#not t/oaru

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I firmly believe that epsilon and carolina should've been included in the "omg we caused the ship to crash" gag. no idea what their contribution to the bit would be, but I feel it was a missed opportunity to NOT showcase agent 'dad jokes' carolina being a little silly

#rvb #red vs blue #agent carolina #mine #not t/oaru

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man I love watching halo lore videos talking about the differences between bungie canon and 343 canon because it adds a completely new layer of understanding to rvb.

for example; in bungie's halo an ai experiencing rampancy is an ai realizing its sentience and gaining true freewill—aka, they become human.

in 343 canon this is obviously not the case, and an ai experiencing rampancy is degrading into non functionality rather than transcending from the limitations of their original programming.

both forms of rampancy involve the ai "going crazy", but it's so interesting to see how these lore changes are reflected towards the ai's in rvb. with burnie and matt returning I wonder if epsilon's rampancy is going to reflect bungie's lore instead of 343's, and if his degradation in function will instead be attributed to the fact that he's always been an unstable ai fragment whose functionality has always been questionable?

#halo lore youtubers and/or 343 dunkers i love you #this is a 343 hateblog now i guess lol #rvb #red vs blue #mine #not t/oaru #im telling u guys rvb gets so much more fleshed out when u operate under the assumption that it takes place in the halo universe

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all this buzz about "canon grimmons!!!" is giving me war flashbacks to pre s15 when joe or jason said they were going to make grimmons canon in s15 and then never delivered...

#grimmons stans I'm begging u pls do not fall for the exact same queerbaiting scam that happened 5+ years ago #especially when the leaked scripts are being referred to as fanfic by the guy who wrote them #who also happens to be the guy who contributed to the most hated seasons of rvb ever #rvb #red vs blue #mine #not t/oaru

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wash tormenting the reds in the most petty ways possible because he's still pissed off about them hitting him with a car and then blowing him up in s8 is so important to me you don't even understand

#I'm pretty sure I've said it on my old blog before but wash is the blues older brother but to the reds? he's the neighborhood bully lmao #that scene in s13 where wash gets all the chorus soldiers to turn on grif for refusing to attend the training sessions? 100% an act of #calculated cruelty on wash's part lmao #oh oh or in s11 when wash hooked up blue base to the ships power but not the reds? also calculated lol #wash stealing all of their stuff in s10 will also always be a fav petty wash moment of mine #he is out to make them suffer and they're not even aware of it lol #rvb #agent washington #mine #not t/oaru #if i ever write my ct lives au fic I'm going so hard on petty grudge holding wash #he is an absolute menace but he's so lowkey about it that in universe trying to convince ppl that wash is as petty as he is #is nearly impossible #the only ppl aware of wash's true nature are the counselor the director ct alpha and probably maine (and maybe florida) #everyone else sees him in a similar light as his fanon characterization #that's part of the reason why i think lina was so shock in s10 when he turned his gun on her bc to her wash was always so subordinate that #she just genuinely never saw it coming #anyway wash/ct/maine friendship is so important to me. i like to include south in there too sometimes but honestly south comes off as a #loner type. like she doesn't mind ppl but no one except north is really willing to tolerate her uh....personality for long periods of time #shes very....reactive and emotionally charged #but tbh id be that way too if i was stuck with north #north unironically reminds me of my dad but not in the good way lol #god my tags are all over the place #audhd brain goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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you know a neat little bit of subtle world building I've always liked in the recollection trilogy + freelancer saga (that gets forgotten about in later seasons) is how the bgc + the freelancers (sans ct and lina) were the only characters to wear mark VI (or in caboose's case mark V) helmets. all other freelancer personnel and the UNSC in those seasons either wore ODST armor/helmets or marine armor, and idk I just think it was a neat little detail that showcases some level of consistency with the greater halo canon.

#ngl i like this detail mostly bc i think it's really funny to think of the freelancer's as knockoff spartans lol #nah but fr imagine if all of the chorus ppl wore odst armor. that would slap so hard thematically my guys #the only thing separating the feds and the new republic is arbitrary colors and an artificial divide created by the same organization.... #felix and locus could keep their armor but make it a plot point that they're wearing freelancer armor created by charon after analyzing ct's #armor that they failed to recover #rvb #red vs blue #mine #not t/oaru

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I think saying that wash should've been more involved in ct's arc in s10 is possibly a controversial take, but I stand by it. like it would've slapped so hard to have wash and ct have a scene together that paralleled york and carolina's scene at the end of s10 (because I'm so mad the wash/lina parallels never went anywhere despite them clearly being set up to do so).

york and carolina fell apart because they didn't communicate, and they both assumed the other would always be by their side and stand by them. it was messy and emotional and neither of them ever got over the other.

wash and ct did communicate, and they didn't have a sudden falling out. they slowly drifted apart and they both had an understanding of the others' motives and what was driving the choices they made. neither of them were happy about the outcome, but they both understood that it wasn't personal.

ct's speech to lina and tex in s10 would've hit so much harder if it had been said to the person she had been trying to convince to see the truth all of s9, not the person who told her to "watch her mouth" at the mere suggestion of the director doing something questionable. a last ditch attempt to get the one person she knows would join her if she just had a little more time—

unfortunately for ct, her gamble on tex had yet to come to fruition, and wash, while willing to listen and planning on apprehending her so they could talk, couldn't stop tex from using lethal force.

also yall know a wash and ct knife fight would've been sick to watch.

#rvb #red vs blue #agent connecticut #agent washington #I'm the only wash/ct enjoyer in existence in the year of 2024 and i will spread the wash/ct agenda #i don't actually see them as romantic though for anyone unaware. they're more of a “maybe if we win the war against the alien conglomerate #trying to eradicate our species from existence“ type thing. #mine #not t/oaru #unrelated but I've got ideasTM about how to have wash and the leader parallel each other re that one post from a few months back that turned #into a ct character study lol #that's for another post though

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I need you all to know that whenever I get there ct is going to go to town making fun of the leader and his obsessive hatred of tucker. he never shuts up about the guy and she pulls a "damn you're really enamored with him, should I be concerned as your girlfriend that you're falling out of love with me? :("

he is appalled and disgusted—not over the implication of being gay, but specifically because it's tucker.

"connie, I cannot stress to you enough how much I hate this guy. I want him dead, D-E-A-D!"

"oooh an enemies to lovers trope!"

"STOP!"

#the leader: smith i radioed my gf to vent and all she does is bully me :( #smith: blarg honk #tucker in the bg: i hope you get a heatstroke and keel over you fucking prick!!!! #rvb #red vs blue #agent connecticut #innsurectionist leader #mine #not t/oaru

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the noncanon s9 trailer as a whole is very serious, but the idea that wash and maine would have gotten their asses beat by sim troopers on multiple occasions had the outposts not been first established until after the break in is unbelievably funny. these big bad freelancers are more interested in fucking around and goofing off during what is supposed to be a Very SeriousTM simulation exercise and it comes back to bite them so hard, and yall already know that the other freelancers would make sure they never lived it down.

#the absurdity of a *spartan and a **former odst whom are the unsc's best soldiers getting rektedTM by the worst of the worst not once but #twice is already funny. but what's even funnier is imagining it happen to all the other freelancers at least once #like tex wyoming and florida have all canonically been taken out by sim troopers alongside wash and maine so its only fair that if canon wa #slightly different that that would be the running gag of pfl #*maine being a spartan and **wash being an odst are hc's #rvb #red vs blue #agent washington #agent maine #no but all the freelancers are making fun of wash and maine bc 'haha omg losing to sim troopers lmao' #but then it happens to north and south. and ct and wyoming. and york and lina. and all wash and maine have to say with the smuggest faces #known to man is 'not so funny now is it?' and from that moment they all silently agree to never speak of these dark times ever again #the counselor and the director are shocked speechless and deeply concerned by the fact that they all lost at some point. the data says that #that should have not been able to happen but it did. literally what are the chances. either the freelancers are the unluckiest ppl to exist #or the sim troopers are the luckiest ppl alive and neither option is good lols #peak 'project freelancer was a mistake' moment right there #not t/oaru #mine

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She's done hundreds of ops just like it, and was more than confident in her ability to get the job done alone considering she'd be dealing with civilian security.

Apparently Hargrove didn't feel the same way.

“Woah, woah, wait a minute—your codename is actually Connecticut? Like…the state of Connecticut?” The lanky marine asked, laughing when she didn't reply. “What, do you have 48 buddies named after the rest of the states? Is your boss Washington D.C?”

Connie clenched her fists by her side and grit her teeth in annoyance—over both his constant chattering, and how on the nose he was. Normally by now she would have said something, but for whatever reason she really didn't want to give this man the satisfaction of knowing he was getting to her. He gave her the same feeling York did when he was stressed and lost all social tact, though he was nowhere near as charming and endearing.

God, she missed him—missed all of them.

She was cut off from her thoughts by the strong, silent one clearing his throat.

“Since you're leading this operation Agent, what's our plan?”

Ah, right.

She still didn't like that she, of all people, was in charge here. She was the screw up, she had no leading capabilities, and for all intents and purposes wanted to keep it that way.

If only Wash or Carolina was here. Hell, she'd even take North or J.D in this situation.

#there's another sentence b4 the first one but i kept it out bc i want to keep it a surprise :) #rvb #red vs blue #agent connecticut #issac 'felix' gates #samuel ortez #not t/oaru #mine #ct lives au #another scene concept for funsies woooooo #ct misses her teammates and friends: the fanfic basically #ct lowkey dissing north and the leader is small funny to me #they're trying their best

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nobody understands wash/south friendship. anyone not in the know thinks they hate each other, but they don't. sure, they think the other is the single most annoying person in the known universe, but when push comes to shove, they're an okay team so long as they both understand that things are going to become extremely chaotic, they will be screaming at each other non stop, and as the guy who's really, really good at getting out of bad situations where death is almost certain alive, wash (generally) takes point.

#if anyone has read the helljumper comic w dutch and romeo that's sort of how i imagine wash and south on missions #trouble. explosions. crashing. jumping out of/off of things. that sort of deal #rvb #red vs blue #agent washington #agent south dakota #mine #not t/oaru #their banter starts fairly friendly but it very quickly dissolves into insults and screaming #as a rule of thumb if they're screaming at each other and it's barely understandable by anyone else they're fine #it's when they're /not/ screaming that they should start getting a little worried #nobody understands how wash is able to pull off the survival stunts he does but they work so ┐(ﾟ～ﾟ)┌ #seriously the freelancers swear they've seen him straight up die multiple times but he just shows back up later relatively okay #maine has long accepted wash's damn near supernatural ability to survive whatever is thrown at him #wash has that main character plot armor /j

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we got the york/north/wash trio, but we deserved the wash/ct/maine trio. no I will not elaborate

#i will never get over the fact that we get more about wash and maine's friendship in a NON CANON trailer than the actual show #like what the actual fuck rt!!!! #the only reason north/york/wash is a thing is bc they were the three most popular characters and s10 is pandering to the fandom: the show #rvb #red vs blue #mine #not t/oaru

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carolina's best relationships being with computer programs (f.i.l.s.s and epsilon) is so very autism of her

#im autistic so i say this with nothing but love <3 #i also hc that she has npd #I've actually broken down my reasoning for that hc b4 but i don't feel like finding it lol #anyway lina is best aqua autistic girlie #rvb #red vs blue #agent carolina #mine #not t/oaru

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do yall ever think about how weird wash's fight scene in s12 is? specifically, that moment where he does that sideways flip while shooting (I believe) at felix? like wash is an enjoyer of combat rolls, my man is always rolling, but that one flip is a flashy, and dare I say, unnecessary move for wash to use.

I also find it interesting that they had him use his sidearm instead of his battle rifle, since in previous cqc situations wash has always used blades or blade like objects such as the epsilon unit. the only times I recall him using a magnum off the top of my head is when he shot south in s6, when he shot donut in s8, and when he threatened carolina in s10. if wash busting out his magnum, it's always symbolic of him letting some part of his personal feelings guide his actions, because shooting someone with a sidearm meant for close range is more intimate than using his primary mid/long range weapon.

this was obviously not the case in the s12 fight, and they probably did it just because it looked cool, but idk that's my random wash thought of the day.

#rvb #red vs blue #agent washington #mine #not t/oaru #look we all know that the chorus trilogy combat doesn't compare to monty's but idk i feel like they just didn't /get/ wash's fighting style #wash is pretty nimble and quick on his feet #he's not as graceful or as aggressive(?) as lina but he's definitely the kind of guy who doesn't just stand around and let himself get hit #words are not working atm so idk how to describe it but he's like not an exact equivalent but he acts as lina's counterpart among the dudes #like he's not staying in one place he's not muscle-ing his way through a fight he's dodging weaving dancing around his opponents #if he needs to get close he gets close if he needs to back off he backs off #carolina is short bursts of high intensity combat meant to overwhelm her opponents #wash is more focused on endurance and steadily picking away at his opponents over a longer period of time #but they both share that sort of “it's not bad if you don't let it hit you” mentality if that makes sense #also related to this post. why did he cut his hand and throw his blood on locus in the s13 fight. wash literally fought the meta who used #the same cloaking tech without needing to do anything like that bc he paid attention to his surroundings #or when he needed to take off his helmet to find locus via the trail from his gun #like yeah its cool but. idk it doesn't /feel/ like stuff wash would necessarily do you know? #idk I'm chalking it up to miles going like “my characters need to be so much better and so much cooler than these characters.” or smthn

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ugh my uncle brought home covid and I've been sick all week, and it's only now when I feel better that I lose my entire sense of taste 🙄

#I've been telling him and my dad to wear their fucking masks since i moved in but nooooo #and it's me the one who wears a mask every time i leave the house who washes and/or sanitizes their hands regularly #who ends up getting sick af bc these stubborn old guys don't fucking listen to me and get ME sick #I've gotten sick more times in the last 1.5 years w then than i did the 7+ years i lived w my mom and then on my own #and i took the city bus daily to school and then work!!! like what the actual fuck!!!!!!! #im so mad yall have no fucking idea #i had some peppermint hot cocoa this morning and couldn't taste it. i wanted cinnamon toast crunch last night and couldn't taste it #im having my leftover buttered noodles rn and can't. fucking. taste. it. #this is so depressing. im deriving no joy from this #life is cruel and unfair :( #mine #not t/oaru #not r/vb #my dad got sick too btw but he didn't lose his taste 😑

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J.D felt horrible about it, but with everything that had happened the last few months—Hell, the last few years—He had admittedly somewhat forgotten that Terrence existed.

Looking through Connie’s data, dealing with corporate civilian bureaucracy, and being “demoted” into doing menial grunt work aboard the Staff of Charon has taken up the bulk of his time since returning from Longshore, so he hasn't gone to visit the guy and offer morale support during his grueling physical therapy sessions in quite a while.

Apparently, having a building collapse on top of you and needing surgical reconstruction of a large portion of the bones in your body really, really sucked.

J.D mentally grimaced at the prospect of speaking to the temperamental man. He had been waiting to tell him about their team until he was officially discharged from medical, and only after Sharky came to terms with the loss would he even think about introducing Connie into the mix. The man's hatred of the Freelancers was, understandably, incredibly intense.

He loved Sharky, he really did, and he wouldn't trade him for anyone else, but Terrance could be annoyingly stubborn and overly dramatic, and a lack of any semblance of a proper chain of command didn't make his job any easier. The guy just didn't respect his experience and skill as an ODST like the others did, which was beyond frustrating at times.

(God, what a mess). He sighed, bringing a hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose.

#a sharkface jump scare in my ct lives au? it's more likely than u think #rvb #red vs blue #j.d is the innie leader btw and there are lots of parallels to wash (my wash anyway) in this little blurb for anyone curious #rvb sharkface #what is the innie leader's tag bros bc i still have no clue #mine #not t/oaru #this has none of my italics from the og doc and italicizing text on tumblr mobile is too much work so sorry lols #i still don't know how i want to characterize the leader. like he's pretty nice in s7-8 all things considered but he's more sadistic-ish #in s10 but otherwise he has no character so I'm like ???? #i might just default to how i write wash but despite my love of parallels i do want them to be different characters #hmm maybe i should make him a little less serious than wash. like he's more chill? idk #ct lives au

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I've always thought it was so funny that the fandom decided to make ct the smallest and shortest freelancer lady when she's canonically taller than carolina

#ppl wanted ct to have gremlin hiding in the vents energy so bad they morphed her into the smol flat chested pixie girl lady #like in monty's famous pfl ladies render lina looks taller than ct bc of her hair but ct is actually supposed to be taller than her #absolutely no offense to anyone who likes short gremlin ct btw. i just think it's funny how her appearance was warped lol #*warped #i see ct as the curviest freelancer lady #she has softer edges and more squishy bits than either south or lina #south is a tall wall of muscle and lina is really lean with super strong legs #maybe I'll draw an updated version of my height/body canons for them #not t/oaru #mine #character heights don't matter except when i say they do lol