#may asher rambles

[mayashesfly]

So, am I the only one thinking about how Bubbles commented that "He can't even run on all fours anymore" or are you normal?

I'm really curious if this is a lore crumb Martyn purposefully gave since he did say previously that he was giving some lore in the background or if this was just a usual improv'd line

[mayashesfly]

What if Bubbles really WAS just a regular cat that got kidnapped and experimented on because noone could find whoever the Cat Mage's successor was and they NEED a Cat Mage successor after they've shown to be able to push back The Corruption with their magic.

They needed all hands on deck and thus, he was made a Mage

[mayashesfly]

Imagine if Appletree Duo were the Starting Vampires but they're sort of the inverse of Scott and Owen

Centuries in the past, there lived a wandering peasant named Martyn who stumbles upon a castle away from a village that seems apprehensive. It was there he encountered the Vampire Lord of this land and was forcibly turned against his will to carry out their evil deeds lest he starves.

He's nothing but a peasant after all, with no family or friends to speak of. He's easily replaceable.

So Martyn forces his head down and obeys for as long as he could before he remembers the folktales whispered in winds and written in books, finding a good time to strike before he stakes the person who cursed him with this life.

But... ah....... He was stronger like this wasn't he? He was no longer the weak man, the foolish man, the useless man. He can use his own claws now to take what is his now.

This castle, this village, it was his to claim when he had slain the Vampire Lord and rightfully taken his place.

They're under new management now and well.... If there's one thing he learned in his unlife, you either pay with your death or with something else. And you'll rather sacrifice cattle than be it yourself right?

Of course, like Scott Goldsmith, he's eventually put to a magical rest and buried in his own coffin and crypt.

But when he wakes? He's not foolish enough to grant anyone this gift of unimaginable strength and immortality. After all, vampires can easily kill other vampires, he would not want his claim to be threatened. But humans? Humans don't stand a chance against him.

A few centuries after Martyn was put to rest, Apo was still sent into the military and forced to battle. It was there that she was turned into a vampire when they scouted too far ahead and the military used their newfound vampirism to their advantage and made her their own weapon.

Apo got sick of fighting and killing and all the blood in their hands and they run away with Cherri into Oakhurst to lay low and live the rest of their lives as peacefully as they can.

Cherri helps Apo get the meat and blood she needs to stay satiated without arousing suspecion on her partner. But the village grew wary of Cherri because of her frequent requests and while Apo was out of town to buy Cherri supplies for her hobbies, Cherri was burned at the stake for being incorrectly thought of as the vampire.

Seeing the brutal murder of their partner once they returned, Apo wrecked havoc in Oakhurst in her grief before burying themself fruitlessly to rejoin Cherri on the other side, not knowing that getting staked by another person could've permanently killed them so she could truly reunite with her beloved Cherri in the afterlife.

She values and cares about humanity so much. Yet why do humans keep killing each other for no reason? Why do they let fear and hatred overtake them?

....well, if humanity is so willing to throw away the lives of others in a futile attempt to lengthen their own mortality, why not give it to them? Why not give them the immortality they so crave so they can see how fruitless hurting other people is?

You can't kill others if both of you are immortal. And they deserve to feel what it's like to be forced to live forever while everyone else they love rots around them.

They won't be alone in this grief.

[mayashesfly]

Thinking about how Mumbo's permadeaths are always caused by him and also Grian.

Last Life? He provoked Grian, making Grian kill him when he ran back to him.

Secret Life? Mumbo's own fence post trapped him, leading him to be killed by the Warden Grian helped bring to the surface.

And now Wild Life? Mumbo died to the TNT launcher inside the tower Grian made for him.

For the first two seasons he's in, Jimmy died first before him because Jimmy is his Canary as the Coal Miner.

But now that the Canary has been freed from his cage, Mumbo didn't realize how deep he went into the coal mine.

The Coal Mine being Grian all along, the one that created this series in the first place.

[mayashesfly]

Martyn successfully hunting down the Celestialmetals in MCC Pride is making my brain think of a scenario where Bubbles end up getting controlled and forced to hurt them while they're asleep, making them distrust him (even more in Sausage's case) that when Bubbles finally woke up, she's confused why they suddenly don't like him.

They know they're not as close to them as they are to each other, but they're still her closest people! So why do they look at him like he did something wrong when she was just sleeping?

What happened?

[mayashesfly]

Suddenly thinking about an AU where Vox erased his memories about Alastor and how that might affect the show's timeline.

Though to be honest I just want to think about how Alastor is going to react and feel about waiting for Vox to eventually find out about his return...

Only to find out in the Overlord meeting that Vox completely forgot about him as he smiled at him and offered his hand with a practiced professional air.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Vox from Voxtek, the Leader of the Vees. Are you new around here?"

In this AU, Episode 2 changes drastically. There was never a "Stayed Gone" segment nor was Sir Pentious sent to the Hazbin Hotel to spy on them. Which means that a lot would've changed in this timeline since the First Redeemed would be mostly out of the picture.

And Vox not giving Alastor the time of day means that if Alastor launched his radio show again, he has to slowly win back his viewership instead of having free advertising in the shape of a tv-headed obsessed fool.

Honestly, with how Vox's obsession on Alastor gives him a reliable source of attention and entertainment, he would be rather upset that the TV Overlord wouldn't give him the time of day. Not only that but he completely forgot about him! New? What do you mean new? He has been an Overlord far longer than he had! He is The Radio Demon. And he dares to ask him if HE is new?

What the hell happened to Vox? Why doesn't he remember him? Is this the reason why Vox never gave him the attention he knew he would give him once he realized he returned? What was he supposed to do now?

His feelings are hurt. His ego was bruised.

Vox was never like this.

And he'll be damned if Vox stays that way.

[mayashesfly]

Imagine if one of the reasons Vassago wanted Stolas to be in Blitz's trial is because Vassago also used to have an Imp lover that was later put on trial and sentenced to death?

When Blitz was given his death sentence, Vassago strangely tapped his fingers on the railings while looking away.

Blitz also kept saying how royals can't love imps as if he knows something. While I won't insinuate that Vassago's hypothetical imp lover was Blitz's acquaintance, there may have been rumors in the imp community how imps that have a relationship with higher classes tends to die.

Idk, just spitballing

[mayashesfly]

Thinking about Valentino naturally taking out his cig stick for Vox to light for him when that's always something Vox does for Val when they're together.

Noone ever does that for Val. Especially with his powers.

But Vox doesn't care and it's not like he's affected by his powers.

So every time Val takes out a new stick, Vox would just smile up at him in a mixture of smugness and adoration as he lights up his stick with a sparkle of electricity.

It makes Vox's absence hit Valentino harder when he has to stop himself from waiting for that familiar spark of electricity.

Mumbling to himself in frustration and misery as he painstakingly take out a lighter to manually light his stick by himself.