#isat game

[kazehita]

I have accepted that I'm never going to render this thing

[the-bitter-ocean]

Decided to make my personal hc/ take on designs for the ageswap(?) au that me, @startagainaprologue @tealgoat @pixxyofice and @basilpaste talked about for fun! TLDR it’s the plot of isat but 1) Bonnie is the adult/ oldest and everyone else in the party is a kid 2) Bonnie is the one looping in time. Shenanigans occur. You can find cool art of this Au by Pastell here (The king, the head Housemaiden and Claude are adults still for simplicity sake )

(I’ll come up with more designs later/ finalize them so that it’s like a full body ref but yeah!! Here’s what I have for now)

[shmunter]

silly time loop game

[yonch]

it's been 15 years and you can see better than ever

(design notes under the cut) (there are spoilers)

ok this got really long. here you go

sif:

ditched the cloak. it was collecting dust in their closet until recently, but they realized they don't need to cling to their grief so much anymore. someone else will need it more soon.

ditched the eyepatch. the prosthetic eye is a labor of love designed by isa, as is literally everything else they're wearing.

they cut their bangs finally and started braiding their hair back so it wouldn't obscure their vision as much anymore.

they like darker/tighter clothing and prefer function over form but unfortunately their gay ass boyfriend keeps treating them like a dress up doll so they're stuck wearing waistcoats and a fancy cloak. (they don't mind. it's designed to look like loop.) they keep flowers in their many pockets to give to people.

they're a woodworker in their free time. they don't usually talk about being any sort of savior so he just becomes sif the guy who's really good at carving birthday presents for people and also tags along with isa to charity parties and fundraisers

41 year old 5'1" they/he absolutely zero intention of Changing. bonded to isabeau. they adopted a kid who leo or i might post about some other time i think. her name is estelle.

isa: i'm not taking credit for the design that's by my friend @fembard /@leoweooo. i'll include his design notes

isa dresses mostly for comfort, he doesn't like wearing stuff that might get stained or ruined when he's dyeing clothes or chasing stelle around in the mud or something, all his fashion sense goes into his handiwork

he Changed a few more times over the 15yrs, eventually settled. picked up she/her pronouns again on the side but was never really able to ditch the name isabeau and he kinda ran out of names anyways...

kept the long hair, kept a few inches in height, very happy to fulfill the role of male (space) wife

can't ditch the kimono jacket it's the piece de resistance. odile influence and Wisening Of Age means its made with a little more knowledge of ka buan technique but still very clearly an Isa Design. the fabric is imported silk sif!!!!!!

39 year old Tall with a capital T he/she "i swear i'm not a weeaboo i'm just really into ka buan fashion" vaugardian indie clothing designer in your area help support this man in his attempts to use his family members as living advertisements for his brand

mira: with design input from @jastertown thank you my friend

i took a lot of inspiration for the sparkly, sheer fabric on her dress from euphrasie. she's not head housemaiden yet because she doesn't feel like she's ready but everybody knows it'll be her

speaking of inspiration. she's been taking a lot of fashion cues from a certain lady in dormont that she thought was kind of scary, but it turns out she's very nice? they're besties now.

she got rid of the earrings for a little bit but then she realized she just liked how they look on her. so now they go ding ding! it's for her and nobody else, and that's how she likes it.

moved her ornaments to her skirt because they ding ding more often there. her necklace also jingles with merriment.

38 year old she/her advanced cisgender+ legend who's realizing that people are trying to get her to be the pope but all she really wants to do is write yaoibait fiction that looks like it came straight off of ao3

odile:

my glorious hag. she started shrinking about 3 years ago. all those years of bending over books has finally caught up to her. her hips are fuuuuuucked. but she has a sick cane that sif carved for her so everything's okay

she was already pretty comfortable and settled in her sense of style when she was nearing 50 so i don't think she would change much. darker clothing maybe. ditched the high-waisted pants for some looser slacks.

she's started writing a familytale of her own. the only person she's told about it is bonbon, who caught her up way past their bedtime, and scribbled all over one of the pages. she'll pass it on to sif when the time's right, after she's written down everything she can remember about their family.

64 year old she/her wasian researcher recovering from hernia surgery who's getting really into things like "political activism" and "body craft law reformation in ka bue" and "making sure people aren't sourcing their hrt from back alleys"

bonnie:

prefers to go by boniface these days. it's cooler. more mature. please stop calling me bonbon that's a nickname from when i was 10 guys c'mon guys ugh fine frin you can still call me bonbon but not around my girlfriends ok (nobody calls them boniface except for odile)

speaking of which they have 3 butch lesbian girlfriends. this got established as a joke but i think they have it in them. they're still young!!!!!!! they should be at the club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they traveled for a while with everybody but eventually settled down back in bambouche to start a little family owned restaurant with nille featuring dishes from all over the globe. people travel from all over to get a taste of boniface's good eats... bambouche is bustling. (they have a few recipes that are sourced from the country. they meet people every once in a while who find something achingly familiar about it, and they usually direct those people to jouvente to get in contact with frin.)

26 year old they/them "i dont know how tall i am but i'm taller than za" chef cooker whose restaurant keeps lighting on fire because this time i swear nille i can figure out how to do cooking craft i swear i wont explode the kitchen this time please i promise

loop:

ok. this is where lozy gets to just talk about what he thinks happens post game. i think they stick around for way longer than they really should and follow the crew around on their travels (mostly invisibly) because they're sooo fucking scared of change they're sooo scared and they're so scared of their wish fucking up beyond belief. they're kind of incapable of aging or dying in this body and theyre like permanently 26 which is what spurs them to finally move on.

i think they go back to their timeline eventually after making a Brand New Wish to "go back to their real family." alas the universe leads and we can only follow. and it turns out loop has actually made a real family in stardust's world also. this is my justification for why they can pop in between sasasap and isat worlds without much repercussion. i think they're always permanently loop shaped in isat but i imagine they can probably go back to their original body in their home timeline... might design that later. who knows. i'm fucked like that

i just think they deserve a chance for their own happy ending you know. isat's a game about how it's never too late to communicate and how you shouldn't punish yourself forever and ever. and i think theyve punished themself enough you know.

ok tank you for reading if you read this far. it's really big and long so i would understand if you didn't. but i hope you liked it. thoughts appreciated. here's a little something for the people who read all the way through.

[jonahmagnus]

A comic based on @felikatze ‘s fic but still you come home!! An absolutely stunning fic. A life changing experience, even. I am not well.

[alkhelmistuhree]

Would a tall Siffrin have long legs or a long hat? (Taken from a convo in the ISAT Discord)

[ilybigman]

my lovely friends encouraged me to post this. behold. lgbts

[jyxyj]

MAJOR In Stars and Time spoilers (like final boss spoilers), art under read more (play the game!)

Celestial Siffrin was such a GREAT scene! What an amazing final (""final"") boss!

Timelapse:

[siffrin-stardust]

Don’t Leave Me Alone Here

( MCSM + ISAT … )

YAYYYY I FINISHED THIS

ok. basic explanation: combined two fixations together

LONGER VERSION!: THESE redraws were made for @wafflfruut after they were rambling and telling me how before respawning during s1 ep8, Jesse, Lukas, and Petra (ivor too but shh) would go into some sort of purgatory, which is HEAVILY inspired by the MAL DU PAYS fight from In Stars And Time (good game go play it…) so earlier today i thought HEY! WHY DONT I DRAW THESE GUYS OVER THE MDP FIGHT SPRITES! and well look at that ITS DONE

anyyways HERES SPRITE CLOSE UPS + MORE UNDER THE CUT

AND THE OG SCREENSHOT

also listen to the song for this fight its really good i promise

[dylbydoodles]

It happened in stars and time

[ren-fang]

[kazehita]

cold weather headcannon doodles

[the-bitter-ocean]

(MAJOR 2HATS SPOILERS- Artist’s notes under the cut)

Overture/ Beginning/Prelude/Foreward

here are the og sketches of the opening scene in ISAT I did of what it would be like if any of the other party members was in Loop’s position. If you want to see the cool finished version of the Overture composition (Mirabelle) you should go look at @tealgoat wonderful piece that can be found here

First initial draft of designs+ personality of each one can be found here and the latest redesign/ redrawing of those designs + human designs can be found here

The first one I worked on was “Overture” which depicts my take on a SASASAP! Mirabelle more commonly known as “Rewind” or “Riri” {{she/they}} for short in my Au In Cycles And Cessation. I wanted her reaction to be sad and desperate but most noticeably angry. She tried so hard and it all amounted to nothing. She couldn’t take it anymore. She is the only one of the four shown visibly angry.

Second one is “Beginning” which depicts my take on a SASASAP ! Bonnie aka “Constant” or “Con”/“Connie” <(they/them)> for short. I wanted the emotion for Bonnie to be sadness, anger and confusion. Blind to the situation at hand because they made their wish on impulse so that they could be free. They are the only ones out of the four who have their eyes closed.

Third one is “Prelude” which depicts my take on a SASASAP ! Isabeau aka “Cycle” or “Cy” [[he/they/it]] for short . I wanted Isa’s emotions to be sadness but in contrast to both Mira and Bonnie I wanted the emotion to be something that’s quieter and more subtle. The emotions are sadness, resignation and relief. Happy that this can finally end- one way or another. He is the only one out of the four visibly smiling.

Last but not least is “Foreward” which depicts my take on a SASASAP! Odile aka “Eon” <<any pronouns>>. I wanted Odile’s emotions to be subtle in the way that Isabeau’s was but in a different direction. The emotions are sadness, resignation, determination. Theyre resigned to their decision and knows she has no other options left but moves forward anyhow. She is the only one of the four visibly determined to end things once and for all.

I know for the aus my mutuals Basil (Of Stitches & Sequence) Pastell (In Recipies & Repetition) and Teal (In Tales of Time) made (which are very good and you should all go check them out) the alt loopers guide is loop guiding them and not their alt selves so the drawings/ designs is not canon to any of those stories!! but it still a neat thought experiment / character study.

[book-casee]

Spoilers for In Stars and Time ending!!!!

Thinking about parallels between King and Siffrin. People with no home, no family, no memory, with powers neither of them fully understand that are born of and used to perpetuate and capture snapshots of the few things they hold dear to them after losing a home they can never return to. Even their boss fights. They grow in size exponentially, their eyes are hidden!!! (At least in Bigrrin’s 1st phase). (Also I love how in Bigrrin’s fight theme the end has these drums that play almost like a march. Idk I think it’s cool :))

[circadiananomaly]

Love your isat fic!!! I love some good siffrin comfort! You mentioned siffrin's body having side effects from the loops? I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on that!!

Oh!!! My goodness, I can’t remember the last time I’ve received an ask! Thanks, Anon!

Since this is late game spoilers, I’ll put the full answer under a read more…

I was thinking, since Siffrin could barely manage walking after the events Act 6, he’d be guaranteed to have symptoms from that for a while… I haven’t been able to write it in yet, but I also want to experiment with a Headcanon that’s been going around ISaT tumblr that post-game Siff would still have the sugary scent of Wish Craft on him!

Yeah, okay so he’d probably have symptoms like…

Random spikes in temperature (and a sudden increase in the scent of sugar around him, to boot)

(Temporarily) Really bad stamina

(Temporarily) decreased pain tolerance (I’d imagine that his body just,,, gives up for a good while after the loops)

Fainting spells

Sharp increase of appetite (Yeah, even compared to the loops! He’d probably be eating like nearly double compared to back then!!)

Loss of strength in limbs (He legit solo’d the entire house, there’s almost no way his body would bounce back from that quickly-)

(Temporary) Lack of motor control/dexterity (Probably wouldn’t be able to carve for a while. Writing’s manageable, though!)

A lot more Crying (As I’ve written already-)

I wanna write more of these into the fic! Experimenting with the concept of having side effects from a magical mishap sounds super interesting! I will warn you, though, the fic is going to go through so many teeny tiny edits. I keep noticing tiny things and it’s bothering the heck outta me.

I hope this was what you were looking for when you asked this!

[alkhelmistuhree]

The Traveler.