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do u think omegaverse acknowledges covid-19 and the generation of people who permanently lost their sense of smell like how are they all scenting each other now is the omegaverse economy in shambles

gayagendaofficial

actually pheromone sensing works differently from normal olfaction, since humans in our world don’t have a functioning vomeronasal organ (VNO), we don’t have any data on how covid-19 would affect a functioning VNO in omegaverse AUs

gaysie

Actually there is evidence that covid probably would affect the VNO and it stands to reason would accordingly impair its function. Briefly:

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid, can only infect cells expressing a certain protein called ACE2

ACE2 is expressed widely in nasal cavity epithelial cells but not in olfactory sensory neurons.

Seo et al. (2021) studied potential nasal targets for SARS-CoV-2 using golden hamsters as a model organism (commonly used as a proxy for humans in virology studies)

They found ACE2 expression in the main olfactory bulb epithelium (MOE, your “normal” nose organ) as well as the vomeronasal organ (VNO)

Several cell types in the VNO were able to be infected and they also found significant inflammatory activity (macrophage activation, apoptotic cells, etc)

The specifics of how covid actually causes dysosmia are not known for sure but epithelial damage by local inflammatory immune responses likely plays a role, especially because sensory neurons themselves are not affected (Bilinska, & Butowt, 2020). Therefore I would suggest a potential similar effect of VNO dysfunction as we see in the main olfactory bulb

From Seo et al.: “Considering the function of the VNO, infection and subsequent pathologic changes may affect the behavior of Syrian hamsters”

If it stands to reason that omegaverse individuals have functioning VNOs similar to members of the animal kingdom, then it is more than reasonable to conclude that covid may cause them to lose not only their main olfactory function, but also their VNO function as well

References: (1) (2)

In conclusion the omegaverse economy IS in shambles.

mahalidael

OP this is very well-written but im still hung up on how you came onstage dressed as a clown only to tear off the costume and reveal yourself as a biologist

cannibalchicken

cursed-and-haunted

Whenever I see an Ivan Aivazovski painting the sea monster in me goes absolutely feral

cursed-and-haunted

I see this and I've never wanted to sink a ship so much in my life I'm biting through wood as we speak

cursed-and-haunted

God if I saw this in person I'd straight up start slithering. Start writhing

ataehone

The way he just *clenches fist* makes water light up from the inside. Ugh, I once zoned out in front of one of his larger paintings in a gallery and came to, like, twenty minutes later, smelling saltwater and tasting driftwood.

This is his largest painting ever. It is 2,8×4,2 meters large. That is about 9'3"×14'1". It took him ten days to paint. This is a guy who painted normal-sized paintings in an hour, two, tops, according to contemporaries.

He was utterly unique.

sol-rust

Makima

fishandshesmygills

trying to remove the shame and let it go but it just keeps on coming like handkerchiefs out of a clown

valtsv

you should always be careful when you fall back asleep again after waking up because sometimes you will just have a pleasant little snooze but sometimes you'll get trapped in TIME PRISON. unfortunately there is no way to predict this.

tksnim

The Hanged Man card has the meaning of sacrifice, intuition, trial, and wisdom. It’s known for card finding wisdom after the tribulation. Thancred who went through the suffering of the loss of Minfilia and eventually overcome his trial after the battle against Ran’jit may suit well with this card.

This card is one of the visually well know card in tarot card. Usually the tarot card illustration is a person hanging under the tree, yet it does not show well with the story I wanted to tell. I composed Thancred upside down to keep the idea of The Hanged Man. Instead of tying the character, I tied a ribbon (symbolize Minfilia) on to his gunblades.

tksnim

The Moon card symbolizes intuition, dreams, and unconscious.

This card I focused on literal word (the moon) than symbolization. Well… It’s moon card and ffxiv have moon! Loporrits and watcher were first thing came into my mind. Also 2023 is rabbit’s year. Happy New Year! :D

tksnim

The Lovers card means harmony, partnerships, and meaningful relationship. There are different types of love. You can interpret it in a romantic relationship or could be friendship and family love.

ffxiv is open to a relationship (it’s harder to find an official they said couple?) I was debating who I should draw this card. Moenbryda and Urianger relationship can interpret as a romantic or nonromantic love relationship. It is up to the audience how this card will describe their relationship. What we know is Urianger loved Moenbryda as a good friend or maybe more.

plumfestival

tourists

leviathan-supersystem

i know the entire point of the media is to turn working class people against each other and protect ruling class capitalists, but this is a little on the nose