#Spook The Void

[anonymouscheeses]

"I can see you."

Day 07: The Void

*spooks you* have you been spooked? Send this to all your friends to get them super spooked. *is spooked out of existence*

#*spooks you* #amazing digital circus #the amazing digital circus #tadc pomni #tadc fanart #pomni #tadc #tadc void #i lied. not every day is going to be ragapom haha

[blinkpen]

i said i'd post a couple small things at the 50k mark of the GFM (51k out of 60k as of this post! home stretch! get it!) anyway so here's a super quick doodle rendition of something hilarious that happened during the eclipse last week

got that "they don't even Try" drip

#doodles #legit they approached me clearly with Intent but saw my shirt and got Visibly spooked and left me alone LMAO #living in the middle of nowhereseville corn void had a benefit for once #right in the totality zone already #(i was masking but wanted to draw my big stupid faux-oblivious grin)

[sliceocheese]

AIHIFVDHUIDFIJHDKJNSCSKJXKJL I WANT TO TEAR MY SKIN OFF GHBGHBBHBHGBHGBHBGHBHHGBBHG

#freddie screams into the void #Freddie is spooked

[glass-clown]

joel gets scared of grass and intimidates the antibreather with a spoon

#joel vinesauce #vinesauce joel #vinesauce #vargskelethor joel #joel vargskelethor #voices of the void #votv #votv spoilers #voices of the void spoilers #jumpscare #tw jumpscare #cw jumpscare #<- for joels stupidly loud scream #if u saw my typo in chat no u didnt #its funny he calls the antibreather a centipede bc its. very much not? #hes thinking of wolfgang which he hasnt seen (yet👀) ‚ no idea how hes getting them confused but ig its cause hes spooked #im surprised the antibreather didnt knock him down‚ he got lucky #fun fact! if u feed the antibreather hamburgers he gets happy and runs around and wont attack u :)

[geekwiththegoggles]

I should be doing stuff but instead I am watching horror stuff. Give me suggestions plz...

#gg ramble #red asks the void #i have shudder and my sister and i watched the most recent hell house movie #so now I'm back on my spooky bullshit #so far skinsrmarimk (however that's spelled) was a bust and I'm almost done v/s/h 95 #which is scratching the typical gore-and-spook itch #but I'll take suggestions too

[calderkildae]

so scared of naddpod ep goodbye, goodbye…

#morgan shouts into the void #i’m waiting to listen on sun but… spooked! #in chicago rn!! last time i flew back from chicago i listened to frozen hearts for the first time… RIGHT #hoping that there’s smth magic about Flights Home From Chicago that makes this ep extra crazy <3 #naddpod

[barksbog]

i have a disease and it´s called "when i try to not work i´m really bored and just work anyway or just stare into space"

#either that or i stare at the steam page for actual hours trying to decide on games to play #but not playing any games #i played through most that i have and i should pick new game but my brain doesn´t know what game i want and i´m ): #you can suggest some if you want i really like the resident evil games and disco elysium #but i´m open to pretty much anything that´s not a shopkeeper or management game #i already do so much store keeping and managing ): #like idk truck drivers probably don´t feel relaxed playing truck driving simulator you know #oh i also like planet zoo sometimes but i need creative brain juice for it #resident evil games are great because i have adhd and giving me a little anxiety and a little spook sometimes keeps me focused (: #sorry for rambling i too am stuck in the weird void between crimbus and the new year #it´s not even a unhealthy productivity thing it´s just idk what else to do with myself you know

[fullmoonfireball]

i dont know how to explain it but the official art of the Antenna Beetle screams "Weird 'n' Wild Creatures" to me

there's just something about the style and the angle.. i can just so vividly imagine this thing on one of those cards

#yes this kind of confirms that this is one of the enemies in the tournament but whatever! #you're too late spiderman! it's already locked in! #Rambles Into The Void #i wonder if i still have my old weird n wild creatures cards around somewhere #they always spooked me but like in a good way. no clue why we had them but i loved them #(well. me having been a Creature Nerd as a kid probably contributed.)

[notlongerfunny]

I so often wish I could watch horror bc concepts slaps and I enjoy reading it, but alas

#screaming to the void bc it wont answer back #this is a nothing post #just hate that i get nightmares and got seriously spooked and it affects me too close #tried to buy immunity has no worked #and too harsh gore makes me throw up due to my reaction to blood in general #BUT JUST IT LOOKS SO NEAT #i wanna enjoy stories :((( i wanna access them apart from reading summaries of them or hearing them second hand

[asheanon]

So... I wanted to take a moment to go on a tiny (it's not tiny, as always) tangent in regards to one of three states/phases Ethereals can enter - namely, the "fading state" and the ability to fade!

Not only is it a fun little thing Ethereals can do, but I feel the finer details of how it works, cause and effect, etc. may prove interesting to talk about too. 🥴🙏 (To "fade"/"fading out" is when Ethereals go all spooky ghost mode.) 👻

Because this tangent is in fact not as tiny as I say it is, I've dropped it below the cut. Sparing your timelines/dashes again and letting you decide if you'd like to have a little look-see. 💙

Fading

When an Ethereal enters the "fading state," their form essentially vaporizes on a microscopic level, their atoms and particles disperse and energy is released in the process. This allows for them to seemingly fade out of existence, yet still be present. While they may not be seen after fading out, the act of fading in and out makes for a nice little light show, given the release (fading out) and metabolization (fading in) of energy in the process. Sometimes, scintillae (light particles) may remain in the area, telling on an Ethereal who may have recently faded in or out. These may be visible to the naked eye. In classic paranormal fashion, this "after effect" may also exhibit light orbs that often tell on a lot of phantasms that can only be seen on certain electronic devices.

Particle Loss

Moving through corporeal objects (such as walls and whatnot) is possible, but this comes with some risk of particle loss. However, in general, particle loss will always accompany fading. This is to say that: the longer an Ethereal goes "ghost mode," they'll slowly lose particles and energy over time - reducing corporeality. Heck, in doing this long enough, they can "lose themselves" - lose too many particles and dare I say take literal psychic damage and physical damage that may take some time to recover from! Weaker and/or less complex Ethereals may even simply disperse entirely - like cosmic dust to the wind - which is the closest equivalent to death Ethereals have.

Recovery

Though it comes with a downside, Ethereals can always recover from particle loss. Always. Even in cases of "death," the possibility is always there. (Spoiler alert: There are Ethereals - in particular, I know of one by name, and it's not a Sal one - who even make an effort to, sadly, "die" as well as "stay dead" - wishing for death, for one reason or another - but they lose their minds and forget this... eventually, they may or may not manage to regrow and materialize by pure mindless, instinctive chance - only to eventually regain their dominant identity/memories as well and this tragic cycle repeats itself...! I hope to tell the particular one's story one day, in some effective manner. Haha! And yes, it is very reminiscent of soulful/spiritual stuff present in Final Fantasy - only instead of denying death via the power of determination, they can come back by the power of good ol' RNG.)

Ethereals can recover from this loss through simple rest and regrowth, but the process can be expedited through the intake of energy. In this instance, think of them as... weird alien ghost plants... that need sunshine. And/or fire and electricity. Light. Ions. Energy. If it produces energy, they may attempt to soak it up during rest, eventually metabolizing it and turning it into their own, much needed weird alien ghost chlorophyll. ☀️🪴

Now, despite the risks, for characters like Sal, this can be a perk! A very volatile perk, but a perk nonetheless as she likes to keep her "battery" low ("low battery" is for the sake of avoiding being radioactive if too much energy is taken in; it is done for the safety of others and going undetected by the more common forms of tech and intelligence that may get a read on her otherwise - she has a record. It's not the musical kind.) So, she does this not only to remain elusive (and to be a silly little spook, sometimes) but to disperse energy in a more minimal fashion, if her energy "disposal" options are limited.

Has she ever taken it too far? Yes. It's easy to do, in fact, given the "low battery!" This can lead to curious little situations where you may see her hiding parts of her that have endured too much particle loss and are rendered effectively incorporeal (and look the part) and "unusable;" perhaps her dominant hand may be "ghostly," and she may take to the use of her non-dominant hand for things like doors and utensils. Seeing her perched in front of a fireplace, soaking up some sun rays and other forms of unsuspecting R&R can actually be her low-key trying to recover from particle loss.

Additional Notes

So... technically, this ability should not affect clothing or other materials on the Ethereal person that may prove "conductive" to the act... yet, here we are, most depictions of the fading state also rendering clothing "invisible" with the character. How that works is something I'm still brainstorming! I have theories about conductivity also playing a roll in fading and explaining that, but... heh. It still needs a lot of work! For now, it's one of those things where it's been decided "this is the thing that happens. You can figure out why later."

The radiant state is another topic of a similar conundrum, though I do decide to stick to accuracy with that one. In that case, Radiance is often far too hot for anything to withstand it and clothes naturally burn off (which is why Ethereals are depicted as being nude in the radiant state.) All of that being said, though...

Deciding to settle with the more accurate here and the less accurate (perhaps. Until I can find a way to explain it well enough, anyway!) for the fading state is where things start to get funky...

Ultimately, this dilemma has led me to just play it by ear, for now. The less accurate fading state will be the default until further notice. I'll be sure to let y'all know if that ever changes, though. I'm also open to input for individual stories and RP! The fun of working with a wide range of worlds and settings is they can have their own "universal laws," where things may work differently than in others as it is.~

#midnight musings 🌃 #Sal 🌌🎹 #filling the void 🌌 #with #a tangent on the spooks! #I've had this in the works for a bit #and just tidied up a little tonight #(I'll come back to tidy it up again as needed) #Still struggling #very much struggling #but any ounce of creativity I can manage to throw out there #always helps my feelings #💙 #🐌🎨

[timefospookies]

im just gonna pretend everythingin RUIN doesnt exist. everything that wasnt Eclipse does not exist, like waht the fukc was happening :(((

I’m gonna pretend that: Princess Quest ending is canon, Gregory didn’t cut the elevator, and that Cassie was somehow saved by Roxy and is chilling somewhere in the Pizzaplex (mad at gregory but it was him)

#when are the fanfictions gonna roll in so I can fill the empty void in my heart #spooky talk #the silly chronicles of spooks

[tohrinha]

My cat's reactions to us bringing the laundry basket onto the bed:

Week 1: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 2: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 3: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 4: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 5: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 6: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 7: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 8: =^.ᆺ.^=∫

Week 9: =^oᆺo^=ﾉ

#why are you spooked #eclipse the void

[autumnday19-fanart]

Cute spook 1: Spider

#screaming into the void #my art <3 #cute spook #spider

[singing-robot]

Sixth “Bad End” card! Wordless version under the cut. 

#I basically made the background black on black bc we meet chara in the void and the end and I think that’s important to keep #tbh the longer I look at this the more I get spooked out by my own work lol. I think making a more colorful background #wouldn’t have had such an intense effect #undertale #chara #singing robart

[joyousboy]

when i was a child i once watched some random ‘how the world might be in the future’ and for some reason this one scene is still stuck in my head where a guy failed a drug test by his health insurance or smth, immediately lost said health insurance and was condemned to a miserable death in an overcrowded hospital bc he now couldn’t pay for proper treatment

#chance some of this is inaccurate this is really just a scene that’s been spooking around in my head ever since #i have no idea where it’s from #shouting into the void

[sliceocheese]

spook level 8/10

#freddie screams into the void #adequately Spooked 👍🏼 #The thing in the basement is getting better at mimicking people #Youtube