#jack mcloughlin

[rr-sheep]

💚~Old JackSepticEye Art~💚

One of the best youtuber's I can say, not even an opinion!

[dancing-heart-pony]

It my birthday! 🥳

Sometimes I remember that I can draw things for myself! ❤️

[nerdhappenings]

Jacksepticeye

(Born February 7, 1990)

[docheros]

as we were learning about Fernando Pessoa, i jokingly told my friend "is there a Fernando Pessoa fandom? will I have to take upon the duty of writing Álvaro Campos and Ricardo Reis fanfic?" and he told me "you'll write Fernando Pessoa kissing himself?"

so, haha, about that...

[cursed-youtuber-pics]

Try not to get anxious

[marsandmightymakes]

Some Jack stuff 👀

[alleycryptid]

Pongsifu

The Urban Rescue Ranch with Uncle Ben

Markiplier

Jack Black vs. Jacksepticeye

Spiffing Brit

Tom Cardy (Animation: Gabriella Antali)

Steve Martin on SNL (Father of the Bride Parody Skit)

🌛🖤🌜

[fridaythe13ththeseries]

The Prophecies - Part 2

Episode Recap #54: The Prophecies - Part 2 Original Airdate: October 7, 1989

Starring: John D. LeMay as Ryan Dallion Louise Robey as Micki Foster Chris Wiggins as Jack Marshak

Guest cast: Fritz Weaver as Asteroth Marie-France Lambert as Sister Adele Jean Brousseau as Father Decroux Steve Monarque as Johnny Ventura (as Steven Monarque) Tara Meyer as Chris Davis Madeleine Pageau as Sister Francis Lee J. Campbell as Mr. Burt Davis Nathaniel Moreau as Young Ryan Robert Desroches as Mr. Thorez (as Robert Des Roches) Jacques Tourangeau as Lieutenant Marceau (credit only) Jill Frappier as Elizabeth Dallion Guy Provencher as Blind Beggar Joshua Labelle as Jimmy Dallion Huguette Oligny as Housekeeper / Theresa

Written by Tom McLoughlin Directed by Tom McLoughlin

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Part 2 picks up with a recap of Part 1. Then we are back in the streets of Marie-Mere, with Micki finally finding Ryan, who seems dazed. He said he tried to get the book but was knocked out. Micki is worried, since it has been over an hour. He insists he is fine. She says they should check on Jack. Ryan wants to see Adele, but Micki says they will after seeing Jack.

Asteroth goes to a cemetery crypt. He breaks in the stone door via magic. Inside, it is a huge space. He breaks open more crypts, exposing skeletons. He tells Lucifer the place of his return awaits and laughs.

At the church. Christine and her father sit and pray. She's worried, asks him to pray for her.

Micki has been going through Jack's papers about the Book of Lucifer. She gets frustrated by Ryan just staring out the window. He says it is a waste of time, he needs to see Sister Adele. Micki says no one can see her. Ryan acts weird and then leaves.

Later, Ryan is outside the church as Asteroth reads the next prophecy. Ryan heads forward. He gets inside, upsetting the other nuns with his insistence on seeing Adele. She says it is okay, he's a friend. Ryan says he has to speak to her in private. Uneasily, Adele takes him to her room. Ryan tells her he met Asteroth. Adele knows Ryan is under Asteroth's hold and tries talking to him, then grabs her crucifix and begins praying. Decroux and the other nuns try getting into the room as the possessed Ryan attacks Adele. Asteroth speaks and laughs through Ryan, opens the door and tells Decroux that Adele is dying for her faith. Then he runs off. Decroux and the nuns find Adele and pray to God.

In an alley, Ryan is lamenting what he just did under Asteroth's control and finds the 666 on his chest. He screams.

At the hotel, Micki calls Johnny who's at Curious Goods, worried about Ryan's odd behavior. Ryan's mother shows up at the store. Johnny tries to calm Micki, who asks him to come to France. He agrees, then tells Mrs. Dallion it will be okay.

Cops bang on Micki's hotel room door, then barge inside, looking for Ryan. They take Micki with them.

Johnny talks to Ryan's mom, who is worried about him, thinking he must hate her. Johnny says Ryan loves her, and everyone deserves a second chance. She says she can't lose another son.

Ryan slips into the hospital and goes to see Jack. He begs his friend to wake up, telling he killed Adele and doesn't know why. He begins to cry, thinking his life is over now. Jack lays unconscious, Ryan asks why he couldn't help him this time. And tells Jack he needs him as he continues to sob.

Asteroth is chanting his evil prayers over a skeleton, and Ryan is again possessed, leaping out the hospital window as nurses rush in. He runs off into the night.

Next day, Micki is still being interrogated by the police. They don't believe her claims of strange events and she doesn't believe their claim that Ryan killed Adele. They won't let her leave or make a phone call.

Asteroth continue his work in the crypt, with Ryan at his mercy. He makes an upside cross on Ryan's forehead and says a child of God will be Lucifer's vessel.

That night, at a candlelight prayer vigil, Adele's body is carried through the streets. Johnny arrives via taxi and goes to the hotel, where he finds out Micki was arrested.

Ryan watches the prayer from the streets.

Johnny demands they let Micki go if they aren't charging her, and is shocked with the allegations against Ryan. He tells the detective they are leaving to look for Ryan, and they head out.

Ryan spots Christine and her father in the prayer group, and takes the girl, her father rushing after him.

Decroux begins a prayer over the body of Adele for all of those present. He tells them Satanic powers are at work to destroy their faith.

Ryan rushes with a protesting Christine as Micki and Johnny search frantically. Christine's father tries to stop Ryan, but Asteroth possesses Ryan, who tosses the man to the pavement.

Decroux continues to pray, saying Adele was killed because she was a symbol of good. He tells them they should have faith and pray. As they do, Jack has memories of what happened, what Adele had told him about her faith, and finally awakens, saying "The child."

Ryan brings Christine to Asteroth in the cemetery crypt.

Micki and Johnny still search, then go to see Jack, who is gone from the hospital.

Asteroth continues to read from his book, as Christine prays on her own. Asteroth tells her Lucifer is the true ruler, but she is brave and keeps praying. Asteroth uses his magic to heal her legs for Lucifer's arrival.

Jack finds Christine's injured father, who tells him Ryan took Christine. Micki and Johnny come upon the men, thrilled to see Jack. Micki fills Jack in on what she read, and Jack realizes the place of the dead mentioned must be the cemetery. Before dying, her dad asks them to save Christine.

Asteroth continues his plan to bring Lucifer to Earth. Asteroth has Ryan pull Christine to her feet, to show her what his faith in Lucifer has done for her. She can now stand on her own and walk. Christine listens to Asteroth, but refuses to praise Lucifer, so Asteroth makes her legs give out.

Decroux and the crowd continue to pray, as wind begins to blow.

Ryan is forced to hold Christine down as Asteroth works to use the Book to bring forth his master. He picks up a sharp skeleton bone, and says since she won't accept Lucifer, he will kill her and Lucifer will be resurrected in her body. He lifts the bone over her.

Jack, Micki and Johnny race through the cemetery looking for Asteroth and Ryan.

Christine appeals to Ryan, trying to get through to him. He looks at her and is flooded with memories of his late brother. Just as Asteroth brings the bone down, Ryan screams and puts his body between it and Christine, Asteroth stabbing him in the back. Micki, Jack and Johnny arrive at the same moment. Ryan, out of Asteroth's control, asks Christine to pray for him before falling to the ground.

His body is wracked in pain and transforms into young Ryan. Asteroth says the prophecy has been fulfilled, thinking Ryan will be the vessel for Lucifer.

At the funeral vigil, wind blows and a bright light appears in the sky. All are in awe.

The light even reaches the crypt, worrying Asteroth, who is burned reaching for the Book after struggling with Johnny. Christine stands in the light. Jack rushes to her. Asteroth stumbles to avoid the light. Jack finds the unconscious boy on the ground and picks him up. Micki is confused. Asteroth again tries for the book but it bursts into flames, then he does as well. He thrashes about before turning into his demon form and exploding. Micki holds the boy, and Christine says they must get him to the shrine.

They get to the shrine, still bathed in the bright light. Ryan begins to thrash about. Decroux prays over him, hoping to rid him of the influence of Satan. Christine kneels and prays to the Blessed Mother, asking them to return Ryan to what is God's will. A visage of a woman appears, the light becomes blinding and Ryan screams.

The light dims and fades away, and the boy lies calm. Jack talks to Ryan, who asks who he is. Ryan remembers Jack as a friend of Uncle Lewis. Christine introduces herself, but Ryan doesn't recall her. She thanks him. Ryan asks where his mother is. Christine tells Decroux that the Blessed Mother wants her to stay, and the Shrine waters flow again. Ryan asks if Micki is okay. She tries to get him to remember her, but all he can recall is a cousin named Micki, with red hair. They hug.

Back in the airport in the US, they all arrive home. Ryan runs off, Jack says he didn't say anything to Mrs. Dallion because it would be hard to explain. She is there, waving at them. Ryan comes up to her, calling her mom, but at first she thinks he's looking for someone else. Then she recognizes the boy her son used to be. Ryan says she looks different. She is shocked and Jack tells her this is Ryan, as hard as it is to believe. Micki tells Ryan she recognizes him, but he looks a little different. He says she is still the prettiest mom in the world, and them embrace, as Jack, Micki and Johnny look on.

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My thoughts:

As I said last week, this is written and directed by Tom McLoughlin, who was the man behind Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives!, one of my favorite in the film series. He did a great job in opening the third season, while finding a creative way to write out - but not kill off - Ryan. I commend and thank him for that.

I remember the first time I watched this episode. I had graduated high school around the same time as the season two finale. Was working nights now, and was harder for me to be there each late Saturday night. I recorded this and watched it a few days - maybe weeks? - after it had aired. Like I said, no pre-information. It was, to me, just the season three opener. Little did I know.

Ryan becoming possessed and killing Adele is so much. But, as it was with weekly shows, you assume they will somehow over come this. Ryan won't be sent to prison! Then he sacrifices himself for Christine, and you think this will either wound him and also redeem him or kill him. But he's back for season three, they won't kill him off.

Imagine my - and other fans - shock. Ryan is turned back in to a child… and stays that way! Yeah, he isn't killed off. But LeMay is gone? What does all this mean? I was stunned. Ryan and Micki were so big to me as a lonely, awkward teen. How could Ryan be gone from this group?

We had no answers this week. Just this ambiguous end. I remember after watching this, going to let my dog out and just standing, looking out at the bare trees and feeling the end of something. Like I said, I'd graduated and was working. I'd begun to miss episodes of the show and had to play catch up. It all just felt like an end had begun for something that had been so special and important to me. And I had no clue what the future held, for Ryan, for Micki and Jack, and in my life, for me. A weird, very personal, nexus point of life, I guess.

Johnny, as we know now, took over the younger male lead role. They play Johnny here a little different than before. Less harsh and horny, and more friendly and helpful. I don't mind Johnny, but Ryan was irreplaceable.

The religious motifs here are huge, and it makes sense. The show always focused on the demonic and Satanic, so it was interesting to see the flipside of that. But, I have to wonder if this big season opener, with God, and prayer, and nuns and Lucifer combined with airing in more prime time slots, opened the door for more tight ass religious zealots to see and condemn the show. Is it a coincidence that this ended up being the final season?

All in all, a great big movie of a season opener, with the show's status quo truly shaken up. Glad Ryan was left alive, for a possible return. Never happened, unfortunately. Only in my fanfic. Maybe I'll share that one day, if anyone would care to read it.

Good-bye, Ryan.

Next week: Demon Hunter

[butterflydm]

Overthinking the leaked casting for s3

wotseries.com posted another (rumored) casting for s3 a couple of weeks ago and it prompted me to go through all our known casting so far and (probably) do some overthinking (plus, the last time I Did Speculation, we got some new info very soon afterwards, so maybe that will happen again, lol):

Our new casting spoiler is Ann Ogbomo, a British actress who was part of the South Africa filming cast (which was used for both Rhuidean and Tanchico, I believe). So she could be Aiel, or one of the flashback characters, or a character in Tanchico.

She seems too old to be Tuon (otoh, Tuon might get aged up and sorta combined with Tylin in the sense of being an ~older woman~ for Mat? The books never really did anything interesting with Tuon looking younger than she was, and her being older would make her more experienced as a sul'dam), but could possibly be Egeanin or another Black Ajah Sister in Tanchico.

Other 'recent' (since the last time I posted about it) castings are Cameron Jack, Fredrik Wagner, and Michael Lindall. We don't really know anything about what Fredrik might have filmed but it looked like Michael filmed on the Two Rivers set. Cameron Jack is an actor who looks to have potentially filmed during both the Czech Republic and the South African stints of filming.

We got our first official casting of a Sea Folk character in Carmela Bonomi as Jorin din Jubai (who has a good rapport with Elayne during their time together in the books, and is the reason that Elayne figures out that the Windfinders can channel). Given the director she worked with, it sounds like she's in 3x5 and/or 3x6 -- if we meet the Sea Folk in 3x5 and then leave with them from Tanchico in 3x6, this backs up the idea that maybe our Tanchico kiddos will reunite with Rand's side of the storyline in 3x7 & 3x8 (maybe in Tear). My current speculation of "2 episodes together; 4 episodes in the Waste/Tanchico; 2 episodes together" still sounds like it could be valid (except for Perrin, of course, who would still be in the Two Rivers at the end of the season), and gives Rand & Elayne and Lan & Nynaeve screen-time to spend together to build their relationships.

We also learned about Olivia Popica as Jeanine. She gets added to Liandrin's group of Black Ajah Sisters who are likely going to break out of the White Tower in ep1 (probably killing at least one Sister in the process) and then head to Tanchico to be part of Elayne & Nynaeve's storyline.

Total Black Ajah Sisters that will Probably go to Tanchico: Liandrin, Jeaine, Ispan, and Joiya. If Moghedien is also in Tanchico, I wonder if that's going to be the extent of our Black Ajah Sisters -- it probably would be good if the number of known BA Sisters didn't outnumber the number of known non-BA Sisters!

Other leaks that wotseries.com has mentioned before:

For Andor: Morgase (Olivia Williams), Elaida (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Galad (Callum Kerr) -- we will almost certain also have Gawyn here, since s2 confirmed his existence in the world of the show, but no casting leak yet. Shiaine (Raksha Hoost) might fit in here as well, though she might also be a Secret Character, since her identity gets taken over by a Darkfriend at some point, iirc.

We also have a listing for someone for Jaq Lounalt (Rob McLoughlin), who works for Arymilla in the latter books but might work for Jaichim Carridan (Jared Doreck) in the earlier ones? He's a Darkfriend, at any rate. Might appear in a couple of potential places. Carridan is in Tanchico working with Liandrin & co in TSR, so they might both be there.

For 2R/Perrin: Faile (Isabella Bucceri), Jac al'Seen (Paul A Maynard), and Marin al'Vere's actress is now Rina Mahoney.

For Aiel/Rand: Maigran, da'shain Aiel (Tereza Duskova), Latra, older version (Ania Marson), Solina, Aes Sedai during the Breaking (Thandi Sebe) - these all seem likely to feature in the glass columns sequence.

For the White Tower: Lelaine (Rebecca Root)

We also got a leak that an actor named Robert Strange shot for the show and this is interesting because he's a creature actor and has played several non-human characters in his career (that said, he is also very tall, and so might be an Aiel). But thanks to @markantonys for noticing that he's mainly a creature actor, because otherwise I would have fixated on his height and assumed Aiel! But given that he does act as a lot of creatures, I feel like he's a strong candidate for a Finn.

Then we have a bunch of leaks that aren't attached to a particular role:

Diêm Camille (5'9" - maybe Aiel?)

Nuno Lopes (I've seen spec that he's one of the Forsaken)

Luke Fetherston  (seen spec that he's Luc)

Nukâka Coster-Waldau (I suspect an Aes Sedai)

Björn Landberg (6'6" - maybe Aiel? taller than Josha)

Synnøve Macody Lund (6' - maybe Aiel?)

Clare Dunne (5'9" - maybe Aiel?)

Salóme Gunnarsdóttir (5'7" - maybe Aiel?)

Clare-Hope Ashitey (has been nominated for several acting awards)

And other potential cast who are more tenuously suspected:

Iman Marson (looks young, maybe 2R character?)

Ian Atwiine (also pretty young; maybe 2R character?)

Ferdinand McKay (very little info)

Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer (6' - maybe Aiel? maybe 2R)

Diana Dulinkova (5'7" - maybe Aiel?)

Natasha Culzac (6'1" freckled redhead - Aiel?)

Lots of potential new characters. Nothing that I've seen disproves my most recent speculation about s3, though that can change quickly.

[theleondude]

How to play as Jacksepticeye in Brain-Jack

As you know, or would at least assume if you’re familiar with my previous blog posts, there is an Easter egg in the ‘Safe For YouTube’ mode that allows you to play as Jacksepticeye. There was even a quick tutorial in the June 2023 Progress Report video that I uploaded to my YouTube channel last week but not many people watched that vid so I’m just gonna post a quick step-by-step guide right here on how to play as Jacksepticeye in Brain-Jack.

BTW, the demo for Brain-Jack is available on GameJolt:

https://gamejolt.com/games/brain-jack/796172

And the petition to have Jacksepticeye himself play the game can be found here:

https://chng.it/P2JVcc2CVk

Step 1:

When booting up the game, pick the ‘Safe For YouTube’ mode option.

Step 2:

Walk over to this drawer right here and interact with it.

Step 3:

Replace Jack’s name with Jacksepticeye’s real name, Sean McLoughlin.

Step 4:

When Jacksepticeye asks you if you’re the real Jacksepticeye, respond with “Yep. Top of the morning to ya!”. And even if you aren’t the real Jacksepticeye, just do it anyway.

After that, he will ask you a question that he believes only the real Jacksepticeye would know. Unless you do a quick Google search for the answer, of course. ;)

And what is this mysterious question, I hear you ask? Play the game to find out.

[tearyeyedonce-gentlesoul]

glossary (WIP)

i didn't know there was a word limit on tumblr until i made this, so i unfortunately had to remove links that would lead to specific tags and help with organizing on here. also note that this post might be remade in the future

electricpuke/rocklandgame characters: abel, adam, adam whesker, akihiko kojima, akira kojima, alchemy willow, alice (electricpuke), alice carroll, amaterasu, ami, amy, ana (rockland), ana (viral), annabelle winter, arcadian, aria king, ashley kinley, ashton kinley, athena dianoia, audrey, august dixie, avery greyson, axel, baal, cain zeitgeist, callum willow, cassiel, charlie willow, chase knox, chase valentine, christopher “chris” king, circe, damien morningstar, dante stryker, dominick torrero, dylan, edison tekker, elise, elizabeth bathory, enoch, eve, faereighn, farz murphy (electricpuke), foal, freya, gabriel, gabriel lily, grace quinn, hades, hammerclaw, hana, heidi, horus, hunter, itsuki mori, jack buchanan, jason buchanan, jason carmine (rook), jiyun, john, kali, karasu, kaz tyagi, kenny, kiku kojima, kiyoshi, kurt, lachesis chronis, lady yuzu, leo taylor, lilith, lincoln, logan, loki marshall, lucifer morningstar, macey, marco jennings, marcus de la cruz, max, melanie, meredith, mia, michael fitzroy, michael volkov, mio, molly, morgan, morgan le fey, munchie, naoki “nathan” donovan, nicolas flamel, olivia, oswalt morrison, peyton, quinton willow, rai, raizer, raja, ramiel, raphael, raphael sivori, reiko nakamura, richter (hotelpsycho), rory stryker, rose martinez, rosey, roy mcnamara, ruby red graves, sally, samael volkov, sanae, sano kojima, sejun, sergio marino, sergio morrison, shane, shiro suzuki, sparrow, sun-mi yeon (scarlet), sydney dixie, teagan buchanan, the engineer, the REAL vincent metzger, thor, tobias reeves, trace, trevor mcloughlin, tsubaki, tyler, uriel metzger, valak, vencil cartier, veni (electricpuke), verak, vincent castillo (electricpuke), vincent metzger, vlad, xander rosario, yeon seong-mi (emily yeon), zero (dollmaker), zero (empire), zeus

gatobob characters: ashe, anthony shore, beg, celia lede, centicat, chamomile, charlie, chastity, chet ichpujani, cry, demon, derek aeron, derek goffard, dirty the possum, dragon, evander hutch, farz murphy (gatobob), farzen, fox, gideon bautista, harold, jack, jaqueline, jedka (facility), jesse, komodo, lawrence oleander, lich, lily talor, machete, marten trell, mason armbruster, mason heiral, matt, mona winters, raid, raven, ren hana, richard, roadkill girl, samantha, scream, sid, stan, strade, tom, trigger, veni (gatobob), vincent castillo (gatobob)

other notable characters: a.e.d, ellen klein, izm, lucien rire, rodchester williams, shaun

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known aliases/blogs:

arioddsandends, askparasitegods, doctor-dollmaker, electricpuke, fuckbyknifepoint, nagakira, nurseharlot, rocklandgames, scarletaegis, scarletmarionette, trentboyett

gatoanswers, gatoafterdark, gatobob, gatobob-spotty, gatoplays-sos, gatxbxb, gurobob, gurpbob, serpulalacrymans

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eras (label for creator universes): altinr, arcane, boyfriend to death, crazy au, dark circus au, devil's night carnival, dollmaker, empire, facility, foxtail, human!au, huntress, inferno, mark of belial, nightclub, of gods and monsters, rockland, route 66, self insert, the artist, the carnival game, the commander, the doctor, the hunt, the misfits, the price of flesh, the puppetmaster, the serial killer, this is not romance, till death do us part, viral, welcome home, yanaki, you kill me every time, zeitgeist

[crystalninjaphoenix]

High Risk Discussions

A JSE Fanfic

SepticHeroes AU: Part 31

First Part | Previous Part | Read on AO3 at CrystalNinjaPhoenix

I've been pretty busy this week, so I haven't been able to write a lot. Busy in a good way, mostly! But it does mean I haven't had a bunch of time on my hands. This part is pretty short by my standards, at about 5000 words. Jackie meets up with a member of the Council of Heroes, who wants to learn more about the Puppeteer and Anti-Virus. Meanwhile, Schneep and Marvin start planning a very risky incursion. And yeah, it's basically those two scenes together. Enjoy!

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Jackie’s stomach was tied up in knots. It had been the whole night, so he didn’t get much sleep before he had to get up for the meeting at 7:30. God, this was so early. Superheroes were supposed to make their own schedules unless there was an emergency. But there wasn’t much he could do when one of the Council of Heroes wanted to meet up with him. When would he get another chance to talk to Kinetics? Or any of the other Council members? They were legendary! And always busy. If he had to get up at 6:45 to fly out to the meeting, he would do it. Even if... he was a bit nervous about it.

The East SepTech building was the same as it had been that day when Jackie unmasked the Puppeteer. Seeing it again brought all those memories back up. Being controlled, diving after Chase, realizing that Jameson was the one behind it all... He almost didn’t want to land. But he had to. He could see a figure waiting for him. So he took a deep breath, pushed the memories back for now, and landed.

“Um... h-hey!” Jackie said. “Good to meet you!”

That was the dumbest first impression to make.

Standing on the roof, waiting for him, was a woman, tall and slender. She wore a supersuit that was almost pure white, from cape to boots. On her head was a silver helmet, like something an ancient Roman warrior would wear except much more reflective. Her long black hair was pulled back in a braid, a rope that reached down to her waist. “You are Windstorm, then?” she said, her voice calm and mellow.

Jackie cleared his throat and straightened. “Yes. It’s... an honor to meet you, Miss Kinetics.”

Kinetics chuckled. “No need to be so formal, Windstorm. I know you’re nervous, but I’m just here to talk.”

“Yeah... uh, can I ask why you wanted to meet me up here?” Jackie asked, trying to get his mind off the meeting. He was talking with one of the Council members! Kinetics had saved the world at least three different times! Why was he here talking to her?! He hadn’t done nearly as much.

“Ah.” Kinetics’ expression became serious again as she glanced around. “This is where it happened, isn’t it?”

Jackie swallowed the lump in his throat. “You mean... the Puppeteer’s capture?” The reveal that his friend was a villain?

She nodded. “Well. To the purpose of my visit. I don’t have much time to talk before I have to attend to other business. I have a meeting with the owner of SepTech—”

“Dr. McLoughlin?” Jackie blurted out, then winced. “Ah, sorry, didn’t mean to interrupt.”

“Yes, Dr. Jack McLoughlin.” Kinetics tilted her head. “The way you said that... you are familiar with him? He’s not exactly sociable.”

“Uh, I vaguely know him, yeah.” Jackie nodded. “Not sociable?”

“A mad scientist type. Spends all day in his lab. I understand how you would’ve met, he was at your welcoming ceremony, but I did not expect you to keep in contact.”

Jackie shrugged. “SepTech is involved in all of this.”

“It very much is. Something I will be discussing with him. In any case, I have a meeting with him soon, so we have to keep this brief.” Kinetics stared at Jackie. Wait a second, she was taller than him. That was so strange. “Windstorm, tell me everything you know about the Puppeteer and this supposed Anti-Virus.”

Jackie swallowed a lump in his throat. Everything? Should he... tell her about his relationship with Jameson? That they were friends before all this? How would the Council react to hearing that? Surely he wasn’t the first Hero to know a villain beforehand. But... Well, maybe he could say everything else first, and then elaborate if she asked. “Well... it started when I fought this other villain, Glacier...”

And so, he detailed everything. From the first discovery of the Puppeteer, to the encounter at the welcoming ceremony, to figuring out that this was somehow related to SepTech, to unmasking the Puppeteer, to finding that video tape in his apartment where Jameson said someone was putting him up to this. He even told her about his temporary alliance with Spitfire Cat, though he tried to imply that he’d since broken it off. “I’m not... in trouble for that, am I?” Jackie asked.

“Hmm... well, it was a bit reckless to take a supervillain to your home,” Kinetics said. “But you were under pressure and had never encountered something like this before, so given those circumstances, you did the best you could.”

“And... teaming up with him?” Jackie prompted. “And the Specter?”

“Again, you did the best you could. It sounds like if Spitfire Cat and the Specter hadn’t been here that day, you would’ve been controlled for much longer. Maybe forced to cause severe damage.” Kinetics looked around the roof. “But, ah... teaming up with villains like them can be very risky. I understand Spitfire Cat has some sort of grudge against the League. He could take advantage of that. And a villain like the Specter is always ultimately self-serving. You will not be punished for teaming up with a villain, but I advise you to not trust them.”

“Uh... I see. Okay.” Jackie nodded slowly. Schneep wasn’t self-serving. And though Marvin did have that grudge, he doubted that he would want to... ‘use’ Jackie to get close to the League. But he couldn’t say that. He didn’t want a Council member to know how close he’d gotten to known, menacing villains. Which is why he also didn’t want to say anything about how he knew Jameson. “So... that’s everything I know.”

Kinetics nodded. She sat down on the edge of a metallic vent. Jackie started to sit down as well—it felt weird for him to be taller than her—but then he froze, wondering if maybe that was disrespectful? But he thought the invitation to sit was implied? Kinetics looked at him and chuckled. “You’re quite nervous, aren’t you?”

“I-I mean—”

“It’s fine, most people are around the Council. Here, sit. In fact...” She looked to the side. The roof access door opened on its own, and after a minute, two folding chairs floated up the stairs and out the doorway, placing themselves down across each other. She stood up and walked over, sitting in one. After a moment, Jackie hurried to sit in the other. “Now. The Council sees two ways to explain all this, both of which are very concerning. First, this could be an elaborate hoax. The Puppeteer could be the true mastermind, and made up this ‘Anti-Virus.’ He concocted this fake video and plan in order to get a reduced sentence in case of an arrest.”

“That... seems a bit convoluted, doesn’t it?” Jackie said slowly. “I mean... it’s harder to fake a taped video than a digital one, since you can’t edit it. A-and there’s no guarantee that he’d even use it, since he didn’t know that he’d get arrested.”

“Exactly.” Kinetics nodded. “It seems unlikely. But we can’t entirely rule it out, can we? Villains come up with convoluted plans all the time. It’s worth considering. But it’s more likely that this ‘Anti-Virus’ exists, and truly did blackmail the Puppeteer. In which case... we are dealing with a massive threat. Even worse than the Puppeteer and his vast mind-control abilities.”

“Technically it’s more like ‘body control,’ since you don’t get hypnotized or anything,” Jackie said. “But, uh... what do you mean, a worse threat? Mind control villains are pretty bad.”

“Indeed... but our world is growing more and more dependent on technology,” Kinetics explained. “Some people may say that’s a bad thing, but I disagree. Technology allows for communication, protection, healing, and more on a scale never before seen. But as the world changes, threats will adapt to it. Threats like technopath superhumans, which Anti-Virus likely is. You remember the recent data leak, don’t you?”

Jackie stiffened. He nodded.

“You know that Anti-Virus was behind it, don’t you?”

“H-huh?” Jackie inhaled sharply, then coughed as it resulted in him choking on his own breath.

“Breathe slowly,” Kinetics said. “But you know, don’t you?”

“H-how do—how do you know that I knew?” Jackie said.

Kinetics smiled. “I didn’t... until you said it.”

“...oh.” He couldn’t believe he was so dumb.

“But it made sense. Such an attack would not happen for no reason. Either the hacker had something to gain from leaking the staff data, or they were using it as a threat. Perhaps an example.” Kinetics tilted her head. “So... why did Anti-Virus cause the data breach? And why didn’t you tell the League about it?”

Jackie sat there, frozen for a moment, stunned that he’d been found out. “I... He... h-he wanted me to stop investigating him,” he whispered. “He said that if I wouldn’t... he would show me what he could do. O-or something like that. A-and then the leak was the next day. He warned me against proceeding further.”

“Hmm.” Kinetics nodded. “I see. But you’re planning on continuing the investigation anyway, aren’t you?”

Jackie nodded slowly. “Unless... you say I shouldn’t...”

“Oh no, you definitely should. This proves that Anti-Virus is probably the most powerful technopath in the world.”

“It does?!” Jackie repeated, going pale.

“Oh yes.” Kinetics folded her hands in her lap. “Something like this happened before, back in the 90s. A technopath hacked the League servers and accessed the information. In that case, it was the Hero database, and they then proceeded to share a list of Heroes’ secret identities with other villains.”

“Oh... yeah, I-I think someone told me something like that happened once.” His mom might have mentioned it as reasons she never joined the League.

“Ever since then, the League employs the best software technopaths in the world to monitor and protect our databases,” Kinetics continued. “But Anti-Virus managed to slip by them all without any of them sensing his manipulation. Do you know how difficult that would be?”

“...Impossible?” Jackie guessed.

Kinetics laughed. “Nothing is impossible, but I’d say it’s damn-near close.” Jackie blinked; he hadn’t expected Kinetics to swear. “Which means that the League must now prioritize the location and capture of this Anti-Virus. If he can hack into our servers, who knows what else he can do? Or what he has planned?” Her expression became very serious. “The League is willing to offer you every possible resource in the search for Anti-Virus. We have already asked nearby Heroes, such as Pink Sunlight in Evoritch, to conduct their own searches.”

“O-oh, really?” Jackie gasped. “Are you sure that’s safe? What if he hacks into the databases again? I’d hate to be the reason all the Heroes in the world suddenly had their secret identities leaked.”

“If we never take any risks, we’ll never get anything done,” Kinetics said. “Don’t you agree?”

Jackie nodded slowly. He did... but being around a Council member made him nervous to speak his mind about something like that.

“If you need anything, tell your handler—You’re assigned to Magnify, right? Tell him, and we’ll make it happen.”

“Ah, well... Is there anything the League can do to, uh... you know, the Puppeteer was just being blackmailed, I’m not sure if he deserves to be in the Vault...” Jackie said slowly.

“The League tries not to interfere too much in court proceedings,” Kinetics said. “I understand they’re already working on the Puppeteer’s trial. We can make sure that the trial is thorough and fair, but anything beyond that is beyond our jurisdiction.”

“...I see,” Jackie said slowly. That didn’t feel... true to him. After all, the League helped write the Super Laws. And there were Super Laws related to trials and courts. So... maybe they didn’t directly control trials, but... 

“Your dedication to justice is admirable, Windstorm,” Kinetics said. “As is your compassion. But things will work out. You can’t do everything yourself.”

Jackie nodded. “Well, uh... in that case... W-we need to figure out where... where the Puppeteer’s sister is being held. If we can find her—well, we need to find her. We can’t just leave her in Anti-Virus’s hands. But also, if we find her, he won’t have that bargaining chip. Is there anything the League can do to help me find her?”

Kinetics bit her lip, looking thoughtful. “Ask Magnify. I’m not too familiar with the everyday workings of the League. I’ll let him know to do everything he can.”

“Thank you.” Jackie nodded. “Other than that, I... I think I’m good. Thank you.”

Kinetics nodded back. She stood up, and the chair she was sitting on folded up and floated back through the roof access door. Jackie quickly stood as well so she could take care of his chair, too. “In that case, I’ll be heading to my next meeting. Dr. McLoughlin will be here any moment.”

“Right. I guess I’ll... be going, then.” Jackie smiled nervously. “Will I... ever see you again?”

“Maybe,” Kinetics said. “I hope so. I know the Council would be honored to reward you for all your hard work. Taking down this Anti-Virus villain would be quite an accomplishment for someone who’s only been heroing for three years.”

“Well I’m... I-I’m really not doing this for the accomplishments.”

“Of course. Like any true Hero.” Kinetics smiled. Was it his imagination, or was there some pride in that expression? “Goodbye, Windstorm.” And she headed through the roof access and back into the building.

He waved at her, standing on the roof. He couldn’t believe that had just happened. He’d really spoken with a Council of Heroes member. And she said that the League was going to help him with the Anti-Virus case, give him every possible resource. That was certainly a help... but at the same time, why did he feel so... unsure?

A few minutes passed. Then Jackie shook himself and leapt into the sky, flying unsteadily through the air as he thought on what just happened.

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Schneep was no stranger to secret lairs, but this one was new to him. He hoped he remembered the address correctly. Marvin said he was looking for Hannah’s Bar... but there could be multiple businesses of that name, couldn’t there?

No, wait, there it was. The hanging sign identified it easily enough. Schneep stared at the doors. He was fully dressed in his Specter gear, and he could just go right through the wall and into the secret underground diner Marvin had mentioned. Completely undetected, invisible and intangible as was his wont. But there was a certain courtesy that was expected in villainous places. An amount of politeness. Being rude could get you barred from all sorts of services, unless you were just that powerful and intimidating. Schneep was neither of those things, so he followed the expected pattern. He opened up the door and went in.

The woman behind the bar looked up, surprised to see the door opening on its own. Then Schneep switched off his invisibility and walked over to the bar, and she understood. “I would like to order a ruby eye cocktail,” Schneep said, doing his best to disguise his accent.

“That’s not on the menu,” the woman said.

“I’ll pay extra if you look in the kegs.”

She nodded and lifted up a section of the bar, letting him into the back. He followed her into a side room lined with racks of bottles, saying nothing as she moved the bottles around, or when a section of the racks retracted to reveal a hidden doorway. He simply nodded at her and went through the door and down the now-revealed staircase.

The secret diner was about half-full, as there was some sort of big gathering in the center of the room. A celebration maybe? The mood seemed cheerful. Schneep recognized some of his contacts in the group. Informants, illegal tech dealers, one he knew was a henchman. What could they be doing here? Well, it didn’t really matter right now; Schneep had business to get to. And he could see that business sitting in a circular booth in the corner right now.

Marvin nodded at Schneep as he sat down. “Good to see you found your way here. Wearing the full suit, too, and nobody saw you?”

Schneep took off his goggles so that Marvin could see him raise an eyebrow m. “Did you just ask the man who can turn invisible if anyone saw him?”

“Hey, I don’t know how your powers work. Maybe it takes effort to be invisible.”

Schneep chuckled. “Well to let you know, no, it does not. I simply do it. Now, introduce me to your friends?”

“I am the Dismantler!” said the young girl in the black jacket. “It’s so cool to meet you! The Specter is like a legend in my dad’s business!”

The woman next to her chuckled. “And I’m Kanchana Yang, I run a hench union called HAUC.” She reached into her pocket and pulled out a card, handing it to Schneep.

“Thank you,” Schneep says, pocketing the card. “And ah... why is a teenager here?”

“Hey, I’m eighteen!” The Dismantler said defensively.

“Her dad’s busy, so she’s here to record the conversation for him to hear later,” Marvin said. 

“And because I want to help! It sucks that your friend got put in jail when he didn’t deserve it.” She folded her arms. “I’m involved anyway. I’m the one who found out that the Puppeteer mask was sketchy.”

“...that’s true,” Marvin said slowly.

“The conversation is being recorded?” Schneep asked. “I was not aware of that. I do not like my voice to be out there.” He had such a distinct accent, especially in this area.

“I can do some editing before I show it to my dad,” the Dismantler said. “It'll be fine!”

“Besides, my memory is terrible, I’ll forget all the details of this conversation by seven tonight,” Kanchana added.

Schneep blinked. “Spitfire here told me you had the superpower of a perfect memory.”

Kanchana glanced at Marvin, who raised his hands defensively. “I did not say that exactly.”

“Well my power isn’t quite that,” Kanchana said. “I remember everything in perfect detail... as long as it’s about a person. If it’s facts, or, most relevantly, details about a plan, it just won’t stick.”

“Ah, fascinating. So... you will remember what my voice sounds like, but not the words I say?”

“Unless those words are facts about yourself.”

“I see, I see.” Schneep nodded. 

“Sooo... can I record you?” The Dismantler reached into her backpack and took out a tape recorder. A... tape... recorder. How old-fashioned.

“Ah, yes, of course,” Schneep said. “But how are you going to edit my voice on a tape?”

“You can upload tapes to digital sources. Oh but don’t worry I’m gonna keep it totally offline so you can avoid this Anti-Virus guy. Spitfire told me all about him, he sounds terrible.”

Schneep nodded slowly. “He is the man who used our friend for his dirty work and then got him thrown in jail. Anything we can do to stop him will be a great accomplishment.”

“Yeah. Alright I’m starting the recording.” The Dismantler pressed a button on the recorder and it whirred to life. “So... are we really gonna do this? Like, for real.”

“It does sound extremely risky,” Kanchana said. “Part of the reason I showed up today was to be sure you guys are serious about this. Do you really want to try breaking someone out of Brython Vault?”

“Yes,” Marvin confirmed.

Schneep leaned onto the table. “It is clear that getting the Puppeteer out of there through legal means is likely impossible. But he does not deserve to be there. What’s more, I have no doubt he could help fight Anti-Virus, if he was out and allowed to speak of him. The most difficult thing involved here is the blackmail. Anti-Virus kidnapped J—Puppeteer’s sister. He may harm her.”

“Which is why we have to time this carefully,” Marvin said. “And be secretive about it. I know the League; they wouldn’t publicize an escape from the most secure prison they run, even if it would protect people. It will still be in the internal system though, which Anti-Virus has proven he’s able to access. So we need to be quick. Find his sister before Anti-Virus has reason to check the League systems.”

Kanchana tilted her head, puzzled. “Why don’t you find the sister first?”

Schneep winced. “I would love to. But we have no leads on it. I... I know that his sister would not want him in jail either. Even if it meant things would happen to her.” Dahlia was caring like that. “B-besides, it will likely take a while to formulate and enact the jailbreak. There is no harm in working on it while Windstorm searches for Da—for the sister.”

Kancahna nodded slowly. “I suppose that makes sense. This is going to be difficult enough.”

“Then we might as well get started on the planning now.” Marvin leaned forward. “What do we know about Byrthon Vault? Between the four of us, we have to know a lot.”

“Why us specifically,  by the way?” the Dismantler asked.

“Because,” Marvin says, “the Specter has his stealth skills, he’s an expert in breaking into places. You and your dad have access to technology that might be able to help, and we’ll be willing to pay.” Schneep nodded in agreement. “Kanchana here has access to all sorts of information from henches. And I have my powers. I can be the brute force. And I know some things from the inside that could help.”

“Things from the inside?” Schneep raised an eyebrow. He remembered that Marvin was once a Hero, but he didn’t think Heroes had access to information about Byrthon Vault. “How do you have that? They keep that under high security.”

“Well, I know more than you guys do, at least,” Marvin said bluntly.

“I feel like I should be offended,” Kanchana said. “But it’s true. The rest of us know nothing. Less than nothing.” She frowned. “So... what do we know?”

Schneep grabbed a napkin from the napkin holder, then reached into his backpack and pulled out a pen. “Byrthon Vault is on an island in the Irish Sea.” He sketched a vague outline of the coast of Britain, drawing the island. “This far from the mainland.” Then he flipped the napkin over. “Everyone knows that the prison looks like this. A fifteen-meter-high octagon wall around three towers. The towers are the cell blocks and other prisoner areas, and there are lower-lying buildings for the staff. I believe there is only one gate through the wall. The security systems are unknown, but I have no doubt there are cameras and all sorts of sensors lining every inch of the inside.”

“Are you sure about that last bit?” Kanchana asks. “Normal prisons don’t cover everything with cameras. Yes, they do have vast networks of them, but they focus on the perimeter and entrances.”

“I mean... aren’t these guys, like, super-supervillains?” the Dismantler said. “They wouldn’t wanna take risks, would they? I’d splurge for cameras in that situation. What if someone threw a fireball at a guard and no one noticed?”

Marvin shook his head. “That’s not possible. All League-run prisons inject the prisoners with neutrinalin.”

“They do what?!” Schneep gaped at him. “But what about the side effects?”

“The what?”

“The side effects of neutrinalin. If a superhuman has it in their veins for too long, they start to have headaches and nausea.” Schneep looked at the others. “Did... none of you know this?”

“How do you know this?” Kanchana asked.

“Personal experience,” Schneep said vaguely. Some doctors working in SDER departments were trained to handle injuries if superhumans got injured. They were warned of neutrinalin side effects, just in case a hero arrived showing the effects, or in case they needed to hold a villain in the hospital.

“But it’s not common knowledge... interesting.”  Marvin said the word ‘interesting’ in a low, angry voice. “Very interesting that the League of Heroes wouldn’t tell the public, or even the Heroes, about those side effects.”

“It is fine, in all cases I have heard of, they were not too severe,” Schneep said. “But that is good to know. If they are using neutrinalin on the villains, they may not have that many guards or cameras, believing them to not be a threat while neutralized.”

“That definitely sounds like the League,” Marvin agreed. “And that does make the jailbreak easier... but only slightly.” He looked at the Dismantler. “If you had to guess, what security features would they use?”

“Uhhh... hm.” The Dismantler tilted her head. “Well, state of the art cameras, of course. Motion sensors, infrared sensors—there are all sorts of tiny sensors built these days. The League works with SepTech, y’know? So their technology is probably the basis of all the security of the Vault. SpTech stuff is pretty well-known for being tiny, and they have really high-quality cameras. You know the ‘zoom and enhance’ cliche that totally isn’t accurate in movies and stuff? It’s actually kinda true for SepTech cameras. Their resolution is that good.”

Schneep blinked. “You really do know a lot about technology.”

“Oh, I’m a technopath,” the Dismantler said. “But not like this Anti-Virus guy. I can take apart stuff and put it together again. I help out Dad with all sorts of stuff. Usually checking stuff for tracking devices. Stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff.” She giggled. “But, uh, Dad would know more, I think. I can ask him more later.”

“Hmm.” Schneep frowned. “If they have infrared vision, I cannot just walk through. It makes sense that they would, of course, I am not the only super with that power, but it is annoying.”

“What if you guys could somehow mess with the system?” Kanchana asked. “In a way that’s not suspicious, of course. Just long enough for you to get in.”

“But even with that, we’ll eventually run into the problem of how to get Jameson out,” Marvin said. “What do we think the layout of the prison would be? Kanchana?”

“Well, we all agree that the towers are the prisoner areas, right?” Kanchana said. “There has to be a men’s block and a woman’s block. Solitary confinement and a medical wing. Then there’s probably a courtyard or gym, you know, somewhere to exercise, and a mess hall of course, and showers. Laundry, too. Some prisons have libraries. You know, for entertainment and education. Nicer ones have rec centers, too, with TVs. But I doubt the Vault is a nice prison.”

“What about the staff areas?” Marvin asked.

“Hmm... well, there’d be administration, staff break areas, files—usually mailrooms, but I doubt the Vault allows mail. Do you think there are visitors’ rooms?”

“Yes, but they’re only available to Heroes,” Marvin muttered.

“There also might be an armory of some kind,” Kanchana continued. “For the guards. But that’s not guaranteed. And the staff will have their own mess hall and medbay. All of that will probably be closer to the outer walls, to maximize distance from the prisoners.”

“But we have no real idea of what the layout will be,” Schneep said. 

“Is the layout really so important?” the Dismantler asked. 

“Well we need to have a basic idea of where everything is in order to figure out where to go in and out,” Schneep explained. “But you are right, we need to come up with some way to break down these defenses before anything else.” He leaned back. “So... let us discuss.”

Kanchana frowned. “If only there was some way to get current, accurate information. I know you said you had insider info, Spitfire, but it sounds like you’re still a bit unsure.”

“That’s fair,” Marvin muttered.

Schneep blinked. “You know... we... do know someone who has access to the Vault. Someone who could go there and look around without it being suspicious.”

Marvin stared at him. “...We agreed to very specifically keep this away from Windstorm.”

“We did not.”

“We did.”

“No, we agreed to be cautious about telling him about our investigation into Dr. McLoughlin. This is different.”

“Do you really think that he’d help us break Ja—the Puppeteer out of jail?” Marvin asked. “I know they were, uh, friendly before all this, but... really? Windstorm?”

Schneep frowned. “I know... but perhaps we could ask him to go visit the Puppeteer for unrelated reasons? And then ask him about the layout and security afterwards?”

“Sure, if you can figure out some way to interrogate him in a non-suspicious way, we can do that. Oh!” Marvin snapped his fingers. “Gwen—I-I mean, the Dismantler, fuck—Uh, both of you.” He glanced at Kanchana, too. “We actually need your help for something else. We need to find a van.”

“A van?” Kanchana asked, intrigued.

“It may have stolen away Da—M-may have stolen away the Puppeteer’s sister,” Schneep said. “There was a false transfer at the hospital she was being kept in.”

“Hmm... when was this?”

“Six months ago.”

“I can look into stolen vehicles around the time,” Kanchana said. “There are a lot of former henches who deal in illegal car trading. Someone might know something. It’s a long shot, but it’s possible.”

Schneep relaxed slightly. “Good. Good.” He took a deep breath. “Now, let’s talk some more about these defenses...”

It was a long conversation, filled with speculation and guessing. At the end of it, Schneep was only slightly more confident in breaking into the most secure supervillain prison in the country.

...Maybe he should bring Jackie in on this. Regardless of what Marvin would think. They needed more information. The question was, would Jackie be willing to help? Marvin clearly thought he wouldn’t... and Schneep could understand why. But... Jackie also wanted to do the right thing...

He would wait a little bit. See what they could do on their own. But if they hit a dead end, they would need his help. Schneep could only hope that he could persuade him.

[septnautical]

Hybrid Creation Logs

RR-001 and SE-002

(AN: Hello friends! I’m getting back into writing stuff and while rereading older stories (and fixing a lot of stuff like how I used to write Henrik’s dialogue, yikes!) I realized I absolutely hated how little info I gave in the original creation story of how the boys were made and met- they didn’t even have their designation numbers back then!! So!! It’s revamp time!! Starting with Chase and Jack and - a bit more from the white suits too :3)

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To: Grant Xander, 4546B Xenobiology Research Team 213

From: Xeno Research Division

Subject: RE: Experimentation Grant

Proposed: Experimentation of humanoid -fauna hybrids using DNA from dominant species of 4546B and DNA samples from deceased Altera crew member, Sean Mcloughlin.

Status: APPROVED

Good luck with your experiments, team. We look forward to seeing the fruits of your labor. Please send regular updates and logs.

-Alterra Xeno Research Division

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Notes from Dr. Cynthia Goodall, regarding growth of Rabbit Ray human hybrid RR-001:

12-10-2226

It has been about 8 months since RR first emerged from his egg. He has made tremendous progress and his growth factor has been outstanding. Despite it only being months… mentally the subject is processing information and even speaking to other scientists at the level of a 4 year old human child. It is extraordinary to witness. That means mentally each month he is maturing about half a year. We are providing him enrichment and lessons to help accelerate his growth. Vitals are all good and he is quite active. No predatory or omnivorous traits to be seen so far- despite the extra fauna we have supplied in his tank. He actually likes to race the other fish and has even been found singing to them, despite low exposure to his mother species. Perhaps linked to instinct? Further research required on that point…

However, I am a bit worried. For the past couple weeks he seems to be more tired and lethargic. We make sure he has exposure to the sun through the top of the tank and artificial sunlight is provided. So, not a seasonal issue… again maybe further research is necessary. I hear there’s already talk and work being done on another hybrid… perhaps that might give me some answers.

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Notes from Dr. Grant Xander, regarding growth of Sea Emperor human hybrid SE-002:

05-15-2227

It has been 3 months since SE-002 emerged from its egg on 07-02-2227. We didn’t think it could be possible… that’s why we tried with RR-001 first. A more readily available DNA to procure. Though, the sea emperor population has increased exponentially since 4546B’s rediscovery about a century ago.

However- we should have tried this much sooner… SE-002 is a marvel. The fauna it interacts with seem to love and adore it, much like a king with his subjects. The whole tank has been more energetic and lively, with SE-002 playing and laughing throughout the day before tiring itself out to collapse into a sleeping heap. Usually the other fish circle around it.

It has been documented the Sea Emperor while held in the Primary Containment Facility seemed to be able to pacify predator and prey alike within its tank- to see a similar phenomenon with a half human is unlike anything we have seen… we are unwilling to try to see if SE can truly pacify a predator at the moment but perhaps after more growth from the subject. It is healthy and happy.

It seems to be growing in the same manner that RR-001 had. About half a year or so within a month mentally and physically- at least by human standards. By now, SE-002 mentally seems close to a 2 year old child. Maybe younger… unlike human toddlers though- they are not helpless. It seems the hybrids are able to swim almost right away- and find food quickly. Though, it seems they do need help at the beginning- they very quickly learn what they can find themselves provided it’s planted for them in the aquarium. Until about 2 weeks after hatching- it seems the hybrids behave more like their mother species- i.e. fish-like. They had a vacant far off stare and were driven by food and providing for their needs. They had trouble gripping things with their hands and would often run into objects with little grace. At this stage, a small personal aquarium is the safest option. Then, there is this… spark. It's like the human part of their brain has caught up and starts to develop milestones much like a human infant. Imitating smiles, babbling, gaining control of their hands, eye tracking. Thank god that Alterra has mastered the childhood development programming that we all grew up with on our own planets- they have been essential in ensuring we can provide correct education to the hybrids as they mature. We are not childcare providers… I don’t think any of us quite expected this experiment to result in… something so… human? Ironic, I know. I think we all expected something a bit more… easy to document and understand. And perhaps it is- just from a parental perspective instead of purely scientific. It was harder to understand what exactly we were seeing when observing RR-001… until one of our crew had a child. Then, we started to see the connections, even if the hybrids are growing more rapidly than human infants do.

I do hope this accelerated growth has a plateau however… Maybe human maturity? Perhaps, they will be like Terra canines- growing at a fast mental rate within the first years then stagnating after adulthood. We can only hope… if the hybrids grow so rapidly and it only leads to faster expirations… then this experiment might be considered a failure and waste of resources. I don’t want that to happen. I believe this project has so much left for us to discover…

Especially with SE-002. Even if it’s been a century since the curing of the infamous Khaara bacterium- it is still present here on 4546B. Just- much less deadly and easy enough to cure. Like the common cold, really. However… we saw in the Sector Zero Levithan… Khaara has a chance to survive and mutate- which we are all well aware of. History could very well repeat itself as we put ourselves into the grand roles of the ancient Architects. So… SE-002 could be the key we need should any disaster strike. Once stable enough, we should be able to see if he can provide any Enzyme 42 samples like its mother species.

Personal notes: …I’ve started to call him Jack… Jackaboy. I can’t help it. He looks so much like him when he was younger. Almost makes me miss home. But, I can carry a piece of my Jack with me this way. It’s unprofessional, I know. Unnecessary attachment… but SE-002 has an irresistible charm to him and zest for life. Just like Jack. I believe my brother would be honored.

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To: Grant Xander

From: Cynthia Goodall

Subject: Hybrid Interaction, Urgent Matter

05-08-2227

Grant,

I am deeply concerned for the well-being of RR-001 at the moment. Subject is showing signs of depression and is not as active as he once was. I believe SE-002 is showing signs of being healthy and active. Perhaps we should combine our efforts and house the hybrids together for observation and socialization? I believe this could negate any negative impact from perceived isolation. Many fauna here are highly social, especially the rabbit rays. I think RR-001 could really use a friend. Please advise.

- Cynthia

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To: Cynthia Goodall

From: Automated Response Line

05-08-2227

Hybrid Tank integration: APPROVED

-Grant Xander

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Xander walked down the bright white corridors of the lab, holding SE-002 in his arms. The little sea emperor had his arms wrapped around the scientist’s neck as he observed the base with wide curious eyes. They sparkled as they passed windows showing the ocean beyond, bright with fish and glowing fauna. It wasn’t too different from SE’s tank but…. It was so big. It seemed like it went on forever.

“Hey Xander? Where are we goin’ again?” SE-002 asked.

Xander chuckled, “I thought I told you Jackaboy! Today, you’re going to meet a new friend. Someone who could really use someone as energetic as you.”

“Oh yay!” Jack smiled wide, “I like making friends! Is it more fishies??”

“No, lad,” Xander laughed, “It’s another hybrid. Just like you.”

Jack gasped, his eyes widening and sparkling. “Wooahhh! Really?? Someone just like me??”

“Well, he’s a different kind of fish but… very similar.” Xander smiled. “In a way… you two are like family. Brothers, really. I think you’ll like him. You two can be together from now on.”

“Yay yay yay!!” Jack cheered, bouncing up and down in Xander’s arms. The scientist shook his head with a laugh, “Save some of that excitement for RR, Jack!”

Soon enough, Xander strides into the main lab that housed RR-001. Dr. Goodall looked up and beamed at seeing SE-002. She walked over with a bright smile.

“Hello Xander! SE-2! My… look how big you’re getting!” She cooed. Jack shyly hid behind Xander’s neck but did attempt to wave.

Xander chuckled, “You remember Dr. Goodall, don’t you, SE?”

Jack shook his head. Cynthia smiled. “Well that’s alright. I’ve only really seen you in passing. But, I watch over RR-1 so… now that you’re joining him- we can all get to know each other better, hm?”

Jack looked a bit nervous and clung tighter to Xander, digging his little fingers into his white coat. Xander pats his head. “I’ll be around too, Jackaboy.” He whispers. “You don’t need to worry.” Jack slowly nods.

Cynthia gives him an understanding smile then gestures towards the hatch at the end of the large aquarium tank in the room. “Ready to meet RR, SE?”

Jack nodded again and smiled, his tails flicking to show his excitement. “Yes…!” He says quietly and the doctors smile. Dr. Goodall opened the hatch and Xander gently lowered Jack into the water. He smiles and ruffles Jack’s hair, “Go have fun, lad. I’ll see you later, okay?”

Jack beamed, “Okay! Bye Xander!” And then the little sea emperor rocketed off deeper into the aquarium to explore.

RR-001 was lying in the sand in a hidden corner of the tank, hiding behind some of the long creepvines. He was too tired to go swimming around today… he was hardly getting any sleep. And there was this- hole in his chest. It ached. More than the needles and small tests the doctors did on him. But… different somehow. He didn’t really have a word for it. And he didn’t want to deal with Dr. Goodall’s attempts today… she had been trying so hard to make RR act happier. Saying he wasn’t himself. Maybe he could see that… but he just didn’t have the energy. She did seem to mention a… surprise for him though? He couldn’t remember what… maybe a new fish for him to attempt to eat. He didn’t really like eating them though… made his stomach churn.

Suddenly, the vines he’s hiding behind are split apart by hands and a similar looking face to his pops into view.

“There you are!” The doppelgänger shouts with a smile. RR screams in turn and backs away, curling his tail up as close to him as possible, squeezing himself between the rock and the glass of the tank.

“W-W-Who are you?!” RR squeaks in a trembling voice.

The other hybrid grins, his teeth sharp but his expression is friendly. “I’m SE-2! But I dun really like that name. Xander calls me Jack and I like that sooo much more! So you can call me that!!”

“…j…Jack…” RR repeats. “Okay uh… h-how did you find me? I… I thought it was really good at hiding…”

“You were!” Jack laughs, “But I could hear you over here.”

“Really?” RR says with a tilt of his head, “…I didn’t think I was making any noise-“

“You didn’t tell me your name!” Jack interrupts, spurring forward to sit on the sand in front of RR. The rabbit Ray mer tries to scoot back again but he’s out of room. He looks at Jack with wide eyes.

“Uh… I… I’m RR-001.” He says slowly. Jack makes a face, raising an eyebrow.

“Your white suit doesn’t call you anything else?”

“…white suit?” RR asks.

“Oh- that’s what I call the doctors sometimes. Especially if I dunno who they are. They all wear white all the time!” Jack laughs.

RR finds himself chuckling too. Then his face falls. “…my ‘white suit’ hasn’t really called me anything. She gives me… nicknames? I think she called them? Like sweetie and love and stuff but… I don’t think those are… names. Usually, she just calls me RR.”

“Well that won’t do!” Jack exclaims, “s’not fair for me to have a name when you don’t! Besides- you don’t look like an RR to me… that’s a dumb name!”

RR makes an offended noise and slaps his tail against the sand. “Well! It’s the only name I know! M-Maybe I think Jack is a dumb name!”

“No you don’t. You think it’s cool. You’re kinda jealous.” Jack says simply, looking at RR with a strange, almost knowing expression. RR finds himself shivering. “H-How do you know that?”

“Mmm… I can feel it. Coming from your head, like- you’re saying it but not through your mouth.” Jack shrugs. “Dunno how I do it. I just know. So! Let’s think of a real name for you!!” He smiles brightly.

RR looks at the other hybrid nervously and curls up some more. “I…. I dunno how to… do that though…”

“We can figure something out! C’mon!” Jack says, grabbing RR’s hand and pulling him out of his hiding spot. RR makes a noise of protest but is eventually pulled out into the light, squinting his eyes and covering them up with his other hand. Man… how long had he been hiding in the dark…?

“Woahhh! You’re so much bigger than me!” Jack exclaims, looping around RR to look at him. “And your tail looks squishy!!” He pokes it and RR exclaims and pulls it back. “Hey!”

Jack’s head pops up under RR’s wing, almost looking like he’s wearing it as a hat. He giggles and nuzzles around in it. RR finds himself laughing without meaning to, pushing the other hybrid away. “Ah s-stop! That tickles!”

Jack pulls back up and giggles, swirling his tails around. “Sorry!! I just haven’t seen anything like ya! You’re a… a… oh what are they called?”

“…a rabbit ray.” RR supplies quietly, “that’s what Dr. Goodall says the RR in my name is. Rabbit Ray, RR. The 1 is because I was the first. That’s why you’re 2- you’re next.”

“Oooh!” Jack nods, then flicks his tails towards RR and giggles. “Well! I’m a Sea Emperor! Xander tells me they’re really special and junk. But, I dunno- you seem pretty special too!”

RR finds himself flushing. “You… you really think so…?” He asks, fidgeting with his hands.

“Yeah!” Jack says enthusiastically. “You were made first! That’s super special! That makes you my… brother- I think Xander said!”

RR’s eyes widen, a light coming into them that wasn’t there before. “…a… brother? Like… a… a family?”

Jack grins more and nods, “Yeah! That must be why we look alike, right? Xander and his brother also look alike but I’ve only seen pictures on the PDAs-“

RR finds himself laughing dazedly. “Y-Yeah… I guess so…”

Jack smiles at him and then twirls to look at the tank. “Alright then! Let’s look for your name then cuz I ain’t calling my brother a dumb letter name!”

After a few seconds of looking around Jack hums and then turns back to RR. “Before I came here, what did you like to do? Like- your most favorite thing to do!”

RR flicked his tail and played with the end of one of his wings. He eventually shrugs. “I… I like to swim fast- race with the other fish and try to chase them…”

“Oh! I like that!”

RR looks up and cocks his head, “like… what?”

“Chase!” Jack exclaims with a bright smile. “I think that sounds more like you than RR!”

“C…Chase…” RR tries out. It feels weird but… right. Slowly he smiles warmly at Jack, the biggest smile the tinier hybrid at seen from him.

“Yeah… Chase. I… I think I like that too.” Chase says. Jack yells in excitement and goes to tackle Chase in a hug. Chase startles, stiff in it as first. But, slowly he experimentally wraps his arms around Jack and… oh… that… that felt really good. Suddenly, his eyes feel wet and he makes a choked noise.

Jack backs up and then looks at Chase with concern. “Oh no! Why are you crying??”

Chase wipes at his face and looks at his hands in confusion. “I… I dunno…” he then laughs, “I think… t-they’re cuz I… I’m… happy…?” He laughs a bit louder and pushes his hair back, “y-yeah…! That feels right. I… I’m happy.”

Jack grins and grabs Chase’s hands, “Good! That’s really really good! C’mon! We can play now!” He starts tugging Chase through the water. “I wanna see how good you are at chasing, Chase!” And Chase can’t help but laugh and follow after him.

The two played all day long, Chase more lively and energetic than the scientists have seen in months. So, when the ocean water dimmed around the base and the lights turned off in the lab- the two were exhausted.

Chase swam over to his usual sleeping spot and splat down, ready to curl up in the warm sand and pass out. But, then he startles as he feels Jack crash down next to him and then sleepily curl up into his side, under his wing.

“Uh… Jack? What are you doing…?” Chase asked quietly.

“Gettin’ comfy….” Jack yawned, pressing his face into Chase’s side.

“Oh… um… why here?”

Jack blinked opened an eye and Chase now notices that they kinda glowed in the dark like his tails. Jack snorts out a tired laugh. “The fish in my tank never let me sleep alone so… I'm not gonna let my new brother sleep alone. Seems too lonely…” He yawns again and closes his eyes. “Dun wanna feel lonely again…”

Chase feels a grip on his heart and… that ache in his chest that had been so persistent seemed to fade. He chuckles softly and curls up so his wing is properly over Jack like a blanket and curls his tail around the tinier merman. “Okay…” He suddenly felt a surge of protectiveness flow through him as he looked down at Jack’s tiny body, how he breathes softly and relaxes into the sand. If there were predators around… he wouldn’t be safe.

Chase finds himself scooping up Jack to rest against his chest as he hugs him tight to himself. Jack is mostly asleep but just hums with a slight smile and curls some of his tails around Chase’s waist.

“…I’ll protect you, little brother.” Chase whispers, pressing his cheek against Jack’s hair. “We don’t have to be alone anymore…”

[thecharlieverse]

For the OC Ask game time: 11.) for all your OCs from your Fairytale story, please??

@dancingsunflowers-ocs ☀️

11) What actor or voice actor do you see best playing as your OC?

Ah see so. Only one of my stories on this blog has any semblance of FCs and that’s the celebrity one because I only have vague ideas for most characters other appearances (especially this one because since I was younger when I started it, I honestly pictured myself as Elias the most) but!! Here are some people that I think could perhaps be good at playing the characters, less based on looks and more based on roles they’ve played and how I feel about them (so some ages aren’t exactly accurate it’s just the vibes)

Elias Charles ; Walker Scobell, Jack Wolfe, Caleb McLoughlin

Jack Spriggins ; Lyon Daniels, Joshua Colley

The Enchantress ; Alexandra Daddario, Lana Parrilla, Cate Blanchett, Blake Lively, Milla Jovovitch

Crimson Cassidy ; Hannah Dodd, Melissa Barrera

Amber Verity ; Hannah Dodd, Phoebe Dynevor, Olivia Holt

Eliza Charming ; Lily James (one of my favorite Cinderella’s fr), Jennifer Morrison, Nathalie Emmanuel, Brandy

Chase Charming ; Ben Barnes, Chris Pine, Michael B. Jordan, Cheyenne Jackson, Hugh Darcy, Matt Bomer

Bellarose Thornhill ; Fivel Stewart, Sujaya Dasgupta, Keke Palmer

Cane Thornhill ; Booboo Stewart, Jonathan Daviss, Arón Piper

OC Questions

[docheros]

"They're drunk and you're carrying them to their room, when they unexpectedly say how much they love you, causing you to drop them on the floor"

Pairing: SepticAverage (Jack/Chase)

Requested by: no one

Prompt list!

Taglist: @the-pastel-kitsune @dapperstein @glass-trash-bab @uhhbeans

— Bye, guys, thanks for coming! — Jack waved to his leaving friends — sorry for anything! Tomorrow’s lunch with today's leftovers, don’t forget!

— My favorite part! — Jackie shouted from the car, being silenced by Henrik — what, now?

— Jackie, it's 2am!

Laughing at his friends’ bickering, Jack locked the door and then turned to a certain someone lying on the couch.

— Now you...

He approached him, putting his hands on his hips.

— Jack, your lasagna was delicious — Chase let out a hiccup, extending his hand in an “ok” sign.

— I think you overdid it with the whiskey, don’t you?

— I’m fiiiiiine — he loosely laughed — I haven’t thrown up on your carpet yet, right?

— And I hope it stays like this — he laughed along, signaling the stairs with his head – come on, big man, you need to take a shower to go to sleep.

— I don't want to — he turned around on the couch, hugging his body — my legs are weak.

— Weak, huh? — he giggled.

Worth a shot, right? But not even Chase’s fantasies could properly imagine him being lifted off the ground – or better yet, sofa – by his loved one like he was being now.

Fair, he wasn’t having an easy time with it, but what mattered was that he lifted Brody.

— What what what? — he looked around, feeling himself in the air, and looked at Jack — since when are you this strong? Are you training with Jackie?

— Bro, I go to the gym — he laughed — but still, you’re kinda heavy, huh?

Chase smiled, wrapping his arms around the other's neck. He couldn't help but notice how friendly, handsome, funny, humble, handsome, good listener and now, gentleman Jack was! And handsome too!

— You look like a prince — he laid down his head on his shoulder, closing his eyes — it's hard to not to fall in love with you this way...

Those drunken words entered Jack's ear, swirled through his brain and made their way to his heart, rapidly beating. Fall in love. Coming from Chase’s mouth, his work colleague . His friend of years. The man he loved so much. Fall in love. Coming from someone hurt, whose heart was under many locks. Locks which Jack unknowingly had the keys, and carefully opened, as to not hurt him even more.

Fall in love.

— FUCK! Damn, Jack McLoughlin!

— Oh Christ!

The impact was so big that he didn't even notice he dropped Chase at the bottom of the stairs.

[insane4fandoms]

Oh all right, I guess I’ll add in Sean for the sake of me wanting his character to also be named Jack. @crazy-obsessed-enby @neons-trash-blog

Unfortunate news, Mark was attacked and taken by bounty hunters, where you were swept off somewhere safe in the clouds by a beanstalk. With that help of Jack (played by Sean McLoughlin) and Tiny the Giant (played by Bob Muyskens) help you get to the safety base Riding Hood so you could defeat the wizard and get Mark back. And that’s when Rumplestiltskin (who’s at the base) reveals the takedown plan.

(And I’m case you can’t tell, you and Jack are on the shoulder of Tiny)