#cold reception

[roguephenon]

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[delightful-dorks]

NumbuhPhenon's Cold Reception is really making me think about the Interesting Twins and Rowdy Hooligans in light of how the Delightful Children came to be. The way the fic sets up Sector Z is just so gutting and horrifyingly plausible that the mere existence of other delightful children suggests so much about Father as a character; namely that for all the awful things he had to do to turn Sector Z into the DCFDTL, there's proof that they're not the only ones he's done this to-- and they might not have even been the first!

(And even if you aren't familiar with Cold Reception's specific recounting of how that happened, ZERO still implies a lot about them; the fic just illustrates one possible scenario in such devastating clarity it made me think about their Whole Deal a lot more.)

I think it's interesting that, out of the many delightfulized groups, the DC are the only group of children that Father actually claims as his own-- the Interesting Twins and Rowdy Hooligans don't live with him, and I think it's interpret-able from the way both of them talk about him whether or not they consider him their Father, or if he's just their boss. It's really making me look at Father as an embodiment of an abusive, selfish parent in a whole new light, in that perhaps the Twins and Hooligans represent the way some fathers have children that they either don't claim as their own or abandon for one reason or another.

Father says that the DC are his "perfect" delightful children, made from his original machine, but we don't ever see him mention any other attempts or children other than them. We know he must have done some experimentation, given how many delightfulization machines we see over the course of the series; it's probably his life's work that the DC were a culmination of, so.... where is all of his previous work? Whether he "made" the IT and RH before or after would probably give us some insight into his view of the DC-- maybe they weren't as effective as he had hoped and kept trying, or maybe his first few attempts before the DC weren't as driven or disciplined as he wanted. Either way, though, it doesn't help that both the IT and RH are never seen with parents and are conveniently not in America where the DC and people that know Father might see them. The two groups definitely strike me as being either too prone to failure (IT) or not willing to hold grudges enough (RH) for Father to accept-- probably seeing them as failed experiments that he distanced himself from. But honestly that's just the beginning of my questions. Do they even know about each other? What if they all think they're Father's only real kids, with Father maintaining a separate lie for all three? And, barring that, who were either group before?? We know the Delightful Children are Sector Z, but who were the Twins before? Who were the Hooligans before? Were they all KND, or was that where Father went wrong? Did he kidnap regular kids and expect them to be just as tactical and strong as Sector Z was (no doubt giving his machine too much credit for their efficacy) and thus abandoned them when they couldn't perform?

Much to consider....

[bughead-in-the-comics]

From Cold Reception, Archie Giant Series #468 (1978).

[writeodome]

Prompt - 9/9/19

Write a piece in which a character has a cold reception.

[endlessconqueror]

@frozenloyalty wants to confront the Endless.

   Nergüi had grown bored of hanging around the temple with these peaceful monks. None of them could give him a challenge and those strong enough to do so refused, even after he provided some nice incentives. It was time to go seek entertainment elsewhere. Perhaps annoying his modern counterpart would make today a day worth having.

   He strides into the lair as if he owns the place, snorting at the over the top dragon maw that seems to swallow him. Much of Chase’s displays are to make the visitor awed by his power. Nergüi has always been of the opinion that displays are best made by your own hands. One of the reasons why he likes to come over here and poke the dragon.

   Despite his spirit status, his heavy foot falls echo throughout the halls. The few cats he comes across bare their fangs but slink away. Most know by now how easily he could dispose of them. Frowning, a rumble rises in his throat. Now where will he find that scaly bastard?

[roguephenon]

I : The Story Some Kids Tell

…do you ever feel it?

That childish urge to raise your hand?

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

(art by @pinkmeanschaos)

[roguephenon]

Since you mentioned them, do you think Negative Ben and Negative Grandfather would have Ice Manipulation powers or Water Manipulation powers?

I actually headcanon them with no powers at all.

BUUUUT on the subject of water powers, there is someone who—-

[roguephenon]

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V: The Life of Joaquin

IV: The Delightful Tale of Sector Z and the Last Soopreme Leader, Numbuh Three

III: The Lament of the Inner Child

II: The Thing That Will Always Be

I: The Story Some Kids Tell

(art by the lovely @pinkmeanschaos)