HaloWing

8 Wrong Time Travel

Alan has been drawing for 8 hours straight. He doesn't usually do this, he always takes a break to at least stretch, but he was procrastinating on work and ended up leaving it to the last minute. Now here he was, forcing himself to sit down and finish it. He had been working on this for 3 days without distractions.

But maybe it's not necessary to say 'is' but rather 'was'.

Since currently Vic was clinging to his cursor, preventing him from continuing to do anything, and whenever he takes the cursor off the screen, the moment it comes back, Vic runs after him. Vic's reason? written in the notes in the corner of the screen.

-Stop ignoring me-

Apparently he has been ignoring the stick for the last 3 days, which was unacceptable.

Vic usually explores the internet windows alone, destroying his applications and reassembling them into new things or playing around in the drawing tab, never actively seeking Alan out to play, only sometimes showing him his little creations.

But apparently spending so many days without even interacting and without paying attention to the stick seemed to be a no-no.

At least he still had one day left before the deadline, maybe a break wouldn't be bad.

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Alan had been working on art and animation commissions lately, apparently having 20 years of experience gave him an advantage, although apparently his body, specifically his hand, didn't seem to agree, since drawing a straight line was harder for some reason. But the important thing was that he was good enough to make money.

Lately he wondered how different this reality was from his own, since he never really specified much about the character The Creator until the creation of The Second One. Technically, The Creator was himself, just from a different perspective and with some personality changes. Since he didn't notice anything different until the creation of Vic, he doubted it would change much.

He's been procrastinating on his current project, the creation of The Chosen One. If the script is right, no matter what he thinks or feels, Chosen is supposed to attack his computer right at birth. He wonders if there's a way to prevent that somehow.

Maybe if he just created the drawing and didn't highlight Chosen as an object, even if it would make the animation more complicated and time-consuming, or maybe he should try his luck.

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Alan wanted to test some theories with Vic, like, did he work like the world he created? Could he regenerate? Could he feel pain? Could he die? Could he be revived? Maybe, but he decided not to let himself think about it too much; instead, he invited Vic to play fight with him. Alan explained that he could ask him to stop at any time. At first he seemed reluctant, but with encouragement, Vic decided to play. It was fun, Vic was creative in a different way than Second. He didn't have much stamina, but it was fun all the same.

Some days he felt like playing more aggressively.

It was funny when he beat Vic, the little stick wriggling on the rope was an adorable scene. Small and powerless, Vic was weak just like he thought he was. He was a character made to be smart and creative but completely weak when it came to strength. They would playfight a few times a day, it was fun.

But other days he could barely touch Vic.

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A few weeks of animations and his first major project was ready, but he would wait a few days before posting just to see if everything was right and without mistakes.

At that time he thought he would have settled with the presence of Victim. Every time he saw something moving in the corner of the screen, he got a little scare; it had improved over time. He was still afraid to touch the stick.

Although there was that time he was so focused on a task that he forgot that Victim was not a pc pet and may or may not have hurled him with the cursor and almost did not catch it before falling. Vic may not have cared or at least behaved quite indifferently, but he really got scared.

But, well… what he should focus on, is that at this moment he has Victim Files open, the personal ones, honestly, were already open 5, maybe 8, or 10 minutes ago? Sincerely, he was so nervous about making a wrong move and Victim being erased, which doesn’t even make sense, because if everything is as it should be, then even if Victim was erased, it could be redone. What he didn’t know was whether a new name would change him in any way.

Victim is not a very good name for a stick that he did not intend in any way to torture. So, change was necessary. The problem? Doubts. Will Vic be the same if he is renamed? Maybe something changes for better or perhaps for worse, but that depends on the name too. Yes, he thought a lot and argued with Victim quite a bit, or, well, he wrote a lot, and Victim didn’t seem at all impressed or worried. Maybe "The Firstborn"? "The one that survived"? "The reborn one"? ...ok, maybe not the last one, just in case.

-It’s been 13 minutes. Did you sleep on the keyboard again?- says Victim, sitting on the notepad watching his open file with some interest remaining despite the delay.

-No, Vic, I’m not sleeping, I’m just thinking- Alan sighs, -Got any suggestions for your new name?-

The victim gives shoulders. Ah yes, very useful.

-'I’d rather you choose.-

Ah...

-And if it doesn’t go well, to your liking, or it's silly?-

-Even so, I’d rather it be you choosing my name; it doesn’t need to be something amazing or perfect as long as it’s you choosing.-

Aww, ok, this is comforting and lovely at the same time. Now he's more nervous. regardless of that, it’s better to continue in the titles as the other creations will be, or should be.

Honestly, he’ll probably forget the name he chose if it’s too different. He really doesn’t want to go that far. Something he can still call Vic as a nickname, um... something about victory, so "The First Victory," "The Victorious One," or "The First Victorious."

"The First Victory looks ok, so... so it shall be.

He replaces "Victim" with "The First Victory" and saves the name.

Vic looked at the new name, then looked at his hands. Was the name good enough? sure it was a little silly, but he tried. Four seconds passed with them both standing in silence before Alan started to write frenetically.

-so….. you feel different?

something new?

feeling? thought?

looks better or worse?

it hurts?

feels more powerful?

are you still you?

are you okay?

vic? vic?-

Calm down, I’m fine. I don’t feel different, and yes, it’s still me.

-oh, ok-

Silence prevails, awkward, yes. Vic seemed both happy and proud, his hands on the cheek clenching them and their legs swinging one after the other.

-Why this name?-

-well, because I still wanted to be able to call you Vic, and also I wanted the word First-

Look what he found at a not suspicious garage sale.

Do you wish to initiate the Noogai3 programme?

Yes No

initiation of the Noogai3 programme

I was brought by force into a new world, a world full of possibilities, a world to touch, a world for me to play and explore, my great playground, mine to change, to create and to destroy.

If you look closely, the cursor is the same size as in Canon.

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Alan discovered something very interesting. Apparently the fact that stick figures were alive meant that other things were alive, like his drawings.

(no new stick figures, he was being a bit cautious about that)

The most fun was the guns, they actually worked. He was so excited about it, he felt like a kid getting a bag of candy.

But apparently there was a catch to this, everything he created only came to life if he had the will or motivation, like when he made a bird fight a snake and then made a gun to shoot the bird, but when he made a butterfly without any intentions, the drawing didn't move.

He wasn't sure how his will and desires directly affected the drawings, but he wasn't going to question it with a stick moving around on his computer.

Especially not now, because from time to time Vic has been acting strange, some days it opens the animation he made of the "original" Victim and watches it over and over for long periods of time.

When questioned, the only answer he received was Vic pointing to the animation and to himself.

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Alan’s mom: What are those little moving figures on your computer?

Alan: … desktop pet from a website I downloaded.

Victim creating a weapon while destroying the open websites and his homework.

Alan’s mom: Hmm… ok...

Later...

-Ok, we need some rules-

Just because Alan has complicated feelings about his accident creation that he tortured but not really, technically he doesn't feel bad, just a bit uncomfortable, and sometimes wants to press him down or test what would happen if he messed with his codes, and more thoughts he refuses to elaborate on. What has he been talking about? Oh yes, rules.

-Your little creations are not a problem but I need you to stop destroying my important files-

-But they all look the same.-

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It was a surprise at first, something impossible hapend, that thing moved as if it were alive.

It took some time to decide if he should continue with his plans and to feel sink in that that was not exactly his past. He questioned himself about how to even continue. But in the end, what a little stick figure like that one could do of harm if he was careful. So, should history repeat?

Yes.

It will be done.

Victim cannot escape.

The Cursor is faster.

It uses new things to play with, new toys.

The Cursor is having fun seeing the little stick running and reacting.

It was interesting, and curiosity was taking the best of it.

…

It's done.

…

He presses the replay button.

Alan and Vic observe the Victim from the animation fight against the Cursor only to be deleted.

-Well, I think it's ok for the first video of the series-

Alan wrote to Vic. He made something simple, with some little new ideas for future lore, but simple for… various reasons.

Vic, his new seemingly alive desktop pet, doesn't say anything, but a thumb and palm sign appears above him, followed by the number 1 and a question mark.

-Yes, first, I plan to do more in time, I have a story in mind-

He just want to play :)

I say; imagine being created by a being beyond your understanding. You are weak and young, and all you understand is that your God, Creator, Mother, it is the first things you see and know what should be. You feel like you want to be loved, looked at and touched, but that is not the fate that awaits you, you were created to be your creator's toy, a quick little challenge, a Victim.

Very dramatic? Yes, and I love it.

I really love reading about the relationship of 'Creator - creation', 'God - believer', 'The Mother - child'. More focused on seeking love and approval from a greater being but also do everything to achieve this, such in a possessive and dark way, but as a clingy and fluffy way too.

Cute Hatchling.

first meeting