Wolf 359

Such a big, big universe, and you only ever gave yourself the tools to think about a tiny portion of it.

[misfiledstatements]

this wolf 359 relisten has got me posting fanart for the first time in years; here is a lovelace as a little treat!!!

[vetchtibbles]

she’s back and better than ever

[commsroom]

Okay! Obviously, I love Wolf 359. The available scripts for Wolf 359 are recording scripts, meaning they're inaccurate in a ton of places when it comes to finalized or improvised dialogue, and don't function well as transcripts (especially since the scripts for the live show and some of the mini episodes were never made available.) That said, I think everyone should read the scripts; the sheer amount of physical description that you can feel in the show, even if you can't see it... I guarantee it will enhance your listening experience. Most visual show to ever be an audio drama. So, in pursuit of both of these goals at once, I went over every word in the scripts, and wrote up new scripts for the unavailable ones. Some of the sound effects described - especially in early episodes - might not line up exactly, because I didn't want to mess with the non-dialogue portion of the show, but I hope this strikes a good balance and can be a useful resource.

[kayleerowena]

variations on a theme

[castingpods]

[commsroom]

HAPPY 43RD BIRTHDAY, DOUG EIFFEL!! and happy ten years of not having to spend birthdays in space. 🌟🎉🍕📻🎧📼🎵💕🌯🍩🚬☕🛏💤💝💝💝🎁❣ (<- my gifts for him)

[hephaestuscrew]

I'm very doubtful that Koudelka ever received the message that Minkowksi records for him in 'Am I Alone Now?'. But I do think it's worth thinking about how if he did receive it, then his birthday present from his extremely long-distance wife would have been a message that's like 'I don't trust anyone in this crew. The plant monster is still at large. I'm hearing things in the walls. There is something wrong with how time and space work on this space station. Happy birthday by the way.' So I'm sure that would have improved his birthday and not sent him into a spiral of worry or anything.

[hephaestuscrew]

The Hephaestus station, named for the God of blacksmithing and invention, is held together as if by "duct tape and sheer stubbornness", reshaped and repaired over and over.

The Hephaestus, named for the God of fire and volcanoes, is frequently in danger of exploding or falling into the star, and is finally engulfed by Wolf 359 at the end of the series.

The Hephaestus, named for the God cast out of Olympus as a child, is "one of the remotest outposts", manned by a motley crew of outcasts and rejects, nearly 8 light years from home.

[hellishfig]

a remake of wolf 359 that's exactly the same but lovelace gets to say "fuck" and "shit" as many times as she wants

[hephaestusstation]

i'll be joining art fight this year on team fossils!

Art Fight

An art gifting game

[thetursithan]

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Video description: Four cellists play an arrangement of Bolero by Ravel using a single cello between them. There is occasional text on screen but no voiceover.

[magspy-deactivated20260306]

Commission for Elerryn on Bluesky

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[commsroom]

two things about doug eiffel: 1) he's a very physical person; he's always moving and needs to keep his hands occupied, and that extends to physical affection, something he's largely denied on the hephaestus; 2) he is an absolute space heater of a man.

which is to say, if hera had a body, i would hope for her sake that it'd be more biological than mechanical, because that guy is going to cause something to overheat.

... but, also. because, the way eiffel interacts with hera, he's always attempting to establish some physical connection - i think he makes eye contact with her cameras, touches the walls, etc. and he knows she's "always there" but he still doesn't really get it. he keeps asking. i think the same thing applies to her presence in the station - he never fully gets that she's always everywhere. sometimes when he gets up to leave a room, he'll ask her to go with him - just force of habit.

and sometimes, when he can't sleep properly - which is often; he's a restless sleeper, overcaffeinated, and his thoughts keep him awake - he'll curl up next to hera's servers. and it's hot in there - and he's already a sweaty guy - or it's too cold, if the AC is actually working properly - and it's loud, but it's enough to quiet his thoughts. and at first hera reminds him that she's equally there in his quarters (which would be set up enough for a suggestive retort, if he were any less tired), but he looks so tired, and it seems to help. and she's not sure why, but it does kind of make her feel closer to him, too.

[cannedghosts]

In the past I lay out on the land Stretched my legs felt my chest expand If we could flow together someday Then we will float away

speedpaint on my youtube

bg credit to margaret meixner, JWST image 2023

greyscale + alt ver under the cut!

[hephaestusstation]

finally started a w359 relisten and listening to the empty man cometh in the middle of the night was a mistake, i forgot how unsettling it is

[commsroom]

really can't be overstated just how much the physicality that wolf 359 is written and performed with adds to the feel of it. there is so much written into those scripts that absolutely cannot be represented in an audio-only format, but it's in there and it's performed with those details and that stage direction in mind and so much of it manages to come through. a combination of that and the sound design and the way it uses audio cues like a visual medium might creates something intangibly tangible in the way the characters occupy and interact with and share the space they're in. most visual show ever to be a podcast.