These guys are the fifth species of sapient alien in Runaway to the Stars. The RttS “plot” is very loose right now, being my most recent project, but these fellows will be discovered during the story. How first contact is handled with them (vs the disaster that was first contact with centaurs) will be a big plot point. They’re usually called scuds (a common name for earth’s amphipods) but have several other nicknames.
Scuds are sapient semi-aquatic creatures who live in inter-tidal zones. Their industry is at an equivalent level to 1970s human civilization, and is divided over both land and sea depending on need (you can’t smelt metal underwater, for example). They can breathe fine out of water as long as they keep their gills wet, but are most comfortable submerged in the ocean. Most of the transport infrastructure they have built onto land are railways with cars full of baffled seawater.
Scuds are technically a bisex species, but reproductively speaking are more like ferns than any earth animal. They have two different forms, haploid and diploid. The diploid stage is sapient, about 2.5 feet tall, and egg laying. The haploid stage is a microscopic plankton with two sexes. Diploid scuds release haploid scuds in a sort of bi-monthly “period,” which then float around gathering nutrients in the ocean before mating with another haploid and trying to find a diploid scud to impregnate before they die. From the perspective of diploid scuds, they are essentially wind pollinated. Because of this system, genetic inheritance is almost entirely determined by local currents. Most of the plankton in their planet’s ocean is made up of similar haploid stages of bigger sea creatures, sort of like how some of our plankton eventually turns into big ol’ crabs and stuff.
Diploid scuds usually live together in bonded pairs or trios, where their reproductive cycles naturally alternate and they help take care of each other’s young. Scud eggs usually come in clutches of 4-6 soft eggs that they stick to their 4 rear swimmer legs with a natural adhesive.
Scud language is a mixture of sound and visuals. They create noise through stridulation, mostly clicking their bill and rubbing the joints in their antenna together. While speaking they will also wave their antenna like little semaphore flags, which depending on the specific language can indicate anything from tone to verb tense.
Oh, now that pulled a laugh from the Knight, who shifts the slim knife in his hands quite suddenly to press it to the soft skin of Natt’s cheek.
The metal is warm, almost hot, against the Darkling’s skin, and when Nightlight leans in a little further it just barely leaves a thin cut behind.
Is he really so certain about that?
Natt would have grinned, if it wouldn’t have gotten his cheek further cut. “Yes, I mean it. Unless you’ve gone too soft?” He goaded, eyes definitely conveying the grin.
What did he mean by ‘gone’, exactly? Nightlight was of the opinion that he was always wonderfully soft, of the best quality for cuddling, and exceptionally well qualified for kissing.
Still, the blade gleams with the reflection of his own glow as Nightlight capitulates and presses it a little further, his other hand caressing the side of his counterpart’s throat.
He fought against a shudder, since he liked his carotid artery not perforated. “Not everyone feels the need to use weaponry to prove their worth, you know. You’ll notice I remain empty handed.”
‘My worth is being weaponry.’
A stubby tongue flicked out to catch the cut. Nightlight can’t help his interest in the taste– iron but not, filtered halfway between blood and shadow.
Natt didn’t taste like a Fearling.
Eyes watched with poorly concealed curiosity as Nightlight made a bit of a face after licking up his blood. Was it bitter, strange somehow?
“If your worth is being weaponry, then shouldn’t you not need extra weapons? They’re not even specially made, like say…“ Natt created a matching knife out of sand, booping Nightlight on the nose with it.
Aw, now he pouts, grabbing for the newly made knife despite the knowledge that the sand would only crumble away under his touch.
It wasn’t fair! This knife was a present, and so he would keep it close– the last present, actually, Nightlight received from North for Christmas, enough ticks and rocks ago that ladies still wore big hula-hoops under their skirts and men drove horse-carriages about. So it was special.
‘A rite of passage’, the Cossack had claimed.
Give him the sand-knife or he’ll chew on your wrist.
((Aaaaaaaaa ❤️❤️❤️))//she just really lurves her Nini
Nini loves her too!!!
Oh, now that pulled a laugh from the Knight, who shifts the slim knife in his hands quite suddenly to press it to the soft skin of Natt’s cheek.
The metal is warm, almost hot, against the Darkling’s skin, and when Nightlight leans in a little further it just barely leaves a thin cut behind.
Is he really so certain about that?
Natt would have grinned, if it wouldn’t have gotten his cheek further cut. “Yes, I mean it. Unless you’ve gone too soft?” He goaded, eyes definitely conveying the grin.
What did he mean by ‘gone’, exactly? Nightlight was of the opinion that he was always wonderfully soft, of the best quality for cuddling, and exceptionally well qualified for kissing.
Still, the blade gleams with the reflection of his own glow as Nightlight capitulates and presses it a little further, his other hand caressing the side of his counterpart’s throat.
He fought against a shudder, since he liked his carotid artery not perforated. “Not everyone feels the need to use weaponry to prove their worth, you know. You’ll notice I remain empty handed.”
‘My worth is being weaponry.’
A stubby tongue flicked out to catch the cut. Nightlight can’t help his interest in the taste– iron but not, filtered halfway between blood and shadow.
Natt didn’t taste like a Fearling.
Oh, now that pulled a laugh from the Knight, who shifts the slim knife in his hands quite suddenly to press it to the soft skin of Natt’s cheek.
The metal is warm, almost hot, against the Darkling’s skin, and when Nightlight leans in a little further it just barely leaves a thin cut behind.
Is he really so certain about that?
Natt would have grinned, if it wouldn’t have gotten his cheek further cut. “Yes, I mean it. Unless you’ve gone too soft?” He goaded, eyes definitely conveying the grin.
What did he mean by ‘gone’, exactly? Nightlight was of the opinion that he was always wonderfully soft, of the best quality for cuddling, and exceptionally well qualified for kissing.
Still, the blade gleams with the reflection of his own glow as Nightlight capitulates and presses it a little further, his other hand caressing the side of his counterpart’s throat.
Oh, now that pulled a laugh from the Knight, who shifts the slim knife in his hands quite suddenly to press it to the soft skin of Natt’s cheek.
The metal is warm, almost hot, against the Darkling’s skin, and when Nightlight leans in a little further it just barely leaves a thin cut behind.
Is he really so certain about that?
Sentence Meme: Send one for my muse’s reaction NSFW
- “Ah! Slower… I want it to last.”
- “Can you really just walk away from this? Maybe I’ve miscalculated this lingerie’s power after all.”
- “Come on, let’s do it all over again. Slower this time. I wanna feel you twitch/squirm.”
- “Do you like it? How much would you like it off of me?”
- “Do you think there’s such thing as too much sex?”
- “Do you think they heard us? Maybe we should give it a second round. Louder this time, just to be sure.”
- “Do you wanna call him/her? Maybe we could all have a little party together.”
- “Do you wanna cum? Ask me nicely.”
- “Don’t be gentle. I need all of it.”
- “Easy boy/girl. We have time.”
- “Fuck me. Fuck me like I do her/him.”
- “He/she doesn’t have to know.”
- “How much do you care about the safety of your desk?”
- “I don’t care about your sob story. I just want your dick.”
- “I don’t care if they watch.”
- “I like your toys. Can I have them in me?”
- “I might be straight but no one can overlook that ass.”
- “I’ll pay you anything, if you just give me one night.”
- “I’m a bad girl/boy. So treat me like one.”
- “I’ve agreed to be your roommate, not your booty call.”
- “I’ve had the worst day of my life and you fucking me/fucking you till we can’t walk straight is the only thing that’s gonna make it better.”
- “I’ve waited so long for this. It’s even better than I imagined. You’re even better.”
- “If I fucked you, would you leave me alone?”
- “If I get on my knees and pray, will you absolve me?”
- “If I’d known being with another girl/boy would be this fun I’d have started much sooner.”
- “If you call me by his/her name, we’re done here.”
- “If you just get in me right now you can even walk me on a leash later for all I care.”
- “If you want me to keep quiet, don’t make me have to tell you to go faster.”
- “If you pull out, I swear I’m fucking killing you.”
- “Just close your eyes. Imagine I’m him/her. It couldn’t be hard. We are brothers/sisters after all.”
- “Just hold my hand if I thrash. Don’t stop.”
- “Let’s pretend I’m in heat. Just fuck me till I drop.”
- “Oh, you’re not getting anywhere near there. Not tonight.”
- “Oh no, you’re not sleeping. Not now. Sex first. Sleep later.”
- “Please don’t take your mouth from there.”
- “Pool sex was the worst idea we’ve ever had. Now fuck me right. I can’t do this soft thing.”
- “Shut up, let’s sleep. You can do your walk of shame later.”
- “So you’re at work, you’ve got bathrooms there too, don’t you?”
- “That was… Wow.”
- “They’re amazing. I could suck on them forever.”
- “Was this what you wanted? Well you can collect it now.”
- “What if we get caught? I don’t care, do you?”
- “You won’t get another shot at this. So make it good.”
- “You. Strip. Now.”
- “Your fingers are almost as good as your mouth.”
- “You’re so big I think you might break me. I can’t wait.”
(Source: bemamar)
someone should slip Nini a love potion or something
Heck, just pin him to a wall
Whatever
On Anon or not, send “Plot:” + describe something you really want to RP with my muse or something you want to see my muse do (if it’s to/with another RPer, list their username) and I’ll rate it:
fuck no || not really interested || huh?? || give me more details… || sure why not || OMFG YES