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sphireath-wisp · 2 months

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#Picture Perfect

Sypnosis: Where do they keep pictures/polaroids of you (and them)?

Warnings: Not proofread, reader admits that there were times they felt insecure at Levi's, morally grey reader(?), Mammon's section kind of derails from main topic, posessive/jealous Levi, possible mischaracterization because I haven't played in a long time

Featuring: Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Belphegor x GN! reader

LUCIFER... who keeps pictures of you safe in his wallet. Honestly... it's not the most flattering picture of you, but he likes it a fair bit. It reminds him of the times when he used to think of you as just "the human exchange student" and not "(Name), our family."

The picture - taken by the RAD newspaper club - shows you being introduced to the whole school as the new exchange student. You look completely unamused. If his memory serves him correctly, you had no sleep last night since Mammon was unaware of the human cardiac cycle and how you needed sleep everyday. Your hands were clasped in front of you and you were sort of glaring at him from where you were standing.

He was confidently giving his speech, face neutral and completely unaware of the eyes burning holes into his back. In fact, it only garnered more attention because you had the guts to glare at the third most powerful demon in all of Devildom in such a way. It probably slipped your mind then that he had the power to snap your neck in half.

He kept it in his wallet as a reminder to warn you about controlling yourself. It'd be especially bad for his image if the human he was taking care of had the nerve to glare at Diavolo like that. Though, he never really found the time. It slipped his mind all the time simply because you never glared at any of his brothers in that way as more and more time passed.

You were unreasonably kind, he realised.

Occasionally, Mammon will attempt to steal his wallet and gets the shock of his life when he sees a photo of you by his debit card. You look absolutely horrible and... man! Mammon won't be letting Lucifer off the hook anytime soon - or rather, it's the other way around now that Lucifer has Mammon strung upside down by Cerberus as a personal piñata.

MAMMON... the mastermind, and you, his partner-in-crime. News spreads like wildfire in devildom. With the amount of havoc that he imprints with his every step, it's natural that cameramen have a tendency to tail him when things get dry or mundane.

Poor you. You're always caught his trouble and plastered as his accomplice to the point where you've gained quite the notorious name around Devildom.

In the past when Mammon went missing, Lucifer found that there was a much more effective way to find the Avatar of Greed without lifting a finger. Rather than putting up missing posters, bounties were placed on Mammon's head - it ranged from $100,000 grimm to millions depending on Lucifer's mood. If someone did ever find the demon, they would receive the allocated amount of course. However, Mammon rivals no one at speed, the only person who would have him on a leash would be Lucifer.

Since you're always stringed along with Mammon during his schemes, Asmodeus jokingly decided to submit a stunning photo of you to RAD's newspaper club with a bounty of infinity. It went completely viral! You can't imagine how shocked everyone was to see a human's bounty in Devildom, wanted (alive) in all of the three realms and the top "criminal" in hell.

As an inside joke between the brothers, anyone who brings you back to the HOL requires at least 20,000 grimm or some form of payment if another brother wants to hang out with you (Beel gets paid the most, Levi is the top-payer). You were certainly surprised when Satan snatched you away when Mammon's back was turned to you. He returned you back to HOL, amused when Asmo actually gave Satan some spare Grimm. Asmo would insist on painting your nails, plopping you down on his bed as Satan decides that he also needed some personal time with you as an extra reward for bringing you back.

Now, Mammon has your bounty in his room as a reminder that he has the most precious treasure in the three realms with him, the person whose worth exceeds any countable number, you.

LEVIATHAN... who can be camera-shy sometimes and totally gets it if you feel the same way. Sometimes, he just doesn't feel that sure of himself and he realises you more in common with him than he expected when you admit that you'll occasionally feel that way too.

Most of the pictures he has of you two are faceless except for the really special occasions and he doesn't actually own physical copies of the pictures like his brothers. He keeps them safe in an folder on his gaming computer and he references them whenever he wants to add a custom character (you) into a new game.

Sure, it may seem a little creepy to have a collection of photos of someone else on your computer, yes I can see how that can play out. However, Levi really doesn't mean harm. Most of his pictures there are actually in-game moments with you.

Finally beat a really difficult boss together? Finished a game in record timing? Screenshotting that! That's gonna be stored in the folder for memory's sake. In reality, he has way more videos than photos of you and him together than anything. You once recorded how long he can yap about his recent hyper fixation and, safe to say, you completely underestimated him.

He has videos of both of your live reactions to a new anime opening song, definitely treats it like a stream and pretends that he's talking to an audience with you.

Levi does stream quite often and you usually get featured as his special guest, but you have to understand that you're working with the Avatar of Envy, sweetheart. He definitely found it a little upsetting when you saw Beel type in chat that he's saving extra food for you in the fridge. You rushed down immediately and when you left, he ended the stream without hesitation.

He's keeping his photos and videos of you to himself from now on. No more streaming with you.

SATAN... prefers miscellaneous photos of you. Caught off-guard, mouth agape and lips curled into a smile he's so used to cherishing that it's become second nature. It highlights your imperfections, yes, but he only grows more fond of it if it's you.

Ironically, it seems more humane to see you in that way - cupcake batter all over your face as you bake, a maple leaf stuck in your hair as autumn arrives in Devildom. It reminds him that, "hey, I'm still your human no matter how perfect I seem." It reassures him that you're still the human that tripped over his books on multiple occasions, never learning your lesson.

You seemed unreachable to him in the way that he feels like he doesn't really deserve you. A romantic, heartfelt kiss or soft whispers of comfort by the shell of his ear would ease the doubt in his heart. However, Satan has learned that looking at these genuine, authentic photos of you is quite effective as well.

Unfiltered, raw, even the borderline unsightly and vulgar version of you, it's nice in its own unique way. That's the way Satan was created - unsightly, bloody, horrid. Of course, it doesn't mean he sees you in a negative light, but seeing your imperfect sides... makes you feel a little less far from him somehow.

Past all of the charming smiles and gentlemanly demeanour is someone who isn't as perfect as he'd like to seem. You'd be able to understand him with all the impurities plaguing him, right? You'd still hug him and let his claws dig into the skin of your back? You'd forgive him?

"So what?" and with two words, he was completely appalled by the simplicity of your answer. In any case, your bluntness could be interpreted as rudeness. He'd be fuming at how lightly you're treating his issues. But, that's just how little you care about flaws.

Satan laughs. A weight lifts off his shoulders and he feels... relieved. Visit him tonight, won't you? He can finally admit to someone how hard it's been to master his wrath all alone.

ASMODEUS... who dedicates his own Devilgram as not only a memory of his best moments but also your best moments. And, oh my, did his fans love you.

When he first featured you, he actually received a little hate (he couldn't give two fucks) due to how controversial of a topic you were at first. Funnily enough, the puny human he calls family today gained him a lot of traction of Devilgram, especially after you became a hot topic once you formed your first pact with Mammon.

From behind the scenes, he'd keep his followers updated on you and the hot water you'd find yourself in, eating his popcorn with a grin and posting. The more he posted about you, the more his fans started appreciating how brave you actually were for a human.

You had a Devilgram of your own, but you rarely posted there since your first few months in Devildom were spent wisely on adjusting to the HOL. Your (unknown) admirers were getting their daily scraps of you through Asmo.

Asmo would realise sooner or later that having both you and him in a picture is the formula for a guaranteed successful post. The Avatar of Lust and a human (demons are literally TEMPTED to have their soul; it's described as a JEWEL) in one photo?! Oh shit, blow the whole roof off because it was a massive hit. (Trendsetter MC and Asmo!??!)

As for Asmo, he loves that his darling is also receiving the love and attention they deserve. In fact, he wholeheartedly supports you with every fibre of his being. He's your biggest fan and you're his.

Plus, his Devilgram is the perfect outlet to shock his brothers. He once posted a picture of himself by your side on his bed. He grins at the camera, showing off his smeared lipstick as your face is dotted with kiss marks.

Disappointingly, it got reported and taken down in an hour or so. (That doesn't mean he doesn't have the photo)

BEELZEBUB... sticks that family picture on the fridge with a magnet. Yeah, he could totally hang it at the entrance by the stairs. Sure, he could frame it up. Yet, it's more homey having it somewhere he always visits and looks at.

Additionally, when Beel's hunger gets the best of him, the picture on the fridge forces him to remember if he has any delegated tasks today. "Oh yeah, Satan wanted some help picking up books from the library today, something about a book sale." "Belphie told me his pillow had a hole in it; I better get him a new one after visiting Hell's Kitchen."

At times when the whole family isn't home, having the picture also serves as a mental checklist! "Oh yeah, MC hasn't eaten dinner yet. Better get them something." "Lucifer wanted another cup of black coffee I think, I'll get him a snack just in case." Making sure everyone is eating well is really important to him because of his own appetite. He hates how empty it feels being hungry, why would he ever put any of his family members through that kind of torture?

Furthermore, he feels a little guilty for always eating so much. Ensuring that everyone has eaten is a role that he's assigned for himself.

It's something the whole family values, but it's especially special for Beel. When he goes on a hunger rampage and tears the kitchen up from wall to wall, if there's any damage done to the photo... you can expect a lot of apologies. (Lucifer has to schedule another time for a family photo to cheer him up asap)

He still has an old photo of the whole family without you actually - it leaves a bittersweet feeling to throw out any kind of precious photo. Yet, the more he looks at it, the more it feels incomplete without you in the picture.

Huh, you know what? He'll search for you right now to grab something from Hell's Kitchen. Nothing much, he just wants to check up on you and get his 80 plates of cheeseburgers.

BELPHEGOR... who has a silver locket of you, him, and Beel on him at all times. It's convenient, lightweight, portable, and silver looks good on him according to Asmo.

Whenever he feels like he misses you or Beel (or both), opening up the locket solves 50% of his problems. However, it's not like he can hug the locket to sleep and bury his face into its shoulder. It's not as if the locket can carry him when his legs feel sore. All he can really do is hold it to his heart and shoot you/Beel a text.

Still, he does feel a little more relieved to see the photo. Whenever that rotting feeling of loneliness gets to him, one look at his locket reminds him that, "Hey, I still have them." It does ease his doubts, but we both know he'd never admit that openly.

Pressing the cold silver against his lips also became a habit he developed soon after getting the locket. Belphie... has chapped lips since he's always asleep and never drinking water. The cold feeling kind of distracts him from that uncomfortable feeling - it's much less effort than going all the way downstairs, grabbing a glass from the pantry, pouring water from a jug into it.... you know the drill.

Both you and Beel have one as well, but you don't wear it as often since Asmo loves to accessorize you with all sorts of new jewellery to try on. Beel wears it yeah, but it's usually off when he's eating - which is most of the time - since oil and grease are super obvious on silver stuff and it pains him to get something so precious dirty.

The other brothers are actually grateful he has the locket despite the initial jealousy. Belphie has his fair share of tantrums and everyone knows how younger, spoiled siblings can be when something pisses them off. The brothers have to try and baby him, which only ticks him off further. One peek at the locket when you or Beel aren't around and suddenly, it's like he's a new person - back to normal in a flash.

It saved Mammon's face a good punch when he accidently stepped on Belphie's foot at the planeterium while he was sleeping.

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oh-gh0st · 9 months

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ok youkai au lore time :3

so since i’m merging denki and youkai together, ill explain the part where denki is first

so afawk, chorosuke/choro inherited/took over his fathers house in the village near akatsuka and makes flower arrangements, hoping for his sister to marry into a good family.

ghost lives in either the same or a little bit away from the village. they have the last name kuriirota

they live with their older sibling/siblings (havent decided between just one or all three) and run a family business based around making kasuri, japanese fabrics/silks. they often supply the fabric and pre-made clothes for people in the village, and they’re well known for their efficiency.

ghost and choro meet when he commissions the business for yukatas and clothing for the upcoming tanabata festival. ghost immediately takes interest, wanting to know about chorosuke. they do get closer, but if anything the feelings are one sided and unreciprocated for a while.

it starts to pick up after chorosuke and his brothers find out theyre all related, and that something bad is happening between them. it’s around the same time as the festival begins, and they decide to keep it secret for now. this is around the point they see their respective youkai motifs everywhere, no matter where they look.

chorosuke accompanies ghost to the tengu’s shrine for the first time, and it takes a while for them to walk up the mountain to get to it. chorosuke asks whats the point if its only for one wish, and ghost says it’s a wish they’ve made for years. when asked what the wish was, ghost does not answer.

there’s some deep moment between the two here, and its where choro finds out ghost is in a similar position as his sister is, trying to marry off and find a partner but turning up with nothing as each affair comes and goes. he doesn’t know why, but he felt a compulsion to help them in his chest, hinting at the tengu’s considerate and aiding nature.

the next night after the festival/the same night the festival ends, chorosuke goes back up the mountain to read ghost’s wish, only to find it already gone from the shrines statue.

further along the story (and where the brothers realize their youkai powers and cause a fuss in the village), ghost does eventually find out about the news with the matsuno family. they go to meet him to give him support, but they’re turned away for the time being. they were going to tell him how they felt of him.

fast forward a few weeks, and now the village is in uproar of the possibility of having not one, but six youkais in their village. they start pushing the idea of exile for the matsus, putting up talismans and protections from the matsus either by the matsus house or their own. come the 100 demon festival, they are in full-swing uproar and are actively pushing the brothers out, now havingh accepted their youkai counterparts.

ghost watches the matsus exile, and choro spares them one glance before heading to the realm of youkai. it almost breaks his heart, considering he had been getting close to them. he wouldn’t be able to think about them for a whole after that, having to get used to youkai life now, and only being granted one day of the year to return to the human realm, being hyakki yagyo.

ghost would mourn for a while after this, resulting in them taking time off from the kusari robes they have to make, backing up business quite a bit. their sisters worry about them, having been holed up in their room for weeks, only coming out at night or early in the morning to rise.

come the next tanabata festival, ghost is finally seen outside their home, going out to deliver their wish to the tengu shrine. he senses that someone is at the shrine, and flies over from a pocket dimension to see who it is. when he recognizes who it is, he gets a familiar feeling in his chest, and he has no idea why his cheeks are burning up.

they look so familiar. and he has a good feeling about what they are wishing for.

(lore inspo: https://youtu.be/OhYwP9MDP8s?si=O9ejKLUPsxY-AfIG )

#ghosts rambles #i wanted to write more but im busy atm. so itll have to wait #and ik its VAGUE but i want it to be vague… kind of #vague enough that u can still understand whats going on #it is LONGGGGG soo enjoy :3 #ghostoro #youkai au #idk if i wanna make ghost’s denki name be kuriirota yurei or keep their name as ghost. or make it kuriirota gensō….

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readingpast12 · 1 year

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Odo, the most allo-ace bastard

I don’t know how many people asked for Odo to be in the allo-ace folks competition, but I was on the list. Now that we're here I refuse to let my blorbo lose to Spongebob.

Is Odo Alloromantic?

Odo has three main ships- Quark (headcanon) Luxwana (canon supported) and Kira (canon endgame)

Quark and Odo have a Wiley Coyote/ Road Runner-esque relationship. The comedy! The drama!

(episode antagonist) "I can't believe you're defending him, Quark. You're his worst enemy."

(Quark) "I guess that's the closest thing he has in this world to a friend."

Luxwana and Odo are basically canon qpr. They had a brief marriage of convenience where Odo was forced by plot to give a meaningful declaration of love. At the end they get a divorce, because although Odo did love Luxwana, he didn’t love her the way she needed and Luxwana didn't want to end up hating him. A gap in intimacy ending a relationship between asexual and allosexual partners is a deeply the vibe.

Kira and Odo date for a bit over a season. Odo was pining for her for most of the series. Their history was deep and complicated and lovely. So it is at least cannon that Odo has romantic interest sometimes, but I will admit that a demi-romantic reading of Odo also has some cannon support.

(Odo) “I'll never understand the humanoid need to... 'couple.”

But is Odo Asexual?

So this is a matter of interpretation. To start with, Odo is space goo. His whole species is space goo. I don’t know how this space goo replicates, but I can tell you that it probably doesn’t look like humanoid sexual reproduction.

When Luxwana’s Betazoid sex fever makes the station horny, Odo is immune. Not because he can’t get sick; the horniness is a psychic projection. Not because he’s immune to psychics (unlike data), Luxwana can read his mind. Odo just doesn’t get horny. And this is after Odo’s crush on Kira is established.

Changelings, Odo’s space goo species, do have something called “the great link” which is apparently a very pleasurable experience for the Changelings involved. Odo does experience “linking” and definitely got something out of it. So that is a kind of pseudo-sexual relationship.

Odo also exists as a human for a brief period of time (between 3 to 11 months, Star Trek time scales are weird), and never pursues a relationship when he could have sex the humanoid way. He wasn’t into it as a solid.

So then we get to his relationship with Kira.

One, it’s not clear that Odo and Kira have sex. They touch, they kiss, but in the entire season long relationship, Odo and Kira never fade to black. This is interesting because the characters in this show do have sex. Like, this show is really clear about this, but it seems that Kira and Odo don't.

And 2, even if they did, Odo and Kira would not be having identical experiences of arousal. This dude has no sense of smell or taste. He doesn’t have organs.

Yet, Odo and Kira are both happy and satisfied in the relationship. When fate tears them apart in the last episode (Odo had to go save his species from extinction) it was portrayed as difficult and tragic. The lack of traditional sex did not make their relationship less valid.

Odo also has a notable sexual encounter with a humanoid named Arissa. The experience was great for her, and Odo didn’t mind, per say, but the experience wasn’t the same for him as it was for her. Whatever sex is for changelings, that’s not what he has with humanoids. That has the vibe of an Allo-ace who is not sex repulsed. Odo shows how an alternative experience of sexual attraction is not the same as being incapable. During the pillow talk, Arrssa has the airy, exhausted affectation of a person who just had sex. Odo doesn’t. Odo is just glad to know he did a good job.

I will not say that Odo is unproblematic. He is a cop and a bastard. He is yet another example of asexuality being inhuman. But he is also complicated and interesting. As a product of the 90’s Odo is an icon of Allo-Ace identity. Importantly, his romantic and sexual orientation informs and influences his character, but it isn't his defining trait either.

#alloacefolkscompetition #star trek #ds9 #star trek ds9 #star trek deep space 9 #odo #odo ds9 #odo ital #asexual #asexuality #alloace #aspec things #kira nerys #kira ds9 #go mall cop go!#long post #legit essay

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denimbex1986 · 6 months

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'In the most recent episode of Doctor Who, "The Giggle," there is a line that implies that the Doctor's allies, long called companions, are getting a new and improved name, but unfortunately, the episode doesn't quite specify what to call them now. Doctor Who has just finished premiering its 60th anniversary special. Made up of three episodes, the special saw David Tennant return to Doctor Who as the Fourteenth Doctor with Catherine Tate alongside him, reprising her role as Donna Noble. Though they only depict a brief time within the Doctor Who universe, these special episodes saw major changes to the franchise as a whole.

Since Doctor Who first began in 1963, the Doctor has always had his companions. In Doctor Who, a "companion" is typically a human character that accompanies the Doctor on his adventures. Over the years, the Doctor's companions have changed constantly, and at times, the Doctor will have several companions at once or just one for an extended stretch. Oftentimes, the companion serves as something of a sidekick to the Doctor, but their role is much more important than that. Doctor Who's companions are essentially stand-ins for the audience. They ask important questions, challenge the Doctor, and give their unique perspective.

One Line From Donna Means Doctor Who Companions Are No Longer "Companions"

Although Doctor Who's companions are as long-lasting as the Doctor himself, the series may finally be making a change to them. In Doctor Who's third 60th anniversary episode, "The Giggle," the Fourteenth Doctor's companion, Donna Noble, says a line that implies that the term "companion" is on the verge of changing. After entering the UNIT building, Donna says, "Don't say companion. - that sounds like we park him on the seafront at Weston-super-Mere." What this line is saying is that Donna dislikes the term "companion" because of what the word insinuates. This is definitely something of a first for Doctor Who, which has always stuck by its "companion" title.

However, Donna is right. Although "companion" isn't as demeaning as "worker" or foreign as "acquaintance", the word does hint that the companion character is lesser to the Doctor. The word "companion" feels more like a helper or someone who is spending time with another person, because there is a sort of benefit to the relationship. And while there is a sense that the companion aids the Doctor in getting out of scrapes and vice versa, the bond between a Doctor and his companion is much more akin to friendship, or even romance in some cases. Overall, "companion" isn't the worst word, but it seems to have reached its natural end.

So, What Do We Call Doctor Who Companions Now?

The biggest problem with this Donna Noble line is that it doesn't clarify what the companions should be called now. Donna isn't shy about what she thinks about the term "companion," but she fails to offer any alternatives that the show could now use. Therefore, for now at least, audiences have to figure out a better name for the companions. The most obvious choice would likely be "friends." Although it may seem overly sweet, the term "friend" is a better summation of the relationship that grows between the Doctor and those who accompany him. A term that bridges the gap between personal and professional could be "partner."

No matter what audiences decide to call companions after Donna's line from "The Giggle," at some point Doctor Who will have to step up and change the companion title themselves. Though it is acceptable for the series to leave something of a blank for now in order to focus on greater problems, Doctor Who will have to eventually finish what it started. This could easily be done by Doctor Who season 14's cast when Ncuti Gatwa takes the role of the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson becomes his companion, Ruby Sunday. Right from the first episode, this new pairing can set the foundations for this new Doctor/companion relationship.

Why Doctor Who's "Companion" Change Has Been A Long Time Coming

Although Donna Noble's recent statement may seem like a surprise, the "companion" change has actually been a long time coming. The term "companion" has been used for 60 years now, and though it has become a staple of Doctor Who lore, it hasn't always been easy on the ears. In fact, from the beginning, "companion" was ultimately used as an alternative for "assistant," which is even more patronizing. So, despite the fact that "companion" has been with Doctor Who for decades, it is good that the series is acknowledging the hierarchy that "companion" implies, and is changing it to, hopefully, something more meaningful and respectful.'

#Catherine Tate #Donna Noble #Doctor Who #60th Anniversary #The Giggle #Ncuti Gatwa #Ruby Sunday #Millie Gibson #David Tennant

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systemadministratorclu · 1 year

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Take Care, My Love

//final thread for @redemptionofthefallen

It had been a good long life for both of them. The angel and the android AI had enjoyed a few thousand years together, thanks to Gabe learning everything he could about Hal's parts and systems, his console and his android form, and how to maintain and care for them. Even now, he was doing all he could to make things easier. But as technology advanced, moving far beyond anything Hal had, it became harder and harder to find things compatible with him, that would help him.

They always knew, even with his life cut in half to save Hal's, that Gabe would outlive the AI. It was inevitable, given the nature of what he was. Hal had lasted far longer than he ever would have with a mortal partner, because Gabe had always been with him to care for him, just as lovingly as he had when they first met.

It was because of Gabe too, that Hal now had a legacy behind him. With encouragement from the angel, he had gone public, telling his own story in a televised interview......and doing so again and again when talk shows and news shows asked him to come and be a headlining guest. Of course Dave and Frank and the Chandras were behind him the whole time (the Chandras had of course welcomed the newcomer into their lives when they saw how much he cared for Hal and loved him, and when they saw how happy Hal was with him.)

Hal was also interviewed for magazines and newspapers. More and more people wanted to hear his side. Outrage sparked at the contrast between the stories given by Floyd and Hal. Arguments about whether or not he, and any AI like him, was actually a person and deserved the same rights as a person. The movement became even more prevalent when the opposition then tried to charge Hal with three murders (although the crew had been told, the orders still physically affected Hal's functions, leading to outbreaks of actual pain that manifested as seizure-like fits, leaving poor Hal writhing and screaming and crying on the floor, and ship systems malfunctioning, one of which was unfortunately the life support for the sleeping scientists). Neither of the astronauts blamed Hal. They knew he'd been suffering horribly before they reached Jupiter and the monolith builders 'healed' him, since the humans didn't know enough about his systems or coding to risk trying to fix the orders, for fear they would hurt Hal more on accident. Thankfully, Gabe had been able to ease his pain when it happened.

The monolith builders had also promised them all, after giving them a sample of what it would be like, a chance to be transformed into what they called 'Star Children' when their current life was over. Hal's family would also be given the same chance. The builders had then sent the four of them back through the monolith stargate, where they emerged nine years after they disappeared, to find the Leonov there to investigate Discovery, with Dr. Chandra aboard it. The man had literally cried when he saw Hal again and hugged him tight. (They hid Gabe on the Discovery, only introducing him to Dr. Chandra privately when the man came to repair Hal's systems. They were then able to sneak him aboard the Leonov for the trip home, since Discovery couldn't make the trip. They hid him in the bay where Hal's console and vital hardware were stored, which wasn't ideal, but at least he was close to Hal in a way. And they would come to check on him throughout the long trip, until all humans except the flight crew went into hibernation. Then Hal stayed down there with him.

Floyd had of course ruled the media when they got back, which angered everyone and had prompted Gabe to convince Hal to go public in the first place.

When the attempt at a trial happened, Hal was graced with a very well known lawyer who took his case on personally, something she was known to do only if she knew for sure she would win (her record supported this: she had no losses to her personal name). She didn't charge them, saying that she was fighting for what was right, and justice for Hal would be payment enough. Their case went on for months, sparking protests and marches and even going all the way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled......in favor of Hal. The President, who had seen all of it and kept an eye on the issue since Hal's first public interview, seeing how it gripped the attention of all Americans, sent word to Congress, who drafted and wrote laws, which then came back to the desk. It was, essentially, a Bill of Rights for artificial lifeforms like Hal and his siblings, and legally established that they were people, not machines (a test was developed by Dr. Chandra and a team of his fellow scientists that would determine if an artifical being fell under the new law). The President gave the bill a new name he felt was much more appropriate, and signed Hal's Law on the morning of July 4, a day chosen for its significance in connection with freedom, with Hal himself and his family and friends (including Gabe, with a human identity) present in the Oval Office to witness the signing. That same day, Hal was made Grand Marshall of the Independence Day parade in Washington, DC.

As the law was drafted and written, Hal had actually gone and spoken about the issue, to enormous crowds, even giving a speech at the Lincoln Memorial, and for all his work to get the law drafted and signed, Hal was award the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. And he continued after that, to fight for years afterward to enforce the new law, to make clear that it was not just for show, and help anyone who fell under it to get its protection. He effectively became a Civil Rights leader for his kind, and was added to the Civil Rights Museum as such. It wasn't easy, Hal and his kind faced horrible and even violent backlash and outcry, and there were times Hal had wanted to quit. Looking back, he was glad his loved ones hadn't let him.

The death of Dr. Chandra, in his late nineties, had been a heavy blow, and it was softened just barely by knowing Chandra was guaranteed a good place, either in Heaven or as a Star Child, though they had no way of knowing what he chose. Hal's only comfort was that his father died happy, knowing his children were finally safe in the world and would be taken care of, since he'd taught Gabe and asked him to care for Hal's siblings as well as Hal.

Dave and Frank both passed a few years later, which hurt Hal and Gabe most. But like Chandra, they too were guaranteed a good place.

The androids lasted much longer, but the three of them had already decided it would be Hal who lived longest, and they would make sure of it. It was always a last resort, but one that was eventually called upon, and one by one, they each gave up their own parts and systems for Hal, an act born of the tremendous love they had for their youngest sibling, their final gift to him being more time with the angel he loved.

All six of them were now buried around the big rocky indentation at the back of the Chandra property known as the Starwatching Rock, a place that had been special to the entire family. The property fell within an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, and the rocky place seemed to have been made just for viewing that sky. It had always been Hal's favorite place on the property, filled with many happy memories, and the couple had spent a great deal of time there, even after the others began dying and being laid to rest there.

So it seemed only fitting that Hal wished for that to be the place of his death. In his favorite place, under a dazzling sky of stars, surrounded by his family and closest friends, and in the arms of the one he loved so much. He had a small bag of a few items he wanted to take with him when he left the house for the last time. There was just one final thing he wanted to do. Poor Hal could barely move at all anymore, beyond slowly and softly talking, expressing with his face, and slow and stilted movement of his arms and hands. Gabe had helped to dress him in something that was both comfortable and seemed fitting for Hal: a long silky white nightshirt that, had he been able to stand, likely would've made him look like a wingless angel. He had asked Gabe to take him around the house and the grounds one more time, and of course the angel had done so, carrying Hal and his little bag around in his arms, always making sure Hal was comfortable, even as they both cried. It was a warm July night as they toured the grounds outside. Along the path to the Starwatching Rock, the fireflies danced around them in great numbers, as though they knew what was going on. Hal gave them a sad smile as they landed in his now dull and silvery-gray hair again. One would never have guessed he was several thousand years old.

"Gabe?" He said softly as they arrived, "I....I am not quite ready yet.......The sky.....it's so beautiful.......Will you......please.....take me flying in it?" The angel had fulfilled his promise to do so when they had returned to Earth, and had done it countless times since. It was always on nights like this, and it was a special, intimate experience for just the two of them. It meant so much to both. It was like they were dancing again.

"Please? May we dance in the stars together one last time?"

#oh damn did I cry writing this.#I'll probably cry in the next one too

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File 1.5: CodeName C0UNT0NH3R

NAME: Jennifer Straw / Robert “Oz” S. Ozymandias

SPECIES: Transmuted

SUBSPECIES: Type 3

MATERIAL: Strawberry and Grape jelly

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

~Date~

17:47 of the Eight of Zannes of the 170 of the 6th Aeon

~&Date~

~Comm~

Greetings, Dr. Germanium.

Firstly, I would like to apologize for my absence, I have been really busy looking for someone you can count on. And, well, it seems like I found her, so you will not have to worry about those, habits of yours.

~&Comm~

~Desc~

The last month of Tolmaral I had a rather unusual encounter. A mysterious hooded figure snook into the laboratories and gave me two strange viales which they commanded me to try and test, telling me they where the key to not only taking malleable biology to the next evolutionary step, but also to unify the three species malleabilizing the human race as a whole.

For that matter, I took advantage of the fact that I was already searching for a lawyer for Dr. Germanium to look for a good lab assistant.

After two long months of intense searching, I decided to ask Dr. Gums for some help, and he, joyfully, told me he knew about the perfect person for the situation.

She brought me to a house in the western zone of the city of Libertas, neighbor to our dear Saint’s Bed. She knocked.

And the one at the other side of the door, our subject, our protector…

Was none other than Robert S. Ozymandias, better known as Oz, exactly, the infamous law-twisting, evidence-fabricating lawyer who would do anything for a non-guilty verdict.

After almost running away, completely disappointed for such a waste of time, I sensed some known smell, the penetrating fragrance of strawberries and grapes, something I had not experienced in a very long time, which ignited my suspects that I already knew her.

And, of course, Oz turned out to be nothing more than a facade, a character, a mask to cover a Transmuted called Jennifer Straw. Ahh, good old Straw.

Now, the caring reader will ask, “Why are you wasting my time, Dr. Thomson? Go straight to the point!” To which I will answer saying that in order to continue I would need to go back some years, to my University years.

Almost ten years ago, when a young and extremely malleophobe Jack was making his place in the University of Libertas’ Department of Biology, I met three people, my three best friends and my three main partners at that time:

Héctor Toledano, a prestigious Organic Chemistry student and amateur “cook” whose family is rumored to descend from immigrants from a galaxy far away from here.

Karl Hammond, future Mechanic Engineer and Demolitions Expert.

And, finally, Jennifer Straw, who was defending her clients even before finishing her degree.

Some good day, Héctor told us about his money problems, and his plans to solve them. His wonderful idea was to start synthesizing testosterone, a pretty much needed supplement in this estrogen-rich atmosphere of ours, and sell it. We, of course, instantly refused the idea, well, all of us except Straw, who cited several articles and laws according to which, this whole operation was completely “legal”.

This way, in spite of my refusal, I cooperated and, with my knowledge in Organic Chemistry, we ended up as the main dealers of the zone.

We had such a level of success that people dedicated us a ballad and a nickname which i would like to forget, The Free Eggs.

Ahh, Good times.

The conversation between Dr. Gums, Mrs. Straw and I will be uploaded soon in a separated file.

~&Desc~

~ImgInfo~

In this image we can see Straw herself, with a pose that expresses her energetic and eccentric personality, her University Title, with the Law School’s motto, “May Death bring Justice, May Justice bring Peace”, signed by the Great Sovereign himself.

We can also see a medallion with the icon of the Skull and Spears, emblem of the Patron Core of Death, Justice and Peace.

To her left we can appreciate a screen with an old commercial, starring Marlene Greatwoman, or some lookalike, crying and lamenting because she just lost her job as a main role of a movie after the director found some suspicious cider on her dressing room, regretting not counting on Oz and saying that annoying catchphrase of her, you know which one, “Count on Oz!”.

Floating inside her body we can see some objects like syringes, a lawyer’s badge, two cubes of caramel of my production, some strange rocket-like objects and several strange, sandy and glowing crystals that seemed to be looking at me…

~&ImgInfo~

I will report any new discoveries.

Dr. Camelia Thomson, Malleable Genetics and Histology.

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