laviebyck

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Calm down, Peeta

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🖤💖(part 1)

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@elesbreee amazed Jamie and Dahl haven't had a fight for who's in charge of the family flock

Komodo dragons fighting for dominance. They apparently do this often, and the caption says there was a ranger nearby keeping people at appropriate distance. 

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📍 Pulau Rinca, Komodo, Flores, Indonesia

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A quick overview of the Sky Cowboys world from the perspective of the people who live there:

Chasms cut across the landscape, breaking the surface into “land islands” of all sizes. They range from a scant few hundred feet across to hundreds of miles wide. No one knows how deep the chasms are. The floors (if they have floors) are shrouded by mist, and everyone who’s ever ventured below the mist has never returned.

Only creatures with the power of flight can cross the chasms. Many animals evolved some sort of flight mechanism or adapted to live in the sky. Those that did not remain isolated and further adapted for their highly specific ecosystem.

The people of the world often live in humble dwellings made of timber or brick. The general technology level is that of the 1700′s of our world: steam, coal, iron, some steel. Pegasus feathers have also become a useful commodity due to their lightweight but sturdy properties.

Mankind tamed the pegasus so they could cross the chasms. Those who fly pegasi are called “pilots”. Pilots herd other creatures and carry goods/messages across the chasms. They are the center of trading between the “islands”. It’s considered a dangerous job. Most pilots are courageous, rough, wild, daring, and highly talented. They consist of both men and women.

Over the years, pilots and craftsmen have developed specific gear and specialized saddles with which to ride pegasi. Most saddles are narrow in front to rest between the pegasus’ wings with a high cantle in the back. The pilot’s knees rest on the base of the wings (they look like how a jockey sits on a racehorse). Heel slings strap around the heel of the boot to hold the foot in place. Most of the pilots weight in flight rests on the strap, rather than on the wings. Pilots don’t often use bridles. They rely on voice and leg commands to steer their pegasus.

As for the pegasi themselves, there are 3 main species:

The Broadwing Peagsus is the workhorse (har har) of the world. Most pilots ride these. Found all over the world, they’re sturdy, reliable, and robust. They’re based on quarter horses and mustangs or similar breeds. Their wings are comparable to eagle, owl, kite, and hawk wings. Broadwings are technically omnivores, though the vast majority of their diet is vegetarian. They are not considered predatory, and travel in flocks up to 50 strong. Like horses in our world, there is a clear herd hierarchy with a boss mare and protecting stallion.

The Longwing Pegasus is a coastal breed. They live largely solitary lives and roost/live on the cliff sides of the oceans. Based on lighter horse breeds like Akhal Tekes, Warmbloods, and Thoroughbreds, they are a bit more fragile but have more stamina than broadwings. They tend to be energetic, flighty, highly intelligent. Their wings are similar to gulls, albatross, and terns. They eat mostly fish by skimming the tops of the waves, or diving down into the water.

The Shortwing Pegasus is the draft horse of the world. They are generally flightless unless aided by intense winds. They’re steady, slow, and flashy. Based on songbirds, pheasants, ducks, and peacocks, they’re quite colorful. Often used for heavy farm work, or hauling over land. They eat seeds, nuts, and grasses. Untamed they also travel in flocks, but tend to keep nearby forests for the safety of tree cover from flying predators. 

Things I want to explore are pegasus competitions, the floors of the chasms, the coastal regions, towns in general, and clothing (flight and day clothes)

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@elesbreee

Just wanted to tell u there is an app on the App Store called Dragon simulator, you can hunt bosses and burn down buildings and collect gems for armor. It’s really cool and only 99c, worth the money

-answers my backlog-

That sounds neat

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إنسانية 🕊️

‏نزعت الخطاف من فم احد القروش وعند مشاهدة القروش الاخرى لذلك صارت القروش تأتي لنفس المكان لنزع الخطاف من فمها علما ان هذه القروش لا تحب ان يلمسها احد.

هذا في البهاما والغواصة ،خلال الـ 15 سنة الماضية ، أزالت 250 خطاف.

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Me every time my friends do some kind of art wether is edits, stories, drawings, designs, etc:

Credit to @nachosforfree for a wonderful tamplet

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The most impressive communal shitpost I’ve yet seen from a linguistics Facebook group

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