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Basil - Kel Omori RoleSwap AU
(Stars I need an actual name for this thing-) This is a collection of Notes and Thoughts I have about my interpretation of the AU! Please understand- I've been working on this with an IRL friend who hasn't played through the Faraway segments and doesn't know the Truth yet (soon, but not as of this point), so I haven't had a good way to brainstorm about it yet.
ALSO: I know I may seem somewhat incoherent at points, as a lot of things are based on my and said friend's interpretations of the characters. I'll try to explain if requested.
Headspace will be different! Since Kel (an active force) is replaced with Basil (Significantly more passive), major events and places including either or both of them will have to be changed to keep working, and some character dynamics will be shifted. The fanfic will mostly be the group's adventures through Headspace- As if it were an actual game/mod.
Pre-Vanishing below Read More:
Omori's greeted by Hero, Aubrey and Basil, ofc. Kel isn't part of the initial group because "Kel and Aubrey have been going at it again.' ... 'It’s to the point where Kel won’t even come into the Neighbors room if Aubrey’s here."
Basil's wearing sleepwear, and Kel's got a more awake outfit! The most important thing about this is that Basil's got his Jump Rope as a belt (Where else would I put it?) and Kel has a blanket cape. I'm gonna draw or sprite them later, b/c I'm completely in love with the idea "
Basil still has a flower crown! It would be equipped as a weapon, but he uses his Jump Rope as a whip in fights. When the friends disagree or fight, it starts falling apart and dying faster- Aubrey's Stuffed Toy quest is replaced by Basil needing to find a replacement for his current crown. (Would be called Flower Crown, or something similar) (Bonus: Basil infodumps about each kind of flower in his crowns when he first gets them)
I write the characters as having EMOTIONS (like the colored auras) even out of battle. Kel would experience 3rd tier EMOTIONS, and goes MANIC before he goes missing because he gets over-excited about something.
No watermelons- Instead, there are cardboard boxes or pillows that Omori can slice apart. (Kel can't take care of plants, but he and his brother are Master Blanket Fort Makers, after all! Plus, I figure Kel would be a crafty kid)
Hero's a bit more proactive in this so far, physically stopping Kel and Aubrey's fights and calming Kel out of MANIC. He'll probably be a bit more high strung as well, since he's looking for his little brother. (I kind of want to have him be the one to cry after Space Ex-Boyfriend- "He's not here either... Sniffle... God, I'm such an awful brother."- but I'm not sure if that makes enough sense to put so early.)
Kel has a Camcorder! Its digital, and he uses it to record any and all things he thinks he should remember/are interesting enough. Its a secondhand, off-brand device that he uses so much he's dented it and worn off some of the paint. [In reality, the viewer's been snapped off, and its lost/hidden somewhere in Sunny's house. Kel got it for his birthday the year before the recital, and used it whole year. His parents recorded all of Hero's events- The spelling bee, the cooking competition, and such- and told him that 'we record things so that we can remember them and watch them again later', so he wanted one that he could use on his own.]
The tutorial sections are actually just for Basil! Kel goes into battle and bring Basil with him so that he can teach Basil how to fight and use his skills. (Would break the fourth wall a bit, but Canon does the same, so I'm not too torn up ") (Everyone but Basil would basicallly start at level 2, reasoning that they do fight monsters on their own.)
Kel's got some OP battle skills, because he doesn't stay on the team. [Also, way, way farther than where I am in writing rn- Black space involves Kel fighting of dangers on his own, and I want it to be an overconfident into overwhelmed kinda thing "]
Kel's "Basil's house/garden" equivalent is a Blanket Fort set up between a mountain and forest, with half for Hero and half for Kel. Kel's half (the primary focus) is a sunset colored living room, filled with blankets, pillows, stuffed animals- the usual kind of stuff you might find in a sleepover. (I think? idk I'm weird) It has shelves of movies and comic books, themed by who likes what, and a wall spanning projector screen so they can watch them. It would be the fourth wall if in a game/mod, and Kel would get yoinked after it starts playing his memory of the Truth. [My friend had the idea of him calling out to Sunny before he gets got, b/c we're both shipping trash and Caprisun is The Good Shit, but I'm not sure it makes enough sense.]
I'll talk about a bit more soon, but I've got a thing today, so. It'll have to be later. Soon " Feel free to interact/Give ideas/Tell me it's unrealistic- whatever! Will respond asap "
BK Swap Kel Sprite Edit
Just a lil dude
BasilKel Swap Prologue Part 1
NEIGHBOR'S ROOM
WHITE SPACE's door swung open to a colorfully decorated room. Omori’s socked feet sank into the soft pink carpet, and they glanced around the room. A picture and a blender sat all the way at opposite ends of the counter, and next to the blender, a toaster and an unopened present surrounded a plush pillow shaped like a girl’s head. In one corner of the room, a tree had grown tall, scraping the roof of the Neighbor’s Room, and in the opposite corner a scrapbook filled with pictures lay open. A blue cardboard box sat next to a puddle of water that seemed to ripple endlessly.
In the center of the room, Omori’s friends were playing a game of cards.
His eyes met a familiar, shorter boy’s, and with a gasp of excitement, Basil jumped up and raced forward, playing cards and loose leaves and petals scattered in his path.
“OMORI! I was hoping you would show up!” he cheered, eyes glittering happily. “We were about to start another game! Do you wanna join us?”
“Ahem!” Aubrey cleared her throat, and he turned back to see her glare, and the overturned cards.
“Oh, um! Whoops, heh heh,” Basil got quieter, flushing pink at the trail he'd left.
Aubrey crossed her arms, face all puffed up. “Basil! You should know to be more careful about that by now! You can’t get that upset about losing a game!”
Hero raised an eyebrow, “Hey now, Aubrey, calm down. It’s just a game, after all.”
She glared at him too, before whipping her head to the side. “You’re just saying that because you were winning, Hero!”
Hero sighed, and Basil began to scoop up the cards near him.
“I’m sorry Aubrey! I didn’t even think about it.” He rubbed the back of his head as he picked up the last one, and she glared. Nervously, he clasped his hands together and gave her his best puppy dog eyes. “Please? I really didn’t mean it.”
She stared at him for a second more, before gently thwacking his arm with Mr. Plantegg and huffing. “Fine! But don’t do it again.” Hero laughed under his breath, and she wacked his arm too, harder this time. “And don’t you say anything!”
Basil was wearing the same thing as always: A soft short-sleeve shirt, a pair of baggy sweatpants with deep pockets, his jump rope tied tight around his waist as a belt, and one of his dozens of flower crowns. This time, his Flower Crown was made of yellow and orange flowers with long triangular petals and thin, protruding plant… things? Twigs?
Omori didn’t know the word.
It was pretty, and clearly made with all the love and care Basil always showed his creative projects, but it still seemed to be falling apart. Even as Omori watched, it shed another petal into Basil’s hair. Huh.
Basil reached up to fiddle with the flowers, frowning. Behind him, Aubrey was giggling to herself, and Omori turned to look at her.
She was focused on something in her hands, and when he stepped closer, she looked up and beamed at him, glowing yellow, faintly.
“Oh, Omori! Look at this!” Aubrey held up a small rock, smiling mischievously. “It’s a pet rock! And not just any old pet rock, either. I nabbed it from Kel when he wasn’t looking!” The rock stared up at Omori from her hand, seemingly unphased. “Hehe~ Are I the greatest? I think I’ll call them… Roro!” Hero glanced over, brow creasing.
“I don’t think you can just rename Kel’s pet rock like that, Aubrey.” he said, then more to himself, “And you probably shouldn’t steal from him either. You’ll have to give it back at the picnic. Alright?”
She rolled her eyes, then put the newly renamed Roro in her dress’ pocket. “I bet Roro’s a better name than whatever he’s thought up.”
Omori turned his attention to the eldest, and Hero smiled warmly.
“What’s up Omori? We’ve been waiting for you, you know?” Hero greeted. He glanced at Aubrey and Basil as they reorganized the cards, then sighed. “Kel and Aubrey have been going at it again. You’d think they’d get tired of it, but they’re both just so full of energy.”
“Kel starts it!” Aubrey yelled.
Basil made a face. “You shouldn’t talk about someone when they’re not there. Kel can’t defend himself!”
“Pbbbt!” She blew a raspberry at him. “I’m right, though!”
Hero watched them, then shook his head. “It’s to the point where Kel won’t even come into the Neighbors room if Aubrey’s here.” he said, then perked up a little. “He’s with Mari, at her picnic! We’ll set out as soon as everyone’s ready.”
Basil looked up from where he’d been adjusting his flower crown, smiling softly as he did.
“It’s nice to see you again, Omori! It's no fun getting caught between Aubrey and Kel’s fights on my own. Heh heh.” He paused to readjust his crown again, only to sigh as one of the flowers fell apart between his fingers. “Ah, there it goes again… whenever I get caught up in their arguments like that, my FLOWER CROWNS just fall apart. I feel so bad for the flowers...” He looked blue, staring at the petaled remains for a moment.
Their bow wearing friend jumped to her feet, eyes wide. “That’s why it falls apart so easy? I’m sorry Basil!”
He shook his head smiling, and the SADness faded away. “It's okay! That’s why I make so many of them! There’s not really anything I can do to stop it, after all. Flower crowns only last so long.”
“But still! I bet it feels weird to go out without something cute like that after wearing it for so long. Do you have another one you can wear?” Aubrey tilted her head. Basil shrugged, so she turned to Omori. “No way there’s not at least one CUTE ACCESSORY in here. Omori, let’s look for one! We’ve gotta look our best for Mari’s picnic! Right, Hero?”
Omori didn’t wait for an answer, already wandering around the room.
Basil waved his hands frantically. “It’s really no big deal, Aubrey! I don’t really need a flower crown, y’know?”
“Yeah, but they’re super cute, and you always wear them! Plus, it’s Kel’s fault they fall apart in the first place, isn’t it?”
Basil shrunk in on himself, mumbling “not on his own,” under his breath as Hero stepped in.
“Hey, Aubrey, calm down. If you want to look around, it should be just fine,” Hero glanced at the Giant Yellow Cat, thinking. “We do have some time to spare… Just don’t be too long.”
“We won’t! We’re a great team after all, right Omori?” the girl cheered. It was at that point that she noticed the monochrome boy had wandered off. “Omori?”
There was the sound of tearing paper, and the group jumped. They all whipped around to see Omori standing over the box, holding a flower crown made of dandelions.
“Huh? What- Oh, you found one! Good job Omori!” Basil cheered.
Aubrey made a face as Omori handed the DANDY CROWN over. “Hey, aren’t those weeds, though? Don’t you want a nicer flower?”
“Of course not!” Basil smiled up at her, eyes alight. “Dandelions are actually very interesting plants! For one, they’re edible, almost the whole flower- just not the stem. And they’re good for you, too!”
He held up the crown, turning it this way and that, as if showing the crown off at a new angle would let the others see the benefit of the ‘debatably a weed’ crown. Omori leaned a bit closer to get a better view as Basil continued.“They’ve got a lot of vitamins in them. Because of that, some places used to use them in medicine to help cure all kinds of illnesses, without even knowing what they were caused by! Oh, and they mean something neat too! Dandelions symbolize rebirth, growth, and hope!”
Hero smiled as he thought to himself, remembering something. “Don’t they have something to do with wishes, too?” Basil beamed at the eldest.
“Mm hmm! But not when they’re flowers like this. They have to get all puffy first, and then you can blow all the seeds away to get a wish!”
Basil grinned, seemingly gearing up for another round of Fun Plant Facts, when he noticed Omori staring at him.
“Uh, a-anyway! Thank you for your help, Omori!” Basil sputtered, placing the crown in his hair and looking away in a fluster. “you’re the best…” his voice trailed off at the end, barely a whisper as his face glowed with blush.
Aubrey giggled to herself. ”Ooohh~! Is something wrong Basil? Do you have a cruush~?” She teased. The flower lover glared up at her, blush still shining.
Basil and Aubrey distracted by her teasing, the youngest turned back to Hero.
“Hey, thanks for helping settle that, Omori! I was a little worried that we’d end up looking for flowers all day again.” Hero ruffled his hair gently, chuckling kindly. “Mari invited us for a picnic at the playground, you know. Kel’s waiting for us there, too! Do you want to go see them?”
Seeing two of his favorite people? ‘Yes’ please!
Omori nodded, a bit more force than normal, and Hero ruffled his hair again.
“Alright everyone… Let’s go to the picnic!”
The group fell in line behind Omori, and he started towards the stairs. Then, he stopped to think. The neatly stacked cards seemed to call to him from the floor.
‘Do you want to play cards with your friends?’
The game moved quickly, most victories going to Omori, with Aubrey and Basil battling for second and Hero lagging behind.
‘The cards have been rescattered all over the floor, as is the fate of all toys brought into the Neighbor’s Room.’
‘Card Carnage. Cardnage. A true crime.’
Main story's being a little annoying rn- I don't have anytime to play, so no Vast Forest progress, and I don't have a ton of inspiration on how to write Mount Sheer, so Original Content's been dry too, T.T
I might just start writing drabbles for BK. Stuff like RW interactions, Parts of the Event, shipping fluff. I've kinda hit a point where I need to just start doing something- Get some momentum, you know?
So, yea! Feel free to give me stuff you wanna see, and I'll give it my all!
Might also post some of the BK au Planets later. Don't shame me too hard for them, heh!
Here are some of the planets! Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars/Rover, and a first go at Saturn!
If there are any questions, lemme know!
Say, do these count as OCs? /hj
Basil-Kel Swap Part 7
The second Omori enters the Neighbors Room, he recognizes two things.
One, Aubrey and Basil are playing War, while Hero stands over them, looking uneasy. Two, Hero has spotted him, and runs over at full speed, grabbing his shoulders.
“Again?! You two should watch where-” Aubrey yelled, cutting herself off as she turned towards the eldest. “Omori?!”
Basil followed her eyes, then gasped and jumped to his feet. “Omori, you’re back! Thank goodness you’re okay!”
“Where have you been?” Hero asked, eyes desperately flicking over his face. His face was closer to gray than it had been in a long time, but his aura pulsed with a faint red, likely in time with his heartbeat. “Mari’s been worried sick! You shouldn’t scare us like that! Is Kel with you? I swear, if this was some tasteless joke-!”
Aubrey whacked Hero’s arm with Mr. Plantegg, puffing up her cheeks, and he startled enough to let go of Omori. “Omori definitely wouldn’t help Kel with this dumb of a prank!”
Omori looked them over, then turned to Basil. The Dandy Crown was almost out of petals at this point. A head tilt got his question across, and Basil explained.
“Kel… When we got back to their house, his half was totally empty. Nothing but a blanket fort,” Basil said. He curled in on himself, looking miserable. “We’ve already looked all around the playground, and the clearing, and the tunnel… But no luck.”
Hero took a step back from the children, breathing through his nose, and nodding. “We should go tell Mari you’re okay. (Maybe, she’ll have found him…)” The last part was muttered under his breath.
Everyone lined up, and Omori took a moment to think.
‘Kel’s missing… So it really is time? But why now…’
A dark square shadow hovered in front of them. Hero walked right through it, Basil and Aubrey right behind.
Omori reached out, touching the ‘A’ key, and following after.
‘11 keys left…’
“Omori! You’re okay!” Mari had him wrapped in a hug before he could even think. He didn’t mind- Mari’s hugs always were the best. He leaned into her before she pulled away, looking sad. “Don’t worry me like that.”
Omori nodded, and she smiled at him. The smile fell as she looked to the other teenager.
“Any luck?” Hero asked, and her face fell further.
“Nothing yet, Hero. I’m sorry.”
He clenched his hands, then relaxed them as he breathed out. His eyes watered.
“It’s… it’s not your fault, Mari. We just need to look somewhere else then, right?”
Aubrey gripped Omori’s hand, making him look at her. “At least we found you, Omori! You aren’t helping Kel with some big joke, right?” Omori shook his head, and Aubrey grinned up at him.
“I really hope Kel will be okay… He’s strong, but also… kind of careless,” Basil mumbled the last part under his breath, looking hurt by his own words.
Aubrey snorted. “He’ll definitely be fine! I think that he just decided to run off to mess with us! He took Omori with him, but because he’s smart, Omori decided to go back to his room instead. I bet that’s all that happened!”
Hero sighed in a way that said this was not the first theory of its kind Aubrey had offered, and Mari chuckled warmly.
“Well, it certainly would be nice if that were the case, wouldn’t it? But I think you’re definitely right about one thing. Kel will be okay!” She looked at Hero, before drawing him into a hug. He sighed as he leaned against her. “He will, Hero. Trust me! It’s at times like this when we gotta stay positive!”
Basil glanced between the two, before nodding. “You’re right! We’ve already checked once, but maybe Kel went back home while we were searching?”
Aubrey rolled her eyes. “We can at least go grab some Snacks while on the way there.”
Hero just clung to Mari for a second more. Finally, he let go and rubbed his eyes.
“Right. That’s a good idea. Maybe there’s something that we missed.”
Mari clapped her hands together, smiling. “That’s the spirit, Hero! And, as always,” she turned to the younger trio, gently ruffling Basil’s hair and shaking petals loose. “I’ll be here if you need me!”
Omori started to look around the playground again, and the signpost caught his eye again. Most of it was covered by a missing dog poster, and a missing poster for Kel as well, using a picture from Basil’s album. The dog poster showed a dog with a toy ball, and the biggest text declared the dog missing, and claimed there would be no reward. The smaller text read “ “ROVER” AKA KEEPER OF MOONS AND COMETS”.
Omori looked up at where Boss had been hiding before, and knocked on the tree trunk. He stared a moment longer before Aubrey seemed to get what he meant.
“Oh, Omori!” He turned to face her, and she pointed towards the tetherball game in the center of the playground. “Boss is over there, if you’re looking for him!”
Hero smiled tiredly. “He’s helping Van and Berly reinforce the tetherball rope, so it won’t snap. Apparently, it’s been breaking a bunch recently.”
Omori nodded, and walked towards it. Sure enough, Boss was giving Berly a boost so that she could mess with the tetherball’s rope. Van seemed relieved to have someone else there.
He tapped the purple dinosaur’s leg, and Boss glanced down.
“Huh? What’s going on?”
Omori stared up at him, silent.
Boss shifted, looking uncomfortable under the monochrome boy's stare. The staredown continued for a second more, before Basil jumped in as interpreter.
“Uh-! Omori wants to know if you have anything to do with Kel going missing!”
“Kel’s missing? It wasn’t me!” Omori kept staring, and Boss shifted on his feet, rubbing his hands together with a nervous expression. “I promise! I’ve been here with Van and Berly the whole time!”
Berly turned to them. “Yep! Plus, I don’t think Boss could even do anything to him! Did you see how he got his butt kicked last time?” She laughed, throwing her head back, then turned back to the playground equipment.
Van glanced over at the group, then patted Hero’s shoulder.
“Really, we haven’t seen anything of him. We’ll keep an eye out for him, don’t worry.”
Hero gave a weak smile. “Thanks Van.”
‘A floating mirror. Your friends smile warmly behind you.’
Omori stared at the mirror. Behind him Aubrey leaned against his shoulder and Basil aimed his camera at the mirror, giggling as he brushed Omori’s hand. Hero gave a gentle smile and ruffled Omori’s hair.
They passed into the tunnel, Omori glancing around the passage. They were only about halfway through, when Hero called out.
“Hold on, everyone!” The younger trio turned towards him, and watched Hero approach a not glowing stone on the wall. He wiped the gem clean with his sleeve, and it burst into light again. “Sorry, the stone needed to be relit. It happens sometimes. So, I guess, if you see any darkened stones, clean them off and they’ll light right up!”
Omori nodded, and they were off again.
‘Do you want to have a picnic with your friends?’
Mari adjusted her handkerchief, then leaned over and pinched Hero’s cheek. Basil sat on the edge of the blanket, tucked between Mari’s cooler and picnic basket, fiddling with a handful of wild flowers, and Aubrey bounced back and forth between doing twirls and fixing her bow.
The only one not relaxing was Hero, who looked like he’d just smelt something nasty.
After a long moment, Basil spoke up. “Do you guys think Kel’s okay?” He asked, twisting the flower stems into each other. Hero tensed and squeezed his eyes shut. “I just… was thinking… Maybe we should be more worried…”
Aubrey stopped spinning to look at the others. “Well, he’s totally fine! I’m sure of it!”
“Aubrey’s right,” Mari nodded, and the younger girl lit up in yellow. “After all, it’s no use getting all worked up over it! Right, Hero?” She pinched his cheek again, and he sighed.
“Mari, I love Kel, but he’s not the most…” Hero paused, struggling to find a word, then shook his head. “He’s naive, you know? He’ll believe anything someone tells him.”
Aubrey gasped, covering her mouth. “OOH!! When we find Kel again, I’m gonna tell him you said that!” Hero gave a half-hearted glare, then refocused on the sky.
“It’s true, though. He’s easy to convince to a side, then he gets all stubborn about it. Even if it doesn’t make sense.” Hero smiled with another shake of his head. “Once, he and I got into an argument about whether tomatoes were vegetables or fruits, and even after Basil told us, he refused to acknowledge it for a month. Heh…”
Omori reached over to pat Hero’s shoulder, and the eldest’s smile turned sad.
“Ah, thanks Omori…. And you’re right, Mari. Getting worked up over this really isn’t helpful. Kel’ll be okay, after all.”
Mari smiled at him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. “That’s what I’m here for!”
“Sniff… Sniff…”
The sniffling made the main group jump, only to turn and find Basil a glowing blue.
“Ah, s-sorry, sniff… I didn’t mean- mean to start cry,ing…” his voice broke as he sniffled.
“Aww, Basil!” Aubrey rushed over, pushing him into the center of the blanket to give him a hug. “It’s alright! Crying when you’re sad is good for you!”
Omori squinted at her. Something about that phrase was... ‘Familiar…’
Hero nodded. “Yeah, that’s true! I guess it’s group hug time?”
“Yep!” Aubrey cheered, nodding fast.
Mari laughed as everyone gathered up, even the perpetually unimpressed Omori, and drew themselves into the hug.
‘You and your friends feel like new.’
Omori started towards the Brothers’ Fort, then turned back to his sister.
“Hi Omori! Cliff-faced as usual, I see. You should smile more!” She grinned at him, ruffling his hair, and the others giggled.
‘Traitors.’
Omori huffed slightly, fixing his hair, then looking up at Mari again.
“So… do you need me to help you with anything? All it costs is your love!” Mari teased, clearly resisting the urge to mess with his hair again. Omori reached into his pocket to reveal the Bag of Chocolates.
“Oh! Kel gave this to you before he went missing, right? You must want to wear it as a charm!”
He nodded and held it out, and she plucked it from him, with a laugh. “Well, lucky you! I brought some friendship bracelet ingredients- I’ll have this a pretty necklace in no time!” She drew a string from the basket and tied it securely around the bag, hanging it around Omori's neck with a humored reverence.
He looked at the charm, gently turning it this way and that, then nodded to her.
‘Bag of Chocolates. Plastic baggy full of chewy chocolate candies. SPEED +2, Boosts stats after snacking.’
“Hehe! You’re welcome, Omori!”
He glanced back at the other three. Hero looked like he was trying not to laugh, Aubrey made a cute squeaking noise and rushed to trap the monochrome boy in a hug, and Basil’s face flushed warm as he looked away.
“Oh! You look- it’s really cute…” Basil tucked into himself.
‘Overwhelmingly good reactions. You feel satisfied.’
Omori asked Mari if she had any thoughts about how to find ‘Kel’.
“Kel and Hero’s home is just down this path, you know. I hope Kel is okay… He gets himself into trouble when he’s on his own… Maybe he went home when we weren’t looking?” Mari said, mumbling some parts so as to not upset anyone again.
Omori tilted his head at her, wondering about ‘MOUNT SHEER’S ENTRANCE’. Kel had mentioned it earlier, but he hadn’t noticed any paths forward. She smiled slyly.
“Near the Brothers’ Fort, there’s a secret path to MOUNT SHEER. It’s already a difficult climb, but the cliff from that path is even worse! Hero had to hide the entrance after Kel nearly got hurt on it. Maybe if you got someone to teach you about ways to climb things quickly, you might be able to make it up!”
“Hope to have helped just a little. I’ll be here if you need me.” Mari smiled and waved them off.
BROTHERS’ FORT was the same as it had been, before. The sky was still dark, stones still glowing, eternal pumpkin still eternal. The only noticeable difference was that there was one less candle in the hollow gourd.
Omori tilted his head at Hero, who looked embarrassed. “I don’t know what happened to Kel’s candle,” he admitted. “But I wasn’t really looking for it either.”
Omori said nothing, picking up and lighting two candles, blue and yellow, and handing the blue light source to the eldest.
The inside of the fort was the same, too. Except, there was a shadow in the fire light, looming into the entrance area.
Omori rushed into Kel’s room, the others right behind him.
A glimpse of it- Something hovering over a small black stain in the middle of the room.
The blanket fort Kel had made was destroyed.
Omori drew his knife.
When he blinked, there was nothing left.
The fireplace didn’t feel warm enough, suddenly.
“Well… It… doesn’t look like he’s here. Everything seems… normal,” Hero frowned. Omori slowly put the knife away.
Basil frowned. “Kel wouldn’t just run off without a reason, right?”
“He totally would,” Aubrey snorted, and Hero turned to look at her. His face was as stern as metal.
“Aubrey, I understand you think Kel is just goofing around, but we really have no idea where he is. No one has seen him. Not even Mari. He could be in actual danger, and I can’t take that chance.”
She looked at him with wide eyes, then ducked away in shame. “But, he… I…” Aubrey trailed off.
Hero watched her for a second, before his eyes watered and his face went soft. He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it and looked away.
Basil stared at them both, then stepped forward past them. “Hero, I… I’m worried too.” he mumbled, picking up a soft blue blanket patterned with various sports equipment. “We all want Kel to be okay. You, you’re probably really scared, right? Cause Kel’s our friend, but he’s… he’s your little… li-little brother…”
Basil clung tighter to the blanket, shimmering blue. He rubbed the fabric between his fingers and sniffled.
“I’m… I’m…”
Aubrey looked like she had the wind knocked out of her, face twisted up and eyes scrunched and watering. “Basil…”
He shook his head, and finally turned back around. His light eyes were completely dripping with tears, but he tried for a smile anyway.
“It’s scary, r-right? But, but I think… it's gonna be okay. If we try and look, then, then we can find him.” He held out the blanket to Hero. His eyes were desperate. “We’ll find him, and then everything will… It’ll be okay, won’t it?”
Hero stared at Basil. He looked lost, but took the blanket anyway. His hands shook as he clutched it, but he shook his head, swallowed thickly, and reached out to pull the younger kids into a hug.
“Yeah… Everything will be okay.” His voice trembled. Omori blinked up at him, then leaned into the eldest, and Basil laughed weakly as he hugged back. Aubrey stood, hands to her chest. Slowly, she untensed, and buried her face in his side.
“I’m sorry,” she hiccuped, and let out a quiet sob when he hugged tighter. “I didn’t- I’m-”
Hero shushed her gently, and just held the four tight. “It’s okay. I’m sorry, too. I shouldn’t have snapped like that.”
Omori closed his eyes. Relishing in the comfort, and absorbing the warmth of everyone. Something itched about this, but he didn’t want to move yet. He wanted them back. Where were they, why couldn’t he-
Hero finally let them go, smiling with sad wet eyes, and wrapping the blanket around his shoulders.
“We- I should get searching again,” Hero rubbed at his eyes with a soft corner. He gave his expected charming smile. “I’m going to search over the VAST FOREST, and if I can’t find him there, then I’ll check out MOUNT SHEER and OTHERWORLD. If you guys don’t want to join, I won’t mind.”
“Hero…” Basil frowned. “That’s way too much space to search all on your own! I’ll help you. Kel's my friend, too!”
Omori bumped his shoulder, and Basil glanced at him, before nodding.
“Omori’ll help out too!”
Hero’s shoulders sagged, and he smiled more easily. “Thank you. It means a lot to me...”
“I- I’m coming, too!” Aubrey yelled, red in the face. She rubbed at her nose with one hand. “You can’t just leave me behind! So, there!”
“Huh?” Basil blanched, “But didn’t you say that Kel was just messing with us?”
“Well, I…” She looked away. “I still think he might be. He probably is. But… Maybe he needs help. Or something.” She looked back, determined. “Plus, Mari would be really upset if you guys got hurt! So I’ve got to keep an eye out for you!”
“Alright, alright,” Hero laughed, ruffling her hair. He handed off the blanket to Omori, and nodded at him. “Let's grab some SNACKS, then head out. Alright?”
The younger trio cheered, Omori even pumping an arm into the air alongside them. The party got back into formation. ‘Time to go.’
‘You got the SPORTS BLANKET.’
‘HERO learned GREEN CARD.’
‘Sports Blanket. Soft blue blanket covered in sports ball and equipment patterns. DEFENSE + 3’
‘GREEN CARD. Deals 50 damage to an enemy. Juice Cost: 15’
Omori led the way into Hero’s Room, looking around at the various drawers. Behind him, Hero yelped, then rushed over to the oven, quickly pulling two trays of muffins from the heat. The kids stared, then Basil and Aubrey rushed for the muffins. Omori watched Hero fend them away from the hot tray for a moment until he began Investigating the room.
The knives in the cutlery drawers were no fun, all for food, unlike his. His was for fighting, clearly. Also, Hero had looked up just enough to chastise him for stealing, so he put the knife he’d been pocketing back with a huff. The other utensils were unimpressive- Kinds of spoons and forks were just about everywhere, and while there were the occasional whisks, spatulas, and fruit slicers, nothing really stood out.
Omori pulled out a pair of tongs, clicking them a few times before placing them back. ‘The time for crab is over.’
Finally finished with the drawers, he tried a cabinet instead, and nearly gasped. ‘No way… Is this…?!’
‘You got the COLANDER!’
Memories of using the metal device as a helmet while tussling with his friends reemerged. He remembered swatting it with a wrapping paper tube as he fought against Aubrey to keep prince Basil trapped in his evil lair- remembered the first time he got to play the knight, and how brave he felt facing off against the grand sorceress Mari- Remembered Kel and Aubrey constantly fighting over who got to use it this time, until his parents Hero took it away and hid it whenever they came over- Remembered someone yelling at him. What did he do wrong? Why was he in trouble, everyone else was–!
“Omori?” Omori blinked back into focus as Basil called his name. Basil leaned over his shoulder, then beamed at him. “Oh, hey! That’s our old fighting helmet, isn’t it? Maybe we can use it!”
“I thought I hid that…” Hero mumbled under his breath, then spoke louder. “Well, I guess I can’t stop you. Just, don’t put it back without washing it first.”
Omori glanced over at the table. Basil had sat down, chewing on a fruit slice as he watched Hero play keep away with the still hot muffin tins.
“Can’t I have one already?? PLEAASEE??” Aubrey begged, then jumped for it. Hero sighed and held them higher over her head.
“Just wait until they cool down! Aubrey, the muffins aren’t going to run away, I promise!”
Basil glanced over and just smiled at Omori, shaking his head.
Omori stepped past them, looking to the fridge. An odd feeling swelled in his stomach, and he fought to not frown.
He opened the fridge, and was momentarily overcome with a rancid smell. His eyes watered, a taste of bile rose- Omori forced the feelings back down. Nothing bad was there. This is Headspace. We’re safe.
He closed and reopened the fridge again, and was met with the expected results of Hero’s cooking, carefully stored in tupperwares.
‘The fridge is filled with containers of food. There aren’t any SNACKS to eat on the go, though.’ A casserole, an odd smelling fish-based meal, a steak pile of hamburgers on a plate, a pancake-like food especially made to be eaten cold, and a few bowls of unfinished foods, including a rising dough. Sure enough, besides the pancakes, nothing would be good to eat on the go without reheating, and Omori had a feeling Hero would be annoyed if he took anything out.
Omori thought about going through the freezer, but decided against it when he couldn’t reach. Besides, now that he thought about it, Kel, Aubrey, and he had gotten themselves banned from the freezer after eating all the ice cream Hero had brought for the group. Mari had been there too, but Hero could never really put his foot down when it came to her, and Basil had been the only one smart enough to not get caught.
Really, it was only the lack of a step stool that stopped him from rummaging through the freezer anyway.
Omori sighed, closing the fridge for the last time. ‘All done exploring.’ He turned and sat at the table, across from Basil, and Hero finally put the muffins down. Without missing a beat, Aubrey lunged at them, and yelped when she burnt her mouth on it. The older brother sighed.
“I tried to warn you, Aubrey.”
She gave him a glaring side eye, but couldn’t respond without spitting out her bready prize.
He turned to the fridge, eyes twinkling. “I’ll get you some ice to patch you up. Try to listen to me next time, okay?” He opened the freezer section, Omori catching a glimpse of ice cream containers and sitting upright, as he grabbed an ice cube. The door was shut, and Omori sulked. “I know it's boring, but sometimes I’m right about things!” He joked.
Aubrey took the offered ice cube and sulked as she swallowed her bite and held it to her tongue. Once the muffins and Aubrey’s tongue cooled down enough, the four devoured the tray she’d grabbed hers from. Hero pocketed one for Mari and Kel each, leaving six to be taken with them.
Aubrey remained furiously red in the face and silent for the rest of them eating.
‘You got a Strawberry Muffin (x6)!’
‘COLANDER. A metal bowl used for straining pasta and protecting your noggin. +1 DEFENSE, +10 HEART.’
‘Strawberry Muffin: A healthy breakfast alternative to strawberries. Restores 50 Heart.’
I'm not Dead!
I've been working on the BasilKel swap au for a while, behind the scenes. I have some shitty drawings, plot points, minor notes, big things- All kinds of stuff!
I'll make some posts about all that stuff into the future, but I think the most important things to note are:
1) I'll be writing about both routes! And some of the specific endings in each. It will take a while, to "complete" but it should be fun!
2) I'm probably going to post some drabbles instead of immediately connected pieces. Like, I'll still write the main story, but occasionally, I'll write about a totally different part and post it (Probably with a title like Drabble or Segement or smth to tell them apart)
3) Name Ideas! 'A Home for Fun/Pranks/Movies', 'A Fort for Flowers', 'White Noise', 'Gaillardia' and 'TV Snow Storm' are the ideas right now, though I'm open to more ideas! Though Viri was partial to White Noise when I asked earlier, I didn't have the last two yet.
(White Noise is a phrase describing meaningless or ignored background noise- Like a movie or tv show you put on a TV without intending to watch it, just leaving it on to fill the silence. Gaillardia are flowers, also known as Blanket Flowers. They seem to commonly mean Joy and Happiness. TV Snow refers to Static seen on TV screens when there's no signal- In this case, when the signal is blocked. Last two are just references to the Omori Soundtrack- Specifically Basil's "A Home for Flowers" (and potentially Pranked, which is maybe related to Kel?? IDK ")
HI IT'S PIZZA TOWER AU TIME💥💥💥💥💥
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(Blood stain TW??)
Here is the White Noise AU !!
This AU takes place after the towers collapse, during the escape, a large piece of debris falls onto The Noise. This causes him to get memory loss. He no longer remembers most things, such as his TV show (NTV), his rivalry with peppino, and much more important things. He has forgotten entirely who he was before/during the tower, and is trying to figure himself out again.
This was actually the first ever Pizza Tower AU I've come up with that actually includes Pizza Tower characters, with The Noise being the protagonist because that's how much I love him 🙏🙏
I will make designs and lore for the other characters who appear in the AU later, but have this for now
Also I may or may not make this a comic..... I think it would be fun :3c
(Also no, this AU isn't The Noise being a white man 💀 he's Hispanic, not white 😭😭 my friends have made this assumption a lot 💀💀💀)
(Edit: feel free to start asking questions about the au, or for Theodore himself, but please specify if it's for the AU so I don't get confused LMAO)
Boo
Ask Theodore!
The Inbox is (well should be) open for questions for Theodore !!! Go crazy (not that crazy)
Here are some rules
- NO NSFW ASKS please‼️‼️ the owner of the blog is a minor ‼️‼️ don't be gross ‼️‼️
- Be patient! Sometimes I won't be able to answer them right away!!!!
- Be nice!!! Be nice to Theodore!! He's been through a lot!! Joke bullying and or teasing is ok just please specify if it's a joke or not!!! (Like using tone tags)
- Uhhhhhh that's it I think ‼️‼️ have fun asking ‼️‼️ or whatever‼️‼️
Enjoy ‼️‼️‼️‼️
@radaverse
Severely injured peppino vs severely injured noise who's falling over crying first /j /j /j
(First fanart I've drawn for someone on tumblr 🙏🙏)
THEY'RE SO SILLY RAAAH‼️‼️‼️‼️
poor lil bro got hit by debris 😔😔😔
library tower noise meets white noise
Library tower noise is shocked and he feels sorry for what happened to white noise
the white noise au belongs to @squ1dd
OOUDAHJFGGHH ILOVE THIS SO MUCH TKANK YOU AAUUGHH /VPOS
HI UM can you do a stimboard of Theodore from the White Noise AU......... (@pizza-tower-white-noise-au) I'm the mod from there please and ty 🙏🙏
Of course! Theo in your au seems like a pathetic cat! /lh /aff!
TW! Real and Fake Gore/Brain and Medical Themes! <3
White Noise Theodore Stimboard!
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I made a white noise c.ai bot
https://beta.character.ai/chat?char=lvPSPIDmV8o9rvEjvKC4rUET0P3iHrpMuYR76ore8SE
HOLY SHIT 💥💥💥💥💥💥 this is awesome LMAO
I didn't expect someone to make a c.ai of him 😭😭😭 I'll go check it out
EEK JUMPSCARE THESE ARE SO AWESOME YAAAY!!!!!
idk doodles @samovar225 @paras1t1c-squ1dd
