#rollerthief

It was your usual sunny day in Detroit city. Humans out and about doing whatever humans do, and the local giant robot, Optimus, patrolling the streets.

It had been a calm day so far, nothing he could complain about. No Decepticons to fight, no human troublemakers to chase, he wouldn’t mind if the rest of the say stayed this way. As he approached a large crossing he spotted something alarming; a person getting close to the busy road, apparently distracted by something.

“Hold on there, citizen!” he swiftly grabbed onto the collar of the person’s shirt, stopping them right as a car speeded by.

Music is a great way to get a sense of a character’s personality, history, or general vibes. You might only have a handful of songs you associate your muse, or you could have a massive playlist that’s impossible to list. Songs make it for all kinds of reasons: the lyrics, the genre, or maybe you just found the song at random and it stuck. The purpose of this meme is to introduce your muse in the span of one album or less, share some of your musical inspiration, or even stuff you’re into right now while you write! You can explain as much or as little as you like (multimuses are welcome to do one track per character too!).

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles. This is just some shit Jake would say and thus vibe to. Besides, I couldn’t not open with a Beatles song. I have an image to keep up. Not to mention, Jake likes classic rock. That’s 40% because I think it would make sense and 60% because I like classic rock. The P in Pi stands for projection.

When I Grow Up by The Pussycat Dolls. Yeah yeah, I know what you’re all thinking. I am once again talking about the parallels between this song and Jake. And boy howdy, are there parallels! Wanting to be famous but then getting all the attention you want and regretting it? Jake of English baby. 

Rasputin by Boney M. Pipe down, I know I talk about this one a lot too. I even wrote a parody of it about Jake while my friends held me at gunpoint! When I first started reading the comic, I thought the parallels were kind of a bit on the nose. Granted, no one tries to poison him, which is a point against me. Nonetheless, I see a striking resemblance. 

When I’m Sixty-Four by The Beatles. Yeah. I’m putting another Beatles song. What of it. And, as I type this, I am blasting the first song. Anyway this is old-timey and domestic and sounds like a grandpa song. That’s it.

Winner Takes It All by ABBA. Oh shit. Oh fuck. A sad song. God damn it. This reminds me of the Dirk-Jake-Jane love triangle. Probably because it’s a song about a love triangle. Whatever. Either way, it’s my “Sadstuck” song for Jake.

You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi. This is a bit harsh, given how Jake didn’t really mean to fuck up that badly, but being shot through the heart was a metaphor I couldn’t just ignore.

Hollywood by Marina and the Diamonds. Living in a movie and being obsessed with Hollywood. Need I say more?

Lollipop by Mika. Trickster Jake song. Love is hard and it sucks. It even has a lollipop reference! 

BONUS TRACK: Post a joke song, a song fitting a relationship, or anything else you couldn’t make room for!  

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins (1964). Self-explanatory. Story time: A few weeks back, I was very, very sick and couldn’t sleep. I was up at 5am-ish and had a ton of cold and flu medicine in me. All I remember was playing this song on loop and imagining Jake and Jane singing it together. Do with that what you will.

Despite being the lead Tech officer(and the Director’s right-hand penguin), even he and the others of the EPF’s A-team needed practice with the elite puffles. G in particular was introducing the newer of the elite puffles, Techno, to an agent. Why him and not PH being the one to train an agent with a puffle? That answer was simple.

Techno was a Brown puffle.

Techno had to be trained by PH and a Tech agent, and planned out when he’d train with other agents. Normally, PH would be here to help training, but G could handle this one- and she had the other puffles and their training. “Ah- right on time! I know you usually train with PH when you train with elite puffles, but Techno here is a special case.” 

@rollerthief continued from x

“You’re not losing it!  Nope!  I’m talking to ya but I can’t see so uh....let’s see....”  Mephy responded, beginning to look for another device to hop to.  Retaining that independence from his Solo Navi days worked great for his curiosity that manifested in exploration.

Finding another device, one with a screen and speaker, the little Navi jumped to it.  In the real world, this appeared to be a quick jolt of electricity from the radio to the other device.  No shock though.

A kid… It had to be a kid that found her, after the explosion.

Bomber had her running around various cities again, various countries, for that matter, and thankfully, she was still able to keep up with his games. Even in a place she clearly wasn’t from, she was still pretty high on her game. But a kid of all people found her after Jack had disposed of the danger.

Maybe she really should invest in a mask…

All she could do was put on a smile and pretend that she didn’t have any injuries under her clean change of clothes. At least she was far enough away that no one could pin her between that and the more casual outfit she’d donned after the mission.

“Just in the apple for some buisness and decided to take a walk and explore. Sorry if I kinda startled you. Do you not get many people around this way or somethin’?”

Dingo, as per usual, was lost. He might have been a resident of this city for years, but the maze of the streets was still more than his brain could handle. Of course, his lack of effort to memorize said streets was to blame as well.

“The apple ? What are you talking about ?” Dingo had never been one for expressions. He took everything he heard very literally.

He lifted his delivery box, so the stranger could have a proof of his next words. “I got no idea where I am, honestly. I’m just doing some deliveries, so I tried to take a shortcut ... Didn’t expect to find anyone on the way.”

  “I’m sorry, I don’t usually... deal with stuff like this?”

  Indeed, what he viewed here as petty theft wasn’t exactly his forte. World domination and killer Robot Masters, he could do, but... stopping a human thief? Rock couldn’t exactly blast her, even with a warning shot. So, he instead teleported in front of her, and was aiming for a verbal confrontation instead. 

𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 .     innocence, big dreamer, waking up too early, walking home, being afraid of meeting new people, slim hands, always cold, reading a book under a tree, the smell of the forest, missing your home

𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐄 .     independent, caring too much for others, sharp looks, walking through the city late at night, the tallest and most spectacular building, iron, being single and okay in a world that tells you that being single is bad

𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐓 .    falling in love easily and heavily, traveler, the infinity of the bluest sky, storms, broken smiles, forgetting people who used to be your beloved ones, feeling out of place, mistrusting people, a fleeting romance

𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖 .     feeling as if you have seen so much and as if you know a lot, prejudging, tight hugs that leave you breathless, a grey sky, serenity, intelligence, being left behind, chains, smoke, the pride of someone wise

𝐃𝐎𝐕𝐄 .      petals, jealousy, being tired of living with the same old faces, whispered secrets, marble, sundresses, white clothes, the first sunset of winter, pride in who you are, learning to get over someone

𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐋 .     family,  golden light, the sea murmuring in your ear, summer afternoons, caramel ice cream, collecting seashells and other things and calling them treasures, living breezy and carefree, swimming in the sunlight 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 .     artistic, getting excited easily, dancing and singing while you are alone, looking at your friends having fun, no phone, being afraid of judgement, spring, a meaningful gift, the first ray of sunlight

     “I won’t crucify the things you do.”