#conductor solution

[moshieee]

Slug cats are a bit bigger than you think but okay

@bixell-pixell here are some of my slug cat OC's

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[entailglobal]

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[sciencesolutions]

[goldensadnessdolphin]

I whittled again! Mostly small things to get back into it. I cut a few 1x1x2 inch blocks following the Linker series. Only to then notice that my knife is big enough to make it a bit of a hassle, but we lived through it (　＾▽＾)

In chronological order:

The Linker bear. Needed something relatively simple to get back into whittling and if anyone asks, he was meant to be an amputee. I was kind of frustrated at the time due to the aforementioned problems, but he's really grown on me.

Tiny Nijntje/Miffy, whom I whittled for a friend I met for the first time this year! The photo is from my friend, as I forgot to take one before gifting it xD

A bit more complex here, the Conductor from A Hat In Time. Technically not fully finished, as I still want to add the gold trim to the hat, but I'd need a fine gold pen and so that'll probably be a next year thing. Whittled for another friend, gotta see when I meet them to gift it ( *・ω・)ノ

Don't recognize this guy? Then you obviously haven't seen @comicaurora 's latest Journey to the West. This is Sun Wukong, disguised as a messenger demon, delighted at his plan working. That drawing and the one of Jupiter's Rival being surprised that Sun Wukong has the same artifact absolutely sent me! I had to stop the video both times because I was laughing so hard xD

This was probably the most technically challenging whittle of all of them. My knife is curved, so v-cuts are weird and because it's also quite wide, the space between the horns needed some creative solutions. Painting was also kinda weird, since it's really hard to give a 3D object outlines that look decent from more than exactly one angle. I'm still quite happy with him though ( ´^ω^)

I still have quite a few small blocks to get through, we'll see what I'll do with those. These were all basswood, which is nice to carve. I also have bigger blocks of cherry and that is still quite a challenge for my noodly wrists xD

[maybefae]

What do you need to hear right now?

Pile 1 - Pile 2 - Pile 3

Remember, this is a general reading and it may not resonate for everyone or completely. Tarot is a tool to help guide but you are responsible for your actions and life, you choose your path.

Tips!

|Pile 1

Tarot: The Tower, Page of Pentacles, The Moon, Queen of Swords, Knight of Swords, King of Cups, Ten of Pentacles, The Hierophant, Four of Cups (bottom of the deck)

Advice: The Opossum and Peony — bashfulness, The Bear and Cedar — leadership

Mhm, Pile 1… Well, I am doing your pile second and I also got distracted for 10 minutes (and keep getting distracted) as if I was avoiding something…Much like how you are. :)

This feels more job related, but adapt it how you will. One of the things that distracted me actually feels similar to the messages I am receiving for you. My sister was trying to find her guitar tuner, which my father had previously used for his bass a few weeks ago. But she couldn’t find it on her desk so she asked me to help find it. But the more we looked, our parents ended up joining in on the search. Turns out, the tuner was clamped on her amp right in plain sight.

You are trying to achieve something but you have come to obstacles that you can’t solve by yourself. I mean, you can…but it would certainly take a lot longer. Ask for help, Pile 1. There is someone, maybe more qualified, that could help. This person could also have others join in to work on the problem as well so there is a whole team that is striving to solve whatever problem you have encountered. 

I don’t know if you’re stubbornly independent, shy, or both. But the solution is really simple and is presented right in front of your eyes that you are neglecting to even flirt with the idea. Your solution is to just ask for help. You may have that “well, that was stupid” feeling that you get when something turns out a lot smoother than expected after worrying yourself sick beforehand. For example, when I was in uni, I used to worry myself way too much over exams that I had studied for extensively and I knew that I knew all the material — I take the test and ended up with a passing or perfect score which I was then left dumbfounded that I worried so much in the first place. 

You would probably help someone if they asked so why do you think that someone else wouldn’t do the same? You’d actually be surprised that other people would extend kindness and help.

|Pile 2

Tarot: Six of Swords, Page of Pentacles, Queen of Swords, The Empress, Ten of Pentacles, The Emperor, Ten of Swords, Six of Cups (reversed), Three of Swords (bottom of the deck)

Advice: The Quail and Gooseberry — Anticipation

Hello Pile 2! I am actually doing your pile first because the energy was being really insistent and I also feel like someone’s spirit guide was pushing me to start with your pile first. It’s a more feminine energy but it also almost feels like an angel or light being in an androgynous sense. I don’t know if that was any help trying to determine who or what it could be for you.

Pile 2, I keep second guessing myself and it’s really reflective of the energies in your reading. It’s like you keep digging your heels into the ground while an energetic force pulls you in the direction you need to be going. This could honestly be the spirit guide I was picking up on. There’s, not stubbornness per say, but an unwillingness to move. You may have to move in a direction that causes a lot of emotional turmoil for you. You do know that you need to make this move but you keep saying “I don’t know” because you truly don’t want to make the decision, even if it’s what is best at the moment. 

The way I’m getting these messages is really fast and it’s really hard to grasp each one so I can relay it because it’s so much. There could be a lot of energy surrounding this (dark or light), either way, both energies are a conductor that will facilitate this movement. Or you have spirit guides that are grabbing you by the arms and dragging you in a direction because you have stalled for so long. Think of it as a pipe — you are the blockage that is backing up all the energy behind you and at some point, the force behind you will move you.  

This situation has to do with walking away from something. A partner, family, a childhood friend, something from your childhood, or something that wasn’t the best for you and you knew you should go but you stayed (leading to you getting hurt over and over again). This could be an “older daughter/sibling” dynamic that you want to break but it leaves you feeling terribly guilty. If it is, just know that your younger siblings want you to do what is best for you and to stop beating yourself up. 

I don’t really like to bring up “divine feminine/masculine” energy but I don’t have other terms to use… But there is a need to bring balance. If you’re an older daughter, that will be incredibly difficult since it’s usually harder to truly express emotions and just let everything flow, not controlling everything. But I remember hearing about “feminine rage” energy and how you can confuse it with divine masculine energy. Feminine rage energy is the act of plowing forward with endless amounts of adrenaline until a hardship is done and your safe, it’s quiet because you’re detached from emotions, it’s easier to burn out, and you endure until you're safe and then you collapse. Masculine energy is more about self discipline — you have routines and boundaries that take care of your physical body, mental health, etc, and you are more logical but your emotions aren’t ignored. 

A lot of you are at different points. Some need to make the decision to walk away from someone or something while others are told to develop a healthier balance in your life now that you’ve made said decision. Your guides want me to tell you that there is a lot to anticipate in the future (but won’t specify what…It’s definitely a surprise).

|Pile 3

Tarot: Nine of Swords, Past Lives (Death), Ten of Wands, The Vessel (The Devil), Eight of Cups, The Shapeshifter (Knight of Wands), Two of Cups, Five of Wands, Seven of Wands (bottom of the deck)

Advice: The Fox and Ivy — Adaptability

I saw The Vessel while I was shuffling and had already got a message but I ended up putting it back and just shuffling the cards out. The Vessel is The Devil in this deck that I’m using and the image is a lot less scary than the original picture we get with the devil card. It’s a drawing of a capped vase and there’s a lot of light coming from it, practically glowing. And definition-wise, a vessel is used to transport something — but it’s also contained to that space. 

Some of you have an addiction (when I saw it the first time, someone very much needs to quit vaping/smoking but it could really be anything) that has really hindered your life and has trapped you. A bad habit, substance abuse, a mindset, anything. This addiction has entrapped you…It could’ve once been something that actually allowed you to carry through life, but only so far. Again, you are stuck in the walls of this vessel. And I get the feeling that this addiction has finally reached the point where it is getting annoying to you. There’s frustration that this addiction has so much power over you and your life. You are ready to lift the lid on the vase and finally set yourself free. For some of you, this could be breaking generational trauma.

I feel like you know this, but this reading could be external validation to finally take baby steps towards your personal freedom. I want you to know that I support you. Breaking any addiction isn’t easy and it’s very easy to fall back to bad habits, but it’s the fact that you are willing to try over and over again to finally get the freedom you want that means the most. It could look like you’re lazy or not trying hard, but trust me, there’s a lot of strength and courage and willpower that you have to muster to try after failing numerous times. 

You love yourself. You are willing to try to get better and that is loving yourself, even if you are hard on yourself sometimes. Be gentle with yourself. Tough love isn’t beating yourself up — it’s willing to be disciplined with yourself. And ya know, you may have to try different ways to break the cycle. It may not land with the first way you try and it may not be in a way someone else does it. It honestly could be unconventional.

I am supporting you and I’m sending love. xoxo

Dividers: @inklore

[catthepillarr]

After watching tfes, I seriously can't help but fixate on the uncanny resemblance Prowl has to cats.

This is slightly embarrassing to admit but I find the thought of Prowl being unusually similar to a cat genuinely amusing, so obviously I'm going to put him in a cardboard box.

And I obviously also have a scientific explanation as to why Prowl needs a comically large scarf and box. Listen, if you compare tfes Prowl to the rest of the cast, there's a pretty glaring difference in height. Prowl is tiny, so naturally, he'll be much colder than everyone else because smaller objects tend to lose heat much faster than bigger objects. And if you take into account the fact that they're, well, metal, an excellent conductor of heat, he's going to lose heat way faster than most. Therefore, if he doesn't want to freeze to death, he'll probably have to find alternate solutions because heaters don't solve everything. Scarves are insulators of heat due to the multiple air pockets in them, and similarly with cardboard boxes. So, technically.. it's pretty logical to put a scarf on Prowl and keep him in a little box.

Yeah sorry I may or may not have gotten carried away. Anyways, if you're somehow still reading, I just want to thank everyone for the overwhelming amount of support I've received the past 2 days. Seriously, thank you. I'm literally elated that there's a place where I can FINALLY dump my hundreds of Prowl doodles..

Since you're already here, I just want to know;

Also sneak peak on another Prowl w scarf comic ha... (I'm unhinged)

[callmemonster68]

the master of string - part 1 | p.js - jay

Y/N, an instrumentalist who wishes to master the violin in a supernatural way, summons Jay, a demon who promises to make her the greatest of her generation.

paring: demon!jay x fem!reader 18+ | masterlist

wc: 801

warnings: nsfw, unprotected

Y/N was obsessed with the perfection of the violin. Every day, hours of endless practice, but the sound never seemed to reach the depth she desired. She felt that something beyond the physical was preventing her from achieving true mastery, as if her soul lacked an essential element to free the melody she longed for.

That night, in search of a desperate solution, Y/N decided to take a risk. She invoked an entity she had only heard whispered about among the older musicians: Master Jay, a demon known for his pacts with ambitious artists. She didn't know exactly what to expect, but she believed that her only chance of achieving the impossible was to trust this enigmatic being.

The room was silent, except for the soft sound of his violin. When she finished the invocation, a gust of icy wind swept through the room. Before her, Jay materialized. He was imposing, with golden eyes that shone in the candlelight, and a smile that seemed to carry ancient secrets.

Jay: I see that you wish to play with absolute perfection (his voice a deep whisper that reverberated in the room) But perfection has a price, Y/N. Are you ready to pay it?

She took a deep breath, trying to contain the mix of fear and desire that his gaze stirred within her.

Y/N: Yes. I accept.

Jay extended his hand, and in an instant, Y/N felt a wave of energy pulse through the violin. The strings vibrated as if they were alive, connecting with her in a way she had never experienced before.

Jay: The music and pleasure will be intertwined from now on. You will play for me, and each note will be a reflection of your transformation.

The first sessions started off simply, but soon Y/N realized that something strange happened whenever the violin bow moved. Each chord seemed to awaken sensations in her body, an intoxicating mix of pleasure and pain that she couldn't explain.

Jay watched her, his golden eyes fixed on her every movement.

Jay: You still don't understand the power of each note (he murmured, slowly approaching) Each touch on the strings releases something within you, something that belongs to me.

She tried to resist, but it was impossible to ignore the heat that grew inside her with each melody. It was as if the violin were an extension of her body, and Jay, the conductor who guided her soul.

That night, after yet another intense session, Jay remained in the room, watching her as she rested with the violin on her lap.

Jay: You are becoming a masterpiece. (his voice laden with something that made her skin crawl)

Y/N: Is this what you want? Transform me into your creation? (trying to keep a firm voice)

Jay: I want more than this, Y/N. I want you.

He approached slowly, his eyes shining like liquid fire. When he stood before her, his hand rose, lightly touching her face. The simple touch sent a wave of electricity through her body, and their eyes met in a moment charged with tension.

Jay: Tell me to stop (he murmured, his voice low and hoarse) And I'll stop.

She didn't say anything. Instead, she pulled him closer, their lips meeting in a kiss that was as intense as the melodies she played.

Jay deepened the kiss, his hands exploring every curve of her body with a mix of possessiveness and reverence. He lifted her, taking her to the sofa where she practiced, laying her down carefully but without hesitation.

The heat between the two seemed to set the entire room ablaze. Jay was both fierce and gentle at the same time, his movements alternating between dominating and yielding, as if he wanted to prove that each touch was a reflection of what he felt.

Y/N's moans blended with Jay's whispers, creating a unique symphony. When he touched her, it was as if he were playing the very strings of her soul, awakening something in her that she never knew existed.

When they finally reached the climax, it was like the peak of a perfect symphony. The world around them disappeared, and only the two of them remained, connected on a level that transcends the physical.

Jay held her in his arms, tracing soft circles on her skin.

Jay: You are my masterpiece, Y/N (whispered, the golden eyes shining with something that seemed more human than she had imagined) And I will never let you go.

Y/N knew she was trapped, but at the same time, she had never felt so alive. The price for perfection was high, but as long as she was in Jay's arms, she was willing to pay.

✿If you don’t reblog and comment, you can be sure I’ll be showing up in your dreams tonight… and I won’t be as sweet as in the story✿

[gentleman-detective]

I saw a post earlier today about how Holmes and Watson would know they love each other but never say it outright, and I’ve been thinking about it all day. It’s so funny how I’ve read countless fanfictions about them but have spent such little time thinking about whether or not they’d say “I love you.”

I’ve finally come to the conclusion that they would say it, but it would be a bit silly, just like how most of the original stories have a bit of underlying comedy.

Maybe Watson says something seemingly unrelated to Holmes’s line of thinking on a case and all the sudden Holmes is exclaiming “That’s it!” and grabbing his hat and coat. As he’s leaving he grasps Watson and says something like “My conductor of light. Oh how I do love you.” Then, Watson spends the whole day wondering what he could have possibly said to reveal the solution to Holmes, not even realizing what Holmes said. It isn’t until that night when he’s laying in bed that he has the classic “Oh. Oh.” moment.

[aaasdgnklm]

THE PROJECTOR HELP 🤣🤣

avatardotpng was killed (note: avatardotpng was not the person supposedly dying)

theyve already died 3 times

“this was a bad day to be a member of unstable universe but a good day for people in to parasocial background audio”

lowkey moon plot point is cooler then flamefrags entire pov

GLASHWAG

mafia for every potion effect 💯💯💯

“one of the many lazy acceleration cannons that tertiary characters like me and wato are allowed to use to travel millions of blocks off camera”

ah yes my ✨shulker box of sticks✨

2nd plot point thats lowkey cooler than anything I’ve seen on uu (havent watched parrot or wemmbu but preeettttyyyy sure this doesnt happen)

you can tell they did this in one take

“even in the darkest moment theres always hoahahaha 🤣”

“even in the darkest moment theres always hope!” “🤣” “yknow ken, in LIGHT of recent events-“

“JUST AS WE THOUGHT THIS VIDEO WAS GETTING INTERESTING SOMEONE SHOWED UP TO START A 20 MIN PVP FIGHT”

“IS THAT PRINCE ZAM 🤯🤯”

“avatar if I’ve learned anything its that even in the darkest hour-” “STOP”

“stop oozing on my lazy acceleration cannon!”

wait actually thats a good point why did the invis mafia use totems if they die when invis goes out and totems cancel your invis. whats the point of the totem if ur gonna die anyways. why did ash even supply them with totems??

WASHCHAG

“IS THAT PRINCE ZA-”

“-wemmbuifying my charecter, I’m just only using the mace” poor wemmbu is catching strays rn

are they using people like mobs for their cannon help??

“wait that was my ticket why do I have to sneak in?” “cause I-“ “hes the MAIN CHARECTER, wato”

the pickup priority is insane

“I LIVE A LIFE OF ENDLESS SPINNING. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING STILL SPINNING. PLEASE-“ “BRO SHUT UP”

“was that train conductor- prince zam??”

“yknow what- I’m in.” *dies*

“does it- necessarily have to be an item-“ “ALRIGHT SO YOURE A FARMER”

casually calling the farlands leader prince zam is the funniest continuation of that bit

“the three of us were tasked with being used”

3rd plot point thats lowkey SLASHWAG

TASHMAG

COSHPOWAG

the mafia explanations getting faster and faster

omg stoplight trio !!!!!! theyre so cute !!!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait for avatar to betray !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh nooo avatarrr “can I tp” oh that wasnt on purpose

“why would i have a shulker box full of ladders!” -the ‘has a shulker of everything’ guy

MALGOSHWAG

nooo I didnt see this comingg not avatarrr

erm,,, youreeee coming with us :3

WHAT NO I. I CANT LIVE WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE MAFIA LEADER, ITS FEEDING ME. I NEED THE ASHSWAG PUN NAMES.

“you know we can hear you right?” “…t h e y c a n h e a r u s ? ? ? ?”

why he movin like that

HASHTAG

WAIT WAIT THE WHAT MAFIA SORRY????

kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kisssssss I need my kenwato

solution every political problem: inflation

“bro hes spreading communism behind you!”

not the uu pov being the direct cause of an innocent persons death that they cared for

NOT THE DETECTOR NOOO

omg what

this is so minute and spoke core of avatar and ken

OH WAIT ITS LIKE ALMOST KIND OF ACTUALLY ASH

this is the least serious board meeting

“is irl even cannon anymore?”

I’m just imagining avatar sitting there as ken talks like 🙂🙂🙂

“they hire- MINORITIES 😱😨😥”

“THE COORDINATES OF YOUR STASIS CHAMBERS ARE -215000 280 -64 153890 IF YOU KILL EITHER WATO OR I I- I LEAK YOUR COORDINATES TO REDDIT.” “well f**k.”

ken bird racist confirmed

the wato armour stand 😭😭

WIFIES WIFIES WIFIES WIFIES

can this be cannon to uu as ken and watos storyline since theyre cannon pretty pretty please I want them pleaseeee pretty please

theres lowkey way too much effort in all the insane lists in this video

NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT !!!! LETS FUCKING GOOO !!!!!!!!!!!

he said the thing! he said the uu thing :)

omg stable universe

help me theyre so unserious wtf

the video of references actually

SLASHPAG

CRASHWAGG

inspector, collector, projector, unit vector, lecture, nectar, hector- WAIT HECTOR

nooo not wato :((((((( my shippp :(((((((((((((

oh ok I’m gonna be honest that ‘thats why you dont make the decisions’ line went kinda hard

‘mysterious resource pack that wato gave me years ago’ hmmm how convenientttt

GHOSTS ARE CANNON 😰😰😰😰

bro really pulled a 1786

is it crazy that this is giving me the itches to watch parrots pov

YIPPIE THE LESSON WE LEARNED WAS MONEY I LIKE MONEY

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[diggity-didge]

Reassigning the Main Six Ninja Weapons Because I Lowkey Hate Them

The more I watch Ninjago, the more I realize one thing: I hate the weapons assigned to the ninja. Like, LOATHE them.

So, to fix that, here's me reassigning the ninja weapons that fit their element/fighting style/overall vibes more!

Before I start, I will acknowledge that: a) Ninjago is meant to sell toy sets. I get it. The weapons were probably chosen off of what stereotypical ninja weapon looks coolest, and b) that being a Lego restricts what can be made (it’s hard to make Lego gauntlets the size of a minifigure. I get it.), and c) I’m insane and really enjoy the different types of premodern combat weapons the world has to offer and they probably thought people over the age of 11 wouldn’t get quite as invested into Ninjago as I would.

Anyways. Me being a hater outweighs all those disclaimers. This post is a little bit of an essay, so I put everything under the cut.

Cole: I'm starting with Cole because he is, by far, the WORST. He's the reason I made this post.

What screams "rocks, dirt, earth and superstrength" more than a scythe? Just about every other option! In the show, Cole barely even uses his scythe, opting to instead throw hands, which makes so much more sense for someone with SUPERSTRENGTH. Scythes are notoriously not actually weapons and are not good at being a viable weapon. They are hard to inflict damage with due to their limited range and shape of the blade, and the blade can be snapped off with enough force (which Cole has in spades). Piercing an enemy is difficult as the point of a scythe is curved and flat and very small, and very far away from the user so accuracy is also difficult. Big sweeping strikes are not optimal as they are easy to block or evade. If he was the elemental ninja of nature or plants or whatever, he'd get a pass for aesthetics because farmers use scythes.

The solution is to lean into Cole’s strength: strength. Give him gauntlets, like Vi from Arcane or Generator Rex. He's a close range brick shithouse, might as well make him even more of one. Other options for the “boxer on steroids” theme include push daggers (small knives designed for in-between the fingers) or, to really push home the "ninja" bit, give him Chinese deer horn knives.

But, gauntlets aren’t the only weapon associated with feats of strength. To keep with the original scythe having a handle, he could also be given a large hammer or axe, like Amy Rose or Hilda from Fire Emblem: 3 Houses. He’s big and strong and needs something that can handle-and dish out- that same power.

Jay: the second worst offender. He, to me, is the opposite of Cole- the unstoppable force to Cole's immovable object. He is based around speed and long range, and NUNCHAKU ARE ONLY ONE OF THOSE THINGS. It's also very difficult to conduct electricity with such a short weapon, when chain lightning is basically thee lightning attack.

Give him a chain whip (metal is a conductor, after all) or a rope dart. Something that can be thrown far and whipped around (WHIP? LIKE HIT SONG AND NINJAGO THEME WEEKEND WHI-). It’s also a very flashy and eye catching weapon that needs quite a bit of movement and precision to use, and I think it suits Jay’s personality well! He’s a very intelligent character and something that needs precision and maybe even calculations would fit him. Rope darts in particular are, well, as quick as lightning. Speed is his greatest ally, and the wide range and high flexibility allotted to him serves to only make his job easier.

Zane: Shuriken aren’t the worst thing, but they also don’t fit Zane. He's a versatile fighter when it comes to range and never uses his shuriken close-up since they’re typically used as throwing weapons and are too small to really be good at defensive maneuvers.

I would give him either a polearm or chakrams- both weapons that can be either short or long range and take skill to master. (Chakrams are circular blades that originate from India and Southeast Asia that can be thrown or used as hand to hand weapons.) I could also see Zane using throwing knives- once again, they are both long- and short-range weapons that a user can have multiple at a time. In fan art, I usually see him drawn with a bow and arrow (I’m only on season five so I don’t know if he does switch to a bow as his go to weapon), but unless he’s Legolas, if an enemy gets close, he’s cooked.

Lloyd: Lloyd suffers from Specialest Character Syndrome, where the Specialest Character gets the most boring weapon because that’s the most easily identifiable one. He has a katana, which, yeah, cool, he’s a ninja…BORING!! I think he should get Jay’s nunchaku. One of the biggest themes around Lloyd is duality. He’s the green ninja, he’s the golden ninja. He’s so young, but also old after being forcefully aged. He’s a human…but half oni. He’s the son of Garmadon, but the protector of Ninjago, etc. Having a double-grip weapon symbolizes that and allows for enough speed and enough brute strength for him to use effectively. And it’s very ninja.

Kai: Specialest Character Syndrome #2. He’s the Main Guy, and as the Main Guy of a Team, he gets to be red. And have a sword. And have fire powers. It’s just how these things work. It’s cliched, yes, but fire is an interesting element. It’s quick, but devastating. Strong and painful, but not solid.

A sword allows for quick, successive strikes, but also allows for heavy and powerful swings. It’s a good balance, and very unassuming. For someone like Kai, who thought he was the Green Ninja and likes being the center of attention, having such a simple and basic weapon and being forced to learn it’s actually a good choice with a lot of versatility would work. (I can practically hear him complaining: “but, Sensei, even Jay’s weapon is cooler than mine!”) I think he should stick with the sword! There are lots of types depending on the area of the world and time period, so this allows a lot of flexibility.

Nya: I'm not that far into the series so I actually haven't seen her become a ninja and am going off of vibes alone.

Make her spear a trident. Guys. C’mon. It's RIGHT THERE. I think a spear fits the elegant and fluid nature of water, and trident goes with the theme! Yeah, it’s a little obvious, but sometimes you just gotta commit to the bit.

[slaymitchabernathy]

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

The theatre is filled, every seat taken.

It’s a new era for Panem, and no one wants to miss a second of it.

President Snow sits in the balcony, a private booth just for him and his wife, Livia Snow. Rumor has it that the young couple has been trying for a baby, but nothing has come of it yet.

Even at twenty-five, he looks every bit of the man who won the war against the Rebels. Since winning the war, he’s been set on rebuilding Panem with the Capitol as its shining gem.

A white rose is pinned to his lapel, his light curls slicked back to perfection. His wife makes decent conversation while they wait for the next act to come on stage.

It’s his birthday today.

To celebrate, the Capitol has thrown a large celebration in his honor, which includes several performances at Lucky Flickerman’s theater followed by a ball thrown at his Mansion.

Livia looks every bit like the wife he’s molded her to be. With her long sleeved dress and her hair perfectly curled at the ends.

A glittering person reappears on the stage, garnering a round of applause from the audience. Lucky waves them off, throwing out a couple of jokes before getting behind the microphone stand.

“Now folks, to wrap this show up, I’ve got a real treat for you,” he glances up at Coriolanus, “and for the President, as well.” Chuckles rumble through the room. It’s no secret that Coriolanus is rather closed-off when it comes to his private life, only making public appearances when necessary.

He would’ve preferred to celebrate at home, not with half of the city.

Lucky looks into the wings of the stage and nods.

“Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the darling Soarynn Nightingale.”

Coriolanus sits forward in his chair.

There have been many rumors flying around about him.

About how he poisons those who pose a threat to him, or how he and his wife sleep in separate bedrooms. He just never expected one of these rumors to walk onto the stage after missing a few beats.

She looks every bit of the girl he’s been secretly sleeping with. Her hair is pinned up into a bun, a few pieces frame her face. It’s the dress that causes people to gasp.

It’s strapless.

If she weren’t such a fantastic performer, she’d be called a harlot.

Soarynn glides onto the stage, clasping her gloved hands in front of her, sheepishly looking into the crowd as she gives Lucky an apologetic smile for being late.

Lucky clears his throat, “Ladies and gentleman, the late Soarynn Nightingale.”

Soarynn giggles with the crowd, playing along with the joke as Lucky leaves her alone on the large stage.

Coriolanus is surprised she managed to pull herself together. The last time he saw her, she was in tears, begging him not to call it off.

Their affair.

It’s gone on for too long now, people are starting to notice, and rumors become reality after long enough. Coriolanus needs to be able to control the narrative.

No matter what the cost.

Her face had been streaked with tears and mascara while she begged him to keep her.

“Please, please, Coriolanus we can make it work. I’ll be more subtle, I haven’t told anyone about this, I swear!”

Coriolanus had shaken his head. Livia was beginning to put the pieces together as well, and some pesky photographer had snapped a photo of Coriolanus with his hand on Soarynn’s waist. Too provocative to be friendly.

“There is no other solution to this,” he had told her. “I need to focus on my family Soarynn. And you need to focus on your future. You’re a wonderful performer with a bright future. Now please, go before Livia finds us like this. It’s bad enough that they’re taking photos of us now.”

Soarynn left his study with a broken heart. He honestly hadn’t known what she expected from the whole thing. He wasn’t capable of love and certainly couldn’t love a girl like her, young and too desperate for attention.

Soarynn taps the microphone and nods at the conductor in the orchestra pit. The music begins to play and Soarynn sinks into her role of the seductive mistress one last time.

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, Mr. President, happy birthday to you.”

Her stormy gray eyes are looking right at him. She’s not even hiding it any more. Coriolanus feels himself growing more tense, both from the frustration towards her reckless behavior, and how much he wants to take her one more time.

This will be the last time.

She’s on a roll now.

“Thanks, Mr. President, for all the things you’ve done, the battles that you’ve won. The way you deal, with Panem steel, and our problems by ton. We thank you so much. Everybody! Happy birthday!”

The crowd begins to sing along with her and a giant cake is wheeled out onto the stage. It’s twice her height and could feed an entire District.

Soarynn finishes her song by blowing him a kiss.

Livia stiffens in her seat, looking down at the young girl who just made her grave. Lucky comes back onto the stage, wishing Coriolanus a happy birthday and thanking Soarynn for a wonderful show.

“We’ll see you all at the ball!”

꧁ ꧂

Soarynn is surrounded by men when Coriolanus finds her backstage.

Everyone wants to talk to her, to be with her, to align themselves with her.

She’s been hailed as the Capitol’s Darling. Beloved by all who meet her, enchanted by her sweet voice and even sweeter disposition.

Coriolanus approaches her with Livia on his arm. Both look displeased which pleases Soarynn even more.

She is done being a pawn in his game.

“Happy birthday, Mr. President,” Soarynn says, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

Cameras flash and knowing looks are exchanged.

This will be front page news. Soarynn kissing the President’s cheek with his wife on his arm.

Let her be the mistress he’s made her out to be.

His smile is strained, forced. He’s furious.

“Thank you, Ms. Nightingale.”

“What a beautiful dress,” Livia comments, looking the nineteen year-old girl up and down, “it’s so…youthful.”

Soarynn smiles brightly at the older woman who has become the bane of her existence.

“Thank you, Mrs. Snow. I’ve found that some men prefer when I show a little skin.”

Coriolanus clears his throat and Livia purses her lips.

“Well, I supposed we’ll see you at the ball.”

Soarynn nods, “You will,” she confirms, “perhaps we could talk for a moment when I arrive, Mr. President.”

Coriolanus regards her with a cold stare. She’s pushing it.

“Yes, I’m sure I can arrange that.”

Soarynn watches them leave, her plan set in motion to get him back.

She stays at the theater for a little longer, signing autographs and taking photos before getting into her own car.

But she never makes it to the ball.

She does however, still make the front page.

‘Capitol Darling, Soarynn Nightingale killed in a deadly car crash!’

Some might day that he arranged it. Others say that it was simply bad luck. President Snow doesn’t comment on her death, nor does he attend the funeral of the girl he got to know on a most personal level for over a year.

He welcomes his first born daughter ten months later, and does his best to ignore how stormy her blue eyes are.

He’s willing to ignore a lot of things as long as Snow lands on top.

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[thefirstknife]

Literally every time I tune in for a story update and think "there's no way I'll be taking emotional damage this week" and then I do.

First I really like the added context about what an Echo is, from Ikora:

Genocide. Thousands of civilisations across the universe, all visited by the Black Fleet. All lost to the violence of the final shape. That's where this Echo comes from. At least, that's our theory. Reports from the Pale Heart, readings on the Valence emanating from the Traveler... Everything we faced when we stared down the Witness and broke its fleet. At first, we didn't know what to call them. But Echoes seemed apt. Memories from the victims of the Pyramids, held by the Darkness... then coalesced by the Light into artifacts as sharp and fatal as their pain. If Darkness is memory, and Light is form... What else could they be? But... there's still so much we don't know. Is this the only one? What forgotten people gave form to this Echo? What was their final cry at their end? For control? A means to turn back their oppressors? My Hidden will keep searching for whatever answers the Witness' death can give us... hopefully they number more than the questions it left behind. But we need to stop the Conductor and secure the Echo. Guardian, descend into Nessus. Massive amounts of radiolaria has been diverted beneath the planet's crust. We need to find out what the Vex are building there.

I think it's fair to assume that the memory of the Qugu is what formed this Echo then. That's fascinating also because of what other species we might learn about in the next two episodes.

Psion mention:

Show us the Psions. What are they doing. Don't throw these hints at me, at the same time with Otzot and OXA hints.

And then the emotional damage??? First Saint on the holoprojector:

Guardian. I hear that you are hard at work on Nessus, following the Echo and the Conductor. I know you do this in part for me, but... I do not know if I am worth the trouble. I was pulled through Nessus like a toy on a string. The Conductor's words still echo in my mind, "A copy of a copy of a copy." Osiris pushed through time to find his Saint-14. [sighs] He said he was careful, but... he reached blindly, and pulled out... only me. And no... I live a life tat does not belong to me. I am something left over from a broken timeline... a remainder. The Conductor whispered I should be thrown away... A solution as simple as, correcting an error. And maybe... that would- Ah! I-I do not know what to think anymore.

Saint. "Not worth the trouble"? Saint, I personally walked through the corridors of time to get you out. I had to see your dead body with my own two eyes. I need to tell him this. He has to know. Oh my god.

But also. Osiris did not reach blindly. I am jumping off a cliff! He spent so much time and effort trying to find the right one in the right moment. That was the whole point. But Saint doesn't know this because Osiris never told him exactly what he did. If they don't mention everything we've done in Dawn, I am just going to walk into traffic. This Saint knows that we saved him. That we gave him the shotgun. We saw him in several different moments of his life and he carried the shotgun through: this is important because he died with it originally. So we know it's the right one. That's the only reason the Sundial worked out even; because we're tied to Saint via a paradox.

And then the radio. WHAT is happening.

Osiris: You're only doing this to hurt yourself, and I will not be a part of it. Saint-14: Osiris. Answer the question. I need to know. Osiris: It doesn't matter! Not like this. Saint-14: It matters to me. Please. How did I first tell you that I loved you? Osiris: Saint... [sighs] You had asked me for something, some tactical report. I gave it to you, and you thanked me, and-and you said that you loved me. You said it as if you had, already said it a thousand times before. I was not ready to say it in return, but... it was not long until I was. Saint-14: That is not... I do not remember it this way. That is not what happened in my... my simulation. We were together in the Tower, overlooking the City. Talking about... something small. And I said what I felt in that moment. And my Osiris did not hesitate to say the same. Osiris: "Your Osiris?" Saint, you love me. It doesn't matter how or-or where that began. Not in such fine detail. Saint?

I reiterate. What is happening. We know that the story Osiris told is true because we got it as a lore tab. And we also know that we saved the right Saint. We didn't pick one randomly as he thinks, Osiris and the YW went to great lengths to do this. So what's going on. Did the Conductor mess him up? Saint has not, until now, exhibited any issues with memory and has never had different memories from Osiris or anyone else. What did she do to him when he was yoked? Did she use the power over Vex to mess with his memories? Implant memories the Vex might have in the network about him from other timelines? I'm losing it.

Speaking of the Conductor, we got a firm confirmation it's Maya in the lore tab from Polyphony. And it's MSund12 so that also tells us which Maya; one of the copies from the Vex Network. It also details stuff about her shock upon learning about the Collapse and all that was lost and how humanity never truly recovered. She thinks she can... "help" by using the Vex and simulations. This also links to the mysterious lore tabs on the exotic items from the season pass.

Anyway, I'm perishing.

[broncoburro]

does fg have prosthetics?

(This one was largely written by @lsdoiphin.)

Yes, but they’re nothing special for the time period. So, hooks and pegs for the lower class, with more aesthetically appealing, comfortable, and complex prostheses for those who can afford it.

If you were wondering about the prospect of meur-powered mecha arms, that’s something that would probably be feasible… in the far future. The field of prosthetics is slow to improve, and there are a few reasons the Tri-Kingdom isn’t actively pursuing refinement:

1. Vestur has been at (relative) peace for a long time.

In the real world, big leaps in the field of prosthetics tend to coincide with postwar periods. This only accelerated in the post-industrial age, when war became grisly enough to yield tens of thousands of amputees from a single conflict. Before that, amputees were sporadic enough to be considered unlucky individuals rather than a specific demographic to be accommodated.

In the setting, war on home soil is out of living memory; the Vesturian peninsula has enjoyed peace for more than a hundred years. When the Tri-Kingdom goes to war, it goes to war off-peninsula on its own terms. A foreign enemy’s most gruesome weapons couldn’t hope to match a red conductor’s fire or a green conductor’s brambles. Simply put, they aren’t getting injured as frequently or grievously as their opponents.

2. The work of white practitioners decrease the number of amputations that need to be done in the first place.

Another common reason for amputation is to control severe infection: if the limb’s too far gone, it’s better to have it cleanly removed. (And essentially get a fresh re-roll on the chance/severity of infection, in any age before antibiotics...)

But white meur allows practitioners to remove damaged tissue, repair flesh, and close wounds instantly. This drastically decreases the risk of infection, salvaging limbs which otherwise might not have ever healed properly. Granted, the patient still needs to have access to a white practitioner and have their wounds seen to in a timely manner, but the end result is still a kingdom where less amputations are performed.

Less, but not none.

3. The amputees of the peninsula tend to be common laborers.

Barring unfortunate carriage accidents, it's rare for a nobleman or a commoner of wealth to lose a limb. Most amputations in Vestur are happening in rural areas, or to patients who had to travel/wait a long while in order to be seen by a practitioner. The cultural image of an amputee in Vestur is probably one of the following:

a Southern sailor who developed gangrene out at sea

a Northern frontiersman, who lost a limb to exposure or had an amputation following a hare bite

a Midland farmer from the rural eastern coast who endured some livestock or farm equipment accident

Of these groups, few have the kind of guilder to motivate innovation. Some of them are lucky if they can afford something like a peg or the hook in the first place - it's a large expense. Some will scrimp to get a peg if it allows them to keep working, but these must be commissioned and fitted. For the most part, the poorest will use solutions the local craftsman can make (like crutches) or simply adjust to life with one arm.

The upper class can commission prostheses that allow some movement, but they’re solely mechanic in nature and custom-made to the buyer. Think of the IRL jointed peg legs invented by Ambroise Paré, or the metal hands of the 16th-18th centuries.

In short: it would probably take a large scale war to spark Vestur’s interest in prosthetics. (Either that, or it would need to become a personal issue for a very wealthy nobleman willing to fund research as a dedicated obsession. And the resulting designs would need to be cheap and easily reproducible by local craftsmen.)