#nidus and helminth

[maybebovinity]

Day 6: Sleigh

Nidus delivering a small gift to the Helmnith

I also just wanted an excuse to draw Nidus on his hands and knees. I need this man in a constant state of submissive and breedable

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[kaiserouo]

oh no big nidus draining all my resources

also the sketch because why not

[wolfoflua]

look at my warframe and say that again Helminth

[alteredsilicone]

Idk if you ever mentioned this, so imma ask: What would Viri's and Loid's dynamic be? How would they interact with one another? What are her thoughts on the Cavia? Does she have any overall opinion on the Murmur, Albrechts Labs,The Vessels, etc? Also, what's her opinion on Kalymos?

I'm pretty sure the most I've talked about the new content-adjacent things is just how Viri ended up being the Chosen Operator due to Wally targeting specifically her!

Anyways.

Viri and Loid - she didn't particularly enjoy being called a deserter, but it's not like Loid is privy to her sad and tragic backstory and how she was brainwashed into servitude. Viri has experience mediating with cranky people so she mostly let Loid lead her from task A to task B while watching out for his emotional reactions to the Indifference. Once the events of the quest pass, Loid apologizes to her for his initial hostility, but Viri assures him that they can mend that over a cup of milk coffee and a slice of cheesecake, so they keep in touch and Viri brings him snacks from the outside world and tells him of all that has happened since he went into cryostasis; including updating on what the Entratis are up to upstairs. Long story short - a bit of a rocky start but they end up becoming friends.

Cavia - broke her heart in a billion pieces! ESPECIALLY Tagfer. Viri's father, Amadeus, was a virmink breeder who was infamous for his attachment to his "specimens", he would give a name to each and every virmink he bred (even the failures that had to be put down) and was very attached to them. Tagfer's depression over losing Minn shook Viri to her core. She now sometimes wonders if the virminks she and her father looked after also shared such deep feelings within the recesses of their minds...

The murmur - since they function as Wally's minions she feels responsible for holding them back, especially due to her strong affinity for the Void. Sometimes they whisper to her and call her a traitor - the murmur sense the void angel within her, and think she is one of them but are confused as to why she attacks them or more importantly - why she can resist their master's call.

The lab and vessels - Viri has seen her fair share of weird science, her mother worked on infestation, but Viri never-ever found out what exactly she worked on since it was top secret. Albrecht is an Orokin and Orokin doing shady, dangerous shit was not something that surprised her in the least. She would just quietly catalog anything interesting, but mostly keep it to herself (usually she forwards all information to Ergo for Perrin safekeeping, but Viri promised Loid that nobody outside of a select few Tenno are allowed to know of the Sanctum's existence).

Kalymos - little known fact! Viri adopted a hyekka kavat whose name is Bacchus! She loves naked kitties! Circling back to the Cavia and her father's work, Viri is definitely an animal person; she is used to handling them and respects them almost the same way you would respect a person. The question is whether Kalymos would like Viri...

Here is a picture of Bacchus as a bonus:

[keoulkeech]

Entrati style goes so hard. I love you so much Xaku Prime!

Since Xaku is bringing Trumna: Lavos will bring Sepulcrum. source: trust me, Tenno

Some rambling about Xaku. I saw many posts and comments on other sites that them getting primed wouldn't "make sense" (...like anything in Warframe ever made sense!) [affectionate]

From what I gather the lore is that some warframe first models are Prime and some earn Prime after... Honestly for me the only warframe born prime was Nidus because he is symbolic and functionally the Infested frame so his prime is kinda of like the raw Helminth strain with the minimum "genetic" manipulation and stuff. All the others were Prime after, it makes more sense in my opinion.

Now with that out of my head... I can't wait the hear and see the special effects of Xaku's skills; their sounds and if there is any new detail for their "skeleton" mode... like I saw that they have a energy ponytail so the hair could untie while in skeleton mode or something of the sort. Can't wait!

[beebleworkshop]

Somehow I ended up with a helminth charger that is not only taller than my Operator, but almost taller than Nidus

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

Giving Limbo a blackboard and chalk in an age where everyone uses glass tablets and holograms is so so so endearing to me. Quills and parchment type of guy. He just needs to write an entire blackboard full with one equation as enrichment. I think Ordis can handle the dust just fine as far as filters go but maybe less so in terms of mental fortitude

(Operator becoming the rubber ducky for extremely complicated multidimensional math they don't understand in 3, 2, 1... )

You see, according to my lavos (Higgins), the correct amount of containers into which to put science is "one more." He also has shitall concept of personal space and a tendency to forget that his complicated thought processes are not universal, so now he's banned from mugs. Luckily the mug that North (drifter) had grabbed only had yeast in it that Higgins got from an ostron for science reasons, but it's still not a fun thing to knock back instead of the chimurr you were expecting at like 6 in the morning

so we have previously established that limbo & lavos would be science besties, right

i propose:

limbo has cat energy: acts like he knows everything but is in fact a bit of a dumbass outside his exact field of expertise, will nap in weird places

lavos has dog energy: will lick the science, outdoorsy (science field trips), makes friends easy

[greisinger]

Knives: Obtained

In my previous post I shared my excitement about finally getting a Helminth invigoration for ability strength to unbind and apply to my Baruuk in pursuit of acquiring as many knives as humanly possible. I mentioned in the previous post that I was hoping I could reach 200 knives. However, I was joking when I said that. I didn’t think that was really attainable, and expected to see somewhere between 120-140 knives at best. It turns out I had set my sights far too low.

By the time all was said and done, my pacifist was running around the stage with 644 knives.

My brother, who had joined the squad to help with this endeavor, described it as both a “hula hoop” and the “rings of Saturn”, both of which are wholly accurate descriptions.

My Shade, on its own, had more than double the knives I originally thought it was even possible to obtain by the end of the mission.

In case anyone is interested, here is the math for it all:

Baruuk ability strength (mods + archon shards): 428% Helminth invigoration: 200% Growing power + 8 drain Coaction drift: 28% Empower: 50% Zenurik Hardened Wellspring: 20% Equinox Peaceful Provocation: 80% Similarly strength-buffed Nidus Parasitic Link: 313% Madurai chained sling: 40% Molt augmented at full buff: 60% Molt vigor: 45% Power Donation x2: 60%

Total before void corruption: 1,324% ability strength Total with void corruption: 2,648% ability strength

There are some things we could have done to squeeze out just a little more ability strength. A fourth squad member running Power Donation, a couple more tau-forged crimson archon shards to replace the basic crimson shards, and Energy Conversion on Baruuk, for example. If I ever feel possessed to do this again, I have a whole list of things to do differently. But I think I’ll be riding the high of having nearly 650 knives for a long time.

[infestedslime]

"#taking this to mean all the other frames are made from guys the orokin pulled off the street" Can confirm, my Volt Prime was a rebel leader so his approach to guns is probably 50% improv, and my Nidus Prime was an infested scientist who prefers to just throw shit at people as a means of combat. Between the Orokin method of "you were too cool to be friends with us so we're giving you infested juice" and a bunch of teenagers with magic powers, gun safety is probably an ancient, half-forgotten myth

Oh man, sorry I never noticed this. I guess I should check my inbox a bit more often lol. But yeah I love thinking about who frames might’ve been before being infected with the helminth. I also appreciate that some of the prime trailers give little hints about their personalities/backstories but never say anything definitive so you have room for interpretation.

[gaogaigar-the-king]

15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters?

19. Give us a small teaser from one of your WIPs.

15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters?

Staring at the fic/chapter ready to publish it, desperately hoping some idea of what to name it will come to me. The only exception to this is Among Us Gone Wrong where I named the chapters in advance because I'd pre-planned where I wanted the base story to go.

19. Give us a small teaser from one of your WIPs.

"Wake Nidus up." They instructed. There was another moment of unresponsiveness, but then the Helminth gurgled something. The thin tendrils receded, disappearing from sight.

Nidus twitched. Slowly, his senses woke one by one. Likely touch first, feeding him information about the cool metal under his left arm and hands, contrasted with the patch of Helminth's Infested growth he was lying in and the warm air in the Infirmary. After that would be sound, the sound of the Helminth gurgling, their soft breathing and other things only his senses could pick up. Smell would probably come next, his perception battered by the unfamiliar scents of the Orbiter.

A confused, disorientated whine came from under Nidus' armour as he moved, weakly pushing himself up onto his hands and knees. They could tell the moment that he saw them. He froze on the spot, his fear clear in his body language before he pushed himself off the floor, stumbling backwards and plastering his body against the wall.

They raised their right arm, holding it outstretched in front of them, palm facing upwards. After that they didn't move, just waited.

[edgygayguy]

nidus prime prepared me for everything ill take the helminth infection even if it kills me 🧎

[devonaddams]

【Warframe】 死去活来（Nidus/Drifter）

前提

1.设定有舍取，不要太较真 2.Nidus是prime 3.不存在指挥官

口鼻似乎被灌满了软体组织，像是落入水中被水草缠住双脚，窒息感刺激着漂泊者挣扎地睁开双眼，眼前一片血红，强烈的视觉冲击让漂泊者猛地回过神。离开王境后他已经很久没体验死亡的感觉了，毕竟进入始源星系后他丧失了王境的权能，死亡就是死亡，不再属于梦境。小心翼翼的日子直到他解决Lotus的问题后被WF带回他们的道场，当了名快乐食客。孤独那么久突然多了许多朋友，让漂泊者放松了警惕，接受了Nidus的邀请。也许还有对这个野兽似的感染者做此举动的好奇心在作祟。

于是，他死了。

可能是当时接受了墙中人后传来的虚空能量激活了王境的权能，以Nidus的飞船小范围内进行了复眠螺旋，漂泊者再次从开���莲花的Helminth房间里的椅子上醒过来。他四肢依旧被钉死，Nidus的触肢从他的口鼻里缩了回去，而Nidus那看不见五官的头部上的液态金属闪烁着，似乎在传达着某种情绪。

折磨的对象在眼前恢复回最初的样子，他的病毒没在肉体上留下任何痕迹，尽管脉搏曾经停止过足够确定死亡的时间。但此前发生的一切也只在对象惊醒后的眼神里还能看出一丝端倪。

漂泊者咒骂着尝试把四肢从Helminth肉刺中解放出来，但除了剜出更多血肉以外并没起到什么作用，甚至开始出现贫血眩晕的症状。

很窝囊地因为失血过多而死了第二次。

这一次漂泊者是因为四肢抽痛而醒了过来，Helminth听从Nidus的命令，在穿透的伤口上不断进行修补以减少出血量。伤口反复愈合撕裂传来阵阵疼痛感。了解到情况的漂泊者放弃自救转向和Nidus进行谈判，假设眼前这个正在观察自己的WF真的能友好交流的话。

“所以这就是你交朋友的做法？蛮不讲理的深，入，交流？”漂泊者咬牙切齿地说着，手脚实在太疼了，为什么这游戏死亡后不能在初关卡重新开始。该死，至少士魂大帝是这样干的。

Nidus发出野兽般的低吼，漂泊者也不知道这算是回答了问题还是单纯的叫唤。面对库狛库娃还能稍微猜到点它们的情绪，但Nidus？他再野性也是个WF，曾经的人，复杂的情感生物。漂泊者还在绞尽脑汁想怎样让Nidus放过自己时，突然意识断片。

第三次死亡。

躺在椅子上的漂泊者尸体所在的空间扭曲着，整艘飞船的色彩被那旋涡吸去再释放，胡乱洒溅。在这不稳定环境里，漂泊者回到最初的状态再次醒来。色彩因为他的清醒重新稳定下来。

漂泊者猜测上一次死亡是因为Helminth的治疗导致他体内积累毒素过多暴毙了。而Nidus似乎也是这么想的，释放了肉刺改成触手捆绑。漂泊者每次复生后面对的状况都会有些许改变，他需要抓住机会，至少目前触手不像肉刺那样对他有实质���伤害。但显然他忘记了还有Nidus这个因素。

Nidus头部外壳裂开，触突生长。他靠近漂泊者的脸，荚囊迸裂，卷须瞬间包裹住漂泊者的头部，熟悉的恐惧感袭上他心头——在软肉中溺亡。触肢柔软又富有弹性，挤压着鼻窦的粘膜，刺痛感连着神经直通颅骨。但很快触肢分泌出的粘液灌满腔室内，粘液的麻痹效果让漂泊者神志恍惚，尽管理智知道此时他被Nidus吞食着但眼前依旧看到王境那斑斓又混沌的天空，耳边是溪流的喧嚣和玛蒂拉的嬉闹，他感觉自己似乎正被绝灵骥驮到地穴附近，身上肌肉是颠簸的酸痛，而皮肤是穿越时的粘腻感。

现实中Nidus掰开漂泊者的双腿挤了进去，感染的身躯敞开覆盖到漂泊者身上，触肢从防护服的间隙探入接触皮肤，调整渗出的毒素剂量，引起过敏的瘙痒却不致命。漂泊者苍白的脸泛起潮红，其他裸露的皮肤也渗出红斑，他呼吸开始急促，像脱水的鱼儿张嘴大口吸气，Nidus伺机将触手伸进他喉咙里。漂泊者咽部本能收缩，但没有阻碍滑腻的触手滑入体内。

漂泊者的思绪沉入水底，他本以为自己在穿越地穴，却在触碰镜面的瞬间落入水中，皮肤被破碎气泡击打着隐隐作痛，四肢的触感消散，此时此刻他光滑得如同回到母亲的羊水里，流线型的身躯在水里畅游，他张开嘴深呼吸，感觉滑腻的小鱼裹着河水滑入他喉咙里，在他的胃部挣扎扭动。莫名的快感袭来，他作为一条喉兽在河里横冲直撞捕猎小鱼。随着捕食的次数越多他游得越快，水中的植物在水光折射下如浓墨般铺开，描绘出一张张昏暗的但偶尔会有闪光的回忆画面。漂泊者想捕捉那些闪光，它们比小鱼还要狡猾，掠过的昏暗又变回了水草缠住了他。漂泊者一边挣脱束缚一边向闪光游去，他摆脱开越多的水草，眼前就更多逃逸出的闪光不断聚集。加速加速加速，高速的水流让皮肤生疼但他不顾一切冲进了那一抹白色里，最终喉兽高高越出水面——漂泊者在椅子上猛地弹起又重重落下，接着他所有身体机能都停止了。

Nidus看着眼前的肉块感觉有点扫兴，自己明明控制了剂量但对方却依旧在感染后不久就死去，仿佛有某种外力在保护他免受变异。或许该改变策略，Nidus在房间里边踱步边想着不自觉走到门口，狗子今天一天都听话地在门外没打扰他，看到他出来欢快地跳跃邀请玩耍。Nidus摸摸狗头突然有了个馊主意。

漂泊者觉得自己太久没休息得这么好了，阳光好像透过眼皮抚摸他的眼帘，在视网膜上印着飘忽不定的红。慵懒的感觉让他不由自主想舒展肢体却发现左手无法动弹，而右手充满违和感。意识到手部的不妥后全身的神经也终于清醒向大脑传递信号。漂泊者瞬间睁开双眼。映入眼里的不是晴天太阳，而是数不清的肉质枝蔓。层层叠叠的血肉犹如斑驳的树影让他产生误会。现实的冲击让漂泊者对身处的情况失去把控，意识到自己正躺在Nidus的繁殖温床里，但理智拒绝去了解身体各处的异样。Infested巢穴的光芒在余光里闪烁，时不时喷射出孢子掠过眼前。最终漂泊者转头去查看按理说应该是靠在近在咫尺的巢穴上却没有任何触感反馈的右手。

那套着古怪的异界有机质的右手消失了，切口处组织被植入Infested肉芽稳定伤势。漂泊者依旧感受到自己的右手，大脑明明接收到双手握拳用力的反馈，尽管视线里已经不存在右手了。漂泊者分不清这是断肢后的错觉还是用了Corpus技术让他的手暂时分离身体，甚至有可能只是来自Nidus充满恶意的幻觉。细软滑腻的触肢在头部器官上滑动，它们在舔舐眼球，在眼眶里摸索，视线里充斥着触肢分泌出的黏液和气泡，对晶体的影响逐渐扩大，视野变得浑浊扭曲。触肢挤开神经，从眼洞探入大脑，触肢占用太多空间最终眼球被挤出眼眶晃晃悠悠地挂在脸上，但视神经依旧完好无损地链接着，漂泊者看到的画面被一分为二，大脑无法将双眼传来的信息进行统合，割裂的场景之间仿佛出现了某种深渊。漂泊者应该感到恐惧的，但此时触肢正摆弄着他的大脑情感区域，让他处于一种愉悦兴奋的状态。他不由地产生食欲，但很快这种感觉转变成恶心感，有什么东西逆流食道被呕了出来。

是大量夹杂碎肉的鲜血。

Nidus注意到大腿上渗出的鲜血，看来漂泊者醒了。此时Nidus跪坐在菌毯上，双腿夹着漂泊者，张开的腹部将对方的头纳入，时不时发出粘腻的吮吸声。寄生链接则穿透了漂泊者的左肩赋予他心脏活力，强化他肉体承受力。在上次死亡后，Nidus拧断了漂泊者的右臂。尽管他没提过上面异肢的来历，但Nidus猜测多半是她一直在保护他。用粗暴的方式断开连接后，Nidus感受到植入的Infested包囊开始成熟，逐渐感染这具躯体。当然，如果漂泊者死了，一切又会重置，所以这并不是Nidus的主要目的。

Nidus折下身子，头抵在漂泊者的腹部，感受微妙的蠕动。随着时间推移腹部隆起，仿佛有什么要破茧而出，漂泊者发出一声闷哼。见状Nidus坐起来，拉开自己的腹部，里面是无数触肢爬满漂泊者的头部，Nidus甚至贴心地捡起漂泊者掉落的眼球放到眼眶附近，让触肢接管眼球。

“看，最美好的事。”Nidus指着漂泊者异状的腹部说，这是他折磨漂泊者以来第一次出声。但漂泊者现在不仅视野破碎，连精神上也不能给予正常的反馈，他只是失神地望着Nidus给出的方向。

“是斗争，生存，演化。”Nidus话音刚落，一只完全成熟的蛆虫破膛而出，同时漂泊者发出凄厉的惨叫，但尾音却变味了。攀附在他大脑皮层的触肢屏蔽了痛觉，不断高强度刺激快感区域。门户大开的腹腔里，半成型的蛆虫挤在内脏间隙里挣扎。它们不仅在攻击同类，还撕咬吞食漂泊者的血肉好让自己更加强壮。漂泊者呻吟着看着这一幕，残存的理性让他勉强抬起左手试图清理掉Nidus的蛆虫。视野受阻只能用手在内脏里摸索不属于自己的异物，手指穿过黏液传来的触感让漂泊者脚趾扣紧。肠子温润有弹性，蠕动的时候仿佛在吮吸着手指。漂泊者不由自主抬起大腿夹紧摩擦着。

在嫩肉里区分软壳蛆虫还算是件容易的事，但要把它揪出来，它会死咬着内脏不放。漂泊者抓着蛆虫的手抬起来时，肠子也随之被拉了起来。内脏移位产生的痛楚被大脑换算成快感，漂泊者浑身发抖，左手脱力摔了下来。被解放的蛆虫又爬回内���，甚至往深处挖掘。漂泊者呜咽着向Nidus求饶，“放过我……我受不了了……”他想卷缩起来，但头部被Nidus死死固定住了。“舒服……呜。太……嗯��服…”漂泊者再次伸出左手在腹部里挖。“不……不应，该。”他哭泣着，“停不下来……”他哽咽着，“……这不，对劲”。肠子沾着白色液体落了一地。蛆虫什么的已经无所谓了，漂泊者现在只想掏空自己。

Helminth里三种不同的腥味交织在一起。人类在被砍掉下半身的时候能存活多久呢。Nidus思考着。他一直竖着切割Corpus船员，对方向来直接毙命。而现在漂泊者的腹部内脏散落在房间里，他下半身瘫软着，左手则埋进肋骨之间。Nidus低头查看漂泊者的情况，他表情癫狂，口鼻冒出的鲜血不断浸染他诡异的笑容。快感阈值被无限拉高，他已经破坏掉自己的肺部，在窒息感中彻底迷失自我。此时他的左手正捏着心脏，只是大脑缺氧，让他使不出力气了。Nidus在用自己的血肉修补他的残躯，原本是打算让他去喂养蛆虫，而自己喂养他，让感染的血肉真正成为他的一部分。但低估人性被破坏后，会沦为多残暴的野兽。

走神的Nidus没注意到漂泊者的变化，直到他的头被漂泊者的大腿夹住又松开，腥臭味刺激到回神的时候，只来得及听到漂泊者略显得意的闷哼，寄生链接便被强行中断了。漂泊者用最后的力气奇迹般抬起身躯，利用体重折断了被固定的脖子迎来第五次死亡。

黑暗中扭曲的数根白线叠在一起勾勒出简单的人形轮廓。

“你现在是什么情绪？”人形轮廓前面出现两张卡牌，上面只是简单地写着“恐惧”和“愉悦”。漂泊者大步向前跨想越过这让他不适的场景寻找出路，却被右手的拉扯感摔回原地。

“你现在是什么情绪？”卡牌再次出现在面前。背后依旧是那模糊的人形轮廓。漂泊者犹豫了下，选了“恐惧”。卡牌上的笔画扭动起来，从文字变成某种象形的东西。漂泊者脸色煞白用力把卡牌丢出去。黑暗中的人形轮廓更加详实，被胡乱添加几笔，Nidus那溃烂的模样栩栩如生。这狰狞的人形靠近漂泊者，伸出尖锐的指尖戳着再次出现的卡牌中的“恐惧”这张。

“你现在是什么情绪？”那个声音再次想起。漂泊者尖叫着试图远离卡牌，他感觉有人一直在身后拉着他的右手，但无论如何他往哪个方向奔跑，卡牌永远在他的正前方，而右手一直在往反方向牵引着。

“你现在是什么情绪？”Nidus的人形再次示意漂泊者选择“恐惧”。本该是无物的线条却在卡牌上一声声敲在漂泊者的心脏上。他夺过卡牌撕得粉碎，敲击声安静了，这一刻漂泊者的心脏骤停。他眼睁睁看着二维的线条隆起，向深处涌动，Nidus不再是个轮廓，他更加立体有厚度，这乱作一团的东西撑在漂泊者头上，散发着压迫感。

“你现在是什么情绪？”漂泊者认识到如果自己再继续感到恐惧只会让这个Nidus的影子越发清晰。这次它甚至直接把“恐惧”推到漂泊者面前，而“愉悦”的卡牌被线条缠绕在这个怪物的体内。“怎么可能让你得逞。”漂泊者心想，他克制逃避的本能尝试将手探进宛若荆棘的线团里。在触碰的一霎那，漂泊者感觉自己的神经暴露在空气中，被人弹奏起来，他下意识想抽回左手，但线条粘腻地缠在手指上，轻微的动作都让漂泊者感觉线条在吮吸手指，自己的神经被一条条舌头细致地挑逗着。看着里头的卡牌，漂泊者深吸口气强忍不适猛地伸手掏。还没来得及将卡牌抽离，漂泊者腿脚酥软，跪倒在地，卡牌跌落一旁融化了。白纸红字化作一滩斑驳的液体，浸染了漂泊者的肢体。

“你现在是什么情绪？”眼前的Nidus的人形有了变化，轮廓不再尖锐，它退后一步，新的卡牌漂浮在空中。这次漂泊者毫不犹豫选了“愉悦”。人形变得更加柔和。

“你现在是什么情绪？”

漂泊者觉得事情应该在朝好的方向发展，眼前的人形越发像人类。

“你现在是什么情绪？”

白线涂鸦出眼睛，鼻子，嘴巴。

“你现在是什么情绪？”

白线重复涂抹嘴巴。

“你现在是什么情绪？”

五官以外的轮廓越发潦草，而白线依旧在涂抹嘴巴。

“你现在是什么情绪？”

整张面孔单薄得几乎只看到那张裂开的嘴。那张嘴微笑地问到：

“你现在是什么情绪？”

不对不对不对，这张脸不对！漂泊者不再管卡牌，他扑向那人形，用左手扒开缠作一团的白线，这里应该是眼睛，那里是鼻子。这里缠太多线了，抽掉，那里不是印象中的样子得……改？漂泊者逐渐停下手，看着眼前的人形，印象中它应该是什么样子？它……是谁？

“你现在是什么情绪？”漂泊者颤抖着从那张嘴里抽出一张卡牌——“恐惧”。

那个声音依旧在耳边回荡。但漂泊者只是蜷缩着拒绝做出任何回答。那个问题响起一遍又一遍，一张张看不清写着什么内容的卡牌落到漂泊者面前。从文字到涂鸦到最后只剩下白色的卡牌。那个声音依旧不知疲倦地重复同一句话：

“你现在是什么情绪？”

不知道过了多久，漂泊者突然发觉世界安静了。眼前堆满了白色卡牌，它们在这个黑暗的环境里就好像一条透着光的裂缝。漂泊者再次被吸引，他艰难地起身匍匐过去。伸出左手撑在边缘，他下意识想用右手撑开另一边，而这次再也没有来自身后的阻力，他惊奇地握紧松开终于出现在眼前套着异质的右手，突然有了切实的存在感。他用力地撑开裂缝，一头扎进光里……

Helminth的大嘴被撑开，全裸的漂泊者从里面滚了出来。他重重呼出口气，感觉自己好像刚从地狱最底层爬上来。环顾四周，发现Nidus并不在，而且这次自己并没有被束缚。漂泊者准备松松筋骨找衣服跑路，却在右手按上左肩的瞬间受到强烈刺激。那感觉就像身上最娇嫩敏感的地方被一下子粗暴地掰开。漂泊者这才发现自己的左手变异了。不再是人类的肉体，肌肉硬化扭曲，形成如WF般的金属表面，相比Excalibur原型的那细腻的金属结构，自己的左臂更加粗犷，沟壑纵横。这结构漂泊者当然熟悉，就是该死的Nidus那右臂没有干成枯枝的版本。而肩膀上正是如同Nidus突变后展开发着幽光的触肢那般的嫩芽。多片血色嫩芽叠在一起宛若盛开的莲花。新生的肢芽十分敏感，漂泊者拨弄着花蕊，发出阵阵呻吟，不由自主趴在Helminth上扭动磨蹭。身体失控了，但漂泊者眼睛的死死盯着出口。随着一阵哆嗦，精神上强烈的恐惧感让漂泊者夺回身体的控制权，跌跌撞撞朝门口跑去。在踏出房间的瞬间，漂泊者的眼睛被冰冷的金属手掌蒙住，Nidus把脸埋进他肩膀的嫩芽，悄声说到：

“开花了……”

我家的漂泊者和Nidus。起因是觉得DEX这套的手臂蛮像变异的

[crowframes]

my Helminth is named Virgil. my Nidus is named Icarus. make of that what you will

[alteredsilicone]

Thinking of Warframes who retain their humanity/personality but they're still not the person they used to be, the Orokin made sure to brainwash and break the person to make them succumb to the Helminth. Even if you retain your sense of "self" you will be a subjective interpretation of yourself. Some cases are exceptions, like Umbra, Ballas made sure he is powered by one intense memory (the death of his son). Jade can be a similar example - she was powered by her desire to see her son be born, which is why she forgot what her real name was but clung to her child as an anchor to her old self. Annd I can use this to rotate sentient-frame OCs in my mind.. how did the person who got Warframe'd morph into a different persona. Voland the Nidus is an Umbra case, where he overcame the infestation and retained his memories and original sense of self. He was initially vengeful but learned to channel his powers in a less destructive way by co-existing with the Myconians. Eir as Dante retained his desire for writing… but he forgot that he used to be a composer, so he instead he became a Scribe, but his artistic and melodic way of writing was preserved through the transformation.

[not-your-lifeline]

Nidus has that mandible-like parts on his head like Helminth Charger

so if he had a mouth like that and had same cravings for Fass/Vome residue like other infested creatures 

I imagine hand feeding processed residue to Nidus like you would with a beetle and he would slurp that up after smelling it with those little tendrils inside

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

New look for the belovedest boy thanks to the October palettes and wings

Bonus view from the back bc the syandana doesn't really show in these but I like how it adds a dragon tail to the dragon winged look