Believing The Strangest Things - Loving The Alien

I've been wondering for a while now about the actual length of Pascal's hair. In my 1970s AU, his hair is tousled, but I've realized that its length is actually quite similar to the original... (I thought it was shorter! That's the illusion created by his tragic “bald spot”.) The difference is that his hair is straight, with his “bangs” tucked behind his ears. His hair is also—unlike Lazlo’s—more grayish, with gray strands. Of course, if after all the stress he deals with and his lack of grooming, he ends up with grayish hair at almost 40 years old…

And that’s when I made a connection, and it occurred to me to analyze his father, Glarn—in his 40s, I’d guess, which would be the approximate age in these screenshots. 

To my eyes, Glarn is a man of mixed ethnicity—Arab (because of Notzo) and Black (Because of Zo)—which I took the time to look into as well. 

I couldn’t wrap my head around why he looked one way as an adult and another way as an old man, but upon closer inspection and comparison, I realized they completely changed his face so that Pascal and Lazlo’s genes could come through… 

Since that doesn’t satisfy me, I prefer to think that even in old age he retains those features he used to have, and much of that was passed down to Pascal—he’s the most like his father, I’d say, just softened a bit by Kitty’s genes. 

prompts by @/strangextown

daydream in blue - i, monster

On a late, cold night in 1976, Glarn Curious set out on his way through the bustling downtown streets of a more developed part of Strangtown, thinking that this would be a normal evening shift. However, on his way there, he was stopped in his tracks, seemingly frozen. A tinny sound screeched from above, accompanied by soft beeping. A real, live UFO.

Sure, Glarn had suspected, no, hoped, that aliens were real. But in all his years of tireless research, he had never found definitive proof or evidence. Yet, here they were, choosing him. He could almost cry from the sheer joy that bubbled up inside him. He wasn’t crazy! All those years of slaving over a desk, pouring over pictures with no clear meaning, defending himself from people who didn’t understand – he was finally vindicated.

However, this would prove to be his downfall. After all those years pining, the creatures whom he so longed for left him with more than desired after their encounter.

bonus notes:

Curious Family Part 3! The 'rents

Some of y'all have seen this on discord, this is my Hilverse Curious (+Smith and + Goth but mainly focusing on the Curious side) Family tree