#meissa

[lucent-nargacuga]

you know what day it is?

[quiltofstars]

The Lambda Orionis Ring surrounding the star Meissa (λ Orionis) // Göran Nilsson

The name Meissa comes from the Arabic phrase "al-maisan" meaning the shining one.

[skylight-family]

I finally have a design for Meissa!! Cute bunny

I will draw her sometime and also think of what her personality is like, but I'm thinking she stays with grandma often and helps with the food for other sky kids!

[den-of-the-blue-dragon]

freak alert‼️

[spacepiratenemo]

#mochi1_kdtiys !!! Imma post this now, because here in Germany it's early morning and Mochi sure ain't awake yet, so she check this out when she wakes up ❤💙💜

I had a lot of fun doing this DTIYS, cuz that stuff right there is right up my alley. It's my drugs, my essence and drawing dear Meissa, head-star of Orion, one of my favourite constellations is an honour 😍

I hope I could do Meissa justice and the holo-effect is just right ^^ And ofc, I had to add the actual Orion Constellation as a detail. Meissa be creating stars like a space goddess 😘

Some space facts: It's actually a binary system; classified as an O8 III star, indicating it is an O-type star with giant luminosity, approx. 1100 LY from Earth. Lambda Orionis Ring or the Meissa Ring is also a large molecular cloud complex that is also an H II region, showing active formation of new stars. So, Meissa creating new stars here, ain't even wrong 👽🖤

Meissa is by @mochigyun 🤍 Art by me 🖤

[at-liberty-news]

Galactic War Status: Days 52, 53, 54

On Day 52, the Ministry of Defense announced that emergency recruitment had finally reached the numbers they deemed necessary. As such, they have converted the SEAF training facilities on Heeth and Angel's Venture into Democratic Youth Scout campgrounds, throttling the throughput of new SEAF soldiers for the time being.

Wasat and Vega Bay suffered simultaneous attacks, with Helldivers rushing to complete the liberation of Meissa first. Luckily, they were quick enough to not only secure Meissa but repel the attacks on both other planets, firmly establishing the defensive line and cutting the Automatons off from X-45.

Throughout the next day, the Automatons made their typical advances, attacking first at Meissa, then Vega Bay. Although most attacks were confidently repelled, the steel menace pulled a dirty trick, pushing their forces onto Aesir Pass, hoping to exterminate the SEAF building up on the planet, jeopardizing their hopeful push towards X-45 before it could even start.

By the end of the day, both Vega Bay and Aesir Pass were lost. Without Aesir Pass, SEAF is very unlikely to make their way towards X-45 to provide relief. All active Helldivers in the Ymir Sector have been ordered to fight to the last man in defense of the battle station schematics.

On Day 54, the Helldivers uncovered good news. The previously purported weapons cache within the research facility had been fully uncovered. It has been revealed to be a massive stash of MLS-4X Commando rocket launchers, or rather an unused 'disposable' variant of the original weapon, despite the identical name. All Commandos have been immediately distributed to all remaining Helldivers on the planet in order to secure its safety.

X-45 received yet another Automaton attack, but the Commando proved its worth, pushing them back yet again. Later in the day, both Vernen Wells and Wasat came under attack. While Vernen Wells is a guaranteed loss, Wasat has a shaky chance at success. Despite this, the Helldivers have foolishly split themselves across both it and the source of its assault, Vega Bay. While, usually, gambits such as this are encouraging, it's complete discoordination means the only result is thousands of Helldivers fighting a losing battle on Vega Bay while Wasat slowly crumbles. Hopefully, they will regroup soon.

While getting this lengthy broadcast out amid Super Earth's disruption attempts has been more difficult than usual, and it has led to several more missed personal order reports, we hope you all can understand the turbulence our position can sometimes put us in.

With that said, we're out of news for you today!

Give 'em Hell, Divers!

[awlwren-writes]

Edgy ask game: for Maria! 1, 2, 19, 20, and 24

1: What memory would your OC rather just forget?

She'd say it would definitely having to watch her brother succumb to the scourge. There were hardly enough moments with the him who had been in between the pain and everything else to justify remembering it.

Honestly, it's having to put down the daemon. She knows it wasn't him. She knows it had to be done, and that's comforting when she can be logical about it. But most of the time she does successfully forget it until it creeps up.

2: What's something about your OC that people wouldn't expect just from looking at them?

She's so no nonsense when it comes to so much, blood, injuries, gross animals, assholes, etc, and she looks like it, but she cannot stand vomit or poop or anything that smells too strongly of bad things without puking.

19: How does your OC behave when enraged?

For a quick threat, battlefields, insults and posturing from Insomnians, etc, she gets snarly and sweetly poisonous, whichever seems most likely to work, and then she gets the vulnerable (herself, her friends, her fellow glaives, etc) out asap. For long-term threats (scourge, Niflheim, slow-moving legal/political threats) she gets unfocused. There are too many angles and too many things to do and it's frustrating not being able to do something now. But if someone (Helen) can focus her, she gets cold anger and plans and plots and could honestly take any three experts in the chosen field of battle combined.

20: Does your OC have a tendency to get jealous? If so, how does this manifest?

Hmmm... not that she'd admit it. When she does, she tends to push herself harder to get better and better. If I'm my best self, after all, I can keep the position/my friends/Helen. If I can be perfect...

Of course no one can be perfect. And she loves her friends because they love the imperfect her, and they don't let her walk that road too long.

24: What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

If it weren't for her brother's slow death via scourge, Maria probably would have never left home. She wouldn't have discovered her magic, or her friends, but she would have tried until her last breath to hold things together at home. She would have maybe married, as expected, or maybe they wouldn't have lasted that long, but she would have died when Niflheim or the daemons came through eventually. It would have been a life she was proud of, honestly, and she would have done good, but she is so much happier in the life she gets instead. Her friends, the chance to wield magic, the chance to actually hold the line and protect other people? Priceless.

[peacewalk3r]

Aun me persigue mi mas grande derrota.

[rastronomicals]

1:26 PM EST February 17, 2025:

Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - "Meissa" From the album The Equatorial Stars (March 28, 2005)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: The True Beautiful Languid Ambient

[quiethopesadoptioncenter]

February Bitties

Morris (Errortale Nice Cream Guy) Identified by their neon purple (and occasionally green) aesthetic, Morris bitties are often genuinely warm and friendly. Like other Nicebitties, they enjoy being able to sell their wares though have been known to get stuck in advertising loops where they repeat the same phrase over and over about buying their ice cream unless snapped out of it. They are well-meaning despite their goods often corrupting whoever eats them, albeit with the exception of their fellow Errortale bitties, and are always remorseful and quick to help reverse the effects when they realize what has happened. Morris types have very little control over their glitching and their body shape and facial features can suddenly change or become twisted at the drop of a hat, sometimes giving them unnerving or even downright terrifying appearances. In terms of clothing they often prefer brightly colored outfits, often with a wide variety of patterns.

Overwrite (Errortale Goner Kid) These unusual bitties are not naturally occurring as they are Mini Monster Kids who have become corrupted in some form. They are often prone to tears and excessive glitching, but can be stabilized as long as they have someone they trust with them (though emotional support dog monster bitties also help greatly, and it is usually recommended that one is adopted with them). Overwrites usually come about due to severe mistreatment or a Mini Monster Kid getting lost and unable to find help. Overwrites can and often do have traits of the MMKs they used to be, though they are primarily gray in color. Though they can be given colorful clothing, these articles will also bleed to gray after a time. Overwrite types also tend to have auditory hallucinations, usually involving hearing their former type name called or whispers that they can't quite make out (although this can vary widely). They not only get quite lethargic in the cold but will glitch more often, and as such require heat lamps to stay stable.

Meissa (Outertale Mettaton) Unquestionably the most dazzling stars in the galaxy (according to their own humble and completely unbiased opinions), Meissa bitties are identified by their navy blue and golden color scheme along with the colorful capes they wear to accentuate their looks. Naturally they gravitate towards star designs that not only feature on their body but in their dual-colored navy and golden hair as well. They have a flair for drama and put their all into everything they do, though like many Mettaminis they tend to be somewhat self-absorbed and don't always treat others well if it doesn't benefit them to some degree. Because of this it's not always easy for them to keep friendships or even familial bonds, though with plenty of reminders that they can't just drop people when it suits them to do so Meissa bitties can be convinced to put more effort into their relationships. These types usually prefer he/him pronouns.

Chasoň (Outertale Chara) Named for the sun, these bitties often prefer to dress in bright yellow outfits with blue accents (this usually comes in the form of a blue stripe on a yellow shirt or blue suspenders, depending on the Chasoň's taste in clothing). Like all Bittychara types, they adore chocolate but seem to have a preference for those that have some form of space theme: Milky Way, Mars Bars, chocolate planet truffles, and so on. They can be manipulative and even aggressive when they're angry, but are generally content to keep to themselves. Some of them have a mischievous streak and will playfully narrate what others are doing to mess with them, though they'll usually get bored after a while unless they find the recipient's reactions amusing enough to keep going. Chasoň bitties also usually come equipped with a pocketknife on them for gardening purposes, though they aren't opposed to using it for self-defense.

[lucent-nargacuga]

killing him friday

[viremialite]

and the rest of orion squad

[mitjalovse]

Some things did happen as some did not. I mean, Fripp and Eno collaborated, there's no missed opportunity present. However, I would've like to tell you about my personal wish – I long to see Brian Eno as a member of King Crimson. While I am not sure which version of the band would've suited him the best – I still waver between the 80's and the 90's variant –, I do ask myself about this actually being possible. Maybe Fripp saw Eno as someone he could work with solo-wise, whereas his band means his rules and no one else's. Perhaps he was also reminded of the reasons Eno had to abandon Roxy Music and decided against calling him to be a part of the group. Still, the mind reels from such a probability. The discs they did merely hint at what could've been.

[den-of-the-blue-dragon]

attempted to draw her at an angle

[feminised-brides]

[at-liberty-news]

Galactic War Status: Days 50 + 51

Returning back to our schedule, let's get started on our recap.

On the beginning of Day 50, the major order to retake and hold onto land stolen by the Terminids was pronounced a success. Although many planets still remain in the clutches of the bugs, their numbers are far fewer than they could have been. For now, the liberation of these remaining planets will have to wait, as something big has begun to brew in the Automaton sectors.

On planet X-45, a hidden away planet the Automatons originally seemed to miss in their ruthless expansion, Super Earth has deemed fit to re-access a long-since abandoned research lab for advanced weaponry. Originally evacuated due to the entire planet's unusually high level of radioactivity, with the cause unknown, this research base purportedly holds the secrets to something that the Federation is referring to as an 'interplanetary battle station." Whatever such a station would actually be armed with or otherwise entail is currently unclear, but Super Earth has deemed current radiation levels to be low enough to retrieve any schematics that may be found inside the facility.

In a stroke of misfortune, however, the Automatons have already begun mobilizing towards the planet themselves. The coincidental timing of this has led High Command to believe that the robots are infiltrating Super Earth channels and databases through "malicious and deceitful" cyber attacks. 

As most forms of malware, viruses, and otherwise are often cut off at the source in Super Earth society, often with those responsible sent to re-education camps, it is very possible that a populace uneducated in cyber security, even those among the ranks of the SEAF, would be all too trusting of otherwise suspicious messages and offers from unknown sources. It would potentially be all too easy for bot networks to infiltrate Federation communications.

Returning to the topic of the new major order, High Command has ordered the Helldivers to hold the Automatons from X-45 at all costs. Considering the overwhelming force they now represent, this is going to be a tall order, but it's not the only card up Super Earth's sleeve. As the Helldivers valiantly scrap with the bots, the rest of SEAF are massing on Aesir Pass for a push straight through the machines' territory in order to relieve the Helldivers and provide a more direct warp link route to the core systems.

Hopefully, they can make it in time. The consequences of such plans being recovered by the Automatons instead of us…well, I hesitate to think of it.

Throughout Day 50, a direct assault on X-45 was repelled. Wezen was lost to the red-eyed menace as the Helldivers instead consolidated their forces on Meissa. Progress was slow but steady.

On Day 51, X-45 suffered another assault coming from the direction of Meissa. It, too, was snuffed out, and progress on Meissa continued in the hopes of establishing a protective barrier of planets surrounding X-45, cutting off direct assaults.

Day 52 is now ongoing with promising progress, and there is a possibility that the lab also contains a cache of weapons dating back to the first Galactic War, but it's too early to be sure. For now, that's all we have!

Give 'em Hell, Divers!