#elektroyu

[delta-chan]

elektroyu replied to your post: Giddy… I wanted to get Lahabrea’s ~favorite...

Cool, congrats! I’m still trying to get mine… ��

Oh my! D: I wish you big luck!

It took me two hours worth of soloing Garuda at two minutes per run, this thing’s drop rate is terrible but it’s worth it!

[wyrd66]

Okay, FINALLY here is my response to @elektroyu’s amazing interaction between Inra and Raiker! It has been literally years since I’ve painted anything more in-depth than a portrait with watercolors, and I am definitely rusty. XD  It was a lot of fun, and I learned a lot!

I love Inra, he’s such a cool character. I was super excited to be able to continue this little interaction. Thank you for letting me play with your boy, Elektroyu!

[wyrddogs]

elektroyu replied to your photoset “From walkies this morning. They got hot, but had a good time.”

Bindi paces! (or is it ambling? looks faster though) Does she do this regularly? I think I've seen it before in photos

She does pace! She’s usually a trotter, but I think her right front wrist is troubling her, so she’s been pacing more than normal recently.

[wyrd66]

A qualat for @elektroyu! You drew one with mouse markings earlier, and I’ve loved their design for a long time, so I wanted to give it a go. I gave it one of your little boy’s markings, I hope you don’t mind!

[wyrd66]

For the OC meme: 7 for Julian, 16 for Banjaree, 17 for Dale 🙊🙏

7. Realistically, could your OC (in their normal circumstances- i.e. at thier own house/battlecamp/spaceship etc.) keep a small child alive for a week if they had to?  A Dog?  A Houseplant? A rock with a  smiley face painted on?

Julian can definitely keep a dog alive. A small child may be pushing it. (”Here is a cookie– kids eat cookies, right? Okay, now go– somewhere else, and play or whatever kids do.” And, “You want a bedtime story?? Do I look like I know any fucking kid’s stories?”)

I think he would definitely kill a houseplant.

Now I want to give him a rock with a smiley face. (”It’s my guard rock.”  “Your what?”  “If someone is bugging me, it hits them in the face.”)

16. How strong or weak is your OC’s Impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened becuase of thier Impulsivity or inability to be so? 

I think that Banjaree’s impulse control is not as good as he thinks it is. Especially when his cousin (and later, Pash) is involved. Upta and Banjaree have definitely had a lot of misadventures together, running around on Unity and being wild children.

I want to say that the worst thing that happened might have been when Banjaree was in his tweens, and some paski called him trash, and he bit them. Not good. Military Police got involved, his aunt Rishi (one of the local MP “chiefs”) had to step in, and he was grounded for quite some time. The Awir-Keroor family got into trouble, too. Banjaree had a very serious talking-to from his aunt, uncle, and papa about his behavior. (Rishi’s was stern but not unsympathetic, Sona’s was pissed, and Geet’s was sad.)

He was better-behaved after but a lot angrier.

17. How does your OC sabotage themselves?

Dale has some self-worth issues along with PTSD, so sometimes he doesn’t really think that good things deserve to happen to him. Or if things have been good for a while, he gets afraid that something bad is imminent. Being involved with the Protection Force also isolates him from other humans in many ways– he literally cannot talk about his involvement with anyone, because death!– so he gets very lonely.

He wouldn’t trade Cuneyt for anything but sometimes it would be nice to share his experiences with someone who isn’t, you know, brainwashed.

Thank you for asking!

[delta-chan]

elektroyu replied to your post: Title: Lessons Genre: Shenanigans. Very short...

You always write such delightful little things that make me laugh and smile and that never fail to deliver a certain tingle, too. Thank you for sharing, I really appreciate it! ❤

Thank you! It’s a nice, fun exercise for me to write my itsty-bitsy fic, so I’m glad you’re enjoying them! :3 And the Elidibus hype train >>;

[wyrd66]

George responses

Responses-- and further questions-- to this post about my rubber plant. @pallanophblargh @mokiarome @elektroyu

Pallanophblargh:  Alright, I'm going to pose some questions! It's good that you've made sure he's going to get more sun (can't go wrong there,) but make sure he isn't in super hot sun for hours right away! They can burn if they move suddenly from low to high light. I'm guessing it's dry, too: When i check my own plants, I insert my finger into the soil, and check the rigidity (turgidity) of the leaves. If they're limp, and the soil is dry more than an inch down, give a heavy watering until water comes out bottom.

Empty saucer so it's not standing in water. On misting: I personally feel it increases the chance of fungal diseases, so I don't do it. Whether this holds true in California, I'm not sure! Some put their pots in a dish with pebbles and water to increase humidity.I'm not sure what the spots are. I'm still uncertain about those spots, but they could be fungal. If it keeps getting larger but hasn't spread to other leaves, you might remove the leaf. Of course, be prepared for lots of white latexy sap if you do! 

The snake plant won't need misting either, I think it'll be fine with your climate, as long as he's getting water every 3 weeks or so (bone dry soil) and some light. 

About the pot color: Sometimes terracotta type pots stain dark, and they will get a moldy looking covering. Shouldn't be harmful, but aside from using a finger to check soil moisture, I use wooden stakes! Hope this helps, George doesn't appear to be in any immediate danger. (They're tough!)

So I instead of a windowsill I have a sliding glass door, and the plants are on a bookshelf about two and a half feet from the window. I was keeping the blinds mostly closed but have opened them more so they get more sun. (It gets really fucking hot in my apartment, so I have to keep it at least a little dark so Bindi the dog doesn’t expire.)

I did end up removing the leaf because the weird colors had spread and definitely looked fungal. I also watered them because the soil was dry like you said. His bigger leaves look a little better, but one of the smaller ones is still pretty curled. I’ll keep an eye on it.

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Mokiarome:  rubber plants are tropical species so they need water and humidity to not dry out. If the leaves are curling and youve had the AC on, my bet is lack of humidity. Spritzing wont help, you need to stick him in a windowsill where the humidity is higher, make a mini greenhouse using some clingwrap, or turn the AC down. An easy temporary fix is sticking it in the bathroom at shower time but it will need humidity all the time.

The white patches are where the chlorophyll has died. That cant be fixed, you just have to live with it now. Dying chlorophyll is due to lack of nutrients and poor sunlight. You have to remember that indoor plants still need time outside (under shade, they haven’t developed natural sunscreen living inside so can get burnt fast) as they dont get sufficient sunlight inside. To a plant, sunlight indoors even coming through a window is like twilight/nighttime.

Water permeable pots mean that root systems dry out faster. If the pot looks dry the roots and soil are definitely dry. If the pot looks wet but the soil is dry, then the roots are also dehydrated. Either way it needs a water. Rule of thumb is that if you stick your finger into the soil adpnd the first 2-3cm are dry, then water ensuring the pot has good drainage out the bottom.

I don’t have a windowsill unfortunately, so I’ll take him into the bathroom during showers and try out the clingwrap.

It isn’t too bad today so I put them out on my (shady) balcony in the late afternoon. I do have a question, though-- where I live summers are generally between 95 and 115F, with humidity at 30% or lower. I keep my apartment around 80F. Would the difference in temperature hurt them at all when I put them outside?

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Elektroyu:  Seconding the tips about watering (water when the top of the soil has gone dry; I've heard the soaking method works well for f. elastica) and what @pallanophblargh said about the bigger dead spots in the leaf. Apart from that I think misting may have been a good choice. If you keep it up for a few days you should be able to see if it improves George or if it's detrimental to his wellbeing. If all else fails you could still take him to the people you bought him from, they can inspect him in person and may be able to give you a more accurate assessment.

I’ll keep misting him for a bit and see if that helps, in addition to the bathroom thing. And taking him back to the store is a good idea. The guy I talked to in there seemed really knowledgable. He was the one who told me to mist the rubber tree.

Thank you for responding, everyone! I really appreciate it.

[wyrd66]

elektroyu replied to your photoset: Because sometimes you just want to draw a monster....

You know, I saw this recently and the words ‘plantigrade’ and 'thylacine’ caught my eye. Now I’m taking a closer look at thylacines and I’M INTRIGUED. Why do they look the way they look?? Lots of questions, and I may steal some of their quirky anatomy for my qualats… So, I have to thank you for pointing my attention to thylacines! I’m devastated they’re extinct, though. I want a skull replica, please.

Right?? Han brought it to my attention and my mind was blown.

Do put their anatomy into qualats! That’d be awesome!