#and thus every moment is another chance for Disaster™

[miodiodavinci]

i honestly think it's really neat how when it comes to MMD models there's a sliding scale of "uses raw untextured materials colored via diffusion/ambient/relfective values and relies solely on external shaders for definition" ala the original animasa models to "has highly specific specialized shading baked directly into the textures and may use a single toon At Most™ for flavor" and how most models tend to fall somewhere in the middle

[zacs-of-rwby]

I apologise for this absolute info dump, but I have so many ideas for these characters, they have to go somewhere! This whole team will be getting character bios soon, but for now, please take these random thoughts about an AU team for Oscar called

Team ORCD

Context: in this AU, Oscar was adopted by Oz and Qrow after a very different version of the Fall of Beacon in which Qrow went with Oz to the vault, preventing Cinder from getting the Fall Maiden powers, thus saving Oz’s life. These are my headcanons for Oscar’s time at Beacon in this AU with his own team XD

- First things first, all four of these disasters are socially awkward (for different reasons)

- Rhoda "Rho" Debdron was raised isolated in the forests of Mistral and if they ever went out in public, they were with their mom who did most of the talking

- Cereus Agave was raised by criminals and was taught to listen and obey rather than interact and communicate. He really only knows how to talk to his little brother.

- Dryas Avens was a sheltered rich kid from Atlas and, unless he’s talking about himself, he doesn’t know how to relate to others

- And Oscar is just… shy and awkward (think v4 and v5)

- Because of this, the first few months, he will randomly go to Oz’s office to talk to him. He makes up weak excuses at first, but Oz sees through it.

- After a while, Oz finally asks where his team is and why he’s always visiting (I mean, obviously he loves seeing his son all the time, but also, he is confusion)

- Oscar says he can’t relate to his team and he doesn’t know how to help them communicate and relate to each other so he gave up

*Cue teachable moment*

- Oz tells him that as team leader, it’s his job to make an effort to bring them together. If they're leader has no interest in building a relationship with them, why should they?

- Oscar rolls his eyes and huffs out a “whatever” but he does take Oz’s advice into consideration.

- He’s able to bond with Rho and Dryas over a love of reading and telling stories, but Cereus is a tougher nut to crack

- He’s quiet, often giving one word answers to questions, if he answers them at all. He’s always disappearing and the slightest question about where he’s been is met with a hostile response every time

More context: in this AU, Oscar’s semblance is the ability to instantly disappear and reappear within a certain radius

- Because of this, he can follow people very easily without being noticed (he used to do it to his friends at Signal all the time to fuck with them)

- One day, ORD hatches a plan to have Oscar track Cereus to his mystery location. What does Oscar find?

- For the whole year, Cereus has been sneaking off to a previously abandoned dorm room in another building. A room now being occupied by Cereus’ little brother

- Oscar is absolutely floored by this. It is, in no way, what he expected to find. His teammate has been keeping his brother here because they don’t have a real home or means of paying for housing. He brings his brother extra food and keeps him company every day

Oscar: “Cereus, why didn’t you tell us?”

Cereus: “And risk getting thrown out of school? Hell no! Becoming a huntsman is the only chance we have to survive.”

Oscar: “I promise you that the headmaster is not going to kick you out over this.”

Cereus: “Oh yeah? How the hell can you be so sure?”

Oscar: “You’ll just have to trust me.”

Cereus: “I don’t have to trust shit.”

Oscar: “Do you want my help or not?”

Cereus thinks about it

Cereus: “You’re gonna tell Ozpin whether I agree or not, huh?”

Oscar: “Most definitely.”

He shakes his head and laughs, “Fuck you.”

- Begrudgingly, Cereus, his brother, and Oscar walk through campus and into Oz’s office

(Oz thought he was confused before)

- As soon as Oscar explains the situation, Oz goes into full on Dad Mode™

- He immediately gets Cereus’ brother essentially pseudo enrolled as a student. He’s not taking classes for another two years, but he gets fed, housed, and clothed like a student for now

Cereus: “How did you know that would go so well?”

Oscar: “You have your secrets, I have mine.”

Cereus: “You know my secret now, small stuff.”

Oscar: “You really wanna know?”

A small nod

Oscar, smirking: “The headmaster’s my dad.”

Cereus: “What??”

- Hehe. Oscar tells Cereus a little about his childhood while also making him promise not to tell anyone else. He’s at Beacon on his own, not as a legacy student. Since Oscar helped him, Cereus agrees.

- After that day, the Team ORCD dorm becomes a much more comfortable and friendly place 🤗