#semi aqautic

[flinnirthefruityfiend]

i hate having to swim like a human

when I was first learning to swim i kept getting frustrated at needing to use my arms to paddle. i don't really wanna use legs either but that's a lot easier tbh.

why can't i just wiggle my body and swim like that

why do I have to paddle

I can swim a little bit without using my arms but I go slower and it tires my legs out quicker.

screw you human anatomy

[meepusgleepus]

I decided to share some notes about the species of the characters i showed off yesterday 1. The basial bodyplan of Grutamal's species was a semi-aqautic species that lived in similar lifestyle to earth's seals, hunting underwater for food but spending a great deal of time on land, possessing a set of neck tendrils and tusks for fighting rivals and impressing mates 2. The basial bodyplan of Qua'talk' s species, evolved on a lightweight world and would greatly struggle to stand on earth, they were the wadding birds of their planet, with beaks designed to pierce water with little resistance and hunt down slimy fish and eel like organisms, but they weren't too picky and would eat just about anything that could fit down their gullet 3. The basial bodyplan of the species both Jul'ka'may and Tal'a'apal decend from, despite how soft and squishy their bodies are, they were no wise to mess with, they could easily restrain prey with the use of their two arms and tail before extending rasping appendages from their throat to rip off chunks of flesh, but they were most of a generalist species that only ate meat when there were no other options or in self defense and not wanting to waste extra calories 4. The characters I've shown differ greatly from their original bodyplan as they are the result of one of the greatest feats of genetic engineering, ever seeing that organisms would two functional brains that functioned mostly independently was possible, they sought to recreate it and over many years mastered the art of creating hydras, entire species that are born with two(or sometimes more, but these were rare) fully functional brains that thought independently of one another 5. Due to their home planet having lesser gravity, it also had a much thinner atmosphere, an atmosphere that sound didn't travel that well through, and so they evolved an alternate form of communication. Chormatiphores on their skin that gave them the ability to make shades of reds, pinks, purples, and even blues appear on their skin. They could still communicate verbally but it only worked at rather close distances 6. When they begin to engineer themselves, they gave themselves another set of manipulary appendages from their neck tendrils, that means that the entire 'upper half' of their body is just neck

[ketchupandaxe]

hey do you make transspecies flags ? I mean it's just another word for alterhuman.

I'd like a semi-aqautic tropical drake (wingless dragon) flag if that's okay!

*Here ya are!

[skyeblue8]

ᗯҽɬɬ, ყ'αɬɬ ρι𝓬ƙҽԃ 𝜏ԋҽ Ɛɳʋყ Ꭱιɳց, ടσ... 😈

-> This is going to be my own thoughts, world-building and establishment of the Envy Ring, which is truly going to be exciting considering it has even been mentioned in canon yet. Now, if you have any critiques or notes for what you believe should be in this ring, please leave a note in the comments about it. And be sure to vote for the next ring you want me to write about. Also...

⚠️WARNING⚠️ But for some of this to work, the rings may have to be swapped around from their original placement. I know it's not a big deal, but it's just a thing I want you to remember.

Anyway, first things first...

Envy's Environment:

•••》 In terms of the overall ring color scheme, I believe Envy would be an all around ombré shade of deep blue, indigo, black and purple to represent the deep feel of the ocean while also giving off a sense of mystery and superiority from the purple shades, mystery that works since the inhabitants will have a habit of being two-faced, but more on that later...

•••》 For the civilization itself, I think that the ring would simply function as a semi-futuristic underwater society with a sea creature motif to the buildings. The inner landscape will function as a sort of capital or city while the outer landscape is largely dark, creepy, and wild with demonic coral and aqautic life. Entry into the ring from the 666 elevator will be via a long arched bridge:

•••》A majority of the Ring would look almost like a shadow city (kind of like an "other-mother" type deal where a lot of the popular buildings and attractions are shadowy, aqautic copies of those in other rings, kinda like Mammon with Loo Loo Land only it will have more Envy influence to it.)

•••》 The more upper class buildings and residents will reside in the center of the ring, with the big establishments like restaurants, apartments, etc. largely rooted to the ocean floor while those in the outer slums are more ragged and left to drift aimlessly in the current, like the floating islands of Sloth but underwater. Moreover, the fancier apartments and homes will have a futuristic and lumimous bubble design that fits with the rest of their surroundings. I'm sure there is more that can be done for the environment of Envy, but I'll add more another day.

Envy's Residents:

•••》The people of Envy will (obviously) consist of various anthropomorphic sea creatures whose overall wealth, status, and treatment are depended on their looks/beauty as the core theme of Envy is longing for what others possess and thus, the natives of this ring will treat the lower accordingly. And to differentiate the natives from the sinners, sinners who become aquatic demons will adopt a more brighter color pallette than the natives, and will essentially possess a skeletal system whereas others will not. (I'm thinking this on the spot, so don't judge just yet).

• In simple terms it would go from:

1. Attractive Sea Creatures (Jellyfish, Seahorses, Bioluminous Squid, Multi-pattern fish, etc.) —> I.E. The Wealthy, High Class, and most respected

2. Unattractive Sea Creatures (Angler fish, Sharks, Piranhas, Blob fish, really any aesthetically vicious predator) —> I.E The Poor, The Lower Class, the disrespected

•••》Sinners can end up in either category, depending on how kind Lucifer decides to be when they fall into Hell. And ultimately, despite the sweet looks the upper class may possess, they're still not above cruel and sadistic behavior as anyone else. And, if you happen to be lucky enough to be rich down in Envy without being robbed or swindled, then you can easily buy your status regardless of your looks.

•••》Because of this vanity contest, I can imagine that the ring would have the best modeling agencies, fashion designers, and makeup artists in all of Hell living/working there. (See Helsa, who pegs me as bratty, rich, and vain)

Now, as sharks are already so common in Helluva Boss and can apparently procreate with imps, I'll be labeling them the "imps of the Envy Ring". These creatures are so big, unsightly, and widespread that they're often forced to retreat into the dark recesses of the Envy Ring so their presence doesn't taint the image of Leviathan's Ring.

•••》Regarding those who visit Envy and aren't aquatic demons, they're able to transport around via air tubes, trams, mini-elevators and walkways.

•••》Now, something visitors need to keep in mind when visiting is that with Envy comes Insecurity, especially with the prince, Leviathan, towards the number of residents he has compared to other rings. Because of this, you may have a difficult time trying to leave the ring rather than entering it as those guarding the entrance may purposefully make it difficult as per the orders of their prince (unless your one of the lower class hense why their are so many sharks out and about).

• That's all I got for now, though I will come back later to do a follow up post on Leviathan himself. Until then, leave any notes, suggestions, etc that you may have in the comments and please vote for the next ring:

[windtooth-plane]

hey Pines! How've you been doing with your slugcat friends? Do you have any favorites? Are there any slugcats that are particularly interesting?

ELoTP: “My slugcats have been thriving, it’s very hard to choose favorites as they are all interesting and unique, thought honestly I would have to say my favorite is named Newton, he shows the most intelligence out of all the others

A lot of the slugcats have unique things about them! Some have evolved to be semi-aqautic, others have found out how to make explosives-.. at great cost to the structures on top of my facility…

I find it fascinating the relationship we developed with each other, they maintain my facility and in return I let them live in the abandoned city above my can.”

[PS. Sorry for the late reply. Some drama went on for a while but i think it’s mostly cleared up. Thank you to chickenboi for answering this <3]

[ithisatanytime]

Soap

 if you were righting a book and you had to describe a hippo to someone whod never seen a picture even of a hippo before how would you describe it? fat comes to mind, rotund, some mention of its blubber, that would be the first thing id mention probably, its deep red purple coloring is another, how about this:

“Behold, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox. Behold, his strength in his waist, And his power in the muscles of his belly. He hangs his tail like a cedar; The tendons of his thighs are knit together. His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. “He is the first of the ways of God; Let his Maker bring His sword near. Indeed the mountains bring him food, And all the animals of the field play there. He lies down under the lotus plants, In the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh. The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, Can anyone pierce his nose with barbs?” 

 some of that matches the hippos description, the semi aqautic nature but the rest... look am i being biased here or would this be the literal worst description of a hippo of all time, if someone gave you this description and sent you out hunting for whatever the behemoth was as described here, would you seize a hippo and say “behold, ive captured the behemoth?” does the hippos appearance and countenance lend to such a magnificent description?

[epic-summaries]

Remember as kids when they told you the difference between Mesozoic reptiles were that dinosaurs didn’t fly or swim?

So, that was a lie.

[squarefriend]

Dinos won

First, we have Toriel as a Maiasaur! They’re a hadrosaur species that is known for how well taken care of their young were. Heck, their name even means ‘Mother Lizard’! They are also incredibly intelligent and big! Perfect for for my lady ^^

Flowey’s a King Protea now. They were the oldest flower I could find that wasn’t like. A flowering bush lMAO

Sans and Pap!!! Papyrus is a Dakotaraptor. Swift, agile, fucking massive for a raptor (and an excuse to put googly eyes on a raptor)! Also, while they did hunt in packs, they were rather solitary creatures considering how intimidating they were.

As for Sans, he’s Deinonychus! Anouther speices of raptor, just smaller, more sociable, and less bold. Still incredibly agile and fast tho!! Also the Deino is known for its smile :] (it has 70 teeth).

Also fun fact: These guys are the only ones with non-realistic patterning. Mostly cause (just like in UT) they’re more cartoonish and don’t quite fit into the world like everyone else. The only thing close is Tori’s chest patch!

Undyne’s a spinosaurus because I mean c’mon. Snaggle toothed, semi aqautic, known for being able to sneak up on people despite how huge it is, ruthless but with a soft side…. Kinda perfect. They’re also my favorite dinos haha

Alphys and Mettaton are on the same page to shave down images.

Alphys is a Tarchia, which is a type of Anclyosaur. They’re the most intelligent of the Anclyosaurs, as well as having an armour pattern and hunky body that reminds me of Alph ^^

Mettaton is a Caihoug Juji, bird like dinosaurs that had- get this -iridescent rainbow feathers! They were fancy show-y dinos that are quite possibly the flashiest of all. Also, they had wings on their legs!! (And they were like. Duck sized. Which is really funny to me because everyone else here is the size or SO much bigger than Frisk)

Asgore’s a Parasaurolophus! Similarly to how both skeletons are raptors, all of the Dreamurrs are speices of Hadrosaurs. The Parasaurolophus was a MASSIVE hadrosaur thats well known for its crest. It’s an extension of the sinus cavity and was used to produce cool sounds, usually for mating purposes. Kinda like how goat horns are used for fighting and showing off.

So yea. Dinosaurs.

BONUS:

Chara as an Oviraptor (INCREDIBLY misunderstood Dino. Had the reputation as an egg thief and bastard for a while. Turned out that it was just smart enough to sit on it’s nest. Still a bastard tho) and Asriel as a weird Parasaurolophus and Maiasaur hyprid. (Could MAYBE happen IRL since they’re in the same family group, like horses and donkeys, but probably would be counterintuitive and not fossilized well enough to know)

Whelp. I’m gonna be stuck in a car for (at minimum) the next 5 hours. Now for the difficult decision of whether or not to use the time catching up on some writing I’d like to get done or impulsively drawing the UT cast as dinosaurs

[flinnirthefruityfiend]

i went down to florida a few months ago to visit some family. i walked on the pier above the beach, and man.

i wanted to jump.

seriously. i've never felt such a strong urge to do something so lethal that wasn't a product of su1c1dal thoughts. felt like my brain chemistry had been altered. not sure if that counts as a mental shift or whatever.

id be abandoning my family and home and my goods but who cares! i wanted to be down there. it was dangerous as i'm not a great swimmer in the pool let alone in a large body of water. there were a lot of huge stinging jellyfish everywhere and dangerous hooks.

but man i could've been free

[flinnirthefruityfiend]

hi I'm flinnir, flinn or flinny as short

intro

non-human: im a semi-aqautic unibeing dragon. I'm wingless, flightless, fireless, quadroped, immortal, roughly the size of a horse. I have a horizontal fish tail, 3 eyes, a sharp jagged beak, and several big horns including 2 ram horns. I'm multicolored but predominantly light blue. i eat plants, fungi, seaweed and carrion. I am psychologically, physically and spiritually nonhuman (as well as a secret 4th option where I don't really need a reason to be nonhuman, I just kind of am, on an involuntary level)

I consider myself an elder dragon even though I'm not fictionkin from any game/book/tv

heart home: technically I don't "have" one on earth, it's more of a fantasy setting similar to indonesia, however i am questioning whether or not it has tiny creatures (insects, parasites, etc) that can crawl in your body without consent (large insects and archanids and stuff would be fine, though.) i am not sure of this and am still figuring it out.

archetrope: im a merperson archetrope (spiritual, psychological, voluntary) as well as a trauma induced chameleon archetrope (psychological, involuntary)

otherheart: equinehearted and fictionheart of Edward Kenway (assassins creed 4)

pronouns: he/him mostly but I also like: it/its, mist/mists, dew/dews, sun/suns

terms: transmasc, bro, sib, dude, guy, king, princex, mx, ser, wyrm. no calling me pretty/ugly or anything like that. no calling me beast/monster unless you are one yourself

genders: nonhuman nymboy and hiddewic

sexual and romantic orientations: black stripe asexual, fateesthromantic, homoromantic/gay/achillean

tertiary attraction: aplatonic, a-aesthetic + apothiaesthetic, afamilial, apathetic, analterous, aqueerplatonic, unisensual, overall anattractional

relationship status: complicated, but heart is sold

relationship stances: sex averse, sex repulsed, romance favorable, romance shy, asocial/friend averse, aplmonogamy

DNI

Bigots and weirdos including radfems, sysmeds, anti-palestine, pro-generative AI, anti-objectum, pro-lifers, intersexists

Transphobes including transmeds, truscum, anti-neos/xenos, forcibly they/theming anyone who doesn't go by they/them, and anti-contradictory labels

Radqueers including xenosatanists, factkin (respectful factives, facthearts, and consensual twin flames are fine), harmful paraphiles + their supporters (pro recovery/anti contact supporters are okay), and tranIDs (reclaiming "transspecies" is fine though)

Anti-nonhuman, furphobes, anti-agere/petre, etc.

problematic shippers (disrespecting characters sexual and romantic preferences, shipping harmful and problematic relationships, harassing anyone even if they ship problematic things)

Triggering content (nsfw bc im a minor, taxidermists bc im vegan and that can trigger me)

even if you don't support any of these identities, don't spread misinfo on them. factkin is unethical, but it isn't identity theft or something, for example. you can interact if you're misinformed but don't be aggressive in spreading misinformation.

general info: I'm a goth, ethical vegan, agnostic, asthmatic, foodie, PoC, and spiritual. I'm a s3lf harmer and will talk about that sometimes with tw tags.

personality: INTJ 5w4 sp/sx or sx/sp, 514? Capricorn sun, pisces moon, virgo rising, capricorn stellium, aquarius stellium

favorite goth artists: the shroud, sad lovers and giants, mareux, sanguis et cinis, the frozen autumn, mystic priestess

favorite other artists: billie eilish, rob zombie, lana del rey, three days grace, cigarettes after sex, mitski

I self-associate with autism after researching it and concluding I have enough symptoms to be diagnosed, tho I don't call myself autistic most times due to lack of actual diagnosis and fear of misdiagnosing myself.

I have maladaptive daydreaming disorder and likely have alexithymia (still researching)