#(actually. ARE they digitigrade feet when they are. bug. ?)

[gendermeh]

I saw @you-hate-time-travel reblog a drawing of pyro with a pickaxe through their(?) eyehole (also, looking at it now, is missing half of one of their hands) (gore) and was like "hey. this person likes pyro and also clubs deuce. yanno what would be fun to draw?" then I made a note in the notes app on my phone (because it was v late) and then I did a quick doodle on a screenshot of that in the photo editor and went to sleep and the next day (today) I drew it traditionally and then added color digitally

concept sketch(?) and uncolored traditionals below

[aviyinglet]

Pixel Yinglets 0.975 is now out for PC!

Hello, everyone! Hefty update today with a bunch of changes and customization options, getting closer to making this presentable as a cloneable public avatar. The Quest version will be live in the next few hours; you can buy this model for $30 on my fascinating Gumroad page, as early-access pricing before it hits 1.0. Details and changelog after the jump!

I finished 0.96 thinking "Ah, time to relax!" and then it was made clear to me during a meeting with friends that the leg rigging couldn't wait any longer -- so I devoted the entire week of working hours (and then some) to releasing 0.97 -- and the following night of experiences made it clear to me that some bugs needed fixing and more work was needed to improve the new-user experience, so now we're at 0.975. The model now has full digitigrade leg rigging on PC, but also a whole bunch of customization options for character creation, including face/body sliders and separate hue sliders for the body and eyes. In retrospect I'm embarrassed as hell that I waited so long to rig the legs properly, but I like to think I went through my hard knocks fixing it.

Because this is now cloneable, I can confirm that this is very functional in six-point full-body tracking. Putting this in the hands of experienced FBT users (my life-partner and several good friends) was revelatory, and has convinced me to get a set of trackers myself right after Vancoufur. Body language changes a lot!

The next update will probably not come as quickly as this one, but it will feature retopologized hands/feet and toggleable clothing. We aren't done with body customization yet, but I consider this a pretty good start!

The public version of this is currently in the wild, but I'll be waiting till .98 to buy Furhub ad space for it. I'm committed to maintaining feature-parity between the free and paid versions of this, with greater customization through production files as the draw for the paid version. Any questions or concerns, please let me know. <3

CHANGELOG:

02/28/2024 & 03/02/2024

VERSION 0.97: THE "LET'S DIGRESS" UPDATE and VERSION 0.975: THE "LET'S DIGRESS" HOTFIX

(PC-only currently, will have Quest version added in less than 24 hours.)

Feature additions:

Radial menus for body characteristic customization:

Hue sliders! Only visible on PC, since it requires the Poiyomi shader. Body and eye colors can be customized independently.

Shelltooth length.

Snout length.

Snout width.

Snout roundness.

Ear roundness.

Ear length.

Belly size.

Chin height.

Hip width.

Underfluff density.

Digitigrade leg armature on PC version, using constraints. Your hip bones should no longer completely dislocate when you crouch! :D

Front and back fur patterns! In the "Base Fur" layer category in the .psd is a "Patterns" subcategory, with "Front Pattern" and "Back Pattern" subcategories that can be toggled, recolored, and customized as you please.

Credits page, accessible from the main circle menu! Tell all your friends!

"Read this first!" page, which summons a plane containing helpful tips for first-time users.

Geometry tweaks:

Raised feet slightly to prevent them from clipping into the ground.

Adjusted shelltooth angle to prevent it from clipping into the lower lip.

Retopologized legs! Now significantly less boxy, and they stick out less far in front of the body (I used Valsalia's "Anatomy of a Yinglet" as reference).

Retopologized ears. The inner part's concave now!

Added blendshapes for all the customization sliders.

Added a bit more volume to the breast size blendshape.

Tweaked waistline to be more yinglet-y.

Tailtip now tapers more to a point.

UV/texture tweaks:

Added front and back fur-pattern layers, toggleable in the PSD.

Repainted legs and ears.

Repainted the weird transparent pixels bordering the tops of the hard black sections of the legs.

Made eyebrow anti-aliasing pixels actual transparency instead of the default fur color.

Changed credits page to use pixelated fonts.

Condensed color legend on texture.

Added "Read this first!" UI elements to texture. (Will be cleaned up when I expand the texture canvas for clothing.)

Armature tweaks:

Re-weighted feet. Still not ideal, but hands and feet will be retopologized for the next update.

Constrained feet to plantigrade ankles.

Added glasses bone. This and the skirt bones will factor into the next major update.

Added bones for individual whiskers.

Other tweaks:

Assigned default values to most properties between 0 and 1.

Radial menus have been reorganized. All customization sliders are nested in a Customization submenu.

Fixed default lid minimizer not firing in eyelid animations.

Restored eye sparkles on Quest.

Known issues:

Feet rigging is passable but could be better; I'll throw myself at it after feet receive the hand retopology.

Can't yet toggle front and back fur-patterns. (There's an issue with decals that causes them to not retain the hard edges of the rest of the model's pixelated texture.) Will be fixed in a later update.

[windmill-ghost]

I’m busy with felting so I don’t have any (good) sketches to show, but I have had ideas for extra bug traits for the other members of the cast, too:

Huijin: I feel like her hair should be her wing covers, since that’s what it’s supposed to be invoking. Like, it would still be hair-like and separate into strands at the bottom, but as it goes up it’s fused together into a glossy sheet. Maybe there’s also a pair of flightless but pretty vestigial wings, I don’t know. I’d definitely want to giver her ocelli as well-- maybe next to her eyebrows or maybe just replacing them for a dot eyebrow look. Either way, could be covered with her hat and/or her bangs.

Hyeseong: I think he should have less human feet, like a proper insect tarsus. Makes him even taller and leggier and a bit digitigrade when he’s barefoot, but he can bend and squeeze them into a pair of shoes as well, which is what he usually does. He could also afford to have a bit more exoskeleton-- I’m thinking a bit of spikiness on his forearm with a visible joint seam on his wrist. Some plating along his back and onto his neck as well. Like Huijin, it’s all things that his jacket would cover by default.

Dohwa: Not much I’ve thought about adding! I definitely think she’s missing some seriously pronounced canines, though.

Junhyeong: No more clean shaven birdeaters, put some hair on that beast. Some of his bristles follow a regular human body hair pattern, but it starts looking more like a short mane on his upper back and shoulders. The hair on the back of his head continues straight down his neck. It’s also pretty dense on his forearms, which is where he usually sheds them from in combat.

Daun: I want her to be a spidertaur-- there’s so many that show up in the background and I want there to be one in the main class! It wouldn’t really effect her fighting style, and might actually help for her to have more points of contact with the ground. I also think this would be a fun way to heighten the contrasts between her and Hyeona’s designs.

Ji: I think his design should take a cue from the ant predator’s design-- have his arm invoke a beetle’s abdomen. If it were me, I’d place the end of his abdomen at his wrist, with his fingers being like the beetle’s legs. Instead of the tattoo (though maybe it could just have its placement shifted) his arm would have that striking black-and-orange aposematism.

[nyehilismwriting]

Would you consider putting together short physical descriptions of the main ship crew including non ROs? For drawing reference 🙏🥺

yep! I've actually been working on these for the directory for the next update so I'll drop 'em here too - they aren't all that comprehensive but they should give a general idea. I'll add some stuff from my notes as well.

leanna: A dark-skinned woman of lean build, Leanna has thick, tightly curled black hair that she frequently ties back, black eyes, and an open, friendly face; she smiles easily, and carries the lines of a working life around her eyes.

[notes: pierced ears, usually wears dark, earthy colours. practical clothing.]

ki-ha: Ki-Ha is a stocky man, with the kind of solid weight that comes from both muscle and fat; he's got deep brown eyes, short black hair going grey at the temples, and his hands are littered with burn scars. You've glimpsed tattoos on his hands, though you're not sure how far up they go.

[notes: the tattoos do go all the way up both arms but the operative hasn't seen them yet. also i have the word 'beefy' in my notes about 3 times <3]

rhaxa: Standing at around eight feet tall, with their serpentine neck and razor-sharp teeth, Rhaxa is what you might describe as 'intimidating'. They have six limbs: one pair of enormous, mantis-like claws, a set of roughly humanoid arms, ending in four-fingered hands with sharp claws, and digitigrade legs. Their wings consist of a membrane suspended from a prehensile cartilaginous structure, used not for flight but for movement and balance, and their tail is roughly half the length of their body again. Their skin is black, with the scales along their neck and limbs carrying a blue-green iridescence, and their eyes are vivid orange, with keyhole pupils. Rhaxa uses they/them, he/him, and xe/xem pronouns.

[notes: there's a post here with more info about the bugs' physiology]

skylar: Skylar has the same dark skin and black hair as his sister, though he keeps his cropped short; at nineteen, he's still young, bright-eyed and cheerful.

[notes: resemblance to leanna most prominent when smiling. no piercings, but he does have a couple of tattoos, including an albatross head on one shoulder]

joia: Joia is around eight years old, with the kind of fragile, bony look of a child growing slightly faster than her body can keep up; she's mixed race, with brown skin and black hair, currently worn in braids, and dark brown eyes.

[dragimalsdaydreams]

ok soooo... I’ve never played Pokemon or watched the show or anything, but my dear friend @cobwebbing got into SWSH a while back and infodumped a lot of interesting trivia onto me, including the thing about fossil combinations. we were both horrified by the implications, to the point that she wrote a fun fic exploring the concept (HIGHLY recommend it), and I got invested in speculating the ACTUAL original Pokemon (also, these designs are technically ‘canon’ to her fic)

I tried to mimic some of the official art in lining/shading, but I don’t think I stuck fully to the ‘cartoony’ vibe of Pokemon. ah well, good experience either way

for ease of reading, I’ll be slotting both the image descriptions AND the extra “Pokedex” info about these guys under the cut-- I thought a LOT about their behaviors lmao. for the image descriptions, please assume that the style of all pieces is a mix of ‘cartoony’ and realistic in form, with solid lines and base colors

+bonus! to see the belly <3

[IMAGE ID: text above the Pokemon reads “Zoomzolt” with a yellow button underneath reading “Electric”. the background is a dull yellow with some areas of shade.

this Pokemon is shaped like a prehistoric raptor, with a small/round horizontal torso, a thin neck curved upright, small arm-wings, lithe digitigrade hind legs, and a thin tail held stiffly out at an upward angle from the body. most of the body is bright yellow with small areas of purple, as will be described. the Pokemon is standing cheerily, facing to the left.

the head has a long snout with a prominent bump emphasizing the tip, where a small purple nostril sits on the visible side. the mouth is held open in a happy gape, showing a purple tongue. the front half of the upper and lower jaws have serrated edges resembling sharp teeth, which seem to interlock. the eyes are closed, the lines of the eyelashes turned up with the smile. a small doodle to the left of the head shows the head with jaw closed and eyes open, showing off glossy black-button eyes with tiny eyelashes, and sparkles floating around the eyes. the head is framed by a crown of large, decorative feathers, all of which are a lighter yellow than the body and sport a couple spots of purple. each cheek also has a single purple spot.

a pair of small arms are held loosely to the sides of the body, each with three bare-skin purple talons with long claws, peeking out from under the fluffy yellow feathers of the arm. each arm sports a set of primary feathers resembling a simple wing, ending at around the elbow. these primaries are a lighter yellow than the main body, with a couple spots of purple near the edges. the overall outline at the trailing edge of the primaries forms a lightning bolt shape. there’s a long decorative feather on each of the wings, close to the body, which extends out into a simple zig-zag, before ending in a rounded tip which resembles a peacock feather with a small wisp and a couple purple spots.

the bonus image removes the closest wing primaries, better showing the lighter-yellow underbelly, and the hind legs. the hind legs are long and lithe, covered in yellow feathers up until the ankle, below which the skin is bare and purple. each foot has three toes, two of which are based flat on the ground with mid-length claws. the third toe closest to the body is raised high, sporting a large, sickle-shaped claw, curved sharply compared to the other claws.

a fan of long, light-yellow feathers spans out from the tip of the tail, resembling both the wing feathers and the crown of feathers on the head, adorned with purple spots. the overall outline resembles a diamond, with a vague zig-zag formed by a few feathers on the sides. two long decorative feathers resembling those found on the wings sprout from the sides of the fan as well.

END ID]

Name: Zoomzolt

Type: Electric

Animal Inspirations: road-runners, cockatoos, microraptors in general

Extra design notes: since the spots on the cheeks canonically match the other fossil in the pair, that gave me free-rein to choose whatever color I felt like, and I eventually landed on purple. I also redesigned the arms/wings b/c the shape was just kinda awkward and dull? I think the new wing shape adds more flair to the design, especially in combination with the tail. btw I only thought of the partly-arboreal lifestyle halfway through the piece, and I didn’t feel like changing the claws to fit it better. just know I’m aware that the wing claws should be curvier, and the toe claws (sans sickle) shorter, lmao

Pokedex entry:

Zoomzolts are a highly social species, roaming the moors and forests in groups of 20 or more. while individuals aren’t particularly strong, their tight social bonds more than make up for the lack-- several Zoomzolts can combine their electric powers and deliver devastating blows to even the fiercest opponents. if this isn’t enough, Zoomzolts are a quick and agile species-- they can race away across the plains or climb up nearby trees before their opponent can recover. their unique feet provide an advantage here-- a marriage between an arboreal lifestyle with the curved sickle-claw for climbing, and a grounded lifestyle with the rest of the flat toes for stable running.

besides scaring off predators, Zoomzolts mainly use their electricity to attract and capture prey. at night, packs of Zoomzolts will gather in the upper foliage of tall trees, settle down, and allow small sparks of electricity to arc across their purple spots-- from one part of the body to another, and from one individual to another. this creates a dazzling light show that many nocturnal Bug Pokemon simply can’t resist. when these bugs venture close, the nearest Zoomzolt will quickly snatch them up before returning to formation.

Zoomzolts are friendly and curious to a fault, known for snooping among human belongings if left alone for too long. they’re very easy to train and bond well with humans, but a Zoomzolt will always need more of their own kind to truly thrive. at least 3 or 4 other Zoomzolts are needed for an individual Zoomzolt’s social/mental health, but not all trainers are committed to keeping that many of one species.

~~~

[IMAGE ID: text to the right of the Pokemon reads “Dunkovish” with a tan button and blue button underneath reading “Rock” and “Water”, respectively. the background is a light blue with some areas of shade.

pictured is a fish-like Pokemon, with a typical torpedo-shaped body and a stocky, blunt head. most of the body is blue, with areas of orange and pale yellow, as will be described. the body is positioned in a downward curve, as if the Pokemon is poised to strike at something off-screen.

the head is heavily armored, with most of the main skull forming one large oblong-dish shape. much of this armor is dark blue, while other sections are a bronze-orange color. the jaws are formed out of large, jagged plates, creating massive interlocking orange teeth. the jaw is gaping slightly open, showing a pale blue inner mouth. the visible jaw hinge is rounded and prominent on the cheek. two small, round, bulging eyes sit just above the jaws, on either side of the head near the hinges. the eyes are pale yellow with black, vertical, rectangular pupils.

a few other large plates of armor (some dark blue, some bronze orange) extend out past the main head piece onto the body, arranged like overlapping scales. these plates all have lines at the trailing edges, implying a simple texture. the main body beyond these scales is pale blue, with splotches of dark blue and smaller spots of orange splattered across the body, arranged in a pattern to imply small scales.

there are two sets “limb fins”, one directly behind the lower jaw, and the other near the tail. both sets are built on prominent lobes extending from the main body and matching the main body colors, before the spines of the fin extend out from the ends, flaring out in a pale yellow. the front set of fins is medium-size, smaller than the head, while the back set is much smaller.

the tail fin starts on the back, in the middle of the spine, and extends down to the tip of the tail, then underneath into an extra lobe of spines. visually, this means the main fleshy part of the tail extends into the upper lobe of longer spines, while the lower, shorter lobe of spines flares out underneath, unsupported. this tail fin is pale yellow.

END ID]

Name: Dunkovish

Type: Rock, Water

Animal Inspirations: dunkleosteus, coelacanth

Extra design notes: added in a rock type b/c of the whole “armored fish” thing, and some orange to complement that

Pokedex entry:

this Pokemon roams the open ocean, traveling dozens of miles every day in search of large prey to attack. once spotted, Dunkovish will swim off an appropriate distance, then charge the prey at full speed, ramming their rock-hard skulls into their prey. these charging attacks can easily shatter bone and internal organs, leaving their prey weak and defenseless as Dunkovish feasts.

Dunkovish aren’t typically a danger to humans, as they usually steer clear of shorelines. small shipping vessels are more at risk, as Dunkovish can mistake the ships for prey and ram into them, causing shipwrecks and major losses.

while their power makes them dangerous for the inexperienced, Dunkovish are shockingly easy to train. they’re very food-motivated Pokemon, so all a prospective trainer needs is a lot of tasty chum and a bit of patience.

~~~

[IMAGE ID: text to the upper left of the Pokemon reads “Arctoise” with a light blue button underneath reading “Ice”. the background is light blue with some areas of shade.

this Pokemon looks to be a cross between a tortoise and a plesiosaur, with a large, rounded shell, two sets of long fins, and a paddle-like tail. the shell is mostly snow-white, while the rest of the body is mostly blue with areas of white, as will be described. the body is floating at rest, fins spread-eagle from the body for balance.

the shell is fairly tall and dome-shaped, with the lower half wrapping underneath the torso, between the front and hind legs. the shell has some ridges at the back implying “layers” of snow, which smooth out as they reach the front of the shell. the base color is snow-white, while the lower two “layers” get progressively darker, into a blue-ish light grey. this grey peters out into spots as it reaches the front of the shell.

the head is long, thin, and sharply pointed, making for a thin spear shape. the snout resembles a dolphin beak-- long and rounded at the tip. the eyes are sharp and triangular, with visible white sclera, light blue irises, and round black pupils. the nostrils are based at the center of the beak, raised up along with a small ridge of bone at the center-line of the beak, meeting the forehead. the nostrils are merged together into a small heart shape. a set of small spiral shapes frames either side of the cranium, implying some kind of auditory system. the neck is tucked into the body in the main art, but a small doodle to the side shows the neck fully extended-- long and serpentine like a heron. while the main body (outside the shell) is an aqua blue, the head itself is mostly dark blue, with a few stripes of aqua blue at the tip of the beak.

there are two sets of long, pointed fins, the front set slightly larger than the back set. the front set of fins sit to either side of the neck, settled into the open body cavity of the shell. the back set extend from the shell as well, just in front of the tail. each fin’s base color is dark blue, with white tips and white spots that vaguely follow the inner bone structure of the fins.

the tail is thick and somewhat short, smoothly transitioning from the wide main body-shell down into a pointed tip. lobes of short cartilaginous fins sprout from the top and bottom of the tail tip, the top lobe taller but not as long, and the bottom lobe shorter height-wise but longer. the main tail is aqua blue, while the fins are dark blue.

END ID]

Name: Arctoise

Type: Ice

Animal Inspirations: sea turtles, tortoises, plesiosaur, herons, anhingas

Extra design notes: in retrospect, the ‘shell’ is prolly meant to be a mane of fur, but I like my shell idea too much to change it (if I were to redo it tho, I might’ve gone for like... seal inspiration? selkie lore?? hm). also certain restorations of plesiosaurs shaped the ‘paddle’ on the tail like I’ve shown, which makes more sense to me.

Pokedex entry:

this Pokemon is closely related to the modern Lapras, as seen in their many shared structural features. many researchers even believe Arctoise to be a direct ancestor to Lapras due to genetic similarities, but this question hasn’t been fully resolved.

Arctoise are very successful predators of the frigid southern pole, utilizing a unique hunting technique. they float patiently out near glaciers, necks tucked into their shells and staying perfectly still for hours on end. when other Pokemon see the Arctoise’s shiny white shell, they’re fooled into thinking it’s a snow-covered glacier, safe to rest on. when the Pokemon settles comfortably on the shell, Arctoise snaps into action, quickly flipping over so their prey is thrown into the water. sometimes this is enough to drown the prey (often true for Flying Pokemon that dropped down to rest), but usually this only stuns the prey. this gives Arctoise the chance to snap out their long neck and capture the prey in their powerful jaws. once subdued, Arctoise will right their body in the water and enjoy their meal.

despite the ponderous size/shape of this species, Arctoise are still able to float quite easily due to air sacs located near their spine (thus, near the top of their shell). these sacs allow Arctoise to carefully control how they float, and help hold the large dome of their shell above the water.

communities of small Water Pokemon often form around Arctoise. the large shell and quiet demeanor makes for a stable underwater haven, and a steady source of food from the scraps that Arctoise leaves behind. they’re usually safe from Arctoise’s appetite, as they’re too small to be considered a proper meal. additionally, these small Pokemon often attract larger prey to the area, providing Arctoise more hunting opportunities.

Arctoise is an aloof species, and won’t respond well to “overly-affectionate” bond-based training. but as long as their space and solitude is respected, an Arctoise is willing to cooperate with a trainer towards mutual goals.

~~~

[IMAGE ID: text to the upper left reads “Dracoleon” with a purple button and magenta button underneath reading “Dragon” and “Poison”, respectively. the background is a light purple with some areas of shade.

there are two Pokemon in this image, one to the left with a “female” ♀ symbol, and one to the right with a “male” ♂ symbol. both Pokemon resemble stocky, low-set herbivorous dinosaurs, with short/thick legs, and round/heavy torsos. the female is far larger than the male, and sports two rows of large spikes along her back. the base color of both is a dark green, with large swathes of magenta patterns, as will be described. both are poised with their heads low to the ground, and the female’s tail raised in a defensive position.

the heads of both sexes are wide and triangular, with sharp points at either side of the skull, and a pointed beak at the tip. their round eyes rest underneath the flat top of the skull, facing outwards to either side. the female’s eyelids are pointed down in an angry expression, while the male’s eyelids are pointed up in a worried expression. their visible sclera are white, and their irises are dark magenta. their nostrils sit on either side at the point of the beak. there are prominent bumps on either side of the skull, just behind the eyes, implying an auditory system. the flat top of the skull is bright magenta, while the rest of the head is dark green.

the small head transitions into the larger body via a thick, short neck, held low to the ground. the torsos are both round, heavy, and somewhat horizontally flat like a lizard. the base color is dark green with a light green underbelly, while the magenta pattern on the head extends all the way down to the tail, covering the full back. several pointed spikes of color stick out from the pattern, trailing down the sides of the torso and legs.

the female has two rows of light magenta spikes sticking out from the upper-sides of her torso, 7 pairs in total. the front-most spikes are the largest, with a horn-like shape that curves out in a wave of out-up-out into a sharp tip. the shape of the spikes gradually transitions from round horns to triangular plates at the end of the tail. the sizes transition from the largest at the front, smaller on the torso, larger at the center of the tail, then small at the tip again. all the spikes point at an angle out/up from the body, except for the very last pair on the tip of the tail, which stick out flatly from the sides of the tail.

the legs of both sexes are short and stocky, with thick underlying muscles. the feet are all digitigrade, but the foot/”hand” sections are very short. the feet all have 3 main toes set flat on the ground, while the front feet have a dew claw set higher on the hand, above the ground. all claws are short/thick and hoof-like, though the female’s are slightly longer and sharper. the hind legs are longer than the front legs, pushing the hips higher than the shoulders. the legs are all dark green with light magenta claws. the female has extra magenta stripes running horizontal across the legs.

the tails are both thick, transitioning smoothly from the thick body down to a pointed tip. the male’s tail is short and stubby, while the female’s is longer, sporting the spikes.

END ID]

Name: Dracoleon

Type: Dragon, Poison

Animal Inspirations: stegosaurus, ankylosaurus. (also.... Kaim from Devilman......)

Extra design notes: I mostly color-picked for the other Pokes, but I shifted Dracoleon’s color a lot from the canon colors. the og colors were just a bit too much for me-- hurt a lil bit to look at. so I shifted the red more magenta, and the green to a duller, more subdued saturation. I’m hoping the purple-shifted red conveys the Poison type better. also added a couple more spikes to the tail for flair.

Pokedex Entry:

due to their heavy sexual dimorphism, researchers originally identified male Dracoleon remains as juveniles of the species. it wasn’t until this Pokemon was fully restored in the flesh that this misconception was corrected.

female Dracoleon are highly territorial, aggressively defending their territory against anything they perceive to be a threat. thus, females are generally solitary, only tolerating the presence of male Dracoleon. this aggression only increases during breeding season, when females compete for male attention, and then nesting season when defending their hatchlings.

male Dracoleon are much smaller and more docile than their female counterparts. while females will actively protect males when the males are still within their territory, males usually find protection in numbers by banding together into small groups. males are as attentive to nesting needs as the females, but since they end up mating with several females a year, they roam in small groups across several territories. they’ll visit one female’s nest to help with food and nest protection for a while, before heading off to the next territory for another round of nest-duty. these transition periods from one territory to another are where males are most vulnerable to predation, so they try to travel quickly.

females’ spikes are covered in a toxic oil which is mostly an irritant to fellow Dracoleon and Poison-types, but can easily kill other species if it penetrates the skin. their magenta patterns build an association between their bright coloring and toxicity, which helps protect the males from predation by association, despite the males not having toxic spikes.

while Dracoleon are herbivorous generalists of thick forest regions, they seem to prefer roots and tubers over foliage. Dracoleon territory is easily identified by scattered areas of dug-up soil and holes.

while male Dracoleon are generally easy to befriend and train, females are very stubborn and aggressive towards most training attempts. however, if an experienced trainer is determined enough to prove their worth to their Pokemon, Dracoleon can become one of the most loyal and trustworthy companions a trainer could hope for.

[sleeplessdreamer14]

IMAGINE being a mumriken creachur and following the company of thorin oakenshield

inspired in part by this imagine by @imaginexhobbit

target audience ⤐ teen/gender neutral reader

contains ⤐ light humor, reader is a forest child, hinting at Bagginshield, platonic relationships, vv long

a/n ⤐ sorry that this is really long, I tired to keep it simple and it just didn’t feel right to stop halfway through

you were simply going about your business in a grassy field on the Great East Road one day, sniffing flowers, chasing bugs, talking to mice, squirrels, lizards, and frogs, napping, etc.

y’know, just enjoying your youth

when SUDDENLY, your ears perked up as you hear what sounds like a horse neighing

sitting up and turning in the direction of the noise, you spot a group of strangers riding their ponies (and one horse) down a path not too far from where you were

like the curious little thing you were, you quietly shuffled through the grass to get a better look, and found the strangers to be a wizard, 13 dwarves, and a hobbit.

upon closer inspection, you recognized the wizard as Gandalf the Grey, an old friend of your family from your younger years, but you made no attempt to say hello

staying hidden in the grass, you begin to follow the odd group

this went on for about a week and a half until one late afternoon when the sun was coming close to disappearing over the horizon and the company had settled down to camp

you kept a reasonable distance, resting idle beneath a tree a few meters away from the company, when you suddenly decided that you wanted to get a little closer

so you snuck a bit closer to the camp, quiet as a field mouse

and surprisingly, no one seemed to notice your presence as you sat next to a bush near Gandalf

(he actually knew that you had been following them, but he knew you were harmless, so he feigned ignorance for your sake.)

anyways Gandalf was smoking his pipe and since you were in close proximity, you got a slight whiff of it, and with the smallest twitch of your nose-

“Achoo!”

a small high pitched sneeze suddenly sounded out of nowhere, blowing your cover and startling almost everyone as most were quick to stand and draw their weapons in case of an attack

but the uproar came to a halt as quickly as it started when the company laid their eyes on you

you were unlike anything any of them had ever seen before

your ears were pointed like an elf, but your tousled hairstyle debunked the idea that you were an elf

not to mention your size. you were a tiny little thing! Perhaps about a head shorter than Bilbo

but you were no hobbit, for your feet were far too small, and bared little claw-like nails, as did your hands. You also had a darker streak of color that traveled up from your nose up to your forehead and on the tips on your ears. also your legs looked kinda digitigrade, and you were also barefoot

Gandalf quickly stepped in before things could escalate any further

“Ah, (Y/N)! It’s splendid to see you. Lower your arms, (Y/N) is no threat to us.”

while the dwarves promptly laid their weapons down, most still held looks of suspicion towards you

Balin was the first to approach you, offering for you to come sit down next to the fire since it was getting quite cold

you sat next to Bilbo and eased into friendly conversation with the company (save for Thorin and Dwalin)

Gandalf explained that you weren’t any kind of orc or goblin, but a creachur; mumriken, to be exact, a much more gentle and pleasant race, and in no way related to orcs or goblins. If anything, you were distantly related to hobbits and had wild magic

when the question of your origins came up, you simply explained how you saw them that day and had just been following them ever since, adding how you were honestly surprised that they hadn’t noticed you until now

after that, everyone sort of just collectively agreed that you may as well come along with them

you mostly kept to yourself at first, only making light conversation with Bilbo or Fili and Kili. It too some time, but you gradually started opening up to the rest of the company

to them, you were certainly an... interesting person.

when you slept, you would often curl up like a cat, and other times you would sleep in a tree.

and when you woke up or you were tired, your yawns almost sounded like a cat’s.

making soft trills and peeps when someone calls your name or something catches your attention

also you sometimes purred in your sleep and wait a minute did you always have a tail?!

someone tried to pluck one of the leaves out of your hair once, but you quickly ducked your head in protest. So although they were confused, they never tried again after that

(some of them actually thought that perhaps it was a cultural thing like them with their beards and braids (maybe it was or maybe you just liked it like that. I’ll leave that up to you))

when it rained, you would just do the thing where you shake your head to get the water off

licking your injuries.

Thorin asking you not to but eventually getting used to it.

and don’t even get me started on your eating habits

it wasn’t that bad, honest! It was just a tad disturbing to watch you snatch a live fish right out of a river chase a rabbit down on all fours

when Bilbo questioned Gandalf about it, the wizard simply answered with “natural instinct.”

at least you had decent manners

Ori actually takes notes on your fascinating behavior, having never heard of your kind before

he also made you a pair of small socks that fit your feet for cold nights

although Thorin acts indifferent about you, he kinda low-key parents you like he does with Fili and Kili (who are basically your unofficial brothers at this point)

you also like to run around, so whenever you get the chance, Thorin will allow you some ‘running time’ before dinner

he acts as though he’s just doing it to get you out of his hair, but as soon as you’re out of sight, he tells his nephews to keep an eye on you and make sure you don’t wander off too far or hurt yourself

the boys like getting to spend the time with you, and Thorin secretly likes hearing your laughter from the distance

Dwalin and Balin know this and give him so much shit for it

when the company was captured by trolls and one of them was about to eat you, Bilbo came to your rescue by telling them you were carrying a disease

(he was sure to apologize for any offense or disrespect afterwards of course)

you and Radagast are rather close friends

when you arrived in Rivendell, Elrond quickly sent you to be cleaned up the moment he saw your dirt clad form

it was a rather interesting experience, for everyone involved. like bathing a kitten.

at first, you were rather hesitant. this was the first time in quite a while you were having an actual bath instead of washing yourself in a river or a spring, but you didn’t want to be impolite, so you sucked it up

once you got settled in, it was actually smooth sailing

as the elf maids brushed and washed your hair, you actually purred a little in equanimity, much to their amusement

cue you doing the cute shaking thingy

once you were dried off and dressed in clean clothes while your old ones were being washed, you headed down to dinner

it felt so weird to not be covered in a layer of dirt for once, but at least you smelled like the flowers you loved so much.

and the dwarves were more than surprised to see you after that. Bombur nearly choked on his food

(you were sure to give your sincerest condolences to the elves for the company’s less than polite behavior)

thankfully, your hair was back to its nicely ruffled state by morning

while you were dismal upon finding out that the company had left without you and Gandalf, the old wizard comforted you as the two of you followed the dwarves into the mountains

when you came up on the company in the goblin tunnels, that’s when your primal instincts really began to surface.

but you didn’t dare use your fangs. Absolutely not. Not a chance in hell. You weren’t putting your mouth anywhere near those things. Just claws. They were more than effective enough.

when Bilbo returned, you were so happy to see him that your tail started wagging. But the moment was cut short when your ears perked up and twitched at the distant sound of wargs

one thing lead to another and the next thing you know, you’re up in the trees and everything is on fire

the moment Bilbo stood up and drew out his sword to go save Thorin, you finally decided to just chuck it in the fuck-it bucket and go feral

when you escaped on the eagles and landed on carrock, you felt disappointed when Thorin immediately started scolding Bilbo for risking his life back in the misty mountains.

thorin: did I not say that you would be a burden? that you would not survive in the wild? that you had no place amongst us?

y/n: :(

thorin: “I have never been so wrong in all my life.” *hugs hobbit*

y/n: :3

honestly, you’d known since that night in Rivendell

(I will never not be pissed that they had a whole @ss firefly scene with thorin and bilbo and they didn’t even fUCKING FILM IT WE WERE SO ROBBED LIKE PETER WTF)

thorin apologized for his attitude towards you while helping you dress your injuries from the fight with azog, and you guys started talking more

in return, you helped to heal some of his wounds with wild magic.

head pats from him are your fav tbh

he’s figured out your favorite spots on your head for scritches. He also uses the gentle nose stroking technique

you often sleep curled up close to the Durins

Thorin’s also pretty protective

is a fight ever breaks out, he’ll shield you with his body

remember that scene in treasure planet when silver finds jim asleep in the galley and he covers him with his coat? yeah, Thorin did that at one point or another with his furs

you kind of imprinted on him by then

bilbo once had to stop you from eating a firefly

Fili loves getting to carry you

also mumriken creachurs and skin changers have a history of symbiotic relationships

when you were captured by elves in Mirkwood, you felt very anxious within your cell

you found good friends in the Bardlings

you knew that Bard was right when he protested against the company entering the mountain, but couldn’t find it in yourself to say anything

you stayed in Laketown with Fili, Kili, Oin, and Bofur.

since you were so young, your healing magic was just barely enough to ease a fraction of Kili’s pain, so when Tauriel came to his rescue, you made sure to express your gratitude

when you finally did reach the mountain, you suddenly found yourself feeling very anxious around Thorin. You could practically smell the dragon sickness, and it made you wince, so you avoided him to the best of your ability. you knew it wasn’t the real Thorin, but it still scared you.

long story short, thorin snaps out of it and you all kick ass together and you make sure no one you love dies.

fast forward post botfa, you and Bilbo stay in Erebor for the time being

you would make trips to Dale to assist in the rebuilding of the city, for which the townspeople were very grateful

upon meeting Dis, she quickly became like a mother to you, or at least an aunt

she almost goes off on thorin about leading such an innocent little creature like you into such peril

but you quickly explained that you came on your own accord and you would do it all over again to protect them, since they were the first people that you had let yourself get close to in a very long time

during your stay in the Lonely Mountain, Dis sees to it that you’re well fed, especially if you hibernate so you can insulate properly

when/if you decide to go out on your own again, Thorin makes sure that you stay in touch by raven

they just really miss you whenever you’re not around

so they get rlly excited when you come back

getting a bit fussy when anyone but Thorin tries to brush your hair

Frodo is your little cousin

(I might turn this into an actual fanfic)

tagging folks who I think might be interested in reading: @kumqu4t @trxblemaker @yn-incorrect

[mattiekaart]

sometimes youre fatally clobbered by a really good podcast and you drop everything to design a cool bug. serant is the best

i posted that first one on twitter a while back, feeling very sure of myself that serant didnt have wings. i was on episode 26 when i uploaded it. then episode 40 hit me like a freight train and it led to me studying bug wings for a frankly embarrassing amount of time. paid off in the end though because serant is even cooler with wings. posted this second picture today and then remembered that this account exists and that maybe i should keep it more updated hahah

the leaf in the background is from unsplash! credit where credit is due.

here are my design notes directly transplanted from twitter but without the character limit lmao

first image:

love that these aliens are just "tall celebi" and wanted to go a lil wild with it so i chose some other bugs to throw into her design. serant in particular has wasp & mantis traits, which i decided on BEFORE i knew her ship was called the dragonfly. oops

i didnt realize until AFTER i gave her digitigrade legs that wearing normal jeans would by physically impossible without really specific alterations that i dont think i have the skill to draw, so jorts it is!!!!!

i actually had a lot of fun coming up with how to make clothes fit her. thats what the belts on her sleeves are for, otherwise she wouldnt be able to get her forearms through the arm holes lmao

its the same w the jorts except its an invisible zipper hidden in a seam so that i dont have to draw it. but it’s still fun to think about!

I threw in the turtleneck on a whim and im SO GLAD I DID for reasons i’ll get into later.

i poured a truly ludicrous amount of time into figuring out how bug mandibles work so that i could give her a more buglike face that could still smile!! it’s still pretty difficult but im getting the hang of it

i imagine there exist shoes that accommodate clawed feet, but the image of her destroying a perfectly good pair of boots so her claws arent cramped is kinda funny. or maybe the boots are just Like that and thats just how Boots For Bug People look.

before i get into notes on the second image please look at this tragedy. in hindsight this is so goddamn funny and it’s the best possible outcome but in the moment my soul was flung violently from my body

anyway, second image:

i wish i had the words to describe the full intensity of the anguished "NO!" that echoed through my kitchen as i listened to ep 40 while washing dishes.

thankfully the anguish was temporary because?? serant with wings??? when i thought she couldnt POSSIBLY get any cooler??

im sure its clear now why im so glad i gave her a turtleneck under her jacket that first time hahahah.

sleeveless turtlenecks are a favorite of mine to begin and it was so convenient that i could also make it an open-back turtleneck to accommodate her wings. everyone say thank you to sleeveless backless turtlenecks.

its delightful to think about serant dramatically whipping her jacket to the side and launching herself into the air

it took ~2.5 weeks to figure out wings. i tried to put random lines in her wings for simplicity but it just didnt look right, so i had to study why insect wings look like that in the first place

as a result i now know more about insect wing venation than i had ever planned on knowing. it was actually pretty frustrating until i sat down and did some reading about why insect wings look the way they do. turns out all the veins have names , and the way they’re placed and where they branch can tell you which species are related to each other.

serant’s wing pattern is mostly based off of european hornets. this website, DrawWing was super helpful!! it’s really cool, do take a look if its something youre interested in!

wasps and their relatives usually have two sets of wings, and the back set latches onto the front set to be more aerodynamic. i was already struggling with one set of wings so i just fused the front and back ones together. its aliens. its fine!!!

early on, i was agonizing about how the hell serant could even fit her wings under her jacket but then i learned about wing folding. it’s the most impressive and intricate in beetles, but insects without elytra (beetle shells) can do it too. did you know earwigs have HUGE WINGS?? youre welcome!!!

im so glad i found out that serant and melas have wings BEFORE i finished designing melas. the bugs i based him on are a little tougher for me to work with and i would have had to make a lot more changes and do more backtracking. im really hoping to have something concrete of melas done soon, but i got distracted by a fun idea for oh’eler . oops . in the meantime heres a messy little doodle i put on twitter as well as an alt background for serant. i wound up going with the copper one instead because it made her wings stand out more.

if you read all this, wow thank you! i hope you enjoyed.

[ticklish-touch]

OH how about Fritz for the ask meme?

Yesss my shitty gremlin man >:3

1.) On a scale of 1-10, how ticklish are they?

Probably a solid 7-8, hehe

2.) Where is their most ticklish spot(s)?

THE BEANS. His toe beans are killer. Also his thighs and ribs are pretty bad.

3.) Which spots are they not ticklish?

Tbh he's ticklish pretty much all over. Maybe his arms/forearms?

4.) What is their laugh like?

Even though he has a very raspy grating speaking voice, his laugh is actually really heckin cute. He giggles, squeaks, hiccups and yelps. Though if you tickle his worst spots intensely enough he will absolutely let out a grating mandrake screech, so uh, be prepared for that

5.) Do they enjoy tickling? if yes, is it a fun platonic/familial thing, or kinky thing to them, or can it be both depending on the circumstance?

He loves it, mostly loves being a little shit and sneak-attacking with tickles to get what he wants out of people. It started platonic, since his grandmother and some friends in his village would playfully tickle him sometimes, but he absolutely enjoys it in a kinky context too.

6.) Are they more often a lee or ler, generally?

He typically tends to be more of a Ler, but he does enjoy getting got when he's in the right mood for it.

7.) Who is someone in their life that they tickle often?

There isn't really one set person, he's a tickle monster to everyone he comes across. He is friends with Clancy tho and they travel together sometimes, so I can see them getting into tickle fights.

8.) Who is someone in their life that they get tickled by often?

See above; Clancy's probably the only one who consistently sneaks tickles to him.

9.) Does the word “tickle” or any variation of embarrass them?

Not in normal conversation, and he can say it just fine. But teasing him with "coohie-coos" and "tickle-tickle" while wrecking him will make him screech, especially if you say it in German.

10.) Are they embarrassed about their ticklishness, and do they try to deny/hide it?

Depending on his mood. He won't deny that he's ticklish, he just tries to hide how ticklish he is. But other times he enjoys it as a sort of challenge to see how much he can take. He is kinda embarrassed that his beans are so sensitive.

11.) Would gentle tickling or rough tickling affect them more?

Rough tickling, definitely. He may protest it, but he'd much rather get totally destroyed than endure soft tickles. Gentle tickling bores him and just makes him needy & makes him want to retaliate.

12.) Is there a specific spot that they enjoy being tickled, either exclusively or more than other spots? what is it? He may be embarrassed by it but he loves having his toe beans getting got. He also really enjoys tickles along his ears - and his butt & base of his tail when he's with a partner.

13.) Is there a spot that they can’t stand to be tickled, either because it’s just too sensitive, or it’s uncomfortable/painful/etc? what is it? Not really? Maybe since he has digitigrade feet, you wouldn't want to tickle the tendons on the back of his leg/foot too hard or it'd get painful.

14.) Would they ever purposefully bug a friend/partner/sibling into tickling them, and if so, how would they go about it? Absolutely. He'll be a total brat, annoying & provoking his friend or partner and daring them to wreck him in revenge.

15.) Does teasing affect them? Yes, he may be a beast at dishing out the teasing & taunting but he absolutely cannot take it himself, he'll cuss you out the whole time.

[elsewhereuniversity]

When I first started here, I called myself Ada, because my wordpress as a teen was adamantiumhalfdragonx523 and it was the first thing I thought of when they said I should pick a nickname.

...I know, it’s kinda ridiculous, and I was hoping to present a somewhat more mature persona at college. But at least Ada is an actual name, and I could claim it was after Ada Lovelace instead of my RP blog.

Anyway, I dove into class quickly. Engineering, with an accidental minor in physics: I liked the required courses so I took a few electives, then realized I was only like nine credits away from qualifying for a minor so I went for it. Got immediately bogged down by homework as usual, barely scraping C minuses through humanities requirements and getting extensions wherever I could. I’ve never been good with time management? It’s the adhd.

There were always rumours of strange things happening on campus, but I mean, it’s college. You get drunk larpers and people hallucinating moving shadows from lack of sleep and old buildings with confusing layouts and it’s enough for weird rumours to be spread for months.

There was this weird girl who moved in a couple doors down from me: she turned up around March, I think she was a transfer? Her roommate literally burst into tears and ran away down the hall when I mentioned her, so I didn’t push it. It was a bit weird but I guess they were close with their previous roommate? Don’t know why they left, maybe they dropped out. Anyway, near the end of the semester the girl — she went by hazelnut, I think — invited me to this pre-finals rager out in the woods. I think it was late April, maybe the first of May? Mysty (my roomie) said not to go but I was feeling pretty prepared for my exam so I figured I’d go check it out. She kept, like, tutting at me, and made a big show of pouring salt lines at the window and door and around her bed? I don’t know how you can pour salt sarcastically, but she managed.

It was a pretty decent party, honestly, all through the woods. There was obviously much wilder stuff happening deeper, bright lights and screams and music and stuff, but I met up with a group I vaguely recognized from some class or other, spent a good couple hours playing, like, a music-based chase game around this awesome spiderweb of a slackline rope course someone had set up in the trees, falling off laughingly as we got progressively drunker. Also Cuttlefish (trans dude, marine bio major) with the Bluetooth speaker started skipping erratically between songs with dramatically different genres and beat structures until we all ended up tackling him to make him stop. I was just thinking of heading back to dorm when this girl with really cool dark-fantasy makeup stumbled out of the trees, obviously in distress.

She was dressed in this kinda ragged-but-flowing translucent robe thing over incongruous muddy cargo shorts, barefoot, exhausted-looking, and screaming about being chased. Lark (short girl, I think geology major?) immediately grabbed some big hoola hoops I’d been ignoring (I mean, when there’s a huge multi-tiered rope course with ladders and slack lines and trapezes, hoola hoops don’t stand out) and threw one over Spider-makeup-girl immediately, who kinda collapsed to the ground sobbing in apparent relief, and Lark yelled for everyone else to sit in one as well. Something something salt circles? So we did, kinda bemusedly, two to a hoop.

Spider-girl’s chasers burst out of the trees a moment later, and, like, I had figured Elsewhere must have a pretty substantial cosplay community, considering the larping I’d heard people talking about, but damn these guys’ costumes were good. One had to have been like six and a half feet tall, but they were on tall digitigrade stilts that raised them closer to eight, if you included the mask, and the other had this really clean 4-arm rig and I swear the arms were moving separately. Like, I’m an engineer and I couldn’t figure out how either had put the costumes together, the movements were so smooth they looked practically natural. I hope they get into whatever film studio or props company they want, the prosthetics were definitely movie quality.

Anyway, they came bursting out of the woods, making growling sounds, but they both stopped abruptly when they saw the probably-ridiculous sight of nine twenty-somethings sitting in plastic circles on the grass. I expected them to start laughing, but they were really deep in character.

They kinda circled around us for a moment, sniffing the air. I wanted to comment on their costumes, but everything seemed super serious all of a sudden. Then one of them spoke.

“Have they trapped you, weaver? Do you take salt chains over calm oblivion? Do you think they can hold you against the hunt?”

Their voice was kinda deep and raspy, oddly resonant in the chill night air, like I was only hearing part of it. This was obviously part of some scene, but I dunno. Spider-girl was curled into a ball, shaking, and I felt these guys were taking it too far.

There were a couple moments of tense silence, then Lark spoke up.

“Our bargain is with her, not with you. Leave, or wait out the dark. We aren’t moving.”

The four-armed one literally hissed at that, raising up this ragged crest along their back and flexing all four of their clawed hands.

“If you take her, human, then you take her debts. How certain are you, that you believe yourself capable of filling them? Do you think her gifts worth the cost of her entrapment?”

I still couldn’t tell how the rig was working, there wasn’t much space in their costume for complex pneumatics or anything, which was kinda annoyingly obscure. Was it just puppetry? How the fuck did they get the arms to DO that? And the tall one’s mask, were those articulated eyelids AND ears?

“She is ours, human, hunted and caught. You mettle in affairs of what you know not.”

The big one was circling faster now, striding long-limbed on those stilts. They sounded ominous, but I saw a loophole there, so I spoke up.

“You obviously didn’t catch her? She escaped long enough to find us, and if I understand the setting of your game well enough, we count as scenery or props, not players on the same level as you. So it sounds like she got away on her own and found a hiding place she can wait out the sun, which means you lost and she’s free. Go bug someone else.”

They both roared at that, making charging motions towards us, but thy kept pulling up short about two feet away from the hoola hoops. I’m not gonna lie, it was super intimidating, but they didn’t seem like they were going to get any closer? After like five minutes of this, the tall one broke and ran into the trees and the four-armed one followed, both shrieking.

We stayed in the hoola hoops after that. I would have liked to go back to the dorms, but any time any of us moved Lark started shrieking at us to stay still because it was “dangerous” or whatever. Cuttlefish turned the music back on and we ended up playing a trivia game someone had on their phone. It was super uncomfortable but it could have been worse, especially since I was still pretty drunk, so it was all a kinda pleasant foggyness. I must have dozed off at some point because next thing I knew it was a bit brighter and spider-girl was standing over me.

Her makeup was even better in the twilight, extra eyes and weirdly-textured skin and everything.

“If you are, as you said, merely scenery in which I have found my own escape, then I owe you nothing.”

She looked around at all of us, then at Lark, who was getting up with a murderous expression, then back to me. Up close, I could see my reflection in her eyes, including the six fake ones. They looked intimately real.

“Your words unwind me altogether, even from your would-be friend,” she whispered, just to me, “and I owe you, gift for gift.”

Then, suddenly, she was gone. I saw her bolt to the rope course and up one of the support ropes, much further up than I’d noticed it went, until she disappeared into the treetops. It was impressive.

Lark yelled at me a bit, something something she could have made us all rich? I don’t know, I don’t understand the larp setting well enough to understand the context. And then I went back to my dorm and collapsed into bed. I only got three hours of sleep before I had to get up and take my exam, but I did pretty well on it anyway, got a solid 83%.

Couple days later I heard a sound at the window, and when I went to investigate I found a bundle of fabric on the sill. Unwrapping it, i found a hooded knee-length asymmetrical vest thingy with this really cool greyscale-geometric pattern on it, made from the same flowing material as spider-girl’s robe. It fits perfectly. Mysty made a bit of a fuss when she saw it, but calmed down a bit when I told her the context. I’ve been wearing it ever since, it looks really good over jeans.

Anyway, yeah. Probably the weirdest story I have, though there are some solid contenders, actually....College, you know. Stuff happens.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21751201 (wrote this back in December, forgot to submit it)

[griffithdylan]

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[animorphsfanfic]

I'm not going to go into as many individual species in a ton of depth, but I will rapid-fire some of my biggest anatomy gripes and animals fact updates.

First, the knees changing direction during morph BUGGED ME TO NO END. The only thing on the planet that arguably has "backward" knees is the echidna (seriously, their back feet are backwards). Dogs, cats, etc, are digitigrade. What KAA calls a "knee" is really an ankle. And yeah, sure, the morphing technology could be doing that and you can in-universe handwave that, but KAA made that mistake repeatedly and it was such a simple thing to have not looked up.

Second, nearly all birds can see ultraviolet. Marco makes a big deal of this when talking about being a honeybee... as though his osprey morph doesn't have the same ability. Ospreys, by the way, have eyes adapted to see fish below the surface of the water, and they basically have built in anti-glare polarized sunglasses. Most fish and reptiles can "see" ultraviolet as well, but I'm using the quotes here because not everything that is UV sensitive necessarily sees UV as a color. For example, mice and rats don't necessarily see it as a color but as simply extra light. Actually the human retina can pick up UV light, but the human cornea is UV opaque. People that have had certain types of eye surgery later report seeing way more vivid blues and purples. As a general rule, things that need to see in the dark don't have a huge evolutionary advantage to seeing color very well.

That said, dogs are in fact colorblind, but they're not monochromatic black-and-white TV colorblind. Most mammals actually can't see the color red. It seems to be a trait primates picked up because it's useful to know when certain fruits are ripe. Dogs and cats have relatively fewer cones than humans do, but they can see yellows, greens, and blues, just not with the same vibrancy we do.

If you've ever listened to the podcast AnimorphsAnonymous you might also know that red-tailed hawks actually can't see in the dark much at all. Tobias says his vision "isn't much better than a human's" when really he would be practically blind.

Another thing that bothered me were the dolphins. KAA describes dolphins as wanting nothing more than to play, and that's not really off-brand for dolphins, but there is more to them then what you might expect. For example, come breeding season, male dolphins actually turn into rapacious monsters. There are plenty of videos online of people going swimming with dolphins and having very NSFW encounters, but that pales to what dolphins have been documented doing to each other. They've still got nothing on penguins, though. But my biggest issue with KAA's version of dolphins is that they're basically magical mermaids. A bottlenose dolphin is not designed to hold its breath for the amount of time the Animorphs do. And to reach the Dome Ship, the Animorphs have to stow away on a cargo ship for hours. Any ocean that far from shore and they'd have as much luck reaching that depth in dolphin morph as they would without morphing at all. They'd have been better off morphing stingrays from a touchpool, or even lobsters from the grocery store (like they did in #5 for a way dumber reason), than using a dolphin.

And the last thing I'll add is that they have to use their freshwater trout morph in saltwater in #4 briefly and complain that the water hurts. So the thing is that a freshwater fish in saltwater can die in minutes, but it depends on the fish. Certain species of trout can and do swim in the ocean. Trout are in the same family as salmon. A rainbow trout that swims to sea comes back as a steelhead. Granted, I don't think that's a thing you could just do to a trout, let alone one they describe as being small and therefore nowhere near the age it'd be moving to the ocean.

Thought: Animorphs, but the perceptions and instincts of critters match our current / modern understanding of such.

There’s a great post out there with a vet tech talking to a physician and mocking physicians’ tendency to be wildly ignorant about any biology that diverts at all from human biology.  And the physician responded with basically “shit man, I’ve got ADHD and a full-time job, I only had time to learn about one species.”

Anyway: shit man, I’m an easily-distracted neurotypical with a full time job, I only had time to learn about one species.  I don’t know shit about animals that aren’t a) human or b) used to learn about humans (e.g. bonobos and rats).

However, there are probably fandalites out there who can help.  For instance, @sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel?

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Commission - Gotta Catch Em All

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The sun was shining bright in the Johto region today. The sweltering heat causing most of the grazing Pokemon to retreat to watering hole or taking shade in the forest. Alex was no different. The young traveler fatigued from his long journey. He’d been traversing the Johto region, alone, for close to a week now. Alex took in all the sights the region has to offer along with the different Pokemon that were around. He used his camera to document his journey. “Everything thing is so much more different than the Hoenn region” he said aloud. He kept his pace up entering the forest and finally getting a momentary reprieve from the sun’s harsh rays. Alex stopped underneath a large tree wiping sweat from his forehead. The sun was high in the sky with it being noon already. He sat down underneath the shade fanning himself with his hat. He’d allow himself a small rest before continuing onto Goldenrod City. Alex took out his camera to capture some of the scenery around him. Most of the plains dwelling Pokemon have run off but he was able to get a few shots of a migrating Tauros herd. A couple of curious Furret watched him from the tress above as he snapped away his pictures. An Oddish poked its way out of the ground next him startling Alex before he started laughing. “Well hey there little guy. Scared me there.” The Pokemon stared him innocently with curious red eyes before popping out of the ground and running off. The heat was getting even more intense making Alex sigh. He packed up his camera and grabbed his bag to retreat deeper into Ilex Forest. The light penetrated through the foliage just enough to provide decent photo lighting. Alex was able to get some more shots of nesting Pidgey and even a group of young Pikachu. ‘Wow these are amazing. Johto really is beautiful’ Alex thought to himself.

“Ugh I can’t believe this. So close to finishing this thing and I’m missing one last Pokemon” an angry young man said to himself. A Gengar trailed behind with its usual mischievous smile. “I don’t even know the first place to look for one of these” he said looking at the picture of an Umbreon in his Pokedex. A breeze flew by blowing the boy’s jacket revealing the trainer ID card reading Ian. Ian looked up from his Pokedex realizing he was close to Ilex Forest. “I just need an Umbreon. Maybe we can find an Eevee in here Gengar.” The Pokemon laughed and floated towards the forest taunting the trainer to follow. “Wait for me!” Ian said running after his Pokemon. He followed his Gengar’s trail but lost him deeper inside the forest. The sun was even starting to make its descent on the horizon. “Gengar come on, I don’t have time for games today. Where are you?” As Ian continued on through the forest, he lost his way. After getting turned around a few time he ended up in front of a shrine. “Whoa, I don’t think I’ve ever been on this side of the forest before” Ian muttered. He walked up to the shrine observing how old it was. “Gengar!” The Pokemon said intangibly jumping out of the shrine scaring Ian. Ian shouted, jumping back and falling on his butt while Gengar laughed. “Hardy har. Take a look at this Gengar” Ian said getting up and pointing to the shrine. The wood was faded and chipped but otherwise looked sound. “Legend says Celebi used to visit this shrine when given an offering” Ian said rubbing the roof. “How awesome would that be?” For fun he took out an old pokeball his mother gave to him and placed it inside the pedestal. “Hey look, a perfect fit” he joked. The shrine glowed faintly iridescent green surprising Ian. He backed up from the shrine as it glowed again brighter this time. A beam of light shown up from the shrine bathing the surrounding forest area in a yellow green aura. Ian shielded his eyes as the resulting wind burst shook his jacket and the trees. His Gengar clinging to his pants leg to not be blown away. When the light faded, Ian looked up to see blue eyes staring back at him. “Celebi?” he asked. The Pokemon smiled and nodded. It flew all around the trainer. Circling him, it sensed his deepest desire and innocently laughed to itself. Celebi puts its hands together and sent a luminous shockwave throughout the forest before disappearing in the same light it appeared in.

Alex was surprised to feel such a strong gust of wind from deep inside the forest. The breeze nearly making him drop his camera. The surrounding Pokemon fleed or took shelter. Just then, a beam of light shone from further in the forest in a yellow green spiral. But just as quickly as it appeared, it was gone. Alex chocked it all up to a freak incident or maybe an intense Pokemon battle. ‘I’m sure it was nothing’ he thought ready to continue onward. As he walked onward he saw a flash of brilliant light followed by a ripple that flew through him. The feeling like the aftershocks of an earthquake. The sensation tingled every part of him. ‘Man, Ilex Forest sure is one crazy place’ he thought anxiously. The sun already having made its descent and the moon starting to rise, Alex wanted to reach Goldenrod as quickly as possible. The bug Pokemon could be heard throughout the forest along with its other nocturnal residents. Alex couldn’t shake the sensation he felt earlier. He couldn’t tell what it was making his eyes feel like they were burning. He rubbed them unaware of the color changing from their normal brown to a light red. The iris around them darkening into a deep red. When he moved his hands away from his eyes, Alex was surprised to find he could see the forest path clearer than before. ‘Guess I just had something in em’ he thought adjusting the bag on his shoulder. He idly scratched his chest carefully traversing over an upturned root.

A slight irritation had been bothering Alex for a while since the earlier sensation. It started off a slight itch here and there, but evolved into full on irritation. He had to stop numerous times to scratch at his arm or side or thigh. The itching only getting worse as he tried to continue onward on his trek. After a while, the sensation became unbearable and Alex stopped moving altogether to scratch. When he lifted up his shirt, he audibly gasped at what he saw. Fine, black fur was creeping down his sides and leg spreading all over like a hairy rash. “What the hell is this!?” Alex screamed. The panic caused his heart beat to pick up in pace and further along the changes quicker. The fur started to blend in with the beard on his face and crawled down his neck. Alex felt his hands tingle and lifted them up watching in horror as the palms swelled and turned pink. His fingertips following suit. Soon, he has begun the formation of paw pads. “What the hell is go-EON. Umbreon.” Alex clamped his deformed hands over his mouth. ‘Why did I just say Umbreon?’ he thought panicked. Things started to click into place in his mind then. He was turning into a Pokemon! How in the world it was happening, Alex didn’t know but he had to find help. When he tried getting up to go look for help, he fell back on the ground. Looking back at his legs, he saw how they too, have changed. The appendages took on a digitigrade stance now as his ankles bent outwards. Alex in his panic tried getting up again only to fall back down. The fur only continued to spread in his panic induced stupor. His feet soon grew too small for his shoes and he slipped out of them. His feet having undergone the same changes as his hands. “Somebody help m-EON. Umbreon! Umbreon!” He said uncontrollably. It was starting to become harder and harder to remember how to use human speech. His mind knew what it sounded like but was unable to say it. Yellow rune-like patterns started forming on Alex’s arms and legs as the fur nearly finished consuming his body. Alex couldn’t find any trash of skin left on his body. As it overtook the majority of his head, his ears stretched into points and grew. They started elongating even more and Alex briefly couldn’t hear. The ears grew out longer and longer, the cartilage popping, before stopping. Fur crawled up the new ears as the rune-like pattern grew around them. Alex opened his mouth in pain feeling his teeth sharpen, and he let out a silent scream feeling his mouth start to move away from his face. His nose darkened to a deeper black than his new fur and grew out along with his mouth forming a slight muzzle. As it did, a final rune appeared just above his eyes on his forehead. Alex thought the changes were over until the world around him started to get bigger. In actuality, he was getting smaller. He was steadily shrinking in size and grunted in pain feeling some sort of irritation on his tailbone. Alex looked back in horror watching as it snaked it way further from his body growing out even longer. The hair from his back slithered its way up the foreign appendage’s skin. “Um…breon!” Alex groaned unable to make human speech any longer. He dug his hands into the dirt gritting his teeth oblivious that the hands were also shrinking. His thumbs moving further up his arm and shrinking away as his finger grew stubby and paw-like. The same process simultaneously happening to his feet. By now, the tail had finished growing along with the final rune forming around it. Alex had fully changed into an Umbreon much to the other forest Pokemon’s surprise. The clothing on him looking slightly ridiculous and baggy on such a small Pokemon. His new mind couldn’t remember why he was wearing such strange human clothing. His fur keeps his plenty warm already. He shook out of the clothes and kicked up dirt on them concealing their presence. “I’ve had it with this forest Gengar” came a familiar voice from behind. Alex looked behind him to see a human and a Gengar approaching. He got into a protective crouching stance ready to attack if necessary. His ears and tail sticking up as he bared his new teeth. Seeing the Pokemon of his quest, Ian dug out a pokeball. “Whoa! A real Umbreon. Gengar, what luck!” “Gengar use focus blast!” Ian shouted. The Pokemon jumped up and swirled a glowing reddish white ball of light before unleashing it towards Alex. Alex instinctively dodged one and then another but was grazed by the third hit. “Use hypnosis!” Ian said as Gengar looked towards Alex who started to feel very drowsy. Before he knew it, Alex was asleep. “Alright let’s go!” Ian said throwing his pokeball. It hit Alex in the side bouncing up in the air. A red light beamed from it encasing the sleeping Umbreon inside before falling to the ground and shaking briefly before stopping. “Alright, I got an Umbreon! My pokedex is finally completed” Ian shouted triumphantly. The Gengar looked at the idle pokeball feeling umcomfortable about the strange Umbreon. It shared the same aura as his trainer but was a Pokemon like it. Gengar didn’t dwell on it thought, content to share in his trainer’s victory. Ian threw the pokeball into the air releasing Umbreon who looked happily towards his new trainer. “Hmm, I wonder what should I call you” Ian said rubbing his chin. “You look like an Alex. I’ll call you Alex!” The words resonated with the Umbreon who briefly recalled a vague memory of itself but looking much different. Just like Gengar, it didn’t dwell on the thought happily shouting its name before walking alongside Ian. “Next stop, Goldenrod City!” he said marching onward. Alex would be about to see the sights of the biggest Johto city after all. END

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