#The Helmsman

[pastabaguette]

Stupid Image Edit #1036

my headcanon is that darkleer converted to signlessism(?) after he was exiled.

[helmtechnician]

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while Her Imperious Condescension's colonial pursuits never falter, She does take breaks.

And when She stops, So do I.

And, on some rare occasions, when the crew leaves the docked ship to visit a space station,

I get to leave with them.

Onboard the station, they take care of me, as ordered.

I can't function well without the wires anymore.

Doesn't matter, I'm always connected to wires these days.

The mechanics dote on me, and I'm often the most intact of the helmsmen docked for maintenance.

Sometimes I wish the crew would be more careless with me, and give me a chance to fade, like the rest of them do.

But, I know that all She will give me are a few, rare, days.

Spent in my small body looking outside, for as long as She will allow. So I go through the motions.

[serfuzzypushover]

could you please do the Signless introducing Disciple to Dolorosa for the first time?

ivv been wwantin to do a part 2 to this for a wwhile ty for remindin me... noww lemme nevver do somethin like this evver again its exhausting 😭

[jadedharleys]

The Second Signless folio is among the most famous of the surviving pages from the Book of the Signless, and its intricate symbolism has drawn much interest of those studying the history of Alternia. It is believed to have been illuminated by His Disciple herself due to the prevalence of feline lusii figures. Analysis of the pigments has revealed that while most were created from lusus blood, the rich pink tones were created from Alternian pink moonstone, a rare gemstone found in meteors of lunar origin on the troll planet, due to the rarity of seadweller lusus blood. Portions of it are also decorated with gold leaf. It has drawn much attention from the followers of the Creators for many reasons, from its foretelling of the Knight of Blood to its illuminated depictions of events from the Great Game to the belief of some historians that it was one in the possession of the Maid of Time.

text translation:

The Sufferer preached that after he passed, another signless would come, heralding the end-times for this planet. He will lead his people to glory beyond this realm.

(taken roughly from HS page 4056) (i have been informed there is a typo towards the end. im mostly just impressed that there aren't more than one.)

oh my god i . literally started this in uhhhh . july ??? when i was in ireland bc i saw The Actual Book Of Kells and it was Cool As Fuck so i had to . do this. yayyy. feel free to pretend to be an art historian on earth c and analyze the Fuck out of all the detail i put into this. it aint perfect bc i had to Learn Alternian Script AND how to draw celtic knots for this and that shit is hard bro

[eyeonyou]

UNHINGED INTERACTIONS EDITION

(Alternate title: Dave embarrasses himself and everyone around him)

[bnnuy-wabbit]

Ummmmmmmmm i guess im not done with homestuck ummmm

[boyinthevoide]

more of them. yahoo.

previous venture

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

GRAND HIGHBLOOD: hOw wOUld yOU lIkE tO gO fAcE thE cOndEscE, mOthErfUckEr?

PSIIONIIC: How would you lIIke two 2uck my ball2?

GRAND HIGHBLOOD: whAt dId yOU sAy!?

PSIIONIIC: Oh, II'm 2orry, what II 2aIId wa2...

PSIIONIIC: [Pull2 out megaphone]

PSIIONIIC: ...HOW WOULD YOU LIIKE TWO 2UCK MY BALL2, your mIIrthfulne22?

[animallover432]

It’s seems like many of the beta and alpha trolls are somewhat unusual even within each of their own blood castes, and the reason I think for this is probably due to ectobiology and possibly Karkat making mistakes while creating them. For the same reason I wonder if Rose and Dave having purple and red eyes, and Roxy and Dirk having pink and orange eyes could perhaps be a symptom of ectobiology, since the paradox clones and their offspring are technically not actual humans or trolls, due to not being descended from the humans on Earth/trolls from Alternia. It makes sense that unusual mutations from their planets regular species could occur. Case in point, Karkat and Kankri’s human like candy blood color that is entirely a process of ectobiology and doesn’t exist on Alternia/Beforus til the sufferer and Karkat land on it. Equius’s inconvenient super strength that labels him as a “freak” by the narrator, that only the strongest lusus would take care of, and could be considered a mutation. The summoner (Rufioh) has wings that no other troll has. Sollux has a mutant brain that foretells doom and torments him. The helmsman presumably has these issues too. Vriska and Mindfang have unusually good mind persuasion powers for being a highblood. Aranea particularly controlled thousands of ghosts somehow! Kanaya is one of the only trolls who enjoys fashion and can be resurrected after death into basically a light vampire. A good amount of the trolls have unique mutations that have never been seen before, are sometimes more inconvenient than helpful, and actively make these troll’s lives miserable. But ultimately it is these things that preemptively make it so they are able to win the game. Of course I wonder if many of these mutations were accidentally caused by Karkat.

[tinkerbullisreal]

sounds abt right

[fixstensial]

Kind of old

[badlydrawnpsionic]

you're doding the Quastion.

DId YOU, or DID NOT YOU get NASTY with the signless?

oh no youre in the wall now

what happened??

[serfuzzypushover]

OLD PPL KISSING!!

[anaeeve-arts]

Hey have I told you guys about my Disciple headcanons

also

[interrogatormentors]

the quiet humidity of the imperial helmsblock feels homey and soothes the permanent ache of your gills when the water levels down and there's room to sit and shoot the shit about how your night's been going. and when you tell a stupid joke about that panrotted dumbass heisar from communications, he smiles, and you remember why you adore him.

by every light in the endless cosmos that shines pale as your pity, you wish you could help him, but his chains are yours, tied firm and intertwined, and the loops dig in ever tighter with each passing perigee.

[homestuck-music-tournament]

Gold Pilot

Album: coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A Composer: First Turn Fold Leitmotifs: None Characters: The Helmsman, Becquerel, Jade Harley

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