Some random in-game MK mechanics for my main five(mostly Cash tbh):
-when Cash isn't being used in a match, she can be seen occasionally in the background of the Black Dragon Fight Club stage, taking bets on the match from other BD members. If Kano is also present, they will occasionally shout and make rude gestures at each other.
-Because of her luck powers, Cash has a 3% chance in any battle she loses to be randomly granted a Mercy, without any input from the other Kombatant.
-Most of Cash's weapon variants have women's names. She also has a pistol named "The One I Stole From Erron." If she is wearing this variant in a battle against Erron Black, he will gain a small boost to his attack power. If he wins the match, the pistol will be unequipped in favor of a random one, and will have to be re-equipped in the menu, implying he took the pistol back after winning and it must be re-stolen.
-Coco's name on the roster would be her codename, Siren.
-During the end of round taunts, if Cash is facing a woman Kombatant, her taunts will occasionally change to very cheesy pickup lines, usually with a pun related to the Kharacter.
IE: for Kitana - “Wow, I’m such a fan of you!”
for Mileena - “Your smile lights up my world.” etc etc (they’re not good)
-Siren and Calli will not perform finishing moves on each other. this includes Finishing Blows, Brutalities, and Fatalities.
-Of the main five, Sai and Calli's attack styles are more zoning based, with higher speed and range but less defense against close-range Kombatants. Izzy and Cash are the opposite, both preferring close range attacks with a lot of strength but less speed overall. Siren splits the difference between the two styles and is more overall balanced.
Cash and Sascha were briefly in a shitty punk band together when Cash was in the Scorpions. They only ever played two shows and didn’t really talk much, bc Sascha hardly talks to anyone and Cash was Going Thru It in those days, so they don’t really know each other, but they are pleasantly surprised to see each other when Coco introduces Cash to her siblings. He played the drums and she played bass(and harmonica on a few songs). The music was not good. They fish out an old CD and Calli is the only one who has it in them to humor it.
Tanaka Industries Holiday Party! AKA “how my giant group of found family OCs celebrate the holidays together”
for anyone unaware, Tanaka Industries is a robotics and technology company owned by OC Izumi Tanaka! They have worked with both Special Forces and the Black Dragon(obviously the Special Forces don’t know about that one lmao). This, however, has almost nothing to do with the MKverse and everything to do with my self-indulgent fantasies about my found family of OCs and mostly serves as a fleshing out of characters and an insight into them as people! Plus i’ll be featuring some of my lesser-talked-about OCs, since most of them work at the compound.
Cash: is the last one to arrive to the party, as per usual(she’s only ever on time for work stuff). Shows up dressed to the nines in full western wear: a cream-colored cowboy hat, a nice and even unwrinkled(!unheard of for her) white western shirt with black accents and fringe hanging from the sleeves, a nice pair of blue jeans, and even her nice cowboy boots that she only brings out for special occasions. She shouts a stupid one liner as she enters: “Merry fuckin’ whatever, you lovely bunch of degenerates!” She gets Izzy a bottle of her favorite and very expensive soju, Stevie(the head chef of the compound and one of my favorite OCs ever) gets a bunch of nice cooking wines, and Coco gets a nice bottle of CBD-infused massage oil(she doesn’t drink often, but she is a very physically active person, so her muscles are always achey). This is also where she meets Calli, Coco’s younger sister!
After the food is eaten and people get to drinking and partying, she does a fuckton of drunk karaoke. She does a few modern songs but it’s mostly old yeehaw music. She does a June and Johnny Cash cover duet with a very drunk Coco, and dances like a suburban dad at a bbq.
Coco: forgoes her usual oversized comfy clothes or goth/alt looks for a very pretty black dress that ends at her mid-thigh, and a pair of strappy black heels. Izzy took her to get her hair professionally done for the occasion, so her wild mass of curls is properly diffused and frizz-free, and she’s wearing a full face of admittedly subtle makeup, with the exception of a wine-red lipstick(she almost never has her lips showing bc of the mask she usually wears so she’s very excited to wear pretty lipstick!). She gets Cash a new black cowboy hat that has Native beadwork on it, Calli gets a new sketchbook, Izzy gets some new makeup palettes that Coco knows she wants!
Coco does not drink often, but she decides to say “fuck it” and let loose a little bit. She has zero alcohol tolerance so she’s about one and a half drinks in and MESSY drunk(Calli takes away her drink and asks Cremini, the bartender, to cut her off for her own safety). She and Stevie dance together(they’re both dancers so of course they do!) and she absolutely KILLS it on karaoke. She’s also drunk enough to be outwardly cuddly and happy, and starts talking to people in her native tongue(a very specific dialect of ancient Greek lmao). Calli is the only one who understands her but it makes her happy to see her big sister enjoying herself. She makes sure Coco gets to her bed safely and leaves aspirin and water on the nightstand for her.
Calli: wears a large oversized holiday sweater with simple black leggings and fur-lined booties(comfort above all things is Calli’s MO). her hair, which is usually up in a bun, is down, dusting her shoulders in wavy white strands. Her gift to everyone is a very intricate portrait of themselves, including Cash(she draws Cash’s over the course of the party, since this is their first meeting). She and Cash bond over silly stuff, and she ends up teaching her about memes, to the detriment of everyone around her.
Cash is also very surprised to see Calli drinking a lot and being able to hold her liquor, especially compared to her older sister. Calli laughs it off and explains that she inherited her dad’s high tolerance, and Coco inherited their mom’s lack thereof. She spends most of the party showing Cash memes and drawing her, but does a few karaoke songs too. She doesn’t have as impressive of a singing voice as her sister, but it still sounds quite nice. She also joins the video game group for a few rounds of super smash brothers.
Izumi: goes all-in with a full blowout, makeup professionally done, dressed up in a gorgeous and very form-fitting white bodycon dress with a long slit up to above the thigh, and a giant fur stole. Everyone gets a huge bonus as their gift, with the exception of those who don’t work there(Cash and Calli). They just get cash as a gift anyways lmao.
Being the host, she tries to go around and chat with everyone, making sure they’re having a good time. She ends up spending most of her time playing Smash off in the corner, though. She rarely ever gets to play games with how busy she is! She also does a lot of dancing.
Sai: Sai is dressed as she normally is, all tattered robes and mori kei looking. She’s from Outworld so the holiday season is still fairly new to her. She doesn’t participate in a lot of the festivities, preferring to sit and watch her recently found family enjoying themselves for once. The only gift she needs or wants is to see them happy. She finds Coco’s drunk antics particularly amusing. Her gifts to everyone is a future sight she saw of them in the new year that will bring them fortune or something good. The gift of prophecy!
OKAY NOW THAT WE GOT THE MAINS OUT OF THE WAY LETS TALK ABOUT MY LESSER KNOWN BABES
Sascha: Sascha is a dude who met the Nova sisters at the orphanage they ended up in after their parents passed, and he became sort of an older-brother figure to Calli after Coco ended up getting adopted. They are all still good friends to this day and Sascha is basically considered another member of the family by both of them, and also works as part of the secretive Specialty Team at Tanaka Industries(basically Izzy’s team of fixers who go on special missions and aren’t well-known about by the public), and co-leads it along with Coco. He’s semi-dressed up in a green plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a pair of jeans. He’s very naturally quiet and chill as shit, and he just has a few drinks and exchanges gifts, spending the rest of his time at the party playing Smash. He’s a Ness main. He wins almost every match.
Aten: stinky man! Not invited. He gets coal in his stockings because he's awful and shot Cash and broke Coco’s heart. I love him but he’s a bastard man.
AND FINALLY MY FAV MERCENARY GROUP!!!!!
The Gourmand Mercenary Group is a merc group that used to front as a fancy restaurant(and indeed, did so well as a restaurant that they were considering retiring from merc shit) before meeting Izumi. She contracted them to help her confirm complete control over her company, and when she took over, she hired them on permanently to help her run things. And indeed, they run most of the day to day business stuff that Izzy can’t handle on her own! Also, all their codenames are based off food. It's a weird concept but it’s fun.
Cremini: The de facto leader of the group! She mostly runs the bar and inventory for the compound these days. She and Sage show up in matching ugly sweaters. She only gets behind the bar at the party to make specific mixed drinks, otherwise it’s all open season and anyone can grab themselves whatever(she needs a break too!). Spends most of her time eating and dancing.
Sage: resident himbo and heavy weapons expert, as well as janitorial staff. As previously stated, he and Cremini wear matching ugly holiday sweaters(they grew up together and have a very sibling-like relationship). Also spends most of his time eating with Cremini, but also does some very terrible karaoke and a little bit of gaming. He’s also super excited to see Calli, since he has a tiny crush on her and she doesn’t live at the compound like everyone else.
Tira: Security specialist for the compound and hyper nonbiney pocket rocket. Pretty much always wears ugly sweaters anyways so is just dressed normally. Also spends most of the party with the Smash group and is the only one to even rival Sascha’s playing. Is a Kirby main and is a TERRIBLE troll player, spamming the same moves.
Mille: The company accountant and vehicle specialist for important missions, as well as transfemme excellence. Always dresses in pink lolita coords and does so at the party as well. She enjoys the food and drink but much like Sai, prefers to sit back and watch her found family of dipshits have fun and enjoy themselves. She cheers at every karaoke performance, even the awful ones.
Burrata: Stealth expert and genderfluid mute. They are dressed femme at the party in a very pretty dress. Gets sloshed and does lots of spinny dancing moves. Smiles more than most of the group have ever seen them do. Mille in particular is very close with Burrata and is very happy about this development.
Agave: Twin sister to Stevie and the medic of the group, as well as the gardener and a poison expert. Spends most of the time helping Stevie in the kitchen, but afterwards picks out her afro and does her makeup quickly and somehow looks the best with the least amount of time(she’s fucking gorgeous). Wears a pretty yellow sundress and puts flowers in her afro and looks like a beautiful ray of sunshine in the middle of winter. Dances with Stevie and Coco for most of the party, and is super amused to see Coco so drunk.
Stevie: MY SWEET BABY BOYO. BEST BOY. Transmasc twin brother to Agave and chef of the group, basically the main reason why the restaurant front worked so well. Makes a HUGE spread of food for the party and it’s all fucking delicious. Is super proud of how everything turned out. Is also an amazing dancer, and spends most of the post-cooking part of the party doing so.
If you read all of this thank you so much and im sorry for how stupid long this was lmao
-Calli still has trouble concentrating on academic work if Coco’s not around. She associates study time with Coco’s singing while doing housework, from their childhood/teenagerhood. she’ll sometimes listen to old recordings of her singing if she’s not around and Calli can’t focus on her work.
-Sascha and Coco are both little feral goblins who are always ready to throw down at any given moment, so they constantly start fights in the house that cause a huge mess. Sometimes Calli gets included in the battle, but only if both of them know she’s ready for it, and if it’s not over a personal matter. in the Nova household, you’re always battle-ready.
-Calli plays pranks on both of them. She likes to scare Coco when she’s not expecting it, although she usually also has to dodge an instinctive punch, since Coco is fight in the fight-or-flight argument. With Sascha, her favorite prank is putting her barrier magic in a doorway he’s about to walk through. He never doesn’t fall for it. He has not learned in a decade, and honestly bless his heart for that.
-Coco and Sascha always end up butting heads when they have guests over, bc she was always taught in her upbringing that Guests are The Most Important Thing Ever™️(it’s a big thing in her culture since, being on a hidden-away island, people didn’t often have guests), and Sascha is apathetic at best with other people in the house. He pretty much behaves the same way he always does, which is relaxed, non-talkative, and casual. She, meanwhile, is extra respectful, and always offering things like water and food and the like. She gets mad at him for not being more reverent about the whole thing.
-Despite all their fighting, both physically and otherwise, Coco and Sascha are very close. Sascha is the first one to notice that something’s really wrong with Coco after her and Aten split up, and actually comfort her for it instead of just staying out of her way like most everyone else. Much like Calli, Coco didn’t tell Sascha about any of their relationship(under Aten’s advice, of course), but he knew she needed her big brother and went to help her.
-and of course, Calli and Sascha are incredibly close. he was the one to help her after she and Coco were separated, he helped her learn how to fight in ways that Coco couldn’t teach her, and he’s usually who she goes to when Coco’s being unreasonable. they all tend to end up being mediators between each other, bc between the three of them, there’s a fuckton of trauma. They do love each other very much though, and even though Sascha isn’t related to Calli and Coco by blood, they both consider him just as much of family as each other.
-in some universes where it’d make more sense for there to be an actual adult in the house, Astrid, who’s the one remaining Village Elder in Andromede(Coco and Calli’s ancestral homeland) adopts all three. It’s usually Calli and Sascha at first, with Coco finding her way in eventually. despite the fact that she’s not super hands-on, she cares dearly for all three of them, and is always willing to help then with whatever they need. Also, they call her "Grandma", not "Mom," even though she's technically their adoptive mother.
All of the sleep questions for Calli! (If that's too much then 7-14!)
Thank you for the ask!
do they snore?
not usually! only if she's got a cold or allergies or something.
on average, how many hours of sleep do they get a night?
she usually gets 6-8, unless she's stressing about something, then only about 3-5 hours at most. she also tends to overdue it with caffeine at times as well, which also can make that amount lower lmao.
do they often get good dreams?
she doesn't honestly dream very much either way, but when she does it's usually a nightmare unfortunately.
do they often get nightmares?
not often, but she does have them occasionally. she had much more of them while in college.
how many pillows do they sleep with?
she sleeps with at least five lmao. she's the type to have two under her head, one in her arms like she's cuddling it, and one in between her knees. she likes having a lot of soft stuff on the bed!
do they prefer to sleep in a warm room or a cool one?
a cool one for sure! she has an oscillating fan in her room on Earthrealm.
roughly how big is their bed?
she has a queen sized bed in her apartment! she uses a sleeping mat when at the Sky Temple and she's just fine with it, mostly bc she brought all her pillows.
do they sleep with a stuffed animal?
Yes! she has a stuffed tortoise named Walnut that Coco got her when she was younger. He's a little worn.
do they share a bed with anyone?
later on, with Fujin occasionally huehuehuehuehue~
do they talk in their sleep?
nope!
are they a restless sleeper?
only when she's stressed. for the most part she's a pretty calm sleeper.
do they sleep on their side, back, or stomach?
she's a side sleeper and she tends to curl up into the fetal position. when she spends the night with Fujin, she curls up against him or becomes his backpack, depending on how they fall asleep or roll around throughout the night.
are they a light or heavy sleeper?
she's a very heavy sleeper. it was a huge problem in college lmfao.
are they an early bird or a night owl?
an early bird if she can help it!
how consistent is their sleep schedule?
a lot more consistent now than it was in college for sure lmao. it's pretty good! she makes an effort to keep it consistent.
Calli blurbs~(since she seems to be popular rn lmao):
-she loves to prank people. She constantly sneaks up on Coco, who jumps EVERY SINGLE TIME without fail. Calli thinks it’s hilarious. Coco is so done with her little sister’s shit. Coco also does the Mom Thing when she gets scared by Calli(”*tiny gasp!* you scared me~”)
-she also uses her barrier powers to block doors just to fuck with people. Poor Kung Lao has walked headfirst into an invisible barrier many times. Calli is usually hiding nearby, trying not to burst into laughter. she especially likes to fuck with him bc of how cocky he is.
-she bakes as a stress-reliever. during finals week, everyone she knew was gifted an influx of brownies, cookies, cupcakes and the like. she likes to make it from scratch if she can, but she’s not opposed to using boxed mixes, though she will substitute any oil with real melted butter, as well as adding extra flavorings(a small bit of espresso powder to chocolates, some vanilla extract and a hint of fresh nutmeg to vanilla stuff, etc).
-she’s trying to learn ukulele! she’s not very good yet, but gosh darn it she tries.
-she loves to draw and she’s quite good at it. she carries around two journals at all times: one is her compendium of the history of the different realms, and the other is one of many doodling journals she’s filled up over the years. if she’s in an unfamiliar situation and she’s not comfortable, she’ll absorb herself in her art journal, doodling things around her as a way to calm her brain.
-she’s done a LOT of Ninja Mime art. like, A LOT. she refuses to talk about any of it to Johnny or Cassie Cage. she’s too scared/nervous.
-pretty much any time she meets someone she’s read about in her research, she gets super starstruck. the first time she ever met Kitana she couldn’t form proper sentences. she’s just, so cool...
-as much as she loves Coco, the secrecy that Coco surrounds herself with drives a huge wedge between the two. Coco thinks that she’s protecting Calli by keeping her away from Tanaka Industries and the darker shit she does for a living, but Calli a) usually finds out about it anyways, both bc she’s incredibly nosy AND their adoptive brother Sascha also works there, and b) Coco thinks Calli will respect her less, but that’s not the case at all.
-she is lowkey vine/tiktok famous, but for really weird memelord shit. like, just the absolute weirdest, most bonkers unhinged content you can imagine. stuff like this.
-she gives the best hugs, although most of the MK roster would have to lean down significantly OR pick her up to experience them. so liddol.
-she has no idea what she’s going to do for a living now that she’s out of school. there’s not really a huge market for people who research history of the different realms, but that’s really all she’s interested in. she’s very thankful for Coco and Izzy helping her live. she eventually gets a part-time job at a bookstore, but it still isn’t a living.
-her morning routine is almost always the same(unless she’s completely consumed by her anxiety): some light stretching and working out, a shower, and a walk to her favorite local coffeeshop. she knows all the baristas and they love her bc she’s nice, she leaves great tips, and she’s not afraid to call out another customer for being a jerk. she usually goes to the library after finishing her drink.
