#orchid sisters

[marvellousstawler]

The VN is dead btw. At least in the form discussed in earlier posts. I think it’s best to abandon superfluous big plans before they get too big. And also I’ve been lugging around these OCs for a while and never done anything with them, yet I’ve explored them to high heaven in drafts and I guess, it’s just time to let them go.

Maybe I’ll do some art for them. Or an album.

[aridis]

They have a point-

[flareboi]

what if purple never calls him dad

[2hoothoots]

WAIT IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY????? OMG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE PSYCHONAUTS ENJOYER YOU ARE SO COOL I HOPE YOU GET SOME NICE PRESENTS AND CAKE

(it was yesterday but) thank you!! i got a milk frother

[sunsetsandsunshine]

AUGGHH S.O.S‼️‼️‼️

(Explanation in thread)

[sister-lucifer]

💸⭐anon

orchid dividers? any of the colors, but could one of the dividers perhaps be the yellow/purple orchids :3

💛Yellow + Purple Orchid Dividers💜

please like, reblog, & credit if you use!

[DIVIDER REQUESTS ARE OPEN!]

DNI: TERFS, endo, proship, pro ana, nazi, MAPs, zoophiles

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[svaofficial]

Pink and RB

Pink: Straight|Female| Died at 37 Spent her last days with Purple in the hospital </3

RB: Straight|male| Left at 38 Nothing is known about RB as after he left he was never seen again?

[bootyful-seventeen]

Animators for 80’s and 90’s anime really knew how to fuck you up with the prettiest male characters

[marvellousstawler]

I don't even know if I like visual novels...

The only reason I'm not writing this in a notebook is because I want to draw later and I don't want to hold a pen any longer than I need to. And the only reason I'm writing this at all is because it's my fourth day working from home and my boss hasn't given me any instructions. So, as Bjork's guttural utterances crawl through my tinny work-laptop speaker, let's put my idea where no one will see it; on my tumblr.

Followers of my private notebooks (of which there are exactly one and a half since my best friend hears all the synopses) will be familiar with a trio of OCs currently known as the Orchid Sisters. Coming up is my ten year anniversary of not knowing what to do with them. They, and I, are beginning to get restless. There have been too many disastrous attempts, within several formats.

My best friend, who I won't name since she's online and doesn't need her reputation soiled with my bullshit posts (let's call her Sammy), suggested that I choose a new medium (since I've tried and failed a few of them for this trio) which properly facilitates the tone and setting, and that I go back to the inspirations for this 'series.' I've just deleted a detailed synopsis of the myriad of inspirations which have mutated the non-existent story of these three characters, including "Twilight Eclipse, but just the soundtrack."

Let me jump to the idea because I'm getting bored of writing the history of my own ideas for literally zero audience. Actually, fuck it. It's easier if I just draft it. Enough throat clearing, here goes nothing. Cringe is dead.

Initializing... Authenticating... Greetings, Administrator. You have likely discovered this software installed on your machine with no memory of how it got there or what it is for, considering that this is your first time using it. You also likely put aside your knowledge of cyber safety and clicked on it because you saw a sticky note on your desktop with an arrow pointing toward the application shortcut, reading "Boot up if amnesia strikes -- Z." Since you know very well who Z is and you trust that she's quite well-versed with computers, you followed her advice. MAIN MENU [Help Menu] [Select User] [Settings] [Archive] [Quit] HELP MENU [Introduction] [What is this software?] [Who are you?] [How do I change the user's settings?] [Where are the files located?] WHAT IS THIS SOFTWARE? This is an application designed by Zelda M Green to manage her own amnesia and social anxiety. You are 84% likely to be Zelda Green, and you of course know if you are her, but I am accounting for the fact that the other two users can (but usually will not) access this help menu. Detailed descriptions of Zelda's reasoning behind creating this software can be found in [Archive]->[Development Log]. This application executes simulations of your social interactions from the recent past, and is updated automatically upon cybernetic upload conducted by my robotic avatar during your hours of sleep. As such, it allows you to extract your own memories and observe simulations of them in order to optimize future social interactions. Seeing as how the cybernetic upload feature is still under development, some user-submitted context clues and social responses will require your input during the social simulations. Completed simulations are available for re-viewing in [Archive]->[Memory List]. For Silence: Zaza-nee made a sim where she can see her memories of convos because sometimes she forgets or gets blushy about it. And you and Tata can use it too!

And so on.

[orchid-151]

This is an additional post to ask if anybody would like something special with Rose and Orchid after today?

You can either reply to this post, send an ask with your answer, or private message me for if you want Rose to stick around or not...

It's all up to you.

(Rose will be non-cannon to interactions not involved with the may baby event and will be in the background from here on out if made part of the cast...)

[skymaiden32]

Trade Secrets

Tagging: @dragonoffantasyandreality @thundergeek59 @janetm74 @katblu42 @liseylou @amistrio @uniwolfcorn(Please ask if you would like to be alerted when I update or write new stories)

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

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Captain Black grinned evilly as the island came into view, the Mysteron plan he was supposed to enact planted firmly in his mind. Something else though, or rather, someone else, seemed especially resistant to carrying out this mission. Occasionally, the agent still felt remnants of the man he used to be before all this started. Conrad Turner was still inside his mind, buried deep, but he seemed to be surfacing a lot more recently. It was getting harder for the Mysteron agent to stay in control…

Black shook his head. He couldn’t worry about that now. He had a job to do, and he knew just how to do it…

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“Oh my baby!” Orchid just had to be reunited with her grandmother before her eldest and youngest brothers, didn’t she? “You’ve been away from all of us for so long! Have you been eating properly? You haven’t been doing anything too dangerous have you?” Orchid looked pleadingly at her father, brothers and colleagues. Every single one of them just gave a look that told her she was on her own. She returned the look, roughly translating to, ‘You will pay.’

She spun back to her grandmother, giving her a hug. “I’m fine Grandma. Everything’s fine.”

“That’s good to hear, dear.” Alan cleared his throat, drawing their attention. “We’ll talk more when this is all over, Pam. You go talk to your brothers…”

Once Ruth stepped back, the Spectrum officer found herself with an armful of little brother. “I take it you missed me then, Allie?” She chuckled as Alan squeezed as hard as he could.

“It’s pretty much all he’s talked about since we found out you were coming…” Scott stepped forward to join the hug, trying and failing to hide a snort of amusement.

“Hi, Scooter.” She mumbled into his shoulder, taking in the calming presence that the eldest sibling always seemed to have. Just knowing they were all here made her feel so much better about the success of Spectrum’s mission…

“Hey!” Alan yelled in protest. “I’ve talked about other stuff.”

Gordon smirked, bumping Alan with his elbow. “Oh, really?” Oh no, that was the tone he always had when shenanigans were being planned… “Like what?”

“You know…” Alan gave him a look. “Things…”

“He means he’s just talked about you.” Virgil cut in, also with a mischievous grin on his face. “It really is good to see you, Pam…”

Pamela smiled as she shifted her gaze from brother to brother. She really was lucky to have them. “It’s good to see you guys too…” She sighed. They’d stalled enough. It was time to get a plan together. “If we wanna see each other again after the twenty-four hours is up, though, we need to figure out what to do.” Everyone immediately noticed her persona change to military, and automatically stood to attention. “And to do that, I’ll need to talk to Dad. Alone…” Jeff perked up, knowing what this chat would be about already.

Her brothers immediately understood the subtext as well, and all nodded. The Spectrum officers were more than a little confused as the father and daughter disappeared into a separate room in the bunker. Grey turned to Gordon, who was still looking at him curiously.

“What’s… What’s going on?”

Gordon sighed, and all of a sudden, Grey saw a look that he recognised all too well. It was the look Orchid had when she was hiding something. “Hopefully, something we can reveal to you when they come out…” The ex-aquanaut raised an eyebrow at his former colleague. What did that mean? He hummed thoughtfully. “Oh, and Brad?” Grey froze at the mention of his real name. His colleagues and the other Tracy brothers looked on, wondering how Gordon knew. Neither of them had quite gotten around to telling people who they used to work with… “Don’t think we’re not gonna talk things through when we get out of this mess alive…”

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“First of all, who was supposed to be up on Five?”

“It was Alan’s month. We tried to get him to stay; he probably would’ve been safer up there. But he insisted on coming home. Said if he was going down, he was going down with us.” Her father sighed. “John wanted to meet you on the runway, so Scott and Tin-Tin picked him up. They touched down just as your plane came up on the radar.”

“Sounds like me and Alan have a similar approach to this threat…” Pamela chuckled without humour. “How’d you guys find out about it?”

“Thunderbird Five has been monitoring transmissions from Mars.” Jeff explained. “There hasn’t been a single threat that International Rescue hasn’t known about.”

“And you haven’t done anything?” Pam asked almost accusingly. Jeff gave her a hard look.

“Sweetie, you know as well as I do that we couldn’t. That’s Spectrum’s job. Not ours. International Rescue hasn’t gotten involved for a reason. We’re reactive; Spectrum is proactive…” Jeff explained. “Besides, you fight for your life in this conflict daily… It’s not something I want your brothers doing…”

“No need to explain, Dad. I get it.” Pam sighed, running a hand through her hair. “I don’t want them anywhere near this war. Heaven knows you guys have enough going on…”

A moment of silence passed between them before Jeff spoke again. “I already know what you’re going to say.” Pamela raised an eyebrow. “Usually, I would say no right off the bat. You know why IR is a closely guarded secret. If I am going to say yes to you letting them in on the secret, I’m gonna need a little convincing…”

Pam nodded, clearing her throat before speaking. “When Spectrum is put in charge of protecting an organisation, we have to know everything. The blueprints, the floorplans, what kind of weapons they have. We need to understand what the Mysterons might use to attack their target. Tracy Island is no different.” Jeff raised an eyebrow. “If the Mysterons know the Tracy family and International Rescue are one in the same, which they probably do; they seem to know everything about everyone, they could easily send one of their agents in to destroy the Island using a reactor on one of the ‘Birds, or worse, the Island’s main reactor.”

“If they know, couldn’t you patrol the hangars yourself?”

“Dad, there are like, three of them. And even One’s hangar is too big to patrol alone.” His daughter shook her head, grimacing. “No, I couldn’t do this by myself. I’d need people all over the place. Preferably with partners. There’s just no way our family can do this ourselves. My colleagues are here for a reason, Father.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “How can they do their jobs if they don’t know what to look out for?”

“Okay. Thanks, honey.” Jeff nodded. “But I’m still not sure. It’s such a closely guarded secret…”

“Dad. If it helps, no one understands International Rescue’s secrecy more than a Spectrum officer. Our code names are in place for a reason.” She chuckled. “Technically speaking, we’re not even supposed to reveal our real names to each other, but we do because we trust our fellow officers not to pass it on…”

Jeff paused, resting his chin on his hands. “I’ve made my decision…”

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The room was dead silent when they came back in, both stone-faced. Emotionless. Everyone gave Orchid a questioning look. 

She smiled as Jeff nodded, giving his family the all-clear to reveal it to the Spectrum officers. A sigh of relief spread across the brothers. Gordon grinned from ear to ear, smirking at Grey. “Looks like we get to tell you guys after all…”

Scarlet and Blue exchanged looks. “What is this about, Orchid?”

“What we are about to reveal goes no further than this island.” Orchid began seriously, causing her colleagues to nod with equal determination. Orchid spun round to Brains as her family joined her up front, ready to give additional information when needed. “Brains, show them what Tracy Island is really all about…”

Brains nodded, grinning as he pressed a hidden button on the wall. Several panels slid open, revealing live camera feeds of the first three Thunderbirds, as well as an IR symbol in the middle. The Spectrum officers looked on in shock, utterly speechless.

“Gentlemen…” Jeff began. “Welcome to International Rescue Headquarters.” He smirked when he saw the stunned faces in front of him.

“Wait…” Blue was pretty much the only one who wasn’t totally speechless. “What?!”

[loves0ft]

a lil slice of life photo dump! ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾.

[bookcoversonly]

Title: The Orchid Sister | Author: Anne D. LeClaire | Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (2019)

[jeanettekisser]

Movies and tv series that my selfsonas will debut in if their real characters lol:

Kaylan/Spiderfox: Across The Spiderverse(2023)

Orchid Appleflower: Post Canon-Elemental(2023)

Kaylan(The Meg Movies): The Meg(2018)(As a child)

Kitty Cherrydrop: Welcome Home(2021?)

Sister Kaylan: The Nun 2(2023)

Kaylan(Monsterverse): Kong: Skull Island(2017)

Kaylan(Papa Louie): Papa's Pizzeria(2007)

Bee Luyen: Ms. Marvel(2022)

Kairos Cecil: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes(2023)

Kaylan(Dune): Dune: Part 1(2021)

Kaylan(TNMN): That's Not My Neighbor(2024)

Kaylan(Bluey): Bluey Season 2 Fan Episode(2020)

Kaylan(AATC): Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009)

Kaylan(DM): Despicable Me 2(2013)

Kaylan Cam-Xu: The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Season 1(2018)

[periodicinspiration]

Cypripedium Acaule

Pink Lady’s Slippers Not far from the path wandered so often, a twin set of pink moccasins appeared one day, hanging delicately just within the reach of a couple of young fairy sisters. These will be perfect for the siblings who are preparing for the upcoming seasonal dance recital for the creatures of the woodland. Nervous as they may be about the performance, they will look and feel elegant in…