#starjumper

[ithisatanytime]

(dorencore)

[trainingdummyrabbit]

why dont you go listen to the celeste ost and maybe thenyoull calm down

[latetothegames]

[empangz]

Kenshiro gameplay | JUMP FORCE | PC | GTX 1080 | INDONESIA #twitch #clips

[jpitha]

Superweapon Surprise

Gemilin bounds into the cafe, practically skipping. Their tail swishes and their ears and eyes are roving the crowd, looking for someone. Finally, the K’laxi sees who they’re looking for.

“Lina! Lina! I need your help!” Without waiting to be invited to sit, she joins Lina at her table.

“What is it you need, Gem?” Lina is pretty sure that she’s Gem’s only human friend, so she tends to find her when she has a question about humanity. She’s also pretty sure Gem has a crush on her, but she tactfully doesn’t mention that part.

“Can you design a weapon for me please?”

Lina almost chokes on her coffee. The cafe is one of the few places the popular stimulant is allowed, and all other sapient species have to sign a waver to enter. Lina is one of the humans who visits every day for coffee. “Gem, I work on thrusters all day long. I don’t design weapons!”

Gemilin nods excitedly, her ears flicking. “Yes, yes, I know, but you’re also a human. You are practically predisposed to designing weapons that would make the rest of the Galaxy splorch their vivnax!”

Lina turns her head to the side. “What was that Gem, I don’t recognize those words?”

“I know! Isn’t it neat! Hari over in Environmental Processing said it would sound ‘cute’ if I colored my speaking with words from my birth language. Is it cute?” Gem’s fur ripples a blush and she is practically vibrating with excitement.

“Gem… did you drink any coffee? You are sure… animated today.”

“No, silly! That level of stim would kill me. So, a weapon?”

Lina puts down her coffee cup and busies herself putting her silverware and napkin on her now empty tray. “Why though? Why me? Why a weapon?”

“I already said! Humans are great at weapons. As for you, well-“ Just for a little bit, Gemilin looks down at the floor. “-You’re the only human I know that would actually try and come up with an answer instead of just brushing me off.”

“Hmm. Okay then. Walk with me.” Lina stands up and makes her way to the bussing table. She drops off her tray and coffee cup and starts down the hall. Gem follows, trotting just a bit to keep up with Lina’s long strides.

“Okay, so the thing that I’ve been thinking about is the fact that we’ve had the wormhole generators for hundreds of years, and haven’t really tried to weaponize them yet, right?”

Gem stops, but Lina doesn’t notice. She bounds to catch back up. “The… wormhole generators? How would you weaponize them.”

“Well, they take the ship and open a wormhole and the ship moves through the wormhole to any other part of the galaxy pick right? So long as we have the energy and the navigation solution, it works. What if we didn’t use a ship.”

“What would you use instead Lina?”

“Well, like a bomb for example. Or!” Lina is becoming more animated. She’s looking up as she thinks and walks. “Okay, try this. We take a stardrive from an old Starjumper, stick it on a few thousand tonnes of tungsten, then accelerate it up to around 80% C.”

“Yes, a relativistic impactor. You used them against New Wellington.”

Lina’s head snaps down to Gem. “That was Parvati, not me, I’m from High Mars Lilac. Anyway, how did you know about that?”

Lina’s reaction causes Gem to flinch. “Sorry! I forgot that it was Parvati. I learned it when I was looking up human weapons.”

“Anyway. Yes, like a relativistic impactor, except this one also has a wormhole generator. Now, once it’s up to speed you link a few thousand feet over the surface of a planet.”

“Not to strike the planet?” Gem’s bouncy nature is gone, and she is giving Lina her full attention.

“No, that’s too wasteful. Send it over the city you want to destroy. The wormhole link will open, and the impactor will scream into the atmosphere. At 80% C it would generate all kinds of wild particles and interactions with the atmosphere. With those speeds any atmosphere would be like hitting a wall. The impactor would still be destroyed of course, but the devastation would be so much greater! With good enough maps, you could set it to strike multiple cities just by virtue of the size of the explosion. It would be like a lance of gamma radiation and exotic particles stabbing multiple cities instantly.”

Gem stops walking. Lina notices this time and stops along side her. They’re both at one of the large windows that are along the promenade. Gem’s ears are flat against her head and her tail is limp. “You… you did it. Lina, that weapon would kill millions.”

Lina nods. “Hundreds of millions depending on where and when you struck. And, I haven’t heard of it being done before. So there, I made you a weapon.”

The small K’laxi looks around for a bench and flops into it. Lina sits down next to her and looks down at her friend. “What’s the matter? You asked for a weapon.”

Gem looks up at Lina’s kind face. “I didn’t think you could do it though. And so easily… and with such destruction. If someone asked me to come up with a weapon I’d probably say something like ‘a human slug thrower but bigger.’ You thought of a way to destroy civilizations… off the cuff. Do all humans think like you?”

Lina looked out the window. Space was large enough that one really could not see the traffic around the station, but she knew it was there, circling like shoals of fish. “I don’t know, Gemilin. I haven’t met every human. Lots do though. We’re pretty good at thinking of unusual ways to use things, especially when it comes to fighting and weapons.” She turns back to Gem. “Now, will you tell me why you wanted me to come up with a weapon?”

Gem’s shoulders fall. “I was just looking for an excuse to talk to you. I couldn’t think of anything else, and Pen in traffic control said that humans are good at weapons. They thought that it might be a line of conversation.”

“Oh, Gem.” Lina smiled sadly. She reached down and ruffled the fur between Gem’s ears. Her head moved slightly to get a better angle from the touch. “You didn’t need to make up an excuse to talk to me. I’m always happy to talk to my friends.” Lina’s pad chimes angrily at her. She glances at it. “I have to go back to work, but I’m free tonight. Do you want to get dinner? We can talk about whatever you want, just… no superweapons, okay?”

Gem’s fur rippled a blush. “I’d… I’d like that Lina. I’ll see you tonight.”

[spiritz182]

OC x CANON ( Hailey + AM ) 🖥️

their ship name is HAM *giggles super loudly* hehehehegrheheegheh

anyways couple goals!!😚😚😚🫂🫂

[vgtrackbracket]

Video Game Track Bracket Round 3

Drifting Soul from Xenoblade Chronicles 2

vs.

Scattered and Lost from Celeste

Propaganda under the cut. If you want your propaganda reblogged and added to future polls, please tag it as propaganda or otherwise indicate this!

Drifting Soul:

I can't listen to this song without crying

Scattered and Lost:

Celeste's soundtrack as a whole does an incredible job of conveying anxiety in its songs, but this track is probably my favorite, at least in terms of making that feeling into a really good song. (starjump is probably better at pure expression of anxiety imo, but it's not as good or impressive in music terms) It starts out pretty basic with a fast-paced piano melody and snares to back it up, but as you go through the different sections of the area this plays in (and the youtube upload), it gets more and more intense to a point where it would probably border on overstimulating if it wasn't so satisfying and well-made. It's genuinely cathartic to listen to, in a similar way to horror media. My explanation definitely isn't doing it justice, but I can guarantee you there are in-depth music theory analyses on youtube of this one song because there is so much to dig through.

[god-wept]

starjump.

s. ynopsis. in which you and your beloved bask under amber starlight, comforted by each other's touch. warnings ; usage of the terms babydoll & pretty girl, unadulterated fluff, light angst at the end.

maybe it's hard for you to see. with a girl like you, I could be. on the edge of ecstacy.

what's got you all gloomy, babydoll? a raise of his left brow, lips parted, voice divulged in an inquiry—words sweetened on his tongue. ginger locks tickled your cheek, chuuya leaning over to meet your eyes in an attempt to see your face. front smashed onto a random pillow, you replied—albeit reluctantly, muffled by the soft cushion you laid your face on. 's nothing. a huff as you turn your head to the side, fiddling with a random space of fabric caught between your fingers. clearly, this does nothing to convince chuuya. so, he opted to rest his chin on your lower back, haphazardly rubbing soothing circles on a spot of skin. responding by laying on your back and playing with his hair had him groaning as he asked you to interlace your fingers onto his scalp more. c'mon, pretty girl. want more of your hands. a chuckle slips past your lips, eyes glued to the vibrant shades of orange as your fingers mindlessly twirled and pulled at the tousled head of sunset. it's nice, you would think. bliss crossing your features as you let your hands take a mind of their own, lashes fluttering shut, lips curved into a small smile.

you wondered if you'd get to enjoy this moment tomorrow when he leaves once more.

@god-wept. do not modify, repost, or plagiarize.

[whatdoidonow1996]

is there any overarching story within julie beyond telling personal experiences as stories within songs at all? are the names mentioned in the songs and official material (macy, kit, sarah, tushy) characters or just names? quite a few songs seem connected in some ways , thinking of the "sweet" metaphors in both starjump and skipping tiles .. i wonder if there's a plot of any kind being established or if if it's aesthetic choices and metaphors for personal experiences that aren't connected

non of them have a connected plot or story to them, they’re all just aesthetic choices chosen for their individual purposes. i guess they accidentally fit into an overall common theme but there is no intentional connected narrative between them besides just fitting into a similar feel.

[spacetimesally]

A tragic miscalculation causes a starjump to falter putting the crew of the Muldoon on a splash course with the ocean planet of Bhyen in, "Final Descent"

[butterfilledpockets]

As requested!

Masterpost of every name submitted for the spaceship naming thingy mabob :D

There may be some missing (please do tell me if there are) but here are all the ones I had to choose from for the poll!

The mother ring

This Bullshit Broken (TBSB)

We Lived Bitch (WLB)

Orogon's Ring

Big Donut in Space

Keya/ Keya Tower (Named after the turtle constallation) (personal favourtie)

W.A.L.L.S (Wow A Living Location in Space)

S.P.A.C.E.S.H.I.P: Super Practical and Awesome Areal Circle for Escaping and Shooting Hostile or Irritable People

S.M.A.R.T.S : STRANGE MEDIEVALISH AESTHETIC ROUND-UPING TURTLES SHIP

Citadel Chronos

STARJUMPER

R.I.N.G.S. (Ringed Intergalactic Nexus Garrison Spacecraft)

B.(bad) A.(ass.) S.(Spaceship) The Big BASS

Kevin

Peepaw Donut

The Old Onion Ring

Grandpa Glider

Wrinkle Rover

Exploratory Ship of the Elderly

Senior Shuttle

Aged Metal

THE BUNGUS

STARJUMPER

R.I.N.G.S. (Ringed Intergalactic Nexus Garrison Spacecraft)

t.a.r.d.i.s Tired And Really Depressed In Space

Old Shit Shuttle

Ancient Airship

Veteran Transporter

Old Lucky Dummies In Eternal Suffering (O.L.D.I.E.S)

Bygone Bringer

Ancestral Hub

Moldy Space Module

Bald Bitch Booster

Grandfather Smuggler

Old Coot Craft

DILF Dispatcher

Aged Airliner

Airship of Stale Sir's (A.S.S.)

Old Man Mover

Sad Turtle Transportation

Fucked Up Turtles Understanding Reality Ejector (F.U.T.U.R.E.)

Elderly Turtle Escort

P.L.A.S.T.R.O.N

Jupiter's arsonal

Space clock

Spiny boi

Super Huge In-space Place, or S.H.I.P.

W.A.T.E.R. Wheels Weaving All Times and Endless Realities

the Gateway

The rings around

St Mark's

The Shattersphere™

incipiens Iterum

Rings of Retribution

wrinkle dinkle

Beginnings of Ends Networks and Trials

[noyin]

chapter 5.5: starjump

[happylandfill23]

favourite julie song/s?

THROUGH YOUR WINDOW it's so GOOD it's noisy and it's so fucking raw and alex's voice is so perfect and HUHUYSFKJBIENE

i do also loveee starjump .shame they never play that one live. and very little effort is sooo good it hasn't even been out that long and the amount of times i've listened to it already is probably concerning. i'll also love flutter forever <3 first song of theirs i heard and i was fucking HOOKEd. actually i just love all their songs lol but this is the uhhh top four???? i guess

[augmentedpolls]

pick your favorite lyric!

Option 1: Try to, try to forget / that your bones will dismantle / and the dreams you had / they’ll collide with time (Redo - Modern Baseball)

Option 2: I’m floating away over the car lights / I’m floating away glowing in starlight / time will not let me stay staying up all night, all night / glowing in starlight, alright (Starjumper - Bad Suns)

Option 3: Sometimes Daddy has to leave, that makes me sad. But, daddy will always come back. He promises / there is no other place in this world that I’d rather be / If I can’t be at home then I’ll send my apologies (Need You Here - IDKHOW)

Option 4: And I know, I know it’s not true / that there’s just no more you / but as long as there’s no proof / then I choose, I choose to believe / that we’ll meet in sweet dreams / after you’re put to sleep (Euthanasia - Will Wood)

Option 5: I’m like a star / I’m burning out fast / I try to shine / But it’s never gonna last (Like a Star - Mike Krol)

Option 6: Do [shooting stars and satellites] collide? / I ask and you smile / with my feet on the dash / the world doesn’t matter (Passenger Seat - Death Cab for Cutie)

Option 7: See the sky and all the land together again / see the way the earth can stay below / who do we think we are? Everything plays a part / there are some things we were never meant to know (Never Meant to Know - Tally Hall)

Option 8: I never knew a love / could be scarier than anger / a promise / father to a son (Father to a Son - Green Day)

[jpitha]

The Long Way

This is an edit of an old one of mine.

"No" Cellmenian's voice rose in pitch. She was trying to hold back the rising tide of panic. "No." Her fur bristled and stood out straight, making her look fluffy. Without knowing why she did it, humans might call it cute. It was not.

The blast had only happened about an hour ago. They were en route from Sol to Parvati, a ferry flight of the Starjumper City of Troy, when three of the four reactors had oversped and exploded. If that wasn't bad enough, they were just about to engage their wormhole generator and link over when it happened. The explosion had caused an overload of power to flow to the wormhole generator, and they mis-linked. THe wormhole generator was sheared in half, with the other half somewhere else in space. Deep in interstellar space, Troy was able to triangulate their location from known pulsars, but that was a small comfort when they calculated how long it would take to cruise to where they could be rescued.

"I'm sorry Celle, It's the only way." Kat said, shrugging. "We're too far from the warp gates; we lost most of the reactors in the blast. Hibernation is the only way to get back. It won't take that long. Maybe a decade."

The humans had explored space for a long time before they found other sapients in the galaxy. Long enough to try out just about every different kind of way they could think of to shrink the distance between stars. Most other sapients think the humans insane for the different ways they made "canned mammal" and flung it into the abyss.

They assumed it was some human thing; a desire to leave their planet by any means necessary. They thought the humans were trying to escape. They were right, but not for the reason they thought. It wasn't escape the humans sought, but exploration. The need to see what was out there with their own eyes. The need to go somewhere new.

Among the more gossiping sapients were whispers that there were still human generation ships, soaring in the interstellar darkness between stars. Ships where whole cities of people grow up, live, love, and die just to be caretakers of their hibernating colonists. Being born, living, loving, creating the next generation, and dying not even knowing that their compatriots back home can now warp between stars in days and (for the truly in a hurry) punch holes in spacetime and link between planets with a wormhole. When asked, the human authorities get quiet and make noises that make it clear that this line of conversation is done.

Only the humans make wormholes, the other sapients shudder at the insanity of it, yet, will still use their systems when they need to be somewhere right away.

"Cellmenian?" It was City of Troy, the ship. "I do not have the printable mass to repair the wormhole generator, and even if I did, the reactor's destruction severely limited my power producing ability. I can thrust towards Parvati, but at this distance, it will be... a while before we get there. I am sorry."

"No!" Cellmenian was screaming now. "You can't consign me to spend however many years it takes for us to get to a place where we can be rescued when I...when I..." She broke down, sobbing. "When I have my family to get home to." She slid down to the deck, sitting rather than passing out, tears streaming from her large eyes. "This was supposed to be a one month trip!" She cried "One month!" Kat couldn't help but notice that the K'laxi cried just like humans did. She didn't mention it though, Celle was going through enough.

Kat sat down next to her friend and said nothing. After a while, she put her arm around the smaller sapient. "I'm sorry Celle." She whispered. "If I could wave a hand and fix it, I would."

They sat in silence together, the gravity of their situation pinning them to the floor.

"What about everyone else?" Celle asked.

"Unfortunately, many of them were caught in the blast." Troy said. "You, Kat, and a few others are all that is left. They are all preparing to enter hibernation as well."

"And you're just okay with this?" Celle's ears and tail were flicking in irritation. "Most of the crew is dead, and you're all being entirely too calm about it."

"Well, for one thing, we've had training." Kat said, gently. "We understand that even though we've been a spacefaring species for a long time, accidents still happen. Any trip we take could be our last, or could take so long that everyone we know is gone by the time we return." Kat sighed. "And for another thing, if we stop, we'll die too, Celle. We will mourn them when we're safe. For now though, we have to put it aside for our own survival."

"A beacon!" Celle stood suddenly, unsteady on her feet. "Why don't we link a beacon to Parvati for help?"

"Our supply of beacons was destroyed in the blast." Troy said. There was a touch of sadness in their voice. "I am making a note to recommend that emergency beacons be placed in other areas of the ship for future revisions."

"So that's it then." Celle said, sitting back down, her eyes welling with tears again. "I spend decades in a box, and when I awake, everyone I know is old or dead."

Kat said nothing, she just sat with Celle.

"Okay." Celle said, with a sniff. "If we're going to go into hibernation, I want to do it now. I want the shortest possible time conscious before I see my... family...again." as she blinked, more tears ran down her cheek.

"Well Troy?" Kat addressed the ship. "Are the hibernation berths printed?"

"Almost, Kat." the ship replied. "Luckily, I had some data from Contact about K'laxi needs in hibernation. You can both hibernate safely for the boost home. You'll climb into the cabinet, close the door, and before you realize what happened, the door will open, and you'll be at Parvati."

"Let's go then. No time like the present."