#celestial flora

[kazeharuhime]

Twina Celestia

Twina Celestia always grow in pairs, merging together during their growth to become one flower. The water it gathers in its blossom is said to have celestial properties, like liquid moonlight itself.

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Orbitania

The Orbitania is one of several specimens noted in last year's expedition to Hoshimi Island. From its dark stem color, a hypothesis has been put forth that it may originate from the Flyona line. Other evidence to support this idea is the faintly gummy, licorice-like taste of the stem, a trait which proper Flyona stems have in full. It would seem that other Hoshimi Island flora have a much stronger influence on it than any possible connections to the Flyona line, as its flowers share many of the characteristics of small, creeping vine flowers that were found growing near specimens such as the Spirra Starra, and its fruit bears resemblance to that of a Münlala Spikalif's. As far as the taste of the fruit goes, it was deemed unideal for eating. Like the Münlala's fruit, it proved to be hollow with a light fuzz over top. Light appears to emanate from this skin layer and not the inside, same as its relative's produce. Inside it is a small, dark flower. The fruit can be squeezed to produce water, but isn't particularly flavorful. The yellow petals, however, were noted to have a distinct sour note. The roots have a distinct spicy, radish-like taste when properly washed and prepared, though the upper root layer tends to be more like the stem.

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Mün Malia (& Cresca Trees)

Within Hoshimi Island lies a previously undiscovered forest where the Mün Malia can be found, surrounded by trees with glowing crescents as leaves. While Mün Malias grow in the grasslands with the other Hoshimi Island plants as well, reports about those in the grasslands differ greatly from the ones found in the forest, which have a much more metallic sheen and taste, though their hollow cores remain the same. These differences have led to some dispute as to the identity of the two Mün Malia types, and to differentiate, the forest version is sometimes called Mün Malia Metalica after it's difference in texture, and the grassland version is called Mün Malia Luminlara after its glowing larheads. Others have considered if the initial name for the forest version should not be changed to further differentiate the two, proposing Metalica Malia as the name for it. Others have proposed putting the qualifying names first instead of last, i.e. Metalica Mün Malia and Luminlara Mün Malia respectively.

The existence of the forest in which the plant can be found is a somewhat baffling one, as Hoshimi Island is a small, grassy piece of land off the northern cape of Crescent Minoria. A brightly glowing forest surely would not have gone previously unnoticed in past expeditions, as, under the influence of its home continent, the island rarely receives enough sunlight to out-compete its glowing flora. So how could such an obvious forest have gone unnoticed before? Several hypotheses have been put forth as research on the subject has gone underway. Could the forest have phantom properties, sort of like Hanabana Bima Island? Or perhaps the forest is at a point lower than the grasslands, making it harder to spot. Researchers at the Queen's Palace hypothesized that perhaps the team on-site must have somehow stumbled into an underground forest. So far, the thesis with the most traction is that the forest may actually be a pocket dimension. However, the door to this pocket dimension has yet to be determined.

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Münlala Spikalif

Another one of the flora found on Hoshimi Island, the Münlala's stem and leaf texture is a bit more like a succulent than the other more glass-like stems of other flora found on the island closer to the Crescent Minoria continent. It retains many features suited for a dry climate, perhaps evidencing some influence from the other nearest continent, Koraln Sing, or else potentially Wing Alayna where some of its relatives may be found. It is thought to have some connection to the Omu-omu Plantai due to the similarity of texture between the Münlala's stem/leaves and the bracts of the former. For this reason, it is also thought there could be Münlala with a variety of stem colors including purple, as the Omu-omu Plantai is normally found in purple, but as Hoshimi Island is still newly discovered, there have yet to be any sightings of Münlala with varying stem colors. However, it is quite possible that it could be bred to have a variety of stem colors at the very least, and horticulturists are eager for the chance to prove this hypothesis correct.

As for its glowing fruit, there is still not much known. It is thought to be related to perhaps the Spirra Starra due to the fact they both glow, but their connection is tenuous at best. As samples are sent back to the Queen's Palace in central west Wing Alayna for study, researchers expect to have a better grasp on the properties of this newly discovered flora.

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Radiana Waterina

Rainwater gathers in its small, clear blossoms. The buds within their them glow faint blue at certain times of year. It is said to gather energy from the moon and stars and condense it into liquid form, storing it in the cup formed by its petals.

A close relative of the Radiana Kandia, it can be found on both continental Fuline Ah and Reline Ah, as well as their islands.

[silkazure]

Celestial Flora: The Epistler Project

I started off this project not exactly sure what my personal goal was. At first, I was just looking around me, trying to get some sort of meaning out of my organic chemistry lab manual which I had at my hip for the past two months. That class really increased my anxiety levels this semester, and I remembered how I felt the same way in high school for my AP classes. It was much worse then. Most of the time, intrusive thoughts would invade my daily life by telling me I’m not good enough or that I should just hide in a hole for ten years because I expressed some sort of emotion. It seems silly, but it’s how I felt most of the time. After a while, I started to push back the intrusive thoughts by reassuring myself I was doing my best, sometimes out loud. This gave me the idea to use subliminal messaging in some poems I had already wrote.

The parentheses used in this project can hold a higher meaning in the chemistry nomenclature. When writing a chemical formula, parentheses are used for when a atom has multiple bonds, usually a double bond and a single bond i.e. C(O)OH. The thing about double bonds are that they are shorter and weaker than single bonds and put a lot of strain on the molecule. If I look at the C being my life, (O) being my intrusive thoughts, and OH being my combatant positivity, then my strain lies with the double bond. Although I have a weaker bond with my intrusive thoughts, I would need some outside energy to break it.

If you’re still confused by the format of the poems, that’s fine. The letters in parentheses spell out some of my most common intrusive thoughts, and the letters that are uppercase spell out my usual combatant phrase. I wrote the actual poems using a large array of sources i.e. my lab manual, permutated songs, out of context experiences. The name of each poem also has a meaning following flower language, and it’s best to read them in order.

[silkazure]

Sweat Pea

i hear you watching

(come) WHY

you see me listening

(inside) DONT

pierce the heart on my sleeve

(head-on) YOU

take your prize

(dea    d-   e

                     n  

                             d

                                     )

                                                                                       STAY            

Epistler ver. x

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Petunia

rose(s) are red         fill me u(p)                     coura(g)e laugh(s)

viole(t)s are blue      tear me down                the nIght is y(o)ung

w(o)nder bread        (b)ermuda butt(e)rcup    (a)mber polygrAphs

blink-182                   yellow(i)sh brow(n)        Mother to(n)gue

               past the k(n)ife                      bruIses (y)earn

              thr(o)ugh the heart                  rule of thumb

              lost the striFe                         ball up and discerN

              night shift at Walmart              equil(i)brium

                                        diamond princess

                                      firi(n)g squad

                                      ambitious forgivenEss

                                      word of (g)od

Epistler ver. x