[b]Welcome...to the Wild Future![/b]
[b]What is this?[/b]
A new RP! A very, very unique one.
[b]How does this work?[/b]
Every player creates a unique species per-turn. These species will interact with each other, and the environment, as players rush to achieve the ultimate goal: sentience!
[b]How do I send in a turn?[/b]
Fill out the following information:
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Picture: 300x175. Please draw this yourself, or you can ask a friend. Make it representative!
Name: Stick to latin if possible!
Type: Be specific! Saying just "Reptile" won't help. If you say "Crocodilimorph", that'd be better
Diet: Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore, Piscivore, Insectivore, Fungivore. Easy choices, important effects
Biome: Pick from one of the 4 (or water) shown biomes, but feel free to be more specific (Jungle > Mangrove, Canopy | Ocean > Abyss, Surface)
Traits: Pick 3 traits about this animal that make it stand out. Spines, poison, retractable claws, enormous nostrils, big weiner, whatever! (within the realm of reason)
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Each 'turn' will be a short description of each species and how they've reacted to the environment over the past few million years. If your species is threatened by environmental changes, evolve it! If your species ends up going extinct, don't fret! You'll just have to make a new one, unique from your previous species.
[b]So, what's the setting?[/b]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/drgGvAn.png[/img]
[b]Earth, 15,000,000 AD[/b]
The ice caps have melted, and the plates shifted. The climate has been shattered, and life on earth sits on the brink of extinction. Over 85% of all species had been wiped from the face of the planet, and now the gene pool has been drained once again. It is now time to repopulate the planet, and bring forward new animals to conquer the pale blue dot...[/quote]
[b]Player List[/b]
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Zillamaster55 - The Cruel God
Joshuadim - [I]Neosaurisuchia[/I]
Pezgod1 - [I]Siliconhominid[/I]
Native Hunter - [I]Neoamphibia[/I][/quote]
im in
Species are due Thursday evening
[b]Turn 1: 15MY[/b]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/KOiKFlL.png[/img]
[b]Type[/b] - Hothouse World
[b]Average Global Temperature[/b] - 22c (71f)
[b]Arid Coverage[/b] - <20%
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/XZiKTeR.png[/img]
[b]Species Spread[/b][/quote]
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The world has recovered from the horrific events millions of years ago, that wiped out a majority of life on the planet. Earth was on the brink, but has now managed to crawl out of the hole of total extinction for the 6th time in its history. Enormous jungles fill the spaces left by the rainforests, lush forests dot the continents, and wide open plains of grassland hold their ground, just like they did eons before.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/MOXa368.png[/img]
Roughly a meter long, the Swift Lizard is an apex predator on the Neo-Persian Plateau, using its speed and agility to ambush and capture prey. Moving in small groups, the Swift Lizard is able to bring down prey much larger than itself. Breeding seasons take place during the rainy seasons in the summer, where a male’s harem lays dozens of eggs.
The Swift Lizard is an analogue to the ornithischian dinosaurs that walked the earth hundreds of millions of years ago, but its exothermic body type and pack hunting lifestyle separates it from its distant relatives. Nonetheless, the Swift Lizard is the first step in reintroducing carnivores to the Old World megacontinent.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/hEli6pw.png[/img]
A meter and a half long, the Great Toad is a formidable animal that lives in the marshes of Neo-Amazonia. Great Toads are largely omnivorous, and feed on anything that can fit in their enormous mouth lined with pin-like teeth. Great Toads lay semi-solid eggs beneath the roots of mangrove trees when the water levels drop, and said eggs can remain dormant for months.
The Great Toad is unique from other life forms, as its symbiotic relationship with a series of eukaryotic photosynthetic bacteria living within its dermis. In times of hardship, these bacteria are absorbed into the skin as a food source, while in times of plenty, the bacteria is given protection from the elements.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/ScQofmt.png[/img]
A meter in length, the Rundown Ape is a subterranean animal that lives in the cave systems of Normandia. The Rundown Ape is a metallivore, consuming deposits of silica and iron in order to metabolize the raw elements into its system. Rundown Ape breeding seasons are random, as all Rundown Apes are hermaphroditic.
The Rundown Apes is the first silicon based life to walk the planet Earth. Instead of consuming carbon based materials, the Rundown Ape uses raw elements such as iron, zinc and copper to “rebuild” itself, much like how carbon based life uses carbohydrates or proteins.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/O9tZRdb.png[/img]
Measuring 2 meters in length, and less than a quarter meter in width, the Land-o-War is a metallivoric bacteria species that moves slowly using a series of hydraulically-powered legs. Covered in a thick, iron shell that protects it from attacks. Land-o-Wars will reproduce by budding, or removing a small egg-like wad of iron filled with thousands of copies of itself.
What makes the Land-o-War interesting is its composition. It is in fact a living colony of creatures, working together as a single entity. Subsisting on iron and other base metals, the Land-o-War is downright toxic to most creatures that would attempt to consume it[/quote]
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[highlight][b]Possible Changes[/b][/highlight]
- Temperature Increase
- Temperature Decrease
- Sea Level rise [/quote]
Turns due next Thursday evening.
Evolve (or don't) to what changes may or may not come
When sending in a new turn, you may do the following.
1) - Evolve a new trait. This new trait will replace or add onto an existing one. Old traits will become vestigial, and barely expressed, while adding on may or may not help you on the path to sentience.
2) - Significantly mutate. A whole new design, simply borrowing features from a previous species, can be used to rapidly adapt to a new environment. This is dangerous, as it may cause genetic lapses (inbreeding) or risk your species flat out not having the right stuff
3) - Tough it out. Simply ignore the changes of the world and try to survive as best as you can as whatever species you have chosen.
[b]Turn 2: 20MY[/b]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/UmE6rSx.png[/img]
[b]Type[/b] - Hothouse World
[b]Average Global Temperature[/b] - 23c (75f)
[b]Arid Coverage[/b] - <25%
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/WVvPZEm.png[/img]
[b]Species Spread[/b][/quote]
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World temperatures continue to rise as does the humidity. Jungles begin to march along once again in the Americas, and Asia is choked with swamps and deep foliage. However, as the Mediterranean inland sea begins to close up, moisture stops hitting central Eurasia. Deserts creep down from the north, and the plains begin to dry generation after generation. Soon enough, it may be desertified entirely.
Species begin to expand rapidly now that the world appears to be settling. Old species have died off, while new ones have moved in to take their place. Now, the world is dominated by enormous ferns, airborne reptilians, enormous sea birds, and all sorts of unique flora and fauna[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/vctIxx7.png[/img]
Measuring 2 meters in length, the Great Steppe Lizard is a top predator on the Eurasian Steppe. Quick moving and extremely intelligent, the Great Steppe Lizard has little to no issue in taking down prey three times its size, thanks to its pack hunting capabilities.
As temperatures reach ludicrous heights on the Eurasian Steppe during the summer, the Great Steppe Lizard uses its large forelimbs and claws to dig large holes that they can clamber into. Eggs are laid in these burrows, and adults can curl up and avoid the blistering heat.
A major aspect of the Great Steppe Lizard is its ability to communicate visually using a series of colored spines on its back. Vibrating these spines and giving low rumblings from the throat, Great Steppe Lizards can signal one another to conduct attacks, or display one’s prowess during mating.
Great Steppe Lizards may be the top of their food chain, but they are not lacking in competition. Other pack hunting carnivores regularly attempt to steal their kills, and the enormous Steppekhan will regularly force entire packs from a meal. Despite this, Great Steppe Lizards and their group mentality tends to save the day, and they rarely go hungry.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/tYzxYBI.png[/img]
About a meter and a half in length, the Bush Turtle is an important part of the Neo-Amazonian food chain. Their weight and size makes them a formidable opponent during combat, but their docile lifestyle allows them to avoid such issues.
With their shelled eggs, the Bush Turtle can bury their young and leave the nests behind, which can stay buried for weeks on end, rather than having squishy eggs that can easily be dried out. Now, unlike its ancestors, the Bush Turtle has set breeding seasons in order to ensure the largest number of eggs survive.
The Bush Turtle’s tough outer shell contains a series of chloroplasts resembling leaves. In times of crisis, or through simple laziness, the Bush Turtle can generate its own energy, as well as having a shell that doubles as camouflage.
Bush Turtles are sensitive to major temperature changes, but living along the equator and in the Neo-Amazonian Basin is more than a stable lifestyle. Predatory animals tend to steer clear of Bush Turtles, while large Herbivores may sometimes mistake Bush Turtles to be a fresh meal, where they usually receive a spiked tongue in their eye.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/lzmfAOw.png[/img]
Known as the Bognies, these silicon based life-forms can swing from tree to tree with their enormously long arms. Chewing on the wood and pulping it between their powerful jaws, the Bognies can absorb the pure minerals by squirting a strong acid into their cheeks and dissolving it.
Ground based minerals such as iron or silica is also consumed, and made easier by the Bognies’ ability to spit the acid up to 5 meters away. This acid is also defensive, as other silicon based life forms have come to prey upon the Bognies.
Using their cheeks and vibrating them rapidly, Bognies can communicate with one another, and the low rumbling can be heard as they navigate the trees using their freakishly long arms and tails. Males tend to have larger chins and cheeks, and males will sometimes flush them with glossy minerals such as calcite or granite to show off to their mates.
Bognies are formidable fighters, and are known to be extremely defensive of their territory. The leftover Rundown Apes regularly fall prey to Bognies, and caves are raided by Bognie hunting groups, where the old are consumed and the young carried back to the Bognie herds to be shared as communal food.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/t8bjNqI.png[/img]
The Ironworm is one of the most bizarre species of Neoamazonia. 3 meters in length, the Ironworm has the ability to break down and digest iron and repurpose the excess iron into its flexible, sharp shell that sits upon a 5mm thick dermis made of flexible cartilage.
The eye of the Ironworm is extremely simplistic, only able to detect light and movement. Instead, a complex series of sensory organs line the pads of the feet and sides of the creature, allowing it to sniff out minerals such as iron, tin or copper.
Ironworm spines are filled to the brim with toxic chemicals produced by a defensive form of the colonial bacteria. The spines are shuffled to the back as the creature gets older, and spines that reach the rear end are sloughed off and filled with clones of the Ironworm.
Ironworms will sometimes congregate into large groups to breed, by sloughing their spines and passing it onto another member of their species. During this, Ironworms are extremely vulnerable, as some of them are stripped completely nude. This risky process allows for genetic exchange, however, and is beneficial to the gene pool.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/5OPfmWr.png[/img]
The Sea Titan is one of the largest carnivores on the planet. Measuring 10 meters long, the Sea Titan’s main food source are other seagoing life forms, and anything it can fit in its 2 meter wide mouth. Using razor sharp, constantly-replacing teeth, the Sea Titan can rend even some of the largest prey.
With its powerful tail, the Sea Titan dives deep into the water below its prey, and shoots upward at blinding speed, usually splattering its prey apart as it drives it above the surface. Few things are safe from the Sea Titan, even coastal animals. With its thick fins, the Sea Titan can scramble up in shallows and rip creatures away from the shores.
Sea Titans are hindered by a significant problem, however. Breeding is difficult, dangerous, and happens at key points per year as the population migrates. Giving live birth is tedious and exhaustive, and some mothers are preyed upon in the process.
Nonetheless, the Sea Titan is the king of the oceans, and proves its mettle wherever it goes. Nothing can easily stand in its path, and its immense size and ferocity will earn itself a place in the natural history books[/quote]
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[highlight]Possible Changes[/highlight]
- Temperature Drop
- Sea Level Drop
- Sea Level Rise
- Meteor Impact
- Magnetic Shift[/quote]
Fucking disgusting. I love it.
Something big is lurking in the depths...
[IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/07970422955308c996b2cb5c314492a9.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Amfleet;52155452]Something big is lurking in the depths...
[IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/07970422955308c996b2cb5c314492a9.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
[t]https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.14501655.9644/flat,800x800,075,f.u1.jpg[/t]
Just you wait
[QUOTE=Snoberry Tea;52169541]Holy shit the siliconhominids are so ugly.[/QUOTE]
Wait till you see the next turn nigga
[QUOTE=Pezgod1;52169543]Wait till you see the next turn nigga[/QUOTE]
Jesus I'm not prepared for whatever it is you're gonna do.
I wish I could join this but I suck so bad at drawing
[QUOTE=Snoberry Tea;52169573]Jesus I'm not prepared for whatever it is you're gonna do.
I wish I could join this but I suck so bad at drawing[/QUOTE]
Zilla draws the Creatures, we just evolve em and such.
Oh. I thought we had to draw them? The thingy asks for a picture
Nah, zilla's been drawing all of ours since the start
Something horrifying this way comes.
[QUOTE=Snoberry Tea;52169816]Something horrifying this way comes.[/QUOTE]
can't be that bad
[I]oh[/I]
[b]Turn 3: 25MY[/b]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/vkaYI9g.png[/img]
[b]Type[/b] - Hothouse World
[b]Average Global Temperature[/b] - 21c (70f)
[b]Arid Coverage[/b] - <25%
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/CGCdVH1.png[/img]
[b]Species Spread[/b][/quote]
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An enormous shower of meteors breaks through the atmosphere. Streaking through the sky, these blocks of ice barrel from space and burst as they burn up during re-entry. Millions of tons of pure water is sprinkled in the upper atmosphere, reflecting the sun’s rays away for a decade, drastically changing the world’s temperatures, and increasing the world’s humidity significantly.
Despite the water, the Eurasian Steppe remains, drier than ever, as mountain ranges spring up, blocking the important flow of warm moist air from the Atlantic ocean. The opening of the Suez Strait caused a flow of the stagnant inland sea outwards, refreshing the coastline.[/quote]
[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/Np9sPBM.png[/img]
A 2 meter long, fast moving predator, the Grass Dragon is a formidable and aggressive reptile. The Grass Dragon is unique in its environment as it survives entirely within small family groups. Instead of mating pairs or large herds, the Grass Dragon finds a nice inbetween of 5-6 members, with a male and female in charge of their young, which stay with their families for years until they reach breeding age. The opposable thumb claw of the Grass Dragon allows it to rend its prey, as well as latch onto its back or neck, and bring it down. The colored spines on the Grass Dragon's back can rustle about in certain patterns, and a red, flashy patch on the male's throat acts as communication devices.
Migrations take place during the summer, where the Grass Dragons move south, following the periodic rains into the forest belt. There, they can survive off of the small creatures that roam the outskirts of the forests in southern Asia, but their burst speed means little amongst the densely packed trees. There, the Grass Dragons lay their eggs, grow their families, and move back up to the open plains up north.
The Grass Dragon has little competition within the east Eurasian Steppe, but as prey begins to dwindle, the Grass Dragons begin laying less and less eggs every year. The dry seasons come more often, and the wet seasons are less wet. The future may not be bright for the Grass Dragon, but their ancestors were resilient, and so they will be too.
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/mA7ZZ33.png[/img]
The Garden Tortoise is a large, docile species of Amphibioreptile, one of the first of its kind. Wandering about the forest floor of eastern Brazilia, the Garden Tortoise consumes low-lying vegetation and fallen leaves. Moving away from the overwatered jungles, the Garden Tortoise reaps the benefits of a dryer environment by laying its eggs in shallow nests that wont be washed away or flooded by perpetual rains. The Garden Tortoise has more predators than one would expect, though many are in fact symbiotic. Small, herbivorous insects crawl on and about the grass-like shell that covers the Garden Tortoise's back, and their toxic secretions kill molds and fungi that would poison the Garden Tortoise.
Another bizarre adaptation of the Garden Tortoise is a row of deep-throated "flowers" that grow from the spine and reach up into the air. On males, the flowers are tall and filled with sperm cells, where then the small insects gather the genetics and fly over to females, where they deposit the sperm within their smaller, squatter flowers. The female's eggs are fertilized, and mating seasons are no longer required. Of course, regular sexual reproduction is still possible, but this allows for true "pollination" of breeding individuals from area to area.
With the rising humidity and lowering temperatures, the Garden Tortoise enjoys a much more stabile environment, though the jungles are beginning to retreat in the south, and the massive migrating swarms of insects begin to be less and less frequent year by year.
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/YH0YDym.png[/img]
The hideous Bogsquatch is an abomination of nature. Standing 2 meters tall, with 4 rear legs and 2 front ones, the Bogsquatch moves from place to place with its small family groups. Feeding on deposits of edible minerals, the Bogsquatch gorges itself for hours on end, filling its seemingly bottomless stomach. Excess materials are rerouted by its intestine-like bloodstream, forcing them to the surface of the back of their head, creating whimsical displays to attract mates. However, the Bogsquatches are regularly preyed upon by hostile creatures that feast upon their silicon-based flesh. To counteract this, toxic chemicals are pumped into a series of spines that the Bogsquatch can rip from its flesh and jab at oncoming enemies. If the spines don't work, a quick blast of acid splattering across the enemy's face usually does the trick.
Breeding seasons for the Bogsquatch take place during the cooler, drier periods during the winter. Using their thick, throbbing, phallic tails, the Bogsquatches "dock" their sexual organs together, trading genetic information, and popping out a small egg. The egg is then buried and left alone, where it hatches a few weeks later, the young Bogsquatch being forced to fend for itself. Massed fields of eggs are common, yet only a few are strong enough to survive. Those that do are agressive, defensive, and loving fathers/mothers. Family groups are inseperable, and partners will mate for life, and regularly adopt young that they find. However, in times of serious hardship, cannibalism is common. Nonetheless, the Bogsquatch is a strong species that is difficult to combat, and even more difficult to understand, yet are a fascinating creature.
The falling temperatures and moisture changes threaten the Bogsquatch's environment and lifestyle, and major adaptations must be made to counteract this.
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/kZDR8oT.png[/img]
Known as the Grenade Bug, this small, 2 1/2 meter long walking colony is filled to the brim with rage. Isolated on the Island of Peru, the Grenade Bug voraciously defends its territory, its food, its mates, itself and against anything that seems to upset it, including other members of its own species. The Grenade Bug is a metal consuming species that repurposes the excess metal into its shield, while growing a long series of toxic spines packed to the brim with bodily waste that sit upon gas deposits. Byproducts from digestion are fed into these gas deposits and separated, where it is stored and prepared for battle. When startled or angered, the Grenade Bug shrieks by forcing air out of small holes on the side of its body. If the threat remains, it aims its upper body at the target, and forces the gas out at high pressure. The spikes are launched at high speed and lodged in the opponent, pumping them full of toxin. Most horrifyingly, a small number of armored "living spines" wriggle the spikes deeper and deeper, releasing more toxins.
The Grenade Bug, otherwise, is fairly simple. It eats its metals, excretes a blood red, rust-based, toxic form of fecal matter, and buries itself neck-deep in mud where it sleeps. The Grenade Bug has extremely difficult breeding habits. Though hermaphroditic, there must still be two partners, and the Grenade Bug is a violent lover. If more than two partners meet, the two largest will duel to the death by launching their spines, and then charging their sharpened shells at one another. This usually ends with a dead opponent, a quick mating session, and the victorious fighter dying sometime later. Luckily, and horrifyingly, the fertilized eggs can remain in the body, and eat the corpse of the adult when hatching. Otherwise, the eggs are deposited under roots and left to fend for themselves.
Due to their isolation, the Grenade Bug cannot move far away from their territories. Though their diet is limited, they have abundant food stocks, and the risk of famine is nothing but a pipe dream. However, the changing climate is dangerous for their fragile genetics, and the Grenade Bug must adapt quickly to face the future.
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/mObkDEK.png[/img]
The Tank Fish is the largest animal in the world. Measuring 17 meters in length, the Tank Fish is an apex predator, and roams the deep seas between the Old and New Worlds, as well as the Great Ogasawara Crevace in the Pacific. Its diet consists of anything it can fit in its shearing mouth. Having lost its teeth, instead, the Tank Fish has grown enormous "blades" of bone that form plate armor along the head, neck and spine. These blades are razor sharp and can rip through flesh. The lower jaw can "unlock" itself and move back and forth, cutting up prey that cannot easily fit in its mouth, tearing it to pieces. Tank Fish's armor cannot be easily pierced, but small "migratory" fish will regularly swim beneath the armor and hitch a ride from place to place, in the meantime they pick off parasites that threaten the Tank Fish's health.
Tank Fish can dive to surprisingly deep depths, and thanks to its enormous size, can hunt the elusive Titanic Squid that live within the deep ocean. Tank Fish can also their huge pectoral muscles and fins to haul themselves on shore, snap up creatures near the water, and drag them to a watery doom. The main competitor to the Tank Fish is other Tank Fish, as males will get into sparring matches during mating season, slamming into each other with their shields, forcing the weaker opponent to either concede or outright flee. Tank Fish are rapid breeders. Females go through a small gestation period of only 3 months, and will spawn dozens of soda can sized babies that will take to the sea and fend for themselves. Usually, these babies are born in reefs or mangrove swamps, where they can consume smaller prey before moving out onto the open ocean.
The dropping temperatures and rising seas allow the Tank Fish to move through more and more territory, and allowing for more and more babies to be born. The Tank Fish rule the sea, and threaten the shore, and the most logical step in their evolution is to bridge the gap between the two.
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[quote][img]http://i.imgur.com/tTucypQ.png[/img]
The Ice Bee, a small, thumb-sized species of wasp are a strange group of insects. Living in large underground hives, the Ice Bee have large territories stretching kilometers, where they feed upon nectar, flowers, grasses or fungi, where they bring it back into the hive to be distributed amongst their hivemates. Thousands of individuals can be found in a hive, loyal to a single, all-controlling queen, not much larger than a ring finger. The hive mind mentality is both a great advantage and terrible detriment. A queen can command the swarming and attacking of something that could endanger the hive, and the workers/warriors will fly out in force, stinging the creature either until it flees, or it is killed. However, the single queen is still mortal, and when killed, can shatter the hive. Workers and warriors will turn on one another, and the hive will be ripped apart until one of the eggs produces a new queen.
However, Ice Bees rarely lose their queens, and are rarely defeated in battle. Enemies killed by the hive will be dragged into the nest, piece by piece, their bones used to prop up more sections of the hive. These intricate hives are deep, twisting and well defended. Ice Bees are strong willed and extremely durable. However, their forest environments are regularly flooded, and queens must flee their nests, leaving behind workers to scramble to grab food. These nests are abandoned, and queens have trouble making new ones. With the encroachment of the jungle, the Ice Bee is at risk.
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[highlight]Possible Changes[/highlight]
- Volcanic Event
- Meteor Strike
- Tectonic Collapse
- Solar Event[/quote]
He has them in, I'm just lazy and didn't fix the post
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;52187998]He has them in, I'm just lazy and didn't fix the post[/QUOTE]
I've heard horrible things about the Siliconhominids from Pez. When can we expect to be utterly disgusted by his abominations and throw up in our mouths?
[QUOTE=Snoberry Tea;52192208]I've heard horrible things about the Siliconhominids from Pez. When can we expect to be utterly disgusted by his abominations and throw up in our mouths?[/QUOTE]
Don't worry, we can eat that vomit.
[QUOTE=Pezgod1;52192385]Don't worry, we can eat that vomit.[/QUOTE]
I thought y'all ate metal.
We vomit honey
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