#manta rambles

[moonchild-in-blue]

A minute under the blue 🐟🦈

This is a full minute of sharks, manta rays, a sunfish and loads of cute silvery fishies to bless your dash. Take a break here. Breath in. We will be okay 💙🌊

#darya goes to the aquarium #this is one of my favourite videos i took. even if the quality isn't amazing. #again. i had atlantic and drag me under on repeat while looking at this. can you imagine how peaceful that was? #wanna go back so bad rn #(technically i had my ocean blue playlist playing but i quickly just had those two on rotation) #(Vessel's voice was meant to be heard with water. I wonder if he ever goes to the aquarium. I feel like he would love it there) #(because it's so dark and peaceful. you just pop on your earbuds and it's like you're underwater alone) #(sorry I'm rambling a lot oof. Just look at the fishies) #aquarium #oceanarium #ocean #shark #manta ray #sunfish #fish #blue

[nouearth]

istg i’m so easily influenced by hot men. idc for the movies that much, but i’ll be seated AGAIN.

#rambles #aquaman #yahya abdul mateen ii #black manta #patrick wilson #king orm #jason mamoa

[artistdove]

Still think about how this is like the first spirit we’ve seen that has like crutches, I know its cuz they were injured but this means there is a chance equipment like wheelchairs exist in the kingdom

#dove rambles #sky children of the light #i would love to see more variety past clothing for spirits tbh #i just wonder if support equipment or even creatures existed for the spirts #like a support manta or walking canes

[yourfavoritemenace]

I was being silly earlier and looking at other spiderkin posts [btw if ur spiderkin pls interact, I love meeting other little arachnids <3 /nf] and I came across a post of someone who was talking about how they thought they were just spider-hearted but as they went on they realized they might be spider kin.

[more under cut to save space. Safe /srs]

Im not gonna go into full detail about what they said but basically it was something along the lines of feeling an immense relation to and having intense empathy towards spiders. They mentioned that they had once jokingly said to a coworker that they were a spider, and when they said that they go on to say that it felt like saying their own name.

I relate to this A LOT, and I feel like it’s a big part of what being otherkin feels like to me. When I was younger I used to say I was an animal a lot. Now, before I continue I’d like to say this is NOT me saying that therianthropy is just a kid thing that people grow out of. I am just saying that in my personal experience as a [younger] kid this is how I felt it and to this day I still do.

It’s even more so now that when I jokingly call myself a cryptid or a spider it just feels like I’m saying what I am. In my mind I don’t have the body of a human, I think in third person and when I do it’s always been to where I am not a human but some sort of creature [in most cases I’m a coyote, Zoroark, or spider].

As I am writing this I kind of realize that being spiderkin makes a lot of sense. When I was younger I pretended to not like spiders because everyone I knew hated them and thought they were gross[meanwhile in my room I would just sort of look at the cobweb in the corner of my room and waited to see who was living there], I had always felt really different and I didn’t think I fit in at all.

Fast forward to now where I’m starting to develop and get a hold of who I am, it makes a lot more sense now. Not just with being spiderkin but also being owl, coyote, cryptid, Pokemon, etc kin.

but yeah, erm I don’t know how to end this but remember u are a valid otherkin if u feel the way u do <333 the only validation for your kin is from YOU, if anyone hates then point me their way and I’ll bite them /j

#bitterbarks ; Ranting / rambling ! #spiderkin #therian #otherkin #cryptidkin #coyotekin #owlkin #alterhuman #rambling #kin ranting #Pokekin #tarantula kin #Manta raykin #Seakin #oceankin

[damnprecious]

Sain aivomatoja tästä @seitsenpistepirjo postauksesta. Konsepti: Manta on Suomen Jolene.

Manta, Manta, Manta, Manta Pyydän älä vie mun miestä Manta, Manta, Manta, Manta Älä vie vaik sen saisit vaivatta

Kauneutes on verraton Kun kutsuu kulta jääkiekon Luokses jälleen yöksi juhlimaan

Valvot yllä tungoksen Virkistät sä juhlijain En kanssas voi kilpailla Manta

Hän susta ääneen uneksii Ja kun hän nimes kuiskaa taas Itkuun mä pillahdan Manta

Ja kyllähän mä ymmärrän Ottaisit miehen vaivatta Muttet tiedä kuinka välitän Manta

Manta, Manta, Manta, Manta Pyydän älä vie mun miestä Manta, Manta, Manta, Manta Älä vie vaik sen saisit vaivatta

Saisit miehen kenet vaan Mutten rakasta uudestaan Vain häntä halajan Manta

Sulle jouduin kertomaan Onnestain taistelemaan Mitä aiot tehdäkään Manta

Manta, Manta, Manta, Manta Pyydän älä vie mun miestä Manta, Manta, Manta, Manta Älä vie vaik sen saisit vaivatta

Manta, Manta

#suomitumppu #suomitumblr #suomeksi #perkele #saatana #suomiposti #noopa rambles #parii kohtaa olsin vielä vähän halunnu hioo pidemmälle #etenki toi en kanssas voi kilpailla manta on ihan pikkusen liian pitkä mun makuun #mut en nyt näillä aivosoluilla parempaan pystyny #antakaa anteeks mun väsyneille keskiöisille käännösaivoille #liitin myös lyriikat vahvasti kiekkoon mut inspo tuliki torille-postauksesta #joten sopii mun mielestä hyvin kontekstiin #jos joku muu päätyy tekemään samalla idealla vähemmän kiekkospesifin käännöksen ni tehkää ihmeessä #hyvä postaa tää tälleen puol yheltä yöllä mut enhä mä nukuttuu muuten sais #saattaa myös kellonaika ehkä selittää sitä et miks nää aivomadot synty

[hallufabrication]

It's a small world

A fic about various things I wanted to write about instead of rambling about them; focuses on Manta and Hannah. The whole thing is under the cut.

Manta didn’t expect his and Hannah’s connection to fizzle out the way it did.

Not that he was expecting anything specific; She wasn’t someone he would really consider a friend. At the same time, though, he couldn’t deny that they weren’t exactly strangers, either. They hung out sometimes, she tried to help him during his illegal race against Corto, and they bonded over how great they thought Teach tech was – something that left a bitter taste in his mouth now.

He would have expected some kind of a lukewarm goodbye, or an awkward wave as they stepped onto the boats meant to take them to their homes. But as the boat steering towards the Solar Sea took off, there was no exchange between them - in fact, he wasn’t even anywhere nearby, instead preparing for his and Shino’s attempt at getting a better life for themselves.

He did think then if he should have approached her outburst the day before the way he did. Back then, he didn’t see it as anything more than a show of weakness; she wouldn’t have lasted a day in what he had to live through on Polaris. Why should she get sympathy for being a double-crosser? For only feeling bad now that it was too late anyway, now that Gavinda’s plan was in full swing?

But it wasn’t too late. Not to her and the Tikis, anyway. And she did her part in fighting against Teach…

Unlike him, at first.

No, Hannah wasn’t weak. After everything, Manta could tell that much.

Maybe he shouldn’t have underestimated how cruel Teach could have been to her. Maybe that shouldn’t have been his last words to her.

“Oh well. Too bad”, he thought, going back to packing his stuff. What’s done is done.

He hasn’t really thought about this, or anything related to the Mirages, for the next few months. He had more important things on his mind - building a new life from scratch with Shino (and Debbie) on an entirely new island was challenging enough to take away any time he could have had for reminiscing about his old acquaintances from the Whale Cup.

They weren’t on his mind these few months later, as he was walking through one of the lesser known alleys of Tortuga to his boat, either - at least not until he saw a familiar looking silhouette walking through one of the streets he’d usually pass.

“Hannah?” He called out instinctively, more out of surprise than anything else.

“Oh– hi, Manta.” She replied, turning around to face him. “Been a while, huh?”

“Yeah, but– What are you doing here?”

“On Tortuga? I came for the Rotor Punch, obviously.” She shrugged. “But, I wanted to see how you’re doing with my own two eyes while I’m here, too.”

“You heard of me?” He asked, squinting his eyes.

“Duh. It’d be harder to not hear of the famous White Tiger, honestly.” She said, leaning on the wall next to her. “You’re taking Aquagram by storm– You know that, right?”

He shrugged and made an indecipherable hum. Debbie did tell him that he was getting more popular day by day, but he never really got interested in how popular he was outside of Tortuga, exactly. His winning streak mattered to him more than whatever she was doing over on her hologlove.

“Wait, but– Rotor Punch? You’re competing?”

“What, you think I can’t handle it?”

“It’s just– I didn’t know if you’d still be racing after… Everything.”

Hannah frowned for a short second, but quickly smirked instead.

“It takes more than that to make me quit, you know. I managed to get into Solar Empire’s drone guard.”

She crossed her arms, still leaning on the wall.

“So, I’m the one representing the Empire this year.”

“Oh, wow. You got yourself a solid position, huh?” He said, walking over and sitting down on the stairs next to her. “How’d you even do that?”

“Eh, turns out getting to the finals of the Whale Cup was good enough of an achievement to sign up. Only had to climb a few ranks after that.”

“Pshf, sounds easy.” He teased. She only hummed in response.

“What about Adam? Is he participating with you?”

A slight grimace showed up on Hannah’s face. Manta wasn’t sure how to decipher what emotion it was supposed to show.

“...No, he’s not. He hasn’t reached out to me after Teach’s defeat.”

“Oh.” Manta said. “...Sorry.”

“It’s fine.” Hannah sighed, sitting next to him on the stairs.

“...I haven’t tried to reach him, either. At first I thought I should, since Teach manipulated him, too, but… He was always more invested in her plans than I was. It seems like we both picked our sides.”

“...I see.”

“Yeah.”

A moment of silence fell upon them.

“And you’re…not worried?”

Hannah glared at him for a few seconds before deciding on an answer.

“I… don’t know. I have mixed feelings about it all.” She stated, resting her chin on her hand.

“Teach was cruel to him, too. She’s not going to suddenly do a 180. But, if that was his choice, then–”

She suddenly waved with the same hand in the air, leaning back.

“--so be it! I’m not going to chase after someone who made up their mind!”

She let out something between a groan and a sigh, hiding her face with her hands for a moment.

“...What’s it to you, anyway? I didn’t take you for the type to talk about this kinda stuff.”

Manta shrugged, looking somewhere else.

“You were the one who said it’s been a while.”

“Heh– yeah, that’s true.” She chuckled. “I guess it did a number on you.”

“Hmm.”

They sat for a moment in silence before Hannah stood up from the stairs.

“...Well, I should go. I take it you’re taking part in the Rotor Punch too, right?”

“Of course. Who do you take me for?”

“Yeah, thought so.” She smirked again, turning back to go about her way.

“I’ll see you around, then. Just don’t expect me to go easy on you.”

“Psh, as if I’d need that. But yeah. See you around.” He replied, also getting up from the sidewalk.

As he got back to walking to his boat, he felt a sense of a relief he didn’t expect.

Turns out, he was sorta glad to see her again.

#i dont really know why anyone would do this but just to be sure?? don't tag as ship? like any relation mentioned in this #droners #droners hannah #droners manta #droners season 2 #droners fanfic #i mentioned in the tags of that adam ramble that i was thinking of hannah's POV too but wanted to write it. well. heh #its done finally #at first i was kind of surprised to see that she didn't even mention him but as i thought about it it did make sense #we don't really know much abt what they went through long-term together but afawk hannah has no idea abt what happened in the titan #meaning she doesnt even know adam was taken by teach against his will #from her POV he might as well be staying on her side willingly. and maybe she is upset about it #but unless he's mentioned by someone else she's moving forward & not thinking about him #which honestly good for her that she's not letting this bring her down #there is also the fact that its been a few months #even if this 'moving forward' would be harder at first she had time to get used to it #so. yea #still hoping that they'll adress it in the show #but i don't really feel her not acknowledging all this as OOC

[xtarart]

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPLATOON 3!!! While we all celebrate the big splat fest and eagerly await side order, I thought I’d share my own little idea I’ve been cooking up for my own take on a DLC expansion. Splatoon 3: Mission Manta. Which would include a new playable race, the Mantalings.

the story would take place after splatoon 3's main story mode (and probably side order) where seismic activity was recently detected near the Inkopolis boarder line where the nearest agent of the NNSS, Agent 4 is sent to investigate along with sheldon. when the 2 arrive they investigate a damaged sewer line that has a massive fissure in it, where they discover the lost city of Mantlantis. original home of the Mantafolk and former trade capitol of the old world, which vanished overnight a little over 100 years ago just before the great turf war. turns out it was actually forced underground by a mysterious machine known as Dr. Balu.

Who has been using the descendants of those who were unfortunate enough to survive the capturing of the city as mindless workers via a special control collar that releases a special metallic ink into the wearers and a special frequency to manipulate their movements. however agent 4 and Sheldon are able to free one of the servants, a Mantaling by putting some headphones on em and playing the calamari incantation.

This person becomes agent M, who now must wander the sunken city to find a way to stop Dr Balu's plans once and for all,

Throughout the game you would be in contact with the various other agents and idols via a radio headset and big man would be the #1 lore expert on the place since its his ancestral homeland

#my art #xtarart #my ramblings #splatoon #splatoon 3 #mission manta #agent 4 #splatoon agent 4 #agent m #sheldon splatoon #deep cut #Mantalings #I’m really proud of agent 4s new outfit I designed #theres a lot more I would like to do with this concept one day #maybe if my brain actually allowed me to be more motivated I’d write a fanfic or something #anyways HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SPLATOON 3!!!

[blu-orb]

hi again, a couple more questions for your sky ocs:

what is their favorite realm(s) and why?

also: what is their favorite season and why?

i feel weird for (as far as i can tell) being the only person sending you asks >_<

ok we were GOING to draw to answer this but the art isn't coming out how we want it to. we'll clean these up to post separately some other time

Celeste's favorite realm is valley of triumph mainly for the village of dreams, but they also really enjoy the calm vibes of listening to the rain while under shelter in the hidden forest. They don't particularly have a favorite season, but they like the vibes Revival brought with Aviary Village.

Ceva likes Prairie, but Wasteland's a runner up because they find krill dodging fun! For season, she wasn't AROUND for prophecy but love what it brought with the trials, and would probably call that his favorite if you asked.

Bonus round of mantakid! Mantakid loves Vault, and their favorite season would probably be Remembrance, because it took place in vault, AND there was the manta projector ultimate gift!

#orb rambles #quartz-the-cosmic-manta #sky ocs #ceva the skykid #mantakid the skykid #celeste/wandering wishgranter

[robotsafari]

i did not expect the fucking tron: legacy world to hurt me.

#robo ramble #manta #basically sora had the better story in this world. #rikus was so nothingburger that hurt in a different way. #not the fun kind . #whoopsies !! #also if you couldnt tell im holding a 2DS. a very weird looking one.

[kittydragondraws]

Fanta Ray

#kitty's kooky insane ramblings #manta ray #Fanta

[daprosy]

i keep posting about her but literally about nobody else. but i rlly like her. mostly just wanted to make her mg form.

#radley rambles #hellotrope story #manta/stormaline #scopophobia

[artistdove]

Come on in. It's very sunny out today with a nice cool breeze.

#dove rambles #sky children of the light #if only I had manta in the water lol #hope to get back to drawing soon #wrist still aches a bit but it should be good by tomorrow #dog gate had a smaller gate and Eyphah fit perfectly in it lol

[adrienscroissantx]

What’s your current Lila ships? (if you have any) any ship suggestions ?

OH MAN good question. and funny question. me and cap talk about so many batshit aus that some of the ships we have make no sense without reams of context but. lets dive in!

-lilanette is a classic which i dont feel like i have to explain -lila and nino but like in a qpr way. in this specific scenario, nino and alya are properly dating, but nino and lila live together and are incredibly close friends and shes kind of their professional third wheel. the kind where alya was super worried at first but after getting to know her realizes she is no threat to their relationship whatsoever. she is too busy running pyramid schemes to worry about romance. but they're also inseperable and very important to each other. deeper than friends but not to the extent of romance. basically described as "and they were roommates". also aro lila. -lila and juleka but specifically in a toxic way. unhealthy relationship goals. -lila and mireille, but specifically for comedy. the most interesting, chaos riddled person to walk the plot has been neutralized by dating The Most Boring Person On Earth and its really funny. Lila loves her boring girlfriend even if all they do is go to cafes and order bottled water or watch friends on netflix. Marinette wants to organize a rescue mission to get lila out of there. but lila has resigned herself to her boring fate. mireille is akuma proof as well because shes a Background Character so lila is safe from any further hawkmoth influence.

-lila and max, both in an ace way, where lila drives him crazy and irritates him on purpose and max cant figure out why he still doesn't hate having her around. both crazy geniuses in their own right. they compliment each others strengths and make up for their weaknesses. and i think they're cool. a powerful team.

-lila and adrien, but in the kind of bond they'd have in the future where like. "we were hurt and used by the same cruel person, and then we hurt and used each other, but its easier to just blame him and reside in this kindred feeling than confront the problems that are still here" kinda way. yaknow?

-theres a case for lila and nathaneal here too, but also probably in an unhealthy way where she inevitably rejects him (sorry nath to do that to you. again.)

-i know felila (felix and lila) is very common, and while i do see the potential, for some reason, it just doesnt catch anything for me

-LILA AND CHLOE, I REPEAT, LILA AND CHLOE

#lila rossi #lilanette #lilamax #liladrien #lileille #julila #lileka #lol #chlolila #mantas rambles

[zestyderg]

Also an another thing about the Mer AU! Since Vivosaurs doesn’t exist this AU, what do mers have for pets if any and do they have phobias that’s ingrained into their DNA code? 🐢😱

1. Having pets as a mer is really risky. Some mers do have pets (like certain kinds of fish, or maybe a sea turtle, or a ray of some kind), but chances are any mer who isn't the owner will just eat said pet. Some mers will mark their pets either with dye or some kind of clothing, and that will keep most mers from mistaking a pet as food. Unfortunately some mers will just not care and those are the ones who get mauled to death by the owners.

2. All mers are instinctively afraid of anything bigger than they are, and are also naturally wary of humans.

#ask #zesty's ramblings #the mer au #I was debating on giving any of the mers pets but I was thinking it'd be funny if the orca trio for all their rude and mean behavior #actually had their own pet that they adored above all else #maybe a manta ray or something

[doodlboy]

Ik other sidlink ppl are really pissed off abt yona, but I really like her tbh

#totk spoilers #tears of the kingdom spoilers #loz spoilers #loz totk #elliot rambles #like- initially i was disheartened bc she's 1 a manta ray zora which- i hate the model for notoriously and 2 the worse shade of green #but like- she's cute she knows when sidon isnt acting like himself and pushes him 2 stop worrying abt her and go with link #also fucking- she does EVERYTHING to get those 2 together anyway #so what im saying is. why cant the 3 of them coexist #also 90% of the zora r definitely in2 link so 🫴 #link has 2 hands #anyway #i still hate the shade of green tho. they could have made her any other shade except ugly painters tape green

[obstinaterixatrix]

the problem is 1) I can function relatively well on fairly little sleep, it doesn’t feel *great* but I can do basically whatever on any amount of sleep as long as I’m not awake for over. like. 27 hours. which means 2) even if I’m kind of groggy because I’m operating on 2 hours of sleep and I try to close my eyes and get some rest. I get bored. there are comics I want to be catching up on actually.

#my ramblings #in fact I just re-subbed to manta specifically so I can catch up with your eternal lies (and some others)