This post has been a long time coming because I have been rotating Datastream!Doc in my head for a bit
He is--if not evil--then outright abusive to c!Martyn
Here's the facts--the datastream is a bare bones setup--he isn't falling Constantly though it, because sometimes he has to 'game' from the stream, rather than going into the game, but he's said "a sofa would be a luxury!" on that piece of artwork, which tells me that he's being treated as...a drone? or like, a tool, rather than, y'know, a human being who is Trapped, thanks to Doc's negligence. He can't even enjoy creature comforts anymore, because they aren't necessary
another point in the 'Doc sees c!Martyn as a tool' category is that he isn't even allowed to know the language Doc uses.
“I don’t want you getting embroiled any deeper than is absolutely necessary. You have what you need to carry out your searches. Just leave the rest to me..”
That? That's fucked up. He isn't allowed to know "more than necessary" which means that he is--if not being outright lied to--he's at the very least not allowed to know Key Information. He doesn't know why he's fighting, just gets pointed at what Doc wants him to do.
"Mission logs aren’t stored on the device, they go directly to Doc’s drives and are archived. If Martyn needs to cross reference a piece of information, he has to call Doc."
He has to ask for information that He created. It's a power move to ensure he knows his place, which is under Doc's thumb, being a good little solider.
He can't talk to anyone but Doc, because Doc has drilled it into his head that everyone else is just an NPC.
"Doc is the only ‘real’ contact he has. Somebody outside the datastream who he’s actually met before and can trust. The only other humans he encounters are all faceless C.H.E.S.T agents in game, but being on opposing sides of this battle means there’s no tea and cake to enjoy together."
In fact, its Literally a coping mechanism for him. Doc has successfully isolated him in a way that means he can't ask anyone for help. He is stuck doing what Doc wants, when he wants it (ignoring the fact that he has gotten attached to some of the reoccurring NPCs in his life (specifically Ren) Doc has made him afraid to tell the truth, that he's not even 25 (maybe as young as 18!) and stuck, embroiled in this conflict that he doesn't actually know is real or not.
Now let's talk about how Martyn talks about Doc. The words he uses to describe how Doc speaks to him...it's Bad, y'all.
Even when talking about a 'humorous' situation, he still uses words like this: "LOLOL stealing from one DOC to appease another." Appease is an...interesting word choice. It makes it seem as though Martyn is trying to keep Doc happy, trying to keep from getting on his bad side--likely because, again, Doc is his only point of contact. If Doc gives him the silent treatment, then he's got No One.
There's also this, "They made an agreement (more a demand on Doc’s part)". Like. "Demand." Doc feels comfortable demanding Martyn do what he wants, because he knows he's shoved Martyn into a corner, made it so he's Martyn's only hope, his only point of contact, and he likes it that way.
There's also the fact that he just so happened to have something set up that would suck some random person into the Datastream just by playing a video game, and then had a less than 25 year old show up to get a game fixed. Like why the fuck would you just have that laying out? Why would it be That Easy to get sucked in, if it weren't a trap?
The dude is--if not negligent, stupid as all hell for just having a random unlabeled button that shoves someone into a Datastream and unable to get out. That, on top of the being abusive thing, lol.
each fact i learn about joe hills makes me question how the fuck does a person like this exist /pos
honestly i forget that it isnt common knowledge that he owns two pillows with a picture of his face on them. or that for most of his career he recorded in a closet. [insert joke about that here.] or that he was almost in the military but digestive problems prevented that. or that he even has digestive problems. like. the stuff ive just Absorbed over the past two or so years is nuts.
i feel you need to know that was scrolling through tumblr and my dad walks near my computer and sees your pix design and asks me "is that jesus christ? did you become catholic??"
i wasn't going to send this to you until i showed these to one of my friends and jokingly said about sending it to you and he answered with that i should, so you're getting this now
:D this one is Jayce (he/him) he's also part of the rfts comic (I'll link the last ask here later for more context) he actually owns the café!
Turns out I dont have a lot of drawings of him aksks so you'll have to have these sketches for now. That last one is his colour pallet, but the skin colour is wrong so ignore that
He's the oldest out of everyone age 25. Usually the one to open the cafe, gets up early to bake and stuff. He takes care of the others most of the time. Just know without him that cafe just crumbles /d /hj (plot thing for later :D)
Personality wise, he's very :D💖🌻 kinda guy aksjs if that makes sense. Very happy, and uplifting yk, he has his himbo moments but he's very smart and knows what he's doing
He has earth kinda magic but falls under plants. I talked about this with my friend before (we make the comic together) and Jayce possibly has the ability to make weapons just from the plant magic? He has the ability to manipulate plants, but also 'create' plants. So in theory he should be able to create weapons out of plants aksjd which is kinda cool, good for him
This is not that important but in the future Jayce does get 2 partners. One of which tries to kill for a while 😌 true love aksjdj
that post about mrs wels being velara might be the thing to push me to watch the stuff she is in
honestly yknow what would be funny? if iskall (who i personally hc as a vault demigod) didn't know velara was married to one of his friends
like, velara mentions in the vaults once that she's got a mortal husband and wels mentions having a wife but iskall doesn't put two and two together until a while later
OMG YES
Wels ends up introducing Iskall to her on like, his homeworld or something, and Iskall thinks she looks vaguely familiar. Mrs. Wels is feeling rather cheeky, so she doesn’t say anything. Then, as Iskall is leaving for the night, she casually drops that her first name is Velara. Chaos ensues, along with much laughter from the Mrs.
hi i am here with more property police hadestown thoughts
okay so. i know the musical calls eurydice a canary but. martyn could be a common chaffinch maybe? mostly for one detail i noticed in the wikipedia page: in some areas, only the females migrate for the winter while the males don't. that reminded me of eurydice, so i decided to give it to martyn! that and also pretty sure they're songbirds, so that works too
No Clue for what bird jimmy is, but i'll update you if i find anything i like for him
had to look up the chaffinch! i really like the wing colouration its so pretty i think it fits martyns design a ton too
