[A]Universal Reversal-- Weirdly Unwieldy Typing Quirks for Everyone

[DubiousDerringer]

[A]Universal Reversal

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Poster (Note: Possibly spoilery)

A Universal Reversal (The parsing of which will probably vary until I settle on one spelling) is the story of twelve humans who predictably play a game while they are tormented by four trolls from another universe.

About:

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At first glance, this may look like just just another unoriginal Homestuck (Or rather, "Domicile-Confined") AU and that may be what it ends up being, but please give it a chance. I know people think -Stuck and -Swap adventures are an epidemic that overshadow more original stories, but its not my intention to draw attention away from more-deserving adventures and I intend to put in the effort to make this a good comic in its own right. I've started two adventures already that I've lost interest in before they could reach their potential while I kept working on Homestuck fanart and an ask-blog which I updated quite regularly for a while (And helped me to improve my art quite a bit like I had hoped to accomplish my previous adventures). My hope is that if I make an AU, I will be more committed to the project and that will help me stay focused on my artwork.

That's the plan anyway...

Hornstruck



Somewhere in Paradox Space we find a time-forgotten planet where a young troll is probably standing in his respiteblock somewhere. Its probably that troll's wriggling day and although it was six solar sweeps ago...

Blah. Blah.

Blah.

You know how it goes, there's no point retreading this tired road of a narrative we've all heard many times before. Rather than waste more time introducing another troll to subsequently blunder through his or her hive in a series of unoriginal hi-jinks, let's just skip ahead shall we?

Skip to the end.





Four Alternian adolescents have reached the end of their quest after many trials and tribulations we didn't see.

Although they conquered the game which brought about the extinction of their species, victory has eluded our heroes. The demon that snatched away their reward drove them into hiding on this meteor where they await their fate.

However, soon they will make a discovery that will change the course of their destiny and a new story will begin, but first...

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Which of these four weary warriors will you be first?

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If you are having trouble reading the names, they are supposed to say: traversingGoliath, grazingGrighund, eidolonsBluster, and tethyanToothiness.

I wish I had a better opening post to show for all my preparations, but I wanted to make sure I didn't miss my self-enforced deadline and I spent a bit too long working on the poster (Possibly spoilery). I refuse to let my deadline slip by so it will just have to do...

[Gimeurcookie]

> tethyanToothiness

[Chumemi]

> Be the one that blast.. Eidolons. So, eidolonsBluster

[Sandvich King]

> Be the derpy one (most likely EB)

[zyborg]

Well, the artwork looks good, so I don't see a problem with it being a fanverse, personally. When I first saw the title, I thought that it would be a forum adventure played in reverse, like the first screen would be "THE END", and then suggestions about what command lead to this would decide what happened before that, etc. But I digress.


==> Be the crippled/extremely injured/impared one, whichever that is. Eventually find out what happened to cause them to get that way.

[DubiousDerringer]

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> Be the one that blast.. Eidolons. So, eidolonsBluster

> Be the derpy one (most likely EB)

Be the derpy one, eidolonsBluster.





You are now eidolonsBluster, AKA the DERPY ONE.

Actually no one has ever called you that. You usually just go by JAHNOS ECKBER, possibly because that is literally your name.

As previously mentioned, you and your three other friends have recently relocated yourselves to this meteor to escape detection from an aforementioned DEMONIC PRESENCE. For the moment at least you have decided that this room will be your temporary base of operations, a decision based mostly on the fact that there happen to be FOUR COMPUTERS just sitting there like they were waiting for you. With one for each of you it almost seems like FATE. Actually it doesn't just seem like it, you are basically sure that's precisely what it is. WEIRD STUFF like that happens to you all the time and you don't even question it anymore.

After witnessing HUNDREDS of DOOMED TIME CLONES slaughtered by the dozen right in front of their eyes your teammates are PRETTY SHAKEN and you can't exactly blame them. You put on a BRAVE SMILING FACE to reassure them even though you're basically freaking out inside as well. As the CHOSEN FRIENDLEADER of your group you try your best to LEAD BY EXAMPLE rather than bossing people around. You think that's what being a good leader is about, so you work to set the best example you possibly can by always staying OPTIMISTIC in the FACE OF ADVERSITY.

Moments ago you delivered a FRIENDLY DECREE to the others not to leave this room until you come up with a plan for how you will proceed. While you don't think you can FORBID them from leaving, you really don't want anyone to wander off and get hurt. You have been tirelessly watching the ONLY EXIT (Which just so happens to be the ONLY ENTRANCE as well) to make sure that doesn't happen.

So for the moment you continue to survey your troops with your KEEN EYESIGHT, which isn't actually all that KEEN. You could always use the BIT-MAP function instead, but you've never had all that much luck with VAGUELY-DEFINED GAMING ABSTRACTIONS.

What will you do?

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Well, the artwork looks good, so I don't see a problem with it being a fanverse, personally. When I first saw the title, I thought that it would be a forum adventure played in reverse, like the first screen would be "THE END", and then suggestions about what command lead to this would decide what happened before that, etc. But I digress.

Well some people claim to avoid anything with Trolls in it, which is fair. I've seen enough to know that the vast majority can't be all that great (Statistically speaking anyway).

And a story that goes backwards sounds like too much effort, especially since no one would be invested enough to see things through to the beginning at the end because they know how it ends at the beginning. This is still a pretty literal "reversal" though so I don't think the title is too misleading or anything. This whole thing is kind of pleasantly straightforward for me...

[Sandvich King]

> Troll or talk to the one who made all the time clones. Maybe they have a better idea of just what's going on.

[Chumemi]

> Use BITMAP function.

[DubiousDerringer]

Use the BITMAP function.





You EXPAND your BIT-MAP.

It's hard to make heads or tails of this thing, but it confirms one thing that you already knew: It's a huge mess in here!

[Chumemi]

> clean up HUGE MESS; if possible.

[DubiousDerringer]

Troll or talk to the one who made all the time clones. Maybe they have a better idea of just what's going on.



You would, except he's still busy fixing up the last of these computers right now. He's also working on the network, which has something to do with TROLLIAN you think. Admittedly this technical stuff goes over your head sometimes, you're certainly not as good with computer code as he is.

Besides, he'll probably just tell you to leave him alone.

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Or not.

[Bohandas]

>Answer Troll Dave

+1 reader. I Like this concept.

[cyberHeroine]

> Be trolled by traversingGoliath
> Exposit on the other members of your party

+1 reader

[TheFinalWraith]

Other trolls: Also be god tier
Also
Explain what happened to your own computer that you had in your sylladex?
Did you shove it in a chest or something?

[Roselalonde]

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When I first saw the title, I thought that it would be a forum adventure played in reverse, like the first screen would be "THE END", and then suggestions about what command lead to this would decide what happened before that, etc.

Same.

> Answerthem.

[Godo-kun]

>Well, if you are god-tier, ya should have the GIFT IF GAB, right? If so, go talk to him directly. If not, just answer him.

[DubiousDerringer]

Answer Troll Dave.



Dave?

Dave who?

You should probably stop fooling around and respond to your friend TG already.

Be trolled by traversingGoliath.



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--traversingGoliath [TG] began trolling eidolonsBluster [EB]--

TG: okay dude
TG: the network is all set up for your timetrolling pleasure if thats some shit youd be into
TG: doubtful
TG: but what fucking ever
TG: dont say i never gave you anything
EB: haha, what are you doing~~?
EB: we're in the same room, bro! just walk over here and talk to me you dumbass 8B
TG: no
TG: fuck that
TG: youve got wings
TG: just flutter your glittery faerie derriere over here and talk to me
EB: i didn't know you wanted to talk~ 8O
EB: you should've said so!
TG: fuck no
TG: you know thats not what i meant
TG: im just saying that you can freaking fly
TG: why the hell would you ask me to walk
TG: thats just cruel dude
TG: is that how you get your jollies eckber
TG: do you polish your bone nub with our tears
EB: what?
TG: i knew it
TG: youre cleaning out your pork socket with our ocular discharge you sick fuck
EB: GROSS~~!!
EB: jegus man, you almost made me forget what i wanted to talk to you about~~~!
TG: aw man
TG: are you going to start getting on my case too
TG: start gagging me with that whole shtick like TTs been
EB: what shtick?
TG: the Its okay to be sad and have feelings and no one will laugh at you if you start sobbing like a blubbering goddamn pansy. Also I am a huge bitch, bluh bluh shtick
EB: haha, I don't think that's a shtick~~
EB: you know she's completely serious about that psycho-babblery stuff!
EB: i just wanted to ask if you had any ideas about what we should do now~~?
TG: nah
TG: im all for rotting in this musty dank ass hole like a bunch of scared plaguebeasts
TG: sounds like fun
TG: its not like ive got anything better to do

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I'm tempted to just switch characters now, but its probably too soon...

When I first saw the title, I thought that it would be a forum adventure played in reverse, like the first screen would be "THE END", and then suggestions about what command lead to this would decide what happened before that, etc.

Same.

Okay I changed the title, hopefully there will be less confusion now.

[badgerflight]

==> Talk to the slightly less derpy girl.

[badgerflight]

also, you've got +1 reader! ive even pinned it as a tab
also, how do you make the site where you post this? i'd like to do something like this as well. :3

[Daniel990]

I'll do that reverse thing people thought this was.

[Edrobot]

Human!Vriska: Defeat the final boss with a Hadoken

[Chumemi]

Tell troll!rose what troll!dave said.

[cyberHeroine]

> Troll the huge bitch, bluh bluh

[DubiousDerringer]

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Geez, this took way longer than it was supposed to. No technical difficulties, just procrastination and a bit of real life and internet drama taking up my time (No big deal, just stuff), but there will be time for excuses after this long overdue update...

Talk to the slightly less derpy girl.



The SLIGHTLY LESS DERPY GIRL is asleep, but of course you have been aware of this the entire time.

However you doubt she would appreciate being called DERPY if she were awake, SLIGHTLY LESS SO or not. Mannerisms aside she is a PRODIGY of NUCLEAR and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS and most if not all of her INVENTIONS are mind-boggling FEATS of ENGINEERING. Just look at that WINDOWY THINGAMAJIG or even that WOLF-HEADED GIZMO! You have no idea what they do, but just look at them!

You decide that it's probably for the best to let sleeping trolls lie, partially because she's sort of adorable like that. You wonder what she's dreaming about, probably something equally adorable.

Clean up HUGE MESS; if possible.



You have a better idea, you are going to DECORATE.

If your TROPHIES of DUBIOUS ALTERNIAN CINEMA don't improve morale around here, it seems very likely to you that nothing ever will. You have plenty of POSTERS and NAILS in your SYLLADEX and of course, plenty of MANGRIT which you will probably need to drive nails in walls of what looks like SOLID CONCRETE.

Of course all of your STRENGTH will be for naught without something to HAMMER those nails in.

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So like I said, whoops, my bad. If its any consolation, here's a bit of supplemental art of Troll!Jade GG I drew while I was busy not working on this update! Under spoiler tags because of potential spoilers

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also, you've got +1 reader! ive even pinned it as a tab
also, how do you make the site where you post this? i'd like to do something like this as well. :3

You mean the mirror? I don't really have anything to do with it, I just post stuff there. There's a sticky thread that probably has all the answers to any questions you might have though.
Sorry, I'm not really the best at explaining these sorts of things

(Also, you can edit your posts so you don't need to double-post, just so you know.)

[cyberHeroine]

How dare you be late with our free entertainment!

Seriously though this looks pretty good

> Be the huge bitch, bluh bluh