#Linksano just wants to cause problems

[needsmoreexplosions]

that one “I also choose this guy’s wife” time travel Reddit thread but it’s Jaeris and Linksano doing a sort of multiverse travelers’ truth or dare

[fauslayer]

going to talk about my cringe scrimblo rq like i said i would at the end of that long ask o7 dr. insano posting under the cut

i have decided that i am doing ALL of them

✚  HEALTH :

I’m not going to call Dr. Insano the sickest motherfucker on Tbe Planet Earth, but I do think he gets ill a lot more than people usually do and I think a lot of the time it is his own damn fault. I’m not forgetting the murky ooze incident no matter how much I beg to.

I think his eyes are kind of messed up, as well. He’s almost entirely blind without his goggles, and his vision without them gets worse depending on how fucked up hypertime is trying to be today.

♕  CHILDHOOD :

There is no childhood, only Insano. Bwuhhhh.

Bits aside, Wayne was a stupid little cringe baby, and I count him as a Lil’ ‘Sano of sorts.. We have documented evidence of his childhood, and proof that he only got worse. I don’t think Wayne Schlumper in his adult years necessarily requires sympathy, but I think the home that spat out (a large fragment of) Insano and Linksano probably wasn’t as inwardly pleasant as the dress shirts and sweater vests would show outwardly. Incredibly smart, incredibly annoying suburban science kids that were placated with expensive toys by parents that didn’t care for their well-being. I always imagine that ‘nette, in their youth, was the only person that really ever tried being nice to the booth of them, until she couldn’t anymore. And while Oscar stopped, reflected, Wayne kept going into the obsession that would tear him into tiny, infinitesimal pieces.

I think if I were him, I would be thankful for that to only be real maybe once a week. But then I think about Wayne having to exist in what is essentially a hivemind of himself, and yet most of them are better than him. And it’s like huh. Fun.

✿  HAPPINESS :

Insano is a man of relatively simple pleasures. He wants world domination, he wants crazy amounts of sex. He’s a guy that gets bored really easily, impatient very easy, and generally just needs to get out of the house. I think that’s fun.

But I also like when we get more scenes of him as a person moreso than him as an archetypal supervillain. The sort of mutual hate-disgust he and Spoony had with each other at the start growing into Insano being genuinely delighted at saving him from certain death (or eternal torment, either one) makes me smile. Same with how he clearly loves his son very much. I like the little sense of family that the TSE goons have.

I think he’s happy when he gets to see Jaeris in pain btw.

␛  ANGER :

God’s pettiest, most petulant creature, thy name is Doctor Fucking Insano. Incredibly whiny to the point of tantrums all the time (this is just an observation of what’s onscreen), constantly screaming and howling at whatever’s causing him any issue. He has horrible anger problems, mostly.

I think they were starting to sort of chill out the farther TSE got, though, so I like to think the whole situation with Spoony was sort of sucking the rage out of him. Your funny little guy going missing, or worse, was kind of a bigger deal, and I think him not reacting to it with cartoonish rage, but genuine solemnity shows how important his stupid little goon was to him.

That being said, once more, I think he’s happy when he gets to see Jaeris in pain. I have nothing personal against Jaeris but I sooooo think he does. He thinks that cowboy is getting his sloppy seconds when he didn’t even really get the fresh firsts.

♆  BODY :

I talked about his eyes a second ago, but I like to think Insano is kind of stupid riddled with scars (mostly burns and the like). He’s been shot in the chest a shitton, most notably with a magic gun, and if we’re to take a certain murky ooze incident into account, he does incredibly unsafe shit in his lab regularly, to the detriment of his physical health.

It’s impossible to keep track of his scars, though, since they like to shuffle a bit depending on how hypertime is feeling. Clonesano doesn’t really have any of the scars, or at least as many, compared to Bonafide Earth-4W Doctor Insano’s (recognized as such pre-hypertime fuckery) carefully cultured collection. I’d like to keep the chest scars somewhat consistent, though. Linkara is an important part of his life, and all.

ϡ  MENTAL STATE :

Jesus fuck

ღ  LOVE / SEXUALITY :

Mr. Clumsily Confirmed Bisexual, I also always see him as genderfluid.

†  RELIGION :

I think Insano only really believes in a god if he’s trying to get Linkara to text him back (it won’t work), or if he’s cursing it’s name at his own existence while having a bad one. On the other hand, there’s also the days where he’s his own God. He definitely has a God complex at the least, and seems quite comfortable in this fact. What else would you call a Champion of a concept, anyways?

✄ PET PEEVE :

I’m keeping the canon answer. The fact that he hate hate HATES Ferris Bueller’s Day Off because the title character essentially does everything he wants to do but gets no shit for it is fucking hilarious. Doctor. Have you tried not being cringe. You fuckhead.

☂  FOOD :

Unhealthy, unhealthy, unhealthy. Junk food, can food, and freezer food addict simply on the basis that he’ll forget what he has around and needs it not to spoil. Despite this, will go days without actual meals, and will steal snacks from Spoony as he sees fit (not even on necessity, either).

I also think he gets really into projects with making food, though. Like yogurt and bread and pickled vegetables, shit like that, but he’s just really into it to the point where’s he’s genetically engineering his own cucumbers for his spicy pickled vegetable medley and it’s a whole ordeal that makes the house smell like vinegar for weeks. He also makes sure to feed his son well (and in emergency situations, like the fridge moment, instruct Spoony on how to do so as well).

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[newtafterdark]

you did name newton and mention chell vaguely but im curious on whose in bvr specifically

*cracks knuckles* 

Be prepared for a huge chunk of text that I have to put under a read-more. :>c

Alright so, the basics first: BVR's original members included Gordon, Newton, and three of their classmates from MIT. As I wrote before, those three moved on from their band past, with two of them getting their doctorates & finding jobs in their respective fields & the third one becoming a tattoo artist (who is the artist behind a good chunk of Newton's tattoos!).

Before I say anything else- need to note: Both Gordon & Newton are fairly young in this AU. Gordon zoomed through his degree & Newton... well, we know about his several doctorates & the fact that he's still fairly young despite the high count of them. He is also 2 years older than Gordon (Newton is born in 1990, Gordon in 1992) & they met when Newton was already working on his third doctorate! :>

The entire band got put on hold when the first Breach happened & Newton started working for the PPDC (& Gordon for Black Mesa), so their band history isn't as far in the past as you'd think! In fact, the pause started in 2016!

Now, imagine, it's 2020. 

For Newton (& everyone else on the surface) it's the time after cancelling the Kaiju-related Apocalypse. 

Gordon just survived the Resonance Cascade with the Science Team. 

Shit's fucked outside, Kaiju-Blue & other alien remains being a massive health hazard. Everyone is honestly just relieved that they made it out of this entire mess alive. 

But Gordon & Newton both have something in common- well, multiple things really: ADHD, their love for music, and excitement for chaotic things. So one night Gordon actually manages to get a hold of Newton's email & after some back and forth with the old members, they pretty much decide to re-invent the band with new members. 

► While I mentioned Chell before, she isn't actually part of the band. She owns the building they do their band meetups in though! And honestly, she keeps an eye on the idiots so they don't get themselves hurt... too often. 

Now, for the actual members-

► On the drums, you have Dr Linksano, aka. Oscar Robert Schlumper. This lad is from the youtube show "Atop The Fourth Wall", and personally one of my favourite mad scientist characters of all time. He gets to be in the band for more than just that reason though. 

He has experience with fighting aliens, gods, undead... and the occasional alternate universe version of his boss & friends (... it's... complicated.). He is also a universe/dimension jumper, which makes him a perfect candidate for this group of scientists with wild pasts! Not to mention that his field of science is technomancy - the fusion of magic & science! :D

► Then on the synth is... Vanya/Nathan (either name is fine for him). He is... somewhat from the same universe as Oscar (but again, it's complicated. I will get into his past if asked about it though!). He is, technically, a life-source-draining object. In his case, a ring. Well, he literal ring being his core & the human-like appearance he has is a projection, somewhat similar to the Gems in Steven Universe. 

He is also able to shapeshift... mostly into canine-adjacent forms, or a full eldritch nightmare. He hasn't done the latter around anyone in a long while though. 

(Benrey 🤝 Vanya = loving to cause problems very much on purpose & for their own amusement.)

►There is another band member, but I need to develop her more, as she is another original character & I do want her to fit in well with the other idiots. 

Ronja/Minerva “Minnie” (again, both names are valid, as well as the nickname), does part of the singing when a song demands a more feminine voice. Aside from that, she's on the electric guitar... and occasionally the trombone. :>c

She is a marine biologist with... uhm... well let's just say she enjoys A) creating new specimens in her lab & B) reviving what has been dead for millions of years. Her most beloved creation is her pet mosasaur named "Princess". Thankfully, that one is genetically engineered to not grow bigger than a seal. 

. . .

That's all I can tell you about this version of the Black Velvet Rabbits... for now. I hope this info didn’t disappoint! :D