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[three-shining-stars]

[RECORDED LOG 5050.789] - PRIVATE

I saw something last cycle that unnerved me just as much as it was fascinating. An overseer I'd sent east returned startling video of a slugcat in the wild wielding a finely crafted bow, a quiver tied to its back, and using arrows hewn from spears to hunt prey—a genuine aptitude for tools!

Very few creatures in the wild have shown the evolutionary capability necessary for refined construction, though aside from the scavengers, slugcats are the next most likely. It is still a marvelous thing to witness, regardless, and especially so when its bowstring snapped and I was witness to it using a stripped length of vine to restring it! The ingenuity it put on display was fascinating, and I consider myself lucky to have observed it on its way.

Only... to watch it down a vulture on high, it seemed uninterested in the creature as prey—incredible though the prospect may be given they are usually alpha predators.

It merely looked over the formerly aerial beast's spear-riddled corpse with a tangible sense of loathing as it retrieved its arrows, stopping at the head to tear the mask away only to break the plate of bone over its knee with a snarl.

The moment felt private in a way that made my fur itch, and I wonder still what brought on the slugcat's enmity. I did not watch for much longer, and the crafty creature soon silently disappeared into whatever undergrowth it came from. This marks yet another reminder that as nature evolves, so too do its motives.

...It will be difficult to forget the glint of hatred in its eyes.

[LOG ENDS]

I’m going to try to make an effort to post on my Tumblr more often.

So here is a semi-old drawing of an OC I made!! And the rough drawing that inspired them.

(Ignore the random line)

[three-shining-stars]

[RECORDED LOG 5659.237] - PRIVATE

My, look at these marvelous specimens! Each and every one of them perfectly adapted to their environment; even speaking as one, the slugcat race surprises me with its genetic versatility! It's no wonder iterators purposed them so widely for delivery!

The first, sporting leaves—perhaps leaflike growths, even—around its collar and on its forehead, I can imagine blending in well as an errant spot on the ground to obfuscate itself from aerial threats. It may even fool ground-bound creatures, though not likely while in motion. They are quite the adorable specimen, too, I must say.

The second seems fiercer—more adept in protecting itself physically rather than simply camouflaging to evade predators. Still, it would seem well at home in an undisturbed mossy patch, and from there, a stealthy strike would surely dispatch anything that wasn't already stunned silly at a pounce! I must wonder, though, whether those bellvines are natural growths or a form of fashion... perhaps more active camouflage? If only I could observe it in the wild...

Ah, and the third seems adapted to a wetter clime; perhaps a marsh? Reeds grow in many places, though I wonder if those that grow off of its back are mere plants or serve some other mechanism... Regardless, the softer features of its coat corroborate my theory of a swampier environment, and perhaps help to retain cool liquid in a potentially hot, humid atmosphere.

Cataloguing varied mutations of slugcats and postulating theories on their capabilities may not have been the intended purpose for Three Shining Stars' archive, but I believe that all information is worthy of documentation. Whether these are real models or simple depictions of fantasized creatures, they provide keen insight into the adaptive capability of the wild slugcat.

[LOG ENDS]

Some random Slugcats I drew inspired by randomly generated colour palettes.

Just realized they are also all plant-based so that’s also a feature :p

[three-shining-stars]

[RECORDED LOG 6468.417] - PRIVATE

...Oh. Oh my, the signal's back! This is a very joyous turn of events; when their channel went offline just before their venture within the superstructure, I feared the worst, but if they underwent any such tribulation for the past few cycles, they show no outward signs of it. I am glad to hear their voices crackle once more through the air waves.

This unknown signal that reached them today, though... how strange to mention a multiverse. As far as has been recorded within the archive, multiversal theory is just an outmoded understanding of the self-contained simultaneity that is the tangled mat of the great cycle, positing some convoluted theory about extreme deviance between selves and even the state of the world. It's rubbish, really; there's no iterator left that believes in it, I don't think.

The Rivulet, though... to invoke hazy memories of events that may never have occurred... given the troubling nature of its recollection, could it be dissociative amnesia? I'd sooner believe that than... hm, best not to even entertain the idea. It simply can't be.

Regardless, their drone has captured images along with their conversation, and it is a comfort to see a genuine depiction of the five natural urges as they were denigrated. We only had etchings here in the archive, so this pair's descent into the superstructure has already yielded wonderful fruit!

I'm going to have to try to reestablish contact before long, if even only to probe further into the Rivulet's odd reminiscence. That mention of a potentially significant data pearl is intriguing, too.

[LOG ENDS]

Huh fancy seeing both of you's here

Ya know ya ain't the first Rivulet and Survivor I've seen, the multiverse be like that

Survivor: So you believe those ideas could be true? I don't know about all that, but when you spend everyday hunting and fending off lizards, you don't exactly get time to think about the multiverse.

Rivulet: I wonder what other versions of us there are? I don't know if I could be as close with any other being, but if I met another universe's Survivor, I think I would have two best friends.

Survivor: Hm.

Rivulet: It makes sense, really. Is that why I have memories that I don't know if they really happened? Maybe that was me in a different universe. Like playing with my sibling when I was a pup. I never had a sibling, did I?

Survivor: Riv-

Rivulet: And I remember drowning too. I used to have such vivid nightmares about drowning. Of course that didn't happen, I have gills! Have I always had gills? Hey stranger, does this other me have gills?

Survivor: Riv, you keep talking! Have you even looked at this art? What do you think it-

Rivulet: ...and was her scar over the left eye or the right? Oh, I don't know. My memory isn't the best. I don't think Surv's is either, or maybe she just doesn't talk about it as much. If I think too far back, I can almost taste that sewer water I fell into.

Survivor: Rivulet, won't you talk to me instead of that old amulet?

Rivulet: I do have this seafoam-green pearl from way back then. I think I must have dropped it. Who knows, really? Oh, Surv, did you say something?

[three-shining-stars]

[RECORDED LOG 4493.441] - PRIVATE

Ah, the Survivor hails from the Outer Expanse. That is... a colloquial name among nomadic tribes, predominantly slugcats, for the areas surrounding iterators' retaining walls.

I believe there was a sizeable travel hub built outside those conjoined iterators' shared wall to abet pilgrims traveling to the holy sites within, though I don't know what state it's in after so long. It's possible that's where her home is, and in that case, it may be in good repair. Very enlightening. I may try to send another overseer to find out, though it's hard to sneak one into that area without it being destroyed...

...Oh, right, I'm glad my apology was accepted and that no enmity exists between us. The Survivor is slightly abrasive, but considering the hardship in her past, it would be unfair to judge her too harshly for a snappy retort or two. In any case, we've reached an outward equilibrium, and I feel more comfortable for it.

[LOG ENDS]

[LIVE BROADCAST] - PUBLIC

Heya. Is this reaching either of you?

I'd like to apologize for having pressed so hard on the topic of your coming trip into the structure. It really isn't my place to meddle in your affairs, even if I am worried about the danger. I'm sure you're both very capable.

That being said, I do hope you keep in contact as you venture along; truth be told, I'm as curious as the Rivulet about what's going on in there. It's a real mystery, one I'm eager to see resolved.

Speaking of, I'm still curious about the two of you. I've heard about where the Rivulet comes from, but what about the Survivor? Would she be comfortable sharing?

[BROADCAST ENDS]

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(OOC: Heya, it's still me, the same guy who's been sending in asks; I just made a new blog for that character you inspired me to make. This experience makes me kind of want to try my own ask blog sometime!)

Survivor: Well, first, thank you for your apology, though I suppose I should do the same, for overreacting.

I grew up far from here, in a place known as the Outer Expanse. I had a mother, brother, and sibling and we were happy. As for how I ended up so far away, my siblings and I wandered too far away, and we didn't know about the rain away from our home. I tried to save my siblings, but... I ended up so far away instead. I hope they're doing well without their big sister to protect them.

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OOC: I made a little drawing, but it was pretty simple, because I'm still figuring out how I want to draw them. I'm no artist but it's fine. (why did it have to blur sm tho? it's ok I just don't know how to use tumblr) And I definitely recommend you making an ask blog if you want to, they are very fun. :D

[three-shining-stars]

[RECORDED LOG 2127.291] - PRIVATE

My, how fascinating! These slugcats are very interesting to look at, each and every one!

I have always enjoyed the depictions of slugcats as being fluffy like the Hunter is here, and of course, the Artificer being very burnt and craggy goes really great with her bombastic colors—she literally looks like an explosion, and that's lovely.

The Rivulet looks like it evolved to blend in with reefs, which is always a fun design choice, and this Saint looks very awe-inspiring. If only it were real, I'd surely welcome it as the encroachment of the Void Sea it looks to be! It even looks very much like those apocryphal Echoes and Void Worms, which is only slightly off-putting! (In a good way.)

...Though I have to say, the Spearmaster looks a little more like a being that crawled from the void with those freaky eyes of its. Makes me shudder, that thing.

[LOG ENDS]

Scug design time! I was going to do a whole lineup for them with properly drawn refs a while ago, but clearly i just couldnt get myself to finish that. But recently i decided to just put all of them on the same basic scug blob base and i managed to get them all done!

Alt arti and her kids

Plus arti n saint doodles

My saint is real weird because ive got some weird ass lore surrounding them lmao. Eldritch beast

[three-shining-stars]

[RECORDED LOG 3386.626] - PRIVATE

Have been contacting these two for a few cycles through an old Citizen ID drone one of them picked up somewhere. They're slugcats like I am, and they've been staying in the absentee iterator Five Pebbles' city, though something seems off.

I enjoy their messages; the blue one, the Rivulet, is energetic and forthcoming, if quite stubborn, while the white one, the Survivor, is markedly more reserved and somewhat suspect. They are both pleasant in demeanor for the most part, and I am interested in what their journey may reveal.

[LOG ENDS]

hopefully the only ooc post necessary

(edit- Slight retcon, Rivulet does not have the rarefaction cell, at least not at the moment. I have a quite rough idea of the timeline in this AU so far so there are a few mistakes such as this)

Ok- so this is an askblog for Rivulet and Survivor from rainworld

It is a slight au where Rivulet finds the citizen ID drone instead of Artificer, and it and its friend Survivor live atop Metropolis, but consider venturing inside the superstructure.

Tapwater is Survivor and Rivulet's ship name, but their relationship is pretty ambiguous at this point and not specifically romantic

I won't be too strict about rules for this, just keep asks pg-13, especially if related to violence or romance, since the blog owner is a minor

I may draw some of the asks if I'm feeling like it, but don't expect it, I have low motivation and am busy a lot, so asks will probably just be text

I'm also too tired right now to make a pfp with both of them, so it will for now just be the Rivulet icon that is in game

Yes, this blog is just me caring a lot about my simple little AU lol

omg I forgot to turn on asks on the askblog lol

Okay, that's all.

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Askable Characters

Survivor - She/they

Rivulet - He/it

Other Characters:

None yet

[three-shining-stars]

Bio + Avatar

(I made the picture, but I am not an artist. Obviously.)

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[LIVE BROADCAST] - PUBLIC Three Shining Stars

Transmitting. Broadcast starts.

This is an automated message to be broadcast from Three Shining Stars' communication arrays on all available channels until such indefinite time as their collapse. No aid required.

I am the Librarian, an organism Three Shining Stars purposed for aid in data assembly and logistics before her consciousness was disconnected from the superstructure. I am now working in her stead to maintain the structure and compile knowledge and history within our pearl repository as was her own purpose.

If you harbor doubts about my capabilities, know that I was purposed with preexistent technical aptitude, geographical awareness, iterator and ancient history, and an overwhelming compulsion for curiosity.

...It is very debilitating.

Regardless, it is my duty to search for and record whatever information I can find. If I am to or have previously established contact with any other intelligent life, please be forthcoming with your submission into the archive and do not pollute the broadcast.

I do not have an eternity.

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