duplex au - abilities
(for my double death duplex au. spoilers for the broken code. I’ll rb this with additions for other characters!)
the idea is that cats who have died twice (spirit deaths) end up in the duplex (which is actually an apartment complex but shh). the duplex cats have unique abilities.
here are the initial three roommates: Bristlefrost, Spottedleaf, and Ashfur.
Bristlefrost: item (radio, probably)
can connect with the living world
I’m imagining she has a console radio that at first only goes one way and it’d hard to tune, but eventually she learns to broadcast outwards and that’s how rootspring receives her peaceful final thoughts (time works differently in the duplex)
could be with a radio or a camera, or a journal/sketchbook, kind of up in the air atm. I like it being a radio because that can start off staticky. plus it works with the idea that the duplex is in a pocket dimension in the center of the earth - which hasn’t been super important to the au so far but is still fun
hers is the most vague so far but that’s okay! I originally wanted her to be the only one without an ability because she’s “meant” to live again rather than stay in the duplex
she can do this because she didn’t have a death and then a spirit death — it happened all at once (same as canon)
discussion in the notes of this post
Spottedleaf: item (perfume/mace)
can summon an old-fashioned perfume bottle
like one of these:
(left image: a pink heart-shaped perfume bottle with flower decorations growing from the base and a pink crystal top. right image: a pink crystal perfume bottle with a puffy thing and tassel on top)
it works both as perfume and mace — changes according to her needs each time she summons it
she may originally only be aware that it’s a weapon and only realized it can be used as something nice later
OR, she’s unaware that it can become a weapon until she’s confronted by someone she despised (probably Darkstripe or Ashfur when he shows up)
idea from this drawing by @vhs-warriors
Ashfur: shapeshifting
can shapeshift and change aspects of his form
his ability is an inversion of his powers over the dark forest: he has control over himself rather than controlling others and his environment (like the trapping the spirit cats and flooding the dark forest)
starts of with minor shape changes and gets more powerful over time. he can also change his fur color so he can give himself highlights lol
doesn’t discover his ability until he realizes his overly controlling nature is a flaw
this growth goes along with him finally doing the dishes
more to come in the reblogs eventually! the tag for this au is #double death duplex au. input/asks are always appreciated!