I have tried to figure out what Tomoe’s goal could be. She is leader of an espionage organization, she is the mother of Hanzo and Genji, and her feelings toward them are complex. That’s pretty much what I figured so far.
If there is anything specific, I would think it is to protect her family. She knew that Hanzo was alive and ran away, and if he was the last thing left of her marriage with Sojiro, then she would damn well protect him. It helped that the elders had thrown her away anyway, so she had nothing holding her back anyway. When the clan eventually fell and Hanzo refused to come back, she resorted to keep an eye on him through her spy connections while doing other assignments. Through her married life, she has often made her identity all about her marriage and motherhood, so protecting her son is her way of protecting herself. Tomoe left her biological family when she married, and she worked hard to become Sojiro’s wife, so she is terrified to lose that. If she fails to keep on to her family, then what is she?
Tomoe’s external crisis was when Hanzo killed Genji. She understands why he in theory had to do it, to preserve Genji’s honour (at least according to this post), but it still hurt her so much to see her sons kill each other. She had already lost her husband, and promised him to look after their children and legacy, and it was falling apart in front of her. As a mother, it was the worst period in her life.
Internal conflict is in the present. As mentioned earlier, her relationship with Hanzo is complicated, because she understands why he killed Genji and she appreciates that he preserved his honour, but as a mother she hates her son’s murderer, even if that murderer is also her blood.
When she presently learns that Genji is alive, and finds out that he was the one that took down the Shimada clan, it got even complicated. As a mother, she was relieved that her son was alive. But as a wife of traditions, she was hurt that her son had used his second chance to destroy his legacy and disrespect his parents like he did.
Tomoe goes back and forth on loving her sons as a mother, and hating them for all their mistakes that implicated the family, and she is not good at showing her real emotions, so she cannot get properly across her motherly love anyway. She has to get through all the mental turmoil before she can even hope to repair the damaged relationship between mother and sons.
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I love domestic Knavis. They are so chill and calm to every single situation, and not surprised by anything. They take every day minute by minute, never really planning ahead, living in the moment.
Well, it’s the last day! This has been really fun, I enjoyed writing about these prompts and I hope everyone else finds Luke to be interesting
Alternate Universes-
So I was thinking about what to base AUs on for Luke, and I had the idea that I should focus on his crisis: The moment when he doesn’t break under Soma, and gains the will to determine his own life. I thought about altenate universes where this played out differently. So I started thinking, and I thought of two distinct possibilities. So, you get two AUs for the price of one!
The Weapon-
In this AU, Soma’s conditioning takes full effect, and Luke’s will completely breaks. In this AU, he never gains the will to rebel against Soma Biotechnology and becomes a tool for the megacorporation. Fueled by complacency and likely fear of further punishment, Luke proceeds to be subject to more training, experiments, and conditioning. After he is finally ready, he is employed by Soma as their secret weapon for corporate espionage and sabotage. All the time, Luke doesn’t care about the moral implications of what he is doing. As long as he is still in Soma’s good graces, he doesn’t care. Eventually Luke is likely used as the blueprint for the neurological research program to make other psionics.
Rage-
This AU came about while I was thinking of the above AU. I had the idea of what if he broke... but in a different way? So in this AU, Luke didn’t just break, he snapped. The loss of his friend, the punishments, the isolation, it broke Luke alright. But instead of making him complacent or fearful, it made him become consumed by hatred and anger. In this AU he broke out of Soma’s facility, like in the canon timeline, but he killed every Soma researcher and employee while doing it. He then proceeded to bring down Soma’s main office building. He was going to make the corporation pay. Once that was done, his anger turned to society at large. This AU is more tragic since Psyche’s angry rampage would likely only end with his death. I figure likely Overwatch eventually gets involved and they have to kill Luke to end it.
Saga loves hiking in the mountains, and traveling in general.
Kim calls Saga “mamsen”, while she calls Ragnhild “mamma”.
Saga’s biggest weakness in photography is portraits. She is used to take pictures on-the-go and without warning. Having to direct people and find the right position and lighting feels awkward for her.
There are not many pictures of Saga and Kim together from when Kim was a child, because Kim got the habit of refusing to be photographed unless Saga was behind the camera.
Saga has studied law over the years to feel safer about her work, knowing what is legal and what can technically be legal if done or worded right.
She has a chunk of the upper part of her left ear missing, looking like a hole. Many think it is from a bullet because of her work, but she actually woke up with it after a crazy weekend of drinking when she was 30. She still has no idea how she got it, but is too embarassed to say it.
Asside from Norwegian, Sami and English, Saga speaks some Spanish, Swiss-German and Chinese. Spanish from her high school, Swiss-German over the years she lived in Switzerland, and Chinese because she figured it could be helpful since she had to travel all over the world.
Saga likes to cook plain and boring food that is quick and easy to make. She doesn’t mind eating complicated or spiced meals, but she feels it’s a waste of time to make herself when she can be nourished by simpler, cheaper food.
If she had to choose between never having to sleep or never having to eat, she’d choose never having to eat.
She doesn’t like to admit it, but she loves to read comments about herself and her articles both on her own website and on various forums. It is a way for her to remember what she has done and what she does have meaning. She never replies or comments back, though.
She sleeps in on Sundays and doesn’t work until 12AM.
Here are also more voice lines that Saga would say in-game, since that could help humanize her too, I guess?
Interactions with Allies:
Torbjörn: I never thought I would be fighting side by side with a Norwegian.
Saga: What about side by side with a-... Ugh, no, I don’t want to say it.
Torbjörn: At least, we CAN agree that we’re better off than those darn Danes.
Saga: *laughs* Right you are, Torbjörn. Screw them.
Saga: Morri- Hmm, Soldier: 76, is it true that you KNEW about Overwatch’s dark side and did NOTHING?
Soldier: 76: They didn’t exactly promote me to do what I wanted.
Soldier: 76: You’re trying to look for truth where there is none, what makes you think you make a flick of difference?
Saga: If you ask me, I’ll ask you.
Saga: Angela Ziegler, what do you feel about the accusations that your work can be considered unethical and inhumane?
Mercy: All I want is to save lives as best I can. What could be wrong with that?
Saga: Zenyatta, don’t you think it is insensitive to be a fighting omnic with the second Omnic Crisis around the corner? The past is not that easily forgotten.
Zenyatta: The people I protect far outweight possible consequences based on memories and fear. For a better world, we need to move beyond our past.
Saga: If another God Program activates, it can take over normal omnics with no warning. Don’t you see that is reason for humans to worry?
Zenyatta: Not as much as omnics worry.
Saga: Mako Rutlegde, is it TRUE that you lead the Australian rebellion and caused the Outbacks to become a toxic wasteland?
Roadhog: *growls threateningly*
Saga: Lúcio dos Santos, DJ, musician and famed savior of Rio de Janeiro! I have SO many questions!
Lúcio: Sure, but let us save them to after the mission! I’d be happy to answer them when we’re safe and sound.
Winston: You went against your job by openly criticizing Overwatch, why are you on our side now? Do you regret your actions?
Saga: The truth at the time was that Overwatch had become corrupted and overstepped human rights.The truth today is that the world needs heroes working together. There is nothing more to it.
Saga: Reaper, just what was it that made you a spree-killing psychopath targetting former Overwatch agents?
Reaper: You should ask the actual psychopath about that.
Saga: Satya Vaswani, alias Symmetra, do you have any idea what the Vishkar Corporation is doing to people they claim to help around the world?
Symmetra: No commments.
Ana: Your camera is certainly old, it looks before my time. Won’t the light give up your position and make enemies aware of you?
Saga: Who says that wasn’t my intention?
Winston: You and Olympia Shaw from Atlas News seem to have a lot in common. Ever met her?
Saga: I wish, but no. Her reports of your resurgence turned my view on Overwatch, and I would like to thank her for that.
Sombra: You know, I’m sure we could do amazing things together.
Saga: I don’t want ANYTHING to do with you.
Sombra: What is really the difference between us two? We both seek knowledge, after all.
Saga: The difference is that I’m fighting to reveal the truth to people for the right thing, and you are cheating and destroying lives to gain knowledge for yourself.
Doomfist: It has been a long time, Mrs. Sara.
Saga: Not long enough, Ogundimu.
Receiving Things Lines:
Armour: “Takk som byr!” (Thanks for the offering!”)
Healing: Feels great, thanks!
Nano Boost: Scoop of the year, here I come!
Quickwheel Lines:
Hello! / Hei! / Heisann!
Thank you! / Takk! / Takker!
Understood. / Forstått. / OK. / Ikke no’ problem. (No problem.)
I need healing / Need some bandaids over here!
Respawn Lines:
“Arbeidet adler mennesket” (”Work honours the person”, proverb)
“Etterpå er hvermann klok.” (”Afterwards, everyone is wise”, proverb about hindsight)
“Oh well, in a hundred years it’s all forgotten. ...Hopefully.”
*in a teasing voice* “Ris gjør ungen vis.” (”Spanking wisens the child”, proverb)
(killed with Sightsee active) “I will never forget the one that got away.”
Hero-change to Saga: “Saga is on the scene, reporting live!”
Map-Specific Lines:
Temple of Anubis: “Den som ikke i hete vil svette, får i kulde sulte.” (”Those who do not want to sweat in the heat, shall hunger in the cold”, proverb)
Temple of Anubis: “It is hard to trust Omnics when you know there is a God Program that could make them suddenly change side with no warning.”
Oasis: “This. Is. The. Worst. I am sweating a waterfall here and they won’t even let me keep any of my pictures when I leave. What am I DOING here?”
Volskaya Industries: “Better badly dressed than naked, I guess.”
Numbani: “This city is an ideal, but everything casts a shadow.”
Junkertown: “Huh, this place has improved a lot since last time I was here. That’s kind of sad.
Battle Lines:
Solo-eliminating an enemy: “Den som vil være med på leken, må tåle steken.” (”If you want to join the game, you have to handle the pain./No pain, no gain.”
Thirty seconds left: “A good day is never too late! Let us do this!” / “Better to die standing, than live kneeling! Let’s keep this going!”
Killing your killer: “You never live long enough to leave grudgeless.”
Killing Torbjörn: “Have you heard that joke about the Swede that died?”
Killing Soldier: 76/Reaper: “Now, Overwatch can start anew.”
Seeing allied Lúcio killed: “And the world lost a great hero that day.”
When shocked by Winston: “Au, au, au, au, au!”
Ability Lines:
Using Sightsee: “Ah, just a sec I want to ask you something!”
Using Sightsee on Soldier:76: “I’ve got you in my sight!”
Killing Sightsee target: “Thanks for the interview, see you again never!”
Ally kills Sightsee target: “I’ll make sure to mention you in the article!”
Sightsee target suicides: “Oh, I’ll... write the eulogy, I guess.”
Using Emergency: “Here’s some stuff, come get it.” / *imitating Tobjörn* “Come getcher bandies!” / “Come over here for healing!”
Ultimate Line:
Allies: “Picture time, everyone! ...Smile!”
Enemies: *singing* “Smil til the skulte... kamera!” (”Smile to the hidden... camera!”, the intro of an old Norwegian hidden camera show)
‘Domestic’ was an interesting topic to consider for Psyche, so I thought this was fun to think about.
Living Arrangements-
Immediately after escaping some, and for a time afterward, Luke would have lived a nomadic existence. Travelling across North America and making a meager existence while trying to help people out. Eventually, when he figured out about Overwatch, he would have made his way to Europe and eventually cross Europe to Watchpoint Gibraltar. If allowed, I think that is where he would be ‘living’, along with Winston. There he would try to aid in the reforming of Overwatch and aid in their missions. I think due to the nature of the lifestyle he wishes to live he would not really consider having any pets.
Recreation-
Luke is still trying to figure this part out. One of the few things he was allowed to do in the program at Soma was read, so he does enjoy reading quite a bit. However, it is less fiction and more non-fiction/textbooks that he prefers to read. He hasn’t considered the idea of fiction books before, but if introduced he would probably enjoy them greatly. He would probably enjoy the idea of video games, but he would have to be introduced to them first. Finally, he often passes the time by keeping a detailed journal of his thoughts and experiences. I liked the idea that he may start keeping video log versions of his journal at some point.
