It's a baton pass from Danny to Lancer to be burdened with this knowledge, knowing Vlad has everyone in his pocket, that he (Lancer) and everyone else are in danger (but what can you do about it?)
But on top of it all, Lancer knows Danny Fenton is dead and that he buried him. The living Danny Fenton is a clone created by Vlad. That clone does, maybe, desperately, need help like he told Lancer. But also this clone is the one who killed Danny. This clone is maybe Vlad's puppet. Everyone is maybe Vlad's puppet.
Who do you HAVE? What do you DO? ...Maybe the answer is teaching I Have No Mouth and 1984. Like that might break someone from Vlad's programming?
Do you teach it to the clone who maybe still comes to class silently begging for forgiveness?
Just reread your hlvrai/venom crossover and I gotta say that from an outside perspective, tommy was probably sure that first time possessing gordon that Gordon might not come back for several reasons. Also benrey getting a taste of Gordon's emotions is also excellent. I'm curious why benrey can't merge with bubby tho? He also probably can't merge with coomer because of his enhancements, right?
(HLVRAI/Venom crossover AU series)
Squirrel, I am so sorry, you sent this ages ago and I forgot it was in my inbox. Yes, Tommy knows much more than he lets on early in those fics, and he was VERY concerned about Gordon. He's seen too many guards (and others) be consumed down to the bones. There was no reason for it to work this time. When Gordon took off running from the peeper puppies with Benrey in tow, Tommy figured that was the last he'd see of him in one piece. He was probably expecting the HEV suit to come walking back with a tar-wrapped skeleton inside piloted by a sheepish Benrey - who would have felt bad! But also, he's done this a lot and he's kind of used to it and it's not his fault. He's got to survive somehow, and unfortunately, his survival hinges on eating other creatures. He's an obligate carnivore, and stuck in the Black Mesa facility as he is, there are very few options for food sources. It's not his fault.
If you're familiar with Venom the character, you'll know that the symbiote is very powerful and adaptable, but it's still susceptible to a few things, among which are certain loud noises, and extreme heat/fire. Bubby falls under the second of those, with his fandom-granted pyro powers. This means that the two of them are basically oil and water - they don't mix. Benrey wouldn't be able to merge with him for long, even if he wanted to. And Benrey doesn't want to merge with any of the Science Team. They're his friends! He doesn't want to eat them! He didn't want to eat Gordon, either, because they seemed to like having him around and Benrey likes hanging out with them, and liked messing with Gordon. But it was a life-or-death situation for him (remember the loud noises), so he's awfully glad it's worked out so far.
To answer your question, Benrey probably would be able to merge with Coomer, but honestly he's a bit intimidated by Coomer as a person, AND he knows Coomer is protected by fire (Bubby), so any attempt at symbiosis would not last long, and would end either in Benrey getting burned out of Coomer, or Benrey getting immolated afterward by a furious Bubby (if he had to consume Coomer to survive). So it's a lose-lose, and he wouldn't attempt it - unless things were really, truly dire, and also Bubby wasn't close enough to react...
Idk if you've gotten an ask like this before but imagine feetman meeting any og's gman and being like "oh hey mr. Coolatta what's up" and starting a friendly chat with him and og is like ???? And gman looks Tired. After interacting with him more and learning the stuff he pulled feetman is ready to throw hands with this imposter and make mr. Coolatta the One True GMan
I'm having some trouble getting to your (international) pictail site. Are orders closed for internationals? (Sorry if this all has been asked before) Also, will your tododeku doujin have a digital copy available? I would happily by that, and itll probs be less work for you! Thank you for making wonderful art
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In your mob-u au is reigen the captain of the ship? (Also mogami ads possibly auto?)
the answer is yes. yes reigen’s the captain. I still dont know how the captains chosen on that ship but I have the feeling that the process fits reigen 100%
(and about Mogami…. well I kinda thought about this a lot. I do feel like Mogami’s too ruthless and too disillusioned for AUTO. the biggest thing about AUTO for me is that it’s the least human bot on board the Axiom, and that it’s only follwing a strict set of order. I don’t think it’s even self-aware in the human sense, as everything it does it does for a programmed purpose. I feel like that doesn’t fit Mogami, because though he becomes something inhuman, his causes were very much human - and from himself to add - at first. this has become a half-meta how did it even arrive here I just really value the fact that AUTO is different from most Pixar villains and am desperately trying to hold on to that)
Gordon dropped a bag of pretzels into the shopping cart. “No.”
“Why not?” Joshua whined.
“They’re not healthy. And you’re the only one whose hand is small enough to fit inside the can to reach the chips at the bottom, so I know you’d end up eating the whole thing.”
Joshie made an aggrieved noise and put the can back on the shelf.
“S’that really why?” Benrey asked.
Gordon raised a brow at him. “Did you hear the part where I said they’re not healthy?”
“Oh, yeah, I missed that.”
“Dude, it was the first thing I said!”
“I wasn’t listening,” Benrey said.
“Obviously.” Gordon glanced down at his hastily-scribbled list, made earlier that day when he realized they were out of milk, peanut butter, and bread. “Okay, let’s find the condiment aisle.”
“Dad!” Joshua pointed up at one of the end-cap items. Gordon pushed the cart closer and shook his head when he saw the bags of mini donuts.
“Definitely not, little buddy. If the Pringles are unhealthy, those are just - completely bad for you. One donut, maybe, but not a bag of them.”
Joshua deflated, and Benrey tapped Gordon on the shoulder.
“D’you, uh - is the little gamer gonna get anything fun?”
“Benrey,” Gordon sighed, turning toward him, “if I give an inch, he’ll take a mile. It’s a constant battle. He’s got treats at home, but he can’t only eat crap food - he’ll lose his adult teeth before they even grow in!”
“Nah, he’s…better at teeth than you.”
“What are you talking about?” Gordon snorted. “I still have to remind him to floss every day.”
“Yeah, but…he can grow more teeth.” Benrey tilted his head. “Why can’t you do that? Huh? You’re so bad at teeth you, uh, scared them away? Can’t even grow more?”
Gordon cackled and pushed Benrey’s shoulder, making him rock on his heels. “I already grew in my adult teeth. We only have two fucking sets, we’re not sharks.”
“Sounds like you’re making excuses,” Benrey grinned.
Shaking his head, Gordon turned back and pushed the cart around the corner and into the next aisle, Joshua trotting along beside. “C’mon man, let’s go find some peanut butter.”
“Hell yeah,” Benrey and Joshua chorused together.
After finding the right brand of peanut butter, they headed off to the bread aisle. For some reason, a quarter of that aisle also had candy and chocolates. Gordon fended off two requests from Joshua before Benrey held up a bag of Hershey’s Kisses with a wicked look on his face. Gordon laughed at him, and Benrey put it back on the shelf with a huff.
“If there was only one kiss in the bag, that would be okay,” Gordon teased.
“I’ll give you one kiss,” Benrey grinned, then leaned up on his tip-toes to do just that. Gordon felt like he was made of chocolate as he melted into the sensation. Benrey licked across the seam of Gordon’s lips and he almost forgot they were in public until something rustled and he pulled back sharply, clearing his throat. Benrey grinned lasciviously at him and winked, then reached up - higher than he should have been able to - and pulled down a plastic box with a single giant Hershey’s Kiss inside. The thing was at least seven inches tall, and it even had a larger version of the paper strip sticking out the top.
Gordon laughed so hard he had to lean on the cart for support. Benrey didn’t even ask before tossing the box in with the other groceries. He knew he’d won.
When Benrey kissed him again in the checkout line as Joshua loaded up the conveyor belt, Gordon only allowed a quick peck before straightening up self-consciously and trying to smooth his hair and clothes down, even though Bnerey had carefully kept his hands to himself through both kisses.
“What is - are you into voyeurism now?” Gordon hissed at him.
Benrey shrugged. “Dunno what that is. Just wanted to kiss you. S’that okay?”
“Well - yeah - I mean - yes, of course it’s okay,” Gordon said, flustered.
Benrey tilted his head to thump it into Gordon’s shoulder. “Okay then. What’s the big issue?”
“We’re in public,” Gordon whined.
“You tryna hide me? Huh? Your dirty little secret?”
Gordon sputtered so much at that that he glanced at the cashier, who was still scanning items. They didn’t appear to care about anything beyond their conveyor belt, and Gordon was endlessly grateful for that. The bagger was much the same - though in their case, the rustling of bags likely masked the quiet conversation.
“Are you done being gross?” Joshua asked, and Gordon cleared his throat and pulled his wallet out, turning away from a smug Benrey.
When they got home, he found out why he’d been so smug. Three bags of candy and two bags of mini donuts were mixed in with the other groceries. Gordon just stared at them as Joshua and Benrey high-fived over their haul.
“How did you even do this?” Gordon couldn’t help but be a little impressed.
“Benrey distracted you, and I grabbed things!” Joshie explained.
Benrey sauntered around the counter and leaned against Gordon. “Yeah,” he smirked. “You’re really easy to distract.”
“Wh - no I’m not! I’m observant! I’m not going to just -”
Plastic rustled, and Gordon whipped around to see Joshua scampering away with one of the bags of candy.
“You were saying?” Benrey purred up at him.
Gordon quickly turned around and brought his hands up to cup Benrey’s face, pulling him into a passionate kiss. He pulled out all the stops, including getting Benrey back for the tongue thing. When he leaned back, Benrey was sagging against the counter, hazy-eyed with pink sweet voice bubbles floating around his head like cartoon hearts.
“You may have won this time,” Gordon said as he walked backward, pointing a metal finger at Benrey. “But you’ve opened a can of worms that you might not be able to close. This means war!”
Then he spun on his heel and headed off down the hall to save his child from an early trip to the dentist.
