being sick & miserable objectively sucks, but it has become significantly easier to cope with since learning that “sickness behavior” is a well documented part of the body’s immune response
feeling not only physically but also emotionally like fucking garbage is unfortunately an extremely effective way to force your body to prioritize fighting infection & keeping you alive. i don’t have to like it, but knowing why i get weepy & pathetic when sick does help at least a little
Not an ask, but I need to congratulate you for making me absolutely FERAL over working on my own Original species, that has been rotting on a shelf for over 3 years, due your approach with Slugles. Genuinely you have reignited my desire to make art and finish designing them. I hope you know the absolute madness that I have been flung into the last couple of months. Of research and study of actual animals, and other original species.
Good day and good night, i am eating your art and you can't stop me
AYO!! I'm so happy that my art motivates people to make their own cool stuff!
I need to go back to slugles at some point, betrayed my babies for neverending shifts in SamPhil mines <//3 There's still a lot of things to explain and show about their lore and so many ideas for future slugle adopts ouh!
this is actually HILARIOUS because both domestic rabbits and domestic cats practice dominance-related social grooming but for wildly different reasons.
if you're a rabbit, the boss rabbit is the one who gets groomed by its subordinate rabbits.
but if you're a cat... the boss cat is the one that grooms the other cats.
BOTH these idiots are going "aw yeah, it's good to be on top >:) "
In the distant future humanity fights for powerful warring 'gods' in cyborg bodies called vessels. Dubbed Inheritors, these pilots are inexplicably bound to their mechs.
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Time to finally elaborate on my doomed mecha pilot headworld that has been occupying my brain for the past few months. Originally came up with these guys way back in Jan last year (what!!) and they've been through a lot of adjustments as I figured them out.
(The text is pretty small so if you don't wanna zoom in I've put the full transcript below the cut (minus the labels))
INTRODUCTION
Thousands of years into the future, in a decaying foreign universe, humans pilot biomechanical war machines known as vessels. Godlike beings command armies of pilots in an endless struggle for territory and resources.
The Gods once produced fully biological angels, but with their reservoirs becoming contaminated their bodies were emerging half-formed and mindless. Human pilots were implemented to operate the empty vessels - linked by mind and life force, these 'Inheritors' can control them as if they were their own bodies.
CHURCHES
Each God reigns over their respective Church, enormous space stations which serve as their main base of operations. The Gods themselves are immobile, sealed deep within these structures in secure chambers.
HEVSPACE
The Inheritor's universe. Though it bears many similarities to outer space, conceptually it is more akin to an ocean, saturated with invisible streams called hevcurrents which run at high speeds. The generators on their wings allow Inheritors to propel themselves through the void. The points of light are not stars, but 'splinters', scattered remnants of long-gone structures which have since eroded. These energy particles are small and bear some similarities to marine snow, though they become dangerous when swept into hevcurrent vortexes - colossal centrifuges which gather large amounts of splinters and spin them at incredible speeds, creating burning wheels of fire.
PILOTS
The active neural link between vessel and pilot is established when they connect the cord to their helmet. The only part of the vessel manually controlled by the pilot are the guns and tech systems. The rest is an extension of the pilots body - once linked, they can control it mentally. The passive link is always on in the background; pilots can sense minute changes in the vessel in their own body. They also experience any injuries to the vessel as intensely as if they themselves were injured.
The pilot is like a head connected to the rest of the body. One cannot survive without the other.
Sigils
All pilots are born with 'tattoos' which denote their Church and vessel type. These markings also act as RFID tags that store information about the pilot, as well as location and status.
DEVELOPMENT
Inheritor vessels are created in fabrication tanks. First the organic body is grown, encased in fluid and equipped with life support systems. Once it has finished maturing it is outfitted with engines, guns and final stage cybernetics. Until it is ready, cadets pilot disposable training vessels.
Every pilot is born via controlled external fertilisation, and develop in artificial wombs called pods. From the moment they are conceived they are tied to a vessel.
VESSEL TYPES
Vessels are divided into four main categories, each specialised for certain tasks. A pilot's role in the army is determined by their classification.
Standard
The vast majority of Inheritor armies are comprised of standard-class vessels. Built for sustained aerial combat but highly versatile.
Scout
Scout-class vessels are optimised for stealth and speed. Usually deployed for reconnaissance and special operations.
Surgeon
The smallest frametype, medic-class vessels have no guns but are equipped with tools essential for mechanical repair and magnets to latch onto other vessels.
The class symbol on their tail flukes mark them as noncombatants.
Heavy infantry
Heavy-class vessels are flightless and specialise in terrain-based combat. Large and sturdy, they are able to withstand more hits.
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