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My name is Elizabeth Shaw. I am an archaeologist aboard the Prometheus. These transmissions will be a record of my journey- of my search for answers. (a semi-independent rp blog.)

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Behind the Scenes - Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw

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[vikingbitch]

‘Parasitoid’ by Forgotten Boneyard (by Forgotten Boneyard)

So this is the coolest thing I have seen in a while. (Thanks talesofdrunkenessandcruelty!!!)

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Prometheus and…  ↳ Gorgeous Scenery 

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said the preacher to the astronaut // shaw&fifield

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Fifield tensed when she plopped down next to him, her open disposition clattering sharply against his own. But she seemed too busy prattling on about scientific integrity to notice. Funny how a near death experience and seventy percent alcohol content can erase poor first impressions. As she spoke, he found himself marveling at this crew’s propensity for negating personal space. He also tried to think back to the last time two people willingly introduced themselves to him in the span of a day.

He stared at the floor in front of them, head tilted toward her as her voice grew flustered.

“What I don’t understand, Miss Shaw,” he said slowly, pausing to press the bottle to his lips again, “is what could be down there worth risking y’ life over.”

Fifield placed the bottle back down between them and inspected the haphazard bandage on his finger, “Y’can’t do much once you’re dead. You or your Engineers.”

His eyes darted to hers, skirted over her frame before coming back to meet her stare, “Might as well take one of you home still breathin’.”

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Shaw held his gaze calmly, not challenging but not backing down. "It's true. I hadn't-" She inhaled and spoke carefully. Despite their newfound camraderie, she was reluctant to acknowledge she was wrong. "I admit I was a bit idealistic in my thoughts. I acknowledged the possibility that this could be dangerous, yes, but I never really believed.."

She relaxed slightly, leaning back on her hands. "That's the thing, though. I'm not particularly interested in going home. There's- well, there's not much for me there. I want to be out here, exploring and learning." Her voice had calmed now, speaking personally rather than preaching. "Always been partial to fieldwork."

Her speech done, she reached for the bottle again and took a small sip. It certainly wouldn't help her dignity to be getting drunk, but it was the Christmas season, and given the events of the day, they deserved some relaxation and celebration.

After passing the bottle back, she caught his eye again. "Why do you care so much? I don't mean to be rude but- well, earlier, you made it fairly clear what you thought of this mission and my work. So why exactly are you here?"

[dr-shaw-blog]

#especially not shaw #sorry about your lab tables

janek

janek no

[they-can-bill-me-deactivated201]

Coffee Talk

[they-can-bill-me-deactivated201]

"Yes, they did," Ripley responded, dryly. The elevator shuddered to a stop, crying out a loud ding when they reached the hangar level. Doors opened, and the two women headed out to the eerily silent ship hangar. "All I've ever known behind their stories is that the Weyland dynasty died out save a few relatives; those family members had no choice but to merge with Yutani company in order save themselves."

She heard Shaw request her choice of beverage. "Coffee it is then," she said, as they approached her light-weight fighter ship, Ubik, climbing the steps to the entry ladder. "I have plenty of it," she joked with a smile, fishing out the keys from her leather jacket pocket, sifting through for the right one to unlock the main hatch.

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"Of course, without any descendants...jesus. The old man would be furious." Her laugh was detached, humorless. The events of her expedition had truly shaped the world- but not as she had expected.

She trailed her hand along the entry ladder. "Is this your ship? Ripley, it's lovely.." The battered fighter was simple metal, not pulsating or making noise at her touch. It felt like home compared to her alien juggernaut. Eyes lighting up, she followed the other woman quickly through the hatch, eager to see the inside.

[airduct-dweller]

What a surprise, the creature, his ‘prey’ stopped on its tracks, suddenly changing idea about the fleeing. The Protoalien couldn’t tell what was exactly going on, but knew that he had to take advantage of such a situation: who knew when it’d be the next time something like this happened. Pushing himself forward, the alien managed to take a pair of shaky, unsteady and pathetic steps forward, his claws desperately gripping the metal floor beneath his ‘feet’. His movements reflected his struggle and his weakness- A bigger predator would’ve reduced him to shreds, had he the possibility. But that was the point: there was no stronger predator. If the Proto managed to survive and grow, no creature would be stronger than him. He’d be a living nightmare.

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Shaw stepped backwards quickly at the creature's advance. Weak as it seemed, she still couldn't compete with those claws and rows of teeth.

She'd seen animals starving and weak like that before. Granted, not terrifying predatory aliens, but nonetheless, she didn't want to leave the thing helpless and alone. But there was no reasoning with it. As soon as it was able, there was a very real danger of it killing her.

It let out another whine. God, she really couldn't leave it to die. It posed no threat to her, as long as she could leave before it regained its strength.

She stood up at her full height again, admittedly not that much taller than the crouching alien. "Let's see about finding you some food, alright?" she spoke softly, trying not to alarm the thing.

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Ancient Spaceship, Space Jockey Planet, Prometheus Chamber, Prometheus by Rado Javor.

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sous: kreatworks

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"A Weyland-Yutani model," she corrected as they both entered the elevator. With a close of its rattling gates, it rumbled then ascended. Ripley frowned at Shaw's comment, now wary about this.... David. She wanted to press her further about her situation, but seeing how she began to break back at the lab, she abandoned any further thought, leaving the two in momentary silence.

"Now, I don't exactly have a cafeteria or buffet on my ship. But, I can make you some coffee or fetch you something to eat or drink," she offered, changing the topic.

[dr-shaw-blog]

"Yutani?" Her brow furrowed in confusion. "Did Weyland really merge? They practically had a monopoly on terraforming..." It was strange to think about the companies when she was still out in the black, outside their reach. Even on earth, she hadn't paid much attention to the politics of business unless she needed funding.

"Coffee would be nice, thank you." she smiled in response. Things seemed normal again for a moment, as if the two women were simply friends talking over coffee. Not drifting out in space.

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said the preacher to the astronaut // shaw&fifield

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Fifield watched her eyes press tightly shut as she swallowed and took the bottle back from her unceremoniously. He slunk back a step to lean against the wall, sitting on the floor facing her and taking his own swig at the bottle. Somewhere in the back of mind there sprung the worry that this would do nothing to help his wound heal, but he pushed it back. It would bleed more and hurt less.

A half smile passed over his mouth as he watched her react to the burn down her throat. “Yer not so bad,” he said softly, helping himself to the bottle again before placing it on the floor between them.

“So,” he said, running his uninjured hand over his face and down his neck, “You going back to that hell hole tomorrow?” ‘cause I’m not trailed in the silence once he’d finished speaking.

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Shaw took the bottle herself this time, scrunching up her nose at the taste of the cheap alcohol. Instead of simply passing it back, she abandoned the desk chair in favor of taking a spot next to Fifield on the floor, and set the bottle back in its place between them.

She blinked in surprise. Considering their first impressions, "not so bad" was practically a compliment from the geologist.

"Of course I'm going back." she murmured. "I can't just.." She tilted her head back against the wall as she searched for the words. "I came here to discover. To explore. I had hoped I would find the Engineers. But even if I don't...that's not entirely the point." She looked at him now, gaining fervor in her speech. "The point is that we're here and we've discovered the remnants of another culture. It's my job to study that, whether they're alive or not. I want to know. Who they were, where they went."

"I don't expect you to understand." she smiled in embarrassment, realizing how much her voice had risen. "And I don't expect you to come down there with me tomorrow. Though we could certainly use you."

[douchebagdad]

No doctor, thank you. For giving the hope and future to humanity. Your passion is what drove you this far, and now it is leading all of us to the new horizons. Without you this all would be impossible and meaningless.

[dr-shaw-blog]

Even without me, someone would have started an exploration like this. Curiosity- it's human nature. I'm just lucky that I got to you first.

Thank you again for your funding, Mr. Weyland. I wish you could come with us and see your support at work.

[they-can-bill-me-deactivated201]

I must prepare for the coming of Gozer, the Destructor… I, the Gate Keeper, cannot summon him without my other half, the Key Master.

Assist me, subcreature.

[dr-shaw-blog]

Subcreature?! I-

Alright. Alright, clearly not..human. Are- are you possessing Ripley?

[they-can-bill-me-deactivated201]

There is no Ripley, only Zuul.

Are you the Key Master~?

[dr-shaw-blog]

Not...that I know of?

Are you alright? Maybe I could help you find whatever it is you're looking for?

[thedailywhat]

Milky Way Pics of the Day: These two images are portions of a ginormous new photo showing the central area of the Milky Way galaxy, released by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

The photo shows 84 million stars in an image measuring 108,500×81,500, which contains nearly 9 billion pixels, and is actually a composite of thousands of individual photographs shot with the observatory’s VISTA survey telescope.

Don’t miss the zoomable version.

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[eighthgeneration-deactivated201]

Good evening, Doctor Shaw. How are you? Sometimes the most insignificant of happenings can spark a large chain of intricate events. The same could be said in the case of my small “musings”— or so my superiors would hope.

[dr-shaw-blog]

I've been fine, a bit tired, but fine.

It's quite amazing, isn't it? An errant thought could become an idea that changes the world. Though, simple thoughts do have their own worth. We can't all be revolutionary all the time.