Due to a recent accident in the labs, the boys downstairs have found a way to turn men into women. Amazing breakthrough, and we wish you all luck on your transition. And your job hunt. You’re all fired. Sorry boys, nothing against you. We just don’t need women around here trying to clean up the lab while the men are trying to do real work. Cave out.
In this universe, the aeromorph is considered to be something like the spirit or soul of an aircraft. It’s a form the plane can take when it’s not being used as a machine. Nobody knows how this happens, or why they exist
Text:
1900s- Kitty Hawk: The ‘hangar ghost’ occasionally spotted by the Wright brothers in place of their flyer. Her existence was never confirmed
1910s- Sopwith Pup: Aeromorphs of the shy biplane were often spotted by WW1 pilots late at night, communicating amongst each other with strange propeller-noises.
A few pilots were able to gain the trust of these creatures, and found them to be deeply loyal.
post WW1, reports of the existence of ‘plane spirits’ were corroborated by many pilots, though some still considered it a myth.
1920s- the Spirit of St Louis: Lindbergh’s plane is considered the first ‘celebrity aeromorph’. Unlike the first planes, Spirit was not shy about revealing herself to the adoring public
Aeromorph existence slowly becomes common knowledge, leading to ‘aeromadness’ in the 20’s: a public fascination with all things aviation
1930s- Lockheed Electra: By the 30’s many pilots had formed deep friendships with their aircraft. Aviation was no longer a novelty, but accidents were still common
1940s- P-40 Warhawk: in stark contrast to WW1, fighter planes in the Second World War were treated as collaborators and often provided valuable strategic input. A new generation of fighters were created, ones that craved the thrill of battle
1950s- “Super Connie”: By the 50s, the aeromorph was not just a curiosity only encountered by those working in aviation. The first airliners, like the Lockheed Constellation, were expected to fly well and present a friendly image to the public
Funny that the stereotypical cynic is an idealist who aged out of it. In my experience, the reverse is true. I was an extreme cynic as a teenager and then I noticed how profoundly limiting it was, and also that "cynics are cool and smart" was a message that was being constantly reinforced by corporate media for some reason.
#yes! cynicism reads as very juvenile to me#and yes prev often stemming from teen pain
Yeah, like I see black-pilled people on here and my default reaction isn't "oh, these must be world-weary old warriors who've lost their faith in humanity", it's "these people are in their 20s and need a hobby"
I also think that the present era has proven that authoritarian leaders don't actually want a population of wide-eyed idealists, they want a population of jaded assholes who are convinced that everyone is lying, any resistance is either a scam or doomed to failure, and nothing can ever get better.
No more sleeping with my phone within reach because I was having an extremely vivid dream that I was the victim of some sort of mass-poisoning. the notorious poisoner? "The Centipede Cult." They used a specific type of poison, referred to only by its chemical nomenclature, which I somehow remembered perfectly upon waking. It went: □□ Na({}^{2})
Because that makes sense. Anyway, this poison would submit me to its well-known and much-feared symptom: "17 Day Paralysis" in which you're paralyzed for exactly 17 days and you only chance of survival is to be on full machine support for 17 days.
Just before the medical team intubated me I remembered I have a Zoom meeting with my academic advisor today (I actually do in real life) and I needed to email him to let him know I was the victim of a mass-poisoning and would need to reschedule.
I kept trying to type the "□" symbol in my dream but could not figure out how and gave up.
I woke up in real life to find I'd begun drafting an email in my sleep to my professor in the Gmail app. I was apparently using talk-to-text (I often do because of my hand neuropathy) but speaking in Irish, which talk-to-text never understands, so other than the words in English "poison" and "centipede" the entire email was complete nonsense.
Bc so many people have asked, the □ in the dream was in fact just a wingdings square symbol. Your phone/browser isn't blocking an emoji. You're seeing it right.
you can download current and past hi-res versions of these over at my ko-fi (ok to print for personal use): https://ko-fi.com/mxmorgan/shop/freedownloads
you can also snag shirts here which go to various orgs: https://mxmorgan.threadless.com/collections/pride
these get reposted a whole lot from here to reddit to twitter to tiktok and on and on, and i don't personally care whether or not i'm credited. i made these for everyone to use, enjoy, and find meaning in them. i appreciate folks who do credit me, but if able, please at least link to the threadless shop in the previous post - folks can get an official shirt where 90% of earnings go to trans led orgs focused on mental health (which is an important matter in general, but very personal to me) and not from a scam bot site selling AI-churned maga garbage where you probably won't get one anyway. i also suggest downloading the files from my ko-fi - they are free/PWYW and you can use them to make your own shirt, patch, embroidery project, whatever. tips are always nice, cuz i do like a pizza now and then, but never required for download.
final thought - breaking the pride tradition and more than likely won't make a new piece. the top one from TDOV is all i'm making this year. i have my focus on other projects currently and i don't want to force a poster design. these came from a specific head space and my current head space is Very Tired lmao so i wanna work on other things. 👍
2087
tangentwithtanner
izzy806
dailybridgerton
