Ok but the fact karako honks were actually words of wisdom fucking surprised me, it make me think if he doesn’t recognize reader anymore since it’s been so long or if some wise being overtook his body?
Its been centuries and I feel like Karako has just like, fucking ascended. Either that or Doc Scratch wiped out MSPA Reader’s memory from existence (depressing!)
Still, the fact that the honks are translatable has led to my new favorite headcanon that all clowns can speak the honking stuff. So the mental image of MSPAR coming across Karako and Marvus having a legit conversation like MSPAR: ??????Marvus: ya lol my accents a lil rusty but this m-fer didn’t go 2 catechism for nothin yo
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I cant believe noone has asked for kanaya swaps???? Gotta go for your area expertise first tho, so clownaya??
her comfort zone began at the back wall and ended at the front gate. it was good for her. she preferred the church, where people knew her and wouldn’t push her into situations she didn’t want to handle. she was happy, and comfortable, working her way up to being a priestess and maybe even being under the highblood directly someday.
that was her dream. it was small, and simple, and that was all she wanted, even knowing it was small and simple of her. she was fine with it, fine with smallness. even the messiahs needed tiny little things to put the pieces together, and she was willing and able to be one.
she studied hard, cloistered in the heart of the church, her head down and her hands clasped. ideally, she would never have to leave.
but there was a rule. every clown able must serve her empire, at least five sweeps, and she was able. unwilling, but able, to colonize planets she’d never heard of for an empress looking down her nose at her for it. clowns. they always smell like blood. blood and sweat. raging through worlds. they like it, you know. it isn’t just because of the contracts, they like the work.
there was so much death.
for a while, that was all she could think. death. something constantly hanging over her. she wished she was afraid, but she knew that she had no need to be. none of the creatures they were slaughtering were able to fight back. even the ones who spoke, the ones similar enough to trolls that she had to look twice, didn’t have a chance to fight back. they plowed through villages.
the stench of blood clung to her. one night she caught herself in the mirror, a rare moment in transport between areas on the ship, all the luxuries of the hull at their disposal, and saw her face. her skin. blood soaked through her paint (it wasn’t real, it was a symbol, it was white powder and a promise to go home), washed it off of her, left only her body behind. like she had washed away her soul.
she couldn’t keep killing. she couldn’t. there was no way she would be allowed into the afterlife if she did.
she had never wanted to leave home. she had never left, had kept her head down, kept her eyes lowered, aimed for a small, simple life of easy study and no power, but she stood in the center of the camp they landed in, and held one of the violetblood supervisors by the throat as she spoke.
we are done killing these creatures. her voice was crisp. she didn’t shake. the clowns around her set down their weapons, walked closer to her. they were exhausted. she saw no paint. she saw no church in them. nothing but blood. fear of losing themselves. tonight. we are going to go home. we are going to change this tonight. let those we have to cull fight back, for once.
Been thinking it over and wanted to share my thoughts on the different belief sets that Clurch has (in my au/fanon beliefs).
I do think Clurch is structured like Christianity is today with multiple sects and versions(of which there are 5 main ones that exist on a spectrum). Generally as a caste the ranks go as follows: GHB is the clope. All clowns bow to him and what he says is law, no matter the sect or belief set a clown has. This is then followed by his 5 main advisors. 1 for each main sect of the Clurch. These Clardinals (clown cardinals) are nominated by the Clope and voted for by the other clowns.
The Sects:
These are the 3 main general sects a clown could belong to.
Calliopian Clowns are less bloodthirsty than all other clowns as a whole. This is not to say they would never murder, however. Those they tend to take for their sacrifices are those who have done unmistakably evil deeds(according to that clown) or mean to do wrong to the entire community if not stopped. They lend themselves perfectly to becoming subjuglators and loyalists to the Empire due to these beliefs/if manipulated properly by the Empress. They are very community driven clowns, meeting together more than once a week to help and support one another through sermons and socialization.
The Caretaker's Clowns (those that follow after Gamzee when he was caring for the cherub messiahs) are the second most deadly type of clown. They dedicate themselves to this wicked messiah and love deadly games of chance or saw-esque death games to appease what they see as the Messiah of Chaos and Chance. There is no specific type of victim they gravitate to. These clowns lean closely into their lusci for part of their beliefs is that their Messiah speaks to them through their lusus.
Calibornian Clowns are the most aggressive and ruthless clown type. They thrive in cull rages, seeing them as a gift from Lord Caliborn himself. They are what most other castes think of when they envision being captured by a murderous clown is like. They are quick to rid themselves of any perceived obstacles as long as it is not another clown. Escape is not an option for them when they have set upon someone for the kill, pledging to themselves and Caliborn to have their target's blood spill or have their own spilled as payment. They lend themselves well to becoming subjuglators or decent geneals for an army as they 'play to win' at the cost of their own life otherwise.
The other 2 castes tend to be a mix of 1 or 3 with 2. However these beliefs can still widely differ from clown to clown in these 2 sects.
The adults all have kind of evolved to have a mixture of the main 3 which to the kiddos on-planet looks like a watered-down version if that makes sense. With intergalactic war, they see the use and practices of all 3 and kind of mix and match based on their own experiences. This is the technical sect that GHB mainly oversees and is responsible for.
here's the real hard hitting question: does the blessing even exist in the beforan timeline, and if they do, the hell's their role?
I don't think I fully established the blessing's role in terms of the clurch other then the fact that they are a blessing. But as I see it, they're there to be a solace for the clowns as they do the Mirthful Messiah's work and a sort of incentive. The blessing ismainly only visiting active clurch clowns. Non-believers do not get time with the blessing (and usually don't want it).
In the Beforan Timeline, there isn't much need for that. They're doing all of this on their own. The culture on-planet is extremely different from Alternia's and is somewhat self-rewarding in a sense. If anything, the Blessing would be like Eliza!Reader. They help record the thoughts and history of all the clowns for future generations.
I would ask of ye, clowndaydreams-to bequeath upon me the clown secret moirail techniques! how would our hiveswap clowns put on the pale moves? do they like being the one to be calmed or the calmer, or are they good either way? I'm eager to see ghb, slamzy n hotdogs moves- I bet all of them have a mean pap n swaddle technique.
This. This inspired me and I have too many notes that are all decently half-baked and tweaked as I go along. I implore any of you to confer with me on this but I have a good starting point.
I think there are 3 distinct ‘pale languages’ (like love languages) that most palemates go by. Most good moirails have an idea as to what to do for all 3 categories but every relationship is different and everyone has preference and etc. Usually there are 2 main ways a pale quad will deal with an mental breaks. (I mean this in more of a Partner A does either x or y while Partner B does y or z way). So let’s go down the list. For easy understanding, A is the calmer while B is the one needing to be calmed/calm-ee. Read more for scrolling sanity.
1.Physical Touch
Best exemplified by the shoosh-pap. This technique is regarded as the most publicly acceptable way of calming a pale partner while in public as it is not *too* intimate. It is regarded as akin to a peck on the lips in public by human comparison. Intimate but not too intimate if you will. The desired affect will still happen based on the receiver. However, as with most things, there do exist other ways of calming your diamond down. Things as subtle as a hand squeeze or reassuring shoulder grab can be enough when accompanied by a shoosh(or grunt/chitter/growl/etc.) When in private, this can escalate to things like feels piles, cuddling sessions, and openly clinging to the other as they go about what they must in the hive. The touch is the most important part, as that reminds B that A is there as well as the feelings just the thought of them(A) can bring them(B). Clowns that prefer this method are Marvus, Gamzee and GHB.
Marvus tends to do affectionate hugs/dogpiles to prevent a moirail from physically doing anything. He guides them away under the guise of ‘needing them for something’. Once they are away from prying eyes, he grabs them and grounds them with assuring noises and rubs. They’re usually pretty gentle unless he really needs to restrain them.
Gamzee does default to the shoosh-pap, shy about showing full affection and really only knowing that form since that was the only one he’s seen in public. He eventually learns other ways, but that method is a comfortable zone for him. He is partial to dogpiles in private and just reveling in his moirails touch once fully comfortable in the relationship.
GHB is more of a shoulder-clapping kind of troll. It’s his way of showing support for whatever they decide to do next. He trusts their judgement unless they have proven incapable at that specific moment. He may also rub his thumb on their shoulder blade for added effectiveness.
2.Distraction
This one is more abstract in terms of what normally goes on in it but I will give a bunch of examples. The touch-averse trolls tend to favor this language because there isn’t much to do other than guiding their diamond’s attention away from the issue. This can range from small gifts and sensory toys to popping their headphones on them with some white noise and guiding them through some small task(like breathing or something). After certain intervals A will ask B if they need to continue or change the item/method. This is also a more acceptable form of pale affection in public, but worse than a shoosh-pap. Clowns that prefer this method are Rapsta and Kurloz.
Rapsta has sensory toys out the wazoo on a normal day. He likes occupying his hands while focusing on things like appointment scheduling, song writing and generally chilling. His favorite is a fidget cube that he will hand his diamond if they get too overwhelmed.
Kurloz tends to use his chuckles to literally force them to think about something more relaxing. Sometimes he will even project breathing exercises into their noggin with the command of ‘BREATHE’.
While he may not prefer it, I love the mental image of Marvus using this method with squirt flowers, chewable sensory toys and pies. It would be hilarious.
3.Isolation
This is a somewhat more concrete method. It is simply setting up your pale partner up to be comfortable and letting them stew for a few hours. This can be setting up their favorite game and leaving a snack stash, prepping a picnic for them to go on with their lusus when you know they are stressed, or swaddling them and staying semi-nearby for when they want cuddles/transition into something else. This is the second/third most variable method, but a popular one for the independent yet stubborn moirail who is ‘totally fine’ but you know will break as soon as something mildly inconveniences them. Clowns that prefer this are Chahut and Hotdog.
Hotdog has perfected the shoosh n’ swaddle as he calls it. He kinda turns you into a blanket burrito. He has you lay down on a blanket, puts a small pillow under your head, 2 body pillows on either side of you and wraps you up to chill for a while. It’s just tight enough that it would take a bit of effort to escape but you can still semi-freely move around in it to do whatever he set up for you.
Chahut isn’t the type to force her diamond to talk about anything, but will set up little things that they have to do on their own so they have to cool off. Like commission them to make something for her, setting them on a walk with DuckMom because she’s ‘busy’, making lunch before leaving on ‘errands’. Stuff like that usually works like a charm.
So there you have it. All of their pale techniques. If you would like to know what x clown would do with a moirail that responds to x method/language, please don’t be scared to ask. :o)
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in clown culture do you think there's a 'I'm still finding myself' and/or a 'I'm still growing/ a kid ' face? I would have assumed the twins were in that face, but lil karako is all done up horns and all (unless tht stuff on his horns is not makeup but who really knows). also I can't help but wonder the significance of color in a face. the twins wear color around their eyes but it's hard to tell if that's significance to *them* as twins or to their church as clowns. and man. boy do I wish to know the story of those masks
I was just chatting with a mutual about clurch lol.
Clowns technically don't have a set time before they are supposed to solidfy their face, but most settle in about a sweep or 2 after receiving their blessed weapon and their first sacrificial cull.
the false highblood, also known by his somewhat sacrilegious title, the bleakgod, was a highblood who ascended after a violent assassination on the highblood before him, and proceeded to claim to see visions from the messiahs themselves, visions which reformed the church, and any who questioned his third sight were deemed heretical, muted or even killed
when he claimed to be the final highblood, and any others after him to be false, he was killed, and a highblood elected from the remaining clowns.
WAIT WAIT WAIT WHERE ARE YOU FROM????? YOU HAVE 3 LANGUAGES IN THE???? HUH??? sorry, im just surprised
Im from Austria, which means German is my native language! However, my mom's side of the family is from Russia (and Ukraine) and speaks Russian with me, so my second native language is Russian!
Then, i learned English in school and got quite good at it due to fanfiction lmfao
Additionally, ive also been learning Italian in school & Dutch in my free time, but im not good enough at either to put it in my bio lol.
Also, fun fact about me: i despise learning languages more than anything in the world. I don't know how my dumbass got fluent in 3 of them and is learning 2 others either....
