#error code: ask meme

💿 Motherboard: Which one of you has the strongest parental instincts? If romantic, what are your thoughts on starting a family with them someday?

💿 Power supply unit (PSU): Which one of you brings the most energy to the relationship? Can it occasionally be a bit too much energy for the other?

💿 Central processing unit (CPU): Are either of you prone to overworking yourselves? If so, how do you work through it as a pair?

💿 Heat sink: How does your F/O help you destress and vent? Conversely, how do you help them?

💿 Liquid cooling system (LCS): Which one of you reminds the other to drink water? Do either of you actually drink water?

💿 Random-access memory (RAM): Are either of you forgetful? If so, how does the other help the forgetful one with their memory? Or are you both forgetful?

💿 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): Is your f/o artistically inclined? If so, which medium do they prefer? Do you ever help them with their craft?

💿 Sound card: What are some songs that remind you of your F/O? What songs would remind them of you?

💿 Network interface card (NIC): How does your F/O talk about you to their friends? No negative responses allowed because that would be slander towards your F/O.

💿 Solid State Drive (SSD): What are some small details about your F/O that you appreciate?

💿 Hard drive: Which one of you is more prone to documenting every event in the relationship? Is it done in a particular way?

💿 CD drive: Which one of you gets worked up the fastest? How does the other respond to this behavior?

💿 Floppy drive: Are there any ways in which you or your F/O are "outdated"? Fashion sense, technological know-how, lingo, etc?

💿 Chassis: Which one of you is more self-conscious about your appearance? How does the other help?

alternatively: send a 🏳️‍🌈 and I'll post an LGBT+ related fact about one of my selfships

2. How similar is your s/i to you? Are they a carbon copy, completely different or a mix of the two?

Anomaly is completely different in appearance but nearly a carbon copy mentally. The only difference between us in that regard is that they feel no need to conform to any laws, while I'm unfortunately stuck doing that due to personal obligations. Can't feed my cat from a jail cell, y'know?

Physically, the only thing we share is a belly and a happy trail. Also back pain. Back pain is inevitable in every s/i I make.

6. Has your s/i undergone any design/story changes since they were first made?

actually yeah!! I haven't written it down yet (my entire carrd needs a revamp ngl) but the way they met Turbo and the reason for their glitch is a bit different now. I also don't draw the colored patches on their pants much anymore, and I consider them an optional detail.

They also have an Edgy Dark Form now because it's 2010 fuck you. It's not a "dark side" deal where they're completely out of control, they're just a bit more stressed and feral. Still conscious, just very hazy and not in their right mind. They're referred to as "Exxen".

I haven't drawn them much yet but they're based pretty heavily on my Roblox avatar

9. Does your s/i have any hobbies that you don’t have?

murder probably /j

In all seriousness, probably urban exploration. I want to do that, but unfortunately it is stupid dangerous in the "I'm probably gonna get kidnapped if I try" sort of way, so I'm content with living vicariously through my fictional me. Anomaly explores abandoned websites looking for things to take. Not even ancient relics or artifacts, just whatever catches their eye. They have so many blinkies in storage at this point.

4. would you be considered a main character, side character, villain, or something else?

I spend enough time as a background character irl tbh Anomaly is the star of the show in their AU. They don't really know what to do about it though since they're also not really used to all the attention.

5. does your self insert have any special powers or abilities?

quite a few tbh!! Apart from inheriting all of my mundane abilities, Anomaly is a broken, unfinished character mod for a fighting game. This gives them a few interesting traits, but the main one is just being a glitch. They're largely in control of their glitchiness due to just existing like this for so long, and they use it in much the same way that Vanellope did: to warp short distances, pass through walls, and become temporarily intangible.

They also have the ability to pull a few weapons from hammer space, mainly a large Bowie knife and a metal bat. These two weapons are a part of their code, and cannot be truly lost. When they're done using them, they just dematerialize.

They also have a very broken "powered up" form that they refer to as "Exxen". Exxen is still Anomaly in terms of personality and conscious, the only difference is that they have almost zero impulse control. To give you an idea of the dynamic, they're basically what would happen if your intrusive thoughts got to take a front seat. The id to Anomaly's ego. They were only intended to be utilized as a "final smash" of sorts, but due to the buggy nature of Anomaly's code, they just kind of act as an indicator for how bad their mental health is at any given time. This form can fly and gains the ability to summon an smg alongside the other weapons in their lineup. Apart from that, the rest of their abilities were never coded in, so they have the same strength and speed as Anomaly. They're just way more feral and have a gun.

I haven't really drawn them much yet but if you're curious they're pretty much entirely based on my Roblox avatar. Unlike Anomaly, their mask also functions as their face, and can emote and bite.

15. how does your self insert play a role in the plot of the story? do they help directly defeat the villain, support the heroes, etc.?

They unwittingly kick off the main plot of their AU by pickpocketing the wrong guy and accidentally stealing a whole ass man: Turbo, who was trapped in an encrypted .zip file. From there, their main objective is helping Turbo find his way home, as they really don't know his whole story from the get go and just know that he was stolen from an arcade. Everyone in the protag lineup is a bad person, but somehow they wind up being the heroes of this story.

I've changed the story quite a bit from what's in my carrd tbh I gotta update it but the long and short of it is that Turbo was stolen from the arcade by a Trojan who snuck in using a new game's online leaderboard as an entry point. He had been trapped in Sugar Rush's respawn system, but the Trojan had heard of his story while staking the place out and decided that his code might make the perfect foundation for a new virus. Anomaly didn't mean to stumble in on all of this, so they're just here to help him survive and find his way home.

Unfortunately, they got attached at some point in the process, and now they don't want him to leave.

since no inserts were specified I'm literally just gonna roll the dice and see which ones I get for these dbsbdv

S/I development meme!!

"6. Do they fight? What’s their weapon of choice? Do they stay on the sidelines? What would it take for them to get off the sidelines? Revenge? Saving a loved one? What’s the motivation for them to fight, or to stay OUT of a fight?"

S/I of choice: Firebug

Firebug doesn't need much motivation to fight, seeing as they were raised in the trigger-happy town of Paradise with none other than P. Dude as a father figure. Their weapons of choice are mostly fire-based—the fire they can generate from their hands, lighter fluid and matches, a deoderant flamethrower, molotovs, and occasionally even napalm—but they also use a revolver and a knife for when the fire is less effective. Typically, what gets them on the trigger the fastest is government authority. They see exactly one cop and the rest is downhill from there.

"7. What kind of clothing style do they like? What would they never be caught dead wearing? What’s likely in their closet right now?"

S/I of choice: Mothball

the worst part about this roast is that it is 100% canon for at least one of them