#kosmicdragon

So, I found a song called The Court Jester by thquib/Joe Swensen, and then an amazing cover of said song by Sanguine. As i kept listening to the song, and thinking about the lyrics, it inspired a sort of AU? or something? and i've just now gotten the confidence to share.

This might get cut off or something, since i dont know the current limits on asks. Also, preemptive apology for my rambling lol.

The italics (slanty text) is the lyrics, the normal text is my thoughts.

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I am the Jester, my job's to entertain

And it seems that soon enough it too will be my job to reign

Over all that you see, over all that you know

As the king is slowly dying, any moment he could go

Yes the king is slowly dying, any moment he will go

This section is the introduction to the DCA, who notices how the Fazbear Company is slowly dying due to his change to a childcare bot from his old job, and how less and less people are coming, and things they overhear from others. This section is also mainly a flashback to when the Pizzaplex was still open.

Oh! Sweet memories, come rushing back to me

As I trace my fingers on these haggard walls within your keep

Though my exile still stands, I heard my duty call to me

Because I am the Court Jester, I've grown tired of my sleep

After all, I am the jester, and I've tired of my sleep

This section flashes forward to a damaged looking DCA wandering a ruined Pizzaplex. It’s clearly been at least 10 years since the Plex fell into disrepair, due to all the overgrowth.

What good is a crown if the brow it sits on is that of a dead man

I'll wear my cap and painted smile with pride, my trusty baton in my hand

And you will see me, sire, I'll make my way back to you

You cannot stop me sire, your time is up, I see right through you

Mostly flashback again here. Mostly shows the DCA’s prime in their original job. With the last couple lines, it flashes forward again to the DCA’s damaged hand clenching in anger.

Though resolute you may pretend to be inside your walls

The people soon will realize that your feeble body can't forestall

The inevitable end that we all will one day meet

You are human, you are dying, yes know I it's bittersweet

But you knew this day would come, and you can't borrow steal or cheat

Yes, your maker gave you time, but you've run out, and soon you'll meet

The DCA continues to wander the ruined Plex, with flashbacks to when it was open throughout.  (or maybe someone else could think of something more interesting for this part, idk.)

I was awoken by some nibbling in my brain

A single thought, just like a knot, a stone, a weight I can't explain

That sat there pulling me to consciousness and waking soon I found

Myself entrenched in ancient earth, with roots and vines my arms were bound

And in this post-hibernatal state my mind was filled with clouds of doubt

Were these my memories? or something else? and soon I felt the urge to get out

Flashes to the DCA waking up buried under rubble some time after the Fire Ending. They are covered in plant growth, showing it’s been at least a few years since the fire.

Tearing, ripping, painful as it was

Vines and leaves gave way easy just because

All that's left in this world is decay;

Soon I knew what caused me to awake

The DCA suddenly sits up, and begins freeing themself with surprising strength.

With a newfound memory after rest

I felt something bubbling in my chest

Soon I felt myself losing control

Peals of laughter rang into the distance from my soul

I cannot recognize a single thing in front of me

The world as I knew it now is gone, is this reality?

Absurd and nonsensical, fantastical and daft

All that is left to do is sit right down and laugh

After resting for a moment after freeing themself, they remember what happened up to the building collapsing. They laugh as they realize they were completely forgotten there, the thought nearly breaking them. The instrumental part is just them sitting there.

Oh this world that I left you in

Has been tainted by your sin

And as such I have now taken it upon myself

To reinstate the reign of laughter and in health I will return

Oh I am making my way back I will return

Soon the people will remember the reason why they burn

And the fires in their might will start to turn

Pointing fists and shouting out with no more reason for concern

The DCA decides to try to find anyone they can, human or bot, and figure out what has happened since the fire. They meet some human they knew from the Plex, and they team up. Slowly, they start telling the world what happened.

Soon you will see! the world will turn upon its head!

Just you hope that you can see it 'fore you're dead!

Foolish king, you sit in empty meaning on your throne

But in my time away you've ended up alone

Oh, all the power in the world could never save you now

As the time at which your curtain's called draws nearer, get ready to take your bow

The age of reason is now drawing to a close!

And now I, the mere Court Jester, will his majesty depose

I will tip the gilded throne, in me the people will repose

Because I am the Court Jester, not all thorns come with a rose

After all, I am the jester, and this future I propose:

Let the fool, let me, the jester, bring the olden tales to close

Let the fool, let me, the jester, a new saga now compose

In this last section, there is a big time skip. The events eventually leads to a sort of sapient robot rights revolution. The vast majority of people support the idea, so those in power are “alone”. The ending could be either more positive, with humans and sapient bots living in peace, or whatever else you could think of.

S/o’s self esteem issues better be prepared to fight two boss monsters! Between Papyrus’s very loud words of affirmation and Sans’s more quiet reminders that S/o is loved, S/o will start getting used to it.

Pitch (Horrorswapfell Sans) is definitely used to the opposite reaction, people who think the hole in his face is ugly or can’t look directly at it long enough to even see those flickers, when they happen, so...

oh that so cool! oh hm let me think

when you start the game you’re deposited on a random world with a broken ship, so i’d recommend re-starting until you get an easier world? basically a world that doesn’t have super high or low temperatures, intense radiation or toxicity, such thing. if you start up on such a world it becomes obvious very quickly bc they quickly start killing you (since you don’t yet have any equipment to deal with those hazards), so i’d recommend going back to mode select, deleting that save game and starting a new one!

ideally you’ll start up on a world with mild weather and plenty of plants and animals that can provide resources, it’s not impossible to start out on more hazardous worlds but it is obviously more difficult~

what else... getting out of your ship creates a safe point! so hop in and out regularly especially early on to prevent lengthy re-doing of stuff

the game will take you through the basics (gathering resources, repairing your ship, etc) so just follow that and take it slow, explore a bit, read tool-tips and stuff... with the beyond update the game now has a catalogue that’ll show all the items in the game and some (like formulas) can be pinned so you can keep track of stuff you need or look up what’s required to craft things

oh also take a look at your analysis visor on your multi-tool early on! then scan everything you can find, every plant, every stone, every animal, bc it’ll provide you with money that you can then use to buy stuff on space stations for example! scanning things can also provide you with information on resources like what a certain stone is made of

other than that no man’s sky is very non-linear and mostly about exploring and gathering resources, so i’d recommend just taking it slow and enjoying the journey! if you want to read a longer, most detailed article on beginner tips i found this one which explains a lot of things nicely!

Hey, guess what i did again :3

I didn’t have the exact colors for him, but i got as close as i could! And could i maybe see Soul’s reaction to the gift art too? Im just curious if it would make a blushing tomato :3

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he thinks it’s ✨rad✨  (and so do i oh my god thank you???? you're so nice ;;)