#pheromones
99< [((#this-stuff-is-happening-to-grubs #cw-animal-death #cw-child-abuse #depending-on-your-opinion #death #gore #violence #blood #horror #body-horror #substance (light mention) #cw-needles #cw-cannibalism))] 99< [PLAYBACK BEGINS: THE SCENE OPENS WITH AN ABOVE GROUND SHOT OF THE MOTHER GRUB'S PERSONAL CAVERN. THE GROUND SEEMS TO MOVE LIKE RAINBOW COLORED GRASS, HUE CONSTANTLY SHIFTING. JADEBLOODS WADE THROUGH THE COLORS; SOME WIELD BROOMS, SOME HOSES, SOME MODIFIED BUTTERFLY NETS AND CLUNKY BACKPACKS. THE CAMERA SLOWLY GETS CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE GROUND. CLARITY INCREASES. RATHER THAN GRASS, THE MOVEM...Read more
99< [PLAYBACK BEGINS: THE CAMERA FOLLOWS A LINE OF IMPERIAL DRONES, EACH CARRYING A FILIAL PAIL IN EACH HAND. THEY MARCH SILENTLY, SOMBERLY. THE OCCASIONAL JADEBLOOD AHEAD OF THE LINE FLEES INTO A SIDE CORRIDOR. A FEW GRUBS ARE SQUISHED UNDER THE FEET OF THE ENCROACHING DRONES.] 99< [After a drone collects genetic material it returns to the brooding caverns. Each drone will protect its pail with extreme prejudice. They march onwards, guided by pheromone trails, to the most central, secretive, and well-guarded room in any cavern system: the mother grub's chambers.] 99< [SCENE CHANGE: THE CORRIDOR OPENS U...Read more
99< [PLAYBACK BEGINS: THE CAMERA FOLLOWS AN IMPERIAL DRONE BUZZING THROUGH THE SKIES, A FILIAL PAIL IN EITHER HAND. DESPITE ITS SPEED, ONLY A SCANT FEW DROPS OF THE PRECIOUS GENETIC MATERIAL SPILL, LANDING LIKE RAIN ON WHATEVER UNFORTUNATE SOULS MIGHT BE UNDERNEATH.] 99< [The life of a grub begins with the collection of genetic material. The schedule of collection may varies from brooding planet to brooding planet. The general trend is that the drones are more active during warm and dry seasons, and more dormant during cold or wet seasons. Continus-IV has relatively little seasonal variation. The boundar...Read more