#legendarymoonbatboi

[littjara-mirrorlake]

I've read your Vishgraz story, and I'm 100% sure that the mite that followed Vishgraz is Skrelv. Is that true.

So, I'd originally intended for the mite not to be Skrelv—he has a hive and presumably familial commitments of his own in the Basilica, and he's a foot tall while I imagined Vishgraz's mite to be a bit smaller—but I've gotten enough messages about this that I'm now glad I made it ambiguous.

Since the mite's identity is neither confirmed nor denied in the text, it could really go either way!

Thank you so much for reading my fic, and I hope you liked it!!

(The fic in question)

[ask-the-praetors]

Hey Tamiyo, did you know that there is a song about you? It's called One with Phyrexia. What do you think about it?

Ah... so in one of this Multiverse’s many planes, at least, even the fleshlings continue to sing sagas about me. Their assessment of my fate as being “worse than death” is inaccurate, but unsurprising, given their lack of data. Jin-Gitaxias reminds me that all will see as I have, once our family extends to embrace them.

(She frowns, as if thinking.) But... what do I think? I do not know. What are these thoughts I am having? I do not understand. It doesn’t matter. What I do know is that my new form has infused me with sublime effectiveness and purpose. Phyrexia... knows best.

-T

[swearyshera]

And some final Monday night asks...

@baronbrian I know that's probably the reason, but it's not as fun.

@reisolate That might have been bad phrasing on my part. I am not Dana Terrace, honest.

@legendarymoonbatboi Oh, there's enough of him to go round! Especially if you include his ego because that is fucking massive.

[ask-the-praetors]

Hey Vraska, I know that before you were compleated you loved Jace, do you still do? If yes, if he avoided compleation would you still love him?

Of course I love Jace. That is why I seized him in the Arena. We are to be together, our hearts entwined, in or out of Phyrexia. I could not stand to see him suffer as he has all his life anymore. This way, we will be strong together.

-Vraska

[ask-the-praetors]

Can Vorinclex say his own name? From what I gathered he seems to never actually have done so. Also who gave it to him? He doesn't seem like someone to name himself something so long.

I DON’T INTRODUCE MYSELF TO FOOD. -V

Vorinclex was named by the head scientist who created him, whom I worked under. He was called K’zexil. Truly a brilliant mind... it’s a shame he had to be scrapped for parts, but there’s the price of progress. Part of his brain lives on in my own. Sometimes I feel him squirming. -J

YOU ARE REVOLTING. -V

[ask-the-praetors]

Hey Brudiclad, I heard that there exist myr who "hide in spaces between seconds" what does that mean? Can you make myr like that?

Ah, the shimmer myr, yes. They are possessed of a special ability to blink in and out of material existence. I must admit it is not a specialty of mine--I work with sinew and tendon, not the properties of aether--but what a fascinating prospect... worth looking into. -Brudiclad

[ask-the-praetors]

Hey Urabrask, I know that phyrexia has sleeper agents that look human, so would it be possible to be compleated by you and get the human looking thing so people won't try to kill me for looking like a phyrexian?

I do not specialize in trickery as Sheoldred’s agents do. My creations carry the fires of the forge proudly in their hearts, but if you insist, there are some of the rebels’ number who defected from her ranks.

I understand the fear of rejection, but these humanoids’ ignorance will bring their downfall if they are not careful. If they refuse to accept our people’s allegiance, they will fall with the rest.

-U

[ask-the-praetors]

Hey, Jin as interesting what you have to say is, why did you make your voice so horrible?

Would you change it, to something more like what Sheoldred has?

Also Sheoldred, I love your name, I could spend eternity just saying it and be happy.

Kieh. It comes as no surprise to me that a base creature like you would fail to appreciate the efficiency of metal. Sheoldred’s intelligence almost approaches my own, but she is fond of embellishments that I see little use in. She is also left wanting in enunciation. -J

You want to spend eternity worshipping me? I’ll gladly make that happen~ -S

[ask-the-praetors]

I have a question. Elesh Norn, Sheoldred, if you were to switch bodies for a day, what would you do? The same question goes for Jin and Vorinclex.

(She shivers slightly.) What an unusual thought to be so... small. I am not one for impersonation or underhanded tactics, but to turn Sheoldred’s self-serving legions to the truth and light of Orthodoxy? That may be worth it.

-E

Pfffft. Humiliate myself in front of the Orthodoxy, maybe - wouldn’t that be fun to come back to? Or break into Norn’s private chambers to find out as much as I could. So many possibilities.

-S

WHAT A DISGUSTING THOUGHT! I'D HATE BEING SO FRAIL. MAYBE I COULD BEGIN TO FIX HIM. PUT SOME MEAT ON HIS BONES, AS IT WERE. HE’D THANK ME.

-V

Be assured that I absolutely would not thank you for any rancid “improvements” you tack on to my exoskeleton, beast. Pah... if I were in the body of that brutish creature... the thought is so revolting that I cannot help but linger upon it. (He shakes his head aggressively.) I would have to demand my surgeons’ assistance to do work unsuited to Vorinclex’s flapping, meaty appendages. Perhaps inspect the vile body closely and finally eliminate its weaknesses- that is to say, most things.

-J

[ask-the-praetors]

Jin why so many things in the Progress Engine have so many eyes?

Malcator, in keeping with my decree of progress, installed them so he may monitor our sphere and ensure that all it does iterates towards perfection.

-J

[swearyshera]

Time for some asks!

@rattleboner Because I am more evil than Horde Prime

I think it's also one of the ingredients that comes together when she makes her decision to send Glimmer away. Yeah, she doesn't care what happens to her, but seeing Glimmer or Adora go through that too would be awful.

@legendarymoonbatboi I'm not going to stop you!

It sure was! Honestly I didn't expect people to even notice it beyond 'is there something written there'.

I think my intention got a bit lost when I wrote that last night. What I meant is that Hordak, particularly because of Entrapta, was starting to free himself from the desire to please Prime, and starting to form friendships and take control of his life. So from that aspect, Hordak would have done far better if this had continued. Catra, by contrast, would have only sailed further towards oblivion.

I was trying (awkwardly, I know) to show the difference between Catra, who wants everything on Etheria to go away and forget it all, and Hordak, who is better for what happened on Etheria and wants to remember it.