Hold on tight to this time, this place
'Cause everything you know will be erased
You were born inside your head
And that is where you'll be when you are dead
You're just a boy, you are no man
And nobody you know will understand
You're just a boy, you are no man
And nobody you know will understand
HEY @re-dracula WHAT GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO HAVE JONATHAN ACTUALLY READING THAT PASSAGE OUT LOUD BEHIND SEWARD DESCRIBING THE SCENE, HUH? WITH THE TEARS IN HIS VOICE AND THE PAUSING AND THE SHORT LITTLE INHALES AND THE VOICE CRACKS? WAS IT TRULY NECESSARY??? I WAS ALREADY CRYING. I DIDN'T NEED THIS TOO. WHAT THE FUCK.
“This Planet Needs a Name” is another fun one where the premise is fantastic and then the execution completely falls on its face.
TPNaN is the story of a cryo-ship launched from a dying Earth to try to re-populate humanity on another planet, out of the fear that Earth is not going to be habitable for much longer. It’s a one-way trip. The people who volunteered for this mission can never go back. It’s unclear if, when they wake up, there even will even be an Earth in any meaningful manner anymore. They’re going out of any reasonable communication range; they’ll never know.
This ship is flying to a distant, selected planet with a compatible atmosphere for humans. Aside from the atmosphere, though, it’s expected to be a bare lifeless rock. The core crew of seven are awoken from cryo-sleep once they arrive, preparing to spend the next decades terraforming the planet to meet human needs, and only then wake up the ten thousand humans in cold sleep below to have a new planet to live on.
But when they arrive at the planet, when the crew wake up… it’s not a lifeless rock at all. It’s a planet with a complex, vibrant, living ecosystem, full of complex, vibrant, living beings.
This is a GREAT setup. What a difficult story there is here about hope and horror, wonder and fear, trauma and duty, the realization that you’ve committed the rest of your life to a plan that’s been blown out of the water, that your responsibility to the people in your hold cannot be your only responsibility anymore, that you have so much to learn about this place and you can’t just change it to your will, it already exists. What is your duty to the people you brought with you for a promise of a new, better life, vs. your responsibility to the forests, the oceans, the animals, the whales and the dragons, that already live here? What do you do now when this is not what you planned for at all?
And TPNaN answers these questions by going :) it’s fine :) the fact that it’s already ready for them is awesome and great :) they’ll just terraform a LITTLE bit of the planet :) just enough for a human city :) they all compromise very quickly on this plan :) every conflict is resolved quickly and easily by being nice to each other :) these people do not owe jack squat to anything that already lives here and they are perfectly in their right to treat them like wild animals, curiosities at best and threats that need to be fought off at worst :) they never ever once wonder about their responsibility to learn about this place before they plop down and start terraforming it :) this is a wonderful gift just for them :) this planet needs a name. nobody ever once even slightly wonders if the inhabitants of this planet have a name for it. They’re not people after all
(when they learn that oops these native inhabitants are conscious, thinking people, this prompts a reckoning from nobody because hey look they’re friendly and happy to help)
Results are in from this poll! This new project is based on this post!
So, what is "Too Many Stars"? It is an audio drama formatted in the style of a podcast. The main characters within this will be G1 Starscream, Animated Starscream, Prime Starscream, and Earthspark Starscream. Each episode will be short with an average runtime of about 15 minutes. More characters will be added as the series goes along.
Currently, there is already a server that has been created! Voice Actors and Sound Editors are highly encouraged to join! This is entirely beginner friendly as well. Full transparency, this is a hobbyist endeavor and is fully volunteer based.
(EDIT: This project is for +18! Not for sexual means but to keep things running smoothly I prefer adults over minors)
Details such as upload schedule, scripts, and other minute details will be discussed within the server. Hope to see you guys there as well as be able to make this series a reality!
A message to creators from us. Stop rushing so much. Breathe if you can and your creativity will flourish.
This message will be up on spotify soon under Audistorium if you'd like to listen there!
Transcript:
Hello, I’m Lemon, and the strangest thing I have found as a creator is this need to constantly produce. To never stop this grind to make the next thing stuck in our heads. And while it’s great that you have all of this drive, remember to think about yourself. It’s called a grind for a reason. It wears you down. I haven’t always been the best about that. Sometimes I feel like if I’m not creating and putting something out I’m just wasting my time. However, that could not be further from the truth. I’m taking the time to breathe. If you don’t let the wind brush against your face and appreciate the world you’ve cultivated around you, are you really living? You’re not a machine with the sole purpose of creating entertainment, we just like what you make. Even if you’re not actually outside, take the time to appreciate your life and those in it, whether that’s spending time with buddies in person or on the internet, or the respite of a cozy night at home eating your favorite foods.
You have to remember to live. You can make people laugh with the mic turned off, too. I know the joys it can bring to put out something new and listen to the excitement of your viewers. It’s like a fire is lit under you every time. But what’s next? Nose to the grindstone once more? I used to do that. Then I realized that there is not a soul rushing me to get more done than what is feasible, and no one should be pushing you. Creativity has no pace. Artwork sometimes takes a great many hours. Who says you can’t stop and take a moment to appreciate what you’ve done for just as long as it took to make it? Even if not for just as long, remember to at least thank yourself. You know what you put in to do that, and you did it. You made something. Somebody saw it. They took the time to appreciate it. So you can too.
hey do you love gothic horror? do you love queer stories written and played by queer artists? i have a podcast for you!! carnivea: a queer gothic! created by yours truly!
Carnivea: A Queer Gothic
A story of ghosts, violent delights, and the horrors of humanity. Carnivea follows a young couple Eris and Kiera who invite a young woman into their life- the lynchpin for years of pain to be unleashed.
REALM JUMPER SEASON 2 CASTING CALL IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!
Hello everyone! Exciting news today as we are officially starting production on season 2 of Realm Jumper!
If you would like to be considered to work on this project please follow the link to the casting call club below! We are looking for Voice Actors, Artists, and especially Audio and Video Editors. Auditions are open until Sunday May 19th.
Casting Call Club Link: https://cstng.cc/projects/realm-jumper-season-two
Just a reminder that this is an unpaid passion project, but as we are about to hit our two year project anniversary later this summer you can trust that we are not just a baby production and that we at least kinda know what we are doing at this point!
We could not do this project without our talented cast and crew and we would LOVE to have you aboard!
Reminder that the show itself returns this weekend with episode 9 premiering on Saturday 4/20 (nice) at 1 pm MST. Come stop by!
Catch up on season 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6nEG7Am6M8&list=PL-aZXicIy3mmyhesAyPvgeqMfflQVZD5u
Cooking and culture, intrigue and... Listening Parties!
Galactic misadventures have hit the Bookclub! Join us over in the Discord server as we listen through narrative sci-fi audio drama Gastronaut. December 10th will officially kick off the listen of @gastronaut-pod as the mod team's next Editor's Pick. Happy listening!
“My haircare routine…mmm…I shampoo it once every day? That’s it. And if I shower two or three times a day, I shower a lot, I’m very hygienic in that sense, I only shampoo it once. If I do it too much it gets too fluffy. Never conditioner. Never.”
i didn’t know you liked the magnus archives!! i’m not surprised but still, thats so cool :D
Yep. I took a several-years-long break after one of the season enders, can't recall which, but finally resumed after I finished THE WORLD WE MAKE, as a reward to myself. Got to resume Night Vale soon!