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Plants and animals! Talk about Scuttles, or maybe Fig's made friends with some plants.
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 12:05 PM
See cliff idk if I'd call scuttles a wild life when in fact they are an NPC
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Cliff, Perpetual Lurker 27-Dec-21 12:06 PM
See, the original name was Flora and Fauna, and Scuttles is/are definitely a Fauna (edited)
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 12:08 PM
tacothink
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.@ feather 💙 27-Dec-21 12:08 PM
ok
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la had to have some wild as hell pidegons
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fire pigeons fairy pidgeons
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 12:09 PM
What
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.@ feather 💙 27-Dec-21 12:09 PM
regular pidgeons
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Cliff, Perpetual Lurker 27-Dec-21 12:09 PM
Oooo, infinite pigeons
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 12:09 PM
Omg
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omg pokemon but they're all pigeons
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 12:09 PM
So many pigeons
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.@ feather 💙
regular pidgeons
normal pigeons
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.@ feather 💙 27-Dec-21 12:09 PM
pigeons that are lil self reproducing junk robots that still look and act mostly like pidgeons
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 12:30 PM
I will be back later with....question conversation starters
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Because infinite la implies infinite wildlife so
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Camaclue (🦇) 27-Dec-21 12:32 PM
infinite coyotes
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KarpskryparN 27-Dec-21 12:32 PM
and road runners
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Infinite bunnies
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Camaclue (🦇) 27-Dec-21 12:45 PM
idk if bunnies are in LA but there sure are coyotes
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all over the place
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did you know LA is in the desert?
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sorta
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vaguely once was
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one time my boss had a dream that he had to use a puppy to transport a big box of chocolate chips, and the logistical issues of that, and I think we should start off by thinking what logistical issues are created from scuttles mail service (SMS) and how are those issues solve
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so how do they deal with big packages for example
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Cliff, Perpetual Lurker 27-Dec-21 01:03 PM
Multiple scuttles, or that's when the beeg scuttle gets deployed?
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do they use a sled? or are packages carried on their backs? how are things attached to them (edited)
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I'm pro scuttles sled situation
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:04 PM
lmao
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they have little harnesses
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you can have a whole team
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omg
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:05 PM
alternatively:
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they eat the mail/packages
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the Iditarod but with scuttles
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:05 PM
blurps them up for you
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you see, how would it fit
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plus this way people could draw little harnesses for the scuttles it could be so cute
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:06 PM
it would be cute
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i fully believe that witin each scuttles is a void
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oh thats fair
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:07 PM
kind of like a bag of holding yknow
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kinda like the Lion from SU steven universe spoilers (edited)
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:07 PM
what
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what type of reference is that
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steven universe
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:07 PM
oh
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lmao
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that could be fun
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por que no los dos
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 01:08 PM
TRUE TRUE TRUE
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okay so like a bag of holding
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they can onyl carry things in their mouth that actually fits into their mouth
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so big packages are out of the questions
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they will blurp up all your mail tho
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yeah and then the sled is for heavy duty stuff
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🔱🌺🐢bluey (they/them)🐢🌺🔱⚡ 27-Dec-21 02:12 PM
do ya think wildlife escaping from one la to another is a concern. the conservationists in la must have nightmares every night
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Aqueyatt Maslon (she/her) 27-Dec-21 02:12 PM
yeah that's a good point
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Cliff, Perpetual Lurker 27-Dec-21 02:12 PM
ohno
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DDDragoni 💚 27-Dec-21 02:17 PM
and with the whole "infinite" thing, you're gonna get some weird wildlife showing up in places that aren't equipped to handle it (edited)
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💚🌮jellorain🌮💚 27-Dec-21 02:20 PM
it's a huge nightmare, i mean that's how scuttles ended up in la prime
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EldritchGum 27-Dec-21 02:30 PM
Maybe scuttles was the first and the only, and after that, wildlife's been more regulated?
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Sinjid 💚 👑 Nerd(✔) Goof(✔) 27-Dec-21 02:33 PM
Imagine how the local biology/conservation community felt seeing Scuttles for the first time like what IS THAT?
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Oh also tacocat just casually traversing the LAi
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 02:37 PM
Omg tacocat
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I want to meet the person that does the zoological study of scuttles
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Meaning (grember) 27-Dec-21 03:53 PM
Did the scuttles coincide with sexton’s arrival or did they just kinda creep in after
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💚🌮jellorain🌮💚 27-Dec-21 03:54 PM
sexton was one of them for a few years but then in season 8 or 9 he started eating a balanced diet and grew into a full horse-horseman (edited)
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gaybritishcow 27-Dec-21 04:04 PM
scuttles arrived really gradually at first but then rapidly exploded in population when sexton started solo pitching, which has never been proven to be anything more than coincidence but the biologists of infinite LA think it’s mighty sus
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they’re everyone’s favourite invasive species, which is good because we have no idea where they come from exactly or how to stop them. It’s Fine 🙂
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💚🌮jellorain🌮💚 27-Dec-21 04:18 PM
every pitch sexton throws hatches into a scuttle
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athenrein 💜 27-Dec-21 04:18 PM
so I've always imagined mail delivery parrots.
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clucked 9000 27-Dec-21 04:19 PM
Go on
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athenrein 💜 27-Dec-21 04:20 PM
they are mostly reliable. and you can ask them for directions.
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but they're also kind of assholes that hang out in flocks on rooftops and yell at people when they're not working
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and the non-mail-delivery parrots try to not be associated with them
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There might also be food delivery parrots. But they can only carry a meal for one. And a bunch of them work in the stadium
22:39
And they can all say "no refunds" in the same voice.
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What is the relationship between the mail parrots and the mail scuttles
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Camaclue (🦇) 28-Dec-21 05:36 AM
Enemies
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 28-Dec-21 06:08 AM
mailing a scuttles is a crime in some LAs
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What is the relationship between the mail parrots and the mail scuttles
gaybritishcow 28-Dec-21 06:11 AM
like sexton, the mail scuttles have been known to eat birds. make of that what you will.
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 28-Dec-21 08:44 AM
d-does sexton eat pigeons off the street?
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xXx⚡birbteef⚡xXx 28-Dec-21 09:16 AM
Probably
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Would eating an official mail parrot count as a federal offence
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You can't mess with the mail
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Scuttles are criminals
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Laz (they/them) 28-Dec-21 09:18 AM
If you eat a mail carrier it's probably illegal
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I'd say eating a mail carrier parrot is similarly illegal
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Laz (they/them)
If you eat a mail carrier it's probably illegal
Zach but 🎃💚💜 28-Dec-21 09:22 AM
A food crime if you will
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Ok but
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if scuttles are also mail carriers
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that carry mail by eating
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is it still a crime?
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xXx⚡birbteef⚡xXx 28-Dec-21 09:30 AM
Do they deliver the mail the parrot would
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If they deliver the parrot mail, it would be fine
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 28-Dec-21 09:32 AM
As long as when they eat, they don’t accidentally open the mail, it’s not a crime
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Laz (they/them)
If you eat a mail carrier it's probably illegal
Cliff, Perpetual Lurker 28-Dec-21 09:59 AM
Now you've got me wondering if they would even bother charging you with obstructing the delivery of mail for this, lol.
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Laz (they/them) 28-Dec-21 10:34 AM
They would bc the post office needs the money
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I can't even begin to fathom mail delivery across infinite LA
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 28-Dec-21 10:36 AM
there's one guy who keeps sending his alternate selves letters, the rest of them hate it, but he still does it anyway. It's absolute pain for the LA postal system. Surprisingly it's not Tillman Henderson
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Laz (they/them) 28-Dec-21 10:37 AM
It's like that one Facebook event with all the same named guy
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ArchXL (dead) 28-Dec-21 11:03 AM
How do either of these mail groups feel about the Maser Telegraph?
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athenrein 💜 28-Dec-21 11:53 AM
I feel like mail scuttles are like private couriers you can have take something directly from one place to another, while the parrots are like the regular postal service. And they're definitely enemies.
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SubtractionSoup 28-Dec-21 12:33 PM
It's like the Santa Clause: if you eat the mail carrier, you become the new mail carrier
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That's what happened, right? Tim Allen ate Santa
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🔱🌺🐢bluey (they/them)🐢🌺🔱⚡ 28-Dec-21 01:17 PM
Sounds right to me
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Camaclue (🦇) 28-Dec-21 02:00 PM
no tim allen defeated santa at hand egg
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Several of the parrots are were-parrots and someone trying to eat them would probably find themselves sprouting colorful feathers at the end of a wax.
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Aqueyatt Maslon (she/her) 28-Dec-21 10:10 PM
good for them(?)
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💚🌮jellorain🌮💚 29-Dec-21 07:32 PM
ahhh the universe full of avian/harpy mail-carriers idk why someone would eat a parrot but i'm here for the outcome of it regardless
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Several Los Angleli have living dinosaurs and lots of dinosaurs will eat pretty much anything that moves. So watch out for dinosaurs that turn into parrots.
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DDDragoni 💚 30-Dec-21 12:34 AM
During the last short circuit, there was some talk of backporting the concept of Grudges to the main universe- do we still want to do that? (edited)
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Aqueyatt Maslon (she/her) 30-Dec-21 12:39 AM
yes!
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💚🌮jellorain🌮💚 30-Dec-21 12:42 AM
I would love to
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🔱🌺🐢bluey (they/them)🐢🌺🔱⚡ 30-Dec-21 12:43 AM
oh absolutely
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DDDragoni 💚 30-Dec-21 01:23 AM
Lemme copy over my initial writeup on them-
Amorphous and semincorporeal, no two Grudges look alike. Born from the lingering regrets of someone who died with unfinished business, the Grudge initially takes on a shape reminiscent of those regrets, twisted into a monstrous form, but if it survives long enough to develop its own personality it gradually becomes more individualized until the only thing it is shaped like is itself. As they exist partially in the 4th dimension, a Grudge's body parts may appear disconnected or appear and disappear seemingly at random, but this is a consequence of our limited perspective. Grudges feed on resentment, and this can be disruptive or helpful, depending on whether they seek it out or deliberately create it.
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I imagine that Grudges' already extradimensional nature makes traversing the Infinite Cities a breeze- which is why so many appear here, as opposed to somewhere like Hellmouth. Despite the rarity of their creation, a Grudge can travel through hundreds of Los Angeli in only a few minutes, which is hundreds of opportunities for a sighting.
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A large number of Grudges appearing in an area over a short time frame is considered a bad omen- typically, it means that either something really bad happened a few universes over or something nearby is generating large amounts of negative emotions
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Camaclue (🦇) 30-Dec-21 05:10 AM
Grudges amass over la taqueria Why? Spies win
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This cat sit on me back
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DDDragoni 💚 03-Jan-22 01:03 AM
There's a curious phenomena in Los Angeli known as the Widesinder. A serpent of unknown length and varying girth, it can occasionally be spotted slithering through dimensions, from one rift to another. That wouldn't in and of itself be notable- plenty of creatures, sentient and otherwise, travel through various Los Angeli to get where they're going- but what's made the Widesinder the fascination of the cryptozoology community is that no one has ever seen its head or the tip of its tail. Just the middle, sliding slowly and steadily out of one rift and into another. Expeditions have followed the Widesinder's body in both directions for months and found no end to it. Just more snake, sometimes widening, sometimes thinning, always slithering onward. Because of this, when a Widesinder appears, linking two rifts together, it provides some welcome stability. While many rifts are known to fluctuate, those that a Widesinder travels through have thus far remained static, the serpent perhaps holding them in place at is slithering infinitely onward. -It is an ongoing debate as to whether there are multiple Widesinders or just the one, with seemingly separate bodies just being segments we haven't found the connection to yet. -Rumor has it that if you find the head of a Widesinder, it will grant you a wish. Many scoff at this notion, or belive reaching the head to be impossible, but this doesn't stop a handful of hopefuls from dedicating themselves to following its path. These pilgrims are known as Winders. -Another, more pessimistic rumor states that at some point, the Widesinder will find its own tail and consume it, forming an Ouroboros that will proceed to tighten around the fabric of reality until something breaks.
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Paykoh (Visitor: 🐌) 03-Jan-22 06:42 AM
Imagine if point 2 was true, but the Widesinder travelled backwards
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ArchXL (dead) 03-Jan-22 10:15 AM
Imagine you get to a rift, and there is snake body going into it from both sides
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Camaclue (🦇) 03-Jan-22 10:17 AM
Widesinder is just setup for lore of our next player Lanky McGriddle
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EldritchGum 05-Jan-22 10:56 PM
Giant sunflowers - with peanuts dominating the plant based shelled snack race. Sunflowers have been left alone to grow and spread unchallenged. But in several LAis, especially those with multiple suns, they grown to gigantic proportions to follow and all the suns they see.
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xXx⚡birbteef⚡xXx 06-Jan-22 03:58 AM
I'm thinking of all the new and fun birds that would have no way of knowing they've moved into different worlds by flying a couple miles.
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Lots of invasive species, but are they really invasive if they're from LA?
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frog but gay (he/they) 💚💜🌮 06-Jan-22 04:07 AM
oh that brings up so many questions to explore. how are things like that handled in LAi? i really like the narrative that the LA collective or the infinite part of things itself are somewhat sentient, in a kinda. deep magical sense. and that makes an easy blanket answer, these things dont need to be handled because the city like. bends around and away from things like, a species of tree from mars LA taking over deepsea LA or whatever
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Laz (they/them) 06-Jan-22 06:41 AM
Bit of a tangent but I had an idea for toucans with Interdimensional portals on their beak ringlets Like if you're not mean to the toucan it'll let you peer inside like a telescope I think Fig is occasionally visited by these toucans and they just vibe for a while until the toucans fly away (edited)
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 06-Jan-22 07:16 AM
There’s probably a really big ant colony that has dug its way into several LAs but they don’t even know it
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A flock of noisy pterodactyls roost in the scoreboard at Memorial Park, chattering and cackling through tense moments and periodically snatching food from the hands of visiting fans Basilio Mason, embarrassed by this behaviour, has invented and spread a superstition that "it's good luck to lose your snack to a Tacodactyl" If the visiting team falls behind in the eighth, you might spot some of their fans desperately pelting the scoreboard with handfuls of ground beef
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Cliff, Perpetual Lurker 06-Jan-22 08:13 AM
Omg Tacodactyls.
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Barry(he/him) 06-Jan-22 08:18 AM
Ptacodactyl, pronounced the exact same
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 06-Jan-22 08:20 AM
I know it’s wrong but I pronounce the P in pterodactyl
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Barry(he/him) 06-Jan-22 10:07 AM
So does Vito
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Zach but 🎃💚💜 06-Jan-22 10:14 AM
They can’t hide their bathroom breaks from me!
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EldritchGum 06-Jan-22 10:20 AM
LA ghost crabs- theorized to be a subspecies of ghost crabs, these LAi native species can disappear into the ether or another LA when threatened. The mechanism is unknown, but it's been said they do it via "side stepping" into other worlds. Ancient cultures in several LAi's have a sort of "crab walk" dance which often ends with some disappearing often theatrically, sometimes literally into another world.
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EldritchGum 08-Jan-22 02:48 PM
Refracted mutants - Due to the unstable nature of the ever shifting landscape of LAi's. There has been reports of creatures that have merged into hybrids or amalgamated into something completely different. Unfortunately, most of them do not survive, but there are few notable ones that have been document and some that are makings of new urban legends. CW body horror. Samples Found in reddit DnD. AI generated monsters. Very uh distorted beasts https://i.redd.it/9vel5gyj8aa81.png
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In the end, most of them give rise to new types of interdimensional crabs, for some reason. Most interdimensional crabs, and especially the ghost crabs, will inadvertently grab onto a taco if they happen to pass through one while phasing between realities, and the Elders teach a ritual of snackrifice that involves placing a perfectly made taco on an altar that is positioned on interdimensional leylines known as crabwalks. It is considered a tremendously powerful omen if an interdimensional crab snatches that taco and brings it to another dimension. Since the crabs migrate en masse, this often results in massive tacoflux. The Elders' rivals, the Ghost Crabs, often attempt to follow the ley lines and be present at the destination feast, which is sacred to them but blasphemy to the Elders. This results in epic dance-off-taco-parties.
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EldritchGum 08-Jan-22 03:56 PM
Oooo yes, trial by dance off
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Its not all fun and games! Some worlds have been destroyed this way. since the ghost crabs can come from any number of alternate LAi, there is no limit to how many tacos could show up in any LA, at any given time. Some LA's have been buried under insurmountable mountains of deliciousness, and in other cases the quantity of tacos was so great that critical mass to form a singularity was reached, imploding entire solar systems.
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This fate has never befallen any LA that the widesinder passes through, and it is said that the great serpent protects the LAi it traverses. We'd know if there was a black hole in a widesinder LA, because it would be like the most epic tape measure retract ever.
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