I Said A While Back That Ghostie's Species, While Called Ghosts, Aren't Actually Ghosts, At Least In

I said a while back that Ghostie's species, while called ghosts, aren't actually ghosts, at least in the spectral sense. Well, how's about I share a little picture to explain?

Here's a picture of Ghostie as he was hatching! Yep, ghosts in his world are actually closer to highly-evolved snakes than anything, and they're born in roughly the same way—the biggest difference is that ghost eggs, while still softer than most, are more rigid. In-universe, the word "Ghost" comes from an old language's word for snake, Ghos. Those of the incorporeal kind tend to be called spirits or specters. And you see those nubs on his shoulders there? Over time, those nubs will pop off and grow into the floating mitts all ghosts have! Ghosts in this world have mild telekinetic abilities, though this tends to be limited to manipulating the neurons of their detached hands—or prosthetics, should it come to that. At birth, they're little more than cute bumps that flap about as they slither around. One final nugget of knowledge for you: This picture, of Ghostie taking his first breath in the world, is one that his father Pete treasures dearly—he will never miss a chance to embarrass his son by showing it to any houseguests.

First you procrastinate on the task because it is not a big enough deal to get done urgently. Then you procrastinate on the task because it has become such a big deal that doing it is overwhelming. You would think that this implies a middle point where it is just big enough of a deal to get done easily, however the inherent perversity of the universe's causal geometry prevents this

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artist in denial of being depressed: omg this 2 month long art block has been crazy... sorry i haven't updated any of my fics in a long while! it's just been super difficult to daydream! so weird that i've lost a little bit of passion for my current comfort character and ocs... this couldn't possibly have any implications or alternative explanations