#hive mind

[thestuffedalligator]

Hive mind that actually really hates being a hive mind and it would like to stop being a hive mind as soon as possible, please. Fifteen scientists were in the room where a space rock exploded and welded their consciousnesses together. And even though it now has access to the memories of each of its linked individuals, whenever it tries to find in its gestalt mind where that personality, that individual who made those memories exists, it only finds a stump.

[ab0g1arka]

🚨 SPOILER ALERT for Stranger Things 5 🚨

scroll away if you’re not ready to have your brain melted

okay so hear me out: I think I know exactly where all the kidnapped kids are… and yes, I said this before, but now it’s even crazier.

so obviously they’re outside the wall that surrounds Hawkins, right? but outside the wall… that’s Dimension X.

for anyone who hasn’t seen The First Shadow (aka the Stranger Things play), this is the dimension where Henry gets banished after his fight with Eleven, and also the place he got sent for 12 hours as a kid, which gave him his powers. DIMENSION X = POWER JUICE.

my theory (and yes I had it before season 5 even dropped): Dimension X exists outside the Upside Down. and the Upside Down? it’s basically a little protective bubble inside the toxic magic soup of Dimension X.

so here’s where it gets wild: Vecna drags the kids outside the cozy protection of the Upside Down, into Dimension X, to… give them powers.

think about it: Vecna already siphoned powers from Eleven in season 3 using a Mind Flayer parasite. the kids now have a “tube down their throat” thingie… essentially a Mind Flayer snack that’s giving them powers.

BUT — and this is key — I don’t think Vecna is the real mastermind. the Shadow Monster, the OG inhabitant of Dimension X, is pulling the strings.

Henry = Patient Zero. First human to come in contact with Dimension X. Now the Shadow Monster is doing the same thing with Will, Holly, and the others. Young, impressionable kids = easy hive-mind fodder.

Vecna says the kids are “vessels,” but I think he means they’re vessels for powers, not mind control. And here’s the cool part: I think each kid is in a different location outside Hawkins, spaced like a clock (12 of them… 12-hour clock vibes ⏰), which kind of matches Will’s creepy Mind Flayer drawing. Symbolism, people. SYMBOLISM.

All their powers funnel back into the center — probably the main power source in the Upside Down — which could explain the insane power surge in the trailers (Hawkins Lab, anyone?).

AND HERE’S WHERE THIS CONNECTS TO MY LAST THEORY: Will isn’t just another vessel. He’s the CENTER. The middle of this whole Mind Flayer creation, the VIP spot on the clock. Vecna clearly wants something from him — the prototype, the kid with powers already — so the Shadow Monster / Vecna setup is basically building a supercharged “Will core” at the center.

so imagine: twelve kids, spaced around the outskirts, powers being siphoned, and Will chilling in the middle like the cursed cherry on top 🍒💀.

basically: the Shadow Monster + Vecna = evil interior designers, and Will = centerpiece of their hellish sculpture.

and yes. I might be crazy. but also… I might be right. 😬

Either way, it’s a cool concept☺️

[mathematikerin-freyja]

I want to constantly emit a delicate miasma that makes people slowly lose their sense of self and turn into mindless husks that do nothing other than wander around carefully cultivating shiitake mushrooms for me to feed on while muttering about me being the hive queen.

[fiber-optic-alligator]

Thinking about a hive mind that infects a majority of the human population, but instead of turning people into mindless, bloodthirsty drones, it’s more of a benevolent, harmonious hive mind that still allows people to hold some sense of autonomy and independence for themselves, but are still obviously part of a larger interconnected web of minds that come together to communicate and think as one most times.

You being one of the few people left who hasn’t been infected yet, or perhaps you are immune to the infection, but not being treated as a threat or a liability, and instead being seen as this sad little human who is all alone and that’s sad. They aren’t human anymore, not exactly, but you are, and you don’t have the support of the hive mind. You must be lonely, right? So being whisked away to one of the towns of assimilated people to be pampered, cuddled, and taken care of is the perfect way to keep you kept safe! Being terrified of the assimilated trying to infect you, but instead you are coddled, nuzzled, and purred over by people who sometimes speak as one and definitely aren’t as they used to be. Just because you can’t integrated into the hive mind doesn’t mean you can’t JOIN them, right?

[transhuman-priestess]

We asked 100 trans women what they think a hive mind is like and they all replied “let us show you” at the same time in perfect unison

[khepiari]

You all should know what I want season 2 to be!

The third hater to join this duo.

It is time our anger issue grieving mother cursing in wrong Indian language accents woman, Laxmi to join them and save the world.

A grieving heartbroken widowed lesbian, an angry man with an agenda to save the world even if it costs a few million human lives and an angry lost in denial mother who is experiencing her own custom-made version of a cult classic Demon Possessing a Child horror indie movie, need to work together.

Right now, the only way of any genuine human connection for Laxmi is to call Carol and yell at her whenever the hive suffers through seizures. The inability to protect her child must be so frustrating, and all she can do is call Carol. She does it because she knows Carol can bear her grunt and anger, but her changeling child cannot!

We need the hateful trio to save the world, chaotically.

[bumpen-underbeds]

I think we need to see some adventures of the Hive Mind Harem cause oh my damn god never in my damn life have I ever needed something and not known till I found it! We need more, like, stat!

~🐲

Ahaha! I'm glad you like it, and I certainly can cook up a little more.

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Life goes on, it's a struggle the first three weeks or so you stay holed up in your apartment, trying your best not to spiral as the realisation sinks in. Ignoring the knocking and scratching at your door, the phone calls, texts, and messages that you can't bring yourself to trust so soon after having your life pulled out from under you, but like any living thing you need certain things, slipping out of your apartment you're confronted with a semi human looking creature.

Amongst silvery hair are two small round ears, spots scattered across their cheek, neck and arms give you a little clue to what this person had been turned into, the fluffy tail they curl around themselves only cements the idea further. In their hands are bags of groceries, things you usually eat, and some things you don't recognise at all are placed at your feet as this member of your unfortunate situation speaks.

"You do not need to hide, we will provide. Does this one's form make it easier? We left some of the original form intact..." Clawed hands reach towards you, the smattering of spots run down their arms as well, and you can spot fur hidden under the clothes they wear, it's less unnerving that the multi eyed spider creature that it had leave silk underthings at your door two days ago.

Large blue eyes stare you down, lips parting to show off sharp fangs and inhuman teeth, you can swear this thing that was once human was purring, stepping closer and kicking the groceries as it does, almost forgetting why it was even here in the first place. "Don't run, we made them for you, enjoy them, love them, embrace them, we have so many you could pick, did we not do it right?"

It's too late when you realise what was actually happening, the hand on your door handle is snatched up, a plant creature slimes at you, leaves and fungi now making up a body of intertwined tendrils. The spores hit you quickly, numbing your body and slumping you into the plant things hold, mossy fingers stroke across your skin as the human felines mix scrambles to enter your apartment, bags of clothes and items are gathered, other monsters flock up the stairs, harpies, werewolves, aliens of unimaginable shapes.

Your apartment is cleaned out of personal items, the plant creature walks beside a four armed alien that cradles you, the sun outside feels too bright, the eyes of the creatures not part of your relocation slide across your form, smiling at you as you're paraded through to town hall, or what was town hall.

It's different now, renovated, and changed in a way to accommodate the larger monster that this thing had made for you.

Your body is still numb and limp when the thing holding you slips you in a large bed, stroking your forehead before walking away, the inhuman face of the person who had started this whole thing slides into the sheets with you. It smiles as it nuzzles into your side, cuddling up as it sighs softly, "You will be happy here, we will keep you safe and happy, simply pick one of us and embrace the life we offer... We love you, and we will keep you happy here."