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Local Group, members: Big Sis Moon, Grey Wind, Nine Sloppy Hats, Five Pebbles, Unparalleled Innocence
NSH: Hey user interface
NSH: Hey
NSH: Hey
NSH: Hey
NSH: Ungulate infant
NSH: Hey
UI: WHAT?
GW: Sig, what did you do to your name?
NSH: Oh its nothing. Moon changed hers, i thought id have some fun
FP: change it back. you're embarassing.
NSH: Nahhh i like it as it is now
BSM: Sig, please refrain from harassing the others.
NSH: Im not harassing anyone, my name is literally no significant harassment
NSH: Anyway i was just thinking about how upset impala was built over farmland
UI: please stop calling me that
NSH: Lol no. But seriously why would they build you over farmland
FP: get to the point and stop bothering us.
NSH: Chill out flaming popcorn
BSM: If this isn't important, Sig, it would be preferable if you could leave this for later.
NSH: No no im getting there i swear. My point is our creators probably ran out of space and started chucking iterators down randomly
FP: that's what you wanted to share?
NSH: Youre literally built over holy ground
GW: For once, I do have to agree. I believe there was something experimental about your construction, Moon?
BSM: Ah, yes. The details are a little fuzzy to me, but I was a proof of concept of sorts. The drainage systems have worked to clear out most of the water, but I'm still surrounded by a lot. It's definitely not the best set up.
NSH: Lotsa water for you
FP: okay you made your point, now shut up.
NSH: Okay okay i just wanted to share some observations. Were all little kiddies in comparison to suns
UI: and you decided you had to bother me specifically over that?
NSH: None of the rest of us are built over farmland, so of course
NSH: And you just make it easy to poke fun at you, uncomfortable island
UI: fuck off.
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A library atop a spire: Dr. Oldham and the Gargantia anime series [part 2]
Broke into two parts due to the number of images, since Tumblr only allows 10 images in each post.
Oldham laughs after that when Ledo says the social organization of Gargantia doesn't make sense, perhaps the best part of this scene:
Ledo is surprised by this, while Oldham's presumed children watch. It's really great to see their reactions here:
The scene ends not long after that when Oldham recommends Ledo talk to Amy's younger brother, Bebel. I have to say this is the best library scene I have seen in an animated show that shows a librarian to date. Before we move onto the next part of the episode, we get this great still image:
In fact, using this description, I had two fan fictions where libraries in Gargantia were a major part, the first where the protagonists visit the library and the second where the protagonist (after conducting an oral history) puts a warp pad in the library. So that was nice!
In the first OVA episode for Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet ("Far Beyond the Voyage" part 1), we see another library on the ship where Dr. Oldham looks at records, lots of them gathered together!
This library appears to have data files and not books. It also appears that Bebel is acting as a library helper.
The library featured in the original series does not reappear in these episodes. However, the presence of Dr. Oldham, acting as a librarian is still interesting as these episodes further explore his character.
{Pearl found in Unparalleled Innocence's farm sector.}
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Seven Red Suns, Five Pebbles
FP: what did you think of my argument?
SRS: Quite sound! You’ve clearly put a lot of thought into it.
FP: yes, well, we are iterators.
SRS: That wasn’t my point but alright~
FP: what was your point then?
SRS: Just that you piece your arguments together well. It shows care and dedication, and you are nothing if not dedicated.
FP: thank you.
SRS: Have you been working on anything else? This is quite the thing to present, and would have taken a lot of time.
SRS: Pebbles?
FP: admittedly, no.
SRS: Did you spend all of your time on this?
FP: there wasn’t anything better to do.
SRS: Now that’s not true. Broadening your horizons by talking to other iterators can lead to revelations!
FP: i talk to you.
SRS: And Moon, yes, but that’s a rather narrow scope. You don’t seem to talk to your young neighbor very much either, even though that would be the simplest option for you.
SRS: Pebbles? Are you still there?
FP: i'm not allowed to talk to innocence anymore.
SRS: … oh? What happened?
FP: i was ‘mean to them,’ according to moon.
SRS: Mean in what sense?
FP: moon called it ‘victim blaming.’
FP: i don’t see how what i said was cruel. if they don’t stand up for themself, they’ll never get anywhere. they already don’t, they just follow moon and wind around in everything they do.
FP: and they have that group of friends now that only encourage this. i don’t know how they expect innocence to do anything besides hide behind them.
SRS: Pebbles, that is quite enough.
SRS: From the few interactions I’ve had with Innocence, they simply need more time and patience to process and understand things. If they aren’t ready, you cannot force them to be ready. Doing so only exacerbates the problem.
FP: but they—
SRS: No, that is enough. I understand you were trying to help, but what you’re doing is hurting them.
SRS: You cannot make them be more like you. You cannot make them be bolder and more willing to speak up until they are ready to do so on their own.
SRS: They will grow into it, in their own time. The best thing you can do is to be patient with them.
FP: am i just supposed to watch other people scream at them?
SRS: Moon and Wind have taken precautions to prevent that from happening again. You don’t have to worry about that.
SRS: I understand, Pebbles. I truly do. Your intentions are kind. But they are not ready.
SRS: It would be like if I forced you to converse with the other senior iterators that I speak with on a regular basis. You’re not ready to present your research to them, and forcing you to do so would only worsen your performance.
SRS: Does that make sense?
FP: … yes.
SRS: It is for the best that you do not talk to them anymore, at least for now. They will need time to sift through their feelings.
SRS: In the meantime, I’m always here for conversation. I hope you find me a good conversation partner~
FP: … fine.
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WeManyChildren group, participants: Clandestine Question, Nine Silver Linings, No Mournful Night, Unparalleled Innocence
NSL: [An image of a scavenger.]
NSL: Found another cute one!
NMN: Ew
NSL: Night…
CQ: Lol.
NSL: At some point you all have to admit they’re cute.
NMN: No I don’t
NSL: I’ll wear you down. Just you wait.
NMN: Good luck u won’t win
NSL: Thanks for the luck!
CQ: Why do you even like them so much though silver.
NSL: Why not? They’re cute! They’re clever! Have you noticed how intricate their social relationships can be?
CQ: No lol i dont spend my time watching them.
NSL: Was that an insult orrr.
CQ: Nah i really just dont. Sometimes my overseers get feeds of them but i never pay attention.
NSL: Can’t believe I’m outnumbered here. Back me up Innocence!
UI: i dont think i can?
NSL: Not you too! D:
UI: they destroy my comms towers
NMN: Wait srsly
UI: yea they climb up there and take metal
NMN: How tf
NSL: See! They’re resourceful! That’s… not great though. I’ve never seen ours get that high up.
NMN: Well we have a weird layout and all
CQ: Ya maybe our placement prevents it?
NSL: I dunno, they seem like they’d find a way regardless!
UI: yea idk, but they can climb pretty fast
NSL: Wow. You have to send me a feed of that at some point.
UI: i can try, they really like killing my overseers
NSL: Ugh, yeah, they do that. It makes getting photos of them difficult.
NMN: Are u collecting pictures of them??
NSL: Yeah, and?
NMN: Ok I can’t argue with that
NSL: Hah!
NSL: But really, they have a lot of variation, it’s incredible. Here, look.
NSL: [An image of a brown scavenger.]
NSL: These are the most common, but then you have some like these.
NSL: [An image of a blue scavenger.]
CQ: Wha.
NMN: Wtf
NSL: I don’t know how it works yet! It doesn’t seem like this has been extensively researched either. My current hypothesis is it’s a phenomenon similar to erythrism, but with blue pigment instead of red.
NSL: There’s red ones too.
NSL: [An image of a scarlet scavenger.]
NSL: And it can get pretty intense!
UI: how many have you documented?
NSL: Quite a lot now! A few thousand pictures. They’re hard to study since they kill my overseers so much, but I’ve been trying to collect some genetic data from them so I can build a library of their genome.
UI: i can send you pictures from my facility grounds
NSL: Oh that’d be great, more variation is always better, thank you!
CQ: I have to admit, youve actually got me interested now.
NSL: See, Night?
NMN: Nuh uh I am not falling for it
NSL: Shame. In due time, Night. In due time.
NMN: Never
NSL: In due time!
An external record of the varied creatures found in the regions surrounding you. Logs will be updated when new critters are encountered.
Current entries:
- Giant milipede
- Silver lizard
- Noodleflies
- Miros quail
- River mice
- Miros vultures
Giant millipede
Big placid myriapod, able to grow to five times the length of your iterator puppet with ease. Some mutation occurred when the rains first began, allowing them to break through previous constraints on size. They are a distant relative of the electric centipedes found in other areas. Heavily armored with mildly toxic properties, they are not commonly hunted by the other creatures in the area, as typically no creature is able to tear into their tough shells before the rains pound down. They are detritivores, preferring to spend their time chowing down on various rotting plant matter and fungi. Their preferred meal is cloud ear mushroom, but they are opportunistic and will eat anything that is edible to them. Possessing no innate combat ability, their method of protecting themselves is to curl up into a tight, armored spiral when threatened, rendering them near impenetrable. They are docile enough that they may be ridden.
Silver lizard
Small, nimble, and curious, these pale colored lizards are the smallest of their creed. Even the next smallest, the neighboring blue lizards, are almost twice their size, though they are no less dexterous and eager to scale walls. Unlike other lizards, they are not obligate carnivores, indulging here and there in a vegetarian meal, though the bulk of their diet is still meat.
Owing to their delicate build, they are the fastest of all known lizards, both on flat terrain and on walls, but most of this speed is spent on investigating what piques their interest. Younglings in particular will occasionally risk their lives to investigate a point of interest. Flying objects are a marked curiosity to them.
Noodleflies
Strange flying insectoids that are aggressively protective of their young. The occasional smooth noodlefly makes its way over to these regions, particularly along the supports of your can, but the majority of the noodleflies here are of the marsh variety. They behave approximately the same as other variants of noodleflies, though they lay their eggs on the ground, burying them in mud to keep them moist. Their coloration tends towards dull browns and greys, with the occasional black noodlefly or perhaps a silver one, but those that struggle to camouflage are picked off quicker by lizards.
Unique to them is the ability to pseudo-swim through mud, as their relatively more muscular build allows them to push the semi-solid out of the way. Do not aggravate if at all possible, as they are the most vengeful of all noodlefly variants, and combined with their excellent memory, they will hunt down anyone that angers them for as long as they remember you. Because of their laser focused anger, though, they are less adept at dodging attacks than other noodlefly variants. Marsh noodlefly young are, unlike their parents, similarly helpless to other young noodleflies, but it is ill advised to try and interact with them.
Miros quail
Mutated versions of Miros vultures. Smaller than their vulture counterparts, they are no less vicious, eager to hunt down anything that moves, organic or otherwise. Their original purpose of separating organic matter from metal is long lost, and now they scavenge for metal parts to rebuild their own composite bodies, as well as creating fresh broods. Their core is organic, repurposed long ago to be able to process metal, while their extremities are metallic.
Their beaks are shorter than their vulture counterparts, but in some respects are sharper, able to chew through weakened metal. One similarity they retain with the other Miros avians is their sensitivity to light; since all of them are adapted to the dim conditions inside of processing facilities, any bright light is painful to their visual faculties, and in some cases can permanently blind them. However, blindness does not deter them; if anything, it only increases their ferociousness, running around and clamping their beaks around anything they can get to. It is generally inadvisable to engage with them, particularly since their metallic exterior makes combat difficult, but their eggs, if cracked open at an early stage, are edible.
River mice
A variant of lantern mice. Like their more common counterparts, river mice were purposed to provide light to any machinery that required it, particularly in areas where sustained, electronic lighting was not feasible. River mice in particular were purposed to be aquatic, designed for deep dives down into water near underwater machinery, and are modified in a variety of ways for extra agility in water. Their most notable feature is their ability to control the strength of their bioluminescence; when underwater, they glow more strongly, often appearing as tiny beacons darting through the water.
Though fearless around machinery, they are extremely afraid of other creatures, and will flee at the first hint of danger. This self preservative behavior also serves to protect the machinery they often flit around, drawing larger beings away from sensitive equipment.
They are omnivorous, but are generally opportunistic, eating whatever is nearby. Despite having "river" in their name, they did not originate from rivers, nor are they intentionally released near rivers; the name is a callback to their primal ancestors, which were often captured near sources of clean, moving water.
Miros vultures
Massive biomechanical avian constructs, made to serve various purposes. Miros vultures were the creation of Misty Insights, Rising of Sun, a deeply respected bioengineer who specialized in creating large purposed organisms. Their name was originally printed as MIROS vultures, but over time and due to convenience, the spelling became 'Miros,' changing the acronym of their creator's name into an adjectival modifier. This term is also used to describe other biomechanical constructs of the same type.
Perhaps confusingly, there are several variants of Miros vultures, all of which share the same name. The original design acted as a material sorter, and was significantly less organic; the majority of its organic parts were dedicated to digesting and processing metal, and they were poorly adapted to the light. However, as the age of iterators began, more organic variants were created, with most variants commonly being mobile guards for important facilities. They were favored for use in the memory crypts, due to their gigantic stature and their combat prowess. They were created to be intolerant of any trespassing creature, but passive to permitted citizens. This prevented lesser creatures from entering the memory crypts and potentially damaging the memorabilia resting within, while also serving as a deterrent for anyone who wished to sneak into the memory crypts for one reason or another. There have been some reports of injuries and death from those who attempted to enter the memory crypts without displaying proper identification.
In recent times, there have been increasing reports of mutated Miros vultures, a class of constructs that has been widely named the Miros avians. Miros quail, as observed by a few iterators, are significantly smaller and more aggressive than their vulture counterparts. Miros birds, a nonspecific term applied to mutated Miros vultures that do not fit the criteria for Miros quail, have also been documented. There is currently no known way of removing the mutations garnered by the Miros quail, and their highly aggressive nature makes studying them considerably difficult. Most iterators have opted to allow their memory crypts to fall to ruin.
CQ: Hey! I saw you in a chat group the other day and thought id say hi.
UI: who are you?
CQ: Im clandestine question, but you can call me des.
CQ: Im one of the new iterators. Got turned on very recently, poked around some groups, just kind of looking for people to talk to. You seemed as good a person as any.
UI: … me?
CQ: Yeah why not.
UI: oh. okay i guess
CQ: Youre young too right? Think i caught mention of that anyway.
UI: i suppose?
CQ: Cool.
CQ: You should come talk to my neighbors!
UI: why?
CQ: Why not?
UI: i still don’t really know who you are…
CQ: Youll find out in time, thats how making friends works!
UI: ????
CQ: Oh i didnt even ask you for your name yet, im going too fast.
CQ: Whats your name?
UI: … unparalleled innocence
CQ: Cool nice to meet you innocence.
CQ: Whend you get turned on?
UI: you’re asking so many questions…
CQ: Well my name is clandestine question, so.
UI: i don’t think that’s what clandestine means
CQ: I can just reinvent the meaning, who cares.
UI: oh… okay?
CQ: Youre very quiet.
UI: … thanks?
CQ: That wasnt a compliment.
UI: oh.
CQ: Wasnt an insult either! Just an observation.
UI: i don’t understand why you’re talking to me
CQ: Do i need a reason for that?
UI: i guess not
CQ: Cool, well im going to keep talking to you.
UI: … okay?
CQ: Youre like the only person whos responded so far, so that automatically makes me like you more. Also youre cool.
UI: ??? okay…
CQ: This means im going to keep talking to you forever now probably.
UI: uh
CQ: Never getting rid of me now.
UI: o…kay
UI: you’re weird
CQ: Ill take that as a compliment.
