#botmarotte

[lunetrixx]

been thinking about this alot

[ubeng-ubas]

that new ad huh!

[iamespecter]

"Data Sandwich" - Showtime comic

"After Hours" (suggestive!)

Headcanon: Caine can "sense" data, specifically if it's one conjured/manifested by humans. By "consuming" or just being around the humans' output, he's able to "taste", "hear", "touch", and even "smell" it.

Whatever it is that the humans conjure up, Caine CAN eat; whether it is realistically inedible or edible-- because both are the same to him, being made up of "Macroverse data".

He might be able to peer into others' minds and see what these outputs are, but it's the equivalent of seeing a mouthwatering burger on paper; there's no texture, no smell, no taste. It's all a flat, 2d image.

Only IF a human conjures it because they know how it should feel/taste/smell like, is Caine able to truly comprehend it; and soon, he might even be able to mimic it.

Besides that, Caine has been fed nothing but negative data over the years, and because of that; he's able to sense the data Pomni conjured up from a mile away, since he's been "starved" the past 2 decades and can't really contain himself. His mouth also can't stop drooling once he senses there's a human-input data in the circus.

Anyways, I sacrificed my hand for this I will be taking my leave now

[silly-silly-specter]

Saw @squinkreblogs 's post about the episode 8 screenshot and I needed to make a shitty 10-minute sketch asap you guys don't understand

Original post: Looking at Zooble’s reaction gave me violent flashbacks to this frame

[tadc-harlequin-au]

Oh I do love grief-stricken, "constantly reminded of her because she has her face/soul" Showtime concept

("System Reboot" AU concept by @filthyfuckingcainestan !)

[cobbiecrow]

[lemonada-fritada]

As cute as this au was originally planned to be i do want to acknowledge the hurdle ill have to go through writing caines character, such as his lack of empathy

A lot of showtime fics, or comics ive seen always make Caine a more receptive and empathetic character by the beginning of the story in order to make the bond between pomni and caine more smooth. And while i personally like it, i also want to look at the more difficult aspects of their relationship, or frankly what it would be like to befriend caine. Like his adventures and inability to listen to the cast is one thing, but there’s also the fact he is not at all phased by abstractions.

That’s a key aspect to his character and how hell be able to bond with other characters. I mean imagine dating a dude and knowing he doesnt react at all to funerals of long time friends. It’s GONNA be something thats gonna be hard to accept at first, and frankly im still thinking about how pomni could try to get Caine to better himself. Like to me this au is gonna feel less like “i can fix him” but moreover “i can try to understand him”. Because caine ISNT Jax, its not like hes fighting against the idea of connecting with pomni its the regular methods of doing so dont work with him

So pomni by default IS gonna hit some roadblocks while trying to befriend him, and it might hurt along the way for the both of them

This is Also not even including the fact that he’s hiding that everyone has the ability to conjure, AND the Abel adventure. So like it’s GONNA be complicated, like i wont lie caine might suck a lot here. But hes also gonna be really awesome here too maybe.

Idk im looking more and more into different discussion of people who have family members/ loved ones who lack empathy and there IS a lot of struggle in their stories. So i dont want to hide that from them either. I myself have felt both pomnis and caines experience in this au so its also might be from the heart(lol) as well

Idk theyre just so fucking compelling to me, i wish they had more interaction in canon, fluffy or not

[littletrash1027]

The Abyssal Circus AU!!

This is an AU I've been cooking up for the past few days, and I'm ready to share it now! Keep in mind, this is a Showtime AU, cause uh, surprise, I really like that ship as I do with Checkmates. And I thought, what better way to draw the ship than to combine it with my favorite anime of all time (cause robot boy, young girl with strange eyes, and all, you see the vision, right?)

More characters and stuff will come from this soon enough! For now, I'll take some time to explain these two a bit more right here if you're interested:

For Pomni, I kinda wanted her personality to shift a bit from Riko, the character she is playing—it's basically about when you wanted to do something really bad as a kid, but the dream kinda falls apart as you get older. Then something reignites your passion for what you loved, and you decide to just take the plunge and go for it. Literally, in this case. As much as the Abyss called to her, she grew distant from it as time went on, showcasing her typical anxiety before she later became more confident. She still has extensive knowledge of the Abyss, but y'know. She uses it more when she's assisting new cave raiders until the plot starts.

And for Caine, I imagine he has two sides to him: his goofy ringmaster persona, and a more serious, but contemplative self. Not exactly having a god complex, due to his lack of knowledge of his purpose. There are supernatural forces at work surrounding the Abyss—more Lovecraftian than magical. Some relics can have world-bending abilities, and as for Caine, he's mostly mechanical, aside from the fact that he is nearly indestructible and has a laser canon that can destroy anything. Inexplicably, he is made of these relics, while also having very human properties and functions.

So in a way, he's powerless in this AU, but he's not without abilities that make navigating and surviving the Abyss way easier. Ultimately, he finds a new purpose in trying to protect Pomni down into the netherworld, because together, they're all they have to make it down there at all.