FA+
Shop
![09-08-19 [Gegun: The Aci'id Island Guard]](http://d.furaffinity.net/art/dragoncomic/1570488804/1570488804.dragoncomic_090819.png "Click to change the View")
![09-11-19 [Gegun: Tairnta Weed]](http://t.furaffinity.net/33335222@150-1570489073.jpg "09-11-19 [Gegun: Tairnta Weed]")
![09-10-19 [Schizoid Man]](http://t.furaffinity.net/33335215@150-1570489012.jpg "09-10-19 [Schizoid Man]")
![09-09-19 [Leaves]](http://t.furaffinity.net/33335192@150-1570488882.jpg "09-09-19 [Leaves]")
1673 submissions
![09-07-19 [Gegun: Capybach Pomp]](http://t.furaffinity.net/33335165@150-1570488721.jpg "09-07-19 [Gegun: Capybach Pomp]")
![09-06-19 [Gegun: Giltha'Yan Guuld and her Teachings]](http://t.furaffinity.net/33335130@150-1570488602.jpg "09-06-19 [Gegun: Giltha'Yan Guuld and her Teachings]")
![09-05-19 [Gegun: Ageless Capital]](http://t.furaffinity.net/33335101@150-1570488436.jpg "09-05-19 [Gegun: Ageless Capital]")
09-08-19 [Gegun: The Aci'id Island Guard]
Hey noodle what did you do today?
Well I woke up around 7:30, feeling wayyyyy more rested than I had any right to. I saw a local ranger for the smol state park pull up, and I told him I pulled in late last night and just wanted a place to stay, and would pay on my way out.
I brushed my teeth and threw out some trash, then headed out. I considered taking a hike, but deserts are just too hot! Plus the park was small, and I didn't really feel like searching for the gems they had, since I lacked the stuff I needed for digging, but the park had geodes and jasper of all types!
I left the park and paid on my way out in the money slot, but I had to put my money in an envelope and write my license plate down and take the slips from it and put one on the dashboard and one on the windshield wipers and it was pretty involved, so I just slipped the money in the envelope with my license written on, then drove on.
I called grandma and told her of my night and morning, then called mum and dad. They went to go see IT part II and said that my youngest sis tried to call me, so after chatting with them I called her. She was packing stuff and getting ready to move, and I told her of the parks I had visited! She was a bit tired because she got a call last night at 2 AM and couldn't get to sleep the rest of the night after. While chatting I was driving through a dusty, flat part of the country that had signs warning of what to do in the event of a dust storm. Also there were billboards advertising 'The Thing!' over a hundred miles before the exit containing said Thing! Sister told me that The Thing was just a mummy, and I remembered that episode of Doug where they went on a road trip and they stopped there!
I continued driving on and on, stopping for gas in a town called Wilcox and conveniently grabbing a cache in the parking lot!
I got to Saguaro around 1, grabbed a few tokens, watched the 20 minute video about the park, then grabbed a coin, paid for all of it and chatted a bit with the ranger. She told me I should drive on the scenic loop, and she even gave me a coupon for a local cactus nursery that gives you a free Saguaro cacti upon presenting coupon...Thankfully they were closed, but I did take one and may mail it in (while buying another cactus, of course) at a later date.
I wandered around the visitor station, took a few photos, then got in my car and took a drive around the loop. It was super impressive seeing succs that were larger than me, and I felt like I was in a giant succ planter! I stopped every so often to read the plaques, and there was a couple from Colorado ahead of me that stopped at them as well. At first I thought they were a bit cold, but then I realized that openness to strangers is more of a midwest thing. :b
I took photos and even grabbed a small piece of dead saguaro (which was wooden and VERY hard!), then after doing the loop I headed off!
It was a long drive, and though it said it was only 5ish hours away, it felt longer...Probably due to the number of biomes I drove through. The dessert soon became rolling green hills, then that turned into the canyons...The canyons were really scary, with winding roads descending into the bottom of the canyon, then winding back up on the opposite side, and all the while people tailgated and whipped around the roads like they wanted their wives to collect their life insurance payouts. During this, I passed through like 3 Indian Reservations! Also I stopped for gas and food, which consisted of cheese-its, a gas station sausage calzone (soggy on one side, tough on the other!), some Mountain Deus Vult, and more berry skittles.
Thankfully those roads straightened out and became...Alpine? I kid you not, it was like driving through Oregon or something! I had to remind myself I was in Arizona of all places! I passed through a smpl town about the size of Murray, then on the other side it was like someone had flipped a light switch, because it was once again a desert scrubland. The Sun was setting and casting a bright orange light through the starkly purple clouds. The land became flat. I saw a few wind turbines. I hoped to get to the park before it got too dark.
It did get dark while en route, but I was only about 40 minutes out. I listened to some Answers in the Bible radio show, then arrived at the parks entrance at about 7:30 Arizona time...Only to find out that the park was fully closed and had no campgrounds whatsoever. Hecc.
I searched for hotels and inns and all the like, finding the nearest one to be like 30 minutes away. I returned the way I came, stopping briefly at a campground...I wanted to save money, but it was an off-the-road RV park and I knew I'd probably still hafta pay money, and decided another night in a hotel wouldn't be remiss. I got back on the road and headed to a smol town called Holbrook, pulled into a Best Western Inn (Because it was on the opposite side of the road, and when the traffic was busier in the morning, it'd be easier for me to get out). I paid (Ugh, 84 bucks tho), then parked (Had to repark because I wasn't far enough into the spot, and I moved my car with lots of my stuff on top of the vehicle...Only a foot or 2 forward tho), and headed to room 211. When I got there I took all my smelly clothes and washed them in a filled tub. There was quite a lot of dirt that came off, and my clothes all smelled much better after. Once they were set out to dry, I grabbed a shower myself, then did some typing and watching of some tubes after. Eventually I went to bed around 4ish, which was actually 1? I dunno, Arizona weird af.
I hope everyone has a Saguaro Day! <333
Well I woke up around 7:30, feeling wayyyyy more rested than I had any right to. I saw a local ranger for the smol state park pull up, and I told him I pulled in late last night and just wanted a place to stay, and would pay on my way out.
I brushed my teeth and threw out some trash, then headed out. I considered taking a hike, but deserts are just too hot! Plus the park was small, and I didn't really feel like searching for the gems they had, since I lacked the stuff I needed for digging, but the park had geodes and jasper of all types!
I left the park and paid on my way out in the money slot, but I had to put my money in an envelope and write my license plate down and take the slips from it and put one on the dashboard and one on the windshield wipers and it was pretty involved, so I just slipped the money in the envelope with my license written on, then drove on.
I called grandma and told her of my night and morning, then called mum and dad. They went to go see IT part II and said that my youngest sis tried to call me, so after chatting with them I called her. She was packing stuff and getting ready to move, and I told her of the parks I had visited! She was a bit tired because she got a call last night at 2 AM and couldn't get to sleep the rest of the night after. While chatting I was driving through a dusty, flat part of the country that had signs warning of what to do in the event of a dust storm. Also there were billboards advertising 'The Thing!' over a hundred miles before the exit containing said Thing! Sister told me that The Thing was just a mummy, and I remembered that episode of Doug where they went on a road trip and they stopped there!
I continued driving on and on, stopping for gas in a town called Wilcox and conveniently grabbing a cache in the parking lot!
I got to Saguaro around 1, grabbed a few tokens, watched the 20 minute video about the park, then grabbed a coin, paid for all of it and chatted a bit with the ranger. She told me I should drive on the scenic loop, and she even gave me a coupon for a local cactus nursery that gives you a free Saguaro cacti upon presenting coupon...Thankfully they were closed, but I did take one and may mail it in (while buying another cactus, of course) at a later date.
I wandered around the visitor station, took a few photos, then got in my car and took a drive around the loop. It was super impressive seeing succs that were larger than me, and I felt like I was in a giant succ planter! I stopped every so often to read the plaques, and there was a couple from Colorado ahead of me that stopped at them as well. At first I thought they were a bit cold, but then I realized that openness to strangers is more of a midwest thing. :b
I took photos and even grabbed a small piece of dead saguaro (which was wooden and VERY hard!), then after doing the loop I headed off!
It was a long drive, and though it said it was only 5ish hours away, it felt longer...Probably due to the number of biomes I drove through. The dessert soon became rolling green hills, then that turned into the canyons...The canyons were really scary, with winding roads descending into the bottom of the canyon, then winding back up on the opposite side, and all the while people tailgated and whipped around the roads like they wanted their wives to collect their life insurance payouts. During this, I passed through like 3 Indian Reservations! Also I stopped for gas and food, which consisted of cheese-its, a gas station sausage calzone (soggy on one side, tough on the other!), some Mountain Deus Vult, and more berry skittles.
Thankfully those roads straightened out and became...Alpine? I kid you not, it was like driving through Oregon or something! I had to remind myself I was in Arizona of all places! I passed through a smpl town about the size of Murray, then on the other side it was like someone had flipped a light switch, because it was once again a desert scrubland. The Sun was setting and casting a bright orange light through the starkly purple clouds. The land became flat. I saw a few wind turbines. I hoped to get to the park before it got too dark.
It did get dark while en route, but I was only about 40 minutes out. I listened to some Answers in the Bible radio show, then arrived at the parks entrance at about 7:30 Arizona time...Only to find out that the park was fully closed and had no campgrounds whatsoever. Hecc.
I searched for hotels and inns and all the like, finding the nearest one to be like 30 minutes away. I returned the way I came, stopping briefly at a campground...I wanted to save money, but it was an off-the-road RV park and I knew I'd probably still hafta pay money, and decided another night in a hotel wouldn't be remiss. I got back on the road and headed to a smol town called Holbrook, pulled into a Best Western Inn (Because it was on the opposite side of the road, and when the traffic was busier in the morning, it'd be easier for me to get out). I paid (Ugh, 84 bucks tho), then parked (Had to repark because I wasn't far enough into the spot, and I moved my car with lots of my stuff on top of the vehicle...Only a foot or 2 forward tho), and headed to room 211. When I got there I took all my smelly clothes and washed them in a filled tub. There was quite a lot of dirt that came off, and my clothes all smelled much better after. Once they were set out to dry, I grabbed a shower myself, then did some typing and watching of some tubes after. Eventually I went to bed around 4ish, which was actually 1? I dunno, Arizona weird af.
I hope everyone has a Saguaro Day! <333
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 800 x 600px
File Size 313.5 kB
Listed in Folders
Oh, Gegun is probably the most "free" of civilizations. It's not uncommon for those suffering from Cloistered Group Syndrome to simply disappear into the Wide-Wide. The planet's temperate climate and abundance of edible plants make it possible for people to survive indefinitely in solitude.
Regarding the module: I am considering making them into a large book, complete with notes and the like!
Regarding Cloistered Group Syndrome: It's a condition that Jabatutians tend to suffer when they find themselves surrounded by too many others. Also called "Urban Insanity" or "City Madness", Cloistered Group Syndrome causes the afflicted to experience hallucinations, restlessness, nausea, and loss of motor skills. Those that are most heavily affected will even find it difficult to differentiate between right and wrong. This is because Jabatutians automatically create hormonal 'profiles' for each person they encounter, so when the numbers grow sufficiently large (Estimates place this at around 250 new 'profiles' per day), you can imagine why city-goers tend to suffer from this ailment. Imagine all the strangers you pass on the sidewalk each day, then imagine your brain automatically 'cataloged' them.
Most cities across the Jabatutian System have minimized this suffering by creating situations where contact with stranger is controlled and by genetically altering the urban inhabitants. During Ez'Ak's First Golden Age, when the condition was first discovered and isolated, several of the leaders of multiple kingdoms put aside their differences to initiate a Genetic Consortium. While many argued the problem was worthy of a Greater Genetic Change (largely mandatory alterations done for the long term good of the species), it was decided that a Lesser Genetic Change (Services freely provided for volunteer and governments encouraging of the therapy) would satisfy the issue. For this reason, many suspect that the hormonal 'profiling' Jabatutians automatically create is the very reason that societies tend to default to tribal and nomadic ones; despite the efficiencies of cities.
Regarding the freedom of the planets: Gegun is said to be the most free because of the expansive spaces, and because many of the areas are governed only by cultural pressures...And even those are minimal at best. Gegun is essentially the Wild West of planets in terms of open air and rural settings. There are, of course, stricter civilizations of the planet (Like the Kingdom of Yum), but unhappy citizens are free to simply flee to the countryside.
Perhaps the least free civilizations are several of the mountain-folk on Ez'ak, the citizens of Reray, or the people of Pobop, and all for different reasons.
The mountain-folk of Ez'ak have had to maintain a very strict culture of seclusion in order to keep their ancient ways 'pure'. Just like on Earth, Jabatutians interacting with one another will spread ideas and beliefs to one another. The mountain-folk have had to avoid these pressures for thousands of years, and they do so through extreme cultural control over their own people. While each of the members is free to leave at any time they wish, many are brought up believing they're better off living with the familiar, as well as with their friends and family.
The people of Reray are less free because of several genetic alterations to them as a whole. This was because Reray proved to be one of the most difficult planets to colonize, and required subterranean tunnels in order to ensure survival. These tunnels were very small in the beginning, and provided few privacies and no personal space. In order to ensure full cooperation, the original settlers, as well as many of the successive waves, were essentially made to be a 'hive-species'. They fully cooperate with one another, despite the fact the population is in the billions. Because of this there have been next to no conflicts in the past, and many pieces of technology (like the Boom-Laser and the Bomb of 10,000 Knives) is available only to Reraytian scientists. These alterations are not required for those moving to the planet today, but the society is large enough and immigration small enough that full cohesion is simply expected.
The people of Pobop aren't considered very free because of the land. Many of them are isolated in certain regions, and though roads *do* exist on the planet, many are so treacherous and become washed away so easily that it's often simply easier to remain in one area. This has caused some minor genetic drift, and it's expected that should Pobopians continue living on such an untamed world for a few more hundreds of thousands of years, definite sub-species will naturally emerge.
Regarding Cloistered Group Syndrome: It's a condition that Jabatutians tend to suffer when they find themselves surrounded by too many others. Also called "Urban Insanity" or "City Madness", Cloistered Group Syndrome causes the afflicted to experience hallucinations, restlessness, nausea, and loss of motor skills. Those that are most heavily affected will even find it difficult to differentiate between right and wrong. This is because Jabatutians automatically create hormonal 'profiles' for each person they encounter, so when the numbers grow sufficiently large (Estimates place this at around 250 new 'profiles' per day), you can imagine why city-goers tend to suffer from this ailment. Imagine all the strangers you pass on the sidewalk each day, then imagine your brain automatically 'cataloged' them.
Most cities across the Jabatutian System have minimized this suffering by creating situations where contact with stranger is controlled and by genetically altering the urban inhabitants. During Ez'Ak's First Golden Age, when the condition was first discovered and isolated, several of the leaders of multiple kingdoms put aside their differences to initiate a Genetic Consortium. While many argued the problem was worthy of a Greater Genetic Change (largely mandatory alterations done for the long term good of the species), it was decided that a Lesser Genetic Change (Services freely provided for volunteer and governments encouraging of the therapy) would satisfy the issue. For this reason, many suspect that the hormonal 'profiling' Jabatutians automatically create is the very reason that societies tend to default to tribal and nomadic ones; despite the efficiencies of cities.
Regarding the freedom of the planets: Gegun is said to be the most free because of the expansive spaces, and because many of the areas are governed only by cultural pressures...And even those are minimal at best. Gegun is essentially the Wild West of planets in terms of open air and rural settings. There are, of course, stricter civilizations of the planet (Like the Kingdom of Yum), but unhappy citizens are free to simply flee to the countryside.
Perhaps the least free civilizations are several of the mountain-folk on Ez'ak, the citizens of Reray, or the people of Pobop, and all for different reasons.
The mountain-folk of Ez'ak have had to maintain a very strict culture of seclusion in order to keep their ancient ways 'pure'. Just like on Earth, Jabatutians interacting with one another will spread ideas and beliefs to one another. The mountain-folk have had to avoid these pressures for thousands of years, and they do so through extreme cultural control over their own people. While each of the members is free to leave at any time they wish, many are brought up believing they're better off living with the familiar, as well as with their friends and family.
The people of Reray are less free because of several genetic alterations to them as a whole. This was because Reray proved to be one of the most difficult planets to colonize, and required subterranean tunnels in order to ensure survival. These tunnels were very small in the beginning, and provided few privacies and no personal space. In order to ensure full cooperation, the original settlers, as well as many of the successive waves, were essentially made to be a 'hive-species'. They fully cooperate with one another, despite the fact the population is in the billions. Because of this there have been next to no conflicts in the past, and many pieces of technology (like the Boom-Laser and the Bomb of 10,000 Knives) is available only to Reraytian scientists. These alterations are not required for those moving to the planet today, but the society is large enough and immigration small enough that full cohesion is simply expected.
The people of Pobop aren't considered very free because of the land. Many of them are isolated in certain regions, and though roads *do* exist on the planet, many are so treacherous and become washed away so easily that it's often simply easier to remain in one area. This has caused some minor genetic drift, and it's expected that should Pobopians continue living on such an untamed world for a few more hundreds of thousands of years, definite sub-species will naturally emerge.
Comments