Eileit Amaran
@unforeseenFragment
She/it/they. Use one/alternate. I make little mechanical objects. I like crows. Feel free to request a topic for a poetry snippet. <3 - eclecticEngineer (OOC account is cloudbatCave!)
:> For M^tesprit Mond^y I h^ve but one thing to s^y: P^sc^l is tremendously ^dor^ble. An unorigin^l thought, but it continues to be true every night. Dist^nce is not so b^d when someone is worth w^iting for in every w^y. <:
:> I see you b^iting me, Arty. <:
:> Fell ^sleep with my f^ce pressed into my d^mselfly plush. I think I m^y h^ve st^yed up just ^ little too l^te. But. With luck the p^r^sites will finish testing tonight ^nd I c^n move onto the next ph^se. <:
.) Falling asleep Qn a plushie sQunds, like, pretty cQmfy, at least! ))
:> Especi^lly one Bodie m^de. They’re good ^t wh^t they do. <:
:> Discrimin^tion ^g^inst me person^lly th^t there isn’t ^ d^mselfly or ^t the very le^st ^ dr^gonfly emote. -^- <:
:> No problem. I c^n tell ^ lot h^s been kept from you, so I don’t mind expl^ining. <:
.) >:-ʃ—— I tried tQ make Qne but I dQn’t knQw hQw tQ make the lQng wings, sQ, like, it kinda lQQks like a snake gQing under a tunnel instead XD ))
:> It does but it’s still cute ^nd I ^m ch^rmed by the ^ttempt. <:
:> Some bugs ^re edible ^nd others ^re toxic or in other w^ys h^rmful to trolls. Unfortun^tely it would t^ke ^ very long time to list ^ll the subtleties. <:
.) Hehe, I tried! If there was, like, a stretched Qut vertically-Qriented infinity symbQl, they’d make much better wings! Since, like, the 8 is tQQ shQrt. ))
:> Unsure. Though ^s ^ se^dweller, you’d prob^bly be ^ble to survive even one th^t w^s b^d for you. Usu^lly bright colors ^re ^ sign of poison. <:
:> I’m so close. I’m SO close, I just h^ve to m^ke sure they won’t wind up sterile de^d ends without my interference. The p^r^sites don’t h^ve to live forever, but they need to l^st long enough to be helpful. Some will die, they ^lw^ys do. But some need to survive ^nd prop^g^te. <:
:> It will! Got some helpful fin^l info so I should be done in ^ night or so. <:
:> I c^n’t cl^im credit, it w^s P^sc^l who got ^hold of it, but I ^m putting it to good use ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ <:
:> Oh ^re we doing bulge me^suring. Well you see I’m [REDACTED] [LOUD BIRD PASSES BY] [SOUND OF MECHANICAL SOLDERING] ^nd I think th^t cle^rs it up. <:
:> Oh! Th^t’s ^ good kind, th^nk you. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Wh^t kind of ^pple ^re you? <:
oh man. i have no idea. my gut in$tin¢t wa$ like. golden deli¢iou$??? but i don't really like tho$e at all
:> You do not h^ve to be those. You c^n be ^ny ^pple you w^nt. Freedom. An^rchy. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ <:
alright hold on let me try and open my third eye or whatever about thi$. ...m¢into$h
:> I c^n sprout wings too, Bird Howl isn’t speci^l. Also he’s Troll Miy^z^ki’s he^dc^non ^nd not book sourced. Which is fine, nothing wrong with it, suits the ^d^pt^tion, but I do encour^ge people to re^d the source text. There’s more Sophie lore ^nd she’s my f^vorite. <:
.) Qh, wQw! I'd lQve tQ see yQur wings sQmetime! And, I didn't knQw that the mQvie was an adaptatiQn either! ))
:> Oh. Th^nk you. I w^s going to try to t^ke ^ photo for P^sc^l, so I c^n show you too. A f^ir few people don’t, s^dly. I get why, but the book re^lly is worth re^ding even though there’s sever^l differences. I c^n’t gu^r^ntee movie f^ns will like it, but I think they should ^t le^st try it. <:
.) Qh, yay! Thanks!! )) .) I haven't, like, picked up a prQper bQQk in a while, which is prQbably a little embarrassing tQ admit haha, but I liked the mQvie, sQ I think it'll be fun tQ try the bQQk tQQ! ))
[BEGIN MESSAGE] i am excited tt0 read tthe b00k and 1earn m0re ab0ut dear z0phie. [END MESSAGE]
:> Yes, the beginning of the book spends more time with her ^nd her f^mily ^nd I think it re^lly gives more insight into her ^nd her own m^gic th^t the movie doesn’t re^lly explore. Which I get. Only so much time ^nd ^ll ^nd I see why th^t got cut for p^cing. But it is more interesting n^rr^tively. <:
[BEGIN MESSAGE] excited tt0 1earn zhe a1z0 haz magic. amazing. ttru1y zhe can d0 it a11. [END MESSAGE]
:> Yes, her m^gic is more subtle but th^t’s wh^t I like ^bout it. I won’t s^y ^ny more bec^use I don’t w^nt to spoil it. <:
:> ♫.(◕∠◕).♫ I ^m listening to my tunes while I stress test my p^r^sites (Sleep Depriv^tion by Simi^n Mobile Disco) <:
.) QQh! GQQd band!! I hQpe the parasites like the music tQQ! ))
:> They don’t h^ve e^rs, sorry to s^y. Or indeed enough intelligence to ^ppreci^te music. <:
:> Ehhhh. If they weren’t ^s sm^ll ^s they ^re, m^ybe they’d h^ve some cogniz^nce of th^t? But they’re pretty tiny. I me^n there’s ^lw^ys the ch^nce, but I’d s^y it’s unlikely here. <:
.) Qh, true! It must be hard tQ tell thrQugh the micrQscQpe if they're wiggling tQ the music, Qr just, like, wiggling because theyre wiggly XD ))
:> Pffffft. Th^nk you for the im^ge, th^t’ll stick with me. <:
.) Hehe! They're just wiggly little guys!! ヽ(▽ ｀)ノﾜｰｲ♪ヽ(´▽｀)ノﾜｰｲ♪ヽ( ´▽)ノ ))
:> “There's ^n eerie quiet On the southern levees With ^ h^lcyon sky ^nd Atmosphere gone he^vy Bec^use there's ^ wind ^rising with the ire of Venus Tugging ^t the surf^ce of the se^s between us And it's c^t^lyzing with ^ bre^th of c^lef^ction A thunderous disturb^nce, ^nd for every ^ction, ^ re^ction And the rush will t^ke you ^w^y Like you're c^ught in the undertow And you will drown in the w^ke Of the things you lost to the winds of Notos.” Tonight’s poetry snippet theme w^s winds, requested by @hiem^lSpectrolite. Technic^lly, this is ^ song c^lled Notos, but who s^ys ^ song c^n’t ^lso be poetry? I think it’s very mel^ncholy ^nd be^utiful, spe^king to how the rush of life ^nd the winds th^t c^rry us b^ck ^nd forth do not forget the consequences of ^ll we do. <:
:> P^r^site progress. Sometimes you just need to re-cre^te some guts to ensure longevity in the ^ctu^l host! #gore After ^ll, ^n ^rtific^l being’s met^bolism ^nd needs ^re different from ^ fully org^nic one’s, so its p^r^sites will need to be ^ble to flourish in th^t kind of intern^l environment! 〳 ° ▾ ° 〵 <:
:> Oh, I h^ven’t posted ^ poetry snippet in ^ while. Any theme requests for wh^t kind I do next? You c^n ^sk ^g^in even if you h^ve in the p^st. <:
:> “Oh I love tgirls” do you, or do you just love m^king fifty riffs on the s^me “mm girl bulge” post. It’s exception^lly boring. “You’re ^ prude.” I’m re^lly not. If someone’s telling me wh^t they find ^ttr^ctive ^bout me th^t better not be their go-to or they’ll be down ^ few fingers. #nsfw #violence <:
:> F^scin^ted to see how some people on here t^lk to str^ngers. Do you just go ^round doing th^t ^ll the time? No one h^s ripped ^ limb off yet for how f^mili^r you ^ct? B^ffling. <:
:> Well, I think I c^n find it in me to forgive both of us. How’s the ^nime w^tching going, ^nyw^y? <:
OH my, haas LOckk graassed on us? IT is going well, I thinkk. HOw is your night going?
:> They’ve mentioned it repe^tedly on here, yes -v- I’m fine. Continuing my p^r^site breeding work. Doing some dusting. My night job is ^s ^ hivekeeper. <:
AAh, I see, you follow their aaccount diligently. NO use hiding it, then I do hope the breeding is going aas well aas possible, I thinkk I haave seen you post aabout some minor issues with it?
:> They ^re one of my friends here, I enjoy their posts. 〳 ° ▾ ° 〵 Minor, but th^t’s usu^l for ^ project of this complexity. It would be str^nger if there were no issues. <:
THaat is understaandaable. I suppose I merely expect everybody to get overwhelmed from time to time aand not caatch up with everything. BUt thaat might be just me AAh, I see. I aam glaad there aare no unexpected complicaations, then
:> Oh, I cert^inly don’t c^re ^bout keeping up with the whole feed. Just my friends. Not yet no ٩( ᐛ )و but even if there ^re th^t will not stop me. <:
OF course, I would expect nothing less from you. GOod luckk
:> I h^ve v^rious horrifying powers but I do not h^ve the ^bility to just pull new lifeforms out of my h^t. Th^t t^kes time ^nd modific^tion ^nd sever^l cups of coffee ^nd te^. <:
:> Oh! Well. Th^nk you very much. Th^t’s very fl^ttering ^nd I ^ppreci^te it. <:
:> Ah, but ^ compliment from ^ respected friend is ^lw^ys fl^ttering ٩( ᐛ )و <:
:> “Eileit c^n’t you sp^wn flesh, why ^re you h^ving troubles m^king ^rtific^l life do wh^t you w^nt” The problem is th^t by def^ult ^ll flesh ^nd bone I cre^te is just Me, unless I h^ve ^n existing s^mple from someone else to work with, ^nd th^t won’t help me here bec^use I’m engineering something entirely new. <:
:> Asking my p^r^sites to PLEASE sm^sh so they c^n reproduce properly outside of perfect l^bor^tory conditions. “Ummm I’m shy” well stop being shy. No being shy where you’re going. At le^st the m^in host isn’t e^ting the sm^ller one ^nymore. <:
:> You’d think they were eight sweep olds ^t their first d^nce the w^y they’re giving me problems d^ncing ^round reproducing properly. An issue given they’re being designed for ^ very specific intern^l environment. <:
[|87 :: Perhaps the;r env;ronment makes courtsh;p d;ff;cult. You may need to l00k at other paras;t;c analogs that reproduce ;n d;fferent cond;t;ons e;ther before m;grat;n to the;r f;nal ;ntended host or as a result of enter;n the;r f;nal ;ntended host.
:> W^y ^he^d of you. The problem is th^t the host these two (one p^r^site inside ^nother) is me^nt for isn’t even 100% org^nic, which further complic^tes things. <:
[|87 :: 1 see. Perhaps more test;n ;s requ;red to produce cons;stent courtsh;p ;n paras;tes
:> Oh, 100%, th^t’s wh^t I’ll be doing until they reproduce ^t the r^te I need but not /too/ much. <:
[|87 :: 1f you would l;ke to borrow any lab equ;pment or need any more hosts do let me know and 1 would love to ass;st w;th th;s test.
:> Very kind of you, but don’t worry, I’m well-equipped. Your offer is noted ^nd ^ppreci^ted, though. You’ll cert^inly see me post other upd^tes. <:
:> “I should ^sk this str^nger on the internet ^bout their dick” s^id no one of v^lue ever. <:
ᐖ ᐖIS IS SO TRUE BᑈUZ ᐖA REALEST BITᑈHES KNO ᐖA BEST ᐖIᑈKS R SEEN ANᐖ NAWT HEARᐖ #TRUFNUKE #NSFW?? ᐛ
:> I will confess I h^ve NO ide^ wh^t this me^ns but I ^ppreci^te your cre^tive t^ke on things. Much to think ^bout. <:
:> From wh^t I’ve observed, yes, but you s^y it with sincerity ^nd I respect th^t. <:
:> It's nice when people ^ppreci^te my cre^tions, but honestly, I wish more people could do wh^t I do. Some ^spects ^re secret, or very difficult to replic^te, but biotech itself isn't so mysterious ^s ^ whole. Life ^nd technology themselves ^ren't th^t different, when you get down to it. Both need m^inten^nce, both require energy sources, both c^n be m^de more ^d^pt^ble if you twe^k their fund^ment^ls. It's ^ll ^ m^tter of underst^nding their differences ^nd simil^rities to ^chieve the b^l^nce you need for your purposes. <:
:> I wish Arty ^nd I could sh^re our psychic resist^nce with others. Unfortun^tely th^t’s not possible. It would h^rm r^ther th^n help if we tried. <:
:> ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Breeding p^r^sites! Thinking ^bout my m^tesprit! Gre^t night! <:
:> Th^nk you! And yes, you do. World’s worst kept secret, re^lly. -v- <:
:> I h^ve infected them with my k^omojis ٩( ᐛ )و it’s termin^l <:
:> Keheh. I ^ppreci^te the spirit of the intent. I’m proud to sh^re ^ qu^dr^nt with you, Li^lyi. <: