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enden-agolor · 2 years ago

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what's your jesskas prince/hero au about? 👀

P.S. ur like one of my fave artist on here! u and ur art are so cool frfr B)

Thank you omg!!! 🥺❤️ That's such a delight to hear honestly.

But okay so for the Prince/Hero au.

This is not a medieval timeline or anything. It is still 100% Minecraft. The monsters and animals are Minecraft mobs still.

Lukas is the prince in this au. Jesse is the local town hero.

Basically Lukas has lived his entire life shut away in the castle with his family. Reason being due to an accident when he was a youth, he received a scar on his chin, and his family, the royals. His parents haaaate it. They think it ruins their perfect regal look as a collective family when he's there, so they basically keep him away at gatherings. He also has a sister who I decided will be Nell (cuz she's blond and blue eyes like Lukas) BUT LISTEN she isn't like a girly princess or anything she absolutely loathes the king and queen, 1. For how they treat Lukas, and 2. Because they are unfathomably strict, and force all their ideals onto their children. Nell still has her laidback chill personality from the games, maybe without the dudebro speech pattern, but she has to keep it hidden around their parents. She doesn't wear a dress or anything. That is the one thing she doesn't let her parents force her to do. She's super kind to Lukas and everything. She's also younger than him so their parents play favorite on her hard and she hates it. Also the characters from the episode 8 in mcsm are her besties that she competes in like archery with or other 'royal' games.

Anyways so yeah uh Lukas never ever goes out of the castle. Not since he was a child. The kingdom basically forgot about the prince because he's never mentioned or seen so it's basically as though he doesn't really exist. All over a scar?? It's ridiculous, I know. He doesn't have any friends, just a massive library, and his gifted ocelot, Dewey.

Onto Jesse, he's the town hero/errand boy. His best friend Petra is leader of the towns guards. Axel is a blacksmith, and Olivia is an inventor. Jesse himself does all the good deeds in town. Everyone loves him. He's a buff little ray of sunshine. And because he's strong, he's noticed by some recruit team from the castle to enlist in his assistance up there for a big event (there was an accident so they're out a bunch of men so they go to the nearest towns and pick the strongest people they can find, Beacon being one of them.

So that day Jesse is up there, he's told he's not allowed to touch ANYTHING other than what he's assigned to (because he's a peasant to the royals) and guess who he accidentally bumps into??? Prince Lukas 😳 But here's the catch. Lukas isn't exactly allowed to be out of his room when there's an event so he has to wear a hood to keep himself hidden. He was on the way back from collecting a recent delivery of new books to read from a gentleman (this man only comes to the castle when there's something big happening, it's his only way in) who Lukas gives money just to bring new books back for him whenever he visits.

So yeah Jesse and Lukas bump into each other and Jesse doesn't at all recognize him as a prince or anything because he can't see his regal blond hair under his hood, nor does Jesse know that Lukas' existence as prince is even possible because... well Lukas is never talked bout. So instead of apologizing profusely to Lukas like Lukas is used to, Jesse's just like "oh sorry man, let me help you with those." Helps Lukas pick up all the books that scattered. Lukas himself is immediately attuned to the fact that Jesse didn't treat him like some priceless object when they bumped, so Lukas is immediately interested in who this man is. He's never seen him here at the castle. Jesse offers to help Lukas carry his books which Lukas hesitantly allows (he's not used to talking to strangers). They bring the books back to the library and Lukas basically asks Jesse who he is. They tell each other their names and Jesse explains who he is and what he does. The town hero. Does errands for the town. Mines the ores that go to the castle and town. Has this cool pet pig named Reuben (who doesn't die in this au btw) and so on.

Lukas is... enthralled with Jesse. He's immediately asking him questions about what its like to live in town and how it is living amongst nature. Jesse's like 🤨 Bro do you ever go out? (mentally) But he doesn't question it he just assumes castle staff don't need to leave since they already have it all. But Jesse explains what its like, all the stuff he does and Lukas is just in awe over all of it. He spent most of his life staring down at the town from his rooms balcony, longing to adventure down there but now he has someone from town itself to tell him all about it! Not only that, but Jesse also during this conversation offers to introduce Lukas to Reuben, because Lukas just assumed that pigs were dangerous where as Jesse just laughs like "what?? no way, he's my best friend."

So guess who starts sneaking out in his little cloak and commoner outfits to go hang out with the hero every other night? Oh em gee its Lukas! 😍 Jesse shows him what the world is like, introduces him to so, so much. Takes him mining. Shows him the town and the animals. It's an entirely new learning experience for Lukas. Lukas loves the humanity Jesse shows in his personality. And Jesse adores Lukas' innocence and inexperience with the world he himself has memorized all his years of living. It's like Jesse gets to fall in love with the world around him all over again, but in an entirely new way just by sharing it with Lukas.

It's... ahem. Very gay. Aaaand kind of slow burn too. I plan on writing a fic for this au in the future because I have SOOO many ideas. Just yesterday I decided Aiden is going to be the cocky, arrogant knight with a superiority complex who likes to just go into town and terrorize 'peasants' and to challenge Jesse's heroism. Lukas knows Aiden and absolutely despises him with a burning passion. Even more so when he stands beside Jesse in his commoner clothes and hood, a prince hidden amongst the lower class just to watch this so called 'noble knight' be a major dick to everyone and everything. Also some HEAVY heavy angst happens with him. I won't talk about it because spoilers because I do wanna write a fic, but yeah. Aiden enjoyers don't look I'm about to fucking obliterate a man (I hate him genuinely).

All in all this au is really fucking sweet and I love it SOOOO much. Did I mention Jesse and Lukas send letters to each other via pigeon? 🥹 Yeah. That's real. Lukas is gonna fall for Jesse and Jesse's gonna fall even harder. It will be so cool.

#jesskas #prince/hero au #i guess I'll make that a tag now #SORRY THIS IS SO LONG #i cant just talk briefly about it cuz theres SOOO much to it already #this is the tip of the iceberg

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ivormybelovedau · 2 months ago

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yo i just stumbled across this blog and it looks interesting but idk where to start with your au, would you be ok summarizing?

Well. The au is a WIP so it's not entirely finished but what we have so far is a LOT. the current story would be:

Ivor, Soren, and Harper stumbled across a portal they had never seen before. They decided to explore only to find out there was no exit. Harper and Soren would argue about it but Ivor, meanwhile, was going insane. He soon went on to kill both of them and try to bring them back as one being known as Sora

Cut to Jesse, who finds this portal with his pet pig, Reuben. They go through and find themselves in Sky City where they get arrested and meet Milo and Aiden in jail. Milo invites Jesse to join the rebellion since otherwise he won't make it alone. The rebellion consists of: the first leader, Milo. Axel, the barkeeper and Olivia, the technician. Axel and Olivia are innkeepers who are the gatekeepers for the rebellion base. It also has Aiden and Lukas who are mainly the errand boys. Jesse becomes the 3rd leader over time and Warden joins after losing his military status. The admins join the rebellion's cause, but the only one that travels with them is Romeo.

The only backstories of our characters is just uh. Vos, after being released from experimentation, was found by Ellegaard. Ellie gave him food, shelter, etc. One day they got into an argument or something (not finished yet) and Ellegaard strung him up in the basement by fish hooks. Milo was a gambling man and challenged Magnus, the district leader of gambling, to a bet. Milo cheated and was immediately outed on it and chained up in the basement with Vos. They found a way out together and since have become best friends. That was, until the Sea Temple. Jack, Sammy, and Vos were exploring while Milo was busy and only Jack came back. Milo never figured out what happened because of Jack's PTSD and inability to even mutter a word about what happened that day.

Btw: Ivor is Jesse's father in this AU.

The AU itself is symbolic of religious trauma, corrupt society, and ya.

Each of the experiments have a certain disorder. Only two characters in MCSM, though, are what I call "calming buddies." These are for people coping with trauma or their inability to control themselves. (Reginald for Isa, Nurm for Jack.)

The AU have 4 chapters so far and you can read it on AO3! Lemme get the link

I'm actually working on another chapter currently, so please enjoy :]

Also if you want more information on my au, just scroll down on the main acc until you find the first designs of the AUs characters (Sora, Ivor, Jesse, Reuben.) It'll take a while and it'll be a looong read, but you can check any new information on @ivormybeloved

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froggychair05 · 9 months ago

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Any random thoughts about the AU you still have? If not maybe some thoughts and ideas about Mcsm in general?

Not to worry, my friend, I have plenty of thoughts about the Bakery AU 😁👍 (these are just my notes).

A few more highlights, since there are so many:

- Lukas broke his arm in middle school and it never really healed right. It was Aiden’s fault.

- Jesse has a bunch of fun socks. His favorite is a pair of pig socks that Ivor got him for Christmas one year.

- There’s a corner in the living room of Jesse, Axel, and Olivia’s apartment dedicated to Reuben. There’s a framed picture of him with the three of them, and a picture of him with Jesse as a kid on top of what used to be his favorite pillow.

- Lukas can’t do a lot of baking at home because Aiden is like “you bake all day at work, you don’t need to do it here, too” but when Aiden isn’t around, he does do some baking. He doesn’t eat the stuff he makes, though, so he takes it into work for Nell and Radar.

- Jesse and Axel play video games together all the time. Sometimes Olivia joins in.

- They can’t play card games anymore because Axel cheats.

- Olivia is the best at gift-wrapping.

- Lukas orders a plain black coffee every morning before work. He doesn’t like coffee.

- Petra sends Lukas pictures from her travels all the time. Never of anything scenic; it’s always the most random stuff.

- Her phone calls with Lukas last anywhere from ten minutes to three hours.

- She always comes home for holidays and Lukas, Jack, and Nurm’s birthdays.

- Nell has a seashell collection.

- Radar is really good at origami.

I have many, many thoughts about MCSM. Perhaps too many. That’s probably better off in a post of it’s own, if you have any specific questions!

#minecraft story mode #hhhh I’m not tagging all of these characters #bakery au #yes the broken arm is a reference to Episode Five #most of these are just silly nonsense but some of them are plot-relevant :)#I swear I have more notes than just silly stuff but I’m also trying to decide what is or isn’t a spoiler #so in the meantime I’m posting the silly stuff #also for some reason tumblr ate my tags??? what the heck???#ask

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acrylicscore · 1 year ago

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So like, I felt like doing a little “My MCSM Choices and Headcanons” post, just as a like basis for my personal canon on MCSM while also additional letting people who read my blog know what to expect from me in terms of this silly block game.

I will place my choices in “read more” so those that don’t wanna don’t gotta.

Jesse Type:

Red-Suspender Jesse.

He’s just my favourite little guy. He just seems different. Like honestly, compared to Green-Suspender Jesse (who I’ve found people view as a gruff and bulky short-stack that has the most adorable puppy eyes, and I love it), I like to view Red-Suspender Jesse as this short skinny dainty looking thing that is somehow the scar-covered hero that saved the world. Anyone who is directly looking for him is like “Oh you’re the famous Jesse? I thought you’d be tougher looking”, and then they immediately meet their fate on the floor in the Family Guy dead pose. But of course, Green-Suspender Jesse is my second choice.

Jesse Personality:

Chaotic Neutral or True Neutral

Some days he’s a sweetheart, other days he’s a little shit. There is no telling what this man’s personality could be at any given moment. There is no pattern. But he’s naturally cheeky so who knows.

Also he’s one of those people that doesn’t process his emotions too well. So for my Jesse, he’s naturally sad at heart, which results in him finding it difficult to cope with extra sadness too well, but also having a constant longing feeling for happiness or moments of pure bliss. He finds that the best way to fill that void is helping people or being in the act of helping people. If left doing nothing for too long, he gets very unstable.

He also feeds off of other people’s happiness and joy, especially his friends. He’s his happiest around people he loves. If left totally alone, he can’t cope.

Prefered Armours:

Shield of Infinity

I adore Shield of Infinity! There’s just something about it that just makes my brain happy. It have this really regal/majestic vibe to it (which is also mentioned in game), and it looks to incorporate emeralds into its patterns. Not only that but spikes on the shoulders! Also its Lapis Blue in colour.

Tooth Chipper

I just really like how simple this one is. While the Underneath’s armours don’t get much love, I would just like to say I love this one. It doesn’t feel too cluttered compared to the other armours on offer.

Favourite New Order Member:

Olivia

I just can’t describe it, but I LOVE Olivia. She’s just that vibey bestie that’s not afriad to tell you you’re an idiot in the most serious or sarcastic tone ever. She’s also like that friend that is more like a sister and will annoy the hell out of you if given the chance.

I will say though, Jesse is normally my favourite NOOTS member, but he can be shoved to the side for favouritism punishment.

Favourite Old Order Member:

Ellegaard

Omg the redstoners are my favourites, what a surprise! But seriously though, for me Ellie is just really neat. She has that “I don’t like people” charm to her. Like, she’s very awkward in conversation and seems like she doesn’t realise what she’s saying until long after she’s spoken. She’s quirky, like me-

Ivor was also shunted to the side because of favouritism punishment. He can be a family in the corner with Jesse.

Favourite Side Character:

Gill

Why do I like Gill? Fuck you, that’s why. He’s just so goofy and huggable and “I don’t know wtf i’m doing” coded. He lives in my head rent free. He just wants to vibe but Aiden wouldn’t let him.

Also I project a lot of personality and ideas onto Gill, and I specialise in pairing him with Jesse in the most dumbass situations where Jesse progressively loses more braincells the more time he spends with Gill. I just love them <3

Favourite Villain:

Cassie Rose

I prefer Cassie overall. She’s mysterious, and she’s lashing out because of cruelty done to her in her shrouded past. You don’t know why she’s angry or why she resorted to murder, but you know enough to understand why she wouldn’t simply reach out for help. Also she’s a cat person, and I simply cat pass up a cat-person coded character.

Favourite S2 Character:

Jack

Personally I don’t like the Season 2 characters, with the majority of them just completely escaping from my memory until someone mentions their name. However, I do have my preferences in Jack, Nurm and Radar; the Beacon Town bois.

Jack was the one I got attached to the most, with Nurm followed very close behind. He radiates “cool uncle” energy that makes me smile every time, especially when he’s showing off or bragging. Even if people find his bragging habit annoying, I personally love it because it’s just a simple touch of world building and fun interaction. He’s just fun.

Leave or Stay:

Stayed in Beacon Town

This choice is basically “Be Gay or Do Crime” and I chose to be gay, just not gay for Lukas.

On a reasonable note, I honestly think the reason Jesse would have stayed in Beacon Town would be from a guilty conscience. He feels he’s to blame for the destruction and disruption of both Beacon Town and Champion City, and that everything that happened is all his fault because he was the one that first lured the Admin in, even if accidentally. He wants to fix his mistakes, not abandon them.

We are now entering more-so Headcanon territory

Ships:

Jesse x Gill

It’s a stupid ship, but its my stupid ship. I will love them till the end of time.

Lukas x Olivia

They have such nice chemistry, and also they’re both nerds that just click for me.

Ivor x Harper

We all know why.

Jack x Nurm

They are husbands, your honour.

Jesse x Cassie

This isn’t a very prominent ship of mine, and often takes a more friendship-like approach anyway. This is honestly just here because of AU reasons, as for some reason if I have an AU where Jesse and Gill don’t interact (either at all or really late) then Cassie is automatically Jesse’s best friend. This is the case for Lapis Swap and Ender Child.

Despite this, this ship is either “They’re best friends” or “They are specifically romantically insterested”, which is why I’m listing it as a ship. There is only one of my AUs that’s somewhere in the middle, but other than that it’s between those two options. Although I will say, there are only a total of four AUs of mine that have Jesse and Cassie interact like this.

Other than that, I still think its funny if regular canon Jesse had an “Oh she’s cute” moment when first meeting Cassie. Basically Cassie was Jesse’s “Omg I’m not just gay” awakening but he won’t dare to admit it.

Jesse x Lukas

I don’t generally ship this one, but it’s the ship that I love reading about and viewing art for. I just love the fanfictions and art pieces I find, with pretty much everything being some of the best works I’ve encountered for any fandom. Its the ship that I just follow the fandom for, but I still have a great appreciation for.

Canon Event:

I’ve never watched Spiderverse so I’m just guessing if I’m using the term right.

In my canon of MCSM, the canon event is Jesse’s childhood home being destroyed when he was a child. Yes yes, I’m going for the “Jesse is an orphan” trope, but its fine. This event is what pushes forward a lot of my canon and also AU stories, and is altered accordingly when needed.

So info about this day; Jesse’s home is attacked by griefers when he was age 6, resulting in him fleeing from home (and dad’s death). However on this particular day there were multiple presences in the area; Sammy, Jack & Vos, who were coming to visit the family as Sammy was Jesse’s biological aunt; Ellegaard, who was heading back to Redstonia with a crew of miners who had come back from a mining expedition; and Ivor, who was travelling to collect materials to take back to his lab. Out of everyone to encounter, Jesse encounters Ivor, who then fended off any pursuing griefers to protect the child. He then takes him to the nearest town to ensure Jesse was a bit safer.

This event can be altered in many ways to suit my AU differences, like encountering Sammy’s group, or encountering Ellegaard, or simply Ivor taking care of Jesse himself. I have even changed the time that the event takes place, or removed it all together. Honestly, if I make an AU revolving around Jesse, this is the spot that I look at beforehand.

AUs (listed):

Lapis Swap AU

Ender Child AU (Son of Soren AU)

Engineer Jesse AU (Son of Ellegaard AU)

Alchemist Jesse AU (Son of Ivor AU)

Jack’s Nephew AU

Secret Elytrians AU

Origins AU

Early Daughter AU

“It Never Happened” AU

Permanent Champion AU

Admin Order AU

If there are any AUs that may intrigue you, feel free to ask. I’m always happy to chat about them and answer questions.

Little Side Idea I Wanna Share:

I’m giving Jesse a parrot.

Yes, I know Lluna exists, but she’s still technically Stella’s pet. And also yes, Jesse may not be able to fully get over Reuben, but sometimes getting another pet is the best way to move on.

Also the main reason I’m giving Jesse a parrot is due to my post-canon events. Long story short, the Order is severely injured but Jesse has it worse and is permanently out of commission. The rest of the Order healed to a reasonable health before Jesse could, so they could head back to their respective towns. Although, a couple of days before they do, Jack and Jesse find a young parrot fresh out of the nest without any feathers except one single lapis-blue tail feather. Jack recommends (forces) Jesse to take care of the bird while he was recovering, as Jack could definitely see that Jesse’s mental state wasn’t too good, but also the parrot’s lack of feathers was due to parrot depression too. While reluctant at first, after the first night he started connecting with the parrot almost immediately as the two found their similarities really quick, and helped each other into healing (physically & mentally).

Basically my whole purpose for the parrot is for the analogy and comparision for healing. Jesse is devasted that he can’t do what he loves anymore because of his injuries, so there would be every chance that he would spiral downwards, so give him the one thing he needs to prevent that from happening; company. The others, despite their efforts, are always going to have to leave, so Jesse needs someone who won’t leave. Not only that, but Jesse is someone who just feels the need to help people, to help others. So in my theory, you give him someone who won’t need his side but also someone who needs his help too. So I gave him a parrot friend.

Also the parrot’s name is Lazuli, because she has lapis blue feathers. She was named that because of the singular tail feather she had initially though before she healed.

She also acts as a messager around Beacon Town, because why the hell not.

Hope this opens up a but about my personal canon of Minecraft Story Mode. I’m quite happy with what information I’ve given about my brain, but if you have questions, don’t be afraid to ask.

Have a good day!

#score speaks #mcsm #minecraft story mode #mcsm au #mcsm ships #mcsm ship #mcsm headcanons #mcsm choices

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memeboi2005 · 2 years ago

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guess i gotta babble on about something or other, huh?

...Got it.

I’m going to be giving my opinion of every major character in MCSM, for no reason other than I feel like it.

Strap in, because this is gonna be a long one.

I really like how you have the option to make Jesse into the biggest jerkwad in the universe, and the game doesn’t really punish you at all, haha. I also like the fact that F!Jesse is more confident than M!Jesse. There’s an actual difference in the way Patton Oswalt and Catherine Taber deliver their lines, and I appreciate that. They also do a really good job when Romeo impersonates them, being capable of sayings things in a way he would, while also using their Jesse voices. Other than that, I really have no strong opinions on Jesse. They’re a perfectly servicable protagonist, but there are more interesting characters in the bunch.

Axel and Olivia really got done dirty, tbh. They’re built up as Jesse’s best friends during the Wither Storm storyline. They both have some pretty good character moments, and have actual arcs. Admitedly, they aren’t the best arcs in that particular storyline. Axel’s would’ve been better if he was written with a bit more care to make him less objectively wrong in certain situations (dude literally tried to back Lukas up into the lava lol), and Olivia doesn’t get as much focus unless you go to Redstonia (which is much less cool than Boom Town, imho) but I still liked the attempt. It was nice to see Axel become more selfless, and Olivia more confident. However, after Episode 4, they sort of fade into the background and don’t become nearly as important to the plot, which is a darn shame. I think they should’ve been involved a lot more with the Old Builder storyline. Imagine if Olivia actually got to meet PAMA, or if Axel got to interact with the gladiators at The Games. That would’ve been really fun, but sadly, it was not meant to be. That being said, I do understand their absense during most of Season 2, which ties into the themes of needing to let go of your friends and reconginzing that they have lives too. That, and at least one of them gets to work with the “hero” they idolized, so that’s cool. Overall, these characters had potential, but got shafted later on, which is upsetting, but oh well.

Petra is a bit of a mixed bag for me, personally. Her character arc in Season Two is fine in a vaccum, but when you apply it to her, it doesn’t feel quite right. Season One’s Petra was signifcantly more stoic, so it’s jarring to go from that, to someone who is very open about her need for companionship. I think it would’ve been better from a storytelling perspective, to have Petra not bring up friendship as often, and try to internalize her frustrations, leading to the scene in Episode 4 where she finally lets it all out. It would’ve been a lot more compelling and more consistent with the first season’s charaterization.

Lukas is an absolute sweetheart. In addition, he has the best arc during the Wither Storm storyline. Him coming to terms with his inital cowardice with a little help from a friend is really heartwarming, and paying it all back by bringing his OLD friends along to stop the Wither Storm is really great. He also has some really great character moments in both the Old Builder storyline and Season Two. I like him becoming an author, and his mentorship of Radar, and the return of The Ocelots. It’s really the small things with this character that make him shine, especially since he didn’t get to do much during Season Two due to the fact that Scott Porter was becoming a father during development, which itself is also pretty sweet.

Gabriel is a pretty funny character. He’s also voiced by Dave Fennoy, so, that’s a plus. I like his armor, and the amnesia plotline he gets if you don’t save him in Episode One leads to some pretty amusing moments as well. I like the dialogue he has in Episode Two, and he has his moments during Episode Three (if you save him, that is). Unfortunately, if you do save him, you have to endure a shit joke, and I don’t really like shit jokes most of the time. Sorry Gabe, but you’re outta here.

Magnus could’ve been good, if he was written as some who hates intelligence instead of someone who doesn’t have any. His optional dialgue in Episode Four is... fine, I guess, and I like the idea of him being the one to team up with Axel to distract the Witherstorm. Also, regarding ships, I understand why he’s shipped with Ellegaard, and I guess if every character needed to be shipped with someone, Magnugaard would be fine. I’m not sure why that’d need to happen, but y’know... whatever...

Elegaard is better than Magnus, but she’s not really special, and as a result is far less memorable. Her armor is the go-to choice for me in Episode Three, bc it looks sturdier, and I like the idea of Jesse using the Redstone Riot, so that they can honor her, not damage her armor and have cooler armor all at the same time. I also like the fact that Redstonia has a ball in her honor instead of anything Restone-related, and if she and Xara were to actually interact, it’d probably be really compelling. I can see why they’re shipped even though they’ve never met in canon.

I really like Soren. Not as much for anything he does while he’s on screen (though, he is a rather fun character while he gets to be there), but for all of the stuff that came after. In every subseqent episode, and the fourth one of Season Two, you find books written by Soren in areas that don’t make any sense for him to have traveled to at any point. In addition, Radar repeadetly mentions a group called The Followers of Soren during Season Two, which leads me to believe that they were actually slowly building up to his grand return in a potential Season Three before Telltale kicked the bucket, and didn’t get the rights back when it turned out that their death was greatly exagerated. I love thinking about what a Season Three would look like, and how Soren could be involved. I personally picture him as a Dr. Sheridan-esque suprise villian, who had been secretly manipulating everyone all along. Soren could be really fun as a villian, and it would tie in to all the mysterious mentions of him throughout the series. I’ll probably talk more about Soren as he was at some other point, but the main reason why I like Soren is because of his mysterious nature, and his actual characterization doesn’t interest me as much.

Ivor. Holy crap. IVOR! I love this man, you don’t understand. I’m gonna get my problems with him outta the way so I can start gushing about him for the marioplexed time of my life. It’s a bit jarring for him to go from an unrepentant asshole, to the comic relief character immediately. That’s it. That’s the only problem I have. As a villian, he’s intimidating, Paul Rueben’s vocal performance is excellent, and his inital redemption in Episode Four is good, even if the rest isn’t. As a part of the New Order, he’s consistently funny, Paul Rueben’s vocal performance is still excellent, and most impoirtantly of all: HE BECOMES A NINJA... also he gets a cool scientist gf, so that’s pretty neat, but most importantly HE’S A NINJA. A ninja who throws smoke bombs, wields a sword backwards, and is inexplicably aware of plot details that he shouldn’t be aware of, and when he’s called out on that, he simply exclaims “I’M A NINJA!” and it makes perfect sense. All of this is in addition to the fact that he’s a master alchemist, capbable of brewing and using potions to his and others’ advantage. Ivor is the chaddiest of the chad. He is whatever he needs to be, at any moment in time, and he is not only my favorite character in Minecraft Story Mode, but one of my favorite characters in fiction itself. You may think i’m joking, and you’d be wrong. I could honestly talk about him even more than I already have, but I’d be here for even longer, so maybe later.

Hoo boy. Aiden. I have a lot to say about this character, and a lot of them will be hot takes, so pepare yourself. I think that Aiden is easily the dumbest character in Minecraft Story Mode. He goes from a typical school bully, to an elventh hour cavalry member, to an actual psychopath, and then to a a completely subserviant prisoner who aspires to redeem himself and become a writer. None of this is portrayed naturally either, and the fact that he’s one of the most popular characters for shipping in the fandom (from my personal experience, at leastt) is honestly kinda insane to me. I’m not one to judge ships, especially considering one of my “OTPS” is between a disemobdied voice and a broken down fortune teller animatronic in a world inhabited by people with inanimate objects for heads, but I still find it kinda bonkers that people would think that this man would make for a good romantic partner, given how mentallty unstable he has proven to be. That being said, Mathew Mercer’s performance as him is absolutely legendary, and if he DID return for Season Three, I would’ve been very happy.

Cassie Rose AKA The White Pumpkin really deserved more screen-time. It’s a shame most of her episode was focused on the mystery and the cameos instead of the murderer herself. Roger Jackson and Ashley Burch do an amazing job as the woman with and without the mask, and her background as an Old Builder is something I wish was expanded upon. That note at the end of the Beacontown ending was clearly setting her up to be a major player during Season Three, and it’s a shame we’ll never get to see that.

Harper is pretty cool. Yvette Nicole Brown does a pretty darn good job voicing her, and the mere idea of Ivor having a love interest is so funny to me. I wish we could’ve gotten to see her offscreen adventures with Ivor because they probably also would’ve been funny. I guess that’s the main takeaway. She’s a fun character that I wish could’ve done more fun stuff.

PAMA is also pretty cool. It has things to set itself apart from the rest, and character interactions it forces upon the heroes are really great. Honestly, Episode Seven is my personal favorite from the Old Builder storyline, and I’m fairly certain the same is true for many other people.

Hadrian is by far the least interesting villian of Minecraft Story Mode. He isn’t as threatening or creative, and is honestly dissapointing for someone who was offhandedly hyped up throughout the Old Builder Storyline. I do like how he’s the weakest out of the villians, yet is still powerful enough to pose a threat through his manipulation and innate Old Builder abilities. That’s an aspect of his character that I wish was explored more. As he is, he’s okay, but he could’ve been better.

Jack is a cool dude. He can get a bit annoying at times, but I really do like his relationship with Nurm, and some of the stuff he goes through is somewhat compelling.

Radar. He had a lot of potential, as all characters in this series do, but his voice gets so annoying sometimes, and the writing only encouirges it. I like how he is a character that Jesse and Lukas get to mentor, and his journey from a heroic wannabe to his own hero is one that could have been AMAZING if only he could be a little less grating, and could get a little more focus. I honestly sorta hated him until Kwite’s playthrough gave me more perspective on the character. Stella is an interesting one. What they did with her, they did very well. But, I wish they took the character in a different direction. She has a character arc, and it’s decent enough. I just wish that maybe the writers sort of took that arc a little bit more seriously? It just doesn’t really feel genuine, it feels like Stella was forced into becoming a better person instead of actually becoming one until the very end, when you’re just about to say goodbye, and even then it just feels.. weird? Like it feels like the issues that were present with her character were kinda generalized. It’s not a complex situation, it’s “I was bad, now I’m good.” There’s no nuance. What’s funny is that If your choices make Stella an enemy, then the confrontation with her in Episode Five feels more natrual and makes more sense. If you’re nice to her, she, um, is unfunny and that’s about it. She’s unfunny and annoying througout, mind you, but I really think that this character is a victim of a lot of things. Minecraft Story Mode is a game that was aimed at younger folk, I think, and we already had a fairly complex villiaan with an arc that mirrors the main characters, who blows up eentiire cities with a single “boop”, and is genuinely repentant of his actions if he is saved, so I guess Stella had to be a bit more more comedic and less complex character to compensate. It’s dissapointing, but for the sake of what they’re trying to do, I get it.

Romeo is easily the best villian in the series, mostly because of the amount of focus the character gets in Season Two. JB Blanc does an amazing job voicing an immature individual given far too much power. He can go from genuinely menacing to laughably pathetic in a moments notice, and even when the voice filter is gone, he’s still able to potray just how guilty Romeo is over his choices in a way that feels (mostly) natural. This might be a bit of a hot take, but I think Xara is genuinely the best character in Minecraft Story Mode. She’s not my personal favorite, but she is the most competently written one, and April Stewart manages to potray her very well. The strained “Thank you” after she’s given her bed: a symbol of the hope left in the world fills me with joy. Ironically enough, I also really like the fact that she can die depending your choices. That scene where Romeo strangles her to death is honestly a lot more terrifying than the one where he boops Champion CIty into oblivion. Alright, I think that’s enough for now. Actually, it’s more than enough, but I’d rather talk more another time. See ya heckers later.

#mcsm #ramblings

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minecraftstorymode-rewritten · 2 years ago

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Jesse

The first character I will be discussing is the main character; Jesse. I will be going off of the wiki for information on the character in the source material, which I will be using as my base to build off of.

As stated in the mcsm wiki, Jesse's concrete personality traits are: general kindness (in most situations), loyalty to friends, and can be very emotional and tense at times. These traits will stay constant.

Now onto the actual rewrite. Jesse can be kind and is loyal to friends, but can be very emotional and tense when put under enough pressure/stress (the amount of stress required can vary depending on environmental factors). They are a very quiet person, often preferring to keep to themselves unless they are either with friends or have to. They really just want to be there for and help their friends, though has a streak of being more apathetic towards strangers or enemies.

Jesse started out in the world the same as everyone else; new to the world, they searched for a place to call home for a short time. When they found it, it was a small tree house they made for themself inside a forest a short ways away from a growing settlement called Beacon. Here they stayed as a simple but concrete part of the community of Beacon for many years, never making any concrete friendships or relationships. That is, until, they met Axel and Olivia: two new players just trying to find where they belong in the world. After their first meeting, the three soon became friends due to Axel and Olivia's friendly and persistent attitude towards Jesse. They decided to try and help the two newbies find their way through the world, helping them find what they enjoy the most and trying their best to help them achieve their goals.

Jesse's job pregame was a simple one: they were a lumberjack, helping to supply the nearby town with wood for building and crafting. They would often have a stall in the market place where they would sell their wares to the townsfolk. However, after the Witherstorm arc, they became a sort of leader and hero to the people of Beacontown. Jesse fully becomes the city mayor/leader after the portal hallway Arc, attending to all important business for Beacontown and its residents.

(I will add on some art for Jesse's design later, when I finish it.)

#mcsm #minecraft story mode #mcsm jesse #mcsm:rewritten #mcsm:rewritten:characters

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craycray-wolf · 8 months ago

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So.

Here's notes I have on MCSM New Order's (as of S1 anyway pretty much everyone in S2 is part of it lol) families. And when I say "notes" I mean it lol, like this is just what I randomly typed out in between classes back in November (with a couple recent additions). Grammar and spelling isn't 100% and nothing is serious. You're welcome.

Why am I posting this? For FUNNSIES. Also to hopefully share my obsession with block people worldbuilding and stories of my future MCSM fanfic with others! To encourage discussion and questions, because I like that. It's fun and I often find it helps me out greatly with writing! I hope anyone reading this enjoys! 😁

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Olivia has a single dad (mom MIA) who moved in with his sister and nows helps at her farm. While maybe both dad and aunt are super busy and thus don't have the most time with her, they greatly love their Olivia and Olivia them. Her aunt thought for a while that her want to pursue Redstone was silly ("you have everything you need right here, and all that gallbittyglok is ridiculous!") but soon came to support her dream when seeing how passionate she was. Dad supported her Redstone interest from the start, proud that she was so smart and could understand things far beyond him. They also care for Jesse and Axel, happy Olivia has friends. She was super shy timid bahbee so extra impactful

Axel is adopted, with parents (haven't come up w occupations for them) and a couple siblings (one is older, other is younger) who care for him but don't see eye to eye at all. Axe very much black sheep. They were always disappointed with his trouble making and disagreed with his idolization of Magnus/want to pursue the griefer lifestyle. The fam greatly appreciated Jesse and Olivia as they could see the positive influence they had on Axel (also worried at Axel's lack of friends and chasing away of everyone else). Axel even became cuddlier with the family after Jess and Liv helped him open up and learn how to better express his feelings. While they still don't quite understand the griefer-ness they see he is doing so respectfully and are proud of his heroics.

Petra was a spawned baby (humans are kinda like pink sheep and have a rare chance to spawn every so often, babies having an ability to so but EXTRAORDINARY rarely. They are usually around 6 mos. old in comparison to newborns), and her cries attracted a pack of wolves who adopted her and loved her as if she were a wolf herself. Petra thought she WAS a wolf for a long time, even learning wolf body language and behaviors. Her speech sounds were mimics of nature sounds for the first few years of her life, only learning human speech/stuffs when someone came and tamed a couple of wolves from her pack. The humans in the nearby town insisted she start going to school and learning the ways of people (not that they helped her at all). Dealing with people made her even more survival oriented and hesitant to spend too much time with people. She always considered it beyond her to have and trust human friends until she met Lukas in middle school. She was struggling and Lukas offered to tutor her, Petra insisting that she pay him back with one of her famous trades, beginning their relationship. Lived with Villagers in their... villages, a couple times in the past, maybe why she's into the trade biz?

Jesse's parents care very deeply for him and have always done their best to support him. Always called him their "young warrior" upon learning about Jesse's love of the OG Order, particularly Gabriel. They're the ones who gifted him his armor stand seen in S1 Ep1. His mother is a miner and his father a gardener (that one day took a job helping with Olivia's aunt's gardens, which is how Olivia and Jesse met). They're simple but happy people. Mom is a bit more serious than the dad but still willing to have fun. Dad is a bit of a doofus, mom loves him anyway. Jesse gets his tenacity from Mom and goofball-ness from Dad. They also greatly care for Olivia and Axel, coming to see them as an unofficial son and daughter. I have a lot more about these two but that's the gist. Need to develop other guardians lol

Lukas' parents are complicated. They're snooty rich-ish creeps who have a terrible relationship (on-off? Similar to divorced? Idk there's drama), and had Lukas more as an accessory. Due to weirdness his sweet little (paternal?) Grandma became his primary caretaker from a young age and helped him become the wonderful Lukas we know today. Nurtured his love for writing?

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P.S.

I'm figuring out the appearances of the other families but for now Jesse's mom has the same colored hair and eyes as him, which are brown and green respectively as I like to play with Red Suspenders!Jesse. His dad has tan hair and blue eyes, and the way the hair grows out from the head is similar in both parents so all 3 family members share this trait. The mom, while only an average height, is taller than her husband and Jesse is smack dab between them. I think it's cute and also unusual in a cool way to not only have a woman be taller than her male partner, but also her son. Plus the dad is just short AF considering how short Jesse is lmao

I think it's a very similar situation with Red Hairclip!Jesse (who I also like to play as), except her mom instead has features like hers as opposed to the brown hair and green eyes in the previous passage. The dad doesn't change lol

THX FOR READING 📚 You're real

#minecraft story mode #mcsm #mcsm headcanons #block people #i love them #mcsm jesse #mcsm m!jesse #mcsm olivia #mcsm axel #mcsm petra #mcsm lukas #im obsessed #im sick #the brainrot is real #lol #mcsm oc

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mcsm-r0ckz · 2 months ago

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Hey, don't mind me asking about Stellivia maybe? I love those lesbians AND I would love to hear how you see them!

DHFHFGG SURE THING!!!!

Ok sooooo I just found it one day looking at mcsm ships and I just thought "Silly, love it" now it WONT GET OUT OF MY HEADDDD. As much as I don't talk/make art or things of it much, I will eat any Stellivia things. The concept of anxious mess x girlboss makes me cackle.

Plus angst for season 2!! Like so in my AU in season 2 like Stella had a big fucking crush on Petra, leaving Olivia heartbroken. BUT then Stella got heartbroken because Petra didn't really like Stella and Petra was dating Jessica[F! Jesse]. Stella mostly suppressed her feelings though. And like erm after the Champion City incident[it getting destroyed] Axel suggested Olivia could help Stella with Champion City, since Axel and Olivia had heard about Stella basically getting rejected, and Olivia told Axel about her crush on Stella [best friends]. So Axek basically hooked them up lmao.

PLUS I love the idea of Stella being head over heels for Olivia after that point, and just Olivia anxiously confessing to Stella because Olivia is just so very socially awkward. Also, Stella learning to actually love herself since she came from a very manipulative, abusive and strict setting. And vise versa with Stella helping Olivia with her social anxiety.

I just love weird ass rarepairs man💗

ALSO THE FUCKING OTHER SHIP NAMES FOR STELLIVIA, STARDUST, IS FUCKING GENIUS CRYING💔💔💔

#mcsm #olivia mcsm #mcsm olivia #stella mcsm #mcsm stella #mcsm stellivia #stellivia mcsm #stardust mcsm #mcsm stardust #stellaxolivia #oliviaxstella #olivia x stella #stella x olivia #stardust #stellivia #I LOVE THEMMMM

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acraftedmistake · 3 years ago

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A Person Who Has Never Played MCSM Writes A Story About MCSM Chp. 17

“I cannot BELIEVE you!”

“Stella, I’m really sorry that all this happened. I didn’t think--” Aiden couldn’t even finish his excuse as Stella raised her voice again.

“Didn’t think WHAT?! That our former friend--that messed up freak who used to live with us--wouldn’t try to get in and get answers?!”

“Why did Jesse even think Stella had the hat in the first place?” Maya asked, closing the front door.

She and Aiden just came back from chasing Jesse. Well, trying to chase. By the time they reached the streets, Jesse was long gone.

Jess and Olivia were in the kitchen. Only place with no windows to see them.

“I’m not entirely sure,” Stella sneered, “What do you think, Aiden?”

Everyone in the living room immediately turned to him. The color drained from his face.

“Look.” Aiden threw his hands up, “It was rather I lie or I give away Jess and Olivia are here. I did not want to take any chances.”

“But why’d ya have to use Stella?! She could’ve gotten killed!” Gill exclaimed, joining Stella’s side.

“You could’ve lied about anything--you didn’t even need to answer him!” Jess exclaimed. Everyone else looked back at Olivia and Jess, who had to sit in the kitchen now. There weren’t any windows there. It was the safest option.

“And THESE two!” Stella pointed to them, “Just where did you take them!? Why did you leave the house!? Now, thanks to you, we’re going to need check all the locks and barricade--”

“Don’t blame Aiden for that!” Olivia shouted, she shrunk when people looked back at her again. “It was my fault. I’m the one who wanted to go out. I’m sorry.”

“Aiden didn’t have to take you though, and if he really wanted to, he could’ve told one of us.” Maya folded her arms.

Aiden grit his teeth, “Oh, so suddenly I’m the bad guy for wanting to do something NICE!”

That led to an eruption of arguments. Gill, Aiden, and Maya were all yelling over each other. Stella, whose frustration had boiled over, began to cry angry tears which only fanned the flames. All Jess and Olivia could do was sit and watch from the bar table, listening and watching Aiden get torn apart.

Through all the yelling, Stella cut in, “You know, I’m not even mad you used me for that terrible lie, I’m MAD that you didn’t tell me! Gill and I could’ve been prepared, we could’ve come up with a plan to capture him, or--or slow him down, ANYTHING!”

“You were gonna get mad no matter what I did!” Aiden shot back.

“Aiden, c’mon, ya threw her under the minecart--!” Gill tried to reach out but winced when pain shot through his injured arm.

Aiden snapped, “I’m trying to make everything work out for everyone so things don’t get worse--”

“Aiden, I could’ve DIED!” Stella shouted.

“That doesn’t MATTER anymore! You’re alive. FINE. What matters is getting these two home and bringing Jesse back! That’s ALL.”

Everyone stopped.

Aiden’s face dropped as Stella stared back at him, hand on her chest, breathing heavily as more tears spilled from her eyes.

“Stella…” Aiden mumbled, stepping closer, “Stella, I’m… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it.”

Stella turned away, hiding her tearful face with her hair. Gill gently placed his hand on her shoulder.

“We’re all stressed over Jesse breaking in, but there was no reason to say that, Aiden.” Maya growled, joining Stella’s side. “Sure, she’s alive, but this whole thing could’ve been avoided.”

Aiden could only stare at his friends before bringing his head down, not saying another word.

Stella brushed her hair aside, trying to steady her breaths, but she suddenly gasped.

“Oh Hero.” Stella’s eyes widened. She held onto Gill’s shoulder, keeping him still to get a better look at his injury, “You’ve been stabbed!”

Gill jumped and quickly put his hand over the injured shoulder, as if trying to hide it. The arrow was still sticking out, his sleeve torn and stained blood.

“It’s just one arrow! I can take it out m’self! Really! I jus’ didn’t wanna stress ya out some more.”

“Absolutely not!” Stella grabbed his hand and started marching towards the stairs, “You’re our friend. If you really think our argument is more important than your wellbeing, you’re wrong.”

As the two went up the steps, Stella looked back down.

“Maya, could you lend a hand?”

Aiden could feel Maya’s glare.

“Yeah. You got it.” She followed her friends up.

Aiden could only stand and listen as his friends grew further and further away, their voices reduced to muffles.

It was silent for a few moments. Jess and Olivia had no idea what to say, they didn’t know if there was anything they could do. Aiden hadn’t even moved from his spot yet.

Jess bit the bottom of his lip. He sat up, ready to call Aiden’s name--when Aiden finally took a step forward.

“Great.” Aiden muttered, “Juuuust great.” Aiden dragged his feet to the wooden column and punched it as hard as he could, shaking the room. He leaned against the column, “You two are stuck here, Jesse broke in, and now everyone hates me.” He sighed, “Wonder what else I’m gonna screw up.”

“Aiden, they don’t hate you.” Olivia said, “They’re your friend, but can you really blame them for being upset?”

“I know, I just--I didn’t want to put you two in danger.” Aiden hadn’t even glanced at the two yet. His eyes were still on the ground.

“Right, I get that, and as much as we appreciate it, you put your own friends in danger.” Jess got out of his seat and approached Aiden.

“Stella and Gill got seriously hurt. You need to apologize.” Jess’ brow furrowed.

Aiden hesitantly folded his arms and faced a nearby window.

“You’re right.” He mumbled. “I’m gonna do it tomorrow. I wanna give them space.” He was pretty sure the last thing his friends needed was to see his sorry face after today’s events.

“You should apologize now.” Jess put his hands on his hips.

Aiden’s nose scrunched.

“It’ll feel forced.” Aiden answered, “I’d rather take a while to give them something genuine than forced.”

Jess and Olivia exchanged concerned looks with each other. A late apology is better than no apology, right?

“How bout this.” Jess joined Olivia, “You turn in for the day, think about how you’re gonna make it up to your friends, while Olivia and I go barricade the windows.”

“That’s a great idea!” Olivia perked up.

Aiden faced them, “You sure?”

“I mean, we’re gonna be up all day, might as well do something. You okay with us moving furniture around?” asked Jess. He was already scanning around the house, making mental notes of where the windows were and what objects were nearby.

“It’d be nice to help around, and, uh…” Olivia played with a lock of her hair, “I feel terrible that we’ve been dead weight for you guys.”

“No, you’re not. Don’t say. You guys have been great.” Aiden took off his jacket, “We don’t mind the noise. Just don’t get yourselves killed.”

“Ah, we’ll be okay.” Jess waved.

“You promise us you’re going to apologize to your friends soon?” Olivia asked, now pulling on her hair.

Aiden looked into Olivia’s eyes and tugged at his collar, “Yeah. First thing tomorrow. I promise.”

“Alright, sleep well.” Jess said, watching Aiden go upstairs.

Aiden nodded, “Have a good day.”

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Of course.

Of course out of all the days Jesse decides to leave the shrine, it’s the day he’s supposed to help Cecil with today’s work. Why, it’s not like he infuriated Brenner by leaving earlier this week, or getting Mahlon to nearly tear his hair out during the last Gathering because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Cecil’s still certain Mahlon’s planning on ripping Jesse apart after what he’s pulled. He’s never let it slide before, it won’t slide now. What a wonderful member Jesse is. Truly.

Now Cecil has to clean around the nave, prepare the materials for the next Gathering, help write the next script, and check on the progress with the other members all by himself.

Cecil grumbled about Jesse as he spread his red blanket over his bed and started tucking the corners into the mattress. He grabbed his pillows, nails digging into it, tempted to rip it in half, but he took a deep breath, ran his fingers through his light blond hair, and placed the pillow where it belonged.

No, he will not let that… That animal destroy his composure. He is a Sense, a leader, a shining beacon of leadership, balance, and loyalty. He is far better than Jesse will ever be. Jesse can only dream to be as dedicated as he is.

Jesse’s room is horrendous, Jesse never cares for himself, Jesse will leave the shrine without permission. Negligence and disloyalty. Characteristics the Awakening rightfully shuns.

Cecil? He’s wonderful. An inspiration for all members, one could say. His room is in top shape, his appearance is glorious, and he only leaves the shrine when instructed to.

Speaking of appearance…

Cecil did a quick rundown of his attire. His black shoes were polished, his wine pants and dusty yellow shirt wrinkle-free, his red cloak was smoothed out as well, and the golden button of his yellow collar was centered. Cecil had a lock of hair in his face he tried to push aside, but it fell back. Regardless of the lock, everything was perfect--

Cecil suddenly stopped and hurriedly searched inside his pants pockets. Relief came over him when he felt the torn piece of cloth inside. Good. Good. Wouldn’t want to lose that.

Cecil went over to his dark oak dresser and grabbed the notes on top. It was a small list of reminders for himself. Most of the tasks were related to the upcoming Gathering, which Cecil wouldn’t need to help with until another hour, so that gives him time to clean around the room. Dust his desk, fold his clothes, organize his sewing supplies, arrange everything neatly, small things to make it nicer.

As Cecil skimmed the list, he remembered the absolute headache he’d be getting once Jesse returns. That man will do nothing but talk back and make his work harder until the Visions put him in place.

Cecil was all too familiar with Jesse rushing out of the shrine to cause problems, but usually Jesse tries to be on his best behavior after Brenner punishes him. He’ll try to do extra work, or at the very least apologize to make the Visions content.

But to Cecil’s dismay, Jesse left. Again. Cecil wondered what motivated Jesse to leave without warning. It was certainly a bold move. Absolutely irrational, but bold.

Cecil can’t stand that man. There isn’t a single redeeming thing about him. He knows the Visions need Jesse, that they need inside information about the enemies, but he can’t wait until his use has finally worn out. Oh, how he’d love to--

“Cecil!” Brenner called. Cecil jumped.

“Yes sir?”

Brenner opened his door and walked in, a look of displeasure on his face.

“Have you seen Jesse?” Brenner asked, his deep voice carried an all too familiar tone to it. A tone that’d turn bitter if Cecil were to give the wrong answer.

“No sir! I believe he went to the nearby town.” Cecil stiffened when Brenner’s frown turned to a scowl. That wasn’t what Brenner wanted to hear, but it was all Cecil could give.

“You mean to tell me, despite given direct orders, he has gone against my word? And you did nothing to stop him?” Brenner spoke through gritted teeth.

Panic started to rise in Cecil.

“No, I--I wasn’t aware he left until--”

Brenner raised his hand, “I do not want to hear your excuses. You are meant to watch over the members in this shrine, yet you’ve failed to keep track of just one.”

“I apologize, sir.” Cecil bowed, “I am ashamed of myself. I will strive to do better next time.”

Cecil could feel Brenner’s glare pierce through him. He tried to steady his breaths. This wasn’t the first time he’s lost sight of Jesse, and given how unpredictable he can be, it won’t be the last. He can’t control when Jesse leaves, he should’ve kept a better eye on him, but he can only do so much--but he needs to do better! He didn’t mean for this to happen, but it did, and he’s at fault.

Cecil awaited for the criticism he deserved, but when he brought his head up, Brenner was already leaving his room. Cecil scrambled and followed behind.

Brenner didn’t say a word as they walked down the cold hall, the redstone torches providing specks of warmth and filling the silence with their crackling. Cecil was still waiting. Waiting for Brenner to voice his disappointment, his frustration, but he didn’t. Which made his heart beat even faster. Cecil thought of all the ways he could make it up to Brenner. He could get him some books from the library room, or polish his weapons, or he could care for Mahlon’s garden! He never minds doing extra work for the Visions! Both they and The Awakening are worth every second.

Cecil was about to ask Brenner if he needed any help, but Brenner spoke.

“Have you heard from the people who volunteered to reactivate the portals?”

“I have heard that Axel has been at the library researching different flint and steels for the portals.” Cecil replied.

Brenner didn’t react.

“One member did manage to reach the portal near the ancient mineshaft’s entrance.”

“And has there been any activity?” Brenner asked.

“None yet, sir.”

The corner of Brenner’s mouth twitched, “So there has been no progress.”

“I’m afraid not.”

The two entered the nave. The redstone torches along the walls and by the stage were unlit. Cecil could see a few belongings scattered under the benches that members had forgotten, and below the podium was the basket of money they had gathered. Cecil will need to take care of these chores soon.

Cecil glanced at Brenner, who seemed far from satisfied with the reports. He didn’t want to bring only bad news to Brenner.

“I’ve yet to hear from the member who went to the Shrine of Eyes, so there’s a chance the portal there could’ve been activated!”

“Or it is simply another failure.” Brenner didn’t even entertain the thought.

Brenner placed his hand on a nearby wall and dragged it along. He stopped once he felt the railings of the stage’s stairs, held onto it, then made his way onto the stage, “We’ll need to branch out further, it seems. As much as I hate the idea of putting our members through such long travels, we won’t get anywhere feeling sorry about ourselves.”

Cecil did recall the many shrines he had seen years ago before he became a Sense. It was when he and an old friend had to chase their enemies through numerous sights to try and stop them from ruining the Awakening’s magnificent magma beast. Forests, caves, towns, abandoned villages… Most of the shrines they found were underground, few were on the surface, and there were probably hundreds more buried beneath rubble. It took Cecil and his friend days--weeks, even--to travel across the land. If they send their members out there, they’d need to be well prepared and go with a partner.

Cecil fixed his cloak, “Where should we start--”

The doors suddenly slammed open. They hit the walls and echoed throughout the nave.

And there stood Jesse.

He leaned against a column with a large smile on his face and laughter coming out with each breath. He was panting, his sleeve was soaked with blood, but despite all that, he was smiling.

“Jesse…?” Cecil whispered. Brenner brought his head up.

“Now just where have you been?!” Cecil stomped over to him, “Did you really think you could leave without permission from the Visions and be--”

“The portal…” Jesse said through heavy breaths. Cecil stopped. Brenner drew near.

“It works.”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jesse laid in his bed. Cecil sat beside him, holding his arm and plucking the glass out of his skin with a tweezer. His arm was starting to feel numb from Cecil holding it up for so long.

“How did this even happen?” Jesse heard Cecil complain as he carefully took out a piece of glass.

“Broke a window.”

Cecil grumbled as he placed the piece on a small, blood stained towel where the rest of the pieces sat, “If I recall, the Visions wanted you to make less of a scene, not more.”

Jesse rolled his eyes. Cecil wiped off the tweezers with a cleaner towel and brought it to Jesse’s arm again.

“Why they even give you so many chances is beyond me.” Cecil muttered, grabbing a rather large piece of glass.

“Hey, usually I come back with information or something good the Visions can use. It’s not like I mess up all the time. Could you imagine if I kept coming back empty handed? Or constantly beaten up? The Visions would never want someone as incompetent as that--OW!” Jesse yelped when Cecil tore the large chunk out of his arm. A horrible glare paired with a frustrated smile on his face.

“You’re just lucky you came in with good news, or Brenner would’ve thrown you back into that dark room where you belong.” Cecil hissed. He wiped the tweezers and placed them on Jesse’s nightstand before carefully wrapping the glass shards with the towel.

Cecil then grabbed the bandages from the stand and began unraveling it.

“Jeez, I thought you’d be a little happy I found out one of those portals worked.” Jesse turned his head away. He really wanted to move around and get into a more comfortable position, but he didn’t want to put up with Cecil’s whining while his arm was still in his hand.

“I am happy, but I’m certain I would be much happier if I was celebrating and helping the Visions with the next steps instead of wrapping up your injuries like a child!”

Jesse groaned and stared at the wall while Cecil worked on his arm. He can’t wait for blondie to leave so he can actually feel happy about his friend and the portal. Cecil just has to tear away any ounce of joy, doesn’t he?

“I spoke to Radar last time I went out.” Jesse said, looking at the symbols carved into the wall.

He waited for a reply. Nothing.

“He still doesn’t miss you.”

Cecil’s nails dug into his skin.

Jesse was hoping for more of a reaction, but it was better than nothing.

Finally, after several minutes of agonizing silence, Cecil finished.

“There. See how much faster things go when you don’t make a fuss?” Cecil said as he picked up the equipment from the nightstand. Jesse only huffed in response.

Cecil got off the bed, “Now that you’ve discovered the working portal, I’m hoping you’ll actually stay in the shrine and help.”

Jesse kept his mouth shut. He really didn’t want to listen to Cecil’s whiny voice for another minute. Jesse knew he helped plenty in and out of the shrine, the Visions had told him so before. He didn’t need Cecil’s approval to confirm that.

Jesse smiled when Cecil stepped out of his room.

“Bye Cecil! Don’t let Mahlon hit you on the way out!” He gave a little wave. Cecil shot him a vile glare before slamming the door.

Jesse chuckled and slowly laid back down, being careful not to hurt his arm.

He’d usually be much angrier at Cecil’s attitude, and he’d be much more bothered with his injured arm--especially since it’s his good arm--but he wasn’t. He couldn’t be. How could he feel so bad at a time like this? Cecil’s bickering, the pain, the fight back in Obsidian Town, all of it washed away as he thought about Olivia. That’s all that mattered to him, really. Seeing that glimpse of her filled him with joy, it brought color back to this world, it was everything he needed to see.

He shifted around on the old mattress, hugging himself as he thought of ways he’d reunite with Olivia. He needs to think of ways to help her out of Aiden’s house. They’re filling her mind with awful lies, no doubt. They’ll try to make her hate him as well.

Jesse stared at the stone ceiling, the red light from the torches flickering off the walls, and thought of how to rescue Olivia.

‘Write your thoughts down.’ A voice in Jesse’s head said. That’d be a great way to help him brainstorm, plus he didn’t have a chance to write yesterday.

Jesse rolled over to the edge of his bed and stuck his hand into the side, where he made a large hole months ago. He dug around the cushions, eyes lighting up when he felt the cover of his journal.

He pulled it out and flipped to the newest page. He turned to his nightstand to grab his pen, but it wasn’t there. It was there earlier, did Cecil steal it? It doesn’t matter, he had plenty of other pens on his desk.

Jesse got up and walked across his bedroom, stepping over torn notes, book pages, used bandages, dirty clothes, and his iron sword--which he was careful not to step on the blade.

This is the cleanest his room’s been in quite some time, honestly. Usually he was too busy helping the Visions or too exhausted to ever clean it. He never found the time--nor motivation--to ever pick it up. The most he ever did to ‘organize’ was put his clothes in a wooden basket, since he didn’t have a dresser. He didn’t really mind the basket, he never had a big wardrobe in the first place. The rest of his items were usually shoved under the bed, thrown on the floor, or piled onto his desk and chair.

Maybe he could clean around here after he wrote. He could stack his stuff against the walls to hide the marks and scratches, he could put the books on the small shelves of his desk, throw away the trash, place his valued possessions somewhere safer… He has plenty of time to clean since Brenner allowed him to take the rest of the day off. He actually wants to put in the effort for once. He remembers how much Olivia never liked a mess, despite her room always being ‘organized chaos’ as she called it.

Maybe if he cleans it well enough, there’ll be enough space for Olivia to share! It’ll be just like old times. The Visions should be okay with it.

Jesse got to his desk and started moving whatever items he had off the wooden top. It was quite a sturdy desk, considering it was holding up so many of his belongings; books, old ink bottles, shards of broken weapons. The desk was made of spruce with a drawer below the top. Behind the desk and pushed against the wall was a bookcase the same color. The shelves were disorganized, just like everything else in his room.

Anytime Jesse found a feathered pen, he’d quickly scribble on a piece of paper, then grumble when he got nothing before tossing it aside and looking for another pen.

‘There’s probably some more hiding under the books.’

Jesse started grabbing whatever books he could and placed them on the ground, making sure to be quiet. The Visions hated it when he got noisy.

Jesse would skim the titles of the books he moved. Most of them were gifted to him by the Visions, the others he’d stolen from the library. The books centered around the Hero, The Impossible Man, a few were about old crafts and creations like portals and mining mechanisms, and one book about redstone. He only ever used redstone to make torches, he didn’t know how to make any of those fancy contraptions, nor was he allowed to use much dust, but it was the only thing he had that reminded him of Olivia. Lukas’ missing poster was tucked between the pages.

He was sure to be gentle with that book.

Jesse went to grab another, but stopped when he saw the book of Awakening Weapons that Brenner had given him. This was one of his favorite books. The art on each page, the history behind each piece, and what each weapon symbolized always drew him back. He’s read this hundreds of times, and he’ll read it a hundred more.

Jesse started flipping through the pages, halting whenever he found a weapon he recognized. Most of the weapons he had seen before were found throughout his and his former-friends’ adventures. Cassie and Petra had found a couple in the Nether, and Hadrian and Mevia mounted the weapons they had on their walls or threw them into their umbrella rack.

Jesse has seen spears, hammers, tridents, even a fan, and those were only a small handful out of who knows how many undiscovered weapons.

Jesse soon found the page that had Brenner’s weapon. A sword. A brilliant sword.

He’s seen Brenner use it in the training room before. It was about the size of Jesse’s leg. It’s broad, silver blade still had an extraordinarily sharp tip. Despite its length and how heavy it seemed, Brenner swung it around with ease.

In the book, the author had mentioned that the grip and guard of the sword was a dark teal color. While Brenner’s certainly had the teal, it also had blotches of dusty red. Rust, most likely.

Jesse never had the chance to study the sword up close, Brenner wouldn’t allow it, but he knew there had to be Awakening symbols etched into it, along with speckles of the magnificent, red dust. The other weapons Jesse’s seen before had such details, Brenner’s sword wouldn’t be an exception.

The training room held a few more Awakening weapons; an axe, daggers, a shield, and another spectacular, diamond sword Jesse had his eye on. There were probably more weapons stored in the chests.

Brenner was the only one who used these weapons. Mahlon didn’t have the strength anymore. Mahlon has told him how he used to be ‘Quite the fighter’ back when he was Jesse’s age, but nowadays it seems he uses most of his energy for shouting. Cecil wasn’t allowed to use any of the weapons, Brenner forbade it, so Cecil used his own daggers. Jesse’s seen Cecil use heavier weapons in the past, so forbidding him from using them is for the best. Brenner had once mentioned that Antonin used to train with him, and their matches would last quite a while. Antonin often used the sword Jesse liked, the shield, and the daggers.

Jesse uses what’s given to him. The iron swords, bows and arrows, and sometimes one of Cecil’s daggers if he’s able to steal it for the day.

Jesse once questioned if he’d ever be able to use any Awakening weapons one day.

“These weapons have been passed down through generations of Visions and Senses. They are made for the strongest and most dedicated of members.” Brenner’s words echoed in his head.

“Are they only for the leaders?”

Jesse still remembered the way Brenner swung his sword. The determined, concentrated look in his eyes.

“There are exceptions. They may be gifted to members who have proven their loyalty towards the Awakening. Those who have risked their lives for others, who have been beside the Visions for years… They must be worthy of such weapons.”

Suddenly a long, high, quivering creek brought Jesse back to reality. That sounded like Mahlon’s door.

Jesse stood in his room and stared at the book in his hands.

He wasn’t getting any writing done.

He still needs to find a way to save Olivia.

He should get to it.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Brenner stepped into Mahlon’s room, “Sir?”

“Now, now, you know you don’t need to call me that.” Mahlon replied from his desk. Brenner could hear the scratching of pen against paper, and the sound of redstone torches snapping. “Is all well? I heard you speaking with Jesse.”

“Yes. He had gone to town for a few moments.”

“And I’m hoping he hasn’t caused another scene?” Mahlon carefully closed his bottle of ink and placed it on the top left shelf of his desk, where he kept the rest of his writing supplies. His right shelves had the more sentimental items; photos, small jewelry, his favorite books.

Brenner came closer, the smell of old books and wet soil of Mahlon’s plants became stronger.

“No, however…”

Mahlon’s grip on his pen tightened as he prepared for the worse.

“... He has discovered a successful portal in one of the abandoned shrines.”

Mahlon froze.

His pen fell to the floor.

“How…” Mahlon whispered, his heart pounding in his chest, “How is he so sure?”

“He’s stated to have found his once-dead friend in the nearby town. She appeared mere days after the Shrine of Eyes had been activated, I find it hard to believe this is a coincidence. I also doubt Jesse would lie about such a thing. We should start focusing on--!” Brenner was suddenly pulled closer by Mahlon.

Mahlon’s joyful laughter filled the room as he spun and danced around, hands locked with Brenner’s.

“Oh this is wonderful! This is fantastic!” Mahlon cheered. It’s been ages since he’s been so happy, so joyous, so full of energy! This is what they’ve been needing for so long. It’s what they’ve been looking for for so long! Hope. Even the tiniest speck of it was enough to light up the entire shrine.

Brenner moved along with Mahlon, his ‘dancing’ more like rigid steps as he focused on making sure Mahlon didn’t stumble over the rug or collide with any of the furniture.

Mahlon thanked the Hero as they danced. He thanked the Hero for blessing them, for giving those who have passed a second chance, for making such miracles possible.

“It is wonderful news, isn’t it?” Brenner said, no trace of enthusiasm in his voice.

Mahlon slowed, “Aren’t you happy? Excited?”

“I am.” Brenner let go of Mahlon’s hands, “But I will save my energy for later.”

Brenner stepped away and placed his hands behind his back, “Please don’t let me stop you from celebrating. I’ve a lot on my mind on what our next steps should be.”

“Oh dear, you’re right. We have to figure out the portal’s materials, how to prepare the vault below, and--and we need to tell the members of this news as well!” Mahlon couldn’t stay still. He rushed back to his desk and grabbed a clean sheet of paper; he needs to write this down!

“Exactly.” Brenner lifted his head, “We have much to prepare for.”

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