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Very trustworthy Velvet Room attendant shows children the compendium his last guest filled in

(been sitting on this one since February oops)

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Been sitting on these since December waiting until I made an intro to the AU but screw it. Frankenford AU. I have Lore but I'll talk about that uh Later.

Feat a traditional page I did that I kinda hate that I'm gonna redraw (it's below the cut)

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Hey, actually, reblogs don't add to tags? So here's those Persona 5 x Infinity Train environment concepts again. You're welcome >:]

And again I go hehe.

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I am now rotating ur persona x infinity train AU in my head at mach speeds aaaaaaaa

please take this ask as an open invitation to talk about the AU as much as you want

OH MY GOSH THANK YOU!!! I have so many thoughts about this AU but some I consider "spoilers" so this will not be *everything* I've thought of.

Similar to Infinity Train proper, the structure of the story is an anthology up until The Plot Happens and the individuals we follow get stuck in one big group. While "Chapter 1's" protag is left unstated for now (though they're in a previous post of mine), "Chapter 2" follows Tulip and Futaba after an inciting incident than ends with both of them on the train.

Fun fact! This AU spawned from me wanting to have Tulip and Futaba interact. It evolved more and more as I thought about the Train and the Metaverse interacting and what could occur from that.

Because putting the two gamers together will lead to absolutely no mischief >:]

The AU takes place after the events of Royal but, at least in part, during the events of Book 2. In fact, Jesse and Lake get a bit derailed on their trip through the train (pun intended).

"If Mementos is so good, why isn't there a sequel?" said no one, ever.

Mementos is back! But what does it have to do with the train? And what's with the giant door?

Gamer.

Tulip's Metaverse outfit is inspired by techwear. She's got a tech staff that transforms its head shape based on the combat situation.

Tulip obtains her Persona in Mementos, alongside help from Futaba. How that happens I've hinted at in a past post.

A friendly denizen looking to explore the train

This is Unamed Grandfather Clock Owl, who I cannot decide a name for, but ends up accompanying Chapter 1's protagonist on their leg of the train journey. He's a wise and rather jovial denizen who wishes to see the rest of the train before "his old heart stops ticking." (Then again, he's almost 200 years young!)

I don't have a lot else to show or talk about that is non-reveal related. But I'm up for more asks if anyone would like specific details ;]

One last tibit for you: Tulip's codename is Wizard

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my two sons and I on our way to mario kart world

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(Sound on)

During their first night in Gravity Falls, the twins have a strange dream...

Haha I'm alive new au lore drop

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Persona 5 Royal spoilers for the AU. I mentioned in that reblog that Stanley would quickly realize that the reality he's experiencing is not real because of his deep-seated paranoia. (And Fiddleford could be immune after he's snapped out of it the first time.) But also likely because he's got such good control over his mindscape, so he'd notice meddling quickly.

But I realized that while he'd be angry and hurt, I thought. It'd be Ford who would be furious. Rewriting reality - it's an insult to the hurt Stanley suffered, and the triumphes he achieved. And Ford played a big part in why Stanley was hurting for so long. Denying what happened would be like pretending (again) he never hurt Stanley or how that affected him. He wants to learn how to be a better brother, not repeat the same mistakes just because he forgot.

(He's, somewhat, hypocritically leaving out that Stanley hurt him, too.)

And there's also just the fury of having his mind meddled with again, reminding him of Bill even though the motivations and methods are very different.

Oh man, I wasn't even thinking about this! Yeah, both of the Stan twins would hate Maruki's idealization for different reasons. I don't know if this will come up in the au, depending on what I do with the post-GF timeline, but yeah all of the Pines would probably notice something wrong.

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(Hi I never reposted this here from my old account. Do heed the warnings. It's not great but I should probably archive it here too.)

(tinnitus sound 2 seconds in, lasts for 6 seconds)

Akechi angst for 2/2 :) this has been done since January but you know. 2/2 :)

(Vaguely inspired by a scene in the fic Marigolds, but I've been a fan of this brand of angst for years.)

Music used: Alaya Cavern - Persona (PSP)

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I've just remembered Persona 5 Royal and a specific exclusive character to that. They'd have so many feelings about the canon of Gravity Falls already...

If you're talking about Maruki, ohohoho that's a FUN rabbit hole discussion I could go down. Persona 5 Royal spoilers (and Gravity Falls) under the cut:

Oh man, I think Maruki would have been on board with the Society of the Blind Eye goal's, or at least Fiddleford's original intentions. Wiping people's memories of the past so that they can live happier in the present? That just what he does to Sumire, or at least suppressing her memories of the accident so she can believe she's Kasumi.

Mabeland, while not created for the same intentions as Maruki has, has many of the same trappings as the ideal reality. It gives you what will make you happy, there's a disruption if the real world is mentioned, etc. Though, where Mabeland is everything Mabel, or anyone, could ever want, the Ideal Reality is perfect by absence of "negatives." The Phantom Thieves may not have everything they wished for, because what they wished for occurs in a world where hurt hasn't happened.

With both the Society and Maruki, the past must be erased for the future to be bright, and stuff like death or trauma cannot exist. For Mabeland and the ideal world, the inevitable course of life and hardship, reality, is unspeakable. You can have everything thing you want, but either way, "you" is only who you were before life happened, not after.

If you meant Sumire uhh ooops!! Yeah I think she and Mabel could bond over some of that reality denial stuff. Oh also twins. Even if Sumire lost her twin. That's a swap AU idea for someone out there.

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I've just remembered Persona 5 Royal and a specific exclusive character to that. They'd have so many feelings about the canon of Gravity Falls already...

If you're talking about Maruki, ohohoho that's a FUN rabbit hole discussion I could go down. Persona 5 Royal spoilers (and Gravity Falls) under the cut:

Oh man, I think Maruki would have been on board with the Society of the Blind Eye goal's, or at least Fiddleford's original intentions. Wiping people's memories of the past so that they can live happier in the present? That just what he does to Sumire, or at least suppressing her memories of the accident so she can believe she's Kasumi.

Mabeland, while not created for the same intentions as Maruki has, has many of the same trappings as the ideal reality. It gives you what will make you happy, there's a disruption if the real world is mentioned, etc. Though, where Mabeland is everything Mabel, or anyone, could ever want, the Ideal Reality is perfect by absence of "negatives." The Phantom Thieves may not have everything they wished for, because what they wished for occurs in a world where hurt hasn't happened.

With both the Society and Maruki, the past must be erased for the future to be bright, and stuff like death or trauma cannot exist. For Mabeland and the ideal world, the inevitable course of life and hardship, reality, is unspeakable. You can have everything thing you want, but either way, "you" is only who you were before life happened, not after.

If you meant Sumire uhh ooops!! Yeah I think she and Mabel could bond over some of that reality denial stuff. Oh also twins. Even if Sumire lost her twin. That's a swap AU idea for someone out there.

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I've just realized the hilarity while this isn't a crossover with Persona 5, Ford is so athletic that he could recreate a lot of the Phantom Thieves' feats, who need the changed reality of the Metaverse in many cases, in the physical world. He does already! XD

This not-quite-yet old man is so much fitter than the teenagers.

He absolutely could and it's hilarious.

I will say, I'll probably do some post-story stuff later in the timeline with the P5 cast? I mentioned in a past post that the twins happen to be the same age as the main P5 cast would be in 2016 and the Mabel is absolutely pen pals with Ann. The GF cast don't get involved with the plot of P5 but they'd be aware of the Phantom Thieves at the time P5 takes place.

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Oh man, ok, the false selves art! I forgot I was actually gonna continue that series with other characters I like in media. The false selves was absolutely a persona reference but it is not explicitly connected to this crossover oops.

I was actually thinking about the timeline thing yesterday. This AU is basically an expansion of the show's plot recontextualized into the Persona universe, with some major differences in how a few things go down. It's still line the roughly three months the show takes place in, but I'm not super worried about translating the Persona game mechanics over one-to-one in terms of day structure. It's summer break, after all! They get a lot more free time.

And oh yeah, there are quite a few other characters who fall under the denial of reality/trying to change reality thing.

I love Persona crossovers, and I never knew I wanted one with Gravity Falls! Love the idea that the kids summon their Persona via books or journals.

What would you say is one of the overarching themes of the story if you know already? Family would make sense because it's part of the original show. But what about themes that could tie with Gravity Falls and with the Persona side of things?

Thanks for the ask! I'm still ironing out some of the AU mechanics, but besides family having a strong focus, I think the two most prevalent themes are discovery and change/acceptance.

The former is a part of the summer as a whole, with the twins uncovering more and more weirdness in canon and in the AU. Especially in the AU, they have to learn how the cognitive world works (like most Persona protagonists) with the help of Journal 3 and assorted cryptic input from their velvet room attendant. The more important theme plot wise is shaping up to be the latter.

Things change, summer ends. But a lot of the show's antagonists, the ones who'll end up in the AU anyway, are cognitions or people refusing to accept reality in some way. They want to stay in the past, or stay angry, or force the outcome they desire. For example, looking at the Duskertons' (Ma and Pa, the convenience store ghosts from "The Inconveniencing"), their lingering hatred of teenagers fuels a distortion around the store, and the only way for that to be solved is for the hatred to be confronted.

I'll get more into the cognitive world mechanics later, but change and acceptance is a big part of it. Have fun thinking about which antagonists (and protagonists :] ) relate to this in the show proper, and how their obsession with certain outcomes could cause problems :)

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I love Persona crossovers, and I never knew I wanted one with Gravity Falls! Love the idea that the kids summon their Persona via books or journals.

What would you say is one of the overarching themes of the story if you know already? Family would make sense because it's part of the original show. But what about themes that could tie with Gravity Falls and with the Persona side of things?

Thanks for the ask! I'm still ironing out some of the AU mechanics, but besides family having a strong focus, I think the two most prevalent themes are discovery and change/acceptance.

The former is a part of the summer as a whole, with the twins uncovering more and more weirdness in canon and in the AU. Especially in the AU, they have to learn how the cognitive world works (like most Persona protagonists) with the help of Journal 3 and assorted cryptic input from their velvet room attendant. The more important theme plot wise is shaping up to be the latter.

Things change, summer ends. But a lot of the show's antagonists, the ones who'll end up in the AU anyway, are cognitions or people refusing to accept reality in some way. They want to stay in the past, or stay angry, or force the outcome they desire. For example, looking at the Duskertons' (Ma and Pa, the convenience store ghosts from "The Inconveniencing"), their lingering hatred of teenagers fuels a distortion around the store, and the only way for that to be solved is for the hatred to be confronted.

I'll get more into the cognitive world mechanics later, but change and acceptance is a big part of it. Have fun thinking about which antagonists (and protagonists :] ) relate to this in the show proper, and how their obsession with certain outcomes could cause problems :)

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(For the gravity falls x persona au [really fun combination absolutely amazing 100 tokens]) dipper persona concept?: noir style cloak that is made of book leather, with pushpin buttons and paper and stickynotes visible underneath. Two pairs of hands, both covered in roving eyes, with both hands either emerging from the sleeves, somewhere behind, or the gap in the coat. Has hair (either long or short) that looks mildly prehensile, with a hat (either matching noir-style or baseball) that has Mabel’s valentines day heart on the front with the pine tree over it.

Mabel persona concept?: woven body with a shifting oversized sweater. Base color is pink with sparkles, but the sweater is woven with stylized memories so its more of a rainbow. Hands are needles, and shape into gadgets during animations (grappling hook). Scrapbook head with the shooting star as a cover.

sorry if this was rude, have a good one!

I've actually been sitting on Dipper and Mabel's persona designs since I think mid-December (have to reveal them correctly, we'll get them), but I CAN say that you're spot on with the woven body and grappling hook inclusion for Mabel's :]

(also, no worries for the ask!! I like seeing people's ideas and reactions to the au hehe)

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So at some point I realized that Dipper and Mabel are/would be the same age in 2016 as the P5 cast generally are in 2016. So canon to the GF x Persona AU is the Mabel and Ann are internet friends/pen pals. They met on like some fashion blog or something (Mabel would have Tumblr do we think Ann would?) at some point and are close online friends.

At some point the P5 stuff happens. Dipper thinks the Phantom Thieves are using the Mindscape (as the GF!P cast knows it). Mabel thinks Akechi's pretty but is also on team Phantom Thieves. Ann accidentally says a bit too much at some point and Mabel is like "hey guys I think my pen pal is a Phantom Thief." She doesn't bring it up.

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"A New Bond" - A Gravity Falls Persona AU comic

(Five pages; three to five are below the cut for space and spoilers!)

(I started this December 29th, remind me to NEVER put this much detail into comic lineart again)