#question for the hive mind

[minijeng]

Here's an honest question. Why do bikers wear their helmets when eating?

[erathene]

Does anyone know if there's a Tolkien Secret Santa event running this year? 🤔

[i-cant-be-trusted-alone]

hardest thing abt my P-DID journey (undiagnosed but suspecting) is trying to tell my gf

bc what if she only loves one of us ;v;

-Ashe

[andydreamzzzz]

It’s interesting how race is treated in this fandom. Fuck Bob, protect Ray against all internalized racism, but please excuse Lynz for pretending to be Indian for clout just a few years ago. She doesn’t have to apologize because she’s Gerard’s wife, which is not misogynistic behavior BUT criticism of her is.

[cacodaemonia]

Okay, fandom hive mind, I have an art question! This is one of those images that I swear I've seen before but for the life of me I can't recall where, or if I just made it up.

It's of a person lying on their back with a wolf or werewolf-type character standing over them on all fours. The wolf has their jaws around the person's throat, as if poised to chomp, but the person is very calm about it, like they know the wolf won't really hurt them. It very much has the Mononoke Hime vibes from that one scene with San and Ashitaka:

Anyway, do any of you know what I'm talking about or is this just something from my own head? I have an art idea but I'd like to give credit to the original artist if I have indeed been inspired by another image.

[jovibee]

Everybody finds it strange that Silver is the only character that doesn’t have a last name and idk if that’s been addressed in game yet but I like to think that his last name IS Vanrouge and he just asked for it to be dropped from his papers

[changeling-rin]

If the Four were separated between four different times (such as one is in Lore's Hyrule, one is in Gen's, one in Wind's, and one in Realm's), how would their telepathy/hive mind and body controls work?

It, ah... it wouldn't.

They'd all pass out on the spot. There's a reason the Four tend to cluster together, after all. (A hive mind likes proximity.)

[maaruin]

What is it like to be a Borg?

[hxvemxnd]

3, 5, 6

QUESTIONS FOR muns.

3. whose writing has impacted your writing style the most? (you can choose anyone! famous writer or not.)

// As far as friends go, my homie Syala who i've known for EONS has influenced my writing a lot. For famous authors, or at least published authors, I was really inspired by Eoin Colfer as a kid (Artemis Fowl Series), and the specific novel Shadow that Jenny Moss did. I've never read another of her works, but that book touched me SO deeply as a kid and i absolutely adore it.

5. is there a muse you really want to try? if yes: what’s stopping you?

// Mm... A couple. The biggest issue is nobody knows the series', so I can't get someone to give me my brainrot. Examples are like Duo Maxwell from Gundam Wing, Simon Tam from Firefly. I do write even like Aloy from Horizon, but i never really scratch that itch properly because nobody i know well knows the series' they're all from.

6. is roleplaying the only writing-based hobby you have, or are there other things you like to write?

// Nope! I novel my own works I intend to publish, and I'm a DM for Dungeons & Dragons! Which - I guess that's rp, but it's spoken rp. With a lot of writing planning.

[reginrokkr]

𝐂𝐗𝐈𝐕. The second apocalypse, Fortuna and the Neohuman Project.

On the second Apocalypse.

It's important to describe what exactly makes an apocalypse be considered such and not described by other name (like cataclysm) if both are events harmful to Teyvat itself and the living beings that inhabit it. For this, I will make a comparison between Phanes' arrival to Teyvat and the Second Who Came + Nibelung descent with forbidden knowledge.

In the former, although it's unquestionable that the war waged between Phanes and whoever fought alongside him (if any), and the Dragon Sovereigns must've scarred Teyvat one way or another (we know from Sapientia Oramasdis II about the consequences it would take if Apep passed away by releasing all the Dendro energy within it as well as we know that some dragons perished in the combat be it during the first, the second fight when Nibelung brought forbidden knowledge and the Second Who Came arrived or in both, which must've led to consequences on a planetary level), it isn't stated to be in a relevant way worth mentioning. Here, the outcome was clear: the winner would inherit the right to reshape the world, whereas the loser would be subdued. Such was the dynamic between Phanes as the former and the Sovereign Dragons as the latter, and so Teyvat was recreated which caused it more hospitable for the soon-to-be created humans after that.

In the latter, however, it's different. Not only the fact that Nibelung, in all his wish to dethrone Phanes and the Saints, brought forbidden knowledge worsened matters both to himself, his fellow dragons and everything else— but the Second Who Came's presence as well made it so that the entirety of Teyvat as a planet was endangered and it ran the risk of being dying. Not the living beings that inhabit it alone, but the world in itself too. Among the consequences that have been stated, it's known that: forests turned into sand in Sumeru, there was an immense flood that drowned the unified civilization (Enkanomiya fell into an extraplanar conjunction point between the Human, Light and Void realms) and a breakthrough of the plague brought to this world (presumably Abyss energy-related). In order to mend this, Phanes dropped sapphire nails to prevent the world from crumbling so these would purify the land, thus destroying adjacent civilization as an undesired side-effect to his determination to protect Teyvat. Because of the importance of events that befell and what nearly caused to the world, this historical event would be more accurate to point as an apocalypse versus the former discord.

Given everything we've learned about the Cataclysm, even if one could argue that its relevance and what it caused to the world was negative and harmful (which it was), it wasn't on the same level as the apocalypse.

Although it has been teased before that in Snezhnaya it's known that the world will face a new Long Night (or at least among the Fatui, Harbingers and the Tsaritsa) and in René's notes that a catastrophe must be avoided at all costs, this patch of Fontaine shed more light onto what that means: the coming of a second apocalypse. An apocalypse described as a world where no more flowers will grow, a disaster defined for seeing a pool of blood past one's ankles, a world in which after a few hundred years, all birthing waters will dry up and after that, the world will be devoid of light with destroyed civilizations and a shattered sky that can be seen via two methods: through the Book of Revealing or the Looking Glass.

Whatever will lead Teyvat to this state remains unknown, but the Abyss Order's intentions are tellers of an outcome for the world far from desirable given their determination to plunge the whole world to darkness and overthrow Celestia with the power of the Abyss. In essence, the Abyss Order may not be any different than Celestia is due to their determination to potentially change the threads of fate in a similar fashion as there seems to be a divine control over fate that not all gods have access (the Archons) for their own purposes. Even if forbidden knowledge has been erased, there is still a latent star-devouring darkness that endangers Teyvat. Tsaritsa's involvement alongside her Fatui and Harbingers may also lead to undesirable consequences that could lead the world to its downfall, or Celestia's awakening and action may assist in that as well. Perhaps it's all three deeds at once.

This second apocalypse has been prophesied by René de Petrichor and Jakob Ingold, which is not an unlikely thing to happen. A relatively recent element, the Sign of Apaosha, is said to reflect the Abyss and corrupt the land around it (the sign), and it's believed to be a reflection of the "reality" beyond Teyvat's skies. Given that as per René's notes it's known that research on the Abyss [energy] was being conducted as well as other future research that I'll mention briefly, it's not impossible to have witnessed a catastrophe to come. Moreover, according to the Book of Revealing written by René, it's implied that other ancient civilizations might've been aware of this fact (at least the one of the Nameless City or underground palace in the depths of the Chasm, given that these ruins are displayed in the prophetic vision of the future).

On Fortuna.

Fortuna [that which happens without design, remarkable occurrence] (or world-formula, as termed by René) is described as the phenomenon that takes place when a civilization is destroyed and a new one is born from its ashes. Besides prophesying a second apocalypse to come in centuries (since 400 years ago), calculations made in regards of this subject reflect the outcome that no new civilizations will be born unless new variables are introduced "from outside the system". This would increase the magnitude of this catastrophe bound to come.

On the Neohuman Project.

This is the chosen variable by René de Petrichor in order to face the incoming crisis, or better said, ensure humanity's survival in the context that this apocalypse will take place no matter what, hence Teyvat will become an inhospitable world incompatible with life. Starting first with himself and then with Jakob Ingold, René's discoveries led him to learn that the composition of their bodies (changed as a result of these experiments) are closer to that of the Abyss and the Khvarena, paradoxical as it may be. Their bodies don't need nourishment like normal humans do and they possess terrifying self-recovery properties (fact-checked by extirpating ingrown organs close to vocal chords [albeit not for this purpose] and watching them regrow in a matter of few days) and in order to grow stronger, these bodies are nourished with the blood of fell beasts of the Abyss (Elynas in Jakob's case, albeit it was discovered that the Crimson Agate of Dragonspine and Elynas' blood share the same properties). In the present day, Jakob, in the body of an adult human, has been seen taking the form of an Iniquitous Baptist.

This project is seen as a manner of human transcendence in order to adapt to the hostile world that Teyvat will become if the prophecy becomes true. When the neohuman project proved to be difficult and a failure on a new experiment, a new variable has been introduced. Experiments were conducted in more humans and, albeit anti-intellectual and counter-intuitive, it's presumed that in order to transcend one's physical form and personality must be shed and lost and thus a gestalt where memories and other human souls are merged together similar to the principle of merging Oceanids into one by returning to the primordial waters. Ancients (presumably those of the Nameless City) have been already successful in this in the past. René, as the first subject in more modern times (400 years ago), was successful and he was able to see the memories of those human subjects that took part in this project.

[crowtits]

song in question

i've died on smaller hills, so i can't judge. but i do think it's funny whenever posts about the proper definition of a poor little meow meow circulate, considering none of them mention that the origin was a kpop fan's absolutely bonkers tweet about not being able to protect a full grown man who was getting backlash for including audio from the jonestown cult leader jim jones in one of his songs

[mcltiples]

Rick & Unity for that kid meme (whichever version of Rick you wanna use)

If they had a kid meme || accepting

Name: Concomitantie Sanchez

Gender: Genderless (They/Them)

General appearance: Considering Unity is a hivemind, they're also a hive mind. So they don't have a set general appearance. Though, when they're old enough to find a planet to absorb, they choose an alien species that's slender, has long tails with jagged scales adorning it. Their skin is green and they have black horns and matching eyes.

Personality: They tend to be carefree and lighthearted. They like spreading peace and love wherever they go. Very social and they tend to run their hive mind in a relaxed way. Always going off to do fun things and not doing any work. Somehow it works for them though!

Special talents: They're very good at several different instruments and can sing very well too!

Who they like better: Unity, obviously!

Who they take after more: Definitely takes after Unity, but is sort of like Rick in some ways!

Personal headcanon: They tend to enjoy talking to themselves a lot and as a hive mind, it's easy to do. They also make up stories for each other their bodies, rather than being a collective, they like becoming different people on occasions.

Face Claim: None!

[anarchomitsumi]

stereotypes are shit because they're applied negatively by outsiders AND I hate it when ppl say galicians curse too much...but then i open my mouth and what comes out is me cago na puta que a pariu que fixo a guarra esta agora. se acepta y se asume.

[3amfanfiction]

I fully headcannon that Simon Riley is the type to take anything you give him, regardless of the impact to his health.

“Simon, you’re home!”

He had just walked in the door as you take a bite of a cooling cookie. you grab another one and hurry over to give him a hug and kiss, then you hand one of the cookies over to him. “You’ve gotta try these. They’re a cherry cream-cake cookie that my coworker gave me the recipe for. Tell me what you think!”

You wait expectantly for him to try it, bouncing excitedly when he tells you it’s good.

you grin as you stuff the rest of your cookie into your mouth and hurry back to finish your last batch. Simon follows and sits at the kitchen table to visit with you while you finish baking and begin cleaning the kitchen.

Before too long you notice his voice start to go a little hoarse when he answers your questions. as he clears his throat for the third time you ask, “You okay? Do you need something to drink?”

“Nah, I’ll b’ fine” he rasps, standing and coming to give you a kiss on the forehead. “i’ll be back in a bit, lovie.”

Is out the door before you can get your thoughts together enough to question him.

That evening you’re laying in bed when the door opens and in walks Simon.

When he crawls into bed you turn to him and let out a “Simon!’ when you see him covered in hives “what happened to you?”

He tells you he went to A&E since he’s allergic to cherries. His throat was swelling up while he was listening to you tell him about your day and he broke out in hives shortly after he left.

When you grill him, trying to figure out what was going through his mind when he accepted the cookie without saying anything, he just shrugs and pulls you into his chest with an eye roll and a, “it came from you, sweetheart. What was I gonna do? Not eat it?”

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[mitta-likes-moths]

Opinions exist, get over it

oh yeah fun fact I literally don’t give a shit if you don’t like something I am absolutely chill with being friends, message or tag me or smth anytime I’m cool and you’re cool and I’ll probably think you’re one of the coolest people ever the moment even within five minutes of an interaction

just don’t like. harass people or basically tell people their opinions or interests are like wrong or act like yours are better somehow making you superior or comments that are frankly rude and uncalled for

the bar gets lower everyday and I don’t know what it’s made of to be digging this far into the ground

You’re allowed to not like things and not be obligated to hate or harass people who don’t share your opinion and even be friends, that’s thing

[feral-lore-creature]

I wonder what life would be like if we functioned as a hive, or something similar to it. Like, we're still highly intelligent, but have made the conscious decision to function that way, y'know? Kinda like how it was a conscious decision (also highly morally questionable) to make capitalism a driving force.

SERIOUSLY, what would life be like?! I think it would be kinda cool.

Being bonded together by the want/will not necessarily to expand, but to secure your place in the word as a species in the most effective way possible.

Imagine how differently the social hierarchy would be.