okay weird q incoming but what ways do you think speedsters can get sick? Like to my understanding, they can’t really come down with normal virus’ like the flu, right? But they could get things like chronic migraines?
NANOBOTS!!! This is one of the best pieces of canon lore ever. I did a whole post on it but TLDR: normal human metabolisms have so much shit going on that they don't even notice nanobots in their body BUT speedsters have hyper accelerated metabolisms that are the equivalent of the straight A's overachiever in school on meth. So speedster metabolisms do notice nanobots and they attack full force, triggering all of the body's defenses and responses.
But the nanobots are metal so it obviously doesn't do anything. It just leaves the speedster lethargic, feverish, vomiting, dizzy, with a headache, sore muscles and a runny nose, ect. It's basically an allergic reaction.
Now, poisoning them can work depending on what the poison is/what the dosage is. You would need a 100% fatal poison and you would need a fairly high dose. Because speedsters heal fast and they have a hyper accelerated metabolism, so any poison that is based on toxicity (alcohol poisoning for example) would be out of their system faster than it could even take effect.
But poisons that can't be cleared out/processed by the body (take cyanide for example, it binds with the chemical receptors in your body making it physically impossible to use oxygen) wouldn't really be affected by their metabolism at all. So while the speedsters could heal the damaged tissues from these poisons fairly quickly (making it seem as though they were only slightly affected) they would ultimately need time to do so, time they would not have if it kills them first. This isn't technically what you are asking because there would be no substance that 'makes them sick', there would only be 'fine', 'not fine for like a minute and then fine again' and 'dead'. (... unless they were hooked up to a steady supply of the toxin)
Likewise, (this is getting more into theoretical territory, less canon) there might be some illnesses that would affect them? Not for long but if you got something super fucking fatal like Rabies, it might make them display mild cold symptoms for a day or something.
I don't know though. They have really fucking good immune systems. And even super fatal diseases can be fought. Take my example of Rabies, while it is commonly thought to be 100% fatal once symptoms show up there actually have been cases of people surviving it. Rabies is a very stealthy and fast disease, so the main problem with treating it is that your body's immune system isn't fast enough to stop it. People have survived by being placed in medically induced comas (slowing their bodily functions and thus the disease) for long enough that the medication can eradicate it. So for a speedster? That's gone in a minute tops. You would need an insane disease that I'm not sure even exists.
There's also like... pregnancy and menstruation. Growing pains, muscle pain from running is a BIG ONE, being dehydrated/starvation, blood loss, ect. Lots of ways to fuck with a speedster in a way they can't immediately fix.
There are also speedster specific ailments. It's basically 50/50 if a natural born speedster gets a weird highly fatal aging disease. Sometimes speedsters can be born without a kinetic energy shield which makes using their powers at all incredibly fatal to them. All speedsters will have connectivity issues at some point that can be fatal. Sometimes Time Gets Bad™ (shout out to when Barry kept chronically stealing time from people/things every time he used his powers). Sometimes they have too much energy and can't maintain human form (shout out to when Wally didn't know what the speedforce was and was accidentally cosplaying Ghost Rider). Velocity 9 is a highly addictive drug that works on speedsters and makes them display typical addiction behavior (and withdrawal). V9 can also cause a speedster to 'overdose' (burst into flames/lightning/energy). They all have the constant urge to yeet themselves into the speedforce. Ect.
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brooklyn najera for @latteaki's too hot to handle! 🍒
oh man - i originally had so many ideas for this challenge, i'm not gonna lie. but i thought about it and i thought it would be fun as hell to throw my personal gameplay sim, brooklyn, into the mix! she is as mid-2000s yt girl sim as she could possibly be, obnoxious tats and all, and i love her to death!
and yes she's the gp sim that's marrying jacques for inheritance money but shhh shh he doesn't need to know
full name: brooklyn najera
age: 27
aspiration: master mixologist
hood: san myshuno
traits: party animal, outgoing, hot-headed
favorite drink: long island iced tea (basic ass bitch the game chose this for her and i love it so i'm includin it)
this girl has no ulterior motives going into this show, that's for sure. brooklyn najera's life up until now could fit nice and snugly into the "going with it" category. no decision she's made has been one she can confidently say she's made herself - from her career to her apartment to her little pomeranian boomer, everything in her life has either fallen into her lap or just sort of... worked out.
while her ultimate goal in life is to make great drinks that open people's minds and palates, brooklyn doesn't have much of anything else in regards to the whole "life" thing figured out. she has friends, sure, and she loves going out on the weekends, who doesn't? she's had her share of hook-ups, of failed connections and heart breaks, and has ridden through them all with a shrug and a tip of the glass.
but what better chance at feeling like she's actually done something for herself than signing up for a... dating... show? is it a dating show? is it a competition? is it even fair if the host is so hot? whatever the case, brooklyn wants to find out for herself if a show like this could actually be legit -- there are only so many failed meet-n-mingle dates a girl can go on.
(oh, and did we mention, this girl fell for mortimer goth and was surprised when he didn't leave his wife for her? she's Gone Through It.)
this girl literally finished the "mix 10 drinks" aspiration by herself, her number one autonomous action is making drinks (and then consuming them)
knows all the words to the opening of "where's my juul"
don't ask her about her stint as a minor crimelord, it was only for like four weeks and she didn't even go half the time okay
will genuinely be your best friend behind the bar, and believe me if you're nice you will get the best drinks ever
will go live on simsta when she's crossfaded and mix custom drink requests
for some reason has a level 10 fitness skill and will kickbox absolutely anything. if there's a punching bag she will beeline for that thing.
i just want to say that i am so excited to read this challenge regardless of whether or not brooklyn is chosen! the rules are fantastic and i can tell you've put so much time into planning this! i can't wait to see what happens!!
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ooo 1 & Ollie/Wicks? 👀
incompatible - a balladeer
It's chemically decided love is blind
And so, I don't know what hit me
Let me fall into your arms, for I am sure
That they are going to fit me
Though we're incompatible
Ollie heaves a sigh as he gazes down at Wicky in the bed next to his. How can everything he wants be so goddamn close and yet so far away?
He’s not entirely sure how he’s been able to keep this crush under wraps for the past three years, and to be frank, he probably hasn’t, if the pitying looks that Ransom shoots his way are anything to go by. He foolishly thought that it would go away if he tried to keep some distance between him and Wicky for a bit, but that plan didn’t work in freshman year, and two more years of close proximity haven’t done anything to minimise his crush either.
Which is what brings Ollie to the here and now: pining for his best friend in some anonymous hotel in the middle of nowhere, Michigan.
Today’s game had been pretty standard - a loss in overtime to a team that has always been and will always be better than Samwell. It’s the same result that they’d had playing this team for the past three years, seamlessly predictable. However, the one part of the trip that hadn’t gone without a hitch was the rooming situation.
Yeah, Ollie and Wicky are usually road roommates, that’s pretty normal.
But this, the whole ‘there’s only one bed thing,’ yeah, that’s definitely not normal.
Like, it isn’t the worst; the hotel was extremely apologetic and had given them two separate comforters at least, but there isn’t the usual safe distance of a few feet to keep Ollie from subconsciously reaching out for what he so desperately wants.
They’d had the option to say no, of course, but Wicky had dived in to say yes all too quickly, clearly not as torn by his feelings as Ollie.
That’s one of the worst things about being in love with your road roommate, line mate, best friend; the fact that you can tell all too easily that they don’t feel the same way about you. Wicky never blinks at the amount of physical affection they share, all too easily agreeing to share a bed, hug each other for perhaps a little too long, kiss each other’s helmets after a great goal on the ice.
Ollie used to take it as a sign that perhaps Wicky might feel the same way too, opening up to Ollie’s casual affection in a way he doesn’t with anyone else. Now? Now Ollie sees it as a sign of rejection; Wicky’s ease in returning his affection shows just how much he doesn’t even think about their interactions and how they could be a sign of more.
Wicky rolls onto his side in his sleep, arm flopping down onto the mattress and landing in the chasm between the two of them, and Ollie freezes, breath catching in his throat.
Wicky doesn’t move anymore though, his hand remaining there like an invitiation.
And slowly, slowly, because he’s a masochist if nothing else, Ollie allows himself to let his arm settle next to Wicky’s and let their fingers brush.
Wicky won’t realise in the morning, so Ollie allows himself to have this.
It’s the closest he’ll get to the real thing after all.
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Monkey King 2009 Episode 3
Them having Stone Monkey (apparently purely on instinct) constantly scratching while being introduced to the troop was pretty cool, since that's a legitimate deescalation behavior in monkeys. Something about how revealing stress acts as a bonding behavior and makes it less likely they'll be attacked. Humans do it too, kind of, when they rub at their hands or shoulders or neck (etc. etc.) when nervous or overwhelmed. ("Empathize with me! I am very stressed!").
Also something-something instinctive behaviors aside Stone Monkey being excited/overwhelmed/maybe a little overstimulated and choosing "ESCALATION!!!" as his response to all of that. He thinks the troop being scared of him is hilarious. He's scratching the fur off his arms but he's also going to get right up in your face anyway. Cautiously join him in admiring his cool new rock? He is going to play-lunge and also scream. Absolutely amazing. The troop has no idea what to do with these mixed signals. This kid is a menace and I love him.
Six Ears even gets in on the scratching behavior occasionally in the background, which might be because Stone Monkey actively terrorizing literally everyone trying to be playful (because he has the social skills of a literal, actual rock) is stressing Six Ears right out or it could be an attempt to deescalate on Stone Monkey's behalf. Monkey version of following in his new friend's wake throwing apologetic grimace-smiles at everyone. Possibly it's both. Point is: They included these behaviors and it's very fun.
You can also tell it worked because in just the journey to the cave you watch the four generals' views on Stone Monkey go from "uncanny valley horror entity lurking in the forest probably to kill us all" to "what a rude little kid >:| Emphasis on RUDE."
And, okay, I admit, I have softened my stance on the four generals. Somewhat. They seem to actually be taking their jobs seriously now. Maybe Episode 1 was a wake-up call and they won't utterly fail to notice an incursion until it's in the heart of their territory again. I don't want to go too crazy, but maybe they'll even be able to even muster a coherent response! Good for them.
Should probably still not be managing children, though.
Speaking of, Six Ears's increasing despair watching the train wreck in motion that was the four generals fumbling hard in giving Stone Monkey his very first etiquette lesson after he finally settled down and seemed willing to hear them out is also very relatable and hilarious. He knows they failed the test. Stone Monkey is definitely never going to listen to them again. They blew it. RIP Flower Fruit Mountain.
Stone Monkey does check in with Six Ears when he decides the generals are useless about explaining though, and that's pretty cute. He trusts his friend :) He also definitely internalizes that thing about having to ask to leave the presence of the king, so at least they managed to teach him some manners. ONE manners. A single manner. (Spoiler: They immediately regret this.)
But hey! This time Six Ears is left entirely to his own devices and still manages to get caught smack in the middle of enemy action. Not the Generals' fault for once! Six Ears just attracts this kind of thing, I guess.
3/3 Six Ears is Damsel-ed, but only 2/3 it's the adults' fault. The tally develops.
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Beau: I'm gonna find out who commissioned this fuckoff huge statue of me and I'm gonna kick their ass. It's nice work, but it's the principle of the thing, you know.
Yasha: I think you look very heroic, but it does kind of remind me of when you actually got turned to stone, and that's kind of hard to think about. But also I like it when Caleb makes you big, so... Um. I'm having a lot of feelings right now.
Beau:
Beau: I bet it was Veth.
Yasha: oh yeah, it was probably Veth.
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