#eben the void

[leothil]

What's up with him

[cosmic-puppy-playtime]

Its not fair

[angeltism]

pspspsp hey crush anon . it's been . two days .

[schnaf]

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[koshka-sova]

it is supremely satisfying and also amusing to me that zwillingstürme im herbst not only sheds light to arturia and viviana as characters (as it should, given theyre the banner characters) BUT ALSO gives some hefty development to federico and ebenholz. some highlights below (SPOILERS).

federico's time with loris, and later yulia, are among my favourites featuring him. narrative dictates that loris poses a remark about law, a similar tone to clément's on chaos and strife. these remarks pose as questions to federico, furthering his journey of reflection on law since his sainthood. loved the scene with him on the piano, and how yulia reminded him of clément's flower.

for eben, it was definitely his time in the kargereich. with the barrage of accusations thrown at him by urticans, biegler, even the witch king, he is asked, who is your enemy? feels not unlike friston's debate in lone trail. in fact the different things happening to every person in the void feels like a debate. eben laughs upon realising his answer, and we see his growth in full in the last part, where hibiscus confronts him. he's thought things through and is staying in urtica.

viviana's time in the void feels like a culmination of all her emotions. how she wishes things were different, if any single decision was even slightly altered. after all, the event manages to create such a strong image of her life being put on a set road, and she often paces around the setting like she doesnt have a choice. thus, there is a sort of satisfaction to seeing her explore the different possibilities her life couldve had. of course, the last door she went into was her own memory, and with the threat of the void in front of her, darkness became her wake up call. also, im glad that she ended up declining ewigegnade's call to be a Voice.

arturia, arturia... a woman so misunderstood by everyone, even federico, and also the fans! it took the witch king in his pocket pavilion to tell it to her directly: WHO are you, arturia? because it wasnt until she met the witch king that she was written in the forefront. in fact, throughout a good chuck of the event, arturia seems almost floating about the scenes, simply providing the background music while the play continues. this is in spite of the readers knowing full well she had a hand at all of the cases regarding the witnesses to the witch king's death. loris, seeman, brandt, gerhard, cora... but finally in the kargereich, we bear witness to her true goal: true empathy. a lofty ideal, and probably an unrealistic future. and even then! we still know nothing of what she feels. until the witch king mirrors back at her, and spells it out for the readers: you are empty. you are the furthest from your own utopia. arturia always matches her emotions with her audience, and she can only do it so perfectly by not being anything at all. i could yap more but i think it's sufficient for me to see her get a wake up call, even if it has to come from herkunftshorn lol.

side note, the event manages to almost meticulously write federico and arturia as parallels, quite nicely too. i love how much you can see theyre related, even if they can seem so fundamentally different.

[nomsfaultau]

LOOK! THERE'S MY FAVOURITE WHITE BOY/ref

DAILY ASKS S2 №4

Theme: Wilbur

1. Why do creatures of the void have languages in the first place? Why do they have different forms? Why animalistic forms? Are they eben alive? I think so. But irl the evolution happened because of the adaptation to the surroundings. I'm not quite sure if the void has surroundings. And it was mentioned that the voidlings don't really communicate with eachother, but what is language for then??

2. If Wilbur did have a home, what would it be like? Also what would it be like if he got to pick vs what he actually needs

3. If he had to choose one height to be for the rest of his life, what would it be?

4. Did you have any other options for his new name? Other than Solaris, I mean. What were they and why?

5. He's like the most suspicious mf in town, how does he not get caught stealing??

Oh also

LOOK!!! It bloomed!!!!! :D

AHHH IT BLOOMED!!! 1.They have languages for communication with one another. (Not entirely sure when/what led you to believe otherwise- lmk) There are giant groups of somewhat similar voidlings, usually along a shared conceptual aspect, that form language groups. Per example: the Rime Writers trying to carve a rune that will invoke a wintry god. In this case they’re communicating with a voidling far higher in the eldritch hierarchy, but they still share the common frost/cold/winter aspect. The different languages are directly because of their different forms, which is because they are avatars of different concepts.

We see a lot of animal (or things comparable to real life things) voidlings because those are the ones that are safer for people’s sanity, and Wilbur tends to only allow the safe ones out. When Wilbur is less in control this trend falls apart, things like the Organ House or Hunger being unleashed. The weaker voidlings are more bound by people’s interpretations and meanings given to their concepts, and so are more familiar (which I have decided as of now but it feels right to me). 

I suppose by the scientific definition of ‘living’ the purely shadow voidlings fail in the homeostasis, reproduction, metabolism (?), adaptation, and immortality. 

Homeostasis: this is a regulation of internal materials and conditions, like pH temperature salt nitrogen. They fail on the internal materials condition, since they don’t have internal materials while shadows. Metabolism: fails for a similar reason, as the voidlings don’t convert what they eat into biomolecules, and don’t need to eat to survive. Reproduction: they don’t. Adaptation: can’t do evolution without genetic inheritance.

Once the voidlings are severed from Wilbur and begin to become ‘Real’ I believe the lacking materials problem goes away, but still don’t reproduce or adapt. By similar metrics Philza also isn’t a living being. 

The void definitely has surroundings. Those surroundings are equally eldritch and sentient. Layers of the void are generally fully overlapping one another at the same time, and the ‘deeper’ ones are more dangerous and maddening. Deeper of course being the only apt understanding one can convey to third dimensional beings; it’s still in the same area. In the words of Flatland to explain 3D to 2D beings: Down but not South.

2.Small, he isn’t extravagant. Absolutely chock full of illumination. Lamps and fairy lights and glow in the dark stars. But not at a super high brightness, cause of being trapped in a search light at the Foundation. Probably has a lot of holes in the wall that it can send voidlings through, either to fetch stuff from other rooms, or in case of attack serve like arrow slits. If it’s what Wil picks, it’s incredibly spartan. If not, then over time he’s accruing more and more items. Perhaps goes into hoarder territory, but that’s part of the recovery process for him. No longer confined to the bare essentials it can carry on its back, over flowing to the point he can’t form lists of everything he has (doesn’t need to). Endless supplies sure, but also endless nonessentials. Things Wilbur likes instead of needs. It’s a clutter, but the excess is what truly makes it a home to it. 

3.Taller than Tommy. Probably so his chin can rest on Tommy’s head. Bc big brother. And also Tommy is the tallest in the group *crossing its fingers Tubbo isn’t suddenly towering when their legs grow back*. So Wilbur would be tall to a notable degree. 

4.I tossed around Solace for a bit. Particularly for the ‘comfort’ angle. When looking for a name I was seeking things like light, safety, distinctly uneldritch, as compared to Wilbur as a lovecraftian name. Solace I really liked the Sol+Comfort angle. Howeverrrrr I got the idea from Will Solace, and so having a character go from Wil to Solace felt weird. Also the song ‘Ofelia’ by Kiltro. Which has nothing to do with the name Solaris except for the fact I can mishear intentionally ambiguous lines as the name Solaris. Tbh I associate Ofelia more with Lambs but it has good Fault Wilbur vibes too. There were other names I deffo considered but I don’t remember them.

5.It helps when it doesn’t show up on cameras when alone, and the void messes with them too. And Wilbur is a smooth talker with lots of experience getting out of problems, and has a lifetime of experience under his belt getting away with stealing. It won’t stop profiling by any means, and while Wil tries to mitigate it some with behavior, appearance, and feigned amicability, there’s no getting around the fact it’s a scruffy scarred guy. He prefers running to fighting but also will just attack if he has to lmao. 

[z428]

Hinterwelten, Nahtstellen. Dort, wo die Stadt unfertig, wie Stückwerk erscheint und Mond aus ihren Schleiern farblose Schatten wirft. Einige Augenblicke weiter kaufen junge Familien ein; wer kann, leistet sich Hochwertiges, wer kann, erklärt eigenes Handeln zur Selbstverständlichkeit. Wer nicht kann, muss eben wollen. (Musik lauter stellen. Ihre Leere umfassen. Unklar, welche Stimme aus ihr spricht.)

📷 a-different-void

#a different void #outerworld #concrete city #smartphonephotography #dresden

[thedivinelights]

Little Snippet of the Extortionists AU: Stave Two (Modern AU Jacob/Ebenezer, no spirits involved!)

Having a whole lot of fun with this story not gonna lie! And I REALLY love how this part turned out so have a snippy snip!

(SNIPPET UNDER THE CUT)

Fezziwig gestured for them to take a seat, his hands trembling slightly as he poured himself a stiff drink from the decanter on his desk. Marley remained composed, his expression unreadable as he watched the older man, while Scrooge leaned back in his chair, a faint sneer playing at the corners of his lips. Pastelle stood at the side, far from the negotiations, yet not so far as to be unseen, her hands placed behind her back as she watched on with a calculative eye.

“Would any of you care for a drink?” Fezziwig asked, hoping to retain some of that cordiality that he had been so well-known for.

Scrooge declined with a curt shake of his head, while Marley kept his eyes upon Fezziwig for a few moments longer, as if he expected the old man to pull a trick or two to get himself out of the precarious situation he found himself in.

“I, uh, don’t believe we’ve met.” Fezziwig chuckled nervously as he glanced over at Pastelle, hoping to stall for just a few moments more. “Are you a new hire?”

“Who she is shouldn’t be any of your concern, Old Fezziwig.” Marley cut off that dialogue before Pastelle could even hope to respond. “What you should be concerned with is whether or not this partnership between Asplex and FezziTech should be considered null and void.”

Fezziwig’s form seemed to wither under Marley’s scrutinising glare, even if he had refused to falter. “Listen, I know we haven’t delivered on time as we should have, but there was a massive chemical spill in one of our main factories and caused a fire which completely decimated our inventory. We’re doing our best to recover, but—”

“Four quarters, Fezziwig.” Marley’s timbre seemed judicious enough, but the coldness alone sent a shiver up the older man’s spine. “Now, I’m sure a man of your stature understands basic mathematics, but in case you’ve forgotten how business works, let me remind you that that’s a full year’s worth of missed shipments. Your bullshit excuses haven’t changed the fact that we’re the ones paying for your incompetence.”

Incredulous, Fezziwig opened his mouth to fire back a retort, but Marley continued.

“We have been more than patient with you, Nigel Fezziwig.” Marley leaned against his gloved hand, crossing his legs as his green eyes radiated with a sly glint. “We’ve shared history together. Scrooge and I will always be grateful for how you’ve brought us to where we are now, but gratitude can only get so far in our line of work, and neither of us are going to stand by while you piggyback off of our success, reaping the benefits like a leech.”

Fezziwig paled. “Jacob, my boy, you can’t just… we’ve worked together for years! You can’t seriously be thinking of cutting us off like this!"

“Come on, old man, don’t you have other companies to turn to?” Scrooge asked rhetorically, barely hiding the malicious grin that had spread across his face. It looked wrong. It felt wrong.

“Eben— Scrooge. Please, you must see some sense!” Fezziwig pleaded, begged, grovelled.

Scrooge continued undeterred, his smile more prominent now. “Oh yes, that’s right! We’re your main source of revenue, aren’t we? Without us, you’re nothing more than an old relic struggling to keep up with the changing times.”

Tagged: @rom-e-o @ray-painter @crimson-phantom-designs @quill-pen

[rarallouje]

God meetups (2)

Yes—there are modern accounts of people claiming to have spoken to God face-to-face (or very directly), but these claims are rare, controversial, and usually highly personal. They’re often dismissed or deeply doubted by mainstream society—but for those who experienced them, they were life-altering. Here are a few examples from recent decades where people say they encountered God directly, not just spiritually or symbolically:

🕊️ 1. Howard Storm – Former Atheist & NDE

When: 1985

Who: An American art professor and former atheist.

What happened: After a sudden, life-threatening illness in Paris, he claims to have died and found himself in a dark void being tormented—until he cried out to God. He says a brilliant being rescued him, showed him his life, and then he met a being he identified as God or Christ, who spoke to him directly, lovingly, and with authority.

Aftermath: He became a Christian minister and wrote a book called "My Descent Into Death".

"I met the being of light—God Himself—who asked me, 'What have you done with your life?'"

🕊️ 2. Eben Alexander – Neurosurgeon and NDE Survivor

When: 2008

Who: Harvard-trained neurosurgeon.

What happened: During a week-long coma caused by meningitis, he claimed to have experienced heaven. While he doesn’t say he saw “God” in the typical way, he said he encountered an all-knowing, all-loving presence he felt was God, and communicated with it not through words but instant knowing. He described it as a “Core” that radiated divine intelligence.

Aftermath: Wrote Proof of Heaven, which became a bestseller.

🕊️ 3. Emma Stark – Contemporary Christian Prophet

When: 2010s–present (based in the UK)

Who: A Christian prophet and speaker from Glasgow.

What happened: Claims to have had face-to-face conversations with Jesus and sometimes the Father, often in visions but also occasionally when awake and alert. She says God gave her warnings or encouragements for nations and individuals.

Aftermath: Leads prophetic ministry and shares revelations with Christian audiences.

🕊️ 4. The Case of Akiane Kramarik

When: Early 2000s

Who: A child prodigy painter who began having visions of God at age 4.

What happened: Claimed she had direct encounters with God and heaven, and began painting incredibly detailed images (like her famous painting "Prince of Peace", which she said was based on her vision of Jesus).

Aftermath: Despite her atheist upbringing, her family eventually embraced her visions as real.

⚠️ Important Note:

People who claim literal encounters with God are often:

Met with skepticism, especially by scientists and psychologists.

Accused of hallucination, delusion, or spiritual exaggeration.

But many pass psychological testing, seem mentally sound, and maintain their story unwaveringly over decades.

[absolute1999]

, short diary entry 〰︎ ⁰⁰¹

currently 2:00am or so

recently have been attempting to induce the void, at least since i restarted my journey..but something i realized that never really clicked till now is how so very subjective shifting/loa/the void/EVERYTHING is.

you would think this concept is intuitive, but i thinkk it’s due in part—for those who were there—to 2020 shifttok. at least for me. i wholeheartedly believe the “you must drink 50liters of water everyday” crowd effectively rotted by brain to ash.I DONT EBEN LIKE WATER

anywayss. despite hearing it mentioned, the concept never really clicked until i saw a post talking about this and ffinally mentally went over what has worked for me in the past in terms of manifesting.

i’m someone who often has very little energy + gets restless really easily which leads to quick folding. it’s definitely something i need 2 work on, buttttt tonight i persisted and let go like i’ve done in the past and found that i got closer. until i folded again\\but ignore that .

in conclusion, just do whatever you want forever. you don’t need to keep track of how others have shifted when you have yourself—inspirational quote otd ,but its mainly for myself

vincent remembers everything is subjective shoots up out of bed loud gasp and horror filled panting

[homestuck-human-generator]

Name: Sai Eben Mushyan Color: English Violet #563c5c Symbol: skull Strife Specibus: bladekind Handle: ghostlyCryptographer Animal: nutria Pronouns: he/him Age: 20 Birthday: 34th day of the year Sexuality: situational Interests: walking and coin collecting Dream Moon: prospit Classpect: Mage of Void Land: Land of Gilt and Wardrobes, a victorious place, with bright Leopard Tortoise consorts. It is a place full of creatures only to be heard and not to be seen and puzzled clouded skies. Koios wants to play. Instrument: quinticlave

[leothil]

Cat 1: sleeps on the bed beside the pile of blankets I haven't put away yet

Cat 2: sleeps on top of the bag full of tools I grabbed from my old car and haven't transferred to my new car yet

[techcree]

Wie wurden die Pyramiden gebaut?

Heute immernoch die große Frage, wenn wir uns die Pyramiden von Gizeh ansehen. Wie wurden diese gebaut. Wie ein Computerspiel uns helfen kann es zu verstehen!

Was hat Minecraft mit den Pyramiden von Gizeh zutun? Ganz einfach. Es erlaubt uns zu verstehen, wie die Pyramiden von Gizeh gebaut werrden konnten. Im Kreativmodus einfach Schritt für Schritt eine Pyramide bauen und ein verständnis dafür entwickeln, wie es im alten Agypten möglich war, sollche großen Bauwerke zu schaffen.

Dazu gehen wir in einmall wie folgt vor. Wir bauen im Kreativmodus eine Pyradmie unter den Voraussetzungen, dass wir keine freischwebenden Elemente nutzen und die Höhe eines Steins auch als Rampe anerkennen oder ein Treppenstufen-Element dafür auswähllen. Wir könnten auch so weit gehen uns durrch eine entsprechende Mod ein Element zu bauen, um eine Schräke eines Bausteins darzustelllen.

Die erste schwierige Aufgabe wird aber sein eine Vorstellung zu bekommen wie hoch das Ganze wird und dazu verwenden wir dann doch freischwebende Ellemente auf einer Seite der Pyramide und entfernen diese entsprrechend mit unserem Baufortschritt. Das nur damit wir eine Vorstellung bekommen, wie wir ggf. mit Rampen arrbeiten müssten. Wir setzen voraus, dass die bisher gültige Theorie von außenliegenden Rampen falsch ist.

Wenn die antiken Baumeister in der Lage waren in der von uns heute angenommenen Bauzeit solche baullichen Kunstwerke zu schaffen, dann können wir ihnen auch zutrauen, dass sie kein Material verschwendet haben und keine Zeit verschwendet haben und in der Lage waren ggf. auch innenliegenden Rampen zu nutzen. Die große Gallerie würde in diesem Zusammenhang Bedeutung bekommen. Aber mehr noch.

Verfolgen wir diese These weiter dann wäre die große Galllerrie nicht die einzige "Gallerie", denn es müsste dann wenigstens noch eine zweite geben. Es lässt sich also erkennen, dass allein mit dem Nachbau in Minecraft einige interessante Aspekte auf den Tisch kommen. Solche, die sich durch aktuelle Forschung später auch belegen lassen könnten. Immerhin vermutet man derzeit einen weiteren Hohlraum, welcher die zweite Gallerie sein könnte.

Bildquellle Google Bildsuche/Zitat: "Diese Illustration zeigt den Hohlraum (Big Void), den die Forscher des ScanPyramids-Projekts in der Cheops-Pyramide entdeckt haben- Er liegt oberhalb der Großen Galerie (Grand Gallery), die zur Königskammer führt. © ScanPyramids mission"

Und ganau das ist auch das Ergebnis, wellches wir bekommen, wenn wir die Pyramiden in Minecraft nachbauen und immer darauf achten, dass wir keine Blöcke freischwebend durch die Luft fliegen lassen können, sondern wie die Baumeister der Pyramiden und ihre vielen Handwerker und Hellfer, die Blöcke von einer fertigen Ebene auf eine andere hochbekommen müssen.

Natürlich könnte man mit einer entsprechenden und noch aufwwendigeren Software den Bau der Pyramiden noch viel besser simulieren. Doch darum geht es in diesem beispiel garnicht. Es geht vielmehr darum mit einem Mittel, wie bspw. Minecraft, welches im Prinzip jedem Menschen zugänglich ist, den Bau nachzuvollziehen und ein bisschen selbst zu verrstehen, wie es möglich war.

Was aber lernen wir noch damit? Im Prinzip bestätigt es uns, dass die "alten Agypter" sehr wohl in der Lage gewesen sein könnten, die Pyramiden zu bauen. Also ohne die Hilfe von "Ausserirdischen". Ja, es ist mit der Erfahrung, die sich im Laufe der Zeit gemacht hatten durchaus möglich gewesen. Jedenfalls grundsätzlich. Was bestimmte Schächte und deren Funktionen angeht, könnte uns unser Expiriment auch Aufschluss geben, dass es sich ggf. auch hier um funktionale baubedingte Maßnahmen handelt.

Um den Bau der Pyramiden zu verstehen, müssen wir uns wohl eher einer pragmatischen Vorgehensweise zuwenden, als immer nur den Glauben an Götter oder Betsattungsrituale im Fokus zu haben. Mag sein, dass "der Glaube Berge versetzt", aber keine tonnenschweren Steinblöcke. Auch Hemiunu, der heute als der Baumeister der Pyramiden von Gizeh angenommen wird, dürfte sich im Klaren darüber gewesen sein, dass ein solches Bauprojekt und in diesem Zeitraum, nur gellingen kann, wenn man durch einen guten Plan, weder Material noch Ressourcen verschwendet.

Natürlich - ein paar Fragen bleiben noch offen und könnten wohl erst beantwortet werden, wenn wir die Pyramiden von Oben nach Unten abtragen würden. Also werden bestimmte Fragen wohl offen bleiben müssen, denn das wil keiner tun.

[ebenana]

JONNY YOU CAN’T JUST LEAVE US ON THIS CLIFFHANGER

[Image ID: Digital drawing of Martin from The Magnus Archives inside the house on Hilltop Road. He is a fat black man with freckles, square framed glasses, and a small brown afro. He wears an open maroon jacket over a light blue shirt, a silver Magen David necklace, and a matching blue kippah. He has a gay pride flag patch and various pins, one having a gray-aro pride flag on it. He is wearing brown shoes, tan pants, and tzitzit is visible from under his shirt. His arms are at his side, his fists clenched into balls. He is looking at the viewer with an expression of pure discomfort and rage.  Behind him is a swirling purple vortex with black lightning and white particles shooting out of it, and it sits on top of a wooden plank floor. It casts a fuscia light onto everything in the room, including Martin and Annabelle. There is a door on the wall in the background, and on the other side is Anabelle.  Annabelle is a skinny black woman in a victorian dress. Half of her hair is white and curly while half of her head is shaved and covered in a spiderweb pattern. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling, her fangs poking out through her lips. Her hands are neatly folded in front of her lap. Behind her is the artist signature, “EbenRoseTaylor” End ID.]

[sunset-curving]

Guys I’m tired should I focus and write the next section of my script or should I just watch community and scroll mindlessly through tumblr

[delightfully-ella]

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