its incredibly funny that chai becomes an "ambassador" like what does that MEAN he wants to SHRED and beat up ROBOTS he is NOT diplomatic in the slightest he literally KILLED ALL OF THE CORPORATE HEADS (which was epic as hell btw never change) how can this man negotiate anything. ALSO APPARENTLY THEY DONT EVEN PAY HIM??? HELLO????
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Meg's (unnamed) Post Canon AU: What Happened To The Bosses?
As fits my personal Post Canon AU, everybody lived. Yes, even the ones who exploded on camera. They did all end up hospitalized: Some in rougher physical condition than others.
Figuring out legal repercussions is making my brain melt, partly because we don't know ANYTHING about Vandelay Island's legal system. (And the fact we have carte blanche when it comes to world building based on the Game Maker's Notebook interview.) My first thought was that there'd be a trial, but after some brief research I'm shelving that.
What I am confident about is taking a rehabilitation approach with the bosses. (I don't have any interest in writing a prison fic, and this is personally more enjoyable for me.)
Once the old bosses recovered from their injuries, they agreed to an arrangement consisting of electronic monitoring, community service, and fines. Another element to this is that the bosses are prohibited from communicating with each other.
Roxanne keeps the old bosses employed at Vandelay Technologies. (Albeit in lower ranked positions.) This stems less from altruism and more from pragmatism because the company needs all the help it can get to rebuild.
With that established, character specific details are listed below. 👇
Rekka ⚡: Production Supervisor. Does physical tasks and event organizing. Required to take anger management classes. She let Chai keep her belt because he earned it. Overall, Rekka is handling things like a BOSS.
Zanzo 🍍: Associate Engineer under Macaron's watchful eye. For the first few months, Zanzo attempted to be a good worker in hopes of regaining some of his Creative Freedom. His community service is web and graphic design for local small businesses, but it doesn't scratch the same itch as building a robot. Bribed a TEC-78 to install a temporal displacement device on the arcade machine so Chai could receive his gift basket. Had to pay his parking tickets and enroll in a financial management course. Zanzo... struggles for a while.
Mimosa 🍹: Social Media Account Manager. She was assigned to the Vandelay Island Community Theater for her service, and became an assistant acting coach at a community theater. (I referenced this in my post about Violet, my self insert OC. But not with this much detail). Mimosa flies no more- the explosion totaled her wings. Despite some bumps along the way, she is doing okay.
Roquefort 🐺: Senior Accountant. Provides financial counseling for Vandelay staff (besides Zanzo) + organizing fundraising events as community service. Also required to take anger management classes. Inhibitor installed to prevent him wolfing out. (Which can't POSSIBLY be overridden 😉) You think Roquefort has a contingency plan?
Kale ☕: For humor, Kale's new job is making coffee in the Café because the machine is STILL broken. (Who knows, he might even enjoy it sometimes.) He got more say with community service, as he volunteers at a pet clinic. (OC & Canon specific - As they serve on different days, Kale and Violet haven't crossed paths. YET.) Frustrated that his SPECTRA AI backup plan fell through. He doesn't have a plan C… as far as anyone knows.
Not everyone on Vandelay Island is content with this outcome. Certain characters believe the punishment dealt isn't harsh enough for the crime. Some may be plotting vengeance from the shadows… 😱
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Can we also appreciate how 808 was the only one who thought Chai's cannon plan was a good idea? There are so many moments where those two play ping-pong with the braincell and I love them both so much for it.
Her little nods 😭
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Hello tumblr. I did it. -unleashes the horrors upon you-
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Hmmm thoughts!
I was thinking about, like, Vani's story 'n stuff in the hfr au and how he originally started off as just some guy who Kale would take advantage of after being reactivated ('cause there ain't no way SPECTRA Kale isn't going to be plugged in again in a sequel or something). Like, Kale and any surviving ex-department heads come up with some new convoluted scheme and Kale is probably waiting on a new body to be made for him to transfer himself into and while he waits, he uses Vani to do some dirty work under the promise that he'll help him reach his music dreams with enhancements. I sometimes miss this backstory the most buuuut since I have 0 clue wtf a hfr sequel would be like I felt like maybe doing something else would be better?
I'm a sucker for complicated histories, so the thought of Vani having met Chai in college and them having a roller coaster friendship also really interested me (I like my toxic co-dependent yaoi). It's possible to combine this with the og backstory for Vanilla but I also recently thought it would be neat to explore different companies since Korsica said that Vandelay felt like the only company doing things right. Then there's Chai's silly conclusion that Roxanne owned a rival robotic limb company when Peppermint was confessing to being related to Kale that also felt like some kinda foreshadowing. I also thought it would be a good way to show that Vanilla is overly trusting with people who seem to have good intentions only to get screwed over by a company that only cares about making money and giving people half-baked products.
I am constantly in a whirlwind of "what the hell do I do with this guy" when it comes to Vanilla', lmao!!! Too many ideas and not enough certainty which one I like the most...
Some days I do miss the thought of Vanilla and Chai having never known each other until Kale, but aaah...the flip side is also fun. It's fun to explore the kind of guy Chai was before the tea-m formed and what his social life (or lack there of) was like. It also helps me figure out Vanilla's flaws as a person too...just aaaaaaah..........
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