Can't Stop Now!

-programmed by Viopenguin

[bowsnbots]

Hi, it's Viopenguin again! I'm hoping to make my last blog move (for a while, at least) to this blog. Everything I've done, and want to do, is condensed here. This is an independent, selective multimuse blog from a wide array of communities! I'm hoping to expand a bit and finally return to the Tumblr format.

This had better be the last time I make a new blog.

carrd

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//-I’m having a lot of fun with the carrd--

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//-New blog’s coming along swimmingly, by the way

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//-Psst. Real quick, what are the dimensions for the blog header

[madeimpact]

"Rooms are great! I could sleep here for ten years"

"Beats being in a shady Organization"

"I have HOW MANY HEARTS inside me?"

— Testimonials

( Non-RP blogs please go here for the art by itself! )

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//-I'm not sure if this actually. Concerns anyone? But I wanna give a little update

//-I'm making slow but sure progress on the multi. Rock, Blues, and X all have their bios finished; I have another few characters I wanna add, but motivation's still a little hard to come by, and a lot of my free time is being taken up by multiplayer stuff at the moment. Couple that with a HECTIC year so far, and... yeah, I haven't made as much progress as I'd like.

//-I just. Really miss writing. And I wanna get back to it at some point. Hopefully that point is pretty soon.

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//-I'm opting to go insane and make a (please god FINAL) multimuse and will finally be moving Rock off of his own blog and onto it. I'm so sorry in advance.

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//-I think I may finally move Rock to a multimuse. I keep abandoning it even tho I absolutely wanna write more characters, and don't have a ton of outlets to write canons otherwise. Shit, maybe even port an OC or two onto it.

//-I hear multimuses are a little harder to get attention to, but it's not like I'm getting more followers here either AKSBCJASKBCSX

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//-I had a dream the other night I got caught up in Mii Happenings but I was writing Arthur from Ghosts n' Goblins who was CRUCIAL to the plot for some reason. And the only actual Mii present was not a Mii that exists. The only thing I remember actually happening was me asking if Miis could get sick or something ooc and everybody refusing to give me a straight answer.

//-I haven't even been checking my RP blogs lately I have no idea what prompted it

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//-Oh mein gott my followers list est full of SpammenPörnen

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𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. Viola!

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬. She/her

𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Discord; I’ve always got it open. Mutuals should add me even though I’m absolute garbage at interacting with people

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞(𝐬). Rock’s the only guy I write on Tumblr so uh. Probably him AKSJBCJKASBJCKSXA. Answer’s probably different on Discord but I don’t talk about my OCs here

𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞/𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 (𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬/𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬?). I passed 8 years of experience RPing a few months ago. Technically been writing for about a year longer than that. I feel old and I’m only 22.

𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝. Tumblr and Discord have been the main two. I think I’ve fucked around on other platforms occasionally? But those were the only two that ever stuck. And even then, Discord only barely stuck in the long run.

𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. There was a big Mega Man RPC event eons ago called the Sigma Saga (that, in hindsight, was ripped DIRECTLY from the comics AKSCBJKASX) that, as the sole Rock writer on Tumblr, I got a bunch of attention for. It was a lot of fun, even got to meet some blogs I wouldn’t have met otherwise at the time. I’m positive that if I went back to read it now, it would read really poorly on my part, but I had so much fun that I can’t bring myself to care even a little. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

𝐫𝐩 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 / 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. I’ve had a surprisingly smooth trip through Tumblr RP, surprisingly, and most of the problems I ran into were early on and also entirely my fault, so I can’t say for sure what my dealbreaker is. If I had to pinpoint one thing, it’s people who can’t talk through their problems if they encounter one. Message people, sort your problems out like adults, that sort of thing. People seem good about it, though.

𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭. I never feel like I have a super strong preference one way or the other. Obviously the last one’s a very strict no-go here, but other than that? It just depends on how I’m feeling any given day. Unless, between these three, we categorize fluff as strictly romantic stuff, in which case I’m going for the angst option. I’m confusing myself trying to answer this one AKSBCKASX

𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬. As I’ve learned once again recently (sorry Neg), I’m really bad at plotting. Something I should work on. But I think I definitely work better with memes, or just spur of the moment threads.

𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬. I tend to only manage short/medium replies most of the time, but MAN, does a long reply feel the best to pull off. They’re my favorite, definitely, even if I have trouble doing them consistently. Not that it’s an issue that I don’t, obviously, but I’d love if I could hit that dopamine receptor more often.

𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞. Nighttime. Not sure why. Lately it’s because my girlfriend’s sitting in bed coding and so it’s quieter at night, but even on my own, the creative juices flow better when the sun goes down. Shrug emoji.

𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞(𝐬). I never have a good answer for this. I’d sure like to think so, though! Rock’s a good kid with a good heart, and I like to try to see the world with as much love as he does.

tagged by: I borrowed this from Aaron. I’ll return it when I get the chance tho I promise

tagging: pointing at you

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Cue a small knock at the lab door and a rather surprising sight on the other side: It's Teal with a sleeping Hope wrapped up in both a blanket and his own aether tail. "...She's going through it, right now. I figured you and your siblings would be able to comfort her better than I can."

   —There's a moment, however brief, of panic. Unconscious people being brought to Light Labs is usually a sign of someone needing repairs. And seeing Hope, well... they rebuild robots, not humans, and certainly not humans with Aether Being blood in them.

   But she's breathing. She doesn't look harmed, at least. Rock can't help but breathe a synthetic sigh of relief.

   "Thank you for bringing her by, honestly." He says with a newfound smile. "We've got a bed for her. Do you wanna bring her in?"

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Start the new year off creative! Take this as a chance to ramble off some headcanons about your muse and their world!

//-Was honestly wondering how to do this, cause honestly? I'm not a super headcanon-y writer. I really like working with established canon, and only really tend to deviate from it if I think it's, like, poorly written, which I don't think applies much to the Classic series, imho. Buuuuuut, lore is also super inconsistent, so... I'm taking this opportunity to ramble about where I pull specific ideas and concepts. Which I suppose is technically a headcanon. I'm rambling and I haven't even started yet AKJBCJKASX

//-There's a lot of noncanon Mega Man stuff. I haven't played most of them (I'm not playing Mega Man DOS, I'm sorry), but I've been on my wiki deep dives and read enough. While mostly inspired by what Flynn pulled from for Archie, there's a few games I consider canon to the Rock here, namely:

-Super Adventure Rockman -BOTH Mega Man & Bass titles (there's a surprisingly non-zero amount of references to MM&B2 in MMZXA, plus it was briefly alluded to in Archie, so I'm counting it. It's also a fun story) -MMV on the gameboy

//-That said, a lot of stuff like, say, Rockman Strategy isn't canon. Not yet, at least. The first 4 GB games (though Quint is. Don't ask, I still haven't figured out the specifics KASJBCJKSX). Both DOS games (the second of which is named Mega Man 3 for some reason). Not everything fits or is something I'm eager to work with. Strategy was weird, the GB games were kinda redundant until V, and DOS.

//-Powered Up isn't canon at all, Archie's take on that is the canon to this blog. I despise Powered Up's story AKSJBCKASX

//-I use Archie a lot to fill in the gaps; I think the Classic series has much richer lore than most give it credit for, but the games themselves are usually still pretty light on any fluff. Even the more story-driven ones, like 7, 8, and 11. THAT SAID, I tend to prioritize game canon over Archie canon, and they can conflict a lot more than you'd think.

//-The most glaring one is the backstory of Light and Wily (though that one wasn't Flynn's fault; the games didn't even touch on that until 11, well after Archie was cancelled "placed on indefinite hiatus"). I consider 11's backstory to be canon; the one where Wily walked out WELL before the construction of even Blues, much less Rock and Roll. Wily's involvement in (or overseeing of, since he'd lost his license by then) their construction didn't play much into anything that happened in Archie anyways, so it's not a huge loss.

//-And this one's petty, but it always bothered me that Rock has the charged shot from stage 1 in Archie. I maintain the canon that he didn't get that until MM4 on this blog, if that were to literally ever show up for whatever reason.

//-Flynn's weird obsession with having the Robot Masters date and have crushes on each other is largely disregarded to me as well. This one's a point of contention among the community at large, but I operate under the opinion that RMs under the same creator are related in some way. So does Archie, but only sometimes. It's confusing and genuinely the only real black mark on the comics.

//-That's all I can really think about at the moment, at least. I used to have a HC that Rock could only hold a certain amount of weapon data normally? But I've kinda disregarded that. I dunno.

//-I love talking Mega Man lore, so if there's any more questions, hit me up? Eyes emoji?

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//-An unfortunately topical reminder that if you smut up Rock I’m gonna find the funniest cliff to push you off of

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//-The drabble I wrote last night was a lot of fun, and honestly, it’s super revitalizing my will to write. I’ve been doing some light Discord RP again as well to get the juices flowing, and it’s just insanely refreshing to actually feel not only a desire to write again, but to feel some sense of satisfaction from it. My Discord RPs always feel a little choppy, but I feel a genuine sense of pride in the New Years drabble. That’s fun!

//-I’m probably gonna spread myself across a few mediums to try and find what I have the most fun with; maybe write some drabble-y stuff, try and focus some energy here, and try and maybe get back into Discord RP a little bit. I’m gonna try revitalizing a sandbox server I started last year (if any mutuals want in btw... Eyes Emoji). Gonna see what sticks!

//-I miss RP, though I have a feeling I’m gonna need to find a new RP group or two AKSBCKASBCSX

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  —Is next year the one?

  It’s an idea he hasn’t humored in so many years. De-weaponization. The chance to finally shed the mantle of Mega Man and return to his roots, his purpose, his function, as Rock. The lab assistant Doctor Light wanted in his second foray into the Robot Master.

  The idea was attempted before, to some extent. If they had followed through with it, it may have cost countless people their lives. Rock would never consider a Robot Master attack to be a blessing, but... well, thank goodness Cossack hadn’t delayed his uprising any further. If he had to be re-weaponized, the delay... well, he tries not to linger on the what-if.

  It’s selfish, but he can’t help but particularly wish it on himself this time. Wily’s last attack hadn’t just seen him donning the blue armor once more; Rock was weaponized even further, outfitted with the Double Gear System of Wily’s own design. Sure, there was technically nothing inherently... weapon-y about it, and Rock had found plenty of other uses for it in the aftermath of that attack. But that was why it was installed into his systems. To fight. To stop Wily.

  It had been a long time since the last attack. Maybe, just maybe, Wily was down for good this time. Run off to some hidden bunker to waste away, ensuring everlasting peace. And yet...

  ‘Remember this! Doctor Wily always strikes again!’

  ...There were too many risks. It was unlikely Rock would ever be able to retire the title in his lifetime.

  A door opens behind him. In that moment, Rock becomes acutely aware of how sad he must look, gazing out of the window of Light Labs so... well, sad-looking. He turns to greet Doctor Light with a smile, but it’s painfully clear to both of them how forced the gesture is. The facade is abandoned almost immediately, with blue eyes turning to the ground below instead.

  “You know, Rock,” he begins, pulling up a stool and sitting across from him. “...you would be terrible at poker.”

  The comment catches him off-guard. He turns his gaze back to Light, a curious frown replacing the forlorn expression there a moment prior.

  “I’m... not sure I understand.”

  “You really haven’t heard of a poker face?” The realization earns a chuckle from Light. “Poker is a game of lies, above all else. Knowing when to hide your look of disgust, or your joy upon seeing a good hand, is all part of the basics of the game... hence the term.”

  A slow nod of understanding follows, though Rock doesn’t look happy about it. He supposes he’d rather be bad at a game all about lying, all things considered... still, he can’t help but feel like he’s failing something. Even if it is really as simple as not hiding his emotions well.

  ...Proving his father right, it’s clear that Light takes notice of it.

  “Now, I never said it was a flaw.” Light tries again, leaning forward and placing a hand on Rock’s shoulder. He can’t help but find some comfort in the action, and visibly relaxes, if only a little.

  “Most men would have crumbled under the weight of your responsibilities. To stand up, time and time again, to stare danger in the face...” Light shakes his head. “Honestly, Rock, I struggle to keep my head up sometimes, and I’m not even the one to face Wily each time.”

  “But I’m not keeping my head up.” Rock interrupts, shaking his head as well. “I’m... sad. I’m always sad. I wish... I wish it would all be over already.”

  There’s a pause in the conversation. If Rock were to look again, he’d see his father thinking his next words over very carefully.

  “...It’s true, you may be sad now. And I can clearly see that you are.” He adds with a chuckle. “But your emotions are not just limited to despair, and I can see that as well.”

  Rock shakes his head yet again... but doesn’t interrupt, instead looking up at Light once more.

  “I designed you as a son. A child, meant to experience the world with the same sense of wonder a human child would.” He stops briefly to clear his throat... it’s clear he’s getting a little emotional, too. “With each time Wily comes back, I... worry you may lose that.”

  A pause, as Light takes a deep breath.

  “Yet, after over a dozen times of saving the world from destruction... you haven’t changed, my boy.” There’s the faintest threat of tears welling up in his eyes, but the smile below them is warm and genuine. “When you help me in making new Robot Masters, or when you go out to help your brothers... even when you spend time with Roll, it’s clear to me that you’re having fun, Rock. The same fun a child like you should have.”

  Another lull in the conversation, but this one falls on Rock. He sits there for a moment, mulling his father’s words over. Thinking back to exactly what Light described... helping him make the new Robot Masters of tomorrow, or showing up to a work site to use his Copy Chip to double manpower on a Robot Master’s project. Even just helping Auto with the reconstruction of the 11s...!

  A laugh actually slips out. The sound even catches Rock himself off guard. Light can’t help but laugh as well.

  “I don’t fault you for wanting this war to end. We all wish it had ended a long time ago.” Light says with a pat on the shoulder. “But you are more than just this war. You’re a beacon to the world in so many more ways than you realize.”

  Rock nods his head with the smallest smile on his face. Thanks to that awful poker face of his, it’s easy to tell this one’s actually genuine. It only takes a moment for the boy to jump off of his stool and run in for the hug.

  “...I do this all the time, huh?”

  “All part of that terrible poker face of yours.” Light says with a chuckle and a ruffling of Rock’s hair. After only a moment, though, his tone becomes genuine once again. “There’s no need to stress over how you feel. We’ll always be here to help you.”

  Rock nods again, then pulls himself out of the hug. His joyful expression has returned in full!

  ...And it vanishes almost immediately to a look of panic.

  “The fireworks.” He looks to the door, then back to Light. “I’m not late, am I?”

  “What? No, that’s not for another...”

  Wrong answer, apparently. Rock bolts through the door without waiting for Light to finish, his voice echoing through the halls of Light Labs.

  “Rush! C’mon, boy, we’ve gotta hurry!”

  “Uh, Mega Buddy? I dunno how to tell ya this, but set-up isn’t for another--”

  Ruff, ruff!

  “Alright, finally! Let’s go, boy!”

  The sound of the door opening and slamming shut, and Roll’s complaints about the noise ringing through the halls a moment later...

  “Please, never change, Rock.”

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📝 + Earthbound/Mother?

//-I always thought Duster would be my go-to, but I feel like I can never get him down to an exact science. I'm never confident in how I write him. You know who I was confident in writing?

//-Porky. I've gotta get my ass back on the multi and write him again. It was really brief but I had a lot of fun doing it.