I officially started my new medication today, we will see how this goes. I'm not 100% yet, but that's probably more due to other factors

Assume Eddie has just been plodding along in his grand golden retriever fashion

Good luuuuuck a lot of my friends have been starting or switching medication to good effect

Bart is clearly starting up his gaming streams, and possibly collaborating with Gwenpool to own the meta media branding.

Balthier got a boyfriend, is moving to a fancy pretentious brownstone in excelsior this month, is going to be an antiques dealer, and joined the Society. He also learned how to use a laptop and phone. Pls hang out with him.

dang Balthier has been busy! who is he dating?

Bugly42: like a twitch streamer?

Yeah. He did that in MoM, so he's going to do that here.

Gives him an income and some degree of flexibility with the scheduling.

Gwen started an Instagram page for her pet landshark, and Harry is being an emo bitch

David. Balthier is dating David. David called dibs. And will be working with a company that specializes in adaptive and assistive technology for people. I'd claim inspired by Eddie by really he just wants to help people. Without relying only on being alliance to do it

ChurbooseAnon: Balthier took Eddie shopping like day 3. After Eddie saw him steal a coat oops.

Lol

redconfession: he found someone who likes his 70s pirate aesthetic

Shhh he likes the brain. The aesthetic is a plus that doesn't clash with his 'plantech-utopia vibes'

This is clearly a carnal relationship with no intellect involved

I must say that this is the best use of this meme I will ever have. Forgive me.

😂 amazing

Bugly42: That sounds awesome! Bart should tell Eddie, he would totally support him

millennialfalcon: I see no problems with either one of those things. Are both working out for them?

ChurbooseAnon: portolan: OMG I love it. Eddie needs to find someone at some point

Bart would totally invite anyone who might be interested to come on stream and hang.

He's a dumb bitch but has casually played video games his whole life

Bart...isn't always casual, but he's learned to play reasonably well with others.

I mean he can get competitive, he just doesn't eat sleep breathe video games

So far!

Eddie will be so charmed by Jeff's whole deal

I can't wait for them to meet

they can also bond over knowing "villains" who are actually good/decent people

yesss

Decent people villain squad

I have no idea what to do with him, lmfao

balthier could probably talk him into the society while he still does hero shit because he's an idiot

I’m game. He’s literally dating in the Alliance but is like...they gave me more money and leave me alone.

Alliance tries to control my behavior. No.

which is fair and why eddies is :| about it

He also likes stealing but shh

so long as he sticks to insured and rich people, Eddie will say nothing

I also need him to ICly decide he needs a super villain alias/disguise at some point so maybe Eddie could help.

Also Balthier is trying to make sure his friends have Somewhere To Go after Diadem so he would def bring it up

ooh Eddie will whip out the paper and go project runway on him, lmfao

considering his costume is a boring black

Oh my god I love the idea of Balthier trying to get him better day wear and Eddie being like I GOT THIS on the costume

Also don’t worry Balthier already has a moral code on only stealing from the wealthy and usually shitty, and David would have his ass if he didn’t so he’s extra motivated

Eddie approves

so I've been on and off working on a story with him and his in-game boyfriend (he's an NPC I use in a tabletop game), and the not-yet-boyfriend in the story is a villain trying to get in Eddie's good graces to take something from one of his uncle's except whoops feelings

he decides to get close to Eddie by pretending to want to become a superhero with him. These are my notes for the outline of the chapter I have not yet written

Eddie pulls out a portfolio of what feels like a million sketches of costumes, mostly for Nate. Nate is stunned at Eddie's art talents... and then weirded out by some of the costume designs with his stylized face on it.

When Nate and Eddie meet to discuss becoming superheroes, Eddie brings with him a portfolio of costume ideas for Nate. Nate is stunned at what a great artist Eddie is.

Eddie learned from Flam, who is a brilliant forger (as is Eddie, by extension)

"Why are there so many designs of me as a knight or a ninja?"
"You're just so dark and mysterious... and cool."

"Is that a cravat?"
"I may have gone overboard"

I love this so much

And I am now invested in their relationship

Balthier is also into anything high art so is going to be like YOU DRAW pls be my art friend. He is trying to get David to make wood block prints with him but David is not super into it.

Anyone who thinks a cravat is overboard doesn't understand that they're gorgeous and much better than the nooses worn formally today.

his hotel room is half an art supply store at this point, tbh

and Nate is cute. He's essentially Eddie's angry goth boyfriend

And true about ties, but neither tie nor cravat really has a place in a superhero costume unless the hero really likes to be choked

Balthier sadly putting the cravats away like he doesn’t already wear them regularly

My students asked me to shout out a random piece of clothing this week and I said cravat. The boys looked them up and were like wait I want one. Doing the important work in our education system.

I’m 100% down for Balthier to gleefully discover Eddie’s art supply store

omg that's amazing

there is apparently some dating show where they all have to dress like they're in regency england for some reason? I saw something this morning let me gogogle

The Courtship Reality Dating Show Explores Love Conn...

Wait this is amazing

portolan: excuse David is super into the idea he just fears his results will be disappointing.

there is no bad art, David!

DAVID no art is BAD it’s about making things

Balthier’s arc: I should ask my boyfriend to spend time with me
David’s arc: I can be bad at art and wear dresses

Eddie’s arc: I’m a fashion designer now

maooo

lmaoo**

he just starts a career drawing costume designs for people

I mean there will be a steady supply of clients with guild money

Alina’s going to be a pop star he can be her wardrobe retainer

protects:

he should design Gwen's Jeff merch

Eddie just sits here like "wait I just draw stuff that isn't forged and people will still just give me money?"

Bart introduces him to fandom art commissions.

Intro him to furries. Show him how to make bank.

But insists he gets copies of any people who commission Prodigy or Elixir stuff to share with David for lols.

Eddie retired from heroics because it is losing him money.

Bugly42: THERE WILL BE NONE OF THAT HERE THANK YOU.

Eddie would never let money corrupt his morals

yes Eddie, get yourself a kofi

get a Patreon

Pls draw ridiculous fanart of him and Balthier in costume together once Balthier has one

They’re vaguely planning to set up a kidnapping at a fancy party it will be Dramatic and Pretty

Balthier has tuxedo mask energy

yeah he could definitely help alina with costume design

OOH YOU KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY... he could design Gwen a costume that has pants. once she has money I want her to get pants ;;;;

portolan: Eddie tells him to just go full dandy highwayman

Lmfao the only problem is everyone will know it’s him cause he already dresses that way 😂

Balthier: yes yes but what do I wear as a disguise

lmfaoooo

he's like "oh yeah people don't want their names attached to things"

millennialfalcon: he will find a photo of her and just draw some lines on either side of her legs to be a jerk, lmao

protects: if she's interested he would be game; he still feels bad about just being a moron before

portolan: What about this but with a mask?

Lmao she deserves that

He would come up with a few designs that would utilize the top half of her uniform's design on the pants, he's not a total jerk

Wait I love this. It’s so stupidly flashy but also would be pretty easy to make practical

I may not have any art skills but I have an obnoxiously large pinterest board with costume designs lmao

my other suggestion would be:

I love the contrast given David will either be in black and yellow or yellow with white accent

So Loki vibes. Can David vote against it? why must so many men he has interest in wear green?

it can be a different color!

I think I like the white one because he’s def playing the “I’m the hero/leading man but I’m a pirate/bad guy” line

I appreciate your Pinterest skills

(Also yes to matching David)

I love the matching idea

I’m kiiiind of toying with him being ???? Alignment publicly even though the guilds know so I like the costume ambiguity too

Once they build even lesser names for themselves rumor mill needs to fucking take that bait.

The illusions will make it easier to be ambiguous I imagine.

I am going to say a thing I never thought I’d say

I think full cape is too much for Balthier 😂

ChurbooseAnon: agree on illusions and I also therefore like the idea of costume being more blank canvas” so I like the white and more fitted

Also yes please to rue. I feel like right now it’s too early but was eyeing that

I’m also developing that fear curse plot for may and was asked if it’s targeting Balthier specifically and was like maybe someone’s fucking with him for crossing party lines. Idk yet. But potentially something there.

her agent will be interested which means he can probably get paid for it too (if he's guild associated? she's gonna be joining the alliance and i think they'd prob pick an alliance person for their contacts)

portolan: there is a limit to his peacocking?

protects: he's still firmly on the fence, but he's probably not going Alliance so I understand if that won't work out

he can still make her something for fun

redconfession: we found it

I mean because safety he would wear the cape in real life

he just designs an outfit with a big furry cape for his everyday wear

I mean

The only reason he wouldn’t is spring is coming

doesn't have to be heavy

You make a compelling argument

fuzzy as compared to Russian winter

He’s from the desert

This kind of cold is confusing