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“it’s pure instinct”

i’m slowly making my way through shield of tomorrow and this is definitely one of my favorite moments so far!! (on twitter)

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no one talks about the willpower it takes to be in a fandom which hasn’t made new content in years!

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Someone: So, who’s your favorite captain? Kirk or Picard?

Me, already crying: Rafael Martinez…

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just found out that there is a sudanfunds website! like gazafunds, it is a compilation of funds for people facing genocide

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its horsy time

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Do Andorians tan (ie, does their skin turn a darker or different shade of blue after prolonged UV exposure)?

I've been thinking about that for… reasons. <.<

Hello, hello! Yes, Andorians do indeed tan!

Since Andorians come from a frozen, high-humidity environment with little direct exposure to sunlight, their skin is quite tough but unaccustomed to high UV index radiation.

In environments where Andorians are exposed to large amounts of UV radiation over prolonged periods, their exposed skin darkens considerably to a deeper shade of blue, particularly in areas where the skin is thinner. Their skin will also dry out should conditions be arid enough, and if they manage to develop sunburns the affected areas are vividly purple and very painful.

It quickly becomes necessary for Andorians in particularly hot and arid environments to apply deep-penetrating oils regularly to prevent their skin from splitting and cracking - which is even more unpleasant than it sounds if the skin splits deeply enough to expose a chitin plate. These splits and cracks may not bleed very much and heal reasonably quickly if kept clean, but they are very painful nonetheless.

UV exposure responses do vary somewhat, however. Andorians from nomad families are a little more resilient due to their regular exposure to Andoria's harsher surface conditions and its minimal UV radiation from their system's star, but even they will find too much exposure unpleasant after a while.

In more temperate environments, however, Andorians will only darken slightly and very rarely burn! (Some Andorians apply oils (or have oils applied to them, as the case may be) even in these mild conditions, purely for the fun of it.)

Hope this helps! 😉

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Hi! Hope you’re doing better! Are there any thoughts about Thoris you’d be willing to share with us?

Hi! Thank you, I am continuing to heal up reasonably well and I absolutely do have thoughts about Thoris!

These are some of the bits of lore that formed around his character and background as I wrote. For a secondary character, he's actually really well developed in my brain!

Thoris didn't get to pick his Andorian staff for his role as Ambassador to Earth and Tellar. They were all assigned to him. Dagmar is the first employee he's actually had any kind of say in having.

He's not actually that old! Andorians live to be around 120-150 years old, but their white hair and facial chitin make it very hard for Humans to accurately judge their ages. His real age is [CLASSIFIED]. Dagmar just thinks he's a crotchety old man because he acts like one.

Thoris never wanted to be a politician. He was an Imperial Guardsman and expected to be one until the day he died or was forced into retirement at knife-point. He was well-liked and respected in the Guard, almost too much so, and there were concerning whispers about this popularity within the Imperial court.

Shortly after the deaths of his two eldest sons, Thoris was removed from his posting after publicly criticizing the Emperor's mandates regarding border security. He was then 'volunteered' for the role of ambassador by the Emperor himself - and no one can refuse an Imperial decree.

Thoris has a huge sweet tooth, but only very rarely indulges it.

The first time Thoris met Shral, he took one look at that haircut and tried to fire Shral on the spot. The agency responsible for hiring and assigning his staff refused, citing the fact that he'd scared off the previous six candidates sent to fill the role; there was simply no one else left who had the required clearance and the prerequisite qualifications at that time. Thoris has since learned to appreciate Shral, but the first few weeks were somewhat awkward.

He actually hates Andorian ale. This has yet to stop anyone from giving it to him.

And, finally: Thoris is actually my favourite character to write of the lot.

Enjoy!

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some pastel n charcoal art of Gem!!

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Is there some lore about Andorians you’ve been dying to tell/explore further?

THERE IS SO MUCH LORE. You have no idea. I have lore about the characters and about Andorians in general, so since y'all weren't specific - you get a little of both! ANDORIAN LORE:

Andorian men are bitey. No, really - they're very prone to biting. It's a behaviour that stems from ancient instincts, and it actually involves social communication and pheromones! Andorians have well-developed vomeronasal organs in their nasal cavities (which Humans technically also have, but it's vestigial and we have no idea if it actually does anything anymore) and additional receptors along their soft palates.

Andorian men in a serious courtship are well known to periodically, and sometimes quite randomly, nibble on their partners. It's not just foreplay and affection - they're getting a massive info dump at the same time, collecting data on their partner's health, fertility, and even social well-being from pheromone markers left by other Andorians though physical contact. As Andorians are a very touchy-feely species, this can be quite a lot of information to parse!

Andorian women generally tolerate this behaviour with good humour, but there's been many a bondmate and spouse who's been driven off for being especially irritating about it. Expectant fathers are the worst for this, and it's not an uncommon sight to see miserable fathers-to-be congregating outside of the family home or at a local eatery, glumly waiting to be let back inside the house again.

Andorian men will also bite around the neck or shoulder during sex, which stems from an equally ancient instinct to keep a mate still during the proceedings. While Andorians in general have remarkably sharp teeth, featuring slightly elongated dual canine-incisors in both the upper and lower jaws, they also come equipped with protective chitin plating in those areas and otherwise have very few vulnerable blood vessels near the skin's surface. Most of the time, the bite ends up feeling more like a firm pressure clamped over a chitinous plate rather than a painful puncture wound.

And, yes, Andorian women are also bitey, but that's just because they're notoriously aggressive and they will fight you.

CHARACTER LORE:

To date, Ambassador Anlenthoris th'Kor has fathered six children, four of whom are currently living. Ten years before the Federation formed, he lost two of his sons to a Vulcan-Andorian border skirmish, along with the team Thoris had served with for many years. The incident almost resulted in open warfare between Andoria and Vulcan, but was narrowly avoided. He visits their markers on the Wall of Heroes every day that he's on Andoria.

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Shield of Tomorrow: I Remember is basically killing me with feels and I’m in love.

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"who's the best jedi?" mace windu. "but actually--" dont care dont care dont care dont care dont care dont care dont care dont care dont care don't care!

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really an inexplicable train of thought but i feel like taako is the kind of person who in a modren era au would just decide to go to a shooting range and learn how to shoot a pistol for funsies, but would consider learning to spin the pistol all cool like they do in cowboy movies to be his first and foremost priority. like hes already bought a holster and the moment he is given a gun he immediately starts trying to twirl it. the instructor has to tell him to stop or theyll take the gun away from him. he keeps trying to lead the conversation back to it anyway because he really feels like theyre putting the cart before the horse here if hes learning how to shoot the gun before even knowing how to dramatically reholster it if he were to get in some sort of cowboy duel. hes actually really good at the shooting part but he gets kicked out of the class after his eighth guntwirling attempt in which he accidentally flicks the safety off mid twirl and shoots one of their light fixtures

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hello tragic yuri enjoyers!!! im officially announcing shadowrot week! it'll run the first week of december and anyone is welcome to participate

feel free to do as many or as few prompts/days as you want, and tag #shadowrot week 2024 on any creations! you can also @ this blog and i will reblog it :) have fun!!!!

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once a healer, always a healer (on twitter)