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♡ My headcanons for Mouthwashing ♡

Hi, Marina here!

Since being in my Mouthwashing phase, I really got into the worldbuilding of the game: the timeline, characters, backstories, etc. For this post, I'll talk about my takes on the timeline! I calculated the dates with headcanons in mind, so these won't be accurate to the actual game. One thing to mention is that I personally headcanon that Mouthwashing takes place around our time (2023, 2024, 2025+) and a reminder that there'll be spoilers!

Tulpar's Takeoff (+ Before the Crash)

I put these two in the same category since the Tulpar's takeoff section is pretty short by itself.

PONY EXPRESS prepared the delivery for 2 to 3 months, from September to November, 2023. Early December, PONY EXPRESS adds Daisuke to the Tulpar crew, just a few days before the takeoff which was on December 9th, 2023.

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I'll only mention the significant dates.

7 days before the crash - April 19th, 2024. PONY EXPRESS informs Curly that the company would be going bankrupt. 6 days before the crash - April 20th, 2024. Tulpar crew celebrates Curly's "birthday", then finds out about the company shutting down. This one is a headcanon of mine, 5 days before the crash - April 21st, 2024. Anya gets r*ped by Jimmy. 1 day before the crash - April 25th, 2024. Anya tells Curly that she's pregnant. 0 days before the crash - April 26th, 2024. Anya tells Jimmy that she's pregnant, then he crashes the ship. The Tulpar only reached 139 days of their destination before getting stranded.

After the Crash

2 months after the crash - June 26th, 2024. Tulpar crew gets in the cargo hold and finds out that they were delivering mouthwash. 3 months after the crash - July 26th, 2024. Anya tells Swansea about the r*pe. 5 months after the crash - September 26th, 2024. Anya locks herself in medbay with Curly still inside, then overd*ses on the remaining supply of painkillers. Meanwhile, Jimmy convinces Daisuke to climb inside the vent, making him sustain several severe cuts and burns all over his body before getting killed with a utility axe to the face by Swansea. After that, Jimmy gets chased by Swansea, it ending with Swansea getting shot by Jimmy in the eye and in the head, killing him. Then, Jimmy gathers the bodies to sit at the table to celebrate his "birthday". And lastly, he puts Curly in a cryostasis pod before shooting himself. This all happened in about 9 hours.

PONY EXPRESS' Headquarters

In the dialogue, Anya wonders how long it would take for headquarters to notice that they're missing, so I calculated that too and added some extra things!

The Tulpar and its crew were supposed to arrive back on Earth, on May 21st, 2025. After a week without the Tulpar nor the crew coming back, headquarters announce both the ship and its crew missing on May 28th, 2025. Headquarters avoid sending out a rescue ship due to being on the brink of bankruptcy until they realize that Curly is a part of the crew, forcing them to send out a rescue ship to save him, only him. The rescue ship could've been sent out as early as June 4th, 2025 but due to PONY EXPRESS being a horrible company, the rescue ship is sent out on October 1st, 2025. The rescue team find the Tulpar on May 31st, 2026, after 213 days of searching. As the rescue ship brings the Tulpar back to Earth, the rescue team get inside to help the crew and discover what happened.

On January 29th, 2027, the Tulpar and its crew finally make it back to Earth with the rescue team. By the time the rescue ship returns the Tulpar, PONY EXPRESS shuts down.

The Tulpar crew were in the ship for 3 years, 1 month, and 20 days. They were only supposed to be in the ship for 1 year, and 164 days.

And that's all!

I'm not too confident with my timeline and calculations, so it would be much appreciated if y'all comment down below your thoughts! I have many more headcanons for Mouthwashing to share but that'll come later... or never. Depends if this post will be received well or not.

♡ Thank you for reading! ♡