Crying Rn

Crying rn

One of my favorite things about the character of Dib is that on one hand he’s genuinely geeking out about the existence of extraterrestrial life and he can barely contain his overflowing awe and intrigue at the marvels of their technology and unknown biology,

And then on the other hand he’s probably also daydreaming about the entire armada cinematically exploding to the chorus melody of “I Wish They’d All Just Die” or “Goodbye Moonmen” because it’s the only mental exercise that can hold him back from strangling a skool classmate from green to blue in broad daylight.

Favorite joke from the Invader Zim Lost Episode (😏) is how for absolutely no reason Zim changes art style every new shot

Zim-Zam the Spaceman moodboard

I think so often about how she was the Tallest that all of our current main Irkens grew up under. Red, one of the most selfish and lax characters in the franchise, was more appalled and shocked at that particular crime of Zim’s than just about anything else on his rap sheet. He even referred to her as Almighty Miyuki. That’s higher reverence really than current Irkens give to R & P, keeping in mind they’re pretty popular rulers.

Spork’s reign was brief and inconsequential, but we have no idea how long Miyuki had been around for. She ruled the empire all the way back during the time when Vort and Irk shared an alliance. She literally referred to a group of near-entirely Vortian scientists as her “finest minds” which is more respect for another race than I think I’ve EVER seen from the modern batch of soldiers/Tallests. It’s heavily implied that it was her death that led to the sudden shift in relations toward Vort being conquered by force, too. Given what Vortians have contributed to Irk’s technology she may have even been the despot that oversaw Irk’s rise to a galactic superpower in the first place. Her memory’s honor appears to be extremely well earned, and it’s tragic we didn’t get to see more of her in the canon.

The fact that Red seemed the most shocked by Miyuki’s death in the Trial makes me sad.

bottling some more assorted things for patreon last month

Every Dredge Aberration (2023), Part 10

Entwined Mullet

Encyclopedia #133

Aberrant form of grey mullet

Description:

Twisting, twitching tendrils sprout from the gill plates of this little fish. They heave in unison, moving the fish against its will.

Comment: Picture with me the feeling of wading in a marshland and having this animal brushing against your leg. Now shudder.

How to catch: A visit to the Twisted Strand’s coastal shoals should find a mullet on your hook or in your trawl in no time.

Gleaming Mullet

Encyclopedia #134

Aberrant form of grey mullet

Description:

Scales swollen into large, clustered pustules. A golden liquid shimmers from within.

Comment: Picture with me the feeling of a small water balloon between one’s pinched fingers. Think of the building tension that commands you to grip tighter, forcing, squeezing until a satisfying-

How to catch:^^^

Blistered Tarpon

Encyclopedia #135

Aberrant form of tarpon

Description:

Scales given way to bubbling flesh. A surface dweller singled out and cleansed by the sun.

Comment: A most inconvienient bastardization to an innocent shallows inhabitant. Pushed by nature to cling to the light, and punished by aberration calling it for the Deep.

How to catch: Available by day along the shallow waters in the Twisted Strand. Can be netted.

Vortex Interloper

Encyclopedia #136

Aberrant form of sergeant fish

Description:

A slow swirl twists its body, stretching it towards an unseen dimension.

Comment: Having not merely been touched by the fathomless realm, but even bearing a small rift of its own. We’re getting closer now, closer than we have before to the Deep’s most troubling implication.

How to catch: Obtainable only by net or rods equipped to handle the silted mangrove water throughout the Twisted Strand.

Clawfin Gar

Encyclopedia #137

Aberrant form of gar

Description:

Crooked talons hang from its fins. Periodically they shudder and come together, grasping like a hand.

Comment: The direction and position of these new graspers imply clutching in the opposite direction of how this fish swims. It’s not only meant to hold, but to drag something along with it.

How to catch: Haul or trawl up from the brackish mangroves during the day.

Grinning Gar

Encyclopedia #138

Aberrant form of gar

Description:

Muscular gums grow and force cracking teeth against each other. Softer flesh tears from the strain.

Comment: I hate this animal. In the worst way, and in the best way, or actually, just the worst way, the longer I stare at those teeth. The sooner it is dismissed from my sight, the better.

How to catch: ^^^