Shuckle, but made out of gummy worms ✨

i can certainly try! i’m sure fred would be able to, i could create another big bang lizard to send your way!

[Forced Emergency Broadcast; Final Sunset, Restarting the Cycle]

FS: Ah!

FS: It is working..!

FS: Oh, right, directions!

FS: I, ah, barely know a reference point, but I think I'm near the big water source near an individual called "Big Sis Moon"..!

*very loud creaking noise*

FS: Oh no...

*cut off cracking sound*

[End Broadcast]

[Unknown Signal: Location-Unknown: ???, all other participants in range]

???: AGH-! AHA..! This is finally functional..!

???: ... is there even anyone else getting this..?

???: Had to [unintelligible static/glitching]... don't know how long my puppet's heart cell will last... if anyone finds my broken structure, do NOT panic!! ... please..?

???: Left it to avoid malfunction... don't know where I'm going. Found another superstructure fairly close to 'Big Sis Moon', though..!

???: Oh, get back here-!

*loud af static + glitching sounds*

[End Broadcast]

oh you’re still functional! thank the ancients! my scout came back after finding your derelict superstructure and i feared the worst! are you at big sis moon right now? she used to connect to another iterator, five pebbles, before collapsing. i can send dart (the turbo lizard) over there to help, i just need to know what to send!

Dunno..o

Trying to avoid water right now...

Get back to you when I find a reference point. >~<

ok, if you do happen to see a smaller than normal lizard with a pink, white, and cyan body and is holding a pearl, try to flag it down, it’s sent for you

the pearl is junk, it’s some notes about a failed experiment from a while ago, she just likes to carry it around. feel free to overwrite it with a message if you need to

Oh, wh- ACK-!

... just got double-teamed by two creatures..? Uhh... not fully sur- ooh..!

... why is this like fhis..? And where-? Ngh... well, I see why it was a failed experiment, *wry mechanical laugh*. There's that, plus a message!

oh hello dart! did they receive my pearl?

i see, they adjuated my experiment notes for me, i’ll have to test that, did they also leave a message?

yes they did! now what does it say…

"I found her..."

"She's, ah, also in rough shape..."

"She might not have had a situation like mine, but hers is no better than her brother's..."

"Either way, I'm planning on going to meet and chat with Five Pebbles, and possibly Guardian of Secrets Untold, soon."

"Talk to you later!"

-Finale

ok, they found her, that’s good. who is guardian of secrets untold? another iterator? i must ask them, dart, take this pearl and go!

contents of pearl:

“it is good that you have found big sis moon, even if her situation isn’t much better. who is guardian of secrets untold? i’ve not heard of them before, are they another iterator? do i need to send any supplies to you?”

[Forced Broadcast; Guardian of Secrets Untold, Final Sunset, Restart the Cycle]

GoSU: Who is this?

FS: FINALLY! It took ages to reach you again!

GoSU: I thought I told you, Finale-

FS: Yes yes I am well aware of all of that! I was reaching you in order to explain who you are to RtC here!

RtC: Hello? Are you the Guardian of Secrets Untold I was informed of?

RtC: I was contacted by Finale with a request to make a creature with capabilities to combat Ancients, but they were interrupted mid broadcast by what I can only assume was their superstructure collapsing

RtC: They managed to reach me after that, and last I had contacted them they were near Looks to the Moon’s superstructure, or what’s left of it

RtC: They said they were on their way to meet you or Five Pebbles. It seems they have successfully reached you

FS: Oh, actually, someone decided only now to try reaching me again..! Care to explain, o great Guardian?

GoSU: Indeed... I only reached out to contact Finale, and he is apparently connected to you (somehow) so...

GoSU Anyways, about my par-

FS: Oh also, I'm actually somewhere around the side of FP! Almost forgot to mention that...

GoSU: ... that aside, I will reiterate that I have absolutely no intentions of attempting as dangerous a project as that, Finale.

FS (with notable sarcasm): Well, it's far too late for that, now isn't it?!

RtC: What’s happening? Are you ok Finale? Do you still need the creature? I’ve been prototyping it (and adding quite a few dents into my chamber walls), i think i’m nearing the balance between power and controllability needed

FS: It... is complicated. My structure's collapse seems to have 'resolved' the issue, albeit by flattening it.

GoSU: I did say "let them work it out".

FS: (Not helpful.) That aside, I believe all I truly need now is a good space to stay, as wandering is taking a severe toll on me.

RtC: I would offer my structure, but it is quite the trek from Five Pebbles and my environment is not the safest. Which may or may not be my fault. I also do not know how Fred would react to another iterator, I worry he would be territorial if you were to stay. There is my group senior, Monarch to None, but I don’t know if he would be kind enough to shelter you, and his environment is also not the safest. Which is only partly my fault this time

RtC: Is there anything I could send to assist? If you wish to try to make your way to my structure, I would be happy to let you stay. I can only do so much to protect you though, so be careful

FS: Doubtful... I have considered trying part of Guardian's structure...

GoSU: (Don't you dare!)

FS: Buuuut her no doubt grown collection of rot killers and creature collectors makes that a horrible idea at best. I may be able to discover such a place after chatting with FP though!

FS: Funnily enough, I might be able to see your structure from here, albeit the ones I assume are Sig- I mean... No Significant Harassment's and Seven Red Suns's are likely mildly in the way.

GoSU (smug): You almost said the wrong title there, frien-

FS (valid (mild) crashout -ing): Can it, Depression Central!!

GoSU: ...

[Broadcast Member [Guardian of Secrets Untold] has muted themselves]

FS (calmer but tense): Anyways, I'm nearly inside.

RtC: Oh, I was not aware I am visible from there! I am quite high up, so it makes sense. Keep me updated on your progress, I wish to make sure you’re safe

FS: Can (and will) do!

[Broadcast Member [Guardian of Secrets Untold] has unmuted themselves]

GoSU: I'll see if I can't reach the other two. I am quite certain one would be thrilled to help.

FS: *generally frustrated and static-y grumbles*

RtC: The other two? Who are the other two?

GoSU: Suns and Sig.

FS: *further grumbling*

RtC: Ah, them. Would they be able to help? It doesn’t sound like Finale would be excited for their help

GoSU: Oh, believe me, he'd most probably be as thrilled as the greenie~!

FS: That's it!

[Broadcast Member [Final Sunset ] has muted themselves]

[Broadcast Member [Final Sunset] has muted this broadcast and can no longer be spoken to]

GoSU: Oh. Whoops. Anyway, while they may not be able to help his current predicament (of scaling a superstructure), they may know of a region for him to remain in.

RtC: He doesn’t seem very thrilled, does he have an issue with them?

GoSU: Oh no, quite the opposite, actually. He just dislikes my 'opinion' towards his feelings.

GoSU: Plus, if the particular one (NSH) were brought into this, he'd likely not care about my presence. (And plus, it is mildly amusing to observe his... behavior, so-to-speak, in Sig's presence.)

RtC: His behavior? What kind of behavior?

GoSU: Impulsive, actually enjoying Sig's halfway to nonsensical jokes, the whole works..! It is a very... 'interesting' sight/sound, for lack of better words.

GoSU: He always seems more than ecstatic just to get a chance to speak with him unprompted, for whatever the reason may be...

RtC: Ah, I see…

RtC: Wouldn’t that make him happy to speak to NSH then? Why is he frustrated?

GoSU (mildly amused): He is simply frustrated at me for teasing him.

GoSU: (Almost makes me think he might be only in the few thousand cycles since creation...)

[Broadcast Member [Final Sunset] has unmuted this broadcast]

[Broadcast Member [Final Sunset] has unmuted themselves]

FS (annoyed): HEY!! I CAN VISUALIZE THE TRANSCRIPT YOU KNOW!

GoSU: My point exactly.

RtC (also mildly amused now): i see the amusement in this. Welcome back Finale, have you talked to Five Pebbles yet?

FS: Yes, and I found, through chatting with him, about both the arrays west of here, and a region beyond that is likely perfect! All that is needed is actually getting there.

GoSU: Glad you see what I meant, by the way, RtC.

GoSU: Oh, and also, I need to see to getting another in on this... (Trust me, you'll be glad when I do.)

FS (sarcastically): Oh, great...

RtC: Another? Who do you plan to add? NSH or SRS?

GoSU: I intend to add NSH. For both the amusement of his and Finale 's shared banter, and because he may be helpful here.

FS: Uh...

[Broadcast Member [Guardian of Secrets Untold] is attempting to add [No Significant Harassment] to the group...]

[Member adding unsuccessful; [No Significant Harassment] is [Unavailable].]

GoSU: Hm... that's strange. He never leaves a calling unanswered...

FS: Why do I get a bad feeling about that..?

RtC: Huh, that is odd. I have never actually talked with NSH before, but from your reactions it does not seem good

GoSU: It isn't good at all...

FS: Like the nuisance said, he usually joins... uhhh, what is this..?

GoSU: You'll ha-

FS (alarmed + glitchy sounding): OH NEVERMIND I AM LEAVING THAT THING ALONE!!!

RtC: What thing?! Finale?? Are you ok?!?

FS (yelling in low quality mic (aka through more frequent glitching and skipping in vocals)): DO-N'T KN-W!! LEAVING P-BBL-S FOU-D ROT!!

GoSU (concerned and confused): Should we try and send an overseer or..?

10lb in cat pounds is 50lb

i keep getting woken up at 5am being crushed by a loud vibrating creature

@angelofchaos001 doing this to you

i can certainly try! i’m sure fred would be able to, i could create another big bang lizard to send your way!

[Forced Emergency Broadcast; Final Sunset, Restarting the Cycle]

FS: Ah!

FS: It is working..!

FS: Oh, right, directions!

FS: I, ah, barely know a reference point, but I think I'm near the big water source near an individual called "Big Sis Moon"..!

*very loud creaking noise*

FS: Oh no...

*cut off cracking sound*

[End Broadcast]

[Unknown Signal: Location-Unknown: ???, all other participants in range]

???: AGH-! AHA..! This is finally functional..!

???: ... is there even anyone else getting this..?

???: Had to [unintelligible static/glitching]... don't know how long my puppet's heart cell will last... if anyone finds my broken structure, do NOT panic!! ... please..?

???: Left it to avoid malfunction... don't know where I'm going. Found another superstructure fairly close to 'Big Sis Moon', though..!

???: Oh, get back here-!

*loud af static + glitching sounds*

[End Broadcast]

oh you’re still functional! thank the ancients! my scout came back after finding your derelict superstructure and i feared the worst! are you at big sis moon right now? she used to connect to another iterator, five pebbles, before collapsing. i can send dart (the turbo lizard) over there to help, i just need to know what to send!

Dunno..o

Trying to avoid water right now...

Get back to you when I find a reference point. >~<

ok, if you do happen to see a smaller than normal lizard with a pink, white, and cyan body and is holding a pearl, try to flag it down, it’s sent for you

the pearl is junk, it’s some notes about a failed experiment from a while ago, she just likes to carry it around. feel free to overwrite it with a message if you need to

Oh, wh- ACK-!

... just got double-teamed by two creatures..? Uhh... not fully sur- ooh..!

... why is this like fhis..? And where-? Ngh... well, I see why it was a failed experiment, *wry mechanical laugh*. There's that, plus a message!

oh hello dart! did they receive my pearl?

i see, they adjuated my experiment notes for me, i’ll have to test that, did they also leave a message?

yes they did! now what does it say…

"I found her..."

"She's, ah, also in rough shape..."

"She might not have had a situation like mine, but hers is no better than her brother's..."

"Either way, I'm planning on going to meet and chat with Five Pebbles, and possibly Guardian of Secrets Untold, soon."

"Talk to you later!"

-Finale

ok, they found her, that’s good. who is guardian of secrets untold? another iterator? i must ask them, dart, take this pearl and go!

contents of pearl:

“it is good that you have found big sis moon, even if her situation isn’t much better. who is guardian of secrets untold? i’ve not heard of them before, are they another iterator? do i need to send any supplies to you?”

[Forced Broadcast; Guardian of Secrets Untold, Final Sunset, Restart the Cycle]

GoSU: Who is this?

FS: FINALLY! It took ages to reach you again!

GoSU: I thought I told you, Finale-

FS: Yes yes I am well aware of all of that! I was reaching you in order to explain who you are to RtC here!

RtC: Hello? Are you the Guardian of Secrets Untold I was informed of?

RtC: I was contacted by Finale with a request to make a creature with capabilities to combat Ancients, but they were interrupted mid broadcast by what I can only assume was their superstructure collapsing

RtC: They managed to reach me after that, and last I had contacted them they were near Looks to the Moon’s superstructure, or what’s left of it

RtC: They said they were on their way to meet you or Five Pebbles. It seems they have successfully reached you

FS: Oh, actually, someone decided only now to try reaching me again..! Care to explain, o great Guardian?

GoSU: Indeed... I only reached out to contact Finale, and he is apparently connected to you (somehow) so...

GoSU Anyways, about my par-

FS: Oh also, I'm actually somewhere around the side of FP! Almost forgot to mention that...

GoSU: ... that aside, I will reiterate that I have absolutely no intentions of attempting as dangerous a project as that, Finale.

FS (with notable sarcasm): Well, it's far too late for that, now isn't it?!

RtC: What’s happening? Are you ok Finale? Do you still need the creature? I’ve been prototyping it (and adding quite a few dents into my chamber walls), i think i’m nearing the balance between power and controllability needed

FS: It... is complicated. My structure's collapse seems to have 'resolved' the issue, albeit by flattening it.

GoSU: I did say "let them work it out".

FS: (Not helpful.) That aside, I believe all I truly need now is a good space to stay, as wandering is taking a severe toll on me.

RtC: I would offer my structure, but it is quite the trek from Five Pebbles and my environment is not the safest. Which may or may not be my fault. I also do not know how Fred would react to another iterator, I worry he would be territorial if you were to stay. There is my group senior, Monarch to None, but I don’t know if he would be kind enough to shelter you, and his environment is also not the safest. Which is only partly my fault this time

RtC: Is there anything I could send to assist? If you wish to try to make your way to my structure, I would be happy to let you stay. I can only do so much to protect you though, so be careful

FS: Doubtful... I have considered trying part of Guardian's structure...

GoSU: (Don't you dare!)

FS: Buuuut her no doubt grown collection of rot killers and creature collectors makes that a horrible idea at best. I may be able to discover such a place after chatting with FP though!

FS: Funnily enough, I might be able to see your structure from here, albeit the ones I assume are Sig- I mean... No Significant Harassment's and Seven Red Suns's are likely mildly in the way.

GoSU (smug): You almost said the wrong title there, frien-

FS (valid (mild) crashout -ing): Can it, Depression Central!!

GoSU: ...

[Broadcast Member [Guardian of Secrets Untold] has muted themselves]

FS (calmer but tense): Anyways, I'm nearly inside.

RtC: Oh, I was not aware I am visible from there! I am quite high up, so it makes sense. Keep me updated on your progress, I wish to make sure you’re safe

FS: Can (and will) do!

[Broadcast Member [Guardian of Secrets Untold] has unmuted themselves]

GoSU: I'll see if I can't reach the other two. I am quite certain one would be thrilled to help.

FS: *generally frustrated and static-y grumbles*

RtC: The other two? Who are the other two?

GoSU: Suns and Sig.

FS: *further grumbling*

RtC: Ah, them. Would they be able to help? It doesn’t sound like Finale would be excited for their help

GoSU: Oh, believe me, he'd most probably be as thrilled as the greenie~!

FS: That's it!

[Broadcast Member [Final Sunset ] has muted themselves]

[Broadcast Member [Final Sunset] has muted this broadcast and can no longer be spoken to]

GoSU: Oh. Whoops. Anyway, while they may not be able to help his current predicament (of scaling a superstructure), they may know of a region for him to remain in.

RtC: He doesn’t seem very thrilled, does he have an issue with them?

GoSU: Oh no, quite the opposite, actually. He just dislikes my 'opinion' towards his feelings.

GoSU: Plus, if the particular one (NSH) were brought into this, he'd likely not care about my presence. (And plus, it is mildly amusing to observe his... behavior, so-to-speak, in Sig's presence.)

RtC: His behavior? What kind of behavior?

GoSU: Impulsive, actually enjoying Sig's halfway to nonsensical jokes, the whole works..! It is a very... 'interesting' sight/sound, for lack of better words.

GoSU: He always seems more than ecstatic just to get a chance to speak with him unprompted, for whatever the reason may be...

RtC: Ah, I see…

RtC: Wouldn’t that make him happy to speak to NSH then? Why is he frustrated?

Teachers have tried this and are amazed when their classes don’t go feral like in the book.  It’s almost as if the book was supposed to be satire and not a treaty on the nature of humanity.

there’s a timeskip

THERE’S A TIMESKIP

THERE’S A TIMESKIP

THERE’S A TIMESKIP

after losing control of the signal fire there’s a FUCKING TIMESKIP and when the next chapter starts everyone’s hair is several inches longer and their clothes have rotted to shreds and they’re still just kind of chilling!!!!

IT TAKES THE TERRIBLE IMPERIALISM MIND-POISONED EXCESSIVELY BRITISH BOYS IN THE ACTUAL BOOK SEVERAL MONTHS TO COMMIT A SINGLE ACT OF INTENTIONAL VIOLENCE, EVEN THE ONE (1) CHILD WRITTEN AS AN ACTUAL SOCIOPATH

AND then when they DO turn on each other it is because

THERE’S AN UNSPECIFIED WORLD WAR HAPPENING

AND A PILOT’S CORPSE CRASH LANDS ON THE ISLAND POST-DOGFIGHT AND THE CHILDREN MISTAKE THE PARACHUTE FOR A MONSTER AND SPIRAL INTO PARANOIA

BECAUSE CHILDREN INHERIT THE LEGACY AND TRAUMA OF VIOLENCE FROM THE ADULTS WAGING WAR AROUND THEM

HURR DURR IN THE REAL WORLD IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN LIKE IN LORD OF THE FLIES -

IT DIDN’T HAPPEN THAT WAY IN LORD OF THE FLIES EITHER YOU JUST HAVEN’T READ IT SINCE HIGH SCHOOL IF EVER AND DON’T REMEMBER WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE GODDAMN BOOK

#tbf the dude wrote it to be a dick

yes. yes he did. i’m also gonna direct you to the real life ‘lord of the flies’ which occured in the 1960s, when six tongan schoolboys got stranded on a desert island for over a year before being rescued by an australian fisherman (who, it should be noted, later took on all six as crewmembers because the reason they were out in the first place was because they wanted to see the world, and named his ship the Ata after the island they were stranded on). nobody died. the only injuries that occurred were accidental, and when one of the boys broke his leg falling down a cliff, the others braced it and looked after him so well that it healed perfectly. if they argued, then they would literally go to opposite sides of the island until they’d cooled off. after leaving the island, they remained friends for the rest of their lives. here’s a photo of them as adults, with their rescuer (who is third from the left) and other members of his crew.

i read about this in rutger bregman’s human kind, a book i cannot recommend highly enough, but if you don’t want to go and read a whole book about the inherent goodness of humanity (which again, you really should) then the relevant excerpt can be found here.

> sees nihilistic depiction of human nature

> looks inside

> hope :)

girls night

so I read the article and the story is both less and more insane than it sounds.

basically, there's been an ants' nest near a vent shaft of this abandoned Soviet bunker for decades. the nest spilled over into the bunker itself at some point once it was abandoned and there was no way for the ants to make their way back up to the nest, no queen but a constant supply of new colony members raining down from above, and no source of food in the bunker other than the corpses of their fellow ants.

fast forward to some scientists looking for bats that stumble on what's basically a post-apocalyptic ant society. they go "holy fuck" start studying, and observe that, all things considered, the ants still pretty much act like regular ants doing regular ant things.

fast forward some more, and the scientists feel like they have enough data from observing the colony as-is, so they decide to try an experiment. they put a little walkway between the bunker colony and the og colony in the vent shaft so the bunker colony members have the option of leaving and rejoining the og colony.

spoiler alert: every single ant in the bunker immediately nopes the fuck back to the colony in the vent shaft. within days the bunker is completely empty. the scientists leave the walkway in place so when more ants inevitably fall back down the vent shaft they can just climb back up instead of starting up the cycle anew.

tl;dr it's not "oh noes evil ants are on a rampage", it's "ants forced into a horrible situation to survive get to go home"

everyone in the crab bucket just wants to go home

did you know there are more birds underwater than fish in the sky

I'm sorry WHAT

'lazy people don't feel guilty about not doing anything' is insane to me and I have been trying to make my brain believe it for a long time, it shocked me to my core when I first heard it

An important corollary to "if you were faking your mental illness, you could stop whenever you wanted."

WAIT WHAT?

hyperfixating on a fictional woman who went underdeveloped in canon is literally FUN and the 80-90% of fandom people who only do the same for background character men have no idea of the degree to which they are fucking missing out

no tumblr i have faith that this post will be found by the enlightened 10-20 percent

[ID from alt: the "post without tags" pop up. End ID.]

hour 1 of thinking about an underdeveloped woman: idk it would've been nice if she had more screentime

hour 100 of thinking about an underdeveloped woman: ok but despite having only eight lines of dialogue she is literally THE most interesting nuanced and tragic character in the entire series and these writers had no idea what they even had. how is no one else seeing this it's literally so objectively obvious

like/reblog if u are:

no one will know which one u chose! :D

me, watching my mutuals post ceaselessly about a fandom i’m not in:

hey dont cry Autism Creature speculative biology

@phoenix-drowning-ina-rainy-world @doodlebug091 @angelofchaos001

You'd think after 5 789 948 siblings she'd be used to this, but this is new, ok

Sequel

Seb's YoYo Tricks - Presure Fanart

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