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Me: the people wanna know more about your blorbo
My partner:
¿?
Alright, either being extra cryptic or just distracted! Anyway I'm loading a ¿? savefile (currently in a stolen ncpd vehicle, classic ¿?) & I'll grill for more info after food. If anyone's got any other questions lemme know & I'll try to put together some VP + oc writeup later cuz right now it's like:
name: ¿?
lifepath: streetkid
description: hehe :3
¿?
name: ¿? (pronounced "you think about all this way more than I do!") (pronounced "to pronounce it correctly, I'd have to cut out your tongue!") (pronounced "make a noise & see if I respond!") (no pronunciation) (super helpful pronunciation guide audio recording below!* <3)
alias: V
gender: probably not
lifepath: streetkid techie who later got into hacking
favorite ripper: Vik Vektor
favorite fixer: Muamar "El Capitán" Reyes
favorite weapons (no particular order): Bloody Maria, Hypercritical, Comrade's Hammer, Byakko, & Cottonmouth
favorite clothing style: crystaljock bombers & daemon-hunter ballcap
favorite colors: 💣💎😈🔮🧠 (& anything metallic neon synthwave/darkwave)
bonus fun facts:
fan of AssaultBots & MythSploders (2077 versions of BattleBots & MythBusters yes we just made them up but it's absolutely true anyway)
favorite MythSploders quotes include "When in doubt: C4" -Savage Adam & "Jaime wants big boom" -Jaime the CyberWalrus (yes these bonus fun facts were just an elaborate reason to include these quotes yet somehow still important characterization anyway)
*super helpful pronunciation guide audio recording:
(bonus pronunciation description explanation below the cut)
While asking questions about ¿?, I kept thinking of a joke that seemingly would only work in text:
"I'm ¿?"
"Wha- WTF was that?! How do you pronounce that again?!"
"¿?"
"You know what? Nevermind."
Because it's cyberpunk, I kept picturing it as "*opens mouth, tech glitch sound comes out*" until I finally realized I could create that sound!
So, if I may, let me take you on a journey of how my brain works:
First, I looked for a recording of V saying, "I'm V." Simple right? I came up empty. So I went through the character creator, waited for the music to calm the fuck down, & recorded both voices multiple times just in case. Then I took a sample of just "male voice" V & put it through a granular synthesizer where I was able to do this:
That's left (¿) & right (?) audio (dots omitted to minimize sonic overload) each tracing separate paths through the audio "I'm V" at the same time. I was like
"lulz let's hear this chaos!"
"..."
"oh no I love it"
So I hit record, only to realize they're slightly different length lines at slightly different speeds creating this shifting effect over multiple loops. I decided to record a full cycle loop & see if there's a "best" one. Except first, I was curious what it would sound like if I isolated each loop & layered them all on top of each other, like so:
"Oh No I LOVE It"
I panned each loop differently to really emphasize the movement of the sound so if you're listening through headphones, it really does end up sounding like something resembling "¿?"
But I don't want to make final decisions about my partner's character, ya know? Luckily it only took a single listen:
"Yeah, that's how it's officially pronounced. Good luck trying to pronounce that!"
So there you have it! "Good luck!"
(Personally, I just say "your streetkid V" outloud, WAY easier lol)
damn I am fucking OVER typing the words "pronounced" & "pronunciation" @_@
^ December 2020
v November 2023
I was tagged by @katsigian & @ghostoffuturespast to recreate my OCs with this picrew & since it took me a while, I added more! 💕
Nomads:
Venus / V.Conic / Vortex / Vultura*
* Vultura was made more recently & doesn't have a writeup or VP yet
Streetkids:
Vexplosive / Vista / Vivid / ¿?* / Violet / Vixen
* ¿? is my partner's main streetkid
Corpos:
Vicious / Valeria / Vienna / Viper Vendetta*
* Viper Vendetta is my partner's main corpo
Bonus:
¿? & Viper Vendetta hanging out & playing cards! (Who're you betting on?) ♠️♦️♣️♥️
Violet & Vixen in matching outfits getting ready to watch the sunset together 💞
I don't remember who all did this already so tagging without pressure or expectations or whatever! @juststayquiete @imaginarycyberpunk2023 @mynonsenseistingling @wanderingaldecaldo @aldecaldhos @dreamskug @luvwich @cyberholic77 @thegreatdivide @ellfiend @nananarc @pinkyjulien @jackiemychoom
A tribute to all the VIPs of VP!
This was my first virtual photoshoot this year & I'm honestly not sure I would've bothered if it weren't for all of you. It's been so much genuine fun despite all the usual fandom chaos and current events chaos worldwide. These last few years have been unspeakably difficult but I know that's true for most people nowadays so I really appreciate having a reason to create & connect. Anyway this is getting sappier than I intended so I'mma get back to my usual chaos but yeah.
You're awesome & I appreciate you.
💖
high fantasy cyberpunk crossover au where you hire V for a super secret stealth mission, make sure it's fully understood how critical it is to stay silent & unseen, then check your scrying pool for updates & just see this
Candids From The Vault: Smoke Break
