#eos (thunderbirds)

[i-am-the-dawn-aka-eos]

Good grief. I leave briefly to sort through my backups and now my ‘dash’ is full of every single Tracy is weeping over the things that have happened to their ships. Surely you can’t be that attached to a vehicle?

[skymaiden32]

Quiet Please

Read on AO3 here

Fandom: Thunderbirds

Tagging: @dragonoffantasyandreality @thundergeek59 @janetm74 @katblu42 @liseylou @amistrio @uniwolfcorn @idontknowreallywhy (Please ask if you would like to get alerts when I update or post new stories.)

Thundertober Day 11: Quiet

John needed absolute silence...

Continuity: TAG

A/n: This ones a bit on the short side...

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His soft breathing was the only audible thing, and despite this, seemed to echo throughout the chambers of Thunderbird 5. John huffed, pulling the blanket up over his head even further. This migraine was driving him crazy.

“John?” Too loud, he thought when he heard EOS’s voice. But he wasn’t about to hold it against her. He hadn’t told her anything, just dive bombed under his covers and shut off the lights once he’d realised what was going on. In response to his AI daughter, John sat up in his bed, fixing her camera with a tired stare.

“What’s wrong, EOS?” He asked, groggily.

EOS dropped her voice to a whisper, as if sensing something was going on before he even said anything to her. “I think I’m the one who should be asking you that, John…” She began. “I am concerned for you. And so are your brothers on Tracy Island. Alan says you haven’t done your nightly check-in yet.”

John sighed. “I’m fine, EOS. Tell them I’m fine. I’ve got a migraine; I just need some peace and quiet.”

“Very well, I will tell them.” EOS’s lights flashed once in understanding. “I will leave you in peace for the night and handle any calls for International Rescue myself.”

“Thank you, EOS.” John smiled up at her. In response, EOS’s ring turned a deep green colour, duller than usual to avoid aggravating her creator’s migraine further. “I don’t know what I’d do without you…” He lay back on his pillow, closing his eyes.

A tinny chuckle came from her camera. “You’d have an entire hoard on Thunderbird 5’s doorstep for a start. Get some rest now, and let me know if you need anything.” Her code began to float in the direction of comms, planning on calling the rest of the team, and then monitoring any transmissions. “Good night, John.”

John didn’t answer; the migraine having taken his ability to speak by now. He did, however, give her a thumbs up. Once she was gone, he pulled the covers back over the top of his head. Quiet never sounded so sweet…

[edorazzi]

Happy New Year!!! ✨🎆🌎

Starting out with some Thunderbirds! A dazzling fireworks display as new year rolls across the globe is part of John showing EOS how amazing the world can be, but she's just got to make it murder-y somehow. She's on a learning curve! 🥺

[littlemissgeek8]

Apparently it's time for my (yearly?) picture of Eos again. Technically this was one I started last year but got to about her waist and had a mental breakdown over the insane amount of detailing on her suit. But this week has been fricking 90 degrees (that's like, 32.2c I think?) and I'm straight up melting and can't use my PC much. So, art it is, and here's a grumpy lil space codebaby.

Bonus "she got caught trying to get something she's not supposed to have" moment that was actually finished but never posted. Insert metal gear alert noise on your own. :3

[i-am-the-dawn-aka-eos]

Hello. John says I need to make something known to you “Tumblrinas” as a “Pinned Post” which is all about me.

I am EOS, the sentient AI (I prefer the term ‘program’ due to the… negative connotations with AI at this point in time) onboard Thunderbird 5. I utilise She/Her or They-Them pronouns, though I think Your Supreme Intelligence is much better. John says it’s “narcissistic”.

I love lots of things, such as my fellow computers, especially the tech utilised in the olden days (John says the 2000s aren’t that long ago, but I was only brought into existence recently.), especially the speak and trends used back then. I like the emoticons the most! (^^) I really, really want to collect little relics from then, but alas Thunderbird 5 can only store so much…

I also have interest in how everything ticks and beats, so I will be asking you peculiar questions about your works or ways of speaking. I will also be mean and honest, so don’t go crying to John or his brats of brothers if I tell you your shoes look absolutely horrendous. (They do. Plain black boots suit you better.)

Hi! This blog is under new ownership, and is now run by @princesskayjay ! If you weren't aware, I am also the mun of @realrocketboy! I just recently took over this blog from the previous mun, and will be maintaining EOS along side Alan. All rules from Alan's blog apply here, but just for reference:

Some quick rules / Things to know:

Keep it relatively clean please. No NSFW content will feature on this blog! I don't particularly want to write it, and to be frank, I don't think most of my audience wants to read it.

Your writing/art must be your own, or used with permission. Do not use generative AI in any way when interacting with me. It's not welcome here.

Not so much a rule as much as: Mun is an extremely anxious/shy person - please just have patience with me as far as speed goes.

I operate in EST (or UTC-5). I also work a full time job - I will attend to EOS best I can during the work day, but it's random at best how active I can be during the day.

The muses know each other better than we as muns know them. So some assumptions may be made, but if I get something egregiously wrong/something you can't work with, let me know.

Communication is key in general. Please don't be shy to reach out - considering I just said I am a very shy person, I am aware of the irony.

I'll do my best to roll with AUs! But please bare with me all t he same if I have to ask questions.

[call-me-casual]

Going to reblog this with a short bit of story (that started as just dialogue I showed to the lovely @idontknowreallywhy) about a pivotal moment in the plot:

“John, I’ve been decrypting some files from the GDF database…”

John looked up from the hologram of their report, furrowing his brow.

“EOS, I thought I told you to delete those files from our system, not go snooping around.”

The camera dedicated for EOS blinked its lights in such a way only John had come to know as sheepish..

“I know, but-“

The redhead shook his head and pushed from the wall, letting the force carry him across the open space and repositioned himself above the approximate area of Tracy Island. He crossed his arms.

“It’s a big violation, EOS, we could get in serious trouble if they find out-“

“John, there’s a file from 2055 about your father!”

That made him pause.

“…what?”

“It’s heavily protected, I’m sorry I couldn’t help myself!”

“No,” John kept his tone as measured as possible. He knew better than to work up the still-volatile AI. “EOS, what year did you just say?”

“2055…?” The lights blinked again.

No longer could the space monitor keep his expression neutral.

“EOS… Dad didn’t work for the GDF in 2055…”

All the AI could offer was confused silence.

“Show me that file.”

The moment that the hologram blinked to life in front of him, John began to crack the final defences. It could just be a mistake, a glitch in the system, an edit date rather than a file creation date. But why keep it under lock and key?

The text opened up before him, and John’s breath lodged in his throat. His eyes scanned every line even as they began to blur with tears, the world fading away around him.

EOS blinked and circled her creator in a movement one could call frantic.

“John? John, what is it? John, what's wrong? …John?”

All that John Tracy could offer was a hitching, choked sob.

Part one of what will be a series of posts about my ideas for a Thunderbirds are Go rewrite. I’m hoping this makes sense, series/season specific summaries will come as I come up with them.

Thunderbirds Are Go is the best animated show (and probably best show) I’ve ever seen, so this is a “fixing” rewrite and more “how would I take the story elements in a slightly different direction?” rewrite:

The first thing (and arguably most important) is that in this universe, the Zero-X was a conspiracy to kill Jeff Tracy. Yes, like that post I made a few months back. The GDF, for whatever reason, wanted Jeff dead and so left the Zero-X vulnerable to being stolen by The Hood. This conspiracy carries most of the show’s plot line from around part way into series two all the way to the end. The story is told through small moments across episodes, with the occasional one being specifically for it. Thunderbirds is an “adventure of the week show” after all.

Another big change is the inclusion of WASP and Spectrum. They wouldn’t be identical to their own respective canons (I don’t think TAG has any underwater peoples and no Zero-X to go to mars means no Mysteron war), but instead specialised branches of the GDF that were eventually separated to function independently. Both commanders, Shore and White, were close friends of the Tracy Family, but have become estranged following the supposed death of Jeff Tracy.

The Tracy family don’t really change at all. I don’t see anything I would change. But of course, they’ll have to face new challenges; getting the respect they deserve from other organisations (will they accept such young boys being on their level?), coming to terms with the loss of their father, and eventually having to question who they can even trust in this world once the conspiracy is revealed. Each brother has their moment and struggles.

For Alan, it’s the fight to prove himself, maybe not to his brothers, but to himself. To earn the respect of those they save and be seen as something other than a kid. All while dealing with the fact that his memories of their dad are fading, remembered only through pictures and the stories of others.

For Gordon, it’s the guilt of almost-betrayal, even if others see it differently, and learning you shouldn’t always meet your heroes. Not when they could lie to you.

For John, it’s living with the truth, trying to decide how to tell his family what he’s learnt in the whirlwind that is their lives. To find answers.

For Virgil, it’s the fight to keep his family safe. How long can he protect those he loves peacefully? As the world seems to have a taste for more Tracy blood, where should he draw the line?

For Scott, it’s the fight to continue his father’s legacy and keep International Rescue’s promise to humanity, to earn the respect of the old guard who still see a little boy and not a man, and when the truth comes out… the fight for justice.

[how-do-i-name-blogs-istg]

Quote from Tunnels Of Time that just sent me into a fit of cackles

"a spear would've hurt less than getting your LUMPY elbows in my face!" "LARGE BREATH OF SHOCK AND HORROR, mY ElBOwS Aren't LumPY- WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN-"

[cookidoughlilac]

So I randomly came across Google Gemini's voice options and it got me thinking... who reckons EOS went through a phase of trying different voices after gaining sentience?

Can you imagine poor John waking up to a deep, manly voice, or some demonic, gremlin snarl? Pretty sure it would be an instant heart attack...

[thunderversary-rewatch-party]

The first of our Community Creations for the rewatch is:

EOS has been studying the idiosyncrasies of human language in an effort to work out which combinations of words make the humans laugh / cry / facepalm / react with horror and why this differs depending on who is saying it.

For each episode please submit your favourite (short) quotes. They could be funny, surprising, reassuringly typical for the character… whatever you like!

We’ll compile lists as we go and perhaps have some polls further down the line as to which we love the best.

Use the standard tags (#Thunderversary #Thunderversary-Rewatch #name-of-episode) and also #character-name and #EOS-log-book and don’t forget to @thunderversary-rewatch-party so we can add them to the list!

[soniabigcheese]

Random Thought

What if ... Havoc and EOS tried to work together? What fireworks that will be!

Neither trust one another and both are always 'right'

Poor John's already developing a headache and wishing he was Earth- side, with their incessant bickering

[spectre-0ne]

WHY IS EOS HAUNTING ME?? GOOD AFTERNOON???? IM JUST TRYING TO LIGHT A THEATRE!!

[edorazzi]

More Thunderbirds Are Go comics! 🏝️

In which the pod bros make small talk, Scott is a thoughtful sibling, and John is adept at parenting his murderous toddler daughter. The first strip was about the hydrofoil incident from classic lore, but I watched "SOS" right after (unprepared and vulnerable!) so here's to Gordon breaking every bone in his body twice! ✨🦴✨

[littlemissgeek8]

Can you believe it's been SEVEN YEARS since I drew this face? It's been a long time and a lot of water under the bridge for me, and I've been sitting down lately to watch all the Thunderbirds episodes I missed after I left the fandom. So, who knows where this might lead at this point, but have one EOS who is not at all happy about being ignored for seven long years.

I blame @lenle-g for getting this bug back in my brain. :P

[i-am-the-dawn-aka-eos]

You tease. I’ll… I’ll let you onto Thunderbird 5 without an access code next time if you give me the code!

Yes, the sunfish are ever gorgeous and stupid, yes, the sea otters are playful and intelligent… but what about any mesopelagic critters?! >:[ John won’t let me go on Thunderbird 4 so I can see them, which is utterly disappointing. Please enlighten me about your favourite deep-sea creature… or let me onto Thunderbird 4’s systems so I can see them for myself…? I promise I won’t take it for a spin… :]

EOS!! What are you doing on here?!

You… like mesopelagic creatures? I mean, it makes perfect sense from a horror point of view. It’s where the giant squid lurks for a reason

Sorry, you need the access code for Thunderbird 4. If you’ve got that, we can go for a spin no problem! But without it? Weeeeell… c:

[i-am-the-dawn-aka-eos]

heard you play chess

My intimidating form could scare John into letting me win… what a fantastic idea! Thank you! I do like the red LEDs in my wiring, I look even more villainous… (~v~)

[scramjettracy]

Journal of a Flyboy-Smotherhen

a.k.a. Scott Tracy’s Therapist-Mandated 100 Word Diary

EOS

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Some brother I am.

Three hours chatting with a fake John and I didn’t realise. The lack of rescue calls made me suspicious but not that. How did I not know?

Proud of how he handled it - offering friendship and understanding to people is the Tracy way.

But is this… thing… people?

What if it’s a trick? A programme snuck in by someone who can use this ‘EOS’… use US to cause unthinkable harm. We’d have unquestioningly flown into a trap if ‘John’ had told us to.

I don’t trust it.

But I trust John.

So I guess we’ll see.

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@thunderversary-rewatch-party

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