#sci fi ecosystem

[astro-axolotl]

We love an alien ecosystem in this house. We also love giving deer spine spikes to defend against big birds and making fungi trees will bioluminescent spore pods. Image Id under keep reading.

Image Id: An astronaut in a pale blue space suit sits beneath a dark green tree with heavily textured bark. At its base, same green shoots point up towards the astronaut and the branches which have glowing oblong blue pods at their tips. The astronaut has black boots, pants with pockets on inner and outer calf and thigh, and a gray belt with many pouches. Attached to the belt is a knife in a black sheath. She wears a gray oxygen tank like a backpack and  gray tube threads into a hole on the chest of her suit. Her helmet screws into her suit in a gray ring at the neck. It is stylized with an ear level blue circle that is surrounded by a gray ring with a stem that connects to a triangle at the based of the helmet. There’s a blue patch on her shoulder. Brown hair frames her smiling face, eyes wide with delight and wonder. She reaches with a black glove with gray bending fingers and a blue stripe across the back towards blue floating glowing spores. The background is a field of red grass beneath a dark blue sky with a flush of yellow at the bottom. The blue is filled with stars the same color as the spores. A herd of strange deer with spines on their back graze in the distance. One looks at the camera. One walks towards the left. One eats with its head buried in the grass. Beneath the stars their is a city  of green and blue cylindrical buildings with rounded tops and spherical protrusions. The lights in the windows are blue like the spores and stars. Orange lights hover in the sky. A translucent blue dome with a hexagonal pattern near the top surrounds the city. /End Id

#alien #alien ecosystem #speculative ecology #speculative zoology #speculative biology #alien ecology #speculative architecture #sci fi #sci fi city #sci fi ecosystem #sci fi biology #astronaut #alien planet #space exploration #krita artist #speculative art #art #artists on tumblr #digital art #digitalartist #krita art

[mjhartwork]

2,000 year old Protean vessel lid, depicting three Proteans from different stratums of Selhadro. Considering the open mouths pointing towards the lid's handle, it was most likely used to store food. This artifact was dug up, alongside many others, during a mining operation on Lagopus that broke into the remains of a museum.

#important info: the planetoid Lagopus is the same celestial object as the moon Selhadro... there was just a... Warp Accident. #and the surviving Proteans didn't (or couldn't) claim ownership of Lagopus after it #i figure that this artifact was carved from... well i cant say 'wood.' it was like a lightless ocean-moon's radiotrophic tree-equivalent #these hunks of free-floating radiotrophs form giant floating clumps convecting through the ocean forming an ecosystem's basis #the reason they don't root in the ice layer or oceanfloor is because higher stratum on the planet-facing side have the most energy... #...but those can be damaging to tender flesh and seedlings! so they germinate when they've drifted deeper or to the space-facing side #but anyway they (and Selhadro itself) are all dead now. because of the Warp Accident. It's Lagopus now. #Proteans didnt look like this lid much anymore even before the accident. They went hog-wild when they discovered gene editing #digital art #rendering #speculative biology #sci fi #aliens #proteans #artists on tumblr #olm

[prolibytherium]

Dude..... Scavengers Reign was so fucking good everyone should watch it NOW. IMMEDIATELY

#last 3 episodes just dropped today yayyyyyy #Really cool sci fi adult animation about survivors of a wrecked spacecraft making their way thru an alien planet and its #beautiful/scary ecosystems and etc

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

Anyway I get the feeling scarab is more focused on spelling and grammar and Realism™ and less on emotional fulfillment while prismo is more focused on interpersonal character relationships and what HE wants to see in stories and less on coherence and consistency and worldbuilding

#random thoughts #adventure time #reader asks prismo why he has fionna wearing such a short skirt while adventuring and he's like 'shit. fuck. i did it again.' #<<reader as in someone reading HIS story not. a self insert. #scarab meanwhile likes backstories!!! he likes worldbuilding #if he were into sci-fi he'd be that guy designing 100% scientifically accurate ecosystems from scratch #prismo asks scarab to read something he wrote and he returns it marked like a school paper

[buttered-milky]

Broke: normal variations of undead eddie. Exactly what you expect of an 80s vampire coming back from the dead

Bespoke: a Solaris-like upside down creates a ghostly mimic of eddie specifically to fuck with people. The mimic isn’t violent (because that’s not how Solaris works) or anything, just hits right in uncanny valley. Unsettling. Untrustworthy. It feels wrong to be around and yet somehow manages to elicit human affection. In the typical fashion of eldritch horrors things don’t end well!

#big big fan of old sci fi and eldritch horror #and solaris is exactly that #let! me! have! my! mimic! #I don’t wanna hear about the undead unless an ecosystem created them out of curiosity #and ended up driving whoever was unlucky enough to find them mad #eddie munson #stranger things #I also like regular vampire eddie this is just fun to me #and remember kids: gothic horror includes ghosts too :)

[femcelhood]

I’m sooo normal about this plot line

#a morning star of hope…hardened their hearts…closer to its end…awuuuwaawuwuuuuwwaauuuwuuaauuuauuu #desperation and grief for an entire ecosystem an entire place you called home #so strong you justify the extermination of an entire species #gaslighting yourself into believing they’re no better than mindless vermin #because it’s more important that your own people have a place to call home #it’s so so so good this book still blows my mind #I could fill a 10 page essay god I wish #my anthropology project I got to do on the development of sci-fi was the most fun I ever had in college

[thejgatsbykid]

I'm like a hundred pages into Gideon the Ninth and so far my impression is that I am going to tolerate gideon through gritted teeth for however long I have to to get a peek into Harrow's inner life

#gideon is the kind of Too Cool that I just find really exhausting in a fictional character. harrow on the other hand. harrow is fucked up. #i want to know what the inside of her brain is like. i want to gaze in awe at the delicate on-fire ecosystem of her psyche #said Jamie #i also don't think tamsyn muir is doing a great job establishing her world bc she's leaning too hard on not infodumping and instead I just #have zero context for what the stakes are supposed to be. I don't have a lot of sympathy for Gideon bc I have no idea why she hates the #ninth house so much or what she's actually trying to leave behind other than Being Bored. I'm just being thrown into situations with no #information and being like ok. so what? but like the writing style is engaging and again i want to study harrow like a bug so I'm not #tapping out yet. but! some of it is definitely also the sci fi influence chafing bc I don't like sci fi

[originalbydondria]

*found on Pinterest if I remember right.

Pix says: Writing Prompt: The battle ground is my kingdom. The Queen can keep her throne.

Underestimate

M'iya knew it was bad news the second her scouts came back to court. They walked too slowly. Their shoes didnt sound against the high polished floors as the moved forward. One was missing. Her mind had to catch up to what she was seeing. Their uniforms were discoloree by blood and mud. The leader trying to remain at attention, shivering with fear and embarassment, averting his gaze and clinching his jaw. His helmet broken and shattered. The remains of it still affixed to his head. They stopped at the appropriate distance. They bowed per the custom. The defeated man extended his hand, taking a deep breath to force it to steady. The device was familiar. The color unique. The identity of the missing scout was clear. Her youngest brother.

Next to the queen was the young woman who would become that missing scout's wife one day. M'iya could see she knew, too.

Rising from her throne, she walked towards those that bravely served her. She put a comforting but commanding hand on the girl's shoulder as she descended and turned her away. The simple order was obeyed. The scout leader saw the girl look back but begged her not to disobey with his eyes. M'iya heard her hesitate. She touched the scout's hand and gave reassurance of mercy. She heard the girl leave. Soft sole shoes whispered hushed steps against the velvety carpet. The secret door exhaled when opend, clicked when closed.

"You have not failed me," M'iya proclaimed. Her voice like that of a spiritual leader. The sultry tone was marred with the faintest warble of worry. Worry that the message carried was of her brother's death.

"Tell me," she said as she lowered the scout's hand and removed his broken helmet carefully.

"Alive, Highness. We were assured of it."

"And this," she asked as she held the device and her soldier's hand.

The gesture sent a collective deep breath through the suvivors. Shoulders relaxed but they remained at attention.

When the leader shook his head, she traded the helmet for the device and turned on the screen. It demanded confirmation of identity. She pressed her thumb into the side of it. A quick strike and it pulled a drop of blood. It beeped its confirmation.

Her oldest brother's face. A crowd of rebels appearing as black blades of grass across an expansive prairie.

A message. The meaning especially clear to her.

The battle ground is my kingdom. The Queen can keep her throne.

She appeared to keep her calm. But the soldiers laid prostrate before her. Fear, respect, and necessity, as great winds swirled around her and flashes of light crackled at her finger tips. A balll of light engulfed her fist for a moment then flickered away. Two swords hanging on the wall of the great hall left their mounts and filled her hands. Only one dared to look up at her face. She smiled. Mercy had its limits. War would suit her just fine. M'iya welcomed the challenge.

D. Ondria

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#ecosystem of creatives #african american writers #blackgirlmagic #african american authors #originalbydondria #black writers #creative writing #black creatives #black women writers #original by d ondria #sci fi #fantasy

[serix-comic]

Part 6 - Page 244

#serix #sci fi #space #planet #future #astronaut #alien #creature #monster #ecosystem #adventure #travel #comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #graphic novel

[cassowariess]

What I love about Scavengers Reign so far is that it's not just about people who are exploring a planet they're stranded on. It's not just them observing the xenobiological ecosystem as portrayed in most sci fi. It's about the ecosystem making the people part of itself whether they want it to or not, and in a very brutal and unthinking way.

And yet it's still beautiful somehow, because it's just life doin' it's thing. Why should it care that humans are there?

#scavengers reign #animation #kind of reminds me of annihilation a little

[jonathantaylor]

Another fun one. I did not expect this

#the heir's lair #review #book review #youtube #youtube link #youtube video #youtube review #the children of the ecosystem #dystopia #queer books #queer lit #queer #eco #eco-dystopia #romania #romanian literature #sci-fi #queer dystopia #ecosystem #social media

[leolaroot]

posting old sci fi is fun . I upload a picture of some old guy in an outfit and caption it "ugh CUNT!" and a bunch of gay young adults reblog it with tags like "I want to drown him in a shallow mud puddle 🥺" and then Roy. 50+. Male. reblogs it like "he is so bad ass" and they're both right . we're all living in a beatiful ecosystem together ,❤️

[humdinky]

i just finished watching scavenger's reign yesterday, and let me tell y'all this is genuinely the best piece of sci-fi media i have seen in a long while, and it's insane how little i've seen this show being discussed online! it is probably the most unique and viscerally stunning series i’ve ever seen. the world that they have created is equal parts fascinating and terrifying, and every part of it feels fully realized. sci-fi is at its best when it lets go of nostalgia and explores the unknown, and SR gives me hope that real sci-fi can take root again, and be something beyond what came before it.

i will refrain from giving too much away in my discussion because this show works best the less you know going into it. the premise for this show is simple: crewmembers of a crashed freighter ship are left scattered across an alien planet. a good chunk of time has already passed by the time the show begins, and a few of the survivors have already established camps. however, things quickly spiral out of control as disaster wipes away their progress and forces each of them to move on. it's a harsh and unforgiving world that tests them each and every step of the way on their journey.

worldbuilding is where this show truly shines. it is no easy thing to design an entire ecosystem from scratch. it takes an insane amount of creativity and attention to detail to pull off what this show has. and my god did they fucking pull it off. living balloons floating through the air, large sea creatures that suck up their eggs when faced with danger, tendrilled plants that spawn clones of their prey to track them down - it is a frightening, surreal, and violent world, but harmonious in its own way. some creatures poison you, others clean off the poison. there are your typical type of predators that come at you with sharp fangs and giant pincers, but then there are predators that hunt via more insidious means: manipulating the memories of their prey to have them do their bidding, or hijacking their bodies from the inside. ultimately, the characters who fare best in this world are those who learn to adapt to it, and even sync with it.

SR also boasts a surprisingly well-crafted narrative. we are shown just enough of the world to keep us hooked, but it still feels like there is a lot left to be discovered. i also really enjoy the way the story is delivered to us. we follow the journeys of a few isolated groups whose paths gradually intersect. the characters are all fleshed out and three-dimensional - they were different enough to be unique and quirky, but never too different that it felt overboard. the way they react is exactly how humans in those circumstances would and should, the dialogue and voice acting were just superb. it felt so insanely real at times.

i really do hope that this show gets greenlit for a second season. this type of pure creative freedom is what we need right now. all in all, scavenger's reign is a gorgeous nightmare that you need to experience for yourself.

#scavengers reign #sr #review #recommendation #movie review #movie recommendation #show review #show recommendations #animation #scifi #science fiction #xenobiology #alien

[jawbone-xylophone]

My take on the Dungeon Meshi squad so far:

Laios: Therian. Someone should introduce him to speculative evolution sci-fi.

Chilchuck: Apparently he's a dad? Tumblr says so. In that case he strikes me as the stoic type of dad who "used to be" bisexual until he got married. Crazy blackout drunk college stories he only vaguely alludes to and never expands on, at least one of which involved waking up the next morning with stolen jewelry.

Marcille: Writes her notes about black magic in a cipher she invented herself. Writes her notes about gay yearning in a cipher that looks like black magic as an extra layer of protection. Has absolutely asked Falin if she can interview ghosts.

Senshi: I get the feeling this man was bullied ruthlessly as a child. He had to put himself back together without any help and so takes pride in all his little victories and providing something of worth to the ecosystem/community.

Falin: I haven't seen enough of her to draw many conclusions, but she definitely had imaginary friends growing up that may or may not have actually been ghosts. I feel like she had dreams/nightmares growing up involving allowing the people around her to eat her piece by piece, and she never figured out if that frightened her or gave her peace.

#dungeon meshi #anime only please don't spoil me in the tags #delicious in dungeon #laios touden #marcille donato #chilchuck tims #senshi #falin touden

[colossalsquidz]

Btw I haven’t finished/caught up to Dungeon Meshi yet but if you’re a fan of it (particularly the speculative biology aspect) you should check out Scavenger’s Reign, it’s an animated adult sci-fi show about survivors of a crash on an alien planet, and the horrifying yet beautiful life that thrives there. It’s really lovingly crafted and explores how the creatures fit into their ecosystem and how the main characters become part of it.

#dungeon meshi #scavengers reign #this goes the other way too

[random-thought-depository]

...However, other aliens received more mysterious names: The toad-like alien who hypnotizes Kamen (voiced by Ted Travelstead) is simply known as Hollow.

...

Hollow and his kind feed by tricking other small tree-dwelling creatures into getting them food. They lure these tree-dwellers in with their hypnotizing light-up foreheads — anglerfish, anyone? — before feeding them a dark goo that makes them do their bidding. That bidding is initially just picking fruit from a tree and bringing it back down to Hollow.

However, Hollow's feeding process changes drastically once humans enter the picture. As Hollow's servant, Kamen doesn't just procure fruit. He kills other creatures for Hollow, who begins to hunger for larger and larger prey. This relationship highlights the menacing nature of Hollow's mind control abilities, but it also emphasizes that Hollow is growing into a monster because of human interference.

"You've introduced human greed and gluttony into this animal kingdom, and it's changed the game," Bennett said. "What is the ripple effect of that?"

I haven't watched this, but I'm appreciating the idea of this kind of relationship.

#something something rolequeer #Scavengers Reign #cw: spoilers