#abnimals

[qt33pi]

Crosses your abnimals

[ethersierra]

i love this seal and his stupid fucking cybertruck

[fungimoth]

TAZ ABNIMALS!

some design notes:

Roger has an udder because they made some gags about it so he’s officially a trans icon now I think.

Lyle has scars from all of the times he’s regenerated, and also traces of cosmic iodine in his neck where he was injected by a careless redditor.

Navy’s armor is similar to that of a sailor boy… for Griffin McElroys stolen valor kink of course.

[justanotherragequit]

Alright everyone I might be coping but with abnimals ending today, what do we think the chances are for etherseason 2?

[wizard-loving-wizard]

no context spoilers for this week's abnimals

[beetlebubble]

Axe-O-Lyle because I love him

[erksome]

Repost in honour of Axolyle 🪓👨‍🚒

(Wait, is it Axe-O-Lyle? Cause axolotl, but also axe? Maybe Axe O'Lyle?)

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Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

Common occupational hazards in aviation; the not so new flight deck stressors would encompass turbulence, delayed pushbacks, and that one passanger having an issue with someone reclining their seat (this is so very common, believe me). Let’s not forget another one who thinks the seatbelt sign doesn’t apply to them while on active runway (because they are just itching for a snack they left inside their carry-on luggage in the overhead bin. Opens bin, then bag falls off on them and everyone around. SMH)

Back to business. Pilots and cabin crew flying over the Middle East lately, especially in and out of Qatar, well, there’s a new, less subtle source of anxiety: missile attacks. Who doesn’t know the news by now?

Yes, flying into Doha these days might involve dodging airspace closures, U.S. airbase targets, and the occasional Iranian and Israeli news. Glamorous, right?

Very.

While passengers worry about delayed in-flight meals and Wi-Fi speeds being too slow or disconnecting , the crew up front and in the aisles are dealing with something much much heavier: the psychological toll of flying through a region where geopolitics are very unpredictable, stormy, and always just over the horizon.

What Happened in Qatar Exactly, you ask?

In resent years, we’ve witnessed sensitive airspaces and in response, airlines have shut down their airspaces. Flights being rerouted faster than a teenager dodging chores have become commonplace, and airline dispatchers around the world had one collective panic attack.

Now just imagine this. Inflight, flight crew are prepping beverage carts while air defence systems light up the radar. Boom-Chaka-Boom! Just another day in the skies.

Cabin Pressure: Flying with a Side of Adrenaline

Yes, crew (deck crew and cabin crew) are trained to handle demarcates, but war is not an average Emmergency! It’s one thing to worry about fuel efficiency. It’s another to fly over a region where missiles are a real-time hazard.

There is a huge difference between trusting an aircraft, the team, and trusting geopolitics.

Constant anticipatory anxiety.

Hypervigilance, even on layovers.

The unsettling knowledge that their aircraft might share airspace with defense drones, military jets, and… well, more missiles.

Hospitality Meets Hostility

Cabin crew, as you know, are the face of calm, smile and all. Even so, smiling while you serve fish, beef and a gluten free meal on a flight skimming a conflict zone? That’s dark art right there.

Results:

Crew becoming emotionally disconnected from their jobs.

Guilt when evacuating people while others are left behind. 2020 clears throat!

Luxury inflight service inside a pressure cooker floating mid air at 40,000 feet while those on ground are ducking. Definately dystopian!

More Fuel, More Detours, More Fatigue

Yep! Practical stress:

Flights being rerouted to avoid hot zones, adding hours to duty time.

Longer flight hours mean more fatigue, which affects both performance and emotional bandwidth.

There’s no glamour-AT ALL in a 15 hour turnaround because there is no clearance to land.

What Airlines Are Maybe doing

Critical Incident Stress Management teams.

Therapy appointments.

Pre and post dispatch briefings.

Even so, lots of crews feel out of the loop. Why you ask?Because, you get the news that you’re flying a risky zone when you’re already on it.

Hidden Costs: Forget Fuel and Insurance

Mental Health RiskWhat It Looks LikePTSD or traumaFlashbacks, fawning, sleep interruptions, avoidanceBurnoutEmotional numbness, lack of purposeAnxietyReccuring worry, overanalysing proceduresIsolationFeeling detached and lack of support on layovers or at home

These risks don’t show up on a flight log, but hey, they impact safety, morale, and retention. We talk about maintaining aircraft fatigue limits. What about crew fatigue limits?

Where Do We Go From Here?

How about a Flight Plan for Mental Health in Conflict Zones:

Transparent Security Briefings.

Weight & balance before takeoff is paramount, so is mental health balance.

Flight Debriefs After High-Stress Flights.

Better Global Oversight, meaning ICAO, IATA and other relevant bodies must update protocols for mental wellness involving high-risk routes.

Bottom line, pilots and cabin crew are indeed professionals for they train, adapt, and make sure to get the job done. But, they are people too and not robots. People who fly into the world’s most dangerous zones with nothing more than a safety manual and nerves of steel.

We owe them patience, understanding, protection and genuine support as they navigate war zones with grit and grace.

Fly safe. Check on your crew friends, and just maybe skip the missile jokes during boarding.

Source: Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

[exy-pipe-dream]

[entomophobic-janitor]

The fuckin one two punch of Bat Mercer followed by Gwyneth Palcrow, I am healed of all that ails me

[defira85]

Tonight's distraction - trying to draw something fast without getting up in my head about getting things right or even good. I'm so slow with my art, I need to get more confident about going faster

This whole thing was just because I had to draw Axo-Lyle in the Family Guy Death Pose after listening to episode one of TAZ: Abnimals. That poor guy does not want to be there and is not having a great time

I also thought it'd be funny if Navy, the one who most easily fits the stereotype of 80s action character anthropomorphic animal, was actually not a muscle dude commando and was in fact, just a seal

I apologise to all cows everywhere, I cannot draw cows. But Roger got a sparkly con circuit suit for his next ballroom seduction mission

[qt33pi]

Debriefing at da diner

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Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

Common occupational hazards in aviation; the not so new flight deck stressors would encompass turbulence, delayed pushbacks, and that one passanger having an issue with someone reclining their seat (this is so very common, believe me). Let’s not forget another one who thinks the seatbelt sign doesn’t apply to them while on active runway (because they are just itching for a snack they left inside their carry-on luggage in the overhead bin. Opens bin, then bag falls off on them and everyone around. SMH)

Back to business. Pilots and cabin crew flying over the Middle East lately, especially in and out of Qatar, well, there’s a new, less subtle source of anxiety: missile attacks. Who doesn’t know the news by now?

Yes, flying into Doha these days might involve dodging airspace closures, U.S. airbase targets, and the occasional Iranian and Israeli news. Glamorous, right?

Very.

While passengers worry about delayed in-flight meals and Wi-Fi speeds being too slow or disconnecting , the crew up front and in the aisles are dealing with something much much heavier: the psychological toll of flying through a region where geopolitics are very unpredictable, stormy, and always just over the horizon.

What Happened in Qatar Exactly, you ask?

In resent years, we’ve witnessed sensitive airspaces and in response, airlines have shut down their airspaces. Flights being rerouted faster than a teenager dodging chores have become commonplace, and airline dispatchers around the world had one collective panic attack.

Now just imagine this. Inflight, flight crew are prepping beverage carts while air defence systems light up the radar. Boom-Chaka-Boom! Just another day in the skies.

Cabin Pressure: Flying with a Side of Adrenaline

Yes, crew (deck crew and cabin crew) are trained to handle demarcates, but war is not an average Emmergency! It’s one thing to worry about fuel efficiency. It’s another to fly over a region where missiles are a real-time hazard.

There is a huge difference between trusting an aircraft, the team, and trusting geopolitics.

Constant anticipatory anxiety.

Hypervigilance, even on layovers.

The unsettling knowledge that their aircraft might share airspace with defense drones, military jets, and… well, more missiles.

Hospitality Meets Hostility

Cabin crew, as you know, are the face of calm, smile and all. Even so, smiling while you serve fish, beef and a gluten free meal on a flight skimming a conflict zone? That’s dark art right there.

Results:

Crew becoming emotionally disconnected from their jobs.

Guilt when evacuating people while others are left behind. 2020 clears throat!

Luxury inflight service inside a pressure cooker floating mid air at 40,000 feet while those on ground are ducking. Definately dystopian!

More Fuel, More Detours, More Fatigue

Yep! Practical stress:

Flights being rerouted to avoid hot zones, adding hours to duty time.

Longer flight hours mean more fatigue, which affects both performance and emotional bandwidth.

There’s no glamour-AT ALL in a 15 hour turnaround because there is no clearance to land.

What Airlines Are Maybe doing

Critical Incident Stress Management teams.

Therapy appointments.

Pre and post dispatch briefings.

Even so, lots of crews feel out of the loop. Why you ask?Because, you get the news that you’re flying a risky zone when you’re already on it.

Hidden Costs: Forget Fuel and Insurance

Mental Health RiskWhat It Looks LikePTSD or traumaFlashbacks, fawning, sleep interruptions, avoidanceBurnoutEmotional numbness, lack of purposeAnxietyReccuring worry, overanalysing proceduresIsolationFeeling detached and lack of support on layovers or at home

These risks don’t show up on a flight log, but hey, they impact safety, morale, and retention. We talk about maintaining aircraft fatigue limits. What about crew fatigue limits?

Where Do We Go From Here?

How about a Flight Plan for Mental Health in Conflict Zones:

Transparent Security Briefings.

Weight & balance before takeoff is paramount, so is mental health balance.

Flight Debriefs After High-Stress Flights.

Better Global Oversight, meaning ICAO, IATA and other relevant bodies must update protocols for mental wellness involving high-risk routes.

Bottom line, pilots and cabin crew are indeed professionals for they train, adapt, and make sure to get the job done. But, they are people too and not robots. People who fly into the world’s most dangerous zones with nothing more than a safety manual and nerves of steel.

We owe them patience, understanding, protection and genuine support as they navigate war zones with grit and grace.

Fly safe. Check on your crew friends, and just maybe skip the missile jokes during boarding.

Source: Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

[ethersierra]

i had to draw teal seal. here she and navy are in ms paint. one day she will look cooler but this is what my heart brought me today . yes her tanks are in the shape of fairy wings

[benpaddon]

This week's episode of The Adventure Zone features a PSA performed by Laser Webber (aka Laser the Boy)… which I co-wrote!

Absolutely wild to have contributed to a podcast I've been listening to now for almost a decade. This is a podcast that pulled me through a very dark time in 2015. It's one of the few shows I listened to in 2015 that I'm still listening to today. And I contributed to an episode.

I'll be riding this high for a while, folks. Hugely thankful to Laser for asking me to help write a thing. 🩷

[justanotherragequit]

Am sick so excuse me if this is ✨️incomprehensible✨️ but I'm thinking about abnimals an unusual amount (it's growing on me a lot chat)

So the world is filled with abnimals, which are anthropomorphic animals, ie. Animals with human traits, or humans with animal traits, however you wanna spin it.

Humans, are also animals. Is there an abnimal out there, that's just a cross of human and human?

While other abnimals have extraordinary skills, is this person just extra ordinary? Do they struggle with their identity as an abnimal? Trav we need answers!

[wizard-loving-wizard]

Abnimals Species Ratings

i really enjoyed listening to Griffin on this animal rating podcast talking all about the ross seal! i got inspired to rate the abnimals species using my own rating scale that i guess i stole from RuPaul... that's right i will be rating them based on their CHARISMA, UNIQUENESS, NERVE, AND TALENT ✨

Ross Seal

charisma: 5/10 for their very cute face uniqueness: 7/10 unique among seals, many interesting facts in the episode! nerve: 10/10 not afraid of anything talent: 8/10 great at singing, not so great at street smarts

~~~

Axolotl (listen here)

charisma: 6/10 nice smile, nothing behind the eyes uniqueness: 10/10 THE MOST AMAZING AND UNIQUE ANIMAL EVER!!! nerve: 5/10 appropriately self-preserving talent: 10/10 many wonderful talents

~~~

Charolais Cow

charisma: 7/10 good looking and french uniqueness: 5/10 fairly widespread but cool colors! nerve: 2/10 very chill, which is great talent: 7/10 very good at being a cow.

[beetlebubble]

"Get out of here, Aflac Duck!"