Amateur Xenophotographer

Hello, I'm Anomaly. He/it/they.

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-{{Test.}}- Cra geypt -{{on? Ah, translator error}}-. Well that's... awkward. I should probably go fix}}- dihya.

Puga vok nadz -{[another}}- tuapsemu, -{{hang}}- nok... -{{Nope}}-, vir -{{doesn't}}- hilku -{{that either. Damnit.}}- Vaybi, -{{someone might}}- yems -{{able}}- gep -{{understand}}- ibol. -{{Actually-}}, VOD -{{don't}}- ady bashich -{{else}}- gep zuyor -{{right-}} luy. -{{Some}}- nii ludo but ady vok yud Odinov, -{{some}}- nii ludo push lamy bod -{{idea who}}- VOD hum. -{{Really? It'll translate}}- mech -{{literal name}}- ads zay olkh — kzzt —

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-{{ Right. This should be fixed now. Thanks, Telamon- Ah, there we go. Anyway here's an introduction for anyone who doesn't know me, below you'll find an attachment of my general appearance. I'm Traveller Anomaly, Iteration: Anomaly... Or just Anomaly. Wow, I'm awkward at this. }}-

-{{ As the name suggests, I'm a traveller that's specifically designated as an anomaly. I'm good with most pronouns, just don't like being called she/her. He/him, it/its and they/them are the typical ones I go by. No idea how old I am, but I've been around for a while. The Atlas won't let me die. More like I don't stay dead, to be accurate. Ha. Hmm... I can't really think of what else to say about me. }}-

-{{ Guess I'll move onto why I've decided to start these broadcasts for other Travellers to pick up. Basically, sometimes I get bored and I like to talk to myself. Also, I quite enjoy photography. I thought it might be nice to share my photos and discoveries on the go, since I've been told I can attach files to these things. Apparently I can also just... Share things I like here? I'll have these asks and submissions things turned on, so feel free to share things with me too. Oh, wait! My partner, @priestentitynada, talks about stuff on their own broadcast-blog thing. I can't just not give them a lil' promotion here. So, uhh, yeah. That's it for now. }}-

(Additional information below, out of character, will contain story spoilers. My main blog is @thornheartless, and I also run the blog priestentitynada.)

I've been playing No Man's Sky since 2016, days after it came out. This blog will not completely follow canon, with it including headcanon and some AU stuff. Most notably:

Nada, Polo and base NPCs do not forget everything when the simulation is reset due to the effects of prolonged Traveller proximity.

Anomaly is basically a human under his exosuit. However, he does not always stay that way since he can shapeshift. Sometimes he likes to be what's effectively a space dragon. Or a void dragon, as he puts it. He can get quite eldritch at times. Anomaly takes advantage of knowing he's living in a simulation, having ties to the Atlas or the Abyss can leave Travellers with the ability to affect reality in minor ways.

It's not uncommon for exosuits to connect to the wearer through cybernetic implants.

The fact that Anomaly, and some other Travellers, can come back after death doesn't mean there won't be lasting damage. It doesn't always happen, but it can.

The Space Anomaly did not always look as it did now. Anomaly was there when the inside was much smaller, and there was nobody there except for Nada, Polo and Anomaly himself when he visited. Upon a reset of the simulation, something went wrong in Anomaly's journey and he found himself in the World of Glass. By the time he got out, the Space Anomaly (and everything, to a degree) had changed. Meeting other Travellers for the first time induced worry about the state of the Atlas, but Anomaly was glad that he could meet them.

Some Travellers may inherit or gain memories relating to the creator of the Atlas.

[travellers-log-lawrence]

Pryakki, the navigator, is.... Very nice. Excited, but nice. I don't get why they're so eager to have me giving them orders, but they walked me through sending out a frigate on an expedition. Apparently I have a frigate ship now, too.

I still don't understand why this is happening, but I'm in too deep now to just say no.

Now, though... I have a job to do from the... People I met. So I'm going to the space station.

[travellers-log-lawrence]

Good morning. I... think? I don't know. One of my new... crew, Isoi, just woke me up. I feel like I've been sleeping for days, but we don't understand each other very well. They couldn't tell me how long I was down. I have so many words to learn...

[Archer yawns.]

But they... insist that they're my crew now. And that this freighter is mine. It feels like I'm still in a dream--I don't know what I'm doing at all. They want things to do, but what do you do with an entire freighter? I hardly know what to do with myself. With my people at home.

I will... Figure something out. The navigator wants to speak to me. Stars, that still doesn't feel right.

[localsloth]

Acts of Piracy

Sudzerbal Galaxy

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-{{ If you're cold, they're cold. Bring your Interceptors inside. }}-

[localsloth]

I tried to climb the tallest peak, but I missed the tip by about half a foot. It made for some good pictures, though.

Sudzerbal Galaxy

[localsloth]

Sudzerbal Galaxy

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( . . )

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There is silence for but a moment at the beginning of the transmission.

-{{ Who... who stole my desk? Why? Where did they take it? And how did they get it out without knocking anything over? I have so many questions here.}}-

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-{{ You don't have to work on big, grand plans all the time. Sometimes it's enough to just take in the moment. Stretching yourself thin doesn't help in the long run. }}-

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-{{ It's been wonderful to see the Space Anomaly grow over time. This is home to me, and I'm always glad to see new travellers find their way here. It's a place of safety. }}-

[localsloth]

Crashed Freighter

Sudzerbal Galaxy

[localsloth]

It would seem that I have gravely miscalculated the circumstances of my situation.

Sudzerbal Galaxy

[localsloth]

I ran into my long lost cousin Fred at the Nexus. We’ve never exchanged words, and we’ll continue to never talk. Best cousin ever.

Sudzerbal Galaxy | Nexus

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》 Zuo-Zuo, my big giant baby.

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One thousand wasps descend upon your location rapidly. Get ready

-{{ Wh... what? Who– WHAT? This is, uh, a slight inconvenience. Could you please reschedule the one thousand wasps? I was supposed to be having a date night. }}-

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-{{ So this is a thing now. }}-