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Undertale/ISAT crossover thoughts
Don't really want to write one myself (already got enough fics I'm failing to write XD) but ever since I finished In Stars and Time I've been thinking how I'd write a crossover between these two amazing games and I figured I'd share my notes in case anyone needs a bit of help/motivation in writing their own~ =D
Warning: These will mostly be in 'order of thought' as it's all barebones stuff.
Also contains FULL spoilers for both Undertale and In Stars and Time so er, if you're still looking to play those/still getting through them don't read this and please play this incredible games.
Mt Ebott is located on The Island and the shattering of the Barrier brings the ability to see color back to all those on the (ISAT) surface.
Humans losing the ability to see color in ISAT was due to them/the 'wish wizards' of The Island sacrificing it (along side their seven strongest 'colour casters') in a Wish Craft ritual, naturally leading to humanity losing most of their 'colour magic' knowledge.
Undertale's 'sepia flashbacks' were all Chara's memories of how the world looked to them, BUT once in the Underground they were able to see (and remember things on the Surface) in color (hence the whole 'golden flowers' bit; it was still mostly just a cover story but Chara genuinely wished that they could see their favorite flower field as the 'gold' they realized it was rather than the 'mid tones' they saw it as on the Surface).
...The 'erasure' of the Island I'm thinking might've been accidentally poor Chara and Asriel's fault: with Chara's 'ritual' killing of themselves via buttercup taking three days to happen, Chara being from the Island insisting Asriel always give them flowers in groups of three, seven and thirteen, and an entire Underground filled with tons and tons of 'trapped' wishes from monster kind for their freedom combining with Chara's self loathing/desire to hurt those who hurt them trapping them in a loop that Just. Wouldn't. End. until Chara eventually snapped and pulled a 'May these people, this Island, EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE WHO'D EVER HURT THE MONSTERS I LOVE including me BE ERASED UNTIL THE MONSTERS ARE FREE!' and um. Welp. There went an entire nation...
(also Flowey eventually remembered some of this but only after going back to being Flowey post Asriel and probably it took a while for him to sort through all that).
Which er, means in this fic, that the people of The Island and the Island itself are still 100% there but they've all spent roughly 8 years or so all blitzed out of their minds: Need to think of Chara's exact wish wording so its not just 'corpses everywhere' but very good odds the people on the Island were either running on full automatic for years or able to remember some stuff but only if they very very carefully did not think of themselves as their own countrymen/used the languages of elsewhere/were careful not to think of where they were as any actual location within their country...
...Which naturally would effect the kids by far the most as their very language is basically a brown note (bilingual types could at least swap over to a different language but likely most of The Island was rendered silent) and well, pretty hard to remember Mt Ebbot is the mountain that must not be climbed when you can't think of the locations around you by name and the adults may or may not remember the kids exist half the time so... Yeah. Cue a lot of kids climbing up the mountain due to both lack of warnings and increased chances of feeling ignored/isolated/hurt.
Aka why in Undertale we can never hear/read anything Frisk says, why the monsters outside of Flowey/Asriel never refer to Chara by name and why no one remembers Frisk's name until after the Barrier shatters: Chara's 'Wish' couldn't be broken until then.
Not sure where all the anime and high tech that's washing into the Underground is coming from but either The Island used to be a massive tech hub prior to memory erasure, a LOT of tech was lost along with the loss of color or The Island's memory erasure in the ISAT world color magitech? maybe the wizards tried to seal away more than just monsters?, or IDK maybe the Underground barrier techincally had them displaced outside of Space and Time a bit and the garbage that was washing in was from literally everywhere thanks to the Universe wanting to help them or something (side note: realizing the memory erasure from Chara may have accidentally snipped Universe worship from the monsters as well since they clearly venerate the stars also but well. That longing for the stars DID cause them pain so..).
Imagining that Siffrin and party are in Bambouche meeting Bonnie's sister (or idk, having a vacation or reunion there if you wanna give Siff a bit more recovery/'explaining his issues to his family' time) when the Barrier is broken and all the colors come rushing back. Best first sunset ever (right before the entire Surface world kinda flips out over color, and to a lesser extent those familiar with The Island start remembering more and more details as the 'curse' weakens a little with every monster leaving Mt Ebbot) followed up by Siffren and the others absolutely losing their minds over how beautiful the stars are with just a tiny bit of color to them (the stars no longer being passively pushed out of people's awareness helps).
Anyway next day the party realize they have to investigate: Partly because Siff is well, kind of losing their mind over being able to see and remember home a little, but also because W.T.F and the Island is clearly the epicenter of everything going on.
...Also Siff may remember childhood stories about colors being locked away to serve as warning for if the Monsters returned so um. That's could be a thing.
Meanwhile the Monsters are getting a MUCH warmer reception from the local humans than they ever could've imagined (accidentally saving a nation from enforced amnesia kinda does that) and are also very confused as to why no one knows who they should get in contact with for formal alliance stuff (not sure if The Island has much of a government left at this point honestly...)
Would Flowey and the ghosty Chara acompanying Frisk count as Sadnesses???
... And er, that's all I got plot/setup wise. Most of my brain energy had been spent on imagining what soul colors all the ISAT cast have and also 'What Pokemon would they all be if they ended up in a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game?' so have a list with my reasoning on that front! =D
Siffrin: Blue/Integrity - Might seem like an odd choice given his constant lying/acting but like. Given all of the memory erasure and the torture of the loops Siffrin's absolute refusal to compromise his family's happiness/safety or use the loops for literally anything not 'helping family/ending the loops' based (even when he's basically losing his mind and could really use just... Taking a loop or three to goof off or something) just screams how devoted he is to what he believes in and well, the amount he lies syncs up well with how insane he's going so yeah. Siffren is an Integrity soul who's having a really really hard time being true to himself due to all the wobbie breaking he's gone through all his life.
Specifically I like to picture his soul as a very dark, deep black/blue with little pinpricks of other colored light (mostly green, red and yellow), like a tiny heart shaped starry night's sky <3
(And er, bet that soul went very 'red/bleeding sky' as he was losing it in Act 5; Determination isn't his color by nature but they were not well at that point at all).
Isabeau: Cyan/Patience - Isa is super kind and all sorts of things but what really sets him apart is just how patient he is about everything (in ways both good and bad).
I like to imagine his soul looking like a blue daytime sky, maybe with the odd white cloud and yellow 'sun' dot: partly because it fits him but also partly to cutely contrast Siffrin's. *cue me humming Like Morning Follows Night from the RWBY OST because I mean. It kinda fits honestly
Mirabelle: Orange/Bravery and/or Yellow/Justice - Again another 'you might not think so' but like. Mirabelle is hella gutsy despite her anxiety and I admire her so so much (also JUSTICE BARRIER REFLECT AGAINST THE KING YAAAAGH! XD)
Not super attached to it as Isa and Siff's but the orange/yellow glow of a sunset (maybe with some pink/purple along the edges to show her Perseverance <3).
Odiel: Green/Kindness - She's hella awkward about how much she cares and not the greatest at reading situations/reacting gently but like. Her sheer affection towards the others, her always watching and coming out with the bandages and how she point blank tells Siff 'nope, not angry at you nearly blowing up the world. Also you trying to do that because you love us is cute' means I can't really see her any other way~
Not sure if her soul would be dark green (for more Integrity) or more light green (for more Justice) but all in all, very very green, like light/dark speckled leaves <3
Bonnie: Purple/Perseverance - This kid endures so much so well I swear (they're also really brave so a little orange would work well too but despite everything I don't think bravery is their main characteristic).
I like to think of their soul as very 'purple evening clouds with bits of brave orange gold/setting sun on the edges'.
And Loop has a White boss monster soul for reasons; thinking that in this crossover that Monsters believe that they were born from the Universe's compassion (with The Islander's myths claiming they're the result of failed/'cursed' wishes like the 'brother who can understand my suffering Wish Craft' fairytale Siff finds in the Orary room) and both Monsters and the Islanders believing Sadnesses are born from forcing a wish of cruelty/sorrow that goes against the will of the Universe (cue Chara and Flowey who probably were Sadnesses in this until the breaking of the Barrier grumbling that yeah that sounds about right and The King from ISAT proving to even more aaagh than he already was).
And yeah. I'm out of babble thoughts now so hope that this was interesting for you all and please feel free to yoink any ideas that snag your interest <3
#fais fanfic rambles#Undertale#In Stars and Time#fanfic#fanfiction#crossover#crossover fanart#ut#ISAT#undertale spoilers#isat spoilers#in stars and time spoilers#I love Chara (narraChara FTW) but like ISAT's setup is perfect for innocent child's wish to get turned into country ending nightmare fuel#just imagining how the people of ISAT react to the world suddenly being ALL THE COLORS is far too fun to imagine honestly#budding fashion designer Isabeau is both more excited and stressed than he's ever been in his life (well discounting Siff stuff anyway XD)#Siffrin is... Probably having a time of it remembering so much#On the bright side possible little sibling figure/'looper's understanding' with Frisk?#Most of this is just world building rather than any kind of plot or character interactions honestly#Where DID the anime come from???#First night post color return was probably a world wide Event though for both humans and monsters#Siff probably in tears stargazing and REMEMBERING that night#fanfiction ramble#fanfic notes#undertale fanfiction#ISAT fanfic#In Stars and Time fanfiction#there its out of my head#may other find it useful for their own fanfic ideas
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me, crying over one piece?
it's more likely than you think
#ramblings of a fay#one piece#this series I swear to god will be the death of me#I just. nggggh. love them so much#these goddamn sad children and their goddamn families#will be the death of me#back to the law-shaped fanfic hole I've resided in for the past three monthts it is I guess#I've ran out of fresh content weeks and weeks and weeks ago already#I've just been rereading the same fics for a dozen times#is still so good#these goddamn children#they own me#all of them own me
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For that ask meme: 22, 26, 31 (for atobaoi), 33 and 36? Hope that's not too much! I love your writing <3
Do you enjoy making OCs for your fanfics, or prefer sticking to canon characters?
It's... tricky. I do enjoy it - I'm a Dungeon Master, I love coming up with weird NPCs. But fanfic works different from D&D. You have a set of established characters that should be your main focus, or readers might feel detached from the story. I mainly use OCs when they are important to the plot.
A good example were Lysander and Fay from atobaoi. (also Denise but her moment to shine is yet to come). I created them because they served a function to the plot (the royal assassination) - but I was always a little scared to put too much focus on them.
Summarized, I do love OCs and believe me if I put them in my fic you better believe I care deeply about them and have written entire essays about them (new ask game send me a OC from a fic and ill ramble for ten paragraphs). But I use them sparsely and only when I think it will add to the story.
Are titles for your stories easy to come up with?
They are, actually! I usually don't know what to title a fic as I'm writing it. Only when I'm about to hit 'post' am I confronted with that neccesity. But it usually only takes me a minute to come up with something I like.
(gonna put the rest under a readmore now to avoid clogging up people's dashes ^^)
[ask me questions about my writing!]
What was the development process of [Fanfic Name] like?
Well, the concept of Theory of Butterflies was pretty generic, so I knew the beginning. The first thing I really had to tackle was Marcy dealing with the herons and what her relationship to Grime was going to be like - I wanted to to be different from Sasha. From there everything went off the rails.
Originally I planned to have Sasha and Marcy travel to Newtopia and stick pretty close to the canon plot. But once I realized I wanted to expand on the rebellion plotline, I knew that was going to change. Then I started coming up with Lore for the Calamity Box and Andrias' old friend. That was the point of no return, hehe.
I figured out the ending a while back, but at the start I had no idea how this was gonna end. I discarded a lot of concepts - some of which were Marcy and Maddie learning magic from Valeriana and Sasha becoming a host for the Core.
But I'm on track now - I'm working on chapter 15 right now. It's a fun one :D
Have you ever stopped yourself from writing something? Why?
I have. Sometimes I'm afraid people would take offense with a concept, or it's something I'd rather keep to myself.
Gods, there are actually so many reasons not to write something. Too complicated, too long, too unattainable. Guess I just know my limits ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What fanfic of yours has the symbolism you’re proudest of?
Oohh well there's some nice symbolism in atobaoi and when I'm done i might just make a post about it, but for now i'm gonna ignore my magnum opus and put a spotlight on the coldest goodbye.
At the end of the first chapter all the lights go out except for the red emergency lamps, and Anne's blue holowatch light that illuminates her face. I loved playing with the lighting in this scene, as it symbolized the obvious "good vs bad" in the Sasha/Anne confrontation.
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Writing Summary of 2020
Inspired by @tsundere-mitsuhide's own 2020 writing summary post, I decided to make my own 2020 Writing Summary list.
This space would normally be filled with an art summary of the year, but I decided to focus more on writing this year, as you'll see. 2020 hasn't been a great year (for... a lot of reasons), but, seeing the totals on this list, it surprised me to see a word count I haven't really seen of myself before, like, the last time I did this much creative writing, I was in high school writing DBZ and Yu-Gi-Oh fanfics and RPs.
So, this was a trip to count up, finding things that I had forgotten about. It’s been a bit of journey!
And, as always, here’s my masterlist where I’m trying to keep everything (at least until I reach tumblr’s line break limit, then I’m gonna be sad).
So, without further ado, let's crunch some numbers!
Published Fanfics on Ao3/Tumblr: 6
-The Experiment [Ikemen Sengoku, Mitsunari Ishida x Houki of Jiyel (OC) NSFW]: 2,102
-Sex Under the Sundress [Ikemen Sengoku, Shingen Takeda x Reader, NSFW]: 996
-I'm Borrowing Your Lap [Ikemen Vampire, Theodorus Van Gogh x Dorothea Reid (OC)]: 1,457
-That Didn't Stop You Before [Ikemen Sengoku, Mitsuhide Akechi & Kyubei, Fictober 2020]: 895
-Fais de Beaux Rêves [Ikemen Vampire, Comte de Saint Germain x Aged Reader, Fictober 2020]: 1,077
-How About You Trust Me For Once? [Midnight Cinderella, Nico Meier x Reader, Fictober 2020]: 846
Total Word Count on Published Fanfics: 7,373
Published Original Fiction on Tumblr: 2
-I Can't Do This Anymore [Takashi Imeteri x Arianna Imeteri, Fictober 2020]: 664
-Will You Come Look At This? [Dani x Angie, Fictober 2020]: 1,181
Total Word Count on Published Original Fiction: 1,845
Published Headcanons on Tumblr: 2
-Warlords + Jealous of the Baby [Ikemen Sengoku, All Warlords]: 2,526
-Warlords + Ace Spectrum Reader [Ikemen Sengoku, All Warlords]: 4,857
Total Word Count on Published Headcanons: 7,383
Published WIPs on tumblr (that were written in 2020): 3
-Ophelia and Ranmaru [Ikemen Sengoku, Ophelia of Revaire (OC) & Ranmaru Mori]: 1,029
-All I Ever Wanted [Ikemen Revolution, Zero x Reader]: 703
-Houki and Nobunaga Play Go [Ikemen Sengoku, Houki of Jiyel (OC) & Nobunaga Oda]: 367
Total Word Count on Published WIPs of 2020: 2,099
Unpublished WIPs (of 2020): 2
-A Second Glance, Chapter 3 [Ikemen Sengoku]: 3,209
-Corset-Tying Headcanons [Ikemen Vampire]: 219
Total Word Count of Unpublished Wips for 2020: 3,428
Total Word Count for My Creative Works of 2020: 22,128!
But we're not done yet.
Fandom Essays/Commentary/Other Writings
-30 Days of Fanfic [Combined]: 9,878
-Traveler's Guide to Krys's Ocs, Volume 1 [Houki of Jiyel, Ophelia of Revaire, Dorothea Reid, Takashi and Arianna Imeteri, Dani and Angie]: 2,860
-2am Ramblings [Misc Talking on OCs and Fanfic Ideas]: 1,391
-Uncommon Questions for Ocs and Creators [OC Ask, Houki of Jiyel, Ophelia of Revaire, Dorothea Reid]: 944
-Houki Clarifies What She Means By Not Wanting to Be Involved in Killing and Violence [OC Ask, Houki of Jiyel]: 530
-Houki Gives Her Opinion on Masamune [OC Ask, Houki of Jiyel]: 292
Total Word Count for Essays/Commentary/Other Writings: 15,895
Grand Word Count of 2020: 38,023!!
Have a (hopefully) better 2021, tumblr! I’ll be seeing you guys next year!
#masterlist#krys's adventures in fanfiction#Krys's Writing Blog#happy end of 2020#hoping that 2021 is a better year for everyone#also#decided to not list every single entry for 30 days of fanfic individually#because that's a lot to link#and this list is long enough as it is#but I guess that means it might be a good thing?#idk#hopefully I didn't forget anything#because I had almost forgotten about those houki asks#as they were made all the way in january#and I had forgotten about them until I opened the links and saw jan 2020#whoops#if there's more#I'll make a reblog on this post#anyway#again happy new year#here's to a less shitty year next year#:D
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Hey hey hhey! This is my first one shot and i hope i didnt get too ooc with Mute!
Mute and rainbow six siege belongs to ubisoft, Lynx and this fanfic belongs to me!
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The world was rough. It could be your best friend, as well as your worse enemy. The world liked kicking innocent people in the ass to make them suffer. In that case, only the best of the best would survive, only to delve back into misery again, or, to finally get the reward of life.
Others would turn back to the world and make it suffer in return. She's heard countless screams of agony and pain, wailings of fear and heartbreak. She'd seen people get their life extinguished like a fire. She'd failed those who had fallen. All those who she swore to protect and yet, she had failed to keep them alive long enough so they could see their family again, or even see the light of another day once more.
She sighed, rubbing her forehead with a hand and tilting her head down, breathing heavily. Another one of those fucking nightmares. Not only that, her hip decided that it hadn't been an annoyance long enough, and had decided to wake her up with a violent bite to the ass.
Tiredly, the woman closed the door to the roof behind her and limped over to the railing, gripping it tightly and leaning on it, her arms trembling. With shaking hands, she reached into one of her pockets and pulled out a half-empty packet of cigarettes, bouncing it softly a few times until one of the butts perked out. Quickly, she grabbed it and placed it in between her lips, closing the packet and sliding it back in her pocket before taking out a lighter. She brought it up to the end of the cigarette and lit it up, putting the lighter back in its original place.
Finally, she felt her worries slowly begin to fade. She inhaled deeply, exhaling the smoke through her nose. She went quiet, observing the area around her.
Crickets chirped, winds blew softly and stars danced within the night sky. Everything felt so peaceful, breaking her from the harsh reality that any day, she took a step closer to death. In fact, all the operators in team Rainbow did. Some more than others for personal reasons.
The soft light of the lit cigarette illuminated her features faintly, her brown eyes never leaving the sight of the horizon. With an exhale, a small cloud of smoke blew from her nose, disappearing into the air around her. The woman's hands trembled as she placed the cigar back in between her lips and took another drag, repeating the process from before. So many things to take care of, and so little time was left. Softly, she sighed and dipped her head down, closing her eyes for just a brief moment, shivering when a soft gust of cold wind blew near her, her dark auburn hair waving in the currents.
The Romanian's eyes snapped open when she felt something get placed on her back. It wasn't heavy, and it felt like a jacket, a leather jacket with the softest wool lining in the interior she could muster to think about. She spared a glance to her side, only now noticing of the Brit that had accompanyied her to the roof.
Mute.
"Fancy seeing you here." She commented, breaking the silence. The man merely shrugged, his gaze moving to the dark blue sky on top of them, the stars reflecting off of the goggles of his gas mask. Lynx huffed, puffing out another cloud of smoke. Silence once again overcame them, the crickets taking over with their music. The woman shifted her weight from one leg to the other, wincing as she did so, a soft hiss escaping her. Fucking hip. Not one day of a break, huh?
"Didn't take you for a night owl." She said, hoping to strike a conversation with the usually silent man. He only raised his shoulders in a shrug. Lynx rose a brow, tapping the cigar lightly to let some ash fall on the ground beneath them. With that done, she inhaled more of the smoke, this time coughing it out, snuggling deeper into the leather jacket when another gust of wind blew by.
Mute gazed over at her and took a step closer, their bodies now only inches apart. Finally, he spoke after a while.
"Doc told ya t'stop smokin'." Lynx barked a weak laugh, shaking her head in amusement.
"Doc can kiss my ass with his rules." She mumbled. After all, what did the Frenchman know about what was good for her? It's not like he knew what it was like to live with a semi-healed fractured hip. Mute looked down at her hip, hidden by some sort of cushion to soften falls.
"Uncomfortable?" He asked, earning a scoff from the woman.
"In fucking agony, Mute." Mute hummed, returning back to his silence for only a short moment.
"How'd it happen?" He asked, causing the Romanian to sigh, take a drag of the cigar and breathe out the smoke through her nose. She brushed some of her hair away from her eyes, shifting her weight to the leg she had a good hip for. She shrugged.
"Some... idiots. They hit me with a bat and managed to fracture it. Doesn’t hurt as much, but it’s an annoyance." She chuckled, yet she held regret in her voice, that much, he could point out. His hidden eyes gazed back up at her face, taking in as much detail as he could, now that they weren't fighting for their lives. Though the dark did hide a few things, he could make out quite a few things.
Like the pain she hid in her emotionless expression, but not her eyes.
"You never got to get even, did'ya?"
"…No." He rose a brow.
"I had to take care've my sister. Mama turned alcoholic after dad died, so is just me and my sis. When I turned old enough, I said 'fuck it' and moved enlisted in the army, despite her wishes. Look at where it’s got me now." She rambled on, tossing the butt of the cigar to the ground next to her and snuffing it out by stomping on it with her foot. Mute gave a nod, turning his attention back to the stars, letting her ramble on.
"Doc's a good man, but fucking hell he can stick his no smokin' rules up his ass." Lynx snickered, sliding her arms into the sleeves of the jacket and crossing her arms on the railing, leaning against it, sniffling a little. Despite the heavy smell of smoke, she could sniff faint traces of Mute's cologne on his jacket. A smell she had grown to find comforting in times like these. If only it was like this all the time. The SAS and SIAS operators went quiet, now merely enjoying each others presence. It was, she estimated, around 2 AM, meaning she'd been on the roof for over an hour, smoking.
The woman closed her eyes, letting her unkept auburn hair dangle in front of her face as she dipped her head down.
"So, what kept you up?" She finally asked the British man, who only chuckled with the softed voice he could muster.
"The boys snore. 'Specially Smoke."
"And you don't?" Mused Lynx, nudging him a little with her hip.
"Fai' point." He mumbled, leaning next to her, his arms crossed on the railing.
"Sledge's the worst."
"Definitely. Sounds like a fucking motorcycle geeked up on speed." Mute allowed himself to snort, dipping his head down as his shoulders shook in laughter.
"The fuck's a motorcycle geeked up on speed sound like?" He asked in between laughs, looking at the Romanian, who would only shrug and snort in reply.
"Like Sledge, whaddya think?" She said, causing the Brit to bang his fist into the metal railing. Man, they truly felt like teenagers at this moment. Being able to talk shit behind the backs of their teammates, knowing they won't ever find out about the gossip. Makes the two remember the good days of their childhood, where they didn't have a care in the world and they could do whatever the hell they wanted to do.
As the laughter died down, their eyes met the darkened sky again, taking in detail every single one of the bright spots that were known as stars.
The roof always had some of the best views, tonight was no exception to this. The few clouds moved slowly to the side, never once blocking the half-moon that shone brightly, luminating the grounds that were covered in darkness. Man, he would kill to see another sunrise on this roof. The last one he saw, it had left him with peace. A truly wonderful sight to start the day with.
Lynx sniffled again, burrying her nose in the soft wool lining of the jacket. Unknowingly, she'd begun to lean on the man, looking for more warmth from his body. After making sure they were completely alone, Mute's arm slid around her waist, pulling her closer to him. He'd only ever get this affectionate when they'd be alone. And each moment was to die for.
"Thanks for the jacket, by the way."
"Figured ya'd be cold. Brought 'n extra one, just'n case." He shrugged. The corner of Lynx's lips tugged up in a smile. She lifted her head up and leaned it against his shoulder, blinking tiredly. Heh. Not even a few moments ago she was wide awake, stressed out of her mind and now? She was moments away from passing out in his arms.
The crickets had stopped chirping by now, probably entering their own slumber until the next night.
"C'mon, le's go inside. 'S gettin' cold." Mute informed, removing his hand from her waist. Lynx nodded, leaning off from the railing and arching her back, groaning in satisfaction when she heard it crack. Oh, that felt so good. The two looked at each other, Mute gesturing towards the staircase.
"Ladies first."
"Oh shut up." Lynx laughed softly, walking over to the door and opening it, making her way down the narrow, spiral stairway, Mute close behind her.
It wasn't long before they walked the spacious hall side by side, enjoying a small talk in hushed voices as they passed the dorms of the other operators. It was no secret that the British slept in the same dorm, the Russians in a separate, and so on and so on. Their boots thumped softly against the polished floor, the noise soft, barely audible.
Along the way, the two passed the lockers of the others, again, who were divided in sections, just like the dorms.
"How much are you willing to bet that Bandit keeps cocaine 'n his locker?" Asked Lynx, pointing over to the German's locker with a thumb.
"Mate, Doc's caught 'im before." Mute chuckled, shaking his head in amusement.
The trip to the lounge was short, taking only about 10 minutes, give or take. Lynx made her way to the couch and let herself drop on it, huffing as she did so. She kicked off her boots and put her feet on the coffee table, sighing in relaxation. The warmth of the base was wonderful.
Mute sat himself down next to her an arm wrapped around her shoulders, making her lean on him.
Silence. This time, the crickets weren't there to sing their song and the stars weren't dancing along. It was pure, undisturbed silence. The Brit glanced over at the clock on the wall.
2:49 AM.
It'd be a while until the others would wake up. Or at least until Jackal appeared for his daily dose of 4 cups of coffee to keep him going for the day. Thatcher? Well, knowing him, he would drag the others out of bed, quite literally, if he had to. He'd done it before and he'd do it again. It was also usually around that time that the others would wake up by the alarm clock in each one of the dorms. Sledge had broken a few before, hence why he now had to leave his sledgehammer in his locker.
Lynx chuckled at the thoughts and allowed herself to close her eyes, snuggling deeper into the leather jacket and resting her head on his chest. She inhaled deeply, then exhaled, enjoying the now stronger smell of the man's comforting cologne. Mute tilted his head back and sighed, closing his hidden eyes for the time being. Based on Lynx's slowed breathing, he could safely say that she'd fallen asleep, desoite having told him in the hall that she was done with sleeping for the night.
Tsk.
"G'night t'ya too."
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out of curiosity, how did you get into tsubasa? Are you an old fan or did you get into it recently?
I’d read a bit of it years ago, when the first manga volumes were published and available in bookstores - my sis was the one collecting them, and I had a soft spot for Fai and Chii (really from that one scene before he turns her into a blanket lol)…. But I’d never followed it. My best impression was when my sis walked out of our bedroom clutching the manga to her chest, and she said, “Fai became a vampire!”
(Looking back on it now, it must have been really terrible for her lol)
I had the anime soundtracks from years ago too - Blaze and Loop - but don’t really remember watching it.
Then two years back (2015?) or so, while I was in between writing Naruto fanfic, I stumbled across something CCS (watched that in English dub when I was 10)….and so I looked up TRC and Fai on wiki. Spoiled myself about Fai’s history, but that actually sucked me into TRC, because I learned that Fai had been lying the entire time, and Kurogane stuck with him through that.
And that plucked me right out of Naruto and dumped me into TRC. THEN I read the TRC manga and started reading fics. :p
(And so that is always the basis for my fics - Fai lying, doing stupid things, and Kurogane staying for him no matter what. Because that’s something really important to me that I’d not realized before.)
Oop. Sorry for long ramble. I’ll put this under a cut when I’m not on my phone :) thank you for asking!
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Undertale/ISaT crossover thoughts 2
Been thinking more about this despite trying to vent out all my thoughts in this previous post and now I have something of a plot I figured I'd share (in case anyone else would like a stab at it/some ideas for their own Undertale/ISaT crossover fanworks).
Story opens with a time looping Chara in the void hitting their breaking point.
The wish for freedom from generations of monsters + their own alternating wishes to free their family and hurt the humans who hurt them equals a loop that begins with their incredibly painful death to buttercup induced internal blistering, and ends whenever Asriel (post absorbing Chara's soul) is killed or they 'fail to punish' Chara's human family and well. Chara doesn't know the rules so the two have them have been looping so long that now when they reach the village of humans by Mt Ebott, instead of the friendliness they were shown in early loops (before getting murdered by the official authorities who 'already have orders on how to treat monsters') the villagers now attack them on sight in terror (sobbing monster thing? Sadness!), and they keep dying over and over and over-
Basically full 'Start Again a prologue' vibes, and so Chara in full please just make it stop mode wishes to the Universe...
For everything that hurt them and monsters to be forgotten like a bad dream! (cue The Island, Sif and Chara's homeland, as well as certain nasty individuals like Chara's human 'family' being erased from memory)
For someone kinder, stronger, and untainted by hate to 'be the angel' to free the monsters in their place.
To feed the golden flower seeds stuck in Azzy's fur with their corpse.
To atone in any way for all the pain they've caused.
(To one day be able to sit and stargaze on top of Mt Ebott together with those they love, just like they promised Asriel they'd be able to do)
Cue time skip to after the end of Undertale and Flowey's 'please don't reset and ruin their happy ending' speech, to show Chara's ghost flopping on top of their flowerbed grave wondering how long they'll be able to last before they give in and ruin Frisk's happy ending once more (with heavy implication that Chara is once more stuck in a time loop with no idea how to get out).
Then a cut to Toriel and Frisk making their way down Mt Ebott and spying a shooting star, Toriel remembering her religion (goodness, how could she have forgotten the Universe?) and praying/wishing to the Universe to 'have one of its stars watch over her fallen children, and give them the happiness she could not'.
Cue Chara being shocked out of their non existent skin by a person with the head of a star crashing down right through them onto their grave out of seemingly nowhere.
(Aka, Plot line 1: Chara is trapped in time loop hell and Loop has been sent to help them and possibly Flowey? out of it.
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That's literally all I've got for them right now because I have NO idea how to actually have them interact XD)
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Next section of story cuts over to the northern coast line of Vauguard: Sif and family (including Nille) are on their way back to Bambooche after their most recent travels when basically the world explodes into colours, Sif suddenly remembers a LOT more than they used to and they can all now see the large landmass to the north.
Much eye boggling, confusion, wonder and tears are had before everyone kind of parties and passes out but next day, things are being taken much more seriously:
Why is Sif's forgotten homeland, the Isle of Chara, suddenly back? Why are colours? How is this going to effect all of Vauguard (the fashion industry alone..)? And... What happened to the people of the island? Are they ok or..? And how will the rest of the world react to them being the epicenter of so much very unexpected change?
Cue brief discussion on whether or not to go (mostly just double checking with Sif if he's actually up for it despite the many potential horrors they could find there that are sure to be extra traumatising to them in particular), the group checking in with the House in Bambooche to have word sent to the rest of Vauguard (and hopefully the world at large) that the Saviors of Vauguard are on the case, and well. They could catch a boat or they could try walking along that MASSIVE steel and concrete bridge with its weird black road stretching out over the ocean (which was apparently there the entire time and ok, now everyone is getting really freaked out because it seems there was a fair bit more forgotten than 'just' the Island and the Stars. What else did everyone have stolen from their heads?).
(Aka, Plot line 2: The Saviors of Vauguard heading for The Island, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, and also the plot line I've done by far the most work on, to the point that it probably needs it's own post)
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And last section, Frisk leads their monster friends down Mt Ebott back to 'the village of the humans' they came from and the monsters are stunned by the sight of... Well, wailing and sobbing adults who barely give the monsters a second glance, curious and 'just as silent as Frisk' children who smile and wave, and an old man Frisk introduces as 'Elder' who despite being very wobbly and also in tears, does his best to greet the monsters, thanks them for returning Frisk and very politely asks if Asgore is their king and here to kill them all as the stars foretold.
Cue a bit of awkward 'Um. Yes and no?' with a request to open talks with the 'leaders of humankind' only for the old man to laugh and cry as he explains that he's the closest thing this settlement's had to a leader for years now by virtue of being one of the few adults here with enough presence of mind to actually function through The Forgetting (he thanks his younger years of being an avid traveller) and that since the monsters breaking the Barrier seems to have made The Forgetting stop and they seem to have some form of government then honestly, they're the ones in charge now since stars know there's probably not much left of the Island's government still remaining all this time, and it's doubtful the people of other countries even remember they exist.
Cue everyone other than Frisk who knew all this being very surprised (Frisk's follow up 'explainations' don't really help a lot since The Forgetting is all they've ever known, and Toriel is so messed up when she realises Frisk and a good number of other kids literally can't talk or read without 'Communication Craft' due to the memory wipe effects they suffered under while growing up) and well. Monster kind move out of Mt Ebott at a breakneck pace while Toriel, Asgore, Alphys and everyone frantically try to get everyone settled, help all the very damaged Islanders into as much stability as they can (some recover better than others but there's a lot of grief over lost family, missing people, etc going around and monsters end up stopping more than a few suicides), and get things organised enough they know everyone will be fine before they can move onto working out WTF happened here.
Also in the process of all this they end up working out that some things (like who was in charge before The Forgetting) are still being 'auto deleted' from memory (though the effect is fading as time goes on) and also the Island's capital is a space warped nightmare filled with Sadnesses right now and probably everyone should avoid it.
Lots and lots of world building regarding what Monsters vs Sadnesses are, my headcanons for the Universe religion (going with the Monsters also traditionally being Universe worshippers and much talk is had on the differences between 'the old ways' Toriel and Asgore remember vs the traditions and beliefs of the Islanders), and... yeah.
(That's Plot line 3: Frisk leads the monsters to the one semi stable human adult they know of and the monsters realise that not only are they free to live on the Surface now but the local humans both see them as saviors and desperately need their help after going through something that arguably makes the Underground look wonderful in comparison.)
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Eventually I'm going to have to tie all three of these ideas together and I think I've got some ideas for Plot lines 2 and 3 such as:
Sif's family and/or Undyne bumping into each other catching all the trains to search for survivors across the Island
Mirabelle and to a lesser extent the whole party finding themselves the official Vauguardian ambassadors to the newly formed human/monster Island/Isle of Chara alliance who are very much in need of aid and more info about the rest of the world.
Papyrus and Frisk also being ambassadors, making all the friendships.
Sif realising 'the Elder' is their grandfather on their mother's side and trying to wrap their head around having any family around at all (and also trying not to think to hard about all the family still missing).
Isabeau and Odile uncovering just how much stuff countries outside the Island forgot (airports, train stations, cars, all that juicey science stuff).
The Saviors of Vauguard and various Undertale folks investigating the capital together (learning some of the less pleasant aspects of the Island's politics and culture while there including stuff about Sif's dad's side of the family and why the name Chara matter so much).
But well. So far have NO CLUE how to get Chara, Loop and Flowey involved with the rest of the cast since well, they're reluctant to leave and no one else knows they're there.
So. Yeah. That's what I have planned out mostly. Will list a bunch of stuff I've thought of regarding Sif's group going through the Island and their hometown (totally gonna bring up the 'Euphrasie Islander and possibly Sif's mom' theory in story but not actually confirm or deny it since well, Euphrasie is out of focus and most likely going through a major 'my memories have returned, how could I have forgotten-' breakdown her beloved Claude is going to have to help her through <3) but that's for another post and er. Yeah.
Please feel free to share any feedback, ideas or thoughts you might have on this, and to take a stab writing/scribbling up some of this yourself as well as I think it cold be a lot of fun and I'd LOVE the help XD
#undertale#in stars and time#fais fanfic rambles#isat#isat act 6 spoilers#undertale spoilers#isat spoilers#ut#cw suicide mention#undertale isat fusion fic#post game#fanfiction#Chara and Loop have so much trauma to rant furiously together about but IDK how to even start#Flowey I think remembers SOME stuff looping with Chara during their fusion but they only got those memories back post Undertale#heavy focus on the forgotten island#and all the stuff that may have been forgotten all over the world (in both settings) along with it#...Now wondering if I could play up Dr Gaster vanishing as being partly due to the Forgetting as well#(I feel real guilty making Chara 'responsible' for causing so much damage they'll no doubt will feel horrific guilt over)#(hopefully ensuring the 'win condition' for the story's end requires them getting a happy resolution makes up for that a little)#no clue how to start it but yes frisk and Sif looper friendship is mandatory and I WILL make it happen. Somehow
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ISaT crossover with OneShot thought.
The Island stuff = why all the people of 'the world' in OneShot needed uploading to the World machine.
Niko and their mom being people somehow still on the island/people who ended up there post it happening.
One of the ISaT cast taking 'God's'/the player's role? (Loop?)
Rest of the cast looking for Niko on behalf of Niko's mom?
World Machine = The Universe????
IDK. It's been too long since I played OneShot so I've forgotten a lot of plot points and the settings could be a lot more incompatible than I was thinking actually but hey, if someone else thinks there might be potential there please do run with it as I'd love to see what you end up coming up with <3
#in stars and time#isat#isat spoilers#oneshot#oneshot spoilers#fais fanfic rambles#kind of a silly 'just need it out of my head' thought honestly#may have been playing oneshot fansong Broken Machine by Musiclide on loop a little too long honestly#justifies niko's cat eyes by being like 'yeah bonbon and sif have those too' shrugging and completely ignoring that issue from then on
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Undertale/ISaT crossover thoughts 3
(aka the 'Sif and family explore The Island' edition)
Had a lot of Undertale/ISaT crossover thoughts (here's the post for how I'm crossing them over in general, and here's the post for an overview of each of the three major plot lines) but most of my actual thinking has been about Sif and family exploring The island so I'm gonna go into some depth for once rather than overview and hope this is useful for ideas for anyone writing any sort of 'Sif and family go to Sif's homeland' fic rather than the Undertale crossover centric stuff most of the other posts have been.
Side note: Location names in my notes is very minimal at this point as I generally look up names last when plotting anything.
But er, working name of the Island is The Isle of Chara (because Undertale's Chara is kind of a big deal in this actually and good odds the final name will probably have Chara in it) so please keep that in mind in case I somehow end up typing that somewhere here in my notes.
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Start:
Sif and family's plot starts with the return of colours and memories (caused by the breaking of the Barrier by the monsters).
A day is spent kind of just 'emotionally reacting' to all that (Sif's kind of overwhelmed and in tears) but next day the group actually sit down and discuss whether it's worth them going or not because, yes they are the Saviours of Vauguard and yes they're right next to Bambooche but well, who knows what state the Island is in right now and if it turns out to be... Unpleasant, it is definitely going to hit Sif hard.
Siffrin, naturally does want to go, but am definitely having Sif mentally going over all the potential horrors of the situation (everyone just... Vanished without a trace leaving empty streets and homes? Piles of skeletons because everyone died in an instant? His parents completely untouched by the passage of time wondering why he, an adult stranger covered in scars is claiming to be their missing child?) before confirming with the others he's up for this and that they'll need his Island language skills in case of survivors and for reading signs and records anyway.
How do they get there:
At first the think of taking a boat but well, turns out the Island wasn't the only thing erased from memory and as they reach Bambooche it becomes apparent that- Oh! That 'spooky hill everyone just avoids' is actually a really big and complete with steel, concrete and 'our world modern' tar road bridge, that goes all the way out over the ocean and clearly extends towards the Island.
Cue Party stopping by Bambooche's harbour and the local House of Change to get an idea of options:
The House also wants to send people to Vauguard's new/old neighbours (in general all the Houses in Vauguard are very curious and there's a ton of messengers and 'Message Craft' going back and forth everywhere right now) and they promise to get the word out to everywhere (including the press) that the Saviours of Vauguard are investigating so no one has any reason to worry. Cue awkward/nervous Mirabelle laughing and trying not to freak out at the pressure of being so important... Again!
While many local sailors are willing to make the trip but well, prepping the ships for an unknown landing will take a while and everyone is nervous about the 'was apparently always there' giant bridge looming overhead (what if bits of it fall?).
So after a bit of back and forth the party go for the bridge. It needs people to check it for structural damage and Sadnesses anyway and the party have people capable of handling both (gives Nille construction analysis skills) so welp!
Bridge:
Actually approaching the bridge the party spy some weird 'metal lumps' that as they approach several members of the group (not just Sif) recognise as long abandoned cars. Which are everywhere, to the point its genuinely hard to get around them, and the group realise the 'little building next to the bridge' is actually the entrance for an underground car park.
Cue the group finding a 'building' built into the base of the bridge; sadly the door is locked and despite Isabeau and Nille's best efforts they can't smash it open, but Sif's pretty sure it's probably the door to a train station judging by the glass and metal tube they can see running from the side of the building base all the way under the bridge.
Cue talk on what the crab a train even is as they make their way back onto the actual bridge and start climbing and hopping over the sea of cars (Odile wants everyone to know she hates all this jumping btw), but the silly vibes stop dead when the groups starts seeing the remains of car wrecks and some never buried corpses left at the wheel/caught between two lots of crumpled metal (it's been like 18 years so they're pretty much all picked clean skeletons but yeah, Bonnie is definitely having their eyes covered by Mira).
...Isabeau points out that all the cars and remains here very definitely indicate that the people of the Island were not instakilled/frozen in time by whatever happened and, most likely, they were hit by the memory erasure effect and those who could remember how tried to flee the Island for places less detrimental to their psyches but... It's honestly kind of amazing that there aren't more crash wrecks and bodies given how mentally distressed everyone driving must have been.
It doesn't help cheer anyone up but the observation is noted (Sif keeps getting shoulder pats from everyone since well, this isn't the worst case scenerio but it's pretty bad), and the group continue walking until finally they reach a 'Craft' Station (think gas station but like, magic wish stuff for fuel or something. Thinking there's a favor tree 'tank' next to the building and everything) where they find a few scribbled notes in Vauguardian from the last worker there (bilingial type, lived on the island, trying and failing to remember the island and 'something, someone?' important they left there, decided to head for Vauguard but only after noting down everything they can and making sure all the 'time preserving seals' on the food storage containers are working properly. Just in case someone needs them) and a whole heap of fridges and 'glass cases' with somehow still fresh food inside them.
Sadly the cooking implements in the building weren't nearly as resistant to the flow of time but the group decides they'd rather spend the night outside in their tents anyway so they set up camp, Sif shares more of what they do and don't know about all this weird stuff they keep encountering (some but not a lot; Sif recognises the appliances and roads but their coastal hometown was much more 'traditional' and they don't have a clue how all these high tech craft machines actually work outside of making sure they're set up right and flicking a switch) and have a nice dinner before going to sleep.
Next day is walking, with a side order of more walking. Mood is a bit better after talks and rest, but most of this gets skipped (during which the precipitation that collected on the bridge during the cold night evaporates into a thick fog, and then starts slowly clearing up under what looks like strong sunlight) until the group finally see the actual island itself for the first time and- Oh wow. That's an actual city (for an idea of the visuals please imagine the city in the background of the Undertale credits scene where Papyrus is driving along a bridge in a car). Group are blown away because, damn, somehow they weren't expecting that (this is waaay too big a place for them alone to explore, thank goodness the Houses will be sending teams in soon) except for Siffrin who promptly recognises the place as something of a tourist/heavily Vauguardian influenced city that he used to visit on rare occasions with his parents: Usually for big events like going to see a big theatre production on his birthday or to attend the Island's biggest Change festival (brought over by the large Vauguardian immigrant population) which his mom's family always loved attending.
The City:
Takes the group another hour or two to actually reach the city itself (walking takes time alas) but when they get there, yep there sure are a lot of signs in Vauguardian and little Change God statues everywhere. ...Also a lot of signs of looting and unchecked plant growth and 'feral' animals everywhere but most of the buildings look pretty good (Odile is still instantly 'none of us are entering going up or down any floors past ground level in any of these without good reason before Nille/other professionals can check them over for instability' though), and though it takes a bit of awkwardly trying to read a rotting signpost map, Sif is able to guide everyone to the central train station...
Which still has its automated trains working!!! (Sif takes a moment to brag about how 'of course they're still fine! All public transport systems are safe guarded by the best protections applied Wish craft can manage' before wondering why they feel so proud of that something their dad used to say a lot?)
Cue party quickly finding the 'Vauguard line' which, yes is working and is just waiting for passengers, and (before proper discussion of 'do we take the train back to Vauguard and unblock the station doors on the other end' can be had) a trainline that stops by Siffrin's home town down by the Island's Southern coast.
...Needless to say, they go for Sif's hometown first (they're 100% planning on unblocking the Vauguard station's door at the nearest possible opportunity afterwards though).
Cue silly scenes of everyone boarding the train, comments being made of the silly 'mascot' figures in black and white everywhere (thinking I may cameo Ingo and Emmet in setting), Odile mentioning that she remembers riding trains -much less sleak and automatic than these ones- in Ka Bue during her youth (presumably their use being associated enough with the Island they were forgotten about when the Event happened), Isabeau turning out to be majorly freaked out by the closing doors and general nice vibes before whooosh they're off to Sif's hometown.
Siffrin's hometown:
Party get a nice scenic view of the coast and a lot of 'old fashioned if fancy' looking coastal buildings as the train zips along and pulls into an elegant if overgrown looking station (I'm thinking greek column/smooth plain stone everywhere vibes and IDK why).
One side of the station leads away from the coast in the direction of what looks an actual town, while the other goes towards the coast and in general seems like a much quieter 'district', with lots of more old fashioned looking buildings (some clearly more damaged by the years without care than others), lots of trees, boat houses and cobbled pathways.
Naturally Sif immediately heads in the direction of the coast, at first slow then running ahead as he recognises the streets and houses before finally stopping at a house in very good condition. Party catch up and yeah... This is Sif's home. That tree had a swing, the marks on the door are from when Siffrin got it into his head to try carving 'stars' on everything for 'good luck', that over there is the 'public door' to Dad's observatory he left open to the public because all Islanders deserve to have unrestricted access to the stars but just as often people from town would just walk right through the house to get there because Mom loved having so many guests and their 'private family rooms' all had locks so letting people freely wander their home was fine and-!
...Yeah Siffrin is terrified of going in alone but fortunately their family of choice is there and well, in they go.
Everything inside is in equally good nick (the place itself is simple and homey but also clearly high quality stuff everywhere) and somehow only very barely dusty, though the group are quick to notice that all the cupboards are bare, there's clear signs of someone searching and packing away things (books all over, things left open, scattered things like bowls and cups -someone trying to decide what to take?) and well. There's a bunch of notes, written in Vauguardian on the kitchen table. Odile reads it out:
The writer cannot remember her name, or where she is, her family which she knows she must have because there's three plates here, just as there are three bedrooms and one of each is for a child she can't remember she can't remember but. She can think enough to write things down, to check on her neighbours and get them to eat.
...No one can stay here. She remembers Vauguard so it must be safe, and... There's a boat, in the warehouse, she and others can take. She and the friendly boulanger she can't remember he's her friend but she can't remember know how to rig and sail it and they're more coherent than most everyone else so... If they head there, maybe things will be fine? She's always liked Vauguard and the Change religion, always thought about changing herself a little even if he likes her as she is She can't read that last line and Changing would be nice, she thinks.
...though, if the family she must have are looking for her, she'll need to keep some things the same. Darkless kinky hair is unusual isn't it? Especially with the darker skin she inherited from her Vauguardian mother so she'll keep those, but... Oh what if she makes herself really stand out in other ways? Then. Then maybe they'll notice and be drawn to her even if they can't remember any better than she does!
She lists the things she does remember about herself once more, where she plans to lead everyone (Dormont is a nice place. The quiet slow pace there might help the others adjust), all the supplies she plans on taking (a porcaline doll. Her 's favorite. Hugs it constantly even though it feels awful), a few complaints about people who absolutely refuse to leave even though they're every bit as mindblanked as the rest of them and leaves an end note inviting anyone who reads this account to please enjoy their rest in her home but to please, please please not damage anything because- Someone else might not want it damaged and. She can't remember, can't handle even entering some of these rooms it hurts too much but. Please. She wants everything here to remain where it is, until the people who belong here can return.
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So um. Yeah.
Big group hug and tears are had but Sif being Sif tries to push on quicker than they should, group reluctantly accept that he might just need some time to process and with Sif's blanket permission ("It's my family house. You're my family, so you can go wherever you want") most split into smaller groups inspecting all the rooms and things, with Odile and Isa checking out Sif's dad's study, Bonnie immediately poking their nose into Sif's childhood room dragging Sif along to tell them all about everything in there (Sif is having like all the nostalgia, heart ache and 'genuinely wanting to show Bonnie all the cool things, oh! The toy aeroplane that actually flies =D' moods right now), and Nille and Mira giving the more rummaged areas a quick look over since well. Good odds they may be here a while and knowing where stuff is might be handy.
During this period thinking Mirabelle should have something of a mild freakout for many reasons over the thought that Euphrasie -her mother/mentor figure- could possibly be Siffrin's mindwhammied birth mother because Dormont was mentioned, and the Head Housemaiden never really talks about her past and she knew of Wish Craft, and has that genuinely really rare darkless kinky hair and the hand writing on the note seemed familiar and aaaaaaa!!!!
Cue giving Nille a scene of trying to help calm Mira down' mostly by pointing out there's no way they could possibly know the truth right now, pointing out that post the return of colours they can't really be sure what 'darkless' they're even talking about here, and Sif still flinches whenever Euphrasie is mentioned due to how much he associates her with the loops so if they ARE related... It's probably going to be a good long while before they can even consider reconnecting anyway so Mira has plenty of time to sort through her feelings on this, talk to the related parties to confirm if her suspicions have anything to them, and Euphrasie would probably need even more time to process it all than Sif and Mira will put together (good odds she'd currently be going through a massive breakdown/freakout back in Dormont over realising she has a kid she has no idea the identity, well being or anything of).
Mostly out of direct 'scene to scene' stuff at this point but thinking the group end up spending the night in the Observatory, which is MASSIVE and Siffrin sort of manages to awkwardly get across that observatories not directly used for study are always like that because they're basically public churches for Islanders since viewing the guiding light of the stars with others is a holy/community kinda thing but... Also Sif's family on their Dad's side have owned this observatory/the 'star viewing area' on these cliffs for generations and it IS totally normal to spend every other night stargazing with random strangers and to be given near constant lessons on stars and proper behaviour by your Dad so all the other families know you're being properly pious and-
Cue everyone being like: 'hey Sif, I think your family might've be a little less 'humble coastal folk' and more 'stupid rich' than you might've realised from the perspective of being a 13 year old, also the notes and diaries in your Dad's study scream political work and someone who arranges a lot of religious stuff' and Siffrin trying to wrap their brain around essentially being the Island's version of Mira but with like, a lot of money on top of that.
Other:
They 100% find the body of someone who killed themselves recently when looking around... Somewhere. (too many days ago for them to have possibly stopped this person but definite confirmation that survivors of the Island might've been hit hard by suddenly remembering and having no support)
Probably meet Undine on the rail system while looking for pockets of survivors still on the island - Undine is doing the same on behalf of the monsters trying to set up a new government so um. Yay happy first contact?
Once Sif's group has met up with the Undertale characters there' definitely gonna be some Sif and Frisk friendship stuff, though probably not before Frisk and Bonnie (and MK?) friendship causes mild craziness.
(...Must have Sif, Isa, Toriel and Sans pun off. I can't write for beans but I MUST! For the PUNS!!!!)
Scene where Siffrin learns the Elder guy who's been looking after all the kids in the Village by Mt Ebott (main area the monsters have set up shop so it'll probably be renamed by Asgore 'Home Town' soon), is their grandfather on their mother's side and a bit of family history.
- namely that Sif's mother was half Vauguardian (grandma was sickly and died before Sif was even born), that travelling to other countries and marrying 'outside the island' was seen as something very odd (slight xenophobic attitudes to outsiders?) back in Grampa's day, and a lot of little tidbits about Sif's parents like how his mom loved fishheads so so much, it was Sif's dad who cooked amazing Malanga Fritters with green peppers, the two of them had something of a whirlwind romance bonding over making enchanted things together (dad better at ritual work while mom could just boom! Make things off the cuff without thinking too hard about it) and... yeah.
Just... Sif finding one living relative who never, ever expected to see any of his relatives again to boot (also Elder immediately being all 'introduce me to your family- Ah so just like your mother you favor big handsome men! Oh and your little one Bonnie is precious!' the second he gets over the weepy 'I cannot believe it' awkwardness because dang it, Sif deserves to find some additional family on this otherwise incredibly heavy trip)
The exploration into the space warped and Sadness filled Island Capital eventially leads to a lot of weird/heavy revelations about the Island for Sif:
Sif on his dad's side is basically the heir to one of THE big families of the Island (they don't like royalty but the Asterion and Chara families were arguably that in all but name).
His dad was very concerned about the heir of Chara because they were never really seen in public despite the Chara family living in/basically owning the Capital.
There was a genuine fear of the Monsters returning and waging war for the sins committed against their ancestors and a union between the Asterion and Chara families was seen by many as 'Universe ordained' protection against this (Cue Sif having a lot of 'trying not to wonder if my country practiced arranged marriage' squick and really appreciating their parents' choice to keep them well away from the Capital/the really religious types here...)
The Chara family was apparently in charge of protecting and aiding any Monsters found outside Mt Ebott (of which there were actually quite a few!) but according to the official paperwork all of them requested to join the rest of the Monsters under Mt Ebott?
(All monsters helping the party point blank state that no one, monster or human, entered the Underground from the Surface before Chara fell)
...Notes on how Monster dust is raw Wish Craft in physical form in the Chara house...
Notes in the Chara house on how the Chara heir wasn't particularly liked, to the point they weren't being given a personal name until they did something to earn it.
Horror lab eventually found in the Chara house. Lots of dusty cages, notes on how people injected with monster dust react to it, etc.
Chara's room. Bare and empty aside from a few potted golden flower plants, a few letters and pictures stuck up on the wall (cue Sif doing a double take recognising their childhood name on some of them -Chara was that penpal of theirs that never responded?), and a few loose floor boards which underneath have scribbled escape plans, very expired food rations, carefully drawn and folded pictures of non human figures crying in cages, and bandages.
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And... yeah. That last part is very much the 'Chara plotline' stuff kicking in hard but trying to think of little puzzle pieces for Sif and Co to find and slowly piece together into a big old ball of 'Wow, I DO understand why this otherwise very nice and did not deserve this country got accidentally ERASED by this kid actually' hints so um yeah.
Hope you like all the world building/stuff before it gets all 'period horror/drama' at the end there and do feel free to use any of this/give feedback as well. I've spent too long typing this out, my brain is pudding and I'm done on this thinky think train for now XD
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Fai's Fic Ramble: The GorseTale AU (bare basics)
Ever since roughly... 2017 I think, there been a single Undertale fanfic I've been tapping away at and though it's nowhere near done or even organised enough for me to think about posting chapter 1 on A03, I recently posted a spinoff fic related to it called Eight Coloured Picture about the deaths of all the fallen humans and how some monsters each time were effected by their passing, and well.
I wanna ramble about the main story that fic comes from for a bit!
So.
Working Title: 'Gorse, Blackthorn and Buttercups'
I also call it GorseTale in my head for short since Gaijin Goombah's rather fun video on why Undertale's Golden Flowers are most likely Gorse was a HUGE inspiration for the fic back when I started out (it's er changed quiet a bit since then but I'm keeping the flower vibes because Chara likes them and I did way too much research into both practical and symbolic uses for plants in the Underground for this fic not to use at least some of it at some point XD).
Core premise: Story is a Slice of Life/Drama AU set around Frisk being born in the Underground and taken in by Toriel right around the time of 'Undertale canon' (for Undertale Yellow fans, roughly a year or so after Clover's death), and through a series of domino effects stemming from that, various monsters of the Underground are confronted with the flaws of both themselves and their kingdom, and as a result start putting in effort to try fixing things so the little human child they've become so attached to can actually live their life to the fullest without fear of being murdered just for being born a non monster.
Aka: Toriel and Sans experience the joys and terror of co-parenting a child who only survives past the age of 3 because they have phenomenal cosmic power. Papyrus discovers the Royal Guard is NOT in fact something he wants to join (and accidentally becomes politically active in an effort to right by his new nibbling). Undyne takes some time to really rethink her career path and motives. Alphys somehow manages to turn former mistakes into miracles (oh and cures death maybe). Mettaton learns to take time off and share the spotlight, and finally King Asgore gets a surprising amount of hope in encouraging peaceful rebellion against his own accidental dictatorship.
Main cast: Rotates a bit since every major monster (and Flowey) matters in this and who's most in focus depends on the exact arc but Toriel, Sans, Papyrus, Chara and Frisk are the ones who I have the most planned scenes for since well, they're where the 'domino effect' starts.
Ships: Fic is pretty gen for the most part but leaning Undyne/Alphys, Papyrus/Mettaton (who knew all Paps needed to become popular was to openly try convincing monster kind that killing all the humans is wrong in front of a very specific underground star XD), and some very very very slowburn Sans/Toriel (is teased throughout the story because Sans IS Frisk's other parent Sans just means 'Dad' in Frisk speak and I find various Monsters' "Wait Sans has a kid- Wait Sans is married?!" reactions hilarious (Paps giving 'context' to why he suddenly has a nibbling to Undyne especially) but actual, real Soriel doesn't happen until near the very end because Toriel is Not Ok, Sans leans AroAce/Demi and both agree that while the odd kiss, hug or 'real talk' is fine neither up for anything more than that right now. Also Toriel has yet to get a formal divorce and er, she can't even think of him for much of the fic without wanting to set him on fire so... Yeah).
Also considering Mad Mewmew/Asgore (because funny but also oddly sweet), and Mettaton trying to get over a crush on Alphys at the start (due to Mettaton's Winter Alarmclock dialogue reframing all of Mettaton's actions in canon in a whole newlight for me), but for the most part romance really isn't a focus.
Things to set it apart from every other 'Frisk grows up in the Underground' fanfic:
A LOT of worldbuilding focus on stuff how monsters get food and materials.
Toriel teaching everyone how Monster society was before the War vs now (aka lots of cultural trauma themes here).
More emphasis on how little Monster society these days really knows about things they really should given their Kingdom's plans.
Sans 'timeline trauma' getting tossed out the window for joining Toriel in 'worried parent' stress (hard to be upset about LOADS when they're specifically stopping a toddler you love from getting murdered).
Papyrus accidentally making everything better just because for the sake of his nibblet he can't back down.
FLOWER SYMBOLISM AND DISCUSSING THE UNDERGROUND'S VERY IMPORTANT PLANT LIFE!
Undyne having a character growth arc triggered by Papyrus.
Mettaton having a character growth arc triggered by Papyrus (and a passing mention of Napstablook).
Alphys not being fired post Amalgamite reveal making her realize she has in fact actually kinda created the cure for death (by 'Falling Down') or at the very least is only maybe three steps away from that and actually works on that alongside a bunch of other stuff with other scientists because working alone sucked.
Lots of focus on the humans who fell before Frisk because their lives mattered! and also the Blue Soul was Kris because damn if I don't feel the need to really hammer in Toriel's trauma caused by Asgore here
NarraChara and Napstablook being ghost buddies =D they suck at it but Chara will take literally anyone who can hear them for company and Napstablook feels bad about that
Snowdin being secretly a hub of human sympathisers! (None of them knew they weren't the only ones).
MONSTER RADIO and ANIME/WESTERNS ON TV!
Tems and the Riverperson mattering while still being true to their very weird selves!!!
Asgore learning that he DOES in fact have a lot of influence and that maybe, juuust maybe, that his screw ups were worse for his Kingdom than he already thought (don't worry Asgore fans, despite my having to write a lot of Asgore grr due to Toriel being a major character, saving him and showing how much he loves his people is a major goal of mine <3). He still f%cked up majorly though XD
Frisk dealing with, well, the stress of growing up in a place that says their death would make everyone (except their immediate loved ones) happy and constantly having to live in hiding/disguise...
Flowey being a murderous little shit but also not having reset power and both Frisk and Chara in his life again.
Undertale Yellow and Deltarune characters! Who probably won't be in focus a lot but they've helped me out a ton for fleshing the out my setting so I will 100% be giving them at least a little screen time to make up for that (like Amalgamate Kanako playing with Frisk, and Martlet and Noelle being VERY interesting in Papyrus's 'Lets not kill the humans' movement for reasons our main characters will eventually learn <3).
Oh and a huge amount of 'Unseen in game' areas I made for the Underground which include:
SnowDen: a 'town' of Dog and Rabbit made tunnels underneath the ENTIRE Snowdin region (connects to every dog sentry post, the 'Toby Fox secret area' and the 'very efficiently laid out' travel tunnels seen in canon Undertale). Generally requires those living there to get through given how winding and confusing the tunnels can get (all guideposts are puzzles made with scent markers...).
TooHot: basically a 'lethal lava land' housing district for fire monsters below general Hotland. Predates the Wat and is too hot for most non fire monsters to go anywhere near (the current name was given by Asgore though).
Cliffstop: a 'thin' vertical crevice monsters in New Home unearthed a while back that goes from from all the way to the very top of Mt Ebott down to the dark of the Abyss below (locals there call the top of the area Clifftop and the lowest safe for travel Cliffdrop). Gets a fair bit of sun and has flying room so it's popular with plant and flying monsters but the cliffs are very unstable so the bottom is covered in rope nets to prevent accidents. Most puzzles about the place are moving rope bridges, loading up vertical conveyer belts with the correct weights and 'light and mirror' puzzles.
Riverfolk Waterway and True Tem Village: settlements hidden deep within Waterfall's 'unreachable in canon' winding waterways. The former is a small inlet where 'Riverfolk' monsters like the Riverperson have a small collection of boathouses they dock at, and the later is exactly what is sounds like, with the 'Temmie Village' we see in canon being merely a Temmie trading outpost. Can accessed only by Riverperson boat or the Temmie's secret tunnels and is home to all sorts of cool things like the Temmie 'Colleg' and 'DEEP HISTORY mUSEEum'~ XD
WebbInn 'the Spider district': Mostly a giant communal spider web hanging Hotland's ceiling but also connected to a tunnel that goes up near Mt Ebbot's peak (the spiders have been digging upwards in hopes of getting a 'sunspot' they can use to advertise their 'sweet little town' to tourists). Has a... Very distinctive culture compared to the rest of the Underground and the 'puzzles' there tend towards being 'social' in nature (aka fey logic games where how you speak and act gets you directed every which way).
Starlite Strip: A little connecting area right underneath the path/cliff Monster Kid and Frisk see the castle while travelling through Waterfall in Undertale Canon. Not a big settlement on its own but something of a trading hub for monsters from New Home and the surrounding areas in Waterfall to buy and sell goods (also has a LOT of Royal Guard presence which is why absolutely no one in Undertale recommends it to the very human Frisk). Very sparkly but in a gentle 'crystals, glowing water and fire flies' kinda way.
And... Yeah.
Wanna post a full script of what I've got planned so far but this post is already massive so will do that in a bit.
Will say though that the general ending plan for this fic arguably goes full fix fic with:
12-14 year old Frisk comes out as human publicly and goes through the entire Underground arguing their case (something the Underground has been publicly debating for the last 10 years or so thanks to a very motivated Papyrus and a wanting more ratings + genuinely interested Mettaton).
Undyne attempts to kill them but well, she's only going all out because she and Paps had a deal about this (he vowed that he'd defend any innocent human from her killing them so she could still go all out at her job) and Frisk knows that.
Mettaton gets to do THE biggest and most historically important interview in the Underground's history.
Asgore declares that the Underground will try out this whole 'everyone in the kingdom votes' thing on both the upcoming war and how they will treat humans living here because he wants to make sure he's doing what his people want (Mettaton asks what Asgore will vote but Asgore, finally realizing his own influence, refuses to say).
Asgore and Frisk spend a nice, if slightly nervously time together drinking tea and talking about the future while the votes are being counted. (Toriel and others may join them but mostly this is Asgore getting to know... the last of Toriel's adopted children she told him about the others when she asked for a divorce).
Monsters choose wisely because for all this fic is 'Monsters are flawed too!' they are good people and I want to make that clear <3
Cue Frisk publically trying to help break the barrier while being very alive...
Flowey pulling a 'God of Hyper Death' except well, he, Frisk and Chara maaay have discussed a bit of this beforehand (Flowey did want the souls and this would get him them), so er, the fight might be a touch more mixed with genuine anger and playfulness. Note: Still working out the exacts.
The human SOULs get brought back to life as monsters while Flowey gets a SOUL of his own and Chara gets enough magical matter to be visible to people other than Frisk (it required less waste of the accumulated magic, the soul of an additional human another girl falling into the Ruins was what got Frisk deciding to come out actually, the kids using a bunch of Alphys' furthered research on the interplay between Determination, matter and Dust, and breaking down the dead humans' bodies for enough 'compatible matter' to work with, and the destruction and repurposing of the Barrier but hey! Back to life! Or arguably Chara's case an upgrade to proper ghost-hood). Oh and the Amalgamates that want it are safely separated but not sure if that's a 'before no' thing or a 'here in this big finale' thing~ XD
And yeah. That's all of my 'extra happy ending just because I can' stuff the entire fic eventually builds towards. Will post all my planned scenes/'domino effect planning' some other time but for now I'm done.
If you liked any ideas in this feel free to use them please (I'm a slow ass writer and I write what I want to see more of in the world XD) and er, hope this was a fun ramble to read <3
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