#Delphinus delphis

[inatungulates]

West African long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus "delphis"

Observed by dougiewainwright, CC BY-NC

Several forms of common dolphins have evolved a long-beaked morphology independently of each other in coastal regions around the world. Recent genetic analysis confirms coastal long-beaked common dolphins off West Africa are distinct not only from the well-studied long-beaked common dolphins of the Eastern Pacific, but from the short-beaked common dolphins also found in the Atlantic, from which they may have diverged something like 250,000 years ago. The taxonomy of common dolphins is still unsettled, but as the quotation marks around the specific epithet above should suggest, my feeling is that continued study will bear out recognition of numerous species around the world.

Ref:

Becker, MA, KR Murphy, FI Archer, TA Jefferson, LW Keith-Diagne, CW Potter, MF Urrutia-Osorio, I Ndong, and MR McGowen. 2024. Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) mitochondrial genomes from Senegal reveal geographic structure across the North Atlantic but provide no support for a global long-beaked clade. Marine Mammal Science e13144.

[namu-the-orca]

Everybody stop what you're doing and look at the little BABY i'm working on

This is going to be a real neonate illustration, also for SECAC (the Canary Islands research group), but they wanted it in in highest detail so its TAKIN A WHILE

[snototter]

A female common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) with her calf surface at Newport Beach, California, USA

by marlin harms

[llumimoon]

Been playing a pokemon moon soul link nuzlocke with @silverbreeze424 and of course as the seal guy I had to pick the sea lion/seal starter r you kidding ?? Anyways loved this doodle page of Delphy sooo much I decided to color and post it <3

[vgtrackbracket]

Video Game Track Bracket Round 1

Goodbye, Inspector from Papers, Please

vs.

Delphinus Delphis from ABZÛ

No propaganda was submitted for either track.

If you want your propaganda reblogged and added to future polls, please tag it as propaganda or otherwise indicate this!

[shark-prince]

today's birthday is Delphinus! or as we tend to call him, Delphi.

Delphi is the child of Kappa (the other day's birthday) and the Dragon mentioned in his birthday post (she'll actually be in a couple of days for her birthday).

this makes Delphi half Dragon. his element is water and so he has some control over water and can breathe in it as well. this has given him an affinity for swimming and so he ultimately becomes a lifeguard, too.

there's not too terribly much for Delphi otherwise but happy birthday to a buff blue haired dragon boy that isn't Cardinal anyway~

[subject-cetacea]

🌊 Projects + OC info 🐬

" Project Cetacea " : WIP ; title + story subject to change

cetaceans are being held at a science research center and being experimented on. The experiments have resulted in gene mutations that have allowed the cetaceans brains to be able to learn to read and understand human language. in secret, they begin to plan their escape before they are sent even further away from their families. Whistle is the newest experiment, only being at the facility for a few months at this point, and is finally introduced to two other cetaceans. He is a captive born hybrid dolphin who has a hard time understanding why the others want to leave so badly. when the escape happens, he is convinced to leave as well.

after escaping, the three have to learn/relearn to be cetaceans, hunt on their own, endure the hardships of the ocean and return to their families. Whistle the Hybrid (Common Dolphin/Bottlenose Dolphin) must learn to navigate the wild alongside his new friends and help them return home. Will his trust in humans put the group in danger or will he be able to learn to brave the ocean and find his own place there?

Subject DD-H01 : "Whistle" : Common Dolphin/Bottlenose Dolphin Hybrid : Male : Captive Born

Subject Delphinus Delphis - Hybrid #01

- Most recent test subject. was born in captivity but bought by the test facility from a Marine park. was separated from his mother at an early age.

- His Mother was a Common Dolphin and his Father was a Bottlenose Dolphin. Whistle's appearance is similar to this

- Is probably the most friendly towards human out of the group. will swim up to humans and openly participate.

- Was given the name "Whistle" after scientists found he made whistling noises when under stress as a way to soothe himself.

Subject MN-14 : "South" : Humpback Whale : Female : Wild Caught

Subject Megaptera Novaeangliae - #14

- Has been at the facility the longest. Acts as a mentor to Whistle and Five.

- South is very timid and approaches any humans with caution due to severe trauma from being captured and her family being slaughtered during it.

- freezes up when under pressure

- very silent and rarely uses her songs to communicate. if she does, they are short and quiet

- is very strong but refuses to use her full strength unless pushed to that point.

- Was the first of the group to try and develop a universal language between cetaceans. practices with Five in secret during off hours while the facility workers are away.

Subject OO-05 : "Five" : Orca : Male : Wild Caught

Subject Orcinus Orca - #05

- Was brought into the facility with his sister after being captured together.

- Not cooperative. often refuses to participate in sessions with humans and if anyone human attempts to approach him, they risk great injury.

- During their escape, Five attempts to rescue his sister Four and bring her along with them. Four sacrifices her freedom to allow her brother to escape though and is recaptured.

- Five is protective of others and swears revenge on the humans that did this to them.

" The Meek Shall Inheret the Earth " : WIP ; Title + STORY SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Perry is not the first successful genetic experiment from this place. She has seen countless other animals being mutated and gaining super intelligence only to be placed in exploitative situations for the humans profit. She has bided her time for long enough. By secretly training her PSI powers in secret and gaining allies, her plans of overthrowing the humans in charge and releasing all her fellow experiments is under way.

Her goal? Build their own peaceful society on the island far away from humans but the powers that be will not allow the experiments to get away that easily. Perry has a long way to go before the peaceful future she wants can happen.

Perry : Bottlenose Dolphin : Older Female : Captive Born

- Experimented on, gained PSI and super intelligence

- Goal is to liberate all her fellow animal test subjects and build a place for them to live in peace

- Suffers from chronic pain and struggles to swim for long distances

- Strong leader and does not back down from a challenge

" unnamed space cetaceans from another planet / also other sea mammals are there "

ideas:

- old futuristic type vibe, story covers a society of alien cetacean life and their struggles against other groups of alien marine mammals

- story about a human being abducted by a mega futuristic society of alien cetaceans and marine creatures, are transferred into a body of a cetacean, and their journey of learning about their society

- society of alien cetaceans have to abandon their home planet and now live in a large hanger ship in space. many generations of living in space have altered the cetacean bodies.

" blood currents " ; cetacean sci-fi horror

- sci-fi horror, story about a dolphin in an alien cetacean society is sent to a foreign planet to carry out a shitty temp job. the planet is one that was taken over by his species and is purely meant for resource harvesting. slowly uncovers the horrors. inspired by iron lung + Coagulation Station.

[astrology-by-sita]

CHRIS BRENNAN BIRTH CHART ANALYSIS

Brennan is a Hellenistic astrologer from USA, he owns a youtube channel called The Astrology Podcast where he introduces people to hellenistic astrology and inherent branches of astrology in long But very interesting episodes. This is his chart from astro dot com...

The 1st thing that drew my attention in his chart is his Ascendant which is conjunct the fixed star Sualocin of the constellation Delphinus. This is the star of the oracle of Delphi and it's related to divination , literally his career and life direction.

The moon is in his 1st house. The moon is the past - history. In his book "Hellenistic Astrology - The Study of Fate and Fortune" he focused a lot on the historical background of astrology which paved the way to the development of hellenistic astrology.

He has 7h ruler in 10h which is the sun in Scorpio. His partner is also an astrologer. If you have a connection between the 7th and 10th house your partner will be involved in your work or you work together.

Venus rules his 9th house of divination and astrology , and it's conjunct his midheaven (career indicator), and this Venus has dignity by being in its own bound in Sagittarius. His midheaven is in Jupiter bound and Jupiter is his benefic of sect since he was born during daytime .

His Lot of Fortune is in Gemini and also in the bound of Mercury. Mercury having rulership over LoF is good for becoming an astrologer. Mercury is also conjunct his asc lord which is saturn in 10, and mercury rules his saturn by bound.

He is double Aquarius, he is rational, intelligent , scientific .. Aquarius usually goes against the current and sets a new trend. While modern astrology was spreading in the west , Brennan is contributing to the popularization of hellensitic astrology among the youth. Some wouldn't have discovered Hellenistic astrology if it wasn't for The Astrology Podcast.

[indigoparkconfessions]

Oceanic Odyseey has potential.

WAIT WAIT WAIT PLEASE DON'T GO HEAR ME OUT HEAR ME O-

Now, you probably looked at this ask with a raised eyebrow wondering what the fuck I mean by "Oceanic Odyssey has potential" so, allow me to explain.

I feel like Oceanic Odyssey has the potential to take inspiration from many ocean exploration games but I have two in mind that would make the best candidates: Subnautica and ABZU.

ACT 1: Subnautica and its possible influence on the horror in Oceanic Odyssey

Now, what IS Subnautica? Subnautica is an ocean exploration based survival game where the player explores the oceans of a once unknown planet called 4546B located in the Andromeda Galaxy and finds various alien sealife within the planet's oceans. A lot of them are pretty chill but the main thing that Oceanic Odyssey could take inspiration from in terms of horror is Subnautica's leviathans that act as 'bosses' in a way. Here two of the best examples.

The Reaper Leviathan

This thing could be a pretty big influence in terms of how Finley can possibly jumpscare you as this creature can LITERALLY LUNGE AT YOU. I don't think I need to explain myself any further.

The Ghost Leviathan

I feel like the anticipation factor of Oceanic Odyssey's horror could easily be influenced by The Ghost Leviathan as you don't see it as often and when it jumpscares you, you almost never see it coming. The Ghost Leviathan more so just creeps around the ocean and amubshes you instead of lunging at you at the first moment it gets which could be a great inspiration for the anticipation parts of Oceanic Odyssey's jumpscares.

ACT 2: ABZU and its influence on Oceanic Odyssey's atmosphere

ABZU is an ocean exploration based adventure game where you take the role of a robot exploring the depths of the ocean and documenting the life within the ocean waters. I feel like in terms of atmosphere (and soundtrack if you really wanna go the distance) could definitely take some inspiration from ABZU as the world and music of this game are absolutely BEAUTIFUL. (Pictures and audio below are from the ABZU game and OST)

based off of all of this alone, I'm pretty confident to say that ABZU could be a great inspiration for Oceanic Odyssey's atmosphere.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

I feel like Oceanic Odyssey has the potential to be scary and absolutely beautiful at the same time. This was just me wanting to get that off my chest so, yea.

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[inatungulates]

Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Observed by kate0000, CC BY-NC

[namu-the-orca]

Here's another one for SECAC; an adult male Short-beaked common dolphin. The female below is an older illustration (though I changed her slightly to match better) but I though it'd be fun to post them together to show the differences.

Although subtle, this species does display sexual dimorphism. Males tend to have bolder markings, especially around the face (the pectoral fin-to-chin stripe in females is often thinner and/or yellow instead of black) and the anal area. Most reliable for sexing though is the post-anal hump, the "bump" between the belly and flukes, which readily identifies all adult males.

Common dolphins are something of a comfort subject to me, I love drawing them and they always turn out so pretty (this is to say more about their natural beauty than my drawing prowess). This guy was a delight to draw and I'm very happy with the result.

[badwryter]

Chapter 3: Caught

"They said you could change the way you looked. How do you do it?" The gruff voice asked behind Delphi.

"I'm not Gemini." She replied while turning to face her aggressor.

His face was sharp, brown hair hung low over his brow, with neatly trimmed stubble outlining his jaw. A long leather duster hung closely over his plain clothes with a rifle strapped to his back. His gloved hand held a large pistol to her forehead.

"Oh? You're not?" He mocked while flashing a watchdog badge.

"I'm following his trail too."

"Open the bag."

Delphi slowly slid her bag off of her shoulders and dropped it in front of her. Her hands shakily tugged at the drawstring until her armor came into view. Her bow sat on top of the pile and drew her attention.

"None of that." He dipped his revolver into her view. "Now dump it on the ground."

She grabbed the edges and slowly turned her back on end. Her bow, armor, and a few provisions tumbled onto the ground before them. The look of recognition in his eyes caused her to wince.

"So you're not Gemini, but why did an archeologist attack a government building. Put your hands against the wall." He gestured to a place mostly clear of debris.

She placed her hands on the wall as he quickly patted her down. Soon after he placed a pair of electronic cuffs around each of her wrists and locked them together. They were tight, but not uncomfortable.

"State your name, purpose, and point of contact."

"Delphinus, catching Gemini, none."

"Well Delphinus, I am officer Jerry Gilroy of the Watchdog unit. You are under arrest as the main suspect in an attack on the maintenance authority. You will be held until someone higher than me hears that you're an archeologist and releases you against my advice. You will be fed, housed, and given entertainment until such a time as you aren't a ward under my protection." The sarcasm dripped from his voice as he led her out of the gate and to a small shuttle.

Gently, he pushed her through the doorway of the brightly lit unmarked vehicle. He tossed her bag with its content, and the note into a small compartment. The glass door of the confinement unit lowered in front of her face as he slid into the drivers seat of the shuttle.

"So Jerry, you're taking me in to get questioned?" Delphi began fiddling with the lock before sending an electrical pulse through them, disabling them with a barely audible click.

"No, I'm taking you to see a play at The Sands. It's a local theater that's all the rage for criminals."

"Well Jerry, I haven't seen a play in some time if you can believe it." She spoke while focusing waves of energy on the lock om her cell.

"Call me Gilroy if you're gonna keep using my name. Only my parents call me by my first name." He yawned before turning on some soft local music.

"Gilroy it is." She sent the last pulse through the lock, disabling it, just as she finished her sentence. "Do you have a favorite play? Or do you only go when you're arresting people?"

"Only when arresting Proctor's. No one else gets preferential treatment." He yawned again and pulled onto a large stretch of pavement.

"So what's your favorite play to see with Proctor's?" She slid the door open as quietly as she could and stepped into cabin of shuttle. Her eyes rested on the rifle he had placed just outside her cell on top of the container holding her things. Without looking she leaped for it only to hear the telltale click of a gun being cocked.

"The one where the stupid Proctor doesn't realize she's been outplayed." He did not so much as turn around as he aimed in her direction.

"How did you know?"

"I got a notification when you fried your handcuffs. I assume I should be thankful that you didn't do that to me while I was patting you down."

"I don't believe in resorting to violence under any circumstances."

"Luckily for me, I do. Now get back in the cell before I have to shoot you."

"I don't think you will." She slowly reached for the rifle, placing it on the ground and opening the container.

"What gives you that impression?"

"Guns not loaded, cars stolen, your names Uriah Rockefeller, known accomplice of Andromeda Manning, aka Gemini." She rattled off everything Cerberus spoke inside her head as she placed her armor on the ground, read Gemini's letter, and started changing.

"Can you warn me next time you're taking off your clothes?" She watched his eyes snap back towards the road.

"Why? It's just skin. Had it my entire life actually." She walked towards the front of the shuttle and sat in the seat next to him, setting her helmet in her lap.

"Yea, and I've seen plenty, but there's something to be said of professionalism you know." He turned to look at her for a moment.

"Turn left here." Cerberus remarked and Delphi repeated.

"Now you're telling me where to go?" He asked while easing the shuttle down the new road.

"Yea, sorry about that, you kidnapped the wrong person." She pointed at a small apartment complex just ahead. "Now are you going to behave so we can see why Gemini lead me here?"

"You think I'm gonna take orders from someone I just met?" He flashed a charming smile, directed at an entirely unimpressed face.

"Well you were looking for Gemini for a reason and I'm your best bet." She pushed open the shuttle door and stepped into the mostly empty street.

No other shuttles passed as she crossed to address she had recovered. The building in question look entirely dismissable. Faded red walls matched the buildings on either side of it, each window had curtains pulled, even the dingy blue of the door failed to draw her attention as she knocked.

"So Gemini is in this building?" He had long since placed his revolver back in his holster, but kept his hand on a knife tucked in his waist.

A few seconds passed before she empowered her suit and scaled the wall, leaving a shouting Uriah behind her. The top floor window lead into a furnished, but obviously abandoned room. The next few floors were equally as vacant as she finally unlocked the front door.

"You could have warned me." He said as soon as she came into view.

"I could have left you outside."

"Yea, you're definitely related to him. It seems arrogance is a family trait."

"So you want a warning whenever I get dressed, and whenever I climb a wall, do you want one when I eat, sleep, or drink?" She paused her search of the building. Each door she checked had been unlocked and the complete lack of food left a nagging feeling in the back of her mind.

"Hey." Uriah called out while Delphi combed through a few papers lying around.

"What?" She shouted back, setting the papers in a disorganized stack on a side table inside the otherwise organized bedroom. Even the sheets looked to have been never disturbed as a layer of dust gathered overtop them.

"You think this could be anything?" He remarked as soon as she entered the main hallway.

In front of him was set of stairs leading under the building that had been hid behind an empty bookshelf. The bookshelf rested against the wall, having been noiselessly moved out of the way. No light drifted down into the dim and dusty space below, but a soft mechanical glow rose up to meet the still air above.

"Guess you're not useless." She took the first tentative step onto the wooden stairs.

"Well one of us has to be of use. I don't see you finding anything." His steps creaked behind her.

"You do one thing right and suddenly you're the most useful person in the room?"

"Better than the person who hasn't done anything right I'd wager."

"You're lucky I'm tolerating you."

"Don't worry, once I find Gemini you'll never hear from me again."

"I'll hold you to that."

The walls of the room were lined with servers and had metal plating along the ceiling and floor. A singular rolling chair sat in front of three monitors. The glow came from the screen saver. A small picture of Uriah and Gemini embracing each other with their lips nearly touching, bounced around each screen barely missing the corners. It got closer with each bounce until she disturb the image with a tap of the keyboard.

"Just when it was getting good."

"So you two were together?"

"Kind of? I don't really know what I was to him."

She glanced back at his steel expression before returning her attention to the unlocked computer. A video of Gemini was already center screen and waiting for someone to click play. The background was of the same room she found herself in, but with a few tables and unfinished tech on them.

"Should we?" Uriah asked right as she clicked play. The voice came through crystal clear.

"Uriah, or is it Delphi who found this first? If I'm right, as I often am, it should be both of you here. How interesting." Gemini gloated as a refurbished moving bot packed up the tables and tech in the background.

"So let's start with what's happening here shall we? Firstly, Delphi, so sorry about your ship. Unfortunately I need it much more than you. Secondly, Uriah, sorry I couldn't take you with me." He face turned serious for a moment as he rubbed the bridge of his nose before continuing.

"I found something. Something big. Huge even. It could change the way we view everything in our solar system. Hell, it could get us out of our solar system if I'm right as I usually am."

"Do you believe this asshole?" Uriah asked between Gemini's sentences.

"He's an ass, but not an idiot." Delphi focused back on the screen.

"I know you're both gonna try to come after me. Let's be real here, I understand both of you way better than you understand yourselves. Before you do, I left a drive with some information that I found out. Have Cerberus look over it. Oh, and Delphi..."

"I'm gonna kill him when I find him. You cool with that? The smug bastard deserves to die for this shit." Uriah growled.

"All guns and no brains huh?"

A click sounded behind her as a hand flung her to the floor. "What the fuck..." She stop mid sentence as Uriah pulled his revolver out of its holster.

Behind him, a rotary rifle spun up before opening fire on where she had been moments before. The monitors were shattered, leaving melted glass covering the floor. The chair had burned holes through it the size of her fist. Uriah had his arm blocking his face, a metal gleam showed through the holes in his duster.

"Trust Uriah." Was the last garbled sentence the Gemini said before the computer went entirely dark.

Uriah opened fire on the rifle, leaving large holes through it. The loud bang that accompanied each shot rang inside Delphi's ears. Seven shots later the rotary rifle dropped from the ceiling and clattered to the floor with a muffled sound that barely went over the ringing in her ears.

"I thought you said the gun was empty." She asked Cerberus immediately after gathering her wits

"I said that I didn't detect an active power source."

"It's analog. Your AI couldn't have noticed that." Uriah already had his metal hand extended in her direction.

She grabbed his hand and let herself be pulled to her feet. "He didn't mention the arm either."

He tore off the now nearly shredded sleeve and revealed an entirely mechanical arm of a dark black metal. "Gemini made it. I'm not surprised that he made sure a Cerberus unit couldn't see it. The metal covers my entire back as well."

"You know about Cerberus?" Delphi dusted herself off before reaching towards the arm and pulling her gauntleted hand back. "May I touch it?"

"Gemini told me about them before he vanished." He straightened his arm out for her inspection. "Be my guest."

She removed her gauntlets and ran her hands along the metal tenderly, her fingers rubbing the scorch marks until they disappeared entirely. The metalwork was immaculate, no sign of welding could be seen on the smooth surface. The metal plates overlapped with each other, creating a seamless piece all the way up to the organic shoulder. The palm of the hand had a synthetic latex sensor that allowed it to transmit the sensation of touch, tempature, vibration, and electrical current.

"He does good work." He stated flatly before tearing off his other sleeve to make his duster symmetrical.

"That's an understatement. Work like that can only usually be gotten at home." She put her gauntlets back on and walked towards the now destroyed computer.

"I plan on getting it replaced when I come into some money." He responded nonchalantly while following her.

"Look, I don't know what you two were to each other, but you should keep it. It obviously means a lot to you." She searched around the computer until she found a fully intact drive.

"Do you trust that?" Cerberus asked moments before she shoved it into a slot in her helmet. "Nevermind."

"We should get out of here. Someone has to have heard the gunfire." Uriah had walked back towards the staircase, but waited at the bottom step.

"Download complete." The words filled her head as she followed him up the stairs and out of the building. He quickly placed the bookcase back against the wall, blocking all view of the stairs.

Delphi sighed and climbed into the shuttle, taking her seat in the passenger spot. Her boots rested against the dash despite the obvious dangers. A soft music filled the air as they drove away from the scene. Soon they could hear chatter over the radio of officers arriving at the abandoned apartments.

"I'll drive you home. Just give me the address." He remarked after a few minutes of driving in relative silence.

"Better idea." She directed him to a nearby bar Cerberus had found.

"Do you really think drinking is a good idea at the moment?" He complained, but still crawled out of the shuttle after her.

"Well you'll want to keep tabs on me right? To find Gemini. Cerberus will take some time to pick through the files and I've already had a long day." She remarked casually as she held the door open for the continuously more sullen man.

"Delphi I do not think this is wise." Cerberus called in her head as she and Uriah pulled out their chairs and sat at a table in the back of the bar. He immediately picked up a tablet off of the table and began clicking through menus while they waited.

"I know, and I'm sorry I haven't been talking to you as much today, but I have a good feeling about him." She whispered under her breath. "Plus he looks like a kicked puppy. Probably what Gemini liked about him."

"Ever the reckless one I see."

"You know it's considered rude to talk about a guy while sitting across from him." He spoke lazily over his tablet without making eye contact with her.

"You know it's also considered rude to kidnap someone? Dramatic ass." She laughed. "Can you order me an Ole Fashioned and some fries. I'll get more food when I'm good and buzzed."

"You paying?" He tapped on the tablet before placing it back on the table.

"Can't even get a me a drink after holding a gun to my head? This is the worst kidnapping I've ever been apart of." She sighed and reached for the tablet.

"Calm down. Your fries and drink will be here shortly. Dramatic ass."

Delphi played a rhythm with her fingers on the table and tilted on the back legs of her chair while she waited. The bar was relatively full, with patrons providing some much needed background noise to mask their conversations. Her eyes drifted towards the counter and kitchen until a pleasant looking waiter set a drink down in front of her. She plucked the cherry from the glass and quickly ate it before sipping the drink and snacking on a few fries.

Uriah kept to himself as he ate, a glass identical to hers sat in front of him. Her eyes followed his deadened movements as he ate and sipped. His eyes never left his nearly robotic movements.

"So did you start drinking these because of Gemini or did he get that particular trait from you?" He finally spoke after he had all but finished his burger.

"Oh, from me definitely. I was already fifty-three when he was born."

Uriah choked on his drink and cleared his throat. "How old are you?"

"I think I turned two-hundred a few years back. I don't really keep track. What about you?"

"I'm twenty-three." He mumbled.

"You're twenty-three and you already lost an arm? Was it a mining accident?"

"Pirates. I used to be in the military. Signed up young to escape poverty. Got screwed over." Her eyes narrowed more the longer he spoke.

"So you killed people." The words were not an accusation, despite the tone that had crept into her voice.

"I kept pirates from killing civilians. I didn't fight in any wars. I thought I was helping people."

"You still killed people."

"Yea, still do if the need arises. Sometimes it's a matter of either killing or letting someone else die instead. Sometimes that person is you."

"You still killed people."

She took a heavy drink before setting her glass down and ordering another. A third followed, and then a forth, the conversation hanging dead in the air. Her mind began to feel a familiar haze as she ordered some more food for herself.

"Delphi, you're definitely going to want to see this." Cerberus chimed inside her head.

"Hmm?"

An overlay of a ship type she had never seen before sat in front of her eyes. The sleek dark metal overlapped and moved in tangent with each other in a mesmerizing way. No visible windows, weapons, or engines. Nothing to showcase a weak point.

The inside was even more advanced. She could see a pilotless cockpit and a thrustless engine drive. The shielding technology matched all Proctor designs, but without the built in safety limitations. Even capturing the ship for herself she was certain it would take another century for her to imagine replicating any of what floated before her eyes.

She grabbed the tablet off the table and a few hacks later she was showing the ship the Uriah. He looked quizzically at her.

"What am I looking at?"

"A ship, check out these specs." A few more taps later the blueprints revealed themselves on the tablet.

"What the fuck kind of ship is that?" He took a gulp of his drink.

"It's Proctor, but older, and far larger than any even we've managed to find. That's what Gemini is after."

@artisplatters

[manyfandomocs]

for the plot bunny :

fandom : star wars / faceclaim : natalie dormer / love interest : obi-wan kenobi

Absolutely absolutely

Delphinus Vorren (Obi-Wan Kenobi ship)

Naboo was home to plenty of people, Delphi was just one of the many. Though unlike the many, she lived in the palace. The young queen’s cousin, she had always had a place there with her and she always enjoyed that. Her cousin shared everything with her, which meant that when she was reconnecting with the young Jedi, Delphi knew. And truthfully, Delphi did not like it. She didn’t quite trust him, at least, didn’t quite trust him with her cousin. So she opted to speak to the boy’s teacher, Obi-Wan, to hopefully get a better understanding and perhaps even come to like the boy. Instead, she starts getting distracted by her own feelings growing for the man, seeking him out becomes less about her cousin and Anakin and more about herself. Obi-Wan has been places, done things, Delphi has never gone anywhere or done anything except be a lady. And she’s becoming fascinated with that idea of more.

Send me a fandom / love interest / faceclaim (one or all of those) and I’ll make a plot bunny

[lightningshotss]

Short Beaked Common Dolphin (delphinus delphis)

status: protected

taken off the coast of Santa Barbara, California

Something a little different this time - a video! Showing still images of these animals is fun but sometimes I don’t feel it quite does them justice. Short beaked common dolphins are certainly one of those as they tend to fly out of the water like popcorn. This day the water was incredibly flat offering a clear view of them underwater as one launches itself airborne. Listen to that smack as it hits the water!

[vgtrackbracket]

Video Game Track Bracket Round 2

Fire Island Volcano from Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

vs.

Delphinus Delphis from ABZÛ

No propaganda was submitted for either track.

If you want your propaganda reblogged and added to future polls, please tag it as propaganda or otherwise indicate this!

[tabsters]

The Twelve Days of Zodiacs - Day 5

"On the fifth day of Christmas, my Zodiacs gave to me, Five ugly sweaters, Four wrapped presents, Three snowmen, Two bread rolls, And a snowball fight under a tree."

it should be noted that this story is in a modern AU, aka an AU where no magic exists. everyone is just normal and untraumatized! the modern AU names for the characters are listed below:

TZE! Gemini: Hannah TZE! Scorpio: Sera TZE! Aries: Alex TZE! Leo: Leo TZE! Lacerta: Lacy (mentioned) TZE! Delphinus: Delphi (mentioned) TZE! Sagittarius: Will (mentioned)

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“Thank you for taking me to the mall!” Cassie said as Ciara’s dad drove into the parking lot. The man smiled as he parked the car, stepping out and pulling Cassie’s door open for her.

“It’s no problem at all.” He was a short man, with dark red hair and a sprinkling of freckles across his face. Ciara said that he worked as a daycare teacher, and Cassie could definitely see it. “We’re very glad that Ciara’s making some more friends.”

Sera, who was coming along on their mall trip, stepped out of the car as well, holding Ciara’s bag for her. “Such a gentleman,” Ciara quipped.

“Mm.” Sera only nodded, handing her bag back. “Cassie, you mentioned that you needed to do some Christmas shopping?”

“Oh! Yes!” Cassie rummaged through her bag, making sure that she had her possessions. “I have my own money, though, you don’t need to worry.”

“What do you do?” Ciara’s dad—Mr. Alejandro—asked as they walked into the mall. Ciara let out a loud sigh of relief as they stepped into the heated rooms. “Dog walking? Pet sitting?”

“Better to ask what Cassie doesn’t do,” Ciara laughed, and Cassie blushed. “Anyway, where to first?”

“I saw a really stupid ugly sweater in one of the stores’ websites,” Sera began to say, before getting cut off by one of Ciara’s long, drawn-out groans.

“It’s a family tradition,” Mr. Alejandro said at Cassie’s questioning look. “We dress up in ugly sweaters and take pictures to use for our Christmas cards.”

“I love it,” Sera said cheerfully, the most emotion Cassie had seen from him. “You all look so stupid and you all look so funny.”

“Lacy and Delphi certainly seem to think so,” Ciara grumbled. “Did you know that your friends made last year’s picture of me a meme?”

Sera chuckled, pulling out his phone to show Cassie the aforementioned meme. “Yeah, I was the one who sent them the photo.”

Cassie looked at the picture on Sera’s phone. It was zoomed in on Ciara, who was sitting like a cat, her arms attempting to cover up her ugly sweater. She was pouting, her lower lip stuck out.

“You look cute!” Cassie said, giggling as Ciara recreated the exact same pout in real time. “No, really!”

“Just show us the stupid sweaters,” Ciara sighed, swatting at Sera’s arm.

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After an hour of walking around in confused circles (and after getting sidetracked and spending a solid half hour in Barnes and Noble), they finally found the store Sera was talking about.

“They opened very recently,” Sera attempted to defend himself. “They’re a small business.”

“Just admit you got lost.” Ciara pointed at one of the mannequins, who was in fact wearing an ugly sweater. It had a giant reindeer with lights strewn all over its antlers. “That one would be good for you, my dearest brother.”

“I already have my sweater,” Sera said proudly. “It has Santa falling into a snowdrift. My boyfriend gave it to me as an early present.”

“Good God, not again,” Ciara said. Mr. Alejandro patted her on the shoulder, possibly offering his condolences to his daughter. "You and Hannah, always talking about great your partners are."

"If Alex ever ends up confessing to Will, you're doomed, Ciara." Sera stuck his tongue out, walking into the store.

"I don't think I could take it if all three of your siblings started dating," Mr. Alejandro stage-whispered out of the side of his mouth. Both Cassie and Ciara laughed.

They walked through the store, trying to figure out which sweaters would look good for each of Ciara's family members. Ciara vehemently denied the idea that any sweater would look good on her.

"It's for the bit, Ciara," Cassie said, holding up a sweater that had Santa stuck in the chimney of a house, his legs flailing in the air. "Commit to the bit!"

"I've been committing to the bit since I was seven," Ciara complained loudly. She nudged her father in the side, startling him. "This guy and Mom thought it was a good idea as a family bonding activity when I first got adopted. And then we just never stopped."

"We were doing it before we got you!" Mr. Alejandro protested. He scrolled through his phone, showing Cassie a picture of him and a woman. Both were dressed in ugly sweaters, and the photo dated back to ten years ago. "Your mother and I have been doing it ever since we started dating!"

"That's your mother?!" Cassie asked, mouth falling open in shock. The woman was ethereally beautiful, with her black hair falling over one shoulder in one long plait. Her dark skin was dusted with gold glitter around her cheeks, and her smile was infectious. She somehow made the ugly sweater look like high fashion. "Is she a model?"

"Real estate agent." Ciara tapped her mother's face. "She's the breadwinner of this family. Dad's the trophy husband."

"And I'm perfectly happy being your mother's trophy husband!"

"SHIT!" Sera came rushing back towards them, a panicked look on his face. "Guys, hide me!"

He then proceeded to duck behind all three of them. This was a mostly unsuccessful task, as he was tall and lanky, and could not be easily hidden.

"What are you hiding from?" Cassie asked the man, who was now trying to see if he could make a mad dash towards the exit. She looked around. The store seemed devoid of any imminent danger.

"Ah, shit," Ciara said. "It's his ex."

"Which one?" Mr. Alejandro asked.

"How many does he have?" Cassie asked, bewildered.

Ciara actually began counting them out on her fingers. "There was the guy who was really into Call of Duty, the genuinely shitty one, the really pretty blind girl, the girl that helps out at the bookshop on the corner of—"

"It's Leo," Sera finally hissed out.

"Ah." Mr. Alejandro nodded in understanding. "But I thought you two were on decent terms?"

"Then he dated Hannah, and now we're not on decent terms!" Sera whisper-shouted. "I may or may not have given him a failed shovel talk."

"He dated you and your sister?" Cassie asked, getting more confused by the second.

"He dated Sera, Hannah, and Alex, but I think that last one was a dare." Ciara sighed, rubbing her temple. "Or a result of spin the bottle. I forgot."

"Who cares—he's here, he's in my vicinity, can we please get out—"

"Sera!" A loud voice said before Sera could finish. "I didn't expect to see you here!"

The speaker was a tall—taller than Sera, surprisingly—man with tanned skin and bleached blonde hair. He was wearing a golden fur coat, the fur looking remarkably like lion fur. He flicked his sunglasses up to his forehead, revealing golden contacts. A sun necklace jangled around his neck.

"Hi, Ciara," Leo said, holding up his hand for a high-five. Ciara had to jump up to slap his hand. "Mr. Ramirez. And...who's this?"

"This is my friend," Ciara said, gesturing to Cassie. "Cassie, this is...uh, well, he used to be the head of the theater club in middle school."

"I'm her mentor!" Leo said cheerfully, patting Ciara on the head. "What are y'all shopping for?"

"Ah, well, we were looking for ugly sweaters, for our family tradition," Mr. Alejandro said, playing mediator. He cast a wary glance to his son, who was trying to sneak his way out of the store. "But I believe we're just about finished."

"I can help!" Leo punctuated his words with a couple of pats to Ciara's head. "Sera knows that I have an excellent taste in fashion.

All of them looked towards Sera, waiting for his judgment. The boy sighed, trudging over to join the group.

"I don't get why you needed a theater club. There was already a theater class." Sera flicked Leo on the shoulder. Leo just smiled. Cassie distantly thought that they didn't look like they were on such bad terms.

"It was for theater enthusiasts like me and your sister!" Leo walked leisurely through the store, pulling sweaters seemingly at random off the shelves and depositing them in Ciara's arms. "Those that appreciate the art of acting."

"I'm in theater!" Cassie piped up. "Tech theater, though. Actors have too many lines to memorize."

"And without techies like you, we wouldn't be able to put on such a good show," Leo said, patting Cassie on the shoulder. "Theater is a collaborative art form!"

Sera sighed some more, probably at the fact that his ex was swooping in and stealing his spotlight. 

They found four good sweaters for the other members of their family: a green sweater with a 3-D Christmas tree for Ciara's mom, a red sweater with an enormous Rudolph on it for Ciara's dad, a darker red sweater that said "ON THE NAUGHTY LIST" for Alex, and a white sweater with the words "ELVES MUST STOP CRYING BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK" for Hannah.

"Ciara should wear this one!" Leo held up a red sweater with three cats on it, under the words 'Have a Meow-y Christmas!'. Leo held the sweater up to Ciara, who scowled.

"No, this one," Sera said, pulling a blue sweater with a pixelated Mario out of the pile. "She likes Mario more than she likes cats. Right, Ciara?"

Ciara looked between the two boys, seemingly unsure on whose opinion she should go with. She glanced back at Cassie with an expression that seemed to say 'HELP'. 

Admittedly, it seemed like the two boys were having a silent contest over which one of them Ciara liked better. Cassie was inclined to be on Sera's side, because something about Leo seemed a bit...off. She wasn't quite sure what it was. 

"I think the Mario one looks nice!" Cassie said, stepping in between the two. "Maybe you can give the cat one to someone else."

Leo made a sound of faux disappointment, before putting his sweater back into the box. "Alright, alright. I see I'm outnumbered."

"Ha!" Sera said in triumph, pumping his fist into the air. "I win. Let's go to check out."

Ciara groaned some more, shoving the pile of sweaters into her father's hands. Leo raised his hands in surrender before ruffling Ciara's hair and walking away.

"See you around, Ciara," He said, smiling at her. He looked towards Cassie. "And nice meeting you, Cassie." 

Sera crossed his arms behind his back, looking towards Cassie as well.

His eyes said what he could not: Thank you.

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