Messy design sketch dump for an AU that's been bouncing around my head for a couple of days now. Everything is basically the same except instead of adventures, they do actual circus performances, but it's every month, not every day. Though they do have practice time every day, which Caine supervises. He also assigns each member what their act is going to be, but everyone has their specialties tho
More below xP
Each player's specialties are:
Ragatha: Trapeze
Pomni: Jester (duh)
Jax: Stilt Walker
Gangle: Contortionist (or ribbon dancer? idk if thats a circus act-)
Kinger Magician
Zooble: Plate Spinner
Cain: Ringmaster/Lion tamer (he likes to perform too)
Most of them know more than their specialties cuz Caine likes to pair or group them up sometime. Like somtimes Ragatha or Jax pair up with kinger ( Jax mostly helps with his escape tricks) Rag's is also a bit of a jack of all trades cuz she likes helping out, but also cuz Cain likes to throw in twists in their acts mid-performance.
When Pomni first shows up in the middle of the final performance, which was Ragatha's, so she spawns high up on a tightrope. Ragatha (and everyone else) spots her while she does all these arial flips. In her panic, Pomni slips, but Rag's catches her and tries to calm her down mid-performance while also trying to make sure the two of them don't fall lol
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✨breaking my silence✨
FROM THE PRODIGAL PLEBIAN, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The last twenty-four hours have been some of the most hectic in the Prodigal Plebian's career thus far. Yesterday, the Plebian's review board published a piece titled "Awnings's Latest Serves Up Bread for the Circuses." We stated that though the Poet Laureate's literary talent is on display in their latest work, we found it "lacking in political and moral imagination." The review was mailed to Mstr. Awnings, and they replied to our editor-in-chief Silvia Salcedo expressing how little weight the review held in their esteem, and intimating that Ms. Salcedo should be grateful they deigned to respond at all.
However, soon after, the newspaper of one Elias Leroux, an associate of Mstr. Awnings, revealed the details of Ms. Salcedo's private correspondence. Since then, both the Plebian and Ms. Salcedo herself have borne a deluge of unflattering opinions from the Poet Laureate's various Appreciation Societies.
Lively disagreement is the backbone of the Neath's literary landscape, of which the Plebian is proud to form a part. We apologize if we have offended the Poet Laureate or their aficionados. Again, our review stressed the merits of Awnings's work from a stylistic standpoint. However, we reject the notion that Mstr. Awnings is immune from our criticism simply because their office bears the backing of the Royal Family--indeed, it is for this very reason, that we must continue to speak out.
In solidarity,
The Editors of the Prodigal Plebian
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WIP SNIPPETS!
HELLO i want to prove that i actually AM working on stuff (actually because i need to share things or i will explode) SO here are some sneak peeks for the three whole wips i've been cooking lately!!!!
Chapter 3 of Familiar Faces
(some context: "Papyrus" is Stretch, "Red-Papyrus" is Edge, they don't have their nicknames yet </3)
“Who designed all these, anyway?” Russ asked, squinting a bit as he poked at a powered-off laser. “I know a Papyrus wouldn’t come up with a display like this.”
“They’re mostly old puzzles from back when those were still a big thing,” Papyrus said. “We’ve been too busy to make new ones, and we’re still trying to get rid of all the solutions-”
“Oh, these are ancient!” Russ groaned, rubbing his hands down his face like it was the worst thing he’d heard all day. “Okay, okay, good news! You have us here now! We will amend this!”
“You really don’t gotta-”
“If we don’t it will be an affront to traps everywhere!” He looked through the toolbox they’d brought along. “We’ll need some more tools, but… Hey, Papyrus?”
“What?” Papyrus and Red-Papyrus said simultaneously. They squinted at each other.
“That one, sorry,” Russ clarified, pointing to Red-Papyrus. “You know what we’re looking for, right? Do you think you can dig around and find anything like that?”
“...Yes,” Red-Papyrus said somewhat reluctantly, backing off from where he was inspecting a rusty saw blade. “Blueprint paper, flamethrowers, scrap?”
“Right on the money!” He snapped his fingers into a gun shape. “Also some power tools, bigger wrenches, maybe some gasoline… And, whatever else you come across, I suppose!”
“I can grab that stuff if you want,” Papyrus offered, fairly certain he’d know where to find it better than someone who’d allegedly only been in this universe for a day.
“Nonsense! I need to show you how to bring these hunks of junk to their full potential!” Russ said, grinning as he raised a hammer that was far too big for the toolbox he’d pulled it from. “We’ll start with some percussive maintenance!”
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Something's Wrong With This Guy (WORKING TITLE LOL)
(Context: Edge's perspective, takes place before meeting Stretch)
“Russ?” He called out. “God dammit, Russ, where did you go?”
He scanned the area for even a hint of where Russ had run off to, but he could hardly see a thing. Maybe he was being smart for once, hiding in a bush somewhere. He wasn’t in any state to fight. He’d sooner topple over before he could get a word out.
There was no answer. Of course there wasn’t. If he was hiding, answering would give him away.
Unfortunately, that was just as likely as if he were already dead.
He finally caught another glimpse of the attacker, sending another round of attacks their way with a renewed fury. No matter what had happened, he’d make sure he dealt with it appropriately.
Right as his first round ended, he rushed in close, forgoing his magic just to pin them against the ground. He held them there by the neck, rearing back his fist.
Then, finally, he saw Russ, grinning up at him and cutting through the thick fog of adrenaline like a knife.
He shoved himself off, his anger dissipating just as quickly as it had arrived.
“Aww, but it was just getting fun!” Russ complained, pulling himself out of the snow and brushing himself off. “I had a suspicion you’ve been holding out on me, but…”
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Papyrus shouted. “I could have killed you!”
“Isn’t that what you want?” He pointed out. Papyrus couldn’t find a response. “Besides, I’m fine! That was fun! Come on, let’s keep going, we can-”
“No.”
“But-”
“You are incredibly lucky that both of us are not dead,” Papyrus hissed, gesturing to the open area around them. “I don’t give a damn how much of a death wish you have, but if you want me to have a part in it, I will do so of my own accord. Otherwise, leave me out of it.”
“So… You don’t want to kill me?” Russ asked. Papyrus sputtered, quickly gaining the urge to prove him wrong as a smile grew on his face. “Oh, Papyrus, you’ve grown so much! I’m so proud of you!”
With a swift smack to the back of his skull, Papyrus finally began to drag Russ to the house.
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Reboot Part 1: Swapfell (working title)
(Context: Fluff's perspective, his very own introduction fic :'> so proud)
“What the fuck was that,” he growled, not caring to greet the bastard on the other end.
“I asked Alphys to install a plugin on your phone that’d get you to answer it for once,” Sans answered. He could hear the smile on his face. “It only activates after five missed calls, so really you’ve only got yourself to blame for this one.”
“Fuck you.”
“Hey, saves me the trouble of having to run back home to make sure you’re not dead.”
“And what’s so important that you had to wake me up in the most assholeish way possible?”
“I needed to tell you- wait, I woke you up? Papyrus, have you been sleeping all day? It’s seven in the-!”
He hung up.
It took about a minute for the phone to ring again. He snickered, imagining his brother coming down from his tirade just to realize he’d been lecturing a ghost the entire time.
He stared at the screen.
Five calls, huh?
He answered on the fifth, on the very last ring.
“Point taken,” Sans said, resigned. He was probably pinching the bridge of his nose in that way he always did when Papyrus pissed him off. “Look, I just wanted to tell you I’m gonna be working late again, okay? Some stuff came up.”
“Wow, that’s a huge diversion from what you do every single day. Super urgent news for me to know, couldn’t possibly have just texted me that.”
“You regularly make me wonder if you’re even receiving my texts because you never answer them. The only way I even know your phone works is when I ask if you want takeout.”
“Maybe you should learn something from that.”
“I’m not going to bribe you into answering my texts, Papyrus.”
“Don’t be surprised when I don’t answer ‘em then.”
“Papyrus-” Sans started, but cut himself short. Then, he sighed. “...Look, kid, I don’t want to argue with you. I just wanna be able to know you’re alright. I’m sorry it’s annoying, but I can’t– ...I just need to know, okay?”
Papyrus didn’t respond. He clenched his jaw at his brother’s change in tone.
“If you’ve been sleeping all day, then you probably haven’t eaten,” Sans continued. “I’m pretty sure there’s still some leftover stir-fry in the fridge. You should have some. It might be a bit spicy for you, but it’s good food.”
He hummed plainly.
“...Well, that’s all I wanted to say. I gotta get back to work now, but I’ll see you when I see you, yeah?”
His jaw clenched just a bit tighter.
“Love you, kid.”
He hung up again, for real this time.
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