// Been debating about this, but I may put this blog on a semi-hiatus for a while, since muse has been low and I’ve been struggling with motivation. Not sure why – I really enjoy writing with all of you, and I’m excited for threads, I love the RaC series, ect, but I’ve been writing Lawrence for a little over a year and it might be that I need to take a break for a bit. Real life has gotten busier, too, so I don’t have as much time to RP as I would like. 

In the meantime, I won’t be dropping any threads (unless anyone wants to drop one, which is perfectly understandable), and will work on replies when muse returns. I’ve had a lot of fun writing with everyone this past year, and I’m sorry for the lack of activity, but I think a hiatus would be the best for me right now. 

TL;DR, I’m going to put this blog on a semi-hiatus, mechanicaluprising & qwarktastic on a full hiatus.

I’ll still be around to work on things if inspiration hits / answer IMs / ect –  but in the meantime you can find me over at larcenousxursine

Nefarious is confus

andy-squirrel‌:

When Sonic arrived at the camp site, he told Sally and Tails what had happened and tried to tell them what the robot had stolen. “It almost sounds like they are stealing the parts to a Roboticizer,” Tails said. “But who would know about that outside the planet? Other than Andy,” Sally asked. But at the mention of their lost friend’s name, they fell silent. Ever since their last infiltration with the squirrel, she was nearly roboticized. But after sonic busted the machine apart, she vanished from the planet, over six years ago. Sonic drew their attention back though as he pointed to the sky and said, “What is that?” He was pointing out an approaching hover craft. “I’ll take a look,” Tails said, stretching out his two tails he used to fly with. “Okay. Just be careful Tails. We don’t know who or what they are,” Sonic said. Tails hugged both Sonic and Sally before flying up to the unknown hovercraft.

Out of all the planets in this quadrant of the galaxy Nefarious could’ve targeted, he’d chose this one in particular the scouting party found evidence of technology that could turn organic matter into robotic. What a stroke of luck! Apparently great minds did think alike -- this other mad scientist had the same idea he’d had, back when he devised the plans for the Biobliterator and enslaving all of squishy-kind. Well, finder’s keepers! It would be a shame not to take some of that technology for himself while he was in this galaxy.

Suddenly, Nefarious’ thoughts and view were interrupted by what he assumed was one of the planet’s residents, flying up in front of the hovercraft. 

“Here to greet your new Robot Overlord? If you’re not, then scram! You’re in my way!”

this is sooo sweet <3

voidmywarranty‌:

Refraining to mention his love of Lance and Janice was a wise idea - Ash was definitely more of a Juanita and Dallas fan and as superficial as it was, would have judged the villain hard for his preferences.

“Oh, you’re missing out,” Ash said. Maybe if he could nudge Nefarious in the direction of giving the beach another chance, he could later obtain some hilarious footage of a group of children burying the robotic mastermind in the sand. That was assuming the ambitious blogger would survive publishing this first article on the man, anyway. “The beach is the best place for pranki- I mean, terrorizing random people. You just need to go to the right beach.”

The topic of Qwark made Ash laugh, due to a lot of his fans actually requesting him to ask Nefarious about the villain’s top rival. “Please do share - I have a lot of friends keenly interested to here about potential Qwark/Nefarious fireworks.”

Thankfully, Nefarious seemed to miss Ash’s minor slip up with the word “pranking,” and although his expression remained mostly unconvinced, it did look like he was partially considering the other’s reasoning. “Well, since I don’t have to worry about getting sunburnt anymore,” he began, “I guess trying another trip to the beach couldn’t hurt.”

Just as he started to imagine himself strolling along the beach, destroying sandcastles, pushing unsuspecting beach goers into the ocean, and other amusing ways to ruin peoples’ fun -- Ash’s next comment brought his train of thought screeching to a halt. 

“ -- WHAT?! Rrrrrrgh, WHY do people keep asking me questions like that?! I’ve already told the reporters NOTHING happened on Magnus!! Is that concept so hard to grasp?! There is absolutely NOTHING going on between me and that half-brained TWIT!! And even if there was -- which there ISN’T -- it’s none of anyone’s business!!!” As a finale to this angry outburst, and for extra emphasis on words like “TWIT,” Nefarious slammed both his clenched fists onto the table.

Selection of Rayguns

@intercosmiic

FINALLY, the universe seemed to be tipping in Nefarious’ favor. After a seemingly endless series of failures and disappointments -- not to mention the entire Magnus ordeal -- it was long overdue! Sadly, he had only managed to capture half of the duo, since Ratchet had come to the station alone, but he wouldn’t let that ruin this moment.

“Well, if it isn’t my old nemesis,” Nefarious began, a gloating tone in his voice as he strolled over to where Ratchet was suspended by an energy rope over a pit of Tetramites. “I’m touched you came all this way just to drop by!” He started laughing at the awful joke, then shouted over his shoulder, “Did you hear that, Lawrence?!”

“Hilarious, sir,” the butler replied, watching the proceedings from the sidelines with a look of utmost boredom. “I can hardly contain my laughter.”

friendly reminder that even if i take ages to reply, i still want to roleplay with you

andy-squirrel‌:

Meanwhile in the freedom fighter’s camp, Sonic, Tails and Sally were preparing for another infiltration at one of Doctor Robotnik’s factories. But they were interrupted as Tails noticed an unfamiliar robot, flying through sky, away from the factory they were going to infiltrate. “What was that?” he asked. “It didn’t look like one of Robotnik’s swat bots,” Sally commented. “I’ll check it out. You guys stay here,” Sonic said.

He sped out to where the robot was seen, to find the entire factory in a state of fright. All of Robotnik’s badniks were panicking about the intruder and what it had stolen. “This isn’t cool,” he said and sped back to camp to tell his friends what he had seen.

Nefarious laughed as he continued to watch the scene below unfold. This was always one of his favorite parts about invading an unsuspecting planet -- getting to witness all of its inhabitants panic as they realized what was happening. Though right now, all he could see were a bunch of factory robots panicking, but it was a promising start to the day!

“Take us closer, Lawrence! I don’t want to miss a single second of -- What the -- ?” the Doctor paused abruptly, catching sight of something from the corner of his eye. It looked like... well, it was hard to tell, it was moving so fast. It looked like a small, blue blur speeding along the ground. “What is that? Do you see it, Lawrence?”

But by the time his butler glanced up from the hovercraft controls, the blue blur was gone, just as quickly as it had appeared. Leaving Nefarious foolishly pointing at --

“...I believe that’s called a ‘tree,’ sir.”

“No! Not that! It was right -- argh, never mind! Just keep piloting!” 

lady-scorpion-and-friends‌:

“Oh so I can’t flirt with anyone but you can” she said rolling her eyes before she heard what he just said “That could work but you forgot about one detail, Clank, that tiny robot is too smart for my taste, he’s already suspicious of me.”

“How exactly you expect that plan of yours to work anyway?” she said as she sits on a chair, crossing her legs. “It’s not like they would fall for it right away, you know. Besides, I don’t want that Captain Weirdo flirting with me again”

“I was not flirting!” the robot stubbornly denied before their talk turned back to the ingenious plan he’d just thought up. She had a good point, he had to admit, but he refused to become discouraged so quickly.

“Then we’ll just have to make the invitations as genuinely convincing as possible,” Nefarious said. “Throw in some fancy lettering, official looking signatures, an awards ceremony for tri-galactic heroes, blah, blah, blah... The only one we really need to convince is Ratchet. His pet robot practically follows him everywhere already. And that imbecile Qwark could never turn down the chance to attend an awards ceremony for something he didn’t do. It’s foolproof!”

// Muse is back, so I will be working on drafts over the course of this week! Thanks again for the patience everyone!

// Sorry for being so quiet on this blog - my muse has been very absent but I’ll work on drafts over here as soon as I feel I can. Thank you all for being so patient with me! It really means a lot.

@andy-squirrel

After suffering setback after setback, it finally seemed as though Nefarious’ luck was starting to improve! Taking a break from trying to conquer the Solana and Polaris galaxies, he’d set his sights on a much smaller goal: a planet he recently discovered called Mobius. What had caught his attention in particular was the advanced technology a resident mad scientist had constructed. 

So he’d launched a full scale invasion, intent on stealing some of the technology for himself. Currently, the Doctor was standing aboard an open-top hovercraft, eagerly observing the scene from above. 

“Sir, the troops have acquired another sample,” his butler said. He was standing nearby, glancing at a holo-pad. “They’re transporting it back to the ship.”

“Splendid!” Nefarious clasped his hands together with a malevolent grin. “Everything’s going according to plan! Now I just need to decide whether I want to conquer this world afterward -- or destroy it! It’s such a tough decision.”

I have this planner with these absolutely ridiculous pages with like “motivational” quotes on them that are just these bullshit things like “Let your heart sing” and “Always believe in your dreams”

and like that’s always struck me as such meaningless bullshit, I’ve always hated those. They’ve never had that element that truly motivates me.

So, I took matters into my own hands and I made my own artsy motivational wallpapers. Enjoy.

rowdyboysofpolaris:

Finally the moment had arrived, the chance to redeem himself.

And the captain couldn’t have been more excited. Once allowed back into the Galactic Rangers he had been hoping for some galactic threat to tackle so he could slowly regain his former status as the galaxy’s greatest hero. Finally his wish was granted. For a few moments he watched through an open window as the massive machine tore Aleero city apart at a steady pace. If they didn’t act now everything was doomed.

Perfect

Qwark was the first out the door, running straight for the chaos as the Rangers followed behind. But then he stopped before he even stepped foot outside the Hall of Hero’s perimeters. He had forgotten his blaster, not just any blaster, his lucky blaster. The one he brought during every mission, used in every battle, without it he feared he would fail. So without even saying a word to his teammates he turned and rushed back to the hall. The other Rangers, still carrying grudges against him, did not stop for him. No, instead hey continued on to handle the threat on their own.

“Blaster, hello? Where are you?” Copernicus was mostly speaking to himself as he entered the hall, eyes darting around to try and locate his weapon. While part of him was now regretting not letting it be added to the database he shook it off. He’d find it, he probably just left it in the conference room.

He’d only be in here a few minutes.

Just stepping foot into this miserable building brought back a slew of unpleasant memories. Being overworked and mistreated by his fellow Rangers. Being given a shabby closet as a workspace, supposedly due to “budget cuts.” Being naive enough to think joining the Rangers in the first place was worth it.

Nefarious came to an abrupt halt when he realized his feet were automatically taking him to his old closet office. Clenching his fists, he spun on his heel and pointedly headed the opposite way. Only to pause again at the sound of someone approaching from the adjacent hall. He couldn’t make out what they were saying, but the voice itself was unmistakable. It had to be Qwark.

Why did that nitwit always have to show up at the WORST possible -- wait. If Qwark was alone -- and the footsteps sounded like it -- this was the perfect opportunity to take him out! With a malicious grin, Nefarious summoned a Combuster to his hand and waited a moment. Then he leapt around the corner.  “So, we meet a -- !” 

Because of the ambient echo, he’d misjudged the direction of the footsteps. Which meant he was facing the wrong way. With an irritated growl, Nefarious spun around, trying to act like he hadn’t just messed up his dramatic entrance. “So! We meet again, Qwark!”

@rowdyboysofpolaris

Aleero City was in chaos.

Dr. Nefarious watched from afar, admiring the scene of destruction caused by his latest creation. Utilizing a row of laser cannons, the massive hover drone sliced clean through skyscraper after skyscraper. Claw-tipped appendages targeted the panicking skyway traffic. Seeing the city he hated being torn apart was immensely satisfying. But the time had arrived for him to turn his attention to the main reason he was here -- exacting revenge on the Galactic Rangers.

The Hall of Heroes was his first target. With the Rangers lured away by the attack, Nefarious planned to sneak in, loot whatever technology he wanted, and plant explosives on the way out. Then he could just sit back and watch the fireworks! Killing the Rangers afterward would be much easier with their base of operations destroyed. They’d have nowhere to restock ammunition, nowhere to retreat.

And the BEST part of it was, none of them would see it coming, Nefarious thought to himself fifteen minutes later, as he made his way through the emptied Hall of Heroes. 

The whole galaxy believed he’d perished on the Deplanitizer... Oh, how wrong they were.