#lities

[boycannibal]

i think one of my favourite expressions in english is “you wouldn’t know (thing) even if it (did something completely ridiculous or violent or whatever the hell)”

[kalpeavaris]

Totally for unrelated reasons, what are some more facts about communication drones? Like uhhh specific anatomy ect?

Prepare to get spammed with information! 👀

Communication Drones Infopost

Communication Drones (calling them CDs for short here) are a sub-type of Worker Drones fitted with antenna and special storage systems meant to analyze, store and transcrypt incoming and outgoing signals between Outposts, (human) landing pods and machinery.

CDs can also communicate with each other & Workers around them in a certain range which allows them to be very effective in sending out orders en masse to other Drones.

(more below the cut for their anatomy, specialities and more!)

Most CDs have two to four antennas fixiated to their head which are directly connected to their auditory entrance (or well, 'ears' as we would call it in human terms) which makes their antennas vital for their work and general hearing. Damaged or removed antennas may result in a CD losing their ability to hear or at least reduce it greatly.

Depending on the size of the antennas it's easy to see what purpose the CD served - long antennas are usually paired with long-range signals which put the individuals at use to distribute orders, arrange communication between ships & pods on their way to other exoplanets (when humans were still around) and to manage incoming signals from other planets & stations/outposts.

Short antennas usually indicated a more localized position for the drone in question - mainly within a singular Outpost or in ships to work directly connected to the local machinery and computers, sending orders in smaller ranged areas and storing security data.

Most CDs have secondary enhancers which work similar to a short-range antenna allowing them to switch between long and short range at will (mainly used for CDs that had flexible working places between ground & flight).

Generally, the antennas also function as "mood indicator". They can rotate around themselves and change position dependant on a fixed motion range around the head - similar to how e.g animals use their ears to indicate mood, CDs quickly took these habits from dogs that were around Copper-9 and video material of animals and copied them. Not all CDs did or do that, but alot of them do. For example if an individual is excited/attentive, the antennas would stick right up. If they're overwhelmed/annoyed/angry they'd usually be lowered down or pressed against the sides of the head.

They were expected to be very attentive and pay close attention to details. Their inner storage was designed to hold literal months and even years of auditory data that they recieved which was usually extracted every 4-6 months via the ports on their back which connected directly to the storage. Without these "clear outs" most CDs experience involuntary deletion of audio files which is out of their control and might result in them forgetting things they've heard/analyzed before.

Other than those two features their anatomy is fairly similar to that of normal Workers, height etc. as well.

After the humans disappearance alot of CDs lost their use as there... well, were no orders to share and no signals to analyze. Some of them struggled with this loss of "useability", some were fairly happy about this.

Lost/destroyed antennas cannot be restored by themselves (well, unless a CD is a Solver User like Kira) and CDs usually do not take well to losing or damaging antennas. Enhancers aren't as sensitive, but still hurt. Touching them might also cause disruption in hearing for CDs, it would be like someone rang a bell next to a humans ear for them. :'D (no touchie!)

CDs are generally connected to ECHO in the MD: Echo story (outside of that this plot point doesn't matter, just mentioning it here haha). Since Kira was the first CD Echo tried to use as host it developed an interested in them since CDs are great tools to be used for mass-ordering hosts.

Alot of CDs were destroyed while the humans were still around, especially if their warranty expired or they became damaged, to prevent sensitive information (such as orders and analyzed data) from leaking or being stolen by enemy forces/entities.

CDs infected with a Solver usually had enhanced auditory strenghts, capable of sending much stronger signals regardless of their antenna's natural range of reach - and they could also "ping" other Users & Hosts which makes them easy tools of manipulation. Luckily the only known CD which acted as AS Host was Kira who was "patched", so it couldn't spread for now (excluding Echo :'D)

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

'm not saying Charlie might've discovered a new level of gay after Vaggie grew her hair out and, one morning after waking up together, Charlie glances over to see Vaggie sitting on the edge of her side of the bed, back to Charlie, pulling her newly long hair over one shoulder so she can give it a brushing out and THAT sight in this context just tearing through Charlie like-

(charlie and the sudden clarity of how LONG vaggie's hair's gotten. how LONG vaggie's been part of her life- long enough to see vaggie change like this and close enough to be there for it every day so she didn't even fully notice it was happening at all, Until)

-and that whole situation drawing Charlie over like a dang magnet desperate for impromptu nuzzles and optional smooches- im not saying that was a thing, but. hypothetically speaking. it could have happened

[nicorobinphd]

Something that I think about a lot is how like internally tempestuous experiencing the kindness of the Straw Hats must’ve been for Robin prior to the WS Saga, and how much that plays into just how resonant her big moment is.

Like, Robin is a character who has never had a stable foundation. Ever. Olvia clearly loved Robin wholeheartedly, but still had a duty in terms of her field, yes, but honestly also ethically speaking, that required her to leave.* Her guardians were cruel & uncaring. The townspeople considered her monstrous, deplorable, less than human. The librarians cared for her, but ultimately she is still an outsider looking in. She loses Saul & any stability he gave her dies with him to her. & then it is self-serving organization after self-serving organization, all of which she knows will discard her if it will further their goals.

At that point, she’s never been able to trust that any care presented to her will last or be upheld. She’s never been able to trust that it has been well & truly meant.

Then, enter the Straw Hats, who do mean it. Who offer her drinks, request to shop with her or browse for books for the fun of it, who explain to her that they’re going to celebrate together irregardless of whether it’s tactical because they’re together & adventuring & isn’t that a wonder? Who laugh, hug, compliment, & care openly. And they’re acting like they want to include her? To protect her, even?

Like there had to be that odd dissonance between existing in the moment, of understanding & appreciating the kindness, while also dealing with the constant question of its truthfulness. Of seeing &, on some level, knowing it to be care, but only being able to emotionally understand it as a lack of outright hostility.

But, even then, it’s enough for her to sacrifice her life for! When she has just been given a new way to further her dream in Skypeia! & in return the Straw Hats declare war on the entire fucking world government for her. They scream at her that she’s allowed to struggle, and not believe them, and argue, and lie- but she has to do it while she’s with them, because she’s a part of them- they’re her place now.

And it hits her like a truck, and turns her world upside down because of course it does. She had never had that in her entire life! And she can’t help but trust it because the magnitude of the evidence won’t allow her not to, so she feels it in full & just- at the top of her lungs, screaming herself hoarse…

“I want to live! Take me out to sea with you!”

Oh dear lord, what if I coughed up blood about it?

*I also want to note the way this subtly plays into Luffy & Robin being amongst my favourite dynamics. Luffy expressly doesn’t want to be a hero because it requires sacrifice, & Robin is a character who has witnessed both the result of heroic sacrifice being “death” (Saul), & what it is like to be what is given up for a cause (Olvia + the librarians). The fact that it is the Straw Hats who ground her, who accept her, who would sacrifice the world for her the way she would for them- the fact that they love in a way she knows prioritizes her, makes her finally trusting the group in EL hit all that much harder. & Luffy, another character who struggled deeply with the imposition of loneliness as a result of being left, ultimately is the person who emblematizes that for Robin. And like it makes how much faith Robin puts in Luffy in spite of their age difference feel more plausible. He is the singular person Robin has ever come across who will fight for the thing she has always lacked until he physically cannot move.

ps. yes, all of this is also a reason i’m sad robin & ace never met. they never shared a scene together & yet they are constantly thematically holding hands, while having contrasting positions when it comes to our favourite goofball. eiichiro oda you madman.

[bitchy-peachy]

Anti: I love the Greek mythology of Hades and Persephone.

Me: you know they're uncle and niece, right? ☺️ I ship it too, don't worry. Best couple. Congrats on coming out as pro ship.

Anti:

[muxas-world]

AND RIDER OF THE DAY ON HIS HOME RACE FROM P10 TO P7 CELESTINO ❤️

[artaintfartwarriors]

🌺

[thedeafprophet]

i could honestly just like. make endless amounts of flondon character concepts. the possibilities are endless

[idlejet]

A song about quantum theory and the "hard problem" of consciousness? Why not? Video fittingly made in #VR

[lilrebelkat69]

[fangpunk]

Playfulity - a gender that has a playful personality.

etymology: playful, ity/lity

requested by: @revenant-coining

[ID: a rectangular flag with 7 stripes, the middle being bigger than the others. the colours go as such from top to bottom & mirrors: dark blue-green, blue-green, dull pearl, pearl. End ID]

[choconotfound]

this is so funn y

[page-2-ids]

ID: A flag with seven horizontal stripes; the first, middle, and last are twice the height of the others. The colors are, from top to bottom, very dark grey, maroon-grey, washed-out red, washed-out pink, washed-out red, maroon-gray, and very dark gray. END ID

Gothity|Gothlity: A gender that has a goth personality 

The colors are inspired by my associations with goth/goth personalities

No Suggested Pronouns

[un-mei-no-akai-ito]

È giusto capire quando una persona

si vuole allontanare da noi,

lasciandola andare fuori dalla nostra vita.

Se pensate il contrario, è perché non vi siete mai trovati a stare dentro una situazione dal quale si desidererebbe scappare, ma non vi viene data la possibilità.

@un-mei-no-akai-ito// @un-mei-no-akai-ito (Ven 26.07.24 h17.24)

[muxas-world]

Gota love being exploteited whiput pay fuck the buinies that take advantage of whole services/practice tha studen gota do in mexico to get their titles cause why im doing the work of 3 people a whole marketing department by myself whiout a single pay;)

[aita-alternia]

then what kind of things get your pitch internal combustion-powered machine running?

OH FUCKING BOY WHERE DO I BEGIN. CONDESCENDING, PRETENTIOUS ^SSHOLES. FUCKERS WHO THINK THEY'RE SUCH HOT SHIT, ONLY BEC^USE THEYRE SO FUN TO RILE UP. T^LL PEOPLE.