I figured out the name for the non-FUBAR'd au that I made up thanks to @lordgrimoire
and @darkxwolfdoesart said to tag'em if I did more sooooo here ya go
here is the first post about it
let's peer back into the world again, afterall, just one peak is never enough;
it was a snowy day on the planet of coppper-9 (light snow of course, this place would never come to know the horrors of nuclear winter)
Tessa was just groggily getting up for work, her first alarm managing to wake her up today, she had no doubt it would be just as eventful as the others she had been, she slowly stirred though she did not want to get up at all, it was a job even if she enjoyed it, which meant designated times to get up and designated hours she needed for rest. Journey, who acted as her alarm, let her cuddle her for a couple minutes longer, she set it up as such so that Tessa would still have ample time to get to work if she decided to do something like this, and she often did, she held on to her jaybird tightly, not wanting to let go just yet, this was still fresh and new to both of them, but it was a wonderful new, an enjoyable new. Eventually though, Tessa did start to fully get up, yawning and planting a kiss onto her dear Journey's lips, she giggled as the small smile and light blush crept onto Journey's face and visor respectively, a note that the alarm did fully wake up both of their systems up which made Tessa herself giggle at the factor, she was still enjoying and being giddy about all this freedom she had gained so suddenly and swiftly, practically a miracle.
the way she said it to Journey felt right, felt appropriate, and felt still exciting to her heart, at her parents household she would have said it in a hushed whisper, here it was just something to be said.
Journey: Morning My Sweet, sleep well?
Tessa: mhm, you help with that with how you hold me so protectively she ended her sentence with a chuckle
Journey herself was still warming up and waking up herself, she never used to be like this, not in the manor when she was simply called her designation, J, nothing more, not in the place she had been originally revived in. She used to force herself to instantly forcefully boot herself to full capacity to ensure that she was fully alert to protect Tessa and ensure that her parents were always as best as she could get to pleased to ensure reprimanding was never needed, she was not expecting to be saved by Cyn alongside the others, not when she was one of the ones that had clocked Cyn as being weird, but that was then, and this was now. And now she could earnestly let her systems slowly build up, it was a weird sensation but it was good to let the body slowly work it's way up to fully operational, it also was working as a reminder in a weird roundabout way that her and her group were safe now, they were able to live in a sort of peace of their own, which meant she could actually rest and actually let her body have a moment of relaxation, her body nearly couldn't believe it the first time but it was proven by her work and attitude after the full wake up that she was better with a full wake-up cycle completed.
The duo got up and got into the shower, helping each other out, mainly because the showers here was another part of their rituals, it reminded them that they were allowed to just hug and kiss and hold hands and other mushy stuff that they wanted, the shower also helped wake up Tessa in the morning so that was just a bonus. They got into their work attire, Tessa into a scientist outfit that she had made modifications to, mainly for ensuring that she could deal with solver drones that weren't someone that was used to her presences feel more comfortable but also allow her outfit to be scratched like a cat tree with minimal wear and tear, which meant sometimes, small solver babies would just be climbing on her claws embedded into her outfit. Journey had once gotten a screenshot onto her system of Tessa doing something facing her and then a second screen shot of her turned around of two babies holding onto her back, their names were Doll and Uzi, the lil small drone cubs were of Yeva and Svetlana and Nori and Khan respectively, it was turned into a meme around the office in moments flat, sometimes with both images, sometimes with only one of them, Tessa couldn't help but join in and experience meme culture for the first time as well, and she liked the way everything would be conveyed in the images and such.
Their household was of course in the area of camp 98.7, the testing ground and "campsite-turned-neighborhood", and their household was the biggest, not due to money, while they did have it(Cyn was cylly, but she knew to take a good chunk of money from the elliotts that was a lot to the average person but barely a dent to them before they left), it wasn't the reason they built it like that, it was a connected dual-household. Journey and Tessa were in their own house and Nathanial and Valeria were in theirs, standard two stories styled after log cabins, inbetween them was a glass space that had a chimney/campfire combo at the center, a communal area for the Ex-Manor Crew to enjoy time together after a day of work or cook food together during off days over the fires, each household had a interconnecting door into it. Tessa moved a lil faster now that she was fully showered and cleaned up, making her and her Jaybird some breakfast, some battery and scented oil cereal for Journey and some regular cereal for herself, humming as she set up her and journey's bowls of food to get ready for the day, she smiled, her breakfast being more "normal" now still kinda off but it was a beautiful thing to be honest, she was used to things that either tasted like they had spent bloody too long on the barbie and the flavor cooked off of them, or they were too small to even be considered actual food, like a joke only the grown ups she knew were in on for their lives for some reason. Journey eventually joined her, her lovely suit and jeans making her look like a nerd, even wearing some square glasses to ensure her vision was up to 100% efficiency, and Tessa finding them cute as just a lovely bonus to herself in all honesty, and Valeria still had her own pair from the manor, rounded out and circular, it was a interesting note of choice between the two of them, oh there goes her mind again, rambling even about something in her own head.
Tessa and Journey ate the breakfast
Tessa: how's the office going?
Journey: it's...going, had to construct an entirely new one due to...ya know
she chuckled to herself, Cyn had found her mate...Cyn thankfully recalled the entire tale, apparently as a form of entertainment and a job, some drones could become football drones, Thad had stolen her core seemingly. Thankfully he was surprisingly chill about learning about solver drones and finding out she planned to be with him as her partner, poor guy was more worried about journey when she showed up, he did manage to get a new job as a tester of tech in the labs nearby, Cyn was always chipper when he showed up, and if she ever felt worried, he seemed to have a good skill of answering text's while still keeping focused on his work, football teaching him to multi-task seemingly being his main explanation for it.
Tessa slowly stirred up from her seat and put the bowl into the sink Journey doing much the same, cleaning it and putting it in the dish washer that was finally getting full, guess they'd have to have it run while they were gone.
Journey: Cheek kiss have a good day at work
Tessa: Giggles and cheek kisses journey right back 'atcha jaybird
they left for work, parting ways where they usually did on the snowy planet
Tessa hummed a tune, it was random but she swore it felt...familiar
she entered the labs and noticed that it was still very early, not many scientists and engineer's were showing up yet, and in her side of the facility it was especially quiet, partly due to the fact Yeva and Nori were on vacation, they came as early as Tessa typically did, always happy to help drone's who presented with the solver and help with alice, they still had a long while before they would come back.
though she did eventually hear a familiar pair of voices, peaking the corner, she quietly giggled at the sight
mitchell: are you sure you are doing alright, alice?
Alice: are ya sure ya didn't steal some of my protectiveness of my lil critters? you seem to care for them just as much as I do, hon.
Mitchell was holding Beau and Tifu, gently cradling them with a level of care only Alice or Tessa had been able to do in the past, while Alice was in solver pod mode, though she was unfurled currently.
Mitchell: I just...care a lot about you, and they are a part of you in a sense
Alice: a crazed laugh of hers came out, quieter then usual cus the little ones were sleeping sappy but true, ya got da right idea though
mitchell: softly sighed as he heard that thanks Alice
Tessa was going to have juicy gossip with journey later, for now she moved back and knocked on the door before entering, quietly enough that it wouldn't wake the lil UNN's
Tessa: Ello mate's! how ya doing this morning?
Mitchell and Alice looked at each other
Mitchell: I think we're doing alright
Alice: bout as 'right as I can be currently
Tessa: well that's good to hear, gonna be mostly a check up kinda day!
Alice groaned a lil but knew it was for the best
Alice: at least it's with y'all
Mitchell chuckled at her reaction but was smiling under his attire
Tessa: don't worry, I'll make sure its as quick as possible mate!