Do you have any headcanons on what Brian, Alex and Jay’a backstory’s are like?
I personally give them dark back stories and that’s why they we’re so easily manipulated
I mean honestly I think they were easily manipulated because they were just regular guys before! I do have some details of their backstories (including pre-MH stuff) that I stick with though:
Brian
- Single mother and only kid. Dad skipped out, Brian resents him more than his mother does because she doesn’t like to waste time thinking about him
- Brian and his mother were close, he called her pretty frequently. His missing poster was the first to go up when he stopped responding
- In at least two scenes showing Pre-MH, nobody knows where Brian is despite him being needed for a scene in one and them hanging out at his house for another. Because of this, I often HC that Brian was frequently losing time and waking up in weird places due to the Operator around this time. Not wanting to worry anyone however, he kept this to himself and always tried to play it off as something else
- While Brian and Tim were never officially roommates, they talked about it a lot and planned to do it next semester, though unfortunately never got that far
- Brian has been openly bisexual since he was young, even if he didn’t have a label for it back then. He got some shit for it, most of it being pretty backhanded stuff considering he was popular
- He met Alex during Freshman Orientation at college and immediately clocked him as bisexual before Alex officially came out to him
- While Brian is a popular guy and gets along with a lot of people, he only has a few close friends because he chooses them wisely. He had a handful of not so great ‘friends’ in High School that he’s no longer in contact with and is subtly wary with most relationships going forward
Alex
- Didn’t fully realize he was bisexual until High School but stayed deep in the closet until he could move out
- His family (of which Alex is the third kid of four) is largely shitty on top of being homophobic, especially his father, and he cuts off all contact when he moves out for college. He didn’t tell them what college he was going to either, leaving in the middle of the night
- The only family he IS in contact with and has a good relationship with is his cousin and his husband, as they’re the only other gay people in the family (though technically disowned, not that Alex cares) and have always been more of a family to Alex than his actual one. They got really worried when Alex sends Rocky up to live with them but they take good care of Rocky. When he drops off the map, they are the people who eventually call in a missing person report for him
- Alex got Rocky in High School and took him with him when he left. When shit goes on with the Operator, Alex sends Rocky to live with his cousin out of fear that something will happen to him if he doesn’t. Rocky outlives Alex because of this.
- Alex met Amy in a shared class in his Freshman Year. They end up dating about three months after but eventually in her second year, Amy ends up transferring to a different college in order to pursue her degree as the other college had better options. They remain long distance and visit each other as much as they can
Jay
- Him and his Moms have always been the odd ones out in their town so Jay was pretty used to the idea that people were always gonna find something to dislike about him no matter what he did and he might as well be himself if that’s the case
- Openly gay for as long as he can remember
- Didn’t really have a whole lot of friends growing up but fortunately while enduring some bullying, also knew how to snap back in a way to make them back off. Eventually everyone knew to just leave him alone
- His family, while living comfortably, has always been careful with money, causing Jay to pick up the same habits. He saved a ton of money before college and always has at least a dozen of coupons in his wallet
- When Jay stops answering calls, his moms went looking for him themselves. They’re used to only relying on each other so they don’t bother with the police. They find answers, just not the ones they want, but Tim is always welcomed to the Merrick Household. No matter how much he blames himself, they know otherwise. Call it mother’s intuition.
- Jay had a TON of cats growing up so he’s very friendly with them and can spout Cat Facts at any given moment
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Where do your eyelids stay when your eyes are completely open? It can't be on the back of your head since we've seen it bare on other Watchdogs...
Does it stay in a bunch under your neck where we can't see it?
They retract into a pair of slits near our necks.
It's actually pretty interesting how they they developed! Ancient watchdogs-- or at least he earliest precessor that was recognizably, y'know, watchdog like-- weren't able to retract their eyelids.
Whiiiicccchhhhh went as well as you'd expect because c'mon, you're just gonna have big easy handles hanging out there? And on the back too? Well looks like that one's out of the gene pool!
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Teddy tilted his head and blankly stared at Bert as he fully processed his game. Then he stiffened, while clenching his knees to help resist his urge to sweep the room.
If Bert had sent the ants over pre-Glornist shit Teddy would find them charming. Now, the mere concept of mechanical bugs secretly watching him deeply disturbed him. Even if he knew Bert had no ill-intentions.
“Ah…” Teddy wore a heavily strained smile. “How sweet…” Then he dismissively waved his hand. “…But I’d recommend recalling them before they get tossed into acid.”
Not by Teddy, of course. He’d never do that to Bert’s critters. His coworkers, however…
After a long pause Teddy cleared his throat. “So… let’s assume we can disable his magic. Then which plan should we use?”
At this point Bert could recognize the strain in Teddy’s smile. Did his ants make him uncomfortable? He’d never mentioned anything like that. Maybe it really was just concern about the ants getting killed. Regardless, Bert politely nodded, gently smiled and said “Ah, you do have a point…”
When Teddy continued on with their assassination discussion, Mike figured he’d take a bit of a backseat for this part considering it was agreed that he wouldn’t be the one to do the killing. He idly looked back over to Sherri Jr, who was seated near the telescope grooming herself with her paws.
Bert however was all too eager to answer, a bit oblivious to his own excitement. With each suggestion, he gestured with his hands. “I say we corner him and stab him! Or no, maybe something more painful. Let’s toss corrosive chemicals at him! Or severely poison him! Slowly dip him in lava! Or acid! Swarm him with my ants until he's nothing but bones! Wait no, I want to keep his brain and heart so I can study them. Let’s break his neck!”
So much for taking a backseat. Mike finally interjected with a sharp “Hey!” He glared at Bert and stood from the ladder. “You are not keeping any part of him! Regardless of how it happens, any of his remains should be burned and then tossed in the void!”
He slowly descended, one step at a time. “Further, just because we hypothetically disable his use of magic doesn’t mean he becomes a defenseless nobody we can do anything to. Considering the entire cult of devoted followers he's accrued, not to mention the artifacts in his possession, he has more power than just magic. This is still an assassination plot that requires a high degree of caution. Take it seriously.”
Bert shrunk back a little.
Now on the ground, Mike took in a deep breath before turning toward Teddy. “Anyways. A plan that kills him quickly and leaves as little remains as possible is ideal.”
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