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right, and the AI does the job perfectly-- oh wait www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Cheers!

Hah actually this sounds amazing though I think I have to watch it

Is the terrifying secret that they're sacrificing women to a vampire? But still, amazing

Hahahah that would be amazing

I think this is a very normal way to write but an absolutely insane way to read lol

They kill a kid at the start yeah, because she was feeding them ham from her sandwich. Nightmares about that one

A large reptilian 'thrall' rests on a bed of wormlike creatures in a heavy industrial train carriage. The desolate landscape behind is overshadowed by the looming hulks of broken down bio-machines. -- Mining in Savic territory is highly regulated, but the badlands surrounding the South Front are not. Some antique rail lines are intact, if dangerous, allowing miners to move south. The booming trade along these lines is known as the Worm Rail, and their methods are illegal in the interior. Worming is a rapid, low cost and highly effective method of extracting ore. Enormous, magically engineered worms are released in ore-rich soil. From there they burrow into the surrounding rock. Their digestive systems refine ore as they move, gradually filling their expandable bodies. At full capacity the worms reach almost half a mile in length, growing lethargic as their short lifespan draws to an end. At this point the miners return. They summon worms to a collection point using either small explosive charges or deafening tonal blasts from the train itself. When the worms reach the surface, workers load them into the train as they quietly expire. Their bodies can then be processed at factories in Savic industrial centers. Worming can be relatively environmentally friendly, when the number of worms are limited. Unsurprisingly, though, nobody is limiting worm numbers. Landslides and sinkholes are commonplace in worm-mined land. In some cases rivers have been diverted through underground channels, causing regional droughts. Thralls are often employed on the Worm Rail as guards against frequent inter-corporate robberies. Or as the robbers themselves. As long as a worm load arrives at a port, it will be sold with few questions asked. What happens on the Front stays on the Front!

New tlo painting 'The Worm Rail', alt text for full description
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Yeah! But I guess it's taking forever cos Australia, but anyway super looking forward to it! Everything you post from it is so conceptually interesting and beautifully done

I can't wait, apparently it's coming end of the month and I keep checking lol

This is the silver lining honestly, the internet becoming so unbearable we all touch grass

Thank you so much! man that's really nice ;;;

Commission for Karla Z

dude i need to put aside some money and commission you again you are out of control

thank you! And yeh I could use a nap like this

Pictures you can hear (I love this

ooooo hahah the top ones are for human kids, bottom ones are for thralls :'D

that's honestly so nice lol I love like woodcarved stuff. Maybe I do subconsciously want it to look like that. Anyway thank you!

For @illicocorvum.bsky.social , who's awesome thank you again!

Aand hes down to $80, info in post

Oh I have done them :') Here's 2 females (and 1 baby). Exodus sounds interesting tho

Oh yeah guess they are posthuman, never really thought about it bc I associate that with like, cyborgs.

There are females, but in major (monster) form they're hard to tell apart. In humanoid form they look much more like human women.

My plan atm is to finish the book and just do more paintings

Elf and a devil
Digital illustration 2026

These are amazing, they have that cool graphic look of like Eyvind Earle but your style is so different and really energetic

aaa appreciate that ;;;

Thanks so much ;; yeah that's the idea! Overthinking one tiny piece of the world can be nice

Hey thank you! I wish I was making a game lol but this is my personal project, you can see more here if you like theloyalones.com

banger

That looks delicious 😆😍

It's even got pubes, brava

That said probably delicious lol