#other fun moments: cub gets tapped by the sea emperor and thinks he's getting Vexed again

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survivors of h-1: the usual low-key subnautica horror story (man vs unknown environment), the stressful central position of coordinating with the other groups but otherwise kind of chill, cryptid etho, mild political intrigue, iskall climbs mountains for fun, BDubs gets into his brutalist era via accidental alien possession

survivors of h-2: the minds of mortals were not meant to weather this endless snow and ice. there is no security in any direction for the ice is filled with unknown and ever-shifting tunnels inhabited by creatures who think us nothing more than gnats. but there is a greater threat, within our own bodies, stalking our veins and nerves like those creatures in the ice. and we are just as small there, just as helpless. we are nothing but toys for this land to play with and ruin until we are unrecognizable. the only option is to give ourselves over to instinct and slay that which would slay us first, even if it costs our selves. RED WINTER IS COMING.

survivors of h-3: the depths of the ocean really aren't so different from the depths of space. there's nothing nearby, you can't go outside without very specialized equipment, you feel very small, the usual. the difference is that the scanners pick up life forms instead of asteroids, and when you look out into the black and see points of light, you know you're actually seeing eyes, staring right back at you.

#hermnautica #realized i put ren and gem in a group together and decided to have some fun #other fun moments: cub gets tapped by the sea emperor and thinks he's getting Vexed again #tango builds a rocket launcher out of stuff from his luggage and plops it in mumbo's hands #pearl looking at all the various creatures and being like Eh we have worse back home (NO YOU DO NOT) #(EVEN AUSTRALIA ISN'T THIS BAD AND SHE'S NOT EVEN FROM AUSTRALIA DIRECTLY IN THIS AU) #wels and xisuma's eternal reluctant competition for being the most stressed man in the world #competition is surprisingly steep considering there's only 25 people on the planet #subnautica #hermitcraft