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GENERAL INFO ABOUT MIKE TRIO

All the Mikes act more-so as bodyguards with different roles to uplift Tenna.

SMALL MIKE/BATTAT

KEY POINTS:

-Elusive "Co-host" and spy for Mr.Tenna, does all of the surveillance around TV world as well as gathering intel on the Dreemurrs for Tenna's benefit.

-Dynamic with Mr. Tenna is somewhat flipped from the canon counterpart, Battat has a bit more leverage over him here. Though this dynamic wouldn't be outwardly admitted by Tenna, leaving it unspoken.

-Compared to his canon counterpart he is less concerned about only finding out who the real "Mike" is and is more concerned with uncovering Mr. Tenna's personal business. Which includes his past regarding Spamton. Becoming obsessed with finding out what had caused Mr.Tenna to change in the first place. Documenting everything.

-Helps to journal and create sensationalist headlines for Tenna.

GENERAL PERSONALITY:

-Smug, vain, overconfident, somewhat superficial. Deeply juxtaposed to canon Battat, he assumes he knows everything and knows it best, especially when it’s about Mr. Tenna.

-Due to being around and monitorting Mr. Tenna so much, Tenna's traits have somewhat naturally “rubbed off” on Battat. Especially in times of stress Battat tends to mimic his behaviors.

-He feels entitled about Tenna, wanting Tenna all to himself (like canon Battat) and is technically successful in doing so (unlike canon Battat) but at the cost of a skewed dynamic.

-Somewhat mirroring Mr. Tenna's loss of identity, he's lost himself in the entire Mike facade and has lost himself by being so absorbed with Tenna's past.

-Generally a bad influence on Tenna alongside Ramb (enabling the changes that caused Tenna to lose himself in the first place and spiral down into isolation as well as the tactics he uses to keep eyes on himself).

-No better than the fanatic Pippins, he's taken the concept to the extreme.

-Is still an emotional rock to Tenna here and heavily relied upon, deeply trusted by Tenna for better or for worse considering all of the past info he has kept on Tenna unbeknownst to him.

CAT MIKE/PLUEY

(Shadow Guy Design by Velvet)

KEY POINTS:

-Mike Trio's costume designer, Mr. Tenna's personal tailor, and stylist.

-Designed the Mike costumes and Tenna's "new" outfit (the current one he wears after giving into Ramb’s suggestions). Most trusted Mike he often goes to for (literally) keeping up appearances.

-Probably the most similar to his canon counterpart out of the three Mikes, mostly here for fun, enjoying the promotion from costume designer to Tenna’s personal stylist that he gets in this role.

GENERAL PERSONALITY:

-A bit more bold and "forward" in comparison to his canon counterpart's laid back and reserved attitude. Doesn't keep to himself as much and moreso nosy.

-He gets along incredibly well with Battat, unlike canon they're much more tightly knit due to their similar personalities. Especially since Pluey doesn't actually want to be personally involved with Tenna's feelings and emotional needs, allowing Battat to fully monopolize it.

(This in no way stops Tenna from still finding him cute, which Pluey is flattered by.)

-The Mike that Battat considers the most helpful in terms of gathering information and just knowing what others are saying about him.

COWBOY MIKE/JONGLER

(Zapper Design by Velvet)

KEY POINTS:

-The Mike who takes their role as bodyguard seriously.

-Although they're not versed at the whole gathering intel or reconnaissance like Battat is, they make sure to keep everything in physical order, ensuring Mr. Tenna's Safety and Privacy.

-Because of their clashing roles, intent, and personalities- Battat and Jongler do not get along well. Jongler was under the impression that the Mikes were here to aid Tenna, they weren’t really prepared for Battat spiraling into uncovering Tenna’s past and trying to co-host the whole show alongside him.

-Leaning more into an "Outlaw" Persona, they’re more imposing here and a little less “airheaded” than canon Jongler.

GENERAL PERSONALITY:

-More quiet and reserved compared to their canon counterpart. Willingly refuses to listen to Battat's commands, sometimes going out of their way to do the complete opposite. (Thinking of the bit in the actual Mike battle)

-For this reason, they have the better sense of humor of the three.

-The only Mike who feels a bit guilty about the vice grip that Battat and the idea of "Mike" in general has over Mr.Tenna. Feeling especially bad about the whole ruse, including Battat knowing and digging though Mr.Tenna's past and secrets.

-For this reason, when they're the Mike-of-the-Day they keep any new revelations they find out about Mr.Tenna secret from Battat, which can lead to arguments and infighting.

-Ultimately they are willingly still a part of the Mike Trio. They can be amiable and silly with the other two.

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First, getting the obvious out of the way: He absolutely adores you, you’re the best thing that’s happened to him in a long, long time. He loves the attention you give him and he wants to be around you all the time, and when you’re not physically around him, he’s thinking of you. He isn’t without his faults, though: he can be sensitive, moody, insecure, clingy and emotional. The best way to describe Tenna is intense. His emotions are big and he feels things strongly, whether positive or negative. He just needs a little patience and a lot of reassurance when he’s struggling.

A total romantic cornball at heart. He’s certainly picked up a LOT from all the cheesy romance movies he’s seen! Romantic dinner dates, dancing under the moonlight, long walks on the beach. He’d fantasize about doing all that with you. Tenna loves love.

He can be a bit of a flirt and a tease, too, in his own goofy way. However, flirt back and he loses his composure immediately.

An old-fashioned gentleman. Holds the door open for you, pulls out your chair, gives you his jacket when it’s cold, brings flowers on dates, dresses nicely and puts on cologne before dates. Something caught your eye when window shopping with him? He’ll buy it for you with 0 hesitation, even if you tell him you don’t need him to buy you anything, you better believe you’ll be receiving it as a surprise gift later on. He will remember.

In fact, he remembers a lot about you, even the stuff you say in passing you forgot yourself. Is it bordering on obsessive? Mayyybe just a teeny bit. He doesn’t mean for it to come off that way, he just really cares about you a lot.

Loves to spoil you in general, it makes him feel useful and wanted.

Loves dancing, and is good at it! He loves dancing with you, even if you’re not good at it, he’ll happily guide you. He tries really hard to keep his form shrunk so he can properly dance with you (which doesn’t usually last long).

Would hide his claws and teeth and robot body from you at first, because he’s worried they’re too different and unsettling and he’ll scare you off. (But boy, if you told him you actually liked these aspects of him, you better believe he’ll do a total 180 and begin teasing you with them).

Loves pet names! A huge pet name user. “Star, starlight, darling, dear, dearest, sweetheart, my love.” His employees around you will be sickened by how utterly sappy he is. Will melt if you use them on him, too.

Loves making games for YOU. He eagerly listens to what kind of games you like or have been playing so he can incorporate elements from those games into his.

Constantly doing lots of silly voices and saying movie quotes. I like to think he’s constantly making goofy references and doing voices when talking with you a la Robin Williams or Jim Carrey. Anything to make you laugh, it’s his favorite sound in the whole TV world.

Loves dressing up and doing goofy roleplay with you. He has a whole wardrobe of costumes to choose from!

If you’re ever upset - Tenna is the king of distraction and entertainment, baby, he’s a literal TV. If you’re upset, he’ll be internally panicking and glued to your side and doing whatever he can to help until you’re feeling better. Plus he gets to spend time with you too, it’s a win-win! (Plus, maybe it’s a bit selfish of him, but knowing he can be there for you and be helpful in that regard also benefits him as well. Again, he wants to feel useful and important to you.)

If his relationship with his Lightner family wasn’t an indicator - he’s also very much a caretaker at heart. If you’re feeling sick and/or glooby, he’ll be fretting over you until you feel better, doing everything he can to help. Even if he has to go to work, you’ll be in his thoughts the entire time he’s away.

He enjoys cooking, and he’s gotten pretty darn good at it after having spent so much time watching cooking shows, though he doesn’t have much of a reason to cook when he’s alone (those TV Time executive dinners work just fine!) He loves that you give him an excuse to make food, though, he enjoys it most when you two get to cook together.

Gets jealous easily, unsurprisingly. Spend too much time around one particular person versus him and he’ll start to worry. He wants your eyes and your attention on him! Don’t you know TV is all you need?

This is more of a general Tenna HC, but I think he’s always hot to the touch. CRTs aren’t known for having a good cooling system. Pair this with the fact he’s also simply a high-strung workaholic, and you have a recipe for a very (literally) hot robot. Good for cuddling on cold days.

On the topic of workaholic, he often brings his work home with him. He’ll eagerly want to talk to you about all the ideas he has for his show, or your opinions on scripts or sets, all the way up until bedtime. Sometimes you’ll have to remind him to rest.

Tenna is your hype man and biggest fan! Tenna is endlessly encouraging, especially when it comes to creative pursuits. As a writer, actor, director, and game dev (lol) himself, he knows how difficult the creative process can be. He will always encourage you to create, and if you’re feeling down with art block or lack of inspiration, he can relate. He wouldn't want you to give up. Don’t let him down.

Loves gifting you things with his face or brand on it. His heart swells when he sees you in one of his TV Time shirts, or drinking from an “I Love TV!” mug he gifted you. It makes him feel like he’s yours, and you’re his. It strokes his ego, too, and helps reassure him that you do indeed love TV. I don’t think he’d outright admit to any of these things.

One of my favorite aspects of Tenna is that he’s honestly a bit of a goofy weirdo in a somewhat offputting but ultimately well-meaning way. And by this I mean he will sometimes drop random offhand maybe-slightly-questionable comments around you like it’s nothing. Things like “Huh, you smell different than yesterday!” or “Your hands are so small compared to mine!” unprompted. Yes, if you were a worm, he’d love you, and then proceed to tell you he’d make a worm-sized podium on TV Time so you can still be a contestant on his show. Thanks Tenna.

One aspect of Tenna that’s interesting to me is that, unlike many other Darkners, he seems to pride himself on having (or so he thinks) a particularly special relationship with Lightners, whom he adores. So huge bonus points if you imagine yourself as a Lightner/human here. He loves your hair, your eyes, how soft and squishy you are, how organic you are - Your differences make you endlessly fascinating to him and he can’t get enough of them.

On a related note, I think Tenna has that personality trait of someone who utterly adores their loved ones but can be contemptuous/cold to like, everyone else, particularly other Darkners. This is especially the case if you’re a Lightner in this scenario. He WILL “they asked for no pickles” on your behalf. You will definitely have to remind him to be kinder to his employees.

He has a habit of fishing for compliments and reassurance from you. I don’t think he’s always fully aware of when he’s doing it. Praise and reassurance in general is addictive to him. He’ll eagerly ask you what you thought about his newest show and what you liked about it, just so you’ll sing your praises for him.

If it wasn’t already clear, I think Tenna is far from a perfect partner. For one, I think the iron grip he’s got on his employees partially stems from his fear of being abandoned, and partially from simply not being a great boss in general. He doesn’t intentionally try to be a bad boss, and with you in the picture, he tries really, really hard to be better about this, because he wants you to think of him as good. He wants to be good for you.

Tenna may be the King of Only but he is also unfortunately the King of Scrutinization. No one out-overthinks Tenna. Do you somehow seem mildly less interested in his show and ideas than usual? Or maybe you had to cancel plans with him due to something coming up? Oh boy. He’s going to worry, worry and worry some more. Maybe you no longer love TV like you did before? Everyone leaves eventually, this is no different than before-

Tenna will start to spiral, and if left unchecked, ends up creating a self fulfilling prophecy where he can end up hurting his relationship with you because he’s just so caught up in his head from overthinking. You will have to help pull him out of these spirals when it happens.