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[sonicasura]

Trying to imagine Skully in Hoshina's battle with Number 10. Not sure what stage.

Hoshina wouldn't want them on the battlefield at all and might shout at them to get out of here.

I get the feeling they'd be just as reckless as their mama, hanging around too close as they lob their acid spit at 10. It does weaken 10's exoskeleton some.

But their proximity allows 10 to fling them away, launching them out of the base entirely, as he mutters about them being an annoying whelp.

Hoshina screams Skully's name as they vanish, but doesn't realize he did that.

Giving orders over comms, he says something like, "I need a small squad to track down and retrieve Sk-ahem-Number Eight Alpha alive. Alive no exceptions, medical aid as required."

Meanwhile he also has to keep fighting and dodging.

"Oh, and have the Yoju disciplined for insubordination. At least a five-minute wall-sit or equivalent."

(I'm giving Skully the designation of Eight-Alpha because if there are ever any more Eightlings, there are plenty of letters to go around)

Designating Skully as 'Eight Alpha' is honestly on point with the Defense Force since they need a new classification here. I call them No. 8.5 since its practically a personal nickname for any single inhuman character Kafka adopts or in this case has. (Examples being Knack, Kirby, Skully.)

Skully pretty much jumps in when No.10 transforms into his giant form. They immediately knew something was wrong and dashed out of the monitoring room to help Hoshina. Skully definitely blasts 10 in the face with sludge before he can launch an attack so they could latch onto their papa.

Hoshina was confused(concerned) until the little kaiju's horns sharpen, backspines elongated, and eyes glow radioactive green but also the approaching overheat wane for pure power instead. Skully's fortitude didn't just only almost tripled to 7.5. They had somehow empowered Hoshina's suit all the way to 108%.

Skully had earn themselves a new classification than just 5 minutes in timeout: Amplifier.

[sonicasura]

In your Skyscraper Softie AU, What *does* Kafka do with his core when he splits up?

I had made the assumption that he just stuffs it into one of his bodies if he's trying to discreetly move all of him around. But he can only compress it to a certain extent, hence the very swollen and possibly-glowing Alpha clone (though I think he'd more likely stuff it into a larger Beta). As an anime-only, I had also assumed that the core is the center of his being and not *usually* replaceable, which is why ensnaring the carrier - effectively him - while the bits of biomass that are the rest of him are still roaming around, would be much scarier than if an empty clone was trapped. Naturally, he'd have plenty of ways to avoid the situation in the first place, though.

All clones know where their core is. Kafka came up with a few ways to get any Captured Core Clone free. This includes a high frequency shriek that can shatter glass or calling other clones over in seconds. Sometimes he'll shuffle his core between copies by having them merge and then separate.

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Thinking about Kafka and Skully in the Hoshina-dad universe just gets sadder and sadder. Kafka would never willingly be a deadbeat dad. Skully appearing less than a week after Hoshina lopped off one of his arms? The timing is too suspicious; he knows the Yoju came from him.

And every time Skully comes waddling around, Kafka has to pretend he doesn't know anything. Possibly up to feigning fright, if the other officers seem nervous. Skully may or may not interpret that as rejection.

Salt in the wound if Hoshina ever remarks something like "Oh? It seems to like you!"

Kafka might also not know how well Skully is treated by the Defense Force and vice-captain, since I have them publicly referred to as Eight Alpha and Skully is a private personal name. The Yoju seems happy enough to cling to the vice-captain's back, but Hoshina keeps the affection on the down-low.

And Kafka seems to *like* being a mentor/father-figure, as we know how he treats his younger comrades.

So he not only has to fight off his Kaiju-Mama impulses, but his Human-Papa impulses, too 🥺

And if his cover is blown, he might never get to see Skully again 😢

Kafka does get to spend time with Skully but not as much as he wants sadly. His whelp often slips away to go see him for awhile before he tells them to go back to Hoshina. The vice captain also lets him look after Skully if he's busy since he thinks the whelp just really likes Kafka from how motherly he acts to everyone. (Blinded by personal feelings just like in canon.)

You can say our himbo's whelp is another reason why he's trying to work up the courage to tell Hoshina the truth. It's clear the vice captain is taking good care of Skully so there's hope that a confession will turn out well. Sadly canon pretty much says Too Slow even with the extra two months I provided.

[sonicasura]

My question is on the simplest Skully Hoshina AU.

For a Honju that got its number by being Kaijoudini (that is, Kafka), what allows Third Division to keep its offspring Yoju loosely on the base, up to the point of occasionally appointing a Rookie to babysit?

I need to clarify the intent of my question. Totally chill if the arrangement is just part of the AU's premise. I'm asking in case exploring it might be interesting.

Skully wasn't at first clarified to leave the observation room when he first arrived. The moment Soshiro tried to leave the room, the little Yoju began crying immediately and wouldn't stop until he came back. No one wanted to risk an angry No.8 showing up for his missing whelp so Hoshina was unfortunately saddled with Skully.

It took at least 5 days until the baby was okay without the Vice Captain present as long as it was someone he likes. First babysitters being Okonogi and Mina. Skully ends up meeting the Rookies when he wanders off to find Kafka. They heard rumors about the little Yoju that believes their Vice Captain is its papa.

You don't know how fast all the Rookies froze when they heard a growlish high pitched 'Mama' and see Skully tug on Kafka's pants leg. Or a panicked Soshiro to rush in 30 minutes later to see them play with the little Yoju. You can say babysitting duty gets dropped on the Rookies pretty quickly as the more hands to help with this cute disaster, the better.

Skully definitely improves his stealth skills afterwards. He needs to visit Mama and maybe decorate the walls with drawings too!

[sonicasura]

Do Kaiju need vaccinations?

Good question. Probably not ones meant for humans due to differences in their biology. There are definitely shots meant for Kaiju/Honju/Yoju since the smaller ones are more likely to catch something and no one wants to risk the illness evolving that will later harm humans down the road.

Kafka definitely wasn't happy to find out he had to take more shots. Do know his whelp in the other AUs handle it much better. The irony lol.

[sonicasura]

The more I look up vaccinations for animals online, the more I think getting Kafka vaccinated, especially in Anon's Chibi AU, is a huge pain.

For just needle administration and blood draw, I suppose the easiest thing is that his veins glow (do they? or is that something else?), so there's less guesswork on that front of where to jab. But here he is also very small and very hairy and squirmy. The hair can be shaved if required, but the other two aspects are dangerous for him in conjunction. Rats and other small critters can be restrained, but not him.

For the information and decision-making front, exotic animals don't have a lot of information on them. Vaccines are formulated and used on exotic mammals, but testing their efficacy is difficult because blood titer (measurement of substance in solution, in this case antibodies) is only one aspect of immunity, hard to measure anyways, and effective immunity levels aren't established. Reptiles are usually kept in isolation, so they don't require vaccines, thus little information on vaccinating them, either.

And Kaiju are unique aliens or bioweapons or something, aren't expected to live long once they are discovered, and few action series bother having characters worry over blood-borne diseases (Mina had no problem with blood on her face that one time, and the cleanup crew is a little too lax with their face shields from what I recall imo), so the information on those is probably abysmal, too.

Ultimately, vaccination is a means of mediating risk, so perhaps one of the more important steps is to be sure the humans around Kafka, who are easier to vaccinate, have all their shots, too.

I basically wrote all this because I was trying to come up with a quick scene and got totally distracted trying to make the procedure realistic. In the end I lost my motivation and gave up, heheh.

Best not to rush yourself. Let inspiration come to ya. I'm currently tackling my own writer's block so the feeling is mutual.

I won't be surprised if the Defense Force made everyone get their vaccinations too. As for Kaiju, the earliest we know they been roaming in the KN8VERSE is the Meian Period. Enough time for the much smaller ones to meld into the local ecosystems. I won't be surprised if vaccinations were introduced as the environment or enough contact with humans will cause changes.

The Defense Force usually gun down Kaiju who cause trouble for humans or are registered. Pest controls would adapt to handle the harmless small fry, companies experiment for potential new products and some shops might even sell the tiny ones as exotic pets too. Thus the medicine was forced to evolve.

Anyway, getting needles that can pierce kaiju flesh wouldn't be so farfetched. Kafka just gets scared since they look bigger due to his small size. He might need some emotional support.

[sonicasura]

Not sure if the Kaiju number 8 world is escapism for the characters, or me. Probably both. Somehow I always bring KNACK around to sad/weird.

Lucas looks up to Reno, who is older than him but has similar traits. Lucas is too young to join the Defense Force, but in the meantime, he's likely to hang out more and more in that universe and hear the stories. Reno is kind of like an older brother, which is a role Knack can occupy only sometimes.

Once Reno impresses on Lucas how dangerous Kaiju are and why Kafka's secret is so important to keep, poor Kafka feels teamed on when he gets two earfuls about being reckless instead of one.

Knack gets chewed out, too, because Lucas wants to keep him safe. Though Knack may at some point tell him to 'zip it!' When priorities change.

The safety of his friends and family is more important than Knack's own protection. In that respect, him and Kafka's tendencies align.

He burns through Sunstone energy like fire through gasoline, however, those times he gets involved in battle. Kaiju are *nothing* like humans and goblins. I wonder how he might mess with Kaiju sensors, if at all.

Kafka's fatherly tendencies have interesting effects on the KNACK boys. Lucas finally feels listened-to and valued by an adult, and after the boys figure out how Knack's portals work, Lucas feels less and less inclined to return home every visit. Especially after getting into arguments with the Doctor. I think Kafka recognizes this as a problem, but I'm not sure how he approaches it.

The weirder part might be Knack's temperament. Knack's been alive for less than a few years, and I headcanon that this is his only go around with the whole existing thing. So Knack has always been as he is. Kafka has only been half-kaiju for less than a year, but is in his thirties, as we know.

Knack asks Kafka how he handles being different, mistreated for his looks even though he's human. Knack probably made an assumption that Kafka has had his kaiju powers for longer than he really did. Lucas points out that Knack seemingly implied that Knack is human when he isn't. And Knack shuts down after that, only giving one-word answers or silence for the rest of the talk. That's why it's kinda weird and I'm not sure how to explain Knack's feelings. He likes how he is and the way he looks, so he's not ashamed of himself in that way. But he called himself human for some reason.

This just makes me think back to Knack 1 where the Doctor says that Charlotte was his better half alongside Lucas genuinely being an orphan(lost his mother and no father in the picture). He genuinely cares for the two but sometimes his interests get the better of him. I think that's why Knack alongside Lucas have been exploring on their own while Doctor and Charlotte were at the Monk Temple in Knack 2.

A massive argument which makes the older man realize both his assistants need time to grow as their own individuals while he needs to reflect on himself. They do separate on better terms though when Lucas' group ends up seeking the Doctor for help in Knack 2. Both our younger heroes definitely flourished during their personal journey.

It also makes senses why Lucas ends up losing it later on in Knack 2, he doesn't want to be pushed to the wayside and ignored again especially for his blocky brother figure. An irrational fear as Knack would never dare replace Lucas something reaffirmed once the two are stranded on that island together.

Reno and Kafka sorta just speed up the process of the eventual separation. Both give the younger boys that needed reassurance but also validation. Kafka and Knack cope with not being human alongside learning about themselves better. Lucas gets to really show off his ideas but actually feels seen due to Reno than just our favorite himbo. Both people allow our boys to truly grow into their own individuals.

You can say exploring the world of Kaiju No. 8 is like finally being able to leave the nest in my opinion.

[sonicasura]

Could you tell me something about a crossover with KNACK and Kaiju no. 8?

Optional example prompt: what kind of relationship would Knack have with Kafka Hibino? Or Lucas with Leno Ichikawa? Funny, their names start with the same letters...

Do know it's quite common to accidentally call Reno 'Leno'. This is Post Knack 1 but before 2.

Can I say artifact mischief? During an small expedition in the mountains, Lucas and Knack come across a strange shrine. The place was blocked off so well that it felt like someone never wanted it to be found.

Main certain piece of the shrine is obsidian ring like archway and a white stone tablet. Lucas is studying the strange mural on the wall when Knack's chest orb begins to resonate with the tablet. The item breaks apart into silver relic energy before he unconsciously absorbs it. Next thing the two know, the archway glows and both are engulfed by the light.

Knack wakes up to a certain skull looking face in front of him. Or how Kafka learns getting sucker punched by a small stone golem still hurts even as a kaiju. Apparently teleporting across dimensions the first time is quite straining and Knack could consider himself fortunate that he alongside Lucas were found by two monster corpse cleaners.

Now our two explorers are only temporarily stranded, at least 2 days to be specific. Knack can jump between both worlds through the usage of anything 'arch' or 'ring' shaped. He can also bring others along but it'll put a strain on his chest orb.

Like explorers, the two often dive into the world of Kaiju No. 8 mainly outta curiosity. They do have to be careful since Knack isn't a world known hero there and rather not get attacked by the Defense Force. He will throw hands with Kaiju/Honju/Yoju as some seem to like attacking him.

Kafka and Reno are the duo's unconventional guide about their world. The former often helping Knack stay hidden especially if they have to go to public places. Kafka feels less out of place, due to his kaiju powers, with the golem around. Although he might have some difficulty accepting that Knack can go from 2ft tall to 32 ft.

Reno feels less likely to go crazy with Kafka's antics thanks to Lucas. He's quite curious about the differences between both their worlds and the discussions they get into is long. Overall the four get along quite well although Kafka dads the other three.