Dark_Sans

Just a stranger and weird writer

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Rogue Mega Urbain/Taunie

Sorry, not sorry.

I've had this thought since the end of the game. Like, I'm 99% sure that Urbain/Taunie should have had some side effects from being exposed to Mega Energy for so long at that point, and I wasn't the only one with that thought.

I saw some people thinking they should have died in the battle, but considering they said they were okay precisely because Mega Floette protected them, I don't think their survival was forced. Besides, considering what happens in the end, I'm very glad that didn't happen, my heart couldn't have beared losing two characters I like in a row. Others thought they should be cursed with pseudo-immortality like AZ and L, but that was obviously a side effect of a miscalculation by AZ when he created the ultimate weapon, I doubt he expected that bringing his Floette would also make him almost immortal (Floette's immortality was probably an accident too, who knows). So, when he created Ange, I'm sure he triple-checked to make sure that specific side effect wouldn't happen to anyone who activated Ange. Especially since Ange was created to contain and release energy when Kalos needed it, and it would be suck if every time someone used that power to protect the region they also became immortal.

So… No deaths and no immortality. Which is fine by me, but I still wanted a side effect of being exposed to Mega Energy for so long. And that's when I remembered exactly what I faced throughout the game: Rogue Megas.

Imagine Urbain/Taunie feeling more and more agitated and angry every day without really understanding why this is happening to them, until one day everything explodes and they transform and their friends have no other option but to treat them as they treated all the other Rogue Megas… That's it. It's terrifying, it's distressing, to know that you've changed irreparably for doing a good deed, but not to the same extent as AZ and L. AZ and L were punished for trying to unleash their anger and arrogance on the world and caused pain and death to many. Urbain/Taunie tried to do the right thing, maybe not in the right way, but they genuinely wanted to help people, so their punishment would be less.

In this AU, a small fragment of Ange ended up embedded in their wrists during Harmony/Paxton and Zygard's fight against Hyperrogue Ange Floette. They barely felt it because of the adrenaline, and when they did, they thought it was just a simple cut and they would take care of it at Hotel Z, but then they found AZ and any thought of it vanished due to grief. After a few days, with their wrists itching and becoming increasingly nervous, Urbain/Taunie ended up Rogue Mega Evolving because Ange acted like a parasite and absorbed the Mega Energy that was in them before controlling their bodies. After Team MZ managed to defeat them and dissipate the rest of the Mega Energy in them, Ange ended up gaining consciousness and became permanently fused to their wrists, but was calm and inactive unless Urbain/Taunie needed help.

This would be the basis for this AU. Maybe I'll write about it sometime, it would be fun.

Also, bonus fact:

Urbain/Taunie can now use Light of Ruin, and they finally understand why Floette was willing to use it on those early-game trainers. Because she can, and because it's cool as hell.

[lunarflowerdragon]

"Emma, AZ, Floette, Lida, Naveen, me… We all care deeply about you. If you want to give everything you have to Lumiose, save some of yourself for Team MZ. If you’re willing to die for this city, then live for us. Remember that you’re important to us. You’re so, so important to all of us, and we want you with us… I want you with me.”

"...Okay... I'll try."

"That's all I ask."

You know, it's been a while since I was so fixated on a potential couple in Pokémon. I mean, almost all the potential protagonist/rival couples are cool, and I still hold Gladion, Kieran, and Marnie close to my heart, but I think the last time that happened was with N from Black and White. I don't know, man… It's just, there's something about the chemistry of Team MZ that tickles the right spot inside me, especially Taunie/Urbain with Harmony/Paxton.

Speaking of Taunie/Urbain, I don't care what some people say negatively about them. I love my dumb but selfless child, and they deserve all the love in the world. I adore their relationship with AZ, their adopted grandfather (I have no idea if either of them knows this), I love their bond with Lida and Naveen, and I'm 90% sure they have a crush on the protagonist, I just have no idea if they realize it. But considering that our protagonist readily agreed to help save them from their debt to the mafia (By the way, why do people say we were forced to pay their interest? Gameplay aside, it's quite obvious that everyone on Team MZ could have left at any time, but they chose to stay and even decided to help Taunie/Urbain out of the situation the mafia tricked them into), at the very least Paxton/Harmony has strong feelings for them. Whether romantic or platonic.

I would also love to put them in therapy because I'm convinced that half of what they do to help people is because they enjoy helping, and the other half is because they feel guilty that their mother (Potentially their father too, since we don't know who he is) was part of Team Flare. Someone needs to help them understand that their mom' sins aren't something they need to resolve on their own, especially since their mother left that situation the moment she realized that the group she worked for wasn't all that great…

Anyway, this is a scene from a fanfic I wrote a while ago, playing with the fact that people with special abilities (or very specific curses in Leon's case) are something relatively unknown, as is my desire to write something about connection, loving despite fear, something inspired by the song 'Under Pressure' and an irresistible urge to explain the potential mechanics of Soulmates. I'll leave a link if you want to read it sometime.

By the way, a little headcanon:

Once Ange was stopped, it became customary for the Team MZ to sleep together from time to time.

Does anyone else ship the four of them together? I can't be the only PolyMZ shipper, can I?

I like to think that they are so close that nobody knows what they are: whether they are friends, whether they are dating, or whether they are queerplatonic (the answer is all three, it just depends on who's with whom). The arrival of Korrina and Ansha only made things worse, since Ansha is their unofficial daughter whom they unintentionally adopted, and Korrina purposefully says vague things to anyone who asks about what they do together, and usually seeing the four of them being 'who-knows-what' with popcorn as if she were watching the best soap opera she's ever seen.

I should write about this one of these days…

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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So… Fanfic Idea: Paxton is the newest member of Team MZ, right? And a short time ago, maybe even last night, he just faced a Rogue Mega for the first time. Then he wakes up, tries to absorb everything that happened, and hears someone in the kitchen. He thinks it's Taunie, his new friend and someone he might be developing a crush on, and goes to say good morning. Instead, he comes face to face with a handsome guy who looks a lot like Taunie, same hair color and same jacket, and he greets Paxton as if they were old friends.

Naveen and Lida appear, and the guy greets them both as well, and instead of being confused, they call him Urbain and chat as if it were just any morning. It takes Paxton a few seconds to gather the courage to ask who the hell that guy was, and the rest of the team stares at him confused before Lida says something like, "Oh, that's right! You've only seen Urbain as Taunie so far, haven't you?"

They start explaining that their team leader was genderfluid, their names and pronouns and stuff, but the only thing that kept repeating in Paxton's head was that he thought Taunie was beautiful and Urbain was handsome. And then he decides to spend the rest of the day in his room because his brain was already tired from all the Rogue Mega stuff and his sudden bi/pan awakening wasn't helping with the headache. Bonus if there's a moment of anguish where Urbain fears Paxton is disgusted with him, only for Paxton to later say, "On the contrary, my friend. I had to lock myself in my room because you awakened something in me, and I definitely didn't want to jump off the table and end up making out with you without your permission."

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"Let's draw the backgrounds for these scenes," I said. "It'll be fun," I said. Well, I'll never want to draw backgrounds again in my life unless it's necessary… My hands hurt...

Here are some scenes from my stories, with some small spoilers of things I'll write at some point. You can consider these drawings as 'fake screenshots' of my AU. I'd like to do more drawings of what the openings in this AU would look like, but… Background scenery… *Trembling with fear*

Well, these are the last drawings I'll do this year! I'm going to travel for a while with my family and I don't know if I'll be back at the end of the year or… I don't know, mid-January or February. We don't travel much, but when we do, we enjoy it. What matters is that I really want to have these drawings available in case my PC crashes again. I also left one or two extra chapters in the Archive, and if it works as I imagine, they'll appear sometime this month.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2647849

[lunarflowerdragon]

Me: Okay, this year was wonderful in terms of game content, but it was also a bit too much for my brain to handle or focus on. Hopefully, next year will be a little calmer and…

*Deltarune Chapter 5, Silksong's Sea of ​​Sorrow DLC, Reanimal, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Monster Hunter Stories 3 loom menacingly behind me*

Me:… Why am i hearing so many boss musics?

[lunarflowerdragon]

“Run. Leave the things you stole here to return to their rightful owners. Leave the money here so people can use it as they please. And run. Run as fast as your legs can carry you. Run until you stop feeling my fury upon you, and keep running even if your legs beg for rest. And don't stop until you return your pathetic, broken form to the tower. Let everyone know exactly what will happen if they mess with this town again.”

Oh, look at that! A chapter of an episode I could swear I'd never do! Well, what can you do? Creativity sometimes forces you to do these kinds of things…

I don't know why, but I really like the idea of ​​Sasha unintentionally becoming the personification of 'Your Worst Nightmare Comes to Life' for anyone who isn't her friends or family, especially in this AU. Considering what we know she did and what we can theorize she did, that girl is terrifying when she wants to be, and thankfully we don't see much of that side of her, because otherwise… Eh, I feel sorry for her adversaries.

That being said, I find it hilarious that despite how terrifying she is, the threats she makes, the things she went through in Amphibia… As far as I know, in the canon, she was the only one in the trio who didn't kill anyone. Well, at least she didn't kill anyone who wasn't a wild animal or a test subject who had no other option, at least.

Anyway, if you're curious, here's the link to the story:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[lunarflowerdragon]

"Do you want to dance with me?"

Wow, it's been a while since I've drawn Amphibia. I think I'm a little rusty with their specific drawing style. In my defense… Silksong.

Soon I'll start getting to some scenarios that I want to draw to accompany my stories, so I'll probably release more drawings like these about them. Mainly to remind myself how to draw them in the correct cartoon proportions. I completely forgot that this Marcy's hair is longer than the canon one…

Maybe I'll draw all four Marcys soon too; I really need to refresh my understanding of what they look like.

If you're interested in this one, here's the link to the series:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[lunarflowerdragon]

Last Silksong-related post (I hope) for a while. As much as I love this game, I still have other fandoms to explore and write about.

This time, it was based on some posts by @bubblybloob, about how Hornet acts different when using the Beast Crest, and the headcannon of her basically turning into a wild rabid insect when active. I decided to put this in my 'Knights Protectors Travelers AU' and ended up… going overboard with the differences with the other crests too.

Hunter doesn't change anything; it's Hornet's primordial nature, after all, it would be strange if anything changed. With Wanderer, Hornet gains an impeccable sense of direction and can basically navigate without ever getting lost as long as she's been through the location at least once. Wanderer also has a funny quirk where, basically, Hornet is strangely silent most of the time, and Lace can somehow still understand her. Kind of like how Phineas understands Ferb even though he spends 95% of the episode without saying anything.

Beast… Well… She becomes a beast. By the time this AU takes place, enough time has passed with Lace and Hornet living together for Lace to already know that when the spider starts growling in an unnaturally aggressive manner, it's best to back off and let the carnage unfold. In this state, Hornet is also much more instinctively impulsive, so there's a good chance she'll try to eat whatever creature she's killed, or approach Lace and, like… nibble at any wound the silk-made insect might have to eat the broken silk before replacing it with new ones. Spider thing.

Reaper and Witch are interesting because Hornet maintains control most of the time, but they share the same trigger that makes her act differently: an injured creature or a dead body. The Reaper, ironically, makes Hornet more hesitant to kill beings, so she's more likely to try to heal any injured insect in front of her, and if she can't, she'll give it a quick and painless death. She also gains a strange tendency to philosophize about the lifespan of beings. The Witch is more… dangerous. There's always a little voice in her head when she sees a fallen insect that she could take advantage of it and proliferate her species. She knows this is just some remnant of the parasite's mentality, and so she never gives in, but the thought always creeps in. Luckily, Lace is by her side to reassure her that this will definitely never happen.

The Architect and Shaman are the ones who change the least about Hornet. Perhaps because she's always enjoyed tinkering with equipment and weapons during her time in the White Palace, perhaps because of the length of time she's lived and the many things she's experienced in her near-immortal life. Either way, neither of them change much; at most, she enjoys spending her free time creating or improving her tools and uses more technological and scientific terms (much to the confusion of most insects), or she's more patient and empathetic, a little more willing to open up about her feelings, and more than willing to pass on the lessons she's been forced to learn to others.

These are some of the things I thought about how the crests could change Hornet a bit. I actually considered drawing Hornet simply leaping like some kind of savage predator while Lace puts her hand to her face in frustration at the Beast, but having Lace sit calmly while who knows what horrors Hornet inflicts on her opponent outside of the drawing seemed funnier to me.

Also, bonus fact:

When Lace uses the Musician Crest (Phantom's Crest, which Lace accidentally acquired when she claimed her sibling's weapon), Lace becomes ridiculously excited at the thought of facing a very strong opponent. Not suicidally like her sibling; she may still lack self-esteem, but she's overcome any such tendencies. She's more like… A Saiyan: A warrior who takes great joy in facing powerful warriors, thus becoming stronger to face stronger beings, and so on.

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Random thoughts at 2 AM: Has Hornet ever had a tall, warrior-like mate like Shakra? Has she ever had a big, fluffy mate she loved to cuddle because of her love of soft and/or fluffy things? How much willpower did she have to use to keep from hugging fleas when she encountered them or traveled with them? Does she ever want to hug Lace to see if she's soft, since she's made of silk? Has she ever wanted to nibble on Lace, since spiders eat their own silk to recycle it? Has she ever considered wrapping Sherma in a cocoon and putting him on her back because she considered him a baby? Has she ever…

[lunarflowerdragon]

Knights Protectors Travelers AU

So… Silksong has been consuming my mind in a ridiculous way these past few days. Fortunately, I think my ADHD part of 'Needing Every Little Detail of This Game/Cartoon/Book I'm Currently Addicted To' is waning a bit, enough for me to get my focus back on the things I was doing before.

That being said… I present a new AU concept: Knights Protectors Travelers! It's loosely based on a concept I once had for a potential AU of the game In Stars and Time (a great time loop game, I highly recommend it), and heavily based on the story potential that the title screen when you finish Silksong's true ending carries.

After everything that happened, and after ensuring that the inhabitants of Pharloon were relatively safe and well, Hornet decided to try to return home, and Lace accompanied her. But along the way, they encountered several challenges, sentient beings they decided to help, and perhaps remnants of other Higher Beings and/or Pale Beings that may or may not be threats. And when they reached their original objective, the two decided to travel a little further through the Great Desert, alternating between the two kingdoms, encountering lost and/or fallen civilizations, and some that are still alive in some form.

With two skilled fighters who are basically immortal, you can be sure they'll go through the strangest and most bizarre things an insect could go through, and simply look at each other and sigh as if to say 'Not again.'

This AU could be set either during the moment it all begins, or a few years in the future with the survivors of both kingdoms already in better situations, or also in a future so distant that the story of two travelers who emerge from the Great Desert without having their memories erased and who help whoever they can before disappearing again becomes almost a living legend.

I imagine Eira and her descendants will always be loyal to Hornet, and she'll always be able to ride them when she's in Pharloom(maybe she'll find a way to have them in the desert too? Who knows). I also like to imagine that the Hollow is alive, but doesn't travel because it's completely focused on its duty to care for Hallownest, and because the Void calls to them: Once Hallownest is at a point where it can protect itself, they'll return to the rest of their siblings. Hornet knows this, but doesn't try to stop them, just makes the most of what she still has with them and assures them that she'll never forget their face, as unfortunately happened to her mother.

Additionally, Hornet also gained a new title: Untouched by the Void. When she is saved at the end of Silksong, she notices a small charm near her needle. This is the Void Heart Charm. Ghost gave it to her to ensure that those living in their domain do not harm their sister, since even though they are the Shade Lord, it is the Void's natural instinct to consume anything with a Soul. The charm ensures that, at the very least, most Void-influenced beings are relatively docile around her, and at the very most, they refuse to attack her altogether.

Lace also has new abilities! She carries her sibling Phantom's needle and alternates between using her weapon and theirs. She didn't realize it, but when she took Phantom's needle, she absorbed a portion of their essence and essentially acquired their Crest, so she instinctively knows how to use it almost masterfully. Hornet noticed, and mentally cataloged the two unique combat styles as she categorizes hers: Conductor (Lace's normal Crest) and Musician (Phantom's Crest).

She also gained some extra abilities. You can't look at me and say a Silk being like Lace could fall into the Void and come back without some side effects. Fortunately, as with the Witch's Crest, any negatives she might have had, she claimed as new powers. She can summon black and white threads like pins or daggers, and if she concentrates hard enough, she can temporarily assume that Void-covered form for a few seconds, giving her considerable attack power and speed. This takes a lot of her strength, however, so she doesn't use it much unless necessary (this form is specific to the Conductor Crest).

I like Lace and Hornet's relationship; I firmly believe the two ended up very close over time. Maybe it's just my time studying mythology and seeing the family oddities that exist between gods (which anyone who studies it knows how bizarre they usually are, from "They were technically just born, they shouldn't fuck" to "The fuck do you mean he ate a heart and got pregnant?!"), but I really don't mind the two getting together, even if their origins (or half of them) come from the same Higher Being. I usually see them as sisters, but I can totally understand seeing them as immortal lovers; I even think they look kind of cute together.

…That said. Hornet and Lace are either two girlfriends who show affection by alternating between petty squabbles and sweet moments between them, or Lace is the 'The Number of Times I Annoy You Is Equal to How Much I Care About You' Younger Sister and Hornet is the 'I'd Kill to Protect You, But Don't You Dare Touch My Fries' Older Sister. There's no arguing with that, and I'll fight anyone who dares deny it.

Maybe I'll write one day. Most likely not, given the amount of other things and stories I still have to finish. If anyone wants to use this concept, feel free. Maybe one day I will; I'm more likely to do this than the time travel one. That one would consume my life if I seriously tried…

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Thoughts on Lace (Minor Silksong Spoilers)

You know what's really funny about Silksong? Considering that Lace is the only major character shown to have some connection and control over the Light Flies (the Lumaflies of Silsong, with potentially deep backstory yet to be discovered), and considering that it WAS a Light Fly that undid the seal for Hornet to escape at the beginning of the game, the chances that it was Lace who sent the key to Hornet's freedom are high, if not entirely confirmed.

And why did she do it? To FUCKING KILL Hornet and anger/upset her mother by destroying the being she so desperately wanted.

Yeah, it's no wonder that, despite the two being who knows how many years old, Hornet constantly calls Lace a Child. "Mom cares more about this toy than me, so I'm going to break it so she notices me" is the most pathetically childish act of jealousy a person can make.

I can kind of understand why she's so desperate for Grand Mother Silk's attention, since the whole implicit storyline involving Lace and her sibling… Doesn't paint a very pretty picture of when you're not her focus, but still! The girl has such immense mother issues and attention needs that she's willing to sabotage a mission that took who knows how long to complete just for the chance to make her mother look at her, even if it was only with disapproval! Hornet, please make the girl go to therapy, and take the opportunity to go too! The amount of horrors and life-and-death battles you face and simply shrug before moving on is unhealthy!

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Time Travel Fanfics with Hornet (Silksong Spoilers in the Second Half)

Okay, I haven't seen anyone talk about this, so I'll start this discussion myself: Have you guys ever thought about how crazy and wild Hornet time-traveling fanfics will be now if they include Silksong?

Like, imagine at some point, for some reason, Hornet ends up waking up in her cute little kid body. Back when things were still in the early stages of the Radiance infection.

Let's make a list, shall we? Not only would she have to:

-Prevent the Pale King from carrying out his plan. -Save as many of her siblings trapped in the abyss as possible, especially Ghost (Knight). -Ensure that the Hollow isn't raised as a heartless killing machine. -Steal the Kingsoul Charm so it can become the Void Heart. -Kick the Soul Master's ass before he begins his genocide. -Ensure that her three mothers remain alive and relatively unharmed from the consequences of her actions. -Find the Seer and ask her to hand over the Dream Nail. -Train her siblings and herself to have combat prowess strong enough to fight the Radiance. -Find the Godseeker to access the Godhome and have Ghost Ascend to godhood. (Maybe? I mean, if that's the only way to become the Shade Lord and there are no other methods.) -Kill the Radiance before everything goes from bad to worse.

And that's just the first HK! Now with Silksong, she also has to: (Silksong spoilers from now on)

-Travel who knows how many kilometers or miles to reach Pharloom. -Ensure Bone Bottom has a decent defense against any potential enemies. -Befriend Eira (Bell Beast), or at least any ancestors she had. -Prevent the Widow from going insane, or if she's already insane, prevent her from attacking Bellhart. -Make sure no one ever has to pass through Bilewater again. (No, this isn't optional. That place is a nightmare that deserves to be forgotten.) -Convince Lace and Phantom to side with her and turn against their mother. (Because let's face it, if Hornet could save Phantom like she did Lace, she would have.) -See if she can help the First Sinner, either by freeing her from her seals or defeating her so her spirit can finally be free. -Talk to Eva and absorb her essence so she'll never be alone again, or at least convince her she can be free. -Free poor Loam from the Underworks, if he's already there. -Defeat Great Mother Silk and free Pharloom from her curse. -Return home (with at least two or three new sisters for her family, and at most, her future queen.)

All this when she's, what? Basically, barely born, the size of Ghost, maybe less? With such a mature mind and attitude in such a young body that anyone would be completely shocked. Maybe she could disguise it as future-vision powers or something, but it would still be ridiculous, especially to her mothers and father. Like, imagine you're Herrah, and you go out to talk to the guy you can't stand but accept because he's your daughter's father. And when you return to spend the little time you have left with your beloved daughter, she's with a mini-army of vessels, with two very detailed maps on the floor, planning to destroy a Higher Being causing the infection and then head to her people's homeland to kick the ass of another Higher Being who also caused harm to the people there?

Now, that would be a fanfic that would be either too cracked or too emotional, not existing in the middle at all. If I had the patience, I would do it myself, but I'm already swamped with other stories I need to finish, so it's here for anyone who wants to use it as a base.

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Gendered Child. Pale Spider. Silk Wyrm. Protector of Hallownest's Ruin. Sentinel of the King's Brand. Princess Knight. Daughter of Three Queens. Untouched by The Void. The Daughter of Hallownest.

Spoilers:

So, uh… My younger cousin and I did the Silksong True Ending. And, well… Now that the game has been out for a while now, can we talk about how absurdly cool and fucking terrifying Hornet's bloodline is?

I mean, we already knew she's basically a demigod because she's the Pale King's daughter; that's an undeniable fact. Silksong just confirmed that the Wyrm blood in her did indeed give her something other than potential power: immortality, or a lifespan so long it's basically immortality. But now knowing that the other half of her bloodline had a lot of contact with another Higher Being (and potentially created by that Higher Being), and the True Ending confirms that one of her siblings became the Shade Lord? Combining this information with that little chat with the Mask Maker about her being in a transient form that can reach a more powerful form at some point, and everything that happens if you decide to bind the power of Grand Mother Silk?

Oh my God… She can spend the rest of her eternity just being Hornet, but the world around her will always remind her that she's basically a Ready-To-Ascend Deity pretending to be a long-lived insect. This is scary as hell! I think it's a good thing that the True Ending kind of implied that Lace is on her side now. If the Hollow Knight is alive and ends up deciding to return to the Void at some point, or they are already in the Void and we didn't know it, at least Hornet will have someone to spend the rest of her eternity with, and the fact that she's no longer alone might be enough for her 'mortal' side to prevent her Ascension.

Although… I'm 90% sure Lace will annoy Hornet so much at many, many moments during their life together that she'll seriously consider whether perhaps eternal solitude would be more peaceful. Sorry, Hornet, you almost sacrificed yourself to save her, now face the consequences. I'm sure she appreciates it, though, and it seems that annoying people is Lace's love language, so… Congratulations on your found family?

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The Loop Identity Answers (Spoilers)

I've been having a lot of ISAT on my mind lately, and I ended up thinking about a specific moment. You know the moment when Loop asks Siffrin to guess who they are? I was thinking about the answers Siffrin might give them.

Some are understandable, like Loop being part of the Universe or the Chance God, beings beyond mortal comprehension and powerful. It's understandable to think a humanoid star is something like that. Similar thoughts about them being a ghost. The Favor Tree thing, considering Siffrin loses they train of thought when he tries to verbalize, must have something to do with they forgotten culture. At that point, The King and the Head Housemaiden are highly suspicious, so it makes sense that he'd think Loop is one of them.

Knowing who Loop is, it's understandable that they'd be a little sad but not really discouraged when Siffrin says he doesn't know, they know exactly how much Siffrin is dealing with at that moment. Loop being genuinely upset when Siffrin says it doesn't matter and pretending not to be is also understandable, considering the truth. But then come the two interesting answers for me: 'One of my allies' or 'me'.

Considering how the party is almost constantly on Siffrin's mind, it's safe to say that mentioning Loop as one of them was almost an impulse. Still, it's entirely possible that Siffrin saw some of their mannerisms in certain gestures Loop makes. Maybe the hand movements remind him of Mira's nervousness, maybe Loop's sometimes exaggerated laugh reminds him of Isa's loud laugh, maybe the serious and sincere moments between them remind him of Odile's, maybe Loop's purposefully irritating way with him reminds him of how Bonnie sometimes acts. Who knows, maybe Loop has picked up some of the party's mannerisms and doesn't even realize it, but Siffrin has.

The "me" answer is also interesting to analyze. As players, we may have even had this notion due to spoilers or simply because something like this has happened in another game, but it's not the same with Siffrin. So, either Siffrin thought it was impossible for anyone other than him to suffer these loops, and therefore, by elimination, the only person who could be Loop was himself… Or he realized it. Despite doing their best to act as different as possible, Siffrin realized how similar he and Loop are (more than once, by the way, consciously or unconsciously), and believed that this being was him, perhaps sent by the Universe itself to help him. Because the only person who could help him at that moment… Was himself. And then, at the end of 'Two Hats', he decides to return the favor to his other self by helping them break free from their own loop of self-hatred and anger.

I don't know, just a random thought that popped into my head while doing my things. It would be cool if the reason for these responses was something similar, though. Anyway, I just wanted to get this thought out of my head. Maybe you have your own theories, or maybe I'm the only one who overanalyzed the answers to a question.

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The last thing they saw/did before the first loop.

Funny story! Here I am, trying to finish one of my Amphibia drawings, when I come across an almost finished piece of my ISAT AU. And since it was almost finished, I decided to finish it quickly and post it here before the actual drawing I was working on. The good thing about ISAT fan art is that, since everyone only sees it in shades of black or white, I don't have to worry about coloring it. *laughs with satisfaction like the lazy artist I am*

Based on Siffrin's first death, and how he and Loop (who in this AU has been with Siffrin since he escaped the fate of the Island North of Vaugaurde and has zero memories of who they are and how they ended up there) discovered that they are both trapped in a time loop. Siffrin found this out the painful way when he saved Loop from the first trap, while Loop found this out the traumatic way when they saw Siffrin dying in front of them while saving them from the trap.

Also, a funny detail: I felt really, really weird drawing Siffrin with both eyes. I don't know, even though it makes perfect sense in my AU, it feels like something's missing whenever I look at our favorite rogue with little to no mental health. So I gave him a small scar on the eyebrow, because Loop may have prevented him from losing an eye, but he still got hit in the head, just not very hard before Sadness was obliterated along with Loop's hand.

If you're curious, here's the AU link:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[lunarflowerdragon]

Well… Chapter 4, am I right?

I'll be completely honest, I hadn't planned this at all. I was just going to write some fanfics, annoy my friends who also played the game and create theories together and leave it at that. But at one point, while I was planning a new story, the epic (heh) No Longer You started playing on my playlist and I just couldn't get that image out of my head, so I did it in a hurry to let off steam. It has no real context, I just thought the chorus fit a bit with some scenes that happened in the game.

[lunarflowerdragon]

A Soldier and Specialist Duo. The Green Death and The Shadow Slayer.

I'll be honest, with the amount of Amphibian drawings I have and the way Monster Hunter Wilds got me hooked, I never thought I'd post this drawing of my Splatoon AU. But here we are! This AU is where in the Great Turf War of Splatoon, the Octarians ended up winning instead of the Inklings, and for a while everything was calm until a hundred years later, everything went downhill. These are Agent 3 (yellowish green, they/them) and Agent 4 (orangey yellow, she/her), genetically modified soldiers who were a real terror while they served the scientist who made them, but now with no memories of their past… They're still a terror, just more restrained so as not to hurt innocents. One day I'll expand this story and show their origin and that of the greatest soldier the Octarians ever had, Agent 8 (Or Hachi for those closest to her).

If you are interested, here is the link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45385351/chapters/114189364

Now, if you'll excuse me… I'm going back to the abyss that Amphibia and Monster Hunter have become for me. Jumps without hesitation into the so-called 'Pit of Hell That Exists in My Mind Against My Will'