Lore For Violet Rage AU

Lore for Violet Rage AU

Dropping some facts relevant to this Limited Life AU I'm writing. (An AU story revolving around the concept of Corrupt!Martyn.)

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To create another Listener, someone who is already a Listener must hug a regular player and the hug must be willingly reciprocated. (Of course, this won't work for any random hug. The Listener has to have intent and to be purposeful in their desire to turn the other person into one of them.)

I like this idea because it's a complete antithesis to the Watcher's controlling and cruel nature. They feed off the despair and suffering of players, while Listeners actively encourage player prosperity and happiness.

A hug felt like a fitting way to do a power transfer.

Violet Rage AU on A03

Since Jimmy beat the canary curse . . .

((--kinda-sorta. my opinion is that he's still the canary. that Lizzie was a miner who died because she went ahead of the canary and deeper into the mines. that Jimmy's death was still the precursor to more chaos, the warning that people took notice of. because almost everyone was oblivious to Lizzie's death (therefore, she did not act as a warning like a canary would), and so Jimmy still acted as the warning sign, if a late one. but I digress--))

. . . I decided to post some old art I had made of his canary wings. The markers bled through the paper and created a really cool no-lineart version of the sketch on the other side, which I think looks pretty neat :)

Also, take some Secret Life Scar. I'm loving the sunflower theme!

Media types in the Jimmy art: ink pen, ohuhu markers, pencil

Media types in the Scar art: ink pen, colored pencils, markers, ohuhu markers

I promised I'd make a better version of adult Gem. I'm a lot more happy with this rendition and glad I took the time to redo it.

Her deer body looks a lot more like a deer after I finally sat down and took the time to find a reference photo; also, her pose is more dynamic, her body's more proportional, and her clothes are 10 times better. So much happier with the new version!!!

OLD versus NEW :

To see the full image of Gem in all her mob-slaying glory, click on the images!!!

Media types: colored pencils, ink pens, markers, ohuhu markers

The idea of referencing the god tho is brilliant-- I hadn't even thought of that.

It fits really well.

I had only seen Mercury being used as a representation of Scar and Grian's closeness, which I feel isn't horribly relevant to Secret Life.

Mercury really seems to complement Scar's core personality tho, while I feel like Earth perhaps compliments the storyline??

Now that Scar's won, it's that time when everyone comes together to choose the winner's motif/symbol.

Grian is the Sun, Scott the Stars, Pearl the Moon, and Martyn is Mars.

Now what of Scar?

I definitely like the idea of Scar being the Earth, as many people have proposed.

I've also have seen some people propose Pluto.

However, I'm not a big fan of this one.

My reason for not agreeing with this option is pretty simple. Pluto, while sharing some similarities with Scar (like loneliness and being an outcast), doesn't really have enough meaningful connections or parallels for it to be used as a motif.

I think that since Scar's theme is so full of flowers this season-- Sunflowers, Poppies, and Lilacs-- this naturally connects back to the Earth, which also ties to a lot of other symbolisms as well, making it the better option out of the two.

So I've decided to throw my vote in for the Earth as Scar's symbol.

I think it just fits, in the end.

The Sun and Moon are both in close relation to Scar, with Pearl and Scar being each other's foil, and the Sun being vital to the Earth (desert duo aaaangst!!!). And the fact that all three are stuck in each other's orbits is perfect.

And on top of all this, is that the Earth is lonely. Just like Scar was this entire season.

The Earth is the only planet we know with such an overflow of life. The only one in this solar system that is covered in plants and animals and people. There is no other planet like it. It is alone in its uniqueness. And just like the Earth is alone in the solar system, Scar was alone in the game.

I think that loneliness, paired with Scar's flower themes, and the relation to the Sun and the Moon, is what makes the Earth such a perfect symbol for Scar.

I feel like any other symbol would leave out important aspects of his character and his story.

Anyways, what are your opinions on the matter? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Don't hesitate to mercilessly poke holes in my argument. It builds character.

. . . . and racist for us to draw from?? Spelling error, perhaps???

Now that Scar's won, it's that time when everyone comes together to choose the winner's motif/symbol.

Grian is the Sun, Scott the Stars, Pearl the Moon, and Martyn is Mars.

Now what of Scar?

I definitely like the idea of Scar being the Earth, as many people have proposed.

I've also have seen some people propose Pluto.

However, I'm not a big fan of this one.

My reason for not agreeing with this option is pretty simple. Pluto, while sharing some similarities with Scar (like loneliness and being an outcast), doesn't really have enough meaningful connections or parallels for it to be used as a motif.

I think that since Scar's theme is so full of flowers this season-- Sunflowers, Poppies, and Lilacs-- this naturally connects back to the Earth, which also ties to a lot of other symbolisms as well, making it the better option out of the two.

So I've decided to throw my vote in for the Earth as Scar's symbol.

I think it just fits, in the end.

The Sun and Moon are both in close relation to Scar, with Pearl and Scar being each other's foil, and the Sun being vital to the Earth (desert duo aaaangst!!!). And the fact that all three are stuck in each other's orbits is perfect.

And on top of all this, is that the Earth is lonely. Just like Scar was this entire season.

The Earth is the only planet we know with such an overflow of life. The only one in this solar system that is covered in plants and animals and people. There is no other planet like it. It is alone in its uniqueness. And just like the Earth is alone in the solar system, Scar was alone in the game.

I think that loneliness, paired with Scar's flower themes, and the relation to the Sun and the Moon, is what makes the Earth such a perfect symbol for Scar.

I feel like any other symbol would leave out important aspects of his character and his story.

Anyways, what are your opinions on the matter? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Don't hesitate to mercilessly poke holes in my argument. It builds character.

I watched Joel's 7th episode of Secret Life first this Friday, and by god, watching the start of the infection and the resulting domino effect from his point of view was terrifying.

His episode felt like a horror movie.

(spoilers for Joel's ep7)

Joel desperately tries to avoid contact as he watches the infection go from person to person via death messages in chat, quickly realizing something strange is happening. Sneaking in and out of others' bases to avoid being ambushed. Seeing the horde of growing zombies gathering at a distance as they search for victims.

Joel, watching the other players fall one by one, realizing just how many infected players are running around now.

I was on the edge of my seat for the entirety of his episode.