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Almost forgot to say that I have a side blog now! Check out @reidlurker for reblogs of all the amazing things other people make.

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Finally got the chance to see Andor season 2 which was AMAZING! and it reminded me of my love for K-2SO. Years ago, when Rogue One came out I entertained the thought of K-2SO interacting with the first loveable Star Wars droids, and obviously K-2 has beef with C-3PO. He views him as annoying and weak, but what would turn that opinion on its head? Why, the revelation that C-3PO was created by Anakin of course!

This week's WIP is my idea of a scene where that knowledge sorta comes into play. FYI, this is an AU where the Rogue One crew lives (because fanfiction).

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"Cassian is in a top secret meeting with Leia Organa and Mon Mothma," K-2 said. His arms hung limply at his sides. "He won't tell me what he found, but I know it involves Darth Vader and Padmé Amidala from Na—"

"Pa-deMÉ?" 

K-2SO snapped his attention to C-3PO. The protocol droid had its head cocked to the side with his ocular sensor lights blinking erratically. A few neck ports sparked. C-3PO's speech modulators went haywire with grunts, shrieks, and bleats in various languages. "Dimni-a-WUNDah . . . Pod race—dopo ME goola—NEgola dwaGHi . . . yrrate yraATE—Shmi Skywal—"

R2-D2 chirped and shrieked too quickly for K-2 to discern any sort of meaning. The droid zoomed forward and rammed into C-3PO’s leg. K-2 extended an arm on instinct and kept the golden droid from crashing. Protocol droids were not graceful at standing back up. 

Once C-3PO righted himself, his head twitched from side to side, as if the orthogonal joints were gummed up. "W-whAT . . . happened, R2?" he asked.

R2 rocked back and forth, bleeping about overheated circuits, power drain, and a harsh recommendation for an oil bath. "Y-yes I . . . I suppose that would solve . . . if you’ll both excuse me." C-3PO abruptly turned and walked down the hall. His movements were halted at first, but as he continued on his steps smoothed to his normal, shuffled gate. As C-3PO turned the corner, R2 lowered his head and whirred sadly. 

K-2 waited until C-3PO was well out of audio range before rounding on R2. "What was that?'" Most would interpret that as a glitch in code, requiring a diagnostic check. Except it was more complicated than that. An instantaneous feedback loop, like a deliberate corruption of server data. Or in other words—

"Memory wipe," R2 beeped. 

Except that was no ordinary memory wipe. A typical wipe of memory data left no trace because that's what it was. A clean erasure. This however, went deeper toward base code. An insertion or deletion of code to make whatever followed it unreadable. 

It was extensive and delicate work. It was a method of protecting stored information because the code could only be fixed by the one who altered it. They knew the method of how the data was corrupted so only they could piece it back together. And the only reason why someone would bother with that, is if the memory data was so integral to the core processing that a deletion of such data would render a droid useless. 

That is what gave K-2 pause. What sort of business would a protocol droid be involved in that not only called for a memory wipe, but for some of its base code to be re-written?

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Please forgive my lack of robotics knowledge and fudging about how code works. (and gold stars for anyone who recognizes the various languages 3PO blurts out)

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THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE OMIGOSH!! THIS IS PERFECTION!! I SHRIEKED SO HARD I'M SURPRISED GLASS DIDN'T SHATTER!!! I LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!

Sails' serious look of conviction?! Sonic's proud smile? Mangey's precious little zoomies?! Sails and Mangey BEAMING with the force of a thousand suns??!!!?! Mangey clutching his tail with those sad puppy eyes!?!?!

EXCUSE ME WHILE I STARE AT THESE FOR THE REST OF FOREVER LIKE A TEENAGED, LOVESICK FANGIRL!!

Some doodles based on scenes from @reidluver's wonderful fic, "Never Broken, Never Beyond Repair." I wanted to clean them up more, but I've been a lazy git, so I'm posting the sketches for now.

The first one is this scene, which is adorable af:

Sails grinned and lifted his metal arm in a salute. “If ye be needin’ our help, just say the word and we’ll come runnin’.” Mangey yipped his agreement and ran circles around the two of them.

The second one is Sails and Mangey smiling at Sonic after he ruffled their cute little heads. <3 And the third:

Mangey sniffled, his lower lip quivering. “Lonely,” he whined in his raspy voice.

The fic is mostly about Nine and Sonic, but of course I doodled the brief moments with these beloved goobers. <3

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May I just say that your writing is absolutely fire?

Awww, thank you!!!! You're too kind. It's always so thrilling to know other people enjoy my writing!

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This week's WIP is a glance into Nine's POV, to see how he feels about accepting Sonic's offer to live in Green Hill. (They're still in the Grim)

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The Chaos Council was responsible for innumerable atrocities, but they did manage to make a good energy drink. His favorite was the lime-grape flavored one, which had the added benefit of being made with juice. Nine was aware its purpose was to ensure the people that worked for the Council didn’t have to sleep as much, but it suited Nine just fine. He wondered if Green Hill had something similar . . .

His insides twisted into knots again and Nine took a deep breath. Going to Green Hill to be with the only person in five dimensions who genuinely gave a shit about him? Easier than he thought. Going to Green Hill and knowing that . . . Tails would be there? Not so much.

What if Tails saw him as a threat? What if there was something in Green Hill’s Shatterspace that made it easy to dispose of outsiders? If Tails was just as smart as Nine, could he figure out how to use the Paradox Prism to get rid of Nine and play it off that he just went missing? Sure, by the way Sonic described Tails that felt contrary to his character, but Nine knew firsthand how loss or the threat of losing something could change a person.

He nearly ripped apart reality for fuck’s sake! And that was after Nine had only known Sonic for a few days. What would Tails—someone who’d been with Sonic for years—do to not lose Sonic? Not to mention, Nine was keenly aware that the only reason Shadow hadn’t killed him yet was because Sonic told him not to.

What if Shadow and Tails teamed up to get rid of him? Shadow could teleport. Tails was a genius. Nine was going to walk blindly into a world he didn’t know the rules for and sure Sonic cared but he was obviously more of a free spirit and couldn’t look out for Nine all the time so Shadow and Tails would only need a few minutes to kill him and—

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Just because Nine had one emotional breakdown doesn't mean he'll never have a panic attack again, sorry! This is a big change for him, it's gonna take some time to adapt. But don't worry—if there's one thing I strive for in my fics, it's that no matter what terrible things I put the characters through they will ALWAYS be properly comforted. ❤️

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Fanfiction is so silly. I am playing with my dolls and people are coming over to watch. Some of them even clap and give me compliments. And when I'm done playing, I can go and watch other people play with their dolls.

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Did I just order a little Tails toy so I can take pictures of my hedgie with it?

. . . maaaaaaybe . . .

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Reblog Tag Masterpost

While I've moved to more of a fanfic/writing blog, I did reblog a LOT of amazing posts over the years, and don't want those to get buried. Here's an alphabetical list of all the fandoms I've reblogged for your enjoyment. (I'm also going to make a sideblog for the sole purpose of reblogging things, so I'll make a post once it's created)

Avatar the Last Airbender, ATLA, Legend of Korra Criminal Minds Disney Doctor Who Full Metal Alchemist Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Marvel Good Omens Harry Potter Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit Merlin Naruto Night at the Museum Now You See Me The Pacific Pacific Rim Percy Jackson series Sherlock Star Trek Star Wars Voltron Legendary Defender

(will be updated as I remember/have time)

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Nine's real name is Milo Ketre, to better match his "twin" Miles Prower.

And I know what you're thinking—his electronic gun/scanner-thing (is there even an official name for it?) is Milo Transducer. Or "transponder" or "transmitter", I haven't fully decided. I really wanted it to be "tricorder" for a Star Trek/sci-fi vibe, but there's no in-universe justification for it.

This won't come up in my series for a while, but this headcanon has amused me all day and I needed to share it. Apologies if this joke has already been made, I only started watching Sonic Prime like two months ago.

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A sort of continuation of this because today felt like it needed some fluff. Tails is 4 and Sonic is 11. By the way, I'm showing things spoken in sign as <Signing> cuz the symbols look like how you use your hands to simulate a person's mouth moving, get it? so we'll see how it goes.

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Sonic winced at the question. <Well, it’s just—that’s only something wilds do, buddy.> Tails’ ears drooped and he started blinking furiously, suddenly interested in everything that wasn’t Sonic.

Shit! Way to screw that up, idiot. Sonic hated how Tails fought so hard to not cry. Kids who were barely 4-years-old were supposed to cry, to wail and shriek and throw tantrums. They weren’t supposed to be skilled at crying silently the way Tails was.

What could he do? It was obvious there was more to this than an innocent misunderstanding about grooming. Tails was acting like Sonic had pushed him to the ground when all he wanted was a hug, some assurance that someone cared—

He got it! Sonic snapped his fingers to get Tails to look at him. <Mobians have something better than that to show we care!>

Tails frowned and tilted his head in that adorable way of his. “What?”

Sonic pinched his fingers together, then realized Tails probably didn’t know the sign for it. He finger-spelled <K-I-S-S-E-S.>

“ . . . kisses?” Tails sounded out. “What’s that?”

Sonic bit the inside of his cheek to keep the pity off his face. Tails hated reminders that he was different, that he had missed out on things that should have been common knowledge. When Sonic reacted “poorly” at Tails not knowing what a bedtime story was, Tails pouted for half a day and refused to sign or speak.

<Let me show you.> Sonic held out his arms and Tails cautiously scooted forward. Sonic pulled the kit into his lap and planted big, wet kisses on Tails’ forehead, complete with exaggerated smacking sounds.

“Wh-What is—what—” Tails sounded half-amused, half-worried. Sonic continued peppering him with fat, dramatic kisses next to his eye, then cheek while tickling him with one paw.

That did the trick. The cave was soon filled with Tails’ laughter and he tried squirming out of Sonic’s hold. “Sonic! St-Stop it! That’s groooosss!”

Sonic mentally cheered himself for a job well done. He squeezed Tails one last time and blew a raspberry against his cheek, to which Tails shrieked.

He wrenched apart from Sonic and wiped his muzzle. “Sonic you’re so weird,” he whined, though his furiously wagging tails betrayed him.

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Finally got a name for my series where Nine gets adopted by Sonic and Tails--"Someone's Waiting for You", named after the song in "The Rescuers." If you need a refresher, listen to it here.

Just imagine that song being played to little Nine, desperate for someone to care about him. And it's okay, because as the song promises, there's two someones waiting to love him. ❤️

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SCU headcanon that Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles don’t understand why Tom and Maddie are so interested in giving them scritches or find their paws so cute—until they learn about human freckles and birthmarks.

(crowding around the computer)

“Sonic, look! Humans can be spotted!”

“Whoa, this one has so many tiny spots all over their face! And their arms? That’s so cool!”

“This child has a patch of red on their face that matches my quills. And that one has a patch that matches my eyes. These children are wise to imitate the greatest tribe in the galaxy!”

“Those’re called uh . . . port-wine stains?"

“Hm. While a grape drink is a fine name, who would spill wine on a child? It should be renamed an Echidna patch. Who do I speak to to make this happen, Fox?”

“Forget about that, lookit! This human looks like mom and dad at the same time!”

“Wow, that’s so pretty! It’s like they have a bunch of clouds all over their skin.”

“This human has skin and fur—"

“—that’s hair, Knuckles—”

“—hair the color of snow! I did not think humans came in such a light color, but I like it.”

“Oooo, and their eyes are kinda red, cool!”

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Tag Masterpost

This will be updated as I work on organizing my content, but I feel this is a good enough starting point. Be aware I'm still fixing some of my old tags to better match these ones.

Personal: reid rambles, reid plays d&d

Originals: reid fanfics, reid recs fanfics, reid headcanons, reid refs, wip wednesday, reid artwork, reid responds

AUs and series

* Child of the Vortex: Jethro as a Doctor Who companion AU

* Someone's Waiting for You: Nine is adopted by Sonic and Tails

* The Fox and the Hedgehog: Sonic and Tails growing up together

* Preening the Rift: The Ineffable Plan - Good Omens series

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WIP for my Sonic Prime season 3 fix-it again. I'm having fun subverting the way the other Tails variants were basically ignored in the last season, so in my fic they're the main secondary characters, ha!

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Well, this was something Shadow would have to see for himself. When he turned his attention back to Rebel, he realized his presence gathered quite a crowd. No matter. He nodded to Rebel.

“I’ll check in with Sonic,” he said, stepping around her, and was met with a sword in his face.

Shadow raised an eyebrow at the fox it was attached to.

“Not t’ question yer character, stranger,” a pirate-looking Tails said, his cheery tone betrayed by the deadly glint in his eyes, “but what be yer intentions toward Nine, hm?”

There was a growl, and Shadow glanced to the side at another Tails-variant. This one was on all fours, fur poofed up, and lips curled back into a menacing snarl. Neither were a threat to him, but Shadow had to admit the display was impressive. If he weren’t the Ultimate Lifeform he might have been intimidated. For that, Shadow decided to grant them the respect of not immediately teleporting away.

"What’s it to you?” Shadow folded his arms. “Your worlds are crumbling because of Nine and you choose to defend him?”

Pirate-Tails drew a second sword using a metal arm and Shadow fought to keep the surprise off his face. What was it with this obsession of extra limbs? As far as he understood, the Tails of his dimension had been ostracized for having a second tail. Why did these variants want to accentuate that difference? He flicked his gaze to the growling variant on the ground, half-expecting to see a third leg made out of wood and vines or something.

“From what I heard,” pirate-Tails said, drawing Shadow's attention back to the two blades leveled at him, “it started on account’a those hairless apes muckin’ about, tryin’ t’conquer everythin’.”

“HEY!”

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The image of Sails and Mangey threatening Shadow has been in my mind for a while now and I had to share. It also amuses me how wildly different the tone of this snippet is compared to the other hedgehog/foxes trio piece I shared.

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(uploading gifs has changed during my absence it seems whyisitsobig?!)

Anyway--I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE HER! 💕 And I never thought I'd be happy for misunderstanding someone because of what it led to, but THE REAL LIFE OKAPI IS PRECIOUS!!!! I love both ways of scruffing--the cartoon logic of the hooves is HILARIOUS and picking up Tails with the muzzle is SO CUUUTE!! His confused face is PRECIOUS! And the punch made me crack up! (and your author self is adorable)

Someone just called into work sick when we're already short, which means I'm going to have a busy day, BUT NOW I DON'T CARE BECAUSE THIS IS ADORABLE AND THE BEST THING EVER! YOU MADE MY DAY! THANK YOU!! ❤️

This is all YOUR FAULT @scrunglepaws! I haven't drawn in like, eight years and then you keep imagining an okapi mobian from my comments and now it's almost 2:30 am and I drew one. Btw for all who are unaware, okapi (oh-Cop-ee) are AMAZING! They're from the Congo, the only living relative to giraffes, their fur is like velvet, and they're also nicknamed the zebra giraffe. FYI, the mobian is a female because males have ossicones on their head like giraffes and she has hooves not claws (I realize it may be hard to tell). Pics obv aren't mine, credits to zoos or whatever.

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This is all YOUR FAULT @scrunglepaws! I haven't drawn in like, eight years and then you keep imagining an okapi mobian from my comments and now it's almost 2:30 am and I drew one. Btw for all who are unaware, okapi (oh-Cop-ee) are AMAZING! They're from the Congo, the only living relative to giraffes, their fur is like velvet, and they're also nicknamed the zebra giraffe. FYI, the mobian is a female because males have ossicones on their head like giraffes and she has hooves not claws (I realize it may be hard to tell). Pics obv aren't mine, credits to zoos or whatever.