#kaa science

[scientistservant]

Hi hi!! How about 🤝, 🐱 and💧 for Fink and Kaa?

Emoji ask meme 2

🤝: How did they meet in the first place? What was their first impression of each other?

Answered here for Kaa

As for Fink and Alice, they met after Alice stumbled across Halloween Town after wandering the Hinterlands. She had amnesia, and after meeting Jack, he took her to see Finkelstein, hoping he would be able to help. While he wasn’t able to fix her amnesia, he did give Alice her name, and even let her stay with him and help around the lab, after some convincing.

🐱: Do they have pet names for each other, if so what are they? How does their partner feel about their pet name?

Kaa calls Sundar “Sunbeam”, “Sunshine”, as well as the usual “dear”, and “love”. Sundar meanwhile, usually calls him by name, but tends to slip in a “silly snake”, now and again. She also calls him “Master” in the TaleSpin ‘verse.

A favourite nickname Fink calls Alice is “kitten”, as well as “dear/my dear”. Alice likes to call him by his title of “Doctor”, but if things are serious or extremely intimate she’ll use Finkelstein’s first name, which is William (named after his first and late voice actor, William Hickey).

💧: How well do they comfort each other when they’re upset?

Despite his mischievous villainy, Kaa is a master at comfort. His powerful hypnosis coupled with a snug bed of coils and soft voice is just the thing to calm Sundar down. He’s also a very good listener. Sometimes the hypnosis isn’t even needed, but it does help with sleep.

Sundar may be larger than your average squirrel, but she’s still small compared to Kaa. Her fur is warm, especially her large, fluffy tail, and having something to gently squeeze and rub against is a strong positive for a snake. Another positive is hearing her claim she’ll beat up anyone who crosses Kaa, even the mighty Shere Khan.

Fink is also a wonderful listener; he’ll hear Alice’s woes and won’t speak up until he knows she is done venting. Then he’ll give words of encouragement, macabre wisdom, whatever the cat-sith needs.

Fink secretly loves to be held. Be it in Alice’s arms or just a long hug. Despite —or even because of — his grumpy demeanour, the Doctor wants comfort, even if it’s simply watching him as he sleeps. Sometimes, just a hand being held is all it takes, for both of them.

#science and witchcraft | alice/finkelstein #psychedelic colours | kaa/sundar #proselfship #self ship #self ship community #self ship ask game

[rapha-reads]

ON EST DANS LA MERDE ! (Mais l'épisode 9 arrive)

CETTE QUALITAY, BORDEL DE MERDE, CETTE QUALITÉ.

Bonjour French Side of Tumblr, je reviens vous parler de ma chaîne YouTube française préférée.

Aimez-vous la science-fiction ? Aimez-vous PARLER de SF DANS un univers de SF ?

A la base, le Nexus VI, ce sont des chroniques qui parlent de science-fiction (livres, films, séries, jeux vidéos) racontées par le capitaine d’un vaisseau spatial en 2294. C’est une mise en abyme, des histoires dans une histoire, c’est Shéhérazade et le sultan, mais dans l’espace et le futur.

Petit à petit, le niveau a augmenté, le format s’est allongé, la qualité est devenue phénoménale, la partie fiction est devenue une vraie série, la partie chronique culturelle a gagné en intelligence et en finesse...

Aujourd’hui, le Nexus VI est le summum de la qualité du YouTube game français. Réalisation, effets spéciaux, écriture, montage, décors, costumes, maquillage, musique, TOUT est contrôlé et perfectionné.

Ils mériteraient vraiment d’être plus connus, soutenus, partagés.

Alors si vous aimez la science-fiction, la qualité, les artistes français réellement talentueux et indépendants, foncez, vous ne le regretterez pas.

Et pour ceux qui connaissent déjà et adorent, venez patientez impatiemment avec moi la sortie de l’épisode IX !!! Raaaaaaaaah, les premières images ont l”air époustouflantes !!!

#nexus vi #french youtube #science fiction #sf #scifi #scifi française #les chroniques du nexus vi #renaud jessionek #french sf #french side of tumblr #upthebaguette #french tumblr #rapha talks #partagez svp #si alexandre astier et françois descraques réussissent à faire kaa et vdf le film alors le nexus vi peut aussi #on a de la qualité en france aussi faut en parler faut pas les laisser dans l'ombre #alle je tagge aussi ; #le visiteur du futur #vdf le film #françois descraques #kaamelott premier volet

[fatehbaz]

me: in the break room on phone, smiling widely, nodding with satisfaction, sighing

coworker: “what are you looking at???”

me:

They thought they might get stuck in the mud, but there was no thought of turning back. It would take another hour and a half to get to their destination. Giving up was not an option. They were after a holy grail of conservationists  —  a live sighting and registration of one of the rarest of the rare armadillos in the world, the elusive Chacoan fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus), also known as the greater fairy armadillo, the mythical culotapado of local lore, or tatujeikurajoyava to the Guaranis of the Bolivian Chaco. Alternatively called tatu or coseberu by those in the cities, or “the cryer” by its 18th-century discoverers, it is also known to science as Burmeister’s armadillo. There was a lot of excitement. [...] Hearts were pounding with anticipation. [...] [T]he team was headed east, up Bolivia’s Highway 7, Doble Via La Guardia, toward the mining town of Camiri in the transition area between Amazonia and the Chaco dry forest. [...]

“There was no doubt, we had a culotapado,” said Bustillos, using the local name for the Chaco fairy armadillo, grateful to observe one of the rarest species in the world, alive. He explained how its back end appears to be sealed with a shield that keeps soil from sliding back as it digs down, and permits it to move and “swim” down at a 45-degree angle. [...] Bustillos said those were important observations of this unique animal, just fractions of an inch to an inch longer than its smaller cousin, the pink fairy armadillo of Argentina. It acts like a mole in its adaptations to subterranean life, said Bustillos, but instead of caving in search of food or escape, it submerges itself — swimming in the sand — and there it lives unnoticed. It is a species of armadillo in the family Chlamyphoridae. “It has a unique tail which he can use as a tripod,” Bustillos told Mongabay. No other armadillo has that use of its tail, he said. [...] What distinguishes the Chacoan fairy armadillo from other armadillos is that all others have a hard shell,  Bustillos explained. This one has a soft shell, like skin [...]. “It was just a shock seeing such a strange naked pink-looking animal,” he added. “Huge claws for its size. Delicate looking. It makes a noise like a baby.” [...]

That noise was heard, by many of the first to see the peculiar little animal, as a cry of the [...] “duende,” the ghost-like pixie humanoid of South American myth, and so it is also called, “el lloron,” the crier. [...]

Closely related to anteaters and sloths, but not to the similar-in-appearance pangolins, armadillos range in color from the baby pink in Bustillos’s hands to the dark brown of the ‘tatou,’ as the giant armadillo is also known. [...]  [T]here is a subtle but significant difference in the hue of the pink in this armadillo versus those of the same species found in the Gran Chaco itself [...]. The ones found in the Amazonian region are a baby pink color, like a pale salmon, he notes, while in the dry forest of the Chaco the same species is a darker, stronger, more vivid pink. [...] Encounters with the lighter-hued fairy armadillos in this area are still fewer --  just 12 registrations in the 161 years since 1859, making it the rarest of the rare. Underscoring the rarity of this find and the difference in appearance, Bustillos noted that after a 10-year intensive effort by the Wildlife Conservation Society in the Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area, Bolivia’s largest national park, the result was just 12 official registrations between 2000 and 2010. Only three have ever been registered in Argentina, and Paraguay registered eight in the period of 1959 to 2020 [...].

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Headline, images, captions, and text published by: Milan Sime Martinic. “Sighting of super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia ‘a dream come true’”. Mongabay. 21 December 2020. [Includes photos by Ivan Gutierrez Lemaitre, and commentary by field researcher Huascar Bustillos Cayoja.]

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Bonus round, involving the other species of fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus, the pichiciego or pink fairy armadillo of Argentina):

[drachenwiki]

Vita Carnis is pretty cool from a horror standpoint, but what I particularily loved about this episode is how it uses a traditional folkloric motiv that I've never seen in pop culture before.

The giant engorged meatsnake is described as smelling pleasantly like scrambled eggs. It also has not moved for a long time and seems to have fed on a lot of people in that time.

In many folktales and mythological stories, there's the idea that some snakes or dragons are able to draw their prey into their mouth with their breath, though it's not always clear if they suck it in or if they are just particularily good smelling. In the case of the Scitalis from ancient natural history and medieval bestiaries, its good looks is enough to draw its prey near.

This is probably related to the deadly gaze of the Basilisk, which continued in the belief of early European settlers in the Americas that rattlesnakes are able to hypnotize their prey. This idea was also discussed in 18th and 19th century science and most famously found its way into Rudyard Kiplings Jungle Book with the hynotizing snake Kaa.

#vita carnis #meat snake #serpent #basilisk #scitalis #the jungle book #rattlesnake

[slashingdisneypasta]

Did someone say free Disney villain gushing ticket? :D

- What do you think is under Maleficient's cowl? Like, do you think she has hair under there like the live action movie? Do you think she's bald? Do you think it's not a cowl at all and just a part of her head/horns? (I personally like the idea that it is a part of her head because... It just sounds like Mal to not have so many human features, including hair.)

(On that note; tooootally pure thought. Imagine Mal having a snake/reptilian-like tongue. This is purely for science, I swear.)

- I keep forgetting how much I love Alameda Slim! And just Home on the Range in general. But Slim is especially a fun villain! He kinda gives me 'Cowboy Ratigan' vibes with how extra he is and his musical prowess XD how do you think either of them would feel about this comparison?

- I think if you use specific things to burn, fire will change color. I'm not quite sure if I'm correct, but can you imagine Hades turning into different shades depending on what's around him? Also, also, if I'm correct, blue fire is actually hotter than red fire, which means when Hades is actually a higher temperature when completely calm! And somehow cools down when he's raging XD

- Silver and Scroop... Just... The alien husband's XD they're always on my mind. Nothing even specific, just them- wait WAIT! Imagine being in a throuple with them! You get to have your warm, affectionate, absolute lovely captain, and also your mean, dangerous (they're both equally dangerous, but Scroop is more aggressive about it), not so PDA but will still fight for you lover. The best of both worlds <3

- OK, you knew it was coming... Another Toon Patrol imagine XD imagine that you get to know them because they kept kidnapping you (not like a dark scenario, if that makes sense? Literally just them wanting to hang out, but they- especially Smartass probably- have no clue how to approach you normally, and they're all their own flavors of extra since they're villain toons, so they just 'pick you up' when they just want to play monopoly with you or something). And at this point, you just get used to it... But also tired of it. You're just like "Smarty, I get it, you guys are socially awkward, but I've used your shower and have eaten your food; I think we're past the burlap sack part of our relationship." Idk, this wouldn't leave my head and it made me chuckle so here XD

- Imagine all the side kicks start a support group in the Disney Villain House. Iago has anointed himself as the head of the group, next to Sir Hiss. Pain and Panic and Lefou are the ones who need the most help. Fidget is finally making some friends. Kaa and the hyenas are here for the food. And occasionally the weasels make an appearance since they are supposed to be Doom's henchmen. That's all I can think of at the moment XD

- OK we need Wheezy fluff/comedy, so here; imagine trying to help him with his clothes? Like, my guy here is wearing that ratty vest and that nicotine stained dress shirt everyday. He pulls it off, but for his own sake (and ours because *ahem* those Bill Moseley gifs), we gotta figure something out. It may not nearly be Goob level since he at least has some self-respect, but still. Maybe you two go clothing shopping, or you try to figure whatever concoction of detergent, bleach, and pure willpower and elbow grease will make his shirts white again. Or at least get the smell out. Your thoughts?

Ok this was more of a imagining then a gushing, but I hope you like these XD

OKAY OKAY OKAY you should know that when this came through I was making my bed- and Lotso got thrown in my effort to finish it so I could read this XD sorry lotso

Maleficent: I do think that's part of her head!! :D I agree, hair makes her a bit too human. If it was a cowl- I think she'd shave her head. She doesn't want to be seen as a beautiful fair Tinkerbell-type. Men cannot be trusted to not try and hunt her down in the woods for a glimpse, and thats just more trouble then its worth. Besides, being fair is kind of Hilda's thing XD And Gastons.

Imagine seeing her bald head for the first time; horns brown and rough, under the slick black cowl and telling her she's amazing, gently guiding her down into a kiss <3 She's very proud you're the way you are, and she found you.

She's not shy about thrusting her slimy, forked tongue carefully into your mouth and forcing you to moan for it.

(Um?? Yes to her having a reptilian tongue!! Oh my goodness! It's very in character XDD Haha)

Alameda Slim and Professor Ratigan: Ahhh, I can see that!! XDD Very eccentric, and sensitive XD I don't think either of them would be pleased at the comparison though! 😂😂😂 They're both just silent, giving eachother sideways glances, thinking... 'the rat?' / 'the fat guy?' .

'Cowboy Ratigan', though XDDD Thats so funny XDDD

Hades: Oh I have heard that too!!! I wish they would have used that in the movie, that would have just been so cool! Hades' bodily lore just gets more and more interesting XD

And- right??? I'm sure that's just a design decision (Blue is a calm colour, red passionate) but I do think they coulda made the opposite look pretty cool (Imagine he turns electric blue when furious) but the blue suits him ^^ Red woulda been a tip off XDD Haha. And besides, blue fits with his smooth talking, used car salesman vibe.

Silver and Scroop: ALIEN THROUPLE Y E S XD You get a gentleman who stands up for your honour from behind you, a hand on your shoulder, only subtly threatening people lives when they insult you or make you uncomfortable, and then immediately works to cheer you up again- and also your mean, asshole boyfriend who will get in between you and any threat and just boldly threaten their lives... descriptively (Who you have to calm down afterwards XD). Best of both worlds, haha.

Imagine some asshole at a bar getting mad when you don't react nice to his flirting, and before you even know it Scroop is hissing obscenities in that gravelly voice that make your cheeks hot at the guy. You're shocked, though you don't know why you are (Scroop is always like this), and you let Silver guide you carefully back from the two, guiding you to another seat. "We'll sit 'ere til he's done, lass. I'd step in, but... I think I'd like to keep this old hardware attached ta me." He winks. "Mr Scroop's got this under control. Lets getcha another drink, eh?"

Toon Patrol: Ahhhhh, yes perfect! XD Haha. Omg. Guys, you can- you can call them up and just invite them somewhere- *sigh*

I can totally see this XDDD

Imagine the bag gets ripped off of you and you're just deadpanned, looking at Wheezy who pulled it off of you. "... you must realise, that this has become ridiculous."

"I do... boss doesn't. And, 'sides... its amusing."

"Grrrrrrr- "

Sidekicks: I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH. I JUST LOVE IT XDDD Imagine Sir Hiss and Iago arguing over leadership and everyone else, even Smartass, is just like 'isn't this supposed to be for support??... we getta enough of this at home. XD like 'I have ssssssss-eniority, over you! Besides, more experience- ' 'well, I'm more popular than you bub so shut up and gimmie the gabble.'

Wheezy: I- I cant- I'm weak at the thought XDDD You get to choose his clothes?? Ahhhhhhh, that's absolutely a dream XD He'd be so relaxed, letting you hand him damn near anything and trying it on, staying still while you make adjustments, not making it uncomfortable at all, just looking hot, etc. Reminds me of this one scene in Gilmore Girls XD

Incorrect Quote:

Smartass, walking in on Y/N tightening Wheezy's belt: ... what in fucks name are the two of you doin'??

Y/N: Oh!- *Startled to see Smartass, hands flying away from their boyfriend* Its not what it looks like!

Wheezy: ... *Chill. Taking a drag from his cigerette*

Smartass: It looks like you're dressing 'im...

Y/N: Oh- well then. uh. It's exactly what it looks like! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

Smartass: well now i don't believe you-

Alternative excerpt though, with and Wheezy Y/N being an old married couple XD :

Wheezy: Stop tightening my belt, I don't wanna look like a kid goin to prom.

Y/N: You have a slim waist. You need the support!

Wheezy: *Rolling his eyes and groaning around his cig* Look if my pants fall down- just call it a bonus okay? Just let me go, woman.

Y/N: Wheezy, sweetheart, your flaccid penis is not the turn on you think it is.

Wheezy: God I could use a smoke right now.

Y/N: You're SMOKING ONE.

#i can always count on you for quality villain content!!!!

[risingphoenix87]

Villainous Found Family Incorrect Quotes...YEAH!

(including some yuletide ones by shear accident!)

Hans, pointing to Gothel and Syndrome: Distract them! I'll be right back! *leaves*

Randall: Okay!

*five minutes later*

Hans: *returns and sees Gothel and Syndrome unconscious on the ground* What did you do? I said distract them, not knock them out!

Randall, holding a plank in two of his hands: There's just no pleasing you sometimes.

Charles: We both look very handsome tonight.

Prof. Callaghan: You know, if you'd just said that I looked handsome, I would have said, "So do you."

Charles: I couldn’t take that chance.

[Scenario: Kaa has decided to tell Randall that she’s coming out as transgender]

Randall: Well, how do you feel, babe?

Kaa: It feelssss right.

Randall: Well then, all I have to say is…[embraces her and kisses her forehead]...I have the hottest girlfriend in the world!

(no, none of these guys are transphobic; they’re villains, not barbarians!)

Turbo: I have locked Phoenix in a cage designed by their own art. Oh, he's been well and truly hoisted by her own petard.

Syndrome: Could you put it another way? I didn’t understand a word of that.

Turbo: I’m blackmailing them.

Syndrome: Oh, happy days.

*Dawn falls over*

Ernesto: ¡Ovejita! Are you alright?

Dawn: Is that you, God?

Ernesto: What?

Dawn: It's just, you sound a lot more like Ernie than I expected.

Ernesto: ¡Hola, mi familia!

The Squad:...

Ernesto: You might be wondering why I’m taped to the ceiling…

Randall: ...This is one of those moments where it doesn't really matter what I have to say, isn't it?

Randall: Christmas lights?

Hans: Check.

Dawn: Thermos of hot cocoa?

Hans: Check.

Turbo: Santa suits?

Hans: Check.

Gothel: Shovel?

Hans: Check.

Syndrome: Alibi and bail money?

Hans: Check- wait, WHAT?!

Dawn: Hey guys! I drew everyones soul!

Ernesto: Why is Hans’s a monster?

Gothel: Dawn, you forgot Ernesto’s! It's only an empty space!

Dawn, proudly: Exactly.

Dawn: Do you ever feel bugs on you when really there’s nothing there?

Syndrome: Those are the ghosts of the bugs you killed before.

Dawn:😳

Dawn: *sobs*

Hans: You fucking scared her, you idiot.

Randall: What are you in the mood for?

Kaa: World domination.

Randall: That's a bit ambitious.

Kaa: You are my world.

Randall: Aww...

Kaa: …

Randall: …

Kaa: [now wearing a leather domme hat and holding a whip in her mouth]

Randall: OH.

Prof. Callaghan: We vegetarians love the environment. Carnivores are sick freaks.

Charles: How can vegetarians possibly love the environment? You keep eating all the fucking plants.

(if I had a dollar for every time I've heard something along those lines)

Randall: We need more help. Maybe I should call my friends.

Turbo: ...Your what?

Randall: My friends.

Dawn: Did he say “friends”?

Gothel: I think he's being sarcastic.

Hans: No, no, no, this is delirium, he's cracked from being awake all night. Hey, Randall! All of your friends are in this room. 

Hans: Where's Dawn?

Randall: Don't worry, I'll find her.

Randall, shouting: Ernesto de la Cruz sucks!

Dawn, distantly: Hey, that’s my friend! Fuck you!

Randall: Found her. 

Randall: Why does my third arm shake and turn bright red when I’m eating dirt?

Hans:...Why are you eating dirt?

Randall: Did I ask you if I should eat dirt? No, so answer my question.

Dawn: Well, needless to say. Uh-oh Spaghetti-os.

Prof. Callaghan: Okay, I’m going to get the wedding cake.

Charles: Perfect, while you do that I’ll check on the ring bear.

Prof. Callaghan: …You mean ring bearER, right?

Charles: ...

Prof. Callaghan: Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.

Hans: That’s it! You’re grounded. Turbo, no racing for you! Ernesto, no Dawn for you! Professor, no science for you! And Gothel... Oh my god, is that anything that you love?

Gothel: Revenge.

Hans: No vengeance for you.

Gothel: I was gonna say “I’ll get you for this” but I guess that’s off the table.

Syndrome, when Charles refuses to help him with a “suicide mission”: Weren’t you supposed to be some centuries old badass?

Charles: Yes. And you know how you get to be centuries old? You pick your battles.

Gothel: If I was married to you I would put poison in your coffee.

Charles: If I was married to you I’d drink it.

Prof. Callaghan, holding an antique bottle: Is this whiskey or perfume?

Charles: *grabs and chugs the entire bottle*

Charles:

Charles: It's perfume.

Turbo: Randall...

Randall: I can tell by the tone of your voice that you are disappointed. Alas, I must further disappoint you by affirming how little I give a fuck.

Dawn, wearing a sweater several sizes too large for her: I like wearing oversized sweaters. Not just because they're extremely comfy and cuddly, but because whenever the sleeves are really big, I get to flop them around and smack people.

Charles: *sneaking in through their window*

Prof. Callaghan: *turning in their chair and flicking the light on* You want to tell me where you've been all night?

Charles: I was with Randall?

Randall: *turning in his chair* Wanna try again?

(fuckin’ snitch…)

Syndrome: I dare you-

Hans: Randall is not allowed to accept dares anymore.

Syndrome: Why not?

Randall: "I have no regard for my own or others' personal safety", as some would say.

Prof. Callaghan: Anybody got any crayons so I can color in my Ph. D.?

Prof. Callaghan: What do we say when making bread?

Ernesto, glumly: That's the dough rising.

Prof. Callaghan: And what do we NOT say?

Dawn, sadly: That's the yeast fucking.

Prof. Callaghan: I have a bad feeling about this...

Randall: What do you mean?

Prof. Callaghan: Don't you ever get that little voice in your head that tells you if you're going to get into trouble?

Randall: No?

Gothel: That actually explains so much.

Dawn: *double checking supplies in the boat* Compass. CB radio. Sunscreen.

Turbo: Hot dog costumes!

Dawn: I’m sorry, what?

Turbo: You know, in case we get lost at sea, and one of us, probably Gothel, goes mad with hunger, we’ll put these on. Gothel hates hot dogs, so she probably won’t eat us.

Dawn: Are you saying that Gothel would rather eat us than hot dogs?

Gothel: I do hate hot dogs.

Syndrome: *walks to cabinet, removes oreo box, takes half a sleeve, throws empty box out* Hi!

Hans : Hey- what are you doing-?

Syndrome, shoving an oreo into his mouth: I am saving space :D

Prof. Callaghan: Being gay is a constant battle between "I wish to sit on a window bench with my lover, our legs tangling as we listen to the birds" and "Hey, let's go throw rocks at fascists" and I think that's very sexy of us.

Charles: If the window's open and you time it right, you can do both.

(I am very much in love with the elder science husbands)

Gothel: *writing a letter*

Gothel: Dear Santa,

I'm writing to let you know I've been naughty...

And it was worth it you fat, judgemental bastard.

Dawn: You read my diary?

Ernesto: At first I did not know it was your diary. I thought it was a very sad handwritten book.

(you know Ernesto is absolutely the type to read his best friend’s diary)

Hans : So Ernesto, how did your first time cooking dinner go?

Ernesto: Pretty good if I do say so myself.

Hans : Oo! Okay, what are we having?

Ernesto: Alright, so for appetizers, we have a potato.

Hans : A whole potato?

Ernesto: Yes. And then for the main course, we have grilled cheese sandwiches!

Hans : These just look like big slabs of black.

Ernesto: Because that's what they are!

Ernesto: And then for dessert, we have chocolate.

Hans : These are just chocolate chips?

Ernesto: They sure are!

Ernesto: And then for drinks, we have toast!

Ernesto: *lifts up a glass of blended toast* Salud!

(Ernesto would be the king of malicious compliance)

Charles: I’m going to hell.

Prof. Callaghan: Probably.

Charles: I'll pick you up?

Prof. Callaghan: *nodding* Carpool.

Dawn: You are now one day closer to eating your next plate of nachos.

Prof. Callaghan: That's the most hopeful thing I've ever heard.

Randall: But what if I die tomorrow and never eat any nachos?

Charles: Then tomorrow is nacho lucky day.

(yikes...dog dad jokes)

Dawn: Everyone thinks I'm this soft cute person but I'm not!

Syndrome: Dawn, you cried for an hour after stepping on a bug yesterday.

Dawn: It had feelings! It was probably going home to dinner and I killed it!

Hans : ...It was a bug.

Dawn: It was a BEETLE, and its wife is definitely worried sick, wondering where it is, and I really don't get why you all think I'm so sentimental because I'm not!

Syndrome: ...

Hans : ...

Dawn: Stop looking at me like that!

Randall, to Dawn: Are you peanuts? Because I want to boil you alive.

Ernesto: Look, do I consider myself attractive? Yes. But would I have sex with my clone? Also yes.

Hans: It’s Christmas! Are you all in a Christmas mood?!

Dawn: Merry crisis.

Ernesto: Jingle bells, jingle bells, single all the way.

Gothel: Hoe hoe hoe.

Hans: Guys, please.

Syndrome: Ah, yes. Here we have a beautiful couple...

Randall: I really care about your feelings!

Kaa: I really care about YOUR feelingsssss!

Syndrome, turning his head: ...and then there's the disaster couple...

Charles: YOU NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO ME INSTEAD OF BEING AT THE HOSPITAL!

Prof. Callaghan: I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME AT THE HOSPITAL IF YOU STOPPED INSISTING ON FIGHTING EVERYONE WHO COMES WITHIN A FIVE FOOT RADIUS OF YOU!

Gothel: I think I should be allowed on ghost hunter tv shows.

Ernesto: I think that would be dangerous for the ghosts.

(he would know…)

Gothel: Dawn has discovered "deez nuts" jokes and it's all she says now. Everything is deez nuts. She simply can't stop.

Gothel: I asked Dawn where she learned that joke. She made me promise she wouldn't get in trouble if they told me. I agreed.

Gothel: So she leans in and whispers, "deez nuts."

Ernesto: Una fiesta is a celebration of a life, bringing people together to let the guest of honor know how much they’re loved. Hans has done so much for us. This is our chance to do something for him.

Prof. Callaghan: By forcing him to have fun at a party that he doesn’t want to be at?

Ernesto: I knew you’d understand.

Hans: What do we think of Dawn?

*pause*

Ernesto: *sighs* Amiga mejor.

Syndrome: I think she’s gay.

Charles: I got an idea!

Prof. Callaghan: Does it involve breaking the law?

Charles: By now don’t you think that’s a given?

Prof. Callaghan: I was just trying to be optimistic.

Charles: Don’t bother.

Dawn: Hey Ernie.

Ernesto: *punches Dawn in the stomach*

Dawn: What the hell?

Ernesto: You are one of my very best friends. And I cannot stand by and watch you throw away your life like this. You're too young, Ovejita....YOU'RE TOO BEAUTIFUL!

Dawn: What the hell are you talking about?

Ernesto: I'm talking about the baby that's growing inside of your belly right now.

Turbo: See ya! *leaves*

Dawn: I'm not pregnant!

Ernesto: Well, not after that punch you're not. I've been taking muay thai classes.

Dawn: I was never pregnant, Ernie!

Ernesto: Are... you sure?

Dawn: Yes I'm f***ing sure!

Hans: I'm sorry, but why the f*** is everybody yelling over here?

Ernesto: Oh, I found this positive pregnancy test and—

Hans: *punches Dawn in the stomach*

Dawn: AW, MOTHERFU--

Charles: When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Charles F. Muntz lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the person who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I'm gonna get my husband to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!

#black comedy #villainous found family AU #disney villains #pixar villains #old man shouts at life about lemons #humor #incorrect quotes #merry christmas ya filthy animals #and a happy new year

[bioplast-hero]

Piece of You

41k • 10/10 (complete) • mature • sheith

Ten years.

How has it been ten years? The last thing Shiro remembered was the fight with Zarkon. That was a decade ago.

"Pidge thinks you’re in the right reality. Something about quantum signatures and,” Keith makes a vague science stuff gesture, “and you know, I’ve learned to take her at her word. Her guess is time travel.”

Instead of catching Shiro in her consciousness to save him, the black lion sends him into the future. Reuniting with Keith, Shiro is unprepared for the sight of him— everything about him, his life, his daughter, and the onslaught of all that has changed.

Featuring post-canon single dad Keith, OC adopted daughter, and Shiro-from-the-past finding out he’s somehow exactly where he needed to be.

[Read the fic on AO3]

banner art comm’d from @kaa-05n2, thank you ❤️

#sheith #my fic #fic promo #sheith fic #sheithfam #time travel #age swap au #kidfic #oc daughter

[vultures-and-scavengers]

I was tagged by @uldren-s0v​, and of course, gotta do it for calumnia.

tagging (only if y’all want) @pyr0clast​, @transgendersauce​, @ct-hardcase​, @gracelingdesolate​, and @villainship​

SEASONING: cinnamon

WEATHER: rain and lightning storms

COLOUR: gold, red, black

SKY: dusk

MAGICAL POWER: force illusions, force drains, force stealth

HOUSE PLANT:

WEAPON: she has a lightpike that she built, and she also wields Kallig’s lightsaber

SUBJECT: psychology, history, political science

SOCIAL MEDIA: none. she is Big Sister, watching it all. as a dark councilor, she might have, like, an official pr account, but she would never have any personal social media

MAKEUP PRODUCT: eyeliner

CANDY: chocolate

FEAR: failure, not being enough. later, being too much.

ICE CUBE SHAPE: cubed

METHOD OF LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL: fury-class imperial interceptor. later, the harrower dreadnought Hungering Vengeance

ART STYLE: architecturally... bauhaus/minimalist. art style-wise? geometric, surrealism, or like... she’s from nar shaddaa, so bright lights, electronics, neons, sort of cyberpunk-y

MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE: siren

PIECE OF STATIONERY: none. holo-messages, very precisely formatted and worded.

THREE EMOJIS: 🔪☕👀

CELESTIAL BODY: dromund kaas/hoth/oricon (they’re technically celestial bodies, lol)

#oc: darth calumnia

[hadeschan]

item # K17C43

RARE Pra Somdej Ket Mongkon, Lang Yant Na Maha Setthee, Luang Phu Toh Wat Pradu Chimphli, Nua Pong, Pim Kanan. A small Buddha amulet made from holy powder and powder crushed from the damaged “Pra Ket Mala or Pra Rassami”. This Batch of amulets was named “Ket Mongkon” which means a Batch of Auspicious Halo Frame because Luang Phu Toh had an intention to repair the damaged replica of the Principle Buddha Statue of Wat Pradu Chimphli, Luang Phor Sukhothai. So Luang Phu Toh took the Pra Ket Mala or Pra Rassami, a plaster cement halo flame on top of the head of the replica of the Luang Phor Sukhothai, and crushed it into powder, blended with all type of his holy powders. In the back of the amulet is with an imprint of a Super Billionaire Cabalistic Writing. Made by Luang Phu Toh of Wat Pradu Chimphli, Bangkok in BE 2524 (CE 1981), however, Luang Phu Toh had passed away before the completion, and Grand Consecration / Blessing Ceremony of this Batch of amulets. And there are 3 styles of amulets of this Batch, Pim Pra Pidta, Pim Nang Phraya, and Pra Somdej Pim Kanan.

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BEST FOR: This Pra Somdej Ket Mongkon helps boost your potential for becoming a billionaire. Wealth Fetching. Maha Larp (it brings Lucky Wealth / wealth fetching), and Kaa Kaai Dee (it helps tempt your customers to buy whatever you are selling, and it helps attract new customers and then keep them coming back. It brings endless food with wealth & prosperity. Klawklad Plodpai (it brings safety, and pushes you away from all danger), Kongkraphan (it makes you invulnerable to all weapon attack), Maha-ut (it stops gun from shooting at you), Metta Maha Niyom (it helps bring loving, caring, and kindness, and compassion from people all around you to you), Ponggan Poot-pee pee-saat Kunsai Mondam Sa-niat jan-rai Sat Meepit (it helps ward off evil spirit, demon, bad ghost, bad omen, bad spell, curse, accursedness, black magic, misfortune, doom, and poisonous animals). And it helps protect you from manipulators, backstabbers, and toxic people.

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Luang Phu Toh of Wat Pradu Chimphli

Luang Phu Toh of Wat Pradu Chimphli, or official name of Chao Khun Prarachsangwara Bhimonda, was a local of Bangkontee district, Samutsongkram province.He was born on March 27 B.E.2430 to the family of Mr.Loy and Mrs.Tub Ruttanakon, who had another child named Mr.Chuey, the younger brother of Luang Phu Toh.

By the time he was 13, both parents had passed away, and Luang Phor Kaew, a relative, moved him away to stay at Wat Pradu Chimphli, where he was educated by Luang Phu Suek, the then abbot of the temple. At the age 17, he was ordained as a novice, but unfortunately a day after, Luang Phu Suek passed away.

As a result Mr.Klai and Mrs.Pun, Luang Phu Suek’s relatives, decided they would do all they could to support Luang Phu Toh until he was 20, at which time he was ordained as a monk by Luang Phu Saeng (Phra Kru Sammana Tamsamahtahn) of Wat Paknam, at 3.30 PM., on July 16, B.E.2540. Also present as a preceptor was Phra Kru TammawiRat (Chei) Wat GumPaeng. At the time he was renamed as “Intasuwanno”. after Luang Phu Suek, by the son of Mr Klai, Luang Phu Kum the Abbot of Wat Praduchimplee

Luang Phu Toh was a dedicated and merciful monk, highly respected by the locals, but he wanted to learn more about Lord Buddha’s Dharma and magic sciences. Because of his desire and quest for knowledge he actually moved away to Wat Bhoti in Bangkok. It was not long however that the locals pleaded for his return. When Luang Phu Toh had reached the age of 26, Luang Phu Kum resigned from his position at the temple, and Luang Phu Toh succeeded him. In fact he remained Abbot until his death at the age of 68 on March 5, B.E.2524. Luang Phor Toh himself was succeeded by Luang Phu Virojana-kittikun, who remains the current Abbot at the age of 94

Luang Phu Toh was so interested in magic sciences that even before he was ordained as a monk he was learning from Luang Phor Phromma who was then the Abbot of Wat Pradu Chimphli. After Luang Phu Phromma had passed away, Luang Phu Toh studied under many senior monks such as Luang Phor Roong of Wat Takrabue, Samutsakorn province, Luang Phu Nium of Wat Noi, Supanburi province, Luang Phor Pum Wat Bangklo, Bangkok. Moreover, Luang Por Pan of Wat Bangnomko, Ayudhaya province, had introduced Luang Phu Toh to Luang Phor Nong, from whom he learned a lot of magic sciences, so much so that Luang Phu Toh regarded him as his principal.

When Luang Phu Toh began to join the Buddhist ceremonies he also attempted to seek further knowledge. A close follower of Luang Phu Toh revealed that every time he was invited to a ceremony he would touch the sacred thread, and incredibly would know the strength of the magic power, if the power was strong he would enquire as to who created the sacred thread in order to learn further. Luang Phor Toh was involved in many mass chanting ceremonies such as Phra Somdej Luang Phor Pae Roon Rahk chanting at Wat Suthat in BE 2494, 25 Puttawat chanting in BE 2500, Phra Luang Phor Thuad chanting at Wat Prasat in BE 2506, Phra Somdej 09 chanting at Wat Bankhunprom in BE2509, Phra Somdej Roy Pee chanting at Wat Rakang in BE 2515. Even as Abbot of the temple, Luang Phu Toh would spend much time traveling to seek the knowledge that he desired. Beside the lay people, the 9th or the present King of Thailand and the royal family respected Luang Phu Toh very much. One can see from many photographs of the royal family taken with Luang Phu Toh.

In BE2463, Luang Phu Toh chanted the first batch of amulets made of Neua Phong. The most popular Pim from this batch is the Pra Somdej Ka Toh , which is very rare and expensive now. Since that time, Luang Phu Toh continued to chant many batches of amulets of many types, such as Phra Pidta, Somdej, Roop Meuan and Rians etc. All Luang Phu Toh’s amulets are very well-proven to be able to protect people from accidents and hardship.

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*with Certificate of Authenticity issued by DD-PRA

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DIMENSION: 1.90 cm high / 1.50 cm wide / 0.50 cm thick

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[spitzobsessed]

Cipher 10

Talaris Feier (og name)

Devik Fayer (official name post-Intelligence)

Aaden Challe (republic trooper allias)

In my verse Talaris is an older Cipher, who started his field work somewhere in the last years of war and became a Cipher agent somewhere during the first five years of Treaty of Coruscant. Thus he was in his late 30s at the start of the Agent class story. He had attracted the attention of the Sith in general and Darth Jadus in particular during a rather complex operation on eliminating a number of Sith traitors due to his impressive skills, which included besting several of the Sith and their Apprentices in direct combat.

Jadus had Talaris promoted to Cipher and then had him do work in his interests, something that had quickly begun to take its toll on the agent. Dark Lord had his doubts about letting such a skilled asset be left unsupervised in the Intelligence's hands, plus Feier's loyalty towards Empire first, Sith second, had caused him enough concern that had him commission the Sphere of Science (or whatever it's called) to begin work on a non-lethal failsafe for the Ciphers. In the meantime he kept a close eye on the agent. It was Talaris and Keeper's rather creative take at "out of sight, out of mind" that had put Cipher 10 away from Darth Jadus before the Agent got compromised under pressure of the Sith's aura. For the next 7 years Cipher 10 had been operating on the outskirts of the Sith Empire.

Around 12 ATC Feier got a "request" to assist in an Admiral's plan of having the infamous Havoc Squad defecti

to the Empire. It had Cipher 10 spend half a year in a Republic Military Academy and then another couple weeks on Ord Mantell as the newest member of Havoc in order to make sure the whole deal wasn't a ruse. Operation went as smoothly as possible, leaving behind one demoted Cathar and a rather confused trooper whose paperwork got so mixed up he couldn't get to his new posting with his new Squad at Ord Mantell until Havoc had disappeared without a trace (only to reappear months later, now working for the Empire).

(No one at the Republic Military Command knew nor cared about an "Aaden Challe".)

(SIS was very interested in an "Aaden Challe", who was not a new member of Havoc Squad, and who has not been seen or heard of after)

It's during this period of downtime that Talaris learns of Darth Jadus' death at some terrorists hands. Still, he's not gonna cry about a Sith being dead.

In 6 weeks time he gets a priority order to report to the Intelligence HQ at Dromund Kaas.

Talaris Feier returns to the heart of his Empire after almost a decade of not nearing the heart worlds closer than two sectors.

Keeper informs him of an assassination, a terrorists cell network across the Galaxy, and an untimely death of a young Cipher.

Talaris Feier becomes famous at Intelligence for his victory over Jadus' deception. He spends weeks in the medbay for his triumph.

He leaves with a slight headache, supposedly from medication, and a break.

He was not, in fact, prepared for his involuntary "defection" to the Republic SIS cell.

Legate is closer to Ardun in age than the rest of the team. He's also not flirting with enemies. That doesn't stop codename Hunter from flirting back.

#swtor #oc lore #imperial agent #Darth jadus #swtor keeper #oc: talaris feier

[rikki-roses]

New chapter up, bit of fluff today :D

Snippet:

"Pish posh, darling. You can have multiple patrons. Besides, Kuri's been talking about you nonstop since Korriban; she always needs more friends - you're basically family already. Might as well dote on you, too."

Kevra had to open and close her mouth several times before she squeaked out a "thank you, you are very kind and generous", a bright blush taking over her cheeks. It blew her mind that after all she had gone through, despite the teachings of the Jedi and the backstabbing nature of the Sith, there were people who wanted to do nice things for her just because she existed. That she actually deserved this kind of treatment and was allowed to receive it.

They stayed late, enjoying red wine and brandy (Kevra's eyes watered when she saw the price tags on both bottles; far fancier than anything in Darth Zash's liquor cabinet) as they chatted. Kevra learned that Lord Zamavri worked in the Sphere of Biotic Science dealing with Sith alchemy, while Lady Zamavri worked in the Sphere of Laws and Justice as one of Darth Mortis' assistants. 

By the time the pair left, they'd each been given multiple containers of leftovers, as well as dessert to bring back to Vette and Khem. Kevra's head was spinning; she hadn't been treated this well even by Darth Zash or while still a Padawan. Kuri gave her a smug smile as they climbed into a cab to head back to downtown Kaas City.

#swtor oc #zabrak oc #swtor sith inquisitor #swtor fanfiction

[kaascience]

What makes a subject susceptible to Kaa’s Hypnosis?

Going off of evidence gained from the three encounters with Kaa across the original two animated movies, as well as his failure to hypnotize Shere Khan, I believe that three aspects of a subject’s personality influence their susceptibility to Kaa’s hypnosis: Fear, Individuality, and Desire.

I believe that fear plays a definite role in Kaa's hypnosis, as both Bagheera and Shanti were afraid of Kaa and dropped much quicker than Mowgli, who went slowly, and Shere Khan, who dropped not at all. But Bagheera, while afraid, was still able to eke out a "Please, Kaa". Shanti, however, fell almost instantly.

So while fear is a common denominator, I'm betting individuality and stubbornness, or lack thereof, plays a role too. Mowgli took the longest to fall in both his encounters because he wasn't afraid of Kaa, more annoyed and angry than anything. We know that Mowgli hates being told what to do, giving Kaa even less of a grasp. Nevertheless, I'm betting he took orders from his wolf family at some point. He knows how to obey, and chooses not to. Kaa is able to work around that, possibly by repeating the orders of an authority figure Mowgli has recognized (Bagheera telling him to go to sleep).

Shere Khan, who not only is NOT afraid of Kaa, takes orders from no one- he is infamous in the jungle for it. Therefore, he's not effected by Kaa at all.

Shanti, who not only was terrified when she met Kaa, is the poster child for conformity. She's the one constantly telling Mowgli not to go into the jungle, the one constantly trying to please her parents, etc. It's possible that Kaa's hypnosis places him as an authority figure to be pleased. Shanti looked at him in horror and saw someone bigger and stronger than her that she instinctively wanted to please. Only instead of her parents telling her to fetch water, it was a snake telling her to be eaten.

There is one more factor to discuss with Kaa, and that is desire.  This is the section I have the least amount of evidence for, so it’s still largely theoretical. When Kaa hypnotized Bagheera, the panther was grinning even as he was resisting- Kaa was clearly doing something that felt good, and that weakened his resolve.

The other evidence comes from the second encounter with Mowgli. Mowgli clearly is still unafraid of Kaa, and still doesn’t see him as any sort of authority figure. Kaa has no “in” with Mowgli this encounter... until he hits upon Mowgli’s desire for friendship after his perceived betrayal.

This, coupled with his repeated assurances that Mowgli can “trust in him”, gave Kaa exactly what he needed to drop Mowgli.

What are YOUR thoughts on what makes someone susceptible to Kaa?

#kaa #kaa the snake #kaa the python #jungle book #mowgli #shanti #bagheera #shere khan #kaascience #kaa science

[gabrielokun]

#Hawaii Five-0 #S06E10 Ka Makau Kaa Kaua (The Sweet Science) #McDanno #Danny 'Danno' Williams #Steve McGarrett #alex o'loughlin #Scott Caan #mine edit #Gabriel makes stuff

[meanbihexual]

Do you have any soft headcanons/lore about your OCs you'd like to share? (Something everyday and gentle)

My time to shine: my anxious ass goes to sleep by telling myself comforting OC things. Or, you know, awful, terrible, traumatic OC things, just to keep it fresh. Anyway.

Safiya starts every day with spearmint and lemongrass tea. She can only cook a few simple dishes, but she likes to make what she can, and she meditates while she chops vegetables. She knows nothing about plants or gardening, but when she has time to herself and she's somewhere that allows for it, she likes to sit outside among the green things and soak up the sunlight.

Phila reads trashy romance novels to unwind. She hides Alderaanian chocolate all over the Thunderclap and eats it after everyone goes to bed. She works out with the rest of Havoc Squad, but when she exercises alone she always starts by dancing; in her teens, she chose the Academy over a scholarship to the Coruscant School of Performing Arts for dance.

Kattori sleeps in a huttball jersey that used to be her dad's. Every night she calls her sister to tell her she loves her and check in about her day. She keeps a holoportrait of her family--her parents, sister, and herself--on the bridge of her ship, and donates a substantial amount to charitable organizations supporting orphans.

Cyranthe keeps fresh flowers on her ship whenever she can. She almost always has soft, instrumental music playing, and she has an extensive collection of Nabooian poetry. She's had her favorite blanket since she was a child, and hardly a day goes by that she doesn't spend at least some time wrapped in it.

Ynnara loves to read--it doesn't matter what, if it has words on it, she's reading it. She gets almost as excited over archeological finds as Talos, and the two of them often stay up late discussing ancient galactic history. She has a stuffed nexu cat that she hides under pillow.

Anaya takes at least one afternoon per week to review records from her family's estate on Dromund Kaas, making sure everything is running smoothly. She adores Sith opera, and sings a better-than-passable soprano, mostly in the shower. She enjoys wine, but has no palette, meaning she'll drink almost anything likes it's the finest the Empire has to offer.

Tsia likes to bake. She finds the science involved relaxing and doesn't mind the finished products, either. She loves shimmersilk and fills as much of her wardrobe with it as possible. Her cabin aboard the Interceptor is decorated with very well-done forgeries of some of the galaxy's most famous paintings; she likes nice things, and doesn't care about authenticity.

Jy'tana doesn't care much for other people, but she loves animals. She has an akk dog named Noodle, and spends more of her money on toys, snacks, and care for him than she does on pretty much anything else. After retiring from bounty hunting, her plan is to start an animal rescue farm.

#swtor #swtor oc #oc asks #safiya adraiel #phila evander #kattori desai #cyranthe verae #anaya kaveri #tsia serillis #jy'tana teral #thanks for the ask! #writing #ignore me changing ynnara's last name 50 times in the tags #ynnara xenathys

[sloubs]

Hello hello!

Tu ne peux choisir qu'une chose entre :

- une soirée cinoche avec A Astier mais où tu ne peux pas parler / poser de questions sur Kaamelott

- un café avec Anne Girouard où tu peux parler de la série, des films (et autre)

Tu choisis quoi ?

urGHghhh une soirée cinoche avec AA, comme ça j'pourrais le mater dans le noir en scred et après j'l'écouterais pendant des heures raconter sa science, de toutes manières le boug tu peux lui poser autant de questions sur kaa que possible s'il a pas envie de te répondre il te répondra pas donc voilà.......(i'm a whore)

#aa #ask anon

[mortallyclearwonderland]

Star Wars Alien Species - Kubaz

Kubindi was a terrestrial world and home to the Kubaz. Kubindi orbited a blue giant star that emitted powerful solar flares. The planet was regularly hit with this radiation, causing erratic weather patterns and making the world dry and arid.

The Kubazi society was based on a clan structure which dwelt in underground nests. Ruled by a queen, each clan took the name of their queen they were descended from. Developing a non-verbal language of hand gestures which indicated their intentions, Kubaz were able to speak Galactic Basic Standard, though with a strong nasally accent. When interacting with other species, some Kubaz would share certain hand signals with non-Kubaz in order to ease communications. Touching the nose, head, or shoulders could indicate intent, direction, and number. Obsessed with tact and decorum, the Kubaz place a high emphasis on the family unit and proper courtesies, displaying truthfulness to a fault. Valuing art and literature with such vigor as to sometimes practice smuggling of great works, the Kubaz did not find such pursuits to be wrong or unlawful.

Due to their habitual diet on Kubindi, the Kubaz had poor relations with other sentient insectile species such as the Geonosians.

Descended from insectivorous mammals, the Kubaz were native to the planet Kubindi, a world which suffered from intense solar flares from their planet's sun. The flares were so extreme much of Kubindi was scorched rock devoid of above-ground vegetation. As the Kubaz delved underground in search of insects to harvest, rival clans began raiding each others' insect farms. Erupting into the open conflict known as the Hive Wars, the bloody civil war was eventually resolved through the scientific advancements in the field of insecticulture. Altering the genetics of their insects to reproduce more rapidly and efficiently, the Kubaz also implemented a system of color-coding each clan's food supply differently so as to identify which bugs belong to which clan.

As war became a distant memory the Kubaz began to make great strides in the fields of science and spacecraft construction. Building starships which were restricted to their own local star system, the Kubaz were able to colonize three of the eleven worlds which orbited their local blue giant, Ku'Bakai. As colonies erupted on Ku'Bakai 11, 6 and 8, the Galactic Republic discovered the world and the Kubaz were able to move out of their home system by securing passage from paid transports. Not long after the Kubaz began to explore neighboring systems did they encounter the Verpine. Seeing them for insectoids and ignoring their sentience, the Kubaz were in danger of violating the rights of several insectoid species before the Republic intervened. Discouraging the race from developing hyperdrive technology, the Kubaz were forced to rely on visitors to take them to and from Kubindi.

Over the years, Kubaz gained a reputation as expert spies and slicers, and would sometimes work for criminal organizations. During the Cold War and later Great Galactic War, Kubaz were recruited by the Galactic Republic as intelligence operatives. During the Cold War, a band of Kubaz spies working for the Republic operated in the jungles of Dromund Kaas before being driven out by Imperial forces.

Enveloped in Hutt Space during the last decades of the Republic, the Kubaz were free from the oversight of the Galactic Senate for many years and became slightly more widespread, appearing as poachers on some worlds where insectoids were frequent. As the Clone Wars ground on in the greater galaxy, the Kubaz began to develop their own hyperdrive technology but were quickly sabotaged by Imperial agents when the Galactic Empire came to power. The Imperial propaganda machine quickly churned out false leads pointing to the Rebel Alliance as the true perpetrators of the attacks to discourage the race from looking to join their cause. Despite Imperial attempts some saw through the lies and joined the Alliance as spies or agents of espionage. Others joined the Empire and worked in crowded cities and ports, reporting to the local Imperial garrisons on the goings-on of local taverns and other breeding grounds for dissension and rebellion. During this era, the Kubaz established a colony on Doornik-319, which they named Morning's Bell.

Following the fall of the Empire, the Kubaz began talks with the New Republic but were invaded by the Yuuzhan Vong empire in 27 ABY. Despite being caught unawares, many Kubaz were able to evacuate their home system thanks to the efforts of the Jedi Knight Kyp Durron and his starfighter group. As the Yuuzhan Vong were responsible for exterminating nearly all life on Kubindi, the Kubaz who remained on the planet died of starvation. As the Yuuzhan Vong War saw its conclusion and the Galactic Alliance took to restoring the galaxy, the surviving Kubaz returned to their homeworld to begin the rebuilding process. Their species greatly diminished, the Kubaz were aided by the Hutt Empire and as of 127 ABY remained a part of the Hutt dependencies.

Many Kubaz abroad were spies sent to other worlds by their respective hives to learn about other worlds' politics, cultures, and cuisine—to the Kubaz, this would be native insects. Their taste for insects sometimes caused problems. Not recognizing insectoid beings as anything other than a food source, Kubaz would sometimes illegally purchase the bodies and body parts of sentient insectoid species. Spying, however, was not the only path Kubaz took, but rather they were a highly educated species that appreciated art, music, and literature. They were social beings that focused on mannerism and refinement and embraced traditions and history of their kind, so placing them under one occupation would not be representative of the species. A population of Kubaz was present on the planet Garnib.

Despite their finer points, some Kubaz were involved in the criminal underworld. A number of Kubaz joined the violent Black Heth criminal gang on Coruscant in the time prior to the Separatist Crisis. Later, during the Galactic Civil War, one Kubaz by the name of Garindan, a member of Zabin Hive, led stormtroopers to the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 while Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker tried to smuggle them off Tatooine. His close relative, Udin, was a bounty hunter, who later captured Luke Skywalker for the Empire, but accidentally turned him over to the Rebel Alliance.

While Force-sensitive Kubaz were exceedingly rare, one known member of the race was recorded as fighting in the New Sith Wars as a member of the Novitiate Sith. Named Glenk, the Sith was actually a spy for the Daimanate Sith and was quick to betray his assumed Master Odion at the Battle of Skarpos. No members of the Kubaz species were ever recorded as being inducted into the Jedi Order.

A bipedal humanoid species of mammalian sentients, the Kubaz were distinctive for their short, prehensile facial snouts which were used for reaching insects within their hives. Having adapted to their sun-scorched, vegetation-deprived world, the Kubaz learned to survive off their world's native insect population. Filled with two rows of teeth for gnashing their food, the Kubaz trunk also functioned as a highly sensitive nose. Green-black skinned, Kubaz had short bristly hair growing from their heads and they stood upon two-toed feet. Having evolved on their homeworld of Kubindi, a planet which orbited a blue star, the Kubaz were highly sensitive to red wavelengths. When traveling to planets with a red or yellow star, the Kubaz were forced to don protective eye wear to avoid damaging their sensitive eyes.

Adult Kubaz stand between 1.7 and 2 meters or 5.6 and 6.6 feet tall.

Kubaz age at the following stages:

1 - 9 Child

10 - 13 Young Adult

14 - 50 Adult

51 - 80 Middle Age

81 - 99 Old

Examples of Names: Afrec, Amencia, Brophar, Inchef, Percifel, Sajan, Varel, Zethan.

Languages: Kubazian, or Kubazi, was the native language of the Kubaz species from Kubindi. Most Kubaz were fluent in both Kubazi and Basic, although only literate in their own language.

Kubazi language was very nasal, and Kubaz usually had a high-pitched accent when speaking other languages, such as Basic. The Kubaz, however, learned new languages quickly.

#star wars #star wars species #star wars aliens #Kubaz #star wars Kubaz