#skyhooks

Living In The 70's

I recently learned that Bob Starkie passed away… It was very sad and disturbing news for me 😢 It's so sad to lose beloved musicians…

Context- Southbound is an **artificial** speculative evolution project centering primarily around the speculative biology and evolution of machines, often with a focus on aircraft. Unless specifically stated otherwise, instalments take place somewhere on the surface of the tidally-locked planet, Xoturanseria (Anser).

Specific Context-

Fig. 1

Various forward-facing views of the Giant Skyhook.

"Low-altitude" refers to the position Skyhooks assume when flying at lower altitudes. The wings are fully spread to maximize lift. Occasionally this position is also taken to regulate body temperature.

"High-altitude" refers to the position Skyhooks will assume at higher elevations. The wings are hardly extended, and the machine primarily parasitizes surrounding conditions to accelerate without actively flapping its wings.

"Stooping" is self-explanatory. If you see a Skyhook stooping at you, it is already too late. This behavior is only observed when the Skyhook is attacking something larger than itself. It will execute this maneuver to cripple whatever happens to be in its way. Interestingly, this position has led to the nickname of "Peacock Satellite", for the resemblance to a peacock eye feather.

Fig.2

An example of a low-altitude flying Skyhook. Note the reduced second rectrices and extended pin-tail.

Fig. 3

A side-view of a high-altitude coasting Skyhook. The head is held straight out, the wings are folded partially, and the tail is also folded.

Fig. 4

Skyhooks: Bubblegum, enlarged, is on the right side of the screen, emerging from pink clouds. Her eyes are glowing white as she gazes at Finn, Jake, and BMO. Finn and BMO are riding Jake, whose legs extend from off-screen. The background is dripping dark pink gum. The title is in the center in pink block letters with a lighter pink border.

First of all, he only gets one at the behest of Life Giving Magus. When asked, Ice King tells Magus on the phone that he's planning on wearing his blue muumuu on the date, and Magus insists that he needs a suit that will highlight his best attributes.

He does wear the suit on the date, and Betty seems almost hopeful, but Ice King looks very out of place, though he has quite literally stuffed himself into this suit (his beard is stuffed beneath the suit jacket)

During the date, Ice King is very confused, even to the point that he gets scared when Betty lashes out at him (in his thoughts, he says something like "she's freakin' me out").

And then at home, he tries to hide how disappointed he is that the date ended poorly by trying to downplay it when talking to Gunter.

And then Betty returns to try and meet him where he's at! And Ice King is so fucking happy

and then he's confused and saddened when Betty disappears. When Patience Saint Prim tells him that Betty's mom showed up and took her away, he says, "...Her mom?" and makes this face.

Then, we have this look. Ice King, but with Simon's glasses and a hidden crown. He even calls this a disguise—he knows that this is not representative of who he is.

Once Betty arrives, Ice King loses the suit jacket and lets his beard out.

Then, we have these shots where he's unshrunken the crown and (for some reason?) tucked his beard into his shirt.

and at the end of it all, when Betty betrays everyone and leaves Ice King alone again, we find out that the muumuu has been under his clothes this entire time.