#helming

[suncaptor]

why not helm psionic mutants and make them useful (exploitable) members (objects) of the empire... if you didn't most of them are kind of batshit crazy and will probably like kill themselves or be horribly distressed or hurt someone else anyways 🤷🏻🤷🏻 we would just kill them all but yknow they do have a certain trait we can use and hey aren't they all the better for it 🥰🥰

[tox-talks]

[xxforsaken-angelxx]

🎨 for hydromatic!

so yknoww

thats them an all

[purposefulvoid]

~~☐= An e%p1anati0n 0f He1ming in my time1ine

~~☐= This is 0nce again a warning that if the subject matter 0f the he1ming practice is disturbing t0 y0u n0t t0 read these p0sts ~~☐= I a1s0 want t0 warn specifica11y that my time1ine seems t0 be fair1y different fr0m the n0rm ~~☐= S0 p1ease keep in mind I sha11 be de1ving int0 the f0110wing: ~~☐= Ens1avement - Mind breaking - G0re - Pan trauma - Graphic descripti0ns 0f medicu11 pr0cedures - Graphic descripti0ns 0f parasites ~~☐= If any m0re c0ntent warnings app1y p1ease d0 1et me kn0w

~~☐= I have d0ne e%tensive research 0n this subject ~~☐= Part1y because I needed t0 kn0w what the a1ternative t0 my current 1ife w0u1d be ~~☐= And part1y sheer m0rbid curi0sity ~~☐= The He1ming system was 0rigina11y designed by 0ne Administer G10wgaze Zahhak ~~☐= In the research papers I was ab1e t0 hack fr0m Im**ria1 systems he menti0ns that the 0rigina1 idea actua11y came fr0m a particu1ar strain 0f parasitic fungus ~~☐= It was ~~☐= Inspirati0na1 f0r him

~~☐= The he1ming pr0cess takes severa1 m0nths t0 c0mp1ete and is typica11y divided int0 f0ur phases ~~☐= Imp1antati0n - Gr0wth - 0perati0n - Insta11ati0n

~~☐= The beginning phase is Imp1antati0n ~~☐= During a tro11′s first medicu11 pr0cedure in the he1msman c0nversi0n a sma11 genec0ded egg is imp1anted int0 their l0west cervica1 vertebrae ~~☐= Then a sec0nd sma11 sh0t de1ivers the h0rm0nes necessary t0 begin the c0nversi0n pr0cess ~~☐= This is the sh0rtest stage

~~☐= The Gr0wth Phase is the l0ngest ~~☐= A peri0d 0f severa1 m0nths as the parasitic bi0ware burr0ws thr0ugh the marr0w 0f the He1msman’s spine ~~☐= Extending vertica11y in b0th directi0ns ~~☐= Specia1ized bi0wires infi1trate the pan t0 a110w c0nnectivity ~~☐= And yet m0re specia1ized bi0wires intertwine with the spina1 c0rd and s0me 0f the m0re maj0r pathways 0f the nerv0us system ~~☐= I have heard that this particu1ar pr0cess is ~~☐= Ag0nizing ~~☐= It is meant n0t 0n1y as a way t0 create the needed p0wer channe1 but a1s0 as a meth0d 0f t0rture t0 begin the pr0cess 0f breaking a tr011′s mind f0r the rig ~~☐= That is n0t c0njecture ~~☐= The paper spe11s this 0ut in e%p1icit detai1

~~☐=The third phase is the 0perati0n ~~☐= An0ther h0rm0ne sh0t makes the bi0tech para1yze the he1msman using the interc0nnectivity with the nerv0us system ~~☐= The back is 0pened surgica11y and severa1 h01es are dri11ed int0 the spine in strategic p1aces n0w that the bi0ware has fu11y matured ~~☐= The digestive system is rearranged f0r ~~☐= Efficiency ~~☐= The tr011 is 1eft c0nsci0us f0r this

~~☐= The fina1 phase is insta11ati0n ~~☐= The new1y operated 0n tr011 is br0ught t0 the rigging and the digestive system is h00ked int0 1ife supp0rt ~~☐= The tr011 is p1aced int0 tentac1es which dig int0 their sti11 para1yzed arms and 1egs unti1 m0vement is near imp0ssib1e ~~☐= Th0se can be rem0ved f0r maintenance if needed ~~☐= Fina11y a specia1ized pherem0ne is re1eased fr0m the p0rts 0f the c0mputer system which s10w1y re1eases the para1ytic h01d 0n the tr011 ~~☐= And 0ver the c0urse 0f a few nights the bi0ware extends 0ut in tendri1s fr0m the new h01es in the he1msman’s spine and attaches them t0 the system

~~☐= A11 0f the parasites are made using Ty**an c0l0r which extends the psii0n’s 1ifespan ~~☐= What w0u1d the use 0f a battery be if they 0n1y 1asted eighty sweeps ~~☐= But in the end when the parasite fina11y reaches the end 0f its 1ifespan ~~☐= S0 d0es the He1msman

~~☐= There is n0 rem0va1 0nce the pr0cess is c0mp1ete ~~☐= Cutting the tendri1s w0u1d n0t st0p them seeking 0ut an0ther set 0f p0rts ~~☐= And the bi0ware bec0mes s0 much a part 0f the h0st’s b0dy that it w0u1d ki11 the he1msman t0 even attempt e%tracti0n

~~☐= I wi11 answer any questi0ns if 0ther tr011s have them

[kayforpay]

Rust Gamzee

he doesn’t remember most of his childhood, just pieces of it. he remembers making his toys float, and burning out light bulbs having tantrums, but he doesn’t remember much else. after a while, the dead’s memories and his own were too hard to tell apart.

he slept poorly, listening to the anguished wailing of thousands of dead trolls, and the burning static of his power under his skin. more days than not, he was crawling through caves and under the roots of trees, far from hive, trying to find a place where the sound didn’t keep him awake.

he was caught, of course, because he couldn’t hide the power. he buzzed with it, dizzy and exhausted, pushing away everything around him because the bone-weary ache made it hard to even be touched, and he fought. they caught him, but he did his best to get away, screamed desperately. the dead were so much louder in the camps.

he fought until the moment the ship integrated with him, and it was silent. for the first time in his memory, it was perfectly, completely silent, and he could hear his own thoughts. the ship’s “mind” was so clean, so clear. he didn’t even have to feel the wires tear into him; the ship took his pan out of his body as soon as he accessed it, and he was free.

free from the constant wailing, the burning ache of power, the wandering and not having his own memories. all he had to do was rest and let the ship drain his power, and he was fine. he could rest. 

he made the best engine in the fleet, never fighting, never trying to start fires or crash into the suns, or anything. total autopilot. he only reacted when they woke him for maintenance, slurring through the drugs that they’re too loud. I can hear them all, let me sleep.

[caepaecaesurae]

> Caefora’s Internal Dialogue #2

(( Caefora, Nadaya, and Sweets.  The decision to make candy for Meenah and Nadaya is born. ))

..while Nadaya and Cae were talking...

NAD: ....wwhat evven is up wwith your hair though CC: I'm pretty s)(ore it's also my wvings CC: WVhich is me NAD: .. NAD: is it also your codpiece? CC: My hair is possibly a horror terror and also my soul swveet CC: Excuse you!! CC: I mean CC: technically CC: oh god my soul swveet is wvhiskey. NAD: oh my GOD

sugary-empress Condy mostly sits idly in this convo but now she wants to make brandysnaps, or honey whiskey cakes caepaecaesurae They definitely should.

> Caefora : Give Nadaya access to sugary's vent blog as a peace offering

sugary-empress AAAAAAAAA what if Nadaya kills you now, now he KNOWS stuff, this was a terrible idea and he's just going to be mean to you!!! caepaecaesurae Caesurae will definitely not let that happen, because this was something they did together to try to make nadaya feel better! Also let's be real, Nadaya is crazy easy to emotionally manipulate He won't hurt anything, and after this is done, everyone can change their vent blog passwords, and it'll be fine. sugary-empress True, true... The anxiety subsides. caepaecaesurae ... Have they said anything embarassing on the vent blog that needs to be deleted?  --shit, what if nad noticed it and then they deleted it and he noticed it was deleted.  .... No deleting things, but maybe it's time to look back over recent vent posts and angst. sugary-empress Most of the recent stuff paints Condy in a decently good light, actually? Nice. caepaecaesurae > Sweet. > ... Caesurae has this longstanding bad habit of going back and re-reading his own vent blog when he's feeling broody.  Do they want...to make a personal pact to not do that kind of thing ?  Or ? caepaecaesurae > ...Allllso he's been having a lot of recent conversations on it that might filter through their mind..  Stuff about being attacked by Psii (same hat!) sugary-empress Condy doesn't care about her vent at this point, but she knows enough Bad Things about Cae that it seems unsporting to go find more. Super duper same hat! And now he knows about Sal attacking you and you kidnapping him! What a fun time to share. caepaecaesurae > Ha ha, wow, oops. > ...You didn't //exactly// mean harm, in either of those cases...sort of... ..but man it sure does suck when consequences happen because you somehow did a thing. > ...weird, compulsive urge to apologize to sal and psii.  Except existing at psii will probably make him explode, so, definitely none of that.  Probably same with Sal? > Legitimate guilt about all harm caused. sugary-empress You COULD apologize to Sal, but you'd need to unblock him, and then he'd kill you, and you'd cry. Embarrassing! You do feel bad, though. caepaecaesurae > yeah... and psii blocked YOU, so. > ...Though, funnily, each of those blocks only effects one account... > .. But you'd Definitely die. > So no. > ... Are you friends with anyone that knows them, that you could send honey-based sweets to?  I mean, they might not make it to him, but. > Just, give gifts to people /near/ him.  And don't mention him at all. > And if they /want/ to share, maybe they will! sugary-empress >From now on, you've decided the two of you just Don't have any unpleasant things in common. You just don't now! It sucks too much so it isn't true. >... You could send honey based stuff to Meenah, Sal's close with her. Or Chosis, but they said you're irredeemable and don't deserve any compassion from anyone, so you're not going there. >What about Psii? Who's he friends with? caepaecaesurae > Well, it's unpleasant, but after the anon is over you'll be able to commisserate over how much it sucks!  And really, where else are you going to do that about beating up Captors??  This friendship is really valuable. > Psii is close with Horuss Zahhak, who ..hasn't been around, but is mated to Arlequin, who is also mated to Meenah, and Psii is also friends with Nadaya ... caepaecaesurae > What about making nice honey-themed better-than-possible things for Meenah and Nadaya, and maybe some for Horuss?  ...actually psii might hate sweet things so maybe psii shouldn't get any.. > --but Meenah definitely! sugary-empress >You feel like he mentioned hating them, but have no idea if that was just to antagonize Condy. >Meenah for sure! You're doing this, you're making it happen! caepaecaesurae > yeah! > While you're there, sweets for Arlequin and Val for being great, and for Nadaya to... fuck knows?   Nadaya might share sweets with pzii ... sugary-empress >Pzii deserves sweets and to know you still care, even if you can't be there for him. >NOW YOU MISS PZII, UGH >Maybe you should visit, later... caepaecaesurae > God that's going to be a rough one to broach to nadaya, but -- hell, if you ever DO get to visit, what better chaperone than someone you are literally fused with?? > honey-themed sweets for nadaya and meenah.

[indulgentarcher]

D ==> The progression of my port-free helm system has been going incredibly well. I've begun construction on a larger scale and it's nearing completion, so hopefully this shall prove we can power not only hives but larger scale buildings and eventually royal battleships WITHOUT torturing our psiionic workers terribly. D ==> Such a thing in fact INCREASES productivity tenfold.

[hiredpencil]

My pawfoot Fanhelm 4S13/ Vesper in a water rig (billed as a more humane rig its issues are just more hidden) deeply AU RP going on here but its so fun