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[gweathney-propaganda]

The Aquatics AU lore dump

hhhhhh gang its finally here!!!!!! fsh au time!!!!!!! (warning: i wrote a lot lol)

Lore background:

This au takes place in the modern day, rather than in the show's time, 2007. In this au, ‘mermaids’ are real. Well, kind of. There is a variant of humans called Aquatics. They were created after a group of prehistoric humans went and became very avid water hunters. Thus, evolution kicked in and through natural selection, came the variant that we know today. Aquatics often will exhibit physical features and behaviors from certain species of water known hunters, such as fish, mammals, amphibians, etc. Before the Industrial Revolution, starting just after the rise of complex civilizations (during B.C.E.), humans and Aquatics often got along with one another, as there are many pieces of evidence pointing to humans and Aquatics having a friendly relationship. But after the rise of urbanization, the relationship quickly fell apart as humans no longer needed Aquatics to traverse and hunt in the ocean. Many Aquatics were killed, but the Aquatic Safety Pact of 1996 stopped the killing of Aquatics for good. At least to the public’s view.

Territories:

There are 7 main Territories that Aquatics inhabit in the ocean. The Deep, Arctic, Antarctic, the Norse Orentiem, the Norse Occidens, the Meridiem Orentiem, and the Meridiem Occidens.

Lore between the territories:

The Deep and other territories do not share a good relationship. They have often had fights and wars between them, due to the superstitious belief that Aquatics from The Deep are dangerous and rabid, and not to be trusted. Many Aquatics who often travel through The Deep and/or are seen interacting positively with Aquatics from The Deep are often looked down on. Hence Aquatics from there don’t tend to travel to other territories, and could be seen as following a pact of isolationism. Other relationships with the other territories are often mutual, except for the territories who share borders, who often have very close bonds with one another. 

Aquatic Dialect:

Aquatic dialects are very different from human dialects. Rather than using sounds and syllables to speak, Aquatics use chirps, hums, and clicks to communicate between one another. But there are slight differences between dialects in certain territories. The Norse Orentiem territory’s dialects are more guttural, using the bottom of the larynx to speak and communicate, creating more bellows and roars. The eastern side of the Norse Occidens uses more high pitched sounds, creating a whistling kind of dialect. The Deep is the most varied though, the dialects often being much different, even within different families and clans. But Aquatics are able to speak human dialect, their body having two different sets of lungs to speak and breathe both above and underwater. All Aquatics do learn some form of human language, depending on which countries they live closest to, in case of need. 

General Aquatic behavior:

Aquatics are scavengers in nature, often taking from the remnants of human society, such as shipwrecks, lost materials, etc. While certain aspects of Aquatic society are not as developed as normal human society, they do excel at being adaptive in their environments, some being able to live in the most dangerous of places without much effort. Aquatics are also curious by nature, wanting to understand and analyze the environments they inhabit. It’s common to see Aquatics have piles and piles of trinkets they like, either in neat and organized spaces or just thrown about. They are also skilled hunters, the most ancient of Aquatic societies being able to excel at most things that humans still struggle with. They can use their claws or teeth, but they have also been seen carving their own weapons to hunt more easily.

Leviathans:

Leviathans are special, in the sense that it can be caused by a hidden recessive gene in every Aquatics body. If an Aquatic is born with the Leviathan gene as the dominant gene, they will start to show odd signs during preteen age. In a way most compared to Lycanthropy in humans, they will show signs of accelerated growth and an increase in bioluminescence, even if their species does not have bioluminescence. This happens during random times of each month, ranging from only a couple hours to a few days. As the Aquatic grows and matures, the Leviathan form only develops more and more, forming into a much larger version of themself, with vibrant bioluminescence scattered all over their body. Fully grown Leviathans can be up to 225 feet long, dwarfing any normal Aquatic in size. Leviathans are not aggressive in nature, but are more so dormant and quiet, often hiding in large underwater caves for the duration of their transformation. There is a history of a stigma against Aquatics who are Leviathans, some have been reported to be chained up and abused in specific cases. Those cases are rare though, and do not happen to most Leviathans. 

Depth Sickness:

Depth Sickness is caused when an Aquatic, who’s body is not adapted for sudden change in water depth and pressure, goes higher or deeper than its limits. Depth Sickness can cause headaches, nausea, vomiting, brain fog, dizziness, and blurry vision. It is only temporary though, as the body takes time to adapt to the new pressure. Not all Aquatics can suffer Depth Sickness, as either they’re bodies are naturally immune to the effects, or have a lack of sensory in their nerves. It is very rare for the latter to happen though.

Aquatics relationship with humans:

The relationship between Aquatics and humans has changed tremendously throughout history. During the early 14th century, Aquatics and humans shared a more mutual relationship, helping one another out with tasks and giving each other materials to survive. But after The Aquatic Massacre of 1387, there was a sudden rise in Aquatic killings and hunts, many Aquatic corpses were hung in small towns as a sign of power and respect. Aquatics were more so seen as trophies and animals to be hunted, causing a loss of mutual respect for both Aquatics and humans. This stayed like this for multiple centuries until the Aquatic Safety pact of 1996 made the hunting and killing of Aquatics illegal and punishable by death in most countries. There is an underbelly of groups who illegally hunt and kill Aquatics, either for sport or consumption. But the relationship between Aquatics and humans are slowly healing as they begin to rebuild their relationship once again.

Anyways onto DA LIST

List of known Aquatics:

Gwen - Dragonfish

Heather - Koi

Duncan - Anglerfish

Courtney - Porcupine Fish

Bridgette - Parrotfish

Geoff - Seahorse

Alejandro - Gulper Eel

Ezekiel - Isopod

Owen - Manatee

Eva - Blue Lobster

Noah - Pistol Shrimp

Cody - Dumbo Octopus

Katie - Convict Cichlid

Sadie - Black and White Snapper

Tyler - Red Snapper

Beth - Hedgehog Seahorse

Lindsay - Mantis Shrimp

Leshawna - Sperm Whale

Sierra - Man of War

DJ - Humpback Whale

Harold - Swordfish

Izzy - Barracuda

Justin - Silver Angelfish

Trent - Reef Manta Ray

andddd thats it!!! feel free to ask anything about this au, ive been wanting to talk about it for YEARS now lol

also uh pls pls pls reblog it it would mean so much to me if you did; and if you read all the way here, reblog with a fish emoji :)

[egophiliac]

bring back zooterkins, the best 17th-century swear word

I don't normally do Just Characters Swearing, but. ...this kind of wrote itself and then wouldn't leave my head. it comes from both a piece of character-writing advice that has always stuck with me, and also my conviction that Leona is 1000% funnier as a character if his dialogue has to stay G-rated. let Kalim say fuck, but don't let Leona say bastard.

(I'm sorry)

[ratttrapp64]

happy hallorwen eryboby BOO AGAHAH GOTCHA

[miindjack]

friendly reminder since discourse is happening and peepaw is tired:

this is okay to reblog. in fact, i highly encourage it.

[weatheredcopper]

GET BOOPED IDIOT !!!!!!!!

happy april fools :3

[margo-on-toast]

i hate it when my face explodes into meat tendrils 😐🙄

(Not so subtly inspired by RE4 parasites. Maybe a bit of The Thing? Either way he is full of weird meat.)

(side-by-side.)

[canisalbus]

Nervous Machete from my class notes!

we were learning about the spread of christianity.

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[yulyeong-k]

[egoarc4de]

homecoming

[ghostly-cabbage]

We need to talk about the worst thing about making AUs....

The fact that then when you inevitably think about crossovers you don't want the crossover with the canon you want it with your specific AU. Your brain worms, your circus, but THEN WHAT?

Oh, yeah, to understand this crossover you need to go read this entirely different fic/series? Girl help 😭 you can't do that

[furifurii]

since you, the reader has school going for you, you rarely play honkai star rail.

the characters would always wonder where you went, or what you were doing outside of their world. they can still hear your voice, but very, very faintly. they would sometimes hear a name they would not recognize and idk, maybe just go:

"who the hell is diluc and why is he so hot??"

they would also listen in to your conversations whenever they would hear your voice. even if it's you talking to yourself about history, or you talking to your friends about things unrelated to their world. they wouldn't really mind. maybe just a little bit.

but when you go back to the game, the characters would be overjoyed and would try to make you stay there longer.

even going as far as to secretly double the stellar jades you would receive during quests or missions. and missing the excitement of pulling for new characters, you would gladly warp for the new characters on limited banners.

they would ask silver wolf to hack into the system to boost your chances of getting a character or the light cone you were pulling for. they would push each other aside just so they can appear on your screen for you to gush over how you got another copy of a character or celebrating when you got all of the eidolons of one character that you really liked.

just seeing you being happy just makes them want to spoil you even more, just so you will stay playing with them, forever.

but when you suddenly stopped playing the game while they were trying their hardest to give you what you wanted, you realised, oh, there's school tomorrow. so you decided to turn off the game for the time being and go to sleep.

but they couldn't let you go just like that! that would be ridiculous.

for a few days just before you played the game again, the cast begged for anyone who could take them to your world. just sitting idly on your device's screen and listen to your voice wasn't cutting it anymore.

they want to see— they needed to see you, to actually have an actual conversation with you and not just talk to you through this game's script. it wasn't enough for them to be living behind the screen for you to just watch, they wanted to show you that they are actual tangible beings that call you their "creator" .

the main character had begged herta to do something about this, and she complied without any argument, to their confusion. usually she would be saying stuff like how she would just 'give up in the middle of it' ,, but she.. didn't? nonetheless, they were grateful to have herta agree with creating a portal to your world.

as soon as the characters caught wind of this, they were ecstatic. they had left their duties just to hop on the astral express and to herta's space station, to finally see you, to meet you.

in herta's office, it was packed with all the playable characters, waiting. some patiently waiting, some, not so much.

to see opposing groups of people being in the same room and not being at each other's throats were such a random thing to see, but they didn't care about that, no no, they only cared about you.

you, their "creator".. how could they miss this opportunity to be meeting their own creator, the one who gave them life, something to live for.

as herta was finishing up some parts of the portal, you were sound asleep in your bed, snoring away in your weird sleeping position.

well, until you felt your blanket started to move with sudden gusts of wind. you heard a really loud thump, it didn't come from any rooms of your house, it didn't sound muffled when it happened. so it's,, in your room. but oh, would you look at that, your room is so dark you couldn't locate your phone which was usually near you to use it as a flashlight.

but what's that? you heard a voice , a very, very familiar voice.

———

yeah naur... i can't do this,, this sounds terrible i'm so sorry you had to read this sobsosb i am so soso sorryr

[gweathney-propaganda]

did the switched au (which is now called Total Drama: Variant), and I choose randomly, so here's what I got:

Ezekiel-vintage (gonna go with 80s..was thinking of doing 50s, but idk)

Eva-steampunk (idk how im gonna do that, lol)

Noah-weirdcore

Justin-fairycore (he was a fairy...)

Kaite & Sadie-kidcore (clumping them together...its easy to understand why lol)

Tyler-vulture culture (im kinda scared of him now, him having a gun....scary..)

Izzy-dark academia

Cody-goth (yeaaaaa! don't know what type of goth tho.....i'll figure it out later)

Beth-carnivalcore

Courtney-scene (scene Courtney save me....save me scene Courtney..)

Harold-preppy (thinkin abt Harold wearing Gucci...silly idea)

Trent-gyaru (prob gonna use the trent gyaru design as inspiration...)

Bridgette-cryptidcore (she would def believe in mothman..)

Lindsay-grunge (love grunge Lindsay ❤️)

DJ-punk (?????)

Geoff-light academia (Geoff wearing a sweatervest....save me...)

Leshawna-adventurecore

Duncan-pastel (I laughed out loud when I saw this)

Heather-gorecore (silly...)

Gwen-labcore (Gwen committing medical malpractice....)

Owen-russianimperialcore (just imagine him wearing a imperial suit...or dress.)

Alejandro-electro-swing (Alejandro-Alastor real??????)

Sierra-cottagecore (yippee!!)

im probably (not) gonna draw all their designs, there are some fun ideas here :P

[ilovebeingaturtle]

It’s actually kinda hilarious how every other tmnt show got way darker in its final seasons and then 03 just had a whole plot about Splinter becoming an NFT

[post-it-notes7]

ghost sighting (?)

[makiswirl]

he's infodumping:)

[sluckythewizard]

PART OF A BIGGER DOODLE PAGE. WHEN ITS DONE ILL TUCK THE LINK INTO THIS LITTLE X RIGHT HERE ----> [X] I REALLY REALLY LOVE THE TOM N JERRY DYNAMIC W EMIZEL N VEX. IMAGINE BEING SO SO HAUNTED BY A LITTLE GUY THATS JUST SSSSOO FUCKING ANNOYING.