my space setting is named cosmic catalyst ,
or coscat for short,
it’s a world where the galaxies we live in are the slow turning gears to a dying universal machine. as the cells of the machine breaks down, the energy that is released (planetary plasma) is recorded to be a direct cause of evolution.
instead of letting theirs release slowly, the humans of earth developed a specialized drilling rig to mine this plasma from the surface of the earth’s core, kickstarting a mass evolution in technology (and an early planetary collapse).
the two key developments from this found fuel are:
- body modifications, that vary from aiding people with disabilities to creating super heroes. the first generation of heroes were created in 1998, the last generation were born in 2065.
- interplanetary travel technology made massive leaps. planetary plasma was a type of fuel that allowed for safer launches because it wasn’t a combustible material. it was dubbed “leap fuel” after a test launch sent a robot-manned flight past mars.
i’m not going to go too deep into the mechanics of either, but these advancements allowed for human colonization on mars by 2008. unfortunately since it was headed by america, it started militaristic.
i’m not the biggest science fiction nerd, but i’m starting to ease my way in. the best way i know how is to make characters for this world. ✨ thankfully i’m joined by my partner for it.
clancy dewan, 25/26, cis male — 🇮🇳 / 🇮🇩 / 🇬🇧
once an up and coming pilot for the milky way united’s military, turned runaway space highway man after blowing up earth’s moon accidentally.
his father was a famous astro-archeologist and was among the many people researching how long lost extraterrestrial civilizations worked with planetary plasma. clancy’s mother is a star ship pilot for the milky way united’s military, and her father is a general stationed on some other planet in the galaxy.
his persona is “kid djinn”
using body modifications he received , he channels fire through his body. an artificial vent attached to the small intestine siphons and digests carbohydrates. using an implant in the upper spine, a message is given to bone marrow to produce extra blood. this extra blood passes through an added chamber that turns it into planetary plasma.
carbohydrates + p-plasma are then bound in blood vessels whenever clancy activates the “turn on fire” command. the blue flames shooting out of the vents in his shoulders, biceps, and crown are a result of this.
due to the properties of the p-plasma, the fire is entirely under clancy’s control. when asked about it, he feels like the fire is apart of him. shooting them off to him feels like clipping his nails or cutting his hair.
while clancy is the ship’s captain; olive is the weapon’s master. a nine foot tall bio-android. this is my partner’s oc, we’re still working on ‘em. :-3
clancy; 🔥
olive: 🫒
based on an african goliath beetle. :-) 🪲