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Yuletide Letter 2019
Nov. 4th, 2019 05:12 pmDear Yuletide Writer,
Thank you so much for writing for me! My prompts are just ideas I came up with in case you need some, so feel free to write something completely different as long as it doesn’t hit the DNWs/break the YT rules. Likewise, please don’t take the length of individual sections as the indication of my interest - I just ended up not having time to come up with many specific ideas for all.
General likes:
-Canon divergence AU of any scale/type
-Messing with time (AUs and otherwise)
-Accidental soulbond - preferably in a universe where it isn’t a regular occurence. (I’m fine with going for some kind of magical realism/magic AU in canons where there is no magic to allow for this.)
-In-universe bureaucracy
-Daily routine gets broken
-Unexpected teamups
-Epistolary fic (in broader sense of the word - any kind of in-universe text in any format goes), worldbuilding, metafic, 4th wall-breaking, interactive fiction
-Adventure, casefic, humor, crack, horror (especially body horror, implants gone wrong, cosmic horror, architectural horror, eldritch plants), post-canon, pre-canon, missing scenes, introspection
-I’m fine with any kind of penetrative/oral intercourse. I like intercrural. I also like one character putting the clothes/armor/etc. on another, though it doesn’t have to be overtly sexual.
DNWs:
-Unrequested ships, including adding unrequested characters to the ship
-Unrequested gender/ethnicity/disability headcanons
-Focusing on bigotry/discrimination/sexual and gender identities, adding non-canonical discrimination
-Unrequested AUs
-PWP, unrequested infidelity, sounding (sexual)
-Scat, vore, emetophilia, castration or messing with wounds in sexual situations. These elements in other kinds of circumstances is fine - as a part of a horror scenario/torture scene etc.
Interface (Web Series)
Any
It’s a series of bizarre, loosely-connected short animated videos set in...maybe-alternate universe, maybe-dystopian future, maybe-replica in another world Montreal. Most of the series focuses on clown-faced shapeshifter Mischief, the blue-clad man he introduces himself to in the opening episode, and all-encompassing “Cerebral Electricity” given humanoid interface. Basically Twilight-zonesque SF entangled with supernatural, in psychedelic style and full of art references and lite philosophical musings. 100% free, here on creator’s YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPnjato8iGXLQbppBPhOny8XLSRl7S5pM
I’m open to pretty much anything non-shippy as long as at least one of tagset characters is in the focus. (But feel free to feature others in support roles.) Exception being worldbuilding, where I’m fine with whatever choice of characters/OCs or lack thereof.
I’m not particularly interested in romance-focused plots for this fandom and definitely nothing porny, though I would be open to hints of something developing between Henryk and Mischief, or some history existing between Mischief and Chef or Mischief and Ghost. Mentions of Henryk’s late wife (or potential Mischief-before-becoming-Mischief’s family) are fine too.
Some ideas:
-Further speculations about history of the characters (any of three nominated).
-Future - immediate or far off
-Of recent episodes, Ep 14 and 15 have been of particular interest to me. Just something exploring them further.
-There are several real-life art pieces featured/referenced - maybe something with one not featured so far. Further exploring ones featured already is fine too.
-I mentioned worldbuilding already, but there is so much to do here. There is the obvious “where and when exactly is this taking place”, Cerebral Electricity, nature of characters, and corporation, but I’d be just as happy with more of TV ads or restaurant menu.
-Crossover with creator’s other videos.
The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel
It’s a part of a free podcast available from various podcast sources - I listen to it on Spotify, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it on ITunes, and they have their own site, that also hosts the transcripts: http://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/
The podcast itself was originally intended as an anthology, but pretty soon after the start it was decided to focus on Juno Steel (SF noir) and Tales From the Second Citadel (fantasy) plotlines. There are a few unrelated one-shots from early days.
For Juno Steel, I definitely recommend the revised version of early episodes.
I just want something with Juno as central character: past, present or future. I like the canon-style narration, but it's fine if you want to do another kind of POV. Outsider POV might be interesting to see too - perhaps combined with epistolary in form of articles, police files and like.
Besides cases and future adventures outside the law, worldbuildy introspection (like musings about the city/history/organisations and such, though it can be interwoven with personal things) and wrestling with guilt and what-ifs are great too. Though I must mention I'm not particularly interested in further exploring Juno's feelings about Sarah and Benzaiten - it's in character for Juno to still think about them occasionally, but I don't really need more in-depth processing of the feelings since canon did enough work for me already.
For further ideas, maybe something more about the time Juno worked in the police? I also mentioned “implants gone wrong” in my general likes, which, well, goes well with this canon. That said, while I put it under horror section, more innocuous-seeming moments from earlier days or just Juno looking back is fine too. So is some kind of phantom pain/sensation. Or dealing with another kind of implant in AU or future. I’d also like to see The Second Citadel AU!
Regarding Juno's gender/presentation, I usually think in terms of creator-confirmed nonbinary + interested in both men and women, but I am not stuck on particular pronouns/clothing preferences/any other set dynamics. Do what you like but, as I mentioned in my DNWs, I am not interested in the fic focusing on it or making a big deal about it.
I ship Juno/Nureyev, Juno/Jet and V-shaped Nureyev/Juno/Jet, with Juno at the center. V-shaped emotionally - I’m fine with whatever way things work in the bedroom. But acknowledged by all; I can live with not everyone feeling 100% up to sharing, but no hiding or otherwise framing it as infidelity please. I also like the idea of Juno/Khan, though only in AUs/future where Khan is not married. Juno having an one-time hookup with an OC is fine too. So is Juno reminiscing about past relationships (canon or ships above) while being in a relationship/having a hookup at present. I'm also fine with any kind of side Rita pairings (OCs included) and other background canonical ships you want to throw in. No ships at all is perfectly fine too. I pretty much like all the characters introduced and would like to see fic dealing with Juno’s platonic relationships with any of them - save for abovementioned Sarah and Ben.
Unavowed (Video Game)
Any
It’s a point-and click adventure urban fantasy/horror mystery from the creators of Blackwell series. Not the jump-scare kind of horror - mostly just painful/lethal things happening through supernatural means. One thing that sets it apart from your average point-and-clicker is a)choice of gender and background b)companions and different banter and solutions they offer. That said, the game doesn’t lock you into a dead end based on your choices - they are more there for roleplay and replay value (you can only take two at the time and the talk will vary based on location and other person present). It’s not very long and puzzles are mostly intuitive and not that complicated. That said, there are multiple endings.
What I'm mostly interested in here is either cases - pre- or post- canon original scenarios are fine too, as well as ones inserted in canon - or quiet moments between cast in-between canon cases. I just love the group dynamics - as an ensemble and between individual pairs both. (Protagonist isn’t included in the tagset, but they absolutely count too if you want to involve them.) I’d also like to see something involving other Unavowed branches. I'm perfectly fine with canon level of horror elements or lack of perfect resolutions, though I wouldn't mind seeing a case that goes better than usual either. A fix-it is fine by me too - or just remaining characters struggling to fix things - though I would prefer it doesn't disparage the canon endings.
Re: ships and unrequested ships DNW, for this fandom I'm fine mentions of past and current relationships, canon or not, just don't want the fic to focus on them. Feel free to include the characters not in the tagset. I’m basically not particularly interested, but don’t particularly mind anything either.
Old Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (Music Video)
Lil Nas X (Old Town Road (Music Video))
Billy Ray Cyrus (Old Town Road (Music Video))
I don't mind keeping the names as listed in the video or giving them new ones, but I consider them fictional characters more than RPF AU. I’d prefer no RL family members and associates making an appearance, even as fictionalized versions.
I just want more about this. How did they team up? How did the robbery go? Do they have a history with the guy who was chasing them? But also how did they acclimate to modern times? More about racing vs. cars? And other exploits of the obviously magical horse.
I'm also open to shipping the two.
The Fantod Pack - Edward Gorey
Any
It’s a faux tarot pack by Edward Gorey. It plays by its own rules and does not even pretend to fit the regular Arcana set. You don’t have to be into tarot to appreciate it - it works just as well as a set of abstract artwork with caption (separated in the booklet that accompanies the cards). Here is a review that presents a nice overview and an example of what cards are like. https://www.mothandcandle.com/2018/05/27/deck-review-the-fantod-pack/
I’ve also seen scans around if you need a refresher.
Just whatever you think you can do with this. Pick card(s) you like or do a reading and write a story inspired by picture or words associated. Do cards as characters. Do something with Madame Groeda based on the brief reference in the booklet.
If you want to take it anywhere romantic it would be fine (for whatever combination, poly and cheating included here), but I'm not interested in anything porny for this fandom.
Fate/Grand Order
Fujimaru Ritsuka (Fate/Grand Order)
It's a free-to-play mobile game on Android and iPhone both - but frankly, it's also the hardest of my fandoms to pick up, even if you aren't playing but looking at screenshots/vids/wiki.
I prefer female Ritsuka. Also fine with “Guda/Gudako”. Regarding the personality...what I get from what little canon dialogue is there is a sense of humor, and with good timing/sense of when it’s appropriate. (And reference-dropping, yes, but they can be hard to incorporate so I’m fine without it.) Agartha? A bad dream. Other than that, feel free to color whatever you want in-between. Do they really sleep that much? How do the seals feel? Since we don’t really hear much of their voice, something like a diary or reflecting on pass events would be perfectly fine here, though I’d prefer introspection about smaller or moments less revisited in fanworks rather than big hits like Roman, Babylonia or Part II prologue. It might also be nice to see Ritsuka have a small adventure/misadventure away from others, where they get to show what they learned through everything. More details about their past or mundane things like hobbies or cats vs. dogs (vs. reptiles/rodents/etc.?) preferences are fine too.
I’m on JP server, so I’m sorry if my terminology is shaky. I don’t have a preference for specific romanization/translation. I had a fresh start with the game sometime this spring and finally managed to get into it properly. However, I haven’t been playing it continuously for long (since this September, iirc), so depending on where you are, my knowledge of events is limited (most during my old stint were closed off due to my lack of progress) and a few leaps forward (being on the original server). This time around, I am currently at the beginning of Yuga + 3/4 Epic of the Remnant finished (all except Shimousa). That said, I don’t mind spoilers and I do have a grasp on past events via fanworks and such, so I am perfectly fine with you writing stuff based on parts I’m unfamiliar with. It’s just that my prompts will end up based more on what I actually experienced as opposed to stuff I osmoted/wiki’d, for all that I’ll happily consume fanworks based on that alone. For how the game relates to wider Fate/ universe - personally, I just pick and choose what I like. With all the retcons and way too many proverbial cooks for the franchise and the game alone at this point, I’m not hung up on any specific worldbuilding facts/creator statements. FGO in particular is forgiving as independent entry in my opinion and I’m perfectly fine with treating it as unassociated with anything else (even if it contradicts some of in-canon hints). I prompted metafic, but I’m not necessarily looking for something trying to make sense of canon/franchise world order. Just have fun with game mechanics or select pieces of lore or whatever. I’m also fine with you working off whatever you know so far without looking up things that haven’t gotten official translation.
While I don't mind some angst, for this canon I prefer more bittersweet takes as opposed to full-on wallowing in it and/or all whump all the time. My general likes include horror, but for this fandom I’d prefer no permanent harm done to Ritsuka, Servants, Roman or Meuniere. I also love the canonical crack, particularly events. I’m also fine with fix-its and totally handwaving everything into fluff. I also like meta and fourth wall-breaking. All that resource-management can’t be easy on Ritsuka, regardless how thirsty or not your particular version is.
Servants I like (no order of preference): Leonidas, Ozymandias, Mash, Saber!Lancelot, Berserker!Lancelot as long as he’s not going sane/removing the helmet, Merlin, Scatsach (primarily Lancer version), Sigurd, Shakespeare, Moriarty, any version of Vlad, any version of Carmilla, Karna, Arjuna, Proto-Arthur, Saber Alter, Jeanne Alter, David, Quetzalcoatl, Jaguarman, Space Ishtar, Achileus, Chen Gong. Also Argonauts as unit as defined in game (Jason, both Medeas, both Atalantes, Heracles, Asclepius, Chiron - not Caenis for now.)
That said...I’d prefer nothing shippier than light flirting, ambiguity or UST. It doesn’t even have to be with the servants above. I’m fine with mentions of canon-established relationships like Causar/Cleopatra, references to past spouses etc.
Some of canon moments I really liked, for reference: Mash&Leonidas training, Leonidas’ fear of ghosts, Shinjuku (Alters’ “edginess”! Cavall II! Life (and burgers) in hideout! Famous detectives finale!),
Regarding events, I love the reuse of sprites in barely to comically not-fitting roles. Like I said above, I’m fine with stuff based on events I’m unfamiliar with. Something not fully based on but in the spirit of event would work as well - a different situation that places everyone at the seaside/on a spaceship/investigating a mystery etc.
Thank you so much for writing for me! My prompts are just ideas I came up with in case you need some, so feel free to write something completely different as long as it doesn’t hit the DNWs/break the YT rules. Likewise, please don’t take the length of individual sections as the indication of my interest - I just ended up not having time to come up with many specific ideas for all.
General likes:
-Canon divergence AU of any scale/type
-Messing with time (AUs and otherwise)
-Accidental soulbond - preferably in a universe where it isn’t a regular occurence. (I’m fine with going for some kind of magical realism/magic AU in canons where there is no magic to allow for this.)
-In-universe bureaucracy
-Daily routine gets broken
-Unexpected teamups
-Epistolary fic (in broader sense of the word - any kind of in-universe text in any format goes), worldbuilding, metafic, 4th wall-breaking, interactive fiction
-Adventure, casefic, humor, crack, horror (especially body horror, implants gone wrong, cosmic horror, architectural horror, eldritch plants), post-canon, pre-canon, missing scenes, introspection
-I’m fine with any kind of penetrative/oral intercourse. I like intercrural. I also like one character putting the clothes/armor/etc. on another, though it doesn’t have to be overtly sexual.
DNWs:
-Unrequested ships, including adding unrequested characters to the ship
-Unrequested gender/ethnicity/disability headcanons
-Focusing on bigotry/discrimination/sexual and gender identities, adding non-canonical discrimination
-Unrequested AUs
-PWP, unrequested infidelity, sounding (sexual)
-Scat, vore, emetophilia, castration or messing with wounds in sexual situations. These elements in other kinds of circumstances is fine - as a part of a horror scenario/torture scene etc.
Interface (Web Series)
Any
It’s a series of bizarre, loosely-connected short animated videos set in...maybe-alternate universe, maybe-dystopian future, maybe-replica in another world Montreal. Most of the series focuses on clown-faced shapeshifter Mischief, the blue-clad man he introduces himself to in the opening episode, and all-encompassing “Cerebral Electricity” given humanoid interface. Basically Twilight-zonesque SF entangled with supernatural, in psychedelic style and full of art references and lite philosophical musings. 100% free, here on creator’s YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPnjato8iGXLQbppBPhOny8XLSRl7S5pM
I’m open to pretty much anything non-shippy as long as at least one of tagset characters is in the focus. (But feel free to feature others in support roles.) Exception being worldbuilding, where I’m fine with whatever choice of characters/OCs or lack thereof.
I’m not particularly interested in romance-focused plots for this fandom and definitely nothing porny, though I would be open to hints of something developing between Henryk and Mischief, or some history existing between Mischief and Chef or Mischief and Ghost. Mentions of Henryk’s late wife (or potential Mischief-before-becoming-Mischief’s family) are fine too.
Some ideas:
-Further speculations about history of the characters (any of three nominated).
-Future - immediate or far off
-Of recent episodes, Ep 14 and 15 have been of particular interest to me. Just something exploring them further.
-There are several real-life art pieces featured/referenced - maybe something with one not featured so far. Further exploring ones featured already is fine too.
-I mentioned worldbuilding already, but there is so much to do here. There is the obvious “where and when exactly is this taking place”, Cerebral Electricity, nature of characters, and corporation, but I’d be just as happy with more of TV ads or restaurant menu.
-Crossover with creator’s other videos.
The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel
It’s a part of a free podcast available from various podcast sources - I listen to it on Spotify, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it on ITunes, and they have their own site, that also hosts the transcripts: http://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/
The podcast itself was originally intended as an anthology, but pretty soon after the start it was decided to focus on Juno Steel (SF noir) and Tales From the Second Citadel (fantasy) plotlines. There are a few unrelated one-shots from early days.
For Juno Steel, I definitely recommend the revised version of early episodes.
I just want something with Juno as central character: past, present or future. I like the canon-style narration, but it's fine if you want to do another kind of POV. Outsider POV might be interesting to see too - perhaps combined with epistolary in form of articles, police files and like.
Besides cases and future adventures outside the law, worldbuildy introspection (like musings about the city/history/organisations and such, though it can be interwoven with personal things) and wrestling with guilt and what-ifs are great too. Though I must mention I'm not particularly interested in further exploring Juno's feelings about Sarah and Benzaiten - it's in character for Juno to still think about them occasionally, but I don't really need more in-depth processing of the feelings since canon did enough work for me already.
For further ideas, maybe something more about the time Juno worked in the police? I also mentioned “implants gone wrong” in my general likes, which, well, goes well with this canon. That said, while I put it under horror section, more innocuous-seeming moments from earlier days or just Juno looking back is fine too. So is some kind of phantom pain/sensation. Or dealing with another kind of implant in AU or future. I’d also like to see The Second Citadel AU!
Regarding Juno's gender/presentation, I usually think in terms of creator-confirmed nonbinary + interested in both men and women, but I am not stuck on particular pronouns/clothing preferences/any other set dynamics. Do what you like but, as I mentioned in my DNWs, I am not interested in the fic focusing on it or making a big deal about it.
I ship Juno/Nureyev, Juno/Jet and V-shaped Nureyev/Juno/Jet, with Juno at the center. V-shaped emotionally - I’m fine with whatever way things work in the bedroom. But acknowledged by all; I can live with not everyone feeling 100% up to sharing, but no hiding or otherwise framing it as infidelity please. I also like the idea of Juno/Khan, though only in AUs/future where Khan is not married. Juno having an one-time hookup with an OC is fine too. So is Juno reminiscing about past relationships (canon or ships above) while being in a relationship/having a hookup at present. I'm also fine with any kind of side Rita pairings (OCs included) and other background canonical ships you want to throw in. No ships at all is perfectly fine too. I pretty much like all the characters introduced and would like to see fic dealing with Juno’s platonic relationships with any of them - save for abovementioned Sarah and Ben.
Unavowed (Video Game)
Any
It’s a point-and click adventure urban fantasy/horror mystery from the creators of Blackwell series. Not the jump-scare kind of horror - mostly just painful/lethal things happening through supernatural means. One thing that sets it apart from your average point-and-clicker is a)choice of gender and background b)companions and different banter and solutions they offer. That said, the game doesn’t lock you into a dead end based on your choices - they are more there for roleplay and replay value (you can only take two at the time and the talk will vary based on location and other person present). It’s not very long and puzzles are mostly intuitive and not that complicated. That said, there are multiple endings.
What I'm mostly interested in here is either cases - pre- or post- canon original scenarios are fine too, as well as ones inserted in canon - or quiet moments between cast in-between canon cases. I just love the group dynamics - as an ensemble and between individual pairs both. (Protagonist isn’t included in the tagset, but they absolutely count too if you want to involve them.) I’d also like to see something involving other Unavowed branches. I'm perfectly fine with canon level of horror elements or lack of perfect resolutions, though I wouldn't mind seeing a case that goes better than usual either. A fix-it is fine by me too - or just remaining characters struggling to fix things - though I would prefer it doesn't disparage the canon endings.
Re: ships and unrequested ships DNW, for this fandom I'm fine mentions of past and current relationships, canon or not, just don't want the fic to focus on them. Feel free to include the characters not in the tagset. I’m basically not particularly interested, but don’t particularly mind anything either.
Old Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (Music Video)
Lil Nas X (Old Town Road (Music Video))
Billy Ray Cyrus (Old Town Road (Music Video))
I don't mind keeping the names as listed in the video or giving them new ones, but I consider them fictional characters more than RPF AU. I’d prefer no RL family members and associates making an appearance, even as fictionalized versions.
I just want more about this. How did they team up? How did the robbery go? Do they have a history with the guy who was chasing them? But also how did they acclimate to modern times? More about racing vs. cars? And other exploits of the obviously magical horse.
I'm also open to shipping the two.
The Fantod Pack - Edward Gorey
Any
It’s a faux tarot pack by Edward Gorey. It plays by its own rules and does not even pretend to fit the regular Arcana set. You don’t have to be into tarot to appreciate it - it works just as well as a set of abstract artwork with caption (separated in the booklet that accompanies the cards). Here is a review that presents a nice overview and an example of what cards are like. https://www.mothandcandle.com/2018/05/27/deck-review-the-fantod-pack/
I’ve also seen scans around if you need a refresher.
Just whatever you think you can do with this. Pick card(s) you like or do a reading and write a story inspired by picture or words associated. Do cards as characters. Do something with Madame Groeda based on the brief reference in the booklet.
If you want to take it anywhere romantic it would be fine (for whatever combination, poly and cheating included here), but I'm not interested in anything porny for this fandom.
Fate/Grand Order
Fujimaru Ritsuka (Fate/Grand Order)
It's a free-to-play mobile game on Android and iPhone both - but frankly, it's also the hardest of my fandoms to pick up, even if you aren't playing but looking at screenshots/vids/wiki.
I prefer female Ritsuka. Also fine with “Guda/Gudako”. Regarding the personality...what I get from what little canon dialogue is there is a sense of humor, and with good timing/sense of when it’s appropriate. (And reference-dropping, yes, but they can be hard to incorporate so I’m fine without it.) Agartha? A bad dream. Other than that, feel free to color whatever you want in-between. Do they really sleep that much? How do the seals feel? Since we don’t really hear much of their voice, something like a diary or reflecting on pass events would be perfectly fine here, though I’d prefer introspection about smaller or moments less revisited in fanworks rather than big hits like Roman, Babylonia or Part II prologue. It might also be nice to see Ritsuka have a small adventure/misadventure away from others, where they get to show what they learned through everything. More details about their past or mundane things like hobbies or cats vs. dogs (vs. reptiles/rodents/etc.?) preferences are fine too.
I’m on JP server, so I’m sorry if my terminology is shaky. I don’t have a preference for specific romanization/translation. I had a fresh start with the game sometime this spring and finally managed to get into it properly. However, I haven’t been playing it continuously for long (since this September, iirc), so depending on where you are, my knowledge of events is limited (most during my old stint were closed off due to my lack of progress) and a few leaps forward (being on the original server). This time around, I am currently at the beginning of Yuga + 3/4 Epic of the Remnant finished (all except Shimousa). That said, I don’t mind spoilers and I do have a grasp on past events via fanworks and such, so I am perfectly fine with you writing stuff based on parts I’m unfamiliar with. It’s just that my prompts will end up based more on what I actually experienced as opposed to stuff I osmoted/wiki’d, for all that I’ll happily consume fanworks based on that alone. For how the game relates to wider Fate/ universe - personally, I just pick and choose what I like. With all the retcons and way too many proverbial cooks for the franchise and the game alone at this point, I’m not hung up on any specific worldbuilding facts/creator statements. FGO in particular is forgiving as independent entry in my opinion and I’m perfectly fine with treating it as unassociated with anything else (even if it contradicts some of in-canon hints). I prompted metafic, but I’m not necessarily looking for something trying to make sense of canon/franchise world order. Just have fun with game mechanics or select pieces of lore or whatever. I’m also fine with you working off whatever you know so far without looking up things that haven’t gotten official translation.
While I don't mind some angst, for this canon I prefer more bittersweet takes as opposed to full-on wallowing in it and/or all whump all the time. My general likes include horror, but for this fandom I’d prefer no permanent harm done to Ritsuka, Servants, Roman or Meuniere. I also love the canonical crack, particularly events. I’m also fine with fix-its and totally handwaving everything into fluff. I also like meta and fourth wall-breaking. All that resource-management can’t be easy on Ritsuka, regardless how thirsty or not your particular version is.
Servants I like (no order of preference): Leonidas, Ozymandias, Mash, Saber!Lancelot, Berserker!Lancelot as long as he’s not going sane/removing the helmet, Merlin, Scatsach (primarily Lancer version), Sigurd, Shakespeare, Moriarty, any version of Vlad, any version of Carmilla, Karna, Arjuna, Proto-Arthur, Saber Alter, Jeanne Alter, David, Quetzalcoatl, Jaguarman, Space Ishtar, Achileus, Chen Gong. Also Argonauts as unit as defined in game (Jason, both Medeas, both Atalantes, Heracles, Asclepius, Chiron - not Caenis for now.)
That said...I’d prefer nothing shippier than light flirting, ambiguity or UST. It doesn’t even have to be with the servants above. I’m fine with mentions of canon-established relationships like Causar/Cleopatra, references to past spouses etc.
Some of canon moments I really liked, for reference: Mash&Leonidas training, Leonidas’ fear of ghosts, Shinjuku (Alters’ “edginess”! Cavall II! Life (and burgers) in hideout! Famous detectives finale!),
mild Salem content spoiler
, “Dad no” moments in Camelot and David’s Interlude, Ishtar&Ereshkigal, Jason’s lines about survival, that moment in Camelot when they thought they’d actually meet Lawrence of Arabia, Lanling Wang’s line about kinship with Diarmuid. And then there was Saber Wars II, which (in my case) ended up as Plays in Salem - main plot and secret free quest both (the casting!).
a bit of a spoiler
all-female Space Bounty Hunter Crew, which is basically all I could ever ask for from a canon. With bonus Space!Tokiomi as mission control.
Regarding events, I love the reuse of sprites in barely to comically not-fitting roles. Like I said above, I’m fine with stuff based on events I’m unfamiliar with. Something not fully based on but in the spirit of event would work as well - a different situation that places everyone at the seaside/on a spaceship/investigating a mystery etc.
