How would LCSYS be different if it was "Order of Attack"?
For starters, the only things of OoA that would have happened are the voice dramas.
Hmm, I wonder what caused the admins to decide the attacks would turn out that way.
WAH why haven't I thought to combine the aus yet???
A lot would remain the same, aside from some of the voice drama angst happening differently (both on their end and Es'). I think the biggest difference would be that Shidou and Amane would be forced to interact a lot more -- while their Milgram appearances would be waay more hostile than originally planned, their behind-the-scenes relationship would improve a lot. Shidou spends a lot of time telling her about the side effects of the injuries so she can properly act them out, as well as check in that she's taking off the eyepatch often enough to not ruin her eyesight, none of which are him overstepping on her beliefs. While she still judges him for his profession, she doesn't feel personally attacked by him and can have many civil conversations.
(Meanwhile, Fuuta would have a much harder time acting out these injuries than the canon ones 😅 It takes absolutely all of his willpower not to let his temper get the better of him and jump out of the wheelchair to yell at Es)
As for how it happened...
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Kotoko knocked on Amane’s door. There was no answer at first, but she knew the girl was in there. She banged harder.
Amane opened it, lifting her chin to face the woman head-on. Kotoko stared down at her.
“Momose Amane.”
Then, she bent down. Kotoko took her hands into her own. “Are you sure about this?”
She hadn’t believed it, when she first read the changes to the next trial scripts. Confronting Jackalope hadn’t done much for her; he insisted it had all been Amane’s idea to begin with. He went along with it because he thought the proposed injury swap would be exciting, and grim, and definitely get a big reaction.
Kotoko still had her suspicions until it was finally confirmed, “yes, this is my decision. I stand by it.”
“I don’t want to make you relive something so painful.”
“I do not know what you mean.”
The way her eyes flicked away revealed that she did indeed know.
“You’ll be more isolated from the others during the trial.”
“Only when the Warden is around.”
Kotoko squeezed her hands. Maybe another route would work. “Injuries like that are impossible to fake nonstop – you’ll need to use medical aid to make it convincing. Will you be alright with that, even if it’s an act?”
“It’s perfect. I will show the warden it is violating to force me into another’s beliefs, without sinning at all myself.”
Kotoko opened her mouth, but Amane interrupted. “Are you afraid it will paint you too villainous?” She wasn’t being harsh – she seemed genuinely worried.
“I mean, they think I’m here for murder. There’s not much more villainous I can be.”
It was a truth to hide a truth. Kotoko knew this change would be nothing but a death sentence for her. Yet she’d spent all day planning out her video with the team, shakily writing out notes about a short temper and uncontrollable anger. What if Amane was right? In the heat of the moment, what lengths would she go to in the name of justice?
So the least she could do in return was go to this length.
“I need to make sure you are wholly alright with this. If so, I vow to play the part perfectly for you.” She studied Amane’s expression, but it was difficult to get a read in the dim bedroom. Only the little desk lamp was on, illuminating textbooks and art projects. “Just tell me why.”
“The others asked me about it, too,” Amane said. “They thought it was a dark topic to explore, but I was able to convince them that it would highlight the best in all of us: It would show what a skilled caregiver Mahiru is, when given the opportunity. It would reveal that Fuuta’s passion, his heart, is truly his strength. It would highlight my own virtues and weaknesses, given my beliefs. It would even show your dedication to your ideals, even if not in a fully pleasant light.”
“That makes sense…” She could tell there was more Amane wasn’t saying. She gave her a look.
Amane’s eyes flicked around the room.
Kotoko nodded to encourage her.
“Well… I also thought…” She swallowed. “The warden saw my punishments in my video, but deemed it righteous when they named me unforgiven. I just…”
“You wanted to see if they saw the things you went through – the things you really went through – would they still think that was okay?”
Amane let her head drop, using the heel of her hand to smear tears that had suddenly spilled from her eyes. “It’s selfish,” she blurted. “I know it’s so, so selfish.”
Kotoko made a sound of surprise.
“I’ll take it back,” she cried. “I’ll tell Jackalope to undo it. It was wrong of me. I shouldn’t make you suffer for my selfish wishes. I’m sorry.”
Kotoko knew the girl wasn’t the hugging type, but she opened her arms just in case. “Amane…”
After a moment of deliberation, she shocked her by accepting the embrace.
“You listen to me.” Kotoko held her tight. She kept her voice level. “You’re not going to take anything back. Do you hear me? That is not selfish at all. That is something very reasonable to hope for. If the warden is going to be unjust, then it is our job to teach them, right?”
Amane made a noncommittal sound in reply.
“It is. That’s why you came here – I remember when you told us that. That’s what we’re going to do. You and I both. If anyone dares tell you this is selfish, send them right to me. I’ve got you, okay?”
It was an odd declaration given what she was agreeing to, but everything about this experiment had challenged what was normal.
“I’ve got your back.”
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the funny thing about the fact that i can't stop posting about eugene is that it looks like i just like him but really rapunzel is so important to me not just bc she's also just like me fr but because the first chapter of my fic is all about her surely atrocious mental state after
finding out her mother is not her mother and kidnapped her for her magic and also never loved her (and 1a. rapunzel finding out she's THE lost princess, like two days after finding out there even is a lost princess)
her mother actually chaining her up and telling her she sent her boyfriendish guy to be hanged
boyfriendish guy comes back and immediately gets stabbed by her mother
mother gets killed/dies
boyfriend dies
boyfriend comes back to life
and all this in the span of like. a day. there is no wayyyyyy miss girl was even remotely okay after all that.
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Hey Knight, I have another small headcanon about Iris
She takes in and cares for small dragons types or dragon like Pokémon. She’ll find a baby archen with a broken wing and once Nurse Joy wraps up it’s wing, she will take it home and care for it until the wing is fully healed. Then she’ll usually release them into the wild once they’re fully healed
This is actually how I headcanon she caught her Archeops. It didn’t want to leave her
Anyways, it’s such a common occurrence that she’ll sometimes show up to League meetings holding some kind of Pokémon and looking slightly disheveled, and no one fights her about it anymore. I just imagine every conversation going smth like
“Iris where the hell did you find that Gible this time?”
“I found him alone in a cave, there was no Gabite or Garchomp nearby so he was probably abandoned or got lost”
“Anyways, his name is Eepy and he likes to bite :)”
She makes Haxorus or Hydregion babysit when she can’t watch the baby Pokémon
"his name is Eepy and he likes to bite" your honour please that's so cute what😭😭
Lil Eepy just running around the League, got away from Haxorus and Hydreigon bc ofc he did, and he's there going through all the chambers of the E4. Imagine chdmdb hahahah him monching on a few of Shauntal's books, ate a few of Grimsley's coins, jumped on Caitlin while she was asleep, and even bit Marshal's leg, Iris and the rest of the E4 had to stop Caitlin from going apeshit lmfaaooo
But also your honour pls, Bianca looking after lil Eepy bc everyone's sure Haxorus is so tired of her tail being bitten lol, and ough your honour pls, Bianca and Iris being so soft w Eepy, Bianca's the only one he doesn't bite bc she actually gives him chew toys lol, and your honour pls that's their son now okay chdnnhfjf
Also also I know in my heart Eepy bit every other Unova kid lmfao, even N, imagine N tying to talk to Eepy tho and the only thing running in Eepy's mind is how he wanna bite off N's hair bc it's the same colour as the chew toy Bianca gave him cbmdnd
Hilda got so pissed over Eepy bc he bit her arm while she was eating a sandwich and the lil shit took off w her grilled cheese too, Iris was all "don't be mad at your nephew, he's still a kid, of course he'd like grilled cheese >:("
"that little shit is not my nephew, fuck off, running away with my grilled cheese like that, can't have shit here in Unova"
Also it'd be cute if like, Cheren was looking after Eepy once and introduced it to his class, like the Prof Gible thing in ScVi bc I think that was one of the cutest things there along w DJ GRave hahahah Cheren does make sure to always give Eepy food or his chew toy tho bc yeah, he bit Hugh and doesn't want him biting any of the other kids hahah
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