#go into the light

[unseriouskreator]

Happy Eclipse day! (Go into the light)

[thethirdman8]

Hyatt purple abstracts the view 💜

@thethirdman8

[faeriescorpio]

Go Into The Dark / ISWM pt 1 fic w/ paranoid Captain, Chapter 2

ao3:

Previous chapter, Ch. 1:

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The planet is unfairly gorgeous, but such beauty could be hiding dangers. You eye the rocky outcroppings in the distance, too hilly to be considered proper mountains.

"Come on, Captain!" Mark calls to you a few steps ahead, and you frown at the back of his head. If only you could die and reset, and find some way to prevent Mark from coming down to the planet with you...

No. There are too many variables. You have no idea why the ship didn't malfunction this time. It would be impossible to replicate what may be the best reset yet.

No! Even a single person dying is NOT an option.

"Oh, Captain, look!" Mark breathes in wonder, and your head snaps around quickly in alarm.

There is danger in beauty, you had thought earlier. You raced to Mark's side.

But there is no danger. Your Head Engineer is pointing to a wide valley with a variety of greenery and gentle rivers. It is quite literally, the most ideal place to start a new civilization.

You hate it. You hate that everything is so perfect. It isn't right. Where's the other shoe? How long will it linger over your head, waiting to drop at the worse moment and destroy this idyllic paradise?

Mark pulls out his communicator, calling the rest of the crew with glee. You let him. This valley looks defensible, and perhaps while your crew is safe here, building a place to stay, you can scour the rest of the planet for dangers.

"Captain?" You turn your head away from the surroundings to face him again.

Mark looks nervous. "...Are... are you alright?"

"Of course I am," You reply immediately in a comforting tone. Your crew can NOT pick up on the dangers. Your guard is always up, They wouldn't suspect a thing. But the whole crew on guard? They would know.

Mark doesn't look convinced. "So we can wake the colonists?"

"Not yet." Your screen on your forearm gives you a notification; the crew is preparing to come down, as per Mark's orders. You whip your head around, scanning the horizon wildly.

"No, no, no," you mutter. You take your helmet off with a whoosh of air, and Mark stares at you in surprise.

"Captain?" You take in several frantic breaths. The crew scanned the air, said it was good for breathing. Mark doesn't have a helmet. But you have to maker sure. What if there's something in the air your crew didn't see?

You take a step forward and you can feel the soft dirt beneath your boots. The dirt. Even this dirt could be dangerous. There could be bacteria, microorganisms, or unknown chemicals in the dirt. You know some of the colonists in cryo-sleep are children. Children don't think, they would just shovel this dirt into their maws and get sick! They could die!

"Huh? The dirt's fine, Cap," Mark says, and you ignore the fact that you had apparently been speaking aloud without noticing, instead bending down to grab a handful of the rich soil.

You open your shovel and throw some dirt in.

"Stop that!" says Mark, alarmed, but you ignore him. It tastes like dirt from back home. Good for farming, full of everything a plant could need to thrive. It's grit scrapes down your throat.

"Captain!" Mark barks. "What are you doing? Spit it out!" Children would eat more than one handful. Maybe there's something in the soil that needs a larger quantity to be digested in order to get sick from it. You stuff more dirt in your mouth. It's thick and moist from a recent rain shower- the crew says it rains here! What if the rainwater isn't clean enough, like back at home? Maybe the rainwater in the dirt could kill someone.

Mark smacks the back of your unprotected head, sending the dark soil flying out of your mouth in clumps.

"We'll just test it more!" He cries out, dismayed. "Captain, what would we do if you got sick from eating dirt?!"

Oh. Oh, your brilliant head engineer. He's right, of course. They would surely attack if you were down, sick from protecting your crew. There are safer ways to do this, of course. Of course! Extensive testing.

You stand up and brush the dirt away from your mouth.

"Right," You say numbly, and go back to scanning the valley for dangers. You can hear the humming of engines as your crew comes down to the planet in carriers.

Mark looks distressed. You wonder if news of the Captain eating dirt would distress the other members of the crew.

"Can you not tell this about anyone?" You ask. You turn and head towards where your crew is landing in the valley, not waiting for a response. You trust your head engineer. He won't tell a soul.

[uniquedesignsdigital]

(via Darkness To Light Mouse Pad by UniqueDeignz)

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

[canisalbus]

✦ Siesta ✦

[happyheidi]

｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ｡ ﾟ. May will bring blessings.

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[atalana]

the curse of adhd:

i will remember with absolute clarity, when the thought strikes me that i have a text to send someone, that this is the fourth time in three days i've attempted to send this specific text

i will forget, in the time it takes me to pick up my phone, that i picked it up intending to send a text

[alivedean]

[mcmissileproof]

favorite hobby when I'm driving is to catch someone trying to climb up my back bumper while I'm going a completely reasonable speed and just slowly take my foot off the gas. you seem upset, brother. why don't we slow down and enjoy the view awhile

[gowhilewedance]

"Well perhaps you could tell me...while we dance."

701 frames, 542 artists, 3 months, all collaborating on 1 animation. Here is the result.

@neil-gaiman @goodomensonprime

[a-dumb-sarcastic-bisexual]

Like the majority of society I’m obsessed with Nimona

And I rewatched it a million times and one thing always sticks out to me 

There are moments when Ambrosius is surrounded by light like a little protective bubble 

That keeps him away from the man he loves more than anything 

[bulletsgirl]

ppl who werent changed forever by youre gonna go far kid by the offspring when they were like 11 and insanely impressionable you just cant understand me

[tiny-vermin]

communicatio in sacris by @voluptatiscausa

more art for vol, because these fics changed something in me okay!!

[that-dumb-dinosaur]

look me in the eye and tell me this isn't one of the coolest shots in any star wars tv episode. and don't even get me started on when his voice overlapped with Vader's-

[ribbittrobbit]