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📢Psychonauts NSR AU Observations, Chapter 4: Natura District📢

Mangroove Nursery

Milla: These Mangroove plants use to be everywhere! But now they became rare… even the nurseries like this one are going extinct too.

Sasha: Mangrooves are tropical plants that used to line the island and dance with natives. Now these plants are going extinct thanks to people cutting them down into instruments and tools for tourists. The only good thing is that they bring joy to people.

Master of the Woodwind

Milla: “In honor of Master Parsley of the North, whose songs rustles against the winter wind, reminding us of who we are.” Wow, poetic.

Sasha: Parsley, man… what a mysterious man he was. He is truly an artist of the woodwind. They say that his icy-cold stare could literally freeze someone. Yikes.

Old Wax Cylinders

Milla: What is the point of wax cylinders when no one knows what to do with them? Answer? No clue. I bet Sasha would love one of these… wax cylinders.

Sasha: It’s an old phonograph cylinder! They still exist! I wonder how much they cost today?

Master of the Percussion

Milla: “In honor of Master Thyme of the West, whose songs echoed falled within the earth.” Does Sasha know who he is?

Sasha: Master Thyme? I remember that he performed here once. But the fact that he won an award here? I didn’t think of that!

Master of the Brass

Milla: “In honor of Master Rosemary of the South, whose trumpets brought the fires of life in our hearts like summer. For they had bring joy in our hearts.” Too. Much. Info for something like this.

Sasha: Master Rosemary was such great player on the trumpet. Heard that she is now in charge of her own brand of brass instruments.

Master of the Strings

Milla: “In honor of Master Sage of the East, who’s strings tug the hearts of people like rain in spring.” Master Sage sounds like a cool name for a rockstar.

Sasha: Master Sage? As in the Sage Salvia? She was great at performances in Vinyl City. She was pretty great at playing the guitar with only one arm.

Mandrake Promo (Fan-Made)

Milla: ‘Mandrake’? As in, the Mandrake! He’s still performing? He’s only 20 yet he has the voice of a boy band member! How does he still sound young?

Sasha: Oh no, Mandrake is performing? Great, better get some earplugs if I’m going to head to his concerts… …by force.

Prodigy Milk Promo (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Prodigy Milk”? Really? They really gotta think of a better name for this. Cause saying that out loud just sounds… disgusting.

Sasha: Lili only does sponsor of healthy organic produce such as milk. Though… the companies that she support could use some help for names.

Summerdream Album (Fan-Made)

Milla: Oh HELL no, not this. I may hate EDM, but I DESPISE opera. I have no idea how people can not crack when they sing like this. If I ever since opera, I would hide in my home for 2 months. I HATE. OPERA!

Sasha: Oh no, better not let Milla see this. She will be peeved. For real. Last time I saw her stare at an Opera album like this… we got a 3 month ban.

Rat Tracks (Fan-Made)

Milla: Eww! Why would Lili, a musical prodigy that specializes in classic music would allow tracks like these?

Sasha: Rats are common here in Natura. Surprisingly, they’re not nuisances but rather comfort. I’m guessing Lili’s involved?

Audie O. and PSI-King-Branded Flowers (Fan-Made)

Milla: OMG! IT’S A BOUQUET OF ROSES SPONSORED BY AUDIE O. AND PSI-KING! OH MY GOD I WANT THEM! I WANT THEM!

Sasha: Audie O. the drummer and PSI-King the singer often did sponsors together. This also highlighted that the two were in love with each-other.

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📢Psychonauts NSR AU Observations, Chapter 3: Akusuka District📢

Traditional Mask

Milla: Is this supposed to be a traditional mask of the east? It more looks like a cheap knock-off!

Sasha: Despite the appearance, it’s supposed to be a replica mask. They used to be popular around here, but now these ‘replicas’ exist. Guess that Akusuka is no longer ‘classy’.

Traditional Drums

Milla: Man, these things were impossible to find! There were back-orders of these things within performance halls.

Sasha: I’ve played drums like these since college. They were a form of escapism ever since I stopped talking to… 'him’.

Raz Toy Capsule Machine

Milla: Oh dear… a toy capsule machine. Sasha hates these things. Better not let him see this.

Sasha: …Das ist ein Stück nutzlose Scheiße.

Internet Service Provider Stand

Milla: Ok, I know that Raz is an idol, so the music industry tends to make sponsors with musicians like Raz. But this has nothing to do with music at all!

Sasha: As far as celebrity tie-ins come, this makes sense. But wouldn’t it be better to have celebrities sign autographs?

Vallermo Dam Replica (Fanmade)

Milla: A dam? Well, I get that he is a sailor and a dam blocks water. But… I got nothing. At all.

Sasha: Even though Akusuka is influenced by Japanese Culture. It was heavily influenced by Grulovian Culture as well. The Vallermo Dam was one of the well known landmarks of Grulovia. It was most notable for the 'Vallermo Dam Break’. Which killed thousands. Kind of weird but historical for Raz to place it here.

DIY-Droid: Keishi Ver. (Fanmade)

Milla: Ok, I know that Raz is supposed to be a digital idol. But this… this is really creative. I won’t lie.

Sasha: DIY-Droid is a vocal software where artists can create songs using digital idols. I’m guessing that this was a sponsor by Raz where that users can use his older siblings. Shame that it didn’t work at all.

Deep-Sea Angel Manga (Fanmade)

Milla: Aw! Raz gets his own manga? That’s kinda cute. But that’s a bit much to ask for… and I want it to be free.

Sasha: According to sources, Deep-Sea Angel is the story of a sailor who ends up crashing into a mysterious sunken island where he ends up helping Raz creating the 'Song of Miracles’. That's… that's… that,s bizarre for my taste.

Battle Stars Movie Poster (Fanmade)

Milla: The Battle Stars are getting a movie? For their 30th anniversary? Sign me up! It better be good, unlike it’s 20th anniversary. Ugh.

Sasha: I didn’t watch this show when I grew up, but I did hear that one of my former roommates loved this show. His favorite character was Mystic Star, who had the ability to change into four forms that each had a power of an animal… shame for the actor who played him.

Sniffles-Branded Honey (Fanmade)

Milla: OMG SNIFFLES! IT’S SNIFFLES-BRANDED HONEY! AND IT STILL SMELLS FRESH AND IT’S FREE!

Sasha: Milla told me about Sniffles. She was a well known bassist. She also specializes in beekeeping. I bet Milla will buy four jars of this type of honey and finish them all in 1 hour.

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📢Psychonauts NSR AU Christmas Ideas📢

Since Christmas is coming, I thought of some more costume ideas!

[Eri here: gonna add some notes/my ideas this time! My voice will be in the brackets and white dot thing! :3]

Milla and Sasha

Milla and Sasha would either wear the same outfits Mayday and Zuke wore in the Christmas Edition or something else.

Though, I could see them pulling off the Miser Brothers with Milla being the Heat Miser and Sasha being the Snow Miser.

[I like the idea that Milla wears some kind of cool designed wrapping paper inspired outfit. Something similar to her OG look. Don’t know about Sasha honestly, but a chimney sweeper based off him smoking seems like a fun idea to me!]

DJ Cold Comet Crispin

DJ CCC would wear a black coat and top-hat and call himself ‘Scrooge’.

[Oh yeah. This fits really well!]

Raz

Raz could dress up as Befana (a witch who gives candy and presents on Christmas in Italian tradition.)

Also, DJ CCC might accidentally make Raz cry by saying something like ‘You know Halloween has passed’. And well… may get many glares from the Raz fanbase.

On the other hand, he could dress up as an angel.

[Oh I LOVE that Befana idea a lot! BUT! I think Raz and the gang would be the type to already have Christmas stuff out right after Christmas for some reason, so DJ CCC’s comment would probably be “Halloween JUST passed” trying to stop the oncoming constant Christmas songs from playing.]

Lili and Truman

Lili will definitely be the Nutcracker.

[Like the play or just dressed up as a Nutcracker? I don’t know a thing about the play, but I like the idea of Lili dressing up as a nutcracker even though Truman thought she was going to like the sugar plum fairy or something like that.]

1010 and Oleander

They would definitely dress up as reindeer, without the reindeer heads.

Or they could dress up in winter attire that resembled snowflakes.

[I like the snowflake idea, especially with how crazy the hairstyles can get in the OG PN game. Mainly thinking about how Gloria could have snowflake hair lol.]

Lucky

I have some ideas on Lucky.

One idea is that Lucky could dress up in outfit that ties to the Pagan traditions of Christmas.

Another is that Lucky dresses up with biblical motifs for the costume.

The third is that Lucky could dress uo as Snegurochka, (the Russian Christmas Character).

And the last is a costume heavily inspired by angels.

[I definitely think Lucky would tie her costume into a religiously significant figure or tradition. This would mimic Eve dressing up as like a Menorah as well as reflect the stained glass in Hollis’ mind we see a bit of. I just don’t know what. Though a Christmas (biblically accurate) angel seems to be the most fitting!]

Ford

Ford will dress up as Krampus.

[Either he starts off as Krampus and is reverted to a Santa-like outfit when the past is unlocked, or it is reversed. Like he is Santa, which the public would like, but during the fight he is unlocked into Krampus! But just Krampus is also fine if you don’t want the change thing to happen.]

Tell me which idea you like best!

[My fave is probably the ideas of Raz and Lucky!]

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📢Psychonauts NSR AU Observations, Chapter 5: Metro Division District📢

Welcome Bot B

Milla: Ooh! It’s a Type-02 robot! I really like these kinds, they seem very friendly and would hurt anyone if they are rubbed the wrong way.

Sasha: Who knew that Type-02 robots would still be popular these days? They don’t seem to make these kinds anymore.

1010 Fanmail Box (Fan-Made)

Milla: Wait, 1010 has their own category of mail? Oh man, I want to send a love letter—I mean a letter to admire their design.

Sasha: 1010 seemed to be so popular that NSR decided to create their own variant of mail. Most of the things that fans send them are nice fan-letters while some of them are… well, the nicest way to describe it is… ‘really crazy’.

Captain Oleander Poster (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Captain Oleander, great warrior of Vinyl City and manager of 1010.” With a tagline like that, I am not afraid to challenge him to a fight.

Sasha: Captain Oleander is the management of 1010, but despite being the manager, he does get recognition. Possibly due to the fact that he was soldier.

Cal Poster (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Cal, brave and dynamic.” And handsome!

Sasha: Before 1010, Cal was originally going to have five variants. However, Captain Oleander decided to make 1010 more diverse. So it kinda makes sense that he is the leader.

Edgar Poster (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Edgar, cool and strong.” I can agree on that, I wonder if he and the others are made out of Titanium…

Sasha: Edgar is indeed the strongest of the team, to the point that when people give him a hug, he tries not to hardly hug them… the last time a superfan hugged Edgar, Edgar hugged her back that she fainted.

Gloria Poster (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Gloria, clever and beautiful.” She is also very dramatic. Had anyone saw her crying her eyes out after getting a huge thank you?

Sasha: Gloria is the sole female member of 1010, so she ended up opening to more fans such males and lesbians.

Boyd Poster (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Boyd, funny and charismatic.” And his branded-milk is delicious.

Sasha: Boyd was often involved in the community, and was often asked to 1010 involved in other promotions. His most famous one was that he sponsored a milk company.

Fred Poster (Fan-Made)

Milla: “Fred, kind and caring.” This should appear everywhere! Spread the word! Fred is kind and caring!

Sasha: Fred does have fans, but not a lot. There’s actually a website built by his fans to promote him.

Tasty-Branded Cookbook (Fan-Made)

Milla: IT’S TASTY! AS IN TASTY FROM SEPTENTRION! HIS COOKBOOK IS STILL EXISTING!

Sasha: Tasty the guitarist was a known cook. His recipes are very popular to this day.

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📢Psychonauts NSR AU Observations, Chapter 1: Vinyl City📢

Alligator Tracks

Milla: I don’t know who made these tracks. But if it’s a cute animal, I will keep it. No matter what!

Sasha: These tracks come from an alligator, but not from any alligator that I know of.

Radio (Siren) Tower

Milla: Caramba! This thing is always on. All day. All night. Every hour, on the damn hour! God!

Sasha: I’ve heard that they have been installed throughout the announcements. They’re still blasting NSR Promos. Milla may hate them, but I’m indifferent.

Lost AAM Award

Milla: A special award for Activism… they should’ve been given out to this day. Thanks NSR… not!

Sasha: I’ve heard so much about AAM Awards. They’ve been given out in the 90s. I guess not anymore.

Old Flight Cases

Milla: A promoter’s old flighter case? Whatever is inside there… is locked there forever.

Sasha: ‘Property of Sonidos del Erizo’. My spanish may be a little rusty. But thanks to the internet, it literally means ‘Hedgehogs Sounds'… why is it even there?

Qwasa Transformer

Milla: Oh! A Qwasa transformer. How do they work? I have no idea… at all. But I do know that it converts music to energy.

Sasha: Qwasa transformers like this one are installed across the city to stabilize power. They are easy to be broken for parts.

“Out of Business” Sign

Milla: I’ve been to a shop with a sign like this. All I remember was the number of times I made Rube-Goldburg domino activity.

Sasha: Such a shame that signs like these are being more common. I still feel upset after my favorite drum store had that.

Music Festival Program Book

Milla: These things used to be held at Grand Festivals! It would’ve been so much fun to play with the performers who used these.

Sasha: There aren’t any opportunities as of right now. It’s all about EDM now.

Album Cover Maker

Milla: Everyone uses these to make their own album covers! I have used them, and I plan on using this in the future.

Sasha: While Milla likes them. I think that these things are useless.

Unattended Speaker

Milla: We used to have a very active baskin scene here. I bet they’re playing indoors because of NSR.

Sasha: An old friend of mine owned this. He told me he’s playing somewhere up north as of now.

Mr. Dodo Ice Pop Wrappings

Milla: Ew! Why would anyone in the world leave their trash here?

Sasha: I haven’t seen on of these ever since I left college. I may not be a fan of cold products like these, but I guess that they are popular here now.

RC Drones

Milla: This thing can be fixed easily! And it would be very cheap! But no, Sasha always tells me not pick up trash.

Sasha: Seems that DJ Cold Comet Crispin likes blasting his soundwaves so much that one of the drones fell from space.

DJ CCC-Branded Mixer

Milla: What a sellout! Bet he doesn’t even test them at all.

Sasha: It’s one of those instruments made by NSR. It’s a fact, that their instruments are made in best quality. Even my drumsticks are made by them.

DJ CCC-Branded Headphones

Milla: Another brand-name replica. What’s next? DJ CCC-Branded scarves? DJ CCC-Branded helmets? DJ CCC-Branded underwear?

Sasha: Oh look, another pair of wireless headphones. NSR’s instruments may be top notch, but that won’t be said about their consumer merch. Especially with these headphones. The bass is weak, the price is high, and the volume is a little loud. But they’re not that bad.

Glow in the Dark Puzzles

Milla: A billion pieces? Why not a thousand? It’s only three 0s less! Why would DJ CCC greenlit this?

Sasha: This seems like a perfect weekend away from performing. Downside is the number of pieces. We still haven’t finished that thousand piece puzzle.

Hobbyists Radio Equipment

Milla: Why is this thing beeping?

Sasha: Is someone using this as a joke? All what I can hear is I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M. There are many ways these things could used for, and this person used it for food.

Raz Photo Booth

Milla: Look! It’s one of those picture booths! This one let’s me pretend to be with Raz! Uh… why do I want that?

Sasha: These things are all the rage, especially in the Akusuka District. They’ve been relegated here now. I guess we have to thanks Raz for that?

Old Raz Concert Poster

Milla: It’s an old poster of Raz! I think it’s a bit… cute.

Sasha: It’s an old poster of Raz, it’s covering an older band… can’t make much of what that older poster says now…

Old Promo Poster

Milla: “Kabbage Boy Weekend - The Performace of the Century!” …Yeah, I hope we don’t end up like them. Their last show ended up with only 1 paying customer. Only one!

Sasha: A band like this one used to perform all over Vinyl City until NSR arrived. There seems to be not that much room for diversity anymore…

Raz Snacks

Milla: I remember the day that this store bought the tiny factory that made these snacks. The couple who owned this store were really happy, but I still miss those old Calavera Café Chips.

Sasha: Raz-brand Snacks? Does… Does Raz even eat these, despite the fact that he is digital?

Old Game Cover

Milla: So this is where Raz originated from! I can’t believe that he was a minor character that NSR decided to ascended him from extra!

Sasha: NSR didn’t start promoting digital idols in Vinyl City, not so long ago. This game almost feels like a relic.

Grove of the Master Musicians

Milla: This statue looks like a huge hand made out of trees! If I ever need a third hand… that idea wouldn’t crop up that much.

Sasha: It’s a replica of the Grove! I didn’t expect to see one as of right now. They were quite popular when the Grove of the Master Musicians was still giving out awards…

Really Old Mangroove Tree

Milla: It’s a carving of the Elder Mangroove. Legends say that it used to hold up the entire outer rim, shame I could never see it in person. That is all of the source it has.

Sasha: The woodwork is amazing. I want to see one in real person. They say that a Mangroove’s rootwork would dance to the rhythm of drum circles every night. 

Master of the Keyboard

Milla: “In honor of Master Tia of the Heart, whose notes have unlocked the souls of thousands.” Sounds like she hated this award…

Sasha: Master Tia? I’ve heard of her once. Mein Gott, I still remember how fast her fingers were when she played that piano.

Autograph Plates

Milla: Meu Deus! It’s an authentic 1010 Autograph Plate! They are 100 percent filled with authenticity! I mean, which I know despite that I’m uninterested with them. But it would be nice to have one… or all of them.

Sasha: Must not let Milla see these things… I’m sure she has a thing for 1010, but she won’t admit it.

(Former) Street Siren

Milla: The power on that thing is not even stable in the inner cities! But here they’re wasting it on promotional bots like these!

Sasha: God, I feel bad for these things. NSR won’t update them, but they are recycled into promo-bots… these things don’t even have updates!

Letters Home

Milla: I know it’s bad reading one out loud. But, can robots get married? Who’s this… “Riese Afferoboter”?

Sasha: This can not look good. These look like letters home by a Type-04! They were given background memories to enhance their battlefield efficiency. What do they think this is? It’s not art!

Walks of Fame

Milla: Wow… this look so cool! The more time went on, the more hotter they look! I mean human! The more time went on, the more HUMAN they look!

Sasha: It’s just the same. They look even more in uniform when they’re lined up like that! They all look the same, despite the appearances…

1010 Battleship Limo

Milla: Are they selling a 1010 Limo? Must, have, IT!

Sasha: I’m sorry, but this is so pricey! I bet that the amount it’s worth is equal to the number of people in an audience.

Parabolic Microphone

Milla: Ooh! Old spy gadgets! I wonder if it works? I can’t believe someone like their manager would be ok to have this in public?

Sasha: Huh, a Parabolic Microphone? Man… I’ve been into Spy Movies since college. I want to test it out so bad!

Large Piping

Milla: When I was a kid, I had no idea what they were installed for, now that I’m an adult… I still have no idea.

Sasha: These drainage pipes remove water from underneath, most of them are hidden well.

Street Water-Drainer

Milla: This robot really loves to do it’s job! Of course, it’s possible of the fact that it keeps playing 1010 music.

Sasha: Vinyl City had some major flooding problems, and these things? Well… they can’t keep up with the problems at all. It’s honestly sad that they’re kept here in the streets blasting 1010.

Bejeweled Eye Fountain

Milla: I never knew that all of the city’s water pumps were designed to be artsy-fartsy like this! It's… it’s actually nice.

Sasha: The reason on it’s nonsymmetrical design was because of Lucky’s identity… it might’ve been worth lots of money for it to be built.

Field of Mannequin Hands

Milla: Is the symbolism involve Lucky being grabby? Empty? Poor? Spoiled? Crazy? Hungry? Casino?

Sasha: This artwork was a symbol of Lucky’s lowest point in her life. A point where she felt helpless no matter what. Does she still feel helpless even today?

Doll-Eye Totem

Milla: I feel… I feel creeped out. Can we go now?

Sasha: Lucky told me that she made this in order to repay the stares she had got. Which, possibly explain the many many eyes…

Rabbit’s Foot

Milla: Oh no… it’s happening! I knew I shouldn’t have read Alice in Wonderland while eating a tup of matcha-flavored ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, strawberry syrup, whipped cream and bananas! Oh wait… it’s just a piece of art. Oops.

Sasha: I gave her a rabbit’s foot before our first live performance. She’s still angry about it, I guess.

Corn of Ear

Milla: Uh… eww! I may not like peppers, but this is just grosser! And it’s not even themed after peppers!

Sasha: The artwork was made to represent the pain and suffering Lucky had from listening to haters. It also smells like cauliflower. As in a way of saying that hearing comments of haters would figuratively lead to someone having Cauliflower ear. People can be so cruel.

Bejeweled Hand Clock

Milla: So what do gemstones, hands, and a clock have in common? This. This artwork.

Sasha: The design of this was to symbolize both people watching Lucky and how she became less bothered by people as time moved on. Gives both meanings of 'watch’ a good name.

Field of Selfie Sticks

Milla: Ooh Phones! I… I’m guess this is to symbolize… no wait, it means… the answer is that I am really not into understanding art.

Sasha: Lucky was perceived herself, but she wondered how the world perceives itself. So, this artwork is possibly the reason on why this was made.

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📢Psychonauts NSR AU, Chapter 7, VS. Lili📢

After the rap battle, Milla and Sasha headed to their headquarters.

“So did you guys manage to deal with the alley problem?” Gristol asked.

“Yep! Turns out it was Sasha’s father this whole time.” Milla explained.

“Well that doesn’t sound to bad.” Gristol joked.

“It was.” Sasha replied softly with his eye twitching a bit.

“Excuse me?” Gristol asked.

“It’s nothing, who’s next?” Sasha quickly replied.

“Right, to business! Today we’ll be dealing with something quite unique. Are you ready for the classics?” Gristol asked.

“Does it involve my Masters Degree?” Sasha asked.

“You bet! Head towards the Natura District. I’ve prepared some tickets for you.” Gristol explained.

“Tickets? What are we watching?” Milla asked.

“The question is who. A performance by Vinyl City’s greatest pianist, Lili. Truly a child prodigy.” Gristol explained as he turned on the screen. This time it portrayed a little girl who was possibly 10 years old. She had light skin, red hair which formed two braids. She wore a black and red conductor’s outfit. And had a red spider-lily in her hair.

“A child? You mean we’re fighting against a kid? An actual one?” Milla asked.

“Doesn’t that sound…” Sasha asked.

“Don’t be fooled by her age! I would advise you to approach Lili with extra caution. Despite NSR’s bias, it is no simple feat to be where she is at her age.” Gristol explained.

“Got it. Well, I’m not one to refuse a gig invitation. Let’s go, Sasha! And thanks for the tickets, Gristol!” Milla responded as she and Sasha left.

“My pleasure!” Gristol thanked.

~

When they arrived at Natura, they saw red autumn trees falling down onto the pavement. They saw several plants growing. And that is when they saw the Natura Concert hall.

They entered in… and are prepared to fight.

~

When they entered the concert hall. They saw Lili, playing on stage. On her black and red piano. Milla had an idea, that would get the kid’s attention.

“Boo! Boring!” Milla heckled.

“What the! You two! I knew that you were coming. You guys talk big about music but the only thing—” Lili shouted.

“What?” Milla asked.

“Yeah, we couldn’t hear you. Please speak up. This place needs to be design for speech clarity.” Sasha explained.

“Ugh! I said that you guys TALK. BIG. ABOUT. MUSIC! But the only thing that you’re good for is breaking stuff!” Lili yelled.

“You’re saying that we’re good at music stuff? Obrigada!” Milla replied.

“I didn’t say that!” Lili shouted. She slammed her fist on the piano. “You are going to learn on why I’m the Scarlet Maestro of Vinyl City!” Lili replied as she took a breather and played Canon, a well known song.

“Ugh! I’ve heard this song so much.” Milla responded. The fight was on.

~

“Can’t believe we got schooled by a kid.” Sasha spoke.

“Well we’re going to stop this now!” Milla responded as she broke the gate guarding the stage.

“Stay away from my piano!” Lili shouted as she played. Suddenly a hand held Lili and her piano by strings. Those were definitely blocking Sasha and Milla. Suddenly, eighth notes were getting launched to attack. And some of them left ammo. To which Milla and Sasha shot at. Causing one string to break, then another, and another, until all of the strings broke.

“Dad!” Lili shouted as she fell. But was thankfully caught by her father. He wore a black suit, and had a beard that looked like it was made from sticks, and was surprisingly big. “Dad!” Lili sighed in relief.

“Lili, my dear, please… stay calm. These bullies are nothing compared to you.” Lili’s father comforted his daughter. “Now, close your eyes. Listen to my voice… and show them, your magnificence!” Lili’s father explained as the stage’s accessories were removed.

~

“Got it!” Lili shouted. Now Lili was protected again, by the strings that held her. Milla and Sasha got the ammo they still had. But it was going to more hard, since now that Lili’s father is now sending shockwaves when the lights are off. Thankfully they had enough ammo to launch to break one string.

Then another.

Then another.

And another.

But Lili’s father shielded his daughter from Sasha and Milla, who immediately and easily knock him out.

~

“Hah! This is too easy to face.” Milla chuckled. She saw how angry Lili’s father was.

“Enough! You’re ruining. Her. Performance!” Lili’s father shouted.

“Dad! Wait!” Lili tried to respond.

“Keep playing Lili!” Lili’s father reassured his daughter. He turned to Bunk Bed Junction. “I should teach you brats some lessons of music.” He shouted.

“But. I have a master’s degree in Fine Arts & Music!” Sasha replied.

“SHUT UP!” Lili’s father shouted.

Now it was going to be hard. Lili’s father snapped his fingers and platforms were smashing near Sasha and Milla to which they dodged. They still got the ammo to break the strings. All of them. Enough for Lili’s father to protect his daughter.

“Dad!” Lili shouted as she fell lightly. “Dad?” Lili asked with worry.

“You… how could you do this to her!” Lili’s father shouted. Angrily creating a cage. Trapping Milla and Sasha. Bombs were added, exploding into ammo. But also they had to avoid giant piano keys playing. Milla and Sasha gathered enoug ammo to shoot at Lili’s father. Enough to knock him out (and for Sasha and Milla to land on a metallic red spider lily.).

“There’s only one thing left to do Milla.” Sasha told the guitarist.

“Way a head of you Sasha!” Milla replied. She set her guitar on attack mode, while Zuke prepared his drum sticks.

“BUNKA”

“JUNKA”

“SHAKALAKA-BAAAAAAAAAH!” But before they could finish. Milla and Sasha were launched off the side by Lili and her Piano.

“Lili my dear, you got them! Now, play for Papa one last time!” Lili’s father spoke with pride.

“I… I hate you all.” Lili softly spoke. Lili’s father gasped in despair.

“I hate you all. I. HATE. YOU. ALL!” Lili shouted as she angrily played the piano.

“Triplets! She’s going all out!” Sasha responded as he and Milla ran towards Lili.

“That’s massive damage!” Milla replied as she ran. The two dodged the triplets until they reached the piano… breaking it.

“No!” Lili shouted in despair. As the metallic flower exploded causing Sasha and Milla to jump off. Lili held tightly to her piano until her fingers slipped far away from it, until her held her tightly as the two fell down to earth.

~

Lili came out to find her piano, falling down and… breaking apart when it hit the floor.

“No…” Lili spoke as she ran towards it.

Meanwhile Milla and Sasha got up from the fall.

“Ow… that got to hurt.” Milla said as she rubbed her shoulder.

“You… imbeciles.” Lili’s father angrily told the two.

“Uh oh.” Milla spoke.

“You imbeciles! You’ve ruined everything! Do you have any idea wjat you’ve done?!” Lili’s father angrily shouted at them.

“You wanna go? Bring it on! Say it right to my face!” Milla responded.

Lili’s father was angry and immediately hurled himself towards the guitarist until he heard… the piano. Lili’s father snapped back to his senses and saw the damage he had done. He turned to his daughter, sobmerly playing the piano. Lili’s father walked closer to her, shrinking on the process. Playing the piano too. The piano… of Lili’s late mother. Who passed away. And the only thing left of Lili’s mother, was the piano… the piano that was broken.

[erigold13261]

I had the most silliest idea come to mind earlier today thanks to me deciding to shuffle my OFA playlist while I was doing my chores. I ended up coming up with a list of the top 12 artists in my AU (both including NSR and OFA) and to my utter shock and hilarious reaction, the top 3 artist were all digital/ai beings (1 being NSR and the other 2 being OFA artists)

Top 3 was CAL aka a sentient tablet created by Orion and also an utter menace to society coming in 3rd place, Mimi aka a literal parody of Sayu that's a bit younger than her and controlled by literal middle schoolers under the watchful eye of their manager/guardian being in second place, and finally in first place the Beloved Idol of Vinyl City herself aka Rosie, who holds the title of the most popular artist via her digital form being projected by a mix of technology and magic while her real form controls it behind the scenes. It was hilarious because I was going to make it canon that these bbys were the top 3 artists and my playlist helped me confirmed this idea-

Anyway a very horrible idea for an au came to my mind and it could possibly take place in any timeline/au since it involves these 3 taking over Vinyl City when everyone leasts suspects it, and it's mainly because since Rosie is the youngest daughter of Tatiana and Olive, Mimi is like a little sister to Sayu, and CAL is Orion's creation. Everyone gets a rude awakening when they get suddenly get kicked out of Vinyl City because a new era of the digital age has arrived and Rosie rules from the NSR Tower combined with her castle in her online district of Rosetta, while Mimi has control of the NSR branch and rules in Akusuka and CAL has the OFA branch and rules from his district of Cyberspace. Now the rest of the OFA cast along with the OG cast need to work together to retake Vinyl City and talk some sense into the Digital Tripod (That's what Imma start calling them) since they just kids and they're taking things a bit to far-

The whole thing was Rosie's idea since she isn't usually involved/included in the affairs of NSR since her oldest sister Titanium was being a bit overprotective of her, and she noticed how her mother Tatiana was strict on music genres during her rule and the public's opinion of digital/ai beings having sentience and the negative backlash from it. Rosie did have good intentions to bring change but when she tried to bring it up she ended up getting dismissed and receiving promises from her sister Titanium that "Change will come, but we need to focus on other important matters little sister."

Cue Rosie conspiring with Mimi and CAL to do something and then the next day they launch a full fledged revolution with Rosie's digital mermaid, fairies, and other magical beings army coming in at full force and kicking Titanium out of the NSR Tower before kicking the current artists and the og artists out of Vinyl City. (Nobody got hurt thankfully but it did catch the entirety of the city off guard-) Now that the Digital Tripod have gained full control of Vinyl City with Rosie being at the top and looking down at the music capitol from her throne. Mimi and her crew are just vibing while they share their space with the fans while throwing parties at the Kura Kura stream Hub, and CAL continues to be even more of a menace to society while also finding and leaking NSR and OFA's well kept secrets to the public.

While this is all happening Titanium blames herself for the Digital Tripod putting her and everyone else in their current situation, and believes that she should've done something sooner to prevent it. She does talk with her sister Sonya and then they talk with Tatiana and Olive before they all agree that they need to first take back Vinyl City in order to get to Rosie and talk things out with her. Sayu and her crew also agree to tag along and also bring Sylvie so they can get to Mimi and talk with her crew and the crew's manager/guardian who's also dealing with stress from taking care of her young nieces and nephew after their parents had tragically passed away in an accident and also having to fight for custody for all of them. Orion would need to enlist the help of her father Kliff since she has no idea why CAL decided to go along with Rosie's plan and find a way to get to him without using the option to shut him down. I don't know which of the other artists would also join the 3 groups to confront CAL, Mimi, and Rosie but I think they would want to help in some way.

This is all I have so far, and maybe I might go into it more but this was all just an idea I had come to me. I hope you enjoy :D

That Tatiana magazine cover was right! "Sayu: The future of music?"

Also, I laughed out loud at you calling them the "Digital Tripod" for some reason lol! It was not a nickname I expected but it was a good one nonetheless!

For some reason, I can also see the Digital Tripod as just having gone into everyone's account and just locked everyone's emails and stuff. I know you said everyone was kicked out physically, but these being youngsters all in the digital space/mindset just makes me think of an IT person changing passwords to piss off non-tech literate people lol.

Plus the idea that all of the Digital Tripod are just doing this for shits and giggles is funny as hell. I know Rosie wants things to change, but the others are a lot more selfish from what I read. With Mimi and Crew just partying and having fun while CAL is literally revealing secrets of the company (which I am surprised Rosie or the others aren't trying to stop).

It really does just feel like a bunch of kids that let the power go to their heads in like 3 seconds of getting it lol.

[erigold13261]

📢Psychonauts NSR AU, Chapter 9: VS. 1010📢

After that rap battle that basically had Sasha cut ties with his father. The duo went to speak to Gristol.

“Hey Gristol! We’re back!” Milla spoke. She looked at a massive pile of papers besides Gristol. “Woah… that’s a huge pile of notes. What’ve you got for us Gristol?” She asked.

“Oh this one involves a lot of legwork.” Gristol said as turned on the screen. This time, it shows five people. All of them were robotic and had lights in different colors and they wore soldier-like outfits. The one in the center was thin and had blue lights, the one on the right was fat and had yellow lights, the one on the left was tall and had green lights, the one between the yellow and the blue was muscular and had purple lights, and the one between the green and blue was small and the only girl had red lights. Over them were their names from left to right: Boyd, Edgar, Cal, Gloria, and Fred. “Introduce the spiffiest band around the city right now: 1010.” Gristol explained.

“Oh I’ve seen them, they're… shiny.” Sasha pointed out.

“And they look quite handso— I mean, inhuman. They look quite inhuman.” Milla responded with some slight blushing.

“1010 is NSR’s robotic boy band, complete with the looks, style and the moves.” Gristol explained. “The size of their fanbase is simply astounding. Security for them is tight.” Gristol explained some more.

“I can imagine that.” Sasha responded.

“So if we break into their concert we’ll get arrested? How are we going to take them down?” Milla asked.

“Don’t worry about it, they’re on tour. I’ve found a certain spot where your paths meet. It’s in Metro Division.” Gristol explained. “With some effort on your end, you’ll be on their flying limousine in no time.” He explained.

“You mean… we get to ride on their limo too?” Milla asked with a smile.

“Milla?” Sasha asked with confusion.

“I mean… let’s go!” Milla replied.

“Good luck you two!” Gristol responded as he waved Sasha and Milla goodbye.

~

When Milla and Sasha arrived in Metro Division, they saw how it looked. There was a bunch posters of 1010 all around. Needless to say, Milla was in awe.

“This must be the place.” Sasha said.

“How do you know?” Milla asked. Sasha pointed to the amount of fans behind the gate.

“Oh…” Milla responded.

“Let’s go.” Sasha spoke.

“Let’s do this.” Milla replied.

~

When they arrived on the limo. They saw 1010 posing. Milla was prepared…

“Your flying circus ends now, 1010!” Milla proudly announced. There was no response. “Uh… we’re here to stop you!” Milla spoke, again no response. “Hello?” Milla asked. Suddenly, the blue robot named Cal turned to her.

“Look, everybody. Our one true love is finally here. Let’s be the ideal lovers and give her our utmost attention.” Cal spoke.

“What?” Milla asked with slight annoyance.

“ATTENTION.” Cal spoke as he saluted. (As well as the other robots.)

“Uh… why are we saluting?” Milla asked.

“I don’t know.” Sasha responded.

“We salute you for gracing us with your exotic beauty.” The red robot named Gloria spoke.

“Your lustrous hair.” The purple robot named Edgar spoke.

“Your beautiful gaze.” The green robot named Fred spoke.

“Even your lips which form that radiant smile.” The yellow robot named Boyd spoke.

“Our breaths are stifled.” Cal explained. To which all of the other robots said stifle in sync.

“Hah, cute. But do you really think that you can sway Milla’s heart like that easily. She’s never going to fall for these cheap compliments. Right Milla?” Sasha chuckled. Milla didn’t respond. “Milla?” Sasha asked. He saw why Milla didn’t respond… …she was in love.

“Yes Sasha?” Milla said while being dazed in love. “You’re just saying that cause all of these guys are fawning over me.” Milla smiled.

“Milla, now’s not the time.” Sasha spoke.

“Did you hear what they said about my lips?” Milla giggled. Sasha immediately looked at 1010 in horror.

“What have you done to her 1010? You made her into a crazy fangirl!” Sasha asked in horror.

“Heh… seems that haters are gonna hate.” Cal chuckled. “When we show up, we get the sexy mission done. You better put on your thermal goggles because… …we’re gonna bring the heat!” He explained as he posed. The battle was definitely on.

~

“Aaah! They’re hot and sexy!” Milla screamed in excitement.

“Milla!” Sasha responded.

“What?” Milla asked. As she narrowly dodged a laser.

“You got distracted by them!” Sasha responded. As he strucked Gloria on the head.

“It’s not my fault that they’re sexy!” Milla explained as she strucked Cal’s head off.

“It will be if you get distracted by them!” Sasha replied as he breaks Cal’s body apart. Suddenly the two saw a giant machine flying by, with a man controlling it. He dressed up like a general, and had a robotic cyborg-like right eye.

“What was that?” Sasha asked.

“Intruders!” The man shouted as he landed the machine.

“Where?” Milla asked. “Oh. Us.” She spoke as she realized. “Who… who are you?” She asked.

“I am Captain Oleander, the manager of 1010. You mess with mu troops, you mess with me! 1010 never surrenders!” The man introduced himself. “Deploy! Maintain operation party all night!” He ordered as he activated the unknow machine which spawns… another Cal robot?

“Wh… what the hell?” Sasha asked.

“Baby… I’m electrifying!” Cal responded as he pointed to rock duo.

“Electrifying!” The other robots sang in unison. Activating their shields.

~

“There’s no use, they keep coming! We’re better off chilling with these handsome robots and checking out their crib and after that we can have a jacuzzi party with them and—”

“We must defeat that robot.” Sasha said as he pointed to Captain Oleander.

Milla reluctantly agreed, but decided it was for the best. She tried breaking one of the shields. But to no avail. Then she saw a purple light, and parried it against Gloria. That was her plan, parry the lights.

Sasha did that too, but with Fred. Causing him to break.

“Milla! Use your guitar!” Sasha spoke.

“Got it!” Milla replied as she activated her guitar, turning into a mechanical arm.

“How… how will that help?” Sasha asked.

Suddenly, they arrived at the stop. And saw Oleander respawning Fred and noticed that the robotic arm threw balls at him, causing the machine to break a bit.

And noticed that when they pose, they get their shields back up by the cheering fans. That was the strangest way it worked.

Fortunately the robotic arm broke the giant machine completely.

“Fire in the battery aft! Mayday! Mayday!” Captain Oleander shouted. Suddenly, the machine exploded. Causing the insides of 1010 to be revealed.

“Baby… I’m electrifying!” Cal responded in a distorted tone.

“Electrifying!” The other robots sang in unison.

~

“Oh no! They’re no longer handsome and sexy and gentlemanly and—”

“Good.” Sasha smiled. As he dodged.

The two waited when they arrived at their stop. Hearing the screams of horror from fans caused them to explode.

“Good. I think that’s that.” Sasha smiled. But suddenly, Captain Oleander came crashing in. “Nevermind.” Sasha spoke.

“As long as the flag of rhythm stands, I will keep on fighting! Commencing All Kill Protocol! For NSR!” Captain Oleander spoke as he activated the machine. Which turned upside down and began dancing.

~

Captain Oleander sent in several attacks.

One attack had him jumping up and summoning red claws and landing on Sasha and Milla who dodged.

Another attack involved him swinging a giant purple hammer. Which spawned some ammo to which Milla and Sasha picked up.

Another attack had him using a green sword. Which he swung.

And a final attack had him summoning bombs which were yellow and had ammo.

After that, Milla and Sasha launched the ammo at Captain Oleander. Causing him to be defeated.

“There’s only one thing left to do Milla.” Sasha told the guitarist.

“I don’t know if I can do this… but I’ll try!” Milla said with a frown. She set her guitar on attack mode, while Zuke prepared his drum sticks.

“BUNKA”

“JUNKA”

“SHAKALAKA-BAM!” they shouted. Causing a blue light to attack at the general. Which caused him to fall.

~

“You… you got me, soldier. You got me good!” Captain Oleander coughed. “Go ahead, finish the job!” He ordered. Milla and Sasha looked confused.

“Uh… we’re not here to finish you—”

“I know you sent DJ CCC out to space. I know you unplugged Raz. I know you broke Lili’s piano! You’re here for my factory, aren’t you? Just do it then! Do iiiiiit!” Captain Oleander yelled.

“Wh… what are you talking about? We just want to—”

“Fine! Go ahead and break my troops! But know that you’ll never break my spirit!” Captain Oleander coughed.

“Does… does he want us to kill his own boy band?” Sasha asked with worry.

“And why is he coughing?” Milla asked.

“Because I am a cyborg!” Captain Oleander shouted.

“I’m coughing up the blood… the blood that spilled from my mouth. I do it for NSRRRRRRRR!”

“Okay then… I think we’re going home… right now.” Milla spoke as she slowly left with Sasha following her.

“Home? I remember what home was like. I dream of a day where the children can run innocently on the streets again, their eyes glittering with jubilation. So I made a promise to myself. A promise to bring peace back to my people. And until that day comes, I vow to serve this city with my utmost dedication. Because that is who I am. I got soul. I am a soldier. Oh, what have I become? I have… changed so much. The things that I have done in the name of NSR, I would not wish it to my worst enemy. When I—” but before Captain Oleander finished his monologue. He noticed that Sasha and Milla were walking away. “Hey! I’m talking to you two! Where are you going?! Do you think what you’re doing is right?! What is it that you guys fight for? What is that you guys want?!” Captain Oleander asked several times.

“Uhm… I wouldn’t mind for a signed poster of 1010–”

“Milla.” Sasha pointed out.

“Ok ok ok.” Milla responded as the two continued to leave.

“Hold on! I have not reached the part about my deployment to the Azkar Faction in ‘68! It was unforgiving journey through the rdiges of Kewan. The chill was enough to brittle the spirit of any battle hardened warrior. As I trudged through the mountains with onky my compass and the parachute on my back…” Captain Oleander continued to monologue, but Milla and Sasha couldn’t hear it. As they left to the sewers.