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Ok so this is the third time I'm sending this so... Yeah. I sent it a couple days after April fools so it shouldn't be late...

Anyways have a not-so-april-fools day!

(I give the firewall a 10/10)

Okay, that is pretty much how Kyle actually made that firewall look. It was made to look like a brick wall engulfed in flames.

Not very creative, but I decided to go function over style for that. Usually I do both, but I didn't really feel up to making it look really fancy this time. Simplicity is key sometimes.

And considering we knew Spamton was inevitably on his way, we didn't really have time for theatrics. I did spray-paint Spamton's mug with a big 🚫 symbol over it after Kyle put it up, though. A bit of post-production never hurt anyone.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion

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Glad to hear you’re doing well, Rup n Dave! So what do your top hats look like? Did you put accessories on them?

Nah, no accessories on mine. Mine's a green camo one with a black camo band on it.

Mine is essentially a top hat version of my old "SECURITY" ballcap. I do work for the Toppat's security team, since, in Henry's words, "Who better to guard the treasures than someone who guarded a treasure already?" He was talking about the Tunisian Diamond, of course.

Honestly, it's kinda nice hearing someone care about the both of us. You're quite nice, Ms. Flowerbarrel.

#altering the outcome #ask the ato cast #ask dave and rupert

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I was wondering for a while but kept forgetting to ask: how have Dave and Rupert been? Was it hard to pick (or design) a hat when you joined since you can’t change hats after?

Actually, Henry and Ellie made that rule a little more lenient.

Yeah. The rule is now that you can't change the basic COLORS of your hat. So, you can change your hat if you want, but it has to be in the colors you chose.

As for the two of us, we've been getting along just fine. Been fighting as much as we did before we joined the Toppats, but this time we're actually enjoying ourselves.

#altering the outcome #ask the ato cast #ask dave and rupert #haven't seen these two in a while!

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Heh, after you put up that Makoto Nijima PFP a bit earlier, I had a feeling I wasn't the only one in that fandom anymore...

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #the colorstreak battalion

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So...I kinda just threw shit together that made sense to me and somehow ended up with this pretty nice image?

Considering this was a cat-based Picrew, I decided to take inspirations from Morgana from Persona 5, as I've become a bit of a Persona fan as of late (I believe it started last December, after getting Persona 4 Golden for my Switch after recieving an eShop card as a Christmas gift).

I also decided to base this more off the Alter in-game, rather than the Alter outside of it (that would be me), like last time.

Thanks for the nomination, FB. As for who I want to see do this...how about @lemon-peppermint/@ending-the-cycle-ask, @hackanon & @hollow-henry-official?

New picrew chain! Make a cat version of your blogsona! Here is the picrew. :3

Tag as many people as you want!

@reallytimhortons @apple-unofficial @cvs-pharmacy-real @totally-roku-tv @totally-scjohnson @its-sanrio-official @google-news-official + open tags

#altering the outcome #tag game #kitty cats #picrew #picrew chain #thanks flowerbarrel! #this isnt something i normally do but for people like flowerbarrel i can make an exception

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Apparently, this isn’t supposed to happen. o-O

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Great news! Spamton won't be a problem this year!

Yeah, he's been filtered out of the game entirely with a firewall installed by Kyle. He can try to get in all he wants, but he isn't getting ANYWHERE near us this time.

Sorry to all of you who wanted to see Spamton again this year, but I'm afraid that's not happening.

No it isn't, spammy boy. Just stop trying.

Finally, we don't have to look over our shoulders for once.

Ditto. You know how much stuff Spamton broke the past two of his April Fool's Day hijinks? I lost count somewhere when I hit triple digits, but it costed a fuckton of money to replace it all.

I'm just glad we don't have to worry about him for once.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion

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Terence Suave: Backstory Terence was never meant to be a Toppat Member, nor a leader. Terence's father wanted him out of the life of the Toppat's because he knew Terence wouldn't be fit for such a role, instead wanting to Terence to be on the road of a legitimate career. This led Terence to hold violent criminal conditions, underlying that ambition with a massive sense of entitlement, as Terence views his father's decision to not let him inherit control over the Toppat's as well as his billion dollar company as a violation of his "birthright". Soon enough, Terence rebelled against his father by conspiring with other Toppat's, leading to the death of Terence's father. The death of Terence's father was not by Terence's own hand, it was by Terence's proxies and henchmen. Terence was disloyal is his proxies and henchmen in the end, as he only used and discarded them for his own benefit. Thus, Terence forced himself into a life he could never understand as a point of pride. Terence desired nothing but control of the Toppat's, and that led to his eventual downfall by the very organization he wanted total control leadership over, which resulted in his death. When TRU and Phantom Squad resurrected Terence, Terence never forgot of what the Toppat's did to him, and Terence now seeks vengeance on the Toppat's via Terence's new faction he leads, the Toppat Radicals. It is no surprise that Terence can be considered a dark reflection of The Colorstreak Battalion.

Nice find! Hey, Kyle, what do you...?

(Alter turns to me, only to find me dozing off in my chair.)

Zzzzz...

Is...is he asleep?!

Alter? You know what to do.

(Alter dumps a bucket of cold water on my head, waking me up in an instant. I immediately give them an annoyed glare, followed by me spitting out a stream of water.)

Y'know, ya could've just gently shook me or something. Would've been easier and less...watery.

You know damn well that isn't how we do things here, Kyle.

Hey, you said we'd get this done late March, right? Well, it's pretty late in March.

(sigh...) Yeah, forgot to mention that was subject to change. I know, I know, that sounds like some kind of bullshit excuse, but let's face it, when have I EVER delivered on time as of recently?

Oh right, you've been having time management issues. Valid point, Kyle.

As of the file we have here, this is some pretty solid info. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and wring out my clothes because a certain duo decided it would be a good idea to drop a bucket of cold water on me.

Again, that's just how we do things around here. The word "subtle" is only in our battle dictionary, not our everyday one.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion

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Faction Database

The Toppat Radicals: A Dark Parallel to the Toppat Clan, The Toppat Radical’s consist of numerous thugs and criminals from across the world who joined alongside Terence Suave. The Toppat Radicals served as a spit on The Toppat Clan’s name as the Radical’s represented everything the Toppat Clan had stood against. The Radical’s were also described as being pro-war, as they seek total control through nothing but destruction and fear. With The Toppat Radical’s, Terence Suave seeks to eliminate and toppel the Toppat Clan out of revenge for his death after the Toppat Clan rebelled against him. The Radical's had joined the III as a way of furthering their goals.

Holy shit, my "Institute for Idiots and Imprisonment" nickname is now in a goddamn classified document?! I mean, it's the initals, but...I guess that's now an official name for them!

Vi, while that is hilarious, you need to pay attention to the bigger picture here. Looks like these "Toppat Radicals" are essentially Terence Suave's little army group.

Yeah, and ironically, they're the EXACT kind of people we said we'd be hesitant to kill in an earlier post.

Well, regardless, we need to...Wait, hold on a second.

(I look around, and realize that Henry and Ellie are not in the room with us)

Where are Henry and Ellie? They should be here.

(As if on cue, Henry and Ellie open the door to my room on the GEOGRAM moon base [which we have been using as a pre-plan discussion room since the first operation] with Henry heaving as if he's about to throw up...which he looks as if he already has done so numerous times before arriving.)

Whoa! Henry, you look terrible! What happened?

Sorry...had t-to pry Ellie f-from a movie she w-was watching.

I'm probably gonna regret asking this, but...what was she watching?

A movie called A Serbian Film. Jesus, that name is waaaay too innocuous for that...MONSTROCITY of a film.

Holy shit...didn't that film get banned for being too graphic?

Yeah, it did. Just makes me wanna watch it more. In fact, I'd love to talk about the film if the askers suggest it...hint, hint.

(groan...) Well, disregarding that for a moment, we have our work cut out for us, y'know.

Hoo boy, that's an understatement. Say, Kyle, when do you think we'll be able to launch this?

Yeah, you have a set date at all? Knowing you, the answer is probably "no"...

(I roll my eyes at Violet's playful tease at my lack of set dates for the operations. They all do it at times, and I'm honestly okay with it, but Vi does it waaaay too grandiose sometimes, I swear.)

Actually, I do have something in mind. It's not a specific date, mind you, but I'm thinking sometime in late March.

Ooh, perfect! That means I can talk about the film I was watching before---

Ellie, honey, not now. My stomach is still recovering from seeing the clip that was playing when I was trying to get you.

Okay, Henry, fine...you're no fun. Later, though.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion #altering the outcome announcements

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I'm not much of an artist, but...

...I'm not taking any chances.

#altering the outcome #i am actually indifferent to ai generated content #i know people don't want their stuff fed through it though and i think people should honor those wishes #also i'd rather not feed the ai the stuff i've posted for altering the outcome #who knows what that'd do to it lol

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GEOGRAM Soldier: Hey, look at this, we got more activity on the Toppat Radicals, I think they’re Terence Suaves guys.

Aaron Scaffer: So Terence got tired of waiting then?

GEOGRAM Soldier: Yeah, looks like he’s making his move now, we got some operations being set up to conduct against the Toppat Radicals, looks like Terence is for some sort revenge against the Toppat’s have the clan rebelled against him

Aaron Scaffer: Well, dealing with Terence will mean another leader off the III’s board. I think dealing with Terence will already bring more closure for the Toppat’s, let’s do it.

GEOGRAM Soldier: Alright.

(The GEOGRAM Soldier sends an audio message to all of the Toppat’s and GEOGRAM)

GEOGRAM Soldier: To all members of the Toppat Clan and GEOGRAM, Operation Emperor’s Abyss is a go, I repeat, Emperor’s Abyss is a go. We will be conducting operations against Terence Suave and his faction, the Toppat Radicals.

(Transmission Ends)

Operation Emperors Abyss Initiated Manhunt Target: Terence Suave Objective: Eliminate Terence Suave and The Toppat Radicals Mission Status: Pending

...finally.

The target that all of us have been looking forward to putting a bullet into is coming next.

Operation: Emperor's Abyss begins soon.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion #altering the outcome announcements #operation: emperor's abyss

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INTERMISSION 8.5 (2/2) - THE REMNANTS

There we go! All cleaned up!

Wait...but look at the inbox.

Vi, it's empty. If I had to guess, it must've been some asks from an account that got taken down.

So...it's essentially the remnants of an account that was taken down?

Pretty much, yeah. Dunno why there seems to be some "ghost asks" in the inbox, but as long as we don't have to worry about clearing anything else, it's fine with me.

Fair enough.

END OF INTERMISSION 8.5

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion #ato: inbox cleanup

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Found Footage of GEOGRAM Officers being killed off by Vipers

(✍🏼: More reason to get Kelso later...)

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ato: inbox cleanup

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(✍🏼: This is Kyle here, I'm currently still cleaning out the stuff in the backlogs, but there are some interesting things that were never shown until now. Figured I may as well post these instead of trashing them.)

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ato: inbox cleanup

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INTERMISSION 8.5 (1/2) - THE INBOX

Hey, Kyle...can we talk?

(The CSB enters my room on the GEOGRAM base. I'm currently playing a video game, which I pause to talk them.)

Sure. What's up?

This.

Whoa! That's a lot of asks.

Yeah. And we need to clean it.

You got it, Vi. One purge comin' right up!

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion #ato: inbox cleanup

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GEOGRAM Soldier: Jameson, wait you're the tech guy, right?

Jameson: Yeah, I've heard you got Albert stashed away in that cell?

GEOGRAM Soldier: Yeah, why?

Jameson: Open Albert's cell, give me a stun-prod.

GEOGRAM Soldier: Wait, why?

Jameson: You'll see.

(The Soldier reluctantly opens the door to Albert's cell.)

Albert: What do you wa-

(Jameson knocks out Albert with the stun-prod and plugs in his laptop into Alberts wire socket)

Jameson: Ready to see something crazy?

(Jameson finish's typing on his laptop, and Albert wakes up)

Albert: ...

Jameson: Hey Albert! Anything to say?

Albert: I... I'd like to switch my allegiance to GEOGRAM.

GEOGRAM Soldier: Did you just?

Jameson: What goods a cybernetic AI just locked away, I decided to recode Albert over to our side. Go tell Aaron and the rest of the CSB about this.

GEOGRAM Soldier: Yes sir.

(I give a look of incredilousness at Albert, which the rest of the CSB also have. All of us are very skeptical of this.)

Okay, so let me get this straight, Albert. You're telling me that you're actually willing to switch to our side, despite everything you've said in the past?

> I AM WELL AWARE YOU ARE ALL SKEPTICAL OF THIS.

> IT IS A LOGICAL REACTION AFTER ALL THAT I DID TO YOU AND YOUR GROUP.

> BRAINWASHING AN INNOCENT MAN TO ATTACK YOU, BEING COLD AND HEARTLESS TO YOU ALL (ESPECIALLY WHEN KYLE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION), AND FAR TOO MANY MORE TO LIST...IT WOULD BE STUPID OF ME TO ASSUME YOU WOULD SIMPLY PUT YOUR TRUST ME AFTER ALL THAT.

Hmm...well, you clearly seem to have realized how fucked up you were, so the five of us have come to an agreement to believe you for now.

HOWEVER. Don't think we're just going to blindly put our faith in you, Albert. After all you did, you'll have to EARN our trust first.

Yeah. We'll take you in, but until we KNOW we can trust you, we'll be putting you under TIGHT surveilence.

Sorry, Albert. It's a mandatory safety precaution. You know how it goes.

> I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

> I AM FINE WITH BEING PLACED UNDER STRICT SUPERVISION IF IT MEANS I CAN BE OF USE TO YOU OR GEOGRAM.

Okay then. We have a deal.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion

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Here's a question to the ColorStreak Batallion,

Do you like hurting other people, and to what extent?

Sure the enemies you've been fighting were from the Trinity of Fate, but most of them are still people, you ever think about that, when you're shooting away at them?

Whoa...heavy question.

Luckily, we have an answer: It depends on who it is we're fighting.

People who are part of groups like the III, the Heaven Incursion or any other shady group we've dealt with in the past, we have no problem putting a bullet between the eyes.

However, if we're dealing with someone who we know, like someone who was in the Toppat Clan, we have some hesitancy on pulling the trigger. In fact, we normally try to avoid things getting to that point.

Yeah, we'd rather not kill anyone who we know did good things for us. But if things get to that point, we won't hesitate to do it.

Simply put, our answer is that we only think about who we're shooting if they're not completely with the enemy.

#altering the outcome #ask irl!alterrune #ask the ato cast #the colorstreak battalion