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literallys-illiteracy · 3 months ago

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Project Moon Reading list

this is mt attempt at a comprehensive list of the references in Project Moon Games.

if you have any that arent listed, feel free to share them.

Lobotomy Corporation:

SCP-049 (Plague Doctor) (Speculated)

Portrait of Dorian Grey (Portrait of Another World; Mirror Of Adjustment) (Speculated)

Bible (One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds, Plague Doctor, Skin Prophecy, Flesh Idol, Burrowing Heaven, Express Train to Hell, Whitenight, Carmen)

Midsummer Nights Dream (Fariy Festival)

[Radio Station] UVB-76//The Buzzer (1.76Mhz)(Speculated)

Necronomicon//General Lovecraft (Skin Prophecy)

Colour Out of Space (Fragment of the Universe) (speculated; Thematically almost certainly lovecraft inspired)

The Little Match Girl (Scorched Girl)

Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)

The Red Shoes (Red Shoes)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow searching for wisdom; Warm Hearted Woodsman)

Colour Out of Space (Child of the Galaxy) (speculative)

The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen)

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Rudolta of the Sleigh)

[Opera] Der Freischutz (Der Freischutz)

Snow White and the seven dwarves (Snow White's Apple)

Alarune (Alriune) (speculative)

The Little Prince (Little Prince)

Little Red Riding Hood (Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary; Big and Will be Bad Wolf)

Three Little Pigs (Big and Will be Bad Wolf)

The Six Swans (Dream of a Black Swan) (Speculative)

[Music] Bethoven's Moonlight Sonata (Il Pianta De La Luna, Silent Orchestra)

[Film] Spirited Away (Mountain of Smiling Bodies) (Design) (Speculative)

Wonderlab specific:

Alice's adventures in wonderland (Red Queen, Hookah Butterfly)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Scaredy Cat and the road home)

The little mermaid (Piscence mermaid)

Midsummer nights dream (Titania)

[Conjecture/Heavy Speculation] Snow Queen or Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Nobody Is)

Rapunzel (Tangle)

Lady in the Lake (White Lake)

Mythology and Folklore:

[Buddhist] Preta (Clouded Monk)

[Celtic] Faerie (Fairy Festival)

[German] Der Freischutz "The Freeshooter" (Der Freischutz)

[German] Doppelganger "Double Walker" (Nothing There) (thematic)

[German] Nachtkrapp "Night raven" (Big Bird) (Speculative; Personally unconvinced)

[Greek] Stymphalian birds (Punishing Bird) (Speculative)

[Greek] Pygmalion//Galatea (Pygmalion)

[Japanese] Baku (Void Dream)

[Japanese] Jubokko "Tree Child" (Grave of Cherry blossoms)

[Jewish] Kabbalah (Tree of life, Malkuth, Yesod, Netzach, Hod, Tifret, Gevurah, Hesed, Chokma, Binah, Keter, Ayin)

[Jewish] Succubus//Incubus (Porccubus)

[Korean] Urban Legend regarding "Grape Welch Soda" (An Opened Can of Welcheers)

[Norse] Yggdrasil (Parasite Tree) (Speculative: Giant Tree Sap)

[Roman] Justicia // Lady Justice (Judgement Bird)

[Roman] Laetitia (Laetitia)

[Russian] Zhar-ptitsa "The Firebird" (The Firebird)

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Library of Ruina:

Library of Babel

Do Androids dream of electric sheep? (Thematic, Achievement name)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The Adult Who Tells Lies, Scaredy cat and the road home)

The Marvelous Land of Oz (Ozma)

Town Musicians of Bremen (The Musicians of Bremen)

The Jaunt (WARP trains)

Nosferatu (Nosferatu)

Macbeth ("And then is Heard no more")

[Film] The hour of the wolf (Tanya)

[tarot] The fool (Jester of Nihil)

[poetry] Sky, Wind, Stars, and Poem (SPB&TP mili song) (thematic)

[poetry] Orlando furioso /& Orlando Innamoratto. (Roland and related cast (Argalia, angelica, etc.))

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Limbus Company

The Divine Comedy (Dante & surrounding cast)

The Wings (Yi Sang & co.)

Faust (Faust)

Don Quixote (Don Quixote)

Hell Screen (Ryoshu)

The Stranger//L'etranger//The Outsider (Meursault)

Dream of the red chamber (Hong Lu)

Wuthering Heights (Heathcliff & Co.)

Moby Dick//The Whale (ishmael & Co.)

Crime and Punishment (Rodion & Sonya)

Demian (Sinclair & Co.)

The Odyssey (Outis, Cyclops)

The Metamorphosis (Gregor)

Limbus Company - Minor References:

Peter pan (Smee)

Sherlock Holmes: (Timekilling Time Stage Names)

Scandal in time (Scandal in Bohemia)

A Case of the Gallows (A Case of Identity) (speculative)

The Adventure of three detectives (The Adventure of Three Students)

The White Scarved League (The Red Headed League)

The Clock Tower of Fear (Valley of Fear)

The Final Problem (The Final Problem)

Midsummer night dream (Midwinter Nightmare EGO gift)

The Time Machine (Hubert from TKT) (Speculative)

The Stars (Alfonso and Stephanette)

The Old Man and The Sea (Indigo elder) (Speculative)

Murder on the Orient Express (Murder on the WARP express)

Vampire the Masqurade (Casseti) (Speculative)

The Masque of the Red Death (Casseti) (Speculative)

The one who rules (Stage name "the one who lords") (speculative)

Real People:

League of nine:

Kim Kirim (김기림) (Rim)

Yi Hyoseok (이효석) (Aseah)

Lee Jong-myeong (이종명) (Yurang)

Kim Yu-yeong (김유영) (???/ Unnamed Member)

Chi-Jin Yoo (유치진). Pen name: Dongrang (동랑) (Dongrang)

Cho Yong-man (조용만) (Aneung)

Lee Tae-jun (이태준) (Sang-heo)

Jeong Ji-yong (정지용) (Young-ji)

Lee Mu-young (이무영) (Gap-ryong)

Park Taewon (박태원) (Gubo)

Kim Hae-Gyeong (김해경). Pen name Yi Sang (이상) (Yi Sang)

Park Pal-yang (박팔양) (???/ Unnamed member)

Gim Yujeong (김유정) (Dongbaek)

Kim Hwan-tae (김환태) (Nul-in)

other(s):

Agatha Christi (Grade 1 Fixer Agatha)

Kim Sakkat (Bamboo Hatted Kim)

Alphonse Daudet (Alfonso)

Vergil (Vergillius)

EGO and Abnormalities:

Midsummers Night Dream (Midwinter Nightmare) (EGO gift)

Carmilla (400 roses Anormality) (Carmilla EGO gift)

Metropolis (Resident of Metropolaris) (Speculative)

Snow White and the seven dwarves (Ebony Queen's Apple)

Pride and Predgudice (Spider of Marrige)

Poem of a dying butterfly (no.10 Crows Eye View) (A Dying Butterfly

Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer (Sandolph)

[Religion, Abrahamic religions] (Skin Prophet) (Heavenly Executioners throne) (Sign of Roses) (Heavenly Commanders Throne) (Broken Wings) (ichthys (Headless ichthys))

[Religion, Buddhist] (Ya Śūnyatā Tad Rūpam EGO) (My Form Empties)

[Folklore, Celtic] Faeries (Fairy Long-Legs, Fairy Gentleman, Faelantern)

[Folklore, German] Der Freishutze (Der Freishutze) (Der Fluchshutze)

[Folklore, Korean] The Green Frog (Blubbering Toad)

[Folklore, Korean] Dol hareubang (Wishing Cairn) (Pagoda Veneration)

#project moon #limbus company #limbus #lcb #essays i wrote primarily while half asleep #projmoon #library of ruina #lobotomy corporation #lor #lob corp #lobotomy corp #Reading list #oh god im not going to tag every different book

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livingforstars · 5 months ago

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Mir Dreams - June 3rd, 1996.

"This dream-like image of Mir was recorded by astronauts as the Space Shuttle Atlantis approached the Russian Space Station prior to docking during the STS-76 mission. Sporting spindly appendages and solar panels, Mir resembled a whimsical flying insect as it orbited above New Zealand's South Island, near the Cook Strait. Atlantis shuttled astronaut Shannon W. Lucid to Mir for a 140 day visit, increasing the Mir's occupancy from two to three. It would return to pick Lucid up and drop off astronaut John Blaha during the STS-79 mission, which was scheduled for launch on July 31st, 1996."

#nasa #space #cosmos #universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrophotography #space station #earth

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scarstarved · 8 months ago

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SPACE STATION 76 (2014) dir. Jack Plotnick

#space station 76 #patrick wilson #patrickwilsonedit #glenn terry #filmedit #filmgifs #movieedit #moviegifs #fyeahmovies #filmtv #userfilm #userstream #dailyflicks #cinematv #cinemapix #tw flashing #gifs*

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vickozone · 1 year ago

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The Magnus Archives

-S2 Notes-

I had a lot more to say on this season apart from the first. (I find some of them funny, like Ep 78)

An animatic may or may not be coming soon.

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Handwriting translated below:

{ Note: Magnus was the last name of the man that discovered Arsenic, a lethal poison } [I am not sure what this proves, but I found it interesting]

#41 Jon explores the caves, makes own statement

#42 Crazed band causing ppl to off themselves + Martin is suspicious

#43 Police order and fire guy identified (ep. 12?) Jon rizzed cop into getting tapes

#44 circus again, Gertrude’s tape

#45 Malaria doctors (rather similar to Jane scenario), also, Jon has photos of Tim… antique guy

#46 Book guy, Michael Crew, rain smell (ep. 18)

#47 MICHAEL STABBED JON!? OMG WHY DID I FIND IT HOT?? (Ep. 53, 5 stitches??)

#48 person lost in non-human crowd. I trust Elias.

#49 More meat. … Still trust Elias

#50 Smirk, again, and Tim thinks Jon is banging a cop. People keep moving to New Zealand.

#51 Simon Fairchild in the ocean + not!Sasha is going to a… wax museum??

#52 weird, strong inmate. Not!Sasha boyfriend? (omg. Tim.)

#53 Another archive. Martin is such a sweetheart.

#54 Taxidermy and Jon is slowly going marbles (broke into Gertrude’s home!!)

#55 “disease, insects, and the smell when they burn.” [side: I do not remember what the episode was about, but upon further reflection, it was the pest control guy]

#56 Vamp dude again aND I ALMOST CRIED WHEN JON YELLED AT MARTIN?! HE’S GOING INSANE!! WHY IS HE SMILING?? STOP. THAT SCARED ME!!! Also “The Hunt” He’s 29? [Martin]

{ Note: When a character emphasizes “The (insert noun)”, note it }

#57 space program, 3 people involved, stock boyfriend

#58 old file about cannibalism. Jon is legit going insane. (Oregon Trail)

#59 ex-thug taken in. Something with Agnes. Everyone is scared of Jon.

#60 Eyes. Team confronts Jon.

#61 Coffin again + another cop. Daisy.

#62 “The End”, + Gertrude tape. Floorboard. [Mary Keay’s experience with Leitner book]

#63 The dark are my friend + YouTube girl again

#64 Mummy tomb + Jon broke into police station?? [he keeps breaking laws] #65 17 HOUR ASMR EATING COMPUTER!! Tim CURSES Jon out.

#66 Man buried alive (sorta). Gertrude is a pyromaniac [/j]

#67 “The Cult of The Lightless Flame”, Agnes is back

#68 Another book? Not!Sasha scared Jon. Lol

#69 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Spiders seem to be a theme. “The Spiders”? Is Annabelle a monster? Like Prentiss?

#70 Death book. Istg, if there are anymore books-

#71 Spooky train.

#72 More meat. “I don’t want my final thoughts to be racist.”

#73 Maxwell kidnapped child, brought to industrial complex. 5 seconds, chaos happened. “People’s Church of The Devine Host.” (Barista quit.)

#74 Insomniac girl meets Michael (pookie bear) ALSO, Jon is sus[picious] of Sasha? That’s new.

#75 Michael crew, again. Theme of falling endlessly…

#76 Melanie tours WW train. Jon is slowly learning that Sasha is different.

#77 “Not them” OMG, THAT’S WHY!! NEAT NOT!SASHA TO A PULP!

#78 OH. NO. OUR TABLE. “And now I see you.” Chills. (stop, cause I literally yelled)

#79 “Come out, come out wherever you are…” Jon crying, pleading in sorry for his coworkers broke me. Martin + Tim are stuck in Michael’s dimension [lucky]

#80 JURGEN IS ALIVE. JURGEN IS KILLED BY ELIAS. ENTITIES? (knew it) TIM + MARTIN BLAME JON. SOMETHING WITH AN EYE.

(side notes within the {} brackets, and more detailed notes of what I was referring to within [] brackets)

#the magnus archives #the magnus archive fanart #tma #the magnus institute #tma jon #jonathan sims #jon sims #martin blackwood #tma michael #tma season 2 #tma martin #not!sasha #tim stoker #tma tim #tma spoilers #michael the distortion #notes #tma notes

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blue-eyes-and-charm · 10 months ago

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Getting back to my "watching everything Matt Bomer has ever been in" attempt. It's been a while since I've checked some of these for streaming so I'm not guaranteeing that they're still there. Yesterday I binged Fellow Travelers and today I watched Maestro.

Things I've Seen Matt Bomer In

Ken | Magic Mike | Movie | 2012 | Max | Watched

Ken | Magic Mike: XXL | Movie | 2015 | Max | Watched

Ken | Magic Mike’s Last Dance | Movie | 2023 | Max

#Matt Bomer

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wolvesroampastelgalaxies · 2 months ago

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The Star Trek Saga No One Wanted 😛 Pt. 1

Okay, ya'll these guys have been in the making since like ...... 2017? When I first started watching ST:TOS. I finally refined them and will be refining fics me and my friends made to post on AO3. There are 4 of these bitches. Ylva, Gaius, Selene, and Kyle. Selene and Kyle are being refined but I got the main two players!

Ylva is a species I created so her character sheet will be the longest.

P.S. All the art is from my friend or some janky character creating site that technically no longer exists.

[Next - Part 2]

The Goodest Girl, Ylva

Her handlers finally letting her touch grass and she could not be happier

Planet: Canina (Kaw-knee-nah)

Species: Cani (Kay-eye)

Biology: Anthropomorphic, dog-like carnivores, bipedal, with canine features, such as short faces, triangular ears situated higher on the head, large eyes, fangs, claws, and a tail. They are entirely covered in a smooth coat with silky hair on the scalp like humanoids. Coat and hair color are dependent on the sub-species that the individual is most genetically related to. Wolves, coyotes, jackals, and wild dogs such as dholes, and dingoes make up the original gene pool.

However, breeding based on genetic compatibility has resulted in a varied appearance. Cani have claws on their hands and feet. The feet are in a digitigrade configuration. Some prefer going without footwear. Their claws and fangs can be used combatively. Cani also make a variety of dog-like barks, growls, and howls. Cani females experience the need to mate once a year, though breeding is not limited to these times. They possess a heightened sense of hearing, sight, and smell.

Culture: Cani are considered less civilized due to their unwillingness to have contact with other civilizations despite having the technology to do so. However, they do make use of their smaller moon, Weiß (vise). This is where the Standing Council serves as an oligarchy to their socialist government. They practice isolationism since anything outside of Canina is a threat to their society. While xenophobic, they do not claim to be superior beings but aim for self-preservation.

The Standing Council’s main responsibility is to approve of pairings. Canina scientists run a DNA analysis of every individual at the age of maturity. Mating pairs are determined by combining the best genetic matches. Psychological evaluations are also conducted as an adolescent and again when they are selected for pairing. Temperament and personality traits are highly heritable, so this also factors into their eugenics. Upon being bonded, it is customary that the male relocates to their mate’s region and family.

The intense selection process has created a hearty population nearly devoid of disease, lameness and has increased strength. It has even extended life expectancy and aging. Every 1.5 Earth years are equivalent to 1 year of age for Cani. They usually live around 115-120 years (equal to 76-80 mental/physical).

If an individual happens to fail testing, then they are presented to the Standing Council and offered to be sterilized and relocated to anomaly designated regions or to displace. If sterilization is chosen, the individuals act as laborers and farm deer-like creatures called Cervuses (ser-va-seas). Far more anomalies have occurred than the Standing Council admits to the population, but less than 10 instances of exile have occurred in over a century. The Standing Council are the only individuals to possess access to interstellar communication. If a Cani chooses to explant themselves, they will contact a nearby space station to arrange transport.

Behaviors: When Cani greet mates, it’s common to nuzzle their head under the other's jaw. Growling and teeth baring are akin to cursing. Placing their left foot in front of their right, with hands behind their back, and perking their ears is a sign of respect. They literally have their best foot forward; the stomach is exposed to show vulnerability, and they are actively listening.

Families do have a strong attachment, especially siblings. However, rejection is common if a member behaves in a way that is averse to social expectation (i.e. being an anomaly).

Ylva (eel-va)

Life on Canina - Ylva is the eldest of her family’s children. Composed of her great-great grandmother, great grandparents, grandparents, parents, and younger, triplet brothers: Sirius (sear-e-us), Elio (eel-e-o), and Ay (eye). Ylva is 31 years of age, mentally/physically that lines up to about 21 years. Typically, it is around 28 1/2 years that genetic testing is done. However recent declines in food security due to undisclosed revolts in sterilization zones had pushed off the pairing process to insure food supply for the current population.

As an adolescent, Ylva had scored unfavorably on the psychological evaluation. She exhibited personalized interests in comparison to the best interest of the whole. When confronted with this, she resorted to changing her answers and even lying to make up for it. Dissociating from the bigger picture was a big red flag, though she did wish to correct her behavior to regain favor. This could greatly endanger the gene pool if allowed to form a pair-bond. As an adult, she had passed the genetic testing but again, failed the psychological tests. Her family felt the shame of having reared an anomaly. This deeply hurt Ylva, all her family’s affections having been negated to appease the population over their daughter. The Cani has one meeting with their family for goodbyes. It was devastating when her parents told her brothers that they were to act like they never had a sister.

Ultimately, she opted for exile. Even if sterilized, there would be no options to see her family and the sterilization zones offered little in ways of advancement. Being naturally curious it was exciting to explore what was beyond Canina. Once transplanted to the space station, Ylva spent several nights in the short-term dorms. It was when a Starfleet ship had stopped for repairs, that Ylva learned of The Federation. The crew was diverse and included many different species, which appealed to her.

Starfleet Academy Years - Despite Canina’s lack of outside connections, they had an advanced knowledge of hard and soft sciences. Genetics and sociology especially. Ylva scored decently on her entrance exams, and due to her minority status, was admitted to Starfleet Academy. The lack of education in other cultures and species, drove her to the eight-year major of xenoanthropology. The greatest difficulty was overcoming the pack-like familiarity of Canina culture. Their behaviors would seem invasive to others and Ylva spent years correcting this.

Four years were in a classroom setting, solely focused on studying cultures and communication methods. Four more years are required, split up into two years for two different residency studies. Because the academy was on earth, Ylva spent two years studying humans. There had been a rare opportunity to study Romulans in the single embassy of the Romulan Star Empire, located in the neutral zone on Nimbus III. Ylva, for no real reason, spent her last two years there.

After graduation, all potential on-ship cultural experts and diplomats must intern for one year with the Federation Diplomatic Corps (FDC). There they work to provide cultural outreach to Federation citizens abroad.

Marriage to Gaius – Around eight months into her internship, Ylva is called by the FDC to assist in resolving a conflict between the Romulan Star Empire and Federation due to a territory dispute. Despite being several months from graduating, her residency on Nimbus III made her some of the few members to have contact with Romulans in a non-militant setting. Ylva and an ambassador from the FDC, escorted by a Starship, arrive at Nimbus III for the conference. Once there Ylva met with the Praetor, Gaius (guy-s).

Throughout the negotiations, Gaius had been purposely difficult. Ylva, eventually, in an aggressive public display, calls him out on his deliberate attempts to prevent a peaceful treaty. The Federation is horrified at Ylva’s misrepresentation and force her to sit out the rest of the meetings. It is discussed if she should be expelled from Starfleet Academy. Gaius, however, is intrigued by her outburst which is uncommon for Federation meetings and never having encountered a Cani. To The Federation’s surprise, the Praetor requests to negotiate with Ylva privately. He asks about her personal beliefs on the matter at hand as well as posing questions about her. Ylva answers honestly and Gaius seems unmoved. Three days follow where both parties are at a stalemate, as the Praetor refuses to even talk. Finally, he says that he will only establish the terms of their agreement with Ylva. The Praetor’s willing to remove his armada from the neutral zone and resume the original boundaries, if Ylva will enter a Trust Bond. This is the equivalent to pair-bonding in her culture and is, essentially, marriage.

He explains that he has yet to choose a wife as there hasn’t been one that proposed an advantage. Gaius had been wanting to establish a better form of communication between the Romulan Empire and The Federation, but it was not in Romulan nature to be passive. Ylva, being a diplomat and one of the few to observe and understand Romulans, would make exchanges smoother. As Trust Bonds are considered a three-way marriage between the two partners and The Empire, she would be able to safely work between the two parties. He, of course, is lying. Ylva, who had never considered a partner, the point of her banishment was so she could not pair with someone, agreed to the terms. It would be very transactional, with official paperwork as to the conditions of the marriage.

The Federation is embarrassed at the medieval way of establishing diplomacy, but are desperate to have some peace with the Romulan Star Empire. With her explicit consent, the rest of the conference establishes the responsibilities of each party. Gaius has agreed to keep Romulan warships out of the neutral zones. Ylva agrees to be at the Praetor’s disposal for any situation regarding the Empire and Federation. Her job is not to create a peace treaty, but to prevent aggression.

Gaius arranges for them to go to Romulus where a so'rdaz (s-oh ur, dahz) is performed. The ceremony involves a type of mind-meld, which is when Ylva discovers Gaius’ true intentions and motives.

5 Year Mission - Upon graduation Ylva is assigned to the U.S.S Enterprise, as Lieutenant Ylva, Cultural Expert and On-Board Diplomat. Diplomacy is considered to be a type of communication and therefore falls under operations, so Ylva wears a red dress uniform. Her direct supervisor is Lieutenant Uhura who heads the communication division, then Lt. Commander Scott who oversees all departments in operations, followed by Commander Spock and Captain Kirk.

Ylva has a strong adherence to the chain of command. However, she frequently teases her equals. Her training in neutrality has allowed her to make friends easily due to her unbiased nature. She takes her position very seriously and places that as the highest priority.

It had been a decade since Ylva left Canina and at the start of the five year mission she is 41 years (mentally/physically, 27 years).

It is typical that any planet landing outside of Federation territory requires a brief medical evaluation post contact to ensure the crews’ health. Typically, the nurses perform this, but due to Ylva’s rare species, a doctor must personally attend to it. Ylva is deathly afraid of medbay and anything to do with medical procedures. Her species had utilized eugenics so effectively that, upon discovering the concept of a hospital, Ylva developed a deep fear of ingesting mysterious pills and being cut open, needles especially. This makes McCoy’s job difficult as she actively avoids him when she’s to report to medbay. McCoy can only get her to comply by pulling rank and it is a struggle to get the most basic procedures done.

Fun Fact - During her first years on Earth, someone had derogatorily given her dog treats. Not knowing the implication, she gratefully accepted and they are now her favorite snack.

#fandoms #fanfiction #orginal character #original female character #star trek original character #original male character #Star Trek #star trek the original series #st: tos #romulans star trek #romulans #original species

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bolters-and-rivets · 1 year ago

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I'm probably going to build a micro garden reailway in the near future, but first let me explain to the non-railfans who follow me what a garden railway even is because I need to infodump about something.

What is a Garden Railway?

Put it simply, a garden railway is a blend of two otherwise seperate hobbies, railway modelling and gardenning.

Typically, railway modelling is about the persuit of historical and technical realism on a small scale with regards to anything involving steel-wheeled vehicles running on steel rails. That said there are those who simply run trains straight from the packaging on track placed straight on the floor and that's fine.

With a garden railway, the focus shifts away from an almost sterile realism towards a more impressionist's view of a railway running through a landscape, whith emphasis on the landscape being alive.

more than anything I think it's about embracing the joy of enjoying one's hobbies in the great outdoors

So how am I, a queer, unemployable person on benefits going to build a garden railway, especially when all the examples I've used are so grand and spacious?

let me tell you about a little something called scale and gauge

out of the diagram above, Gauge 1 (1:32 scale/45mm track) is the most popular size for garden railways, both historically and current. O scale (1:43 scale/32mm track) is probably the second most popular, being the smallest practical scale for live steam, that's real working steam engines on a sminiature scale.

OO scale (1:76 scale/16.5mm track) the most popular scale all around in the UK, has a fringe use in garden settings, but can create some spectacular scenes if sweeping views of main line cuttings and embankments are your thing.

I'm going with OO scale, but I'm not modelling standard gauge, instead I'm using a narrow gauge standard called OO9. that is to say 1:76 scale trains running on 9mm track, for a scale track gauge of about 2 foot 3 inches (686mm).

a 6 foot by 2 foot raised planter will be all I need for a sizable circuit of track with a branchline and two stations, there's also space to play with hight by having the branchline finish at a lower level than the main running line. the first image is the planter I have lined up, the second image is the rough track plan I've made so far, using the theoretical maximum inside dimensions of the planter as the space I've got to work with.

I already have one starter pack of OO9 track, which contains a full loop and a bunch of straight sections plus a couple of points, which is a decent portion of the costs taken care of. The planter itself is £100, which is also affordable for me.

The unknown for me at this time is what plants to use. It'll probably be figured out as I go but I'm drawn towards alpines because small trains should run through small plants, however I also want flowering plants to encourage pollonators in the city I live in.

I'm also drawn to the idea of a small pond situated by the end of the branchline with the main circuit running directly over the water via a trestle bridge. I'm tempted to look at aquatic plants to help take care of the water but I need to do more research on this front.

all going well I should be able to start work on this after september, and unlike other projects I intend to see this through to the end.

#Nova's micro garden railway #I just wanna see my tiny trains running among tiny plants #I have a list of abandoned projects a mile long so I hope I can make a start on this

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