#gear nerd ramblings | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

kissorkill16 · 8 months ago

Text

Company: A Hello Neighbor Fanfic

By JJ

Summary: Nicky brings Trinity over for the first time.

Nicky caught up with Trinity and walked beside her, "Hey!", he said, getting her attention. Trinity turned to look at him.

"Glad you didn't sneak up on me this time.", said Trinity.

"Yeah, I learned from last time.", said Nicky, "I do admire your strength though."

"Thanks."

They walked beside each other, minding their own businesses. It was silent for a moment longer before Nicky spoke up again.

"Do you want to come over to my house?", he asked his new friend, "My parents won't be home for another hour, so I normally just do whatever until they come back."

Trinity's eyes widened, "You just do whatever you want?"

"Kind of.", replied Nicky, "Mom and Dad have to work and travel a bunch, so I gotta find some way to keep myself entertained until they get home."

Trinity thought about it for a moment.

Her mind flashed back to the time where Principal Abanate stopped by her house to warn her about Nicky and his bad behavior. She seemed to know a lot about this kid.

But Trinity's barely known him for a week, so who was she to judge?

She nodded, deciding to take him up on his offer. If her parents asked her where she was, she could always say she was walking home with her friends.

"That sounds really nice, Nicky. I'd love to go to your house."

The walk home was silent until they walked onto Nicky's front porch. When he tried to open the door, his shoulders sank when he realized it was locked.

"Mom forgot to make me a spare key.", he mumbled. He turned to Trinity, "Follow me.", he said. Then he ran to the side of his house.

Trinity followed the boy, despite being super confused. She was even more confused when he just started climbing his trellis.

"It's my spare entryway.", he said as he noticed Trinity's confused face. When he finally got into his window, he motioned for her to follow him.

Trinity was hesitant, but she reluctantly climbed up the trellis and into Nicky's bedroom. She just wished she wore better shoes if she knew she was going to have to climb today.

She looked around Nicky's room to see a bunch of Alien movie posters and Talking Heads posters hung up on his walls, and the shelves held a bunch of conspiracy theory books, old toy UFOS and dismantled CB radios.

One thing that sat alone on one shelf was a piano like machine with an air horn glued to it. Nicky noticed her looking at it, so he decided to give her a little surprise.

He picked up the machine and talked into the microphone, "This is my fart noise machine.", he said.

A loud, juicy fart echoed through the room.

In an instant, Nicky fell to the floor, hugging his sides and laughing so hard. Trinity just stared at him in a bit of amusement and disgust.

"He really is a weirdo.", she thought, she looked around the room again, "And a nerd."

Nicky slowly got up, still wiping his eyes from laughing so hard that he started to cry a little bit. "I'm sorry, I just had to. It's been a while since I've played with that thing.", he said in between giggles.

Trinity walked around the room, hands behind her back. "Well you could still play with it, no one's forcing you to follow Mr. Peterson everywhere."

Suddenly, Nicky stopped laughing altogether. He looked down at the floor, his eyes hinting sadness. Trinity noticed this and began to grow worried.

"What's the matter?", she asked. "Was it something I said?"

Nicky put his hands up, "No no, of course not. It's just...", he sighed. "Look, the more time I spend playing with my toys, the more I realize that Mr. Peterson could be killing his next victim. So I thought it'd be best for me to just put all of this aside until justice finally gets served."

Trinity raised her eyebrows. "Ah, okay.", she said.

Nicky sat down on his bed and pulled out a box full of spy gear from underneath. "We could use this to gain more info on Mr. Peterson."

Trinity sat next to Nicky, listening to him ramble on about the gear.

As he talked, Trinity couldn't help but not pay too much attention. Why? Because she was looking at something she didn't know that she liked.

Nicky's eyes.

They were so beautifully sparkly and jade. Her favorite color was normally purple or violet, but her second favorite color was the color of Nicky's eyes.

She thought it was jade, it could be jade. Maybe blue green, turquoise, or light blue.

Either way, they put a warm feeling in her heart.

Those eyes were so lovely, lively, full of joy, and they just glistened in the reflection of the other pair of goggles in the box he held.

She thought she should stop staring at them so much before it got too creepy, but they were just...impossible to look away from.

Just then, a knock on the door came, making Nicky drop the box in his hands. A man and woman stood at the door. The man had brown hair and a blue shirt, and the woman had black hair and a violet shirt.

"Huh.", said the woman, "I would've cleaned if I knew you were gonna bring company over, Nicky."

Nicky fell to the floor, picking up all of the gadgets that fell out of the box. "Mom! Dad! When did you guys get back?", he asked through nervous giggles.

"Don't change the subject, young man. It would be nice if you could call us to let us know -"

"Work wrapped up earlier than we expected.", said the man, interrupting his wife. "Who's your friend here?"

Trinity waved at the man and woman, who she just put together were Nicky's parents. "Hi, I'm Trinity. Trinity Bales. Me and my family just moved in a couple weeks ago."

The woman smiled, "Nice to meet you, Trinity.", she said. "Do your folks know you're here?"

Trinity's eyes widened a little. Her parents had no idea she was here, no idea that she was still hanging out with Nicky after Principal Abanate specifically told her not to associate with him. But she calmed down.

"Yeah, I texted them before I came here.", she said. She looked back at Nicky with pleading eyes, and Nicky nodded in agreement.

The man clapped his hands, smiling wide. "You kids want some snacks? We got Zingers, Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Ho's, Suzy Q's -"

Trinity put her hands up, "Kind offer, sir. But I have to decline.", she said, pointing to her stomach. "Diabetic."

The man looked down at his shoes, a little ashamed, but he quickly perked up. "Well that's alright. I can always run to the store and grab some sugarless cookies if you like.", he offered.

"That would be very nice."

And just like that, the man left the room, leaving his wife to the kids.

"He did the same thing the last time Nicky brought friends over.", she said to Trinity. "Y'know, Nicky's has friends over before, but he's never brought just one friend over."

Trinity looked at the woman in confusion, "What's the matter?"

"I just didn't think Nicky would want a relationship so early."

Nicky dropped the box again and his face turned red, "W-What?!", he said as he turned to his mother. "Mom, she's not my girlfriend!"

"I didn't say she was, I was just -"

Nicky pushed his mother out of the room, looking down at the floor to hide his red face. "Well, we're busy, Mom! So come back when Dad's back with the sugarless snacks! Bye now!"

Then he shut the door.

He looked back at Trinity, who was looking at him with her cheeks as red as his face.

"I'm sorry about that, Trin.", said Nicky. "My parents can be a little embarrassing at times."

Trinity crossed her arms and looked at the floor, "Yeah, I understand. My parents are like that sometimes too. Especially my mom."

Nicky went back to his bed and sat down, "Well, regardless of how embarrassing they are, I love them anyway. They make me happy with just their presence.", he said. "Now, back to the walkie talkies."

Nicky continued to ramble about the spy gear in the box, and Trinity resumed to just staring at those beautiful jade eyes she liked so much for some reason.

As she was lost in her trance, Nicky suddenly stopped talking when he realized that Trinity was looking directly into his eyes. His face turned red again. "What?", he asked.

Trinity snapped out of her trance and looked away all flustered. "N-Nothing. Sorry.", she quickly said. "Just keep talking about the walkie talkies."

A moment of silence passed through the room, then Nicky resumed to talking about the spy gear and how it worked.

Both their faces red.

#hello neighbor #welcome to raven brooks #trinity bales #nicky roth #jay roth #luanne roth #my fics #hello neighbor fanfic

31 notes · View notes

insert-thenewbl-here · 7 months ago

Text

finished an OLD Tina Belcher doodle to practice some healthier drawing methods for me poor hands. they didn't hurt nearly as much so I think it's a success!

and now I will ramble about her cuz she's one of my favourite characters ever and I never give her justice... specifically rambling about her as Autism rep sorta...

((you can make a strong argument for all the Belchers being autistic tbh but like.. there are quirky characters that can be explained with autism, and then there's 'this character HAS TO be based on autism'))

anyhoo, I think out of all the "accidental autistic" characters she's probably the best in that she is niether the unfeeling robot trope OR the 'still acts like a child' trope, but still shows the most common autistic symptoms.

she's monotone but not "unfeeling", she's actually VERY sentimental.

she's not a "nerd" she actually has a wide range of fixations.

she's not stupid or a super genius, she's just slightly gullable for her age.

(and not to sound gross) but she's horny as hell and omg EVERY OTHER autistic coded character is aroace or sex repulsed so that's just refreshing.

and finally, even though it's just the nature of the show, it's so nice to see her not judged at all by her family. there's no "my daughters stimming is embarrassing" shit. the only characters who judge her at all are her asshole classmates but that's just accurate honestly.

(every time I meet a bobs burgers enjoyer, they say they don't care for tina and that grinds my gears)

#my art #fanart #bobs burgers #tina belcher #autism #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #autism representation #tina #cartoons #adult animation #animation #animated series

16 notes · View notes

jadevine · 3 months ago

Text

New anime, new theater nerd ramblings

Just started watching Dorohedoro with my friends! One thing I noticed as an artist/actor is what fucking tanks all the characters are, and that's a very fitting choice for a post-apocalyptic setting where violence is routine.

I saw one review complaining that Hayashida "cannot draw the human body at all" and I'm like "excuse me??? You're just being mean. I haven't noticed anything that bad about the anatomy or her personal style." I actually like the dieselpunk gritty style, but maybe the guy who said Hayashida can't draw is just mad that her women are beefy, lolllll.

It's just so refreshing to see a post-apocalyptic world where violence is routine... and the people LOOK LIKE violence is routine, instead of being models. A model/gym-fit body is very different from a fighting/functional-fit body, but many readers/viewers don't know that, and the ones who DO (like, you know... actors and fighters) often have to ignore it for safety issues.

In Dorohedoro, I have seen a character smash people's heads into the wall, and I have also seen a character fight with a SLEDGEHAMMER and a CLAW HAMMER. Yikes. After the terror wore off, I went "damn, this person knows how to draw fighters!" Because those characters were drawn in a way to make me believe they can bust open skulls--they have thick limbs, very powerful movements, EXTREMELY realistic thuds/cracks as needed.

With acting/drawing, many people think muscle is all you need to be Stronk(TM), but a lot of actors, models and drawn character-art actually tends to have TOO MUCH muscle definition--first reason is because it's sexy, and for real-life people, they eat INCREDIBLY well for the sake of their looks. With functional/fighting-fit people, they watch their food, but not to the extent that an actor/model does. Actors, gym-rats, and models focus on 1) bulking up and 2) ACTIVELY KEEPING THE FAT OFF. Just not doing the second part will often leave you with more fat than someone like Channing Tatum--a well-known actor AND model, most famous for playing the stripper Magic Mike, and currently playing the superhero Gambit from X-Men, often portrayed in comics as shredded himself.

Another aspect of strength is bone density, which is related to body-fat percentage. Gym-fit actors and models are often very lean and trim; outside of the heroin-chic era where people were starving themselves or actually doing drugs to be fashionable, most modern performers have thick, glorious muscles on regular skeletons, so the men will ideally have wide shoulders that taper into narrow waists (often known as the Dorito / triangle build) and well-shaped arms and legs that DON'T look like tree trunks, while the women will often be VERY dainty-looking on a skeletal view (because thick and masculine-looking women are often seen as unattractive).

You will not find the "too much muscle, not enough bone" problem for Hayashida's characters. She draws people with muscles, AND with thick-ass torsos and limbs. Moreover, she puts the characters in CLOTHES THAT ALLOW FREE MOVEMENT. We got working clothes, we got jumpsuits, track suits, and military gear! It's wonderful! Everyone's bone density must be off the charts in Dorohedoro's world!

Another tell that someone is "acting/model fit" instead of "fighting fit" is when they are literally showing skin. Actors/models have clear and soft skin coating all their shiny, well-defined muscles... because people want to see that. Fighters, who may really only bare skin before a sparring session or a professional fight if at all, don't do it to be looked at--it's because they need to avoid overheating, and they need to keep their freedom of movement. They will have hard skin. They will have scars, blemishes, and calluses, especially on their hands and feet where they hit people the most.

One thing I really like about Dorohedoro's gritty and dingy dieselpunk aesthetic is that it gives the characters a battered and worn-out appearance as well.

Now, trying to replicate "fighter's skin" in real life is not practical at all--those are the safety issues that I mentioned earlier. A director could only get that kind of look by physically abusing their actors (you're getting arrested!), drenching them in makeup (who wants to spend half the day just getting makeup on? Who wants to spend a shitton of money ON THE MAKEUP ITSELF?), or spending time/money teaching them how to fight (may well be voluntary, but how do you keep the actors from injuring each other with their REAL FIGHTING, and therefore slowing down the filming schedule and racking up hospital bills???). This is why the makeup crew relies on coating someone in dirt/blood/mud or scar makeup for key character-building scenes as a shorthand for "this person is a fighter."

Anyway, I'M AN ARTIST WHO LIKES SEEING BODY VARIANCE. I THINK DOROHEDORO'S CHARACTER DESIGN IS 15/10 STARS.

#dorahedoro #acting #art style

7 notes · View notes

gooeygoldies · 1 year ago

Text

Y'know what surprise post it's Otacon time he's on my mind rn (I have had some of the songs I've assigned to him on repeat lately) pokemon au is back!! Og mgs, mgs2 and mgs4

BUT YEAH!! POKEMON!!! he's one of my -if not the- most developed character au-wise in regards to pokemon and teams and things so yuh yuh under cut my insane person rambles

Okay SO we are going by game.

Mgs

- Porygon and Magnemite: Very straightforward the hacker/engineer pokemon duo!! He got them in college. His buddies his pals

- Sobble: actual plot here! It was a gift by Sniper wolf, who had Intelleon as her main pokemon. It is very much like him in the first game (cries and can turn invisible, in this au he got the camo gear idea from Sobble!!) and is perked upon his shoulder always. Also the water type is a sad little connection to the.pool. yeah. Anyways, he leaves it behind after leaving shadow Moses cuz he isn't a crybaby anymore!! Character growth!! The Sobble is okay don't worry about it

- Venonat: in au-lore. Originally assigned cuz I felt they looked alike, also a nocturnal pokemon to accompany him! But it was a pokemon he saved from being attacked by wolf's mightyenas (stand-in for wolves) it helps him sneak around shadow Moses thanks to its enhanced sight!

Mgs2 (now we get more into my own lore)

- Porygon2 and Magneton: Evolved!! Thanks to philanthropy that is, now they battle alongside snake and Otacon and are key helpers in all things electricity. Magneton is especially key in destabilizing electrical power sources

- Patrat (Shiny): Shiny bcs the color scheme felt cuter, but aside from that its here to match the 'eyes in the sky' role Otacon has now. A little sentinel! It keeps guard if accompanying snake or Otacon in missions.

- Swadloon: its all cozy and cooped up like. Like a nerd. But beside that, and it's role in the future (aka MGS4) it's main function is to sew up any torn garments, and helped Otacon make the new sneaking suit.

- Joltik: you know the bug things set to record conversations in spy movies? Make it an actual bug. Also it eats electricity so its a rlly good pal to have on the computer.

- Helioptile: It's actually a power generator!! Solar powered friend and I'd feel it would've been caught while moving around for philanthropy

* Venonat: He's still there!

Mgs4

Porygon2 & Magneton: Same ol' guys

Galvantula, Watchog, Heliolisk, Venomoth: They all evolved! Even if they spend most of their time in the nomad, Otacon took the time to train all of them after Snake's health started deteriorating just in case they needed to protect Sunny.

Leavanny: Honorable and separate mention! The nanny pokemon and it evolves by friendship. Evolved not long after Sunny arrived into his life, as the pokemon category implies, it takes care of Sunny as well!! Main caretaker whenever Snake and Otacon need some backup in that regard

Rotom: you know Rotom dex? Think metal gear Rotom... Rotom gear. But it's the mk.II instead. Rotom powered! The little dude also helps with every day appliances with it's usual forms

Beheeyem: It matches his sleeker, cooler look. That concept art with the coat? It's the cooler nerd pokemon

Porygon-Z: Used to be Emma's, and it ends up being the last puzzle piece in FOXALIVE in this au. She gave it to him before, y'know, spoilers but dying and all dat!

Well that's it!! I love Otacon he's so me I'm so him. Nerds with big glasses... Hopefully if I get the energy I'll do more deep dives like these but tbh for Snake his team is p static. Whatever !!! Ty guys for listening gn !!

#long one #mgs #pokemon #pokemon au #metal gear solid #metal gear pokemon #otacon

30 notes · View notes

feyspeaker · 2 years ago

Note

Hey, Fey!!

I hope you're taking care of yourself with the holidays coming up 🧡🖤

We obviously see a lot of your art and love for BG3, but I was wondering if you have any Tavs/Durges that you love? (As in your own characters!)

Or who is your favorite NPC/NPC interaction outside of the companions? 🥰

Lots of love from Ellie!

Hi there!! Thank you, doing alright!! You too!! I have 1 Tav, named Iiyola! She's in the portrait I painted for my icon. A draconic sorcerer with a few points in rogue. She's shown up in a few of my pieces, and I have like 100k words into a fanfic I may never post about her being childhood friends with Astarion. Halsin is her uncle- she's half Drow half Wood Elf which is a source of great inner turmoil for her spiritually. I'm a huge Frogotten Realms elf nerd so my fanfic about her only has Astarion, Halsin, Minthara, and Shadowheart from the game, and it's exploring each of their relationships with their culture and navigating life as elves who have very different opinions on what that means. And, Iiyola kind of bridging that gap in the party as she really belongs nowhere, not Drow enough for their society, but also too "tainted" to belong in Seldarine elf society. (I personally think that the new D&D lore kind of scoured the intrigue from elf politics so I am writing with more of a Neverwinter Nights/BG1&2 approach.) She's a Vhaeraun worshiper, as her father was a high up cleric within their order, it's a whole thing and I'm rambling now! Her faith is tested when she learns that Halsin is her uncle (to his surprise as well) and she learns some ugly things about her father that really flip her world more upside-down than it already is! I only make 1 PC for RPGs and that's it (99% of the time), so I've remade Iiyola for my Durge run. I never play evil in RPGs so I'll be doing a resist run for sure. As far as outside NPCs, I'm not really sure, I do like Gortash a lot. I do think that, unfortunately, both he and Orin seem to have been shafted a bit in the plot pacing. I was so excited to get to see Baldur's Gate again and I was kind of bummed out the upper city was kind of a letdown. I wish I could say Viconia but I really dislike that canon had to be forced on us, because I LOVED Viconia in 1&2 and the canon one just isn't my Viconia. Also wish they'd brought her original VA back and given her her goddamn beauty mark!!!!!!!!!

Kind of a ranty tangent but I also think it's a shame we didn't get to see as many noble houses- I would have liked to have seen Cazador's place actually be a manor, visit Gortash's estate, etc. I loved breaking into noble's houses in the first game. :( I think it's a dreadful missed opportunity that we did not get some kind of super important ball/masquerade/social event a la DA: Inquisition where we get to dance with our LI and do some intrigue that inevitably ends in crazy bloodshed and a battle with limited gear... Oh I am rambling again.

Overall I think the NPCs are all pretty compelling, probably my favorite little nest of NPCs was the Myconid 'village'.

thank you for asking and sorry for rambling!!!

#ask

26 notes · View notes

dragonmarquise · 6 months ago

Text

Monday I go back to work but I don't want to, I want to write about my BRC blorbos and OCs, ahhh

So uh, for anyone who's enjoyed my previous BRC headcanon rambles, especially the couple of posts for my Devil Theory OCs, help me out here:

I will probably end up writing about my ideas for all three pairings here, this is moreso to decide on the order of me working on and posting them.

And admittedly, I'm hoping that if I see at least one person is interested in hearing my ideas, it will help motivate me to get through this. Whatever works to help kick me into a creative high gear, I guess? Please bare with me. :P

#bomb rush cyberfunk #polls #oc x canon #brc devil theory #devil theory #Wren's BRC Headcanons

3 notes · View notes

immedealwithit9855 · 3 months ago

Text

Proceeding......

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

The girls were in route to Brazil to begin their mission. Before leaving, the turtles gave them a proper send off. Exchanging hugs, kisses, added gear, advice, and some quickies mainly from Charlie and Mikey. The ride itself was full of thoughts regarding the flash in the sky.

"Neve! How close are we?" Alopex shouted out to the nanobot driving the jet.

"Estimated time of arrival: 1 hour." The nanobot responded accordingly.

"Very good. Gives us time to go over the layout of the facility. Alright, Second in Command, take the wheel." Alopex patted Dinah on the shoulder, Kenzi pulling up her hologram screen to begin.

"Got it. Alright. This is where the entrance is. There are guards surrounding the area." She explains, pointing out the guards assigned spots. "The compound itself is an abandoned factory. We take out the guards and make our move."

"There's also cameras posted outside. Ya know what that means?" Kenzi's twitched her tail in anticipation.

"Means we got ourselves a so-called 'professional." Charlie sashes, putting her feet on the table.

"Clearly. Kenzi, you use your tail to deactivate the cams." Dinah says.

"I'll go for the main room here and subdue the watchers." Alopex joined.

"We'll cause a stir, while Dinah rescues our captives." Kenzi adds.

The girls nodded in agreement.

"We got ourselves a plan ladies!" Alopex chimes using a country accent. "If you're good, Charlie, we'll let you use that special explosive Kenzi finalized." She winked.

Charlie started wagging her fox tail. "Oooohh. I can't wait. Just give me the word and BOOM! It's done."

Kenzi placed the device down on the table to keep it open for the ladies to go over a few more things. She excused herself to make a quick call to Donatello.

Charlie and Dinah looked at each other, smirking. Alopex glared at them,"Shut up, girls!" She grunted.

"We didn't say anything!" Charlie whined.

"Ya didn't have to! I see it all ova ya faces! Let's study this layout again see if there's anything else." She ordered.

Kenzi went into one of the cabins and closed the door. She pulled out her phone put Donnie on video chat. He answered.

Donatello: Hey Honey. What's up?

Kenzi: Us of course. Up in the sky. *snickers*

Donatello: Nice. How's the flight? Are the engines purring? Thrusters working accordingly? Navigation system up to par?

He rambled and she couldn't help but smile at her terrapin love.

Kenzi: Yes, Donnie. The jet is running smoothly. Thanks again for your help.

He snorts.

Donatello: It was nothing. Just helping out my girl.

Kenzi: Hey. It is something. Never downplay your work. Ever!

She raised her voice. He started to blush as she waved her cheetah tail at him.

Donatello: Still having those feelings from that flash?

Kenzi paused. The girls still had to discuss a few things but Kenzi knew there was more to that flash than what was being discussed.

Kenzi: Yes. Have there been anymore flashes since we left?

Donatello: There has. It seems like they occur during a certain time of day. Like in the evening when the sky gets dark.

Kenzi: Not sure what it is, but please be careful.

Donatello: We will. You as well, my love.

Before they signed off, Kenzi recalled something Donnie said last night.

Kenzi: Donnie? Remember how you described the flash last night?

He looked confused for a moment, then his memory started to kick in.

Donatello: Um, Yeah. It was a unnatural phenomenon.

Kenzi's tail twirled, Donnie catching it's movements.

Kenzi: Yes. That last part. Say it again, but softly.

Donnie laughed when he realized what she wanted. He leaned closer to the screen, giving her one of those looks men give their women during seduction.

Donatello: Unnatural Phenomenon....

Upon hearing him say it again, she started to purr and roll her body in the chair.

Kenzi: Oh Donnie. Of all voices I've heard in my life. Yours is the sexiest I've ever had the pleasure of coming to.

Donnie squeaked a bit. Like a nerd seeing boobs for the first time. Him and Kenzi have always been sexual to each other, she never ceases on getting him riled up.

Donatello: You're the sexy one. I'm just a freak with a brain.

Kenzi: Stop That! You are more than that. All of you are. You're not a freak. You're Donatello, brains of the group and a fine warrior of the shadows. Also, the love of my life. Remember that!

He felt his heart throb listening to her cheer him up. Before she came along he settled with just a few people knowing of him. Now, with her and her sisters, he felt whole.

Donatello: I Love You so much.

Kenzi: I Love You.

Just then Charlie bursts in teasing.

Charlie: I Love You too, Donnie! *laughter*

He chuckled at Charlie interrupting their brief chat and Kenzi's face as she started hissing at her.

Donatello: This is my queue to sign off?

Kenzi: Unfortunately, Yes. At least until next call.

Donatello: Don't hurt her too much. You still got work to do.

Kenzi: You're right. I'll save it for when we get back.

They said their good-byes and ended the call.

Kenzi rejoined the group.

"Have we gotten that out of our system now?" Alopex asked, resting her cheek against her palm.

"Yes. We ready?" Kenzi wondered.

"Proceed!" Alopex gave the order to which the girls understood fully.

One by one, they plummeted from the jet, gliding down into the jungles of Brazil just a few yards away from the compound. Since they all had the ability of flight and invisibility, it made being discreet easy. Upon landing, they immediately warped into their signature animal forms. They prowled through the brush, their instincts guiding them through the darkness as they made their way to their destination.

When the first guard was spotted, Charlie acted promptly catching the man off guard, mauling him. Using her speed she went ahead and tracked down the others. Kenzi sped her way to the front of the compound, remaining invisible while using her tail to disengage the security cameras. Entering without an issue along with Dinah.

Alopex was able to subdue the guards in the control room. Giving the girls time to raid the buidling. Charlie successfully cleared the area, giving herself a pat on the back for her skills.

It was a dim lit corridor that had eerie written all over it. Kenzi and Dinah spotted one of the doors, but it was heavily guarded. 'Bingo!' After the guards were subdued, The girls regrouped, utilizing their invisibility very well, especially Alopex who withdrew her shotgun, shucked it, causing the ones standing guard to think hard about what they just heard. Alopex smirked, pulled the trigger, encasing all the guards in elastic goo. "Kenzi, you are too awesome. Very impressive weapon you've made." Kenzi snickered as she subdued another guard,"You're the awesome one. Oh Noble Leader!" She teased.

"You're both awesome! Let's get this show on the road!" Charlie muttered, Kenzi smiles with mischief.

Using all her inhuman strength, Alopex sunk her palms into the doors, with a grunt, ripping the door clean off of its hinges. The many eyes that fell upon them of captive teens and toddlers chained to the walls. Afraid, malnourished. "It's alright. We're gonna get you all home. Girls, start working on their shackles and get them out here!" Alopex gave the order, while pushing a button on her wrist watch, calling for the vehicle to pick up the captives.

While Charlie was releasing a teen, a guard came to and charged towards her with a machete. Dinah used her kusari-gama to relieve the madman of his weapon, while Kenzi swung her foot into his temple, knocking him unconscious.

"Good kick. Our rides here. Everybody out. Let's go home. Go! Go! Go!" Charlie shouted, waking the kids up out of their daze, coaxing them to act fast.

A huge truck was parked behind the building waiting for the girls and the kids. They loaded the kids up, made sure everyone was accounted for and took off.

"Charlie. Did you set it up?" Kenzi asked, cradling a toddler.

"Yeah I did. I'm about to knock em' down!" She gave a Cheshire grin, pulling out a trigger button from her pocket. As they drove further away from the compound, Charlie pressed the button and watched in satisfaction as the entire compound burst into flames. "Art truly is an explosion!" She muttered.

"I Do Not want you watching anymore Naruto!" Alopex blurted.

"Not even Naruto Shippuden?" Charlie whined.

"No!" Kenzi and Dinah say in unison.

-------Time Skip----------

With the children returned to their families along with children who were from other countries, the Muses were making their way back home in their private jet.

"What an assignment. The Embassy is such a hassle!" Charlie whined.

"It comes with the job, sis. Besides, the kids are free now. Back home where they belong. Aint that right, ladies?" Alopex cheered.

"That's right!!!" The girls say in unison, provoking a howl from Alopex.

As the flight went on, strange flashes started to erupt in the skies again. "Alopex!!" Charlie eked out.

"I know. Kenzi, call Donnie. Now!" She ordered.

"Ya ain't gotta tell me twice." Kenzi says, dialing Donnie's cell.

"Is it getting bigger? Or closer?" Dinah squinted her eyes trying to get a good look at the stange flashes.

He answers.

"Baby, are you seeing it too?" He says, getting right to it.

"Yes. It's as if it's getting closer. Lemme get a closer look." Kenzi says, switching the call to video chat, opening the exit doors, flying out to get a closer look.

"Kenzi, no! Get back in here! We don't know what could happen!" Dinah yelled out to her sister, floating in the sky near the flashes.

"Guys, come here now! Ya gotta see this! Kenzi what are you thinking!" Donnie shrieked.

The turtles surrounded Donnie, getting a good look at the footage. "Looks like a portal. Why is Kenzi getting so close! Kenzi get back to the jet, NOW!" Leonardo ordered.

"Okay, I'm going. I wanted to........" Her words were cut off by electric vaults coursing through her body. Knocking her unconscious.

The call went out.

"What happened!?" Raph demanded.

"Hang on. I'm getting a video call from Dinah." Donnie quickly accepted the call. In that moment, the girls switched on the cameras disguised as necklaces around their necks.

The monitors filled with what appeared to be a battle going on in the skies. The jet had been destroyed in the process, pieces of debris falling to the ground in smoke. The figure the girls were battling were peculair creatures.

"What are those things, Donnie"

"They look like dinosaurs, they got Kenzi!"

Suddenly Dinah voice yelled out through the call,"Aren't you guys supposed to be extinct!? What the heck do ya want? Let her go!"

With all her strength Alopex took on the creatures who held her sister along with Charlie who immediately flew into action, throwing her needle blades at the enemy. The creatures seem to have strength matching Alopex as one punched her directly in her abdomen, snatching her in the process. Charlie's needle blades were able to pierce through their strange armor, yet they kept coming. "That's it! I've had it up to here!" She hollered, whipping out her explosive needle blades, ready to strike.

There were a dozen of these creatures, Charlie didn't care as she launched all her explosives in their direction. They went off upon piercing their armor. It was able to tear off some armor, causing it to fall to the ground. However, despite her efforts, she was immediately apprehended by the assailant. Mikey was crushed seeing his little spit fire being caught.

Dinah was trying to hold her own using her kusari-gama to draw the assailants away. They immediately caught her chain, yanking her into its chest, squeezing her. She screamed Leonardo's name, making his chest rumble being forced to watch her along with her sisters being taken away.

Alopex was able to come to,"Who the heck are you?"

The camera was rolling on Alopex necklace, giving the turtles a full view of the creatures.

"Guys, are those our ancient cousins or something!?" Mikey asked.

"Shhh, Mikey. Listen!"

"We are the Triceratons! Sent by the Kraang to collect you! He has plans for the 4 of you! Hahahaha!" He cackles, retreating into the portal.

"Not if I can help it!" Alopex declared, shoving the Triceraton away from her, using her tail to retrieve her sisters, faded into invisibility, fleeing the scene.

The turtles couldn't believe what they witnessed. "Duck down to lower grounds! Then head back to the base in New Jersey!" Leonardo yelled into the microphone. He could hear Alopex's heavy breathing as she struggled to fly. "Babe. Hurry up and get away! Use your speed!" Raph barked, worry stricken. "Kenzi's out cold! Dinah use your speed to get us outta here!" Alopex ordered. Dinah shook herself out of her cramps, grabbed them all by her tail and sped their way back home.

-------------Meanwhile-----------

The one in charge of the Triceratons, was on his communication device with the Kraang.

"Sir. These creatures are much harder to capture. They got away!"

The Kraang slammed down on his desk, infuriated with the missions failure.

"You fools have failed on your first try!!?? Imbeciles!" He hollars into the communicator. "You will not return to this dimension until you've captured those wretches. Allow me to make it fun." He slithers his tentacles to the keyboards, doing a search until he found exactly what he was looking for.

"These filthy turtles have ruined my plans and nearly destroyed my precious TechnoDrone." He slaps the screen.

"Those hybrids happen to be associated with these turtles. Where ever they are, the turtles will be close by. Bring them all to me and I will overlook your pathetic attempts at capturing them."

The triceratons studied the turtles, etching in their minds what they look like and where they are located. They smile.

"Triceratons! Begin the hunt!" The commander orders, using their flying platforms to track the turtles and the Muses down.

Kraang ended the call. "Bring them ALL!"

#tmnt 2014 #tmnt 2016 #tmnt bayverse #bayverse leonardo #bayverse raphael #bayverse donnie #bayverse mikey #bayverse tmnt #tmnt aged up #tmnt oc #tmnt fanfiction #tmnt fandom #tmnt au #tmnt adults #Spotify #action #rescue mission #kraang #tmnt triceratons

2 notes · View notes

eclipsedrawsthings · 1 year ago

Text

Alrighty I finished so let me just type my nerdy analysis through my tears

First off, I went in knowing this was a tragedy (unlike my poor partner, who got smacked over the head with the ending), and this granted me the ability to See The Foreshadowing. Man this show uses the structure of tragedies well.

We are entering the nerd zone. Final warning. I am about to bring up Shakespeare.

In Romeo and Juliet, there’s a specific tipping point that changes the play from a comedy (in the Shakespearean sense) to a tragedy—Mercutio’s death about halfway through act three. After Mercutio dies, there’s no hope for a happy ending; the dominos are in motion and there’s no way to stop it.

Shorter is Mercutio. After he dies, there’s no way to have a happy ending. Heck, he even dies at about the same point in the story—roughly halfway through!

Speaking of Shorter’s death, it’s a perfect example of a tragic scene: one small change could have changed the outcome, but there’s no way of knowing of it would be for the better or for the worse. What would’ve happened if Ash had shot him in the arm or the shoulder, instead of the heart? Maybe it would have stopped him, at least long enough for another solution to come to light, but maybe it wouldn’t have! Maybe he would’ve grabbed the knife in his other hand and killed Eiji—Ash only had one bullet. Maybe the outcome we got, as heartbreaking as it was, was the best possible outcome!

I can’t stop turning the scene in my head, tugging on all the threads to see if anything could have been different, but at the same time… Shorter was already dead the moment he got dosed with Banana Fish. (Another very well-done scene by the way—extremely visceral, especially for someone like me who’s squicked out by needles.)

Moving on from Shorter, Ash and Eiji’s relationship is done fantastically. It’s so easy to imagine them together and happy a few years down the line, partly because they already seem like they’ve been together for years. I love all of the scenes of their morning banter—they’re so full of this feeling of “I love this person so much but goddammit do they know exactly how to get on my nerves” that I love in fictional couples because it’s so real. It’s Han Solo and Princess Leia, it’s Miracle Max and Valerie, it’s my mom and my dad.

And I love the way Ash grows as a character, and how it ties into his relationship with Eiji. Just—the way Eiji meets Ash at his lowest and sees something in him worth loving, which in turn makes Ash want to prove him right—it’s the way loving and being loved by someone makes you want to be better, so you can be the person they see when they look at you.

And the fact that they work so well together makes the ending hurt all the worse. If you’ll excuse my quoting The Princess Bride: “You truly love each other, so you might have been truly happy. Not one couple in a century has that chance.”

Switching gears to the art style—there was something about it that was tugging on my brain, and about four episodes in I realized what it was: stylistically, it looks vintage. If you slapped a noise filter over it and maybe changed how the eyes are rendered, Banana Fish would look like it came from the same era as AKIRA. Based on my vary vague knowledge of AKIRA (I read the first volume of the manga, didn’t particularly like it and understood very little of what was going on 😅) I have to wonder if that was deliberate, since my vague understanding is that AKIRA’s plot also involves shadowy organizations and super soldier drugs.

Not really sure how to end this ramble… basically my thesis statement is that this show hurts you by coming so close to a happy ending that was never actually in reach. Also, as cool as the art style is, it makes it a pain for me personally to try and draw these characters, since my own style is very different XD

Peace out, I’m gonna try and stop crying before I have to leave for work ✌️

#banana fish #analysis #I’m a giant nerd and I’m making it everyone’s problem

9 notes · View notes

oonajaeadira · 2 years ago

Text

State of the WIP Address

Okay, y'all, I've been in a really weird place where I've been avoiding...pretty much a lot of stuff. Dunno if I have to talk to my doctor about upping my meds or what, but this is why I actually went on them--my depression manifests not in laziness, but avoiding things I need to do and things I actually WANT to do. Then I don't do them and it all starts building up. And then the to do pile feels insurmountable, like I'll never get to finish all these wonderful things. So I just...freeze up and roll over. Like a fainting goat. You'd think I'd be like "yay! lookit all the things to look forward to! I have years ahead of me full of things I really want to do! I should never be bored again!" But no. Can't do them Right Now? Fainting goat. It's weirdo. We've all got our weirdo and this is mine.

I only mention it here because I do State of the WIP Address to be accountable. Now, the weird thing is, I don't actually expect anyone to read these posts--they're boring and personal and totally for my own motivation. I just know myself and know if I put something out there, I'll feel bad if I don't do it and that should motivate me to actually do it.

But here's the thing....it doesn't work anymore. I'm no longer fulling for my own snake oil. The placebo has run out. If I know it's inconsequential, then my brain tricks me into thinking that I'm accountable to no one. And, in reality, it's true that I'm actually accountable to no one so the trick doesn't work.

Anyway. Welcome to Adira's brain where she finds her own thought patterns a fascinating psychological study and the lab results are inconclusive.

So I'mma try to twist the experiment a bit. Rather than list the things I know I can't get to right this second and feel bad about it, we're gonna let promises go and do it this way. It's not interesting to anyone but me and anyone who nerds out on process. But rather than listing the things I'm not working on, I'll talk about the ones I am, how it's going, what's in my craw about it, and maybe in my ramblings I'll clear the gears to start rolling again.

This isn't interesting to anyone but me unless you really wanna see how seriously I take my fic writing. Cringe if you want. I'm just being honest with myself. My fic isn't high art, but as with anything I create, I can't half-ass it either. It's "be satisfied with it on my terms" or bust.

STATE OF THE WIPS

I have one million projects happening, but these are the pieces I'm actively thinking about and working on at the moment.

SECRET SANTA Where it's at: I'm writing for someone I think is a wonderful person and want to do right by them, so the pressure's on. But at the same time, it's not. Because I know how accepting and lovely the person is and they gave me a lot of prompts and options and like a lot of the things I do and seem to like a lot of the types of things I like to write. I also know that this doesn't have to be over-complicated, that I can write my heart and it will please both of us. While I haven't actually opened up a doc to start, I know that it's the type of thing that if I have a little uninterrupted block of time, I can just sit down and it will flow. I won't say much about it here, but I will say that while it can 100% be read as standalone, it hits on a character/series I'm currently writing and acts as a kind of prequel, a reason for loving the reader as he does. It's something that is kind of missing in the planned series and I think this would be a nice opportunity to explore it before moving forward (and maybe helping propel that series a little) while also touching on one of the characters my giftee likes, a genre they are interested in that I hadn't considered with this character, and it will have a tone I think they'll appreciate. So while it's for them and being written with their likes in mind, I thank them, because it's also a little gift for me and my yearnings. What's stopping me: Time constraints and general anxiety.

TROPE FIC: MODERN DOM!PERO Where it's at: This one got a little sloppy and I'm working on it. I've been following @max--phillips' entries about what defines certain types of kinks and while my thoughts on dom!Pero started as true dom, they swung wrong when I started working on this, and now I'm just thinking myself back to the definition of dominant. And while I may still be missing the mark, it's helping me to think more about how I want to explore and frame this dynamic. It's also giving me a little trouble in that it's not coming out chronologically which causes me to waste time jumping around and retrofitting things. What's stopping me: I put this one on hold to start prioritizing the Secret Santa piece.

TROPE FIC: SEX POLLEN!OBERYN Where it's at: This piece is flowing chronologically. It's going to be longer than I anticipated and the first draft is about 1/3 done. I already know that after the first draft I'll have to do some shaping and I think maybe I got overwhelmed with the task I set for myself and that triggered my avoidance. I know where it's going, I'm excited for it, it will flow easily if I let it, I just have to do it! What's stopping me: I put this one on hold because I got distracted by tasty Pero thoughts. I blame @perotovar for the thots, but not the stopping. That's all on me.

TROPE FIC: ALPHA!JAVI Where it's at: I'm about 1/2 done with the first draft. Again, this one will be longer (and also more angsty) than I anticipated. I love love love where it's going though and reader and Javi's history is beautiful and sad and complex; I really love that half. I'm just now switching into the modern day section of it and have to make a few decisions about how I actually want it to go. My mind is over-complicating the story and I'm trying to wrestle it down a softer path. What's stopping me: I got distracted by the Oberyn story which is why this one's on hold and now this is all Inceptioning on itself.

GOOD. THINGS. TAKE. TIME. Where it's at: The asks are all sorted, there are only a few more sessions left before chapter 4. I just have to write it. What's stopping me: Here's the thing about PATS. If I was out for notes, I'd be pounding on this series, because it's my most popular one. But... really, I'm just here to dream up stories I like to tell. I put PATS down not consciously and not because I don't love him, but I got excited by other ideas. I want to finish it because I don't like having a bunch of unfinished projects lying around, but I also don't want that to be my #1 motivator for writing him. I want to enjoy it. I did enjoy putting the latest installment out, but I also don't feel like I'm letting anyone down if I don't hurry it, just because engagement is low. Again, I'm not here for the notes, I truly love the connection and the squeeing and sharing a yearn. We're all so busy now that it's tough to get to everything and the mutual timing is a bit off. That's okay. It's planned out, it'll get done, I just have to do it when I'm feeling it.

LEAVE OFF YOUR WANDERING: WINTER Where it's at: Finished plan. Yet to begin writing. What's stopping me: I was wrestling with this one for a bit because I had two directions it could go--soft and fluffy without much meat, or weaving all the details together and serving a story that gets rather dark, a little sad, and serves as a fix it. On one hand, I felt like I would be betraying readers by not keeping the euphoric escape. But I would also feel like I built this whole backstory that needed to manifest itself in a test for Joel and Meadowlark, as well as the fact that--other than backstories--there hasn't been any canon hardship or violence displayed. It's like I'm missing a huge chunk of who Joel and Meadowlark are. In the end, that's where the story wants to go, so I'm going there. And I have to not think about what anyone else wants, just me. Not just for selfish reasons, but I know that's when I do my best. It doesn't mean there won't still be fluff and a happy ending. It just means I have to write darkness and perhaps it will serve me better to do it in the season in which it takes place.

#state of the wip address #wip wednesday

28 notes · View notes

reveseke · 1 year ago

Text

JS!Reader headcanons; gear, powers, relationships and so on.

Criminal minds × Spiderverse au; headcanons.

No warnings really. Noel mention, that's about it.

A/N: Okay okay okay okay okay, I wanted to put down some thoughts about my original spider! Reader au that started it all. Just basic power functions, about gear, and relationships/allies etc. I'm also refreshing my memory. There's a cat laying on me, help.

Disclaimer, I wasn't supposed to be writing this but I can't sleep either so ramblings of a sleep deprived kirje otus ✨ I plan on doing this same thing with the other variants of the spider! Reader that's been discussed with anon on my blog such as the variants of black widow base spider! reader.

How do I tag this ???

So original spider!/ JS! Reader, he was a self indulgence on my part in a way; there's background & some personality to him already, the arcade & dog mentioned in the oneshots & headcanons, masc & using he/him.

No description of looks has been set though and never will be.

- based on jumping spiders, bc love love love love love them so much, so let's call him JS! Reader.

- OH, brief context on power origin; so JS!R got bumped and kidnapped, his genes and DNA have been mutated with that of a specially DNA modified jumping spider gene.

- JS!R is specifically based on more scifi-style setting, where he doesn't get all the abilities in one big scene. And he's not a science need, but a general engineering nerd so he builds his own stuff or buys and modifies.

- grappling hooks to help him get from building to building because he doesn't produce silk before like few months later bc i said so. (It's actually based on the body's recovery and adjusting time ++ general discovery of how to use abilities and so on that is not an instantaneous process.)

- sensory information receiving probably would be the first thing JS!R discovers first, I mean, he gets more sensory input from the outside world; becomes more sensitive to touch specifically and visual stimuli.

- also I think the Visual stimuli side also activates his spider sense so much easier than anything else. Faux danger in a way, the subconscious feeling of dread (or pressure?) when you feel someone watching you when you become aware that someone is watching you. That happens in your subconscious.

^ working on that upper one also I think since JS!R would be Hotch's son, he would be probably so much more aware of things around him due to the time he spent in the witness protection with Jack & his mum, Hayley. (The whole George Foyet thing happened before JS!R got his powers soo) The last moments where the kids were in danger would have made his senses probably more keen in cases where he's being watched. Even the same with false alarms (your subconscious mistakes something and thinks it's a danger and puts you into the sense that you're in danger; false fight or flight mode etc etc.).

- then there would be the jumpiness due to the sensory input he's going through, afterwards he'd probably get to see the fact that he can now jump more length and higher than normally/before (bc JS!R is a highschooler, that's what he's been written to be. And gym/P.E in school.)

- JS!R will get the web/silk production little by little specifically three weeks after it would start in some thin and uncooperative strands that he can't do much about or work with. (He's just kinda sticky fingered at first, because while yes he does have the gland that produces the silk on his wrist it's at the very near of his inner palm.)

^ physically his hands and wrists will be sore when it develops over several months and kinda ""grows into its place"".

- I see a lot in the canon of spiderverse that the characters struggle with letting the grip go, but in JS!R case it's all about the small hairs growing into their place and being unreliable. Also sweat makes them more unreliable because it makes them slick and less likely to stick to any surfaces.

- I think he accidentally discovered the super strength and properly his spider senses. Reflexes would be discovered in school most likely (again Gym/P.E) or something. Uuuuhhhhhhhh yehs.

about his gear !!

- I already mentioned that JS!R makes most of his gear himself.

^ uses something similar to grappling hooks as a substitute to combat the lack of silk/webbing at first.

- he has a really simplistic ""uniform"" = a nice jacket with a hood/hoodie with hood up (plus points it has a nice arcade style design on it!!) & a bandanna on his face of something similar to that to hide his face. Probably some type of eyewear, like goggles to combat winds. Also protective gear; knee & elbow skating pads.

- that doesn't really change much over the course of the whole thing. I think there's a headcanon or a mention of a gasmask on the place of the bandanna in my older work though but I'm not completely sure. (That would probably be seen as an update though ... Like I don't mean the full face helmet-like gasmasks but respirators masks !!)

Allies and relationships !! ++ some media visibility.

- so I already have made a small headcanon/one shot —I think— about Hotch finding JS!reader coming in through the window after patrolling like months after the initial incident.

- uhh... Also it's been at some point headcanoned/put to be that Hotch & JS!R do some work together when it comes to cases & other things. (Of course due to regulations it's just here and there, Hitch tells JS!R more about his work and so on because R made a deal with him. Iirc .. nvm if it wasn't like that bc now that's headcanoned!). Albeit, it's later on that Hotch introduces JS!R to his team (mentioned in that one derek-centered blurb) at a point that's not been written about yet lol.

- also the Hotchners do have a dog in this au bc i said so, his name is Tossu now.

- (Media visibility mention) so, Hotch knows his son is the vigilante that folks call a spiderman.. or Jumpy for that matter with how the clips he's shown in have him either jumping or being jumpy (scared and so on, jumping out of fear etc).

- He has a friend and & an ally who was also one of the kids that was taken/kidnapped and used for unethical experiments; Noel (she/they nonbinary character) who is also a more or less designed to be an oracle-like character.

^ expanding on that; He & Noel have a very casual friendship going on where JS!R is shown to be concerned by how little self preservation skill Noel has (I think I have a blurb up about that??). Also it's shown that the two do work together from time to time at least while being both vigilantes. Noel is portreyed as a bit greedy and interested in thrill seeking, but is also very determined and focused when they want to be.

Also I have yet to write anything regarding Noel's powers. But she essentially works something similar like an oracle does. That was always set in stone for that guy.

- Hotch knows about Noel but not in detail, I mean he did see her sitting around the side of JS!R bed at the hospital waiting for him to wake up when lore was introduced about him & Noel was initially introduced.

- there's been like four other characters designed to be JS!R ally's but y'know ... Idk when and/or if I'll be making things about that lol.

- also enemies, there's a WIP oneshot that mentioned a weapons dealer who is linked to the "how's it hanging there?" oneshot & the whole kidnapping of JS!R and the other kids.

#🗞️. original #spider!reader #criminal minds au #criminal minds x reader #criminal minds jack hotchner #criminal minds hotch #jack hotchner #aaron hotchner #spiderverse au #spiderverse x reader #spiderverse #atsv #ITSV #spiderman atsv #spiderman itsv

8 notes · View notes

super-ion · 1 year ago

Text

So I've spent quite a bit of mental energy the last couple days on character creation for an upcoming Pathfinder game (as I do). So of course, in true Char fashion I had to throw a drabble together to get into her head (directly inspired by a scene by @the-sword-lesbian for her character).

She's a half orc inventor with a fighter flavor. She's 6'6" and built like a tank. She's a nerd with special interests. Her dump stats are wis and cha.

***

They spot her in the back of the seedy tavern. She's hunched over a table surrounded by an array of incomprehensible tools. Half a meal sits forgotten on the edge of the table. Her brow is furrowed in concentration and she chews on her bottom lip as her fingers work at the clockwork before her.

The lead bounty hunter casts a look at the barkeep, who frowns and disappears into the kitchen. A few of the more observant patrons clear out and the remainder soon follow.

Not her though, she's too busy. She is absolutely completely focused at the task at hand.

She's big, she is half orc after all, but she has a roundness to her cheeks, a softness in her shoulders. She has a few faint scars, maybe broke her nose once, but that all might just be from lab accidents. She gives off the air of an academic type, some well fed student who got too many ideas about adventure in her head.

“Akhana Greystone?”

“Huh?” she replies, jumping slightly at the interruption.

She peers at them through light brown eyes, almost golden. One of the hunters, the newbie, decides the color reminds him of when there are storms high in the mountains and the river is fully saturated with the high desert silt.

Another of the hunters notes the ribbons woven into the messy braid of dark hair, bright pink and purple. She's brought in a few marks in her career and has never seen anything so frivolous.

This job is guaranteed easy money.

The mark makes an awkward smile at the three of them, not entirely sure who to address.

“Uh… yeah, Akhana. That's me,” she replies. “Y'all need any tinker work done or anythin? I'm kind of between jobs right now, but I'm not above a little bit o’ freelance if it keeps my belly full.”

She looks at them hopefully for a moment before her smile slips at their expressions.

The leader glances back at his more seasoned companion with a raised eyebrow, silently asking if this is the right person. She frowns dubiously as she nods.

“I had a pretty good gig goin’ for a spell there,” she nervously continues, starting to ramble as she returns her attention to her work. “Gunrunning and all that. Lotta time to be alone in my head to think about designs and it pays a might bit better’n working the forges. Hurts a lot less than the fightin’ ring too. But of course, somebody had ta go and ruin it. Jerk wanted a cut of the money, like we're some kind of criminal enterprise, if you can believe that! Okay, I mean, yeah, it's technically illegal and everything, but it's not like we we're doing anything wrong, ya know? Just gettin’ supplies out to good honest folk tryin’ ta eek out a living out in the wild. So what if some of those supplies just happened to be black powder weapons of dubious provenance? I tell ya what though, Ma ain't to happy about my face being on a wanted poster, her bein’ a former marshal ‘n all that…”

She trails off, perhaps realizing that she effectively just offered a confession to a trio of strangers. She looks around the room and seems surprised to find it empty. She squints at the three of the bounty hunters in turn, sizing them up.

“Aw heck,” she says. “You fella’s are here about the bounty, ain't ya?”

The leader gives a curt nod.

“Come in quietly,” he says. “Nobody has to get hurt. It'll be easier for all of us.”

She runs her tongue along one of her tusks, considering for a moment.

“Nah,” she says finally and returns to her work, slipping the last few gears and pieces of wires into the gauntlet.

The bounty hunters exchange a baffled glance.

“Ma'am-”

She holds up a finger to silence him. She clicks a mechanism shut and spins a dial, listening intently to some unknown response. She gives a quick nod, apparently satisfied, she starts packing up her tools.

The leader clears his throat.

“Ma'am, we're here for the bounty on your head-”

“Yeah, I know,” she interrupts. “I heard ya. Answer’s still no.”

Only after the last tool is carefully placed in its place does she uncurl herself from her hunched posture. As she squares her shoulders and cracks her neck, the hunters realize that what they mistook for softness is actually a healthy layer of padding over solid muscle.

The hunter on the left, the newbie, takes a nervous step back.

She slips the gauntlet on her wrists. Something clicks and whirrs. There's a spark and a tiny puff of blue smoke from the gauntlet.

She grins, her eyes filling with a manic sort of delight.

#my writing #writers on tumblr #ttrpg character

19 notes · View notes

falbrightsplace · 6 months ago

Text

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About My Sonic OC

“I don’t know how to give up.”

(Full Credit to @Sonci_05 on Twitter for the comm!)

Name: Rook

Voice Claim: Yuri Lowenthal (as Yousuke Hanamura)/Still deciding on an alternative that may be too on the nose.

Age: 22

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Occupation: Archaeologist/”Relic Hunter”, Part Time Teaching Assistant

Affiliation: The Restoration, Independent

Hometown: ??? – “This big world of ours is home! Why choose one place when there’s so much out there?”

Powers(?): The ability to get up from things he absolutely shouldn’t. It’s a sheer willpower/tenacity/stubbornness thing more than any aspect of his physiology though and he -will- pay for it if he pushes himself.

Values: The preservation of ancient knowledge, freedom, passion, justice

Dreams of: Making a monumental anthropological contribution, exploring the Starfall Islands, mapping out all the secrets the world has to offer, being acknowledged as a hero in his own right

Skills:

· Ancient Text Analysis

· Extreme Gear Handling (Bike Type)

· Spelunking/Excavation

· Demolitions/Pyrotechnics

· Maintaining a Positive Outlook (!)

· Fancy Footwork

· Quick Thinking/Improvisation (We hesitate to use the word tactician)

· Moderately adept at operating and repairing machinery, even heavy machinery.

Strengths:

· Good at all forms of improvisation

· Tenacious

· Knowledgeable

· Surprisingly good listener

Weaknesses:

· Doesn’t think things through

· Could be considered off putting/obnoxious (depending on who you ask)

· Absolutely no self-preservation skills

Kit/Tools:

· Grapple gun

· Scarf (uses it as rope, sling for various objects, even a means to grab an opponent)

· Small grade explosives (fireworks, smoke bombs, flash bombs, all home-made!)

· Close range EMP devices (limited on hand)

· Scooter/Bike style Extreme Gear (Section and Name tentative)

· All sorts of matches and flints tucked in pouches and even the folds of his gloves.

· Bits and bobs

· Whatever the environment has that he can use.

· Goggles

Likes:

· Adventure

· Making new acquaintances

· Libraries

· Museums

· Comic Books

Dislikes:

· Being cooped up for too long

· People profiting off the exploitation of historical relics or the suffering of others.

· Not much else!

Favorite Food: Asking him will cause him to malfunction as he goes through all the possible options and works through raw, unfiltered indecision. Raspberries are good though! But so is…! And oh…! But what about…?!

Superhero Most Likely to Get Along With: Spider-Man - Nerds who can’t shut up when nervous. Both have a tendency to put a foot in their mouth. “Bad luck”/”PUBLIC MENACES”. Fellow Determinators and improv combatants! …and maybe a “You sound so familiar” joke.

Dynamics/Relationships with Canon Characters:

(Note: I prefer to think of these as potential ideas, organic roleplay or writing usually dictates these things seeing as our outlook on a person is by and large determined by experience. Soooo…snapshots!)

· Sonic the Hedgehog – The young man reveres Sonic, thinking of him as the hero of heroes. Sonic himself usually gets a kick out of it for a bit, though he can get a little impatient when Rook starts rambling about things and might nudge someone else into the conversation if it gets too technical or long winded. Their carefree, off the cuff nature can work pretty well together in a pinch.

· Miles “Tails” Prower – These two can get along quite well. Admittedly Tails can get a little sheepish around Rook’s tendencies to overload gear when tuning it to get a little more “oomph”.

· Knuckles the Echidna – Has a complicated relationship with Rook. There’s a deep respect shared between them for wanting to preserve history rather than just sell it off to the highest bidder and the both of them can get into the finer points of cultural cornerstones…but Rook is too energetic for Knuckles’ liking much of the time. He just talks too much. And moves too much. And gets too nosy. They could make a heck of a team if their temperaments didn’t bounce off of each other in such an odd way. If the archaeologist can help, Knuckles is grateful, he’s equally grateful to get him off his island.

· Amy Rose – On a personal level, the two could get along quite well due to appreciating the finer points of life and love (Rook would egg her on, be her cheerleader). He could also step on Amy’s toes at times and see that fierce side with how much of a ball of energy he is. Things would smooth out, though! Most of the time! During her time as temporary Director Amy probably needed aspirin every time she saw him due to some incident coming up.

· Rouge the Bat – Rook doesn’t approve of her. He respects her skill and can be impressed by her but the outlook she has on treasure goes completely against his own code. They would butt heads if going after the same prize and Rook would, by any measure, probably frustrate her on some level due to how much he insists on never giving up.

· Shadow the Hedgehog – These two don’t really interact. Or at least I can’t imagine Shadow hanging around long enough for Rook to give him a pep talk. Though if the fox was to know anything about him somehow, he probably holds a special kind of admiration for the Ultimate Lifeform beyond just thinking he’s awesome.

· Omega – Rook thinks he’s amazing, that he’s just so cool! And Omega…probably acknowledges the collateral damage to Eggman’s property and robots? That sounds about right.

· Vector the Crocodile – The loud music crew is here! Rook probably has run into the Chaotix a few times both as allies and rivals depending on the nature of the case. Still, I imagine there’s no hard feelings. At least not on Rook’s part. Maybe on Vector’s if it cut into the team’s bottom line, but he’s used to dealing with eccentrics in his line of work. And in his direct vicinity.

· Espio – Difficult to say, overall. I imagine that Rook probably freaks out over a shinobi and how inherently awe inspiring that is though!

· Charmy – DO. NOT. ALLOW. THEM. TO. HANG. OUT. A typhoon of good intention and destruction’s bound to follow. They get along too well.

· Cream the Rabbit – Rook’s actually really good with kids due to his own uninhibited connection to his sense of whimsy. He would do anything for Cream to make her smile or help her out if she was in trouble. Good friends, even if Rook’s probably too rambunctious for any of Cream’s guardians.

· Gemerl – Rook’s fascinated by Gemerl for so many reasons. For starters he just thinks that the robot is cool. Gemerl, on the other hand, probably is constantly calculating risk assessments for allowing Cream to stick around him for any extended period of time.

· Vanilla the Rabbit – Rook’s probably exceptionally polite with Cream’s mom, though I imagine she could occasionally develop a tic around him due to his shenanigans.

· The Babylon Rogues – If there’s someone who’s even deeper on Rook’s list of people he doesn’t get along with, their names would be the Babylon Rogues. Basically being thieves for hire make them the opposite of everything he stands for. Jet being the most vocal and abrasive of the bunch doesn’t help things. Storm probably sees Rook as a pencil neck nuisance who’s just getting in the way of the crew. Wave’s probably the friendliest of the bunch towards him, but I imagine even that comes with a lot of dry jokes while keeping her eye on the prize. That said, if they were attempting to specifically collect a Babylonian artifact, Rook could be persuaded to help due to feeling for their lost culture (the fox’d be in tears, but he’d try to hide it).

· Silver the Hedgehog – I feel like there’s a friendship to be had here. Rook always believes in the best future possible and will never stop supporting Silver in achieving that. He also knows what it’s like to carry the weight of your mistakes in light of something greater. They both want to prove themselves and they could both help one another where they struggle.

· Blaze the Cat – I don’t imagine they’ve interacted much, but Rook’s probably a bit too loud for Blaze to open up to immediately.

· Doctor Eggman – The villain of villains. Rook has a begrudging respect for the doctor’s genius, his esoteric knowledge and the way in which he unearths so much. The methodology and energy behind it though is utterly deplorable. Eggman himself probably sees the fox as nothing in the grand scale of things, only giving him brief attention if he’s a particular nuisance. Rook is more of a distraction than anything noteworthy to the ruler of the Empire.

· Professor Pickle – Rook has a massive respect for the Professor’s work and considers him one of his greatest mentors. The professor in turn supports and is often delighted by the fox’s own sense of adventure and curiosity. They can quibble about the finer points of sandwiches, though.

· Jewel the Beetle – Surprisingly, the curator and current head of the Restoration’s efforts gets along quite well with the rambunctious relic hunter. This is probably due to their shared interest in geology and the pursuit of beautiful specimens to share with the public. There may also be a bit of understanding given Jewel’s long-standing friendship with Tangle. On a purely professional level, Rook has been a source of piles of files and reports which can be exhausting.

· Tangle the Lemur – These two get along like nobody’s business. They’re both expressive, rambunctious and find delight in the world around them. If there’s ever been anyone to geek out and bounce around about something being so cool it’s this pair. The hero worship can be off the charts, so can their tendency to rush headlong into things. There’s a lot of heart and fun in their friendship.

· Whisper the Wolf – Rook tries a little too hard with Whisper, often coming out of nowhere and trying his best to cheer her up without knowing her on a level the Tangle does. They just can’t quite connect, a fact that Rook feels guilty about.

· Lanolin the Sheep – Oil and water. Lanolin sees Rook as a liability on the best days and will actively avoid him. Rook often wants to bridge the gap by chatting or being friendly after something goes sour. This usually strikes a nerve whether he realizes it or not.

· Belle the Tinkerer – They work well together when it comes to fixing things. Rook’s always very supportive of Belle’s every attempt, often being moved to tears through sentiment alone. Which no doubt can be a little overwhelming.

Inspirations: Vash the Stampede, Taichi (Digimon Adventure), Kamen Rider, Bang Shishigami (Blazblue), Indiana Jones

Personality: Rook’s the kind of guy who enjoys making friends wherever he goes. And can annoy anyone in equal measure due to his enthusiasm for…enthusiasm! He’s passionate about many things. Chief among them being the study of all things historical and the ability to glean something truly beautiful and beneficial from it. This includes absolutely gushing about the artistry to be found in architecture, relics, even geological strata! His specialty lies in ancient scripts and deciphering them. As such, one of his homes (which he claims several due to his nature as a drifter) is the University in Spagonia. He’s often just happy to be on the grounds, attend the lectures of a certain distinguished professor, or pore over books in the library.

That said, the same overarching passion gets the better of him a lot of the time. He’s quick to act without much forethought for consequence, has a tendency to ramble once given an opportunity and gets so excited it’s been known to test the limits of peoples’ patience. Combine this with a very strong personal sense of justice and he’s what you’d call an eccentric on the best of days. This extends to what he thinks is cool: things like dramatic entrances and poses! If he gets too worked up he can be a mile-a-minute chatterbox. Rook’s always looking to squeeze a little more out of life or get some more oomph out of anything he’s working with, it all goes with his enthusiasm!

The fox is, at his core, super sentimental. He’s a big softy who can be swayed by any story that moves him to tears (which there are many!). Surprisingly, in spite of his nature as a chatterbox, Rook is an eager listener to those who need it. He will go out of his way for someone who’s feeling down, trying anything from becoming a cheerleader to making a fool of himself if it’ll get a laugh or even the ghost of a smile. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes the poor guy is just woefully unaware of things, but his heart’s always in the right place no matter what.

Unsurprisingly that same tender hearted nature can leave him open to being manipulated with the right tale. It can also lead to decisions that he previously wouldn’t have considered ‘just’ under certain circumstances. He’s shockingly open and fair for someone who claims to fight for an absolute justice, empathy being more important to a hero than rigidity under his code. He does bristle and take it personally when someone burns him, though. More than that he has a habit of blaming himself for leaving that possibility open in the first place.

He has a love/hate relationship with the term “treasure hunter.” On the one hand he thinks it is -so- cool sounding and that it has a romantic vibe to it, on the other he despises the thought of anyone using artifacts for personal gain or seeing them as mere prizes worth a pretty penny. It is one of the only things that truly pushes his buttons in a meaningful way. You can imagine how this goes with the likes of Rouge, Fang, and the Babylon Rogues.

Rook is an optimist, for better or worse. He can accept the bad in things, he can see when a situation is dire, but he can’t bring himself to let the best outcome fade from view. In his mind, if he does that then the people who depend on that outcome are being let down. There’s a deep sense of responsibility to others that comes with all of his actions. This extends to others but he rarely allows himself the same grace, often coming off as personally reckless.

That fact becomes all the more apparent when his tenacity comes into play. If it comes down to a cause he believes in or a goal he thinks is worthwhile, he won’t back down. No matter what. When life, or an opponent, knocks him down, he will get back up as many times as he can to ensure that the best possible ending to any story is brought about. It’s this stubbornness that serves as one of his greatest strengths and weaknesses. He’s open to just about anything but gets tunnel vision when it comes to having eyes on the prize or when others are involved and the scope of it just happens to end before himself.

He is a terrible liar. It will show on his face, or he will start sweating. Or stammering. Or his jaw will start trembling. Or his ears will start twitching or fall back. He just can’t sell anything with a poker face.

He can also be a bit spacey. People often think he’s weird enough to be from another planet or off on his own world when deep in thought. Combined with the way he hops from topic to topic it can be a little hard to keep up sometimes.

Rook definitely has an idea of what a hero is, but he also has a severe case of hero worship. He gets star-struck when around people who have saved the world, or if someone does something he finds to be cool. It never fails to bring out the kid in him, he’s just a big dork in a lot of ways. That said, the relic hunter wants to be worthy of the title himself. It leads to a lot of comparison, a lot of the feeling that he must live up to grander visions or accomplishments or do more. He’s a bit hard on himself at times.

He can be a bit clumsy if inertia works against him and he’s already put enough energy behind himself and the ways in which he can turn around a situation are not only unorthodox but at times…unwieldy. As a self proclaimed harbinger of peace and preservationist, Rook can be described as a walking hurricane. Collateral is and has been a possibility when he figures out a plan and charges with it. He’s a high risk, high reward off-the-cuff improviser.

The very idea of a rivalry is enough to get him fired up! It’s the hallmark of a hero who’s made it! If someone is the heel to his face, he will play into it without a second thought and give it his all. If he thinks they do something cool he’ll often react before trying to hide it beneath a pouty veneer before gushing again.

Overall Rook is a fun loving, friendly guy who may appear to be a little (or a lot) off at times but has a heart of gold. He’ll do anything for the people or ideals he believes.

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic oc #sonic fan character #sonic original character #bundle of energy #yakker #absolutely sweet disaster #expect to see this guy around a bit #he's kind of my mascot #fun fact for you tag surfers: his full name used to be Rook E. Foxfire before going to usual conventions

5 notes · View notes

embitea-official · 2 years ago

Note

What do you think KatsuYamiYuu hero costumes would be like , if their were n Bnha universe ??

Personally, I like having parallels between fanon and canon, though I also like the thought of them remaining faithful to their original designs (like Deku and his jumpsuit)... More under the cut 'cause I know I'll be rambling though:

Much like Deku, Yami would welcome continuous modifications to his gears in order to expand his versatility. I can also see him replicating some OFA abilities in his gears as well (ie. grappling hooks for Blackwhip). I remember him staying Quirkless, so he'd also have other things to help him keep up with the others if not retain his utility in a variety of fields (mask & headpiece changed into a helmet with thermal/night vision; tranquilizers; traps; possibly some costume modifications for stealth; that kind of stuff). He'd unfortunately be on the heavier side in terms of the amount of support gears he'd be carrying compared to others, but I have a good feeling he'd find ways other than just strength/endurance training to keep himself compact and nimble on the field if he's as big of a nerd as Deku.

Proto!Kacchan/Gougou would prob have the least changes to his costume. One thing I found interesting in his attire/the way Horikoshi drew his design is the use of more loose/light, baggy pants, a sheathed knife and the posture he's drawn in:

To me, it gives the impression of him preferring more flexibility for martial arts/hand-to-hand combat purposes and him using his Quirk more so for an added oomph to his punches (I mean, look at the gauntlet and tell me it's not for making his punches literally explode in the enemy's face) as opposed to being solely reliant on his Quirk. Possibly overall more grounded (both in terms of Quirk usages & personality lmfao) than his canon counterpart, imo. I see him preferring his costume on the lighter, more compact side as opposed to, say, Kacchan's big ass gauntlets.

Yuu's costume would depend entirely on whether you view her more as Proto!Mt. Lady or Proto!Ochako---that is, aside from keeping her jumpsuit faithful to its original design (to parallel Deku as fellow MCs), how her gears would reflect her Quirk's usability.

If you feel Yuu would retain Mt. Lady's Gigantification Quirk, she would likely not have any support gears whatsoever to prevent complications that come with having them on her person (ie. breaking out of them when she changes size and/or figuring out a way for these gears to 'grow' with her). That'd mean the concept designs we saw of Proto!Ochako's gears shown in these images are nulled:

Rather than thinking of support gears, Yuu as Proto!Mt. Lady would likely lean more towards modifying her jumpsuit to be more durable and more resistant to external changes (more padding, tear-/thermal-/water-resistant fabric, more hardened material in like the fists/knees/legs for added combat damage). More 'layers' to the fabric would prob also mean she'd be prone to sweating underneath, though? probably? so I imagine the stomach sides in her jumpsuit from this image would be more light mesh (and unfortunately the weak spots of her costume outside of exposed skin):

One thing I feel that'd be different, though, is somehow implementing her mask to be more like heat-seeking goggles (or at least include some holographic overlay to provide it). This would help her immensely when trying to keep an eye on where all the lil' guys are at beneath her.

Now, if you instead see Yuu as Proto!Ochako like I do, I'm sure you can see from some previous sketches/drawings(?) that I personally believe she'd parallel Ochako's support gears with some of my headcanon-added components. More info of that can be found here.

#embi answers #anon #bnha #bnha prototypes #yuu uraraka #proto!kacchan #proto!bakugou #yamikumo #gougou katsuki #proto!ochako

15 notes · View notes