Weeping Shade

[shade-that-weeps]

…fallen… forgotten… this shade… without mask…

…this shade… it weeps for those… who fell before it… and after… the vessels… deemed impure… its tears fall… for the fallen…

Hello and welcome to the Weeping Shade ask blog!

PRONOUNS:

the Shade uses mainly it/its pronouns but also he/him, they/them, and ae/aer

RULES:

no NSFW (gore is ok)

no direct physical harm to the Shade without my consent

keep location and effects in mind before interacting

magic anons are allowed, but i will not answer anything that makes me uncomfortable!

do not force-revive it, i have a plan

absolutely no bigotry in interactions or asks, including homophobia, transphobia, ableism, racism, and anything else like that

CW: minor suicidal ideation(?), possible gore, depression

TAGS:

[echoes of the fallen] = answering asks

[luminous tears] = general in character posts

[dry your eyes] = ooc posts

[impression of the void] = art tag

[hollow brethren] = interactions with other vessels

[ghost in the machine] = interactions with cogbugs, but mostly Trinn

[call of the void] = general interactions

[shade-that-weeps]

ouhhh poor dear... 😢 you want a hug?

…contact… is ill advised… this shade… is formed from void…

[the Shade is hugged anyway.]

…!

[…its tears flow freely. it has never experienced this gesture of affection.]

[third-sentinel]

*kidnaps you to Hallownest*

What the FU-

*is kidnapped*

@shade-that-weeps

[shade-that-weeps]

*a shade floats over to the automaton, a trail of glowing tears seeping into the ground behind it.*

…gilded warrior… not from here…

[third-sentinel]

Trinn jumps.

...hello little one.

Are you aware of our location-state? It...does not.

[shade-that-weeps]

…Hallownest… infected kingdom… taken over by… the light…

[third-sentinel]

Understood...

What is your name-title little one?

Assistance?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… is simply called… “the Weeping Shade”… it weeps… for fallen vessels… like itself… and its own… lost self…

[third-sentinel]

Little shade, can this Beast...offer assistance-help?

[shade-that-weeps]

…its mask… lost… must be found… its self, regained… will the cogbug… help this shade… to find its… shattered form…?

[third-sentinel]

Trinn gets up and dusts itself off.

One does not know the lay of the land. But it will do its best to assist with the task.

Do you have an idea, where you left-discarded it?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade is… uncertain… swept away… from the split mask… lost…

[third-sentinel]

Lost?

...so is this one...

Alright. We shall search everywhere we can reach-wander, then.

...if we could acquire a map, that would be most helpful.

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… knows not… lay of the land… cannot locate quickly… a map… apologies…

[third-sentinel]

Then let us wander-search.

Surely, with the two of us, we will find our way-path...

Trinn ignores the sense of nostalgia that bubbles up. Two wanderers, on the Path to find something important...

It refocuses quickly.

It picks a direction, and starts to walk.

[shade-that-weeps]

*the Shade floats beside Trinn, a trail of glowing tears lingering before being absorbed into the stone.*

…this shade… it has been… curious… curious about… the shambling dead… the husks…

[third-sentinel]

One is also curious. What drives them up? What pushes them forward-onward?

[shade-that-weeps]

…it has been… feeling… it is not… meant to feel… yet… this shade feels… sorry for the husks…

[echothevessel]

[a Shade approaches, luminous tears of Soul pouring from its eyes.]

greetings, Pane… this Shade has… heard that you are… in search of family… other Void-Born…

(@shade-that-weeps)

*Pane tilted their head seeing another sibling approach them.* “oh, yeh! I gonna try to find Siba Ghost! I just.. gotta figure out where they are first… Another sibing told me they were past the City, but never told me..where… i tink they’re in the place before the Abyss, because Siba Ghost wrote on dead buggies that are found there, but I dunno..”

[shade-that-weeps]

ghost…? this shade… does not know… where to find them… its memories… left behind… alongside its mask…

[third-sentinel]

*kidnaps you to Hallownest*

What the FU-

*is kidnapped*

@shade-that-weeps

[shade-that-weeps]

*a shade floats over to the automaton, a trail of glowing tears seeping into the ground behind it.*

…gilded warrior… not from here…

[third-sentinel]

Trinn jumps.

...hello little one.

Are you aware of our location-state? It...does not.

[shade-that-weeps]

…Hallownest… infected kingdom… taken over by… the light…

[third-sentinel]

Understood...

What is your name-title little one?

Assistance?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… is simply called… “the Weeping Shade”… it weeps… for fallen vessels… like itself… and its own… lost self…

[third-sentinel]

Little shade, can this Beast...offer assistance-help?

[shade-that-weeps]

…its mask… lost… must be found… its self, regained… will the cogbug… help this shade… to find its… shattered form…?

[third-sentinel]

Trinn gets up and dusts itself off.

One does not know the lay of the land. But it will do its best to assist with the task.

Do you have an idea, where you left-discarded it?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade is… uncertain… swept away… from the split mask… lost…

[third-sentinel]

Lost?

...so is this one...

Alright. We shall search everywhere we can reach-wander, then.

...if we could acquire a map, that would be most helpful.

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… knows not… lay of the land… cannot locate quickly… a map… apologies…

[third-sentinel]

Then let us wander-search.

Surely, with the two of us, we will find our way-path...

Trinn ignores the sense of nostalgia that bubbles up. Two wanderers, on the Path to find something important...

It refocuses quickly.

It picks a direction, and starts to walk.

[shade-that-weeps]

*the Shade floats beside Trinn, a trail of glowing tears lingering before being absorbed into the stone.*

…this shade… it has been… curious… curious about… the shambling dead… the husks…

[shade-that-weeps]

[gives you a mug of tea]

here, buddy! have something warm :) soothe the sadness for a time

…this liquid… unfamiliar… does the shade… consume it…?

…

*it dips a tendril of Void into the tea, sucking it up like a straw.*

…! …rather soothing… thank you…

[antisocial-ratboy]

tag all your fave people

@junip3r-tree @katiethecreature @randomasstalkingdeer @sofiadoesgayart @canisfossil @cyberbeast99 @fennthetalkingdog

[sleepy-echo19]

uhhhh hai im here i supposeeee ehehe

@tanyindrawsandgames @therunawayvessel @echothevessel @ddminecart @phantom-of-the-exhaust-organ @mantis-sisters-of-battle @carvaiine @i-eat-legs @monomon--the--teacher @partialpablo

these are all the goobers i thought of off the top of my brain there are probably more that it doesn't wish to tell me y'all are genuinely so cool 😭

[shade-that-weeps]

(i am also i-eat-legs btw :3) THANK YOU THANK YOU AGH

[shade-that-weeps]

give you

Redwood cube

Copper cube

Silver cube

gold cube

Lead cube

Ten ton Uranium cube- wait a second

[shade-that-weeps]

Do you recall seeing anything unique or especially abnormal?

…gilded cog-bug… Trinn… from another kingdom… not from… Hallownest… odd… yet not unwelcome…

[shade-that-weeps]

Do you know of The Collector?

…hhh… greed-stricken bug… and yet… kind to critters… that it captures…? so this shade… has heard…

[shade-that-weeps]

*pets you gently*

*a bubbling purr-like sound emanates from the center of the Shade.*

…this shade… is grateful for… affection…

[shade-that-weeps]

Oh,,, Little Shade.

Why do you cry-weep,?

…this shade… it weeps for… the fallen vessels… like itself…

[shade-that-weeps]

Weeping child deep in abyss

Won't thee clim higher to the light?

…stranger poet… speaking from far… the light is out of reach…

…this shade that weeps… the form it keeps… will never surface breach…

[third-sentinel]

*kidnaps you to Hallownest*

What the FU-

*is kidnapped*

@shade-that-weeps

[shade-that-weeps]

*a shade floats over to the automaton, a trail of glowing tears seeping into the ground behind it.*

…gilded warrior… not from here…

[third-sentinel]

Trinn jumps.

...hello little one.

Are you aware of our location-state? It...does not.

[shade-that-weeps]

…Hallownest… infected kingdom… taken over by… the light…

[third-sentinel]

Understood...

What is your name-title little one?

Assistance?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… is simply called… “the Weeping Shade”… it weeps… for fallen vessels… like itself… and its own… lost self…

[third-sentinel]

Little shade, can this Beast...offer assistance-help?

[shade-that-weeps]

…its mask… lost… must be found… its self, regained… will the cogbug… help this shade… to find its… shattered form…?

[third-sentinel]

Trinn gets up and dusts itself off.

One does not know the lay of the land. But it will do its best to assist with the task.

Do you have an idea, where you left-discarded it?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade is… uncertain… swept away… from the split mask… lost…

[third-sentinel]

Lost?

...so is this one...

Alright. We shall search everywhere we can reach-wander, then.

...if we could acquire a map, that would be most helpful.

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… knows not… lay of the land… cannot locate quickly… a map… apologies…

[third-sentinel]

*kidnaps you to Hallownest*

What the FU-

*is kidnapped*

@shade-that-weeps

[shade-that-weeps]

*a shade floats over to the automaton, a trail of glowing tears seeping into the ground behind it.*

…gilded warrior… not from here…

[third-sentinel]

Trinn jumps.

...hello little one.

Are you aware of our location-state? It...does not.

[shade-that-weeps]

…Hallownest… infected kingdom… taken over by… the light…

[third-sentinel]

Understood...

What is your name-title little one?

Assistance?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… is simply called… “the Weeping Shade”… it weeps… for fallen vessels… like itself… and its own… lost self…

[third-sentinel]

Little shade, can this Beast...offer assistance-help?

[shade-that-weeps]

…its mask… lost… must be found… its self, regained… will the cogbug… help this shade… to find its… shattered form…?

[third-sentinel]

Trinn gets up and dusts itself off.

One does not know the lay of the land. But it will do its best to assist with the task.

Do you have an idea, where you left-discarded it?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade is… uncertain… swept away… from the split mask… lost…

[shade-that-weeps]

You are presented with a tangerine peeled to perfection.

…a fruit…?

*it floats over to the tangerine, inspecting it before wrapping a tendril of void around it. the fruit is absorbed into its body, dissolving completely.*

…sweet… refreshing… feels like… touching a waterfall… many thanks… kind stranger…

[third-sentinel]

*kidnaps you to Hallownest*

What the FU-

*is kidnapped*

@shade-that-weeps

[shade-that-weeps]

*a shade floats over to the automaton, a trail of glowing tears seeping into the ground behind it.*

…gilded warrior… not from here…

[third-sentinel]

Trinn jumps.

...hello little one.

Are you aware of our location-state? It...does not.

[shade-that-weeps]

…Hallownest… infected kingdom… taken over by… the light…

[third-sentinel]

Understood...

What is your name-title little one?

Assistance?

[shade-that-weeps]

…this shade… is simply called… “the Weeping Shade”… it weeps… for fallen vessels… like itself… and its own… lost self…

[third-sentinel]

Little shade, can this Beast...offer assistance-help?

[shade-that-weeps]

…its mask… lost… must be found… its self, regained… will the cogbug… help this shade… to find its… shattered form…?