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mxbbadperson · 3 years ago

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oh! swap au!

is(ana) is 22 and has an older brother wazu (no one knows his real name) and a twin sister as(uka). is doesn’t know where her sister is and what she’s doing (as is raising trouble!)

horobi is 47 (but of course looks younger than that!) and works in one of the humagear departments at hiden intelligence. has a 21yr.old son named jin that started working at the security department recently (horobi worries for him so much!)

naki is... nobody actually knows how old they are (30? 32?). they also work in one of the humagear departments at hiden intelligence (worked under horobi once!). raiden aka ikazuchi (horobi, jin and naki’s name for him so no one else if allowed to call him that) works at space department-specifically satellite upkeep-of hiden intelligence together with his younger brother subaru (no one knows how old he is either!)

(there’s a rumor that horobi, jin, ikazuchi and naki were in a gang once and maybe still are! and subaru might or not might know about it and might or might not be helping them)

shesta is either a board member or the vice-president of hiden intelligence and she has two humagears jun and sanzo

aruto was a caretaker-type model who, after reaching singularity, wanted to be a comedian. was a housekeeper for a... very sad gentleman (who might or might not have lost his son) and that’s where he gets the dream for humans and humagear to live together peacefully from. (distraught when he has to fight either human or humagear)

yua is a soldier-type model who, despite reaching singularity, thinks of herself and her fellow humagers are tools. tools that need to be kept out of trouble and repaired but tools nonetheless (or so she tells herself)

isamu is a clerical-type model retooled into a soldier-type model who, despite reaching singularity, hates his fellow humagears (and maybe even himself!) because they can easily be hacked into violent machines. is more than happy to reduce a fellow humagear to scrap and has a made pact with yua that if the other were ever to go berserk, the other would kill them

gai is also a clerical-type model who, despite reaching singularity, thinks humanity is superior and his fellow humagears should be under their control. he’s ruthless and arrogant that even the others don’t want to be anywhere near him. they only keep him around so he’s the extra muscle

and together they are the group WAKANA (complete harmony/peace) but if gai is talking, he calls the group YIGA (yua, isamu and aruto don’t want gai to be part of the name so they refuse to use it which upsets gai because he even made business cards for it!) who want to keep humagears under control. well, except aruto

additions:

horobi, jin, ikazuchi & naki's group is named ".net" instead of mbjr because that name is too chuuni hahahaha

they all like humagears and prefer them over people. though their fondness for humagears do come of as insincere and patronizing sometimes

the wakana all have last names, either given or taken. isamu and aruto got their last names frome their... families. isamu was with a family that he later left because he went berserk and attacked them while aruto might not have gone berserk because he was damaged enough by an explosion that he shut down. when they find out that they've been given last names, they're shocked and really touched

yua could have been given a last name by by the one who bought her or took her last name from someone. gai definitely took his last name from someone, he wants to be closer to humanity after all!

the wakana have all sustained damages that they've been repaired several times. enough that they have differently colored humagear modules. aruto's is black & yellow-green with red circles, isamu's is gray and blue with reddish-orange circles, yua's is white and orange with yellow circles and gai's is golden-yellow and silver with purple circles

aims and zaia aren't mentioned so i guess yua and isamu still work for aims and gai works as a secretary at zaia

#i kept the human fours dreams but i'm not sure if i'm gonna keep the robot dot net's #the dot net still dislike humans/humanity in their own way but not sure if they dislike it enough to be genocidal so #also. it's very interesting to think about the wakana hating themselves and their own kind!#kamen rider zero one #aruto hiden #hiden aruto #izu #horobi #jin #naki #ikazuchi #yua yaiba #yaiba yua #isamu fuwa #fuwa isamu #amatsu gai #gai amatsu #my aus

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tiny-maus-boots · 7 years ago

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Amputee

Chloe was almost to the front door when she made a detour to the living room. Stacie had her long legs stretched out, resting on the coffee table while she worked on filing her nails. A thick physics book open on her lap as she read. Chloe herself would never be able to multitask while trying to get through something so voluminous but Stacie seemed to be finding it an easy read. The tall brunette glanced up at Chloe and gave her a brief smile before going back to her book. It was a hair dismissive but Chloe didn’t take it personally. Studying was studying and if she had been less distracted during her study time she might have actually graduated on time. Then again… maybe not.

“Hey Stace.”

Stacie looked up again, stopping her filing and raising a brow. “Hey yourself Red.”

“Got a second?” When Stacie nodded and gestured to the couch space next to her Chloe immediately sat down and tucked one leg up under her body. She offered the other woman a smile and reached out to give her arm a light squeeze. “I just kinda wanted to say thank you. Beca told me you helped her out with Aubrey and I know what a handful she can be when she’s like that.” It meant something to her because she cared about Aubrey and it was nice knowing that Beca and Stacie cared for her too. They were family.

“She’s Aubrey.” There was half shrug from Stacie and she went back to filing though she had left off the reading. “Bellas take care of each other, right?”

“Right!” Chloe gave an enthusiastic nod at that and started to get up but Stacie’s too casual voice stopped her and she sank back down.

“Although…” Although. There was always an although in life. “I think that was maybe more than just taking care of a drunk friend and teammate. She was pretty emotional.” Oh. The crying. Chloe blushed a little and gave a nod.

“Yeah. I heard about that too. I didn’t know she was this upset.” Chloe had known Aubrey was distant but she hadn’t realized, although she should have, that Aubrey was this broken up over the end of their relationship. It hurt Chloe to think of Aubrey so upset and with no one to talk to about it. But then it wasn’t as if Aubrey could go to her for that. Not now anyway. Another painful twinge in her chest made Chloe take a deep breath. “Thank you for really being her friend during all that. I’m glad you were there.”

“Chlo.” There was a quiet seriousness to Stacie right then that made Chloe wonder if her leggy friend was actually upset with her. “You should have. No judgements yeah? But you kinda should have figured that Aubrey was going to be fucked up over this. Over you.”

Chloe swallowed thickly at that and gave a slow nod her shoulders slumping a little. “She broke up with me. And then she disappeared so how would I know that?” Okay maybe she was a little defensive about it. It wasn’t like she was tra-la-la about the whole thing. She hurt too! “Aubrey isn’t the only one upset in this situation, Stacie. She’s just the only one getting drunk off her ass.”

Stacie was silent a long time before speaking. “Have you ever seen an accident victim after they’ve lost a limb?” Chloe nodded slowly not sure where this was going to go. “I knew this guy once. He lost his arm just above the elbow from a nasty motorcycle crash. Even though he knew his hand and forearm were gone he still had a habit of reaching for things with that arm. Trying to sign his name, or pick things up. Even shaking hands. It was just his normal every day habit. And when he would suddenly realize he couldn’t do what he did before he used to get so mad. At himself. Or the world. Or whoever happened to be near enough to him to see his vulnerability. I think Aubrey is like that. She’s missing her right hand and she just doesn’t know how to function right now.”

It was probably the most heart rending thing she’d ever heard. Chloe had to clear her throat a few times to get past the lump that had risen there. “And it’s making her upset.”

“Every time she turns around she’s kinda reminded that she’s not the same anymore. So she’s mad. At herself. Or the world.”

“Or whoever happens to see her vulnerable side.” Stacie nodded when Chloe finished the thought. She was too close to the situation to see it as clearly as Stacie did obviously. It hadn’t really sunk in until now that Aubrey was falling without a net to catch her. Could she be any slower? Chloe gave Stacie a tired smile. “When did you get to be so wise?”

“Eh.” The dismissal made her laugh even as she rolled her eyes. Stacie flipped another page and went back to working on her nails. This time it seemed like she was actually done so Chloe rose and pushed her friend on the shoulder playfully. Stacie gave her a wink and that made Chloe feel better somehow. More centered. More secure in what she was about to do. Even if Aubrey slammed the door in her face she was definitely not backing down this time.

xxxxx

The trip to the lodge had taken way longer than she anticipated. Despite the fact that it wasn’t really that far away she’d had to drive the long way around. Normally not a problem except for the traffic accident that had both directional lanes blocked for an hour. By the time Chloe’s car had gotten abreast of the collision the people involved were already loaded into an ambulance or speaking with State Police. A mangled motorcycle was being hastily loaded on to a flatbed truck and it was all she could see in her rearview as she finally passed the stop point. It made her stomach go tight with anxiety and although she knew she shouldn’t speed, Chloe stepped on the gas needing to see Aubrey like right now.

For a second she thought about calling first but as she pulled into the long tree shaded driveway of the retreat center she realized she couldn’t bear the idea of Aubrey not answering her calls again. Chloe found a visitor parking spot to angle into before checking her makeup and hair in the mirror. “Okay Beale. This won’t be easy. She won’t be easy. But you can do this. You’ve seen Aubrey at her worst, you’ve stood up to her at her worst. There is nothing she can do to scare you off. Again.”

A knock at her window caused Chloe to jump and she blinked at a tall clean cut guy in a pale blue polo smiling at her. “Excuse me Miss. This parking is for retreat guests only.”

“Oh. Sorry! I’m actually…” Chloe stopped speaking and raised a finger so she could roll down the window. She smiled brightly at him and started again. “I’m sorry. I’m actually here to see someone. She works here. Aubrey Posen?” Something flashed behind his eyes, recognition and something else she wasn’t sure she liked.

“Oh her.” Her brow furrowed and she really took him in trying to feel out what that response meant. He was good looking she supposed, lean and muscular with startlingly bright blue eyes and a jawline to kill for. “She’s down in cabin 1A but only staff are allowed to go over there unattended.” His smile widened and he reached down to rest a hand on her car door. It was a move that Chloe didn’t like in the least. “I can call her to come up for you if you’d like.”

“I see. Actually I was hoping to surprise her.” Ambush. Surprise. Same difference. His smile didn’t fade at all but that flicker of something was back in his eyes. Something predatory, making his perfect features seem less than handsome. “Is there any way you could just point me in the right direction without having to call her up here?” Chloe put on her best endearing smile and blinked up at him.

“No can do. Safety issues. You could get caught in one of the traps.” Traps? What the hell kind of place was this? Chloe frowned and felt her shoulders sag. There was a good chance that if they called Aubrey she would still avoid Chloe. “But…I think I can make the time to escort such a pretty lady myself.” Ew. Chloe kept the expression of distaste off her face and gave him a happy nod answering with more enthusiasm than she felt at the moment.

“Great!” She rolled up the window and slid out of the driver’s seat when he opened the door for her. There wasn’t anything exactly wrong with anything he had said or done but her gut instinct was not to like him. He reminded her of someone that she’d dated in high school. Outwardly he was the perfect guy with the perfect family and the perfect life. But inside he was a rotten human being with a mean streak and a tendency to not keep it in his pants.

“I’m Cole by the way.”

Chloe took the hand he offered for a shake but had to keep herself from wiping her palm on her pants as she trailed along next to him. “Chloe.”

“Nice to meet you Miss Chloe. How do you know Posen?” Cole reached out and led her away from the edge of the path with an arm around her shoulders and her dislike of him ratcheted up a notch. Even more when he left the arm there as they walked.

“We went to school together.” Aubrey was a very private person and Chloe didn’t know that she had shared any personal information with anyone here. So Chloe was unwilling to say anything more than that. Besides Cole seemed like the type that would squirrel away information he got for his own purposes. It made her teeth itch.

“Oh yeah? So you must be close friends then.”

“Best friends.” Though she wasn’t entirely sure Aubrey still felt the same way, Chloe would always think of Bree as her best friend. Nothing could change that for her.

“Awesome. So what’s her boyfriend situation? I keep trying but she’s not making it easy. There someone I should know about?” There it is. She had been waiting for it, knowing it was coming. He was just too interested in Aubrey and it made her wish she’d tried to find the cabin on her own. Of course she probably would have gotten lost and ended up in a trap of some kind but it was almost preferable to having this tool’s arm around her.

“Well…” Chloe could see a line of cabins dotting the line of a low ridge. Cole steered her toward the furthest one on the right, closest to the edge of the lake. “I think you’d have to ask her about that.” She tried to smile innocently at him while thinking ‘I hate your face jerkwad’ but it was hard. Luckily he didn’t seem to notice as he laughed.

“What about you? You got a boyfriend I have to compete with?” Ew again.

“Actually my dance card is kinda full right now. Sorry.” Not sorry. Chloe had never been happier to see a cabin in her life. As soon as she read 1A on the post in front of it she squirmed out from under Cole’s arm and gave him a cheery wave, bounding up the two steps to the door. “Thanks for the help Cole. See you around!” Never. He gave her mock disappointed shrug but wandered off. Chloe let out a sigh of relief before taking a deep calming breath and raising her hand to knock solidly on the door.

The door swung open quickly and Aubrey’s irritated face poked out. “Damnit Co…Chloe?” All the color drained from Aubrey’s face as she realized that Cole wasn’t who was standing on her porch. All the muscles in her stomach clenched tightly and Chloe was sure Aubrey was about to throw up.

“Hi…” Now that she was here she didn’t exactly know what to say. Chloe hadn’t thought past seeing Aubrey’s face and now…well now she was really regretting not figuring that out before she got here. “That Cole guys is kind of a douche."

It was so out of left field that Aubrey blinked feeling the bile settle back down as she snorted a chuckle. A hand came to her mouth to stop herself from having a hysterical laughing fit. Jesus. How was it possible to miss Chloe so much? Aubrey blinked rapidly a few times unsure of what to say or do. “Uh. Yeah. Yes. Yes he is.” The blonde looked around to make sure no one else was around before she swung her gaze back to Chloe. “How did…oh I’m so going to murder Beca.”

She shouldn’t laugh. Really. But Chloe couldn’t help it. Most of it was nervous energy but hearing Bree’s threat felt familiar and comfortable and that made Chloe happy. “I told her you would.” They stood there a few moments longer before Chloe dropped her eyes from Aubrey’s gaze. “Can I come in? Please?”

Aubrey didn’t know what to do. She wanted to give an affirmative but thought that maybe she shouldn’t. That maybe she should just shut the door and hide in shame. It was touch and go for a second but she finally gave a curt nod and stepped back to let Chloe inside. The cabin wasn’t large. It was basically a studio apartment with a bed in one corner and a semi open galley kitchen in the other. Chloe could see a closed door that she assumed was the bathroom. It was pristine in its order and neatness and was so very Aubrey that it made her smile. “I’m sorry about the mess. Can I…offer you something?”

Chloe shook her head still smiling but trying hard to tone it down. Only Aubrey would think that the tiny cabin was a mess when there wasn’t a single thing out of place. The redhead waited for Aubrey to actually look at her before she opened her arms. “Maybe just a hug?” She knew Aubrey wouldn’t say no to that because she never had in the past. It was different with Beca. The small brunette always went stiff in her arms, uncomfortable with human contact. But not Aubrey. Not usually anyway. When Aubrey hesitated Chloe waggled her fingers and raised a brow expectantly and like she knew would happen, Aubrey slid into her arms with a sigh.

She didn’t want to hug Chloe because she knew what would happen. The instant Chloe’s arms wrapped around her the tension Aubrey had been holding in her back and shoulders dissolved. “Chlo…”

“Shhh. Just let me.” Aubrey closed her mouth and just stood there letting Chloe hold her close. Slowly her arms raised and wrapped themselves around Chloe’s waist. And then a quiet sob shook her body. Chloe did the only thing she knew how and held on tighter. “I missed you.”

It took a long time for Aubrey to steady her breathing but surprisingly she didn’t let go when she had. “I missed you too.” They stood like that for a long time, neither saying anything, but both soaking in every second of the embrace.

“You’re not allowed to do this Aubrey.” Chloe’s voice was quiet and she let her arms drop reluctantly when Aubrey started to pull away. “I mean it.”

“I don’t know what you mean Chloe.” But she totally knew what Chloe meant. And the look her best friend gave her said as much. Aubrey sighed and lifted a hand only to let it drop uselessly to her side. “Okay I know what you mean. I just…this is hard.”

“Yeah. It really is. But it’s harder when you’re running away and lying to me.” Chloe rolled her eyes in mild exasperation and tugged Aubrey to the small dark blue couch angled just so in front of a wood burning fire place. “Bree. We need each other, you know that right? I need you.”

Aubrey let herself be led but lowered her head at Chloe’s words. She needed Chloe just as much as the other woman claimed to need her. Maybe more so. But admitting that was something she wasn’t ready to do just yet. “Chloe…” “Wait Bree. Let me finish.” Aubrey took a breath and nodded finally raising her eyes to Chloe. “Beca didn’t tell me what happened last night..well…except for you climbing a tree…but she made it pretty clear that you weren’t yourself. And that worries me Aubrey. Because no matter what happened between us or what happens now, I love you. You’re always going to be my closest and best friend and knowing you’re hurting kills me.”

“It shouldn’t Chloe. It shouldn’t even really matter to you.” Aubrey shook her head a little still unwilling to accept Chloe’s words. It was too hard and if she let herself believe it for too long she’d never let Chloe go again.

“But it does, Aubrey! Just because….” Chloe faltered and had to take a breath to calm herself. “Just because I feel things for Beca doesn’t mean I stopped feeling things for you. You mean the world to me. And yeah you did what you knew I couldn’t and you let me go but you didn’t have to completely cut yourself off from me. I still want you in my life Bree. I need you in my life and I think that you know that you need me too.”

She did. Oh God. She needed Chloe so much. Aubrey swiped at a tear rolling down her cheek and tried to keep herself from reaching out touch some part of Chloe. “That’s not fair to you and Beca, Chlo. And I want to say that I’m better than this but I don’t think I can see you with someone else. It hurts too much.”

“Then why are you here Aubrey?” Chloe gestured to the cabin around them. “Why aren’t you in D.C. interning for some politician like you’re supposed to be? Why are you across the lake hiding from me but not really letting me go?”

“Because.” It wasn’t at all a full answer and Aubrey struggled to find the words that would make sense. “I guess because even though I don’t have you anymore I still miss the feeling of you and…being here is the closest thing I have now.”

It was Chloe’s turn to drop her gaze and she let out a shaky breath. “Like you’re missing a part of you and you don’t know how to function anymore because you still feel it there.”

Aubrey let out a relieved sigh and nodded. “Yeah. That’s kind of exactly how it feels.” She should have known Chloe would understand. That was the thing. Chloe had always understood Aubrey. Even when no one else had or even wanted to try. Chloe always had. She had always been there holding Aubrey steadfast and true. Now she just didn’t even know what she was doing in life. Or why she was crummy junior executive counselor at a crummy retreat in the middle of the woods. She could do better for herself and she knew it but without Chloe’s presence she couldn’t find her balance anymore.

“Well.” Chloe crossed her arms over her chest and shrugged. “I’m not giving up on you. I don’t care what you say Aubrey. Even if we’re not like we were I’m never going to give you up so don’t expect me to. And if that’s selfish of me then so be it. I don’t care. You can’t just kick me out of your life.”

Aubrey bit her lip trying not to laugh at the determined look on Chloe’s face. It was hard to argue with Chloe Beale when she was so damn adamant. It was so…Chloe. And Aubrey did what she always did when Chloe got stubborn with her. She gave in. “This is gonna bite us both in the ass you know that right?”

“Yeah but you like that shit.” And for the first time in nearly six months…Aubrey laughed. And didn’t feel like she was missing a part of her soul.

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