Nora keeps the #jade brooch on her dresser. She touches it each morning before she leaves the house. The stone slows her for a moment. It reminds her of days she cannot return to. She does not expect comfort from it. She only wants to remember what mattered.
#vss365
The little girl stared at the display as her mother shopped. Intricate carvings, stones smooth as glass, gleaned under bright lights. A nice lady smiled at her. "You like the #jade? It is good luck for you." One day, I'll buy lots of pretty luck, she promised herself.
#vss365
‘You’re limping. What happened?’
‘I pulled a muscle in my leg while excavating for #jade.’
‘Ouch. Looks like it hurts.’
‘Kinda. But it was just a miner injury.’
#vss365
The main characters of Journey to the West: the Monkey King, the Jade Dragon, the pig demon, the sand demon, and the Longevity Monk.
It's April 21, 2026, and today's mythology-inspired #vss365 #prompt is #jade! Like the Jade dragon from Journey to the West.
This culturally defining Ancient Chinese epic features a wonderfully colorful main cast, helmed by the wonderfully rebellious Monkey King!
Magpie manoeuvred under the #jade skies of the planet, heading to a secret rendezvous with an old smuggler acquaintance that, supposedly had some vital information that she would only give over to Dylan.
She was a strange one, though. Could be something, could just be her insanity. Again.
#vss365
Father Sea sat in his throne holding his trident. #Jade bowed to him. I bring you a surprise, she said and led him to the cliff edge. Below was shipwreck amid dead bodies. Where is the surprise? he asked, just as a dragon ripped his head off. Now I’ll be queen, said Jade #vss365
'Pixie, why is your slug vivarium flooded?'
'Well, Gabe, I saw an #undersea slug - bigger & juicier than the garden variety. So I polished off the old inhabitants (delish) & ta da, imported these splashy upgrades. Care for a taste?'
'Hurk...retch...'
#vss365
‘Do you have a favorite #undersea creature?’
‘I like all the little ocean critters. Except maybe the crab.’
‘Why? What’s so bad about the crab?’
‘They don’t like to share.’
‘So that means… Wait. Don’t say it.’
‘You could call them shellfish.’
#vss365
The Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
When you go to this hushed place that shaped history and really take a moment to put yourself in the past, actually visualising the horror... To feel the #undersea souls at peace, yet begging for people to get it right. To stop the fighting. Live to love. Don’t waste time.
To get it right.
#vss365
Crashing shores they came clawing down on me
Dragged me deep to the #undersea
I found my destiny hidden in the depths
A host of nothingness became my wonderment
The last traces of me glided up above
The air I no longer needed left forevermore
#vss365 #undersea #poem #poetry
Space ships, as a general rule, did not work quite as well, or at all, under water, which meant Dylan had to take a submersible, #undersea vehicle to reach the colony beneath the oddly coloured waters of the planet.
It was a resupply mission to a secret, experimental lab For The War effort.
#vss365
There were a number of #undersea quests, usually involving some obscure magical protection, but, in general, characters in the game could only swim on the surface of water.
Which was a pity, because Rory had seen some intriguing ruins under some stretches of water, ever out of his reach.
#vss365
Within the complex, they had built cottages and landscaped grassy hills. Artificial sunlight and rain helped food to grow. After the catastrophic disaster on the earth’s surface, most people had reached for the stars, but some went #undersea to create their new world #vss365
So far, most of the major victories against The Enemy had come through #trickery and blind luck. Technologically, they were superior, and they learned. They learned fast.
Dylan could come up with insane schemes at the drop of a hat, but how often could they be used before they were useless?
#vss365
Anansi, depicted as a handsome man with shoulder-length dreadlocks, a spider earing, a blue robe, and eight limbs (six arms and two legs). He is admiring a gold thread and there's a starry sky background.
The April 19, 2026 folklore-inspired #vss365 #prompt: #trickery! Inspired by the West African trickster, Anansi.
Often (but not always) depicted as a spider, Anansi represents wisdom, wit, cleverness, and defiance. He originates in southern Ghana, with the Akan people.
The Flick Shop was full of magic. Mr Flock was a master of #trickery. If you wanted to deceive your husband he had the spell. Primrose brought one to make her husband trust her implicitly. However, she didn’t realise that, soon after, Mr Flock gave her husband an antidote #vss365
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Thanks Jane ☺️
"I fink it's grand dat da council wanna #investiture me...wonda if dey wanna make me president? Ohh imagine the money! Always thought dey did a good job," Riz said.
"You miss read it, they're investigating you for fraud," I pointed out.
"Dose bloody ejits!"
#vss365 #riztherogue
Rory tutted and groaned at the #investiture of the new king. For one, it took too long for the scene to play out and for another, Rory wasn’t that impressed by kings.
Either born into the role or by killing enough people to win it, he didn’t think monarchy was ethical form of leadership.
#vss365
The strawberries sit in a bowl in front of her. Nora lifts one, thinking of the word #investiture she saw earlier. It lingers in her mind as she bites into the fruit. The taste is dull and she feels her temper rising. The market vendor sold her bad fruit again!
#vss365
Nezha, depicted as childlike, wearing red with a blue flaming flaming spear and wheels, and a night sky background.
It’s April 18, 2026, and today's mythology-inspired #vss365 #prompt: #investiture! As in Investiture of the Gods.
This sprawling, violent, very cool Ancient Chinese epic introduces Nezha (哪吒). One of my very favorite gods, I find him to be awesomely rebellious and punk rock.
‘Gawd blimey mate, what you all dressed up for?’
‘Me #investiture into the All Gawd Blimey Army of Fish Wives.’
‘Yer having me on.’
‘Yeah. Me muvver popped her clogs. We’re off to the funeral.’
‘Sorry, mate. I shoulda kept me blinking mouth shut.’
‘Hmmm…’ #vss365
Thanks Dora ☺️
Thanks Eileen ☺️
Oooo intriguing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
She finds the key as she walks the shoreline, #seafoam salt staining her shoes. As she picks it up, a sharp image forms. The chest. The attic room.
She rushes home, clambering up the stairs. A click. As she lifts the lid, waves cascade onto the floor and a mermaid reaches out a hand. #vss365
