#agendersynth

[nuclearnerves]

mspaint doodles from a fun chat w my pals on vc 🧡

[turbofanatic]

Reading through Aphelion, I really enjoy the way you accomplish worldbuilding. There's just one detail I can't quite figure out, though, and I was wondering if you could give me some clarity. How did turning the lost children into a hive "protect" them from Asher 1? What happens to a human's physical body and brain when they join a hive, and why was this state preferable during Asher 1's emergence? Does their body stay alive and retain human needs, or are their minds digitized and bodies discarded? Perhaps I've missed a bit of exposition, or maybe this is simply a spoiler.... in any case, I absolutely love your work. I look forward to anything and everything that you make.

Hives can absolutely keep their human bodies, with all the brain networking performed by glucose powered wires in the brain and antennae in the skin, though some opt to extract their brains and then use the bodies as remote control drones or give them to “blockhead” AIs. As for why this was done for the children, it wasn’t just the Asher, but the fact that nearly all adults west of the Mississippi were dead, infrastructure was ruined, and the survivors were busy trying to fight the asher. Millions of kids on their own in that situation aren’t going to survive for long, and good luck getting enough people to fix that in time.

At this point, millions of cheap brain hardened brain networks that turn children into an entity that can coordinate its own survival in a harsh environment start to look good.

You can just take the networks out once things calm down, right? Right?

[6kuros]

I want to knead your cat like uncooked dough

ok!!!!!!!!!!!!! she would let u if shes feeling friendly

[nuclearnerves]

Happy birthday. Lova you

lova you too….!!!! here, i never posted the little gordon wizard i drew for u

[justkleinerthoughts]

Mr potato head Dr kleiner

shave him clean cut him up serve him for dinder yum yum yum

[filamints]

41 for laurel

what's the silliest thing they've used magic to do? if they don't have magic, what's something silly they'd use it for if they did?

laurel can’t really do magic beyond basic prestidigitation. the silliest you would probably get is making some particularly shitty bland soup taste better. no wait, being mad that he doesn’t have access to particular scented candle or soap and conjuring the smell for a bit would also be pretty petty.

[melkamay]

Werewolf cool

YES!!! THANK U. they are very cool and awesome

[gryphsdeadbones]

WTF SHRIKE BIRTHDAY?? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

THANK U SYNTH 🥺!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!