#team breakthrough

[victoriadallonfan]

If team Breakthrough had a team animal, it would absolutely be a raccoon

No citations or anything, just vibes

[elcuervoborracho]

Through the looking-glass

Fanart of the web novel “Ward” , by Wildbow

[victoriadallonfan]

if you’re still following Pale Lights into its third book— do you have any thoughts on how Breakthrough would react to the world of Vesper?

Unfortunately, I am waaay behind the 3rd Book, due to life getting in the way.

However, this is an interesting question.

For one thing, Vic, Sveta, Ashley, and Chris (assuming he's along for the ride) will be treated as marginalized people due to how the setting puts anyone with pale skin as soulless monsters or slaves or second-class citizens.

Secondly, Vesper is around the technological equivalent of our renaissance era IIRC, so the group is going to be dealing with a society with no concept of tech that they treat casually. And means that things are going to be tough for any of the Tinkers if they need to repair equipment.

Thirdly, Vesper is - generally - a society of nobility, with only a few civilizations being "broadly" against such ideas.

Fourth, the Watch will be a looming threat. Allies at times, yes, but they are a political machine that would carve up Breakthrough to devour any secrets a dissection could show.

Not everything is doom and gloom (pun intended); Breakthrough is massively, massively, MASSIVELY stronger than anyone else in Vesper barring the Gods/Spirits (that we've seen so far). Rain would be seen as a venerated warrior for how devastating his blades and emotion power can be, let alone the heavy hitters like Vic, Capricorn, Ashley, and Kenzie.

Coupled with better quality equipment (not just the tinker tech; Vic and Capricorn armor can deflect modern rifle rounds), experienced team coordination, and stealth thanks to Kenzie, they'd be pretty safe from anyone hunting them down.

Kenzie probably even upgrades her tech by scanning the nearby magic tech they scavenge.

This is not even getting into the fact that Parahuman Powers don't have as devastating drawbacks as Contracts or Gloom Manipulators.

Now the question is: how long does Breakthrough stay on the downlow?

Probably not that long tbh. All it takes is one slave auction or murder of a peasant and shit will hit the fan.

[victoriadallonfan]

Victoria: "It has come to my attention that our team is dealing with a serious health issue of being shot. So far, miraculously, only Rain has not been wounded."

Rain: "Wait what?"

Victoria: "I got shot in the arm."

Tristan: "Neck wound. Byron felt it by proxy."

Ashley: "Also neck wound."

Sveta: "They shot holes in my old body. And my face."

Kenzie: "I got shot twice :D"

Natalie: "I wasn't shot but-"

Victoria: "As you can see, everyone on the team has experienced this."

Rain: "This is insane."

Victoria: "I agree, we are all very surprised you haven't been filled with holes by now."

[victoriadallonfan]

Erin: "So what did you guys do for your sweet sixteen?"

Victoria: "Pretty sure I fought the giant nazi twins."

Sveta: "I was stuck in an asylum for broken powers."

Tristan: "Trial."

Byron: "Also his trial."

Rain: "Arson."

Chris: "Kidnapping."

Erin: ....

Chris: "Oh, and I went to Dave & Busters."

[victoriadallonfan]

In order to pay for recent expenses, Victoria has no choice but to to have Breakthrough be sponsored by RAID: Shadow Legends

[victoriadallonfan]

Chibi Antares, Laserdream, and Swansong by HighQualityPixel

Go give the artist some love and attention!

[victoriadallonfan]

Breakthrough brand food items

Capricorn Red Rock Candy (Tristan smiling as kids break teeth on the candy)

Capricorn Blue Slushy (Byron drowning a kid with blue tidal wave)

Precipice croissants (Rain holding toasty curved croissants instead of swords)

Lookout Donuts (Kenzie holding up donuts like binoculars and spying on people)

Swansong Fried Chicken (Ashley obliterating a chicken except for the drumstick)

Tress String Cheese (Sveta twirling her tendrils around peeled string cheese)

Antares Candy Package (Victoria posing heroically with various fruit snacks impaled on her spikes)