#celestial high dr

[marvelshifter111]

Celestial High DR

Idk i might change the schools name later on

Katrina "Katia" Triton

Parents: Ariel & prince Erik

Age: 16

Birthday: 26.06.2004.

Nationality: Atlantican

Face claim: q.fwq

Likes singing, reading, necklaces, tea, biology, hugs, beaches, summer, ice cream, freedom, animals

Doesn't like winter, annoying people, people being mean to her friends, awkward silences, when someone interrupts her, Erik, Melanie and Duncan

Has hydrokineses and can talk to animals

Her mermaid form has a beautiful red and orange tail

Likes swimming, like literally drags all of her friends to the beach every summer.

Takes walks on the beach if she doesn't have time to swim.

Vegetarian

Really talkative

Protective friend

Loves her younger sister, Kia.

Besties with Kiana.

Has a good relationship with her parents. She doesn't want to inherit the throne, she just wants to swim the ocean freely, maybe get a job as a biologist on the land.

I'm gonna post the other ones like this too, maybe make a master list eventually.

I don't know if anyone cares about this but imma post it anyway ❤️

[greyhoundone]

[fuqer]

the "jaws made people fear sharks" argument against kink stuff is actually a really great example of why education is important.

the average person does not interact with sharks regularly and isn't given thorough education about sharks, thus their perception of sharks is going to be more easily warped by fictional media.

however, thanks to education, the average person DOES know that the moon is a big rock that orbits the earth and reflects sunlight. so when fictional media has lore that contradicts this, most people understand that it is fiction and their beliefs regarding how celestial bodies work do not change. simply enjoying a story where the moon is actually a girl that sacrificed herself to maintain the balance of the water spirits does not mean i believe that that's what it is in real life.

when i was in high school, i was educated on the importance of consent in the bedroom. when i read a story where a character is sexually assaulted and the narration does not explicitly condemn it, i still understand that sexual assault is morally wrong in real life. anyone who has had the same education as i did will also understand this.

it's not a matter of not making things that might give the wrong idea, it's a matter of making sure people are educated on the subject so they know to separate fiction from reality. which means proper sex ed.

tl;dr: stop advocating for bans on weird porn and start advocating for quality sex ed, because the latter is actually possible to implement and will actually solve the root of the problem.

[devildomwriter]

Ten Manga I Think They’d Enjoy #2

Lucifer

He likes manga that reads like classic literature, dark stories, mysteries, psychological stories, and occasionally something sweet or cute

Children of the Whales, Mujirushi, PTSD Radio, Requiem of the Rose King, Shadows House, The Summer Hikaru Died, Togue Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times, Gachiakuta, Your Lie in April, Drops of God

Mammon

He likes stories involving his personal hobbies like working on cars, gambling, etc. he also enjoys funny stories and secretly cute romances or relatable romances

Play it Cool Guys, Bleach, Chibi Vampire, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Fire Force, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School, I’m a Wolf But My Boss is a Sheep, My Monster Secret, Skip and Loafer, The Muscle Girl Next Door

Leviathan

Leviathan loves everything but he’s especially a fan of gaming manga, magical girls, monster girls, isekai, and the classics

A Centaur’s Life, Jobless Reincarnation, Yashahime Princess Half-Demon, If Witch Then Which, Banished From the Hero’s Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Country Side, My Clueless First Friend, Far-away Paladin, Geek Ex-Hitman, If the RPG World Had Social Media, Komi Can’t Communicate

Satan

Satan loves manga that reads like classical literature but he also loves stories about cats, dark mysteries, psychological stories and ones with characters he finds relatable

Case Study of Vanitas, Cat + Gamer, XXXHolic, Haunted Bookstore, Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San, Vampire Library, Heavenly Delusion, I’m the Catlord’s Manservant, Infernal Devices, Library Wars

Asmodeus

Asmodeus mostly enjoys romance whether it’s cute and fluffy or extremely erotic

Nana to Kaoru, We Can’t Do Just Plain Love, We Started a Threesome, I Want You to Make Me Beautiful, In to the Tentacle Cave, Who Wants to Marry a Billionaire, Training Mr Sakurada, My Androgynous Boyfriend, Birds of Shangri-La, Interspecies Reviewers

Beelzebub

Beelzebub is a big fan of manga involving food but he also enjoys a good action adventure and sports manga

Crazy Food Truck, My Deer Friend Nokotan, One Punch Man, Restaurant to Another World, Let’s Eat Together Aki and Haru, How to Grill Our Love, Giant Spider and Me, Hajime no Ippo, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Plus Sized Elf

Belphegor

Belphegor likes stories with relatable characters which can be hard to find but he also loves adventures, horror, and Slice of life; he’s a little all over the place

Servamp, Soara and the House of Monsters, Jujutsu Kaisen, Rurouni Kenshin, You Have No Human Rights, Uzumaki, SINoALICE, Gannibal, The Tree of Death, Dorohedoro

Solomon

Solomon loves compelling narratives, dark psychological stories, stories that take a deeper look a humanity and immortality, and one’s that involves demons/angels/sorcerers. He does also love cat books like Satan

Ancient Magus Bride, Blood on the Tracks, Bloody Mary, Of the Red Light and the Ayakashi, Demon Diary, Dr. Stone, Emanon, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Magus of the Library, Mob Psycho 100

Thirteen

Thirteen is a little all over the place, she likes to see what’s popular but she also enjoys slashers, one’s that take a closer look at death and spirits, and dark romance

Duke of Death and His Maid, Executioner and Her Way of Life, Ghost Reaper Girl, No Longer Allowed in Another World, Versailles of the Dead, Your Turn to Die, Chainsaw Man, Your Letter, Solanin, Corpse Party

Simeon

Simeon enjoys reading manga that have some religious aspects, he likes ones about authors since they are relatable, and he enjoys some random ones here and there that are cute or funny. He’s also a sucker for a pure romance

Ceres Celestial Legend, Handa-Kun, A Witch’s Printing Office, Lord Hades Ruthless Marriage, Takopi’s Original Sin, Ride Your Wave, Haru’s Curse, Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artists Journey, Our Dreams at Dusk, Blue Flag

Raphael

Raphael canonically likes coming of age sports dramas. I believe he’s also he amused by one’s involving ant Christian aspects about angels and demons, heaven and hell. He also enjoys one’s that include his hobbies like security, military, and anything to do with fashion

Cheeky Brat, Waiting for Spring, Blue Box, Kuroko’s Basketball, Yowamushi Pedal, Ran and the Gray World, Mame Coordinate, Cinderella Closet, Kamikaze Girls, Anri a Shoemaker

Luke

Luke loves to try everything but his books are monitored to make sure he doesn’t stumble upon anything inappropriate for his age ana angel status. He loves ones about food, animals, adventure, and a good slice of life or 4-panel.

Cat Massage Therapy, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokémon Adventures, Animal Crossing, My Little Pony: The Manga, Story of Seven Lives, Star Wars: Rebels, Dragon Ball, Disney Twisted Wonderland, Cardcaptor Sakura

Michael

Michael enjoys funny books, one’s that take a closer look at humanity and war, classical adaptations, and one’s involving angels and demons.

Record of Ragnarok, I Had That Same Dream Again, Skip Beat, Angel Sanctuary, Homunculus, The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna’s Journey, Alpi the Soul Sender, X, Ballad x Opera, Legend of the Nymph

Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles likes books that involve history, nobility, prestigious jobs, mystery, and equestrian sports. He also enjoys one’s about demons and servants.

Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated, Villains Are Destined to Die, Vinland Saga, Cantarella, Kingdom, Blade of the Immortal, Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Ajin

Barbatos

Barbatos prefers books that are dark and disturbing as well as insightful books on time, immortality, grief, morality vs law, etc.

Coffee Moon, Drifting Classroom, His Majesty the Demon King’s Housekeeper, The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Horizon, The Lady and Her Butler, I Sold My Life For Ten Thousand Yen Per Year, Homunculus, Parasyte, Yokai Rental Shop

Diavolo

Diavolo absolutely loves cute family manga, funny manga, one’s that involve demons and angels, cute romances, and exciting action and adventure. He isn’t picky and will read anything if it’s been recommended to him.

Correspondence From the End of the Universe, Soul Eater, Given, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Juana and the Dragonewt’s Seven Kingdoms, Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School, Thigh High, Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher, Hate Me But Let Me Stay, Hinamatsuri

[edutainer2022]

I have part two in my, so technically it's a Wednesday WIP. Things take place some time after Hyperspeed. Scott is rather popular with all creatures large and nerds. Sometimes Earth has some insights to share about the Sky and celestial objects.

HELIOCENTRIC

He didn't look down from the sketchbook when a chestnut head hit his thigh as a lanky figure folded itself on the sand next to him, by the edge of the small palm grove. An exasperated grunt and an oomf followed. Virgil knew better than to ask. Partly because John had already clued him in, in broad strokes. Partly because he was engrossed in a particularly intricate shading. But mostly because if Scott had hunted him down on the beach, having barely parked Thunderbirds One after the trip to CERN, he would talk. Or maybe not. Either way, if Scott needed comfortable company and a friendly ear - Virgil was both. There was no need for extra prying. Not that time, anyway.

"Brains hates me!"

"No, he doesn't."

Virgil response was as automatic as it was nonchalant. It went without saying - Brains deeply appreciated and admired Scott. Just like all of them.

A powerful huff from the general vicinity of the ground ruffled the edge of the page. Virgil glanced down only to be faced with brilliant blue, welling with desperation. If he didn't abhor the idea of biggest brother in any sort of distress, he would find the whole situation highly amusing.

"Well, he's mad at me, at least! He was so eager to meet Tycho Reeves in person - IR was his moment to shine! Now he thinks I stole his thunder!"

The painful grimace that followed the diatribe was so full of misery, Virgil finally put away the sketchbook and reached to ruffle dark brown curls.

Dr. Tycho Reeves had professed undying friendship with one Scott Tracy after the Hyper-reel misadventure - and did so urbi et orbi. Definitely to the latter's equal befuddlement. From what Virgil gleaned out of John's quick heads up - the Tracy Industries visit to Dr. Reeve's lab in New Geneva earlier that day was met with excitement and enthusiasm that resulted in some significant damage to reasonably good china, a coffemaker, a suit that could bankroll the economy of a medium-size country, several holodiscs of cutting edge equipment blueprints, brought in for consult. And Brains' pride, apparently.

Virgil peered down again at his brother's face, still contorted by a frown. His other hand joined the task force and administered an obviously needed reassuring shoulder squeeze.

"So, you did the thing. Big deal! Brains won't hold a grudge!"

Confusion darkened the edges of the blue.

"The thing?"

"Your thing. The Scott thing. You are the gravity center of every gathering in every room you're ever in. Or a light source, more like!"

Virgil smiled at his own metaphor. He definitely liked that idea more.

"Yep, that's right! You're the sun, Scooter. We all orbit you."

If he hoped to lighten the mood and put biggest brother's mind at ease - that wasn't the achieved effect. Dark brows furrowed even more. Scott even lifted his head from the comfy, jeans clad cushion, and nearly yelled:

"That's not true!"

Virgil was beginning to feel entertained.

"Oh, yes it is! Everyone gets under the spell one way or another, Scoots. That's just the way it is!"

Virgil's large palm gave the now disheveled brunet head a pointed push back on its perch on the brother's thigh and added a soothing rake through the curls to boot. A quieter protest followed.

"I don't want that!"

Virgil hummed, fully amused now.

"Well, tough! You're just THAT awesome, brother."

The almost whisper that chased Virgil's cheeky comment switched him on high alert again. Trust Scotty to find ever more fault with himself.

"Dad was the sun. I'm not."

[I'm not him.]

He had a good hunch Scott would genuinely believe that, but it hurt just as well to see up close how little biggest brother thought of himself. Virgil gave it a pause, then made sure to catch the blue gaze, now deepened by ever ready rue.

"No. He wasn't. Dad was thunder and lightning. Mom was the light. Then you."

He stopped the depreciating shake of the head with a flex of his wrist, before it could gain momentum.

"You really don't get it, do you? You were Dad's light! You cheered him on and you supported his every endeavor, you stood by him and you made him believe he could do anything! Even after Mom. Even after TV-21. And you're ours! You let us flourish and you champion the best selves we could ever be!"

He had to gulp down what had to follow next - "and you gave up everything to burn yourself for us all!"

Bright wide-eyed blue, staring up at him, was brilliant with disbelief and barely contained tears. So Virgil didn't hesitate to shift operations into the territory he knew best how to navigate - with a tug on the sleeve he enveloped big brother into a tight hug.

TBC

[junetorres]

Talking about my jjk DR!

I will get more into details about my cursed technique and domain expansion. This blog will be a little too long for my liking but whatever.

So the timeline that I'm shifting to is 2017, one month before Yuji comes to jujutsu high, which is may.

My name is Yumeko (the first name that popped up when I wrote on Pinterest "Japanese names" so I just decided to go with it, I might change it later tho).

I'm a special grade sorcerer.

I was born in Takayama, and when I turned 6 we moved to Kamakura (a town that is 1 hour away from Tokyo). I am an only child. My parents don't know what curses are and don't have cursed techniques to begin with.

I changed the whole plot, since I haven't shifted yet, and I really don't want to experience the Shibuya incident, culling games etc. And I don't want Yuji to go through that.

None will die (like in the manga).

I scripted that Junpei wont die, and he will be going to jujutsu high. (Cause actually he's one of my fav characters)

I also scripted that Geto won't start a cult and will stay in jujutsu high as a teacher.

My S/O is Sukuna (don't hate me y'all pls 😔🙏)

My cursed tehinck is:

Astral Rend 星幽の裂け目 (Seiyū no Sakeme).

The Astral Rend technique allows the user to tap into the cosmic forces of the universe, specifically the energy of stars and celestial bodies. User uses this power to create rifts in space that unleash devastating slashes of concentrated starlight. These rifts can cut through nearly anything, and they leave behind trails of cosmic energy that continue to damage or disrupt whatever they touch.

Stellar Slash: User channels their cursed energy to open a rift in space, unleashing a blade of starlight that can slice through anything in its path. This attack is extremely fast and can be used both at close range and from a distance. The starlight is so intense that it can burn through cursed energy barriers and physical matter alike.

Celestial Veil: By slicing through space, user can create a temporary barrier made of condensed starlight. This barrier can block incoming attacks or trap enemies inside a confined area. The Celestial Veil can also obscure vision, making it difficult for opponents to see what’s happening outside or inside the barrier.

Nova Burst: User can concentrate their cursed energy into a single point and release it in a burst of starlight, similar to a supernova. This explosion radiates out in all directions, dealing heavy damage to everything within its radius. The Nova Burst also disrupts cursed energy within the affected area, making it difficult for enemies to use their techniques.

Astral Chains: User can summon chains made of starlight from the rifts she creates. These chains can bind enemies, restrict their movement, or pull them into the path of her Stellar Slashes. The chains are highly durable and can also siphon cursed energy from those they ensnare, weakening their opponents over time.

Domain expansion: Stellar Abyss 星の深淵 (Hoshi no Shin'en).

Nebula Veil: User summons drifting clouds of glowing, stardust-filled nebulas. These nebulas shimmer with blues and purples, moving slowly and gracefully through the domain, but they carry immense power.

The nebulas act as both offense and defense. They can absorb incoming attacks, dispersing energy harmlessly, while also unleashing bursts of concentrated starlight that burn through opponents' defenses. If an opponent touches a nebula cloud, their cursed energy is drained, making them weaker the longer they’re in contact.

Combat Use: User can shape the nebulas to create barriers or use them to trap and burn opponents in a cloud of starlight, both beautiful and deadly.

Starlight Cascade: User calls down beams of pure starlight from the cosmic sky above, raining them down like a celestial storm.

Effect: The starlight strikes aren’t just blindingly bright; they burn with cosmic energy, dealing devastating damage. Each beam of light feels like a fragment of a star itself, searing through cursed energy defenses.

Tactical Use: User can target specific areas with this ability, raining starlight down on opponents or using it as a defensive perimeter, forcing user's enemies to avoid certain zones of the domain.

Celestial Drift:Instead of direct gravity manipulation, user controls the flow of cosmic energy through the domain, altering how starlight interacts with space.

Effect: This allows user to make herself and user's opponents drift effortlessly through the domain, as if floating in space. Opponents lose their sense of direction and control, feeling weightless and disoriented.

Strategic Use: User can control the flow of her own movements, floating with ease while forcing opponents to stumble or float helplessly. User can push them into nebula clouds or starlight beams, making it hard for them to avoid her attacks.

Astral Chains:Blue, radiant chains of starlight shoot out from the nebulas, coiling around user's opponents like glowing serpents.

Effect: These chains, made of pure astral energy, bind opponents and slowly drain their cursed energy while burning with celestial heat. The more they struggle, the tighter the chains grow, making escape nearly impossible.

Combat Use: User uses these chains to immobilize her opponents, leaving them vulnerable to the deadly rain of starlight or the suffocating nebulas. The chains also allow the user to absorb some of the cursed energy they drain, boosting the user's own power.

Nebula Resonance:The nebulas within the domain begin to hum and pulse with radiant energy, vibrating in sync with the cosmic energy of the stars.

Effect: The resonating nebulas cause a massive shockwave of light to ripple across the domain, disorienting and damaging opponents. The vibrations affect cursed energy directly, causing techniques to misfire or become unstable.

Tactical Use: Users can use this resonance to create zones of disruption where cursed techniques fail, forcing their opponents into a defensive position. This ability also amplifies the starlight attacks within the domain, making them even more lethal.

[dawn-selfships]

Feeling once again weak for the red old man so Areos hc time

- I have a story in my head for how they got familiar the first time! :) I'll make a more detailed post on that when I get the time, but tl;dr, Eos found and saved an unconscious Ares who had been fighting a powerful enemy, and patched up his injuries as he was bleeding Ichor (celestial blood). Bam, Ares was lovestruck. Then, because Eos had broken her wing while saving Ares, Ares did a rare kind and gentlemanly action, and gave Eos a ride on his chariot UuU Both to help her spread morning dew over the lands, and to ride her back home to Olympus where they could get her wing healed.

- Eos was SO flattered and surprised! Most gods did not usually pay attention to her, since she is only a minor goddess whose whole job is to herald the arrival of the day, of Apollo's chariot. So of course she is most of the time overshadowed by his radiance. Besides...she would have never thought that Ares, the terrifying god of war, could be so sweet and considerate to a lady!

- Ares in the meantime, could not stop thinking about Eos for weeks after the incident - her luminous light, her eyes, her cheeky smile, and the way she had saved him and fought a monster for him. Boy was he down baaaaad. However this all is exactly he was awfully shy about talking to her again, and resorted to avoiding Eos for a while like an absolute loser. Until Athena practically YELLED at him to go talk to Eos again LMAO

- Ares is that super showoffy jock boyfriend who is always trying to impress Eos. Be it fighting monsters in front of her, bringing her war trophies, lifting heavy stuff, you name it. He's that meme of "this one's for you baby" *throws a basketball and it misses the basket*

- Eos giggles and flutters her wings while blushing madly, even when he absolutely fails, because he makes her feel so special. She's been so occupied over the years on just being the morning goddess...she had forgotten how it feels to be loved like this.

- Eos loves to impulsively scoop Ares into her arms and fly. Too bad most of the time he wears his heavy armor, so she struggles flapping her wings LOL but whenever he is rarely in a civil wear, like wearing his pajamas, she will absolutely bridal carry him!

- Due to morning dew, Eos' powers are mostly water based. She tends to playfully splash dew at Ares every now and then. If there's water nearby, Ares will answer by splashing back. Cue a chaotic water splashing fight where they both laugh loudly and Poseidon yells "I'M TRYING TO SLEEP"

- Of course, being the goddess of morning, she is great at cooking breakfast. Ares is usually the one out of the couple who insists on cooking for the family. The "healthy military meals", as he says. But when Eos wants to spoil him and her children, they'll be eating the most high quality shakshouka and wine leaf rolls.

- I haven't remembered to mention this, but Eos is AWFULLY clumsy, whether it's dropping stuff off Olympus by accident, or tripping on her own wings. Which gets dangerous whenever she wants to try Ares' weapons LOL

- Remember that scene in Shrek 4 where Shrek and Fiona bond by playfighting with heavy weapons? Yeah that's Areos energy right there

- Ares often calls her "you crazy woman". With the most lovestruck eyes in the world.

- Listening to "Wild Thing" from the end of Strange Magic always makes me think of Areos too bye

- Like I drew earlier, Eos has a whole army of romantic nicknames for Ares, each one sappier than the last. Ever since the other gods on Olympus heard that, they have been mercilessly pranking Ares over it. Once, when Ares arrived to the Olympus court meeting, his name tag on his seat was "BooBoo Bear". Ares broke the table with his fists

- Eos can be clingy. Every time Ares leaves for a battle, a journey to faraway lands on his chariot, Eos either asks if she can come along, or fusses over packing Ares all sorts of food, healing ambrosia, celestial bandages etc. Deep down, Eos is HORRIBLY scared that something bad will happen to Ares. She does not want to lose him like she lost Astraeus and Tithonus :(

- Often, she puts a happy smile on her face so Ares won't be too worried for her, as she does not want to hold Ares back. But sometimes, after Ares is gone, Astraea hears her mom breaking down into sobs in her room.

- Remember that Homeric myth where a bunch of giants managed to trap Ares and imprison him in an amfora for 13 months straight until Hermes finally found and rescued him?

- Yeah, when that happened, Eos ignored her morning goddess duties entirely, to hysterically fly around Greece and search for Ares, causing dawn to never break and for the world to be stuck in a permanent nighttime, as Apollo was unable to ride his sun chariot. When she could not find Ares, she started to fear that he had died... even the cold Boreas stopped being salty at Ares and went to search for him, once he saw the way his dear mother curled up and sobbed and wailed hopelessly, as Astraea hugged her and tried to comfort her.

- Ares in the meantime?? The myth describes him screaming, howling and thrashing endlessly in the amfora. And so he did, causing the Giants to cover their ears like "holy shit we should have kidnapped the god of calmness instead". The only thing bringing Ares comfort in this claustrophobic, merciless long prison, was thinking of his family back at Olympus... Athena, Eos, Fear and Terror, young Harmonia, the wind quadruplets, Astraea...in a rare moment of hopelessness, he'd sob, wanting nothing more than to be free and get back to them.

- Lmao this got horribly angsty BUT as said before, Hermes found and freed Ares!! Accompanied by Boreas, who ruthlessly, mercilessly destroyed the Giants with a devastating, raging cold hurricane. And then he huffed at Ares "shut up I'm just doing this for my mom, NOT for you"

- Needless to say the reunion of Eos and Ares was heartwarming and passionately romantic 💖💖💖 And of course, both Hermes and Boreas got a CRUSHING hug and massive sloppy kisses on their cheeks by Eos. Hermes also got a permanent access to Eos' storage of figs and olives as a thank you.

[signor-signor]

4th Anniversary of The Eye on the Galaxy

Released four years ago on Christmas Day, this is the one fan fiction of which I’ve become rather proud. Not only does it transition nicely between Season 2 and the still-sitting-on-the-shelf-because-the-higher-ups-assumed-nobody-was-interested-in-more-episodes Season 3, but it gives many side characters a chance to shine, even those who haven’t spoken since Season 1. I already have a background made for it. I’ll get around to making a visual for the shorts… eventually.

Just to recap, here are the shorts, their summaries, and the featured interviewees. The ones in bold were seen in The End of the Galaxy while the ones italicized remain unclear. Whoever has an asterisk (*) may be hidden in the crowd even though we cannot see them.

1. The Rulers - Andy learns about the leaders of their own people and their concerns.

King Bingleborp

The King of Flendar + the Flendarians

The King of Sherblorg 7

Beeza + the Ballzerians

Queen Zeeba (the queen from The Axe)

Prince Cashmere + the Baa-hallans

Dracor + Demurra + their guards

Destructor + his subjects (partial)

2. The Elderly - Andy speaks to some of the galaxy’s resident senior citizens.

Stella Starbella + Mittens

The lost and found guy

Trudi Traveler + her clones

The slug boss + his two custodians

Papa Doom + his gargoyle assistants

Ms. Myrtle via Eye Drone and telephone

3. The Teammates - Andy gets the scoop from various groups and troops.

Badlands Dan + his gang

Oink* + the Motorhogs

The blue and red ants

The Insurgent Generals (General Outrage, Brainz, Wild Card*, Clipper) plus a phone call from Robomechabotasquad

4. The Youth - Andy chats with some children, teens, tots, and the supervising parents.

Melodie + Angela + David + Jamie and Hank

Olive + her mother

The three slug grandkids

The rock lady + her babies

Huckleberry Knucklehead + his parents*

Camera father + camera mother + smartphone son

Teen leader + weasly teen* + obvious teen

Dracor and Demurra’s triplets

5. The Gutsy - Andy talks with the tenacious and converses with the courageous.

Ripov

Thrax + 3 cohorts + 1 other cohort*

Harvax + Stok

The slug nephew

Ryder via Eye Drone.

6. The Reformed - Andy finds out what’s next for the ex-villains/ex-tyrants.

Destructor + his subjects (continued)

Major Threat

The Black Cube + Tracy

Something the So-and-So (picked, but not started), as well as a postcard from Westley and the half-torn photo strip from The Bot

7. The Business Folks - Andy gathers information on changes in the workplace.

The Blarpee’s cashier

Okeydokian diner manager + Michelle

Apple head and lemon head bartender

Landlord + fast food manager

Garbage collector

Dr. Scrivellix (the dentist)

Clancy Shmancy + Nancy Shmancy + construction workers* + waiter

Plumber

MOGA curator

Weasel (owner of Weasel’s Watering Hole)

Okeydokian director 1

Okeydokian director 2

Hat shop owner

Locksmith

8. The Mysterious - Andy asks some extraordinary individuals how they’ll get home.

Neckbeard

5 lords of illumination (I like to think one of them had a Bloo mask on.)

Fortune teller

Mooplexians

High Gnee council + Gluteus/Todd + the buttler

Celestial star being via Eye Drone plus a brief appearance of the intergalactic guru by a holographic smoke effect

9. The Creatures - Andy has questions for the critters who sought refuge on the planetoid.

The rabbit (The Good Deed)

The pit monster (The Birthday Boy)

The fire lion (The Little Guy) - assists Andy in the next ten lines

Monster dog (The Stray)

Hoarder scorpion (The Epic Quest…)

Tigrex of Nil (The Epic Quest)

Electric birds (The Liar)

Frankenstein monster (The Heebie Jeebies)

Squills (The Wanders)

Hufflerumples (The Good Deed)

Diurnal animals (including those from The Breakfast)

Nocturnal animals (The Night)

Frederick (The Rider)

Mother and child (The Egg) via Eye Drone

Gracknore (The Good Deed) via Eye Drone

Tagathorian animals (The Enemies) via Eye Drone

Buster (The Ball) via Eye Drone

Giant worm (The Hat) via Eye Drone, which promptly gets eaten

10. The So-and-So - Andy brings an eager, but unsure, guest to his desk.

Something the So-and-So (two blips to suggest time passage)

11. The Rest - Andy speeds through the interviews with the remaining refugees.

Cluckons

Hogs (The Good Deed)

Bobbles (The Party Animal)

Zetuons (The Catastrophe)

Flankarians (The Cool Guy)

Tiki beings (The Liar)

Bunny-like beings (The Show Stopper)

Mr. Brittle + Mrs. Brittle (The Rider)

Ornament beings (The Gift)

Balloon man

Dragor the Distractible

Princess Galactia

Princess Veronicron + Jim the Neon Knight

Gelatinous Bob animatronic + Joey Protozoa animatronic + drummer animatronic

Fleeblebort* + Marsha + the two hillbilly families

Flower-headed birds (The Good Deed)

35 screens featuring distinctive incidentals from previous episodes (The Fugitives, The Box, The Nice Guy, The Time Bomb, The Helper, etc.), including the furry slug man (from The Toddler and The Night Out)

Cloaked refugees

Brad Starlight + Remora (The Hot Shot) (I did spot about one or two other ladies from that episode in a crowd close up)

Chad

Hooded refugees

Surprise appearance by Wander and Sylvia, both of whom lead the Skullship (with Hater and Peepers inside) to crash into Andy’s desk

So there you have it.

Of course, I’ve yet to know exactly who would be on the formerly secret planet and climb aboard the Star Nomad. That’s why I wish to share this information with Craig McCracken himself and gather anything that only he and the crew would know. In case you haven’t guessed by now, he has an account on Bluesky. As long as the fandom thrives, we’ll learn something new about WOY in the future. What could be more exciting?

And with that, happy holidays!

[Link to the shorts]

[frasermints]

if you want to go more into the utah thing, pls do

okay, so i feel the need to preface all of this with

tij iginla deserved to be drafted high in the first round. i'm glad he went high in the first round. he worked hard to earn the place he was drafted. that being said, i do not think his technical ability is the only reason utah drafted him.

let's take a look at utah's owners.

the smiths are mormon, and follow most standard hypocritical mormon doctrine. they have five children and live in provo. can't find much on ashley but ryan went to business school at BYU provo because his dad worked there before he got cancer and also that's what good little mormon boys are expected to do after they go on their colonizer missions to brown countries.

link to the archived deseret interview, written by the mormon church

he often speaks to church officials about money and tech, since he owns multiple businesses in the tech space and owns four sports franchises. the above link is an interview he did with a mormon elder about allocation of church funds. from the horse's mouth, they admit to hoarding billions of dollars and wanting to convert essentially the entire african continent to mormonism for clout.

now. this is where we get into tij's selection.

if you aren't as autistic about mormon history as i am, tl;dr up until about like pshhh iirc it was like 10 or 15 years ago it was literally like not possible for black mormons to hold positions of power in the church. mormon children were taught that dark skin was a sign of being "cut off from god" (lamanites) and depending on where you lived, that if you weren't white, you wouldn't be able to reach the highest level of heaven (in mormonism there are different tiers of the afterlife - three levels of heaven [celestial, terrestrial, and telestial] and then "outer darkness" which is basically just hell. you can only reach the celestial kingdom if you're the perfect mormon and pretty much anyone goes to the telestial kingdom, even like. rapists and murderers. you go to outer darkness if you defy god to his face basically. mormons are wild. yes i am judging you) which is like beaten into you from birth to be the worst fucking thing in the world because if you don't reach the highest level of glory you're separated from your family in the afterlife, and that would suck! that's what you spent your entire life trying to do! so by default getting denied that simply because you produce more melanin is. rancid!

so. career mormons, as i call them - or mormons that come from long lineages of pre-established mormons, especially utah or texas or idaho mormons (like ryan's family, and i'm going to assume ashley's family) - they very very very often have deep racism beat into them practically since birth. they might not think so, but it's there, and it comes out at the wildest times in the wildest ways. like, i grew up in an area with a LARGE mormon minority. a group of mormons tried to lynch one of my friends as a "joke". they literally tried to fucking lynch him. one of the only black kids in the area. because they thought it was funny, and couldn't conceptualize why that was wrong or why that action - committed by that specific religion, too - carried immense weight.

moving onto the hockey part of the ask.

i stared at coyotes stats for way too long last night.

tij iginla is a left shot forward.

we all know arizona was uhh. not the greatest when they made their exit from the league. tij put up some gorgeous numbers when he finished out this year in the w, and if he does well at development camp i think he does have a very good chance at being a name on the roster. i do.

i don't think he was the smartest choice for them technically, though.

like, come the fuck on.

and like i get that they're. they still have all summer. it's whatever. but out of their thirteen forwards, nine are left shots. they are not hurting for him!!

and like. okay. you could argue like. of those, bh and bo38 are rfa at the end of this season, mc53 and ak15 and mm63 and jm22 are ufa next season, they're practically bled dry for RWs.

and they have signed defensemen since day one of the draft. unsure how td33 is going to do with his injury over the summer, but if he comes back they'll be at the numbers they need.

i still don't think he was the pick utah needed technically. i don't think he was the perfect fit. i think the owners decided for the franchise and were able to justify it well enough with his numbers to themselves and everyone else to make it work, but i really truly deep down think that part of it was "look at us we are a brand new team. we are two perfect people that wear cool youth pastor clothes to fancy pants events. we're so hip and chill, we're going to make this black kid's dreams come true by drafting him higher than his dad. we're going to make him the face of the Utah Hockey Club" and then IMMEDIATELY put him in a fucking jersey that says property of. like that is deranged.

i know from an outsider's perspective this all can seem very reach-y but when you have lived with these people and been inside their minds and been raised inside the culture it is all very very thought out. it's deliberate. everything these people do is intentional. so i really honestly can't see these people doing this for any other reason than to make themselves look good. yes, i think tij is a very talented hockey player that deserved to be drafted high in the first round. but i think he belongs somewhere else, somewhere that will treat him well and somewhere he will be safe. because i guarantee you, he is not safe on that team. not when ryan and ashley smith own it.

[thecreaturecodex]

Sahkil, Tumblak

Image © Wenard Gunadi

[Sponsored by @justicegundam82. The tumblak is one of several high CR sahkils that appears in the Pathfinder 2e module Night of the Gray Death, which does not have any art for the creature. Appropriately for an outsider of fear, it's mechanically terrifying, with a 100 foot radius aura of suffocation. Bring a tumblak to the table, and characters will die if it's not taken care of quickly.]

Sahkil, Tumblak CR 18 NE Outsider (extraplanar) This horrific creature appears as a floating, translucent mass of bodies, their limbs interlocked and necks bent in unnatural angles. They are forced into a vaguely rectangular shape, as if molded together in a coffin. The eyes of each form are blank and white, and their mouths are contorted into silent screams.

A tumblak is a powerful type of sahkil that represents the fear of enclosure. Although they are happy to bask in claustrophobia, they prefer to add the spice of suffocation when possible, and are patrons of everything from constriction to being buried alive. As such, they lurk in mausoleums, graveyards and other monuments to death while on the Material Plane. Although a tumblak is not undead, they often act as though they are subject to effects that calm or ward off evil spirits. Part of this is out of a sense of sportsmanship—tumblaks enjoy inflicting their horrific attacks on the weak, and then letting them live to spread the story and revisit the fear. Part of this is to bait undead slayers into wasting their time and energy, and seeing them switch from confidence to panic.

Tumblaks prefer to fight in enclosed spaces, using their incorporeality to drift through narrow hallways and locked doors easily. When on the hunt, they activate their gasping auras, which magically draws the breath from the lungs of their victims. Once it has at least one creature gasping for air, the tumblak closes the gap in order to use its look of fear, freezing the suffocating victim in place while they struggle to breathe. Tumblaks like to draw out their kills, and so use their slam attacks to batter enemies that resist their gaze and try to fight back.

Tumblak      CR 18 XP 153,600 NE Medium outsider (evil, extraplanar, incorporeal, sahkil) Init +5; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft., Perception +30, true seeing Aura gasping (100 ft., Fort DC 29)

Defense AC 32, touch 32, flat-footed 26(+5 Dex, +9 deflection, +1 dodge, +7 profane) hp 262 (21d10+147) Fort +13, Ref +19, Will +19 DR 15/good; Immune death effects, disease, fear, incorporeal traits, poison; Resist cold 10, electricity 10, sonic 10; SR 29 Defensive Abilities nightmarish ward

Offense Speed fly 40 ft. (perfect) Melee 4 slams +30 (2d12+9/19-20) Special Attacks claustrophobic nightmares, emotional focus, look of fear (30 ft., DC 31) Spell-like Abilities CL 18th, concentration +27 Constant—true seeing At will—arcane sight, fear (DC 25), nightmare (DC 26), telekinesis (DC 24) 1/day—greater dispel magic, mass hold monster (DC 27)

Statistics Str -, Dex 21, Con 22, Int 15, Wis21, Cha 28 Base Atk +21; CMB +30 (+32 disarm or trip); CMD 46 (48 disarm or trip) Feats Alertness, Combat Expertise,Dodge, Improved Critical (slam), Improved Disarm, Improved Trip, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Spring Attack, Toughness Skills Acrobatics +24, Bluff +28, Fly +32, Intimidate +28, Knowledge (local, planes) +23, Knowledge (religion) +18, Perception +30, Sense Motive +28, Stealth +28; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, Requian, telepathy 100 ft. SQ easy to call, ghostly grasp, no breath, skip between

Ecology Environment any land or underground (Ethereal Plane) Organization solitary or crush (2-4) Treasure incidental

Special Abilities Claustrophobic Nightmares (Su) A tumblak’s nightmare spell-like ability is especially pernicious. Any creature that is fatigued by its nightmares cannot have that fatigue removed magically unless the caster succeeds a caster level check against the tumblak’s spell resistance. Whenever a creature fatigued by a tumblak’s nightmares enters a stressful situation (such as combat or high-stakes negotiations), it must succeed a DC 31 Will save as if exposed to a tumblak’s look of fear. This is a mind-influencing curse, fear effect; the save DC is Charisma based and includes a +2 racial bonus from the sahkil’s emotional focus. Gasping Aura (Su) All creatures within 100 ft. of a tumblak must succeed a DC 29 Fortitude save or be unable to breathe. Creatures that succumb to the gasping aura must hold their breath until they leave the tumblak’s aura or begin to suffocate. A creature that succeeds this save is immune to the gasping aura of that tumblak for the next 24 hours. A tumblak can suppress or resume this effect as a free action. The save DC is Charisma based. Ghostly Grasp (Su) A tumblak is incorporeal, but can make Strength checks and interact with objects as if it had a Strength score equal to its Charisma score. As such, its melee attacks are not melee touch attacks, but their attack and damage rolls are modified by its Charisma bonus. Look of Fear (Su) A creature affected by a tumblak’s gaze is considered to be shaken and pinned. This lasts until it escapes by making a combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check against the tumblak’s CMD. This is a mind influencing fear effect; the save DC is Charisma based and includes a +2 racial bonus for the sahkil’s emotional focus. Nightmarish Ward (Ex) A tumblak gains a profane bonus to Armor Class equal to 1/3 its HD.

[astrstqr]

things that make sense in my main drs

𓈀 ៶៶⠀ ⠀ yana dr ⠀ ✸

- my mom is apart of destiny’s child

- i’m practically the beyoncè of kpop

- the sims being realistic looking

- my two story penthouse

- the label/company i’m under is owned by beyoncé and my mom

- idols having beef like western celebrities

- the vibe of the celebrity world is the embodiment of 2016-2019. just fun all year round

- idols having their sort of own little city (basically a mini version of seoul and los angeles mixed together)

- more shows for idols. (like 106 & park, or something similar to love & hip hop without all that extra unnecessary stuff)

- survival shows being fun and entertaining, not just work work work.

- me being the brand ambassador for playstation (free games anyone?)

- people still caring for the library of alexandria so it was never destroyed from laziness

- tv companies still make tv shows similar to the 2000s and early 2010s , just updated to keep up with the times

𓈀 ៶៶⠀ ⠀ bratz dr ⠀ ✸

- all of my member’s moms were in destiny’s child (still including beyoncè , just not kelly and michelle)

- attending and performing at beyoncé’s renaissance tour

- no light pollution (goes for all my drs honestly)

- my royale card (same as a black card but there is no pre-set spending limit)

- me having two mics and in-ear pieces

- me popularizing juicy couture tracksuits and mini skirts in modern fashion

- being in multiple kpop groups mvs

- being known as suga-t because fans think me and suga of bts rap at a similar speed, and how we aren’t afriad to call someone out

- my group being know as the fastest 5th gen group to win soty & roty

- my group literally being the ambassadors for kpop

- my group being known as irl bratz dolls

- my group ranking #1 in popularity

- my group having beef with a whole other group

𓈀 ៶៶⠀ ⠀ etherea dr ⠀ ✸

- the arcane nexus that mysteriously popped up after the celestial war

- the assassination of high king brightblade l

- a burst of energy from the arcane nexus opening the portals back up to the other realms

- the etherean spire (a library just the alexandria)

- a mysterious figure known only as the watcher begins to appear in the dreams of etherea’s most influential leaders

- different types of humans

- giants (thats all i gotta say)

- dragons and leviathans

- hybrids

[marvelshifter111]

Celestial High DR - master list

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾𖤓 ⋆⁺₊⋆

𖤓 Protagonist's kids:

Katrina "Katia" Triton

Charlotte Rose

Louise Rose

Ahmed Al Din

Aisha Al Din

Blair Ravenwood

Ella von Gothel

Freya White

Juliette "Jules" Noris

Claude De La Boeuf

Lucas De La Boeuf

Chen Fa

Liling "Li" Fa

Kiana Waialiki

Destiny Rogers

Nia Rogers

Rosetta La Bouff

Astrid Dahl

Aksel Dahl

Jonas Bjorgman

Amelie Bjorgman

☾ Villain's kids

Ceira

Melanie

Duncan

Lilith de Vil

Fia von Grimhilde

Amani Rahman

Imani Facilier

Erik Anderson

Killian Hook

Diego Cruz

Dario Cruz

[selfixsworld]

I´m bored...

so i´ll give some ideas for quirks for BNHA DRs or OC:

Script Template: @/mx.levias on TikTok — linktree (NOT MY SCRIPT)

ETHEREAL ESSENCE:

Powers MASTERLIST - Faeries's Common Powers

Quirk Inspired By: Faeries (Celtic Folklore - Slavic Folklore - Germanic Folklore - French Folklore)

¦ ⌈Quirk Type⌉ ⩵ Transformation - Emitter

APPLICATIONS (ETHEREAL FAERIES):

Twilight Mimicry: Possess the supernatural body that is natural for a being of light and darkness.

Ethereal Mimicry/Aether Physiology: Gain the form of a powerful ethereal being.

Energy Perception: Possess the power to see all the energy that surround you.

Extrasensory Perception: Posses senses that surpass those of normal people.

Immortality: Go without the need for food, water, and air while becoming immune to things such as disease.

Omni-Shifting: Wield limitless shapeshifting abilities.

Possession: Enter a targets body to control them for any purpose

Quintessence Force: Generate a limitless amount of energy for almost any kind of use.

Supernatural Condition: Possess the superior physical/mental attributes of a super being.

Twilight Manipulation: As ethereal beings that exist outside those of light and dark, wielders can control the ethereal energy that exists between both forces.

Ethereal Manipulation: Have Master-level control over the "Universal Element/Energy".

​Aether Manipulation: Have Master-level control over the "Celestial Element".

​ Aether Magic: Use magic that allows them to utilize Aether, the celestial element, either magically manipulating it or using it to cast spells.

​ Aether Power Link: Have the power to make their Aether connect to their powers and use it to control them.

​ Conjuration: Create/Summon anything the wielder desires.

​ Mana/Life-Force Manipulation: Control the mystic force found in every form of life and creation.

Dimensional Manipulation: Control dimensional energy for many uses.

Energy Matter Manipulation: Possess a transcendent level of control over a supernatural substance that works as both energy and matter.

Space-Time Manipulation: Command the energies of time and space.

Resurrection: Wielder can resurrect any desired target.

Subjective Reality: Control the border that exists between fantasy and reality.

Special Moves:

🌌 Aetherial Ascension 🌌 - The user envelops themselves in pure aether, gaining enhanced strength, speed, and durability for a limited time. Their body glows with celestial energy, intimidating foes and inspiring allies.

🌠 Twilight Convergence 🌠 - The user manipulates the balance of light and dark energy, creating a powerful energy beam that can obliterate enemies or heal allies, depending on their intent.

✨ Phantom Mirage ✨ - Summon multiple illusory clones to confuse and mislead enemies. The illusions can briefly interact with the environment, making them seem real.

🌒 Dream Snare 🌒 - Send enemies into a deep, enchanted slumber, trapping them in a vivid, controlled dreamscape that distracts or frightens them.

🔮 Aetherial Guard 🔮 - Manifest a shield of ethereal energy that absorbs incoming damage and converts it into energy for counterattacks.

🌟 Fate’s Tapestry 🌟 - The user weaves a spell that allows them to manipulate probability slightly, turning the tide of battle in their favor.

💫 Cosmic Bloom 💫 - Channel celestial energy into the ground, causing luminous flowers to sprout. These flowers release a soothing mist that heals allies or a toxic mist to weaken enemies.

🌟 Reality Shatter 🌟 - Momentarily break the boundary between fantasy and reality, creating surreal, chaotic effects such as reversed gravity, distorted sound, or temporary hallucinations.

Backlashes:

Aether Burn: Prolonged use of ethereal energy causes severe exhaustion and intense physical pain as if the user’s body is burning.

Twilight Fracture: Mismanaging light and dark energy balance can lead to unintended explosions or backlashes that harm the user and their allies.

Ethereal Overload: Using too many high-energy abilities in quick succession causes the user to lose control, potentially unleashing uncontrollable energy surges.

Dream Tethering: Using dream-based abilities risks the user being pulled into the dreamscape, leaving their body vulnerable.

Celestial Anchor: The user’s ethereal body becomes unstable if they remain in their enhanced form for too long, potentially turning them immaterial and unable to interact with the physical world.

[dollbabyglzse]

welcome to my blog! i'm Isis but everyone calls me angel…

DNI: ed, sh, nsfw blogs, shifting antis or anything rude/offensive

ᕱᕱ law of assumption ᕱᕱ cute things, diary

۶ৎ · Isis Ivanov Macedo ( ‹Veja Tfd› Russo : Исида Иванов Маседо ; nascida em 1 de dezembro de 2007 ) è uma bailarina brasileira , com ascendência russa, conhecida por sua beleza singular e talento na dança que carrega em si a alma russa e a graça celestial. Profissionalmente reconhecida como "A Filha de Deus & O doce anjo ", apelidos herdado de sua trisavó, a renomada bailarina russa , Polina Svetlana Korshunova. Filha da elegante e sofisticada Deborah Ivanov, administradora e herdeira de uma das maiores fortunas da Rússia, e do brilhante farmacologista Dr. Abraham, Isis desde cedo foi imersa em um universo de arte e cultura. Seu avô materno, Mikhail Ivanov, é um influente CEO russo, e sua ascendência russa é evidente desde a infância, quando aprendeu o idioma aos quatro anos. A bailarina reside no Brasil e atualmente, é reconhecida como uma das principais bailarinas de sua geração, destacando-se por sua técnica apurada, expressividade e beleza singular. A ascendência russa de Isis é um dos pilares de sua identidade artística. Sua trisavó, a lendária bailarina russa Polina Svetlana Korshunova, deixou uma marca indelével na história da dança e exerce uma profunda influência sobre a jovem promessa. A beleza exótica, a expressividade e a técnica impecável de Polina são características que se revelam a cada movimento de Isis, criando uma conexão ancestral entre as duas bailarinas. Mas a história de Isis vai além da dança. A jovem artista carrega consigo um segredo ancestral, uma herança que transcende o mundo terreno. Segundo a tradição familiar, Isis é descendente de anjos russos, com o sangue nobre de Ivan Kirsan II Ivanov, seu lendário bisavô. Essa ancestralidade divina se manifesta em sua aura luminosa, em sua capacidade de inspirar e em sua profunda conexão com o mundo espiritual. Além de sua carreira artística, Isis é uma jovem introspectiva e sensível. Sua personalidade é marcada por uma combinação de doçura, melancolia e introspecção. A bailarina é católica e filha única, e sua vida pessoal é marcada por desafios como a depressão e o transtorno de personalidade borderline (TPB). Apesar das dificuldades, Isis encontra conforto em sua fé, em sua família e em sua paixão pela dança.

LIKES

kawaiicore, Jazmin Bean, pop/alternativo, subcultura gótica, diabolik Lovers, vampiros, saltos altos, cultura asiática, escrita, unhas compridas, chuva, rosa, rosa, rosário, sangue, clima frio e chuvoso, tim burton, animais, crianças , livro, pelúcia, literatura gótica, monster high, Junji Ito, cutecore, histórias infantis, Melanie martinez, bebidas doces, vodka, cartier , hello kitty , chupeta , casaco de pelo, meu vampirinho

DESLIKES

barulhos altos, preconceito, comidas amargas, pessoas impacientes, racistas, florestas queimando, homens machistas, sentir dor, castigo do silêncio , pessoas rudes, calor, brigas, lugares cheios.

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Near-earth microquasar a source of powerful radiation

Modern astronomy has clung to the belief that the relativistic outflows or jets responsible for the existence of electromagnetic radiation of particularly high energies are located in the nuclei of active galaxies distant from Earth. However, a different picture of reality is emerging from the latest data from the HAWC observatory: also jets launched in astrophysical sources from our own intra-galactic ‘backyard’ turn out to be sources of gamma photons of extremely high energy.

Electromagnetic radiation of extremely high energies is produced not only in the jets launched in active nuclei of distant galaxies, but also in jet-launching objects lying within the Milky Way, called microquasars. This latest finding by scientists from the international High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma-Ray Observatory (HAWC) radically changes the previous understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the formation of ultra-high-energy cosmic radiation and in practice marks a revolution in its further study.

Since the discovery of cosmic radiation by Victor Hess in 1912, astronomers have believed that the celestial bodies responsible in our galaxy for the acceleration of these particles up to the highest energies are the remains of gigantic supernova explosions, called supernova remnants. However, a different picture is emerging from the latest data from the HAWC observatory: the sources of radiation of extremely high energies turn out to be microquasars. Astrophysicists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Cracow, co-financed by a grant from the National Science Centre, played a key role in the discovery.

The HAWC observatory was erected on the slope of the Sierra Negra volcano in Mexico with the aim of recording incoming particles and photons from space at particularly high energies. The facility consists of 300 steel water tanks equipped with photomultipliers sensitive to fleeting flashes of light, known as Cherenkov radiation. This appears in the tank when a particle travelling faster than the speed of light in water falls into it. Typically, the HAWC captures gamma photons with energies ranging from hundreds of gigaelectronvolts to hundreds of teraelectronvolts. These are energies up to a trillion times greater than the energy of visible light photons and over a dozen times greater than the energy of protons accelerated at the Large Hadronic Collider (LHC) accelerator.

The supermassive black holes within quasars, i.e. the active nuclei of some galaxies (objects with enormous masses, numbering in the hundreds of millions of solar masses) accelerate and absorb matter from the accretion disk that surrounds them. During this process, very narrow and very long streams of matter, called jets, are shot out from near the poles of the black hole, in both directions along its rotation axis. These move at velocities often close to the speed of light, resulting in shock waves – and it is there that photons of extremely high energies, reaching up to hundreds of teraelectronvolts, are produced.

Located in the nuclei of other galaxies, quasars are among objects that are very distant from us: the nearest (Markarian 231) is 600 million light years away from Earth. This is not the case for microquasars. These are compact binary systems, made up of a massive star and its matter-absorbing black hole, which emit jets with lengths of hundreds of light years. Several tens of such objects have so far been discovered in our galaxy alone.

“Photons detected from microquasars have usually much lower energies than those from the quasars. Usually, we are talking about values of the order of tens of gigaelectronvolts. Meanwhile, we have observed something quite incredible in the data recorded by the detectors of the HAWC observatory: photons coming from a microquasar lying in our galaxy and yet carrying energies tens of thousands of times higher than typical!” says Dr. Sabrina Casanova (IFJ PAN), who, together with Dr. Xiaojie Wang from Michigan Tech University and Dr. Dezhi Huang from University of Maryland were the first to observe the anomaly.

The source of photons with energies of up to 200 teraelectronvolts has been found to be the microquasar V4641 Sagittarii (V4641 Sgr). It lies in the background of the Sagittarius constellation, at a distance of about 20,000 light years from Earth. The main role here is played by a black hole with a mass of about six solar masses, pulling in matter from the stellar giant with a mass three times that of the Sun. The objects orbit around a common centre of mass, circling each other once in just under three days. Interestingly, the jet emitted by the V4641 Sgr system is directed towards the Solar System. In this configuration, an Earth-based observer has a relativistically distorted perception of the time of the matter at the beginning and end of the jet: its front begins to appear younger than it actually is. As a result, the jet seems to propagate through space at superluminal velocity, in the present case as much as nine times the speed of light.

“Significantly, the V4641 Sgr microquasar turns out not to be unique. Extremely energetic photons are meanwhile detected not only from this but also from other microquasars, detected by the LHAASO observatory. It therefore seems likely that microquasars significantly contribute to the  cosmic ray radiation at the highest energies in our galaxy,” adds Dr. Casanova.

The latest discovery is of interest not only to cosmic ray scientists. It proves that at a relatively small distance from Earth, mechanisms of jet formation and production of ultra-energetic photons must be at work analogous to those in the nuclei of active, distant galaxies, scaled appropriately to the mass of the black hole. These processes in microquasars occur on a much more human-friendly timescale – over days, not hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Moreover, the photons emitted by microquasars do not have to make their way through the millions of light-years of the cosmic vacuum, where they can be scattered or absorbed during interactions with photons of the ubiquitous cosmic background radiation. All this means that astrophysicists have, for the first time, gained the ability to make comprehensive and virtually undisturbed observations of processes crucial to the evolution of galaxies.

IMAGE: Sources of high-energy cosmic rays in the vicinity of the microquasar V4641 Sag, on the left with energies above a teraelectronvolt, on the right – hundreds of teraelectronvolts. The location of the microquasar is marked with a yellow dot. Credit IFJ PAN / HAWC

[americangeophysicalunion]

Hello from Utqiagvik, Alaska in late February of 2024! This picture was taking during my year-long biennial Arctic Geophysics undergraduate research class. The students in this class choose their own research area dealing with the sea ice, and then I work with them to build - to MacGyver! - their own microcontroller-based sensors to collect data to address their research question. Most students are there for one of two weeks, with half the class the first week and half the second. One or two of the students are there for both weeks, depending on their particular project. The trip is in late February/early March, when the sea ice is thickest.

This picture was taken one evening when the aurorae put on a particularly spectacular display. We were staying in a dormitory located off the northern end of the grounds of the former Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL), which is itself just north of Utqiagvik. This had fewer street lights than the main NARL grounds, and afforded amazing views of these celestial fireworks. This picture shows one of my students on top of a snow/ice pile just behind (inland side of) the building, caught up in the moment of seeing this phenomenon. He had no idea that I was behind him for this picture, and I was fortunate to capture him howling with his rock hammer in his "hammer of the gods" moment. His unbridled joy is apparent at viewing our sun's deadly particle stream being turned into these harmless and beautiful high-atmosphere light displays by a happy conspiracy of Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere, and leaves an indelible impression. 

In addition to experiencing these bucket-list auroral marvels, my students get the chance to do research under difficult conditions in an extreme environment, so often surprising themselves at what they can accomplish. So many of them refer to this experience - both the research and living in that beautiful area - as "life-changing," and I can honestly say the same thing myself.

Dr. Rhett Herman, Professor of Physics, Radford University, Radford, VA, USA.