#Speakermen

[striderl]

Alliance Rule Book #1: Never use Bluetooth inside the alliance base without authorization and consent.

A few minutes later...

[thephonemenarentreal]

FINALIZED CONCEPT FOR THE TERRIBLE TWINS!

NAME: Fortissimo and Pianissimo; SM-1023 and SM-1024

NICKNAMES: The Terrible Twins, The Mayhem Maestros, Thing One and Thing Two (Paralipsis), The Dynamic Duet (Tremolo)

ALLIANCE CLASS: Speakermen; Small Units (they are second shortest in the group)

WORK CLASS: Unknown; Sonar Experts at Outpost 51 (They kind of just showed up and the Supervisor gave em a job)

GENDER: They/Them

CLASSIFICATION: Artificial Mind (Non-human origin; presumed)

RANK: Communications Specialists

Not much is known about the background of Fortissimo and Pianissimo and when asked, they usually just give a submissive strong. The two are mutes, by choice as they are not deaf and have nothing physically stopping them from speaking, they simply seem not to want to.

The two tend to either be interested in something or dismiss it, as noted about how they slack off completely with their actual jobs and usually focus on their interests in fashion, music, and gaming instead. When they must, they are able to hold their own in a fight, although are noted to be experts in traps, sabotage, and breaking into places they aren't suppose to be in.

(MORE LORE UNDER THE CUT! <3)

The Twins have a deep love of classical music and any music that doesn't really have words to it, often picking out certain classical pieces to assign to people as "theme songs" to play when they see someone.

Both are accomplished musicians, both composing and performing their own music. Both have a preference for the violin, but are also known to be able to play piano, various percussive instruments, cello, bass, and guitar.

It is not uncommon for Outpost 51 to be filled with the calming sounds of symphonic music as the two work out their latest works on their breaks and in the evenings.

The two never speak, having selective mutism, as there is nothing physically wrong with either one to prevent them from speaking. Occasionally one may hear a chuckle or hum. Still they prefer to speak, if at all, in sign language, and even then very rarely. The two tend to stare at people or play snippets of classical music to convey things.

Although at first glance, they may seem identical, they are not entirely so. The biggest difference is that Fortissimo is LEFT handed and favors the left side and Pianissimo is RIGHT handed and favors the right side. They always sand with Fortissimo on the left and Pianissimo on the right and seem very strict about this. Also Fortissimo plays music louder and Pianissimo plays music softer.

The two love fashion and do the laundry for Outpost 51 to make sure everyone's clothes are mended, cleaned, folded, and pressed. They even have a special cart they push around for "fashion emergencies" when they spot someone in need of "fashion help". They have been known to corner visitors and clean up their fashion tastes.

The two are very good at setting traps and sabotaging systems. When they don't want to work, they are known to break the sonar system from time to time and play innocent. They sometimes sabotage systems for fun as well as setting up traps. The traps though are usually harmless pranks. However, they are very capable of setting far more lethal and gruesome tests if they feel there is a danger.

They are rather small for speakermen, being slight of frame and height. Only Medic is actually shorter than them, but that is by a mere inch or two.

The two do everything together or not at all. Trying to get them to do separate tasks makes them upset and agitated. They just have to be on the same task, even if that is out of sight, they seem to be able to know what the other is doing at all times.

Their violin bow is actually a weapon that is a glorified electric bug-zapper of a weapon that can leave poor alliance members with a very nasty sting or unconscious and they know how to use it if they get pushed.

They are terrified of Paralipsis and never put up a fuss about his orders and often are on call to get the supervisor up and presentable for meetings when he bothers to do his job. In return, Paralipsis doesn't really care if they do their job or not. This means they usually are playing video games while they should be working.

The two love to clap for "encouragement" when they see someone really mess up. The general understanding is they are being entirely sarcastic.

They are known to be neat freaks and punctual about times, often giving long silent stares at those who show up late or make a mess...except Paralipsis. The Supervisor can do what he wants as long as he doesn't show up.

[perles-infinite-fictional-love]

I cannot express how much I need this in my life. I cannot express how much I think about this. I like to imagine Speakermen like to live their lives like it's a musical, so,

Speakermen working, doing upgrades/repairs on Titan Speakerman, to the beat of "Harder Better Faster Stronger" (And obviously dancing while doing so)

And I mean the OG soundtrack only. Not the inferior remixes.

[lens-guy-art]

Idk what title to put here lel

Vester belongs to me and Streak belongs to @tabieeee

[polycephalies]

congrats on the transition girliepops!

[gamie99]

You know when a piece of media has claimed your soul when you make a sona for it

I am so normal about this series lol

[that-other-dead-person]

Enjoy Sky Blue~!

[gracestellaerie]

THE BELOVED PRESIDENT OF NEW VEGAS TURNS 4 TODAY! I'm still trying to figure out how to draw him in my style tbh 😭😭 he's so hard to draw right

[asktoxicgriefer]

How did you know shanking yourself with the Venomshank would do that??

I mean, there was the first guy, but he only got sick.

How'd you turn into a biological nightmare instead of just being sick??

"Hop3 that h3lps! I dr3w th0s3 last two mys3lf n' 3veryth1ng. Y0u guys l1ke visu4l l34rning or wh4tever."

[striderl]

*Starts singing very loudly*

WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE

THERE'S NO TURNING BACK

EVEN WHILE SLEEP

WE WILL FIND YOU ACTING ON YOUR BEHAVIOR

TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER NATURE

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE WORRRLLD

[Do you have a death wish or something?]

[Foley despises disturbance when he is concentrating at work, and they mildly dislike that song]

[thephonemenarentreal]

The first of the three (four?) speakermen OCs! The twins!

Names: Pianissimo and Fortissimo Pronouns: He/Hims The twins are a strange pair that are mute, using sign language to talk, if they want to talk at all. They listen to classical music and are both accomplished violinists and tend to keep to themselves and the few friends they have. Most people get put off as they have a tendency to stare for awkwardly long points of time at people, not saying a word before going back to what they were doing. The two move perfectly in sync, as if they are of always one mind. They were put out to the post due to their peculiarities.

more lore under the cut <3

The twins don't stare at people to be rude, it is actually because they are working out the melody, the song the person gives off them and later set about composing the song in their head. They have a "song" assigned to everyone.

They prefer classical music as they seem to like music without words and using it to express themselves in their own peculiar ways. They don't like to talk to others given the way they explain things makes sense to them and it can get frustrating with people.

They are best friends with Hubble who they feel "gets" them and always listens to their music. In return, they made the headphones that Hubble wears and will stand behind him and stare at people who are mean to him. Threatening twin energy. Maybe write a vicious violin concerto about them. No one can tell the difference between them except Hubble and Medic who find it weird people can't. Apparently Pianissimo plays their music softly and Fortissimo plays it louder. Also Pianissimo and Fortissimo have particular tells, like Pianissimo is left handed and Fortissimo is right handed. They are protective of their little group of friend of misfits, especially the other two speakermen, Mr. Biggs and Tremolo. They often are the ones who work to try and calm Tremolo when he is lost in a fit, usually by playing some soothing classical music or just patting him on the back or going along with what he is saying to get him to cool it.

For those that know them, they are reclusive, but kind. To those that don't know them, they are off-putting, kind of scary twin energy speakers who stare into the soul.

[tabieeee]

Titan Speakerman makes a promise he intends to keep

[wooferman-appreciator]

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

[lens-guy-art]

Random Alliance stuff on spooky month

Cameramen would definitely get into costumes and having fun with trick-or-treating

Speakermen would blast some 80s Halloween music and just vibing

The TVmen may not do anything much but... They pretend that Sadako comes out of their screens or even doing the hands on tv screens thing from Poltergeist movie to scare the ever living shit out of the Alliance members

[polycephalies]

headcanon dump: speakerman edition

speakermen as individuals differentiate themselves not just with suits and ties but also the pitch, speed, and reverb of EWTRTW

as such, it's seen as a form of extreme intimidation when there's an army of speakermen marching in rhythm to the same pitch, speed and reverb coming from all of their heads at once

speakermen, in large groups, cause an echolalia effect on eachother especially if there's a memelike phrase spoken from one of them (crazy? i was crazy once...)

speakermen can indeed speak using words but since they default to playing their anthem so often, they excel at nonverbal communication

titan speakerman is unintentionally a trendsetter when it comes to music; after the events of episode 59 speakermen began playing depeche mode songs more often than EWTRTW

titan speakerman is learning how to use music to express how they feel; i like to think they either have some sort of repertoire of music stored in their brain or they salvage human music from vinyl records

[enderguardiangt]

How about the alliance members of your choice finding the way the resident human eats to be kinda interesting? Or maybe you can do something where they're interested in their biology?

OMG Thank you for the request (BTW, love your fanfics on ao3)

Colour codes for the Object Heads because I wanna switch my writing style on tumblr :)

Cameramen: Blue

Speakermen: Orange

TVmen: Purple

Titans: Red

Object Head Women: Pink

There we go.

Now, first skibidi fic, lets gooooo

Speakerman (OC: Oliver) x Reader

It is late in the afternoon, where the sun is starting to set. The units came back from their mission, some wounded and some had a few scratches and dents.

(Y/n), the human survivor that now resides in the Alliance base, sat in the mess hall, eating their meal. Just a simple recipe for mac and cheese they remembered back then... Before the toilet creatures took over.

Beside them, sat a humanoid figure with a dark grey speaker for a head. Yes, this object-headed figure is in fact one of the members of the Alliance. A speakerman, dressed in a fancy suit. He sat with his head propped up by his hands, curiously watching his human friend.

His curiosity didn't go unnoticed, the human stopped eating to look at the speakerman. "Oliver? What's up, bud?", (Y/n) asks him. Oliver, the speakerman in question, moves his hand and points towards their mouth and tilts his head. "You're wondering about my mouth?" A nod confirms it. "Oh, so you're wondering about that! Well, us humans need to consume food and water to keep ourselves alive. Our mouth isn't only just for speaking and sometimes breathing, it is used to take in the necessary things to survive." They explain briefly before resuming in eating their meal. They stop to continue, "The food goes in, our stomach processes it, then the needed nutrients are delivered to everywhere in our body through our blood. If we don't get enough food or water then, well, we die."

Oliver nods, as if saying 'Ahhh, so that's how it works.'

Fascinating, he thought. He watches the human finish their meal. The grey speaker headed man scratched the back of his neck. Being around the object head for a while, (Y/n) learnt what some gestures mean, "Oli, no need to apologize. You're more than welcome to ask me anything, whether it be about my biology or the way we do things. Please don't feel embarrassed!" The human threw themself at Oliver and wrapped their arms around his waist, giving him a hug.

His shoulders bounce slightly, his version of a chuckle, as he wrapped his arms around his friend. Oliver is just glad that the human doesn't find his curiosity annoying.

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Short and sweet, but hopefully you like it! ^^