An empty underground train platform at Union Station in Toronto. The image shows railway tracks extending into the distance along the right side, with a bright orange safety line marking the platform edge. The platform on the left is deserted, with concrete pillars and closed storefronts visible. Overhead, fluorescent lights create strips of illumination against the dark industrial ceiling with exposed steel beams. A digital departure board hangs from the ceiling displaying train information. The entire scene is dimly lit with a mix of amber and cool blue tones, creating a quiet, atmospheric mood in what is typically a busy transit hub

“Union in Stasis”

Genre(s): Urban Photography, Street Photography (Contemporary)

#liminalspaces
#photography #toronto #architecture #moody #urban #trainstation #citylife #emptyspaces #torontophotography
#urbanexploration #torontovibes #liminalaesthetic #moodyphotography #transitcore

“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”

Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start

'The scope of my operations is beyond your feeble imagination, Insp'

'You're a big shot here on Mars but your little cloak & dagger life on Earth has caught up with you, Prof Ye
I'm arresting you'

'Try Titan moon, stupid'
Ye, waved & faded

'Damn a hologram'
#SciFiFri Scope #vss365 Cloak

-The next question is for you, captain. What is the main observation tool of an astronomer?
-Uh... a periscope?
-Nope!
-A microscope?
-Definitely not.
-Stethoscope?
-Not even close! Geez cap get a grip, it's a telescope!
-Damn it Reyes, a scope is a scope!
-Yeah, no.

#SciFiFri

Countless stars & idyllic vista of space Problem is, I was in hibernation travelling to a star, to be woken up on arrival in 100 years
The ship's AI has woken me up after 59 years, because it got lost 20 years back, apparently, & thinks that I might have a clue
#SciFiFri Star #vss365 Idyllic

A stop for coffee on a quiet night.
5-0's human partner says the worst thing about is it can't turn it off.
'What's "it"?'
'Always scanning for trouble.'
'I lack a human's stealth mode,' said 5-0. 'But humans constantly scan for reasons to dismiss someone, like just now.'

#scififri #vss

If there are politicians or activists with a genuine interest in fixing the problems in investigating and prosecuting sexual offences, there are many criminal justice experts happy to help.

I just mention it because we don’t hear from many of you unless it involves defendants of certain races.

Citizen Kane is based on the idea that the richest guy on earth would be really interesting, and I don’t think you’d make that film now.

Right, time for another little #SciFiFri cat story : )

somewhere, in some hot and dusty land, an intrepid feline explorer is about to enter the Stargate and embark upon an epic adventure

#CatsNoirFriday #CatSky #CatsOfBluesky #CatLovers #Cats

Jewel smugglers across the universe sought the rarest of gems, the #Star of #Purity. It was rumoured, oddly enough, to smell like manna from the heavens.
Drex thought he'd had it, once. It gleamed, it shone, it was impossible to look at directly--but it smelt like Detroit.
#vss365 #SciFiFri

For centuries, the WORM1 portal has been a reliable way to travel across #star systems.

"Mom, imagine in the old days you and Dad might never have met since your homeworlds are so far apart."

"Hmm, do you know if they plan to implement time travel any time soon?"

#Scififri

#SciFiFri Sometimes, lying out under the stars, the boy would hear the voices of his parents through the open windows of the cottage, the rough bellow of his father, the swelling stridency of his mother, the tones rising and falling like the voices of wild animals in the night.

Sarcastically called "The Star" by some at space corps, his fast track career was ended by a cynical prank - spiking the purity of his rations
Still space struck, he worked as a force's ship's cook
When an asteroid holed the ship, he was the one that saved it
#SciFiFri Star #vss365 Purity

It's the #purity of #vss365 monstrosity that troubles me the most

Out of countless sacked cities, well-versed survivors tell of their acute attacks, acting as one being striking multiple places at the same time, but leaving the exodus alone

They are content with terror doing the rest of their work

The difficulty an axolotl has in trying to appear draconic on screen is that human audiences are predisposed to associate youth with #purity, and so found the little salamander's neotenous features cute, not threatening. Even in silhouette, Didier was frilly in a way dragons simply aren't.
#vss365

Itinerary:
Day 1 take-off
Day 297 visit star (no alighting)
Day 3856 enter wormhole
Day 3857 leave wormhole and visit Gamma Quadrant
Day 7538 visit black hole (not too close)
Day 11220 visit Gamma Quadrant Duty Free Shop
Day 15074 back home safe and sound
#scififri

The most insane window view ever recorded.

Africa to the left. Europe to the right.

Trillion star galaxy...

The Great Andromeda Galaxy 🌌

Peak lib brain to call not wanting to be surrounded by Nazis 'purity politics'

And, as ever, they're fine with right wing bubbles / echo chambers

OMG. Saw Oedipus in town last night. Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are absolutely spellbinding. The original Greek tragedy is now a tense political thriller, which makes it very relatable and relevant. I couldn't recommend it enough!!! #ModernTragedy
#TheatreMagic
#MarkStrong
#LesleyManville

As the fire burned down to its embers, the father continued telling his tale. Silently, the ghost girl leaned in. She was anxious about whether he’s get the details of her life right this time. #vssghosttales #scififri #SciFiSat

Overhead at the 'Mars Planet Museum':

Little kid: It says, 'Raise the flag & prepare to defend our planet from outsiders' but Miss, if half the people died in the Mars patriotic wars, how come *everyone* lives here now?

#SciFiFri Defend #vss365 Raise

At first, Mary was glad to see her hand #raised rooster alive, but her smile faded. The rooster's eyes were cold and lightless. He coughed, blood drooling from his mouth. The rooster wobbled to her. Slow. Growling. Drooling a trail of blood.
#vss365 #vssDaily #PromptJourney 3/3 #scifiFri

Allow us to demonstrate the peaceful use of drones, the minister said. Above them, a display of dragons, flowing like a river in the clear night sky
#SciFiFri #demonstrate #display

#SciFiFri Emmie giggled. “It is not ‘pancakes,’ Captain. One says ‘crêpes,’ like ‘crisp.’”
“Oh, I see – I guess.” Robbie watched Jon deftly roll one of the confections around a generous infusion of jelly. “They’re a little different from ordinary pancakes, I’ll admit.”

The last grains of sand settle, the Tka Time War winds down, and the new matriarchy begins. Each watch and hourglass is given due time in the new egalitarian horology. The towering dominance of cruel grandfather clocks and shady sundials, no more. A new hour is at hand.
#scififri #writing

#SciFiFri [1/2] They launched the ship as flawlessly as if this crew had flown the Ariana a hundred times before. The departure was fed live; spellbound Earthers could watch the gleaming horizontal tube rise from the surface of the moon on its magnetic launchers …

#SciFiFri

The starboard watch stumbled as he made his way aft along the wingwall. He normally wouldn't give it much thought; it was darken ship and the deck was littered with chocks, pad eyes and more than a few capped off risers. It was tripping over something with luminous eyes that alarmed him.