#imperial drones

[grub-karkat-in-strange-places]

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my matesprit gave to me...

Twelve trolls trolling, eleven Dirkers Striding, ten lords a English, nine Jadies dancing, eight maids a miiing, seven drones a culling, six girls a gaying, five fucking rings, four Caliborns, three French-ish girls, two turtle Daves and a grubkat in a pear tree.

[ihasafandom]

Since I’m writing a tangential essay already,

here are my HCs on troll reproduction.

I go with a complex 5-parent system where an egg needs to be fertilized by the sperm of 2 girl trolls and 2 boy trolls, of which 2 are providing "matesprit" type material and 2 "kismesis" type, in any combination. Mixing the genetic material ahead of time allows the pairs' gametes a chance to lock together, which makes the combined gamete a stronger swimmer and gives it a better chance to reach the egg in-tact. This HC, while maybe not the most scientifically viable since IDK much about genetic recombination, means that it is vital for both male and female morphs and for both Matesprit and Kismesis pairings to persist. 

Mother grubs would be born from unfertilized eggs, HHT and Imperial Drones from partially fertilized ones. The Matryorb that Kanaya harvested is basically a preserved ovary, with unfertilized ova inside. A last-ditch alternate reproduction method for a virgin mothergrub with no adult trolls around; to spawn more mothergrub clones in the hopes that trolls will be around at a later date to continue her genetic legacy. The "depth of feelings is important to get the most representation in the next brood" thing is due to needing to have something to give to the imperial drones. Trolls produce a Lot of material, and it is very taxing. They can't just generate it on the fly, and if an Incident occurs within a few days of the drones showing up they have a Problem. The solution to this is to be Really sure you can trust the troll you're with and be in the right mood before releasing the entire payload. In other situations you'll still end up with Some of each type of genetic material, just in case, but the valve will only open all the way when there's no mixed or muddled feelings involved - a true Matesprit or Kismesis that you're sure has a bucket at the ready

[greenwitchart]

This is my final piece for the @roxzinefanzine  !!

[themorbidoptimist-blog]

Everything Everything- Two for Nero, WIP Lyricstuck

[oniichan-seductively]

for the people interested in lore we have abit more info on the iner workings of  imperial drones now 

[grub-karkat-in-strange-places]

On the tenth day of Christmas, my matesprit gave to me...

Ten lords of English, nine Jadies dancing, eight maids a miiing, seven drones a culling, six girls a gaying, five fucking rings, four Caliborns, three French-ish girls, two turtle Daves and a grubkat in a pear tree.

[grub-karkat-in-strange-places]

On the ninth day of Christmas, my matesprit gave to me...

Nine Jadies dancing, eight maids a miiing, seven drones a culling, six girls a gaying, five fucking rings, four Caliborns, three French-ish girls, two turtle Daves and a grubkat in a pear tree.

[grub-karkat-in-strange-places]

On the eight day of Christmas, my matesprit gave to me...

Eight maids a miiing, seven drones a culling, six girls a gaying, five fucking rings, four Caliborns, three French-ish girls, two turtle Daves and a grubkat in a pear tree.