Have You Ever Talked To A Tree? (There Are Semi-sentient Trees On Your Homeworld, Right?)

My only annoyance with her is some of her morph descriptions. Birds do not have backwards knees; what we think of as the “backwards knee” sometimes is actually the equivalent of the human heel. And horses and other unguligrades (hooved animals) don’t have four knees. The “knee” of the front leg is the equivalent of the human wrist, or the carpus. I mean, really, if you’re going to write about humans turning into animals, do your research on animal anatomy

Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that K.A. Applegate might be the only sci-fi writer EVER who both (a) condemns the mass killing of aliens even if they are attacking the earth AND (b) shows why it’s sort of necessary in the situation?

It seems like too many other sci-fi stories go the route of Avengers or Doctor Who (S1) or Independence Day where a protagonist wiping out thousands of aliens is portrayed as uncomplicated heroism and we all celebrate at the end. Either that or they go the route of Avatar the Last Airbender (S3) or Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S5) where the characters that don’t want to engage in violence don’t have to get their hands dirty because a deus ex machina comes along and prevents that from having to happen.  In both cases doing the right thing is also a matter of doing the easy thing.

Applegate, by contrast, doesn’t let her characters get away with an uncomplicated happy ending.  She doesn’t say “they were aliens so it’s okay to kill them,” and she doesn’t offer them a third way out of their impossible choice.  She gets into the hell that is war and doesn’t use the sci-fi genre to let her gloss over the dirty details.

Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool~)🌈🌈

Hi anon!

1) My singing voice, especially in my low ranges. (Though I hate my speaking voice, tbh.)

2) My body in general honestly

3) My punning ability (weak though it may be)

4) My ability to be that friend who gives great advice

5) My massage talents

I ALMOST STARTED CRYING WHY IS THIS SO SAD

with love thank you Toby Fox for making such a beautiful game. you truly are a genius i kinda wanna do a fan comic of this game though~ this one was a lot of fun

Uncommon Questions for OCs and their creators:

Send me a # (questions for OCs) or a letter (questions for creators) and I’ll answer

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OCs

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

How easy is it for your character to laugh?

How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

How easy is it to earn their trust?

How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

What animal do they fear most?

How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

What makes their stomach turn?

Are they easily embarrassed?

What embarrasses them?

What is their favorite number?

If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

Why do they get up in the morning? 

How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? 

 Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? 

 What are their thoughts on marriage? 

 What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

 What causes them to feel dread? 

 Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 

 Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

 Who do they most regret meeting? 

 Who are they the most glad to have met? 

 Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke? 

 Could they be considered lazy? 

 How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 

 How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? 

Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? 

Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? 

What memory do they revisit the most often? 

How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? 

How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

How do they feel about children? 

How badly do they want to reach their end goal? 

If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

QUESTIONS FOR CREATORS

A) Why are you excited about this character? B) What inspired you to create them? C) Did you have trouble figuring out where they fit in their own story? D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look? E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you? F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)? G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most? H) What trait do you admire most? I) Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe? J) Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?

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Korr: Hey, guys.. Long time no see!

Korr: Sorry about that, by the way. Inbox has been quiet. Mun: And mun’s been pretty busy!

Korr: But hey, we should be good to go again! Mun: Also, my tablet isn’t working right now, so... we’re working on that.)

So I’ve decided to take another shot at this - send in some asks! Responses might be kinda slow right now because I have to draw them on paper and email myself pictures, since neither my tablet nor my scanner are working at the moment.

Do you take crossover asks?

[Depends what the crossover is for. If it’s something I’m interested in I may consider it, but the likelihood is right now that it’s not going to happen, because I’m taking a long time getting to my regular asks and I haven’t really gotten the blog style set yet. (Sorry about that, by the way, guys - I am working on the stuff in my inbox, I promise.) You can always ask, but don’t hold your breath, I guess, and don’t be too disappointed if I can’t or won’t do it, especially right now.

Thanks for asking though!]

Hey, what's an andalite?

[Korr: How did you find this blog, if you don’t… Hm, maybe my security’s not as good as I thought. (No, that’s absurd.)

Korr: Put simply, I am an andalite. We’re a species from far away, far technologically superior to you humans. We’re currently at war with the Yeerks, a species of parasites trying to infest Earth. There are a couple of small groups here combating them. You know, standard stuff.]

What do you think of paragliding?

Korr: From what little I know about it, seems like it would be fun. Easier to just morph a flying thing, though.

What if you ended up losing a leg? Can you get a prosthetic one? Would that affect how much time you spend eating due to the loss of a hoof?

[Korr: Sort of? (Gods forbid.) Prosthetics definitely exist, but…Korr: …they’re probably not as advanced as they could be. And yeah, food would be a little annoying.

Korr: It doesn’t really matter what’s available back home, though. I don’t know where I would get something like that here.]

If you could morph anything you want , right here, right now, what would you morph?

(sorry this one took me a while to get to; I had graduation get in the way. Also, I hate how much shorter humans are than andalites, because it constantly puts Eliza almost out of frame by accident.)

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Korr: Maybe it’s a little childish of me, but - I’d like to morph a kafit bird again. It’s been a long time.

Korr: How about you, Eliza?Eliza: I dunno. Something deep ocean maybe - a whale or a shark or something.)