Everybody dunks on 1950s jello dishes, but they’re like, the era equivalent of cakepops or those hideous undrinkable tiktok milkshakes. They were a new trend pushed on housewives by magazines and advertising, making use of new cooking technology (gelatin and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The art of Nell Brinkley. Like Henry Clive, Nell Brinkley was another magazine illustrator for “The American Weekly” working during the 20s. Her work primarily focused on beautiful women and lavish, gorgeous costumes. In a way it resembles the style[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I came upon this image being sold on etsy for $2 as a “digtal download” and you would not believe how much effort it took to find the actual, original artist. His name is Henry Clive (b. 1883– d.1960) and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The chained moon is used primarily for storage and shipping. Out of a combination of respect and fear, no Dersites actually live on the moon, although there a number of small restaurant and entertainment districts in the area that serve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Derse does not have any schools as we know them on Earth, that is, it does not have facilities dedicated to education in broad strokes for the purpose of integrating individuals with the typical level of society knowledge. This is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I realize that sexuality in Carapaces is not a subject I have discussed in depth yet, which strikes me as remiss- or perhaps only somewhat modest- of me. Allow me to address some of it now. As I have discussed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obviously there is an economy on Derse, as goods and services are exchanged. Such exchanges are made in money (Boondollars, as with the rest of the medium). Dersites are paid by their employers for their labor, their wages are taxed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is in fact, only one city, spread out on the surface of Derse, sprawling and magnificent. It covers nearly a solid half of all the land on Derse, the rest being covered in inhospitable mountain ranges. The city is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dersite diet is in fact quite fascinating. As a culture they are given to heavily spiced food, and preserved food as well, with very little in the way of vegetables. This is of course because Derse has no suitable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bowing (single arm across the waist, bend at the small of the back) or curtsying (dip knees apart, arms slightly extended holding your skirt if one is present) are considered gestures of respect toward a monarch or politician of suitable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ah, my apologies for misinterpreting your question; allow me to elaborate here. The Queens are typically referred to as ‘Your Majesty’ when speaking to them, or ‘Her Majesty’ when speaking about them to someone else. They are also referred to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Carapaces (both Prospitians and Dersites) have two names; a personal name, and a title, sometimes called a ranknym which is officially bestowed, and reflects their job, temperament, achievements, etc. The ranknym is a carapace’s public name, used in identification, to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dersites do wear undergarments, often in any case, though no universally. Below I will outline the types of undergarments I have or haven’t seen available, and worn. As a note, you will find that all carapace undergarment types are unisex,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The typical word referring to the dreamers used when I first arrived on Derse was ‘demons’. We are the sleeping threat, and one even closer to home than the horrorterrors. Our bodies slumbered on the chained moon of Derse even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Firstly I must apologize as in a rather stuporous state I accidentally deleted this ask. Fortunately however, I keep screenshot backups. Secondly I would like to apologize for my prolonged absence. I am afraid I indulged a little too heavily[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is in fact a question I had intended to answer quite soon myself, so I’m glad that you asked. There is in fact, an exact, reflected physical duplicate of each person, on each moon (for the most part.) This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…