#creature intersection

[teecupangel]

Found another animal to annoy Desmond with: boat-billed heron

The unofficial bird of the Brotherhood is the eagle. No one has tried to refute that. Before they were called Assassins, eagles have always been their companion of some kind.

So it was not surprising that everyone and their parents were talking about how Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad had gotten himself a bird companion.

… that wasn’t an eagle.

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad was what most Assassin aspire to be, unless the name of that Assassin was Malik Al-Sayf then Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad was the Assassin he absolutely didn’t want to be.

Even if some of them are annoyed by his arrogance, they cannot deny his skills and intellect. Which only makes the fact that Altaïr’s bird companion was some strange massive bill that reminded some of them of the underside of a boat.

It was like the heavens had punished Altaïr for his arrogance. The bird was strange-looking enough that anyone who saw it would be curious, making any attempts of stealth be useless.

They don’t call it a curse in front of Altaïr’s face, of course. They weren’t suicidal.

… unless the name of the Assassin was Abbas Sofian then that fool deliberately insult both Altaïr and his bird in their faces. Other Assassins simply sighed and ignored it, having lived with the two’s animosity for so long that it had become a norm at this point.

Then they heard Abbas scream and turned back around to find the bird had started to attack the man, trying to peck his eyes out with his large bill.

Altaïr was trying to stop the bird, “You’ll hurt yourself, Desmond! Stop!”

… worried more about the bird than the brother it was attacking.

Of course.

Altaïr had always been a strange boy.

This entire debacle ended with Al Mualim punishing both Assassins, Abbas for his careless words and Altaïr for being unable to control his bird.

1 week in the dungeons.

1 week of the bird terrorizing Al Mualim as if to protest for its owner’s cruel fate.

Nothing serious.

He perched on the window behind Al Mualim with eyes glaring daggers hard enough that the other Assassins were worried that it would actually try to attack Al Mualim.

Missing documents later to be found in other places that would make Al Mualim’s back ache.

Tipping the black ink bottle while it was open, purposely missing any of the paper on the table but wasting the ink and dirtying the table.

Sitting on Al Mualim’s head until Al Mualim shoo him away, only to return after Al Mualim had started to relax once more.

The bird was a terror to everyone but Altaïr.

… and Kadar, apparently. But considering how ‘close’ Kadar was to Altaïr, it wasn’t any surprising.

By the end of Altaïr’s punishment in the dungeon, everyone was relieved…

… including Al Mualim.

#desmond’s pettiness is mild because he’s not yet sure if this al mualim is already a templar #he’s giving him the benefit of the doubt #desmond was given a big bill and my god he was going to use it #after this incident #every time abbas and altair’s path intersect #desmond would try to peck his eyes out #even when they ignore each other #desmond is turned into an animal subgenre #desmond is turned into a creature subgenre #assassin's creed #desmond miles #altaïr ibn la'ahad #ask and answer #teecup writes/has a plot #fic idea: assassin's creed

[knifefght]

nbc hannibal is just twilight for gay people

#decode paramore is also a hannigram song #actually #will as the curious protagonist who falls into something much bigger than himself #hannibal as the vampire #a gothic figure and a romantic creature #edward being unwilling to kill and consume humans #whilst hannibal revels in it #he choses to consume #bella becomes a vampire and will becomes a killer #edward and hannibal each corrupt their significant other #the intersection of violence and love #hannibal #nbc hannibal #will graham #twilight

[tea-time-terrier]

Thrilled until her little feet got wet in a puddle 😔

#all the puddles are at intersections which is super fun #people are stopped at red lights and get to watch the most miserable little creature cross the road #disgusting #turnpike

[istherewifiinhell]

i mean i know its a disney proptry but they really should put gargoyles on pluto or a similar service. do you understand the perfect intersection it holds for. comedy blogging potentional....

#some shit #the intersection being. animation. the 90s. creatures living in strange parts of new york. st actors. SHAKESPEARE. etc. #the IDEA of just catching a random ep NO context for all the lore. it pleases me.

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

creative mode subnautica i am invincible and my base is so pretty and there is nothing wrong with my brain

#whats better than this. guys being dudes. making underwater luxury housing. #my favorite favorite location ever is the intersection between safe shallows and grassy plateau and kelp forests #big ol 3 room tower with ac tanks in the bottom 2 floors and my bedroom on the top #so i can look down into the tank and see my creatures swimming around.... #nice little... vending machine room.... bioreactor room with all the indoor plant pots and storage + charging stations #scanner room right across from the moonpool with a hatch outside in between..... #guys im soooo good at subnautica base building #i want to live here fr #sitting here wating for my last crabsnake egg to hatch..... #btw did u guys know they changed the reefback eggs. you cant hatch reefbacks anymore :( instead u get FUCKING SPADEFISH. this is so unfair #i want a tiny little reefback in my home aquarium soooo bad. this is bs #hi im absolutely dreading work and also therapy tomorrow. i dont want to go i dont want to talk about my issues this sucks actually!!!!!!! #i was gonna be so productive today but i had to go to the grocery store with my dad and also like 50 other errands #and also im dogsitting for a family friend Again and its gonna be like a whole 2 weeks and im soooo tired already. sigh #i dont want to BE HERE #im tjred of responsibilities i want to kms but like not in the funny quirky way ppl say that these days i mean im mentally ill forreal. #love and peace i fucking guess <3

[thisgodwontforgiveyou]

i dont know why i find merch of yumeko from kkg so charming it has this magentic effect on me

#something abotu the specific intersection of how vile the people its targetted at must theoretically be the actual real people #who are gonna buy it (gay teenage girls) and the nature of the two creators of the manga #(straight man who wishes he was a gay teenage girl and gay guy who literally just think its all a bit funny) transforms the character #into a powerful icon of emotion but only when shes like a weird deformed blob creature danging off a keychain

[youregonnabeokkid]

me and the girlies discussing things that are definitely not in the bible

#the intersections of the different creature fuc[gunshot]

[uefb]

✨You’re On Your Own, Kid✨

Since hearing this song in October, parts of it have given me major Newt Scamander vibes, particularly in the era after his expulsion.* Here is my poorly edited video (but made with a lot of heart).**

*Though whether he was actually expelled or not is questionably canon, of course

**I didn’t make most of the gifs I made this from—they were from tenor or had been reposted to other sites. I apologize if I’ve used your gif and that bothers you. I don’t understand the politics of gif use, quite honestly.

#newt Scamander #fantastic beasts and where to find them #magical creatures #young newt scamander #fanvid #Taylor Swift #the intersection of taylor swift and fantastic beasts #you’re on your own kid #wizarding world #Harry Potter #my stuff #edit: you’re on your own kid

[pipcoded]

i like seeing people’s interpretations of belos before it got revealed that he was a human. i wasnt watching the show back then but i can tell when a drawing of him was made based on how anthropomorphized his mask and bird features are. people looked at this guy and said oh. its a Bird Creature...

#hes still a bird creature now but hes in the intersection between Bird and Dude #i love fanart where belos and hunter are just. bird boys. its very charming

[dragonbleps]

I think it's an important distinction that Dalrex's elevated intelligence compared to normal Deathclaws, still only goes so far as to make him an intelligent animal, and not quite to the extent of becoming a person.

He is a Deathclaw with thoughts and feelings, and the ability to communicate those thoughts and feelings, but he is still a Deathclaw, first and foremost.

does that make sense

#''where on the scale of intersecting sentience/sapience does personhood occur'' is way too far out of my paygrade to figure out #it's just very important to me that he's a Creature #dalrex the deathclaw

[taupewolfy]

can i entice people with lethal company saying it's like scavenger salmon run...(but the horror will put people off from it...)

#^ actual the creatures are the fun part -they're part of the charm of it to me #i really want to play this with friends but the intersection of people i know and people willing to play it is. minimal

[anarchist-rat-swarm]

Got an interesting take on eldritch horror for all you writers out there. It's a bit of a roundabout schlep to reach the actual idea, but writers tend to be readers so I hold you'll stick with me til we get there.

So, consider a 2D creature. Little flat dude, living on the ground. No concept of "up" or "down." He's 2D, he just doesn't parse the concepts and can't perceive them anyways.

He sees you. What he actually sees is just the 2D cross section of you where you intersect with his 2D world, which is probably your footprints. So, as far as he can tell, you are a pair of footprints that are.... apparently one being? He doesn't get how it works exactly, but it's not too far out there, so he just kind of accepts that, yes, humans are The Two That Are One. Spooky. They always seem to use the singular to refer to the pair of themselves, and only differentiate between themselves as Left or Right. But other paired instances of The Two That Are One are, in fact, separate entities. So they're only in sets of two, unless accompanied by a companion called "Cane," which they are sometimes, or even a pair of companions called "Crutches." When Crutches are present, sometimes one of The Two That Are One will be missing entirely. It's a little confusing.

But wait, what now? They disappear and reappear in sequence, teleporting in turns. He never sees them just move like a 2D being, always the stop-start teleporting. Apparently this strange power is called "walking," and its accomplished by The Two That Are One moving through an unseen dimension called "Up," through a process called "lifting" themselves and re-entering the real world farther away in the direction they wanted to go. He can accept the idea of unseen dimensions, and he vaguely gets the idea that one of The Two That Are One must remain anchored in the real world to prevent something called "falling," which is some kind of uncontrolled movement through the unperceivable dimension of "Down." Which is the same dimension as "Up," but...... backwards? Reversed? He's not really clear, but "Falling Down" is presumably bad, so The Two That Are One keep one of themselves here in the real world to prevent it.

Except if they do something called "jumping." Which consists of gathering up their power to hurl themselves through the Up dimension together to reappear together somewhere else in the real world. He isn't sure why they Walk instead of Jump, since it seems better to take both of The Two That Are One together at the same time, but okay.

Okay, what the hell, they can Walk through impenetrable barriers like the great wall of Sidewalk Chalk? How do they go through that? What? They went "Over?" The hell is "Over?" Like 'around' but through the unseen dimension of Up? But they couldn't Walk through the barrier of Wall. Why could they go "Over" Sidewalk Chalk but not Wall?

And they can't go between the four small obstacles of Refrigerator Feet. The area between them is safe from The Two That Are One, for the four Refrigerator Feet are connected to each other in the strange and eldritch dimension of Up. The barriers are too powerful to be moved by The Two That Are One, and it (they?) cannot enter the real world where it is blocked by such powerful forces.

Got all that?

Okay, now consider a 4 dimensional elder god and how we 3D entities would perceive them.

#writing #eldritch horror #eldritch #elder gods #writeblr #writing prompt

[tanadrin]

by far the most interesting part of the latest You’re Wrong About on homosexuality in the animal kingdom is the account of how science missed it for so long. the guest, lulu miller (of radiolab fame) basically divides the reasons into three categories: ignorance, self-suppression, and what you might call “official” suppression.

essentially, since the days of thomas aquinas when it had been simply declared that homosexuality was inherently against nature, you had a lot of observers of the natural world, even once the enlightenment got underway, who simply didn’t know what they were looking at. many animal species are very sexually dimorphic and thus easy to sex; but many more are not, and if your background assumption (because the background assumption of society in general) is that homosexuality does not occur in nature, if you see two animals of unidentified sex mating, you will assume one is male and one is female. or you might simply assume what you are seeing is an aberration, with no real systemic significance, and not pointing to any kind of underlying phenomenon, and simply fail to note it down--or talk to any other naturalists about it.

and this blends into self-suppression, which includes all researchers who might have noticed homosexuality among animals in the wild, but didn’t write about it. this includes researchers who might not have thought it was significant, or who might have thought nobody was interested in it--miller offers the example of a guy who died relatively recently who spent his life studying mountain rams, who omitted mentioning from his quite detailed survey of their behavior that about one in twelve males mate exclusively with other males, because it seemed to him (at the time of writing) an aberrant and unpleasant fact about an otherwise majestic creature.

“official” suppression we might apply to any time a researcher noticed and wanted to write about the phenomenon, but who simply couldn’t get their data published, including researchers who might have pressed the scientific community at large to recognize this phenomenon, only to be greeted with hostility and suspicion--i.e., what kind of pervert is so obsessed with this topic?

and out of a combination of all these factors you get centuries of a bias being confirmed, because anybody who might care to ask, “well, homosexuality clearly occurs in humans, have we observed it in other animals?” would have been confronted with a vast lacuna in the scientific literature, not because it did not occur, but because multiple intersecting cultural biases prevented anybody from actually talking about it. and it makes it hard to have a conversation about natural phenomena from an empirical and rational perspective when a bias that irrational runs that deep! and i cannot help but wonder what other biases we have in our culture, that might be producing similarly irrational lacunae in our apprehension of the world.

[plaguedocboi]

We all love the beach, right? I sure do. Where the sea meets the land is a magical place. It is the overlap of two very different worlds; our sunny, sandy, beautiful home and the alien waves that beckon you into the inhospitable wilderness of the ocean. When crossing that foam-fringed boundary, one must remember that you are no longer in your world. You are entering the sea, and the sea is vast and dark and dangerous. It is more untamed than the wildest jungle and full of creatures that can kill you in a hundred different gruesome ways. Every wave whispers to you that you do not belong here, you may only visit for a brief time if you want to leave with your life. Hold tight to the warm sunlit sand that fringes the barrier of this place, or you may never see it again. Welcome to the beach. Enter at your own risk.

1. Tamarama beach, Australia

This is know as both the smallest and the most dangerous beach in NSW. There is a permanent rip current that runs along the rocky northern shore, but at any given time there could be more hidden in the surf. Large waves break just a little ways offshore, posing a hazard to swimmers but an attraction for surfers. Although there are rarely deaths here, lifeguards have to rescue multiple people a day. Interestingly, this beach is only around sometimes! Occasionally all the sand will wash away and all that’s left is a rocky outcrop. There’s no way to be certain when the beach will come back or how big it will be or what it might look like. I guess it never gets boring to visit.

2. Isle of Ré, France

This island is not the only place you can go to see square waves, but it is one of the places most famous for this strange phenomenon. This is called a cross sea, and occurs when two opposing wave patterns intersect. Although this is certainly a tourist attraction, it is best to observe from a distance, as cross seas can be very dangerous to both ships and swimmers. Cross seas can cause powerful rip currents and walls of water up to 10 feet high, rolling ships and dragging people underwater. (As a side note, my mother thought I had made up cross seas as a freaky supernatural event in my book. Unfortunately, I did not.)

3. Dumas Beach, India

This is supposedly one of the most haunted places in India. Although this beach is full of tourists during the daytime, no one remains after dark, for fear that they will become the next ghost to wander the sand. Apparently, this beach was once used as a burial ground, and said to be black due to the human ashes mixed in. At night, people report hearing voices and seeing apparitions, and even dogs behave strangely once the sun goes down. There have also been multiple unexplained disappearances and at least one recorded death. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there definitely seems to be something eerie happening on this beach.

4. Morecambe Bay, UK

This is an interesting one, as it’s not technically the water that’s dangerous. The ground is. This estuary features extreme tides, with the water level dropping and rising up to 32 feet twice a day. This exposes an expanse of mud flats and channels which are composed of loose, wet material that can absolutely suck you in and trap you. If this happens when the tide is coming in, it can quickly turn deadly. This has happened many times going back through history, including one incident in 2004 where 23 people died. Yes, all at the same time. No, I don’t want to delve into that incident too deeply in this list as it’s extremely horrifying and tragic. Feel free to research it yourself.

5. Monastery Beach, Oregon

This has earned its nickname “mortuary beach” by being extremely dangerous. Over 30 people have died here, including people who weren’t even in the water. In 2015, a woman walking along the beach was dragged in by a wave and drowned. The beach has multiple factors that make it so deadly, including a steep drop off, unpredictable waves, and strong undertows. This beach isn’t even safe to walk on. I um. Don’t like that.

6. Hanakapiai Beach, Hawaii

Despite its beauty, this Hawaiian beach is not recommended for swimming except for expert surfers. During the summer, this beach is a popular place for hiking, sunbathing and sightseeing, but during the winter the sand is washed away and the waves crash against the cliffs directly. Even in the relatively safe summer months, this beach has no barrier reef to break up the strong waves and powerful currents, which leads to a dangerous situation where swimmers can quickly be swept out into the open ocean and drown. At least 30 people have died here, and 15 of the bodies have never been recovered.

7. Lake Michigan. Just, all of it.

Despite all the Great Lakes being somewhat terrifying, Michigan takes the title of the most dangerous lake in the country. Yearly, Lake Michigan has more drownings than all four other Great Lakes combined. The reason that Michigan is especially hazardous is that, well, it’s kind of weirdly shaped. Thanks to its 300+ miles of uninterrupted parallel shorelines running north-south, it forms huge waves and strong riptides and long shore currents. It is also a question of numbers; Lake Michigan has more public beaches and large population centers than the other Great Lakes. All in all, a recipe for disaster.

8. Playa Zipolite, Mexico

This is also called the “beach of the dead”, so it’s inclusion on this list seems pretty self-explanatory. These waters have strong undercurrents that rotate in a circular pattern, either pushing you into shore or pulling you out to sea. There is a pervasive rumor that 50 people drown at this beach a year, although this is… somewhat exaggerated. In fact, very few people drown at this beach these days, as it has actually gotten less dangerous over the years. There used to be a steep drop-off that would catch people by surprise, but due to several severe storms in the early 2000s, the beach has eroded back and now gently slopes down instead. Although very few people die at this beach nowadays, multiple rescues are performed every day due to the dangerous currents.

9. Cyclops, Australia

This is a particular type of wave that forms off the coast of Esperance, Australia, as the sea floor rapidly goes from deep, open water to a very very shallow reef. It is… unsettling. The longer I look at it, the weirder it gets. It’s like an ai generated image. I couldn’t even pick one picture of it so I made you a collage.

It is considered one of the most dangerous surf spots in the world, and can only be accessed by boat. To quote pacific surf dot com, “the reason the wave is dangerous is because it does not act like any other wave in the world. It engulfs itself due to the massive change in the ocean floor when the wave rolls up.”

10. Nazare, Portugal

This area of Portugal is home to some of the biggest waves in the world. Just offshore is an underwater canyon, plunging down to 16,000 ft deep. This allows large, fast deep-water waves to move into shore unimpeded, and when they hit the shallows close to shore all the water gets suddenly pushed up, resulting in waves up to 80 ft tall. I think the picture speaks for itself in this case. Probably best to not get in the water if you see that shit.

That was fun, wasn’t it? Before I go, let me end this on a different note than the rest of my lists; some actual advice for if you should you ever decide to visit these beaches (or any beach, really). Rip currents are incredibly strong (believe me, I know) but very narrow currents that run perpendicular to shore. To get out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore. Trying to fight the current will just tire you out and eventually leave you exhausted and way the fuck out in the ocean, which is typically when you die. Swimming parallel to shore will get you out of the current, and once you’re free you can swim back in at your leisure. And, just in general, never fight the sea. The sea will win.

#water rating #bathophobia #thalassophobia #long post

[64space]

1/3 of posts about robots or robot characters on here are cute and good, 1/3 is people comfortably dehumanizing themelves which for the record isn't healthy, and the other 1/3 is flat out pro-industrial propaganda. o(-<

#ghostpost #saying this as an AI character enjoyer by the way #and someone who thinks of the ethics of robots all around the board #in a current capitalistic climate it's near impossible for robotic existence to be even halfway ethical #because there are so many intersections to it #and that being said #saying ''i wanna be a creature'' is far different than ''i wanna be/am a robot'' because #robots are programmed. do you want that for yourself? are you alright? #like i completely understand the idea to cope with one's own dehumanization but it's not something to get comfortable with #but also #AI and androids being reflections of humanity because humans are what made them #love being something that's learned and equally an action and a thought as it is a feeling #robot characters have cute/funny/important potential either for themselves or a narrative #i have a lot of nuanced thoughts about androids specifically

[prokopetz]

More favourite stupid video game tropes, Hallowe’en edition:

Games where you start out playing as a character who’s presented as a totally plausible protagonist, but then they’re horribly killed and the actual player character is someone different  

Tutorials that describe the basic mechanics from an in-character perspective in a way that seems like a silly fourth-wall-breaking joke, then much later this casual blurring of the fourth wall is revealed to have horrifying narrative implications  

Fakeouts where it looks like you messed up and died, but really it’s a puzzle and you have to do something during the fake gameover screen to “solve” it  

Reality-warping powers being represented as the ability to fuck with the game-mechanical substrate; e.g., teleportation in a 2D action game being represented by letting the player screen-wrap  

Brainfuck segments where you’re suddenly playing as the monster and you have to have a boss fight against your own player character or something  

Puzzles where the obstacles are the appendages of some unfathomably huge unseen creature, and you have to, like, poke its tentacles in the correct order to get them to move out of the way  

Subtly impossible level layouts, like a corridor that makes four or five left turns in a row without intersecting itself  

When a game whose narrative has heretofore acknowledged no diegetic separation between the player and the player character suddenly breaks its own rules and addresses the player directly  

When you’re in a suspiciously calm and peaceful area, then something happens to alter your perceptions and it’s revealed that it was all an illusion and the Happy Shiny People were secretly zombie demon ghosts all along, and they all turn to face the camera and go “EEEEEEEE”  

When there’s a guy with a detachable head

#gaming #video games #game design #tropes #horror #unreality #metatextual wankery #halloween #hallowe'en #violence mention #death mention #swearing