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Aquis Skitarii

or, my take on them.

Relevant works: Sixgill

Origin World: Gryphia v 1902

Aquis Skitarii are infantry units specialized in aquatic warfare, scouting, and object retrieval.

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History:

The Aquis Skitarii of Gryphia v 1902 were originally instated in order to dive into the flooded ruins of the planet, scout, and ideally retrieve Imperial relics. The main focus of their design was to make a transition from land to water both in and out of combat not only possible, but seamless.

The Skitarii began to be somewhat of an ongoing project, led continuously by the same singular Magos Biologis, who to this day considers it her life’s work. After several rounds of optimization, Gryphia had born forces able to serve the evolving needs of a planet with deep depths and icy waters. The local seas turned out to have a decent amount of large marine predators, rendering their job into more than that of glorified divers. The Aquis played a crucial role in reestablishing 1902 as habitable. 

As time went on, their ranks were expanded and eventually the scope at which they were deployed widened. Despite originally being thought of as limited in use, other worlds requesting their assistance quickly established them as a necessity in the sector.

On Gryphia, they began serving both as a military presence as well as a point of distinction, giving the otherwise largely unremarkable Forge World an uncontested advantage.

Since Gryphia is one of the few Forge Worlds to pay tithes, they and other parts of the Legion also serve as a sort of stand-in Planetary Defense Force.

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Augments:

The legs are, atypical to standard protocol, augmented to the middle of the thighs and partially up to the core. This is to support the increased muscular demand of swimming, especially with fins. Parts of their augments can extend (particularly towards the toes) to form fins. Both legs can be locked together with a hands-free mechanism at the inside of the thighs and calves to allow swimming with a monofin for greater speed or separate fins for maneuverability.

Fingers are usually webbed except for pointer finger and thumb, as to not affect regular weapon use and the ability to pull a trigger.

Both arms and legs as well as the back often have extendable fins made from metal and webbing. 

Notable is that they do retain a sense of joy, as per the Magos’ original design.

A large part of the reflexes that prevent drowning are removed in an attempt to make Aquis more comfortable with being underwater. This also means they are less aware of danger to their own person and the tech priest leading them has to keep a very close eye on their oxygen, wellbeing, and avoid risky plays. Despite being mostly outfitted with neoprene, their temperature perception is altered as well.

Despite breathing not being as much of an issue for Skitarii as it is for unaugmented humans, they do have extra air tanks on their back similar to scuba divers. 

Aquis get the same kind of hair removal done on them as servitors in order to reduce drag, so most of them are bald.

There are efforts underway experimenting with giving them echolocation. Optimization is ongoing.

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Equipment:

A lot of Aquis use harpoon-style weapons with propelling and retrieval mechanisms.

Cloaks are usually not worn due to concerns of producing drag or getting discarded. All material they wear on their persons is similar to competition suits in the actual swim sport, thin neoprene depending on the water conditions, or otherwise light, minimally-stretchy material. They generally utilize all unique avenues of underwater combat, so employing tactics like nets or obscuring oneself will often find use in the field, despite not being standard protocol.

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Magos Sixgill:

female, multiple hundred years old

Magos Biologis in charge of developing the Aquis Skitarii

named after these guys:

the cut of her tech priest robes resembles a ray

sentimental with a love for human customs and aesthetics, despite being uncanny and heavily augmented herself

main area of research: marine biology

known for participating in several planet-overarching academic fights within the Adeptus Mechanicus over her work

deeply passionate about the Aquis, loves to explain her achievements, but prefers to keep herself short and to the point.

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Miscellaneous:

Social: Aquis have a bit of a reputation for being ..odd, both among their fellow Skits as well as other soldiers. They differ both in their attitude towards clothing (it's deemed nonsensical to get dressed in more than a robe or a pair of pants when you're going to be in the water in an hour again anyways - especially if you don't feel the cold) as well as towards each other, requiring a greater degree of unity. Their formations in action often resemble shoals of fish, each a part of a whole. Due to their reputation, there are definitely some derogatory nicknames for them.

Rapture of the Deep: Depending on circumstance, mission and available time, they are either trained to endure it or special gas mixtures are used, as well as cautioning the tech priests to not send them too deep. In certain cases, some toxicity may even be encouraged as it inhibits anxiety. Working with modifying the body would be too labor intensive, but can be done if it's crucial to go past a certain depth or in higher-ranking skits. 

Recruitment happens both through the population of Gryphia as well as vat-growing soldiers. There is a widespread belief that vat-growns yield better Aquis.

Despite being mere infantry troops, due to their high degree of specialisation, Aquis are cleared for the use of more resources on their augmentation, and deviations are approved on the basis of necessity. They may be only needed for specific situations, but in those situations, they are absolutely required to excel.

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A/N: I originally took the name without fact-checking from Lexicanum (rookie mistake), but later found out it links back to this article, and since that seems to be that person's self-made army, all credit for the name goes to them. I am sure there's definitely multiple types of aquatic skits all over the galaxy, and this is just one of them.

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Mezzos ON Monday: Lemieux recital and ASvO Rückert-Lieder

I usually post my World Concert Hall finds late on Monday nights in my time zone—when it’s already Tuesday in Europe—and make a list of concert broadcasts for the week ahead. I did not, however, make a “Mostly Mezzo Mondays” post last week, and now I want to point out a couple broadcasts happening today, Monday, May 11:

Marie-Nicole Lemieux sings a recital with Daniel Blumenthal including songs by Schumann, Schubert, Beethoven, F. Mendelssohn, Wolf, Fauré, Debussy, Duparc, and more. Recorded in Brussels November 2019;  deferred broadcast Monday, May 11 on RTBF Musiq 3.

Anne Sofie von Otter sings Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a concert recorded back in 2017. Deferred broadcast Monday, May 11 on NPO Radio 4.

[chrisdiver81]

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[yuvon-writes-letters]

To all,

I was, actually going to point that out.

The entity seems to be ab###################

Hold on.

##################

Yeah, this isn’t working.

Hold on, I have an idea. I just hope you’re smart enough to catch on.

Xli irxmxc wiiqw xs fi efpi xs fpsgo syx erc qirxmsrw sj mx. Mj xlmw gmtliv xibx asvow, xlir ai qmklx fi efpi xs lezi e asvo-evsyrh.

Yes, it didn’t blur out!

On other notes, Rai is, very very slowly getting used to the break. I think it has something to do with the people at the theater he works at. He mentioned that he got a job as a stage technician in a popular theater right? Well, I think the easy work-load is slowly relaxing him.

I caught him taking a nap on the couch an hour ago, which is revolutionary. He always hated taking naps, saying that it feels like he’s wasting life away whenever he accidentally takes one.

More thoughts, I might gain the ire of both entities if I say this, but it’s worth it.

For an entity hell-bent on “preserving innocence” and “stopping the narrative of the new-born”, Flower seems to be rather passive ever since their initial attack. I’m assuming through their current actions and the wording of their letters, that their simply waiting it out until the end of the game, or until your entity does something. What their waiting for, is the real question.

My best guess is some sort of big development, but it’s also possible that their biding their time to attack once again. I’ll leave those thoughts to your interpretation.

Flower also seems to, well, feel might be to big of a word, “recognize” empathy. I’m using empathy very loosely, since I’m not even sure if their able to feel or not. Flower mentioned regret to the Entity, scolding it for not feeling bad for the actions they committed. This maybe suggests that Flower is able to feel empathy, if it weren’t for the fact that they threatened to kill everyone for innocence.

Most likely, killing us is their way of truly protecting us. Innocence exists after death, they say.

Whatever the case, even if their a neutral party, Flower is clearly the lesser of two evils, what you want to do with this theory is up to you.

I appreciate the get-wells, do not worry, I have been through worse in drills, scrapped knuckles are the least of my worries.

Fare well.

Skie

[After you finish reading the letter, two screenshots fall out. They seem to be of the phone conversation between the entity and Rai. Strangely, the first few texts from Rai’s number are blurred out the same way the sentence was, and they only cease when Rai start’s texting]

Skie,

I wonder if entities are somehow incapable of deciphering our messages, or if our entities just happen to be really bad at it.

(Oddly enough, under each ciphered word there's a small line, as if Yuvon underlined each word, but some of the letters are bunched together to fit better on the lines.) M lezi e xlisvc, ex piewx tivxemrmrk xs qc irxmxc, fyx M VIEPPC hsr'x aerx xs izir vmwo wecmrk mx mr gmtlivw. M lezir'x izir jsyrh e aec xs wejipc xipp Neoi cix. M'pp xvc xs jmkyvi syx ersxliv aec xs wec mx pexiv.

I'm glad Rai seems to be doing well. You may want to double-check his mood occasionally.

It seems like Flower decided to show that they are a serious potential threat before making a demand, that demand being that the entity not do any more "games." Which is... worrying. Does that mean there are other Yuvons who went through the same thing I am? Does that mean that, if the entity doesn't listen, there WILL be more Yuvons?

I also suspect that Flower might act if the entity acts out of line again and does something nasty, but I don't know how Flower defines "amnesty."

If Flower can feel empathy (and certainly Goldie seems to, so it's not impossible) it would be a very twisted and warped sense of empathy. It doesn't seem like Flower WANTS to hurt everyone reading, but she somehow decided that attacking you was the best way of convincing the entity? And she sort of said "well I don't really want them dead but what does it matter anyways."

...Maybe it is her way of protecting us. It's a possibility.

She is the lesser of two evils for now, yes.

Hey, the entity is going modern! Now it can harass anyone privately. Yaaay.

Jake's out like a light, so I'll end this one here. See ya.

—Yuvon

(The letter tucks itself into the paper clip with the others.)

(A transcription of the text conversation will be up shortly.)

[elladastinkardiamou]

Athens. Palaio Faliro

Video by O Asvos - www.facebook.com/oasvos/

[islanderinlondon-blog]

My First Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

In June of this year I travelled to Montezuma Costa Rica to volunteer with an organisation called ASVO. They have projects set up all around Costa Rica that specialise in helping various exotic creatures but the Conservation Station in Montezuma focuses on sea turtles, in particular the Olive Ridley turtle, otherwise known as the Pacific Ridley. 

The first time I saw a mother sea turtle I was awe-stuck! She looked like a dinosaur, ancient and beautiful, lying on the sandy beach oblivious to the staring humans surrounding her. This mama turtle had a two chunks missing from the bottom edges of her shell that enhanced the overall heart shape of her. She only laid nine eggs, instead of the usual average of one hundred, so whether the trauma to her shell had anything to do with her low egg count, we simply do not know. However, she still dug a full nest, using her rear flippers to scoop and throw the sand away before laying her eggs, covering the nest back over and returning to the sea. 

Watching a sea turtle journey to the ocean has become one of my all-time favourite things after this trip to Costa Rica. It is a slow process as the mama turtle is not used to carrying their own weight but that allowed us lucky humans extra time with her. This turtle was particularly slow turning around and making her way down the beach as she would stop every couple of feet for a rest. However, once that first wave of water hit her back, she disappeared with the speed and efficiency of any other mama turtle who knows that her work here is done. 

I’m glad to report that all nine of her eggs hatched 52 days later and were safely conveyed to the ocean by the wonderful volunteers and interns at the project.

The photo below is of a different sea turtle I saw during my time in Montezuma, as I was too excited to remember my camera when Mandi, the intern at the time, woke me and all the other volunteers up to come see our first turtle. 

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[chess-engines-diary]

Oprócz Gwiazdy Bydgoszcz w Klubowych Mistrzostwach Europy kobiet w zespole ASVOe Pamhagen występuje Aleksandra Malcewska. Nasza reprezentantka w trzeciej rundzie odniosła trzecie zwycięstwo z wyżej notowaną (przynajmniej rankingowo) Elisabeth Paehtz."Pomściła" w ten sposób koleżankę z reprezentacji, Karolinę Cyfkę, która dzień wcześniej z Niemką przegrała.

[olplus]

Les vainqueurs de City en pole (Le Dauphiné : https://olplus.fr/AsvOS)

[verdiprati]

Mostly Mezzo Mondays: Röschmann; Prina, Genaux, Im, & Invernizzi; Persson & Davidsen; von Otter; Baráth, Cangemi, & Galou; D’Angelo

Mostly Mezzo Mondays: a recurring (though not weekly) feature where, on Monday nights, I blog a list of the upcoming broadcasts that have caught my eye on World Concert Hall. My interests: baroque vocal music, art song recitals, and a list of favorite singers.

Dorothea Röschmann sings Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder as part of a concert with the Orchestre de Paris; Karina Cannelakis conducts. Wednesday, September 4; video livestream on Arte and simultaneous audio broadcast on Radio Clasique. 

I can’t say I’m very familiar with Handel’s Lucio Cornelio Silla, but I have heard good work from Sonia Prina, Vivica Genaux, Sunhae Im, and Roberta Invernizzi, all of whom are among the cast for a performance by Europa Galante at the Enescu Festival. Live broadcast Thursday, September 5 on Radio România Muzical.

Lise Davidsen has made a splash in dramatic soprano roles, but she also has mezzo repertoire, and is scheduled to sing the alto solo in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Bergen Philharmonic and massed choirs; Miah Persson takes the soprano solo. Live broadcast Thursday, September 5 on NRK Klassik.

Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 is also on the broadcast schedule this week, with Anne Sofie von Otter singing the alto solo for the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Live broadcast Saturday, September 7th on NDR Kultur. 

Handel’s Silla isn’t the only baroque opera based on Roman history we get from the Enescu Festival this year: Vivaldi’s Giustino is up for broadcast, too. Names catching my eye among the cast include Emőke Baráth, Veronica Cangemi, and Delphine Galou. Live broadcast Sunday, September 8 on Radio România Muzical.

Dedicated mezzophiles may have their eye on the rising star of Emily D’Angelo. Along with Morgan Pearse and Marie Lys, she recently sang a program of “arias and duets from operas from the 17th and the 18th centuries” at the Innsbruck Festival, with its resident orchestra. Deferred broadcast Monday, September 9 on Ö1.

[failureee-e]

Me da tanto asvo verme desnuda

[chrisdiver81]

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