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(characters belong to @amuseoffirebane/ @ask-the-becile-boys)

Do you have any thoughts on how they would have raised a kid?

Ohhhhh, y'know, it'd be easy to joke about how they'd be terrible influences and the most rowdy, trouble-inspiring set of uncles and aunt, but they'd probably be a mixed bag... They'd just stagger their bad ideas until the kids were older XD

Hare's squeamish around Human Oozes so he'd probably keep any babies at arm's length, literally. Once the kid was older he'd be teaching them card and coin tricks and how to steal from the adults, and then sneaking them out of the house, and you know you're gonna be getting your license soon, have you ever considered driving a get-away car. And of course if the kid was queer he'd be very supportive.

The Skull is 100% a disciplinarian and a snitch so that kid is going to do their homework. He'd be against Hare's influence in some ways, mostly in trying to point the kid away from stealing from other family members, and in doing so ends up a target for hi-jinks himself. The kid would not be scared of The Skull because he would not hurt them.

The Jack, well, assuming the timeline stays the same, he wouldn't be left alone with the kid a lot. In actuality he'd be more likely to run away from a crying child than to put them in any danger, but no-one trusts him at that point. Once the kid was older they'd probably get tasked with watching out for The Jack like Hare and The Skull were.

Dee was a mother in her past life, but there's only so much you can do from behind a closed door. She might offer advice to Hare when the kid starts to have complicated emotional problems, or talk through the door to them for short times.

Locksmith was locked up, but that's ok, because manipulation aside, the kid would find Locksmith borrrinnngggg.

Riker and Scratch don't super factor in here, but if they did... Riker probably isn't great with kids or teens and knows it, so while he wouldn't be mean, he'd be stand-offish. Scratch on the other hand is young enough to remember being a teen and would be friendly with them.

And Tatters would love the attention.

Has Scratch met Marshmallow, and if so, how does he feel about the Great Beast of Ultimate Fluffiness?

(and, though it is much less likely that she has, how would Dee feel about Marshmallow?)

and as always. here is a friend. 🐈

By the time Epilogue Part 1 happens, I doubt he could've avoided meeting Marshmallow XD Scratch does go back to Walter Manor, especially early on working there so that he knows what to expect on the other end of his remote work. I imagine he saw Marshmallow and immediately started looking for a ladder so he could scratch him behind the ears. Might be a little envious Peter VI gets to ride him around and is too polite to ask to jump up himself. He'll get the chance eventually.

Dee on the other hand would be put off by a cat she couldn't hold like a baby. Too big, too likely to crush her. Them's the breaks!

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[ID: A digital sketch in black and white. A screaming and crying snake (avatar of Muse) is coiled around a heart shaped cake that reads 'happy bye' on the top. The snake is surrounded by the Becile Bots. Dee is screaming back. The Jack says placatingly, "W-We'll always be with you! Kinda!" The Skull scowls while holding a forlorn looking Tatters. Hare winces and says, "Eeesh." Scratch makes an anime-style sweatdrop-and-closed eye expression. Riker grins smugly at the viewer and says, "I get a boyfriend in the next project." Locksmith's disembodied, X-eyed head lays on the table wearing a party hat. End ID]

@ghoulishjester suggested this as an end-of-blog celebration, and while I'm still looking for something to do IRL, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to do something really really stupid

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[ID: Nineteen digitally sketched panels in black and white. Some panels do not have anti-aliasing, making the lines more pixelated.]

[Panel 1: White text on black background reading, "Call connecting..."]

[Panel 2: View from a webcam of Scratch adjusting its angle, with SFX: fidget. Scratch has different prosthetics now, including a more robust left arm, a proper left eye, a nose and mouth, and a neck vent with a circular mark on it. He is smiling and looks less tired than before At the bottom of the screen is a name plate like the ones present in video chat programs, reading 'Royce Ellis (he/him).' He wears a Walter Robotics t-shirt reading 'WR']

[Panel 3: No anti-aliasing. A shot of the top of a picnic table. At the bottom of the screen the name plate reads "Riker Szarka (he/him)." Riker says from off screen, "-- oh! It came through! Can you hear us, Scratch?"]

[Panel 4: Panel is split diagonally. In the top left, Scratch smiles and says out loud, "Video's a little grainy, but I can hear you!" In the bottom right, Riker, in pixelated lines with name plate, says, "Eh, best we can do with rest stop Wi-Fi."]

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[ID: 9 digitally sketched panels in grayscale and green.]

[Panel 1: A cloud of green smoke with a dark center, indicating some people hidden within. No text.]

[Panel 2: The cloud starts to dissipate, revealing the silhouettes of three human men huddled together. No text.]

[Panel 3: The cloud continues dissipating as the three men open their eyes. The tallest, with his arms around the other two to shield them, is Black with sharp cheek bones and scars over his left eyebrow and on his left cheek. The other two are White-- the one on the right side of the panel wears a cabbie pulled down over his right eye, has freckles across his face, a goatee, and a long scar running from the corner of his mouth toward his ear. The one on the left has long hair, and concentrated eczema scars on his cheeks. No text.]

[Panel 4: The three look at each other in confusion. The tallest asks the one with the cabbie, "Tony?" Tony asks the one with long hair, "Jack?" Jack asks the tallest, "Frank?"]