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cats-and-confusion · 10 months ago

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Okay this is like super interesting pls gimme a second-

Does Olive have God parents? What's their relationship with them?

What's the extent of Olive's power? What can they do with it? Can they make pumpkin golems with their powers? Can they revive people?

How many endings have they seen? Have they seen all the possibilities like Sparky getting skinned or Patches killing everyone? What was their reaction?

How much of a fucked up little guy is Olive?

Are there multiple players or just one? Does Olive get along with them?

How much of a Party animal is Brownie? How well does she get along with the rest of the students?

Could you elaborate on the powerful manipulator thing? Oh and the lawyer part too please!!

About Sparky, does he have good(or atleast semi-good) grades? And how well does he do with just sitting in class or studying? Also what do you mean by "usually"?

Does Angel have a favourite tea? How about Coco? Who's the one who cooks in the house? If they both do, who cooks more often?

Could you expand on the Angel having trouble eating thing?

How long ago did Angel and Coco's parents die? How long has Coco been raising him?

What are Angel and Coco's relationship like? Are they sweet siblings? Constantly fighting and disagreeing siblings? Leader-Follower siblings or something else?

What kind of siblingly scenarios do you imagine would happen with them?

Could you elaborate on how Patches' mom died and how Patches' dad sucks?

How do Sparky and Patches spar? What do they use to spar?

What does Angel urge him to write? Poetry? Novels?

Added question, since Patches is the vice president of the literature club is he good at writing either of those?

What kind of snacks does Brownie give him?

What do you mean by Coco beating him?

Why does Patches drink Olive's blood? Are there any repercussions for doing so because of Olive's Godhood?

Is Patches also aware of the time shenanigans? Can he see the hearts like how Olive can?

What's the extent of the bullying Ginger goes through?

What club would Ginger be a part of if she joined one?

I'm sorry for the question dump but I am heavily interested in your PA thoughts

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EHEHAHHEHAH I love these questions :3 I'll answer in the order they were asked!

I always kind of imagined Olive not having parents - or rather, their parents were mortal and didn't ascend to godhood like Olive did, and have been dead for centuries. Yes Olive is that old. To me.

I like to imagine they can do a lot with their power, but only in specific situations and boundaries! For example, they can summon and contact otherworldly entities whenever they like and travel between worlds, but depending on the world they're going to or the entity they're summoning, it places restrictions on them. In their own domain without any restrictions they can do anything they like, from summoning small items to changing the state of the moon and everything in between! They're particularly inclined towards October, and festivities done during the fall give them more power, no matter the culture it's from! They can exist freely unaffected in places that would otherwise only be available to souls, i.e. keeping their body in purrgatory. They can fly and do magic, but it's more of an arcane magic than cats' magic, less to do with portals and more to do with changing what's around them. I'd imagine they can do things like bring scarecrows and jack-o-lanterns to life! They also have a passive effect on their surroundings, which makes things fall in a more 'story-like' manner than reality would otherwise give.

I like to think they've seen everything! All endings, all dialogue, all sprites - because they've been around so long they're a bit desensitized to the shock of it, but that doesn't make it any less scary in the moment!

Olive is so fucked up dude. I love them. The headless horseman (horsedog?) myth in the PA universe was actually them. They enter a room and immediately rummage around in everything looking for things of use. Their love for everyone else is locked at maximum. I like to think they've cannibalized before, if only since they're not technically a dog and because they like meat so much.

I think all players who play the game apply to the universe. They're all parallel to each other, and Olive has experienced all of them. Olive doesn't know any player personally but I think they'd just be happy to have a helpful friend. When the player's NOT so helpful, Olive forgives, forgives and forgives again, because it's in their nature to do so.

Brownie definitely goes to frat parties. She's the kind of girl to liven the party, and goes to one or two every other weekend, just for fun. She doesn't drink but she's definitely tried it before, and she's always the one to notice when someone's put something IN a drink (nefariously). She's known for being the fun headstrong AND safe one, and other party girls sort of flock to her for socializing and safety in numbers, as well as judging how safe a person is at a glance. There are definitely some students who don't like her, but there's just as many who love her.

Also pertaining to Brownie, let's face it, she's smart. She knows how to talk her way out of a situation, she knows how to talk her way INTO a situation, and she knows how to get what she wants just through giving and withholding information in certain tones. If she had gone down a different path in life, there's a good chance she'd have been a better manipulator than Patches! I think her canon self would make a great lawyer for this purpose, since her skepticism and opinions are not easily skewed by emotion or clouded by thoughts. She'd also make a good businesswoman, maybe as a fashion designer? Essentially, she could make serious money in the world with her talents when she grows up.

Sparky is the type of guy to study well and still average at B+. He's a good student, and he definitely does his best - he's even part of the student council - but academics are not his strong suit. I think he manages to find a way to stay focused and study well in class, but it leaves him drained. The 'usually' in 'His self esteem is good, usually' pertains to the second PA game where he's possessed by Ginger, and then feels insecure about himself afterwards which guided his actions to steal the wand.

I think Angel would particularly like Bergamot tea with milk, uncaffeinated. Coco has less of a taste for tea, but when she does have it, she likes to go with something bitter and energized, with a hint of a floral flavor. Coco definitely cooks more often, but Angel knows how to make a few dishes for himself, since they have varied tastes in food.

Angel has trouble eating because I'm projecting and because he forgets to. It's part of the reason why he has low blood sugar all the time, and why he's so thin.

I think Coco's and Angel's parents died a while ago, maybe when Coco was the cat equivalent of thirteen or so. They've since moved on, which was easier for Angel because he was too young to really remember his parents all that well. They kept the inherited house and Coco's been working to keep them afloat since then.

Coco and Angel are wholesome siblings, but they're still siblings. They're very affectionate and soft, but of course there are the jokes that come with siblingness ("for now you're stuck with Angel's inferior twink body." "quit talking about my body like that!") I think they would have domestic scenes in their daily life. For example, if one of them were going to leave the house for a while, the other would say "Stay safe, don't die of (extremely specific thing)," and they'd promise they wouldn't die of said thing. Angel is a bit of a follower to Coco because of the dependancy.

Patches' mom is canonically dead, as is mentioned in the third game, and died when he was little. My basis for having his dad suck, well... you don't get to be a serial murderer by having a great home life. That, paired with how he doesn't really talk about his home life (and how when he stayed with Olive at their house for so long and wasn't worried about when he'd get home. Neglect, most likely,) doesn't pain a pretty picture.

I'd always pictured Sparky and Patches sparring with boxing gloves and padding, or maybe fencing if Patches is wanting more thrill instead of exerted force. I also think Sparky would enjoy letting off steam in that way, too. It's showcased in the games that Sparky's strong as fuck, but he's also a really sweet boy, so he probably holds back a lot of the time otherwise.

I think Angel would urge him to write anything he wants, but Patches himself would lean a little bit towards poetry and a lot into whump writing and horror. If the terrible things can't go in the reality then they go on the paper, yknow?

I think he has a good talent for writing, as well as a sense of plot and drama that he doesn't always apply to his self-indulgent works, but can identify no less.

I think Brownie would give Patches whatever is on hand. Sort of like a, "I want to kill something" "Here have a donut loser. get over yourself" dynamic type thing

What I mean by Coco beating him is literally. Coco would beat the shit out of him. Can't have urges to kill when you have more pressing matters, amiright?

It's said in the first game in a certain dialogue that Patches cleaned off the blood from his paws and uniform by licking it off. So, he probably has a taste for blood, and that doesn't just go away when you update your morals, so I think Patches and Olive compromise to have him drink when it's available. As for repurrcussions, well, I think he'd gain a bit of a longer lifespan, as well as a sort of sixth sense to vaguely detect magic.

Patches is very aware of the time shenanigans, but only to a certain point. After the second game, Olive transferred the Player over to Patches to try and speed up his rehabilitation, which means he experienced everything in the third game - but because he's not a god, the memories are muddled, and he only really remembers vague concepts. He saw the hearts during the events of the third game, but was no longer able to see them after that day.

I think Ginger was bullied the most in her younger years, in elementary school and middle school, when kids don't know what not to say. Since she was shunned as she was developing, she learned how to isolate herself and beg for forgiveness at the drop of a hat, and also how to hide the weird things about her (such as her magic). I don't think it ever got seriously physical, but it certainly left a lasting impact.

If Ginger were part of a club, I think she'd be in the literature and cooking clubs! She's stated before that she likes cooking for others, so it would probably be fitted to her, since it's both doing something she likes and giving to others.

Ehehahehahdjshhjg thanks for letting me rant :3

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acreaturecalledgreed · 1 year ago

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Could you please talk about sto?

I tried to search for him in the tags but maybe they're not working for me and I'd like to know more about the man (🪱 worm🪱)

What does he like to do.... His dreams.... If he has friends...

okay so i had to do some nonsense to type this out b/c its too much to type on the phone but also tumblr desktop is still super fucking borked for me in terms of asks and i dont know why

sto is a member of a sapient alien species of giant ice worms! they are extremely solitary and would be considered violent by most standards though they tend not to view themselves as such. their langue is almost entire compromised of "writing" in the form of how the tunnels they burrow through are made, arranged, textured, and their depth, as well as supplemented by various deep subsonic sounds

they exist in a very stream-of-conciousness sort of way, as they literally "write" as they move; in the strange way, they're sort of constantly narrating their own existence

their planet is largely comprised of ice and water but has large swathes of mineral deposites scatter through- some make islands, some are just deposits on the "seabed" (majority is frozen; water really only happens in certain parts during the hottest part of their planetary cycle)

most of the fauna and flora on the planet have to be extremely hardy, as nuritent sources are not the most prominent (they're there! but its not easy), and the planet only has one or two carnivorous species (of which the worms are one of them)

they are cannibalistic as well as feeding off of other species, but dont need to eat exceptionally often as their bodies have this sort of hyper efficiency thing going on

i also have uuhh plotted out a lot of how their ahem reproductive lives work but we can get into that another time

sto's species is considered EXTREMELY dangerous for any offworld travelors as their very sensitive to sound and movement on the surface of the planet and they do Not turn up a chance at easy prey; they also were not believed to be more than just large animals (sto is so far the first the only evidence that their species is not only sapient, but Extremely intelligent, but most dont know about him)

b/c of how their communication works they have a sort of culture that highly empasizes the individual as an aspect of religion (they sort of consider themselves their own gods?) and an emphasis on the endless pursuit of knowledge, as basically most of what they do is write and think

people still come to this planet, however, as its the only known source of an extremely bizarre, highly radioactive mineral that is highly sought after for ~~weaponry~~ RESEARCH purposes, as it's basically so potent it can rip you apart at the molecular level, while also being strangely easy to manipulate and channel

as a result the planet is sort of infamous as a massive death planet where you either get eaten or freeze to death, and mostly only hired hands go there for samples Or ppl who are weird and want to research that planet Specifically (put a pin in this)

so sto HAS seen humans (and other sapient species from off planet) before, and he's eaten his fair share, but mostly hes just extremely curious about them and spent a lot of time "watching" them (the worms have eyes but their sight is Not Great)

and he like. wow he thinks hands are so cool. hands and arms. its so easy to manipulate things!!! if he wants to do that he has to use his tongues. thats so cool he wants hands.

anyway (fake science babble) over the course of like a century this weird little piss has made a device utilizing aforementioned mineral to blast himself apart at a molecular level and reconstruct it as he has pre-programmed it to- resulting in him being able to be _shaped_ into a humanoid form (this is important- he does not know how humans Work inside. he had to guess a lot of things and he largely only managed to look kind of human on a surface level; his bone structure is almost entiely guesswork b/c he knows humans have SOMETHING inside them because they are crunchy, etc. he's mostly worm once you get past the skin. even the skin isnt quite right, because he had not Yet learned what human skin even feels like. he just defaulted to a sort of velvet-soft flesh not unlike what the worms have on spots where theyre not as heavily furred)

eventually he encounters a merc ship and the ppl on board are like "hey what the shitting fucking hell is that thats a guy but thats not a guy what the Fuck"

he can't talk, he doesnt emote, he seems to barely be able to walk, to them he's like a newborn, almost

this is where his "present" story begins to kick off- because on board this ship is a xenobiologist who has gotten free access onboard in exchange for functioning as a ship medic

this is delilah. she is a devout bapist from whatever deep south america there still is on future earth. she loves xenobiology. she ESPECIALLY loves "efficient" xeno-animals. shes here because she Fucking Loves These Worms. These Worms Are Her Favourite. shes also completely fucking insane. whatever you are picturing she looks like you are probably wrong.

shes like hey. that weird guy might die out there hes like. naked. even if hes a ken doll. and theyre like yeah youre right. its cold. theres worms. why is he even fucking here what is going on.

so they drag him on board and internally he's like ": }"

anyway with a lot of poking prodding and meet-cute delilah eventually comes to a Realization of what this dude is even if she doesnt get How this dude is and she promptly loses her whole fucking brain because this is the bestest and coolest thing that has ever happened to her

this is also the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to her shipmates, because theres a fucking death worm on the ship and they left planet side hours ago

so (hand waves a lot of deal making deliberation discussion) evnetually sto is just sort of adopted as a member of the crew, more or less, even if most of the crew is Very Uncomfortable

he and delilah get slowly better at communicating, because they are both very smart and both trying Extremely hard to meet eachother halfway

eventually they become and item and its cute and horrifying and bizarre and delilah gets to fuck her special interest its Amazing and sto has barely any understanding of a _partner_ but he _has_ had brief mates before and he understands that humans tend to stay with their mates and also not mutilate or attempt to eat their mates and he is a Very Good At Human Good Boy and he will Not hurt delilah he loves her very much in his little worm hearts (not that delilah would mind getting murdered by her worm boyfriend, she is, in fact, bonkers)

"sto" is called "sto" b/c thats what the crew started calling him. depending on who you ask its short for either "stoic" or "stowaway"

sto is a "man" because delilah roughly explained the cocnept of gender to him and he was like "oh okay That One" but he doesnt really give a shit about pronouns, he barely understnads what pronouns are

he is delilah's boyfriend/research assistant/research subject and totgethor Adventures happen idk

his humanoid appearance i have not yet made decent art of but you can get an idea by knowing that hes White (like, literally stark white. like snow. not like white as in how some humans are white) and aesthetically largely based on the anime mad scientist trope bc i love it