#ooc: I'm so lost rn lmfao

[vox-does-shit]

...I'm not even gonna ask-

[itty-bitty-demon]

🍁 OOC lore dump 🍁

I've got some Sylvia lore for y'all and I need ya to be ready for it cuz it's a LOT

So I've been thinking about all this (my thoughts are very organized rn I promise) and I've got lots of lil tidbits!!

So here's a bit about the two behind it all (mainly one of the sinners)

As we all know, Sylvia was created, not born. She also never died.

She was just.. there lmfao

The two sinners that created her are named Derek and Roman (I plan on drawing em soon)

Derek is a bit more experienced with voodoo than Roman so he was the one who messed up and made Sylvia alive.

Roman is kind of the mastermind behind it all though.

Roman has had beef with Alastor in the past. He wants to be an overlord and he believes taking down Alastor and gaining power in that way is the only way to do it.

Alastor could care less because Roman isn't anywhere near as powerful as he is but I digress.

Roman is also kinda in kahoots with Vox but not entirely.

Roman and Derek met at a bar one night. Derek is a bit more powerful than Roman in a dark magic sense, but not as experienced because he doesn't really interact with people.

Though he and Roman kinda hit it off, and Roman kinda took Derek in as his right hand man.

The only reason though is because Roman knew Derek had abilities that he could use to his advantage.

So imagine how pissed Roman was after Sylvia was brought to life.

Roman is also the cause of most of the physical and verbal abuse Sylvia endured for the short amount of time she was there.

Now I'm gonna dump about Sylvia because ye!

Sylvia is a peaceful little demon.

The idea of hurting or killing people does not and never will sit right with her.

She's spoken out about this too. It's not something she feels okay with.

She respects Charlie a lot because they kind of share this belief.

Though Sylvia has hurt people before, albeit on accident.

Being so young, she doesn't know how to control a lot of her powers.

She's only able to control radio frequencies like Alastor, and she's able to bring dolls to life.

Which I will get to don't worry. I'll get to all her powers in a bit.

When Sylvia was created, she didn't know what was going on at all.

She was thrown around and yelled at and threatened. She was terrified.

She'd just gained consciousness and she was being treated like this.

Sylvia thinks that this is a normal thing. It's never once been explained to her that most people in Hell aren't created in such a way. She's never been told what she went through is not normal, nor is it okay.

Sylvia goes through life thus far thinking this is normal and everyone just eventually grows up and accepts it. Some even embrace it.

Which is also why she hates the idea of other's being hurt or killed.

She will always associate hurting/killing with her own traumatic experience because no one's told her it's incorrect thus far.

Granted, she's never brought these feelings up, so no one's had a reason to tell her.

Its a small way her and Alastor differ though.

While Alastor is an absolute psychopath (/affectionate haha) and enjoys seeing people suffer, Sylvia is a pacifist and a genuine sweetheart who hates it when people so much as cry because she wants to make sure everyone is okay.

Which is kinda not a good trait in Hell.

Sinners hurt. Sinners kill. Sinners are fucking monsters and they're ruthless and they crave violence like all the time because it's Hell and they already lost everything. They have nothing else to lose, so why not embrace it?

There's quite literally nothing Sylvia can do about it, and her having such an empathetic trait in this place is extremely dangerous.

Alastor knows this as well.

HEHE POWERS AND ANGST TIME! Here's what we know so far (aka what I've all come up with so far)

I'm going to split this up into a few sections, so this first is gonna talk about her radio powers and her doll powers.

Like all demons, Sylvia has a demonic form. I'll get to it though.

Sylvia is also, again, able to control radio frequencies. She can emit music and static. The static often comes out when she's under a lot of stress, or anger, or pain - basically negative emotions are easily spotted with her because her static gives it away.

The level of emotion determines the volume and intensity of the static noises.

Also! Memories can be heard with her! She practically broadcasts them. Whether she's daydreaming or reminiscing or having flashbacks, if you're close enough you can actually hear it!

Though with memories and flashbacks, the quality of it depends on how well she remembers it.

If she remembers a stroll in Hell with her father a few weeks ago, the ambiance of the street and the conversation they had can be heard quite well!

Though if it's something like when she was first created, then not so much.

Sylvia doesn't really completely remember all of what happened. So when she flashes back to it, the yelling and smashing of objects and all that is quite distorted and garbled.

Think of a radio that can't quite reach a certain frequency. You can kinda hear the music, but it sounds far away and distorted and almost unrecognizable.

Now just think of that, but with yells. Terrifying, genuine rage filled yells.

That's slightly unsettling, isn't it?

Now!! She has good control over one of her powers.

Which happens to be bringing dolls to life, though not in a way she was.

Her dolls stay dolls. Her dolls are unable to talk, but they can make these cute little chirping sounds.

Think of the sound Niffty made when she was first summoned, and that's what Sylvia's dolls sound like.

No one can understand what the dolls are saying with their chirps except Sylvia. And the dolls know this. So with others, they use body language to try and communicate.

Which is quite silly to think about. Tiny little dollies playing charades with someone.

Her dolls also kinda work like voodoo, but on her.

She feels what they do, both physically and mentally.

There are three main dolls that Sylvia use. Evangeline, Marianne and Argos.

All the dolls use it/its pronouns even though they look like and have names that correspond to a certain gender.

Sylvia actually let the dolls decide their names and pronouns.

After all, she decided her own! And that felt kind of nice!

Evangeline was Sylvia's first. First doll she got, first doll that came to life, all that. So Sylvia has a stronger bond with it!

Evangeline is the only one Sylvia can actually "tune" her senses into.

She often sends Evangeline to eavesdrop or spy on others, and when she does, she kinda tunes out of her own mind and into Evangeline's.

Sylvia gains the ability to see and hear EVERYTHING Evangeline does.

Marianne is one of her more cautious dolls. It takes after Sylvia's caring personality, so Sylvia often sends it to check on others and make sure their doing okay.

If someone is going on a walk, Marianne is often perched on their head or resting in their bag.

It gives both Marianne and Sylvia a sense of security. A sense of knowing what's going on.

But if something goes wrong and Marianne feels it, Sylvia does too. The bad part is she doesn't get to see ot hear what's happening.

If Marianne is feeling anxious, Sylvia knows something is wrong and feels almost helpless because she can't do anything at all.

Argos is one of Sylvia's newer dolls, and Sylvia protects it with her life.

Mainly because Argos has only one eye, which makes it harder for the lil cutie to see.

The amount of times it's bumped into walls is concerning.

Argos, though, is extremely smart.

It makes sure to let any of the grown ups know if something happens.

Sylvia mainly sends it to make sure Atlas (@silly-goat-demon) is alright, since he tends to overwork himself.

This was mainly a thing Sylvia wanted to do for her dad.

All three of those dolls represent parts of Sylvia's personality.

Evangeline is Sylvia's inquisitive and curious nature.

Marianne is Sylvia's caring and cautiousness.

Argos is Sylvia's cleverness and more mature nature, even though it's the more recent of the three dolls to come into Sylvia's possession.

Now we get to talk about her demonic form and how it ties in with Alastor, Roman and Derek (because it will tie in)

So when Sylvia experiences any sort of trigger, her fight or flight kicks in big time.

This causes something in her to shift and she turns into a more demonic version of herself.

The demonic version is more impulsive and reckless. She's more aggressive, but it's out of fear.

She's essentially like a scared dog that only bites and attacks because it feels threatened or in danger.

Often times the triggers are any sort of loud noises, or bad nightmares.

She's transformed into this demonic form in public before, and Roman has seen it.

Roman knows she has the ability to hurt if he's able to get a hold of her and use her.

He wants to be able to make her demonic form come out, and use that against Alastor. If he manages to yoink her away from Alastor and purposefully trigger her, he'd be able to cause Alastor pain.

Sylvia is no where near as strong as any demon in Hell, though she can hold her own.

Roman is an asshole. He doesn't care if she's a literal child. He just wants that power Alastor has. If he gets Sylvia, he not only gets to hurt Alastor physically, but also emotionally.

One is more impulsive and reckless when they let their emotions show. Alastor and Sylvia both know this better than anyone, so if and when his daughter gets taken, Roman knows for a fact it'll be a bit easier to get to Alastor.

So yeah that presents a new challenge in this silly little timeline!

Andddd that's it! I plan on using this account more because Sylvia is one of my more unique OCs and I think she's got more to her than I let on. And I know I said I'd reveal this all through asks but I am impatient! I'm also on new ADHD meds today and my thoughts are very organized right now (/gen) so I wanted to get all of this down before I forgot.

That being said this will be linked in the pinned post for anyone who wants to refer to it when asking questions or potentially roleplaying with Sylvia! I hope yall find this useful or interesting!!

[atlaslived]

sometimes i sit down and really think about everything shiro’s been through and the toll it’s taken on him and i get really fucked up. then i approach things from HIS frame of mind and get doubly fucked up.