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"Shadow Lady?" the soft voice of her mother called, warbling through the ocean.

She smiled, zipping through the water toward the sweet song. The muscles in her powerful tail, almost four times as long as her torso, carried her through the currents at a lightning speed. The gem around her neck, connected by a thin chain to the back of her neck, fell flush against her chest as she whipped around rock formations and brushed against seagrass. In a quick motion, she darted into the clam shell leaning against a rock that made her home, doing a quick lap around her startled mom before throwing her hands up and stopping. "I'm here!"

Her mother chuckled. Pink Coral Branch was known to be a gentle giant, as tall as a hydrothermal vent but as warm as a summer ocean current. Her large hand wrapped around her tiny daughter, bringing her close to her chest. 15 feet of human, 15 feet of tail, all boundless love.

A nameless tune drifted through the water, coming from Pink Coral Branch. Shadow Lady tried to join in, though her notes were off-pitch and her inflection sloppy at best.

"One day, child, you will grow as tall as this reef, and be responsible for the life in it." Pink Coral Branch said. "Your top half will be as long as your tail, and your voice will become something very special."

Shadow Lady held up her necklace, feeling a small tug at the top of her spine. Pink Coral Branch reached for her own necklace. "Do you know what's in here?" She took it off her neck and put it in Lizzie's hands, though it was almost larger than her upper body.

"It's our voice!" She said, grinning up at her mother.

Pink Coral Branch nodded, then took the necklace and weaved it back over her head. "When the necklace grows off your neck, you must keep it safe at all times. It will be how you sing, how you beguile, and how you put on a human skin. Never lose it."

Shadow Lady clutched her necklace in both hands, close to her chest. "I will never."

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Lizzie sighed dramatically, smacking her face into her arms. "I hate it here."

@baosci @whiver-wyverncat y'all i think my brain did something O-O

All credits to baosci for the AU

Tumblr broskis, why this got no notes? I need more!

Imagine some of the other hermits were persecuted for their own unique features, like Doc for being partly a creeper or Joe for being fishy or smth (I have no clue what the fandom interprets him as), and then you've got like Martyn dropping in trying to avoid the Watchers and Grian here with Watcher trauma- like THIS HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL. PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION.

also can we get like. cockatoo Mumbo and parrot Grian. my stupid brain that loves associations would die for that. and then heron/egret Pearl. cause like she sticks her feet in danger and then runs away as it blows up. i'm spitballing here but this has captured my mind.

Aviary Sanctuary AU (2)

There are three ways I choose the type of bird the hermits will be: Appearance, Symbolism, and/or Characteristics. Some just have the fandom interpretation like Parrot Grian, Eagle False, and Canary Jimmy. It was fun (and also frustrating) to match birds to characters.

I made Bdubs a Hummingbird not only because of the short joke, but I had an image of flowers growing in his mossy cloak that he occasionally sipped at. Hummingbirds also symbolize creativity, perseverance, endurance, and living in the moment. The way Bdubs builds really shows, to me, that he really takes in the world and reflects things back into Minecraft in a way that no one else does.

I tried to have a bunch of unique and different birds so it felt like some cobbled together flock that was still aesthetically pleasing. Wings and tails were important to factor in, since that’s how the bird would be represented in the avian.

Here’s a quick basic guide I sketched in five minutes:

Currently working on a little lore… 👀

Immediately going on my calendar, I've been waiting with bated breath; only death or a coma will stop me from getting my name in there :D I am super normal about all of this definitely *silently frothing at the mouth looking at sketchy saturday posts*

Project LUMEN: APPLICATIONS ROUND 2 OPENING SOON!!!!

As you can see on our lovely lil poster (made by @pinkish29) we're opening applications for the next round on the 30th of April! The period the apps are open will be for nearly three weeks (ending on May 20th) to give anyone plenty of time to apply. See below the Project Lumen banner for more info on the roles we have open!

Have you ever wanted to know what the life series would look like as a video game? Well we've got the answer for you! Project Lumen is an RPG-like game revolving around all the series of the life smp, with twists and turns, multiple storylines that can possible diverge from the 'canon' timeline. There will be mini games, quests related to each episode of a season, and much more!

Here's a basic rundown of what we're doing:

You, the player, are introduced as the Watcher Child (WC for short. They're the character in the poster above!). You are an apprentice within the Watchers, and your job is to follow and guide the champions chosen by the Watchers themselves through challenges and enemies. Featuring unique leveling systems, DnD inspired classes, and, most importantly, the ability to impact the story with the choices you make… because, after experiencing all the Life Series seasons from both the Watcher and the Player side, maybe you’ll have a change of mind. After all is said and done and seen, the world is yours to shape, Watcher Child.

We are looking for both writers and background artists!

Writers will be in charge of helping getting the script together, creating dialogue and helping create both canon timelines and alternate timelines. Your job is to make the world real through the characters, the story, and the world. You don't need script writing experience though, you'll be given opportunities to learn if you're selected. We're just looking for those willing to learn and dedicate time towards this beautiful game!

Background artists, which are the most awesome people ever you should really become a background artist, will create the backgrounds for things like fights and loading screens. It's your job to mold the world of the life series for this project. You get to draw things like the Secret keeper from secret life, the relation-ship from double life, the forest burning and the desert deserting in third life, and everything in between!

Please keep in mind this project is a long-term project that takes many months to complete. The workload, though, is extremely manageable and everyone currently working on it is having a blast!

If you have any questions at all, give us a shout (an ask)! We'll be extremely happy to answer any questions, especially of what it's actually like creating for this project (it's awesome), because we're already partway through third life.

Looking forward to seeing all of your applications, and meeting all you lovely people who manage to get in!!!

-Team LUMEN

i just looked up impulses ten year anniversary on hermitcraft because they mentioned it on the new podcast episode with joe, and turns out its today! happy hermit-versary impulse!

My art for my Project Lumen UI designer application! Featuring:

-A bunch of buttons (Grian would be so proud); a specialized button for each of the Winners to access Reputation across the server (no clue if a feature like that is possible or planned but thought it would be fun :D); dialogue boxes for being on Green, Yellow, and Red life; the Main Menu button; and Inventory button.

-Loading screen animations! The ones here are for Third Life and Last Life.

@project-lumen I present humbly (plz don't Martyn me)

idk if i told the full story on here but i signed up for a research study where they were testing a new opioid, and it was supposed to be up to 5 injections increasing the dose to see what people could tolerate

i got the first dose and almost immediately fainted. they had to call in a whole medical team and it was a huge fucking deal

i was kicked out of the study and got a phone call later where they were supposed to tell me what the drug was, so i could avoid it in the future. they told me it was saline water. a placebo. i fainted from the placebo effect.

anyway, it's been a few months and i just got an email from the same department asking me to be a research participant in a new study: testing the effects of open-label placebo.

open label placebo is when the subjects and the researchers all know it's a placebo. they're testing the power of my mind. my power to imagine anything.

i like to think that they chose me for this specifically based on their past experience with me. "get the guy who fainted like a little bitch boy from saline water." anyway i just submitted all my info and i'm looking forward to getting started.

i know there’s more than this out there but it really is incredible that people will look at a fictional character someone else wrote and collectively say “I will write you a hundred happy endings.”

Finally found this post again

who’s gonna tell tumblr that executive dysfunction is more than Not Doing Things?