#halofote

"There once were a people that sang all day long..."

Halofote recounts the bloody history of the Visu People. You have to wonder how technology became advanced enough for cyborgs to be possible in the world of NSR, and of course there's always going to be some shady military operation using the less fortunate to test out some new form of weaponry... Needless to say singing isn't part of their culture anymore. Silence and perfect eyesight are a must for survival, thus their love for visual arts and traditional roles.

Halofote and his sheep, Polly, if they'd never been put through the cybernetic conversion process.

The Visu favoured sheparding due to having a connection to their beloved sheep that provided incredibly strong and naturally pretty wool. Said wool changed color depending on diet.

Polly's favourite things to eat were cucumbers, dandelions and sunflowers. Things she associated with her shepherd.

Oof this is spoiling the fun a bit, but I'll bite Anon. I'll just leave you lot wondering ;)

Tatiana - She's not happy that something so unethical has been going on under her nose. Vinyl City will not stand for what this madman is up to and NSR will not allow for him to leave unpunished. The question is, can she keep the thief confined before he slinks away back into the depths? The man was military, he has little trouble finding his way out of a bind...

DJ Subatomic Supernova - Years of brilliance and a well earned doctorate that could have helped thousands of people that needed such expertise, squandered by the follies of a man trying to play Dr. Frankenstein. He's appalled, from both a moral and ethical standpoint, and as an intellectual.

Sayu - She's shocked. Sayu is an innocent entity, one that revolves around music, positivity and love. Being confronted by the sheep rustler's actions is... Distressing.

Team Sayu - Halo might not be their favourite person, but bringing harm to a bunch of innocent animals for some sick experiment is crossing so many lines. They want to help bring the madman down! For the poor sheep!

Yinu - She's sad when she learns the poor sheepies didn't make it. She's a child prodigy, but still very much a child, so her first thought is that the nice man that liked her music must be sad to lose his beloved friends. She can empathize with him in a way.

Yinu's Mother - Hell hath no fury like a protective mother, especially considering Halo is only 23. Knowing he had to face a person that took away a part of his family for their own cruel gain... Motherly instincts are a powerful thing. She hopes Mayday and Zuke got a good few hits in, because she will finish off the tenderized bastard who would so callously steal another's animals and then kill them in horrid experiments.

1010 - They're a boyband but also military battle machines. And boy howdy, are they not happy to find out there's some criminally deranged monsters hiding in their city... Who'd want to hurt those poor sheep other than someone in desperate need of a full body reconstruction?

Neon J - He knows the culprit... God he knows the culprit and he's not taking it well.... His distress only makes 1010 more eager to join the showdown.

Eve - She's disgusted by what comes up after the battle. The rustler was a man with a vision... But this vision has certainly been warped into something heinously horrid. The thought that someone that could have well been an invaluable member of society, could lose sight of it all and do... This... It chills her to the bone.

A No Straight Roads OC concept character that belongs to a culture that's completely uninterested in music, and instead are all about visual arts.

This should be fun, considering Halofote has the unfortunate talent for accidentally saying the wrong thing on first impression (he is a simple boy, head empty, sheep thoughts).

I'll also throw in the supporting cast and B2J as well for the heck of it:

Tatiana - Pretty and intimidating lady! Reminds him of his grandma. Order is good! Doesn't get why this seemingly sane person endorses loudness... Oh she was being mean? Well sometimes you have to be mean to do good right? Like how he kills the things that try to hurt his sheep, even if they're just trying to survive too. Life is a cycle, cycles are order.

DJ Subatomic Supernova - The entire Planetarium dazzles him up until he meets DJSS. Halo herds his flock at night, so the stars were often his only company besides his sheep. Meeting someone who can tell him about them fills him with glee, and DJSS's spherule is the prettiest thing he's ever seen. He's sure to inflate the man's ego by pointing this out repeatedly.

Sayu - She freaks him out a bit... The bright colors and aesthetic are nice, but she's way too energetic for him and he doesn't get the whole love fixation. Sure it's a nice thing to celebrate, but certainly it should be done privately?

Team Sayu - The... The children were controlling the freaky fish lady? Technology was a mistake... Also shouldn't these little ones be in school? Where are their parents?

Yinu - Her's is honestly the only genre of EDM he can actually stand. It's less chaotic, and the piano reminds him of comfort. He's a little concerned that a little one is so exposed to public scrutiny though... That doesn't feel right.

Yinu's Mother - He'd have strong words regarding the fact she's pushing her little one too hard, but he's honestly afraid of her.

1010 - L O U D and F L A S H Y. He liked the color coordination but the moment they start singing, he is an anxious mess. They're like Sayu in that regard, too much energy for him. Immediately upsets them when he says they looked much nicer without faces...

Neon J - He knows almost immediately that Neon J is a cyborg, and he's wildly uncomfortable because the same tech used to bring him back was tested on Halo's people with... Catastrophic results... Feels genuinely bad for this poor soldier seemingly trapped in the past...

Eve - She's tall like him! Only less tall! And very pretty too! Her art sends him into the most gushy appreciative state of being you could ever imagine. He'll honestly spend hours looking at her works without rest if just to feel the stuff each piece makes him feel. Were she to ever visit his homeland, she'd be loved solely for her pieces and artistic views.

DK West - Halo has worked his whole life as a sheppard. The lives of his sheep are in his hands every night, so someone like DK West annoys him... Makes a point not to engage him because irresponsible/lazy people set him off.

Mayday - Please tiny one, S T O P S C R E A M I N G. And put that horrible, ugly, noisy instrument away!!! Halo doesn't like loud noises at all, so May's explosive personality upsets him.

Tatiana - She's a busy woman. On top of managing NSR, trying to sort the power crisis, and dealing with the fallout of the rock revolution, she doesn't really have time for meeting random city visitors. I think she'd only meet Halo if he requested help in getting a message out about his stolen flock of sheep, and upon realizing his people are mechanical but completely against doing things with tech, she might find the simplistic nature of his people both curious and nostalgic. Oh to be a simple shepard without need for fretting over city wide power outages...

DJ Subatomic Supernova - Halo is an ego boost. When his search leads him to the planetarium the entire theme of it is so aesthetically compelling to him that the music doesn't bother him in the slightest! And upon seeing Subatomic and being capable of appreciating his spherule's beauty and his complex knowledge of the stars? DJSS will let this lack of privilege passes fly for once, because he's about to show off big time to this impressionable satellite.

Sayu - She's not sure why he's backing away from her, nor why he seems appalled by her celebration of the beautiful human condition that is love. She's looking like herself... Unless she's currently a fish with legs and didn't realize? Surely that didn't happen again...

Team Sayu - They're a little bummed out that he doesn't seem to think Sayu is cute or endearing. They're also not too pleased by how patronizing he's (unintentionally) being towards them! They'd probably do something about it too if he wasn't a 13-foot war machine...

Yinu - He walks in on her during a rehearsal, which annoys her. Instead of being disruptive like B2J though, he just sits down and appreciates the calmness of the piano. He doesn't want to interrupt so he waits for her to be done. She appreciates that, even if he's not supposed to be there... But hey, knowing someone likes her music for what it is, rather than because she's a prodigy is a nice change. Music is to be shared. After Yinu finishes the rehearsal she is even prouder to realize Halo doesn't really like music, but that the piano helped him feel genuinely better despite running around desperately looking for his flock. This big dumbo is nice, she hopes he finds his sheepies.

Yinu's Mother - She's not happy that he intruded on Yinu's rehearsal, but upon noticing he's being respectful and waiting, she lets him be. Once her daughter is done tho, she demands an explanation. She's filled with pride that Yinu's talent can reach even a tin ear that doesn't like music, and is slightly alarmed someone in Vinyl City would go out of their way to steal another people's livelihood for unknown reasons. That's just not right. It's like if someone stole her baby's piano! She hopes he finds his flock soon.

1010 - At first they're ready to show off, but upon realizing their energetic behaviour is upsetting him, they freeze up unsure how to proceed. Eloni is elected to speak to him since he's more soft-spoken. They're a little overdramatic about his quest and bid him good luck, promising to get the message out in their district. Before Halo moves on the group takes selfies... With his polaroid sheep. Poly seems to thoroughly enjoy the experience.

Neon J - The two of them are very on edge around each other. Be it because Halo pities Neon J's condition, or because Neon J knows the story behind Halo's people, they're really not comfortable interacting. Neon does find it awfully strange someone would steal a bunch of mechanical sheep that can only produce pictures... That's a waste of time, unless there's something more sinister afoot...

Eve - She's used to fans being smitten with her and her fabulous art, but Halo is... An experience. The thought that her art can really touch the hearts of a people that's all about visual beauty is humbling. Something about Halo's people also brings her a little inspiration for a few pieces on identity and culture.

DK West - Doesn't really have an opinion since Halo doesn't really seem to want to engage him all that much. Lets him be and only finds out what brought him to Vinyl City later on when either Tatiana or 1010 announce that there's strange activity going on. Makes a note to keep an eye out, but his usual laid-back nature doesn't make him the best at judging when a situation is odd enough to be concern worthy.

Mayday - Holy heck, that guy is TALL. Which really doesn't amount to nothing when he curls in on himself and backs away from her. She's a little unsure how to feel about an entire people that hate on music? What's not to like about music? It unites people! But hey at least the guy's little pet is really cute!

People seem to keep misspelling his name so I'll spell it out here in bold: HALOFOTE, 'fote', not 'note'. His sheep is also called Polly.

As for if they visited the city for whatever reason if the Visu were never forcefully invaded, he would very much still love the Natura and Fever Dream Districts.

Now he'd also be more appreciative of the destinctive music types as well, since he would have grown up around music.