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captainsupernoodle · 1 year

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MOON. MY DUDE.

#raksura #books of the raksura #the serpent sea #noodle reads

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asexualbookbird · 1 year

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currently reading: The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells

#bookbird babbles #snapshots #books #booklr #martha wells #the serpent sea #books of the raksura #bookstagram #book photo

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rjalker · 1 year

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Every time one of you cowardly bigoted motherfuckers complains about me criticizing Martha Wells' bigotry I'm gonna complain even louder than before!

[ID: Three hands clasped together.

The first arm is labeled, "JK Rowling saying that house elves enjoy being enslaved".

The second arm is labeled, "Martha Wells saying that only mentally ill serial killers have a problem with the Raksuran caste system".

The third arm is labeled, "Martha Wells saying that enslaved robots should not be freed because fighting back and killing their oppressors would be bad" with a sad emoticon.

The three clasped hands in the center is labeled, "Literally the exact same kind of bullshit".

End ID.]

And this isn't even getting into the casual advocation for eugenics in The Books of the Raksura. Or the transmisia. Or the exorsexism. Or the ableism. Or the racism. Or the classism.

If you're planning to argue with this post, you're literally not allowed to unless you've read all of the Murderbot Diaries books at least three times each, and The books of the Raksura each and every book three times each, within the past year, as an adult over the age of 20.

I'm not going to argue with people who haven't read the books in years or who have only read them one time who are children who are literally physically incapable of fully comprehending what they're reading.

Read every single book in both of these series three times, and have the books open in front of you while you write, checking every single fucking thing you want to argue to make sure it's actually fucking correct, and then you get to argue with me. But not a single fucking moment before. I am done wasting my energy explaining shit to people who have no fucking idea what they're talking about and refuse to fucking admit the facts even when the literal quotes are shoved into their faces.

#Rjalker reads The Books of the Raksura #Rjalker reads The Murderbot Diaries #Martha Wells critical #Martha Wells crit #The Murderbot Diaries #The Books of the Raksura #The Serpent Sea #Artificial Condition

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zegalba · 11 months

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Huang Yong Ping: 'Serpent d’océan' (2012) 130 meter aluminum sea serpent skeleton sculpture

#Huang Yong Ping #Serpent d’océan #serpent of the ocean #skeleton #sea #sculpture #ocean #water #art #aluminum #2012

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mayasaura · 14 days

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It really dawned on me watching episode 17, just how important this sequence of events is to Kabru and Laios' relationship, and how. Well. That's for a different post. I want to keep this one free of spoilers. (Certified Safe For Anime Only™)(There are spoilers for episode 17, tho. Obviously.)

Kabru's main concern has been, at least in part, revealed. He wants to figure out if Laios is capable of defeating the dungeon, and, if so, if Laios can be trusted with the power that might confer. The answer to his first question is simple. Yes. If anyone can defeat the dungeon, it's Laios.

The second question is where things get interesting. Can Laios be trusted with power?

In the aftermath of Laios' first fight with Toshiro, Kabru learns that while Laios has no particular respect for the law or conventional wisdom, he does have the humility to consider that his judgment might be flawed if he encounters conflict with someone he respects.

That is the face of a man taking notes, and I think he's making a cautious mark in Laios' favor. Laios doesn't really understand Toshiro's opinion, but he's listening.

Then, in the fight with the Falin-Dragon chimera, Kabru voices dissent—disgust, even—with Laios and Marcille's priorities.

You can practically see the Dragon Age style approval rating drop. Kabru disapproves. Minus fifteen hearts. If it had ended like this, I think Kabru would have lost all interest in Laios. Someone who would sacrifice a dozen lives out of sentiment can't be trusted.

Laios' response, and the way it builds on Kabru's earlier observation, is crucial.

He listened. And even better, he didn't listen blindly. He applied critical thought to Kabru's argument. What Kabru hears from him isn't just "I'm sorry, you were right," but also, "I understand and respect your position and priorities, and here's a very good argument for why killing what I still consider to be my sister is not in our best interest."

He processed Kabru's criticism and came to his own conclusions, and he did it fast. Not only that, but he's right. Kabru hadn't considered the potential consequences of killing the chimera.

Laios proved in this one exchange that he 1) isn't blinded by either his pride or his prejudice, 2) has the strength of character to not just fall back and surrender to someone else's judgment when he's uncertain, and 3) is smart enough to tactically outhink Kabru.

This is why Kabru is so invested in Laios liking him that he forces himself to eat the harpy omlette. This is why Kabru takes Laios' hand and makes sure he knows he wants to see him again. He doesn't understand Laios, and he still has strong reservations about him. Laios' interest in monsters scares him. But Laios has proved to Kabru that he might be capable of being the person Kabru needs him to be.

Top Ten Pictures Of The Moment He Won You Over (Taken Just Before Disaster).

#dungeon meshi #dunmeshi spoilers #kabru of utaya #laios touden #we get a LOT of information to process in episode 17 #but Kabru's motivations as I present them here are supported by both his statements in the sea serpent episode and his thoughts in this one #I don't want the post to get any longer so I'm just gonna trust you all to either trust me on that or go back yourselves to verify #delicious in dungeon #labru #sort of

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yellydany · 26 days

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Commission for @irazel ! Really love how this one came out! Was very fun to design a flying fish/shark inspired dragon 🐉🌊🐟 (not to mention dragons are my favourite!)

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illustratus · 1 month

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Andromeda by Arthur Rackham

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moonandserpent · 1 year

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Seahorse pendant, the pouch is baroque pearl. After a lovely courtship ceremony, females deposit eggs to male seahorses' pouches and males carry the eggs and give birth.

#moon and serpent #handmade jewelry #artists on tumblr #seahorse #pregnant seahorse #mermaids #merfolk #genderqueer #nonbinary #mermaidcore #sea lover #ocean aesthetic #baroque pearl #seashell #oyster #molluscs #sea creatures #iridescent #white pearl

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cemeterything · 6 months

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i like oceanic aesthetics but specifically deep ocean stuff like bioluminescence and fanged needle teeth like jagged slivers of glass and flat black shining eyes designed to navigate the depths and iridescent green-blue-purple-silver spiked fins and scales. seamonstercore or whatever.

#🐉#probably would get called sirencore but i prefer sea serpents which share a similar palette

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tomakoshark · 1 year

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Mc: *munches on some fishsticks*

Lucifer: *stares at Mc from across the table*

Mc: *locks eyes with him* "What?"

Lucifer: "There is a perfectly good meal in front of you."

Mc: "I'm not eating that."

Beelzebub: "I'll take his portion!"

Lucifer: *sighs*

Mc: "You act as if I don't eat fish everyday."

Satan: "You don't, we had fried devil chicken yesterday."

Mc: *looks over at Levi with a smirk on his face* "That's not the only thing I had yesterday."

Levi: *spits out his drink across the table*

#obey me shall we date #obey me x mc #obey me x reader #obey me x male reader #obey me imagines #obey me headcanons #obey me incorrect quotes #i love levi more than i let on #gotta love the sea serpent #also currently eating fishsticks #obey me x trans reader #obey me x trans mc #obey me trans reader #obey me trans mc

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dinoserious · 7 months

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sea serpent doodle

#sea monster #creature design #sea serpent #dragon #sketch #uuuh idk. thang

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angelic--sinners · 4 months

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Oh yeah

Leviathan design!

Big deep sea serpent who drowns sinners in the sea of jealousy and feasts on their negativities, transforming them into demons of the ring of Envy (i think).