#archival ask

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Hopefully we are not 4 in the askbox asking for the same question 😄

G R E E N

To be more specific those shades of green-blue that are an absolute nightmare for blue-green colorblind people. Which fun fact, the body is partially blue-green colorblind! @kitty-chan-art-den loves pointing to things we find a pleasing shade & asking us if it's green or blue (we are usually wrong), & friends can usually pinpoint if an OC design is going to appeal to us pretty easily based on hue alone. >.>

Headmates most closely tied to the color!

Row 1: Dusty - technically a shift our Little Host Clover takes, a little service pup critter // Archie - originally a systemsona that took form, shocker - a weed dragon; his tail is a bong! // Nug - a sentient pillow-plush critter & companion to Archie.

Row 2: Clover! Little Host of ArchivalSystem & a median subsystem of their own - loves anything related to clovers! // Mota - stoner furlongs, mostly associated via weed connection // Al - introject from The Hollows book series; a demon most often described as wearing a crushed velvet green suit. Wears a modernized version in-system.

We could honestly probably list more but I won't go on. xD

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What's Verity's favourite shade of purple?

verity associates purple with magic and general talent/capability. so he’s quite fond of it, especially darker, richer tones

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2, 9, 13 for the ask game? :3

MONTHS LATER we finally remember to post this answer!

2. Which headmates are the unlikely couple?

• Hmm. Honestly this was a tough one! My (Roane) first instinct was to say Susie (Deltarune) & Pomni (TADC) but given some thought they actually make some sense, especially with how anxious our Pomni is. Asked partner system & their bid for most unlikely was Nova & Li.

Which... I can see seeming unlikely, I suppose? Nova is November 11 from Darker than Black but identifies as a he/him lesbian & physically transitioned so already majorly different from his canon source. Li split off from Hei, also from Darker than Black, when he was visiting from our partner system - if you consider their canon, they are a damn unlikely pair. Still though, when you have couples like Bo (creepypasta hybrid creature) married to a 10ft tall 7-eyed werewolf former demon familiar/shadow things like "ok but they'd never wind up together in canon" seem a little less unlikely by comparison lol!

9. Are there any headmates from a specific state/country/etc different from the body?

• Most of them lol! MANY fictives means MANY different states/countries/worlds/dimensions of origin. I'd say by percentage Brits make up at least 40% of the system; there's also a surprising French presence thanks to the St Louis SideSystem holding so many fucking vampires from there lmfao. Surprisingly small Latinx presence considering the body is half-Irish & half-Mexican but we were raised VERY whitewashed so that actually makes sense. Valentinè (Hazbin, transfemme Val) & Vaggie are probably our most EXPLICITLY Latinx alters.

13. What headmate has a skill that the body doesn't usually, but when they front the body gets it (or almost gets it)?

• Well, months after getting this ask we finally have an answer lol. Cam is the ONLY system member who isn't actively triggered by maggots & is in fact ambivalent to them. This might not sound like a skill, but believe me, it is.

(For some context, the body has unfortunately experienced large amounts of them ON THE BODY more than once, so they are one of the very few things that actively gives the body a major flight/panic response.)

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Does Ciaran like starfish?

ciaran loves all sea creatures :) he’d definitely enjoy starfish

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How does Ej handle being sick

suffers in silence, then when he’s caught out he acts like he’s dying and everyone was inconsiderate for not noticing (all jokingly of course, but he wouldn’t like the attention that comes with being sick)

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How much does Entropy like chocolate?

it sure is edible!

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How does Roshan feel about paprika?

y’know, i bet he’d really like it!

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What wip has the most Easter eggs or hidden lore within it's text?

it's easiest to say on kingston alley and beneath ashray lane, since out of every wip they are the only ones who occur in the same place/universe (neighbouring small towns) and have a very close, antagonistic relationship. kids from each town spread rumours about the other town, and test scores and the like are a constant source of both struggle and pride. as such, faye, daphne, ciaran, and ej are all aware of the other town and hold a lot of discontent to it (they would fight so much if they all met).

but back to the question! there are/will be references across both stories to the other because of that!