Bichon Adventures

[tessibichon]

I joined the circus to be different. But - not just that. I thought it would be better for everyone. So I wouldn't hurt any more boys when I smiled at them. That's what the circus is. It's just fun. Everybody knows the girls are just smiling at you because that's what they do. They don't really mean it." Ty Lee made herself even smaller. "I do really mean it, sometimes. But we can't just have fun and walk away. The Temples would do that, sometimes, when it wasn't a festival... and that was wrong. Not because of us. Because it hurts you."

Mai refused to blink. "Because it hurts us?"

"Well, yes. It's fun. But, it's not just fun for you. It means something for you. Something it doesn't mean to us." A sad shrug. "You know who you are. You always have to know."

Mai found her mouth hanging open. Closed it. "Are you saying-" She couldn't say it. She couldn't. It was too cruel. "Ty Lee. Your people marry. Your parents are married. I've met them."

"You met my mother." The acrobat smiled. "Everybody has a mother. Even if - well, even if she doesn't raise you, you still know who she is. Look at the compass to read the storm, right?" A tiny shrug. "But Kazenobu isn't my father. Or - well - not like you have a father. He might be my father. But that's not important. What's important is that he's my mother's partner." She swallowed, a little pale. "Is that okay?"

No, was Mai's first, instinctive reaction. Marriage was about clans. About lineage. About knowing, when everything else fell apart, who would watch your back.

But this is Ty Lee. When it comes to what matters, when you know her limits... when hasn't she been someone we could count on?

Mai swallowed her words, and focused on what mattered. "If you needed help, would he be there?"

Gray widened, utterly surprised. "Of course he would! When I needed to get away, he helped me get into the circus. He's Mom's partner."

"Then that's enough for me," Mai said firmly. Quashing all the little voices yelping otherwise. If Ty Lee was happy, if she got what other people would get from their clan - it was enough.

But oh, what a mess.

[starryinkynight]

my headcanon for eridians is that they show affection like cats!

i think eridians who are in the same social circles such as coworkers, distant friends/family and mutual friends tend to engage in parallel play/body doubling, especially since we know that they are pack animals like humans are! a cat who likes you will sit in the same room and just kinda look at you.

close friends, closer but not immediate family, and courting mates rub against each other casually, often creating resonant tones against each others' carapaces. harmonious notes when rubbing carapaces is a sign of great compatability!!!! bonks and other short, staccato touches are very common. like how cats rub against human legs to leave a scent marking!

and between mates and clutchmates, absolutely melting into each other like a cat cuddle pile is the greatest display of affection! taboo to do in public, of course. using each other as pillows is essentially canon in the movies, and we absolutely know that cats do that with each other !!!! i see lots of lovely lovely fanart of Rocky loafing on top of Adrian and i eat it up every time !!!!!

i think that this is also why movie!rocky is confused by the concept of a hug, because eridians don't wrap their arms around each other as a display of affection like it is to humans, like how it would be weird for cats to stand on their hind legs and hug each other. the fan art i see of grace big spooning rocky or with rocky in his lap is more like what i think a typical intimate display of affection would be like between eridians.

its been a few months since i watched the movie and read the book so idr if any of this is touched (ha) on at all in either, but just my headcanon!!!!

[tessibichon]

[ooooooh]

You know that period of development where toddlers know words but aren’t able to pronounce them correctly, so it still sounds like just noises to most people? That’s what Grace sounds like when he attempts to speak Eridian because humans don’t have a body that’s evolved to speak it correctly. Only Rocky and Adrian can understand him, like the toddler’s parents who are able to translate “ajsjdlasjsjhssajjsj-fish!” into “I want some goldfish!”.

They spend a lot of time translating Grace’s “nonsense” into understandable words for the other Eridians on the team in charge of his biodome. To those Eridians, Grace babbles like a pebble and then Rocky or Adrian pipes up with “Grace said it wants to know if we can add another tree to the enclosure.” and the others are half-convinced they are being pranked. Like, surely there is no way Rocky and Adrian understood THAT? But, the human nods along to their explanation happily, so that must be what it meant?

[tessibichon]

[tessibichon]

Oh wow, I just realized that both Tyrion and Sansa survived their weddings in Game of Thrones, which is a huge accomplishment.

I was surprised that nobody clued Sansa in on Loras's preferences. It was practically an open secret in King's Landing.

Margaery knew about Loras because they are siblings. But honestly for 'nobles' a lavender marriage is the least complicated relationship to nurture.

Like sure, they needed the honeymoon phase, which most 'couples' usually get through by creating a vacation atmosphere with food and drinks.

Tyrion (for the most part) tried to respect Sansa's room-boundaries and her "naivety," even if King's Landing was a pit of scorpions.

[tessibichon]

It was interesting to see Project Mary flipping the 'alien trope' on its head.

Usually, animals that don't immediately speak English or look slightly different from humans are treated with hostility.

But Project Mary treated the idea of 'aliens' the same way humans look at dolphins or penguins in a zoo.

Different environments made life develop in unique ways.

It's a stated fact that human adaptability and pack-bonds have allowed us to colonize most places on Earth.

But just as we can't survive underwater without machines, the same is true for Mars.

Because of Mars amoniac/koldioxid atmosphere and violent storms make stable biodomes impossible to build without alien technology or assistance.

[tessibichon]

Stopping starvation in refugee towns or camps requires more than simply delivering food. The most effective responses combine emergency relief with public health, logistics, and long-term support.

Key measures include:

Ensure clean water, sanitation, and healthcare, since diseases like diarrhea can quickly worsen malnutrition.

Provide enough nutritious food through food distributions, cash assistance, or vouchers so families can buy food locally where markets are functioning.

Treat malnutrition early by screening children and other vulnerable people, providing therapeutic foods for severe malnutrition, and offering supplementary feeding programs.

Support infants and pregnant or breastfeeding women with breastfeeding support, appropriate complementary feeding, and vitamin and mineral supplements.

Improve food supply chains so aid reaches camps reliably and safely, even in conflict or remote areas.

Create opportunities for self-reliance, such as allowing refugees to work, farm where possible, or receive livelihood support, reducing long-term dependence on aid.

Coordinate humanitarian organizations and governments so food, health, water, and protection services work together rather than independently.

In many refugee settings, starvation is caused not by a global shortage of food but by disruptions to access, conflict, displacement, poverty, and damaged infrastructure. Addressing those underlying issues is essential for preventing recurring food crises.

[wolfythewitch]

grace rocky bonding

[wolfythewitch]

Project Hail Mary if they were common street animals (except Rocky he’s like a sea wasp)

[wolfythewitch]

Phm doodle requests from twt

[eedweiz]

Adrian is here!! ​​🥳​🎉​

[tessibichon]

I liked the fanfic theory that Adrian started dating rocky as a car-sized boulder and now is big as a hill.

[shrugsinchinese]

let’s be totally normal about our partners together

[tessibichon]

I started learning different languages to better control my negative emotions.

But mostly it helped me focus on real and practical solutions to abstract problems.

[jelibaen]

So. After doing extensive rewatching for research for a fic. I've realized Rocky does not have as many tunnels in the ship as I thought.

He has a chamber in the dormitory. A chamber around the pilot seat (which is only built AFTER the Moment scene, because he was just strapped in his ball then) and the larger tunnel in between the Central Hub and the Analytical Capsule. No other place in the ship has tunnels. He uses his ball to get around.

Poor guy went from massive entire ship to himself to essentially a hamster ball habitat.

[reallyfuckingsad]

Put Grace in hamster wheel. Order.

[scarlct-vvitch]

it's 3am and grace looks over at rocky like "would you still love me if i was a worm? 🥺" and rocky, already in the seventh circle of codependency, says There Is No Universe In Which I Do Not Cherish You. You Are The Most Important Thing In My Life. I Would Do Everything Over Again For You. No Matter What Form You Take I Will Find A Way To Care For You. What Is This Worm You Speak Of. and the translator chugs out "yes. what is worm, question?" and grace is like "aw thanks buddy :)" and starts talking about worms while rocky starts designing the xenonite suit immediately just so he can beat the laptop to death with his bare(ish) hands

[tessibichon]

[kerink]

i can't stop thinking about this part from the eridian lore bible

the biodome team watching grace get up in the middle of the night and easily navigate his hut without turning any lights on:

[tessibichon]

You're one short. Who are you going to find?"

Fire. Earth. Water. Air. Zuko swallowed, and shook his head. "I don't know."

"It's not an easy question," Lu Ten allowed. "But the past isn't as far away as people think. Not when there are those who still remember."

If we'd known each other back then….

"Kuzon," Zuko breathed. "Kuzon of Byakko. He'd know somebody." He glanced at Lu Ten. "Where can I find him?"

"I can't tell you."

Laughter in gold eyes. Faint and rueful, but definitely laughter. "Can't, or won't?" Zuko demanded.

"Both," Lu Ten admitted. "I already told you; you're not dead. Some things, you just can't know."