Kai laid motionless as he was transported to one of the hospital beds, save for the subtle rise and fall of his chest as his mind drifted in unconsciousness. Half his face was covered in scarring, where the black serum had almost consumed him.
His hand twitched at the side of his bed, looking for something to hold.
@agent--shadow
Damien was in the bed next to Kai's. That's why Oriae was there.
At least, that's what she told herself.
But when Kai's hand twitched, she threw out any attempts to delude herself and held his hand tightly. She knew, deluded or not, that Kai was her friend. Maybe her ONLY friend. And if she had been a little quicker then maybe...
No. No time for that.
She thinks back to the blueprints she made for a death ray.
That guy. What did Damien call him... Twinkie?
Maybe he deserved a lazer to the face. As a treat.
For now, though, she'd wait by the side of the two people she failed, and hope they forgive her when they woke up
Blame this post by @silverdragon889 for this. Here are some of my personal headcanons for Florian and Ameri (plus Sekie). (I'll finish their designs one day, I swear.)
Phina belongs to @agent-calivide, Damien belongs to @silverdragon889, Trevor belongs to @phoenix-and-found-family, Peanut belongs to @stellar-collective, Wraith belongs to @agentwraith
Damien and Florian occasionally converse in Spanish but due to some regional differences, there has been hilarious miscommunication situations sometimes.
Phina and Ameri never met prior to Zoraxis but the chances of them recognizing each other's last names if revealed is around 80% to 90%. Both have the vibes of knowing they walked in similar circles. Ameri was hidden away from the rest of the social circle due to his status as an illegitimate child but heard Phina's family name from his caretakers.
Trevor occasionally stops by for dinner at Florian and Ameri's place. Damien as well. It's a neutral zone for them since neither wants to be uninvited.
Peanut sometimes worries about Florian's less-than-safe-for-self information gathering due to their first meeting occurring in less than ideal circumstances. (Florian was hanging around clearly contaminated water and Peanut thought they were doing something dangerous. It was a misunderstanding.) Florian also worries when they hear of Peanut being in the area of Zoraxis activity due to how dangerous it is. (They won't admit to that.)
Wraith, Trevor, and Damien are sources of stress for Ameri because he's one of the poor souls assigned to document the incidents and file the papers to record everything.
Sekie's less-than-approved actions is suspected to be foul play but Ameri and Florian took the "I didn't see anything" approach.
Florian acts like a ghostwriter for some of the citizens due to how Zor likely controlled education and literacy as they understand the laws a bit more. This likely caused several people to view them with suspicion at first due to the fact they do sneak out at night to listen to the stories and write it down. They're also recording the water contamination levels to build a case.
As much as Ameri wants to trust Peanut, Phina, and Reginald, his last time reporting Zoraxis' crimes caused a "demotion" in name, a near death experience for both him and his wife, and a relocation. He'll likely only reveal the ledger of the actual records after he knows they're actually trying to stop Zoraxis, not just claiming they are. Burned once in that aspect. Anyone looking through his desk would see the Zoraxis-approved ledger if they don't know where to find the false bottom.
Despite having a similar height as Peanut, Florian has yet to get a shortie joke from Trevor and Wraith.
Florian is terrible at hand to hand combat and often aims to end fights before they start. But their aim is pretty great. Kinda. They can throw stones well. Not sure if that translates well with a gun.
Ameri's aim with a gun is decent to be enough cover in a gunfight. But he's not as sharp as John Juniper or Trevor. He prefers to hide behind walls and shoot from there.
Ameri and Florian are said to have eloped and it's a mix of yes and no. Yes because Ameri's parents likely would not have approved (but since they didn't raise him, their opinion didn't matter to him. He would have cut contact by the time he joined the agency) and No because Florian's parents and siblings were present at the ceremony and accepted him as part of the family.
Florian admires Dr. Prism's work and tried to help with the patents but couldn't without exposing they knew more than they let on. They regretted this move some days. Both have disagreements on what "legacy" means, with Florian thinking it's a burden and Dr. Prism's thinking it's something to pass on. The two aren't on speaking terms.
Reginald sees Florian at least once a week due to the fact they stop by to give Ameri his lunch. (And the incident reports collected throughout the week for him to compile in the real ledger and make a copy of it just in case.)
That's all I got for now. :3 If anyone wants to add to the headcanons, feel free to share it. And please correct me if I got something wrong.
Wraith will come into her office one day to find LITTERALLY EVERYTHING wrapped in blue-tinted cellophane with a note written in metallic blue gel pen reading
"In return for painting my walls ;)"
-Your favorite ginger phoenix
(/Nf but this wouldn't leave my head lmao)
[Wraith surveys her cellophane covered office.] “It is on.”
[She cuts some of the cellophane so she can access her pranking supplies and snickers to herself.]
[The next time Bluenix comes back to his office everything is covered in sparkly purple wrapping paper, the kind that sheds glitter like cats shed fur. ]
Agent 13-12: What do you call me anyway?
Agent Wyvern / Trevor: Flor or Ate Flor.
Agent 043: 13.
Agent Wraith: Florian.
Agent Bluenix / Nix: Ate, Florian, Flor.
Agent Shadow: Florian or Ate.
Peanut!Phoenix: Fe.
Sage!Phoenix: Florian.
Agent Spark: Fe.
Agent Smitten: Florian, Firelight, and a dozen other nicknames.
Current Legal Papers: Florian Marife Ambrose.
Reginald: Florian, do you see why I default to "Agent" now?
By order of mention, @phoenix-and-found-family, @the-one-and-only-043, @agentwraith, @silverdragon889, @agent--shadow, @stellar-collective, @definitelyunhingedagentphoenix, @agent-nor
Here's 38 based on @stellar-collective 's Matchstick AU! I finally drew him after all this time XD
The image is supposed to look rough to mirror how rough 38 feels! In this timeline he dyed his hair black and hardly speaks beyond maybe one word or a sentence.
If you want the song I played on loop while drawing this, look up Stupendium's "House Always Wins" and THAT'S the vibes.
