So, instead of just playing with the idea of Nelson being a changeling, I’ve actually started writing something for it. Like, him actually gaining the features from the drawing I posted earlier in the week. (Also, I wanna draw more of that. And get better at drawing Nelson himself.)
It’s far from done, but I’m having fun with the idea and want to share some of it with the few other Puzzle Agent fans out there. Feed back is appreciated!
If he had to pick a point where everything started, where the first signs had made themselves known, Nelson would say he had no idea. But, after thinking for a bit, he would say it started with a toothache.
It started just before (or maybe just after?) being told about his field assignment in Scoggins, Minnosota. At first, it had been little more than a faint pressure in his back molars. Almost as if he’d been gritting his teeth for too long without knowing it. The sort where you’d just stop letting your teeth press together for a while and it would go away. But it didn’t.
Instead, the ache seemed to slowly spread. Until the whole of his mouth was throbbing dully. At that point in time it wasn’t painful, but it was notable. Enough that he was planning to schedule a dentist’s appointment just to figure what was going on in there. Chewing on gum made it easier to ignore, resulting in him working his way through pack after pack at a much faster rate than he normally would. A habit that quickly became a problem when he arrived in Scoggins.
During his stay in the small town, his fingers began to ache as well. At first, the agent had thought it was due to the note-taking and snowmobile riding he’d been doing on the case and had dismissed it. (Nevermind that he would usually spend his entire gripping a pencil while solving puzzles.)
But, like the toothache, the ache got worse instead of better.
And then the Gnomes appeared, causing his annoying aches to shift into spikes of pain. Complete with a brand new throb of pain from his lower back. The alarm (and pain) had almost driven Nelson from town then and there.
It probably would have sent him away, if the Innkeeper hadn't mentioned that the Sheriff had told her to let him know when Nelson left. Not if he left, but when. He had no idea what had made the man think he would leave, and so soon after he’d arrived in town. Something didn’t feel right about that.
Something that the FBI agent found suspicious enough to change his mind.
So he swallowed back the aches and pains (along with some extra strength aspirin) and trooped back out into the cold, snow covered town to solve the case and get the factory going again. Just like he’d been sent to do.
And once he’d gotten the factory open and running again, Nelson returned home with notable pains and an unsatisfying end to his field mission. He couldn’t get his mind off of what had transpired, or what he had seen.
Yes, he’d succeeded as far as the FBI was concerned, but the factory forman was missing and now he knew of impossible things. He couldn’t just leave it at that.
Okay, this is all I’m gonna post for now. Some of it sounds wierd/off, I know. But my major focus right now is to get as much of the story out as I can, just so I can say I have it out. I’m gonna clean it up at some point. Right now, this is just so people can have a taste.
If people have suggestions for making it flow better or stuff that can be clarified or even details I could stick in feel free to tell me. And if someone wants to beta or get a look at the main ideas for what’s gonna happen, again, go ahead and ask.
I’ve love to talk more about this idea with someone.
I used one of those Expression Memes as an excuse to draw more of Changeling Nelson. Pretty proud of these, since I don't normally do expressions like this. I think I'll do more of these, but with a different selection of faces. The one I was using as reference was called TEETH N TEARS. . . . #rosiesart #rosies_art #fanart #changeling_nelson #changelingnelson #nelsontethers #nelson_tethers #nelsontetherspuzzleagent #nelson_tethers_puzzle_agent #puzzleagent #puzzle_agent https://www.instagram.com/p/B8y7HXtDcCE/?igshid=67jvb1a7rrmf
So, I finally settled on a design for Changeling!Nelson Tethers. The actual drawing bugs me a bit, but this gets the major points down. I wanted his appearance to stay as human as possible, with his tail as the only major detail that could stand out. All of his nonhuman features are meant to be SUBTLE. So subtle that unless they were pointed out, or you were looking for them, you would never notice them. Because one of the traits that mark a Changeling is their ability to pass as a normal human. Nelson doesn't have a lot of powers, but one I wanted to give him was the ability to make his tail "vanish" so he could further pass as an ordinary human. The only flaw with it is that his still visible in his shadow. But he keeps it close to his body to prevent people from noticing. . . . #rosiesart #fanart #changeling_nelson #nelsontethers #nelson_tethers #nelsontetherspuzzleagent #nelson_tethers_puzzle_agent #puzzleagent #puzzle_agent #magic_nelson #fae_nelson #nonhuman_nelson https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WpaNegYbo/?igshid=tj62po5i7z83
