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Been debating on just lore dumping about Faust's revamp since writing hasn't been working out. I flipped the script on what I had since my last blog and want to share it via fic, but I've only gotten so far, and I'm losing steam.

I kept Father and Faust dating on and off, and her driving him and other villains up a wall, Looney-Tune style, with a disdain for adults. However, her whole background has been turned on its head to better match her situation, rather than trying to shoehorn a canon species into it.

Faust is no longer an experiment gone wrong with daddy issues, but is the personification of winter itself, which has further implications. The daddy issues are still there... While at first she was only half-human, she's no longer human at all.

I'll think it over tonight at work. Might also dig out and post the old drawings of her that my roommates did the first time around. We'll see.

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I headcanon grandfather looked like father when he was younger and father will look like grandfather when he gets even older,being bigger, more powerful and called godfather or something.

I saw some really good concepts years ago of Grandfather that have him looking more like Father with brown hair, which heavily suggested that Monty must have gotten his looks from his mother, which could be why he's Grandfather's favorite.

Father is something to be reckoned with, so I can seriously imagine he'll only get more powerful as he ages, IF he ages.

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"Regardless of whether she's still dating him or they've violently broken up by then"

Elaborate? 👀

Initially, I was going to have Father and Faust date without Faust realizing who he was since he was going to use his non-shadow suit around her with it being all angsty when she finds out believing the whole thing to be one-sided, buuut since I've grown fond of her Dead Pool-esque situation, she finds out pretty early in the relationship since Father doesn't exactly hide where he lives and who his kids are and she doesn't call it off with the intentions of turning his destructive nature toward other adults who have earned her ire.

Faust figures that if she could keep him preoccupied with other things, the kids he targets would be safe. Plus, come on, he IS cute. Maybe one day he'll get his head out of his ass and leave the kids alone with the right incentive.

He doesn't know that she knows who he is, since everytime she met him in his shadow form, she treated him differently while calling him "Pitch," so he's somewhat bummed when he reveals it only to be met with a stare and the response "And the Pope is Catholic." Realizing he was expecting a larger reaction, she'd feign a dramatic reaction before losing interest in it and telling him he'll just have to get over it.

Don't misunderstand, though; she is pretty miffed at the thought that the whole thing was one-sided since she warmed up to the idea of him changing when Father brushes everything they went through off as "part of the plan," that all of it meant nothing to him. It's quite amusing to watch Father fight to keep his jealousy in check when Faust responds by immediately asking another villain out for coffee as a rebound. This results in a massive fight where Faust ends up dropping a butt-ton of snow on him to get him to back off, telling him he's lucky she didn't use dry ice considering the bullshit he pulled.

The Delightful Children feel it's best to keep themselves busy with plans that will keep them out of the house for the next week, avoiding any outbursts Father may have while trying to wrap his head around the situation. Meanwhile, Faust already dumped the villain she asked out at the coffee shop and is trying to find things to distract herself from thinking about that asshat.

This all came together because I was listening to "I Know You Too Well To Like You Anymore" by Reel Big Fish during work, and it made me want to explore a complicated morally-grey dates morally-black, on-again, off-again situation since I rarely ever do them XD

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While working the other day and picking up Deadpool and Wolverine socks (Yes, I mismatch them to keep them as a couple), I was reminded of the fact that a version of X-Men exists in KND, and with the path I was taking Faust down...

She's pretty much their Deadpool, only in a white suit trimmed in blue rather than black to match her wintry crap that rivals Father's black suit.

If that doesn't give away her origins, I don't know what would XD

Instead of "Peanut," she calls Wintergreen "Chestnut" while he's trying to chase her down to "bring her back" when he figures out where she's lying low. Cue Looney Tune-esque shenanigans on Faust's part to evade capture, though they never really allude to why Wintergreen is hellbent on bringing Faust back.

Regardless of whether she's still dating him or they've violently broken up by then, Faust amusingly puts Father in Wintergreen's crosshairs by using him as a human shield during one of these retrieval missions.

Get the popcorn ready. I really want to see that fight. I can already hear Father screaming.

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Funny thing is that father didn't seem to have aged even by the end of operation interviews in the future.

That was strange, but it could have been an oversight, too, unless the guy found the fountain of youth Leaky Leona found XD

Worst, he could be staying young through sheer spite.

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One day, I will get back to posting story stuff. I just have to somehow pour the contents of my mind onto paper/Google Docs where it doesn't end up looking like key smashing with my forehead. 0/10 does not work. Will do again.

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Father:

LeNoire:

Faust:

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Due to LeNoire's straightforward deadpan demeanor, Father is constantly trying to get a rise out of his assistant just to see them emote. It's one of the rare times anyone who knows him as a cruel tyrant gets to witness his playful side.

The closest he got was overhearing them quietly telling the DC that if they tried "it," they'd be forced to eat broccoli for breakfast, lunch, and dinner each time LeNoire babysits them. The DC refuses to tell him what "it" was for the fear that the assistant would make due on their promise and LeNoire won't tell him because they think it's funny to watch him get frustrated over it.

When he does witness them smile, he makes a big deal out of it and teases them, to which LeNoire tells him to "grow up."

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uhh, any opinion of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 3 duo?

Duo? As in for a mission or for shipping? I'd normally ship Numbuh 3 with Numbuh 4, but for the sake of this:

For a mission: This team-up will definitely need work. Kuki's short attention span and Nigel's workaholic nature are a recipe for disaster. Nigel is reckless and hot-headed so the moment Kuki shifts her attention away from the mission, he will either abandon the mission to reassess tactics or go into it alone, possibly putting both of them in danger.

For shipping: Nigel has a major flaw when it comes to his romantic interests and that is the fact he's a workaholic, meaning he will always put the KND before anyone else. He will have the same issue with Kuki as he did with Lizzie, not paying attention to her and turning any date or time together into a stakeout or run away from it. And... that's not something Kuki or anyone he has a romantic interest in, deserves. Until he learns to balance his work life with his personal life, he's not going to succeed with anyone.

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Put Faust on the back burner for now in favor of a villain character since life is a trashfire atm.

The Assistant.

Every CEO of an evil corporation needs someone to keep his mind straight and decluttered, especially so that he can stay home with his kids.

Enter Briar LeNoire.

LeNoire's position is several roles all rolled into one and they are the true second in command at Father's enterprise, regardless of what the vice president thinks. They hold a special spot that makes some question who they are to Father and why he can trust them with such importance as they just appeared one day years before. Those pale blue eyes of theirs hidden behind dark sunglasses may be the key to an unsettling truth.

Calm, collected, and downright ruthless when needed, LeNoire keeps Father's affairs in order and the company headed in the right direction, only calling him when dire necessary. Their cynical, no-nonsense approach keeps those within the company on their toes and if the employees want to keep their jobs, they better not provoke the assistant.

Every so often, LeNoire's dark form can be seen at the Delightful Mansion to report the company's status or see to another task given to them by Father. From time to time, when not accompanying Father on the occasional business trip or event and to the dismay of the Delightful Children, LeNoire babysits them, however, no one outside of the mansion knows what this entails. The DC are tight-lipped about it when asked. Perhaps they know LeNoire's origins as well.

On record, LeNoire is the only one who has directly conflicted with Father and lived to tell about it as he often seeks their opinion which involves cold logic he may not want to hear when he calls them at 3 a.m. while drunk on rocky road ice cream. They have gotten away with sassing him with dry humor with zero consequences, either showing that Father has a soft spot for them or, more likely, that he knows their worth to him. Anyone else who has tried this approach with him within his company has been met with third-degree burns and a pink slip.

The villain community learns quickly that LeNoire is not to be toyed with when Father is unavailable and not to dismiss them as "the secretary." All it takes is one phone call and their lives will take a downward spiral. Being Father's assistant has its perks with making connections all over in his absence.

LeNoire detests being touched, doesn't like but tolerates children, hates incompetence, and would rather ask forgiveness than for permission from their employer as they tend to know what needs to be done before anyone else does to a terrifying degree. This makes some theorize that they may not be human but perhaps a robot/android created by Father.

While Father has proven to be, well, a dick, LeNoire tends to soften his image in the public eye by sending gifts and making contributions in his name. The better he looks to the adult community, the better his plans will go over, something they have constantly fought with him over and won. This is also why most adults haven't chased him out of town. LeNoire reminds him each time that his father's tactics don't work as well with the public as they once did.

To date, LeNoire has excelled at every task Father has given them, though they have never encountered the KND directly. Father has kept his professional and personal life separated enough to keep LeNoire focused on the company, though he has wondered what would happen if he allowed the two to cross.

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Okay, here's my thought process:

In A.R.C.H.I.V.E., it is shown that Father, as Benedict, was the source of the children kicking adults out of the tree houses due to spanking the boy who wanted to play horsie and royally pissed him off. While this is an art piece episode, we could still use it as KND lore, not using Father, as his background is different, but as an ancestor of his instead. This ancestor brought the idea of spanking to other adults and they made actual machines to do the dirty work.

The only character we see today obsessed with spanking is Count Spankulot and no one else. Count Spankulot is ANCIENT, so it could be speculated that he could have been around the time the ancestor turned against the KND.

While there is no direct connection between the two, what's to say that the Wigglesteins, who are already obsessed with and have a history of controlling children as well as inventing and experimenting, didn't somehow change Count Spankulot and perhaps others into spank-happy vampires to do the dirty work of punishing children they can't for even the smallest infractions? These vampires aren't like traditional ones and can enter the homes of children deemed naughty. If their parents weren't going to punish them, one of the Wigglesteins' experiments might as well.

Considering Spankulot isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, he definitely would have bought into some crusader-type deal they fed him since the beginning to make it sound more noble than creepy and unnerving.

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Ever think that the Wigglestein bloodline was responsible for Count Spankulot?

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We all know Monty and Ben have different last names.

And my favorite explanation as to why is that Monty took his wife's name when they married to distance himself from his family. SHE'S the original Uno. HE was a Wigglestein.

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For my fellow Father enjoyers, I'm going to share with you how he and Faust got close without Faust trying to kill him on sight:

You're chatting with some of the adults at a community party after telling Kuki Sanban you came alone because you didn't have a partner, something you are perfectly content with. She presses the issue and you finally tell her "if it happens, it happens".

This causes her to want to play matchmaker, and she mysteriously comes into possession of your phone. She opens the social media app and starts browsing potential matches for you until she comes across the profile of a dark-haired man with red rimmed glasses smiling at the camera who "looks like a nice man" to her.

Kuki then starts messaging him some unhinged girly messages, the moment he answers her "hi!"

On the opposite end of the party, Father is silently staring at the number of messages he's getting from someone who looks appealing but seems unstable.

Once you realize your phone was hijacked, you take it back, see the messages, and then quickly go into damage control, apologizing for the barrage.

Father lets out a sigh of relief and starts sending playful banter, which you return, and this goes on for a while.

Now, Father is glued to his phone when he's not plotting something and will drop everything to answer it, often chuckling warmly at whatever is sent to him, neither of you realizing you're mortal enemies. (Or at least him and Faust, who is a Cryomancer who likes kids)

Planning on some angst.

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Rewatching KND now and catching things I didn't before is crazy.

Rewatched Z.E.R.O. and I can't help but think that Monty wasn't the best support to Ben, or Ben would have definitely taken his side in the fight. I get he was scared of Grandfather, but there's something there, or isn't there, I should say, that carries over in their adulthood.

Monty doesn't defend Ben when Grandfather attacks him. He doesn't comment at all, like he's only been passive and watched it his entire life but didn't care enough to step in until it involved him, which is probably why Ben was reluctant to join him in the first place. He wasn't sure where Monty's loyalty lied, and if Monty did go back to Pappy, Ben would have been left to take a worse punishment as the black sheep, so he opted to be what Pappy wanted instead for approval. It was just never good enough.

Saying SOMETHING about how Pappy treats Ben would have fed into distracting him long enough to get the plan in place, too. At least calling back and ASKING if Ben is okay would have sufficed. I mean, the two did go out side-by-side to confront Grandfather so it's not like he wouldn't have known the two were on some kind of okay terms.

You'd think for a show that does have its moments with siblings, Monty would be a bit more protective of his younger brother in the face of their abusive parent, even as an adult. There's a disconnect between him as a hero as Numbuh Zero and Ben's older brother. He doesn't acknowledge Ben's fear of Grandfather or offer any affirmations at all, no "Don't worry, he won't do anything to you while I'm around" or "Don't be scared, I'm right here with you", like how a caring sibling would do no matter what the age. He just yells at Ben as he's running off terrified because Pappy called for them when he doesn't get his way. Could this be something he picked up from Grandfather? Yeah, and he probably thought Ben would just go along with it without a second thought.

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Messed up, I know, but this came on my work playlist this morning while I was musing over KND stuff and... well... I thought of Numbuh Four for... Reasons...

I can totally see him headbanging to this before realizing what the lyrics are and then getting pissy about it when someone tells him this song is "totally him". He then goes on a tangent about how good he is at math and tries to prove it. -_-'

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Inbox is open for KND hijinks and Tom Foolery 8U

Nsfw is ok, it'll be tagged appropriately. FOR ADULT CHARACTERS ONLY. If the character is under 18, it's a no-go.

I do work overnights, so please be patient with me. I'm trying to overcome burnout for several things.