#lads ulysses

[love-and-deepspace-wiki]

Dr. Ulysses

Age: Unknown

Occupation: Physics professor

Workplace: Prestara University

Family: 7 year old son, Frank/Frankie

Details:

Dr. Ulysses is a character first introduced in Xavier's Anecdotes story "A Special Vacation" and later portrayed in "Voyage of the Outcast", Xavier's branch of "Prologue to Tomorrow".

Anecdotes Story:

In the Anecdotes story, his son Frankie has an essay assignment to complete over summer vacation. When Ulysses asks his son what he wants to be when he grows up, Frankie declares that he wants to be a Deepspace Hunter. Ulysses is a little surprised but says that he knows an old friend who is Deepspace Hunter and that he could introduce Frankie to him.

"I have a friend who's a Deepspace Hunter. In fact, he's the best of the best. Do you want to go to his place and have him teach you how to become one?"

Ulysses takes Frankie to stay with Xavier for a while so that he can learn more about Deepspace Hunters for his essay.

On the last day of summer vacation, Ulysses comes to pick up Frankie and reads his completed essay. After he finished reading it, he asks Xavier "Did you cast a spell on my son?".

Frankie goes on to sing Xavier's praises. But when he says he can't tell him just how amazing Xavier really is because "it's a secret between me and Xavier", Ulysses doesn't know how to react. The story concludes with the following thoughts from Ulysses:

"He doesn't know what kind of secret son agreed to keep for Xavier, but... Whatever. It's not on Frank. After all, when Ulysses was younger, he was also "fooled" by Xavier"

"Voyage of the Outcast":

In "Voyage of the Outcast", Dr. Ulysses is introduced as a physics professor at Prestara University. He's known for teaching tough classes and is described as the strictest professor at the university. Though he's strict in class, an unnamed student says he's pretty chill on the basketball courts once classes are over.

Dr. Ulysses was formerly an assistant professor but was promoted to associate professor two years ago (in 2046). He is among the few researchers who has access to the campus research center.

Interesting Facts:

During his stay, Frankie mentions to Xavier that Ulysses told him not to eat super spicy food.

[manikas-whims]

Xavier’s Friend, Professor Ulysses

Do you guys know that the Physics teaching Professor Ulysses at Prestara University first appeared in Xavier’s 1st Anecdote?

He leaves his son Frank with Xavier for babysitting 😆

Frank is also a big fan of Deepspace Hunters, and ends up becoming a big fan of Xavier 😊

@love-and-deepspace-wiki you might like this

[allonnotion]

Hunger Games: Love and Deepspace Edition

feeling more motivated than ever, so enjoy some highlights, I guess?

and the winner is...

here are the placements:

Disappointed? Check out the simulator!

Want to see more? Check out the masterlist!

[ya-boi-haru]

Headcannon that Ulysses is a slow texter and often makes a lot of spelling mistakes because of his hand tremors.

Over time, everyone has gotten used to his typos and can easily read them now

[sardar106]

This is for anyone who wants to make/find any Sherbverse, Fable SMP, Bound SMP and Mer SMP roleplay accounts! …Queue56 character rp accounts too

The characters who have more than one account will also be added

I will put the Sherbversions in their specific world too, but both Midas and Charles will be only on the sherbverse list

The list will go alphabetically (hopefully)

Tell me if I missed any and if new ones are made!

Not that I’ve seen any, but I should have said this before. Do not, and I mean do not make an rp account of anyone who stated that they aren’t okay with them.

Sherbverse

Sherberts:

Ashril: pigeon-prince-or-something, run-run-roadrunner Ajax: ajax-lightning-zephyr, lighting-in-my-veins Caine: the-better-coyote Cedar: cedars-potionshop EP-S110N56 (Epsilon): error-404-location-not-found Helix: hidden-amongst-the-dark, eyeblood-engineer Icarus: icarus-morningstar, icarixis-morningstar, icarus-m0rningstar, a-little-tragedy-arent-you Janis: cracked-dice Krithos: kritos-dawn Midas: colorful-shades-of-gray, quixis-midas, your-guardian-this-millennia Reo: armoured-fighter Ripley: navigating-spectral-seas Sherbert: elf-lad-says-things Sherwood: sleepy-pirate-person Tartarus: iyearnfortheholes

Sherbverse misc:

Azalea: local-herb-lady Charles: charles-and-no-one-else Emma: emmie-ocie-golden Graeme: the-betterstellam Haley (Events): archer-of-the-dark Haley (GMS): silly-swords Hayraen: hey-a-skyrate Helios: helios-event Lily: the-lil-lady Rae (Among Us): scientist-in-orbit Rael: shifting-through-the-void Rayko: host-of-curses Rondael: rondael-richard Theia: flowers-by-a-different-name

Sherbverse AUs:

Band AU: - Icarus: songbird-soars  - Midas: under-rainbow-spotlights Hero Villain AU:  - Icarus: the-forgotten-alchemist, the-reluctant-angel - Midas: abnormal-realities, snowy-rainbows Arcane Icarus: golden-smokebomb Corrupt! Icarus: wilted-feathers Decaying! Icarus: decayed-wings-of-gold Epic AU! Icarus: i-miss-my-husband-tails Evil Midas: drowning-in-the-light Icarus as young Quixis: lost-in-the-bright-lights Icarus raised by Fable: prince-of-the-gilded ^^^ + younger than Rae: im-prince-icarus Icarus raised by Ulysses: bird-underwater Icarus raised by moms: icarus-mindstar Icarus with wither sickness, wack, and decay: protector-of-decay Midas as new Quixis: rainbows-of-flashing-lights Midas with Malitae: rainbow-decay Racer AU! Icarus: winged-alchemist Sherbert as Quixis: the-fading-purple Werewolf Icarus: howling-feathers

Fable SMP

Characters:

Aax: thebesttesttubeuncle, tiny-perseus Arisanna: the-librari Athena: athena-morningstar, small-athena Caspian: caspian-solcrect Centross: centross-mistvale, baby-reaper Easton: easton-pine, professorpine Fenris: fenris-nightingal Icarus: icarus-morningstar, icarixis-morningstar, icarus-m0rningstar, a-little-tragedy-arent-you Jamie/Bruin: bruin-pine Momboo: momboo-pine, rain-and-rotting-flowers Oceana: ocean-bringer Rae: rae-m0rningstar, vessel-of-wonder, rae-morningstar13, little-rae-morningstar13 Seven: that-one-robot-guy Ulesses: ulysses-themist Ven: reclusive-author, notafakeginger, wet-fox-artist

Gods and NPCs:

Alerion: little-space-major Aurelius: wealthiest-god-alive Cari: cari-morningcrest Casus: casus-luck, siren-of-luck Daeira: lil-land-shark Enderian: enderian-morningstar Epros: the-void-of-the-end Everett: everett-morningstar Fable: fable-creation, king-of-the-overworld Hope: hope-pup Isla: isla-morningstar Jerry: jericho-cree Kinaxus: protectorofenergy Lennarius: the-silent-undead Malitae: x-malitae-x, god-of-expression Netherum: nethrum Oscar: oscarlittleguy Perix: perix-illusion Soul: goddess-of-souls Raemond: raemond-morningstar Terry: the-best-cree-brother Vaeh: thebestestnightingstar, loyalty-goddess-pt2 Vikesh: vikesh-moon Vorago: vorago-god-of-depths, god-of-depths and also Fable pets cus why not: fable-pet-collective

Fable AUs:

Arcane AU: - Athena: flameof-zaun - Caspian: piltovers-solcrest - Centross: timeless-reaper - Icarus: golden-smokebomb - Rae: zauns-morningstar, the-undercity-scientist Band AU:  - Aax: drum-olm - Arisanna: songs-of-the-allay - Athena: flame-sings - Caspian: cas-chord - Centross: song-reaper - Fenris: singing-wolf - Fable: creation-records - Icarus: songbird-soars  - Isla: orchid-morningstars - Malitae: artist-on-the-stage - Rae: void-star-singer - Ven: wet-fox-artist Corrupt AU: - Centross: the-violet-reaper - Fenris: vengful-danger-wolf - Icarus: wilted-feathers - Momboo: rain-and-rotting-flowers - Rae: the-skulked-puppet Epic AU:  - genderbent Centross: queen-of-ithaca - Icarus: i-miss-my-wife-gods Hero Villain AU:   - Alerion: shattered-space-and-stars - Arisanna: allay-of-memories - Athena: prince-of-the-flames - Calypso: seashell-crowns - Cari: young-villain-of-memories - Caspian: villian-of-memories - Centross: reaper-offline - Enderian: listener-of-the-mind - Fable: gilded-hand-of-gold, hero-chronicle - Fenris: lost-star-wolf - Haley: the-forgotten-oracle - Icarus: the-forgotten-alchemist, the-reluctant-angel - Isla: wilting-orchid - Malitae: the-masked-artist - Momboo: poisoned-pine-tree, underground-blooms - Netherum: ashes-of-a-god - Ocie: ocean-maker, hero-of-the-tides - Oscar: golden-artificer - Perix: cracked-mirrors - Rae: void-drake, heroendprince - Seven: hero-in-code - Soul: taken-by-the-darkness - Ulysses: scientist-or-monster - Vaeh: stars-and-paws - Ven: vigilante-of-poets - Will: travler-of-writers Racer AU: - Caspian: racer-of-the-wind - Centross: violet-racer - Icarus: winged-alchemist - Rae: racing-through-the-stars - Ven: the-writer-racer Skulked AU: - Aax: decaying-test-tube - Ocie: polluted-ocean Decaying! Icarus: decayed-wings-of-gold Evil(er) Perix: sculk-eternal Fable be good dad: guiding-gilded-light Fable if Icarus became Quixis young: creation-by-a-god Icarus as young Quixis: lost-in-the-bright-lights Icarus raised by Fable: prince-of-the-gilded ^^^ + younger than Rae: im-prince-icarus Icarus raised by moms: icarus-mindstar Icarus raised by Ulysses: bird-underwater Icarus with wither sickness, wack, and decay: protector-of-decay Rae if he took Enderian’s deal in s1: prince-of-the-court Rae raised by Enderian after Ic’s “death”: son-of-mind Rae raised by Fable after Ic’s “death”: never-his-son Royal AU! Alerion: lucenare-of-space Werewolf Icarus: howling-feathers Withering! Athena: withering-alliums Wither! Soul: wither-soul

Mer SMP

Bite: the-last-exorian Faye: shark-biter Krithos: kritos-dawn Raylen: raylan-dawn Theodore: theo-sealan, theosealan

Bound SMP

Skybound Characters:

Ashril: pigeon-prince-or-something, run-run-roadrunner Atlas: winged-warrior-1 Gavrien: fashionable-bird Marcel: cardinal-north Mojave: the-onewinged-artist Rune: engineer-lad Sylph: zip-zap-sylph Vast: ranger-of-the-sky, the-remaining-cadere13

Skybound misc:

Castrel: castrel-is-hunting Jade: littlebirbie Jasper: stringtheif

Skybound AUs:

Racer AU: - Ashril: roadrunner-racer - Atlas: kingfisher-racer - Gaverin: race-designer - Marcel: cardinal-racer - Sylph: flying-racer Pokemon AU! Vast: ranger-of-the-sky

Queue56 - Fandom

Altair, by lxvenderfrog: bright-fallen-star Bookie, by bookgirlblondie: bookie-rp Calliope, by aspengracelive: calliopekv-q56 Casper, by whosthere54: casperrambles Cazeri, by dreamystarlive: little-snowy-fox Chronicle, by water-nightmare: book-of-a-fallen-king Echo, by bug-be-gaming: echoqueue56 Expyr, by xwidezmaz: the-experience-eclipse Gilded, by emberunderscore: your-golden-hubris Gray, by does-a-nein-hit: notes-from-the-void Jade, byp rayfire456: bird-with-an-axe Kairos, by kai0sunflower: once-a-traitor-always-a-traitor Niki, by rima-niki: eepy-crab-with-a-knife Lumi, by luminescentaura: jewel-within-a-burning-fire Lunar, by lunar--iris: queued-in-code Milo, by thepersonwithoutaname: milo-the-nearest-light-source Pine, by lynxthewolf1: phantombirbinapinetree  Rowan, by rotheworm: rowanqueue56 Rowan, by shokonicole: q56rowanblack Saranya, by sardar106 (me): a-fallen-eos Skye, by remithedestroyer18: thecorruptedlittlewolf Sparrow, by sage-is-in-fact-very-tired: running-can-only-get-you-so-far Whisper, by whisperinglore: whispering-in-the-wind Zei, by linxmc-27: dragon-without-wings-and-claws

ohhkay. this took a lot of brain cells /pos and as stated in the beginning, tell me of other accounts!

I thought I’d add this here too; make sure to use #roleplay on every post/reblog and the corresponding rp tag when roleplaying any of them!

also! I have made a google docs with the same exact list, but with the links of each account intro if you press the username link to that!

[dotssu3]

again, but I'm adding paladin danse to this list. I love him. please send me requests for him.

hiiiiii........*looks left and right* send art requests for joshua graham, ulysses, or boone plz....or yes man or jane or victor...

[tonalwhiplash]

Hi how are ya?

Yeah I know I said more Wolfgang related stuff was coming but I got distracted by the hot nerd. Give me a break.

So ulysses has Kallmann syndrome btw.

Let's talk about how I know that.

Oooo u wanna look under the cut soooo baaaaad!!!~

Though, to be transparent, his wiki page already brings up the possibility itself. So even though I didn't know that till after writing all this, I think it's important to say that I'm not the first to suggest this. But I'll be bringing a bit more to the table than the short blurb on his wiki does.

With that out the way, let's get into it!

When we unlock the pharmacy, we get the opportunity to talk to Ulysses and Diana. Regardless of who you click on, they both speak, but the conversation is different.

When you talk directly to Ulysses, he brings up how he's familiar with a lot of medications due to his bonkers ass parents throwing them at him to see what would work when he was a wee lad. Prior to him getting diagnosed, anyway. Not *super* relevant beyond letting us know that he's been afflicted with something visible since early childhood.

When you talk to Diana, she comments on not being able to tell what scent a perfume is and asks Ulysses to help, however he admits that he can't smell jack shit.

Now, he doesn't say the name of what he has, smart man, but here's the list of facts he gives about his condition.

• It's genetic/ he was born with it

• His body doesn't produce sufficient hormones

• And, of course, he can't smell.

Thankfully, that's literally all Google needed to throw a name at me.

KALLMANN SYNDROME!

Anything in quotes from here on is straight from the wiki article about it.

"Kallmann syndrome is a genetic disorder that prevents a person from starting or fully completing puberty."

"Kallmann syndrome has the additional symptom of a total lack of sense of smell (anosmia) or a reduced sense of smell."

All three requirements met! Just like that! Case closed! I win! Youre welcome! That'll be 20 dollars!

Oh but I can go a little further with the evidence!

Let's take a look at some of the listed symptoms, shall we?

• a cleft lip or cleft palate

Now, from his sprites we can see that his lips aren't abnormal in any way, but what about the roof of his mouth?

Simply not seeing the roof of his mouth isn't enough on its own, but when paired with the following symptom

• abnormal development of the teeth/missing teeth

And when you take into account his very strong lisp, it's very likely Ulysses has at least one of these symptoms that he's yet to talk about. So the reason for his lisp goes beyond "he's a nerd so of course he has one."

Now, this one's a bit more of a stretch, but hear me out.

• generally poor coordination

From what I could find, none of the disorders named as symptoms directly match the connection I'm about to pull out of my ass. But like, hear me out anyway.

In Ulysses' third free time event, he says he won't be going to the gaming tournament due to video games giving him motion sickness.

Maybe I'm swinging too far out there, but would it be reasonable to say that a genetic disorder with a whole host of symptoms that affect coordination and can even cause involuntary movement in the eyes may just exacerbate the likelihood of you getting motion sick?

Ulysses is entirely still images. So, unfortunately, a lot of the symptoms for kallmann syndrome are either impossible to prove as of now, or have evidence going against them.

Here's the ones we have nothing for

• skeletal defects in the feet

• manual synkinesis

• poor balance (though, if he can sleep standing...)

• hearing impairment

And here's what's completely out of the question due to his sprites or statements given in game

• coloboma

• ptosis

• scoliosis (debatable ig)

• skeletal defects in the hands

• Colorblindness

(For colorblindness, I'm taking his comment about the bright red shrapnel in the case 1 trial as proof that he can see all colors. As red is typically one of the colors that cant be seen to those with color blindness. No, I'm not hunting down that screenshot.)

Now, I know that with all these symptoms that can't be easily linked to Ulysses, it's tempting to say I'm barking up the wrong tree. However, no.

Take it away wiki!

"The exact genetic nature of each particular case of KS will determine which, if any, of the non-reproductive features will occur. The severity of the symptoms will also vary from case to case. Even family members will not show the same range or severity of symptoms."

Yeah, he could have literally none of the non reproductive related symptoms and still qualify for the diagnosis. He confirms he has the requirements outright.

Lack of smell and hormone deficiency.

Being able to link a few of the other symptoms only strengthens my case, even if the majority can't be linked to him. Because none of them are manditory.

That's all I've been able to put together with what we have available right now. If you have a different opinion on what he might have, I'd love to hear it!

Thank you for reading!!

Also, yes, the implications of this are very funny, and I've been giggling about the anatomy stuff as I am immature, but keep your comments as normal as you can. I don't age gate my stuff.

[chishnfips87]

If P:EG Characters Were Trains

(There goes my train autism)

I'm a TTTE fan, been one since I was a wee lad. Ever since then, any series I'd take interest in would have a vast array of characters (Danganronpa, Smash Bros, The MCU, etc.). What my brain likes to think about is 'What if these characters from [insert x series] was in [other series i like]?'

And it got me thinking 'Since I'm on a strong P:EG kick, what would they be if they had British train basis's?'

So yeah, that's what this post is.

Damon Maitsu - LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0

Wolfgang Akire - LNER Class A1 Pacific

Grace Madison - GNR C1 Atlantic

Eva Tsunaka - SR Q1 Class

Kai Monteago - Caledonia Railway Class 652

Cassidy Amber - BR Class 04

Ingrid Grimwall - BR Standard Class 9F

Jett Dawson - NSR Battery-Electric No. 1

Mark Berskii - BR 11001

Toshiko Kayura - Avonside 0-4-0ST

Wenona - NER 66 Aerolite

Ulysses Wilhelm - LNER Class J70

Jean DeLamer - LNER Class A4 Pacific

Eloise Taulner - Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST

Desmond Hall - L&YR Class 28

Diana Venicia - Furness Railway K2 Class

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And of course Tozu is Sir Topham Hatt lol

[trashrat420]

After finishing project Eden’s garden chapter 1 I have a question for you lads !!

Spoilers for chapter 1 victim

Diana could go either way as either the partner or the rival, I’m honestly not sure, she’s definitely gonna play a big role in the story tho I’m sure, I doubt they’d do the fake out antag twice tho. Honestly pretty disappointed we didn’t get to watch Wolfie’s decent into madness over the course of the killing game, he was so interesting, and I so badly want to know what his blackmail means. I, like most people, expected him to be a chapter 5 death, him killing Eva and that leading the group to escape. But alas, I have no fuckin idea where the story could possibly go from here, but I’m stoked to find out!

Still crying over the execution, I wanted Eva to survive so badly, or at least to make it to chapter 5. It’s super interesting that they’ve killed off who we previously assumed to be two of the most important characters in the game.

[connorsnothereeither]

I know I’ve talked about this in the context of Brink and Blood but one of my favourite things to explore in storytelling is the intersection between the mortal, the monstrous and the divine, and I think Ulysses is just… a really interesting example of that? I’m my opinion anyway.

Like, Ulysses is a man who tried so hard to become a god that he turned himself into a monster, and yet only found happiness in being the most human he ever could be.

I dunno I just think that’s kinda poetic and that he’s neat, and I’m having a lot of thoughts and feelings about my fish lad given what’s coming up

[zahri-melitor]

Lost the original post, but someone was talking about Tim mostly just having the same gallery of Rogues as the rest of the Bats, and that’s not actually true. Our lad had over 200 issues of solo comic during post-Crisis, he definitely has some Rogues that are his more than anyone else’s!

King Snake (Edmund Dorrance). Dorrance is 100% specifically one of Tim’s villains. If in modern comics any writers decided to resurrect him and start using him again I would be delighted, because he’s such a painful white guy who thinks he’s all that and better than the Hong Kong-based gang he runs. He’s also ‘died’ multiple times and just because he appeared in Blackest Night doesn’t mean he’s still dead now, we’ve had two universe reboots since then!

Lynx (and the rest of the Ghost Dragons). Both Lynx I and Lynx II are also Tim’s foes, though he’s happy to share them with Cass if she also wants to get some kicks in. Lynx I also has died twice (both times due to Cass) because a writer couldn’t be bothered to check the canon bible while writing.

Ulysses Armstrong. The General mostly exists to be an absolute pain and cause Tim angst. Also I’ll never forgive them for killing off Matthew and Hillary Armstrong, who helped Tim out from their very first appearances.

Anarky/Lonnie Machin. Tim’s shadow half. They’ve been feuding since 1990 and there’s no sign they plan to stop (even when they’re working together).

Ratcatcher is arguably more Tim’s villain than Bruce’s, and nobody else really deals with him.

The Sk8er Bois. Bring them (and Tim’s extremely dangerous skateboard) back!

Johnny Warlock. Wow do I ever hate Johnny, and he’s super annoying, but he’s definitely in Tim’s gallery.

The obvious one: Lady Shiva. She’s not Tim’s exclusively but only Cass has a closer connection in the Batfam and Tim’s connection is arguably closer than Bruce’s.

Plus of the more standard Bat Rogue collection:

Arthur Brown particularly dislikes Tim (alongside the obvious pick that he’s part of Steph’s gallery)

Maxie Zeus has mostly only tangled with Tim out of people who aren’t Bruce.

Arguably Tim’s the main Robin to deal with Mad Hatter too.

Ventriloquist is again a Tim-as-Robin era villain (mostly 1, I don’t think 2 spent much time near any Robin)

There’s probably some correlation between Bane’s position among the Rogues and Tim to make, because of how their timelines cross, but equally I highly dislike Bane so I’m not going to bother sketching it out.

Riddler has a soft spot for Tim.

So does Selina, whose first reluctant team up with that kid was during the original Clench.

Can’t forget Jean-Paul Valley (while hallucinating St Dumas)

And that’s just off the top of my head, there’s definitely others with more than a single storyline.

[gailhai1storm]

Ender functions mostly as a techie for the band when on tour but will fill in if needed once he has to fill in as Ulysses and that hit him hard though when he has to fill in on earth it makes the crowd go nuts like imagine if you are going to this obscure band that you like and the guy who saved the entire world appears on stage as if it’s no big deal

and its a guy who not only saved all of earth but fucking disappeared and also committed a xenocide so there is like massive controversy surrounding him.

and he shows up as just like a fill in for this band and is literally so fucking weird like idk I imagine ender as not nervous he's a confident lad but he is not loud he would be cause he's adaptable as shit but he would have such a weird fucking vibe.

and i think he would eat up filling in but it would be like weirdly soul crushing like we can all tell he's working through some shit on stage and its just the most bizarre experience

[ya-boi-haru]

I have thoughts and feelings about Quixis showing up for Rae and Ulysses, let me dump them here...

• This is the second time that Quixis has shown up when Icarus isn't around.

And even though the events were similar, this one feels worse.

This time, Quixis slowly guided the way/direction), almost struggled to communicate (used 1 block instead of a bunch to say yes/no), hesitantly confirmed that Icarus was in danger.

• Quixis communicating when Rae is around makes me think that Rae is somehow involved with Quixis or maybe, Quixis' Rae has something to do with it

• Quixis giving a direction rather than wack spots like they did last time, probably relates to the fact that they go dormant around Fable

• Quixis talking to others - especially in this case - just seems like a last resort.

The World Port is dying and the decay is spreading. Icarus won't listen and help deal with it - because they don't want to - and they still don't trust Quixis.

The decay on Quixis could be worse at this point, I can't imagine the pain they're probably in. So getting to Rae probably took a lot.

• Quixis simply giving a direction, cause they can't go near Fable, but also letting them know that it's not safe to do so right now.

That long pause after Rae asked if Icarus was safe. Then he had to plead for an answer.

I feel like Rae was asking if Icarus was safe at the current moment - with Fable around and his plan.

And Quixis answered no to them not being safe with Fable or in general as the WorldPort is collapsing, which could basically mean the end of the world...

Quixis gave them a direction, that has to be good enough for now. They can't exactly do much on their own right now.

• If Icarus finds out that Quixis snitched their location, I feel that they're going to spiral more. Cause they think Quixis is with them, maybe not on their side but they've been with them, so how dare they go to Rae when they're "trying to fix everything"

• Also Ulysses refusing to let Rae go around Quixis stuff even though he only knows it as this violent thing that can hurt people I just- the lad I love him.

• Him fidgeting with the necklace i-😭

Thank you for reading my brain dump

[agent-8449]

Agent Logos CJverse chatroom summary.... REAL!!!!

Clears throat. This may be a long post, be warned. Actually, yeah. Bwoink.

The OG AU: Voice of Reason

Whole: Dead as fuck. Sort of. Way before the events of the comic, their Whole 'died'. We refer to not-dead Whole OOCly as 'Hope', but he also sort of exists afterwards as a figment of himself-- the 'shadow' called Cast. Cast can only speak in song lyrics, and currently resides in... the TMAverse, as a cursed item. Woaw.

Heart: Would kill you if you called him Heart. Ozzy/Oz/Ozymandias is a real piece of work. Sourceless guilt incarnate, magically influenced by a cursed mirror to eat it, in a symbolic attempt to erase himself. He's so chill. So fine. So cool. Definitely not so close to collapsing at all times. Got glasses though.

Mind: Tinker/Ulysses. So violently soggy, but hides it under his inexplicable British accent and polite demeanour. Made the transmitters that allow Thirds to traverse between their Surrealities. He half-regrets this. The only one of the three fully aware that Cast is an actual sentient guy. Hid his Soul's trident in his hand after the comic, and so that hole is very much still there <he's 'fixing' it atm...>

Soul: Coda. Coba. Coba Cola. What a disaster. After the comic, it <he/it> was kept in his room as much as possible. Then Oz left, and he completely lost it. It was a big storyline, so feel free to ask about it. Coda is really fun because he's not sane

Me-only AU 2: The Negatives

Whole: Eris... also known as Chase. The Negatives are a sort of "reversal of personality". Eris is a shitty content farm-making YouTuber, and generally hates this too. He also has to deal with the Cold War he sort of constructed with his own Thirds. He remembers what his Thirds do, which is good because he split <past tense> often... like. Every day. They called it 'shifts'. Yeah.

Heart: Phobos, ahhhhh my horrible boy Phobos. Personification of egoism, self-aggrandization, imagination, and intrusive thoughts. Green. Mean. A bitch and a half. Generally sadistic. The de-facto leader of the Negative Thirds. Wears crocs. Idolises Whole.

Mind: Deimos. That is all. Personification of logic, reasoning, and thinking ahead. He is also an absolute goon and pushover. All too happy to be Phobos' lackey.

Soul: Nemesis, though he hates that nickname. Personification of 'cringe culture', self-doubt, second-hand embarassment, and critical thinking. Basically ignored by the other two. Does all the work in the Vessel. Clinically annoyed by everything all the time. Very spiteful.

ASSORTED GUYS <from co-op AUs>:

Allen: Soul from Voib, Andy, Shade and I's AI AU, also known as Reification Initiative: Apotheosis. Yeah I came up with that. My bad. Allen is shitty. So very shitty. Ran away. That's all I can say for now.

Valentine: Heart from WAAAILSSSSSS IT'S ONLY ME BUT HIS COUNTERPARTS ARE ALL DEAAAAD. The Bachelor AU, a 'Lonely' AU. He is trying to live his life now that he fucked up and he's alone. He committed arson. He has to go to government-mandated therapy. He is beloved.

Nyx: Whole from Xanadu AU. Haven't done much with him, but he's in space, and he's an idiot.

Vlinder: :>

Thyme: Mind from the Aonaran/Apocalypse AU. The world ended. It be like that sometimes. And the stress got to their Whole. Thyme killed multiple people.

Pursuit: Heart (2) from Voib's Labyrinths AU. He is big kitty cat lad. Does eat people. Tries to maintain the status quo. Genuinely satisfied with the state of things.

Magna: Mind from Demersal AU. Basically, he got pitted instead of Heart for being a delusional little shit. He did not get any less delusional. Conspiracy nut, drowning 1/4th of the time, and generally horrible person.

Brevity: Soul from Voib and I's Syncopation AU. Olde Mann. No legs, they froze off. He is not mentally well at all, but he's got to keep it together if he wants to continue being 'him'.

Crawl: Heart from the Asides AU. Fourth-wall breaking eldritch horror. Collector of things. Collector of extinct things. Full name 'Crawl of the Horizon'.

"Quinn": Soul from Good Day. Very new AU with me, Voib, Q-ott, and Ledge <@/nitroish>. Meant to be close to album guys. He's denying his halves exist and matter atm.

There you go! Not including the alternate timelines because jesus christ

[tired-fandom-ndn]

this is like, definitely a really weird question to throw your way, but you're the only person i know of who's into it, so- how do you get into the Mechanisms? like. do you just listen to the albums?

Not a weird question at all, anon! The Mechanisms are great but they're also like. A lot and really difficult to get into without some help.

I highly recommend checking out this post for a great general guide on the characters, basic lore, and the main albums.

Basic info from me:

The Mechanisms were a character band where the performers each played a member of a crew of space pirates, made immortal through being "mechanized" (except for The Toy Soldier, which is doing its own thing).

The albums and individual tracks are presented as retellings of events that the mechs witnessed in their travels to different planets, space stations, solar systems, etc. Different mechs play characters in the story (ie: Jonny Sims plays the mech Jonny D'Ville who plays Ulysses in UDAD), presenting their own (self-admittedly biased and inaccurate) accounts of what happened. These albums are heavily based on things like mythos and existing tales, which is explained in-lore as stories just replaying in the universe in different ways.

These stories do not have happy endings. Ever. "So know the void is screaming mad, no happy endings out there, lad." - Tales to be Told.

Since the albums are telling a story, the songs have to be listened to in order to understand them. The general pattern is narration-song-narration-song. The albums themselves can be listened to in any order though; most people recommend Once Upon a Time In Space, then High Noon Over Camelot, then Ulysses Dies at Dawn, then The Bifrost Incident. Personally (don't come at me), I feel like TBI is a poor one to end on because it doesn't have a finale song like the others; I recommend finishing on a really strong note with UDAD or HNOC.

Once Upon a Time In Space: a story of a rebel space faction waging war against an immortal tyrant king, with a heavy focus on a refugee princess trying to save her wife from the king. Inspired by classic Western fairytales like Snow White and Cinderella.

High Noon Over Camelot: a scifi Western taking place on an abandoned space station, with the leaders trying to gain access to the station's controls before it goes hurtling into the sun. One of the songs, Hellfire, is incredible but based heavily on Southern doom preachers in case that's a trigger. Inspired by Arthurian mythos with biblical themes and a tarot theme for the track names?

Ulysses Dies at Dawn: a corrupt world run by people using the brains (and, presumably, souls) of the dead to run the planet and fuel their own immortality, with a main focus on a retired war criminal and their brief stint as the captive of a bunch of criminals trying to access their locked vault. Inspired by Greek and Roman mythos (you can actually figure out "sides" based on the characters' names!)

The Bifrost Incident: a transport officer trying to investigate the decades-old disappearance of a train containing their world's most powerful and influential people, with three captive mechs being their main source of information. Inspired by Norse and Cthulhu mythos.

There's also some incredible side albums like Gunpower Tim vs the Moon Kaiser (GPT's origin story and how he was mechanized), Frankenstein (an extremely trans retelling), and Alice (a side sequel to OUATIS, about a planet where the war continues).

There's also individual tracks and short stories that sometimes stand on their own and are sometimes connected to one of the main albums, just little ways to fill in the lore. Jessica Law, the performer for The Toy Soldier, has a frankly beautiful song called Narcissus Under the Knife that is about a character mentioned in one of the lore stories for UDAD.

Some of the mechanisms have their own individual origin songs. That list includes Gunpowder Tim vs the Moon Kaiser (GPT), One-Eyed Jacks (Jonny D'Vill, debatable, he's said most of it is lies), Lucky Sevens (Ashes O'Reilly), Cyberian Demons (Nastya Rasputina), and Lost in the Cosmos (Drumbot Brian). Kofi Young, the performer for Doctor Baron Marius Von Raum (neither a doctor nor a baron) is working on their own album for Marius' origin titled The Death of Byron von Raum.

Speaking of lore: you can find official fiction for the characters and individual albums (excluding TBI rip) on the official website. Highly recommend reading them if you're interested in engaging with the fandom.

There's more lore but a lot of it is buried in old archived blogspot posts, on twitter, or idly mentioned on either tumblr or on discord servers (Maki's is very active). I'm sure there's some google doc with links floating around tumblr somewhere but a lot of it is just off-hand stuff (like the time Drumbot Brian was briefly replaced as drummer with octokittens, multi-tentacled creatures living on the ship).

The fandom has sooooooo many antis, man, it's not even funny. People will ride your ass for shipping Nastya and Jonny, noncon is a big no-no (goddd), and fans simultaneously want all the mechs to be uwu soft and fluffy found family but also if you give them any personality traits whatsoever then you're trying to erase their horrific crimes. It's a fucking mess so be prepared for that.

[libidomechanica]

“That: you men have any less”

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