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@anisopterra​

           He can do naught but  gape in awe as her vines begin to gather at his feet. His sister has emerged from her slumber a just and graceful queen, just as was foretold. One that he very much would have liked to have served as captain of her guard... Instead, he has disappointed her most grievously. The weight of which gnaws upon him like thousands of tiny bugs with each passing breath he’s allowed to see her like this-- knowing that he’s failed her. Now, he is no better than the dust that coats every inch of father’s office. 

                        “ Will it hurt? ”

[deaththeimmortal]

@anisopterra liked for a starter a million years ago

As commander he had the duty of training, assigning, and leading recruits.  He was charged with assigning protective detail as well, when it came to the higher-ups and executives.  Not that many of them needed it, it was more for research and scientific underlings than those in charge themselves.  After all, each of them had been legally dead for-- Well for some of them it’s been nearly two decades.  He’d known of the Ashfords, knew her petulant, spoiled, and irritating brother.  She’d not hold his annoyance against her.

“I’ll be assigning Theta Team to your facilities for protection, Dr. Ashford.  For the first weeks, I’ll be on site with them, ensuring they’re properly set up for protection of your assets and data.”  He’d had about a year or so to properly train soldiers, plenty of time to teach them, but their field testing had been next to null considering he’d needed to train so many teams properly in a year.  They had a few missions under their belts, but he wanted to make sure things went smoothly-- And that they weren’t going to be used as test subjects.  Not that he didn’t trust her specifically.  Death didn’t trust anyone, and things needed to operate smoothly and efficiently.

[reagent092-blog]

How did having the events of Raccoon City and Arklay as a whole being pinned against them affect them? Would that have prompted the change of name upon being revived after the events of 2004 beyond other aspects?

         Though it’s my belief that their grand scheme was in the works well before his dismissal-- I do think that the termination AND the wrongful accusation being set upon their shoulders definitely helped to steel their resolve. Morpheus is an individual with a VERY high opinion of himself both socially and (clearly delusional) professionally. The termination letter would have shot that professional pride-- but the reputation of having the whole world believe you responsible for a biohazard outbreak? This was the final straw on a VERY fragile camel’s back. It was the ultimate insult to their sense of perfection.

The combination of both outrages sunk them to the deepest depths of instability. 

As for the events outside of canon. Yes. Their name was still attached to the incident regardless of what the world thought of Umbrella afterwards. Not only that, but they had threatened two world powers with extinction-- Morpheus Duvall was on both the US and China’s most wanted lists. A change in identity would be absolutely necessary should they wish to hold any semblance of an existence 

[poorshot]

How profound was the effect of Alexia awakening for real to Alfred, given it would have shattered every perception he'd had in the years after her cryogenic slumber to cope with her not being there?

Prior delusions had all well been thoroughly shattered on Rockfort. All that remained was this sense of urgency, of unfinished business in the Antartic. Alexia’s awakening finally, in those last seconds, allowed for everything to click. In doing so, Alfred was afforded a profound sense of clarity.

Unfortunately, he was also made aware of just how horribly he had lost himself. Grief, self pity, and an intense loathing as to his failure would all be his new burden to bare. Once the awe of her return faded, he’d utterly despise himself for forgetting, for failing her.