#horned ghost crab

[daily-crabbys]

Today's crab is: silk gloves

[pulsethebabyoctopus]

As the first of my inaugural posts that aren’t reblogs: animal friends

[sun13koi]

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THIS BEUTIFUL CRABBY BOY

Horned ghost crab

SILLY LIL

IT LOOKS LIKE A SCREE

SKREE

CAT CRAB

SO SKROBSHIDI

AAA

LOOK AT IT

SO MUCH EMOTION

FUCK THE QUEUE LOOK AT THIS THING

UNQUEUING THIS THE WORLD MUST SEE

[tgcg]

an open fly walking

i didnt like this one but i thought id finally air it out since its been sat in my folders for months now

TG: hey karkat

CG: YEAH?

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TG: you ever noticed you like

TG: walk weird

CG: WOW, OKAY.

CG: HAVE *YOU* EVER NOTICED THAT I DON'T GIVE A SHIT?

TG: pff

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TG: no listen because i got my ears scoping that shit im like a scouter for dude activity

TG: ok maybe me mentioning it to you is gonna fuck up your ecosystem or something but

TG: you have the heaviest feet of the century man

CG: I DO???

TG: just thrust them straight down into the ground like youre trying to homebrew a san andreas fault

TG: viciously tamping on tectonic plates hoping for top score on the richter scale

TG: waging war against solid particles and the basic flow of gravity

TG: i could ID those footfalls out of a million i mean it

CG: SERIOUSLY?

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TG: i mean theres nothing wrong with it but

TG: yeah

CG: I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU'RE FUCKING WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

TG: im not fucking with you striders honor

TG: when have i ever lied to anybody about anything

CG: NOT UNPACKING THAT QUESTION WITH YOU TODAY.

CG: BUT SHIT, HOLD ON. LET ME SEE.

TG: yeah take the umbrella go over there and just walk to me

CG: ON IT.

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TG: see you just kinda slam em straight down dude

CG: THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY RIOTOUS FUCKING JOKE OF A LIFE.

TG: dont your feet ache

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CG: MOOT POINT. THIS MIGHT SOUND INSANE BUT I'VE ACTUALLY HAD MY STRUT PODS FOR A WHILE. ANY KIND OF PAIN THIS WOULD'VE BEEN CAUSING WOULD BE TOTALLY FILTERED OUT OF MY SPONGE BY NOW AS BACKGROUND NOISE.

TG: damn i didnt think that through

TG: my shades

CG: ALRIGHT, GET BACK UNDER THE SHITTING UMBRELLA AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME.

TG: look ive fucked myself over here too i dont have shit to clean these with

TG: ugh

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TG: guess its karma

CG: HOLY FUCK. HOW DID I NEVER NOTICE THIS BEFORE?

TG: i dunno but im gonna assume having a dad thats a literal crab monster is probably a contributing factor

TG: im guessing thats not a great role model for this kinda thing

TG: just conjecture i mean

CG: YOUR ENVY IS OVERWHELMINGLY OBVIOUS DAVE. AS A DISCLAIMER, HE WOULD'VE ABSOLUTELY KICKED YOUR ASS.

TG: yeah probably

CG: THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THERE IS TO SAY ON THE MATTER.

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TG: but see bro had me stringent on feather feets

TG: i bet i could slip across a bike horn warehouse with nary a fucking toot

CG: HAHA. ASSUMING YOU DON'T MAKE A TOTAL ASS OF YOURSELF, AS PER USUAL.

CG: IF YOU WEREN'T CONSTANTLY RUNNING YOUR GASH ABOUT EVERYTHING AND BEING AN INIMITABLE CLOWN I SERIOUSLY THINK YOU COULD BE ON PAR WITH YOUR CUSTODIAN.

CG: THAT IS A MONUMENTAL "IF".

TG: well look at it this way

TG: im basically doing you all a favor by being a dumbass

TG: never gonna get caught off guard by the bozo patrol

CG: WOW. GOOD POINT.

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TG: also screw this can i use your shirt

TG: this stupid hoodie is just smudging my lenses up

TG: i cant see dick

CG: UH

CG: SURE, I GUESS.

TG: cool

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TG: so yeah i could be prowling around like a goddamn verbal assassin sniping convos left and right

TG: but no ive got the decency to go bunp in the night

CG: YEAH.

CG: IT'S DEFINITELY COMPOUNDED BY THE CONSTANT INANE RAMBLINGS.

CG: BUT

CG: IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY RELAXING, Y'KNOW? IT HAS ITS OWN RHYTHM.

TG: see yeah i sound it off and

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TG: wait really?

CG: YEAH

CG: I DON'T KNOW

CG: FUCK. HOW DO I EXPLAIN THIS WITHOUT WANTING TO CRAM MY FROND DOWN MY PROTEIN CHUTE.

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CG: IT'S LIKE

CG: A SALVE FOR MY AGGRAVATION SPONGE.

CG: YOUR VOICE IS THE HUMAN EQUIVALENT OF ASPIRIN.

TG: uh damn karkat hold your hoofbeasts i was talking about the rhythm thing

CG: ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT. I'M TAKING US BOTH THE FUCK OUT RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE REACHED THE BAD END OF THIS CONVERSATION.

TG: you think thatd be heroic or just

CG: IF I WAS STILL GHOSTING AROUND THE RUINS OF SGRUB'S ARCANE FRIGGIN GAME SYSTEMS, THE COMPLETE LACK OF SHIT AFOOT NOWADAYS WOULD BORE ME TO DEATH.

CG: LIKE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME OUR THERMAL HULL LEVELLED UP, DAVE?

TG: hah

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TG: but uh

TG: i mean we had aspirin on earth

CG: NO, NUMBNUBS.

CG: I'M SAYING YOU ARE MY ASPIRIN.

TG: oh

CG: YEAH, TAKE THAT TO THE BANK AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR 20-KARAT ASS.

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TG: heh

TG: well get this

TG: i will literally talk at you forever for free

TG: you got lifetime priority seating for the davealogues

TG: never gotta go to the drugstore again you can just get doped up on my dulcet tones for the rest of time

TG: take that and some of this

TG: im packin punches

CG: OW, FUCK! NO! MY MIGRAINES!

CG: SWEEPS OF VEINCLOTTING AND NERVEFRAYING DOWN THE FUCKING GAPER. BECAUSE OF YOU.

CG: YOU ASSHOLE, THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME.

CG: AND YOU'RE LAUGHING.

TG: chuckle up it only gets worse from here

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CG: BE HONEST WITH ME. DID FONDLING MY SHIRT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET EVEN DO ANYTHING?

TG: barely but yknow sometimes you just gotta deal the cards youre given

TG: ill just be astigmatic for a while its cool

CG: PFF… OKAY MAN.

[kat-of-seventy-seven-roses]

Homestuck Mythical Creature au / Cryptid Au

Very tempted to make an ask blop :p need to see if anyones inch rested

thought processes under the cut (bc some choices are wild)

Johns a pooka, an irish fae trickster who shapeshifts into animals. his favorite form is the bunny. john and jane are both fae, so their pranks range from harmless to mentally scaring to life altering. absolute chaos grimlins. dirk is also an irish myth, so he knows them well and is often trying to get them to not ruin the local population of humans. so they do pranks on him insted. john loves to steal dirks head and hide it places.

rose speaks to the eldritch horrors and is slowly becoming one herself. she wants to become a litch.

Dave is a harpy! a very chill one who doesn't tend to sing with his full chest, so people dont start crashing into his doorstep. dave dies in some magic accident that caused davesprite to rise up from the ashes. but dave harpy is ALSO fine no ones really sure how. may have been roses doing.

Jade is a werewolf obv. but shes also a witch and has formed a coven with rose and roxy.

Jane is ur avrage fae faerie/sprite. her favorite fae rule to get people to break is "dont eat their food."

Roxy is both a cat who is also a wizard i need not elaborate

Dirk is a headless horseman. not to be confused with THE headless horse man. thats another dullhan with a well paying halloween gig. dirk is often subject to losing his head, so he made a magic pumpkin to pilot the body when this happens. he does have a very large and scary but beautiful horse.

Jake is the bigfoot. and one of the most well hunted (and well travled) cryptids. thus, his friends often make jokes of not ever seeing him except in blurry images. its not his fault hes very large and loves to travel! and is also not very photogenic...

Aradia is a monthra!!! however she made a deal with a devil and became a ghost... not sure WHY yet or why it kills her. but it does. its all in her plan or smth, but that doesnt stop sollux from being very upset that hes the one that has to take and keep her soul. she is reserected later by the coven, still soulless but it doesnt matter bc her soul is in good hands and thus she still feels it. shes much happier now.

Tavros is a minotar self explanatory he is a small minotar, tho. a mini minotar if u will.

Sollux is ur run of the mill soul for potato chip demon. an excuse to give him twin tails and horns. him an kitkat gave me the most trouble! but then i went with a solkat devil angel motifi and im kinda attached t9 it now. even if its sorta a cop out. i simply couldnt find twin creatures that werent gods or children of gods. nor any crab creatures...

Karkat is an angel. he WAS human notably he was human for awhile even good friends with kanaya before he died. he never found love but helped so many with theres that he became an angel that was a lot like cupid. thus he was a small angel incharge of match making and also likened to a baby and hes very much NOT happy about this. it pisses him off, solluxs often gives him a hard time. about it. (extra angst is that kitkats also really fucked up about never knowing what love felt like but having to give it to others. and he has it in his head that that means he never will know, bc no ones matchmaking the matchmaker. but theres a song he hears everyonece anwhile by a stray harpy that makes him feel a lot lighter.)

Nepeta is my go to cat creature a nekomata. a two tailed cat yokai.

Kanaya is a vampire. obviously.

Terezi is a dragon! still blind! still licks. but can now transform and has wings, very scary. shes basiclly just her lusus lmao.

Vriska is a spider lady. i have arachne here bc its similar, but shes not arachne the myth proper. shes just a spider with the top part of a woman at the head. A Jorogumo a spider lady yokai and is basically actually what im picturing.

Equius is a centar and fuck if i ever have to draw him....

Gamzee is a clowwwn, just a clown, just a silly lil guy. What do you MEAN clowns arnt mythical creatures??? what do u mean u saw him under ur bed when you were a child? u must be mistaken. as a nod to ICPs boogieman. when gamzee is not high as a kite and is just a clown, he is one of the most terrifying and unkillable creatures known to children kind.

Eridan is a selkie. basiclly a mermaid but part seal. personally, I'd like to make him part seahorse. but not in the hippocampus way. i chose this bc he can shapeshift, thus he pretends to be a high elf sorcerer, yes he does get dunked on about this.

And finally, Feferi is a siren! who happens to be able to become very VERY **VERY** BIG. she doesnt lure people to drown them but she DOES love to keep live captives in cages :)

[sharpedgedfool]

Eggman and his Iron Crew, as many as I could think of at least!

The Doctor himself is loosely based off a Sonic X comic where he's a pirate(?) for some reason?? All the robots here are less robotic and more like ghosts inhabiting spruced up bodies, but Eggman's ship has automation and engines, way ahead of every other ship on the water technology wise.

Metal Sonic is based of Sonic Universe's Captain Metal, cause he turns into this crab-robot and it's sick as hell.

The rest of the gang are straight forward with some tweeks to match the vibe (Grounder has narwhal horns instead of drills, Orbot's like a chain ball, Scratcher's more like a parrot, Decoe and Bocoe are made out of sets of armour, Bokkun has a knife). Sage is a ghost loosely tethered to a cursed amulet, she was the first ghost Eggman found and he sorta used her to figure out how to summon the rest of them, she likes to hover around and help out where she can.

[cjcroen1393]

While I was hyperfixating on Monster AUs, I did one for Homestuck (I think I did this one around the same time I did the Vocaloid one).

I had fun assigning monsters to Homestuck characters, and I even learned about a few cool monsters I'd never heard of before!

Explanations:

John and Jane are both still human, so they're not in the pictures; if I had made them monsters, John would be a living doll and Jane would be a ghost

Rose is a demon (because she likes dark/spooky stuff)

Dave is a tengu (because crows and katanas)

Jade is a witch (I know it's unoriginal, but hear me out! Jade already had some witch qualities even before she ascended -- gardening = potion ingredients, Becquerel = magical familiar, etc.)

Roxy is a sphinx (Roxy was a little harder to place, but I felt like a sphinx fit best -- a cool cat lady who speaks in mysterious riddles)

Dirk is a dullahan (Dirk was another one who was harder to place, but I ultimately settled on a dullahan, since Dirk loves horses and has been decapitated twice)

Jake is a werewolf (because it was the only fitting option for him honestly)

Aradia is a grim reaper (because it's basically canon)

Tavros is a faerie (but like, the twist is that he's an unseelie faerie, the types of faeries that would normally be malevolent; but he's still his sweet self and he's always like "but what if I don't want to steal people's names, blight their crops and kidnap their children just because they were mean to me once? Why can't I be nice to the humans instead?" and the other faeries think he's weird)

Sollux is a mothman (because he can sense impending doom, just like the Mothman!)

Karkat is a kanibozu (Karkat was THE toughest one to assign a monster to, since there weren't a lot of crab monsters I thought were suitably "anthropomorphic" enough. I decided to make him a kanibozu, a yokai that takes the form of a giant crab that kills temple priests and then impersonates them. I like to think Karkat sees himself as a "good" kanibozu who only kills corrupt temple priests, but the thing is his standards are really high, so his definition of "corrupt" tends to include shit like "littered once")

Nepeta is a werecat (Nepeta was going to be a sphinx, but I decided that suited Roxy better, so I looked for something else for Nepeta. I learned that werecats were a thing and apparently a subset of witches, so I went with that instead)

Kanaya is a vampire (duh)

Terezi is a dragon (specifically a dragon who operates under American Dragon: Jake Long rules, in that she's sapient and can disguise herself as a human)

Vriska is a jorogumo (a beautiful, man-eating spider lady who charms men into her lair so she can eat them? That's Vriska's dream life right there!)

Equius is a centaur (STRONG horse!)

Gamzee is a goatman (I thought about making him a killer clown, but that would be boring; plus, as a goatman, he can keep his horns!)

Eridan is a gill man (because he's fishy, but not as fishy as Feferi)

Feferi is a mermaid (again, it's unoriginal, but come on, is there any other monster she would be?)

Calliope is an angel (because she's a messianic cherub)

Caliborn is a fallen angel (because he's Calliope's opposite)

[rkn001]

day 3 of #mmvweek — featuring venus!

(i based the "eyes" sticking out on the head on those of the horned ghost crab, and the seashell + pose from the birth of venus painting hehe)

[blaiddfailcam]

Kind of an odd idea, but I wonder if the hides worn by Godskin Apostles/Nobles aren't exactly god skin, but skin of individuals parasitized by an Outer God's visage?

Parasitic faces are a weirdly common trend in Elden Ring as it is, between the Fell God on the Fire Giant's torso, Rykard's face sprouting from the Eternal Serpent's throat, and the Prince of Death infecting the carapaces of crabs feeding near sullied water. The faces that appear on the Godskins' god skins are all rather similar, each lacking mouths and sporting golden eyes. The Godskin Nobles' aprons are especially revered among their kind for the seven ubiquitous faces that graced whatever strange creature's backside it was fashioned from.

A ghost at the entrance of Dominula recites their pleading not to be flayed, insisting their "hide is filthy." Evidently, the village was harvesting human skin in their mad rituals, perhaps as offering to the Apostle above (the blue capes worn by some of the celebrants are marked with the Black Flame sigil). Stranger still, the Albinauric Mask's description alludes to god skin, as if whoever had slaughtered the poor creature had contemplated its proximity to godhood.

In both Rykard and the Prince of Death's cases, ingestion was required to give purchase to the invading visage, but as for the Fell God, it would seem that Outer Gods can infect hosts through lineage, hence the gaping hole in the trolls' chests inserted with a tombstone. Black Flame is likely derived from the Flame of Ruin, so perhaps it's likely that the faces on the Godskins' raiments manifested in a similar fashion. Whatever beings once bore them, their epidermis was revered for its suppleness, but it's possible this trait was emergent in "chosen" individuals regardless of their species, similar to Crucible horns.

Imagine waking up one morning with a mouthless face sticking out of your back and knowing some jackass with an oversized sewing needle would be out to get you. I don't know what's worse, actually—being hunted and skinned? or being stuck with the Wise Mystical Tree growing out of your ass cheek?

[tf2heritageposts]

Scout: Atlantic ghost crab

Soldier: furred sponge crab

Pyro: fairy crab

Demo: boxer crab (Eyelander is an anemone)

Heavy: coconut crab (or maybe a Tasmanian giant crab)

Engineer: hermit crab

Medic: carrier crab (he carries a medigun like he's a little healing turret)

Sniper: yellowline arrow crab

Spy: horned ghost crab

i’m in love with this oh my god

[magnapinna-nightmare]

Ocean Animal of the Week.

Merry Christmas.

Also, happy birthday to an important friend of mine.

No, I am not friends with Jesus.

One of my oceanic companions justhappened to be born on Christmas day. I associate them heavily with crabs, so I decided to make their favorite crab the ocean animal of the week!

This beautiful specimen is the Pink Ghost crab. Adorable.

They are often found on the east coast of Africa, specifically from Kenya to the Eastern Cape region.

They follow the behavior patterns of many other crabs. Living on sandy beaches, burrowing in the sand and feeding on smaller creatures.

Ghost crabs as a species are often preyed upon by shorebirds such as seagulls, and raccoons.

In all honesty, there isn't much to say about pink ghost crabs, or ghost crabs in general... but they are very cute.

Other facts:

-There are around 20 species of ghost crab.

-They are reportedly similar to horn-eyed ghost crabs, but their coloring and eye decoration is different.

-Ghost crabs cannot swim.

-They often have to keep their gills wet, but can't remain beneath water for too long.

-Ghost crabs are extremely fast!

-Their square bodies can grow up to around 3 inches.

I have an extra animal prepared for this week, because I do what I want.

Also, I missed last week, so consider this something to make up for it.

Lionfish!

I totally did not choose this animal because their stripes reminded me of candy canes and fit the holiday spirit that I try to indulge in. Do not be ridiculous.

Lionfish are found in the Indian ocean and Western Pacific ocean, specifically in reefs (coral and mesophotic), lagoons and rocky subtrates.

They mainly prey on smaller creatures, such as small fish, invertebrates and mollusks. They have swim bladder muscles that allow them to have complete control over their placement in water, and edit their center of gravity in order to better capture their food.

They don't have many natural predators, but do engage in cannibalism. Their lack of predators is most likely due to their spines, which are known to be very dangerous.

Other facts:

-They are reportedly aggressive and hostile.

-There are many different species of lionfish, all falling under the genus of "Pterois".

-Their bright coloring acts as a warning. Most bright patterns in nature are meant as warnings.

-They are actually known to be invasive. They act as a threat to reef systems and their natural order.

-There are efforts being made to stop their invasion and preserve the ecosystems that they damage.

-If prepared correctly, they can be consumed by humans.

Both of these species are very different in nature, but I still consider them to be marvelous. Even if lionfish are invasive, they still hold a special place in my heart.

Merry Christmas. Or whatever form of holiday you may or may not celebrate. I do not care, so I do not judge.

[daily-crabbys]

Today's crab is: woag

[anomaly-beans]

Anyway. Time to explain Merry's main pokemon team (plus some extras I chose for them to use if they ever need to type swap. And because I'm indecisive)

Under a cut because it will probably be long.

Merry’s Main 6-

Gogoat: Both in reference to Merry raising sheep and the animal I associate them with being a ram, but also... it's described as being able to sense people's feelings by touching them with its horns. That could be a good therapy pokemon :)

Swampert: Chosen mostly because I wanted them to have a starter on their team and I thought a water starter could fit. Only later did I decide to also add Blaziken akbdbakdjhd.

Also it can predict storms which could be good for if Merry still sails in a pokemon au.

Noivern: Of course I had to give them my favorite bat pokemon- I felt it was a good reference to where they came from first (fallen london)

Sigilyph (shiny): When I first made teams for a couple of my ocs, I wanted to give each of them at least one shiny pokemon. Sigilyph is a good reference to Merry's craving to learn "forbidden knowledge" aka the correspondence and discordance in fallen london.

Scrafty: I originally made this team for a pokemon au with a friend and I had said that Merry was hoping to become a fighting type gym leader. This one was also chosen because it's dark type and their partner specializes in dark types! Also it's a very Merry type of pokemon...

Polteageist: Spoiler alert. Ghost pokemon, right? What if they had a ghost pokemon that was their dead brother at one point? They probably refuse to use him in harder fights because they don't like seeing him get hurt badly...

Others-

Crabominable: Fighting type! Plus maybe a reference to the crab monsters in sunless sea and fallen london.

Unown (shiny): Another shiny and a reference to the correspondence!

Blaziken: Fighting fire type screams Merry at me...

Granbull: I don't remember why I originally chose this one but... silly doggy :)

One of my favorite pokemon too!

Kabutops: I also don't remember my original meaning behind this one, but oddly enough I think it's fitting. Good fossil pokemon for them since it's water type and has big ass knife hands.

Lycanroc (dusk): They don't use this one very often, mostly because of bad memories. It was given to them as a gift from a past partner in a relationship that ended... horribly. He had a matching midnight Lycanroc.

Hawlucha: Also another favorite, but a fighting type as well! It's also a wrestling themed pokemon, and Merry used to wrestle a bit while they were training to learn how to fight!

[half-deadmagicperson]

And He Answered

Chapter 7

Words: 1101

Prompt: Mermaid AU, where instead of being ectobiologists, Jack and Maddie Fenton study wildlife from under the sea— specifically mermaids. Amity Park is next to multiples large lakes and rivers, the Ghost Zone is underwater, all the ghosts are mers, and Danny is struggling to find a way to explain his sudden aversion to any things water. By @erebecula

This is my last chapter of this that counts for Phic Phight 2023 points. I really enjoyed participating in the Phight and can't wait for next year!

AO3

     Danny couldn't breathe. Eyes from every corner of the room were fixated on him, watching his every move. For a solid minute nobody moved. A loud cackle broke out from the crowd

    "Oh, Ancients! This is rich!" A gruff voice called out. It was the scary mohawk dude from before. He continued laughing before finally calming down enough to continue, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry! It's just there's no way the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of that whelp!"

    Some others murmured in agreement. Dora swam over to the Important Lady and whispered some things to her. Expressions flashed across the lady's face starting with disbelief and ending with shock.

   The sea of crowds parted as the four-armed lady made her way over to Danny.

   "Have you, child, seen the Time Master?" She asked in a hushed voice. Danny nodded meekly. He took a hard swallow. The Lady looked him up and down. She noticed the bracelet.

    "He…he is the chosen one," her voice gave away her disbelief. The crowd whispered to each other. 

   "Well, I suppose we should begin your training."

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   The Important Lady, who Danny finally learned was Pandora, took him down a hallway in the complex. Pandora opened a large door to a room with seven large thrones each etched with the name of the seven main seas. In five of the seats sat some of the people Danny saw onstage as well as a few others.

     A giant kelp monster occupied the Pacific throne. It definitely wasn't a Kelpie because those were more like horses. This person(?) was more like a sentient lump of kelp and other underwater plants.

    On the Arctic throne, a giant, white, and hairy crab was talking to one of the attendants. He reminded Danny of those crabs that live on the bottom of the ocean. Danny's gaze shifted to the crab's giant ice pincher. Better not get on the wrong side of that guy.

    The India throne was occupied by a formless figure that was made out of a night sky. The only thing Danny could make out was a pair of horns.

   On the Mexico seat, a semi-normal looking mer sat. The current seemed to swirl around him, going faster or slower depending on his mood.

   The last occupied seat was the Caribbean. A familiar man in a purple cloak smiled at the young boy as Pandora took her place on the Mediterranean throne.

   The middle throne was definitely the biggest, but it was vacant. Danny stared nervously at the six intimidating figures in front of him. The kelp creature sludged over to him. 

   The plant circled him like a shark on a feeding frenzy before speaking, "This is our chosen one?"

   "I know what you think, Undergrowth. I was hesitant as well, but he was the one who pulled the sword," Pandora spoke.

   "He's a child!" The man with the whirlpool around him argued. 

   "Sometimes great things come in small sizes," Clockwork cryptically replied.

    "His aura is different. He does not feel like a normal drowned," the shadow creature spoke. Its voice warbled around the room.

    "You are correct, Nocturne, I believe the young boy has been blessed," the crab chimed in.

    "Clockwork! Did you have anything to do with this!" An angry jellyfish with a giant eye got right into the time master's face. The scar on the man's face crinkled as he smiled.

    "All is as it should be."

    "You can't be serious! You are not supposed to interfere!"

     "Ah, but then who would save us? Many strong men and women would have tried, but none had the right character to have the best outcome."

    "Why you!!!!" 

    The eyeball jellyfish began to squabble while Clockwork sat gracefully in his chair. Attention shifted back to Danny.

    "We should begin your training," Pandora stated, "We have assigned Princess Dorothea of the North Sea to be your basic magic teacher. Once you develop, if you develop a core ability, we will find someone suitable to train you. I will teach you the ways of combat. We shall begin tomorrow at dawn."

    "Uh, Ms Pandora? I would love to train and all, but I also start high school tomorrow, and I don't want to miss my first day," Danny squeaked out. The council began to whisper to each other. One of the stupid jellyfish burst into hysterics.

   "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT HE'S NOT EVEN A FULL MER!!!! Clockwork you should be stripped of your powers where you stand! The land people can not be privy to the secrets of the deep!"

    Clockwork took a calm sigh and stood up.

   "Young Daniel may not be a full mer, but he is not intended to be. The world is in need of one to unite the sea with the land, and Daniel is the perfect candidate."

   "But what if he turns like the other one did?"

   "I will ensure that he doesn't."

   "Wait there's another one? Like me?" Danny spoke up. The people in the room looked at him like parents who didn't want to explain something to their child. Pandora bit the bullet and spoke up.

   "There is one like you. At first, he seemed like one of good intent. As time went on, however, he became increasingly hostile. He is the reason we are in this situation."

   "Was he also blessed by Clockwork?"

   "No. He was cursed by a Spectra, the sea witch."

    They finished planning Danny's regimen before Danny left for home. Apparently no time passes when you're in the dome because it was only a few minutes later than when he first got in the water. He slipped some shorts on and began to walk back home.

   He felt a little bit better about the whole chosen thing, now that he had some people to teach him. His mind was lost in thought before a familiar voice called out to him.

    "Hey Danny!" Danny looked up to see Sam and Tucker. A smile crept on his face as he walked over to his friends.

   "New shirt?" Sam asked

   "Yep! Jazz and I made it with scraps of jumpsuits."

    "It looks good for beach days," Tucker commented.

    "I agree. Anyways, we were about to come get you to see if you wanted to go to my house for a movie," Sam mentioned. Danny nodded his head, and the trio headed off towards the Manson Mansion.

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    "You will make an excellent servant. What is your name?"

    "My name is Plasmius, Your Highness, Vlad Plasmius."

    "Well, Plankton, you will do nicely. Now FIND ME MY RING!"

    "Yes, Your Highness."

[nin-jay-go]

LIVEBLOG!!!!!!!

COME ON GUS DONT TALK SHIT ABOUT THE DEAD

aw shit the dragons

awawawawawaw arin's little horns :D

"i love you arin" cuuuute

oh i love how homemade and worn arin's armor looks :)

lloyd is so fucking tired give this man a break

"watering the plants can wait." he says epicly

AMONG US

there is no war in ba sing se :)

PERCIVAL TARTIGRADE!!!!!!!!!

HELLO DR LAROW CAN WE KISS

fucking YIKES beatrix your dictator is showing

"i made it do a thing! i deserve a break ^v^" KAI BUDDY

THESE FUCKING HOTHEADS LMAOOOO

i am! a sneaky man!

wyldfyre i love you so much

yall they're ghosts just splash them with water

YALL. WATER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

fuck OFFFFF with that "he created the other realms" bullshit i am cancelling that

oh they just invite frohicky up to the monastery huh

THE ANNUAL SOUP-LAUNCHING FESTIVAL???????

frohicky being the assistant keeper of the monastery could either be the worst decision ever or the best decision ever

oh god the hotheads are together

get cleaned idiot friend: gently sponges you

omg wait there's little swirls in arin's curls!!!! he IS the master of spin :D friend: he does his hair with spinjitzu

they're just playing frisbee

OH DEAR GOD HE BROKE THE SHIP

my friend and i in unison: YOU HAVE SAILS WHY ARE YOU PADDLING lloyd: we have sails us: THANK YOU

IRON LUNG?????????

oh the coral guy from the trailers!

OH THE CRAB. THE GIANT FUCKING CRAB.

CACKLING

I AM GOING TO START CRYING!!!!!!!

dey pay me in woims

ok so we were right the crab is controlling the guy

🆑🅰️🅱️

lloyd you are not beating the cat allegations

skulkin look interesting in their new update

i love this guy's voice he sounds funny

SIR WHY DID YOU EAT THE CUP

BRING BACK SNAKE JAGUAR

or. that. that could work. why did he put on the noir coat again

wyldfyre. girl. YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES

i love these lavatides so much oh my god

whoever wrote kai this season nailed it

omg zane's birthday :D

LOBBO LOBBO :D

GULCH!!!! i missed you buddy

ZANE EXPERIENCES A MICROAGGRESSION

INSTALLING WINDOWS

lobbo my love

they gave kai the role of comic relief in lieu of jay being missing

frohicky you are so silly

EYEBALL???

oh boy the jay spirits

....wait. if the spirit of the temple was split in two by the merge... could jay have been split in two?

ZANTH... LIKE XANTHE MY YELLOW NINJA...

oh no nya girl how are you not having a panic attack

this djinn has depression dear god

oh god they're CURSED????

oh the ghosts are djinn banshees that are gonna kill them. great.

nya's gonna have some Thoughts after this

dorama- the elemental master of parlor tricks

"they call it doom" yea its a video game from the 90s

oh the lightning dragon's name is jiro! cool!

effervescent.....

DOOM MUCUS?????

VERTICALITY

COLE'S KIDS!!!! THERE THEY ARE!!!!!

arin voice rapton lives don't matter

alas. i have been. ✨disrespected✨

watch the path be lined with salt crystals

CALLED IT

OH SHIT ITS THE OFFICE WORKERS

BIG ROCK COLE!!!!! HES BACKKKKKKK

ANOTHER FRITZ????? LIKE FRITZ DONNEGAN??????

THE HOARDER??????

cole's boyfriend???? real????? love wins??????

LIKE THE LAND ITSELF IS SCREAMING???? ARE YOU OK?

elemental power of SUPERGLUE

FUSION??????????

dude geo's design is so cool. is he a geckle/munce hybrid or is he a keeper?

bonzle....

oh wyldfyre can just break rocks with her hands huh

SILENT HILL???????????? WHY ARE THE LOST ONES IN FUCKING SILENT HILL

oh geo is a hybrid!

this is a transgender allegory. trust me bro.

oh my god geothermicshipping real

STOP DEADNAMING HER

ALKWGJLKASDKHSKJFDAJH A LITTLE GUY

SWEEPER????????? I WANT 50

there is no heterosexual explanation for them

welcome to the backrooms!

this is an eldritch dimension

this is genuinely horrifying what the fuck

i like how the hotheads were the first to find the core

kai voice hi i have trauma. but i'm normal.

why does the purple serpentine sound like one of the starkid actors

is it jay sending them the messages???? i want him to be a villain so bad pleaseeee

WHY WAS ZANE KIDNAPPED??????? HELLO?????

jay's the manager, calling it now

oh my god we're in the realm of madness??? WE'RE IN THE FUCKING SPIRAL REALM

ADMINISTRATOR IS JAY

why are these computers SO bad

my friend: lloyd garbageadon

OH MY GOD WE'RE IN ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE

CALLED IT

I FUCKING CALLED IT

LKETS FUCKING GO

IM SO SMART

dorama's gotta be an important character later on bc that's a lot of power he has

zane you are so cool

dude don't just leave the core at home thats so stupid

oh ras is from wyldness? not chima?

?????? why is zeatrix 1) named that and 2) what is that power?????

imperium is not immune to propaganda

jiro's a wildclaw :D i know what my next project is

oh my god drew's cole is so good,,,,

my friend: guy who has only been in theater productions: this is giving me a lot of theater vibes

rapton is dead.

oh they're twins. that makes sense

last time there were twins with powers the power split itself in two. what happened here?

beatrix and harumi would get along like a house on fire

GET THEIR ASSES PERCIVAL TARTIGRADE

surprise! the mad scientist has morals! or at least self-preservation

she is still kissable

what if jay is next season's villain? (still has hope)

oh hotheads my beloved

SORA TRANSGENDER

LMAO NYA JUST CALLED BEATRIX MID JKDSFGBKJSKDJFJ

hey nya you wanna tell the others that cole is alive??????

HOTHEADS MY LOVES

rapton domestication arc

ok rapton is really funny actually

oh dear.

THEYRE GLITCHING THEYRE GLITCHING HTEHSAUHAOWHOUHFHAWHODAUWH

NO WYLDFYRE

ARINNNNNN HE LOVES SORAAAAAAAAAA

OH MY GOD THEY ARE STILL ON BEATRIX'S SIDE

every queer kid cries out in agony for sora

theeeere it is! elemental powers :D all her own :D

LOBBO SAFE AND OK ALL IS GOOD

oh!! the conduit!!!!

DRAGON HUGSSSS CUUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE

7 source dragons huh......

oh god ras has a new student

YOUR MASTER?????

[hplovecraftmuseum]

Part 3 Lovecraft and animals: Unicorns - A white unicorn is featured with the heraldric shield of the royal family of England. Lovecraft fancied himself a loyal citizen of England his whole life. His father may have had actual English citizenship and was supposedly chided occasionally for his English accent. HPL himself did not affect the English accent and by his own admission spoke in a typical refined New England mode. ( by all accounts he had a very high, almost falsetto voice, however) As to unicorns: grotesque creatures with a single horn at the top of their heads are featured in Lovecraft's ghost written tale THE MOUND (unpublished during his lifetime). These lumbering beasts which are used for transportation and as a food source are called, gyaa-yoth by the proto- Indians living beneath the surface. Their pre-human civilization is called, K'n-yan. The gyaa-yoth are furry, and generally white except for a patch of black fur where a saddle would normally be. They are able to communicate with their decadent proto-human masters to some degree. If these creatures were meant to be the racial memories for unicorns then the human mind has certainly imagined them as far more delicate and graceful creatures as unicorns! Yeti, Abominable Snowman, Mi-go, - in Lovecraft's tale, THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS, we learn that the Fungi From Yuggoth creatures who now inhabit the remote hills of Vermont here on earth as well as the Himalayas of Tibet are the the true original source of all Yeti legends. Pink, crab-like, with multiple legs and crab-like claws, these alien entities also wear wings in some cases and have heads that are essentially formed from grotesque fungi. They are able to communicate with their own kind by displaying changing color patterns on the heads? Furry white or brown apes/ pink multi- limbed crabs with mushroom heads? Yeah, apparently human 'racial memory' is pretty sketchy! (Exhibit 411)