My roman empire is the moment when Maomao's explanation that her fate/life is not in her hands because she is a common him saying that he would never do such a thing to her
In the prologue of Pathologic 2, in the first nightmare, Artemy talks to an Executor before he walks into a cloud of plague.
That Executor says "How should we know? You're the doctor, not us. Go and see. [...]" when asked what lies ahead.
In the Russian original, it's "Иди и смотри" - the translation is direct. But there's a crucial bit missing.
Иди и смотри is a clear (and well known) quote from The Book of Revelations, known in English as "Come and see". It is an invitation to observe the destruction done by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Chapter 6, 1-7. Also the title of my favorite movie.
One of the many biblical and religious references in Patho, but that one got a bit lost in translation.
Five's time in the apocalypse always calls to me, so here is a about 1-2 years into the Apocalypse Five stumbling across a dripping shower and fantasising about water.
I had some larger ideas of grandeur for this: the 'with water' picture was meant to be a beautiful green dystopia compared to the one he's in, but I reached my current ability limit so I might come back to that in the future, I still wanted to include both pictures though.
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, although drawing Dolores was a strange new experience. I had a lot of fun with the background and, of course, patterned up the shower head because I have no control / was unable to draw a show head, apparently.
luke strom with this new pair of $800 glasses, my identity is finally complete \\ donald revell pericles \\ sahalie angell martin atom bomb, baby: how fallout 4 did not adequately prepare me for the apocalypse \\ timothy donnelly hymn to life \\ sina queyras expressway: “endless inter-states”
Just something I've wanted to put together. Likely will get edited a lot as things come up. Some for characters, some for TMA as a whole...
There's a few on here I've already seen floating around the fandom, but hey, if the glove fits...
Jane Prentiss- Worms/Ashnikko - All Things Devour/aeseaes
Sheoldred, leader of the black faction of the new Phyrexians. Sheoldred is at the top of the food chain of a group of warlords called the Steel Thanes. She is the closest in philosophy to old Phyrexia.
Albrecht Dürer, The Apocalyptic Woman, from "The Apocalypse" (Nuremberg 1511) :: [Robert Scott Horton]
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“He walked out in the gray light and stood and he saw for a brief moment the absolute truth of the world. The cold relentless circling of the intestate earth. Darkness implacable. The blind dogs of the sun in their running. The crushing black vacuum of the universe. And somewhere two hunted animals trembling like ground-foxes in their cover. Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Here's my apocalyptic take on the beat generation. It's a cover of an old Rod McKuen song; I've changed the lyrics a little. I'm still working my way through the Ableton tutorials, so it might sound halfway professional someday—not today, though.
I like this one a lot. Lyrics, and a link to the original, below the cut.
I looked over the mountain
and saw a lamb insane
With seven eyes and seven horns and tongues of writhing flame
The same old ancient story
The same old ancient song
The central holy fact is that the weak should fear the strong
Come alive in the regeneration
brand new body and a troubled new mind
Come alive in the regeneration, and everything is gonna be fine!
I cannot hear the music
I cannot stand the smell
As little baby's little souls fall screaming down to hell
It does not have a moral
It's never ever fair
When babies cry forevermore while angels darn the air
Come apart in the degeneration
soul on fire with a troubled new mind
Come apart in the degeneration, and everything is gonna be fine!
a crowd came to the mountain
it seemed to be the place
they saw a stranger standing there, a mask upon his face
The softness of a serpent
The wisdom of a dove
enthralled with holy terror at this great unholy love
And people fall like pebbles
And people rise like smoke
forever up to heaven like some great eternal joke
The punchline leaves you gasping
The rhythm's out of joint
With God of this you can be sure the cruelty's the point
Come alive in the regeneration
brand new body and a troubled new mind
Come alive in the regeneration, and everything is gonna be fine!
You wonder what the game is
it can't be just for fun
As angels build a castle in the center of the sun
A million stores deep
A million stories tall
And that's about the only thing they really dig at all
Burn in hell, call it heat generation
brand new body and a troubled new mind
Join the band, call it beat generation, and try to hit the right note on time…
Come alive in the regeneration
brand new body and a troubled new mind
Come alive in the regeneration, and everything's gonna be fine!
Original song: "The Beat Generation" by Bob McFadden and Dor (Rod McKuen--Dor is "Rod" spelled backwards)