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Chapter 6 event notes are finally here.

Sorry this took so long, it seems this was the chapter people were most excited for, but it’s finally finished. I didn’t have a beta reader this time so I hope they’re still okay.

[Character Notes] [Chapters 1-3] [Chapters 4&5]

Specter Carlo AU Chapter 6

• Upon entering Rosa Isabella Street in a lie playthrough Gemini will still have his regular dialogue, but there will also now be new dialogue with Carlo.

Carlo: “The Opera House, huh? My… friend, loved the Opera House. He was big into theatre.”

Gemini: “He was? Did you two ever go there together? What were the shows like?!”

Carlo: “We… We never got the chance to go.”

Gemini: “Oh. I’m sorry.”

Carlo: “Don’t worry about it. Please.”

• The White Lady will not be aware of Carlo.

• Upon the White Lady’s death Carlo will comment: “What a waste. She had such a beautiful voice when she was still able to sing.”

• Julien will not be aware of Carlo.

• Carlo will have different dialogue depending on whether Julien was lied to or not:

Truth: “Would it have killed you to show the guy a little compassion? Puppet or not, he seemed to really love his wife.”

Lie: “Do you think a human and a puppet can really have a relationship like that? Hmm… whatever makes them happy.”

• Carlo will be unable to comment while Pinocchio travels up the road toward the Opera House due to the over abundance of fire.

• Upon entering the Opera House, Carlo will be as active as he was at Krat Grand Central Station in the floors reflections, though the inconsistencies from Chapter 1 will be far more obvious rather than subtle

• The first thing Carlo will say, when he gets the chance to, is about the Mad Clown that Pinocchio had just defeated, “I don’t know what was going through their heads when they designed that because that is NOT child friendly.”

• Once Pinocchio is first inflicted with disrupt Carlo will comment: “Be more cautious with the puppets around here, a lot of them have ergo disrupting attacks. Getting hit with those feels… bad, to say the least.”

• After defeating the first opera spider Carlo will comment: “I think this might be my least favourite puppet design.” If it’s a truth playthrough he will add: “Hmmm… maybe my second least favourite.”

• Adelina is not aware of Carlo, her dialogue remains unchanged, thought he will comment on her both after talking to her the first time and if she is given the apple.

• After the first conversation Carlo will say “Isn’t… this who the White Lady was talking about? She thought Adelina…”

• If Adelina was given the apple Carlo will say, “Hope she enjoys that. I don’t think there’s another apple left in all of Krat at this point.”

• If Adelina is not given the apple Carlo will say, “I’m pretty sure you don’t eat so what on earth are you saving that for. Just give her the damn fruit.”

• Carlo will have new dialogue options before fighting Romeo

These dialogue options are:

“Would you ever go to a show here?”

Carlo: “If that’s what my friend wanted, and we had the money to, I would’ve gone with him without hesitation.”

“How can disruption hurt so much?”

Carlo: “Something to do with you ergo, I’m not the best when it comes to explaining this stuff. I just know that whatever was disrupting you could disrupt me too and it did not feel good.”

“Tell me about this boss.” (He will have multiple responses to this.)

1. [Truth] “Not sure what you expect me to tell you that you don’t already know because I don’t know jack about this thing.”

2. [Lies] “Your guess is as good as mine, so keep your guard up.”

3. [Truth] “It’s bigger than you, I’m sure.”

4. [Lies] “it’s probably going to try to throw you around like that giant cop puppet. Make sure your healed up before we go in.”

5. [Lies] “I wish this wasn’t the reason I was able to visit here for the first time.”

Battle dialogue for phase 1: King of Puppets:

1. “I didn’t like the look of that play. [Lies] It felt like a threat… or a warning.”

2. “That voice…”

3. “Wait- No I have to be hearing things.”

4. “No it can’t be him-!”

Battle dialogue for phase 2: Romeo:

• Note that Carlo will refuse to fight during phase 2, if Romeo targets him Carlo will only block.

1. “Romeo!”

2. “Please, you have to stop this- we’re not the enemy!”

3. “Don’t hurt him!” (Whether he’s talking to Romeo or P can be taken either way depending on the playthrough)

4. “Romeo you can’t keep this up, please I can’t lose you again!”

• Upon defeating Romeo a short in game cutscene will play, Romeo will drop to his knees and Carlo will rush to his side. They will then have the following dialogue:

Romeo: “You’re just as strong as I remember you being, my heart. A truly unstoppable force, you and your new puppet friend. I’m sorry it took me this long to come to my senses.”

Carlo: “Did you see yourself? You were quite literally on fire. (Carlo forces a laugh) Now let’s just… let’s get you back to the hotel. We can get you fixed up there.”

Romeo: “Oh Carlo, I don’t know if I can make it that far, you might have to- ugh- put me out of my misery.”

Carlo: “Don’t talk like that! As long as he helps us we’ll make it! He has to help us- I- please. He’s all I have left.”

• Pinocchio will now have the option to either spare or kill Romeo.

• This choice will have the most drastic consequences of the playthrough as it will cement the way Carlo views Pinocchio for the rest of the game.

• Depending on the choice a different cutscene will play out for both scenarios.

[Kill]

Pinocchio will approach the duo, blade at the ready to strike Romeo down. The tip of Pinocchio’s blade will be raised to rest upon the center of his chest, the light ‘tink’ of metal against metal could be heard for miles in the quiet of the room. Carlo will exclaim, “No! What’re you doing?! We can make it back to the Hotel, just help me get him there, please! Please!!!”

Carlo will then attempt to push Pinocchio’s blade away, but since he is the Specter his hand will harmlessly pass through the blade.

Romeo will place his hand on Carlo’s shoulder before calmly saying, “My heart, it’s okay, it’s better this way. I’ve already hurt both you and your friend, I don’t know what I’d do if I some how… killed you again.”

Carlo will then spit back, “Screw this puppet! If he kills you he’ll never be considered my ‘friend’! In fact, I’d go as far to call him a dead man!”

Romeo will get serious, his face stern as he firmly replies, “Do not hold it against him. You and I both know this is for the best.”

Carlo won’t reply, instead choosing to firmly press his lips to his boyfriends one last time. The kiss will hold for a few seconds before Romeo gasps, Pinocchio’s blade sinking into his chest far enough to pierce through his back.

Romeo will quickly go slack, sliding lifelessly off the blade before hitting the floor with a loud metallic thunk. Carlo will stare in stunned silence for a few seconds before a scream of ‘no’ will be ripped from him. If he were human, the scream would’ve caused enough strain on his vocals to draw blood. Rather than throwing himself on Romeo’s body before he vanishes, Carlo will snap to look up at Pinocchio, eyes red and waves of energy flaring off his body as he stands.

Carlo’s hands will be shaking at his sides as he hisses through clenched teeth, “You. I’ll KILL you!!”

As he lunges for Pinocchio, hands raised and aiming for the puppets neck, Carlo will vanish just as the tips of his fingers would make an attempt at contact at fair skin.

Pinocchio is then left alone as the scream of fury rings through theatre.

[Spare]

Pinocchio will approach the duo, blade at his side as he kneels in front of Romeo. His gaze will snap to Carlo as the Specter speaks, “Please. I don’t know if it will even mean anything to you, but I-,” Carlo will look to Romeo briefly before looking back, face certain and voice confident, “I love him more than life itself.”

At that Pinocchio will blink and tilt his head slightly before his gaze once again lands on Romeo. A beat will pass before he repositions his weapon in his hand, holding the majority of its handle out to Carlo. Carlo will look between him and blade before hesitantly taking it from Pinocchio’s hand.

Pinocchio will then position himself to help the other puppet up, using his legion arm to throw Romeo’s arm over his shoulders and positioning his human arm around the others waist to steady him.

Clenching his teeth and grunting in pain, Romeo will finally speak up, “Are you sure you can do this? I don’t want to slow you two down.”

Pinocchio will remain unfazed, having more than enough strength to flat out just carry Romeo. In response to the question he will nod.

Another hiss of pain, “Alright. Thank you.”

Carlo will release a shaky exhale, taking the lead in front of the two in order to fend off anything that might get in their way. Romeo will strain a laugh, saying, “I know he’ll say it later, but he’s very grateful, trust me. That’s the most emotion I’ve seen from in… quite some time.”

The scene will fade as they make their way out of the theatre doors.

From here notes will be more heavily separated between lie and truth playthroughs as the dialogue differences and interactions between Pinocchio and Carlo will be much more numerous.

[Truth]

• If Pinocchio has chosen to kill Romeo, the rest of the chapter will play out as normal. Carlo will not comment again until returning to the hotel.

• Dialogue from Gepetto, as well as everyone else in the Hotel, will remain unchanged.

• Carlo will have new, and much more hostile dialogue, when spoken to at the mirror.

These dialogue options are:

“Are you okay?“

Carlo: “Don’t you dare ask me if I’m okay. You’re lucky I can’t get my hands on you because if I could I would rip that heart right out of your chest and watch as the light leaves those glass eyes of yours.”

“I’m sorry.”

Carlo: “No. You arent. You’re programmed to think you are and even if you were actually sorry… it isn’t going to bring back the one thing that made my life worth living.”

“What are you thinking about?”

1. “Im thinking about how great it would be if you got the hell away from me.”

2. “Why do you care? Why don’t you go suck up to that bag of dust you call a ‘father’ instead of pestering me.”

3. “You’re going to get what’s coming to you. Just you wait.”

4. “I wanted it to rain again but… whatever. Leave me alone.”

[Lies]

[Optional]

•There is an optional moment where the player will play as Carlo, he will help lead Pinocchio and Romeo through Krat to reach the hotel.

• Pinocchio and Romeo will act as followers in this scenario and will have seperate walking animations depending on speed.

Walking: Romeo will walk while leaning against Pinocchio.

Jogging: Pinocchio will be stabilizing Romeo as he leans more heavily against P.

Sprinting: Pinocchio will have no choice but to just pick Romeo up and carry him to keep up.

• Since Carlo does not have a legion arm himself using the legion button will cause Pinocchio to use whatever arm he has equipped to help if needed.

• There will not be any mini bosses, but there will be more minor enemies than when passed through with Pinocchio

• Upong returning to the hotel, with Carlo and Romeo in Pinocchio’s company, the next time he talks to Gepetto will be more of a confrontation between him and Carlo

• The father and son will bicker back and forth while Romeo and Pinocchio watch

Gepetto: “Ah, my son, you’ve returned. I trust that… you…”

Carlo: “Hello, ‘father’.

Gepetto: “Carlo? How can you-“

Carlo: “The better question is: how can YOU? How can you go around calling that puppet your son? How can you suddenly act like you care even the SLIGHTEST bit about me OR him?!

Gepetto: “Just let me-“

Carlo: “No! I don’t want to hear it! All you’ve done is use him to do your dirty work and what’s worse, you tried to have him kill Romeo! You knew how much he meant to me and you STILL tried to have him killed and on top of that you… Look at what you did to him.”

Gepetto: “Destroying him would have been for the greater good-“

Carlo: “The greater good? My ass for the greater good! You only chose killing him over any other option because you knew how close we were.”

Gepetto: “You don’t know-“

Carlo: “I know enough. I’m out of here.”

Carlo will then storm off, the sound of him stomping down the hall and finishing with the sound of Pinoccchio’s bedroom door slamming shut.

• Carlo can be found in Pinocchio’s room until the next time P leaves Hotel Krat.

• Romeo will be taken to Eugénie where he will recieve repairs throughout the rest of game.

Talking to Carlo again before leaving will yield more dialogue options:

“Are you okay?”

Carlo: “… I’m fine. Don’t worry about me, I’ll get over it. Shrugging off my father has become second nature to me at this point.”

“Gepetto is your father?”

Carlo: “I should’ve told you sooner, but can you blame me? You were pretty much made to be my replacement or something. All those years I was left to rot in that hole… at least two good things came from it though. Something about Sophia is… off though.”

“Will Romeo be okay?”

Carlo: “Romeo is stronger than he looks. I bet by this time tomorrow he’ll be walking around like nothing happened, heheh… At least, I hope he is.”

“What are you thinking about?”

1. “It’s… really good to have Romeo back. I wasn’t expecting to ever see him again.”

2. “Sophia is going to be surprised to see Romeo and I again, it’ll be nice to talk to her.”

3. “I wonder if can play the piano with this body, maybe I can finally give you that show I promised.”

4. “I my favourite book is still downstairs. I never get tired of reading the story of Pinocchio, you should read it sometime.”

Most of the Hotel residents will also have something to say about Romeo and Carlo:

Antonia: “It’s been so long since I’ve seen those boys. It’s good to be able to see them again, even in the states they’re currently in.”

Eugénie: “Don’t worry, Romeo is in good hands with me and Venigni, we’ll make sure he gets patched up. His friend is welcome to come oversee his repairs anytime. Carlo was his name, right?”

Gepetto: “Please, leave me be, son. You have much more work to do in Krat.”

Venigni: “Ah, so good to see young Carlo and his ‘friend’ again. He deserved so much better than what happened to him, it’s good to see he’ll have a second chance.”

Polendena: “Master Carlo has changed in many ways since we’ve last met and yet, he’s stayed the same in some ways as well. I’m sure he and Romeo will fit in nicely at the Hotel.”

Sophia: “They’ve both changed so much, but I suppose I have too. It will be nice to have a chance to talk to them again, thank you for bringing them both back.”

• Even if Carlo isn’t spoken to before P leaves he can be recruited as a follower, a prompt will ask if P wants to bring him along.

• Carlo will head back to the hotel before his health can hit zero, once he heads back he’ll have to be recruited again.

• He will act pretty much the same as he does in boss fights, but he will only attack something that is actively trying to harm P rather than running off to fight whatever he sees.

• If P doesn’t see an item Carlo has a chance to point it out to him or he will ask to get it himself to which he will either stay with P or run off the grab it.

• Carlo will have his own weapon that will change every chapter like with regular boss fights, but if he is acting as a follower it’s possible to change it through P’s inventory.

#Specter Carlo AU #lies of p #carmeo #pinocchio #Carlo #Romeo #gepetto #lorenzini venigni #eugenie #Sophia #pulcinella #Polendina #Antonia

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Reread this again.

#fallout #fallout 4 #stromac #strong #robert joseph maccready #spoiled something for myself withe the show and I’m a little dissapointed #but it’s really fucking good so far #anyway rare pair

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A bit ago I had an idea for a new au because I’m insane I guess, this one is for Persona 3. Back in the day (2010) I used to play the Portable version on the PSP and even though I only ever romanced Shinjiro I was well aware of the line in the Ryoji romance line “I would still like whether you were a guy or a girl.”, but it’s only now in Reload that we actually get to see romantic feelings towards the male protag (before Fuuka walks in and makes me lose my mind).

So my au proposal is new game plus reveals Minato is actually stuck in a time loop, reliving the events of the game all the way back from when he first stepped foot off that monorail. The twist this time though is that instead of Pharos it’s Ryoji that visits Minato during the Dark Hour with the added option to spend time with him during the DH rather than go to Tartarus or spend time with your dorm mates (outside of scripted visits). Minato and Ryoji both remember everything that happened the time around of course, so there would probably be the option to save characters like Shinjiro, Chidori and Mitsuru’s dad idk yet.

So the au would focus more on the relationship between Minato and Ryoji, the best part being you’d actually have the option and chance to romance him (Atlus you fucking cowards). There would also be a proper social link for Ryoji again, his arcana still being Death rather than Fortune like in Portable. Maybe when using Thanatos instead of calling out the persons name he calls for Ryoji (maybe) with a split second of him appearing in his human form before becoming his persona and the stronger the social link the stronger the persona becomes, whether you choose the romance or friendship route he gets stronger in different ways?

Anyway, I might workshop it in the same fashion as the Specter Carlo au where it’s an entire game rewrite to fit the idea. I have no idea what I’d even call this au, Persona Timeloop au? Idk.

#it would be nice to crawl out of this no motivation depression pit so I’ll see how things go #persona #persona 3 #ash speaks #not art #AU idea

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For anybody who might be wondering why I haven’t been posting, I’m in the darkest and worst point in my life right now. Drawing or writing anything has become extremely hard for me and any motivation is non existent. I’m not sorry for the lack posts because this isn’t something I have control over, but I am sorry to anybody I might’ve worried.

#that’s it #I don’t really have anything else to say #ash speaks #important

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The Frizz and my two favourite kids, I think a day with this class could fix me

#the magic school bus #Liz #Valerie frizzle #ms frizzle #Ralphie Tennelli #Carlos Ramón

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I went back through all of my South Park posts to tag the mlp au as Pony Park AU to make it easier to find if anybody wants to

#not art #ash speaks

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we need more proactive au

I’m sorry, did you mean Protector AU? I’d love to make more content for that some time

#I agree I should continue that comic #because I forgot I kinda left it on a cliff hanger with Eddie and Chris #not art #sunlightcalibur1996

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So, I followed the scent of angst and ended up finding ur trollshock au, LOVIN IT so far!

Had to look up what bioshock was and its context and characters since I’m not a gamer, but I am still a bit confused bout the whole situation. U don’t have to, but do u think u could give a brief rundown of what’s going on?

Thank you!!! I’m glad you’re liking it!! I hope to do more for it soon!!

Where do I start? I haven’t gotten a comeplete timeline from begining to end, so some things aren’t difinitive, but I can give you run downs on a couple things.

Sorry this got kinda long, I’ll put it under a read more, if you have any more questions please don’t hesitate to ask!

John Dory and his parents were invited to move to Rapture for their scientific knowledge, which works for them because morally their parents are extremely bankrupt so they can get away with anything down there. JD was aiming to get into the music industry, he’s a great song writer (not naming them though) and he’s ace with a guitar, but their parents managed to talk him out of it. They claimed his entertainment skills would be put to better use by demonstrating plasmids and tonics, of course back then they weren’t comepletely aware of the side effects excessive and heavy use could do to somebody both physically and mentally.

So for a while JD was the face and name of plasmid use, his favourites being Enrage and Incinerate. The first side effects he had were horrible migraines so he uses a pair of tinted goggles to try to avoid bright lights, and around this time he’d been told they would be having another baby soon. JD, excited at the thought of being a big brother, recorded a few songs for them via audio diary and one in particular being written specifically for his sibling.

Not long after Bruce was hatched the effects of constantly destroying and rewriting his dna finally caught up to him and they quickly pulled JD from any sort of spotlight and practically erased his existance, claiming that he had to be sent back to the surface for business reasons. In reality they signed him off to the new Protector Program, Bruce was signed to the Little Sister (Brother) Program. Any male subject they tried to use for the LSP hasn’t worked, but they managed to make it work ask long as Bruce was paired JD and ONLY JD.

Unfortunately the slug they planted into Bruce had the side effect to make him age incredibly fast and while they saw it as a benefit at first, since the rest of the children in the Program were 5-6 years old, but by the end of year 3 he had the looks and mental capacity of a 30 year old. He was not happy to say the least, since he’d been put through multiple experiments to try to slow the process before he reached his ‘30s’.

They went through the same thing with the rest of the brothers, slowly perfecting the aging problem with each one before getting it right with Branch. Each brother also still has their slug in their bodies, leaving them with the residual effects they caused when they were LB, but they don’t know how long they’ll last since Clay and Floyd don’t get Adam unlike Bruce.

B, C, and F, are desperately trying to get to Branch without hurting JD or causing his body to shut down from Branch being taken from him. Floyd quickly became reckless in his attempts and constantly takes mortal damage. Bruce is trying to keep Clay and Floyd safe even forbidding them from using Plasmids and Tonics so they don’t destroy their bodies or minds. Clay is constantly torn between his two brothers, wanting them to just be a family, but knowing trying to seperate Branch and John Dory safely will most likely be impossible.

John Dory still has some part of him left, doing little things to keep his personality like the way he’s still a showmen when he uses plasmids, he’ll hum along to any of the songs he’s written if they’re played through a diary. When he hums you can hear the barest undertone of his regular voice mixed with the guttural voice of the Big Daddy’s, it’s very comforting actually. So he’s aware, but sometimes he isn’t.

Viva and Poppy were also put through the PP and LSP, Viva forcefully put through rapid aging to fit the role of a Big Sister and Poppy put through the conditioning. Viva is fully aware of everything happening around the city and does her best to keep Poppy as safe as possible. Viva and JD have a steady protector relationship due to the friendship through Poppy and Branch.

Viva also ocassionally tries to keep the other brothers informed of what’s happening around the city when she isn’t watching the kids. Her and Clay are very close, being friends before they’re conditioning and experiments took over their lives comepltely and eventually forming a romantic relationship. Viva, at first, is not happy with the way Bruce conducts things, thinking that he just wants to kill JD and be done with it until she see how he reacts to one of his brothers old recordings.

Thier goal is to make it out of Rapture, together, as a family. There are three endings, haven’t decided which would be canon, but I’m running off the ideas from B2.

The Good Ending: everybody makes it out alive and in one piece, John Dory is able to get the same treatment as Sigma in the canon games, getting freed from the conditioning and his suit so he can live a… ‘normal’ life with his family. They probably all get a big house together and help take care of Poppy and Branch as they attend school and shit and Bruce gets some help for the mental state he’d be in after the genetic issues.

The Neutral Ending: John Dory dies in order to save his brothers and the sisters. Viva would extract JD’s Adam and distribute it amongst his brothers so they’d all have a piece of him, kinda like a shoulder angel type of deal. It’s unknown if they’d all stay together.

The Bad Ending: John Dory and Bruce both die, the conditioning would end up being too much for JD to fight against and comepletely lose who he’d use to be, causing him to lash out at the rest of them. Bruce at this time would also feel his sanity slipping, using what consciousness he has left to protect them all from JD, leading them both to their deaths. When the rest finally make it to the surface they all break off, Floyd taking Branch, Clay going solo, and Viva taking Poppy with her.

#not art #anon #TrollShock AU #trolls #Bioshock AU

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Drew my ocs because I’m in a bit of a funk

#elder scrolls #elder scolls online #oc #Terien #Atheus #Xertius

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I drew this back in 2022 and I don’t think I ever posted it anywhere

#trolls #Broppy #branch #poppy

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For your trollshockAU, we've seen little brother Branch but you said Poppy was a little sister? If you want something to draw how about her?

Ive been meaning to draw her!

#tw needles #trolls #Bioshock AU #TrollShock AU #poppy #anon

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Does JD remember anything before becoming a BD? if he doesn't then will he remember?

When he first wakes up in the suit he doesn’t remember anything for almost a month, briefly seeing flashes of his past and giving himself a nasty headache in the process. Every time he gets reconditioned to the next brother the time between wake up and remembering gets shorter and shorter, so when they get to Branch he lashes out almost as soon as he’s off the table, they’re lucky they get him out the door (Branch literally in hand) in time before he tries to kill somebody

That being said, the conditioning is still there, but his personality shines through more and more with each brother. His memories will sometimes even pop in like Adam ‘ghosts’. One time he got a front row seat (literally) to one of his past shows via ghost while he had Clay with him. Poor kid had no idea why his big brother locked up like that

#anon #TrollShock AU #not art

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I have a couple more asks, but I want to draw something for them so I’ll see if I can tonight

Thank you to all the asks I got! I love talking about my silly little aus 💕

#not art #ash speaks #one ask in particular asks about what JD went through during the protector program and honestly I’m really excited for it

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How do the brothers feel about everuthing?

They’re about as miserable as you’d expect

Bruce is on the hostile side due to plasmid and tonic use, he’ll sometimes lash out at his brothers unintentionally and in the majority of cases immediately regret it and apologize. The longer it goes on though the longer it takes him to realize what an asshole he’s being. Thankfully it still doesn’t take him very long… for now at least. He’s focused mostly on trying to get Clay and Floyd out of the city so he doesn’t have to worry about them when he focuses on John Dory and Branch

Clay is constantly torn between worrying for Floyd and Bruce, he desperately wants to support Floyd in his endeavor to try to save their brothers, but doesn’t want it to be at the cost of Bruce’s body and sanity. He wants to be there for both of them, but their clashing motives will sometimes make Clay isolate

Floyd is completely adamant they can save Branch and John Dory and he’s reckless because he wants to get to them as soon as possible for Clay and Bruce’s sake, especially Bruce’s. The amount of times he’s gotten shot, burned, electrocuted, drilled, etc, is too many too count and it’s almost surprising he hasn’t given his brothers heart attacks yet

Branch is oblivious. As long as he’s with John Dory (or Viva for a few minutes) he’s happy, the LB conditioning runs deep with him

#orderdchaosthings2 #not art #TrollShock AU

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For the trollshock good ending, how does JD feel after getting out of the big daddy suit for the first time in X years? Bet the freedom of it all is insane and the fact that he can hold all of his brothers would bring him to tears :)

Oh, it’s like seeing the world for the first time all over again. Of course he’d have to get used to carrying himself without the extra weight of the suit and he’d still get horrible migraines from time to time, but being able to actually hold his brothers without thick leather, metal and fabric being in the way would very much drive him to tears

Same for his brother though, they’d instantly start crying right along with him

#on top of the mental scars though he may also have some physical scars to go along with it #anon #TrollShock AU #not art

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(Before I ask, can I just say I really like the way you made JD oxygen tubes look like his ears! That's such a nice touch.) I'm not too familiar with bio-shock but how does the big brother program work? Wouldn't JD stop being a big brother after Bruce grew up and that connection lost? Or is it the fact that all of the brothers are blood related family that he just becomes the big brother for all his siblings?

Well in canon Big Brothers and Little Brothers don’t exist, for whatever reason LB couldn’t form the proper symbiotic connection with the slug if I remember right. So I’m running off the idea of them all being blood related which makes it work for them, but the side effect is the LB aged more rapidly, they’re physically and mentally in their 20s-30s, but have only been alive for about 2-3 years. Since the pc in the first game is also technically only 2 years old, but has the mental capacity and physical body of a late 20s adult man I figured it could make having all 5 brothers around in such a short amount of time plausible

As for the connection, everytime one of the brothers became too ‘old’ they’d drag John Dory back into the labs and condition him to the next brother, so he never technically ‘leaves’ the conditioned state once he’s a BB, he just latches onto a new sibling. That being said though, he still has Alpha series programming and if he’s away from his current LB for TOO long he can slip into a coma, go insane or, worst case scenario, die

Also THANK YOU I’m so glad somebody noticed what I did with his oxygen tubes being his ears 😭 I thought it would be cute, I couldn’t not do it! Plus I thought it would make him look a little more ‘troll-like’ even in the suit

#anon #TrollShock AU #not art

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Please understand I love your Trollshock AU with all my heart! It's amazing! Before Branch stops being a little brother does JD and Viva let him play with Poppy? Or would JD being a big brother and Viva being a big sister make them keep their distance of each other?

Thank you! I’m honestly in love with the idea so I’m happy others enjoy it too 💕

At first I was debating making them have a tense relationship for the sake of their siblings, but the more I think about it the more I see them having some sort of familial bond. JD trusts Viva enough to watch over Branch for him for short periods of time and vice versa

Viva also sees how hard he fights to keep some part of himself alive so if he needs a second to himself to do it then she’s more than happy to watch Branch for five minutes, likewise Viva doesn’t have the same stamina JD has so he’ll usually watch them while she takes a nap

#anon #TrollShock AU #not art