#love the rinz. he's so fun to explore when writing

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Nictate

I read the wonderful ficlet Blink by @teh-kittykat, concerning a developing friendship between Sam and Rinzler, and wondered what our beloved murdercat of a Program would be thinking through the whole thing.

I went into a writing haze and ended up with the following. Enjoy!

The first time Rinzler blinks awake around User_SamFlynn, it's as much a shock to the human as it is to Rinzler.

He's blinked awake before, of course, usually too tired or sore to do much other than research this new Grid being built - and other things too, things Rinzler was never allowed to by The Luminary, like what a gender is (still unclear, but he likes the masculine for its simplicity). And how to retract his helmet. And how to consume energy.

...Rinzler knows now he was made weak and dependent on The Luminary to make him easier to control. Rinzler doesn't like it.

But Rinzler is learning. And he also knows now the User could delete him for any perceived slights. Rinzler's best chances of survival lie in not being noticed.

So when Rinzler gets noticed anyway, because he's too distinct from his origin - the Program everyone prefers, The Hero Rinzler is not permitted to name - he glances around for somewhere to hide. Nowhere viable presents itself, so on a wild hunch Rinzler makes himself small. The Luminary liked Rinzler small and nonthreatening in his sole presence, maybe User_SamFlynn will be the same.

It takes Rinzler several moments to realise the User is just standing there, unreadable save for fear, so Rinzler tries to get smaller and think Nothing Thoughts in the hopes User_SamFlynn doesn't delete him.

Blinking out again is both a relief and terrifying.

Rinzler blinks awake in The Hero's rest space with a nice, fancy, and full glass of energy in his hands. He has to put it down quickly and sit, before he falls, code spasming in relief. For now, at least, the User is letting him exist.

The next time Rinzler blinks awake near the User, he barely manages to swipe at a Gridbug before it latches onto his exposed face. He rezzes his helmet, and makes a few more wild swings to give himself some space.

Rinzler mourns his streak of avoiding the User, but battle is one of the few things more likely to wake him up. He'd been doing so well at being a Useful Nothing so he doesn't get deleted, too.

Another Gridbug swoops at him, and he refocuses. Battle first. Consequences later.

...maybe if he keeps User_SamFlynn safe from the bugs, he can prove himself useful enough to be worth keeping?

Rinzler throws his whole self into destroying bugs. He can do this, see? He's even skilled at it! He can destroy all the bugs, if User_SamFlynn wants him to.

Rinzler will get bored destroying bugs, and eventually will stop being useful for that when there are no more bugs, but maybe he can prove himself useful enough at another task to be kept around.

Rinzler still hasn't figured out how to blink out on command, so he goes small again and awaits judgement. User_SamFlynn... praises him? Tells him he did a good thing?

Rinzler perks up - he did good! And the User said so! He hopes his thankful nod doesn't come over too eager or desperate.

Rinzler blinks out feeling happy. He hasn't felt happy before. It's a nice feeling.

Rinzler likes being around User_SamFlynn, he finds. It makes him happy, although he doesn't like it when he scares the User.

He also gets more good jobs and well dones and kind interactions in a single visit than he remembers ever getting from The Luminary. Rinzler doesn't want to think too hard about that - The Luminary is gone, no use dwelling on the deleted. Programs get derezzed that way.

He likes to... hang out? With SamFlynn.

Although he may have misinterpreted the phrase, because SamFlynn does not dangle from the ceiling with him despite there being plenty of room, and looked baffled the only time Rinzler invited the human as best he knows how.

He does accidentally scare one of The Hero's friends while hanging out, and feels... Not Good about it, despite SamFlynn's reassurances. So Rinzler researches how to get someone to understand he didn't mean to scare them, and finds the most helpful advice to be writing an apology letter.

Rinzler has never written anything before. He can read pretty well, but was never taught to write.

The letter takes three rest cycles to complete, Rinzler coming out to carefully write his letter while The Hero is in sleep mode.

It's not a masterpiece by any stretch, certainly isn't perfect, but it is genuine. So Rinzler signs it and delivers it. The soft smile and not so bad after all The Hero's friend gives after reading it is enough to give Rinzler a warm bubble keeping his nightmares away, and is saved with his important memories - secure, and right next to that first bit of praise from SamFlynn.

Rinzler's not sure when User_SamFlynn becomes SamFlynn, or when SamFlynn becomes simply Sam, but he likes it.

Rinzler thinks Nothing Thoughts on automatic, when he is not awake. This hides him from The Hero, because he knows The Hero insists he is cruel-bad-wrong and wants him deleted.

Rinzler doesn't know how to tell The Hero he is learning how to be good. Sam seems to think Rinzler is harmless-friendly-good, or at least trying to be.

He blinks awake to soreness and a weight on his legs, but before he can worry about a threat Sam tells him to rest because The Hero fought a big codeworm. The worm is dead-gone-deleted, but in its death throes it opened a large crack in their chest and they need to heal.

Rinzler is safe. Sam is safe. They are spending time together, and nobody is scared.

Rinzler purrs, not wanting to try the hug gesture he's researched because Sam is working, and sets his hands against the human's back instead.

He's not sure the complicated data transfer of how happy he is goes through, and even if it does it's definitely tinged with how relaxed he is, but Rinzler doesn't mind.

This is nice.

He hopes Sam agrees, and they can spend time together like this again - and not because of big codeworms.

Just relaxing, and sharing space. Being friends.

Rinzler thinks it would be good.

#mun speaks #art and conversations #tronfic #well. rinzler fic #love the rinz. he's so fun to explore when writing #fics developed from others' writing

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Yuletide Letter 2021

My AO3: Siver

Thank you so much for taking this on! Here there are some general prompt details if you want them and if you already have some idea of your own, awesome. I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Prompts from past letters are up for grabs too where appropriate: https://siverwrites.tumblr.com/letters

In all cases, all listed characters do not have to be included.

General Likes:

fluff, hurt/comfort, comfort, family found or otherwise, bonding, cuddling/hugs/holding, banter, mutual care and support, emotional bonding, loyalty, slice of life

sickfic (but nothing covid/quarantine related please), angst with a happy or at least bittersweet end

supernatural stuff, mystery, adventure, worldbuilding, creepy or unsettling atmospheres

fandom fusions, pre-canon, post-canon, missing scenes, reunited characters

General DNW:

NSFW, non-con, dub-con, underage relationships, shipping (except those ships listed as liked or background canonical pairings), infidelity, explicit gore, real world modern mundane AUs (eg. coffee shop, college, high-school etc), permanent-death of requested characters, 2nd person pov

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Ghost Trick

Alma

Cabanela

Jowd

Alma/Jowd/Cabanela are the OT3 of my heart and I'm feeling particularly sappy for them (always). That said I'm good with Alma/Jowd and platonic Cabanela. I'm also good with a fic focusing on just 2/3 of them (no infidelity situation and no writing anyone's existence out please) or even a focus on just one of them.

I’m a big fan of hurt/comfort and the more tenderness on the comfort end the better. However you can’t go wrong with pure fluff either.

How do Alma and Cabanela ease Jowd out of post-canon bad day?

How do Alma and Jowd ease Cabanela out of a clearly no good very bad day he's refusing to acknowledge but they know a grump when they see one? Or bad enough he does show it? help himmm.

How do Jowd and Cabanela make a rotten day better for Alma?

What on earth does their brand of flirting look like? How do they tease Cabanela mercilessly?

What does Jowd and Cabanela working together on a case, rivalry included look like?

How do two of them surprise the third whether the one being surprised is the nation's best detective, the naturally talented detective, or the woman who knows both their tricks?

I’m a sucker for those five years of Jowd jail time and Cabanela’s 5 year solo mission or interactions with Pigeon Man (who is more than welcome; I love him too) during that final year, so anything exploring that is always welcome as is anything post Ch.9 between the courtyard and the Justice Minister's office which I can never get enough of. Or in the Justice Minister's office while they're waiting for Sissel to come back.

If you want/need to pull anyone else in from the cast and especially the nommed tags by all means please do so. I love them all

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Dragon Quest XI

Sylvando

I love Sylvando and how bright and genuinely kind he is, always the first to leap in to help someone.

He's got great dynamics with some of the other characters. Of the other nommed characters I'd be cool with interactions between him and any of them. I'm particularly fond of his dynamics with Dave and Hendrik, and I can't think of much of any interaction between him and Jade in-game, so it'd be fun to see something between them. Of course also up for grabs would be the Parade, or Rodrigo or any of the other party members.

Of the new chapters in XI S I love his chapter the most. Anything exploring more of that--whether during the period between Dave finding him and us seeing Dave cheering him up, or more adventures with the parade would be great. There's always that period between the chapter end and rejoining the party to explore.

Adventures post-canon? Does he wander more spreading smiles and getting into who knows what?

Pre-game adventures had by himself or with Dave?

DNW: Sylvando/anyone

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Trails in the Sky

Cassius Bright

Celeste D. Auslese

Estelle Bright

Kloe Rinz | Klaudia von Auslese

Mueller Vander

Olivier Lenheim | Olivert Reise Arnor

Ries Argent

Worldbuilding

Ships I'm good with: Kevin/Ries, Oliver/Mueller, Cassius/Lena, fine with Estelle/Joshua but would prefer it not to be a focus

I chose Any here and that means any individuals or any gen combo of them, or the above listed ships. I'm very fond of everyone in this list and Liberl is still ripe for exploration in the worldbuilding department as is Phantasma. I also love how much care Trails puts into the NPCs. If you want to bring any of the NPCs absolutely go for it. Throw anyone in this list at anyone else in this list and see what happens?

Cassius: I'm always down for past sweet/fun family times with Estelle and Lena when Lena was still alive. I'm also interested in his interactions with Olivier--plotting? Future interactions or advice while Olivier tackles the problems in Erebonia? Similarly it'd be cool to see some interaction between him and Kloe along similar veins.

Celeste: Oh the history. Oh the worldbuilding potential. When I see her name I typically tend to think of her projection in Phantasma and absolutely good with that, however if you want to go back in Liberl's history and do something tackling the real Celeste I'm 100% down for that. Back to Phantasmal Celeste: I'm particularly interested in conversation between her and Kloe, though Olivier or Ries poking for information could be interesting too. Or something about her and the Hermit's garden.

Estelle: Above mentioned family time! Estelle being her bright and shiny self. Estelle and Kloe friendship is wonderful. Could Estelle and Ries share a moment? A small adventure? Phantasma is particularly useful for throwing characters at each other

Kloe: Interactions mentioned above. I'm also interested in her and Olivier. They share a cool parallel in their dual identities and how the face them while being wildly different characters. Or Kloe exploring the Hermit's Garden and all those books. Or Kloe growing into her role as Liberl's princess. If you want to pull in Julia or Queen Alicia at all hell yeah.

Mueller: What does his side of things look like while Olivier is with the party? What do his phone calls from his side look like? Shared moments with Olivier when they are in the same place? Prepping to go back to Erebonia? Perpetually exasperated but also caring for Olivier. Interactions with any of the other characters here would be really cool to see too since we don't get a lot of that either. Again, Phantasma very useful for this, but if there are opportunities outside of that too, cool!

Olivier: Any of the above discussed interactions and dynamics. I'm very fond of how smart he actually is under the absurdity. I'm also fond of his fondness for Liberl. The Luciola-caused dream is ripe for the taking if you want to explore Alster and his childhood in that light... His little conversation with Estelle after always gets me

Ries: Ries Ries Ries! Let her shine. What's an adventure she had pre-3rd? How does she spend time between outings in 3rd in Phantasma? How does she interact with any of the other characters listed here? If you want to bring Kevin I'm cool with that, just wanted the focus on her.

Worldbuilding: The Ark, the tetracyclic towers, the Auslese family, Valleria Lakeshore, The Ahnenberg Wall, the Orbal Revolution and how things changed, Zeiss the clockwork town pre-orbal revolution, The Hermit's Garden, Phantasmagoria, Mistwald, the ruins below Grancel Castle, dragons (Ragnard? The baby dragon?) NPCs galore. So much to explore and I'll eat any of it up.

DNW: spoilers for Hajimari or Kuro, any hint of Agate/Tita

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Crossbell

Alex Dudley

Elie MacDowell

KeA

Lloyd Bannings

Randy Orlando

Sergei Lou

Tio Plato

Worldbuilding

I'm listing characters and groups below but I would welcome interactions not listed here as well. Zeit, Koppe/Coppe and other NPCs absolutely welcome. Please no ships here.

Lloyd, Elie, Randy, Tio, KeA: I've lumped them together for convenience because they are the SSS and they are family. However, I'm of course good with any subset of this group whether it's a single character or more.

I love how much of a family they became. Those shared meals give me life and I'd love to see more day to day life for them. Lloyd Dadding. Lloyd and Randy friendship. KeA loving everyone but doing anything to play with her powers is cool. Randy and Tio sibling relationship. Randy and Tio relating on lost childhoods... Elie getting to shine and be competent and know the city and its politics.

Alex Dudley: He's really kind of a dork under the seeming stick-in-the-mudness and I love him for it. Dudley investigating something and dealing with the complications of Crossbell and/or its police force? Dudley and Sergei interactions past or present. Dudley getting dragged into SSS family time. Cooking! KeA charming him despite himself.

Sergei Lou: Sergei also getting dragged into SSS family time and he is kind of the gruff uncle here, especially to KeA. I'd love more Sergei and KeA interactions.

Worldbuilding: Crossbell is a small region but there's a lot packed in there. I've grown so fond of the city itself, so doing anything that explores it in some way or more deeply I'm gonna be happy with. The Temple of the Moon, the Ancient Battlefield and Tower of Stargaze/Stargazer's Tower are all neat and I'm especially interested in that tower. The bells themselves. Cryptids. KeA's powers.

DNW: spoilers for Hajimari or Kuro, ships between any of these characters

#yuletide #yuletide 2021 #letter #letters