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Just went to see hamlet (I cried like a baby)

Had to make a fake decorrated ticket to commemorate the night.

Did one for wuthering heights too

Hi everyone, I've been brainstorming a Arcane season 2 AU. I loved season 2 but these past three years I was impatient to know what would have happened so I looked a bit into the game lore and came up with some theories.

In my mind, I assumed that they would have gone over the machine herald story line. They did do it in the end, but i imagined there would have been more time for Viktor to be the machine herald of Zaun before his come to Jesus moment.

So here is my concept.

1. The hexcore and the council attack

The Au diverges after the explosion at the end of season one: Viktor is heavily injured but it’s not fetal. His body reacted with Mel magic so that in the explosion is losses his left arm and leg (his right arm and leg were transformed by the hexcore so they are intact) .

The hexcore has expanded his presence on Viktor (transforming his flesh purple up to his neck) and while healing Viktor, the hexcore attracted various metal pieces in the laboratory and fused to him (like the hex claw ) and fuses his back brace to his torso.

2. The memorial

Viktor is still recovering and decide to not partecipate at the memorial. The attack happens and he decides to intervene after Vi run to the lab in search for the gauntlets.

When Jayce is being fatally attacked by Renni with her chainsaws , Viktor uses the hexclaw to laser her. It works but the beam is too strong and laser thought the memorial statue in the back and damage the ceiling.

The ceiling starts crumbling done but Vi come to the rescue and use the gauntlets force fields to protect her and Jayce.

Here a short rough animatics of how I imagined the scene to turn out.

3. Salo’s accusations.

In the aftermath of the attack , salo is talking with Ambessa how that attack could have happened.

Salo: “ how did those animals even got in , I thought we checked every person who got in”

Ambessa: “ we did have guards at every entrance , they must have had someone inside letting them in “

Salo: “ a mole …?

Ambessa nods.

Salo: “ was there anyone unaccounted for after the attack “

Ambessa: “ of the people present after the attack , Viktor didn’t appear on any entrance’s registry”

Just like at the end of ep 1 the council reunite to discuss what to do with under city.

In the original Mel , the councilor with the gold gears on her neck, salo and Ambessa are present. In this one Jayce and Viktor are present too because hextech and weapons are to be discussed .

Salo accuses Viktor of being the mole . The other councilors aren’t 100% with salo but take in the possibility .

Jayce takes Viktor defense ( saying something along the lines “ he was injusted too in the attack “)

In the end they all agree to take away the gem Viktor is using to power up his leg prosthetic .

Jayce : “ it’s until we prove you have nothing to do with that attack”

Viktor :” I don’t have anything to prove “

After the exchange they go back to discusse what to do with the underciy and Caitlyn comes in with her idea of using a specialized squad with hextech weapons to find jinx.

Viktor tries to oppose the idea .

Salo : "What? Seems like you wants us unprepared “

Viktor leaves outraged . Jayce goes after him and they have a fight .

[On a narrative level]:

I like the idea of having this interaction between Salo and Viktor because I like how this would contrast how viktor and salo treat each other in the commune.

In my mind this au is inbetween season 1 and the time skip of season 2.

So it would be even more weird to see how different Salo treat Viktor, from seeing his as an enemy to view him as a saviour.

And Jayce would be even more weirded out by Salo when the meet at the rune accelerator.

Viktor is done with Piltover.

All his problems were in one way or another caused by this city:

- his illness/disability was cause by the pollution of the undercity (caused by piltover)

- his technology has been weaponised (by the piltovian council)

- not even his death was granted to him as he intended ( jayce, a piltovian, took his body autonomy from him)

So he leaves for the undercity.

4. Zaun and Shimmer.

First thing he does once arrived in Zaun, he visit him old home. Inhabited and run down, he goes back to his house in Emberflit alley.

Just like the rest of the undercity the building is a shell of what it used to be. Most widows are broken, part of the walls have crumble the the bricks inside are open to the air. The roof let in more air, sunlight, and rain than it keeps out.

PART 2 WILL BE POSTED SOON.

Here some anticipations

Of course I'm a broken record.

At this point it's my fault.

She's out of it now. She's settled now and every time I try to tell her about my insecurities and my self reflections, she dismisses it and cuts me off. Whatever analysis I try to do, to understand what's happening to me, or rather what's not happening to me, she belittles it with "you're thinking too much" or "things just come naturally".

And what if they are not just bound to happen to me? They just don't. No meet cute. No crushes or flirts.

She told me "it sounds like you're anxious about it not happening/anxious about waiting".

I'm almost 26 and I'm exactly where I was 6 years ago. Nothing has changed.

Soon I'll be the only one left. Everyone else will have someone by their side.

They'll prefer to be with their someone and obviously I can't expect anything else. Unless I find someone too, I'll never be anyone's priority.

And the thing I don't understand is that I'm fine alone, maybe I could be better with the right person but that's an hipotetical. I'm fine with my life.

Whats messing me up, it's constantly hearing from society that I'm supposed to not be fine with being single. That's I'm supposed one day to find a parter and be happier that Ive ever been. That people will think I'm failing at life I find myself alone at a certain age.

I'm just afraid that I'm missing out on experiences that everyone else has. That I'm trowing away time and my youth.

Because I'm fine now. Will I be able to day the same at 35, 40, 50?

Everything tells you that you'll be fulfilled when you find your person. I think most people imagine this for their future.

Little me did too, and she would be very dissatisfied with the me of now.

My sister only talks about what happens to her. We don't talk about anything else. Her course. Her relationship. Her commitments.

There's nothing outside of her everyday life. It seems like he's on autopilot.

The only time we talk about something more abstract is her relationship. It always go back to that.

And I get that people are interested in relationships. I also get a little rush of happiness and intrigue when my friends bring up a new interest they have. New gossips to discuss together. New adventures with a new person.

But I find myself there. Always just listening to their stories. Always unable to relate. At this point unable to care that their 395847 situationship didn't go anywhere.

And many times, after listening,listening and listening again, I find myself thinking "I don't give a shit".

I mean either she's on the phone minding her own business and doesn't give a damn about you. Or she talks about things that are her own business and honestly I don't care that much.

It wasn't always like this.

We used to listen to each other. Now I don't care anymore and I think it's mutual.

We used to spend so much time together. We handed out. We traveled. We talked and laughed so much. When she was single we used to spend so much time together and I miss that so much. It makes me feel I was just a there to fill her time. That if she could have switched the time spent with me with time spend with her partner she would have always picked that over me. And I am supposed to accept that, because it's life and it's only natural.

One thing I can't stand is when both her and a friend of mine are texting someone while you are hanging out. Let's say you are getting a coffee, chatting about how life is going. You are trying to make the mundain interesting. Making jokes. Trying to keep the energy high, for how high energy a chat over coffee can be. You're talking and the guy they are being texting with for the past week has just send his 487472829 test of the day.

They have to answer right now. Of course. You're there, you just asked them a question. They are no even looking at you anymore. The question hang in the air, and you are waiting. You look around in silence thinking how naturally this stranger they barely know has to have the priority. Because they guy you are texting to this month cant wait that half an hour, we are hanging out together.

Because it doesn't matter if you've known them for 10 years or even since you were born, the guy who get their attention will always take precedence. Because they're interested in him.

They CAN lose him.

They CANT lose you.

Because you are the friend who's always there no matter what. The one to hang out with between dates. Because that's the ultimate goal.

Love, sex, relationships. Everyone talks about that all the time. That seems to be the main goal of every person you meet. Everyone does everything for that.

And what place does a person who doesn't think about those things have in this world?

What about those people that don't feel romantic love, whose only relevant love in their life is that of their family and their friends.

No it doesn't come naturally to me. No, I haven't "not meet yet the right person yet".

This drawing sprung a whole AU idea for season 2, where we see Viktor go back to the undercity, meet up the different characters from there we see him barely interact with in season 2 ( jinx, isha, sevika, ekko, heimersinger etc.) and have more time to build up his reputation as the machine herald of Zaun and for his resentment for piltober to fester.

This is the story plan. It would be like an alternative act 1 for season 2.

Click here below to see part 1 of the explanation of this Au ↓↓