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[alien_snipe]

For the past few weeks, I've known that my first character in the new Animal Crossing game would be an expy of my OC Victor. I've been using him in a lot of things; I get on these random tears every couple of years where I flog the hell out of a particular character, and his number came up this time.

And I realized that given Victor's origins, putting him in an Animal Crossing game might have ... implications.




Scene: the idyllic rolling hills of an Animal Crossing village. The grass is bright green. Small butterflies flit here and there among the peach trees. In the foreground is a male human, Victor, sporting thick-rimmed glasses with faint circular patterns, a white lab coat and a longish black ponytail. He carries a butterfly net over one shoulder and walks with a carefree, light-hearted manner. Small musical notes indicating singing trail behind him.

Panel: Victor passes by “Stitches”, a teddy bear composed of scraps of multi-colored cloth, who is fishing from a bright blue river. Stitches smiles and hails him.

Stitches: Mornin', mister Mayor! Beautiful day, huh, stuffin'?

Victor: Oh, hello, Stitches! Is anything biting?

Stitches: Not really, stuffin'. I got a pretty nice boot, though!

Panel: Centered on Victor this time, slightly closer in. Stitches speaks from off panel.

Stitches: But in a little bit I was gonna head up to the train station to see who came in today!

Victor has tilted his head to the side and wears a puzzled expression. A question mark floats over his head.

Victor: Hm? But nobody ever visits...

Another voice speaks from off panel.

???: Well, that's about to change!

Panel: Victor turns around to see other humans who have come up behind him: one with short brown hair and sporting a brown coat and hat, another with longer black hair wearing a lurid green shirt with an exclamation point on it. Victor is overjoyed to see them; his head is surrounded by an aura of warm light and flowers.

Victor: Oh! I remember you! You finally came! This is fantastic!

Panel: Violent scene change. In opposition to the bright, summery colors from the previous panels, the scene is now murky and dark with deep maroon undertones. Victor now has normal human proportions and looks haggard and unwell. He is curled up on a luxurious bed with dark burgundy sheets. The covers are tangled up in an unkempt pile to one side of him. Despite being naked, he does not reach for them. His long hair covers his eyes, but the lower half of his face is almost distorted in an unnatural smile. His voice is quiet and shaky.

Victor: I missed you … s-so much … I'll show you around! Come on...

Comments

[achika-chan.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about Animal Crossing, but I do not judge, because I'm slowly working my way through Pokemon Black 2. And I am a terrible person because this post just made me grin evily. Maybe I need to torture some of my characters.

[alien-snipe.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about Animal Crossing,

I've played all of the AC games that have been released stateside so far. They have different bells and whistles, but they all follow the same basic formula; you have moved to a little town populated with cute, big-headed animals, and you spend your days decorating your home, catching fish and bugs, and earning money to appease your jovial landlord. They're not for everyone, but I love 'em!

but I do not judge, because I'm slowly working my way through Pokemon Black 2.

I haven't played Pokemon since Gold! (The original, not HeartGold.) I'm going to jump back in this year with X and Y, though.

And I am a terrible person because this post just made me grin evily. Maybe I need to torture some of my characters.

That's always a fun pastime!

[achika-chan.livejournal.com]

I haven't played Pokemon since Gold! (The original, not HeartGold.)

Black/White was really good, and had a fairly strong plot for a pokemon game.

I'm going to jump back in this year with X and Y, though.

I"m gonna have to buy a 3DS for that. :/ But I know i'll end up doing it.

That's always a fun pastime!

I don't know what brought it on, but I've been thinking recently about this story i started in high school. Michael's not the main character but he's the one I love most. He's this prince, and his family gets brutally murdered in a coup led by one of his father's generals. But the General's always had a Thing for Michael, so he gives Michael a choice between two vials: One is a poison, and he can join his family. The other is a potion that will wipe his memories. The trick is that he doesn't know which vial is which and has to take his chances. He winds up taking the amnesia potion and the General basically makes poor memoryless Michael his (well treated) slave (in every sense). And then Michael's long lost baby brother (who everyone thought died in the coup and the actual main character) comes to take his throne back and is like "...Michael? D:? What? D:?" And Michael's like "Who are you and why are you in my room >:(?" and then the General's dickishness is revealed and Michael has a BSOD moment. It's great :D.

[alien-snipe.livejournal.com]

OOH YES I WOULD READ THE HELL OUT OF THAT. And I loved the excerpt you recently posted! I should have mentioned, sorry!!

[achika-chan.livejournal.com]

OOH YES I WOULD READ THE HELL OUT OF THAT.

LOl I knew I could count on you to support that :D

And I loved the excerpt you recently posted!

Yay! I'll definitely write more- maybe even tonight. I just really love breaking Michael's heart. And I haven't even talked about Andy! Andy the prostitute who is in love with Prince David who uses him and other low lifes as spies and shit! I just love that verse a lot.

[robynred.livejournal.com]

ohhhh nooooooo victorrrrrr ;_;

I would love to see this concept expanded upon, like maybe the Animal Crossing world eventually becomes Victor's safehaven when he does his lucid dreaming experiments, something like that.

I used to play Animal Crossing a ton but games like that are dangerous for me because they eat up all my time. xD

[alien-snipe.livejournal.com]

I would love to see this concept expanded upon, like maybe the Animal Crossing world eventually becomes Victor's safehaven when he does his lucid dreaming experiments, something like that.

Done and done!

I used to play Animal Crossing a ton but games like that are dangerous for me because they eat up all my time. xD

Mine too! Especially City Folk (the one on the Wii), because I approached it completely the wrong way and went "everything in my house and town must be PERFECT" when you really need to treat any Animal Crossing game as a long-term experience where you aren't supposed to get every achievement on the first go. Plus, the new grass degradation mechanic made my town ugly as hell after a while, and there's no good way to fix it.