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simon-roy · 2 months
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Now I’m only antiquated to the WEBTOON comics but I noticed amongst the Griz Grobus sequel lore book there was a tidbit on Hive-men, I’m assuming that was a bit of a reference to Humanity Lost? And if it’s alright can you go into more on this lore?
Ah this is an interesting wrinkle - not to toot my own horn too loud, but by god, my hive men predate humanity lost by a good few years!
They first arose while I was working on Prophet and collaborating with my friend Matt Sheean on a story about hive-men on mars, back in 2013 (that never quite materialized into a solid story)- with the main thrust of the tale being not about the hive as an inexorable mindless mass, enslaved to a queen (which is the usual villainous hive depiction), but with the hive as a sort of beneficial, eusocial, communitarian approach to living on a hostile world - contrasted well against the individualistic, identitarian and ultranationalistic worldviews of the earthmen trying to conquer them. (Ive read enough sci fi with the same mindless hive army...)
(below - one of matts drawings for the hive city)
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But their first visual appearance of my version was sometime in 2015, i think, for the Island magazine cover posted below. (Trade between baseline humans of some type and the hive men, goods being carried by silk-line to the great dyson tree...)
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The first tale of the hive men i made (second ever story on my patreon) was drawn in 2017, and covers a dyson-tree habitat (in this case, grown around the comet hale-bopp) encountering a voracious organism of the void:
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The latest story of the hive-men, drawn in 2021, is about an interloper earthman, a deserter from an invading army, who has found a new living among the martian hive-people, in a story called "A Portrait of the Artist as Hive Parasite" (colored by my longterm collaborator, Sergey Nazarov - without him i would wither and perish)
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These stories can be found on my patreon, and they'll also be showing up in print (at some point, probably next year) once I get my next short story collection sorted. Hell, they'll probably end up online on webtoons soon enough, too!
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hughmanbean · 4 months
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Pest Control
So if you've been looking at my posts lately you'll realize I've been fixating on Queen Danny. And I'm going to keep doing that. But let me grind up some new concepts to throw in.
You think that bugs can become ghosts? Other than singular ones like in Doctor's Disorders? Not really. They're not as obsessed or driven enough to be fully formed, and areas where they become even blobs via excess ecto would probably have a bunch of blob eaters or something balancing it out. So the singular ones in that episode would be much more rare in comparison.
And ghosts who control bugs don't count. We're talking about bugs being the ghosts.
But what about those mass insect killings? Pest control, or when a full apartment building lights on fire and there's enough ectoplasm around? You get a Hive.
Hives always prefer to work together, since even at their creation they are made up thousands or even millions of the creepy crawlies. They either form a body from tiny bodies or chose a majority that can represent it properly. So they can just meld and split without concern.
And in the bug and insect world, more often than not, the Queen is at the top. Pariah didn't count, he didn't even like the Hives. On the other limb, High Queen Phantom had created a clutch of her own.
Once she came into power, the Hives wish to fulfill her desires, as insect kingdom instincts demand and through newfound loyalty. They do so, to the detriment of everyone else.
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soldrawss · 2 years
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“Looks like we’ve got another mystery on our hands, gang.”
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akkivee · 2 months
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there was some display gallery showing off the various logos in hypmic and the ichikuu peeps on the tl were in shambles over both of them using halos in their mc name signatures lol
#vee queued to fill the void#i understand lol this is a pretty big deal like actually lol#one fan suggested an nb logo could have angel imagery since nb was under stairway to heaven#another in a very fast paced series of tweets cried about it being potential sign of ichiro and kuukou’s bond spanning from life#but even into their deaths and beyond when they reunite in heaven (and even pointed out the meaning of stairway to heaven)#and goddamn i sure love being jacked into the hypmic hive mind i can’t believe i was just musing about kuukou and death#and then directly got food for thought LOL but ichiro!!!!!!! i wasn’t expecting ichiro lol!!!!!!#but bb has been weirdly associated with christmas aka the birth of jesus#who gave his life for humanity and i am too in shambles no way does both ichiro and kuukou have self sacrifice themes NO WAY#god i remember when the hella awesome banquet mv dropped and bat fandom banded together to dissect the video#one person commented it’s strange to see kuukou in association with catholic/christian imagery#but posted a wiki article talking about the similarities between buddha and jesus and the ideologies in those religions#*crying* i even posted about it the black crown above kuukou’s head was both catholic and buddhist and meant to be beneficial for humanity#ichiro constantly being shaken to his core by sacrifices…….. him trying to show the nation the path of hope…………#this is so much lol i love getting food for thought from random observations and drops lol
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confusedandzalgofied · 3 months
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Sketching again. Have more Zalgo art. :)
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onejellyfishplease · 1 year
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My OC:
Girl is made out of flock of birds
Girl tries to figgier out why her parents didn’t just adopt a child, rather than do what ever the heck they did to make her
Girl also tries to figure out the science off her literally splitting into a flock of birds and being a literal hive mind of birds like what the fuck what kind of magic bullshittery is this
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luimagines · 1 year
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Fck it Droid AU headcanons? Or just a small thing with Skydroid / Twidroid?
Droid au lives on forever
Let’s introduce the rest of the boys
Masterlist
Content under the cut!
Sky
Model SKYLNK
Programmed to be a domestic droid
Babysitter, cook, butler
Tutors the small children, watches over them, and takes care of pets as well
Due to it’s softer programming, when working in the public, it tends to work in bedside manner
Like nurses and nannies
The kind to work in hospitals and elderly living
Not necessarily the newest model on the block, but is one of the most affordable one
Commonly seen in the homes of the middle class
This droid is known for having very little drive deviate from orders
There’s very little facial expressions for newer models
Some, however, have been seen to mimic the facial expressions of the people they serve due to the acclimating programming naturally found in all droids 
The droid is built for handy work around the house
But not designed for hard labor or any heavy lifting
Perfect designed to keep things moving smoothly through the unit it’s assigned to
However- newer models have been seen to come with relationship programming (a new project from Hylia.Inc) 
Further development is yet to be seen
Time
Model TIMLNK
One of the few adults droids on the market
Versatile for many upgrades and job applications
Heavy work? Built for it
Domestic droid? On it
Teacher, hospital nurse, secretary? Just download the needed package for him to take on what job you need him to do
There are certain things that maybe a bit awkward for him to do
Like translating or babysitting
But it works in a pinch
Also sought out as a companionship droid
Takes on a lot of brunt work
While he has a lot of packages that came with time (ha), he is used more for heavy work, like cargo or supply shipments
Isn’t so much for public availability despite the company’s best efforts to expand his roles in society
Not very expressive due to the shift in attention when he was being designed
This is probably why he’s not bought for public use even if he can do the jobs
But he is programmed to be hard working and the robotic equivalent to compassionate 
So this guy never really stops working if the data received can be interpreted as contributing
Legend
Model LGNLNK
Teenage Domestic droid
Known for it’s extensive programming
In the highest demand due to the versatile talents that goes into him
Is used beyond domestic circumstances
Is typically found in place of a translator for political or high standing communal events
Can cook
Clean
Teach
Can directly call emergency services 
Known for the original intention of keeping younger children company or for acting as a Jiminy Cricket for older children
Also originally advertised for older couples who wanted a younger energy in their empty nest
As since branched out to include the other features and is the more commonly seen droid out in public
Also the most customizable out of all of the publicly made droids
Is the only droid available beyond national borders
Other, more advanced models are in progress
Hyrule
Model TRVLNK
A multi-purpose droid
Designed for human relation work or bedside manner
Typically a nurse droid
But not designed for domestic use
Is designed with high grade professional use in mind
Is commonly found in nursing homes or in children’s hospitals
Is also a part of public staff in very highly populated common areas
Like carnivals and amusement parks and zoos and museums and the like
Also acts as tour guide in many other places where travel agencies send tourists for their holiday vacations
Is one of the few droids on the market that can connect to GPS
When droids begin to start working for the public division, they were at first found in buses, driving people from destination to destination
Naturally this upset many people and bus use fell around 19%
But with time people got used to it’s features and the buses ran on time for a change
Not to mention his pleasant demeanor and over all cheerful disposition in his programming made this model likable by many who had to see him on a day to day basis
Four
Model FSWLNK
Meant to be the successor to the WNDLNK model
Used as a child support droid
But also a family companion for lonely, childless adults who want youthful energy in the household
Because of his youthful appearance but older programming, this model tends to be used for public service more so than private ownership
Even if this model is seen nearly in every family friendly public space, there are a few who do accompany children as a family owned appliance
The reason he’s more corporately owned than privately is because he is also used as a child safety surveillance system
Like at public places where children can easily be lost
Like at the zoo, museum, festival, carnival, you name it
They are looking for kids without supervision or who appear to be in danger
It took a lot of training to get that programming even marginally successful
Because they need a lot of of the droids on surveillance, they tend to wear different colored uniforms so people can identify what job that specific droid is doing
Can also be found in child counseling offices or therapy clinics (physical therapy included)
One of the more easy going personality programs
Easy to get along with and easy to like
Is programmed to work with multiple units despite the success in privately owned facilities
Wild
Model CALLNK
Meant for high paced, highly demanding work
A public service droid by nature
Meant to work in the police force
Also found in office facilities 
Or a high scale kitchen where orders have to leave in the matter of minutes
Used as a security droid in a lot of places as well
But more so as a security droid for high profile individuals
Meant to defend and protect no matter the cost
Even if it includes damage to self in the process
Not very expressive in nature
Due to the difficulties and intricacies in programming, they forgo any need for there to be a personal expression in this particular model
So he’s always straight faced no matter what the circumstances are
It’s very unusual for this model to be found in the private or commercial sector
As mentioned before those who use this model for private use are high profile people and people with money
One of the most expensive models on the market
Very few even know he exists
Wind
Model WNDLNK
Child Domestic Droid
One of the first models made by Hylia.INC
Made as an support companion
Later tweaked for homes where children are wanted but not available for whatever reason
As support companions they were designed to help children with special needs, whatever it may be
From reminding children to take their medicine on time, to helping them keep to a schedule and remembering chores as well as simply being emotional support 
The concept was at first a personified tablet
But later on, newer models became more life like and more attuned for family life
Even more later on, they were designed for aforementioned concept of lonely adults who wanted to have children without the cost or mess or real children (Take that as you will)
Is sensitive to temperature
Occasionally feels “hunger” to simulate taking care of another human
Very playful in nature
Few models can be seen in schools with a little more money to float around, helping children where Paras are hard to find
Typically used in school with younger children as the older ones tend to be a little put off by his young appearance
A people pleasure by default, but no one knows if it’s based on his programming or on his need to see though with his missions for the day
Warrior
Model WARLNK
Consort Droid- built for relationships
Has been used for espionage purposes
Doubles as a security droid as well
Is seen typically working a desk job as well
Secretary models, am I right?
Someone has to handle all the forms and PAs and meetings and names and appointments
Not just desk jobs, but also customer service
Is very much used for the public service
Only the rich have it for personal use since it would have added features regarding said spy ware and filtrations mannerisms
Or just to have a pretty thing around
Some people are into that so he’s also for them
Service with a smile~
(potential angst for android War? Definitely.) 
That being said, due the upgraded systems used for both security work and espionage
WARLNK models have also been integrated into public police forces
Public opinion varies heavily on either side
But their effectiveness cannot be ignored when investigating a crime scene
Twilight
Model TWILNK
Heavy work load droid
Handy man is all aspects
Meant to be put to work
Known from farms to construction sites
Programmed to be very loyal to the cause
Lives to serve so to speak
Needs to receive feed back to know if it’s contributing to the community
While not the typical domestic droid, some houses have been known to have a model or two around
Some companies rent out their models to the common folk to help with renovations, or moving, or landscaping, or plumbing- even electrical work
In this au, a lot work for “Got Junk?” 
There has been the one in a million celebrity that has managed to find customization locals and renovate the model to be that of an escort droid
But that’s a very expensive process
And frankly, it’s easier to change the hardware than the software
Is also the occasional nursing droid
Known to be working in nursing homes and independent living units, where it might be required to lift an entire body as dead weight for whatever reason
Is the strongest droid on the market
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I love how everyone who acknowledges that frisk is non-binary is like: THIS CHILD IS AUTISTIC
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ben-the-hyena · 4 months
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Why do fandom Discord servers whether be they huge or smaller with some friends in it always attract the worse people in the world who ruin the experience for everyone
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lighttailoring · 6 months
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10 characters, 10 fandoms
@supervisormeero tagged me! I tried to do this in order from latest > earliest but of course this is not comprehensive. some of these definitely aren't fandoms. some of them definitely should be.
1. Syril Karn / Andor
2. Justice of Toren / the Imperial Radch series
3. Jessica Hyde / Utopia
4. Jyn Erso / Rogue One
5. Legion / Mass Effect
6. Seven of Nine / Star Trek: Voyager
7. Sue White / Green Wing
8. Rei Ayanami / Neon Genesis Evangelion
9. Princess Zelda (every incarnation but Tetra in particular) / The Legend of Zelda
10. Ford Prefect / The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
entirely non-obligational tags: @swan-orpheus ; @wifeofsyril ; @livelaughleia ; @killsandthrills ; @ireallyamabear
or really whoever would like to do this
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Do you think insecticons pass the harkness test (i want to kiss them)
I think it honestly depends on continuity, because the sentience of Insecticons varies from series to series(? At least from what I can see it does)
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bluest-planet · 9 months
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A Lesson in Darkness, Snippet
Small bit I wrote on a whim for my OC, Yoruhua and Vanitas based on this art we drew. Some Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles references and fan lore. Anyways, onto adoptive sibling bonding moment shenanigans;
Vanitas scoffed, leaning against the much taller Yoruhua. He was completely unimpressed with what he was looking at, "so this was what you were so excited about? It's just another dead Keyblade. We saw plenty of those in the Graveyard."
A large boney gloved hand gently ruffled his hair from behind, which he tried to swat away to get them to stop- earning him some scratchy chuckles.
He looked up at them and frowned (but from their perspective seemed like adorable pouting,) getting them to stop.
Yoruhua simply smiled back peacefully to him, old tearstain marks over their discovery long since dried but still evident. It was embarrassing to him, how were they not? The look was so ill fitting on another creature of Darkness- especially for one so ancient and powerful as they claimed to be.
So weak, so mushy, so soft.
So unlike him.
Too much like those of the Light. Like Ventus.
"you're right, oscuritó, however... Out of all the blades from before; copies, mimics, mass produced... This is one of my design. We're getting closer to finding her, me, my Heart's Promise. It's a good sign..." He said quietly, though his voice was still rough from disuse the past eons, trapped within Void Gear.
The homunculus moved forward, forcing him to stand on his own, and pulled the old keyblade from the poisoned earth around it with no issue, unlike Vanitas had earlier; unable to pry it from centuries worth of weathering and miasma clinging to it. Not even he could do it.
It irked him seeing how easy it came to them. But if she really did helped create it, her ability to wield almost any keyblade was stupid useful in their quest and in his training.
In Yoruhua's grasp, she gently rotated it to see it from all angles. As if it weighed nothing at all, despite its hefty design- but if he was going to be honest, he had no idea how they were able to recognize it so quick with how dirty it was. Crusted in mud, muck, and bent all out of shape. He wouldn't have even notice if he hadn't tripped on the damn thing- it's Dark signature so hidden under all the poison it was undetectable.
But Yoruhua held it as if it was made just for her, instead of by her; light as a feather, just forged.
He still glared at it, "it's useless, not even worth the scrap metal all messed up like that. Worse than the ones in the graveyard."
She hummed, "well, its been eons since it's last wielder even held it. It's name is Breath of Achlys. Its what's oozing all this Miasma; still loyal to my fellow homunculi's dying wish to bring permanent ruin wherever they went." She slowly trailed the twisted blade's flat side with a finger starting from its broken teeth to the deformed hilt.
A wry, half-hearted smile on her lips, "ironically, I made it to purify the Miasma as an alternative to dangerously collecting drops of Myrrh. It was supposed to assist Orichalchemi's caravan in restoring their Tribal Crystal, make things easier for them all... Until a fellow homunculi slayed the Wielder it was made for, and made it her own."
He was mildly fascinated seeing it come to life in seconds with just a pinch of Darkness to revitalize something loss to time, back to its former glory. He's never seen Darkness being used in such a way.
He channels some of his power into the blade, both of them watching as the rust crumbled away revealing stark lilac steel, and twisted back into a curved, winding snake like shape. It's teeth reforming into a gaping spitting cobra, and the hilt slowly opening like the leaves of a corpse flower to shield the wielder's hand from its volatile poisons. The handle covered in a snakeskin leather.
Now that, was a true keyblade. Pity it was made for one of the Light originally.
"So, still think it's useless?" Yoruhua teased Vanitas.
He huffed, "I thought you had to be bequeathed in order to wield a Keyblade. Or prove yourself, so how could some other Darkness hold what was once held Light? Let alone a Light holding something made by the Dark in the first place."
Yoruhua twirled the blade again, watching it flash purple for a second, and started to suck in the poison around them. The effect wasn't immediate, but Vanitas could feel the shift in the air. Cleaning the area up to find any hidden clues.
He nodded, "asking the important questions- good." He lowered the keyblade for him to get a better look, "let's just say the way keyblades are made and used now barely resemble at all what they were originally created for."
"Just like the current worlds don't resemble the past world I came from. Life itself, changes relentlessly. Back then, Hearts and Light were still so new- like fresh clay they were easy to mold and much more adaptable. Before they set and dried into what they are now."
She smirked, "but that, will also inevitably change. It's a never ending cycle, little brother. Besides, what's important is that it still recognizes my authority as its creator."
He sneered at them, "what a lousy explanation. You're no better than the old man at explaining things. And don't call me 'brother' I've already got two of those already. I don't need anymore."
Yoruhua shrugged, "I never said I was any good at teaching; it's hard to explain things to someone so detached from the collective." She used her spare hand to point at his chest, right at his heart, "I speak in a way that I thought you would understand better; but evidently, just as I said, things change. The connection all those from the Dark should share, the language and the inheritance... It's lost on you. Just as you call Sora and Ventus brothers due to how your Heart and body are connected. So too do I call you brother in honor of that past connection."
Vanitas looked at them in deep thought, a scowl permanently etched in his face, before coming to a begrudging acceptance, "if I had... Existed, back then, would we have been connected like that? Within one another's shadow."
He felt amusement at the perplexing look on Vanitas' face, dumbing their speech down, they follow up with, "Back during the Dawn of Light's Era, all within the Darkness were inherently connected; me, before I made a Heart's Promise to Orichalchemi, and the other homunculi,"
"We could understand each other without words, each an extension of the others. Of course we had self consciousness separately, but we were more like... Trees, if you will."
She shifted in place, "we each controlled weaker Dark beings, the leaves and branches- us being the trunk and roots protected by bark, our physical bodies- and linked between a roots system, the collective... Err... 'mycelium' to communicate a need. Be it sharing resources or warning about danger."
Yoruhua let out a snort as if laughing at their own joke, "a bit odd to explain it like that- it is... Much more complex than that. Just as all things are. But I hope that helps you understand why I do and say the things that I do."
He almost didn't believe in it; the idea that anything would just. Unconsciously understand him and his needs, and to share anything with him at all without asking for anything in return. He refused to believe it would be anything like the how the Light would do it. The Light who make you ask for it, the Light who makes you have to prove yourself worthy enough to have it. The Light who always demanded something in return, be it friendship or good deeds instead of simply providing it because he was a part of it.
Ventus was selfish like that. Keeping his own identity, face, and keyblade- to keep the body that was not constantly plagued with emptiness and pain, away from Vanitas. For keeping that away from him and leaving him with a half existance, and envy in its place.
Yoruhua's eyes briefly glazed over with nostalgia as she looked over Vanitas' smaller form, moving her hand from his shoulder to gently pet his hair again, "I used to hide in my my siblings' shadows when I was little, taking solace in that endless black. However unintentional, you freed me from my prison. To you; my shadow is yours to make even darker, Vanitas."
When he looked back, all he saw was an expression of pride on Yoruhua's face as she reached out a gloved hand for him to push away, but he didn't. Allowing them to gently rest it on his shoulder, firm and grounding, "I don't need a inherit connection to recognize you as one of my own; we are shadows, long since cast in the burning Light. Blending within one another when cool night falls."
"Perhaps this generation of Darkness has forgotten what we once were; an unstoppable, unified force. The Light might have severed that connection when it introduced its potent, and addicting individuality- making us think it is more beneficial to work alone than it is as a whole- but even when I do find my Lighter half- I will never forsake my Darkness for it. That includes your place in it, oscuritó."
#kh#kingdom hearts#kh vanitas#kh oc#kh fanfic#snippet#starry stories#theres uh. a lotta unexplained or even potentially wrong lore here lol bc of Yoruhua's origin.#a lot of it is also based in the final fantasy chrystal chronicles games hfhfhf#so if u know u know!#might actually write a fic about em but it needs build up cause im working on a vanitas fic rn#just know that darkness is a lot more fluid it what it is than what we have in kh rn#but also. they're not squeaky clean darkness just used to be more of like a hive mind that worked toegther to do darkness stuff before#and Yoru is so weirded out by the fact they cant read Vanitas' mind basically lol#also. Yoru and other physical darkness/dark humans are called homunculi for Reasons#not vanitas tho kinda#and theyre both kinda unreliable narrators or what they day doesnt 100% refect the truth and what i think F#Yoru just doesnt care that he did evil things more that he didn't get a choice in being created to work for Xehanort#and for getting split up in two halves without consent since he willingly shares her heart with Ori#anyways she supports whatever he wants to do regardless if its darkness or not lol he can still be a bit evil as a treat#but now with a sister who's proud of his violence fbfnbf#Yoru really said: damn we need to unionize again were getting our asses beat by light since we seperated#Xehanort: *breathes* Yoru: I KNOW MORE THAN U#shes a sweetheart tho#she doesn't hate dark more like just at peace w being a dark creature lol she kinda doesn't care about it at all
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theapproachables · 1 year
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Lol true
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tea-cat-arts · 1 year
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If I had a nickel for every time Mihoyo made a storyline about breaking a population out of a collective dream/consciousness, I’d have at least 4 nickels- which isn’t a lot, but Mihoyo what the fuck
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🪱WORM TIME BABY!🪱
You are now a worm on a string until Monday morning.
Get Wiggly 🪱 !
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Huh. He thought he felt something but life just goes on as usual.
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And you all seem very desperate to explain that to me. That’s what has become of my notifications. What a disgrace. And how both of you nearly used the exact same wording and sentence structure is fascinating. 
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