thinking about the s15 red team sharkface blurb in my wips where sharkface stays behind with grif and grif doesnāt go quite as batty as he would in total isolation
also s7 parallel:
"Hey, Boss," Sharkface says with a grin, lifting his sunglasses off his nose.
"'Boss'? Who the hell- is Sarge back?!" Grif pokes his head out the door and sees Locus standing there and yells "OH FUCK!"
"I'm not your boss anymore," Locus sighs. "I found this one's head floating towards a black hole. If even half of what he said is true, your friends are in grave danger," Locus says dramatically, tossing Lopez's head over to Sharkface.
was about to go to sleep but i had a brainwave about grif and (red team) sharkface dynamics. like they probably wouldnāt get along exactly at first? but iāve always hcād shark as a smoker so theyād probably end up hiding from simmons and donut to avoid the lectures and just. talk about random shit
the dynamic is coworkers who take smoke breaks together
Sharkface: Hey, everyone, thanks for joining the stream. Iām Sharkface from the popular webseries Red vs Blue, and today weāre gonna be rating all the shark emojis. Before we get started, though, I do want to show off the hoodie Donut made for me--
[Video switches from Emojipedia page of shark emojis to camera feed.]
Sharkface: Itās a shark hoodie! Itās really warm, too, I love it. Donut does awesome work. Iām gonna put a link to his Etsy shop in the chat, check it out.
Sharkface: Aw, thanks for feeding the sharks, Caboose. Looks like Jasmineās hungry, sheās gonna go snap those right up.
[The tiger shark swims over to the bits and they disappear.]
Sharkface: Alright, well, letās get to it. Itās only a matter of time before Grif starts bitching about the bandwidth, after all. [eyeroll]
[Video switches back to the emojipedia page.]
The ever-present great white shark, the only thing most people think of when you say āsharkā. Appropriate amount of fins. I like that heās got a little blue reflection on the belly from the water around him. Nose is a little short but heās got an awkwardly friendly smile. Heās a little anxious about being here but hopes youāll give him a chance.
Verdict: 9/10 a friend and boy
Cartoon-style great white. For some reason theyāve completely gotten rid of his pelvic and anal fins? He kiiiinda needs those. Like okay, sure, itās a cartoon, you gotta streamline things. But thereās plenty of space on the outer contour to put like, one of them just as a nod that you know they belong there, yāknow? Now he just looks sad and upset to me.
Verdict: 4/10 someone rescue this fella asap
Another friendly lookin great white with at least an attempt at pelvic fins. Sheāll get along fine. Overall a pleasant shape, friendly little smile, eyes proportional. Gills are a little big but sheāll be ok.
Verdict: 7/10 give this good girl some belly rubs, stat!
Lookinā a little anxious here, whatās up buddy? Heās a little thin too, missinā his fins and gills, no teeth to speak of. Iād be nervous too. That heavy outline seems a little constrictive. I dunno, man, I feel pretty bad for this guy.
Verdict: 3/10 free him :(Ā
Another nervous little buddy. Looks a little bit like a gangly teenager at a school dance, and thatās honestly kind of endearing. Donāt worry little friend, youāll figure it out.
Verdict: 6/10, I believe in you š
Whatās going on with all these sad sharks??? Twitter what are you doing to this lovely friend, they look miserable!! Sad little eyes, teeth all out of wonk. Actually, it doesnāt even look like theyāre connected to the mouth. Jeez. Iād be sad too with only two fins, teeth falling out and no way to breathe.
Verdict: 0/10, Twitter Iām gonna steal your shark and treat it right <3
Looks like someone did some basic research, thatās refreshing. Proportions are nice, everythingās in the right place, I can even see his cute little nostrils. We get a cute belly view here too, prime belly rub real estate.Ā
Verdict: 10/10 Facebookās a hell site but if this is the one thing they do right... Iām okay with that.
Skype version:
Sheās animated!!! ššš This looks like itās based on Microsoftās sad, incarcerated little fella from earlier, but now sheās got a smile and is happily swimming around. Effervescent. What a gal.
Verdict: 12/10 my heart is so full š
[Thereās a brief sniffle and Sharkface ducks out of view for a second to wipe at his eye.]
Iām pretty sure they gave this bulky boy an eyebrow and I dunno how I feel about that. Confident grin, nice body bulk, swoopy fins for a fun cartoony feel. This oneās even got the subterminal notch on the end of the tail. Extra points.Ā
Definitely get the vibe that this one was designed by someone who really liked Bruce from Finding Nemo. (But letās be real, thatās just everybody, right? š)
Verdict: 9/10, that eyebrowās the only thing throwing me off.
Thisā¦ looks like someone said āoh yeah Iāve seen a shark beforeā while lying through their teeth and then drew this out. Why are there three sets of fins in the pelvic area and why are they squared off on the ends. Where is their eye. (Yāknow, normally Iād be willing to think itās just lost an eye on one side, because Iām the same. But with everything else going onā¦ not feeling real charitable.) This shark is a mess, artistic liberties or not.Ā
Iām gonna need whoever designed this to meet me in the pit. [He leans close to the microphone and lowers his voice.] Wear something flammable.
Verdict: -2/10. Iām... legitimately upset by this one.
Aw, this oneās cute. Our first shark āfaceā. [chuckle] Looks like a friendly fella, popping out of the water for a chat, maybe to grab a snack. His teeth are a little sparse for his big old grin but otherwise this oneās pretty fun. Stylized water splash is a nice touch.
Verdict: 7/10, solid and creative
Alright, this one is equal parts delightful and frustrating. Itās much more realistic than any of the others with blue lighting like itās actually in the water which is awesomeā¦ but where are the belly fins? Thereās a little indent that might be a pelvic fin. Where are the other three. Why would you put all this time and effort into making a mostly realistic white shark and then just cut corners? Caudal finās a little short (were they trying to do likeā¦ perspective?) Canāt see any teeth, either, the whole mouth is pure shadow, thatās just disappointing.Ā
Verdict: 3/10, B for technical effort but F for planning. This coulda been something special but the ball. was. dropped. [disgusted sigh]
[Video cuts back to camera feed.]
Sharkface: Anyway, thatās not a bad list, really, lots of cute and friendly-looking sh--Ā
[Grif pokes his head in through the open door, frowning.]
Grif: Dude, what the fuck are you doing? The internetās been slow as shit for like an hour.
[Sharkface rolls his eyes and pulls off his headphones, leaning back to look at Grif.]
Sharkface: Grif, Iām busy, get the fuck out.
Grif: What could possibly be suckinā up so much-- [squints at Sharkfaceās screen]Ā --are you streaming?
Sharkface: Yeah? Iām rating all the shark emojis today. I thought Simmons told you since heās modding the chat.
Grif: [disgusted sigh] Oh, great, more nerd shit. Jesus. We finally get a badass ex-super-soldier and heās a bigger fucking nerd than Simmons.
Simmons: [from out in the hallway] Hey! I heard that!
Sharkface: [jams his headphones back on and turns back to the camera] ANYWAY. For those of you that arenāt completeĀ assholes named Grif, thanks for tuning in and weāll see ya next time. [wink]
[Video cuts off just as a large explosion jostles the camera and throws smoke and debris in through the door.]
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Chat transcript from the stream image:
[Donut has a āmodā (itās green but it has a trio of bubbles instead of a sword) and VIP badge, Simmons has the bubbles mod badge, fishfriend89 and caboose have different sub badges that are a pufferfish and a seal respectively. Chompbotās badge icon is a little shark head from the side.]
ItsFashionBinches: im soĀ glad you like it sharky!!! šššš
jellyfinch: it's really cute
fishfriend89: @ItsFashionBinchesĀ do u think u might make some to sell??Ā š asking for a friend
churchās best friend: henlo everbody!!!!!
Chompbot: Reminder you can find allĀ sorts of cute stuff at Donut's Etsy storeĀ here: (fake bit.ly link)Ā
ilikesharks: š¦š(repeated x4)
Comment was deleted by moderator.
CyborgSupremacy: Seriously, Tucker? You read the rules when you got in here.
churchās best friend cheered 4 bits:Ā time 2 feed fish!!!
[End transcript]
Trivia:
Sharkface puts bits in Cabooseās account bc he likes to feed the little sharks in the tank but Sharkface feels bad taking his money for it.Ā
Simmons is the one who created/coded the little shark tank assets. Thereās 12+ varieties of sharks that can be put in to swim around and gobble up bits and Sharkface switches these out every stream.
Every shark has a name and people seem to get very attached to them and ask when their favorites will return.
Donut does his own streams too but heās a sweetheart so Sharkface likes to promo his stuff when he can.
Sarge and Lopez were working on upgrading the stove when it exploded.
Locus nopes the fuck out to his ship at least an hour before and an hour after their scheduled streams so no one can possibly drag him in to be on camera.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Rating: G
Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Snapshots
3. "Stars In Her Eyesā
Characters:Ā Volleyball, Kaikaina Grif, Dexter Grif
Summary:Ā Ā It's hard to make friends when you can capture peoples' hearts just by looking into their eyes. There's one last thing that might help... but Stella isn't going to hold her breath.
Word Count: 1227
This chapter is from a Character+One Word Prompt sent in by fellow RvB fanartist and writer @rubykgrant :D Please check out her art here and writing on AO3 as InfernoTornado
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