Holy fuck bestie??? I love your courser/synth sole au! It's really interesting djdbd
It does make me curious as to all the timeline stuff about it too! Just all that jazz
Askdjlfsd thank you!!! As far as the timeline goes, it gets a liiitle bit messy because some of it branches off for alternate paths. All of the paths are in my original "companions find out that sole is a courser" post. But for the majority of synth!sole stuff I write, it all follows the same timeline:
Sole goes to the Institute with the aid of the Minutemen and pulls some data from the inside, as per canon.
The Institute immediately realizes what has happened and who they are, so shit hits the fan. It's decided that they can not be allowed to go unsupervised, so they start trying to find a subtle way to keep sole monitored at all times.
Sole returns home and hands the info off to the Minutemen. They decrypt it and find out sole's true identity. Word quickly spreads throughout the Commonwealth.
Piper publishes the findings in Publick Occurences, and sole is quickly banned from entering Diamond City. Ellie pitches a fit and starts boycotting the paper.
Sole is banned from Goodneighbor. Even Hancock gets the news, and the ban comes down fast and hard.
With sole's ban from Goodneighbor, the Railroad moves Amari out and into the Castle for protection. Only sole knows what she's doing there really; everyone else thinks the Memory Den has just moved.
Sole and their remaining allies regroup in Sanctuary Hills. This is where they meet up with Nick, and the two of them start traveling together.
Nick and sole visit Diamond City. This is the synth!sole post where they run into Piper at the gates. Meanwhile, on the home front, Preston is assembling the Minutemen, taking stock of what's left.
Sole returns to the Institute, getting a better look at what's going on, also getting to know X6. He begins to question what it actually means to be a synth.
Nick and Sole visit Goodneighbor, which is the story where Nick pistolwhips the mayor.
KLEO moves out of Goodneighbor and into Sanctuary. She is *technically* now part of the Minutemen but it's heavily implied this is part of her role with the Railroad.
Sole decides to destroy the Institute. They activate the evacuation order, but the whole thing goes up in flames and the news starts to run wild.
Piper publishes her article in the Publick, singing sole's praises. Preston brings a copy back to sole so they can read it. Hancock decides to visit. Both of these are in the apology story.
Piper and Hancock start to try to make amends. They open communication. Sole is allowed back into Diamond City and Goodneighbor, though they don't visit.
Piper and Hancock decide to take a risk and visit Sanctuary, which is where sole saves them from a Deathclaw.
Happy ending! Sole lets them back into their life, Nick fixes his broken relationships, and everybody gets to live happily in Sanctuary!
Talkin out my ass, just Story Musings bc Zal is off Iokath and Djyad is just getting started w/ all the Revan stuff, and Djyad didn't get the title of master bc he's a Big Ol' Peen.
What if they met?
Like, met in KOTET. Maybe even right after Iokath.
Zal's my OG High Key Commander, but like, just there's just one line running through my head rn.
"Commander, meet General Mourra, Jedi Battlemaster and Republic War Hero."
I just want them to meet. Zal-hessah Vooretta, Darth Nox, small, quiet, diplomatic, and protective Father Figure Sith Lord turned lighter by love. Meets Djyad Mourra, Hero of Tython, loud, abrasive, irritable, and aggressive Jedi with no regard for the lives around him besides that of his crew, loves his wife but refuses to have her opinions impact his (awful dark side) decisions.
Zal would be, frankly, horrified by Djyad's decisions. Zal who is a DARTH, but takes his role as a leader and PROTECTOR very seriously. Mr. Jedi Knight Djyad doesn't give a shit who he destroys on his path to victory and glory, he'll carve a bloody canyon through friend and foe alike if they stand in his way.
Zal takes the peaceful actions for as long as his patience runs, which is fairly far, although he's not above Questionable Shit (boy's got like, dark 4 or smth, obv he's capable of questionable shit).
Djyad would be irritated by the mercy, and Zal would be horrified by the lengths Djyad goes.