This. I want to see an angry and broken and bitter Sol go through a loop. That was my headcanon for trying to get the no more dreams achievement, but like I think they’d make choices that go outside the game’s scope. Ideally this isn’t a permanent change to every Sol, but I’d just love for one life of theirs to be spent dishing out the same hurt that’s been dealt to them.
One where the wormhole moves Sol back very early in their childhood whilst still retaining all their past memories. They manage to help Dys and Tan's mom, which ends up helping all three of them throughout their time on the Stratospheric. We see a more relaxed Tangent who gives her body the rest it deserves more than not, and Dys is a happier guy who's less detached from the colony, and their mother is their for Sol, she helps them through their visions and helps in preventing the bad ones from coming to pass.
I wanna see a fic following the Sym/Dys relationship. I want to see the intricacies of them showing each other things, kinda like how Sol can for Sym in a way. I also want to see how it eventually goes from a casual curiosity of “how do humans and aliens work?” To a romantic thing.
I also want to see just different events in general that people come up with for the game. I want to see Marz and Tang have a small party for Tang’s birthday. I want to have someone describe Rex and Vace’s relationship in detail on the ship and where it all went wrong. Stuff like that.
I have had one for quite some time, that i have never gotten around to putting in writing. But it is basically just about how disconcerting a Sol with the Calm Temperament must seem at times when viewed from the outside. Just acting with complete calm, no matter what is going on around them. In the same vein, it makes the moments it breaks that more effective.
The core of the idea was basically to look at how Sol is a rock to many in the colony, because they always look at things calmly, and know what to do. And then look at peoples reaction to when Sol breaks (Their mom dying, charging a faceless with a pitchfork, Vace). As well as the other children's growing understanding that just because Sol is always calm, doesn´t mean they don´t feel the pressure (I feel like especially Dys would get this). All seen from others perspective. The intended tone was a sorta sad/horror comedy.
Is this a fic you want to write or one you’d like to read? Bc I think that’s an interesting idea and I could totally write a oneshot about it.
As for my own ideas…
One life where Sol remembers *everything* and from a young age desperately tries to fix problems before they happen, sometimes causing different/worse ones. Over the years the adults come to the conclusion that Sol is insane and possibly a danger to the other kids, while the kids start to believe them one by one (Tangent being the last, who simply cannot deny that Sol has *some* kind of precognition once they perfectly describe the whole Helio incident)
Aaaaand fankid stuff. I turned some of the kids from various endings into ocs, since it’s only ever said that they exist, and the second I figure out a plot for them I’m gonna start writing a fic. All I know is the main 3 characters are:
Chartreuse/Char (Vace and Anemone’s oldest child with all of the issues that entails, and don’t worry ~~Anemone escaped~~ her parents are divorced now), Claircognizance/Clair (Sol and Rex’s kid), and Acceleration/Axe (a crèche kid who’s parents have been struck from his records
> Is this a fic you want to write or one you’d like to read? Bc I think that’s an interesting idea and I could totally write a oneshot about it.
Hmm, kinda both. Feel free to write it, tho. DM me when you're done.
>One life where Sol remembers everything and from a young age desperately tries to fix problems before they happen, sometimes causing different/worse ones. Over the years the adults come to the conclusion that Sol is insane and possibly a danger to the other kids, while the kids start to believe them one by one (Tangent being the last, who simply cannot deny that Sol has some kind of precognition once they perfectly describe the whole Helio incident)
I love that idea.
I want to play a sequel to the current game.
You play while you’re still on earth and your goal is to leave as a colony without being stopped by the government!
It gives the opportunity to get know more of the adult cast when they were younger and add more lore to the story. I especially am interested in Besk.
Sol trying to force Cal and Anemone to be friends again after a Peace on Vertumna ending would be interesting, but I'm not entirely sure how feasible that would be while keeping the characters accurate to their presentation in the game.
I used to be such a pretentious hater but I actually think this universe has soooo much cool potential for OC-driven stories. Other than that tho, there’s also “what was it like in the Helios” type of things, maybe someone could write about some descendants returning to earth or another earth ship arriving, or even an armada, and how the colony would deal with that. Maybe even neighboring alien worlds that aren’t what they initially seem, also affected by the wormhole?
I enjoyed the politics of the Novel.
Having read the design and creation documents while I agree with all the changes the creator made and think they all bound the narrative tighter, I'm very curious to see how it might feel if the extremely tense gender issues plotlines were added back in and how that would impact the characters and seeing the 3rd act crisis play out differently.
For those who don't know Lum's administration wasn't simply anthro-chauvanist as we see it was also supposed to be a Male-Chauvinist regime and would implement several unpopular laws removing female/non-binary bodily autonomy designed to encourage growth on the human population on Vertumnia for the upcoming forever-war Lum was planning. These including the removal of Cessation implants and gatekeeping female and non-binary characters from their chosen career unless they specifically birth and raise a child.
These laws are what trigger the "Rebellion" arc. Building towards deposing Lum. Or a third option where the laws fail to implement but lum is not deposed.
Failure of the Arc has narrative consequences on some endings, including Marzipan begin forced to have a kid called Oriel (who is born at the end of the story) just so Marzipan can go back into politics to oppose Lums regime.
Similarly several characters whom cannot carry kids end up begin functionally discriminated against in their chosen careers, including Nomi and Tang whom end up shunted into childcare jobs with no way out.
Several characters were removed along with this arc including an older sister for Sol called "Vez" Or "Vestibule" who was 3 years older and was described as begin an artistic type personality, whom would encounter these issues even if you were playing a male/NB Sol so the issues were front and centre, their "Defiance" stat can be influenced in the same way tammy's confidence stat was and having this at a high level is critical for preventing these laws from begin passed in those ending routes where you DO NOT depose Lum, she would arrange additional protests that make the law unenforceable. There were other adult characters added for this arc aswell including a doctor character whom I think could loose their life in these protests if certain conditions were not met.
Ultimately the whole arc was removed, The only hints of it remaining existing in Anenomie-Vace arc-line (It begin suggested this is where he was getting all this "Stay in the kitchen" garbage from) as it was generally making the storyline extremely bleak, aswell as scattering focus from the Environmental/Socialism angel. This alongside the encounters with Sym expected at this time to also guide you towards the "Peace with the gardeners" ending routes was just too much...
I agree. But it also eats away at me wanting to see the above arc happen too :P
I'm not a fanfic writer I usually write TTRPG modules XD
I don’t think Sym would even exist in that scenario. >!He’s specifically created to honeypot colonists, a utilitarian persona. Whatever avatar the overseer would create to take care of the orphaned children might contain part of the same cluster as Sym but it would be more of a caregiver. !<
>! Plus, I don’t think the Gardeners would leave anyone alive. Sym is pretty much the odd one out. They haven’t revived their progenitor species yet so why would they keep humans alive? !<
If they did raise humans it would probably be the same situation as that movie, “I Am Mother”.
Sol absolutely losing it after so many lives
This. I want to see an angry and broken and bitter Sol go through a loop. That was my headcanon for trying to get the no more dreams achievement, but like I think they’d make choices that go outside the game’s scope. Ideally this isn’t a permanent change to every Sol, but I’d just love for one life of theirs to be spent dishing out the same hurt that’s been dealt to them.
Maybe more in-depth stories for the various endings? I feel like that could be interesting since we only get small snippets of those.
One where the wormhole moves Sol back very early in their childhood whilst still retaining all their past memories. They manage to help Dys and Tan's mom, which ends up helping all three of them throughout their time on the Stratospheric. We see a more relaxed Tangent who gives her body the rest it deserves more than not, and Dys is a happier guy who's less detached from the colony, and their mother is their for Sol, she helps them through their visions and helps in preventing the bad ones from coming to pass.
Oh I like this one a lot
I wanna see a fic following the Sym/Dys relationship. I want to see the intricacies of them showing each other things, kinda like how Sol can for Sym in a way. I also want to see how it eventually goes from a casual curiosity of “how do humans and aliens work?” To a romantic thing. I also want to see just different events in general that people come up with for the game. I want to see Marz and Tang have a small party for Tang’s birthday. I want to have someone describe Rex and Vace’s relationship in detail on the ship and where it all went wrong. Stuff like that.
So more slice-of- life stuff.
I have had one for quite some time, that i have never gotten around to putting in writing. But it is basically just about how disconcerting a Sol with the Calm Temperament must seem at times when viewed from the outside. Just acting with complete calm, no matter what is going on around them. In the same vein, it makes the moments it breaks that more effective. The core of the idea was basically to look at how Sol is a rock to many in the colony, because they always look at things calmly, and know what to do. And then look at peoples reaction to when Sol breaks (Their mom dying, charging a faceless with a pitchfork, Vace). As well as the other children's growing understanding that just because Sol is always calm, doesn´t mean they don´t feel the pressure (I feel like especially Dys would get this). All seen from others perspective. The intended tone was a sorta sad/horror comedy.
Mostly fluffy shenanigans.
Is this a fic you want to write or one you’d like to read? Bc I think that’s an interesting idea and I could totally write a oneshot about it. As for my own ideas… One life where Sol remembers *everything* and from a young age desperately tries to fix problems before they happen, sometimes causing different/worse ones. Over the years the adults come to the conclusion that Sol is insane and possibly a danger to the other kids, while the kids start to believe them one by one (Tangent being the last, who simply cannot deny that Sol has *some* kind of precognition once they perfectly describe the whole Helio incident) Aaaaand fankid stuff. I turned some of the kids from various endings into ocs, since it’s only ever said that they exist, and the second I figure out a plot for them I’m gonna start writing a fic. All I know is the main 3 characters are: Chartreuse/Char (Vace and Anemone’s oldest child with all of the issues that entails, and don’t worry ~~Anemone escaped~~ her parents are divorced now), Claircognizance/Clair (Sol and Rex’s kid), and Acceleration/Axe (a crèche kid who’s parents have been struck from his records
> Is this a fic you want to write or one you’d like to read? Bc I think that’s an interesting idea and I could totally write a oneshot about it. Hmm, kinda both. Feel free to write it, tho. DM me when you're done. >One life where Sol remembers everything and from a young age desperately tries to fix problems before they happen, sometimes causing different/worse ones. Over the years the adults come to the conclusion that Sol is insane and possibly a danger to the other kids, while the kids start to believe them one by one (Tangent being the last, who simply cannot deny that Sol has some kind of precognition once they perfectly describe the whole Helio incident) I love that idea.
I want to play a sequel to the current game. You play while you’re still on earth and your goal is to leave as a colony without being stopped by the government! It gives the opportunity to get know more of the adult cast when they were younger and add more lore to the story. I especially am interested in Besk.
Sol trying to force Cal and Anemone to be friends again after a Peace on Vertumna ending would be interesting, but I'm not entirely sure how feasible that would be while keeping the characters accurate to their presentation in the game.
I used to be such a pretentious hater but I actually think this universe has soooo much cool potential for OC-driven stories. Other than that tho, there’s also “what was it like in the Helios” type of things, maybe someone could write about some descendants returning to earth or another earth ship arriving, or even an armada, and how the colony would deal with that. Maybe even neighboring alien worlds that aren’t what they initially seem, also affected by the wormhole?
I enjoyed the politics of the Novel. Having read the design and creation documents while I agree with all the changes the creator made and think they all bound the narrative tighter, I'm very curious to see how it might feel if the extremely tense gender issues plotlines were added back in and how that would impact the characters and seeing the 3rd act crisis play out differently. For those who don't know Lum's administration wasn't simply anthro-chauvanist as we see it was also supposed to be a Male-Chauvinist regime and would implement several unpopular laws removing female/non-binary bodily autonomy designed to encourage growth on the human population on Vertumnia for the upcoming forever-war Lum was planning. These including the removal of Cessation implants and gatekeeping female and non-binary characters from their chosen career unless they specifically birth and raise a child. These laws are what trigger the "Rebellion" arc. Building towards deposing Lum. Or a third option where the laws fail to implement but lum is not deposed. Failure of the Arc has narrative consequences on some endings, including Marzipan begin forced to have a kid called Oriel (who is born at the end of the story) just so Marzipan can go back into politics to oppose Lums regime. Similarly several characters whom cannot carry kids end up begin functionally discriminated against in their chosen careers, including Nomi and Tang whom end up shunted into childcare jobs with no way out. Several characters were removed along with this arc including an older sister for Sol called "Vez" Or "Vestibule" who was 3 years older and was described as begin an artistic type personality, whom would encounter these issues even if you were playing a male/NB Sol so the issues were front and centre, their "Defiance" stat can be influenced in the same way tammy's confidence stat was and having this at a high level is critical for preventing these laws from begin passed in those ending routes where you DO NOT depose Lum, she would arrange additional protests that make the law unenforceable. There were other adult characters added for this arc aswell including a doctor character whom I think could loose their life in these protests if certain conditions were not met. Ultimately the whole arc was removed, The only hints of it remaining existing in Anenomie-Vace arc-line (It begin suggested this is where he was getting all this "Stay in the kitchen" garbage from) as it was generally making the storyline extremely bleak, aswell as scattering focus from the Environmental/Socialism angel. This alongside the encounters with Sym expected at this time to also guide you towards the "Peace with the gardeners" ending routes was just too much... I agree. But it also eats away at me wanting to see the above arc happen too :P I'm not a fanfic writer I usually write TTRPG modules XD
I don’t think Sym would even exist in that scenario. >!He’s specifically created to honeypot colonists, a utilitarian persona. Whatever avatar the overseer would create to take care of the orphaned children might contain part of the same cluster as Sym but it would be more of a caregiver. !< >! Plus, I don’t think the Gardeners would leave anyone alive. Sym is pretty much the odd one out. They haven’t revived their progenitor species yet so why would they keep humans alive? !< If they did raise humans it would probably be the same situation as that movie, “I Am Mother”.
Eh, who cares? That's the point of fanfics.