I just had this silly idea
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I just had this silly idea
why was this so hot...
INVISIMECH YIPPEEEE
This is an invisigal appreciation post cuz fuck you I like her
Pointing out a handful of good things she did that make me genuinely like her.
-the donut. Yeah she destroyed it but Robert was harsh and hit a nerve so that was her way of taking back the gift and venting anger without actually causing any real damage (the real damage was waterboy putting water on a keyboard, sorry hes great but tech and water dont mix). Sure the mission didnt end all that well but it was still a success and she was genuinely happy to have done a mission well, probably better than any mission shes ever done with any dispatcher before Robert, so she wanted to celebrate even a small victory with the guy who helped her achieve it. She asked him what donut he liked, he was dismissive in his answer and she still got him one (with sprinkles by the way. Sprinkles are a celebratory thing, and with pink icing, she wears pink, so her know it was from her).
- she kept his secret. She never told the gang even once, in fact when he came out and said he was mecha man (by players choice) she was the first to offer her real name. She didnt say "I knew all along" like youd think someone with a cocky personality would do, she told everyone her real name in support.
- she was genuinely concerned for Robert's safety. She freaked out when he got stuck inside the suit, told Royd to help him, looked genuinely afraid and helpless behind the glass with a hand on it like she was reaching out when the suit malfunctioned. She wanted him to be okay. She worried. She cared.
- following that she took a damn bullet for him. One of the endings sure but she still did it. Idc if she betrayed the team to get there she helped beat up shroud, she took a bullet for Robert. Girl could have gotten herself killed but she did it anyway. For both Robert and beef, cuz for all she knew the bullet would have hit either of them or both. Shes lucky it went right through her during that selfless act because it very well could have stayed lodged in her shoulder if not hit her heart.
- she continued telling robert all about the first movie to catch him up on the sequel she was watching. Even when he didn't respond (because he was heading over there unbeknownst to her) she kept talking about it just so he would know the context of the second movie. She could have just given a short 2 sentance summery but she gave him a detailed run down and was still going by the time he got there. That was genuinely a nice considerate action just because he asked.
- also. Girl makes the first move is always a win over a guy making the first move. Plus the banter they have whether its flirty or not was a really fun dynamic. Imo her romance route was more interesting than blazers because their dynamics just felt like a better fit to me than whatever was going on between blazer and Robert
- visi understood people didnt trust her, is shown to feel remorse, and still tried to help. She got the didnt have to help him power the suit in the end, she didnt have to come back at all, but she did. She chose to. She chose to help.
- she listened to Robert's advice and motivation, sure she was stubborn and wasnt always on board but when she was going to Quit and had that talk with him, she listened to what he had to say and changed her mind and gave the hero thing another shot.
- if there were more episodes to better flesh out the characters we'd likely see a lot more of this side of visi. The side that's happy when something goes right, when she actually succeeds at something good, the side that cared about the guy who helped her do and be good, the side that wanted to do nice things without even putting any thought into it like giving robert a donut and telling him about the movie. Visi deserved more good moments because she clearly wanted them and enjoyed them and she damn well deserved them in my eyes
Visi: Aww mom and dad are fighting again!
Flambae: Well, as the Dad-
The entire Z-Team Com: - Uncontrollably laughing for a solid three minutes -
Robert: Sorry Bae, but only one of us has long hair, and I'm sure you've had your share of pearl necklaces.
HR: - realizing that Bobberto might be THE HR violation -
In the frosted au, Visi is in an interesting place. She’s relieved, guilty about being relieved, and also sweating profusely at every interaction between Flambae and Robert post midnight taco debacle. She’s relieved because damn, Flambae fucked up big time, so big that it makes the weight of being the one to blow up Mecha Man a lighter load. And then realizing that, she feels guilty all over again, cause fuck man, Robert got hurt bad and here she is focusing on herself, while he’s also handling new powers that are clearly scaring him. And then she witnesses the toxic energy that develops between the two of them as Flambae tries to find anyway to make it up to Robert, and Robert is in “gonna make a man out of you” mode
She has no idea that Robert would be more forgiving of her just in general cause time has passed + active attempts to reform her behavior even if she fucks up, compared to Flambae’s very deliberate attack. Instead, she sees his behavior with Chad as a reflection of how he’d act with her, and thus starts fearing becoming an invisible icicle (not really, it ain’t being attacked she fears, it’s how disappointed and cold he looks— she knows the time will come when it’s her turn under that gaze). Which ironically, causes her to be the one to suggest reconciliation between the two of the, sympathizing with Chad and bonding with him more than she’d do in the game (still can’t get over him being the one to stand up for Visi honestly like there’s so much you could read from that-). And of course she realizes that part of the tension between them is romantic/sexual and she’s like “oh. Oooooooh. You two need to bone.”
To which Robert would just respond:
Of course she ends up being right though.
For her, seeing Robert give into some of his worst impulses, and struggle to handle several large changes in his life all at once (he could be functional without the suit, but becoming a human ice tray was a bit much), helps dismantle some of the idolization that leads to Robert being this symbol of her one chance at redemption and love in canon, and thus lets her be a little less worked up about her attraction to him. Still there, though, and she and Flambae bond over finding him weirdly hot when he starts getting the hang of using ice more. Part of her development would be giving up her own shot with him because she realizes it’s healthier for her, especially after she basically causes them to get together with her wonderfully astute observation.
Visi: Golem was banned from the chicken shack, so we had to go out of town to get some.
Golem: Well, they shouldn’t say “all you can eat” if they don’t mean it.
Visi: Golem, you ate a chair.