Fate Rewired

  "Now, at no extra charge,

  let me show you a few

  toys of mine..."

  Known Allies

Datashrike ⊹⊹⊹ datashrike

Megatron ⊹⊹⊹ death-is-upon-you

Mourningstar ⊹⊹⊹ dollofiacon

  Traveler's Map

  [Carrd || Promo Post || Call for Allies || Opens || GFX Credits]

Krnch,...krnch-chk-clch...

'How long until someone notices I've been nibbling at the corner for a few solar cycles...?' They shrugged, swallowed-- and returned to their decidedly-not-approved 'meal'.

Character: Aether Stardust Theme: Surface vs. Depths

Based mostly on listening to this (specific version of) song and thinking about Aether's mind.

@dollofiacon asked:

💬 [let’s hear it from Swindle, Haven, Aether and Shatter]

[Send a 💬 to hear how my muse feels about yours. || Accepting.]

"Well,..." The mech mentally shuffled over his memories of the strange femme.

"She's a wonderful entrepreneur, the fact she charges nothing for her goods notwithstanding.- Her demeanor and countenance can ward off...most would-be evil-doers, and I do find her silliness to be rather charming." Swindle shrugged. "But she is, decidedly, lacking in a decent level of intelligence. At times, I wonder if she's secretly pulling a fast one on me- but then she does something and I remember otherwise." He let out a soft sigh. "But, it is what it is- and one does tend to meet a wide variety of people, especially in a job such as mine. She's got her charms- as does everyone- so I'm certain she'll do fine."

"I can't say I really understand what's going through her head all the time, but- I've never been all that good at people, despite m'job. She's definitely a good egg, though. How she managed to get on Swindle's good side insteada ending up as merchandise is beyond me, but I'm happy she is.- 'S nice to hear about methods for making Cybertronian cuisine, even if I know I can't recreate it."

[Somewhere, in a universe far, far away...]

"I can't say that I know much about her. She seems- relatively- mentally stable, at least." The Prime hummed. "...I do hope she can come to view Iacon as a safe haven, given enough time. And, she's a really good dancer- I'm certain the people of Iacon would love a performance, if I could ever convince her to give a public one."

"I don't think she realizes how creepy she can be...but I find it kinda funny. 'S pretty nice t'not be the only kinda-cryptid wandering the halls, though I do miss when some of the 'bots would flinch upon spotting me...with Mourning around, they've calmed down a bit." A few years of fun,...all gone now. But, a new friend was more worthwhile than that. "Kinda hope her n' I can raid a kitchen again, sometime...at the very least, I needa show her where the good stuff is." They still couldn't forget walking in one day to find Mourning eating out of the trash.

"Burns, burns burns- SONOVA BITCH-!"

"-IF YOU WEREN'T ALREADY BLAZING I'D THREATEN TO MELT YOU DOWN DAMNIT!"

There are certain downsides to being still-partially organic...on a planet made entirely of metal...

In the summer.

I think...I may (may) start trying to gently inch this place out of hiatus.

Emphasis on 'gently'...I'll see if I can find a starter meme I'm okay with posting here while I'm at work today. If not, I'll probably post a very small starter call.

Much like reflections-of-mobius (when I started trying to get that blog back up), I'm probably going to severely limit the queue (a post a day, RP replies once every other day). Anyway,...

Hello once more, all.

Figure I can't put this off forever (though it has been three weeks, which is- already too long, in my opinion). I hate doing this, I hate typing it,...but,...is what it is.

This blog will be going low activity, possibly on a complete hiatus.- All threads will be reset, as I don't have the energy or drive to write any of them. If I do accept thread concepts, I'm going to be insanely selective. Responses may be once a month, at best. I apologize- I've been feeling little energy for over a week (regarding RP on Tumblr in general), and there's some stuff going on OOC that's starting to get to me.

I really am sorry.- I hope y'all are doin' alright.

@dollofiacon asked:

[to Swindle and Haven, and Shatter and Aether]

“Happy Valentine’s Day…!~” Morningstar crooned, presenting a lovely spread made by her own servos.

A heart-shaped tin filled with an assortment of four different truffles and petit fours; a bouquet of taffy roses and Energon lollipops mounted on rust sticks; heart-shaped dolomite-krispies treats; heart-shaped oil butter shortbread cookies; and a wonderfully warm smelted metal cake.

And for Haven, Mourningstar prepared actual human food to match what she had made! Thankfully, they're in proper portions as well.

[Valentine's Day. || Accepting!]

Swindle offered a hum, accepting the treats with an upward quirk of his dermas. Really, was there no end to the gifts? Mourningstar seemed quite content to continue dolling some out when each Earth holiday came up- and he was far from asking her to stop.

"Happy Valentine's Day to you as well, Mourning. For that matter,..." He reached into his storage, pulling out a stuffed bear that was holding a heart. It was big- easily as big as Haven, but still relatively small for a Cybertronian. "Here you are! I had a feeling you'd be stopping by again- so I figured I'd offer something in return."

"Happy Valentine's, Mourningstar!" Haven chuckled. They hadn't gotten the femme anything (to be honest, the holiday had nearly slipped their mind)...they'd have to make up for that in the future. But what to get a femme that enjoyed living off the land and--- a human cookbook, maybe? Though the recipes would be nearly useless, maybe she'd have fun with the plating...?

[...]

Shatter's optics had cycled as Mourningstar bounded up, carrying little heart-shaped treats that she offered without any pause. It took only a moment for the facts to pass from Aether's mind to his own, and then he was offering a small nod, a faint smile with a tinge of blue on his faceplates.

"Thank you, Mourningstar! And- happy Valentine's Day to you as well." Now that energon was flowing freely once more, such treats were becoming more common...but it was still a sight to see such delicate creations made of pulsing blue. He accepted the treats, vision sliding from the snacks to the femme who'd offered them. "Would you care to join us in eating these? I don't think Aether or myself will be able to finish them alone."

They were eyeing that cake in particular. Aether knew better, but...it was cake. Cake was delicious---- surely a few bites wouldn't upset their stomach, right?

A thought process they would sorely regret in an hour or so.

Character: The Self-Inserts Theme: Birthday Celebration

A note that, since I plan to spend my birthday with my family (and away from Tumblr, maybe on Discord towards the end of the night)- I'll basically be accepting 'birthday' stuff all month. (I mean. The challenge runs all month-) So,...do with that as you will?

Beneath the cut are how I figure each 'verse is celebrating/where they're celebrating (if they are). Bye!

Sidenote: All of the 'challenge' stuff will be over on @fate-called. But! Still planning to celebrate here, too- it'll just be a lot quieter. XD

@sarii-sumdac asked:

"Hey, scrap for brains!" And Sari is throwing a Snowball at Swindle's face.

[Unprompted. || Accepting!]

He'd nearly forgotten about the small one. The Autobots' little pet- but not quite. His shield didn't activate in time, instead allowing the tiny snowball to smack rather uselessly under an optic.

"A word to the wise, Sari Sumdac," the barrel of one of his blasters leveled. But it didn't fill with light and energy, oh no. Instead, there was a thick pnf- before snow shot out, a slab of powdery-white that had been condensed into something akin to a snowball.

"--R U N."

Character: Aether Stardust Theme: Design && 'Iacon' Attire

Aether Stardust - Base Colors

Not depicted:

Facial scarring (same as all other SIs - cut from base of jaw to just above the lip)

Freckles (same as all other SIs - either cheek [face], bridged along their nose and up, going down the 'back' of either arm)

I really just wanted to finally have the colors for Aether, as well as an actual design so I'm not just picturing Atlas every time I write for Aether.

Though they do still dress very much like Atlas when they have no intent to leave the berthroom.

Headcanons concerning their outfit/appearance:

The small faded-gold ribbons on the rods coming up from their back were once shreds of one of Shatter's curtains. Aether took said shreds and fixed them up, then tied them around the rods- so Shatter's never 'away' from them, in a sense.

The rods are attached to a harness (you can see it under their shoulder) that is perfectly fit to Aether's frame. This 'harness' is generally where they make any wings, parachutes, etc. attach. (Usually the attachment points are both above and below the faded-gold fabrics).

Their eyes are starting to darken in color (no longer white) due to the circuitry underneath becoming more prevalent.

Their eyebags have become small segments of dull purple plating, which are sensitive to the touch.

The blue section on the band around their torso can be opened. Underneath this is the cog they were gifted by Primus after the original Sentinel's death.

Said 'cog' only stabilizes their form/keeps them from experiencing pain due to being an 'incomplete' hybrid.

The only 'cloth' of their attire is the semi-crop top tank (though that is, also, ultimately made of metal strands that are just insanely tiny).

No one knows why Aether's eyes are purple at the top and energon-blue at the bottom.

Despite spending a lot of time out under the sun, Aether appears rather deathly pale.

Eternal bedhead. Only time their hair doesn't stick up like crazy is right after a bath, and even then it doesn't stay down for long.

They looked almost identical to Atlas prior to the rebellion, but a few Cybertronian months (for them it's been at least a year or two, human time) of an energon-rich diet has furthered their conversion (though it is incapable of reaching 100%, or 0%).

[Do Not Reblog || Do Not Repost]

I have both a dentist's and a doctor's appointment today, so I won't be around all that much. Or, at least, I won't be writing all that much.

My DMs are open, and I'll probably be louder there than anywhere else today. If y'wanna plot or just scream violently, feel free to come on over.