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[mariibound2003]

i got struck with the need to draw and have made some content! starting the day off with some refs of Bob and Gonzalo for my Well-Made Lithuania AU! ^^

Bob and Gonzalo go back a LONG WAYS- back to when they both were training in the LMA (Lithuanian Marine Academy) to both become non-Elite Captains (not to be confused for the Captains working directly with the LMCorps.) Gonzalo was enrolled by his grieving and volatile father who needed someone to blame after Gonzalo's mother was taken while on a walk with him as a little boy. Bob enrolled so he could make a little more money to help keep his 8 other siblings still in the (last) family brick factory they had grown up and worked in for decades.

[mariibound2003]

So is mongardo less brutal around youngin's, or is he more so kinda like this:

SNRK!- that's a good image- statistically, children are a rarity/commodity in Lithuania (given, y'know,, they're all robots, so engaging in reproduction to create more of them is not possible and is more of a desire/wealth status thing- you got children = you have the money to spend) so his opinions would be that they're just a nuisance like any other adult Well-Made Robot, just a little easier to manipulate and take down due to their smaller size. keyword being 'would' see, while Mongardo himself never got the full experience of being a child- as most lower class/less respected individuals are built fully matured so they can immediately be put to work- he still had a part of his life he considers his 'youth phase' or 'soldier phase', as he was essentially a drone for the LMCorps., he wouldn't admit that he ever wished to be something else, somewhere else, but... . . .

...sometimes he feels a bit of sympathy for what they are as 'things', even more so 'things' when compared to a machine made for war with a purpose to distract him from the terrible things done by worse people.. so he's kinder to them. it's the least a disturbed man like him can do for their poor little souls.

[mariibound2003]

"some things and times are better left alone.." fun fact! these two were in a relationship once upon a time ago! :D and it totally was healthy and loving and wholesome! ...okay maybe 'healthy' with Mongardo is streeetching it a bit.

[mariibound2003]

I wanna know about Bob’s siblings? I’m particularly biased to learn about his sister and also that one brother with half his face missing — also if it’s alright, could you reblog your Well-Made Lithuania lore posts + sprite edits for the people that are unfamiliar?

The Great Siblings/the few remaining Greats alive (from left to right: Alistor, Devin, Elizabeth, Greggory, Mary Ann, Robert, Beth, and Seth) As i've alluded to in another post, they run the only remaining Great Family Brick factory, they also live inside said factory and have done so for their entire childhoods, previously they also lived with their father and grandpapa (one is dead, the other MIA) a little side info on those two, Grandpapa Great is the VERY LAST member of the family to have been involved with the mafia side of the family business, vowing to steer away for the sake of his son's wellbeing and the wellbeing of his beloved grandchildren, but ofc just because you leave the mafia, doesn't mean the mafia leaves you. so Grandpapa has to go missing. then shortly after Papa Great gets snatched and imprisoned.

turning back to the siblings- they're all tightly knit and depend on each other to get through life, both personally and business wise. going in (rough) age order:

-Robert is the main leader of the group, very strict and to the books, especially after all the cruelty and darkness he's seen that surrounds them, he felt the need to fill in the spot as 'man of the house' after losing both their grandpapa and papa in a short span of time. for his grumpy, stubborn, and asshole-ish ways, he's only trying to keep his family safe. -Devin is the near complete opposite to Robert, much calmer and more sagely, like a gentle-parenting type, he sees what the stress can do to any sane Well-Made Robot- especially when it's from an equally stressed Robert- so he opts to comfort and coddle when he deems it needed. -Bob (not shown) is/was part of the brains of the family, sharing the spot between his two older sisters, Elizabeth and Mary Ann. he took the most after his grandpapa and inherited his passion for submarines and other similar sea vessels, he is also deeply caring for his family and wants the best for them- hence why he decided to go to the LMA, as captaining is a high paying job that would be able to keep them afloat for a bit longer if he played his cards right. -Elizabeth is a bookworm and a dreamer, taking care of archiving, out of the three sisters, she's the most positive thinking- almost naive, wanting to travel beyond the walls surrounding Lithuania's borders with Alistor and see the world beyond. however during one of their many mini-adventures past the Industrial District, they crossed paths with some Elite Soldiers and were brought before a newly appointed Mongardo. she wishes she could undo that night.

-Alistor is the charmer of the group, having used to handle the customer service side of the business and scoring them many perfect deals with Mary Anns help with the paperwork. but similar to Elizabeth, he dreamed of more and seeing everything earth had to offer them. that foolish thinking only lasted a little while after he sacrificed his dignity and face to keep his dearest Elizabeth safe, taking the punishment for both of them in front of an audience, assuring her he isn't mad and she shouldn't feel guilty, even when everyone around them avoids them like the plague and his joy starts to dwindle. he'd do it all over again. -Greggory is a chronic worrywart, paranoid and frightened easily, he is in charge of making sure the machinery and safety rules are up to code, often times pairs up with Devin since he knows how to calm Greggory best, rarely leaves the factory grounds due to the very real fear people are after them and will get them all one day. -Mary Ann is in charge of the paperwork and keeping the siblings on track, sharing a similar- but not as intense- strictness that would make a military officer blush in awe. she tries to be the voice of reason to Robert whenever he goes too far, with varying levels of success, unable to let herself relax as there's ALWAYS something to do.

-the Twins (Seth and Beth) weren't supposed to exist- at least not as twins, a mistake happened in the nursery they were built in where the employees accidentally brought two blank shells to life and were unable to unbond them. originally Beth was supposed to be the last Great Sibling, having been mostly finished when Seth was awoken, Seth was supposed to be cracked open as his voicebox was faulty, and seeing how poorly he was being treated without a way to verbally defend himself, Beth decided to be his voice and refused to let him go- causing a weeks long war between them and the staff. This battle only ending when Papa Great prodded the employees for an update, which ultimately lead to him getting two children for the price of one. The Twins take care of the domestic household chores while everyone else is in the factory, whether that's cleaning, cooking, gardening, laundry, etc. Beth is particularly fond of cooking and gardening, and Seth is particularly fond of tailoring and sewing, spending their time looking through magazines and newspapers for new styles/recipes to try out.

(also in regards to old posts, i fear there isn't much TO repost, as a lot of the lore has been locked away in my head and between a couple people, in addition a lot of sprites need to be updated- or at the very least i need to make new art, which i am decently excited to make/share! ^^)

[mariibound2003]

BBAU/Well-Made Lithuania Q&A!

i am going to be having an extra long shift at work tomorrow, sooo to cure my future boredom, and so i have an excuse to ramble about it, i'm open to y'all asking questions about my lore! whether it's for BBAU stuff as a whole or specifically Well-Made Lithuania- i'm open to whatever little or big inquiries you may have!

feel free to leave them either in my ask box or in the comments and i'll get to them ASAP UwU

[mariibound2003]

-Of all characters, i wonder why mongardo had an interest with bob

-whad mongardo's preference for romantic partner?

answering these in reverse order What's Mongardo's preference for a romantic partner: -Mongardo prefers to be on his own most of the time with maybe a once in awhile fling or one night stand whenever the carnal desire hits him. (usually satiated by Eileen if she's in a particularly zealous mood, the newly hired Officer Brooker- who is the local 'barrack bunny' in their ranks, orrrr more often then not some poor soul under his 'care' in his laboratory.) Given his particular tendencies towards cruelty to both man and machine, it's hard to find someone who can 'match his freak' as it were... -so i suppose if the person could have the same clinical but unrestrained cruelty and curiosity as him, aaand perhaps be more on the intelligent side, then he'd be willing to give them a shot... which leads into the next question- Why Mongardo had an interest in Bob: -the long N' short of it is because the Great Family used to be a very well established mafia family back in the day, before Mongardo became an Elite Officer and was still doing grunt work as an Elite Soldier, the Greats were even attempting to establish a footing in the political field that the LMCorps. had been filling up since the beginning of their reign in Lithuania, which they naturally saw as a threat. And Mongardo was particularly at odds with Bob the Great I (the grandfather of Bob and his 8 other siblings) -So you can imagine that as the Greats slowly dwindled down both from the LMCoprs. involvement and by rival families, Mongardo took great (heh) pleasure in seeing their name getting dragged through the mud as more and more of them kicked the bucket. So who would blame him when he's given a few chances to really rub salt in the wound of the old scrap pile that gave him so much trouble in the past? if he is still kicking, wherever that is, Mongardo hopes that ol' Grandpapa Great can see him ruining the lives of his grandchildren. (from ripping Alistor's face to mark him as trouble, to even executing his only son/the siblings father.)

-Mongardo also REALLY hopes that Grandpapa can see him sully his namesake's dignity and self-respect as he makes him kneel and clean the blood from his boots, makes him melt and form into what HE wants Bob to be, makes him take a life while tenderly guiding and intertwining their hands on the knife like some fucked bonding ritual, making him spend most of his life fighting with his own headspace as someone else takes the reigns to try and get them out from under Mongardo's iron grip, the general knowledge that Bob is eternally marked as HIS even when he eventually stops looking for the wayward inventor. ohhh, how the thought fills Mongardo with glee!~