Cool. How you like it?Hello lovely @DarthQuell if you are lurking and checking up on usyou are loved and missed, we hope you're doing well
PS I've been drinking yerba mate
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I don't really know anything about dinosaurs but I did love The Land Before Time when I was a kid! I have watched the Attenborough dinosaur documentaries but I never remember the species' names. Dinos are cool though. I have some dinosaur PJs
Ooh it's lovely! And calmly invigorating. Also taking maca root supplements which seem to provide good slow release energy and a bit of spice
🌶I tried maca in Perú but i don't take it regularly. Maybe i should.Ooh it's lovely! And calmly invigorating. Also taking maca root supplements which seem to provide good slow release energy and a bit of spice
So you liked the taste of yerba mate? Are you drinking it from a proper mate?
Hello, Villanelle. I just happened to check in the forums and got this noticeHello lovely @DarthQuell if you are lurking and checking up on us
PS I've been drinking yerba mate
I'm doing quite alright emotionally for the most part. I feel so sick today, though; had a beach day yesterday and I didn't put on sunscreen, so my skin is a darkened red and I feel woozy today
but so worth it.And how's the yerba mate? Have you began to talk in Spanish yet? Saying "che" or "vos"?
I do, yes. Oh wait, of course I doSo you liked the taste of yerba mate? Are you drinking it from a proper mate?
I can't go a single day without it
I don't watch many modern kids shows (looking at you, Cocomelon sludge), but Bluey is gold. It kinda takes me back to when I'd watch Wordgirl, Wild Kratts, Fetch with Ruff Ruffman, and the OG Thomas the Tank Engine.
I haven't seen the latest episode yet, but my sister did and she loved it
I've been getting into writing lately. Currently, I'm writing a 10 chapter novella titled Prehistoric Legacy (I might've mentioned this already)...
It's a long story to explain it, but I don't mind writing it down if y'all wanna know what it is
It's a long story to explain it, but I don't mind writing it down if y'all wanna know what it is
Shoot why not? I enjoy creative writing, I just never finish anything lol.
I'm afraid not, I just got some organic leaves to make tea out of after Quell's reccomendation. I'd love to experience the real deal!I tried maca in Perú but i don't take it regularly. Maybe i should.
So you liked the taste of yerba mate? Are you drinking it from a proper mate?
I've watched the odd episode with my little niece and nephew. It's great! Brilliant demonstration of gentle parenting, rich advice to be found within!
If I do I will let you know and maybe you can teach me!
You need mate. If you ever come to Argentina You should get one
It's so lovely to hear from you! Glad you're doing okay-ish, it's a long and delicate process if its what I think it isHello, Villanelle. I just happened to check in the forums and got this notice
I'm doing quite alright emotionally for the most part. I feel so sick today, though; had a beach day yesterday and I didn't put on sunscreen, so my skin is a darkened red and I feel woozy today
And how's the yerba mate? Have you began to talk in Spanish yet? Saying "che" or "vos"?
I do, yes. Oh wait, of course I do
I can't go a single day without it
Finally some decent weather by the sounds of it though? We've had record rain this spring and finally had one sunny day this weekend, so of course I basked like a basilisk.I'm ashamed to admit I have forgotten most of my Spanish from the courses I took a few years ago, but I am sure it will come back to me next time I'm in a Spanish speaking country
Or maybe it will come out and surprise me over my mate!The story goes that, in the 1930s, a Scottish naturalist named Hobard Quell went to South America and discovered a valley where dinosaurs had survived the extinction (all South American species, mind you).
After establishing it as a nature preserve and managing to acquire the valley, named Tierra Olvidada, under his ownership, via Quell Laboratories, he kept the place protected from poachers. Time passed and he was getting older, and in 1945, shortly before his death, he passed ownership to his son, Jonathan. Jonathan had no interest in the place, but instead was curious about a mysterious plant known as Amahirium, which was found only in the valley. He stripped the place to harvest this to make pharmaceutical drugs. Quell Laboratories used techniques they learned from the Amahirium Cartel to properly harvest and transplant the odd foliage to their uses, but this process caused any species to fall extinct once again.
When the public caught wind, conservation groups where formed, most notably the Paleo Patrol, an extremists dinosaur protection group, demanding for changes.
Time later, Jonathan died in an accident and his son, the infamous Samson Quell, takes over. Worst of all, he performs cruel experiments on the remaining dinosaurs and caused even more species to fall extinct. When the conservation groups, backed by the authorities, threatened to take the ownership away, Samson, in a desperate attempt, went to OnyxoCore, a genetics company that worked in tandem with Quell Laboratories back when Jonathan was in control.
OnyxoCore cloned brand new species to fill the gaps, including the Tyrannosaurus, the Dakotaraptor, and the Sinornithosaurus. Quell, however, secretly used these newly cloned species for his experiments. Dr. Jonah Onyx, founder of OnyxoCore, threat to expose Quell.
In order to prevent this, Quell contacted a disgruntled OnyxoCore employee, Dr. Dimitri Lambros, and the 2 conspired to.
murder Jonah; Quell so that he doesn't get exposed and Lambros so that he gains control of OnyxoCore. They poisoned Onyx, making everyone believe it was heart failure.
However, Miguel Onyx, Jonah's nephew, became head of OnyxoCore instead. Despite this, Quell promoted Lambros to be head scientist for Quell Laboratories, which made him defacto head of OnyxoCore (due to the partnership); he also gave him a private bungalow deep in the forest to perform his own sadistic experiments without interference from anybody.
However, there was a leak in the company, exposing Quell Laboratories. The Paleo Patrol demanded that a representative be onsight at all times, nominating Victor Martinez, the current vice president of Quell Laboratories; Victor is a compassionate man and was once a great lawyer, and he was chosen because of his empathy towards the Paleo Patrol and his high position.
Quell became even more desperate and demanded that OnyxoCore, against Miguel's wishes, design hybrid dinosaurs to experiment with. Quell's reasoning: "These hybrids technically don't exist, making them fully under our control. They have no rights."
It was shortly after this that the Quell Laboratories Incident (2001) occured...
And that's the build up
Yes, I have hybrids, but the story is not at all revolved around them; they only cause 1 "on-screen" death and nothing more. Most of the species I chose are gonna be scientifically accurate in design, with some theories thrown in on their behavior (and some of my own). For example, Sinornithosaurus (or Sinthies) are speculated to be venomous, so they will have venom in the book. Tropeognathus has a bonus club on its snout, so they will behave like flying battering rams...
SO far, I have 8/10 chapters done, and I just started chapter 9. When I'm done, I'm gonna post it on the Prehistoric Legacy fandom site (which is still in the works because there's only 3 of us working on it)
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Preferably from a gourd mate or a wooden mate. Metal is NOT good, and I've never tried it outta bone...
You need mate. If you ever come to Argentina You should get one
Just a word of advice: mate isn't just a drink. It's a way of life. Don't be totally surprised if a complete stranger comes up and offers some; they did it to is when we went to Santa Fe. And yes, we all drink from the same strawIf I do I will let you know and maybe you can teach me!
But it's metal and the hot water heats it up, so no worries from germs
It is, yes, but we're just focusing on the positive aspects. Instead of getting buried under the emotional debris, we're working to dig ourselves and others out.It's so lovely to hear from you! Glad you're doing okay-ish, it's a long and delicate process if its what I think it is
I'm ashamed to admit I have forgotten most of my Spanish from the courses I took a few years ago, but I am sure it will come back to me next time I'm in a Spanish speaking country
And yeah, Texas weather. Yippee, we skipped spring and went straight to summer
Oh man, I'm gonna be so miserable this summer, but on the plus side: my morning glories are growing fast.
And hey, maybe you'll get your Spanish back. It's not particularly difficult; I think English is harder, which is ironic since I speak it more. The only things I have trouble with in Spanish is feminine and masculine words, because things like "agua", you'd expect it to be "la agua," but it's actually "el agua." And the occasional past/present/future tense
Sounds very cool.I've been getting into writing lately. Currently, I'm writing a 10 chapter novella titled Prehistoric Legacy (I might've mentioned this already).
The story goes that, in the 1930s, a Scottish naturalist named Hobard Quell went to South America and discovered a valley where dinosaurs had survived the extinction (all South American species, mind you).
After establishing it as a nature preserve and managing to acquire the valley, named Tierra Olvidada, under his ownership, via Quell Laboratories, he kept the place protected from poachers. Time passed and he was getting older, and in 1945, shortly before his death, he passed ownership to his son, Jonathan. Jonathan had no interest in the place, but instead was curious about a mysterious plant known as Amahirium, which was found only in the valley. He stripped the place to harvest this to make pharmaceutical drugs. Quell Laboratories used techniques they learned from the Amahirium Cartel to properly harvest and transplant the odd foliage to their uses, but this process caused any species to fall extinct once again.
When the public caught wind, conservation groups where formed, most notably the Paleo Patrol, an extremists dinosaur protection group, demanding for changes.
Time later, Jonathan died in an accident and his son, the infamous Samson Quell, takes over. Worst of all, he performs cruel experiments on the remaining dinosaurs and caused even more species to fall extinct. When the conservation groups, backed by the authorities, threatened to take the ownership away, Samson, in a desperate attempt, went to OnyxoCore, a genetics company that worked in tandem with Quell Laboratories back when Jonathan was in control.
OnyxoCore cloned brand new species to fill the gaps, including the Tyrannosaurus, the Dakotaraptor, and the Sinornithosaurus. Quell, however, secretly used these newly cloned species for his experiments. Dr. Jonah Onyx, founder of OnyxoCore, threat to expose Quell.
In order to prevent this, Quell contacted a disgruntled OnyxoCore employee, Dr. Dimitri Lambros, and the 2 conspired to.
murder Jonah; Quell so that he doesn't get exposed and Lambros so that he gains control of OnyxoCore. They poisoned Onyx, making everyone believe it was heart failure.
However, Miguel Onyx, Jonah's nephew, became head of OnyxoCore instead. Despite this, Quell promoted Lambros to be head scientist for Quell Laboratories, which made him defacto head of OnyxoCore (due to the partnership); he also gave him a private bungalow deep in the forest to perform his own sadistic experiments without interference from anybody.
However, there was a leak in the company, exposing Quell Laboratories. The Paleo Patrol demanded that a representative be onsight at all times, nominating Victor Martinez, the current vice president of Quell Laboratories; Victor is a compassionate man and was once a great lawyer, and he was chosen because of his empathy towards the Paleo Patrol and his high position.
Quell became even more desperate and demanded that OnyxoCore, against Miguel's wishes, design hybrid dinosaurs to experiment with. Quell's reasoning: "These hybrids technically don't exist, making them fully under our control. They have no rights."
It was shortly after this that the Quell Laboratories Incident (2001) occured...
And that's the build up
Yes, I have hybrids, but the story is not at all revolved around them; they only cause 1 "on-screen" death and nothing more. Most of the species I chose are gonna be scientifically accurate in design, with some theories thrown in on their behavior (and some of my own). For example, Sinornithosaurus (or Sinthies) are speculated to be venomous, so they will have venom in the book. Tropeognathus has a bonus club on its snout, so they will behave like flying battering rams...
SO far, I have 8/10 chapters done, and I just started chapter 9. When I'm done, I'm gonna post it on the Prehistoric Legacy fandom site (which is still in the works because there's only 3 of us working on it)
I actually had a similar idea a while back but it was a hidden area in the andeas where the last remants for the SA ice age held on, like ground sloths, glyptodons, land crocs and terror birds
That sounds awesome. You should go for it.
I wanna expand the book into a series, and I already have some sequels planned, but I'll have to see what happens with the 1st one
This sounds awesome. It’s kind of reminding me of the Clones in Star Wars, how Obi-Wan came across them on Kamino (Discovery) and then they were used on the Clone War, (Quell Labs) and then after Order 66 (Samson) they were taken to Mount Tantiss and were experimented on (Onyx) until the Bad Batch will try to break them out but most of them will likely not make it out. (2001?)The story goes that, in the 1930s, a Scottish naturalist named Hobard Quell went to South America and discovered a valley where dinosaurs had survived the extinction (all South American species, mind you).
After establishing it as a nature preserve and managing to acquire the valley, named Tierra Olvidada, under his ownership, via Quell Laboratories, he kept the place protected from poachers. Time passed and he was getting older, and in 1945, shortly before his death, he passed ownership to his son, Jonathan. Jonathan had no interest in the place, but instead was curious about a mysterious plant known as Amahirium, which was found only in the valley. He stripped the place to harvest this to make pharmaceutical drugs. Quell Laboratories used techniques they learned from the Amahirium Cartel to properly harvest and transplant the odd foliage to their uses, but this process caused any species to fall extinct once again.
When the public caught wind, conservation groups where formed, most notably the Paleo Patrol, an extremists dinosaur protection group, demanding for changes.
Time later, Jonathan died in an accident and his son, the infamous Samson Quell, takes over. Worst of all, he performs cruel experiments on the remaining dinosaurs and caused even more species to fall extinct. When the conservation groups, backed by the authorities, threatened to take the ownership away, Samson, in a desperate attempt, went to OnyxoCore, a genetics company that worked in tandem with Quell Laboratories back when Jonathan was in control.
OnyxoCore cloned brand new species to fill the gaps, including the Tyrannosaurus, the Dakotaraptor, and the Sinornithosaurus. Quell, however, secretly used these newly cloned species for his experiments. Dr. Jonah Onyx, founder of OnyxoCore, threat to expose Quell.
In order to prevent this, Quell contacted a disgruntled OnyxoCore employee, Dr. Dimitri Lambros, and the 2 conspired to.
murder Jonah; Quell so that he doesn't get exposed and Lambros so that he gains control of OnyxoCore. They poisoned Onyx, making everyone believe it was heart failure.
However, Miguel Onyx, Jonah's nephew, became head of OnyxoCore instead. Despite this, Quell promoted Lambros to be head scientist for Quell Laboratories, which made him defacto head of OnyxoCore (due to the partnership); he also gave him a private bungalow deep in the forest to perform his own sadistic experiments without interference from anybody.
However, there was a leak in the company, exposing Quell Laboratories. The Paleo Patrol demanded that a representative be onsight at all times, nominating Victor Martinez, the current vice president of Quell Laboratories; Victor is a compassionate man and was once a great lawyer, and he was chosen because of his empathy towards the Paleo Patrol and his high position.
Quell became even more desperate and demanded that OnyxoCore, against Miguel's wishes, design hybrid dinosaurs to experiment with. Quell's reasoning: "These hybrids technically don't exist, making them fully under our control. They have no rights."
It was shortly after this that the Quell Laboratories Incident (2001) occured...
And that's the build up
Yes, I have hybrids, but the story is not at all revolved around them; they only cause 1 "on-screen" death and nothing more. Most of the species I chose are gonna be scientifically accurate in design, with some theories thrown in on their behavior (and some of my own). For example, Sinornithosaurus (or Sinthies) are speculated to be venomous, so they will have venom in the book. Tropeognathus has a bonus club on its snout, so they will behave like flying battering rams...
SO far, I have 8/10 chapters done, and I just started chapter 9. When I'm done, I'm gonna post it on the Prehistoric Legacy fandom site (which is still in the works because there's only 3 of us working on it)
Anyways, it's been a while, so what's new here?
I haven't been playing PlanZo that much, other than the random update to my channel. I've been playing Kenshi, Stellaris, and a little bit of Stardew Valley. Also just got Tropico 6, a nice sequel to Tropico 4.
No new movies I'm interested in other than Sonic 3. Star Trek, been watching the OG series, Voyager, and Strange New Worlds (imma say it: I'm more of a Trekkie than a Star Wars fan)...
Oh, and Bruce the frog is still with me, but he's picky and has been spitting his food out, so I'm trying to experiment with different options. He surprisingly hated the red crawlers I bought him, so I wasted $15
I haven't been playing PlanZo that much, other than the random update to my channel. I've been playing Kenshi, Stellaris, and a little bit of Stardew Valley. Also just got Tropico 6, a nice sequel to Tropico 4.
No new movies I'm interested in other than Sonic 3. Star Trek, been watching the OG series, Voyager, and Strange New Worlds (imma say it: I'm more of a Trekkie than a Star Wars fan)...
Oh, and Bruce the frog is still with me, but he's picky and has been spitting his food out, so I'm trying to experiment with different options. He surprisingly hated the red crawlers I bought him, so I wasted $15