More Headspace Thoughts- With Some Original Content This Time!

More Headspace Thoughts- With some Original Content this time!

EMOTIONS are getting switched around! Why? Because I really liked how the original game had the teamwork aspect presented- No one can give themselves their EMOTION at first! Aubrey and Kel work to make eachother ANGRY and HAPPY respectively, and Hero needs Omori to make him SAD.

Basil's skill, Tend (Maybe Bloom would be a better name), works like Og Aubrey’s Pep Talk, b/c Omori has Sad Poem, and I can't see Basil making people angry: To keep that teamwork aspect, he shouldn't have HAPPY as his main EMOTION. So, I shifted the emotions one over- Aubrey HAPPY, Hero ANGRY, Basil SAD. Instead of boosting their best stats, their main EMOTION covers their weaknesses and allows them to use different Skill Builds- Aubrey focuses on high risk high reward/support, Hero goes from healing tank to offensive presence, and Basil goes from squishy support to defensive wall.

Also ties into how 1) they handle Kel disappearing and 2) how they handle the death (Aubrey distracts herself with the Hooligang, Basil almost lives in the bittersweet memories, and Hero... Well, Hero isn't actually angry all the time, so much as he bottles all of his emotions up, then takes it out on whoever tries to make him confront it) (actually, all of them aren't fully exhibiting their EMOTIONS- Basil's cheery and Aubrey has her angst. But ehh. Never said I was /good/ at writing stories /j)

[SPEAKING OF!! I LEFT THE STUMP IN!! LIKE A GODDAMNED IDIOT AAA!!!! I didn't even realize until I posted to Ao3- Hells! Now I have to explain that somehow >=^/ ]

Okay Back to Positivity:

Theres no Ladder to Otherworld! They'll be using a different way to get to the stars- Mount Sheer!

Mount Sheer's basically a super tall mountain with really sheer cliffs- Hence the name. At the top, the peak is completely flat and growing differently colored grasses. In the center, there's a still pool of metalic water that you can walk on top of, and surrounding it is the Celestial Court/Milky Way Megalith- Nine massive, heavy stone pedestals facing the pond.

Each one represents a planet, and the planets will make an appearance- Yes, Pluto is there, and yes, the planets are all buff as fuck (minus earth). If I could draw them, I would- But I'm SHIT at drawing muscles.

Planet Notes:

Mercury is a runner- primary focus on legs, slimmer upper body. Would be the weakest of the planets in a fight. I could see him being a shopkeeper/hint system. (Mercury was named after the God of Translators, Messengers, Theives, and Commerce- Him taking on the role of squishy thief/chill storeclerk makes sense to me)

Venus is a body builder of a woman. Almost like Pluto, but legs too. (Bodybuilders are more based on physical appearance than strength, which I think fits well with the Roman Goddess of beauty and love- Not that she's weak, but her strength is a side effect of her appearance)

Earth would be like a swimmer- Defined arms and abs, but less buff overall. Ofc, that's only if she appears in a humanoid form- I kinda like the image of these super buff men and women and dog, and then just a literall ball. (Earth is 70% water, hence the muscle type. Again, might leave her as a completely silent ball)

Mars, or Rover, is a buff dog (Think Kengal Shepard Dog crossed with Japanese Akita for appearance- A Giant Akita with smokey markings on the muzzle and ears) He'd be a giant dog, bigger than even Hero, with a tail made of fire. Two moons and a variety of meteors/asteroids that follow him around. Has a collar made of space dust and everything. (Named/inspired by the mars rover, as well as Kel's connection to dogs. Hector was one of the Meteorites.)

Jupiter is going to be Huge. I dont mean tall, either- tho he is- I mean fat. He's a rotund, jolly kind of guy, who probably smells like cakes/cookies all the time. His muscle type would be that of a weightlifter- Legs and shoulders, but you can't see it unless he's flexing. (Jupiter's called the Gas Giant, and I liked the idea of a strong guy who was on the heavier side- Combined with that old meme video of the heavy guy (No disrespect- Dude's in better shape than me, lol) who lifted a huge weight while screaming, and I thought 'Well, that works!' Plus its less weird than... /Zeus/ /lh)

Saturn... Honestly, don't have a ton of thoughts yet. Maybe a Fatherly type dude? Like, he's named after Kronos/Cronus, the Olympian's Titan dad. Plus, rings are a marriage thing... Ok. Take that origin, change the behavior- Gonna make him a Malewife type of dude! Like, has a ton of kids, loves them all dearly, and dotes on them whenever he can. Happily married to someone, is seen holding little baby moons, looks like your average stay-at-home dad- Then you fight him and it turns out he's got defense for /DAYS/. (Has a rock core, after all) Doesn't really take the fight seriously, more of a "Aww, you kids are cute! Here, have a snack before you go," which would make Aubrey furious, I bet. Tall, but serious Dad Bod. Good dude! (No I am not projecting my father onto this character What do you mean?)

Uranus would be most like Pluto, as they'd be most muscular in the upper body. The key difference is that Uranus is hockey player and notably ice elemental. Probably more wrinkly and cracked over with ice. Absolutely body checks someone as an attack. Ice based attacks could lead to characters becoming SAD- slowed down and frozen over. Combine that with Uranus making himself angry ('Uranus worked himself up! Uranus became ANGRY!') and you've got a nasty combo! (Plus, HAPPY being strong against him works with the whole 'keep moving around and you'll stay warmer' deal! Love it when things work out like that ^^) Probably the lowest HP/Juice, but not bad Defense or Speed, and great Attack! (Ice hockey b/c I looked up old ice sports, and it was either that or ice skating- Idk what 'bandy' is- and I thought Hockey would fit an Ice Giant better. Probably can still ice skate tho.)

stars above I wrote a lot! uhm! Anyway! Feel free to yell at me about ideas! Asks or comments!

BasilKel swap AU notes

Woo! I've been sick since friday, so I figured I'll post some BK swap notes! These are from text messages with my irl friend- We finally beat the Omori route, and were supposed to do the Sunny route this weekend, so if some things seem off, its cause they don't know The Truth yet. (ALSO: THEY KNOW MY USER NOW!! HII!!!)

Anyway! Notes under Read More!

Idea originally came because of the Blurry Kel drawing/mod on Tumblr. Friend lit said "Man, imagine if Kel is the one who went missing instead of Basil?" and so it began.

A couple of HS Skill ideas for Basil: Plant powers, such as vines to slow enemies down or flowers to affect EMOTIONS. Also, I realized the pun Flash Bulb (As in, the kind used for old photography, and plant bulbs) and that's too good to not mention.

Friend was the one who came up with Kel Recording idea, b/c we were discussing what we wanted "his" house to look like. (In replacement for Basil's Shoe, Kel and Hero get a Blanket Fort! You'll see soon!)

This one's a bit weird, so stick with me: Kel's Pet Rock, formerly Hector, currently Roro, is going to be tied to the fast travel/Pluto "replacement". All we have nailed down for now is that most of the planets are going to appear and speak in one way or another (Roughly around Sweetheart's Castle section), and that the Mars representative is going to a giant space dog named Rover, and he'll act as fast travel. [Look, look- No one on this team should learn Flex /hj]

Hero's gonna end up being a bit short tempered by the end of the Headspace section. At first, he can hold it together, but as they search more and Kel goes unfound, the pressure makes him snappy.

Original text from friend: "Hero replacing Kel in bickering with Aubrey because of how callous she is acting about Kel's disappearance and Hero just not taking this well, snaps at her from time to time [return] Basil is just trying to break it up whenever it happens" (I'm not 100% sure how I feel about The Older Brother (tm) arguing with a kid, but it could be fun- or at least interesting)

Black Space is going to be fun! And by fun I mean angsty (hopefully")

I don't think Kel would go quietly. If he can fight, he will. The Neighbor Area and Spider Area would show that best, featuring Kel actively entering a battle against the friends (and dying after refusing to hurt Hero) and fighting Something in the Walls (Overwhelmed and consumed by Sunny's fear) on his own.

The other three are a bit harder to place/closer to the original:

Melon would need to be changed to match the pillows/cardboard aesthetic, but functionally could be the same.

Raft would be weird, b/c again, Kel would fight! If Omori attacked him, then he'd try to fight back, right? Unless he was killed in one hit, I guess, but still.

Treehouse... I mean, I guess it works! Don't fully get the Subtext of that one, tbh.

Then there's the room of original content!! Woo!

Remember Rover? Giant Space dog? I kinda want him to kill Kel in a Black Space room. Like, Rover has a key in his mouth, and Kel trusts him not to bite, so he reaches in to grab it, and naturally, Rover would bite him in half, then spit out the key.

Maybe a side room, where Omori tries to walk somewhere, but his feet get cut up by glass shards? idk

When I get some more time, I'll talk about some of the Real World ideas we came up with.

Am going to sleep. Part uploaded tomorrow

Basil-Kel Swap AU Drawing

Drawing of the babs! (I'm not good at legs shhh)

First three faces over Kel are his Tier 3 emotions (I've already changed the drool, but I don't have my sketchbook with me, so no updated Picture ")

Faces over Basil are his 1 & 2 tiers, and then him being happy about a new flower crown.

Let me know what you think!

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I FORGOT NEPTUNE AAAA

Okay, Earth is just going to be a planet- No face, no dialogue, nothing. Just a floating ball in space.

Neptune gets the swimming body. Doesn't appear at all at the summit- Instead, lives at the very bottom of MOUNT SHEER.

If the planets decide that they don't like a character (AKA: If the Main group can't convince them that, no, they aren't trying to kidnap a planet/force them to become Space Boy's Lawn Ornaments) the pond will drop them straight to Neptune's room.

Strongly implied that Neptune is on the very edge of Black Space and is being affected by it- Saying nonsensical things, referencing the Dreamer, not seeing the other three- So on and so forth.

BasilKel swap AU notes

Woo! I've been sick since friday, so I figured I'll post some BK swap notes! These are from text messages with my irl friend- We finally beat the Omori route, and were supposed to do the Sunny route this weekend, so if some things seem off, its cause they don't know The Truth yet. (ALSO: THEY KNOW MY USER NOW!! HII!!!)

Anyway! Notes under Read More!

Idea originally came because of the Blurry Kel drawing/mod on Tumblr. Friend lit said "Man, imagine if Kel is the one who went missing instead of Basil?" and so it began.

A couple of HS Skill ideas for Basil: Plant powers, such as vines to slow enemies down or flowers to affect EMOTIONS. Also, I realized the pun Flash Bulb (As in, the kind used for old photography, and plant bulbs) and that's too good to not mention.

Friend was the one who came up with Kel Recording idea, b/c we were discussing what we wanted "his" house to look like. (In replacement for Basil's Shoe, Kel and Hero get a Blanket Fort! You'll see soon!)

This one's a bit weird, so stick with me: Kel's Pet Rock, formerly Hector, currently Roro, is going to be tied to the fast travel/Pluto "replacement". All we have nailed down for now is that most of the planets are going to appear and speak in one way or another (Roughly around Sweetheart's Castle section), and that the Mars representative is going to a giant space dog named Rover, and he'll act as fast travel. [Look, look- No one on this team should learn Flex /hj]

Hero's gonna end up being a bit short tempered by the end of the Headspace section. At first, he can hold it together, but as they search more and Kel goes unfound, the pressure makes him snappy.

Original text from friend: "Hero replacing Kel in bickering with Aubrey because of how callous she is acting about Kel's disappearance and Hero just not taking this well, snaps at her from time to time [return] Basil is just trying to break it up whenever it happens" (I'm not 100% sure how I feel about The Older Brother (tm) arguing with a kid, but it could be fun- or at least interesting)

Black Space is going to be fun! And by fun I mean angsty (hopefully")

I don't think Kel would go quietly. If he can fight, he will. The Neighbor Area and Spider Area would show that best, featuring Kel actively entering a battle against the friends (and dying after refusing to hurt Hero) and fighting Something in the Walls (Overwhelmed and consumed by Sunny's fear) on his own.

The other three are a bit harder to place/closer to the original:

Melon would need to be changed to match the pillows/cardboard aesthetic, but functionally could be the same.

Raft would be weird, b/c again, Kel would fight! If Omori attacked him, then he'd try to fight back, right? Unless he was killed in one hit, I guess, but still.

Treehouse... I mean, I guess it works! Don't fully get the Subtext of that one, tbh.

Then there's the room of original content!! Woo!

Remember Rover? Giant Space dog? I kinda want him to kill Kel in a Black Space room. Like, Rover has a key in his mouth, and Kel trusts him not to bite, so he reaches in to grab it, and naturally, Rover would bite him in half, then spit out the key.

Maybe a side room, where Omori tries to walk somewhere, but his feet get cut up by glass shards? idk

When I get some more time, I'll talk about some of the Real World ideas we came up with.

FREEEDOOOMMMM!! WOOO!!

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