#ocudeus

[mousi-moo]

Thinking about the talisman post....

When I think of "talisman", I automatically think of paper ones, but I also think of them as just being little tokens as well. The post does say "etched with protective sigils" so I'd say metal engravings also count...

Metal such as.... THESE PERHAPS??? 🤨🤨🤨

It'd be so cute if they exchanged matching talisman braclets 🥺

But maybe more realistically they mightve gotten them from Ocudeus, maybe as something to strengthen the hivemind connection, to protect them bc they're host bodies, or to just marking them further as his clergy so to speak 🤔 (the seaspring accepts all gender presentations... but the jewelry is non-optional)

Also, what about THESE?

Not really etched but maybe they also count as like, the senobium's corporate valentine obligation gift? Or just a "don't waste our resources (you) here's a talisman for your uniform"

But then again, Basilea's has a small design on it and Leander's doesn't 🤔

That could just be a difference in gem cut buuuuuuut we know that Leander's broach and belt buckle were stolen... so is it possible that Basilea's is engraved bc her family still loves her and Leander's isn't bc his doesn't? 🤨 or that he just doesn't have anyone who would... or he knows that even if someone would, that he wouldn't think it would really work bc he's not close to anyone? 😥 He does say "we make our own luck down here"! Maybe this is a tradition he's not fond of bc he only trusts that he can protect himself... but not fully protect others, "I can protect you but only if you trust me" 👀👀👀👀 (I wish there was a more intense eyes emoji)

And is it just me or do these two look similar?

We still don't know exactly what the one eyed white haired flying purple people eater little guy that we occasionally see in rss's posts is but we see him here in Leander's batch of chocolates and once in Ais's schedule. Maybe Basilea's gem is just like, a senobium window symbol or something buuuuuut.... could it be this creature somehow? 🤨

Ais and Leander do foil eachother quite a lot... but maybe at this point I'm just like this:

[nightlytrash]

The way "Ocudeus" is read as "The Asshole God" in brazilian portuguese makes Ais entire route soo unserious...

[swanoel-art]

drowning in sorrow

[redstrewn]

[certainstarfishsandwich]

Ocudeus greedy as hell, first you have the Freaky Soup, the big ass cave system and house built in, and you occupying Ais? And I seen how big them tentacles were in the trailer and pictures.

[karokawwo]

happy pride month touchstarved fandom

[ravena-veil]

Fanfic-ing here in my head about MC being a past love reincarnated or a reincarnated partner of Ocudeus or something like that, and then in the first interaction between Ais and MC he feels a connection with her.......

Sorry, I’m rambling, ignore me, I just wanted to share this delusion with you all (but if anyone makes a fic or one-shot out of this, I won’t be complaining)

[vibatu]

"Just a sip" , a comic idea that I have filed away under the "I no longer know when or if I'll ever finish it" category (Doesn't feel right to say "discarded" lmao) (who knows, maybe one day I pick it back up!).

I really love the thumbnails I managed to sketch out (especially that last panel at the third page!!!!!!! I want and need to make more of that), its been I think almost a year since I've made them though, and it just doesn't feel right just let them keep collecting dust after so long especially when I don't even know if the inspiration to complete it strikes again, so, here it is! Read more for further rambling into the details~

This is another "what if" comic where wanted to explore mainly:

1. Ocudeus and The Seaspring. And what could happen within someone's mind once they drink (Lukas is our text subject! Yay!)

2. "Interesting" paneling, or at least visually engaging compositions in pages (I love making comics!) There's so many things I want to practice and try out to make bring the movies in my head come to life in this format.

On to the "plot".

We start out with Lukas drinking from The Spring. Hypothetical-Timeline wise this would be happening at the "ending" of the TS story in which not a single cure is found for MCs curse. Last resort type of situation. This happens on pages 1, 2, and page "3". In this post the 3 image would actually be page 4, I just never sketches the 3rd (I just drew what was clearest in my head first). Imagine 3rd page having a shot of Ais staring at the process from a safe distance with a cig while Lukas is writhing on the floor losing his marbles after drinking (lol).

Now the fun part. Ocudeus. I imagined the process of joining the groupmind not happening instantly. I thought about Ocudeus himself manifesting in their new host's mind and sometimes striking conversation (which happens in isolation with just the two of them) (brain is not part of the primordial soup. Yet)

We don't know what Ocudeus looks like either! So I went crazy. At first I was just gonna make them take Ais' shape. But that felt, not quite right for an eldritch being. So instead, Ocudeus takes the form of whoever is drinking :) thus manifesting themselves as Lukas inside Lukas' mind.

There's a huge jump in events from Image 3 and 4 of the post. After Img 3 there's a lot of talking going on. Asking if the curse can really be cured. Ocudeus being a sassy smug menace cryptic about it and reminding Lukas that there is no going back anyways and that is no longer something Lukas should be concerned about. He will no longer be himself, so why worry.

After this its just a "Descent into true madness", see Img 4 for reference, where the "world" just really starts to warp around and eventually ends with Lukas getting "consumed" by the darkness of the giant octopus, his lasts thoughts as "Lukas" being those of relief of finally getting rid of the curse, and grief over leaving his life behind. Fun stuff.

Comic was supposed to end with Lukas jolting awake (His head was resting on Ais lap now).

After sitting up abruptly and wiping his tears away, with hands that now look properly human. Lukas turns to Ais and asks, with a gaze now as red as the seaspring near them.

"Why am I crying?"

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THATS A LONG ONE If you read this far, well, thanks! ;w; I hope you enjoyed the read, even if there is no full comic to pair. The Seaspring is so interesting to me.

Some other random things: I got inspired by the Honkai Star Rail promo video where Acheron and Black Swan dance together. The visuals and visualization of Black Swan's "being" being consumed by the endless void was SO good and when I realized this concept could work for the seaspring in a similar way I needed to get the idea out of my system.

Have an extra! Alternative version of my fav panel. Only difference is the eyes, this is the first version. Which I drew before Redspring revealed what Ais' eyes looked like when his cephalopod friend is driving the car.

Vibi out~ (⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)