#hatchling should have a canonical name ;-;

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OUTER WILDS SPOILERS

Hatchling being super delusional, lol. They’re like ‘I’m gonna save everyone and everything will be fine’, haha….no

I imagine that if you could take solanum out of the quantum moon she would be alive like 1/6 times you look at her. And people at the village would make sure that always someone is looking at a picture of her

Yes, I am also delusional

[ahamkara-apologist]

finally got the chance to draw so I kinda went ham with drawing up a headcanon sheet for the Eliksni, in which I blatantly disregarded the canon skintones and just had fun (i don't really enjoy how pink they are in canon personally- I think they should have more natural colour variation)

Some notes:

-The freckles on Eramis and Variks are just freckles, they're not due to age. As for the alarming amount of minor scratches scarred into Eramis's neck and, to an extent, Misraaks- those are marks from hatchling claws! They're traditionally considered marks of beauty and wisdom in Eliksni society. Eramis has many to mirror her many litters, while Misraaks only has a couple from Eido

-I drew everyone but Taniks bald because I drew Taniks first and then realized later that it kinda obscured my hcs for their individual head shapes, so their setae is on the bottom. Setae is someting that only fully sexually mature adults develop, and is much closer in texture to a horse's mane than human hair. It also runs all the way down the back of their neck, much like a mane, and in some cases (like Taniks) has barbs or hooks along its strands so that ornaments can be woven into it, which is inspiration that I took from decorator crabs

-Eramis's facial scars were given to her by a Guardian at Twilight Gap, and are deep enough that they cut into her nasal cavity. Luckily, it's right near the nostrils anyways so she isn't impacted too bad, but she does have to be careful about keeping it clear of debris. Deep in her eye sockets, she's also had some electrodes installed that link to sensors in her helmet and give her little buzzes/shocks whenever something passes in front of it to help compensate for being half-blind, but it's a pretty crude device that doesn't work all that well on small objects

-Each Eliksni's ethnicity is written below their names, which is why Eido has a question mark. She's a mixed kid- try to guess which Houses her parents might have been from ::3

-The horns/shoulder spines were extra spikes of mineralized chitin that were common on adults in Riis, and were traits that were lost during the Drift. They often were calcium/mineral stores used to show age and fitness, but since resources in Sol are scarce, they no longer grow during molts. Riisborn Eliksni still have horn nubs, but that's about it

-As for the sexual dimorphism thing: that's more just me musing about how slight it would be with my hcs about their reproduction (which involves females laying fertilized eggs into a specialized broodpouch in the male, who then builds on their yolk supply and gives them the calcium needed to form eggshells, and thus needs to be bigger). When given actual Eliksni with a natural range of bodily variation, it would be near-impossible to distinguish them

[devilsrecreation]

i'd love to hear some headcannons for the crocs in makuu's float! :3

I ACTUALLY HAVE IDEAS FOR THIS ONE!!!!!

-I named him Usumbufu (annoyance/inconvenience)

-He’s just a bit younger than Pua, but the eldest since Makuu took over

-Was and still is a good friend of Pua’s. He definitely visits him the most out of everyone in the float next to Hodari. Pua appreciates the snacks he brings (like a wildebeest leg)

-He wasn’t the best with the hatchlings, but he of course tried to help raise them in any way he could. Pua is very grateful for that

-Like Hasira/the orange skink in Shupavu’s group, he’s seen some shit. But while Hasira’s experiences were more comical, his were more traumatic. He’s basically a war veteran for what he’s been through, tho he doesn’t like to talk about it

-Being the eldest, he always has a story to tell. All you have to do is ask him. Kinda nice to talk to someone once in a while, though don’t expect a heart to heart

-You know how Skips always says “yeah I’ve seen this before” before telling Mordecai and Rigby how to solve the problem? That’s him. He’s the Skips of the float

-He essentially opens up a bit to Hodari after the gecko asks him how he’s doing. One simple question, that’s all it took. And Hodari didn’t just listen, he was supportive too. While Bufu appreciates it, he just goes “ah you’re too good for this world”

-He will not lie, he got a little attached to Nduli. He wasn’t expecting to cuz they aren’t related, but Nduli reminds him of himself when he was younger: innocent and naive. He knows he shouldn’t care about Kiburi’s float bc of the trouble they caused, but he secretly hopes Nduli never changes

-So I’m kiiiiinda toying with a possible hc that he’s Makuu’s father? If I decide that, I won’t say he was a bad one but he…wasn’t the best. Ig he was too hard on Makuu in the past, which would probably explain his teaching methods. But then again, I still really like the idea that Pua was essentially the father figure in everyone’s lives

- Name: Kutegemea (dependable)

- Makuu’s new BFF since the rift with Kiburi. The two were always close, he just got an upgrade lol

-Very smart for a crocodile, as a parallel to Tamka’s stupidity

-The muscle of the group (also a parallel to Tamka’s weakness lol)

-Being bothered by smaller animals happens to him a lot. He doesn’t know why he has to be the unlucky one, but he is. He just wishes no one would bother him while he’s resting, is that too much to ask?

-Is always ready to attack. Potential food? Someone trying to pick a fight? Bring it on, asshole >:)

-Name: Majadiliano (talkative) but everyone calls him Maja

-The parallel to Neema. Neema only makes sounds and doesn’t actually talk, Maja usually doesn’t shut up when you talk to him jfhfhg

-Seriously he and Ucheshi once had a 2 hour long conversation about literally anything on their minds

-He’s more social than the rest of his float. He’s not making new friends anytime soon like Beshte does but it’s nice having someone to talk to. He’d make an excellent public speaker

-While not childish or immature by any means, he is a bit of a jokester and would play small pranks on his float members here and there on a slow day

-He was the crocodile that got his tail stuck under a rock, causing Makuu to hurt his leg in “The Little Guy” (which is canon). He felt incredibly guilty afterwards and kept apologizing profusely to Makuu, even offering to get him some food so he wouldn’t have to move much. While Makuu appreciates this, he claims he’s fine and tells Maja not to worry about it

Name: Wastani (average)

-He’s Wakali’s parallel: He’s the average joe, a role model, everything a croc should be. Don’t get him wrong, he’s fine with that, but he wants to be at least a LITTLE different. He wants to stand out, he wants to have a gimmick of his own. Just one thing, that’s all

-He’s currently trying to find said gimmick. Hasn’t had much luck, but he will….someday. Closest thing he has are his ideas that are actually pretty helpful

-He had the chance to talk with Wakali while she was training with Makuu. Wakali told him she wished she could be like him and he responded with how he wished the opposite. In a way, he played a small role in her journey to accept who she is by telling her to keep being different

-Guess he has a thing without realizing it: he helps animals. It’s not worldly advice but it’s the little things that count

And they all got Makuu’s back :)

[hanafubukki]

Yes, OT3 and No longer you are renting free in my head. Go hit Dawny fantasy of his romance with the strange kind girl he found in the wood one day when said girl is like "Yeah. We cannot be together. Cannot say much but I know what will happen and the future is dark". I mean, even without OT3 involved, this song is so much for Dawn 😭

"The song of past romance"

"The sacrifice of men"

"Portayal of betrayal and a brother final stance"

The only difference is that Dawn don't seem to be the kind who would choose the Monster route, and commit a massacre out of hate/revenge. But yeah, self hate and imposter syndrome are my guess. "I do not deserve my wife. They say I am an hero, but I just have the blood of a mother on my hands." Please. I don't want to think of how tortured this man was when Leia belly started to show. Happy, we will have a child. Sad, I made another child orphan. Happy, the baby moved. Sad, no news of the hatchling dragon that should have already been born. Happy, the baby is born healthy. Sad, I must return to war.

And this guy died alone on a battlefield against other humans as greedy as them. Who knows what he had thought at that time ? Worried ? Relieved ? Dissapointed ?

This man take too much space in my brain for the little screen time he had.

- 🦋 Anon

Hello 🦋 Anonie,

“This man takes too much space in my brain for the little screen time he had”

THE WAY I FELT THIS.

As of right now, he’s been in only TWO chapters 🦋 anonie, just two! And the way he has gripped me??? I want to laugh and just be that Kermit frenzy meme. (Those two chapters were long, but that’s not the point shhh)

….did you know it’s been about…311 days since they reveled KOD as Silver’s bio father? (Give or take a day because of time zones, etc.) I mean who’s counting? Hahaha certainly not me, what are you talking about?? ☺️🥰

(My yume with KOD was recently 300 so that’s how i know 💞🫶)

…wait that means it’s been 311 days since Meleanor was revealed as well… @rayroseu and @kitwasnothere happy 311 days to you both 🥹🫂💞

No Longer Human just hits me in the feels 😭😭💞💞 the future is dark for KOD but bright for his son and I think that’s all that he would have wanted for his family. How frustrated or helpless would he have felt to meet someone he likes who keeps putting a barrier because they know that future and don’t want to be hurt? How would they feel knowing they can’t save him? 😭😭 (this is why I have 10 AUs in my head where he lives, I want him happy ahhh 💞💞)

In canon wise, yes! I agree! It is still a KOD song. For all of the points you mentioned above. What I really love that you pointed out what the opposites of KOD and Lilia. KOD wouldn’t become the monster like Lilia would. But technically, it’s all about perspective in this case, because the label of “Monster and killing for hate” well, the faes or humans might disagree no? Depending on the side you ask?

Not to go too deep, since I talked about it before in this post, but based on perspective. Everyone can be the hero or the villain.

BUT YESSS THE PARALLELS OF MALLEUS AND SILVER EVEN BEFORE THEIR BIRTHS. How must he have felt? To know that he has this happiness while taking away another’s? But at the same time, I want to believe that before he went to war for the last time. He tried his best to make peace with the faes. There’s a reason why the humans turned on him and Leia and maybe this is why.

I want to believe that as he laid there. He at least knew that his son would live happily in a peaceful time with people who love him.

After all, that ring just shows how loved Silver is by KOD doesn’t it? Always shining and helping him, showing him precious memories, and that smile at the end. He’s truly happy for his son and I think with that thought alone. He was happy.

[give me his damn name twst. I love calling him Dawn and all the symbolisms he is and all that without the name and such. Love that in story telling but dang it, give me a name. If I have to wait until the book 7 light novel…I think I will scream. 😆🤣]

[sad-scribble]

Hi ! I love the Camping Buddies AU, do you happen to have more crumbs to share ?

Ah I have not had time to do much writing on this au, but I have been revising some plot relevant things!

mainly the fact that the Reign of Starscream comic is canon to it, including that comics Thundercracker and Dreadwing interpretation. (Spoilers for the comic by the way)

so here’s just some random plot explanation that may or may not make sense

Since (at least in the au) not all Decepticons joined the battle in Chicago, the decepticons were basically aimless for those 5 years, left in the dark about what really happened on earth, not really sure if Megatron was actually dead, and if he was, how many more had perished at his side. They scrambled all of their efforts into self preservation. Thundercracker and Blitzwing (who apparently also has a design in the comics, but he does not show up in Reign of Starscream) go to earth after sensing a signal which they assume is from Megatron, but it instead leads them to Starscream (I’ll find a way to accurately explain the signal thing once I actually get everything down on paper)

Starscream and Ratchet’s whole thing is that they have to contact their respective teams, but Starscream finds it’s a ‘fair’ compromise now that he’s bodyguarding his supposed enemy that they take a longer route to check up on his previous base in Africa, (the one from DOTM where the hatchlings were being kept.) Where there should be some kind of satellite. He doesn’t say it, but he wants to see if there’s a small chance they survived (he knows there isn’t). They don’t say where this is in the movies so I have assumed it is Africa, somewhere near Botswana. Problem is, they are still both wanted by the government (especially Cemetery Wind (if that’s not the name of them forgive me it was a while since I watched AOE and they just aren’t that interesting of a plot point)). Disguising as a rescue vehicle while traveling through a populated area is one thing. Disguising as a F-22 is another. They get up to some hijinx in order to somehow cross the ocean.

They really don’t get along at first, and even as they get used to working together and Ratchet starts to trust that Starscream won’t suddenly turn around and rip his spark out, they both have very different approaches to their situation.

(not canon accurate sizes)

[crownshattered]

|| MMMMMMMM some random scrambled thoughts about a possible genshin Isfrid?? Everything is subject to change, especially since there's so little we know about full dragons in this game XDD If any of this info contradicts something we know in canon, PLEASE let me know!! it is so hard to keep up with all the genshin lore omg…

Ice elemental dragon~ But he’s like…..young. He's a young adult dragon, not fully mature by any means but not a child either. Just past his teenage years. Think early twenties in dragon years (like 21/22)

Isfrid is JUST an elemental dragon. He isn't like Neuvillette. He's more like Dvalin, just much younger. He has no ties to the Seven Sovereigns. He's just a dragon.

Over 500 years ago, he was Lyudmila's pet/familiar. She raised him since he was a tiny little hatchling vishap until he was the age he appears to be now. However, when the cataclysm came, she froze over her nation in anguish--and she froze her familiar as well. Isfrid was frozen in ice for five hundred years, and during that time lost all of his memories of his past. He didn't age at all during that time, so he's actually well over 500 years although he doesn't seem that old.

He was found by a human in Snezhnaya. Isfrid didn't any recollection of his past, so the human man's face was his first memory that he can recall. He changed his form to look like a human as well to mimic the man. That human then took him to his village and gave him the name Isfrid. The man--who was the patriarch of village--and his wife raised Isfrid, although he was technically an adult in dragon years. The village raised him like a human, so all he really knows is humanity and not dragons.

However, one day, Isfrid learned that his adoptive father was killed while out in the village. He was the only family Isfrid had ever known, and the knowledge of his death broke the poor dragon's heart. Much like the Archon, Isfrid's anguish overwhelmed him to the point where he couldn't control his ice. He turned the whole village to ice, even freezing all the villagers in the process. In a single day, he lost everything. So, he ran away.

He fled and hid amongst the blizzards of Snezhnaya. Wherever he went, he made the blizzards worse. I need to determine what he did during the time of his village's destruction to the current timeline, so I will update this post when I come up with that. Now, he’s left wandering Teyvat, trying to hide his identity as an ice dragon as well as control his powers (debating on whether or not he should live on Dragonspine now, but idk we’ll see XDD)

Isfrid tries to make himself seem human because he hates his 'dragon' side. So, he’s pretty much always walking around in a human form. He wears gloves to help control his ice, but if the leylines are too strong or he’s too emotional, they don’t help him at all.

He understands humanity better than Neuvillette since he was essentially raised by humans. However, he tries his best to isolate himself from others because he’s afraid of hurting them. (which is why I’m debating having him live in mondstadt bc Alanna wouldn’t leave him alone XDD)

Ummmm….more tba?? idk guys, i just want to write my little ice guy, he needs friends XDD

[forjustice]

Zinnia's Pokémon Companions Besides Her Canon Ones

Some fakémons included!

Note: Each dragon has a dragon name, used among only dragons and Draconids who can speak draconic languages, that is distinct from the human names that they are given. One should not assume that the names listed on the first line of each Pokémon profile are the same in meaning as the names listed in the "Translation of Dragon Name" area.

KU'UALOHA / TURTONATOR, M. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: He Slumbers in Volcanic Dreams ABILITY: Shell Armor

Zinnia's Turtonator was found by Wallace on the side of the road as a hatchling in Alola while he was there; he placed him in a Poké Ball and transferred him to Zinnia's PC because he believed she would be better equipped to raise him. Like many others of his species, his quietness and his patience belie his explosive, fiery power.

KELI'I / SHINY KOMMO-O, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Hurricane Fist ABILITY: Soundproof

This Kommo-o was formerly a Pokémon held captive by the Champion of the Grand Hoenn League. She was a fierce fighter with military experience who alongside her child initially wished to serve the Grand Hoenn League to the end, but turned against them when her former Trainer sacrificed her daughter in a strategic maneuver. She maintains her "tough military woman" attitude, and views Aster--Zinnia's Whismur--as a child of her own, who fills the hole left behind by the death of her original daughter.

PUCK / DRACONID DRAGAPULT, NB LEANING MASC. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: A Laugh Within the Shadows TYPING: Ghost/Fairy, with a Dragon/Fairy Mega ABILITY: Infiltrator

All Dragapults are fast, but Puck is fast enough to be a rival of Cynthia's little chihuahua of a 'Chomp, Idis...Or are they more than rivals? Wink wonk. Is particularly fond of using Lock-On to ensure the accuracy of their strikes when they move fast enough to break the sound barrier--and when they shoot Dragon Darts fast enough to do so as well. They're a mischievous little shit, true to the Galarian Draconid folklore in which Dragapult are tricksters; it's a constant battle for Zinnia to always be wise to their tricks.

FUERZIELO / PARTIALLY MELANISTIC BAXCALIBUR, M. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Black Hail ABILITY: Thermal Exchange

A prime example of the beauty of Pokémon breeding, Fuerzielo is a hybrid with Cryogonal and as a proper hybrid, he looks the part. His black claws as well as the pale blue plating on his head, belly, knees and fin have a special crystalline shine and are as hard as diamond, and his dark blue body sports intricate snowflake patterns. He's a hit in Contest Appeals, but don't be fooled by the glitz and glam--he is stubborn and difficult, and only listens to Zinnia because she's the only person he knows who can out-stubborn him. His human name is a combination of the Paldean (Spanish) words for "force" and "ice."

ARMINIA / PRUSSIAN CHARIZARD, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Steel Within Lava's Depths ABILITY: Iron and Fire--Sets up the Sunny Day and Fiery Terrain conditions automatically upon entering battle. Fiery Terrain reduces by ⅛ the HP of every non-Fire-, Ground-, or Rock-type each turn.

This Fire/Steel Charizard (with Fire/Dragon and Steel/Dragon evolutions) is a descendant of a Charizard from the region of Preuzien (my fakémon region representing the Kingdom of Prussia) who defected to Zinnia's grandmother Andromeda during the mid-20th century while she was doing resistance work against the fascist government developing there. She loves being a Fire-type, setting things on fire and blowing things up....She's currently in a relationship with Turtonator, but Baxcalibur's pride and stubbornness also gets her hot under the collar.

HAIHUO (海火) / IMPERIAL GYARADOS, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Haihuo is her dragon name. In English it translates to "sea fire." ABILITY: Drizzle

For a bit of background: Imperial Gyarados are a fakémon variant I invented that is closer to a traditional Chinese dragon than Gyarados already are. Their personalities are much more wise and peaceful than regular Gyarados, who are actually descendants of a group of Imperial Gyarados who were cursed to become angry and violent as a punishment for rebelliousness. As such, Imperials don't like breedings between themselves and regular Gyarados...but life always finds a way, and so that's how this one was born. She was born from a scandalous affair between the Grand Hoenn League Champion's Imperial Gyarados and a regular one, and eventually tossed at Zinnia as a barely disguised insult by the GHL--who swiftly made them regret it.

Haihuo has all of the anger and viciousness of her regular Gyarados side, but as with a Pokémon befitting Zinnia, she has all the intelligence of her Imperial half. From the moment she was born, she knew the deck was stacked unfairly against her, and she's wanted to create a change. Particularly, she wants to do something about the curse that has caused one of her halves to be so torn up with rage and hate all the time--isn't it time for them to have a chance to move on? Zinnia, naturally, supports her in all her endeavors and will do whatever she needs to assist.

BELLONA / ALPHA FÁFNIRON, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Rage upon Rage upon Rage TYPING: Dark/Poison THERION ABILITY: Parasite–Drains 1/16 of the opponent’s HP per turn just by being on the field. REGULAR ABILITY: Levitate

Fáfniron is what's known as a Therion, a creature from my previous Pokémon lore that is created when a disease known as a Therion virus infects either a person or a Pokémon who's suffering and turns them into a Pokémon-like being with a terrifying new base form. They are known for having an exponential power jump upon their transformations, and also for being powered solely by negative emotions such as anger, grief and rage--that is, until they are purified. Therions were created in Fallenverse by the villain Rheia so that she could torment those who stood against her, aiming at the most powerful--but also some of the most vulnerable. Fáfniron in particular is a black eyeless serpent whose body is covered in mouths and which has a head on each end of its body.

Zinnia's Fáfniron was once a Hydreigon from a Greece-like region known as Atlantea, whose original typing was Poison/Dragon. Bellona takes the sixth slot on her team which was not present in canon. Being a Hydreigon, she was already angry and vicious before her transformation into a Therion which took place after the Delta Episode . But becoming a Fáfniron caused all of that to skyrocket. The Therion transformation fed on her preexisting trauma with non-Dragon-typed humans, having been stolen from her parents as an egg in the 19th century, having her heads deliberately cut off so two more would grow back until she had nine of them, and having been passed around by circuses and abusive Trainers until Zinnia rescued her in the present day. Even after Zinnia purified her, she still bears an unholy grudge against non-Dragonbonded humans, believing them incapable of treating dragons well or holding themselves accountable for it--and when you get her riled up on the topic, you can really see why her name even before her transformation into Fáfniron is Rage upon Rage upon Rage.

T'SHIRU / HYDREIGON HYBRID, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: The Terror and the Dark TYPING: Can shift between any combination of the Dark, Dragon, Water and Flying types; is usually Dark/Water, Dark/Flying or Dark/Dragon. ABILITY: Infiltrator

Because Hydreigon is a Zinnia Pokémon that can match her unhinged energy, of course she gets two of them! T'shiru is a hybrid of a Hydreigon, a Noivern and a Gyarados--packing two dragons' worth of rage for the price of one and the fierce energy of a species that can canonically rival Hydreigon to boot. The Hydreigon-Noivern combination particularly hits hard--you will never see a being more feral. If Zinnia doesn't choose T'shiru for a battle, you can bet that she will be gnawing and gnashing at the bars of her cage, even bursting out of her Poké Ball instead of whatever other Pokémon Zinnia chooses to fight! Also to be noted: She is a one-Trainer Pokémon who will not even exist peacefully around any other Trainer besides Zinnia. Except for maybe the other people in the Hoenn Squad, who she hates a little less.

SWANN / SALAZZLE, BIGENDER. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Flames of Dancing Passion ABILITY: Corrosion

Swann is the Wallace of Zinnia's Pokémon, and oh boy, he knows it! A rare male Salazzle, created by becoming a bigender trans man after his evolution, he was actually originally Wallace's only non-Water-type during Wallace's sojourn in Alola before taking a liking to Zinnia and training with her as well as his original Trainer. He is happy getting the best of both worlds working for both their teams--with Wallace he gets to make history in the Contest world, while Zinnia and her team of dragons make sure he stays in touch with his draconity. He is named for William Dorsey Swann, history's first drag queen, an art form that he definitely indulges in--and as both male and female simultaneously, he is both a drag queen and king at the same time!

JIBARI / SHINY ALPHA NIDOKING, M. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Earth Emperor ABILITY: Sheer Force

Jibari's name is a variant on a Uniman (one of my fanregion projects) Draconid name Jibaal which means "emperor," and his personality definitely fits the part. He is old, even for a dragon, meaning his life has spanned thousands of years, and for a long time, he saw no real need for a Trainer--especially since he's older than every extant human civilization. However, after many thousands of years spent observing the bonds between human and Pokémon and how strong humans' Pokémon could become, he decided to put humanity to the test. In the present day, he declared to the world that he would accept the commands of whatever Trainer was able to use their Pokémon to create a material that he could not pierce all the way through with his horn. Considering that Nidoking horns can canonically pierce through diamond and here was one of the world's older Nidokings offering up this challenge, no one was able to do that. That is, until Zinnia went challenge accepted.

Going in, Zinnia decided to do what everyone else had failed to consider: You had to work smart, not hard. Instead of doing what everyone else did and trying to create a material that was hard enough for Jibari not to pierce, she had her Goodra create a goo that would be so thick and viscous that Jibari's horn would get stuck. When this worked, he was angered that she had managed to find a clever loophole, and broke his promise by challenging her to a battle. Considering his age and his pride, the battle lasted for several days in a row--before he tried to ram his horn into the head of Zinnia's Tyrantrum, but found he could not since Tyrantrum was even more ancient if possible. Having been (in his own eyes) fairly bested at last, he relented and accepted Zinnia's command.

MACHIRA / AGGRON, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Steel That Shines Like Gold ABILITY: Sturdy

Machira is the twin sister of Steven's Aggron; one of Zinnia's fondest childhood memories was watching them both hatch at the same time and seeing her brother run to Steven while she ran to Zinnia. On the battlefield, she is fierce and aggressive, but off it she's a gentle giant with a soft, yielding personality that you would never guess she had from the way she fights. She is mated to Asteria's Kangaskhan, and has a maternal instinct so strong that sometimes when she Mega Evolves, her Ability is Parental Bond rather than Filter.

SICANI / XATU HYBRID, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Immortal Chrysanthemum TYPING: Can shift between any combination of Poison, Psychic, Flying and Dragon; is usually Poison/Psychic, Poison/Dragon or Psychic/Dragon. ABILITY: Magic Bounce

Sicani is the hybrid of a Xatu and a still unnamed Poison/Dragon cockatrice fakémon that I need to work on OTL. While cockatrices are feared in Western countries, Draconids naturally take to them because they are dragons and often crossbreed them with other bird Pokémon to produce hybrids, who are considered incredibly auspicious and sacred. Xatu, well-known as the "memory bird" by all of Hoenn's cultures, is a particularly fortuitous match with a cockatrice.

As a Lorekeeper's Pokémon, Sicani is a knowledge keeper alongside Zinnia who takes her duties just as seriously. As such, she will only ever be seen in casual battles where she won't really get hurt; if it's a serious situation bearing risk to life or limb, she won't enter that situation herself unless it's self-defense. She strongly disapproves of when Zinnia takes it upon herself to go on dangerous missions to achieve her goals since Lorekeepers are strictly supposed to keep themselves safe because of their knowledge keeper status. (Each Lorekeeper is like a library in and of themselves, so the death of one is like a library burning down.) But Zinnia is stubborn and persistent, and Sicani often finds herself dragged on her adventures in trying to stop her.

ATWALO / DRAKRAKEN, F. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Eyes of the Depths TYPING: Psychic/Dragon ABILITY: Contrary

Drakraken, also known as the Draconid Malamar, is a Pokémon native to Hoenn that was present in much larger numbers before colonialism. It played a central role in Draconid and Sootopolitan cultures as a species representing primordial chaos. However, when Galar colonized the region, Drakraken were killed en masse due to their Malamar-like hypnotic abilities, which the colonizers considered "evil" and did not want the Indigenous peoples using. Nowadays, however, the Drakraken is making a comeback, coming off the critically endangered species list and being able to swim more openly instead of being confined to the deepest waters of Hoenn.

Atwalo, like most adult dragons of her species, is reclusive and secretive. She keeps to herself, hiding secrets from even Zinnia as she adamantly keeps her own space. Of Zinnia's Pokémon, she's one of the most wild at heart, spending a lot of her time in her home of the deep seas of Hoenn and eating divers who wander into her territory unawares. Don't ask Zinnia to make her stop eating people, though. She'll just say, "well, what do they expect by wandering into her territory?"

DESOLADOR / MELANISTIC WALKING WAKE, NB LEANING FEMME. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Cloaked in Primordial Mist PARADOX ABILITY: Protosynthesis UNCOVERED ABILITY: Cutthroat--Supereffective moves become priority moves.

Zinnia discovered Desolador when she was in the Paradox world of Fallenverse, helping them recover from the horrifying apocalypse that they had just gotten out of. The apocalypse having caused the extinction of most large species, Desolador was the last of her kind in Fallenverse--but paradoxically not in Risenverse, as many Walking Wakes had made their way into that world through Area Zero. After the events of the Paldea games, Walking Wakes became more widespread--with the majority of their population in Paldea, but they could be found wherever dragon Trainers were. When Zinnia found Desolador, she was malnourished after having survived by subsisting purely on Paradox Energy, and distorted somewhat into a larger and more eldritch-looking form by how the wicked goddess Rheia had distorted the energies of Fallenverse. She was not able to regain her original form (and honestly she likes it better that way), but she is now happy and healthy.

Desolador delights in living out her days in Hoenn, the region whose climate was most similar to the one she was originally from, and makes a career out of terrorizing the local Trainers which Zinnia handily enables.

FUNGARIGAL / ALPHA FLYGUNGUS, NB LEANING MASC. TRANSLATION OF DRAGON NAME: Omniscient Ommatidia TYPING: Psychic/Dragon, Psychic/Ground or Ground/Dragon ABILITY: Omniscience--When this Pokémon's HP falls to 30% or below, it takes on a new and more fungal-looking form with a much higher base Special Attack but a much lower Speed, and it enters a heightened state of consciousness that allows it to sense everything that goes on on the battlefield either physically or psychically.

Cordyceps fungi are capable of infecting almost any insect, so I thought, what would happen if there was a Cordyceps-like fungus that could infect Flygon and then ran with it using the wildest twist imaginable. A Flygungus is created when a Flygon is infected by a Grass/Psychic Pokémon known as Cordycephalus that is shaped like a Flygon's brain; the Cordycephalus and the Flygon then become a hive mind that shares all of each others' knowledge. Though Cordyceps is something no insect wants to get IRL, the fact that Cordycephalus is part Psychic-type means that it can passively collect information from pretty much anywhere in the world with its heightened awareness, which means that many Flygon deliberately infect themselves with it so that they can ascend to enlightenment.

Fungarigal is among the oldest of Zinnia's dragons--old enough to call Jibari the draconic equivalent of "young man." He's so old that he doesn't even really belong to her--he is first and foremost a Pokémon within the Draconid community, commandable only by those dragons and humans who were chosen by Rayquaza. Zinnia earning his companionship was no small feat, either; when she was sixteen years old, she challenged him to a contest of lore and riddles, in which the two would ask each other factual and riddling questions about Draconid history and mythology until one of them folded. This went on for ten years with neither side giving an inch until the twenty-six-year-old Zinnia got him with a riddle the answer to which was the ex-terrorist Navi Zíniya; she managed to trip him up by describing Zíniya and her deeds in an antagonistic rather than empathetic fashion, which Fungarigal was not accustomed to hearing from Zinnia. Impressed, he added her to the (incredibly small) list of people who could command him in battle. Still, though, it's easy to see that Fungarigal is the dominant one in the relationship; he usually fights without commands, and Zinnia's commands are more suggestions than anything.

[tytosiderea]

For the Aurene ask game: 1, 2 and 6!

WOOHOO oc lore time

1. How does the Champion feel about Aurene?

I think I should start by saying that I like to fuck around with canon and the timeline quite a bit when I create OC's. My Champion for Aurene is not the Commander/PC, she is a Zephyrite! Her name is Lux, and she was actually quite young when she first bonded with the egg.

Looong story short, she and Aurene essentially grow up together, so she views Aurene as her sister. They have a very deep, very strong connection- sometimes bordering on codependency, especially during the conflict with Kralk.

2. What were the Champion's first thoughts and reaction when Aurene hatched?

Because she was bonded at a younger age, Lux had more time than the canon PC to spend with the egg in general, years to strengthen their bond and learn how to communicate. They could share things like emotions, things that she could see and hear in Lux's case, and sometimes thoughts through that bond, so by the time Aurene actually hatched, she and Lux technically already knew each other very well. That being said, Aurene still didn't know her own name until she hatched, so Lux would often refer to her as "my friend", or just "Her".

For the hatching itself I'd compare it to meeting someone you've been best friends with online irl for the first time. It was very much a sense of "there you are, you weren't lost, but I feel like I've found you" and "i already know you but its so good to meet you." She'd been a voice in Lux's head for so long, it was almost jarring finally getting to see her and be together physically.

Which was of course immediately interrupted by the Destroyers RIP, but the Commander was there to deal with them.

6. Did Aurene learn any quirk or habit from her Champion?

Aurene like to emulate Lux a lot as a hatchling, sort of mimicking how she walked and the way she carried herself. She also inherited quite a bit of playfulness and a propensity for getting into mischief (of which there was much to be had in a place as big as Tarir).

The biggest one I think, though Im not sure if this counts- is wing preening!

Bonding with a baby elder dragon at a young age and being constantly exposed thereafter to dragon magic, Lux started developing draconic features soon after Aurene hatched. Specifically, she grew wings. But unlike Aurene, Lux's wings were feathery, which required a lot more intentional maintenance to keep them healthy.

So when they were young, while Caithe would preen Lux's wings at the end of the day, Aurene would demand to have her wings 'preened' too, even though they didnt actually need it. Lux would pretend to preen her wings, and they'd snuggle up to sleep. This became their nightly ritual.

Aurene still likes to have her wings preened!! Although now Lux doesn't pretend anymore, she has a special polish for Aurene's scales. Cauthe still preens her feathers. (They are a family your honor)

[raitrolling]

iirc it’s either canon or a common headcanon that lusii name the trolls they look after, and while it is funny to think of assorted growls and other animal noises somehow translating into a proper name, I like to go with it being a job for the cavern workers

Jadebloods flipping through astrology books or books with scientific names for animals or dictionaries in other languages looking for what to name the latest batch of grubs

Looking through bloodline databases and seeing patterns that they need to uphold, and cursing the matron from generations past who decided that every grub hatched into a specific bloodline should have a name starting with H cuz they’re too attached to calling the newest hatchling Trizti

Caverns that give all their clutches themed names. All grubs from one clutch are named after desserts. The next ones are named after sports teams

Some poor overworked jadeblood who has been trying to come up with names for like six hours straight just goes fuck it. This green dude is Cactus. I don’t care anymore

[wintywriter]

Well, I need to add that the showrunners, trying to make the greens look incompetent about their dragons, did show!Rhaenyra a great disservice.

Lemme explain to u. On the one hand, we have the book!universe where:

- Aegon shared an absolutely unique bond with Sunfire which wasn’t a hatchling (!);

- Helaena’s biggest joy was to ride Dreamfire - one of the oldest and largest dragons (Dreamfire literally went insane after Helaena's death);

- Vhagar and Aemond are a pretty badass duo (Vhagar even roars immediately when Aemond loses his fucking eye after…an hour? less?);

- apart from that, Daeron’s Tessaryon also wasn’t a hatchling! He claimed the Blue Queen at a very young age (he was near 6 y.o. if I’m not mistaken), even before he was sent to Oldtown (I mean it’s hard to find a dragon in Oldtown lol).

Basically, all of them were Rhaenyra’s enemies. All of them were competent riders. All of them were the threats. Period.

Rhaenyra needed other dragons because… Her dragons, except Caraxes, weren’t experienced as well as their riders. Rhaenyra didn’t ride her own dragon for a long time (also she suffered because of her terrible miscarriage and probably depression); Meleys, as far as we know, wasn’t in a battle too. Vermax and Moondancer were just sweet summer babies. Finally, after Luke’s and Rhaenys’s deaths her allies had no choice but to try to find other solutions. Jace did that. Addam got Seasmoke (but also, u know, Joffrey wasn’t names as an Corlys’s heir; a suspicious thing in a long-term perspective taking into account how much Addam and Alyn differed from Jace and Joff); Nettles got Sheepstealler but she was never connected much to anyone else but Daemon (a suspicious thing to Mysaria and Rhaenyra, to be honest); Hugh and Ulf, who weren’t the good guys from the very beginning, got Vermithor and Silverwing (again, a suspicious thing). Rhaenyra basically couldn’t trust all of them. At the same time, she couldn’t help but desperately need them. That was one of the reasons where and why her paranoia started increasing, in my opinion.

Anyway. On the other hand, let’s come back to the show. Aegon has no clue about his own dragon and rides him into the battle being drunk; Helaena doesn’t ride her dragon at all (why did she claim Dreamfire at all I mean?); Aemond can’t control Vhagar normally; Daeron has his first ride on Tessaryon during (!) the dance.

At the same time Rhaenyra rides Syrax perfectly even after a horrific miscarriage (she also jumps, runs, flies for ten fucking days without any support, food and water, without being tired or trapped and so on but who cares); Daemon canonically shares a pretty strong bond with Caraxes and that’s ok; Meleys and Rhaenys are experienced in the battle (when? why? how? we could only speculate about Tryarchy) but does absolutely dump decisions during her battle against Aemond (and a bit Aegon lol). Also Moondancer and Vermax have a pretty decent size… However, Rhaenyra by herself decides to get the dragon seeds. Ok, I got you. Rhaenys is dead and Daemon is… Well, he is flirting with Alys. Ok. Maybe you should talk to him immediately…? Like… Well. Ok. Sorry. Coming back to the topic, Addam claims Seasmoke and wants to serve Rhaenyra; Hugh looks like not a bad guy and Ulf is just a common man and not a bad one too. Everyone is loyal to her. No one has extra motives (especially Mysaria).

How could the showrunners make her to FAIL all of that against… Daeron with a pony-dragon and a desperate Aemond 😀 this is absolutely amusing and has no sense. Obviously, also taking into account all the other changes which were done in her favour. I mean it’s not even stupid. It’s ridiculous.

I never read the books, I just know some vague info about it and mostly just watched the show.

Sometimes I wonder how in the seven kingdoms did Rhaenyra manage to do so bad in the war and why did she even bother with the dragon seeds. Like- yeah sure at the end she won cuz it's her children and then descendants on the Iron Throne, but also- how was it such a disastrous conflict?

Team Green has 4 dragons: Tessarion and Sunfyre (relatively young and small dragons), Vaghar which fair enough is a giant battle hardened dragon (but also old and slow) and Dreamfyre who doesn't even ever fight. So technically they only have 3 fighting dragons.

Team black has: Arrax, Moondancer and Vermax, small but still it's 3 dragons that cannot be that younger than Tessarion. I am not counting Joffrey's dragon cuz it's too small so not apt to fight. They also have Syrax, spoiled but still a decently big dragon I would guess probably around or a bit smaller than Sunfyre. And they have both Meleys and Caraxes, both battle hardened very big dragons with experienced riders despite not being as big as Vaghar. That's a total of 6 dragons against 3 of the greens. When Seasmoke, another battle hardened dragon joined their team, what was even the point of looking for other Dragon Seeds?

The greens had only Tessarion and Vaghar while the Blacks still had Vermax, Moondancer, Caraxes, Syrax and Seasmoke.

Taking in other dragon Seeds is such a risky move as their loyalty cannot be assured. I am also not counting Sheepstealer cuz they couldn't have known Rhena would claim it. But like- how can you loose with these odds? I know Rhaenyra didn't want more of his loved ones to die but girl, is literally war, you already have the advantage and you think the best idea is to grab a bunch of random bastards and give them giant dragons and just "hope they stay loyal to you cuz you were oh so nice to them"?

I love that Rhaenyra lost, even though she initially had an absolute advantage - more dragons, more allies. Here we can again speculate about what kind of queen she would be if she couldn't even win the war being in a much better position than her opponent. She lost her allies and dragons because of her stupid and short-sighted decisions, and eventually Aegon (who was literally disabled at the time) defeated her and fed her to Sunfyre. Poetic, if you ask me.

[silly-inky]

Luigi is a jack of trades type of guy

He’s a plumber, but is more into the technical side of stuff compared to Mario (by that I mean fixing cars and messing with wires) so he knows how to fix stuff, not because he’s so good at it, but because he’s probably broken the exact same thing before and had to fix it in a panic. He’s clumsy it happens all the time.

Growing up in Brooklyn him and Mario probably used to get into all sorts of stuff, so Luigi probably knows how to pick locks, maybe even Hotwire cars (referencing to previous paragraph) not cause he was a bad kid, more likely his dad lost the keys to his car and had Luigi Hotwire it for him since it would be cheaper to do that then get a new set.

Probs knows how to spray paint too, and he’s not a wise mouth, he knows when to use his words and what to say, I think h would come under with some very creative insults, he’s street smart.

Apparently his granddad is an ex boxer, so he probably taught both of the boys how to defend themselves, and took proper boxing lessons when they where older (14-19 maybe?), again going up in Brooklyn at that time, with him being a target for bullies he would get into fights. So the man definitely knows how to fight.

And let’s ignore the Mario movie and how it portrays Luigi’s abilities (I loved the movie but they did him dirty with how little he showed up) he can jump higher than Mario, knows gymnastics, can even f*cking break dance! And does a lot of running (mostly from enemy’s but still) this is all canon or at one point was. He may be sacred of stuff and look a bit on the scrawny side, but he is definitely physically fit.

He probably knows at least one thing about any given topic, he likes to read, so you could ask him how the mushroom kingdom was established and he could answer in the heart beat, but if you where to ask what Princes Peaches grandfather was (name wise) he wouldn’t have a clue.

He has the magical ability to befriend people, that quite frankly, should not be befriended, or at the very least would be very heard to be friends with, he's just that type of guy, ways willing to talk and a good listener. He isn't so good with animals, I they are small or are naturally trusting then he's fine, but for the most part, his anxiety rubs off on them. The only big animal that properly likes Luigi is Daisy's Yoshi, who's known him since being a hatchling

Also I think Luigi is a medium, so he can see and feel and hear ghosts and other entities, this is probably why he's so good at ghost hunting, he senses them as well as seeing them when they are actually visible to others

He's a smart guy, and Is smart enough to not show how smart he actually is

Thats all I have for now, may make some more soon if in demand, or I feel like it, I really like Luigi okay.. ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌

[lieutenantbiscute]

Hello, hi, I wanted to tell you that every time you make a new post I start squealing in joy.

And ask a question….

I started watching tmnt2012 a few days ago (I’m halfway into season 2) and I don’t really understand why people think that raph is abusive toward his brothers (Mikey especially apparently). I mean, I have siblings and we’re a bit rough on each other like, all the time.

So why is it different with raph? Ok, he might have a few anger issues if you really want him to but calling him abusive is just ridiculously absurd

If I’m being wholeheartedly honest here I think the big idea of 12 Raph being ‘Abusive’ to Mikey comes from a LOT of newer fans who’ve come in due to Rise. Seeing clips taken out of context from the 2012 series and comparing them to Rise as a result.

One thing a lot of fans should note is that Rise is the one outlier version that changes a BUNCH one canon material character wise. Someone I follow on TikTok commented something that I think fits how me and some others see Rise,

‘It feels like a spin-off, and AU of sorts.’

That’s not to discredit Rise by any means! The art and animation is phenomenal and it should’ve gotten a full second season. But it also clouds and confuses those newer to the TMNT universe as a whole.

Raph has ALWAYS been the angry, quick to temper brother out of them all. But what makes him special is that he has SUCH a big heart. No matter what he says or does. He himself sees himself as a sort of shield and pillar for his brothers, a slap of reality if need be when times get tough.

In 2012 he’s ALWAYS there for Mikey. And Mikey has been there for him too!!

Raph is always there to cover his youngest brothers back no matter what and if anything Mikey isn’t as innocent as people think. He’s an instigator.

Mikey LOVES to push his brother buttons and gets them into trouble more often then not. Resulting in the others, rightfully, getting pissed off and yelling at him. But what people as well fail to realize is that Mikey can hold his own! He’s been with his brothers since they were hatchlings he knows what they say and do can’t entirely be taken to heart. If anything it results in the roughhousing we see a lot of the time.

If it’s as bad as people are saying Mikey would’ve DEFINITELY left a while ago. Maybe had a bigger fight about it all if it were that bad.

Raph and Mikey’s relationship is that of two brothers who call eachother all sorts of names and put eachother into headlocks and through evil pranks but the minute someone even speaks ill of the other in their direction all bets are off, hands are gonna be thrown.

[nonuggetshere]

Hi! I’m sorry this is a bother, but I’m curious of the Hollow King au. The art work for it looks amazing and I love seeing PV having happiness and PK deciding to take on the Radiance to spare them the pain by being a responsible parent.

I’m sorry for asking. I was just curious. Have nice day/evening.

Not a bother at all!

It actually isn't my AU but my bestie's, @bluethepearldiver, but to summarise;

Pale King was planning to go with the original vessel plan, but after carrying part of the eggs he started to have doubts. When they were heading to put the eggs in the abyss, he was holding one of them (Hallow's egg) when the hatchling inside moved. That made him break and he immediately called off the plan and ordered for the eggs to be brought back to White Lady.

So she took care of their eggs while he started to work on finding a new plan. He eventually decided to turn himself into a vessel instead, via a combination of torture to break his spirit and consuming void.

For now though, he focused on raising his children.

He was with them until they were 10, at which point he left to enact his plan. The kids didn't take it well, especially Hallow who was terrified of taking on the mantle of the king when they come of age and learning how to follow in his footsteps without him. They actually yell at him that they hate him, which they regret for the rest of their life.

Hallow was crowned on their 18th birthday, the same day their father would be sealed. They held a funeral for the old king, and Hallow and White Lady went all out. Hallow even made a new holiday to commemorate their father.

Years pass as normal, but the infection eventually returns just like in canon. Hallow immediately throws themself into work, trying to find a solution to it, and just like their father many years before they start looking into void as a solution. Their experiments lead to mild void poisoning and their hands being permanently stained, which they hide with gloves. They also get into arguments with their mother, saying their father's plan was stupid and she should have stopped him; now they and their sibling lost a dad and Hornet lost both her parents, for nothing.

Hallownest falls just like in canon, but instead of retreating to the dream realm with their palace Hallow patrols their former kingdom along with their sister. It goes pretty much the same as in canon, as far as I'm aware; Ghost who had became a traveller returns home and with the help of their siblings breaks their father free. Hallow picks their father up and rushes to get him medical help as infection slowly dies around them.

The Pale King wakes up sometime later in the hospital while the kingdom is recovering, the curtains are always closed in his room so he can't see the state of Hallownest. Hallow and their siblings are busy assisting the survivors and rebuilding the kingdom, but they obviously find fine to visit him, especially when they hear he woke up.

When they first meet and Pale King has that puzzled, blank look on his face Hallow's afraid he really is hollow after all but nah, in reality, they just grew so much he didn't recognise them. Once he does though it's all tearful hugs and apologies.

Pale King slowly heals along with the kingdom, but while he healed physically he's still yet to recover mentally, and after having a panic attack after meeting a moth Hallow's dating, he comes to the realisation he needs help. His family stage an intervention and help him find a therapist and he leaves to another kingdom, accompanied by Grimm and his troupe (imagine packing up to check yourself into a mental hospital and your ride turns out to be a fucking clown car), and he leaves with Dryya as his guard. It takes him roughly 5 years to return.

Also, before he left he and White Lady had another kid named Hope. And during these 5 years he went and killed the Nightmare's Heart so now Grimm is the God of nightmares instead of it.

After they return it's mostly cute domestic stuff. PK's family is horrified to find out he started dating Grimm (except for Ghost, who's ecstatic to have grimmchild as their new sibling, literally the only two people happy about this outcome tbh)

[flightstalling]

1. would it be okay for me to have a breeding project for a Timothy-inspired dragon bc I love him so so much 2. if I DID have a breeding project once I gened him up I should probably exalt him right away? or maybe he could hang out with my leveled+stored fodder hmm thoughts?? 3. thank you for your art it's. so good ;-;

1. Yes! 

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Impossible bonus breeding challenge for the most “canon” Timothy, that should never be attempted:

The father must be a coatl, Basic Marigold, Eyespots Saffron, Underbelly Ruby, common fire eyes. He must be named Gerald.

The mother must be a mirror, Basic Gloom, Basic Obsidian, Basic Magenta. Common plague eyes. Must be named Moth.

The first clutch must consist of 2 hatchlings. One will be Timothy and the other Jimothy, a Basic Silver, Basic Grey, Underbelly Coral coatl. Both have common plague eyes.

Good luck.

)

2. Exalting would be the most “canon” option, but it’s completely up to you. He can hang around doing various things as he is a known entrepreneur.

3. Thank you! ;u;

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Can I request some sibling moment between Nozel and Noelle? I really, really need more of it, especially after the latest chapter. How about something with Noelle being sad (you can choose the reason) and Nozel comforting his little sister? Or the other way round. You write so well and I loved your latest sibling piece with Nozel and Noelle so much!

Hello~! ^-^

Yeah, they really should get more sibling interactions in canon, and hopefully, after the current arc ends, there'll be such moments. Anyhow, I hope you like this ^-^

Summaru: Nozel and Noelle leave goodbyes to Acier

Genre: hurt-comfort (?)

Warnings: implied mention of death

The terrors of the Spade were behind them. The dark and the torment, the ghosts of winters past, the vengeance long in the making. It was all… done. It all was done, except for one more thing. One last thing that they ought to do.

Though Acier, the mother that was cloaked in warmth, had left her goodbyes, the children, the Silver Hatchlings of the Steel Princess, they had not. They had only stood there, dumbfounded, and unable to do anything else. They had simply stood there as their mother had held them, and told them how proud of them she was; how very proud she was both of her son and her daughter.

They had simply stood then, and so they only stood now.

A cross, a headstone stood ahead of them, one that wore their mother’s name. But she wasn’t there, in the grave before their feet. She was somewhere else. She was finally free, free as a bird, ready to soar higher than ever before, all the way up into the high heavens where she belonged. No, she wasn’t in the ground, marked by the headstone. She was finally at peace.

But. It was as good of a place to leave goodbyes in the end, as good as any. It was the place where they were supposed to leave their farewells after the funeral, but hadn’t. Not in their hearts at least.

Noelle stood there, a lone breeze taking a hold of her hair and making it sway like a river of silver. Meanwhile Nozel crouched down, and stared at the stone from behind the memento that always hung in his vision. His chin was down and his posture was hunched as he thought about what to say. What could he say for it to suffice as a goodbye? What could he tell their mother that wasn’t there?

Noelle glanced over to her brother, and then back to the name, and the stone. She had never really known their mother. But she was certain that she had been an absolutely wonderful person. And so, she’d stay. She’d always be a wonderful person, a loving mother, and the parent, that was proud of them. The person who’d always validate them both.

She, too, thought about it for a moment. What could she say? But. Then she concluded that it was a goodbye, and… their mom… there was no ‘wrong thing’ she could say. Or so she figured, and thus, she simply began.

“Mom… I-, I never really knew you. But… I wish I had. I wish that I could have gotten to know the person that you are. And I wish that I could have gotten to learn from you. But it’s okay. Because I’m getting strong with the help of my friends, and Nii-sama too. So… we’ll be okay. We’ll be okay, because we’re your children,” she smiled as a tear, from each of her eyes, rolled down her cheeks. “So… goodbye mom… I’m glad that I got to see you.”

Nozel had turned his head away from her as he listened to her speak. The few fragments of words hat had existed in his head, loose threads of things he might say, they had all slipped his mind. There had been so many things he had had still left to say, but now he came up with none. And yet, he should say something. That was why they were there after all.

“Goodbye… mom…” he only whispered with broken syllables that dripped from his lips onto the ground, accompanied by a few tears that he was adamant on not letting Noelle see.

And yet, she could hear them in his voice.

So, she crouched down next to him, sitting onto the ground and wrapped her arms around him. “We’ll be okay Nozel-niisama…” she mumbled, uncertain if she should, for she had never, that she could remember, given him a hug. But he really looked like he needed one. And, if she was perfectly honest, she needed one too.

Against her expectations, he wrapped an arm around her and held her close. “Yeah…” he mumbled, still looking away. “We will be…” he still continued, feeling an array of emotions, but still… he felt lighted than before.

And in the end, their goodbyes weren’t about vengeance, or the trauma, or the anger in their veins, it was about them. It was about how two children missed their mother. It was about how they missed their mother, but knew that she was proud of them both.

[xeno-bio-sociology]

Do you have any thoughts on an Alternian conlang? Years ago I had a cowriter who tried to figure out enough of a conlang to assign meanings to all the characters' names and I liked that. (Theory we went with is the lusus makes a noise at the hatchling and the jades transcribe it into words.)

I've seen a couple of people trying to conlang Alternian over the years but have no real thoughts of my own other than I would want it to not be at all like any existing Earth language and should include noises humans can't reliably pronounce or hear, with SBurb having done the translation bits between species.

I have some meta floating around somewhere about quirks being a transcription of a sort of "accent" one acquires from one's lusus. Young trolls are mimics with a wide vocal range so as to learn how to communicate with their lusus, and as they grow their voicebox solidifies such that they lose most of their range but retain both what is needed for the alternian dialect and what they've used for custodial communication.

The thing about names being a transcription of lusus noises is I think canon, though of course it is entirely possible it's fudged a bit in reality. It would, for instance, be difficult to get a "feferi" out of Glubglub (forget how that's spelled) without killing a large percent of the population.