#schnieder dont worry you trade places with vertin here

[ihaveforgortoomany]

Puppykeeper AU!

(Based on the ask by @little-bunny-with-purple-stinger initally answered by Comrade @the-blossica-fan )

Summary: Sonetto joins Vertin and the others in the Breakaway Incident but this time it's Sonetto the sole survivor - becoming the TimeKeeper!

Yes I thought about this AU, and Im bored waiting for 2.1 and 2.4 respectively so indulge in my suffering in grabbing the ball and chucking it into the next era.

Major Differences to Canon:

Her relationships to early game cast, espeically Regulus and Druvis is much rougher in canon - the story will have a focus on Sonetto attempting to build these connections over time. Team TK in this AU have alot of growing pains.

Sonetto even as TK is more sheltered, a "looking through the glass" perspective to the outside world in comparison to Vertin, she takes much longer to adapt to operating outside of direct orders of the Foundation.

Vertin being essentially dead in this AU, she gets to haunt the narrative this time :) (mostly)

Overhaul to Books 1/2 as seen in the previous post (look for the au tag idk to link in mobile):

Extended time in 1920s Chicago - from 33 hours to a week.

Schneider is more prominent in this AU, this is friends to enemies to reluctant partners to lover yuri! Yes Schnieder also survives the 1920s Storm in this AU. She will occupy Vertin's role as a spark of rebellion and insight for Sonetto into Italian culture!

Other differences:

As all ages are the same Matilda is not Sonetto's Chief Assistant: shes currently still in SPDM until 2.0 event story.

Main story differences in broad very broad ideas: @the-blossica-fan comrade feel free if u want to add anything:

Book 3/4

😅 Complete overhaul again, Schnieder barely survives the Storm and is rendered into a coma, immediately is taken by the Foundation and monitored (so again taking Vertin's place). Sonetto and the early TK Team is still separated and pressured into joining the Foundation. Sonetto does follow her canon arc in the story but with the added eventual goal to create a Bill that gives the people that she saves more freedom - cue Reformation Bill as part of the Chicago Branch trial. Over the course of the story Sonetto slowly learns why Vertin goes to such lengths to escape SPDM, the Bill as the first step.

(Btw Book 3 is not only flashbacks of the Breakaway but also more as well from Schneider as Mesmer is put in charge of her, as the request of Sonetto)

Book 5

💀 Aperion is my achilles heel in every sense, so heres the general idea of what I will alter:

Events more or more play out the same, differences being Schnieder's presence causing a strain in her and Sonetto's very rocky relationship so far, and greater emphasis and involvement of Sophia. Yes Sonetto will speak out in the Hall by attacking Arcana, yes she will be put on trial for her transgessions.

But how does she win the arguement? Well. She doesn't.

But someone does intervene to aid her, team TK wasn't the only visitors of the island at that point: a duo had appeared shortly before very did. One of them is claimed by 37 as a 0, their interference saves Sonetto's life.

Ok major divergence from Canon:

The presence of Urd and "Skuld":

(Very clunky naming system just playing with the Three Norns from Norse Mythology, Urd being fate and Skuld being present. Also because Verdandi is too much on the nose)

Turns out Vertin is very not dead! In the Breakaway Vertin does still have her immunity, Sonetto surviving may have been because of her (aka this is me telling you im leaving it ambiguous because i too dont know, im making it work in a narrative sense). Vertin unseen to Sonetto is miraculously picked up by Urd, so mother-daughter duo travelling the world and gaining insight and haunting the damn narrative as Urd already does but double the annoyance to people figuring out who is who.

So Vertin is a editor and photographer for UTTU alongside her mother, knowing the truth of the Storm and can only watch Sonetto from a distance, only interfering with necessary. Hence saving her in the trial. How does she not recognise Vertin? Through manipulation of the fog, we know on some level the Storm can infect memories so lets say the duo can similar to the immunity can obscure facts about themselves.

So anyways, Sonetto was tasked to find the pair (duo name TBA) similar to Vertin in canon on the Island. Tie it back to seeing the outside world promise Vertin gave her and boom, two motivations for Sonetto, fulfil the wish of an old friend and now seek the people that might have answers to the Storm especially the one that eerily reminds her of Vertin.

More or less everything plays out the same, Sonetto does get more involved with 37, again growing pains with Sonetto learning to be a more charismatic leader alongside Schneider giving tips.

In terms of events: more or less the same, where Vertin is replace with Sonetto (Uluru), for Greenlake sans Vertin replace with Schneider (general idea again I point to @schneiderenjoyer 's AU they did a Greenlake event with Schnieder, its more or less the idea here with ofc no Vertin).

Ok thats all for now folks! Feel free to change or add anything. Feel free to ask as well I like to feed the brainworms now and again

[ihaveforgortoomany]

Greetings and Salutations Comrades! @little-bunny-with-purple-stinger @the-blossica-fan

Brace yourselves this is long :)

PuppyKeeper Au!

In terms of Puppykeeper, that interest in the outside world that Vertin always talks about remains a key aspect to her, but much greater than in canon. For Puppykeeper to "experience the eyes with your own eyes" is carrying on the desire of Vertin and those who vanished that night, see the world they wanted but will never see. God Constantine in this AU has a perfect version of the Timekeeper, a loyal dog to the Foundation + trauma? Perfect!

In terms of a Chief Assistant, I would omit one, Vertin until Prologue operated alone until Sonetto intercepted her. Vertin would have needed aid as someone with little arcanum especially as offense. For Puppykeeper? Shes alone until the events of Book 3 (gimme some time idk to do thst if you want more), if its only a switch of who survives at Breakaway Matilda is still in SPDM here.

For Sonetto, Vertin's memory is her grounding point of rebellion - why would Vertin forsake the people that looked after them? Especially if this was the outcome? Vertin becomes that spark of doubt early on, only growing over the year very slowly as Sonetto experiences the outside world Vertin wanted. While she is very duty bound, by the book type of person - seeing what happened to Vertin and the others does drive her to do what Vertin did, trying to save people. Cue the stuff you said on Regulus.

In terms of Schneider and Book 1/2

For Schnieder, were gonna bend the timeline and canon a bit ,I would extend the period of Chapter 2 to a week because a month would be pushing it. After Regulus is sent to the Foundation, Sonetto is accompanied by Mr Apple in 1920s Chicago, the date of the massarce is pushed forward a but in this AU so Sonetto gets used to her surroundings. Maybe this is the first time shes had freedom in what to do with the change in Regulus, like a free slot almost just to wander.

Remember her trailer and her confusion on the bus fee? Unlike Vertin, Sonetto takes longer to adjust to her surroundings, maybe previously never ventured beyond what was asked of her and only interfering if she believed someone could be saved, call her approach more distant to Vertin's closeup, enter people's lives for the briefest of moments before they disappear. For Sonetto its like looking through a window.

Until Schneider, I wanna play her in a coy way: she sees a lost kicked puppy and an apple wandering the streets; who wouldn't want to help her? The got the capsule very quickly here, theres a couple days before her time to shine - why not enjoy a little?

A wolf in sheep's clothing Schneider helps Sonetto under a guise of an angel hiding devilish horns - "Miss Governor you seem to be in such a pitful state, allow me". Give a take a few days Schnieder hangs out with Sonetto and Mr Apple a bit, winning them over. Upon realising very quickly Sonetto is Italian and very, VERY sheltered in her upbringing as a child soldier Schnieder indulges Sonetto's curiosity in her heritage, her background in details books and newspapers never could.

Until it stops being just playing with your prey but falling in love with them. Maybe Schnieder sees that hope, that quiet optimism Sonetto retains after everything, one she had back in the orange groves of Sicily. A conflict between Sonetto's earnestness to listen vs the cruelty of the Foundation that told her to fuck off.

Cue Chapter One to the end, now added tinge of betrayal on top :)

How does the Green Oranges play out? Arcana wouldn't approach this like Vertin, there is no olive branch SHE can give to Sonetto like with Vertin, the canon exchange was to "persuade" Vertin to join the Manus, at this point Sonetto wouldn't join in a heartbeat. She can't redeem herself by joining the organisation that sang poison into Vertin's ears of the outside that led to the Breakaway, to the organisation speeding it up for what?

Arcana needs to sweeten the deal, join us and we can seek the perfect ideal of the past, aid us to harness its power to even undo mistakes. The Storm reverses time to different time periods right? What if it can be controlled to certain points? Maybe even choose to before the Breakaway?

So far this is the branch I think Arcana could offer to Sonetto, a way to reverse her mistakes - in canon Sonetto is forever haunted by Schnieder and now Sophia, what if she was faster? What if these could be different? Puppykeeper is similar but I think intensified, many more people had she not hesitated or opinion or order.

I think Arcana pits Schnieder against Sonetto as a sign of loyalty, just like canon - but Sonetto doesn't need much convincing to attack. Time with Schnieder makes her confused, someone who had answers, maybe Schnieder almost reminds her of Vertin, a promise of the outside world. I think Sonetto is more prone to violence or at the least more in terms of Vertin.

Schnieder has absolutely NO chance with Sonetto, sure Sonetto will suffer one or two bullets that will slow her, but Sonetto is much stronger and more physically fit than Schneider build wise. Of course Sonetto originally only wants to restrain Schnieder, but oh hey Arcana is here.

The illusion is more or less the same, however Sonetto lacks the mental fortitude of Vertin, even more in this AU so only until Arcana takes her of it does she realise Schneider is dead (the near but looks pretty dead dead type)

Druvis and Sonetto is interesting, part of how Vertin wins people over is her charisma, Sonetto for a lack of better terms does not have it. I think it would be much harder to win Druvis over, but I think she adapts to the situation slowly, using the information given by Schnieder on how to win people over (aka I have no idea currently how this works out, if anything Druvis and Sonetto have alot of growing pains early on, Druvis aids them with much reluctance but through Sonetto's admission of her own faults and failure to save others in the past as common ground) . Maybe it's a plea to make things different, even if we have failed many others in the past we should strive to move forward and prevent similar situations.

Everything else you said stays the same - in regards to the end, Im debating if Schnieder dies or is reversed here. Surprising for me not to choose the most angsty outcome right?

Lemme introduce you to the "Together with the Rubble AU" by @schneiderenjoyer , where Schneider was present in SPDM and with Vertin arrives the Breakaway and becomes the Time Warden to the TimeKeeper. Currently they are on hiatus but their idea of Sonetto and Schnieder's relationship is fascinating and you know what, maybe this can be an AU where Schnieder does survive. Well everyone who didnt in canon outside of her isnt spared.

Schnieder in this AU post Book 2 occupies Vertin's role in reverse (hehe pun) as an her insight to the outside world and the desire to rebel personified.

Huh wow.

This is long lmao.

Anything else? Up to you!

*Takes a swig of Root Beer and shoves two dark chocolate Lindors down*

Sonnetto chooses to join with Vertin and the others in the breakaway incident, but instead of Vertin being the only one left standing it's Sonnetto, much to everyone's shock and horror. Sonnetto becomes the Timekeeper.

How screwed up is the timeline of events over this?

*Takes root beer away from you*

You are banned from the silly club, get out.

I may need some help from my emotional support smart mutual @ihaveforgortoomany for this 😞

I can imagine things would be wildly different when it comes to the start of the game, recruiting Regulus, meeting Schneider and stuff.

Sonetto is more logical with what she does, which is a complete difference from Vertin's easy-going attitude. She finds it harder to win over people the same way Vertin does because she tried to think logically, as the foundation intended.

I don't think it changes much during her period as the Timekeeper before meeting Regulus. I think she tries even harder to fit in what the foundation tells her to be, and becomes disheartened because she can't save anyone inside the suitcase that would have belonged to her classmate.

Thus, her story of recruiting Regulus goes wrong, as she doesn't think outside the box.

It could be a great turn having Sonetto convince Regulus to join, because it also means Sonetto starts to think differently from the foundation to get someone like Regulus in her team. It also takes convincing from Mr. APPLe who doesn't seem to mind Sonetto.

Then there's Schneider, who didn't cause any harm to Sonetto just because she's also an arcanist, but didn't have any intent on helping her out because, well, not her type of person.

I feel like the first chapter is Sonetto breaking off from the rules the foundation has given her to be able to win over other people and make them join her team.

Sotheby didn't need much convincing after all, she's Sonetto's good friend, but finding a solution to Druvis' problems is harder.

I think Schneider is more useful for talking during this than Sonetto is. Her team is messy, Regulus doesn't trust her much, Sotheby doesn't change much just like Mr. APPLe, Schneider seems to do it out of pity and Druvis has a harder time believing a small little foundation puppy.

I do think Arcana finds her more entertaining than Vertin. A foundation puppy in such a big world, slowly unveiling and letting go of her past to the future walking right to her palm. Impulsive and following the rules, unable to think outside the box while relying on a traitor to understand things from a different perspective.

Forget-me-not doesn't change at all. His arc doesn't revolve around the Timekeeper, he's an enemy but not tied to Sonetto. Still as antagonistic as ever, but to Druvis.

Saving Miriam goes almost exactly the same, but now the things deviate when Sonetto stays with Schneider and the others go find more help for the timekeeper.

Green Oranges scene might not even exist if I'm being honest. Sonetto is not as emotionally involved with Schneider, same from the other person. It's more of a "Will I or Will I not" kind of situation.

Will Sonetto join Manus Vindictae to save Schneider, a stranger she doesn't have a deep connection with, and herself? Will she run away?

Can she even follow Schneider's plan and shoot her and survive the shoots received in return?

If Sonetto joins and does shoot Schneider, her body might not handle the shoots received in return like our other Timekeeper who left unfazed. But if she doesn't, she might have a chance to run away with Schneider... Not too far.

There's nowhere to run so it's a hide and seek game with an injured person and being helped by another traitor, Druvis.

It's quite complicated to think how much the relationships may change. Druvis trusts Sonetto because of her unwavering loyalty, but Schneider is barely involved there if not because of her sister Miriam.

And Sotheby, Miriam and Mr. APPLe are outside without a leader to tell them what to do, if they should go in an attack or go back and plan a strategy.