I don't know if you do asks, so feel free to completely ignore this if you don't.
But. Fellow 096 fan. Please enlighten me with some of your personal headcanons/ lore. If you have any.
SIGHHHHHHH... [Flares open the giant list written on parchment paper, it very dramatically smacks the floor and rolls across it]
Also do mind some of these are just personal projections bc,,,, I kin him,,,, I don't identify as him but like he's my spirit animal.
Okay, headcanons for 096, and lore, let's see....
He doesn't have a name for himself, but anomalies call him 096 or Opal respectively. 106 calls him Opal because of the way his retinas glow in the dark. The name is supposed to be a demeaning joke, but it stuck pretty well.
096's eyes glow in the dark, and his irises are an icy blue—but because he has a recicitating membrane whenever he's agitated, they look hazy or like cataracts. He's also very sensitive to light.
He grimaces and scrunches his face a lot, but not on purpose—probably a motor tic from stress or nerve damage.
Bad habit of picking his nails, cuticles, hangnails
Around 8 foot 7 inches tall, humans barely reach wherever a belly button might be on this dude.
106 feels very intimidated by 096's height, and whatever cryptic, alien shit he has going on—even though they fought together on the same team.
096 intimidates a lot of people but doesn't really want to scare them off, he also stares at them because he doesn't know how to blink like a human can.
Or eat like one, or talk like one, he has mandibles that are very cumbersome to talk with. He will TRY but it’s difficult. He could swallow a pound steak whole.
First time he spoke was when 106 was nagging him, warning him to get out of his way or sumn, the old man has since questioned if this is some bad omen because 096 doesn't speak to other people.
Pattern where they both scare each other in very different ways bc they're yin and yang. They hate each other but like they're also inseparable.
Lays his head on people he enjoys being near, or holding their hand, or touching their shoulder. He'll awkwardly tap someone on the shoulder while they're talking to test if the person is okay with touch or not. Like a fruit fly touching another fly's face to signal that they're here.
Physical touch is important to him.
Sits and sleeps in ungodly painful positions, if he tries to sleep comfortably, his body is tense the entire time. Also pops every bone in his body before going to bed.
Jumped out of a plane before, which was fucking awesome and badass [points added if ya'll know the goated ass reference]
Still gets really anxious when people look directly at his face, even though he knows they're chipped. If he IS triggered, its kind of like disassociation and amnesia [he just doesn't remember what happens and has to deal with the mental and physical turmoil after]
He feels bad for hurting people or being mean to them, even if they hurt him first, but he knows he has to stand up for himself in those scenarios.
I have an au where he's just as mentally insane as 106 and is the equivalent to a rabid dog, and is somewhat sadistic bc he's getting revenge. I still have him but lowkey I'll have to think more abt it lmao.
This is all for now but like I love him very much, I will definitely do a part two soon, its just a lot in one post LMAOOOO