The Xypi (Piscivade shara), pronounced Shī-vĩ, is an alien resembling a mola-mola. It uses a large eye-like splotch with a black dash resembling a pupil for camouflage.
Unlike other piscivades, it swims backwards. What is the small hole on its supposed front is actually an anus, and the mouth is located just between the fins. It filter feeds on plankton and other small organisms, but has the capability of eating manmade debris without problems.
They mate in the spring, grouping into massive swarms in tropical equators far from their homes in the cold poles.
They give live birth to an estimated 200,000 babies each season per individual, although most of them die before reaching adulthood.
The babies are born a mere 2 centimetres (1 inch), but grow rapidly to a whopping 10 metres (32~ ft) in a matter of 6 Earth years, which is the time taken to reach adulthood.
Unfortunately, they do not live longer than their intended lifespan, which is 20 years. The oldest was reported only to be 25. Their ages are calculated by the small rings on their upper fins, in which one grows for each cycle around Sol-8 that Tx-199 makes—lasting exactly 2 Earth years.
They can live up to two full decades. Like other piscivades and the entirety of Piscidae in general, they keep their fertility throughout their entire lives and only lose it in times of heavy and rapid stress.
Attempts to keep them in captivity have gone surprisingly well, especially when paired with other animals. This may reflect their social hierchary, where the largest females lead the swarms. It may also have to do with stimulation.
They also survive fine solely on manmade debris, although it is advised not to use them as cleaning machines as they do not thrive well and need varied diets.
It is also advised not to keep them in captivity, as the costs of feeding them while on transport outweighs the general public’s interest—who wants to see an alien mola mola with an ass for a mouth, anyways?
movie/play about dating on the ace spectrum but everyone in this society is really into carving jello into intricate sculptures or something and they see it as a very important part of a relationship, and the protag goes on a bunch of first dates and goes “hey man btw im not super into carving jello sculptures actually, i mean its chill sometimes but its not really z big thing for me” and the date says “dont worry! a relationship shouldnt just be about carving jello sculptures thatd be silly :)” and then 2 months later theyre like “hey why havent we carved jello sculptures yet. idk if you actually like me”
A trio of characters from my weird dragon setting. If I ever make an rpg out of it, these guys would be the core party, united by the power of Group Project. I can’t quite call them original characters, since each is based on characters my friends made for a pilot session I ran in the setting. Ifemi is the unofficial leader, since the crux of the adventure (a survey of dragon meta-lairs) was her thesis proposal. She’s highly motivated and studious, if a bit over-invested in her favorite anime series. Leet was hand-picked by Ifemi for their experience with breaking into the cyberspace of runescribing monitors (magic computers), which has some practical application to entering and navigating dragon lairs. Matthias wants to be a Lone Warrior, but got tacked into the group by his grandfather, who is an actual dragon/notorious public benefactor that thought this would be a terrific character building experience for the lad.
I’m affectionately calling them the Cringe Crew
Some more character info down here:
Matthias is the literal golden child of the Delmar family, a dynasty of wealthy merchants in the seaside city of Kadromy. As part of a centuries-old ritual tying the wealth of the Delmar bloodline to the the intellectual wealth of Kadromy’s famous magic university, Matthias father was sired by the city’s resident dragon and university benefactor Saargasto the Nacreous. As a quarter gold-dragon, Matthias has a natural affinity to magic; the real challenge is learning to harness and control it, as his casting tends to be as explosive as his temper. He hates the rigid expectations of both school and his family, and in general just wants to cut his own path and be the cool mysterious guy in the corner of the tavern. Currently being forced to participate in a group project that he didn’t even come up with, which grates on him even more.
xXx_L33T_HAXXOR_xXx is the forum handle of an otherwise nameless young dwarf attending Kadromy University. They go by a number of nicknames, including Leet, Haxx, Nobody, and Jerma. The World Wide Weave is a dangerous place, as Leet learned the hard way in childhood after losing their true name and identity to fey mischief and a corrupted link. Their whole past had to be wiped to save them from being cursed for life, and rather than choose a new, normal name, Leet opted to just embrace anonymity. Dwarves in this setting are master builders of runescribing monitors (basically magic computers), so Leet has more experience with these powerful engines of conjuring and communication than most. Despite being quiet and secretive, Leet enjoys some infamy for their side hustle in pirated spell scrolls and fairy goods. Stuck in a group project with two insane people.
Ifemi Sowande is a bright young wizard-in-training at KMU (Kadromy Magical University), with a focus on sub-planar ecology, though she’s also adept in the fields of conjuration and evocation. She credits her tenacious approach to life to her fictional role model, Ajitama the ninja. Ifemi’s spellcasting technique is unorthodox, citing “styles of ninjutsu” and “the chi point system” as her primary methodology. Many find her personality odd and overbearing, but she has a heart of gold and will go out of her way to help classmates. Her extracurricular activities include parkour, kendo, jūjutsu, and being an active member of the school otaku club. Unfortunately, college is expensive even in in this fantastical realm, and Ifemi has contracted her fair share of curses trying to rip spell scrolls and unofficial manga translations off the www (world wide weave). She actually meets and befriends Leet after they start corresponding on a cyber-curse help forum and figure out they share a class.
like i’m actually so sick of it i’m two days from pulling my hair out and screaming in the walmart parking lot about how fake the constructs of our society are like you don’t have to do any of this shit you can have a fine and content life doing shit the way you want to do it oh my GOD you don’t need to have glass skin or have a 6 figure salary or try to find a house in the city or have a baby or try to get a promotion or whatever the hell else people told you makes for a happy life you can work at the library or pool forever if it makes you happy you can be single forever if it makes you happy have whatever the fuck kind of skin or hair or clothes you like having on your body have whatever the fuck kind of body you want this shit is MADE UP!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE AND NOT CONTINUALLY STRIVE FOR MORE AND MORE!!!!!!!!!
"ohhh wahhh the problem with building out america's rail network is that nobody wants to live next to train tracks-" I DO BITCH!!!!!!!! #I<3INDUSTRIALNOISES #SEXWITHATRAIN
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