Someone requested a doodle of “some of the Dominion’s anti-human propaganda” but tbh this is too real outside of star trek. this is probably plastered over the entire Citadel in Mass Effect
*dies laughing* @genevievedarcygranger @vizhi0n @lucifers-trash-stash
Forget the seven deadly sins – the Seven Virtues are here to pick a Chosen One and get him to save the world from an ancient evil and untold destruction. Unfortunately, they want different Chosen Ones, and they can’t agree on a hero in time. So now they’re stuck trying to save the world themselves.
The problem? Enemies have Lord of the Rings-style monster armies that attack through Brute-force, not any kind of anthropomorphication of sins; and the Virtues only have power in the forms of (a) being able to demonstrate almost superhuman levels of the virtue they represent, and (b) giving any ordinary human who’s still uninvolved in the conflict the same level of that virtue. (They would have been able to give virtues to an extraordinary human, but unfortunately whatever time window they had for doing that ran out.) (Now, “ordinary” doesn’t just mean unpowered – it also means you can’t be too far from average in any direction! Being too good at chess or a famous singer disqualifies you, but so does being more lazy than literally everyone else, or being able to lick your elbow.) How do the Virtues end up coordinating an effort against the forces of evil?
For reference, here is a list of the Virtues:
Virtue Charity
Virtue Chastity
Virtue Humility
Virtue Kindness
Virtue Temprance
Virtue Diligence
Virtue Patience
For further character prompting, try having two virtues be male and two be nonbinary.
What if another “humans are weird” thing is talking to ourselves. Like… it makes no sense? But so many of us do it. Even just muttering under our breaths. I can’t help but think that some alien species would think we’re trying to hide another aspect of our (already weird) abilities.
They can ‘throw’ stuff, and bond with nearly anything, and now they’re talking to people who aren’t even there?!? Sure, they said they were just “talking to themself” but that’s obviously just a bad excuse. They do have thoughts after all.
(Feel free to add to this, it always makes posts 38200× better)
“No, that’s not right. If I do this like this then- ah, damn it no that was right. So that means I probably need to.. wait what?”
Xerlaph sat across from his new human assignment, watching her with awe. As one of the younger crew members, he was merely given the Human Interactions manual and told to watch and take notes.
He’s been prepared for everything, but now she was talking to herself.
“Oh, no! No! I got it. I need to do this and then that. Leaving enough room for me to do that and then- yes this is coming together.”
“Human Trynessa?”
She glanced up, her forehead hairs raised. “Yeah?”
“Who are you communicating with?”
She looked at him confused for a minute before-
“Oh! No no, I was just talking to myself that’s all.”
Xerlaph was now confused.
“Your species has the ability to create bonds with many other species, including that of my own, yet you are communicating with yourself?”
Trynessa laughed. “Yes, Xerlaph. I’m talking to myself because it helps me think better.”
He tapped one of his pairs of hands on the floor. “It aids your thinking process then?”
She nodded. “Exactly.”
Xerlaph made a note in the manual and put it back on the ground, continuing to watch his human.
Trynessa smiled. “You’re very good at your job, Laph.”
“I am not Laph, my given name is Xerlaph.”
“I know, I just gave you an nickname.”
“A what?”
“You know, I shortened your name.”
“yOU WHAT?”
=D
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