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some zelink wip
oot and alttp is my zelink slop of choice (affectionate)
Eridian speculative biology time!
Erid is a very big planet, very very very big planet, twice the size of earth in fact- and divided by oceans, perfect conditions for populations to remain and develop separately and for long enough to create diferent species. So, unlike us, Eridians are a Polytypic genus: there's more than one species of sapient eridian, All of them sharing a common ancestor in the form of a small, 5 legged ambush-hunter land carnivore, all share common traits taking only slightly different evolutionary paths
Divers- get their name from living in semi-flooded caves, their high small vents allow them to be partially submerged without drowning and their long arms allow them to grip things easily underwater, similar to a sea-horse tail
Climbers- similarly, they get their name from their living enviroment, living in very high caves, their long thin arms allow them to grip and climb very steep rock walls, kinda like goats in a way
Drills and Stompers get their name from the shape of their arms, they both developed closer to the surface compared to the others, their arms are like that for dealing with sandstorms, while Drills "drill" themselfs in place, Stompers use their body weight to keep themselfs down
Blocks are very similar to Stompers, but they live in caves much deeper down, so they're quite compact
Common traits between all species: all Eridians can thrum, all Eridians organize in "colonies" like ants or termites (tho the specifics of how each colony works varies), all Eridians are True Carnivores(can only eat meat) and all Eridians are unisex
In theory any one eridian can procreate with any other eridian, between the 5 species there are 4 fertile hybrids and 3 infertile hybrids posible
note: tho each species has a more broad vague shared culture between themselves, none of them are a monolith, all of them have vastly different culture, language, texture, practices and even phenotypes between different colonies around the world
note 2: the fact humans are a monotypic species (there is only one in our genus) is really fucking weird to them
Terrapin and Reynard, Marinette and Adrien's hero counterpart (also Marinette and Adrien color adjustments)
Mock poster for a fake post-PHM cartoon
Featuring a whole bunch of lovely Eridians I snagged off of Art Fight and Discord! Thanks for letting me borrow your rocks
this is so cute oh my god
if you’re going to lie to everyone around you, maybe even yourself, at least make it a believable one
Alya: I was right earlier, wasn't I? Gabriel was Monarch?
Marinette: I never lied to you.
Alya: Technically, you didn't. You just kept the truth from me and manipulated me so you wouldn't have to answer my questions. Wow, thanks, Marinette, so this is what being BFFs is like?
Marinette: I didn't want to burden you will all my secrets.
Alya: It's not just me. You lie to Adrien too, every day.
Marinette: If I tell him the truth, it'll break his heart.
Alya: You don' get to decide for other people what's good for them.
Marinette: I'm so sorry. I don't know how else to do it. I- I just feel stuck, now.
Alya: I won't tell Adrien the truth. YOU'RE the one who should do it. But don't count on me to play your lying game. I'm still your stand-in. But if you want to stay my best friend, don't ever lie to me again.
I really like that Alya didn't just let the Lie slide, and that she identified that Marinette manipulated her to get out of her questions. Marinette worded her responses to not be outright denials, but to also make it sound like they were. And when that didn't work, she changed the subject, deflecting to freaking out about the intrusion into her home a few days ago and to going through with a plan that she'd come up with a while ago, but she deemed too risky before. I dunno whether Marinette realized that she was steering away from Alya's questions with her breakdown, but that was clearly what was happening. It's been a bit since the Butterfly Holder intruded into her home, so that wasn't such an urgent matter to contend with that it couldn't have waited.
And I'm really glad that Alya got to stay angry, while still being calm, and laid down a firm boundary. Marinette better not cross it. She's on shaky ground as it is.