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>>52110944
First PLAP of the thread

Kokone has AMAZING BOOBIES AND I WANT TO PLAP THEM (do boobs make a PLAP noise when you fuck them?)

>>52114335
Maybe you should find yourself a pair of tits to fuck, anon.

>>52114649
Yes they do. Sometimes.

CLARO

>>52114335
I agree, actually.

>>52110944
PLAP

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>Submarine
>No mention of deadbeat submarines yet
Thread deserved to die honestly. Do better, read lore.

>>52124246
Hey, someone remembers them, nice.
For the perusing of the curious.
https://rentry.org/uegq2#mmsm-night-shark
It probably has a small crush depth, it's designed for near-surface operations. But at least it's not made of self-corroding titanium and carbon fiber.
There's also the sub from /moon/ which is basically the H. L. Hunley.

>>52124481
I'm not sure if it was lore but didn't an architect mention using the whale communication network as deep sea stealth submarines?

>>52124759
Yeah, that's a throwback. It's a great idea, too, whale songs are known for being heard from far away, and they can relay the info. Maybe there were times whence chumbuds waged wars against the whales in the great struggle of cunny vs thick.
We've got a remarkable amount of whale lore actually, with stuff for them from /who/, /pcg/, /vnug/, maybe more.

>>52125052
>cunny V thick wars
>naval transport is a key part in both of the nation's lore
>both have extensive business deals on all sides of the map
man, once you've got enough of it the lore practically writes itself.

>>52125658
That's part of why authors worldbuild, once you set the pieces and know how they connect, plotpoints start to magically assemble themselves without your input. It's kinda magical, really.

>>52125658
or do what old risu writer did and just land people everywhere.
>WERE VISITING BITCH! LETS MAKE A STORY!

>>52126769
Yeah, that's good too.

>>52110944
PLAP

>>52136192
>dead hours
There's like three people capable of holding a discussion, they need to leave eventually.

>>52136349
>There's like three people capable of holding a discussion
grim

>>52136349
Idk, I count 5 at least, maybe 6 if it's a good day

>>52134893

>>52110944
aaaaaaand, PLAP

Sci-Fi chads.
Need some hip sci-fi drugs to riddle the streets with and send young impressionable lolis down the path of crime.
Copium and Hopium derivatives are fine and effect matters less than having a really cool name or a nice play on words.

>>52148201
Space /uoh/? Is that you?

>>52148201
Cutie C (C for Cunnydryl)
Angel's Dust (but in space)
Dream Candy
Star Stuffs (Anyer...)
Kokoropium

>>52148201
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_star_tattoo_legend

Been a while. Don't know if you are here Era after anon but that was kino. Still feels like crap but I'll try to write something more "light" in the time being while fleshing out the stuff about /hlgg/.

>>52154599
Nice, hope whatever had you down gets better soon anon. Excited for what you cook up with /hlgg/.

>>52110828
https://rentry.org/cvt40k-morig-of-ghosts#insertion
Aight, the generic mecha anime ripoff continues. That sapling character did that thing where he's more interesting than intended, might have to write about that backstory now...

>>52156866
Nice!

>>52157304
Thanks anon!

>>52156866
It looks great!

>>52148201
Is it bad that I actually have an idea for that but I don’t wanna use it in my writing

>>52164789
I think that's great, means you can drop it in here for someone else.

>>52167862
Maybe later, I’m busy being depressed by the graduation marathon I subjected myself to

>>52167977
Understandable! Beryl and Kometa on the same day, were there any others? The heavens are in turmoil...

>>52168945
It’s funny because one of the reasons I started writing space /vnug/’s to isolate my more negative (and non-canon) thoughts from the main timeline. I guess that’s why I have been writing for space /vnug/ exclusively these days and having /uoh/-adjacent drug’s probably a natural progression too

>>52170095
Ah... Lioranon's spiral into darkness... Art and creativity is a healthy way to work through bad feelings, so hopefully this is cathartic for you?
>>52159581
Thank you! I'm still not sure whether being pulled into the cockpit through a throat by a tentacle is a bit too horrific or it's something you'd quickly get used to. I thought it was neat to make it a literal mouth, paralleling the figurative maw of the Belym mech. I'm not sure if that's how I got the idea, or I just noticed the similarity afterwards.

>>52170602
No but if I’m gonna be miserable anyway I might as well put it to use so that somebody could actually benefit from it
I guess having it be a literal mouth makes sense both biologically and symbolically (there’s only one other entrance and that has a very different symbolism) even though I kinda think having multiple tendrils might be better in terms of guiding the pilot and distributing the pulling force, or maybe it’s just me finding Ohmu cool

>>52171391
>No
anon...
Ohh that's a good point... The Kalma is meant to be a basic, cheap machine, so maybe more performance-oriented and expensive Daemons would have more elaborate insertion systems? With multiple tendrils for better control, while the lower-grade models just have the one tentacle tug you in.
>there’s only one other entrance and that has a very different symbolism
I was close to using the word "sphincter" as a descriptor, which would have been anatomically accurate, but I didn't want that connotation kek.
>Ohmu
Ah, I am reminded that Nausicaa is full of amazing bioengineering worldbuilding, basically that whole biosphere was bioengineered. I should re-read it for inspiration.

>>52171903
I don’t actually dislike /uoh/ or drugs even if they aren’t my thing. It’s just that a hard drug that supposedly targets loli (given how >>52148201 is worded) is gonna have some nasty implications even if it’s not something made by /uoh/ for its own goal
Having more control surfaces is always a good idea! Especially for Daemons with high MIQ because they can handle more subsystems and also control what tendrils are within reach at any given moment to avoid overloading the pilot. I guess they can also work as shock absorption if they get hit by something that doesn’t kill them

>>52172596
Mixing children and drugs doesn't lead to good socioeconomic outcomes! But I think in this case it's by design.
Yeah! That's something neat about biological vs mechanical design. In a mechanical device you always want to keep "moving parts" to a minimum, because something that gets broken requires repair or a replacement part. On the other hand biological system usually have self-healing properties inherent, since they had to grow themselves in the first place. So you can have a lot more moving bits that can just be re-grown if necessary. Like your stomach lining, or how you have muscles along the entire length of your intestines.
Though obviously you can implement self-healing features in mechanical systems, and biological systems can undergo damage that can't be repaired.
I've got some ideas for shock absorption in the cockpit! That thing about wet-running cockpits, I think I'm going to nab the LCL thing from NGE and have the whole thing flooded with oxygenated fluid, to help cushion potential concussive damage, as well as other advantages (For the high performance, military Daemons where that would be useful). The cockpit organ would also be suspended on elastic tendons so that impacts to the carapace are dampened. The tendrils can have a role too, like form the shock-absorbing seat or something like that.

>>52173629
I guess the thing’s that while homeless children dabbling in street drugs are always a thing they usually don’t come in droves unless something has gone horribly wrong with the whole society like some Eastern bloc countries in the 90s. Maybe it’s not an uncommon sight in the lower levels of HoloNiJo if we go with the usual hive world tropes. Then again maybe urban decay’s inevitable even when the world isn’t deliberately dystopian
While I won’t be surprised if someone out there have self-repairing machines I do think what you describe gives a nice organic technology feeling! I always feel like having curvy stuff moving around and presenting specific control surfaces feel very biological even if it’s not strictly limited to that. Daemons with high MIQ can probably control what to present actively while those with lower MIQ might just remove ones that aren’t commonly used (unstimulated)
I don’t know if normal liquid actually helps with absorbing shock. I feel you would want something sticky (which I guess LCL should be given its components, same with a lot of organic secretion which would apply here) if not jello-like so that you can spread the impact force over a longer period of time. Tendrils should work though if you think of them like springs!

>>52175741
>Daemons with high MIQ can...
Oh, that's good! There could be models of Daemon that share the same genome, but difference in cerebral capacity leads to some components not developing because the Daemon is not able to use them, a bit how your tendons can degrade if they don't get used/stimulated often enough. Like a Civic DX vs a Civic LX, same model but one is expressed more fully.
Normal liquid would have some interesting effects! For example, a big source of lethality when a human is next to an explosion is blast lung injury, which occurs when a shockwave travels through the body and causes an overpressure in the lungs, destroying them in the process. This happens because air can easily change volume. If the lungs are filled with incompressible liquid instead, it would be a lot more difficult to get some kind of blast lung injury.
Also, it can act as a really good pressure suit. Basically, when the body undergoes an acceleration, the tissues and blood of the body squish down while air moves above it, ordered by density. If the space is filled with a liquid with the same density as the body, all the fluid gets pushed down equally, applying an equal pressure on the surface of the body. That means less deformation. Apparently, with all the air replaced with liquid you could handle accelerations above 20G without other modifications!
The liquid breathing rabbithole goes deep... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6401050/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_breathing#Space_travel

>>52171391
VNUGBOI WTF!? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO SAVE YOU!?

Batten down the hatches lads, there's another storm coming.

>>52149902
>overdose on cunnydryl
>get molested by the plap man

>>52178940

>>52179982
Fucking deadbeats...

>>52110944
board on fire PLAP

>>52110944
PLOP

>>52175741
>>52164789
>>52149902
Yeah the idea is more of a drug that circulates in criminal underbelly as opposed to a drug specifically meant to target children, although Chumbuds being chronic underage alcoholics and copium abusers sounds like a fun lore piece.

>>52195861
Ah, Lord of the Flies-style gangs of preteen chumbud addicts causing trouble in the streets... Kino...

>>52110944
PLAP

>>52110944
PLAP

magic status?

>>52204541
Outdated and useless

>>52204690
literally impossible.

>>52204994
So tell me, anon, why don't we talk about it anymore then?

>>52205169
because thread is dead. All the writers except for vnuganon and like 2 others left

>>52205359
And? You are here, so why aren't your discussing magic?

>>52205359
Death is only the beginning, anon.

>>52204541
It's real, actually.

>>52110944
PLAP

>>52156866
In the realm of dreams, a memory stirs,
Of a time when youth knew no fears,
In the station's hangar, where wonders reside,
Tuval found solace, his heart open wide.

Ol' Root Ailbhe, mechanic wise,
Extended his kindness, a heartfelt guise,
Allowing Tuval to roam and explore,
The Kalma's carapaces, he did adore.

A "shop's rat," they called him, with joy in his eyes,
He climbed and he played, reaching the skies,
The cockpit, once entered, a world to behold,
A sanctuary of dreams, stories untold.

Oh-Four, the Daemon, its optics concealed,
In slumber it rested, its presence revealed,
Tuval, with trepidation, ventured inside,
The creature's throat beckoning, open wide.

Ailbhe's voice echoed, comforting and clear,
Assuring Tuval, banishing his fear,
With hesitant steps, he reached for the light,
The tendril embraced him, gripping tight.

Through the tunnel he soared, weightless and free,
Guided by Oh-Four, a journey to see,
The cockpit awaited, a place to be bound,
Its tendrils secured, Tuval safe and sound.

But darkness embraced him, claustrophobic and tight,
The space that once comforted, now filled with fright,
The buttons and handles, a labyrinth of control,
A reminder of limits, the yearning for a larger role.

In the depths of confinement, Tuval's spirit waned,
Longing to escape, his freedom restrained,
He released the joysticks, surrendering his command,
Seeking solace from Ailbhe, a helping hand.

"How do I get out?" he pleaded, voice trembling low,
Ailbhe's guidance, the answer he sought to know,
Pressing the buckle, a release from his plight,
Freedom regained, his burden made light.

From the Kalma he emerged, back to the real,
The rushing air whispered, an ethereal feel,
Ailbhe, the caretaker, concerned for his kin,
Offering comfort, as the cycle begins.

But now in the present, a conflict arose,
Ol' Root Ailbhe, rules he strictly imposed,
Tuval yearned for more time, to master his craft,
To hone his skills, the simulator's path.

A poem I shall write, to express his plight,
Of memories cherished, of courage and light,
For in the realm of verse, his story shall be told,
A testament to growth, a spirit bold.

In the universe's embrace, where dreams intertwine,
Tuval's journey continues, seeking horizons divine,
With Ailbhe's guidance, a sapling transformed,
He'll overcome obstacles, his spirit reformed.

>>52215508
Ewwww

Sorry for the outburst
https://rentry.org/cvt40k-puskur
Writing this makes me feel dirtier than Serafi when she lost access to changing clothes and undies after driving for 10 hours

>>52215508
>In the realm of dreams, a memory stirs
Nice line, I feel like I read that from somewhere... AI does love the word plight, huh? Thank you AI.

>>52217232
Do not apologize. This is great work and will be trafficked heavily.

>>52217232
What the hell is that Fauna kek. Nice piece anon, the list of effects is very evocative.
>hunger for sugar
the effects will be devastating on Lunaitos...

>>52217232
uuuuu..... I'll let it slide this time anon....

>>52220163
>devastating
We're the ones peddling

>>52217989
Now I’m starting to understand why some inventors regretted their inventions

>>52220163
It’s from a fan game (Kronii is hungry). I think it’s actually flour or something
Despite what >>52195861 said the idea of it being /uoh/-adjacent did give me the idea of incorporating Warburg effect into the concept. I don’t think inhibiting lactic acid fermentation actually stunt someone’s growth (hence it also have a hormonal effect that also gives it a “practical” use)
The hunger for sugar’s a logical extension of how the drug works since it probably burns up a lot of glucose in the process but I guess it’s also similar to the munchies

>>52220698
I still love you!

>>52221237
I guess it would make sense for your people to peddle drugs that happen to make people crave sugar

>>52220698
Ah sapling, Ailbhe ended up having classic tragic backstory, what do you think? One's space hive being damaged to inhabitability would be a good reason to separate a sapling from it, I think, and I guess it leaves space for a reclamation arc later on.
>>52222014
Yeah, working in the growth-stunting effect was a pretty elegant way to hit the /uoh/ angle, good stuff! TIL that's called Warburg effect.

>>52223372
It was really well written anon!
I'm new to deadbeat lore, but I really like the the kind of mech Ailbhe was taking care of, thats a really cool concept and it super fits something a sapling would gravitate toward.
Also the interactions with Tuval were really sweet. Kind of reminded me a lot of the scene from Spirited Away where Chihiro meets Kamaji and Kamaji is trying to tell her how the bath machine works and how to help out.

>tragic backstory
not the angle I would have gone with for a group of homeless saplings, but it still works. I'll try to keep it in mind for any possible future space-/uuu/ lore. the space hives saplings would have are absolutely massive so they can take advantage of their own microgravity (and some Lagrange points) to keep their own atmosphere. So it would take some incredibly destructive event to wipe out a whole hive, but theres definitely some room in there for other possibilities.

Looking forward to where this goes anon!

>>52224885
I'm very glad anon, thank you! I feel like a sapling's familiarity with organic "equipment" would make a transition to taking care of the Daemons easier, even if it's a less natural form of bioengineering, he might even have more affinity with them than most other mechanics.
Oh, from what I recall that is a sweet scene, I should rewatch it, maybe I can continue channeling those vibes for the relationship between those two. There's definitely a cute replacement paternal figure thing going on.
I don't envision Plaiduaine Hive as being completely annihilated, but rather damaged enough that large sections of it have been rendered inhospitable, while active combat (probably some hellish space vietnam shit from the invader's POV?) is still ongoing in others... basically setup for a future story, maybe. All that leading to a portion of the population having to escape to save their barks.
>not the angle I would have gone with for a group of homeless saplings
Ohh, I'm curious what you'd have thought of first, might give me more insight into saplings.

>>52110944
PLAP

>>52217232
I love the detailed description.
So it's a recreational drug with combat use?

>>52229532
The temporary energy boost and adrenaline rush can certainly increase the user’s combat prowess, but the psychological urge to “spend” the newfound energy (and the other half of fight-or-flight response) could hempen its use unless unless the user’s disciplined enough to control their impulses (that or take more drugs to keep their emotions in check). When I wrote that part I’m thinking that it’s most commonly used by stereotypical bath salt zombies and violent gang mooks that don’t care about trivial things like discipline, complex tactics, or long-term survivability

bum