#BTW wanna make Trevor meet Candlelight?

[wyvchard]

What do you mean by "aren't from the same universe"? I'll just take it that 13-12's self from Vadas and Basilisk's universe didn't become Candlelight in that universe either. (Probably because their partner found them and they're just chilling, happy in their relationship.)

I was thinking about what would have happened if 13-12 didn't meet anyone from the agency, allowing a different agent to become Agent Phoenix. (Remember that 13-12 found out about the agency due to their partner, who was an agency operative, so this is likely to happen.) And that was the result.

But thanks for the compliements! I also wanna see what happens in your arc because I'm invested.

Candlelight and Phoenix

What if Agent 13-12 (my Agent Phoenix) never had any connections to the agency?

The events of the game still happened, leaving another agent to receive the title of Agent Phoenix.

This is an alternate timeline of events that may have taken place. Some things are subject to change.

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"Agent Phoenix. The thorn in Zoraxis' side. And basically my houseguest." The operative called Candlelight sighed as they stared at the agent who was clearly incapacitated by their latest conflict with Zoraxis operatives. They knew they should call their superiors and inform their superiors that the agent made their way to their house.

But they chose not to, choosing to shove the hapless agent under their bedsheets, making sure they made it through the night.

"... I am definitely going to get shot for this." They muttered, making sure to bandage any injuries they see.

Their earpiece was confiscated though, locked in a box that blocks off any signals from reaching outside.

They have several minutes to clean the house to clear any trace of their betrayal to their boss.

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It wasn't the first time Candlelight hid an agency operative in their house.

But it wasn't this risky before.

One, Agent Phoenix is well known in these circles. They were the topic of the briefings they had to suffer through, after all.

Two, Candlelight is currently being monitored for a possible promotion. With the recent (and not so recent) drama regarding the operatives higher up in the totem pole, Dr. Zor is definitely a lot more picky with whom to promote.

Three, the agents they did spare feel betrayed with the handful they surrendered to Zoraxis. From inaction or direct action, both ended up in the same way.

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"... You're helping us even if you're from Zoraxis. Are you from the agency?"

"No. Just someone trying to cling to the remnants of humanity and decency left in them. I don't see myself joining the agency, no matter how you push for it." They were bandaging the injuries on the agent whom they plan to kick out in the morning.

"Why? The agency would love to have you join us. I'm sure."

"... Will the agency actually be willing to have me? I'm responsible for quite a couple of deaths. Even if the higher ups are fine with it, no thanks. I know some people will be bitter towards me and I already have enough of it in Zoraxis, thank you."

"You can choose not to be in this situation anymore. I know Zoraxis doesn't really treat its employees too well. I mean, Ollie-"

"I'm choosing to stay. It's my choice. And as far as I can tell, the cost to switch sides is too much. I don't see how it's worth it. Unlike Ollie, I know I already have a gun pointed to my head. The agency will not be so inclined to help me unlike the other times. I don't have anything to give. It's more likely that I'll be asked to become a mole for them, which would bring me closer to death than if I stayed."

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"But this is my choice." Candlelight took a deep breath as they put away the rags after making sure no room was amiss. The scent of the candles they lit should take away any more lingering traces.

They checked their watch, noting that they should keep tabs on the agent. When they entered their room, Agent Phoenix was still unconscious on their bed.

"Get better soon. I don't want to sleep on the couch again."

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If anyone wants to start an RP with this version of 13-12, please feel free to send an ask.

@phoenix-and-found-family, in Vadas' and Basilisk's world / universe, it's likely that 13-12 became Candlelight. But it's up to you if you wanna reference them.

@the-one-and-only-043, just dropping some lore

[phoenix-and-found-family]

Vadas is from a universe where IEYTD 3 went really badly, and Basilisk is from a universe where IEYTD 2 went horribly wrong

Candlelight and Phoenix

What if Agent 13-12 (my Agent Phoenix) never had any connections to the agency?

The events of the game still happened, leaving another agent to receive the title of Agent Phoenix.

This is an alternate timeline of events that may have taken place. Some things are subject to change.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Agent Phoenix. The thorn in Zoraxis' side. And basically my houseguest." The operative called Candlelight sighed as they stared at the agent who was clearly incapacitated by their latest conflict with Zoraxis operatives. They knew they should call their superiors and inform their superiors that the agent made their way to their house.

But they chose not to, choosing to shove the hapless agent under their bedsheets, making sure they made it through the night.

"... I am definitely going to get shot for this." They muttered, making sure to bandage any injuries they see.

Their earpiece was confiscated though, locked in a box that blocks off any signals from reaching outside.

They have several minutes to clean the house to clear any trace of their betrayal to their boss.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It wasn't the first time Candlelight hid an agency operative in their house.

But it wasn't this risky before.

One, Agent Phoenix is well known in these circles. They were the topic of the briefings they had to suffer through, after all.

Two, Candlelight is currently being monitored for a possible promotion. With the recent (and not so recent) drama regarding the operatives higher up in the totem pole, Dr. Zor is definitely a lot more picky with whom to promote.

Three, the agents they did spare feel betrayed with the handful they surrendered to Zoraxis. From inaction or direct action, both ended up in the same way.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"... You're helping us even if you're from Zoraxis. Are you from the agency?"

"No. Just someone trying to cling to the remnants of humanity and decency left in them. I don't see myself joining the agency, no matter how you push for it." They were bandaging the injuries on the agent whom they plan to kick out in the morning.

"Why? The agency would love to have you join us. I'm sure."

"... Will the agency actually be willing to have me? I'm responsible for quite a couple of deaths. Even if the higher ups are fine with it, no thanks. I know some people will be bitter towards me and I already have enough of it in Zoraxis, thank you."

"You can choose not to be in this situation anymore. I know Zoraxis doesn't really treat its employees too well. I mean, Ollie-"

"I'm choosing to stay. It's my choice. And as far as I can tell, the cost to switch sides is too much. I don't see how it's worth it. Unlike Ollie, I know I already have a gun pointed to my head. The agency will not be so inclined to help me unlike the other times. I don't have anything to give. It's more likely that I'll be asked to become a mole for them, which would bring me closer to death than if I stayed."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"But this is my choice." Candlelight took a deep breath as they put away the rags after making sure no room was amiss. The scent of the candles they lit should take away any more lingering traces.

They checked their watch, noting that they should keep tabs on the agent. When they entered their room, Agent Phoenix was still unconscious on their bed.

"Get better soon. I don't want to sleep on the couch again."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If anyone wants to start an RP with this version of 13-12, please feel free to send an ask.

@phoenix-and-found-family, in Vadas' and Basilisk's world / universe, it's likely that 13-12 became Candlelight. But it's up to you if you wanna reference them.

@the-one-and-only-043, just dropping some lore