#alyx answers

[trainer-alyx]

How does the Gengar smell? is it like a scented Candle?

So here's something fun, my nose doesn't work, I suffer from anosmia which is smell blindness! Its not complete smell blindness but its enough to where I can't smell a lot of things, this includes Glint. I could attempt to like him to discern a smell but you shouldn't lick most poison types under the best circumstances haha.

One of my partners was over though and they said it's kind of just like a "normal candle" if that helps you at all? I wonder if Coconut would know....

[auratism]

Tell me about a Jessica you know, And do you have a VSCO?

this is wild. the only jessica i know i went to high school with. my sister’s best friend’s older sister. we never spoke but she seemed sweet. and i used to have a vsco but not anymore.

[pixelartparker]

Hello! If I may, may I request you do a picture of Alyx Vance from Half Life please? You are very talented, and I hope you have a great day!

Of course! I looove Half-Life so I hope I did Alyx justice! Had a lot of fun drawing this lmao.

I hope you like it :)

Suggestions, tips, and requests are welcome!!! I don't do any NSFW but I'll create for any fandom. Feel free to use this for something if you want. A like, reblog, or follow if you do would be appreciated!

~Parker

[howi99]

Genius au: does the Rusted knight still exist? Well more like does Jaune become the Rusted knight

Penny: *Running inside the house* JAUNE! OUTSIDE!! NOW!!!

Jaune: *working on a little wooden puppet* Hm? What is it dear?

Penny: *looking excited* THE LIGHT! I MEAN METEOR!

Jaune: *getting up as quickly as he can* Peoples? YOU MEAN PEOPLE!?

Penny: *happy* YES!

___

???: Woah, this place is fabulous! It looks like a fairy tail, don't you think?

????: yeah yeah, sure. But stop being an idiot for a minute and get back here. Don't want to lose you in who knows where.

???: But where is your sense of adventu-

*crack*

???: *screaming like a little girl*

Jaune: *finally arriving to see who it was* ... You two aren't my friends? Bloody hell, how many people used that damn relic to jump into the void?!

???: *seeing it wasn't a danger, he calms himself down* S-sorry mister knight, we don't know exactly HOW we got here.

Jaune: Mister knight? *Looking at his armor* Uh, i do look like one now, don't i? And don't worry kid, i don't blame you for not knowing what's happening right now. My name's Jaune and-

Penny: *arriving from behind him* I'm Penny! Happy to meet you... Hm...

????: *pushing her brother aside a bit so she can greet them* Alyx. And the awkward kid there is my brother Lewis.

Jaune: Lewis and Alyx... Well, nice to meet you both. People i know were about to make dinner, would you care to join us?

Alyx: *opening her mouth*

Lewis: We would be pleased of course! Right Alyx?

Alyx: *sigh* Yeah yeah. Gosh you don't have the stranger danger sense...

But does that answer the question? Who knows. I already skipped a bit of adventure and did a big jump in time rn from my last post. But soon you'll know if he became the rusted knight or not.

[aethernoise]

@nuclearanomaly asked👻 to see them looking or acting in a scary or intimidating manner.

Boo!!!

[gordonfreemanspussy]

i keep thinking abt alyx's dyed streak. very subtle nice character detail but like. what do u think it took to get ur hands on dye. self expression is certainly not a priority in combine society. and same goes for hair safe bleach, i dunno if the dye would last long otherwise.

[octahedral-chaos]

Been seeing those asks you've sent Sqarlet, and... I'm honestly kinda lost with the lore of these three...

I guess... Ramble about Carol, Daylily, and Arxyl? (Forgive me, I forgot the name of the last one)

Yeah... thing's WILD. Daylily appears and grabbed my brain in a chokehold /SILLY

Anyways... Daylily! She's our silly Eclipsed! ophan. Taken in by a cruel couple hunger for power and status, she was proven to be more than they bargain for and was abused. She was locked up in the basement and got both wings removed in a rather painful and traumatic manner (Basically she was still awake when they did it... and they did drag her to the table-).

Because of this, she can be EXTREMELY skittish and even somewhat aggressive, but is extremely loyal once she warms up to you. Carol and Alyx helps her with healing, which shows that they're surprisingly silly. She loves early 2000's- early 2010's stuff! She also got an Idog and Ipod from Carol-

Okay back on track, Carol and Alyx found her while exploring the mansions basement. Her "parents" had to leave in a hurry because of a scandal they were involved in. Initially, Daylily was freaked out, but eventually calmed down enough for them to coax her out of the mansion and into the outsides. She, along with Carol and Alyx, tries to figure out what is she and get answers to her past.

Carol, full name Carol Angus, is a rather chill guy. He's pretty curious and loves to learn about the world. He's also Alyx's only friend.

Alyx Donne is rather shy, less inclined for interacting with people, but loves wandering around. She tends to be a bit hyperactive when it comes to her interests, but she's still a pretty neat person to be around, if she feels comfortable enough around you.

Oh and on the topic of story (Since it's more of a thing my brain daydreams about-), I like to imagine that Daylily's "adoptive parents" ends up returning and upon realising that Daylily is gone, basically goes on a witch hunt for her. Thankfully, the trio eventually manages to find this little portal to Eclipsed's world and Daylily gets reunited with her flock!

And then Alyx, Carol and that flock effectively scares the everloving daylights out of the couple-

( @sqarletsworldlesswandering have this I guess because I may be a bit cringe-)

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

When jaune got young again that mean croceas mors come back too? And how would his reunion with Myrtenaster be?

So, Romance isn't really a focus of the AEBMO au, so I'm doing Crocea coming back in general.

~~~~~

The Group stepped through the door, into the odd chamber in which the Blacksmith Resides.

Said Blacksmith was holding tongs, letting a far, far smaller figure hammer out something on an anvil, before they held a finger up to the group.

After a few more minutes the Blacksmith handed the stout form the tongs, letting it dunk what seemed like half a Sword into a cooling bath.

Blacksmith: This is your best yet young one. For now, we have guests we should attend to.

Turning to the group, The little one looked shocked - then sprinted over to them, peeling off the smithing gear.

Alyx rushed forward, hair tied into a thick braid trailing behind her, tears streaming down her face as she slammed into Jaune's waist - it was as high as she could reach on him.

Alyx: Knight! I- I'm So sorry *Sobbing* I-*HIC* I- *HIC*

Jaune: ALYX! Alyx! I should've- I'm Sorry too - how are you- why are you-

Blacksmith: The Curious Cat had attempted to end her, but Alyx is a wily young girl, and, even if she learned her lesson, she had not lost her instincts, and managed to come here. As for why she's here - whenever she tried to leave, she would simply walk back into this place. I've been teaching her blacksmithing. She would like to give you something back.

Jaune: What-

Alyx: Crosh More! or, whatever it's name is! I've been trying to forge him again - But They're not letting me do more than half a sword!

Jaune: Uh, any reason why?

Blacksmith: Well, I couldn't very well Replace Him. I need what you have of him.

Jaune: *Pulling the Half-Blade from his sheathe* This?

Blacksmith: Yes.

Jaune: *handing Crocea over* Will he be Different?

Blacksmith: Are you the same after all you've been through?

Jaune: ... I'll love him all the same.

Blacksmith: That's just what I thought I would hear. Alyx, We'll need your Dagger.

Alyx: Okay?

The Blacksmith and Alyx took the piece they had, Melting down the dagger, heating the unfinished ends of Crocea and the sword they had been working one. The blacksmith pressed the open ends together, Pressing the molten Dagger into cracks, filling any missing chips with it.

Then there Crocea was. Whole again, a small, carbon-steel chunk in it's side, branching throughout the blade.

Jaune: ... Hey ... You in there buddy?

Crocea Mors:

Jaune: ...

Crocea Mors: ... I don't know that I can call you kid anymore, Jauney.

Jaune: Crocea! *Crying again* Buddy!

Crocea Mors: *forms to Human* Yep! Though, You seem a little worse for wear. I'm sorry I couldn't save you from this fate.

Blacksmith: And that Brings me to my second item. An old ... Friend ... Gave me something to hold onto for yourself.

Jaune: What is it? *Youngifies* W-wait! I! I'M Young again!

Jaune: ... Is this what my voice sounded like?

~~~~~

Stepping through the portal, five Weapons, five Wielders, and a Girl the Fell through the World walked into the Vacuan Desert. A new lease on life, and eyes once again fresh, full of hope, they looked upon the fruits of their labor.

All four kingdoms (Or what was left of Atlas) Stood united.

[thnks4thstrdst]

I don't watch umbrella academy but I'm sorry ur apparently going through it cuz of s4

i sure am :(

i can’t even watch the early seasons right now cause it Hurts

any feel good show recommendations to watch at the moment?

[trainer-alyx]

HOOPA MAIL

A portal opens up in front of you, and a hand comes out of it, holding a box containing...

A gigantic fake mustache!

@ask-games-galore

Oh uh wow thanks. Actually gonna put this on Coconut. She'll get a kick out of it.

[chubs-deuce]

Have you seen Half Life Alyx?

I hope we can get the sequel soon, I want to know how the story continues and end.

Dude I fucking SCREAMED when I finished watching a playthrough of it (I could technically play it myself, I do have a valve index and the game came free with it, but I'm a huge scaredy cat and this game terrifies me)

Not only does it retcon the corner that valve have lowkey written themselves into with the end of HL2, but it also gave us such a solid fucking teaser as to possibly, actually, for-real-this-time continuing in the future???

Crazy!!!

Very excited to see where this goes, maybe Valve can finally break the "can't count to 3" curse (though they technically already have, just not in titular form, and I feel like at this point they can easily take the piss out of it and name the next HL title anything but HL3 lmao)

[howi99]

Geuins Arc Au: Does Marie see Alyx and Lewis as older siblings?

Marie: *speaking in sign language to Penny* "I was wondering... Why does Big bro want to leave?"

Penny: *signing back* "He's... Missing his home."

Marie: "But... Isn't this *gesture to the house* home? Am i... Am i a bad sister?

Penny: "No! No, you are perfect the way you are! But this isn't his real home. He has a family outside of here."

Marie: "But big sis want to stay. Doesn't she want to see her real family too?"

Penny: "it's... Complicated"

___

Lewis: I wonder what they are talking about.

Alyx: It's sad that she can't speak. She is missing a... Vocoder? I think that's what Jaune said at least.

Marie: *see them and approach Alyx* ... *Ask Alyx for a hug with her arms*

Alyx: God she is adorable. *Picking her up, giving her a big hug* I never want to leave her...

Lewis: ...

[bluerose5]

Stargazing with shavik??? Pretty please??

Love them! Just a couple of soldiers in a post-war galaxy. 🥺

~~~

There came a time in life when the war ended.

The soldiers came home, laid down their weapons, and took a breath.

For once, the impossible seemed possible. Species all across the galaxy banded together. All of Commander Shepard’s hard work finally paid off, and that unity survived into the aftermath of the Reaper War. Recovery efforts were extensive; but for the first time in a long while, hope persevered.

There would come a time when Shepard’s help would be needed again. Of that, they were certain.

And when the call came, they would answer.

For now, however, they were going to enjoy the peace while it lasted.

Calloused fingers reached out at their side, brushing lightly along the tips of tall grass. Each blade danced in the cool, evening breeze, their color slightly washed out in the darkness of night.

Echoes of the past whispered through each individual blade of grass, the effects of the Cipher growing stronger with each passing day. Slowing to a halt, Alyx let their eyes slip closed, and they listened.

Flashes of memories played out like scenes out of a movie. Children chased flying insects native to the area. Young lovers sprinted through the fields with breathless grins. Fires roared while the geth trampled past the destruction left in their wake. Ghosts of an empire cried out as their home was annihilated.

Alyx hadn’t even realized they were holding their breath, not until they felt fingers brush against their own.

They inhaled sharply, and fresh air brought in a rush of oxygen along with it, causing their head to spin.

The memories they could sense around them were replaced with familiar ones, most of them equally as chilling, but familiar nonetheless.

Alyx opened their eyes to stare at Javik.

It was still so strange, seeing him outside of his armor, experimenting with different styles from various species. Civilian attire suited him, though, especially the looser, lighter fabrics that he seemed to prefer.

In spite of themself, Alyx smiled.

Javik spared them a glance, lips parted.

“What?” he asked.

They immediately shook their head.

“It’s nothing.” He leveled them with a curious stare, so Alyx shrugged. “I was just thinking that this is where we first met.”

"That, it is," he replied, then snorted after a second. "Don't tell me you're feeling sentimental, Commander."

"And if I was?" they countered, never one to back down around him. "Would that be so bad?"

He considered that, fingers twitching.

"No, perhaps not." 

For the first time since Alyx knew him, everything about him was so gentle. His voice, his eyes, his touch.

When he reached out to take Alyx's face in his hands, Alyx surrendered to all of the emotions, thoughts, and memories exchanged between them. He traced every single detail, fascinated, and Alyx let him.

Eventually, he asked, "Tell me. What do people like us do when there is no war to be fought?"

A fair enough question. He had been born into battle. It was all he knew when he went to sleep, and it was the first thing he woke up to in a far-distant future.

Alyx knew a time "before" war, but their time on Earth sometimes felt like a battlefield in and of itself.

They placed their hands over his, stopping them in their path, and squeezed.

For that moment, he sounded so lost, and that feeling echoed through Alyx, both of them feeding into the feeling.

That didn't mean they couldn't at least try and make sense of the uncertainty.

"When the war is over, soldiers must find a new purpose," Alyx explained in a whisper. "Easier said than done, I know, but we have to keep going. We build a new life."

They glanced back over their shoulder, the lights from the colony twinkling like stars themselves.

"That's what Eden Prime has always been, right? A beginning and an end. A place where our old lives ended and our new ones began." They took a deep breath to steady the tremor in their voice. "It was where the Reapers' war on this cycle first started, so… I don't know." They gave a half-shrug. "I felt it was fitting to end the post-war victory tour here, to remember those lost."

Even then, off in the distance, they could hear celebrations in full swing. While there was still much to rebuild, scars that needed to heal, the colonists were more than happy to have a reprieve away from all the devastation that had been inflicted upon them, time and time again. They were given a chance to focus on all of the good that life had to offer, so they seized the opportunity.

They definitely earned the break, and then some.

"Figured this was our chance to put the past to rest," Alyx said. Hesitantly, they wrapped their arms around him, but Javik accepted the embrace without complaint. "Together."

Golden eyes stared down at them. For a split second, he glanced towards the colony, humming low in contemplation.

"Together," he said with a hint of finality. "But let's take a walk. You mentioned on the ride here that it's been a while since you've seen the stars from planetside."

"It has been," they stated, wrinkling their nose ever so slightly, "and Earth wasn't exactly known for its views when I grew up there. Too much pollution at the time."

Not to take into account its condition when Alyx was last there, but neither of them mentioned that.

Javik tugged them along instead.

"Then, let's go." He coaxed them away from all of the noise. "We're not going to see much this close to the settlement."

"Yeah," Alyx agreed, "although, if we want the full impact, then we have a long trip ahead of us."

"That's never stopped us before."

"You're right."

And it wasn’t going to stop them now.

They tangled their fingers together, and they set off into the night.

They lost track of time after a while, but that mattered little to them. They continued walking, hand in hand, no matter how many times they faltered.

Cybernetic scars split open Alyx's skin in little, web-like cracks, but they hardly felt as self-conscious about them now as they did when they first woke up after Project Lazarus. The violet lighting glowed, penetrating through the haze of darkness.

Each step forward revealed how Alyx favored one side while walking, a noticeable limp to their right leg that never really went away after the war.

Their right arm was completely prosthetic. Metallic at the moment, but it worked well enough for them.

There were scars from burns that never quite healed right, and pain always lingered, even if nothing more than a dull background noise.

Alyx coped with it as best as they could, took it all in stride, or so they let on.

It was their reminder of all that they had survived, the sacrifices that they made to get to where they were.

It was a reminder that they were still alive, that they got an actual chance to live.

Neither one of them said much throughout their journey, but the unspoken exchanges through touch said enough.

Once they reached the top of a hill that overlooked the main settlement, they came to a stop.

"Shall we have a seat?" Alyx asked, waving towards a spot on the ground.

Javik grumbled, but Alyx knew him long enough to know when he was about to start trolling.

"You mean you didn't bring anything for me to sit on? Unacceptable. I'll have you know that I do not need to settle for these types of condi—"

"Oh, shut up."

With a shove of their biotics, they knocked him onto his ass.

Before he could respond, they were already snuggling up to him, their back to his chest. As they squirmed their way in between his legs, they took his arms and wrapped them around themself, a smug smile upon their lips.

Javik huffed, disgruntled yet fond.

"I think you just like to push me around."

"I like to put you in your place," Alyx corrected, their expression coy. "'Pushing you around,' as you call it, is a part of that at times, but I certainly don't hear you complaining."

A lone grunt of acknowledgement, followed by a pointed silence, was answer enough.

Alyx snickered, nudging him lightly.

"Now, hush. Enjoy the view with me."

Not a difficult order to follow. Away from all the light and noise, the night sky lit up in delight. Stars came out of hiding and brightened for their audience, glittering like precious gems. 

Alyx mapped out that portion of the sky in their mind, seeking out familiar constellations with the eagerness of a child.

Even the soil held onto fragmented remains of those who came before, explorers that charted their course through the vast sea of space.

Perhaps that could be their new purpose. To explore, instead of fighting. Even the Milky Way still had a lot of untouched areas, ready and waiting to be seen.

All things considered, staring up at those stars reminded Alyx how small their corner of the universe truly was.

It might make their lives seem insignificant to some in the grander scheme of things, but Alyx thought that it emphasized the importance of their home all the more, to have so many willing to fight so hard to preserve the integrity of a speck of dust that was lost amongst the sandstorm.

Parting their lips, they released a shaky breath.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" they whispered.

"Yes, you are."

A solid beat passed before they fully processed that, startling even themself by laughing aloud.

"I meant the stars."

"Oh." He sounded extremely unimpressed compared to before. "Then, yeah, they're alright."

Alyx couldn't help but to grin, even as they rolled their eyes.

To think, they had traveled all over the galaxy, met so many people, but they found their solace in the arms of a Prothean. An alien outside of his time.

And while they might not ever be the types for grand gestures or flowery words, they had something that simply worked for them, and that was all that mattered.

Understanding, familiarity, belonging.

Alyx wouldn't trade that for anything.

Turning in his arms, they captured his lips into a kiss. They knew that it was still strange to him, to show affection in such a way, but he never hesitated to kiss them back.

Roaming hands quickly sought out bared skin, so many words communicated at once yet left unsaid.

Right now, they might feel like a couple of worn-out souls, left floating adrift on their own, but Alyx had faith in them. They'd find what awaited them beyond the uncertainty.

Even those lost at sea could one day happen upon a shore.

When the time was right, they wouldn't hesitate.

They would take that first step towards solid ground, towards stability.

And they would do so together.

[dragynkeep]

honestly hate the theories about who alyx is now. “what if alyx was the MOUSE or the evil monster that ate people the JABBERWALKER or the BLACKsmith”. like do y’all hear yourselves, maybe don’t theorise that the little black girl is actually an animal or a monster or something inhuman. alyx deserves so much better.

the treatment of alyx in show & in the fandom will go down in rwby's history of antiblackness because god leave that little girl alone!!

[townofcadence]

@teufelsaugenn asked:

Situations Meme ( soak ) : shivering and drenched to the bone in a rainstorm (For Caesar finding one of your muses!)

Alyx always joked with his roommate that he had the worst of lucks. He wasn't sure how much he really believed in it as a concept; most of the time what felt like luck might be focusing on a senseless streak of happenstances, and trying to see a pattern in it all to make sense of the why of it. Maybe you have shit luck, or maybe you're just focusing on every time something goes wrong, that you forget about when things worked out. Or like a well oiled machine, you never acknowledge when it's functioning, but it's all too easy to notice when it's on fire.

Well-- regardless of the existence of luck as a force, life certainly seemed eager to push him into looking for that pattern. A storm out of nowhere broke while he'd been on the street, and in the area of town he was in, there wasn't much traction he could get on the road with his wheels. The area he'd wandered into had also turned out to be one that didn't have public spaces. Unless he was particularly determined to drag his way up a wet slope in a thunderstorm, the best he could do was mill about and wait for the bus.

In the rain.

In a metal chair.

He knew how dead he'd feel if he tried to push himself, so soaked to the bone, he squeezed himself into an alley between a pair of buildings. It was wide enough for his chair, and the lightning rods would keep him safer than the street. There was a tarp overhead too at least, that kept him... well. Dry enough. So now all he really had to do was wait out the storm, or for a bus at the nearby stop he could see across the street.