The Alternate Universe Meme

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The Alternate Universe Meme

1. Comment with your character.
2. Others will reply with an AU idea.
3. Thread. Profit.

AUs can be any AU of any kind, but if you need ideas, I have this masterlist and this tumblr to get you started.

Comments

[goatsongs]

Just because I'm saving people from monsters doesn't mean I don't have any social life. It's easier with you instead of somebody who doesn't know, anyway.

[aquaticrush]

I suppose. Are you getting along with your teammates? Do you think you've found them all yet? I mean, everyone who was injected with those samples like you were.

[goatsongs]

How am I even supposed to know how many there are? There's a lot of endangered animals out there.

[They could be searching for a while.]

[aquaticrush]

They can't have injected that many people! ...I think.

[goatsongs]

I don't know how expensive this stuff is, but I'd believe they could've injected as many people as they wanted to.

[aquaticrush]

At least that should be a help, right?

[goatsongs]

Have you ever tried to get a class's worth of middle school boys to agree on anything?

[aquaticrush]

...I guess not. But that means there are more people to fight, doesn't it?

[goatsongs]

There's that. I don't know how we'd get by if there were only five of us, or something ridiculous like that.

[aquaticrush]

I suppose. There aren't too many here, but we're trying to manage. And we're all adults -- you're too young to be dealing with this sort of thing alone. Um, I don't mean any offence with that.

[goatsongs]

Then maybe they should've injected some adults with magic endangered animal powers.

[They're doing their best, okay?]

[aquaticrush]

I'm really sorry!

[It's kind of sad how she's still like this when she's the adult and he isn't.]

But I know you're doing everything you can, and the people of the city really seem to appreciate you.

[goatsongs]

You know you don't have to apologize for things you had literally no part in, right? Unless you're part of the animal-power-conspiracy.

[Why is this adult like this.]

[aquaticrush]

But it seemed like what I said insulted you.

[goatsongs]

I'm easily insulted.

[At least he's self-aware about it.]

[aquaticrush]

I'm sorry anyway. Um, if there's anything we can do, I'm sure the library can help you out. Even if it's just homework help.

[goatsongs]

Don't you have anything better to do than a middle-schooler's homework? Saving books, or something?

[aquaticrush]

[sigh] I know I didn't do well in there. I probably don't look impressive at all.

[goatsongs]

There's only a couple people who can go in there at all. Looking impressive isn't the point.

[...Is this him trying to encourage her?]

[aquaticrush]

Um... thank you. I'll do my best! You're a good kid, Chuuya-san. [yes, she's still polite and formal to a kid...]

[goatsongs]

If you know I'm a kid, then what's with you calling me -san...

[RETASU IS WEIRD.]

[aquaticrush]

It never hurts to be polite?

[why.]

I'm sorry. I just don't want to cause anybody any offence or trouble. I made a lot of mistakes when I was alive, so I'm trying not to. ...Thank you for coming.

[Since he's rejected all her offers of help, she's not sure why else he'd be at the library.]

[goatsongs]

Everybody makes mistakes when they're alive. That's just a being-alive thing.

[Why is Retasu like this.]

...Whatever.

[aquaticrush]

[Smiles? It'd be unprofessional if she started sulking because a kid was rude, wouldn't it.]

If you need help, always make sure to ask us

[goatsongs]

You're not ever going to ask us for help. Why would we ask you?

[...for starters, you're kids...]