Apollo235

(They/Them) Sci-fi nerd, spec-evo enjoyer, armchair engineer/writer, & hoarder of misc knowledge Ask me about spaceships, real, fictional, and my own designs! Avatar from @translunaryanimus

[translunaryanimus]

I've been dead for a good reason I promise. I've been really really burnt on Sacred Estuaries lately much to my dismay and basically refusing to draw anything related to it as we can see by my focusing more in on my Ghost fanart and other assorted doodles, so I finally sat down and drew something a whole lot different!

Odhrán, Apolilla, Cumulus, [?] (Gweeb), Cathaoir

Endiemon, Thera, Mountain, Azem

Astraoimh, Xanthe, Storm, Rrkyevekisk (Rev)

Tern, Vangiw-lawat

Blue Teymareth

For those unaware (and we don't talk about this publically very much so I don't blame you if you are), we're a system. Everyone here is one of our members! We probably won't talk about this much in the future beyond occasional nods but we figured it was about high time everyone A: Got an official 'reference photo' so we can show folks how we look and B: introduced themselves. This was a much needed break and really let me just chill and not have to worry too much about worldbuilding and story making for a while! I can't promise a return to consistent posting any time soon because i'm still prioritizing a rest, but I had a lot of fun doing this and it's helped me get my motivation back!

[translunaryanimus]

FUCK I FORGOT THE HEIGHT CHART

Prosper my stupidly incessant need to have everything organized in a heightwise fashion

[catboymoments]

A little infographic about human body mods in Lupus Automata!! I love getting to edit and customize the human form!!!

(Gene Mods Here)

[apollo9235]

Wait Catboy, does the gut rewiring allow Humans to eat other sophonts foods?

[catboymoments]

In my favorite webcomic right now, Runaway to the Stars, the Avian alien genus has its own “punk” subculture called Carnalism- a rebellion against strict gender norms and skimmer supremacy with a focus on blood and flesh colored garb, skimpy outfits, sexual liberation and body mods.

Recently I had a cool idea for translating Carnalism into a human context because I love fashion and subculture, so here’s some designs for rtts-verse humans embracing Carnalism!!

Maristel and Tuuvarii belong to @ apollo235 and @translunaryanimus !

[apollo9235]

MARISTEL LOOKS SICK!! Thank you so much!!

[apollo9235]

Being able to stim like this would fix me.

From the most recent page of the comic Runaway to the Stars

[jayrockin]

what new religions they got in rtts?

Conspiracy-driven populist astrology cult with a pseudo-anonymous V-tuber ringleader who is definitely run by multiple people. Martian schism of Catholicism with a "democratically" elected pope and extremely libertarian politics. An evangelist cult (but don't call them that to their face) that wants all of humanity to convert to their specific brand of unisex and has deep financial and political connections. That's all for now

[apollo9235]

How does astrology work in space?

[translunaryanimus]

Apollo ref sheet for @apollo9235

Vestless

With the vest

🫵 Anxiety Ridden Birthday Creature for you

[apollo9235]

ITS MY CREATURE YOU GUYS

[apollo9235]

I had a dream where for some reason I was traveling with Gillie and Idrisah on a train. I thought I either left Idrisah behind or she was a lot further up the train, so I told the person behind me to pass the message, "Can you see where Idrisah is?", forward to see if she was onboard (It was booth-style seating and I was facing backwards). After a moment I hear Idrisah say (vocally for some reason) "Why would you ask me that I'm right here?" to Gillie who, when I turn around, see is sat next to her one row behind me. I then give Gillie a high-five because that was funny.

Diagram under the cut

[apollo9235]

How has no one else done this yet???

Gillisah kiss taken from this sketch comic that features a character who has yet to show up in the main comic (Spoilers) and this image of Bip is from page 73 of the main comic! Also shoutouts to @translunaryanimus who drew my first idea within 40 minutes of me telling him I was gonna *murders him temporarily because he did my idea better than I can*

[translunaryanimus]

Here. Take my version. I don't have much ti-

*I am hit with a soldering iron*

[apollo9235]

How has no one else done this yet???

Gillisah kiss taken from this sketch comic that features a character who has yet to show up in the main comic (Spoilers) and this image of Bip is from page 73 of the main comic! Also shoutouts to @translunaryanimus who drew my first idea within 40 minutes of me telling him I was gonna photobash it *murders him temporarily because he did my idea better than I can*

Here’s his post for anyone who finds mine first

[jayrockin]

Are we allowed to make OCs based on your world provided we give you credit?

Even though this is the top of my FAQ I still get this question like twice a month, minimum. As such, I have decided that as of today, April 1st 2025, readers are NO LONGER ALLOWED to make an RttS OC. They are REQUIRED. If you read my comic without making an OC during the 3 day grace period, I will personally block your IP address from the Wordpress comic site. Chop chop.

[apollo9235]

IDK if I’m too late for the reblog chain but here are my glorbos my friend drew

We even did a mini fan comic with them!

We have from left to right, Maristel, the GMH biomodder, Aalok the ship AI who likes RC-ing tiny toy robots, and Tuuvarii the carnalist engineer

[morenfjord-national-park]

Ms. Lovelace, you implied there's a way to control the werewolf? How can I get my someone get their curse under control? Is there some kind of counter-ritual? I've tried some stuff but nothing seems to help at all. Please help me!

OOhhh tough questions for me haha. I'd say depends how you got it for the ritual bit. If it wasn't magically inflicted a ritual isn't gonna do much. As for general advice, a little embarassing to admit but I basically had to have my roommate/friend treat me like a very big dog and lure me around with scraps of meat and attempt to give me instructions until I finally clocked what they were saying and my human brain kinda.. came back? It's sorta to explain but whatever you can do to have your human brain pop back up again to tell you 'wait what are we doing?' usually works. For me it was the shock of being told to 'roll over' that snapped me back into it the first time, and then I was able to figure out what that felt like and sorta have myself do it. Did still need my friend to snap me out of it a few more times before I got the hang of it though. For drastic measures there's always Aconite flowers. They're not actual repellant poison (don't eat them though) but they kinda work like smelling salts in terms of a shock to your system y'know? Your wolf-y nose can pick up on the neurotoxin in there and it kinda resets your brain for a bit. Silver doesn't do anything though. Real talk though i'm just one werewolf and what works for me might not pan out for ya. I'd go to a doctor about it if it's really out of control. I can't dish out medical advice. -Ranger Avril Lovelace

[apollo9235]

Anonymous is me in this case! I just didn’t ask with this account in case I feel like turning the person who found Del the whelp into a proper character.

[morenfjord-national-park]

Thanks so much Morenfjord! The little whelp is on her way up to the park!

I poked around, turns out one of the neighborhood kids booked a traveling zoo! So Del (the whelp) must be from them! PSA for everyone, DO NOT BOOK ‘Harpy Harold’s Zooming Zoo’! They have shown horrible negligence, and according to the attendees, they were unprofessional AND uninteresting!

Good luck little Del! Hope you have fun up in Morenfjord!

Nice meeting ya! We'll make sure Del has a place up here with the park troops. Thanks for the photo. -Ranger Avril Lovelace

[apollo9235]

Also, I need everyone to please draw their attention to this stupid adorable fucking creature. I wish I could keep her but that would be irresponsible 🥺

[morenfjord-national-park]

Thanks so much Morenfjord! The little whelp is on her way up to the park!

I poked around, turns out one of the neighborhood kids booked a traveling zoo! So Del (the whelp) must be from them! PSA for everyone, DO NOT BOOK ‘Harpy Harold’s Zooming Zoo’! They have shown horrible negligence, and according to the attendees, they were unprofessional AND uninteresting!

Good luck little Del! Hope you have fun up in Morenfjord!

Nice meeting ya! We'll make sure Del has a place up here with the park troops. Thanks for the photo. -Ranger Avril Lovelace

[morenfjord-national-park]

Update on the situation with the harpy whelp I found:

It looks to be younger than 6 months, just some light fuzz and rather bony wings, also what seemed to be minor abrasions on its back. I didn't see any signs of a troop nearby, in fact, I found out that I'm outside the natural range of mammalian harpies! Are they known to migrate? The local rehab center told me they don't really have the resources or training to take this whelp in. It has tiny little teeth so I've been feeding it some fruits, but it seems more interested in the baby formula I bought.

Would it be a good idea to drive it over to y'all? It would be a roughly 10 hour trip.

Oh wow that little guy's traveled pretty far then huh? I wouldn't recommend trying to drive them up here yourself given that the whelp is injured, even if they are recovering, but we could absolutely send someone down to pick them up! I'd reccommend calling either Animal Control or your Wildlife Rehabilitation Center again [preferably the rehabilitation center] and asking them to put a transfer request through to our park. We'll get that and send a small team down to come and get the whelp and then transport them back with proper procedure and equipment. Thanks for taking care of them in the meantime though! -Janne Bergstrom, Wildlife Technician

[morenfjord-national-park]

I found mammalian harpy baby (chick?) abandoned by my house, I can’t find its nest anywhere. I know some basic animal care but how would I stop it from imprinting on me?

Oh no! Whelps (proper term) aren't usually abandoned by their troop, especially if they're extremely young, but it does happen on occasion. Lucky for you mammalian harpy whelps don't imprint in the way avian harpies do, so having one in your care won't threaten its ability to return to its troop if they do show up. For now, i'd recommend the following steps. 1. Search the whelp for injuries. If it's got broken bones, appears sick, or is at the age where it should be able to fly but can't (about 6 months old), I'd recommend taking it into a local wildlife rehabilitation center because those are some pretty serious issues that I wouldn't recommend a non-professional handling. If it appears uninjured, it may just need to recover for a little bit before it can leave. 2. If it's younger than 6 months old [you can usually tell this by how bald they are and how strong their wings are. Weak wings and a bald body suggest a very young whelp], it shouldn't be away from the rest of its troop or its mother at all and could die without proper care. Once again, taking it to a wildlife rehabilitation center is your best bet. If they're closed, put those animal care skills to good use! Mammalian harpies can drink baby formula as a substitute for their mother's milk, but shouldn't have it long term. If it's got teeth, you can try soft fresh fruits [oranges, berries, bananas] or small insects. 3. Search for any signs of the troop nearby. Mammalian harpies don't nest in the way avian harpies do, but there will be signs a troop is living in your area. Look for fruit waste, droppings, and pawmarks [their feet look a bit like raccoons, just wider planted and a bit smaller]. Also listen around for chittering or whooping, most species of mammalian harpy sound like gibbons, so if gibbons aren't native to your area, that's a good sign you have a troop of harpies. 4. If you do end up finding the troop, you can place the whelp within their earshot and observe from a distance. Mammalian Harpies have strong senses of smell and will be able to smell the whelp, and should come pick them up. If they reject the whelp again, take it to a wildlife rehabilitation center. They'll likely either return it to the wild, or shuffle it into the care of a national park nearby. Good luck with the whelp, and definitely keep us posted on how it goes! - Janne Bergstrom, Wildlife Technician.

[morenfjord-national-park]

I heard that faeries have three sexes, could you go into detail about that?

Yeah for sure! Thanks for the banger of a first question by the way. You'd be right, faeries do have 3 biological sexes, designated WW, VV, and VW. There's not all that much visual difference between the three. From what we've observed, WW tend to be slightly bulkier, VV have longer midlimbs, and VW have longer, fluffier antennae. But it's pretty hard to tell without doing chromosomal testing, and that's long been considered invasive without their permission. And in all honesty they don't matter as much as human sexes do in terms of reproduction, given that any sex can reproduce with any other. We're also not 100% sure why they have 3 in the first place, but it does wonders for their genetic diversity! In terms of how these sexes get passed down, Faeries reproduce via haploid cells much in the way humans or us skogsrå do. One parent dishes out one chromosome, the other dishes out the completing half. Whatever sex the kid ends up depends on which haploid cell they got from which parent. I'm including a visual but you're gonna have to excuse the kinda terrible MSpaint squares here, i'm doing this on a company computer with a mouse.

For a little further clarity

VV – VV: Will Only produce VV VV – VW: 50% VW, 50% VV VV – WW: Will Only produce VW WW – WW: Will Only produce WW WW – VW: 50% VW, 50% WW VW – VW: 50% VW, 25% VV, 25% WW

Not sure what's cooler about the little guys honestly, the trinary sex system or the fact that they spore like mushrooms. Once again, thanks for your curiosity! -Janne Bergstrom, Wildlife Technician

[apollo9235]

As promised, The Screwloose! Made in Kerbal Space Program with a whole lot of mods and some tasteful file editing. Theres also some screenshots of the version I'm editing in blender, that's the more canon one, but I'm still learning (and there's still more details to add) so KSP was used for initial construction and (way too many) beauty shots.

This ship was originally commissioned by the company that our OC's work for, Ribeiro Courier Services, as an experiment into the viability of aerobraking as a method of saving fuel while not increasing shipment times. It is converted from an medium-volume hauler and upon the completion of the modifications, it was officially recommissioned as the E.A.C. Fênix but that name failed to catch on with the crew who refer to it exclusively as the Screwloose. Depending on who you ask and when, this is either because it needs constant maintenance, or because R.C.S. had a screw-loose when coming up with the plan of it slowing down by slamming into the atmosphere of it's destination. Some key features of the ship are: - The heat-shield, this is what protects the ship and it's cargo during entry. It also has cutouts for the engines when they are active, and covers to protect them when they aren't - Slide mechanism, The spine (cargo rack, docking ports, habitation) of the ship and the drive section (heat-shield, engines, radiators, fuel tanks, solar panels, reaction control system) are attached through a slide plate, this makes it so that, if the cargo load on the rack is uneven, the spine can shift to maintain stability, it is crucial for safe aerobraking maneuvers. In the Blender screenshots you can see the huge actuators used to position the spine. - RCS rails, this allows the reaction control thrusters to move up and down the length of the ship, allowing it to better balance out torque with varying cargo loads. This was not originally part of the modifications R.C.S. had planed for the ship, but instead stipulated by a contract they took with an aerospace company to help fund the project.