Also known as “Devastation Swans” or “Tangled Swans”, these beings are not, as the name would imply, formerly alive swans. They are, by every defined boundary of our sensory experience, completely identical to a swan that has died, but they are not the same. They seem to appear around events of great personal devastation, it is probable that They have appeared to you in your darkest moments, though your subconscious would have shielded you from them.
The Dead Swans do not decompose, rather they vanish when devastation has ended. Although they do not decompose, they do smell very strongly of pond scum and are, by far, my least favorite of the semi-real beings.
They seem to appear with intent, often showing up before devastation has started. They have appeared to me in the following ways:
Under the hood of my car (Expensive and hard to explain to the mechanic)
On the pillow next to me when I woke up (disturbing)
In my laundry (broke my dryer)
On the altar at church (disrespectful)
Tangled in the gears of my bike (gross)
In the doorway of my kitchen (I tripped)
Stuffed in my backpack (so heavy)
Tangled around my ankles and wrists (did not help the situation)
despite the amount of chemicals i have absorbed into my body and the external stimuli i have immersed myself in i am still not doing very well has anyone else on god’s beautiful earth encountered this issue
[image description: a print of the shivers skill chart symbol from disco elysium. it depicts a skeletal form from the waist up, being struck by lightning from the ground up. it differs from the original art as the head has been replaced by a golden disco ball that is broken and streaming out beams of light. end id]
not caring if people think you’re stupid is a life hack. recognising that you are kind of stupid is an even bigger life hack. we build entire societies to take care of each other bc we’re all kind of stupid. it’s fine.
