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About gods, afterlifes and universes - My point of view.
This pretty much a not witchy post, but more like a long ass rant of something I had in mind since a long time, buried in myself because I have no one to listen me speak about this kind of weird spiritual stuffs, and I really want to express it somehow. Is my vision of how deities and afterlifes works, having in mind that the world is filled with religions and worldviews.
My grandma (who I didn’t knew but people said was a witch) used to say “Each person is a world”, and with the pass of the years, I cannot agree more.
Not only because each person has their own desires and ideas, tastes and dreams, ideals, thoughts, but also because is true, we are small worlds. Inside us live billons of billons of countless creatures from many shapes, forms and sizes. Since huge cells like eggs, to the smallest useless virus, friendly bacteria, parasites, funkies cells, aggressive defensive cells, fungui in our feets, mites in our skin, blood cells walking each corner of our bodies.
Each part of our bodies has a different pool of bacteria, a different group of cells, almost as if they are some kinds of countries in that small weird moving planet called “us”. Us, with our personal countries, walking around on earth, so different and similar to other people, they with their own personal unique countries. Only between humans, but what between you and a cat? Or a cat and a tree? So many differences. But all based in that ocean of living things that co-exist somehow in balance.
What we know about them? Only because our technology allows us to see until certain point, it doesn’t mean the worlds end there. Humans keep discovering smaller and smaller part of atoms, as if there is no END. Maybe each blood cell has inside millons, and millons inside them, and so on until our minds are unable to comprehend the limits. Our minds unable to comprehend if they are sentient, just because we don’t speak their language. Dang it, we don’t even speak “dog” or “cat” and they are fricking big living things who somehow understand our moods and are able to sense storms and smell carcinogenic cells. For us, ants are just stupid bugs, just because they can’t speak human and use a cellphone, no matter if they work collectively and in harmony in ways that human never did before, no matter if they contruct bridges with their own bodies and harvest fungui in their homes. They are dumb ants.
And we can extrapolate the same to the other side. What’s the world, but a mass of millons and millons of living things, encapsulated in countries, so different between others animals and plants, but all living in that unconscient rock. Because is unconscient… right? Right?
Is not like we can’t speak “earth language” … And to the planet, we are smaller than our blood cells to ourselves.
But maybe the earth does speak. Maybe is speaking all the time with the moon, maybe have centuries long discussions with the sun, maybe they are just going somewhere with Saturn, maybe the Halley’s Comet is just a fly that is doing a few spins around us before Jupiter slap it.
And to our galaxy, the planets are not more than ants. And to the universe, galaxies are not more than ants. And who knows to what, our universe is no more than ants.
Each person is a world. And each world is a person.
And just like that, each person has their own “hell and heaven”.
Some old dude in a radio said this idea: “Let’s pretend my aunt loves me af, and I hate my aunt. If my aunt dies and go to heaven, she will want to be around the ones she loves, including me. But I hate her. Is her heaven my hell? If my heaven doesn’t include her, where I will be? With her?”
I like to think that, in this case, your aunt will have just a copy of yourself. The original you will be in where you belong. And where you belong after die? It depends your beliefs.
My dumb idea is: Your afterlife depends to which afterlife you believe.
You are a Christian who believe in their God and the hell and heaven? When you die, you will be judged in accordance to his “moral code” and you will go to hell (endless physical and psychological torture depending on what you hate or make you hurt) or heaven (with God or with all what you like).
You are atheist and you believe after die your soul just disappear? That will happen.
You are Buddhist and you believe in reincarnation? You will reincarnate in accordance of your Karma.
You are a witch who believe that good souls will go another plane of pure bliss? That will happen.
You are a Muslim? Jewish? Hindu? You believe on Greek Pantheon? Old Egyptian afterlife? The endless void? Parallel universes? What you believe is what you will get.
Each person is a world. And as such, have their own plane of beliefs, heaven, hells, gods, energies.
Who knows, maybe each one of the almost endless living things in and inside us have the same. Maybe our own planet will have a heaven or hell.
Because for us is hard to understand the world in the eyes of other living things. For us walk with two feets is normal. Live inside a box, with a screen in our hands, covered by false furr, drinking water and eating bread is normal. To an elephant, normal is walk in four legs, have a thick skin, a long trunk, eat from trees and wander free for the African savanna. Maybe to our planet, normal is have lava wander in their insides, covered with water, air and crust, dancing around a massive orb of fire in the darkness of the solar system.
And all that make other’s beliefs less valid? Not even close. Everyone must be respected on their beliefs, even if they don’t believe the same than us. If they are not assholes, of course.
What I believe? I’m not sure, my idea is pretty Buddhist in some way. I think after die, our souls go somewhere. Maybe, if we were good, our still sentient souls can go to a place to rest after the struggles of the life on earth, and in some point, choose to reborn as some of the millons of living things in this or other universe, to learn and grow. Maybe, if we were bad, we will born again, in a life where we struggle accordingly to the suffering we induce in this life.
Maybe in some point, after born and grow, we will experience lifes each time richer, until eventually we find out the truth of the existence, the root of all, the ones, or the many, the entity that carry all the universes in their hair.
#spiritual#spirituality#spirit#soul#afterlife#hell#heaven#god#gods#deity#deities#witchcraft#witch#wicca#wiccan#pagan#paganism#pantheon#witchy
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that feeling when jaguar Is aloof and snobby but underneath that snarky smarmy handsome shell is just a ball of survivors guilt ptsd after pulling a 12 year old out of deep space surrounded by the wreckage of an entire ship and every single other person in it
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Marvel LEGENDS what have you done????
Okay yall, we are back again for another Marvel rant. Today's episode: the goddamn Tesseract. I hate this thing so much. A word to start: yes there will be a lot of spoilers, yes this is inspired by the MARVEL LEGENDS episode, and no I am not okay. Also, I will be referring to the stone and the cube as one entity because of a lack of patience.
To break this down, I will be using four major categories: Captain America, Captain Marvel, Loki (Avengers, Thor, general Asgardian fuckshittery), and Iron Man.
In Captain America, we are introduced to the tesseract for the first time. From my understanding, this object was a thing of the goddamn mythos. Why the science nazi decided to try and use it is beyond me but he did and it's a big deal. Red Skull's use of the Tesseract is the first time we see it as a power source. That's a common thread through the MCU; the Tesseract is understood to be a wicked strong energy source. Captain America takes the Tesseract, is American, and then the Tesseract ends up in the Atlantic, where Howard Stark finds it. Now, I have never watched Agent Carter (don't fret, I'm starting it as soon as I can) but from my variety of google deep-dives, I can say where the Tesseract ends up. Howard Stark brings it to a SHIELD bunker called Project PEGASUS. Remember that.
Now, moving on to Captain Marvel. This is where things get freaky. Mar-Vell actually has the Tesseract in two separate places. She has it in the SHIELD lab on Earth and his sick space lab, which is where we find it in the climax of the movie. Mar-vell also used the Tesseract as a power source with her "lightspeed engine." However, we see just how insane the affect ts of the tesseract are in Carol because she indirectly absorbed infinity stone powers, something that took the entire guardians of the galaxy (one of which being half-God!!!! Just saying!!!) to do. That explains why she's so crazy powerful. Now the biggest issue: how did Mar-Vell get the Tesseract? They never show her directly working with SHIELD but we can assume she was because of them having her files in the warehouse. But up until this point, the Tesseract was safely stored in a bunker because they had no ways of getting it back to space (and I'll leave my ramblings on how the Space Race happened in the MCU for another post). I believe Mar-Vell's earth lab had to have been the Project PEGASUS bunker and that she found it and crashed next to it. That, to me, is the only way she could use it. Then she takes it to space, dies, Cap goes to avenge her, and takes it back to SHIELD so they can hang on to it. SHIELD reinstates Project PEGASUS and they leave the Tesseract there, which leads to my next point.
When we get to Avengers (2012) Loki steals the Tesseract from Project PEGASUS. Then he does something new; he utilizes the other abilities of the Space Stone. Not only does he use it to cross Space (nudge nudge), but he uses it to teleport. The most crucial thing to remember about this is that Loki does NOT put the Tesseract in the scepter. He uses the Mind Stone in the scepter. He received it from Thanos as a gift for helping the Chitauri to invade Earth. Loki only uses the Tesseract as a portal. He does this twice: first when he lets the Chitauri leave, and again when he is brought back to Asgard in cuffs. Now there is something to be said about the Asgardians and Midguardians having differing views on the Tesseract's uses, but whatever. In the Thor movies, the Tesseract is just another trophy in Odin's room. They really do not view it as the mind-boggling thing it is on Earth. It is quite odd. Then in Loki, it ends up totally useless because they can just MAGICALLY TELEPORT AND TIME TRAVEL WITHOUT REALLY HAVING ANY CONCERN FOR STONES. CAN YOU TELL I'M UPSET??
Last but absolutely not least, Ironman and the Tesseract. Now, he doesn't really interact with it in his movies, but I have a pretty funky fresh theory. In the MARVEL LEGENDS episode on the Tesseract, there is one singular clip of Howard Stark messing with the Tesseract. The voice-over is Nick Fury talking about how Howard was using it to try and develop a new type of energy dependant on the Tesseract. So we are back to the "energy source" Tesseract. In Ironman two, Tony is looking through Howard's stuff to find an energy source strong enough to power his arc reactor. What he finds is not a Tesseract. What Tony instead discovers, is an element. Not to be a science nerd on main, but that's really freaking cool. My theory is that Tony accidentally stumbled on the element that makes up the stone. That sounds insane so let me elaborate. The origin story of the Infinity Stones basically boils down to "the Big Bang spit them out and they each contain insurmountable power over an aspect of the universe." The Big Bang Theory states that all of the known and unknown elements in the universe were all spit out at once and then coalesced into stuff. The stones are physical, tangible objects. They have to be made of some elements; that's basic science. We know they have mass, therefore they have to be made of matter. I believe when Tony was reading through the findings, he misinterpreted them in the most genius way possible. Project PEGASUS was highly confidential so I cannot imagine he was just freely mentioning the Tesseract in his notes, besides the drawings we saw. I believe Tony went through the notes, accidentally found the atom pattern in the Expo Model (which I doubt Howard completely intended otherwise he would've patented the element in 0.2 seconds), and synthesized the atomic equivalent to an infinity stone. Then, in true Tony Stark fashion, he attempted to name it Badassium. I think this is going to be important as we move into the next phase of the MCU. He essentially made an infinity stone, that has to have side effects. It also means that we can add Tony to the list of people who could handle the effects of an infinity stone. What I want now, is a villain who tried to study Badassium (I know that's not the real name but it makes me happy) and realized the strength. Perhaps even in the next Thor movie? A villain who synthesized the element for the Ether maybe? It's a cool concept.
By the end of the first four phases of the MCU, this one stone has covered practically every corner of the universe leaving a trail of continuity holes in its path. All that just for the TVA to call it a paperweight. All in all, I think the Tesseract is a really cool object to explore from a world-building standpoint, even if it does make me want to pull my hair out.
TL;DR: The Space Stone is hella broken and also makes no sense. Also Carol Danvers and Tony Stark my beloved <3
#THIS IS 1219 WORDS#I AM SO SORRY#Marvel#MCU why are you like this#I need to stop#Rage essays#infinity stones#tony stark deserves better
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once again overthinking sci-fi technology and the science behind it. featuring star wars and relativity
so at small velocities, we can use classical physics without much problem. but at high velocities that start approaching significant percentages of the speed of light (like, 10% or more) we need to start using the relativistic equations. this is because as your velocity approaches the speed of light, the more special relativity comes into play - meaning, time dilation and length contraction start happening (significantly enough that it affects calculations, at least)
so what the fuck happens then when you travel FASTER than the speed of light?? i cannot say because that’s not physically possible in the real world but it’s fun to think about.. i have no idea how hyperspace actually works so maybe they hand-waved it like “hyperspace just ignores the effects of relativity” but imagine if hyperspace DOES NOT do that....... like what the fuck about time dilation.. omg
I AM NO THEORETICAL PHYSICIST i barely understand special relativity i’m literally only just learning it in class at this very moment..... so i cannot do a famous Einstein Thought Experiment to try and figure out what happens if u go faster than light. but the idea of time dilation playing a part for people who travel around the galaxy a lot is fascinating to think about
so time dilation is confusing because it depends entirely on your frame of reference. in my lesson we used this example of someone is stationary and someone who is moving at a relativistic velocity. so the stationary person sees that time slows down for the moving person - but the moving person ALSO sees that time slows down for the stationary person. both observers think that time is moving normally for themselves, and that the other person is slowing down. and technically, this is true. the drama only starts once someone enters the other’s frame of reference. say, if the moving person went back to the stationary person’s frame, THAT is where you get the dramatic “twenty years passed here but only five happened for the space traveler!” kind of story.
trying to wrap my head around how this would affect time keeping for an entire galactic society is making my brain hurt. but i think, if you just consider like the people who are regularly traveling around (say... bounty hunters...), then i think you could get some real funky effects on them. like, if they wound up living longer than they were supposed to because all their time traveling at/above light speed has slowed their internal clocks down, compared to the stationary planets who actually comprise said Galactic Society (and thus controls the overall time keeping i guess?)
but also maybe this is all moot because maybe hyperspace nulls these effects. or maybe i’m only thinking about how relativity occurs sub-light, and maybe this doesn’t happen over light speed. who knows. i don’t
#i am once again overthinking#and also maybe i just have a tenuous grasp on special relativity bc i have literally only read one textbook chapter on it#during which i got overwhelmed very quickly because it just threw thousands of equations at me#brot posts#mando posting#now as for like YEARS of Space Lag - i think like#if we're gonna have a functioning galactic society. hyperspace MUST dull the effect to some extent#like theres no way that a SINGLE trip across the galaxy would cause such a significant difference in time#but i find the idea that.. if you travel around regularly... and a bunch of small differences happen... it adds up#idk if these tags are coherent im just thinking out loud#also i love the idea of this being called Space Lag#like Jet Lag. yknow? god. fuck. space worldbuilding...........
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Hey hello I sent in an anon about starting tarot a while ago (I do not know when I know it was post quarantine starting but...time is wild) and i was wondering if you answered it? This isn't at all me trying to pressure you please please don't read it that way, i totally get it if you didn't! I just know that tumblr's search function is very broke and I'm scared I missed your answer, which would be sad. (I hope this doesn't sound like a bother it's genuinely all good if not I'm just checking!)
YES oh my gosh holy shit hello hi yes hi anon my dear I did in fact completely fucking forget to actually answer your original ask I am so sorry lmao
thank you for reminding me ajhdfgjhsdfg and again I’m so sorry it took me forever anyway I’m gonna just uhhhh look up your original ask real quick
OKAY so resources and starting decks! there are lots and lots of people who know more than me so I feel a little unqualified to answer this but I can tell you my thoughts?? but I definitely recommend looking into what other folks have to say on starting out, I’m sure there are lots of different opinions and ideas! :D
also sorry, it’s me you’re asking, so you’re not gonna get nice neat dot points and I’m not great at being concise, I’m just going to ramble if that’s ok, very sorry, very sorry
under the cut rambles
so........................
for learning meanings........ it’s a lot of work, there’s a lot of detail and a lot of different things to think about during readings, I’ve been learning tarot for around seven years on and off and I still don’t remember everything!
so IMO it’s best not to come at tarot with the intent to Learn Everything before you start! it’s the perfect thing to learn as you go! my advice would be to just kinda throw yourself in. when you first get a deck, go through the cards and vibe with them some and look at their meanings, but mostly just kinda contemplate them, don’t try to memorise everything at once. start doing readings, look stuff up as you go............. I would recommend keeping a journal where you document your readings............ which will help you with memory and picking up on patterns and connections....... uhhhh
I really like using apps as a companion as well! they can be a super good resource even if you don’t want to use them FOR readings necessarily
I use Galaxy Tarot as a convenient way to look up meanings and summaries of the cards when I just need to kinda jog my memory (though the descriptions aren’t super detailed), and it has a function where you can either do a reading with the app or you can do a reading yourself and then plug the cards you’ve drawn into the app, and it can help you with pointing out recurring themes and symbols and connections between the cards, which can be handy when you’re first starting out and maybe feel a little overwhelmed by the Amount Of Information you’re trying to take in
uhhhh another one I’ve used in the past is Labyrinthos Tarot, which is an app to help you learn and memorise the cards and their meanings., from what I can remember there are sorta, games and exercises to help with it, I forget exactly how it works since it’s been a while since I used it! but maybe that’s a good one to check out too?
I feel like apps is something i should’ve mentioned at the end but anyway moving on to the rest of it
most decks will come with a guidebook of some sort! so you’ve got the traditional rider waite tarot deck (which is probably the default deck most people think of when they think of tarot), and there are plenty of resources online such as Biddy Tarot which can give you a fairly detailed rundown of the card meanings! these meanings can be applied to variations of the rider waite cards, but lots of decks are a little wild and a little funky and are off doing their own thing while still following the basic rider waite structure, and if you receive a guidebook with a deck, that’s definitely an invaluable resource!! ‘cause it’ll give you the artist’s kinda interpretation and their meanings, their own personal touch, even if you then look up the card in more detail online
ALSO tarot is just a whole fuckin tonne about intuition as well though! so as much as it can feel like something where you need to focus on all the details and try and keep them all rigid and by-the-book, you might do a reading and feel yourself drawn in a certain different direction or just get a “feeling”, so you should definitely be open and flexible and listen to what your gut tells you as far as meanings go! plus, you will develop your own relationship to the cards and maybe draw your own personal meanings and associations! that’s definitely not something to fight against and don’t worry about whether that means you’re doing it “wrong” - you should listen to those feelings, those r important!! :D
lastly I will say, it can be helpful to have someone who is more experienced with tarot around who you feel you can ask for advice from or get second opinions from if there’s something you’re confused about! or who can give you tips and tricks from firsthand experience. like, it doesn’t have to be something you learn alone, and having a teacher or companion can be really helpful in terms of bouncing ideas and getting new perspectives! I throw this out there because I always forget to say things like this, ‘cause I forget that other people Are Not Me and other people like being around people lmao rip
and as far as starting decks go........... it really depends so much on what you want and what’s important to you! some people will say start with the traditional rider waite tarot, and if you decide to do that, you will certainly have a lot of resources at your disposal! it’s a valid place to start for sure
but there’s also SO many different decks out there with all sorts of themes and art and personality, and IMO......... I’d kinda urge you in the direction of choosing something you’re personally interested in and engaged with! it can make connecting with a deck easier and can help you stay interested and engaged during learning! but that’s just me
when I got my first deck the lady in the store kinda just took me to the collection of decks and just asked me which ones I vibed with and which one kinda called out to me or one I was drawn to, then she let me take a look at some of them and she showed me how to handle them and use them!! this was my first experience, n I was told just to go with what Feels Good And Right
n there’s so much cool art out there! and many interesting themes! you might not know which one you’ll latch onto until you see it, so take some time to look around and see what speaks to you c:
for instance, certain themes like cats or flowers, certain art styles, maybe certain series you’re into (I have two welcome to night vale decks n the raven’s prophecy by maggie stiefvater), or queer friendly decks! I have the Numinous Tarot which I ADORE, which is a deck with gorgeous artwork and extremely queer, all gender neutral language and lots of diverse designs, etc
so it depends what you’re into! take some time to feel it out, my friend
I would also like to throw out a mention to oracle decks as well! I actually started with oracle decks long before I used any tarot decks c:
I am................... very tired. and blanking on the best way to explain the difference between oracle and tarot decks, but you can look into this if you’re interested! lots of people use both or use them in conjunction with each other and there’s benefits to both n so on and so forth........
but in terms of Starting Out, and getting comfy with doing readings? they can also be really helpful in this regard! I found since oracle decks can have any number of cards and are less “structured” than tarot decks in a way, it can be really helpful as a way to get comfortable with things if you find, just, the Amount Of Detail that is involved in tarot decks overwhelming!!
it was something that helped me get the ~feel~ of doing readings and sensing with the cards and vibin and such, n get some practice drawing connections between cards and deriving meanings from the stories the cards present! but in a way that’s not quite as...... overwhelming?? as traditional tarot decks?? I was SUPER intimidated by just how extensive tarot decks were when I first started and I thought I’d never figure out what I was doing HAHAHA
but again, it’s just practice, I think!
where tarot will follow the same 78 cards and structure and is very traditional and I guess “rigid” is not exactly the right word?? but yeah?? oracle decks are a lot more flexible in what they represent and a lot more loose in the structures they can take
I do love oracle decks because of how varied they are!! each one is its own little system and its own unique universe and it’s really quite lovely, even if you aren’t into Actually Doing Readings with them, y’know?
but then, I find tarot decks the same way, what will all the different art styles and different people’s interpretations and renditions of the same story, like, it’s really fascinating!!
this has just turned into me rambling about how cool they are now
point is, do a little research into what sorts of decks and themes you might like to buy, when you get a chance I thoroughly recommend visiting a store so you can speak to someone who has some experience with tarot decks, they can help guide you when it comes to picking one and giving you some tips!! remember that it’s about intuition and following your gut as much as it is about memory and precision, so you should pick a deck that Feels Right
and uhhhhhhhhhhh
just kinda throw yourself in!! that’s literally my best advice!! you’re never gonna memorise everything beforehand (I’ve been learning on and off for seven years and I still often have to consult guidebooks and webpages) but you WILL absolutely learn as you go
it might feel very clumsy starting out, but as with any craft, you will improve with practice and begin to feel more comfy and confident with it as you go!
I hope this helped out some!! maybe!! possibly!!!!! ok goodnight!!!
#Anonymous#important caveat is that ive kinda just#been vibin on my own for most of my learning so i feel like#maybe there will be things i do that are not necessarily the ''right'' way or the common way or i might be#a little inexperienced and all#but i think it's also very personal and you'll find a way of doing things that works for u#in other words I Have No Idea If I Sound Like A Complete Dumbass when i talk about tarot#HAHAHAHA#anyway ok i hope this maybe gave you........ something...........? to work with#again i am so sorry i dont know how to be concise honestly i could have probably explained this in like#3 paragraphs#i can only hope u were aware of my rambling tendencies before u sent this and knew what u were in for lmaoo
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Cool Smash Possibilities #3: Captain Toad
Welcome to another edition of this cute Tumblr series I’m writing! While personally, I would love to play as both Funky and Alm, I don’t actually think they’ll even be logically considered for Smash. But for today’s entry, I actually have a little bit of hope for this little fungi. Not only being one of the more prominent WiiU Mario spinoffs, but also being featured in quite a number of Mario games himself, there’s no better time to include Captain Toad into the Smash Brothers roster.
The Origin:
Toad’s been a pretty reoccurring character/species since the start of Mario’s Mushroom Kingdom adventures in 1985. They usually assume a minor role in the series, while also appearing in literally every spinoff game as a playable character. They even appear in Smash, though the use of Peach’s Neutral B special. I believe this makes sense, as Toad joining the Smash roster would be equal to a random Goomba or Koopa Troopa joining. Yoshi’s a special case, as the dino is sort of one of many, but he’s also starred in numerous games and has a much larger presence in both the Mario and Nintendo world. Plus, the Mario franchise sure does have a lot of playable characters as is, so having the Toad character as a special move tied to Princess Peach makes sense.
So, you may be ask, what makes Captain Toad so different? Well, here’s some more backstory.
During 2008′s Super Mario Galaxy on Nintendo Wii, Mario will sometimes encounter a wandering group of Toads, assisting the plumber thoughout the level. Sometimes they will give him the power stars he seeks, others they just sort of whimsically commented on the galaxies they explored. Regardless, the red Toad of this brigade wore a light on his head, and is essentially the prototype Captain Toad. They appear again in 2010′s Super Mario Galaxy 2.
This exact group of Toads appear again in the next big console Mario Game, 2013′s Super Mario 3D World, with a major redesign. Not only do they show up during some stages, but you take control of the leader (now officially dubbed “Captain Toad”) of this brigade during special challenge levels. These levels have you control the Captain though diorama like obstacle courses, using the gamepad to control the camera. Captain Toad cannot jump, so he can only run to avoid obstacles in order to collect the 5 Green Stars and complete the challenge. These levels were ridiculously popular on the Miiverse Social Media community, and thus, the developers ended up using these as base for their next game.
Thus, comes 2014′s Captain Toad Treasure Tracker! Captain Toad’s very own game that feature a comfy collection of diorama levels to complete, including even boss levels. Captain Toad is of course joined by Captain Toadette and the rest of the Toad Brigade, on their quest to find lots of treasure. It was announced like a month ago that it’s getting an updated port on Nintendo Switch, including levels featured in 2017′s Super Mario Odyssey...
Which Captain Toad was also featured in! Hidden in the many Kingdoms, Captain Toad will give Mario a single Power Moon when found and talked to. Mario can also find Captain Toadette residing in Peach’s Castle after the game is completed, and gives Mario a Power Moon for every achievement he completes.
Smash Statistics:
So okay, before I start this, I want Toadette as an alternate skin for Captain Toad. I don’t think this should be a problem, as Corrin, Robin, and the Wii Fit Trainer have both sexes as Alternate Costumes.
Now that that’s out of the way, Captain Toad should be similar to Little Mac in ways. He doesn’t have the jumping power that other Mario series characters have, but he should be very fast on the ground. That doesn’t mean he CAN’T jump, because that would cripple him severely in a game like this, but he has a hard time lifting off the ground. Captain Toad’s basic attacks would mostly involve him using his head and his feet, as they both have prominent size.
Captain Toad’s Neutral Special would be a variation of Peach’s Neutral B, though while Peach’s spores shoot in front of her, Toad’s would cover his entire body. I guess it’d be similar to Corrin’s stupid Dragon counter, but not nearly as much knockback. I’d make his Forward Special a powerful Back Pack Swing. Not only would Toad use this to propel horizontally in the air, but also as a hard hitting swing attack with pretty decent range. I’m bringing back the Propeller Block from Mario 3D Land to be his Up Special, giving him a predictable recovery that causes slice damage from the propellers. Finally, his Down Special would be Turnip Pluck. While Peach’s turnips have different faces and gimmicks, Captain Toad would pull out a predictable turnip. He’d do it much faster than Peach, just to toss in a cute little nod to Super Mario Bros. 2.
When Captain Toad gets the Smash Ball, he pulls from the ground his mighty Super Pickax! This cute little item is actually based off of the Hammer in Donkey Kong, and therefor will give Captain Toad all the benefits of said item, as well as invulnerability. The Pickax disappears after a while, so score your KOs!
Home Stage:
I feel like fighting on top of one of those Diorama stages would be really cute. I don’t really know which one, though. Maybe something with cute shy guys in the background, as well as the rest of the Toad Brigade hidden somewhere. Maybe the stage will change as it’s rotated around, meaning you have to adapt to new hazards you might’ve seen in the background, like those said Shy Guys.
That, or toss Captain Toad’s stage into New Donk City or an Odyssey themed stage. IDK, I’ve never designed a video game before.
Reasons For!
-Captain Toad perfectly aligns within that timeframe between Smash 4 and the new Smash, and Sakurai heavily drew from that timeframe for the last game.
-I feel like Captain Toad just appeals to everyone. Old School fans would love to see Toad in this game, newer fans get the major Captain Toad fanservice. Guys would find his hard hitting fast playstyle hilarious, gals would think he’s hella adorable. I can imagine all the memes just sprouting up like shrooms including this little guy.
-I don’t think Captain Toad has much competition from other Mario franchise characters. Like, Pauline MAYBE, but Waluigi and Daisy haven’t appeared in as many mainline Mario games as Captain Toad has. Plus, Toad has been in the spinoffs since Super Mario Kart, I think he deserves a little more priority than those two.
Reasons Against!
-Sakurai’s usually super adamant on his choices in Smash. Toad has been Peach’s Neutral Special since Melee, and it’s unclear if Captain Toad will be enough to change his mind.
-Toads have always walked that line between an Actual Character and Generic Series of Characters. I think Captain Toad is an Actual Character, but y’never know what the developers think.
-Mario as a franchise has six characters and a clone already, while also semi encompassing the Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Wario franchises. The Mario franchise has a lot of characters in Smash as is. Maybe after Rosalina and Bowser Jr., Sakurai would want to simmer down on those Mushroom Emblemed guys?
Overall, I think Captain Toad has potential. He could be really fun, if added! It just depends if Sakurai is willing to give the fungi the 12 Part Video Game franchise + Anime Adaptation he deserves.
Anyway, my next Cool Smash Possibilities will be out on Sunday, but I’m going to provide an interesting twist: you guys can vote for the next Cool Smash Possibility. If you guys have any characters you’re dying to see, feel free to DM me, and the most popular one will be done on Sunday! I’m familiar with most Nintendo franchises, the 3rd Party characters I might have to do a bit of research but I mean y’know, that’s it. See ya Sunday!
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A.N.D.R.O.M.E.D.A. Chapter 2- The Arrival
Read on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11882625/chapters/26963214
Edit: The read more link didn’t work, hopefully it does this time, I apologize in advance
Summary:
Sara finally wakes up in Andromeda, but an unexpected event occurred that might make the journey feel like a mistake.
** This chapter is long. About 10k words.
Notes:
~~I watched a person bounce off the ceiling gently. The only things that weren't floating was the medical beds that were connected to the floor and the sides of the walls and up to the ceiling. Thankfully, I stayed in one general place the whole time. More of a horizontal levitation than floating somewhere.~~
*This chapter can be skipped, as it is the same as the beginning of the game but with a few twists and more internal thought and emotion. There is extra dialogue in areas, but the beginning of the game still has the same premise.
634 years later. Date: 0 hour 0 day
Andromeda galaxy, Heleus cluster. Destination: Habitat 7, Eriksson system.
I gasped and jolted up. Light had filled my vision and I was horizontal instead of vertical. It had only felt like a couple of seconds had passed. Were we really here? I saw lights and further away scientists waked up more people. "Holy shit." I muttered. "We made it." Two scientists came over when I tried to stand up. I was excited but also a bit light headed, I had fallen back down onto my pod.
A male scientist grasped my shoulders. "Deep breaths. You're gonna want to take it easy."
The female scientist typed on her datapad.
"I've been taking it easy for 600 years." I tried to retort.
"You mean 634 years?"
"Ryder, Sara. Recon Specialist, Pathfinder Mission Team." She had read from her datapad.
I sat in silence while I was being checked over. Thoughts had still been hazy, my body had felt like it had just woken up directly from sleep paralysis. I was warmer than when I went into cryo, but still a bit chilled.
"Pathfinder Team, eh? The ones finding us a home."
The feeling of fatigue had hit me. I dropped my head and was struggling to keep my eyes open. Everything just seemed so damn foggy. I tried taking slow and deep breaths.
"Can you make it somewhere tropical? Nice warm ocean, summer year-round..."
Maybe they had noticed that everything that they said flew over my head. I tried keeping my eyes up to look at them but failed most attempts.
The male scientist helped me up by my arm. Legs felt like Jell-O. "How about we get her a cup of coffee, first?" The female scientist grabbed my other arm and we walked slowly.
Ugh, coffee. "Do they have anything else?"
"Not a coffee fan?" I shook my head. "Ah. Sorry, Sara. Coffee is the only thing on the menu."
"Energy supplements?" I stumbled a bit and they had caught me.
"Your body just woke up from a 600 year nap. Completely turned off, even most brain functions. Your body would appreciate liquids and easily digestible paste."
So that's why it didn't actually feel like 600 years. How could I dream or even knew time existed without proper brain functions? Yeah okay, I'm waking up. "How long?"
"Until?"
"I can eat properly."
"Depends. Dr. T'Perro will be taking a look at you in the med bay."
"Uh, who?"
"Lexi. Dr. Lexi T'Perro."
"Sounds like an asari name."
"She is an asari."
Well, okay. That makes sense.
We had approached the end of the cryo bay and into the blinding light of the med bay. I had straightened up a bit more and my walking balanced. The giant hologram hadn't changed. Still played the same photos with a voice in the background talking optimistically about golden worlds, Pathfinder Team, Arks, and everything else related to the Initiative. Another person had come by to drop off the coffee and the two scientists sat me down at the med bay table before they walked back to the cryo bay.
As I drank the coffee with disgust, I watched the pictures on the screen flip through again. An image of a waterfall and a small lake surrounded by green, blue, yellow, and purple plants had caught my attention. Seemed peaceful and lovely, but I knew it wasn't Habitat 7, those pictures were different.
"The selection process saw the Andromeda Initiative evaluate thousands of potential habitable planets-" I zoned out the hologram screen voice. I like a good attitude, but it just sounded so fake, annoyingly fake. Like an instrument trying to play the highest note but failing.
The picture had changed from a peaceful sound to an asteroid field of some kind. Now that I thought about it. These aren't the same pictures we saw in the debrief. There was no asteroid field or picture of that waterfall. Does the VI update as time goes on? How are we getting the updates? Does the Ark have a long range scanner? Was that a planet of some kind or was that asteroid field always there? That looks like an asteroid hitting a planet, but, damn I hope I'm wrong.
I was so lost in thought as I was slumped over the bed, ignoring my coffee, and stared at the vid screen, that I didn't notice the asari walk right past my view and stopped at the foot of the bed.
"Sara Ryder? Let's get you checked out." I heard her voice, soft spoken and very gentle. Calm.
I looked up at her. "Huh?"
"I said, let's get you checked out." I straightened up as she scanned me. "Look here." The orange glow from her omni tool scan was a bit much for my eyes currently.
People rushed past us. A quick tempo ghosted the room. The sound of footsteps against the floor like large ants playing drums. The room was noisy and incoherent. Colors flashed in my mind, a mix of blue and white swirling frantically, while a yellow splashed into the mix. Like a rushing waterfall being beaten by the sun. Would prefer that sound over this. The vid screen was still talking as well. Not the wake up call I was expecting, but at least I woke up.
Lexi felt under my jaw and around my neck. Made my lower face feel a bit funky. I stretched my jaw afterwards. I looked back over at the vid screen.
"Now you are a part of the first wave of arks arriving in Andromeda: our new home for humanity." Basically, the VI told us not to mess up, or we all die. Great.
Lexi scoffed as she typed in my info into her datapad. "Makes it sound so easy, doesn't it?" She sounded just as annoyed by it. I was glad I wasn't the only one.
I glanced back up at her with a smirk. "I hope not. I signed up for a little adventure before we settle down." I do like adventure. Annoying VIs and people, not so much.
She raised her eyebrows. "Well, buckle up. Sounds like you'll get your wish."
"Really?" She tilted her head. "Yeah? Okay." I hoped for the good adventure and not one filled with death and destruction. Like what happened back in the Milky Way when a reaper attacked the Citadel. Thankfully, I wasn't on the Citadel for that. I want to delve into caves and explore unknown waters. Scan trees and plants. Play in the mud looking for bacteria samples. Finding out the evolutionary history of a planet and the mysteries within the mantle. Running from wild storms in an unknown jungle. Just thinking about all of that caused me to smile deeper.
I noticed more people rushing around, double checking and double taking. Backtracking. Lexi looked down at her datapad while she held up her hand. "Over here, now." I looked at it as she watched me intently. She moved her hand across her body and m eyes followed. "The Pathfinder wants you all on your feet right away. He said 'mission-ready within the hour.'"
"Any idea why?"
"No, but I'm guessing that's where your 'adventure' comes in." She did not seem amused. I purse my lips in response and looked away while she updated her info. "Okay." She walked out of the way over to the nearby console. A man in the opposite bed from me smiled and waved. I smiled back but my attention was at Lexi. "Everything checks out. Just one more thing before I send you on your way... Let's test your SAM implant. SAM, are you monitoring?" My brows furrowed in curiosity. "SAM? Are you online?"
I heard a hologram open behind me. A blue pixelated orb glowed behind me. A male voice, barely monotoned, but obviously computer generated started talking. "Yes, Dr. T'Perro. Good morning, Sara. Are you feeling well?"
"I just need a second to get my bearings. Uh... what's this about my implant?"
Lexi turned around. "A routine check. After being in stasis, we want to make sure the connection's still live."
I tilted my head up in understanding and looked forward again.
"As the team's mission computer, your well-being is my primary concern." SAM assured me.
"Assuming the implants work as advertised. SAM sees what you see-in theory. We won't know for sure until we get you in the field." Oh, that's comforting. "How are you doing, otherwise?"
A bit overwhelmed, tired of talking, tired of sitting, tired in general. I slumped back over and stared at my coffee for a minute before answering. "I'm ready to get to it." Though, I didn't sound enthused.
"Readings confirmed." SAM announced. "I detect an increased level of adrenaline in your system. The neural implant is functioning properly."
I stretched my face and popped my neck. "Probably because of the coffee. Not used to it." I sat the cup down. I hadn't drank all of it, but apparently I drank enough. "Or maybe it's the nerves." I muttered.
Lexi approached me. "You're all done. Let's get you on your way." She placed her hand on my shoulder as I stood up slowly. "Though you may want to hang around while we revive your brother." She pointed at his stasis pod. "It always helps to see a familiar fa-"
The lights around us flickered. A deep and flat noise sounded from the Hyperion. I looked around, heart raced. "I... don't like the sound of that." Eyes widened as I became more alerted. The noise rang throughout the Ark and the lights flickered more.
A loud bang and static sound carried throughout the ship. Suddenly, the Ark seemed like it had been hit. Everyone was knocked off balance and fell to the floor. My hands hit the floor hard and my nose touched the ground. I saw Lexi's datapad fly out of her hands as she fell to her side. My hands throbbed from the impact.
The Ark shook violently as lights frantically flickered and electrical connections sparked. Some screams were heard. I tried to calm down my rapid breathing, but there's nowhere to run or hide in space. If we were under attack, the Ark had no defenses and 20,000 people in stasis. The shaking made it impossible for anyone to stand up. My hips and knees kept knocking into the floor that caused more pain. I heard a few electrical sockets pop and consoles fried. Glass broke and the sound of violent electricity sparked along the metal walls. Like nails scraping against glass or chalkboard. Colors flashed in my head from the sound. A mix of red and yellow cracking against each other in a battle of dominance.
The Ark seemed to settle for a moment and the lights stabilized. We all tried to get to our feet, but gravity had shifted. A cryo pod came screeching down my way. I flattened myself against the floor, unsure of how to avoid it and then it flew over my head. I realized I was floating. Gravity didn't just shift. It turned off. I was lucky, the pod could've hit me in the head full force.
I grunted as I floated upward. Disorientated. People span around, were upside-down and every which way direction. "What's happening?" Lexi said.
"I don't know. Just hang on!" The man who waved at me earlier was doing violent fast back flips in place in the air, trying to dodge the top of the overhang from the bed. Hopefully he didn't hit his head.
The captain came over the loudspeaker, "Engineering, report!"
Doctors and scientists gave out advice to the floating people.
"Gravity in cryo bay is offline!" Someone replied to the captain.
"I'm almost inside! Hold on!" A familiar feminine voice came over the loudspeaker.
I watched a person bounce off the ceiling gently. The only things that weren't floating was the medical beds that were connected to the floor and the sides of the walls and up to the ceiling. Thankfully, I stayed in one general place the whole time. More of a horizontal levitation than floating somewhere.
I watched as a familiar face came through the door on the other side of the room. Her hair, standing up almost straight, both sides of her head were shaved. As I saw her before, Cora always had her hair to her left side. She swung around the door frame and cautiously got to the console. "This is Cora! I'm at the cryo bay! Brace for a reset..." She had hit a few buttons and everyone came crashing down to the floor. She landed on her feet, and I body slammed into the hard, cold floor from about ten feet up. Pain shot through my body, and I felt some joints pop releasing pressure.
I had landed on my lower body and my forearms and elbows. Everything stung. I made a gasped grunt sound.
"Everyone okay?" Cora looked at us.
"I think so." Lexi looked at me and shrugged.
"What happened?" I breathed out.
Cora walked over to us. "We're not sure. Sensors are scrambled." We slowly stood up. "But it's good to see you're up. Feels like centuries since we spoke."
I planned to comment on her little joke but my dad had taken over the loudspeaker. "This is the Pathfinder. Mission teams, continue preparations. Cora, Ryders, report to the bridge."
"You heard him, let's get-"
"Uh," a scientist calls over from Scott's pod, "we have a problem over here. It's Scott Ryder."
My heart sank immediately. His pod was sparking and obvious damage marks were all over. I felt the lump that had formed in my throat and my body had gotten a large rush of adrenaline. Oh fuck... is he... no. Please, no. My mouth gaped open. I ran over to the pod, followed by Cora and Lexi. I held onto the nearby console, ready for the worst of news.
"What's wrong?" Cora asked.
"I don't know. Have to check it out." Lexi responded.
The scientist held up his hand, "Give it a second for the processor to sync."
"Did the seals break?"
My heart pounded against my chest. My arms and legs shook as it felt like my blood went cold. I felt the burn in my eyes forming tears. My brother... Scott, please! No...
"No. Physical integrity looks good."
I had felt the rush of relief at that moment. My blood felt warm again, but my body still shook and my heart was still screaming.
I wobbled over and swallowed hard.
"Sara." Lexi looked at me.
"Is my brother okay?" I choked out. I let a few scared tears fall when I sniffled.
"Scott's fine. His vitals are strong, but the revival procedure was interrupted."
"What does that mean?" Before she could answer, I snapped, "When can he wake up?"
"We don't want to rush it. SAM?" She pulled out her omni tool, ready to write down info.
I walked up and ran my fingers across the safer parts of the pod.
"My connection to Scott's implant was suspended. However, his pulse, respiration, and brain activity are all normal." SAM responded. I let out a deep breath and placed my palm on the pod for support.
Lexi had put her hand on my shoulder so I'd stand back up. "To be on the safe side, we'll need to keep him in a low-level coma for a while, then let his body regain consciousness naturally." I continued to look down at his pod. "He'll be fine." She assured me.
My smile was shaky and my tears had dried. "Glad to hear it." I responded as normal as possible.
Cora stepped up. "Thanks, Lexi. Keep us updated. Ryder, I'll wait for you at the door whenever you're ready to go."
I wasn't ready to leave just yet, but Cora walked off.
"How do you want to handle this?" The scientist asked.
Lexi responded, "Keep him in the pod for now. Round the clock monitoring. We don't know if he's in true stasis anymore."
"Right. So parts of the body could be waking up."
"But others aren't. We can't be sure just yet."
I approached the pod again and placed my hand on the outside again. "Scott, please. You're strong. You can do this."
"Don't worry, Ryder. We'll take care of him. He'll make it." Lexi assured me.
I nodded when I stood back up. How many more are in his condition? I need to check some pods. The pod next to Scott's was fine.
"And if necessary, add boosters to the line. We can't risk pulmonary arrest." Was the last thing I heard from Lexi before I had walked away. I need to continue forward. Especially for Scott.
I headed for the cryo bay to check more pods. A woman checking out the vid screen saw me and said, "It sounds amazing, doesn't it? Right up until you lose gravity."
"Yeah. What do you think happened?"
"Oh, I have no idea. I've dreamed about this my whole life. I sure hope it matches the brochure."
"Are you doubting?"
"Well, we did hit something that we didn't see back in the Milky Way. And Hyperion lost gravity for a moment there."
"True. What's going on over here?"
"Just making sure the information VI is working. You can test it out if you want. Some things have changed since the briefs."
I guess it would be good to refresh my knowledge. I approached the screen and it talked. "Hi, there. I'm Jien Garson, founder of the Andromeda Initiative. I'm here to welcome you to a whole new galaxy. The good news is, the hard part's over. We're here! If you have any questions now, just ask."
I really didn't want to be talking to this thing, but curiosity did spike me. The pictures from the briefs were different, and maybe the VI has status updates I should know about. "Update me on the general info of the Andromeda Initiative."
"The Andromeda Initiative encompasses all colonization efforts, including arks, Pathfinders, outposts, and the central support hub, the Nexus."
I placed two fingers on the bridge of my nose and muttered, "This is not what I meant." I looked back up. "Status update."
"The current location of the Nexus is: unknown. Status of outposts are: unknown."
My brows had furrowed in response. We should've known about the Nexus by now.
I was interrupted by the VI of Garson again. "I'm Jien Garson, founder of the Initiative." I know this by now, I didn't go through seven weeks of training to not know your damn name.
The lady came back over with her omni tool out. "That's not supposed to play."
"I think it's important we take a moment to reflect on the principles that brought all of us together." It continued.
"I think it's important for you to shut up for just a moment." I gritted my teeth.
"It started with a vision of a better future- a vision that you shape." I felt like banging my head against the wall.
"Stop talking."
"Life in Andromeda can be anything we dare to dream, and I'm proud to help make those dreams come true."
"You're a nightmare right now. VI, change topics."
"It's not responding properly. Hold on." The woman responded.
"Drop me a note sometimes. I'd love to hear how we're doing." The VI screen responded.
"You know what?" I raised my voice. "So would I."
"Your current location is Ark Hyperion, housing the human population. Ark Paarchero, the salarian vessel, confirmed departure in 2185." I groaned. This was not the information I was looking for. I chuckled. This is not the droid I'm looking for. "The asari ship, Ark Leusinia, confirmed departure that same year, as did the turian Ark Natanus, embarking in 2185."
"Hey, what's your name?"
"Heyes. You?"
"Sara Ryder. Think this thing will be fixed soon?"
"Gods I hope so. It will be extremely beneficial to people waking up if it wasn't so frustrating right now."
"Yeah, and I need to be ready soon for the Pathfinder."
"The Pathfinder is responsible for exploring and assessing new worlds for outpost placement and settlement." The VI had taken my words to mean a question. All I did was facepalm. "Each ark is led by a Pathfinder who represents their species."
"No, really?" I replied, sarcastically.
"The active-duty Pathfinder assigned to Ark Hyperion is: Alec Ryder. Current duty roster shows you are assigned to the Pathfinder mission team, Specialist Ryder."
"Tell me the current mission status, then."
"At present, Ark Hyperion has arrived in the Heleus Cluster. Further mission updates are offline due to technical difficulties."
"Oh that was helpful."
"As Recon Specialist, you are tasked with supporting the authentication of golden world sites through exploration, mapping and scientific analysis. Currently, you are to report for duty on the command bridge."
"Yes, I know. Is there any new data about the golden worlds?" Like those pictures?
"The selection process saw the Andromeda Initiative evaluate thousands of potential habitable planets within the galaxy." I threw my head back and rolled my eyes in frustration. "After discovering an unusually high ratio of potential candidates or 'golden worlds,' the Heleus Cluster was selected as our destination. Now you are a part of the first wave of arks arriving in Andromeda: our new home for humanity."
"Yes I know! Current data on the golden worlds... please."
"Once the Pathfinder team's assessment is complete, Habitat 7 has been selected as the most likely candidate for colonization."
I groaned. "So, data unknown then? No more, please."
The info wall screen turned back to flipping through pictures. Now that headache is done with, I need to check on the other pods. I sped walked to the cryo bay and scanned the pods for vitals. A man was slumped over coughing, a scientist helping the man to his feet.
"Nice and easy, just take deep breaths." She calmly told him.
"Was I... floating?" He asked.
She nervously laughed. "Had a bit of a hiccup with the gravity."
"What... day... when is it?"
"It's been 600 years. We're in Andromeda."
"Damn. It worked?"
"So far, so good. How do you feel?"
I worked down the line of cryo pods checking vitals. So far everyone seems okay.
"Like I've got the world's worst hangover."
"Lucas Greer, correct?"
"Yeah."
"They need you on the Pathfinder mission team. Let's get you ready to go."
"So soon?"
"Probably has to do with whatever knocked out the gravity." Shit...
For the rest of that conversation I was out of earshot. Was still going down the line of pods checking each one. Can never be too sure. I approached another conversation between a scientist and a man just out of cryo.
"Woah, that was... weird."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't remember dreaming or anything. One minute I'm in the Milky Way getting ready to sleep, and the next..."
"You're two million light years away."
"No joke- we really flew that far?"
"We really did. Welcome to Andromeda."
"Got any food? I'm starving."
"We'll start you on some liquid protein."
"No pancakes?" I'm more of a waffle person. The little squares hold so much that are so bad for me.
"Your digestive system has't handled solid food in over six centuries. We need to go slow."
"Right. Man, just hearing that out loud, six centuries."
"Yup. All without pancakes."
"What about liquid pancakes?"
"Sorry- it's mushy, milky stuff. Tastes like paste." Ew...
"Well, you're not getting a tip."
I had approached the end of the bay and a pod was sparking. The technician called for support, I scanned it, thankfully no one was in it. Thankfully I wasn't in it, because that was my pod, and it was completely fried. What if... if that was me, I would've been dead. No, no, don't think about it. I'm alive. Now I need to report. I walked out of the cryo bay and back into the med bay.
I bumped into someone. "Sorry I'm-"
"Message from Captain Dunn." She handed me the datapad. "It's regarding the situation." Then promptly walked off to other people.
Seems urgent. I turned on the datapad to read:
Attention Hyperion personnel:
After a 600-year voyage, the good news is we're exactly where we're supposed to be: We have arrived in the Heleus Cluster, Andromeda Galaxy, year 2819. All stasis medical personnel should report to duty immediately. Give the Pathfinder Mission team revival priority, and prep the members for field reconnaissance.
Reports of an unusual celestial phenomenon in the cluster are being investigated. Updates to follow.
Captain Dunn
That took me aback. 2819? Damn. I placed the datapad on the nearby medical bed.
"Did that just happen? The world turned upside down? Is this a dream?"
Oh, Mr. Floaty man. I walked over and crossed my arms. He acknowledged me.
The doctor scanned him. "It left a nasty bump on your head. Let me look."
"First few minutes in Andromeda, and we're already crashing the car." He chuckled
"What? Did you expect this to be easy?"
"No, but I figured any scars could wait 'til we land. Well?"
"Well what?"
"My head, Doc."
"No obvious contusions to your brain. Looks nice and pink."
He sat up immediately. "Wait wha- the cut's that deep?"
The doctor chuckled. "No, just kidding. Checking for a concussion. Your cognitive awareness seems okay."
I chortled. The other man scoffed. "Uh... right. Where'd you get your degree, Doc?"
"Oh, no need. They'll let anyone be a doctor around here. High demand."
"What?" The high pitch in his voice made me snort. He looked over like I was insane.
"Good. Your auditory response seems normal, too."
"Ugh. I need some more coffee. They have more, right?"
"Aren't you on the Pathfinder team?"
"Yeah."
"Then you've probably had enough. No time for pit stops." The doctor looked at me. "Enjoy your nap, Ryder? Don't think I'll need sleep for the rest of m life."
"Maybe another five minutes, or a decade wouldn't have hurt." I responded.
He laughed in response. "Doctor Carlyle. Harry Carlyle."
"Ah, you know me it seems."
"Sara T. Ryder? Yup. Dr. T'Perro checked you out, correct?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, Ryder!" Mr. Floaty talked up. "Hell of a wake up call, huh? Wasn't expecting that five minutes after stasis."
"Makes two of us. How's the head?"
"Sore. In pain. Thanks for checking in, though."
"Hang in there, alright?"
"Yeah. You, too."
"Talk to you later, Carlyle."
"Hopefully not because you need a patch. Talk to you later."
It's no surprise to me that people know my name. My dad was an N7 officer, started SAM, and is the Pathfinder of the human ark. The only bad side is, I don't know anyone else here. Damn, that means the only people I can truly talk to is either the Pathfinder or stuck in a coma. That thought had hit hard. As far as I knew, all of my closest friends were in the Milky Way. Talk about a completely new start. I felt intimidated, scared, and challenged. Socializing was not my biggest skill and always made me nervous. Now, around close friends it always felt like I had the confidence level of a bull. Cracking jokes left and right without a care in the world. If someone had looked at me weirdly, then I wouldn't have cared. But now... it felt different. I guess it didn't really sink in exactly how much I had left behind. I imagined Dad would be too busy to talk. Scott is in a damn coma, and all these people... as nice as they seem... I don't know them. And how do they automatically view the Pathfinder's daughter? Daughter of an N7, a genius who made SAM. How do they see me? How much more difficult will socializing be? Finally, how many people will be disappointed to learn my true self?
The thoughts zoned out when I saw a datapad flashing unread underneath a flipped table. I grabbed it and read the following message from Jien Garson:
Hello, Traveler, and welcome to your first day in Andromeda! This is the dawn of a new era for all of us. As you recover from stasis, know that you're in good hands. In a few short hours, you'll be leaving the Hyperion and joining thousands of your fellow colonists as you chose your fortunes and build the new life you've always dreamed about. It's been a long wait- but I promise you it will be worth it.
Jien Garson
Founder: Andromeda Initiative
I placed the datapad onto the medical bed. It wasn't something I needed to read, because I could already tell that things weren't going to plan. I walked towards the exit.
"Well, the gravity loss probably means something tripped the generators." There was a conversation between two men in medical beds.
"What would cause it?"
"Something big. The generators are durable. It would take a hell of a lot to overload them."
"Well, on the bright side, no projectile vomiting to worry about. No one's eaten in over 600 years. So, what'd they tell you about the situation?"
"The obvious. Suit up and get ready to go."
"Same here. Did they tell you where we're going?"
"Nope. Just to have the shuttles prepped to fly."
"Man, we're a long way from home. Still getting used to it."
"Where're you from?"
"Toronto."
"Earthborn, huh? Colony man myself. Eden Prime."
"Wasn't there some trouble some time ago? Fighting?"
"Yeah." There was solemnness in his voice. "Lost a few friends. I had figured it was time for a fresh start."
"Well, welcome to your new life, eh?" He had noticed me listening in. "Hey, Ryder. Morning or afternoon?" He yawned. "I don't know."
"I don't know either. Just know its 2819. Want to take bets on what date it would be on Earth?" I responded.
"Hey now, it's too soon for that kind of thinking." The other man said. "Good to see you, though, Ryder." Then he yawned and I involuntarily copied. "Heh. Still waiting for my coffee."
"Seems like the Pathfinder team isn't getting any coffee."
"Oh damn, really? Shame."
"Has to do with figuring out what the hell happened earlier."
"Strange, ain't it? I wonder what the noise was."
"Didn't you get the datapad? Some strange phenomenon."
"Oh, better go check that out, then."
"Yeah, see ya."
"Bye, Ryder."
I was finally at the door to leave and Cora was waiting for me. She asked if I was ready when I had opened the door. When the door had opened, many people came flying down to the left side of the room over by a conduit Everyone had asked what was wrong, I looked over to the smoking conduit as it built up in sound. Then it popped with a fire. Sparks went flying everywhere and the ground shook, I caught myself from falling. Shit.
Cora and I ran over to the front of it. The large conduit over by and higher than the stairs was surrounded with smoke. A woman stood on top of it calling attention to herself. "Whatever hit the ark fried everything! We have to balance the power load, or it could explode!"
"We don't know where the fault is!" One of the technicians beside me responded. People were coughing from the smoke, and so was I.
Cora leaned over and whispered to me, "You have a scanner right? On your omni tool?" I nodded. "Ryder could help find it, she has a scanner!"
"On it!" I took out my omni tool on my left hand and opened the scanner. The orange glow turned to a small screen like an x-ray and a large horizontal grid light came out from the other side of the tool. Cora went to get readings on the second conduit. I saw an outline of an internal component and pressed the scan button on the screen.
SAM responded, "The phase coil is operating normally."
"It has to be here!" I moved the scanner up and found another component.
"There's no indication of a fault in the axial coupling." The omni tool itself provides general information of whatever I scan, but SAM will always provide more analysis and detail from the scans that I do.
Cora yelled across the room to keep looking. I moved over to the right and up a bit to the other side of the conduit. The scanner had read that there was no current present int he compensator relay. It was nonfunctional.
"Relay 2-C shows damage from a temperature spike." SAM analyzed.
"Found it! A bad relay!"
I looked around and all the room was busy frantically typing on consoles, trying to make sure things don't go more wrong. "Ryder!" A technician caught my attention. "Up the stairs, right next to the conduit, is a console. Can you reset the relay there? If I leave this console, the whole cryo bay could go dark!"
Oh shit. I didn't waste any time. I sped up the stairs and to the slight ledge to the console. When I got to the hologram of buttons and readings, aka the console, I took out my omni tool and connected the circular part from my palm to the circular port on the console, allowing SAM to make the necessary repairs to functionality through my device.
"There! It's reset!"
The alarms had turned off and the smoke cleared. People slowly stopped working at various consoles to calm down.
"Rerouting the current..." Various technicians spoke across the room.
"The grid's recovering!"
"It's working!"
"Readings are in the green!"
"Thank god. That could've been the end of everyone in the cryo bay." Shit... that also means Scott...
Cora complimented my efforts. "Now we can get to the tram."
"Tell the captain this won't hold for long." A man shouted as he crossed the room. "We're using duct tape and rubber bands here."
I focused my efforts in continuing forward. My mind couldn't stop thinking about Scott, and the further I traveled from him, the more I wanted to go back and sit with him through it all. The more things seemed to go wrong, the less I wanted to be here in Andromeda. There was no home. No place to curl up. No warm bed, or midnight calls to close friends. I mean, soon we will build a home, we just need to land on Habitat 7 first. Is it wrong that I feel so skeptical about this? We woke up and ten minutes later the Hyperion hit something, then Scott's pod malfunctioned, then one of the conduits controlling the entire damn cryo bay practically explodes. Please, tell me this isn't something to regret.
I was at the top of the stairs and opened the door. A small hallway bled before me. Red lights singing alert painted the reflective grey and white ground and walls. A person was sitting up on the floor, another cared for them. Another person ran across the room to the console on the other side. Even such a small and empty space was frantically trying to fix itself.
Cora scoffed. "That was close. Barely in Andromeda and we're already scrambling."
"The adventure has surely begun." I tried to smile.
"Not sure your dad will see it that way." She whispered back. She had picked up a datapad tossed away on the floor. "What's this?"
"What does it say?"
"It's a general tracking log. And it doesn't look good." She handed it to me. "Take a look."
Automated logs
Report run: 2819, identifier QPA-Z
**Year/event**
(2185) Departure.procedures: confirmed
(2185) Stasis.lockdown.engaged: confirmed
(2186) Anomalous.comm.sensor.readings: report logged
(2347) Trajectory.drift.detected: report logged
(2347) Trajectory.course.correction: confirmed
(2411) Arks Paarchero/Leusinia/Natanus: condition green
(2437) Sensor.array.fault.detected: report logged
(2437) Sensor.array.fault.repair: FAILED
(2819) Trajectory.destination: confirmed
(2819) Destination.location.proximity: confirmed
(2819) Stasis.revival.engaged: confirmed
(2819) Nexus/Arks Paarchero/Leusinia/Natanus: not detected
(2819) Sensor.faultAHOIE;*^IANE**&KFLAJOF*^^ KH
(2819) ERROR
"We should head to the bridge." I sat it back down on the floor.
"Agreed." Cora had opened the door that lead to the tram. Since the arks were so huge, trams were made for easier and faster travel across main areas. It's a small room with one main hologram console of a map and a few rows of seats facing the middle. I connected my omni tool to the console and the map popped up on my tiny screen, bold circles in rooms with the name of the room besides it. I pressed the one that said habitation. The tram took off slowly at first.
An uneasy feeling had settled in my core. Everything had felt wrong. Something was going to go horribly wrong. I couldn't shake it. It wasn't my fear for Scott, or whatever we hit, it was just something else.
"Are you alright, Ryder?"
"I can't be the only one, right? Everything just feels off and wrong."
"Well, we did have a rough start and are in a completely new galaxy. It could be that. But, I feel it, too." I sighed and looked down. "Hey, we gotta keep going, right?"
"We have to. Because if we don't, we are technically stuck in a worse situation. Just digging our graves." I watched my feet, when I lifted my toes, it made a slight bump in the shoe. It was some sense of familiarity.
The ride was silent except for the hum of the tram. It stopped as slowly as it started at the end. Cora and I got up and walked out, passing two doors and walked across the main habitation deck. It was more hectic in here than anywhere else. We dodged the runners and had gone up the stairs to the main door that lead to the bridge.
As soon as the door was opened, a man ran across our view yelling for helm control to report. The room was a barrage of flashing lights, scurrying people, and at the helm was my father and the captain looking out the observation window.
"We're drifting!" Another man ran past us.
"Flight controls aren't responding!"
This is bad... this is very bad.
I had noticed a strange orange and grey web-like structure across the window that was outside of the ship. The orange glow of the structure pulsated, and the more I looked the more I realized how huge it really was. Millions if not more kilometers of this strange stuff surrounded us, but it wasn't moving, just pulsing, like some sort of trap.
"First priority is stopping these outages!" Captain Dunn ordered.
"Mainline power's been knocked out! We're on reserves, Captain! They won't last!"
This web... was all we could see against the blackness of space. Some energy pockets in the web made it look like dots. This seemed impossible to navigate through. This does not look good...
"What's our position?" My dad walked across the room to stand up by Dunn.
"Unknown- we lost telemetry!" A pilot responded.
"SAM, we need eyes out there." His voice as commanding and monotone as always. Always painted a boring grey.
"Attempting to adjust sensor array." SAM said.
Dunn faced Dad. "Alec, please... you may be Pathfinder, but this is my ship." She retorted.
"Captain, the protocol's clear: in the absence of communication with the Nexus or the other arks, we proceed to our appointed golden world. Solid ground." He emphasized the last bit.
"If it's even out there! Nobody said anything about running into an energy cloud- and that's just a wild guess what we hit!" There was a moment of silence, two pulses emitted from the cloud, brightening up the room for a moment. "Alec, I need to assess the damage. Stop the bleeding. We've got 20,000 people asleep on this ship... Let's give them a chance to wake up."
Cora leaned over to whisper, "Can you blame her?"
It does seem safer. Right now, everyone that's asleep could die from a simple electrical malfunction. We're in the dark. "She's the captain. It does sound safer. And I'd think she gets the final word."
"Well, he might-"
Dad turned around, annoyance in his eyes and pointed at us. "This isn't about having the final word."
Cora straightened up, "Yes, sir."
Dad moved his eyes over to me, a hint of frustration hit me like a wave.
"We're coming through!" The pilot announced.
Everyone looked out the window. Pass the pulsating cloud lie the planet. "My god..." The captain sighed.
The planet had rings around it. When the planet was in full view, the web was gripping it like a hand. Where the web touched the planet, had black and red burn marks around it. Habitat 7 looked dead. My heart felt like it had dropped. The other side of the planet that we could see, that was untouched, looked landable, or seemed, as everything was covered by a thick layer of swirling clouds. I felt my face tense when I felt like crying. Nothing was going to plan.
"Is that our golden world?" Dunn continued.
"That's Habitat 7, 'New Earth' if we're lucky." Dad went up to the hologram console in front of the window to pull up a scan of the planet. "All of our long-range scans told us it was in the green zone. Perfect for human settlement."
"It doesn't even look the same." Cora countered.
"Well, we don't know exactly how bad it is yet. Still seems like the best shot for a new home." I tried to stay positive.
"Maybe." Dunn looked at me. "There's just a lot on the line."
"SAM?" Dad asked.
"The energy from the phenomenon is damping our sensors. Planetary conditions are unknown."
Dad took a minute to think before concluding, "We're marooned. Twenty thousand souls adrift at sea. And when the power runs and stays out... We need to know if that's safe harbor."
"And if it's not?"
"As Pathfinder it will be my job to find an alternative. It's what we trained for. But if this goes well... we're already home."
"All right. Just make it quick."
"Harper, the rest of the team should be awake by now. Have them spin up two shuttles. Planetfall in thirty."
"Yes, sir." Cora and my dad had left the bridge.
Dunn walked closer to me. "A stubborn one, isn't he?"
"Stubborn runs in the family, I guess. I might've rubbed off on him."
"Just as long as he knows what he's doing. It's not like the cavalry's coming to save the day." Dunn went back to her post. "I need an ETA on our sensor repairs. We're blind out here."
I took a moment to get lost in the view. The black and orange burns sang an ominous choir in my head. The white clouds seemed like a mask to the darkness beneath them, swirling to one center, like the eye of a hurricane. I moved my eyes away. I needed to get moving.
The good thing about these clothes the Initiative gave us, is that it's an okay underarmor. Not the best gear, but neither is the actual armor that they provided. I took the tram over to the shuttle bay.
I sat down in one of the seats, alone, listening to the sound of the tram. A zig-zag dark and light grey paint my mind in tempo of the hum. I had leaned over and rested my elbows on my legs, head dropped down. I let silent tears splash my bare hands. I was scared, anxious, lonely, and regretful. My hands shook and I had felt dizzy. I don't get sick or nauseous easily, but it translates into other feelings to tell me something. Last time I puked was over fifteen years ago, not counting the journey. I gained a phobia of it after watching my brother almost die because some of it got trapped in his lungs. Witnessing a trauma can be just as terrifying as being in it. Scott on the other hand, he doesn't have the phobia. Scott...
What if I stayed in the Milky Way? What if I never joined the military like my dad pressured me to? I never wanted to. I don't want to kill. Defense is fine, but who said that I'd be good at a job like that? Or a job like this? What the hell was I thinking? What if I do something horrible and accidentally kill or allow someone to die? Tears fell faster. I made a face trying to keep it all silent, despite being in an empty room. Despite my mother always telling me that my sensitivity, empathy, sympathy, makes me a stronger person. What if I disappoint Dad? That's when I made a sound. The emotional pain from the what-ifs had hit me. I then regretted every bad thought of dad, every bad word. I love him. I look up to him, and he teaches me a lot. I felt like a damn spoiled brat ever talking back to him.
The tram slowed down. That's when I dried my face. My skin gets flushed easily, but not without reason, crying, even slightly, will cause my face to turn red. Drying my face never hides everything. I stood up and walked out of the tram into the locker room or armory. My locker was up by Scott's and Dad's. I saw Cora on the other side and three other men from earlier suiting up. I started with the armored pants, boots, chest and arm pieces, then the gloves. The hard parts of the armor aren't that resilient nor do they cover much. My waist, back of my thighs, most of my arms were exposed. Well, still covered by the under armor. I went across to the shelf to find the military grade omni tool. Cora came around looking for something as well.
"Scott's going to hate that he missed this." I muttered.
"Are all the Ryders adrenaline junkies?" She stood up.
"It's in our blood. You know, I was born a minute ahead of him." I smiled. "And I have never let him forget it."
Cora patted my shoulder. "Don't worry. I'm sure he'll pull through."
I backed up. "He has to if he wants to hear the stories."
"So, let's give him one. Oh, and you'll want to find a helmet. And maybe stop at the good luck rock."
"Uh... what?"
"Old superstition of your dad's." She walked over by the door. "Oh and, don't forget to read the Pathfinder Team field manual on that crate over there." She pointed. "Just to brush up on protocol."
I picked up the datapad, short and sweet it read;
Introduction
As a member of the Pathfinder Team, you play a critical role in the Andromeda Initiative's efforts to establish a foothold in the new galaxy. The team has many challenges:
-Golden world site verification
-Reconnaissance and mapping of unknown territories (planetary and celestial)
-Scientific analysis and discovery of new phenomenon
-Potential first contact with extraterrestrials
-Establishing diplomatic relations with local inhabitants
-General support of settlement outposts
I looked over at the other two lockers. Scott's was on the end, and Dad's next to his. Scott's locker remains untouched and full. "Get better, Scott. We are all going to need you. It's time for you to actually head out and experience something." I smiled. Scott was stationed at a mass relay his entire time in the military. He wanted to explore so badly but couldn't because of his position. Then Dad's career went south and given an honorable discharge for creating SAM. AI being highly illegal in the Milky Way. Our positions in the military came to a halt. No one trusted us, so we left. What's the point in staying if you're not going to get anywhere? Or, the fact no one trusted us with their lives. Scott and I were only in the military for about a year and a half or so. I got to go on some expeditions and was placed on a peacekeeping force. Was I any good? Hell no. Thankfully, there wasn't much action, and I was only in a couple of battles. I was never an officer or in charge, they put me in a glorified security position and I still hesitated. I know three things; how to shoot a gun, how to put on armor, and how to duck.
Then I looked over at Dad's locker. He's already suited up. Obviously. Why did you put me on the Pathfinder Team? It makes no sense logically. I have almost zero experience, I am young, weak, small, emotional as all hell. Why me? Is it because I'm your daughter and you wanted me to come along? Dad, you're making a horrible decision. Please, don't let me hold you back...
I backed away from the lockers. I walked around to the out of place rock up against the back wall. It was huge and there was a light shining on it. I made a face when I scanned it.
SAM provided an analysis, "Alkali feldspar and quartz. Commonly known as granite."
"A good luck rock? Granite, huh?"
"Your dad was mountain climbing back on Earth. It caught him from falling."
"Wait, the rock caught him from falling, so he took it?"
"Yeah, not sure how he got it out."
"What if someone else falls and there's no rock to catch them?"
"Well, he's a bit superstitious. Even has lucky socks.
"Socks aren't going to kill somebody if they're missing."
"What's done is done, Ryder. And with the way things are going today, we need any luck we can get."
"Wonder why I never knew about this. How long ago was it?" I was jealous that a woman I never even knew existed before the Initiative, knows more about my own father than I do.
"A few years before launch. I don't know exactly when."
I frowned. "Alright." I had turned around to see the other side of the locker bay area, three other men hanging around. Two were by a small radio playing some tunes, and the other was checking out his gear by his locker. He looked at me and nodded. "Ryder. Fisher."
"Hey Fisher, how're things?"
"Eh, just making sure my armor is good. Can never be too sure."
"Ah."
"I uh, heard a rumor that your dad and the captain aren't seeing eye-to-eye on this."
I shrugged. "Dunn wasn't thrilled with the idea for the expedition. My dad persuaded her, as you can see."
"I also heard that you weren't a big fan of it, either."
"Well, this is her ship. I think it's her call."
He chuckled. "You got guts going against the old man. But we are the Pathfinder team, and the team should answer to the Pathfinder. At least that's how I see it. And bonus to your dad for being an N7. He's got the best aim. I'd go wherever he goes."
Yeah, but he still chose me to be on the team, so his logic must've died. "See you on the shuttle, Fisher."
"See ya."
I walked over to the music. It set the tempo for how fast I went, and painted an endless scene in my head. It was techno styled and I felt like nodding my head to it. I might've done that without realizing it.
"Hey, Ryder." The man talking to Greer said.
"Hey, uh..?"
"Kirkland." He scoffed. "We talked a little before launch, or you did at least. Not sure if you know Greer."
Greer waved. "Hey. Your dad say anything about what's going on?"
I shook my head slightly. "He was all business. Prep and ready to go. Those might've been his exact words."
"Short and sweet? Alright, will do."
"I gotta go get my helmet. See you guys on the shuttle." They continued their conversation when I walked past them.
My helmet was on a shelf up by the wall. It had my name on it. I picked it up and checked the fit. I heard the air seal work with my armor. Everything checked out okay when I took it off. I just held it in my hand, I'd put it on before the shuttle launched. "Got it."
"The Pathfinder is now requiring sidearms. I've opened the armaments locker."
My heart dropped. "Are we uh, expecting trouble, SAM?"
"A precaution. Please arm yourself, Ryder."
It's just to be safe. It doesn't mean there's going to be any fighting. Just like we wear helmets in case the air isn't breathable or things go south. It's just to be safe. I had approached the weapons locker on the other side of the room, thankfully this room is small because I've been all over. There was another field manual covering a different topic. It was by a couple of pistols;
**First Contact Protocol**
In the event any member of the Pathfinder Team encounters intelligent alien life, it is imperative that 'first contact' protocols be strictly observed. The Andromeda Initiative holds the principle of peace and cooperation among our highest Ideals. Aggressive action against extraterrestrials is only permitted when hostile intent is clearly demonstrated and Pathfinder team members are at obvious risk of injury or death.
I had to keep telling myself it was just precautions. "Better safe than sorry." I picked up my pistol. It was a cheaper kind of pistol, but it's what we had.
Cora was waiting by the shuttle bay doors. We walked out together. Short hallway, then the shuttle bay, which was huge.
Cora chuckled. "So, just another boring day at the office, huh?"
"Oh you know, just setting foot on planets no human has ever set foot on. The usual. I can't wait."
"I know what you mean. I always wondered what it was like when old Earth explorers crossed the ocean. Only the guide of stars and dead reckoning with them."
"And a map with a little caption off to the side that said, 'Here be dragons.'"
"Well they made it. And maybe we'll finally get to see a dragon."
"Oh man, I hope so."
"I hope we don't get eaten if we do. You ready?"
"As ready as I can be." We walked further into the room.
We saw Carlyle packing supplies into a crate, but he was also in full armor. "Doctor Carlyle, with everything going on, I'd think the ark needs you more than we do?" Cora stopped with her arms crossed.
He closed the lid and stood up. "Pathfinder wants a medic on hand. And if that's home down there, I'm happy to knock on its door."
I smiled. "I hope so, too. You got a quote ready? 'One small step...'"
He picked up the crate. "I think your dad will be handling that honor."
Dad had come out of one of the shuttles to make a speech. "All right, team, button up. We leave in five."
Cora stepped forward. "Sir, we broke out the weapons as per request. Anything we should know?"
"Seemed prudent, given the situation. We'll be down a man with Scott out."
I looked away in a frown. Dad had approached me causing me to look back up.
"I heard what happened. Your brother's strong. He'll make it."
"He wouldn't want us to worry because of him." As much negativity I had with my dad, I still looked up to him. I listened to everything he's told me. Everyday when I was little, I would send him emails because I missed him so much. When he got the chance he would respond. Mom even caught me sleeping in his N7 jacket one night because I had a nightmare. He had taught me a few golden rules;
Mission needs to take priority for the safety of the people.
Always try to save as many people as possible, even if it's just one.
Honesty and truth will always help long term efforts while lying and cover ups will always hurt in long term efforts.
There are exceptions to every rule, use your best judgement.
Dad nodded. "You're right. The mission comes first. Though I doubt your mother would've seen it that way. I promised her I'd get you two here safely." He gave a grin and walked back up into the shuttle as a platform. "Okay team, listen up. I chose each of you for the Pathfinder team, not just because you're talented and passionate. But because you're dreamers, like me. We dream of exploring the unknown, of finding the edge of the map- and then discovering what lies beyond. When people look back on this- and they will- they'll remember that we didn't give up. We kept dreaming. That our first, few faltering steps in Andromeda were the beginning of everything they know. We only get one chance to be first. So, let's go make history."
His speeches always inspired me. Cora walked onto his shuttle with him and Mr. Floaty lightly punched me in the arm. "I've been waiting 600 years for this." It took me a minute to follow Mr. Floaty to the second shuttle, I was still in awe.
We had put our helmets on when the shuttles launched out. Dunn wishing all of us good luck. Outside of the ship, the pulsing web of energy was practically everywhere, but we had a straight shot to Habitat 7. Fisher was the pilot for my shuttle. Mr. Floaty and I stared out the window. The ark looked like it was tangled in that mess. There was comm chatter between the shuttles up front that I wasn't paying attention to.
"Woah, will you look at that?" Mr. Floaty said. I should really get his name.
"Whatever it is, it caused the Hyperion to get stuck."
"It appears to be an unstable mass of dark energy." SAM analyzed.
"If you say so." He responded.
Dad warned us to stay clear of it. No shit. The shuttle bounced as we went through some of the mass we couldn't avoid, and then switched to cruising speed. The sound of the engines and light push from the sudden change in speeds was familiar.
"Ryder. We didn't have a chance to meet back in the Milky Way. Name's Liam Kosta, security and response specialist."
"Good to meet you, Liam."
"Hard to believe we're finally doing this."
"Yeah. Nerve wrecking, but living the dream."
We began our deceleration to the planet. The shuttle glowed a fiery red and orange, which meant there was still an atmosphere, that's good.
"Here we go..."
It felt like a bumpy session of unwrapping a gift. There was some trouble entering the atmosphere but we made it through.
When the orange cleared... It all looked dead. The sky was grey and white, only mountains without green to them. Fear struck my eyes. It was a nightmare.
"Holy..." Liam was taken aback.
"Shuttle two, are you seeing this?" Cora asked.
"Copy that." I answered. "Looks like hell."
Ionization levels were rising, oxygen below human requirements. It's like the world was shat on. And then-
Liam dropped his arms. "Uh... the mountains are floating." There were pieces of rocks and mountains just floating in the air by the shuttle. They looked like giant arrowheads and spearheads, all sharp, ridged, and jagged.
Oh no... no, no, no... This can't be right. How? My heart rate increased.
"Look! Port side!"
A large structure, in the shape of a boomerang with half of it underground, and other buildings like it but smaller lay before us. It was a ways away, but, that was advanced engineering. Aliens. "Has anyone seen us?" I ask.
Liam looked at me. "What if they're not friendly?"
Dad answered by quoting part of the field manual.
Something was wrong. The shuttle started shaking and turning, the engines strained. A flash of bright light and Liam and I lost our balance. Alarms and warnings went off on the shuttle. We were on fire. Everything started sparking and electrical pops and small explosions. Another lightning strike hit us. Liam and I fell to the port side window. We were going down. I felt like screaming but held it in.
The window came off. Liam got sucked outside but he was barely holding on to the side of the shuttle. "Whoa!"
I tried to reach over to grab him, but couldn't. "Liam!"
"Ryder!"
We hit a floating rock. Causing the shuttle to explode and send Liam and I flying out the window. Liam was further from me but we were both screaming. Parts of the shuttle came falling with me. I felt the heat from fiery parts pass and hit me. Liam was out of sight. I screamed and flailed. I could feel my whole body shaking and I was surprised I didn't pass out from terror, I almost did. I was falling straight through a section of floating rocks, frantically trying to miss them and get my jump-jet working. My body was spinning in the air as I tried to go feet first.
"Acceleration increasing." SAM warned.
"No shit!"
"Your jump-jet is malfunctioning."
"Please SAM! Get it working!"
"Approaching terminal velocity."
I saw the top of the mountain I was approaching. "SAM!" Here's where I die...
I closed my eyes to prepare, when I felt my jump-jet power on. I still hit the top of the mountain with a lot of force that I felt throughout my body. I rolled down the side, passing over bumps and small cliffs and dead plants. I finally hit the ground with my face and heard a crack from my helmet. I rolled over onto my side, ignoring the searing pain, and saw a large crack across my helmet, leaking air. The air I was breathing, wasn't breathable. "Shit!" I pulled out my omni tool and opened a mini-facturing repair protocol, and a scanner like beam emitted from the tool and I positioned it over my helmet, allowing it to seal the crack and the internal air was stabilized.
I lay there, breathing fast and hard with dry swallows, trying to get the dizziness to pass. My entire body was in pain, I could feel a headache forming, and I was sure I at least bruised half of the bones in my body. I rolled over and shakily stood up. Trembling at my feet, I held my side as I struggled to stand up straight. I was on a large cliff overlooking a dead planet. It was foggy, I was in almost unbearable pain, everything looked dead and the plants that somehow survived looked malformed and dying, huge lightning strikes struck everywhere from cloud to ground. It was all grey and hazy. It looked like a nightmare.
This has to be a nightmare, this has to be! Oh fuck... please just be a nightmare... please! I fell to my knees.
"This... this isn't a nightmare."
Notes:
As I have said before, all rights belong to BioWare.
*You may be wondering if the chapter can be skipped, then why did I put it in? Simple answer, my mother and friends are interested in my fanfic but cannot play the game themselves
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Gboard beta for Android lets you create your own GIFs
Google's third-party keyboard Gboard added a quick way to create reaction GIFs on iOS last January. Now the feature is starting to show up on some Android handsets, as first noted by Android Police. We've been able to confirm the Make a GIF button on a Pixel 2 handset that's downloaded the Gboard app beta.
If you want to try the new feature at home, you'll need the latest Gboard beta. Then, you simply open the GIF interface in Gboard on your supported phone, tap on the "My GIFs" tab and make a quick animation using the camera. You can add some funky filters to your moving picture, as well, and save it in the My GIFs tab. Whether or not you'll see the feature right away seems to depend on which model you're rocking; Android Police has seen it show up on a Pixel, but not a Galaxy S9 (we used a Pixel 2 in our testing). It's likely the feature will work on many other handsets when it rolls out of beta.
The updated app also includes new stickers, which includes an Allo-like gallery and the old-style blobmoji for those of you who miss the adorable little gumdrops.
Via: The Verge, Android Police
- Repost from: engadget Post
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Most Current Smart-phones
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something else i forgot to add to my 4 am sc5vr ramble- i REALLY THINK the best option for them at this point would be to do a complete and utter remake of the first 2 games, for modern consoles and with contoller support. like the Visuals of sc5vr, but without the vr. i think that would be
1.) a good way to repair relations with all the fans who are upset abt vr exclusivity/the fans who can play vr but dislike how short and uninvolved this game was
2.) a good way to ensure that PART 1 DOESNT GET LOST FOREVER??? GIVING IT A CHANCE TO FINALLY COMPARE TO PART 2 AS AN EQUAL AND NOT JUST 'THAT GAME WITH FLOATING BACKGROUNDS AND INHERENTLY BROKEN CONTROLS'
and 3.) it would give them a chance to Truly revisit what ppl liked abt the franchise and kinda. relearn why ppl care abt this game and why we're still here. i get the feeling that the plot of sc5vr is so lacking bc they weren't really able to get back into the mindset that came with writing the first 2, but rebuilding those games from the ground up from an updated perspective might give them a better chance at coming up with a new storyline that Actually Feels comparable to the first 2 parts
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purge finding out that some random girl was chosen by a mysterious alien organism to fuse with it and become an enormous monster that feeds off dance energy to destroy the world but he wasnt
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ppl have been asking me my opinions on space channel 5 vr... and i guess since i bought a vr headset off craigslist just so i could play it and speedrun it before work the day it came out... i should talk abt it now... i dont rly think i’ll be able to separate it into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ things i think i’m just going to do a rambly stream of consciousness bc i have a headache... but i DO have good things to say abt this game... so st.... sta stay t tune d
right off the bat, the thing i appreciate most abt this game- i like that space channel 5 vr doesnt have cash grab vibes. i Do genuinely believe that they Wanted to make this game For the people who are still obsessed with it, and that they ultimately did what they set out to do when they intended to scale certain aspects of the series up conceptually to match the way the fandom perceives it nowadays. but like i’ve said before... i’m not going to Disagree with the very common conclusion that it Needed to be longer, or at Least more intricate plot-wise. one of my fun and fresh excuses for sc5vr being as short as it is is because you arent really supposed to be playing vr games for too long anyways, its really disorienting and kinda painful, but even that doesn’t account for why so much of the game that we got is a rehash of old settings, concepts, songs, and characters. [i dont even have a problem with reusing old songs, i just think the ones they chose ended up being misleading]
for example i think it makes sense that the first report is a remake of the first games first report on the surface, it’s meant to take you back to the way the first game felt and give you an idea of what it means that the games classic scenery can be rendered in actual high quality detail now [same with the recurrence of events like encountering the space pirates in the asteroid belt/the last battle against a villain being singing to it about what it’s done wrong], but i really thought, like, report 1 was going to end up being a simulated scenario for the benefit of lou and kee’s training... which i dont think ended up being the case??? i think they really did write ‘ok here you are in the first game’s setting again, fighting the old enemies again, because... :^) ok have fun playing report 2!’
and then whats report 2... you fight another old boss from the first game... but theres Still no clear villain or motivation for anything thats happening... and there wont be until like... basically the end of the game...
like, glitter is a really cute character, but its kind of underwhelming that shes just a random citizen who was kidnapped by an entity that we NEVER LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT... like part 1 was extremely notable for being about corporate greed and corruption, part 2 honestly wasnt that political in comparison but at least made you do a think wrt purge’s motivation and his methods, and this game just has a plot device that feels like it’ll do smth but then ends up not doing anything beyond what we already learned about it from the information on its character bio before the game was out. if it turns out that cell x is actually relevant again in a future entry in the franchise and they do have a more developed concept for what cell x Is in mind, i’ll do an entire backflip, but for now its just chalked up to being the result of More Space Hijinks that dont need to be explained
ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF THE ALLUSIONS TO CELL X BEING AN ENTITY THAT FEEDS OFF OF DANCE ENERGY... it had me thinking that there would have to be some New Method of fighting it off that didn’t just lend it more power in the process, but nah apparently just tacking on the disclaimer ‘*this dance energy is not for glitter’ is enough to turn it from smth it can consume for power into big attacks you can use to kill it... like honestly it sounds like im asking for a lot from a game that has Never made too much sense, but considering that in part 2 they could add details like ‘oh didnt you know purge can open pocket dimensions? ulala is capable of manifesting tangible dance energy and the only other person who can do that is purge???’, its not like they havent come up with weird new shit for dance energy to do within the plot before. they just didnt do it in this game fsr
like did anyone else think that cell x/glitter was going to be the result of tossing purge out into deep space and him encountering the sc5 universe’s equivalent of an eldritch alien creature, smth more bestial than morolians?? even if purge wasnt part of it, when you say ‘uh oh, this guy Eats this society’s only source of energy!!!’ i expect the stakes to get HIGH, and i want the ramifications of it to be kinda STARTLING, because blank wanted money and purge wanted to ritualistically end the world but something this near to an ecological disaster that would force an entire paradigm shift hasn’t occurred yet in the series?? its totally new!!! there’s a lot they could do with this but OH DONT WORRY ABOUT IT EVERYONE ulala knows how to make dance energy kill cell x instead of feed it she’s got this we’re good no need to investigate more into all that
i can’t explain why the game is like this. and i dont expect grounding to address it in any meaningful way either. i’m sure they’re Aware of these complaints by now- the game reviewing community has Not been kind to sc5vr specifically due to all of these shortcomings [i didnt even touch on the issues with motion sensing and how many of the games mechanics were removed in favor of smth presumably easier to program yet much less satisfying, like Secret Moves just being mini quicktime events and Turning Your Ratings Into Stars just being replaced with the standard Three Strikes You’re Out method of scoring], but the pr team still seems very enthusiastic abt the game and is still promising dlc and potentially even more games in the series after this one- heres hoping that they’ll at least take these grievances to heart and consider making the experience not only more accessible [aka it will... go back to being a rhythm game with controller input.... and not... an exclusive vr experience...], but also as immersive and detailed as the old games, with less reused plot beats. i can let some of it off the hook in this game simply because i’m aware that it began its life as a tech demo that was only supposed to be that initial first report from the first game But Happening All Around You!, but i Really dont think they could get away with doing this little to expand upon the groundwork set by the first two games again. not with the way people remember part 2 being such a vast upgrade from part 1... the bar had been set so high that this just felt like a huge backslide into something even sillier and harder to take seriously than part 1 before we had any idea what kind of staying power the franchise would have as a hallmark of sega’s quirky antics. like... this game is what i think space channel 5 looks like to people who don’t understand the appeal of the first two games. and that scares me
but i guess for the most part, aside from wishing they had done more to revitalize the setting and the lore of the sc5 universe itself, im kind of glad it didnt do a lot to change the existing storylines the characters have kinda forged for themselves- here i was stressing out that they would pull out some plot development that would utterly and drastically change the way we talked abt the series for the rest of time, but so little happened and so little was added to the bank of sc5 lore that we can kind of all just carry on as usual and keep having the same headcanons we always had.
BUT!!! there ARE a lot of cute little details here and there that make the experience feel wholesome and like i said not an utter cashgrab- like so many of the character profiles referencing previous games [all of the references to npcs in this game being relatives of the npcs of the last games made me lose it] and how often ulala changes her expressions up and looks right at you and talks to you. the new music they wrote for the game also all slaps and everyones redesigns [if they got a redesign... rip pudding] are stunning
one of the most important things they did in this game was give a nice sort of Update to every character.... for example explaining that ulala isn’t a rookie reporter any more like she was in the first 2 games, that she’s moved up to being in charge of training new channel 5 reporters, and that while pudding is still somewhat stuck on her rivalry with ulala her career isn’t stagnant either, she was just cast in a romcom series as the lead... which is really nice considering how in the past she was portrayed as somewhat of a loser with almost no remaining fans left from her idol years
and you knew i was going to bring up jaguar at some point HES ALL OVER THIS GAME AND IT LITERALLY MADE ME FEEL LIKE MY LIFE WAS WORTH POWERING THROUGH THESE LAST FEW YEARS AND ALSO LIKE IM A GENIUS FOR SPENDING SO LONG POSTING EVERY SINGLE DAY ‘NO REALLY, HE’S THE SECONDARY PROTAGONIST OF THE STORY, ITS ABOUT CHANNEL 5 AS A COMPANY AND THEIR IMPACT ON EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER ENCOUNTERED THEM AND THAT INCLUDES JAGUAR AS WELL AS ULALA HES INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT BC SHE WOULDNT BE ALIVE IF IT WEREN’T FOR HIM’ i feel like it’s really incredible how in this game he has genuinely nice energy and doesnt withhold praise from ulala just to be helpful in a mysterious way later and he like HAS FRIENDS now. like consider how he went from disgraced former ch5 employee who got mad every time he saw them, to kidnapped robot henchman kinda humbled by the fact that now the turns tabled and ulala had to rescue Him, and now 3 years later his bio is all about how he has a new tv show thats super popular and he has a new entourage of ladies who he considers his '’’’’’comrades’’’’’’’ within the station he founded??? AND AFTER 20 YEARS THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GIVE HIS MODEL JUICY ASS CHEEKS??????????????? NO MORE PANCAKE BOOTY???? THE BOY HAD A GLOWUP AND NO I WONT STOP TALKING ABOUT IT
WHEN I SAY MEOW MATCH THE POSE MOTHERFUCKERS THIS BLONDE BASTARD GETS TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE HUNDRED STAGE BATTLE NOW TOO THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE SPACE PIRATES BAYBEE
#its almost 4 am. idk i will probably have more to say tomorrow. my head still hurts#the galaxy depends on my funky moves
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everyone: sunday talk abt literally anything other than sc5 cat man
me: no. also, shadow is still alive
the stripes on his outfit that used to be wavy are now zigzaggy like shadows helmet antenna
his shoulder antenna is crooked like all of the rhythm rogues equipment [and the new backup girls still have the straight antenna like jaguars old antenna!!!!1]
his suit used to be matte black and now its shiny like shadows
his glasses have sharper corners and the lenses are red
this is admittedly more of a reach than the other points which might already be reaches. but they got rid of his white boots so his outfit would be more predominantly black
shadows just hanging out in there like ‘THE DANCE ENERGY OF THE INNOCENT’ and i for one cant wait for him to shake his ass at me in vr
#space channel 5#this looked weirdly formatted to me earlier so now its fixed. aaaaaaaa#im like 99% sure im right abt this bc its TOO coincidental otherwise but if im wrong abt this i'll cry.#sc5 doesnt seem like the type of game to do red herrings like this so??????#also his glasses arent just red they're also the same wiggly fucked up patterns the new morolians screen-faces are#so. maybe he And the morolians are being brainwashed by the same thing.#maybe purge is back and hes like get in we're going brainwashing#the galaxy depends on my funky moves
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jaguar is like. the voice of truth. in every game he's tryna find it. but what truth do you think jaguar will never ever seek? :0
i had to think abt this for a long time. i dont think he questions how impulsive and careless with his own safety as he is. i think hes just come to terms with it and made accomodations in his life for it [i like to headcanon kell bello and soonsoon share the same amnt of power within the space pirates as jaguar Specifically Because in another event like him getting got by purge, they would be able to run the channel in his place]
like when he got caught lurking in p2 it might have been just bad luck on its own, but given how his bio in vr [and the first scene of the game, just like p2] talks abt how he was the first person to find the villain this time too, i think hes just kind of dependent on Living Life On The Edge and putting himself in harms way for the good truth scoop. its easy to imagine that he sees his work as important enough to be worth risking himself for it, and he wouldnt rly be interested in examining it beyond that. its just how he is. [it might also be genuinely to his advantage to try and get to a story before every other channel spins it, outside of Me Making Everything I Touch Sadder, but for dramas sake. i will make him sadder]
depending on which version of the guidebook for part 1 you read, he is sometimes described as having been fired from channel 5 Specifically For causing problems for blank after the accident, and you Could take that as another example of him putting Having An Opinion and Getting Attention For It above his own wellbeing, but 🤷🏼♂️
#its 3 am and im just saying words bc im addicted to boys lmfao sorry if this is like Terrible To Read#the galaxy depends on my funky moves
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we all know how much i think abt jaguar and shadow.
so why did i ONLY JUST TODAY realize that shadow is not just like his brainwashed robot persona for scifi plot reasons BUT ALSO is litcherally jaguars, like, archetypical jungian shadow, if we go by the logic that jaguars primary motivation is to do his job independently from other stations and seek new knowledge, and that shadows is to rely on one persons instruction and never questions it
#its bc i didnt fully grasp the concept of the shadow before this morning lmfao But Now I Know. And I Will Use This Knowledge To Be Gay#i always thought shadow was mostly his own dude and didnt have That much to do with jaguar but like. this is game changing lmao#the galaxy depends on my funky moves
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