19. If you had the chance to switch places with [Caretaker] in return for your freedom, would you take it?
Now not so mean to Eldwin :) just a little
[Ask game]
41. Do you think you'll ever be able to leave?
"I doubt it. They'll never let me leave. And there is nowhere I could run that they will not find me. Nowhere I could go where people won't treat me the same, if not worse." There is no feeling in his voice; merely matter of fact. "I'm not some lap dog eager to please my masters. I just know what's best for me."
42. Do you think that you have a future?
"Maybe if I can behave, I'll have a few more years of this before the harvests prove too much. After that, well... I see no need to think so far ahead." It's clear he has more thoughts that he's unwilling to voice.
19. If you had the chance to switch places with [Caretaker] in return for your freedom, would you take it?
"No. They don't deserve this. Besides, I can take it better than they could."
Their fingertips tingled. It was the same feeling as when he sat over his feet and they got too numb after, the same kind of odd prickling. When he produced a small clover, his mother screeched from the port.
They hugged him, that day. He found his cheeks hurting, a laugh bubbling out of his chest. It was nice.
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René waved his hands in a flawless gesture. The wonder was choked out to create matter, picture-perfect in the model they'd been given. Enrique watched from the corner, the tips of his lips curling up.
They didn't linger long on it before moving on to the next. And the next. And the next. The exhaustion, marrow-deep but creeping to spread, was barely a note on the edges of their mind. Mass arose from thin air. Their eyes didn't ever blink as they formed the item, light giving place to simmering gold in its wake.
The trophy fell to the ground with a clang. They were way past it to flinch.
René didn't react, either, as the examiner crossed the distance between them to congratulate his student with a kiss on the cheek, leaning over his shoulder.
Hey, it's been five days, can I begin yapping about Alien Stage, pretty please? You don't have to answer if you don't wanna <3
I think I've seen every possible Alien Stage content in my reach, and it is not enough 😭 Fanarts, edits, fanfics, songs, theories, headcanons, videos, reacts.... I need more 😭😭😭
And well, I have a really interesting habit of accidentally making the extremely moraly grey characters my favorites, so it's no wonder my Alien Stage favs are Ivan and Luka 😂✨️ but I do love every character, I haven't found any that I dislike.
I loved all comics, but each has a different spot in my heart:
(흔적) Baby Till with his mother broke me so fucking much, I wanted to cry on the scene of them being split up 😭.
(Arise and Walk) Luka and Hyuna's comic made me love them even more, and I was so heartbroken once again to be reminded of Hyuna's death. Like, the other deaths I expected, because of the whole stage thing (not Sua, but that was first song, I was still understanding stuff), I didn't even think of Hyuna dying, and the way she died... AAAAAAA.
(My fragile god, fading fast) Mizi's past is soooo whumpy and I was SO shocked to see her mom's death scene. Like, we were in full lesbian scene and then- DEAD MOM. Really liked it too <3
(Scars + Remember Everything) And my favorites. I loved these two SO MUCH. I don't even have words. The whole mute thing and- AAAAA idk, I am not sane about Ivantill, idk, and the whole dark visual, black and white with only blood red as colorful stuff? Amazing. Adult Ivan becoming child Ivan and dissappearing at the end AAAAAA. Just. Everything. All details about it, I love. (And Mizi's new appearance? 🤯✨️)
I loved the other comics too, but I think those are my favs? Idk, those are the ones I wanted to yap about :D
Anyway. Sorry <3, I needed to tell someone about it, cause I can't explain to anyone irl that I am obsessed about a song series of human children being raised and killed on a stage for aliens to see and everyone is gay and sad.
I KNEW you would enjoy the freaks the most too they are also my favourite luka is my number one but ivan is a close second <3 luka is just so fascinating to me hes so pretty when he hurts and hes so capable of hurting others because of his uh "upbringing". He is scary because he's not just a pretty doll hes also really intelligent and has nothing to lose, while also being pretty much scientifically bred and trained and abused into being the most undefeatable opponent. Going up against him is a death sentence, like, just on a base level! I would be shitting myself just being in the same room as him to be entirely honest — and then he starts fucking with you live on stage for no other reason than to have fun?? Diabolical man i need to see him bruised up again i think
The way he calls hyuna his multiple times as if he literally owned her will never ever leave my brain
i cannot wait for more content of him but i also cannot wait for more content in general!!
Baby till has so much hope in his eyes hes the only one who had a loving caretaker (as far as we know i guess) and he was so so happy and babi whenever i think if baby till i want to cry that is just a little guy
Hyuna's "this is my revenge" looking straight into luka's eyes as she basically kills herself in front of him is among the greatest lines of this entire story. Also luka has such dead eyes all the time but every time hes looking at hyuna he is So Happy he really loved her more than anything hhhhgghaaagghh i need luka pov NOW!!! WHERE IS IT!!!
Mizi's "oh shes a little fucked up actually" comic!! I absolutely adore how her clothes don't really fit sua. I love her dehumanising alien owners. I love that thats where her initial version of love comes from, even leading up to the first round. That's what she knows to be love, and only later does she learn that its more than just this surface level fondness for cute things that you can control. She has to learn to be human. All of them do!! That's why I'm so not concerned with questions about how you could regard these relationships exactly. You literally cannot look at them through normal lenses since their lives are literally alien to us. Like relationships to these people are Way Different, they are so much more complex than "so are they dating or not" or "did he like, love love him?" There is no yes or no questions here, they each have very specific circumstances that they each navigate their own way on an alien planet that does not teach them even about the existence of love half the time, much less what love actually is.
And you KNOW i love scars and remember everything!!! Oughh it might be bc its ivantill and bc its whumpy as fuck but i have never stopped thinking about them. I rly am so sad that those ones have such shit translations but whatever i dont care the art is magnificent the whump is beautiful ivan being evil should not be real but i still wish it was till should be haunted and traumatised forever and i need more of this flavour of angst bc it is very tasty. Next to luka Till is the one i love seeing hurt the most bc hes never been any good at hiding his emotions! He should cry more i think hes very lovely when he cries... I could talk about these comics for two hours straight i think i have so many thoughts about them they're very good
And what are you sorry for!!! I told you i am awaiting your unhinged rant in my inbox!! I can talk so much about things i love i love ranting and noone ever rants back at me!! Be not afraid of showing your enjoyment of things!!! I recently decided (again, bc ive done this once before but i was starting to feel bad about it again recently) that i will not hold back on my thoughts in fear of others calling me annoying! When i am excited about things i will send entire pages of thoughts at the nearest person like a cannonball and if they do not like it thats too bad you don't get to be my friend then!! Pls never be afraid of word vomiting at me ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS ABOUT SOMETHING IVE BEEN YELLING ABOUT FOR WEEKS like i am so abnormal about this story ive been wanting friends who give a shit about it forever
i feel like people have grown so terrified of sending long message or a lot of messages in fear that others will react negatively but i am not one of those people i love LOVE seeing long ass messages and 100+ notifications!! Be not afraid!!!!!! Just like I am not afraid of taking the smallest opportunity to talk about how much i love luka and how badly i need more content of him i neeeeeeddd him to be the actual focus just for like... Five minutes. Pls vivimeng. Pls i know you can do it youve been such good writers and artists you can give the man five minutes of your time right!! Pls i beg i am so thirsty i am being starveddd out here. I feel like he Has to become the focus in future storylines just for like one or two installments at least like we canNOT gloss over what the fuck he's been going through all this time and ESPECIALLY NOT AFTER WIEGE AND KARMA!!! THE ONLY JOY IN HIS LIFE IS GONE! HE HAS LITERALLY NOTHING! HE WAS THE ONLY ONE LEFT BEHIND! STILL STUCK AFTER ALL THIS TIME STILL FORCED TO PERFORM! PLS VIVIMENG JUST FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME PLEASE YOU CAN FIT SO MUCH MISERY INTO THIS BAD BOY JUST LET US SEE HIM SUFFERING FOR BUT ONE MOMENT JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCEEE
"Yes, I really love the way I betrayed my world and exist as an object to be used by others," Eldwin answers easily. "What's not to like?"
24. Is [Whumper] kind to you?
"Those assholes are incapable of being kind to anyone," Eldwin scoffs. After a second, he adds, "I mean, Lord Cazriec is sometimes nice to me. And the others convinced Clyde to let me keep Aconite. It's not all bad. But I wouldn't say that's kindness rather than convenience. Keeps my brain working, apparently. I don't know why they don't want to just let me lose my mind, but I'm not going to ask."
39. What is wrong with you?
"Well I derive pleasure from murder, so that's something." His flat tone and blank expression make it hard to tell if he's joking. "What's wrong with you, all these weird questions? Is this a test?"
🍝 SPAGHETTI — what is/are your oc's favorite food(s)?
🍰 SHORTCAKE — what is/are your oc's favorite sweet(s)/dessert(s)?
🍦 SOFT ICE CREAM — what is/are your oc's favorite ice cream flavor(s)?
🍔 HAMBURGER — is your oc good at cooking? are they good at baking? which one do they prefer?
To Eldwin and Nels, pretty please? :D
Thank you! Ask game here
🍝 SPAGHETTI — what is/are your oc's favorite food(s)?
Eldwin loves sweet foods, and otherwise milder flavours. So aside from sweets which we'll get into in a minute, more creamy sorts of pastas he likes, with various kinds of mushrooms and some sort of meat, usually chicken or pork. He's happy to eat meals without meat, but it is a valuable source of nutrition in Aenora, where affordable food variety is pretty scarce.
Honestly, much like Eldwin, Nels isn't big on food. Like Eldwin, he eats because he has to, he doesn't enjoy it. I bet he's someone who eats meat with not every meal, but certainly every day. For him it's a balance between getting everything his body needs nutritionally, and being cheap about it lmao. He has a lot of money, but generally prefers his working-class and military habits. This mf would eat hard tack as a snack
[ID: A gif of Max Miller from Tasting History hitting hardtack together. /End ID]
🍰 SHORTCAKE — what is/are your oc's favorite sweet(s)/dessert(s)?
Now this is what Eldwin loves. Boy is a cold hearted murderer who tortures people for fun while cooing over kittens and has a sweet tooth. He loves sweets
Chocolate is his number 1 (he'd even say that's his favourite food as a whole!) but he also likes fruit pastries, like apple or strawberry tarts, and cakes... anything lol
Nels isn't super into sweet stuff, but he'd probably go for like. a rum cake or something idk that just feels like something he might like. Or coffee! He does like coffee.
🍦 SOFT ICE CREAM — what is/are your oc's favorite ice cream flavor(s)?
Putting chocolate aside, Eldwin would like... maybe caramel? Or OH, idk if other countries have this but in the UK we have a clotted cream, and a clotted cream ice cream, and it's sooo good. I promise, it's nicer than it sounds lol
I don't think Nels would have one tbh
🍔 HAMBURGER — is your oc good at cooking? are they good at baking? which one do they prefer?
Eldwin's pretty good at both! No expert, nothing fancy, but he can follow a recipe or mock something up. He likes both too, but favours baking I think just bc he likes sweet baked treats more. Still, he won't do any of them just for himself
Nels can cook. Again, simpler stuff but gets the job done. Cooking is also a basic survival skill and he will judge any man who refuses to cook because "it's a woman's job" like oh okay fucking starve then. (The same applies to rich people who have staff do everything for them. Luckily he's good at keeping his mouth shut lmao)
7) Do you bring your whumpee to your workplace? How about bringing them to your social activities?
10) How does your whumpee behave around you? How much did it change from the moment of capture?
11) What rules do you have for your whumpee?
12) What do you do if your whumpee misbehaves?
48) Do you ever discipline/torture your whumpee when they didn't do anything wrong? For maintenance, for showing off, just because you felt like it?
A bunch for my favorite hated whumper.
Thank you!! From this ask game
7) Do you bring your whumpee to your workplace? How about bringing them to your social activities?
"Not to my workplace. Best to keep those things separate," Vivruh answers. "Social activities, usually yes. It tends to make things more interesting."
10) How does your whumpee behave around you? How much did it change from the moment of capture?
"He's very quiet. A bit too much, if I'm to be honest. But he's well-behaved; polite. Demure. I would like to see more of that fire Amelia warned me about. Clyde mentioned it too. Apparently he was difficult to break in, always acting up and talking back. Sometimes I see glimpses, but it always fades too fast... I'll have to see if I can bring it out somehow."
11) What rules do you have for your whumpee?
"He's not allowed to smoke at any point when we're together or he's on my property," Vivruh says immediately. "I wish he'd give it up entirely, but unfortunately at the moment, that's out of my control."
"I like to keep him within reach at all times. He is not permitted to speak to my guests without my permission and supervision. He wears what I provide. I expect him to be open to try anything, even if he's nervous. There's little that irritates me more than people deciding they hate something before trying it."
12) What do you do if your whumpee misbehaves?
"A warning is usually enough. I think he feels like everything is a punishment, even if it's supposed to be nice." Vivruh sighs, "He's not used to being treated well. There are ways to manage it, though. If he complains about being with me, a day or so left alone will have him begging me to come back. A little misbehaviour is fun, but I have to be careful. Don't want him getting too many ideas."
48) Do you ever discipline/torture your whumpee when they didn't do anything wrong? For maintenance, for showing off, just because you felt like it?
"I like to show him off to others. So does Clyde; there's nothing wrong with that. And I like to make sure he knows who's in control."
