#some are invasive but i dont see how they can be seen as pests

[margle]

i hate it when i look up stuff about insects and 9/10 of the first results are all pest control websites. go away

[objecthusbandry]

keeping objects as pets #7: pillows!

hi there! in this series, i’ll be going over basic descriptions of commonly-kept object species (and some rare ones too!), facts about them, why you might want one as a pet, their basic needs and necessities provided you want to house one, and things you should NEVER do. you know the drill by now: post seven, pillow talk!

description

pillows, as their name might suggest, are typically square or rectangular in shape (though other shapes have been recorded), soft and squishy and sometimes covered by a fabric "pillowcase". this membrane seems to be a protective organ that all pillows are born with, but due to their lifestyle it almost always is injured or absent entirely due to injury in the wild. domestic pillows have one more often. these objects have very sharp teeth, very sharp claws and an extremely aggressive disposition. they are hypercarnivores and exclusively consume meat from hunted animals in the wild. their limbs are quite large to their bodies proportionally, their legs are digitigrade and adapted for chasing prey, and their hands and feet both have four digits (as well as dewclaws) and pawpads. their claws are retractable.

facts about pillows

as previously stated, pillows are hypercarnivores and apex predators. they have a high success rate when hunting and are a keystone species due to keeping populations of smaller objects from skyrocketing. they form groups with other pillows in the wild (typically consisting of around four total, though more is sometimes seen) for hunting - they hide while waiting for an unsuspecting object or animal to come by before ambushing them and quickly killing with a bite to the jugular. pillows are known to engage in surplus killing and may attack and kill without actually consuming their prey, though they do usually stockpile hunted animals in their dens to consume later. they mark their hunting grounds by scratching bark off trees with their claws. we aren't fully sure when they were domesticated, where or exactly why. they typically give birth to around three or four children at once, and the collective noun for a group of pillows is a fluff.

wild/feral/stray pillows have been known to attack humans at times, usually due to intrusion on their hunting grounds or in their dens, but there are only 3 recorded deaths from pillow attacks.

why as a pet?

pillows as outdoor pets are fantastic pest control! they will hunt any mice, rats and other pest animals as well as any small objects that get too close to their den. however, stray pillows are a major invasive species and should be treated as such. if you see a wild pillow, i highly recommend contacting a tnvr program near you to trap it. they don't typically make good indoor pets, but they have been known to sometimes bond with people very strongly. i wouldn't suggest keeping one as an indoor pet unless one bonds with you - pillows kept as indoor pets are usually raised around humans from the moment they're born to get them used to contact.

despite their violent personalities, these objects are also quite inquisitive. they are known to do things seemingly to find out what will happen and this can be quite fun to watch!

basic needs + do's and dont's

these objects, though domesticated, have very very strong hunting instincts. they need constant access to toys or they WILL attack you, no matter how bonded. you should never try luring one to play with your bare hand as they will bite or scratch you in response. i highly recommend getting two that are a bonded pair as they will play with each other and get some of their excess energy out that way. they need a good amount of space to be comfortable and will need to be walked outside at least a few times a week. you should NEVER LEAVE THEM UNATTENDED WITH OTHER OBJECTS OR PETS! they are prone to randomly attacking. and no, they cannot be declawed. they will need a fresh source of meat twice per day - they can develop issues from poor diets! they need to of course be vaccinated as they have been known to contract rabies, distemper and other diseases. never feed wild pillows!

housing

much like cats, pillows will sharpen their claws on anything and everything. you will need LOTS of scratching posts, LOTS of toys to keep them engaged (you will need to play with them for at least two hours every day, though more is definitely better), and LOTS of patience. they will destroy your furniture if you don't give them lots of places to sharpen their claws. there are concentrated pheromone sprays for attracting them to specific areas to scratch if needed, which can be bought in specialty object stores or online. their dens (the area where they sleep, rest and bring food to eat) should be cleaned weekly at the bare minimum. when bonded to humans, their dens will often be wherever the person sleeps, but if you don't want to find raw meat in your bed you should try encouraging them to shelter in a specified location.

that’s all! hopefully this helps educate anyone who is considering this species!

[gomagopowerrangers]

THIS WILL BE UPDATED AS I UPDATE IT shhhhh there r no errors here (slash sillay)

copy+pasting this from google docs bc i can :3

Labyrinth Archives (copied from discord): the Labyrinth Archives r were Zone lived before everything. w a crew, Zone's parents, and robots. it was a huge ship of various files and books sent WAY out into space to keep safe from the war (i know v little about Halo so forgive me if its Incorrect). it was made more for storage than actual fighting. he was able to get school/education n stuff thanks to recordings and crew/parent helping but he never officially graduated. 

problems occurred (still workin on that part. pest invasion possibly? maybe the Flood idk rn) and they eventually began to run out of food. Zone (13) was the youngest at the time and more food/rations were saved bc of that. eventually it was just him and the robots left before PFL found the ship after a few months

13

-everybody on the Archives fucking died except him. Stuck in deep space with corpses for months is not fun. abandonment issues start here. the robots in the archives quarantined the starved bodies without telling Zone who lived off of the food that was quickly going down

-found by PFL who gave him an ultimatum: join the program, or go back to the Archives. 

-regular meetings with the Counselor studying how a young teen would handle the training and missions. these meetings would later become less and less

-training with Maine/one of the freelancers that was bigger than him (obvs not Tex but hes affected by her later). testing resilience and agility while fighting a bigger and more powerful opponent

-anger issues stem from being held back for certain missions that he was fully capable of completing

-more tba

14

-does not show his face for fear of judgment then shunning. he was doubted in the Archives and prior, he doesnt want it to happen again. some kind of anxiety develops

-1.5 years in as a freelancer. gets burned on the right side and is forced to show that he is young for this job. everything ends up being alright tho

-is able to get the final pieces of figuring out how bad PFL is and goes to CT (see relationship doc)

-more tba

15

-Tex shows up. Zone looks up to her but is weary because of York’s injury. 

-Maine loses his voice. Zone gets somewhat clingy and is scared to lose Maine. he relaxes after Maine makes a full recovery and manages to develop a (somewhat) language through growls. he does NOT like Sigma that much, however

-spars with Tex and gets two broken arms

-a mission goes wrong and Zone almost drowns. thalassophobia starts to develop 

-more tba

16

-CT defects without him knowing. abandonment issues rise here. he was on a mission with another freelancer at the time and didnt know until a day after he got back

-put under surveillance and questioned about CT and her defection. is unable to go to the Shipyards (insurrectionist!Zone AU splits here. I!Zone goes to shipyards)

-CT dies. Zone essentially shuts down and stays near Maine (mainly. o lmao theres a pun there. woag), York, and South like hes afraid theyll die too, but doesnt speak to them. he avoids Tex at all cost and hates Carolina

-watched Maine throw Carolina off that cliff and begins to travel with the Meta to find Tex

-earns the name “the Wraith” (see info doc) during this

-stops aging due to him attacking Wyoming and the Temporal Distortion malfunctioning

-attacked a freelancer who knocked his helmet off and gave him that scar on his left cheek among others. was able to kill them (state name unknown for now)

-Maine dies and he jumps in after him. hypothermia gotten+thalassophobia gets worse (other details to be added)

Chorus. mainly Felix. fuckin rat

another category for Restoration because OH BOY! i havent seen it yet SOOOOOO

develops

-C-PTSD

-anxiety

-abandonment issues

-trust issues

-anger issues

-slight paranoia

-insanity

-fear of getting close to people again (dont know if there is/the name. shit it might just be trust issues)

-thalassophobia (fear of large bodies of water) 

this is ALL without rps btw. he gets more issues there :3

[chaos-deimos-et-eris]

ok i part of me gets this since with the exception of bathroom spiders (they get relocated outside) spiders can stay and i just clean to more often to discourage ants and flys, and sometimes I wake in a cold sweet at 3 am and need to know everything about stinkbugs, but I have ongoing beef with the local squirrels and i have absolutely called them pests in to past

i hate it when i look up stuff about insects and 9/10 of the first results are all pest control websites. go away