Metall/u/rgy

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>What is it?
/u/ put their goggles on tight enough that they started shipping personifications of chemical elements, metals in particular. We started from the nuclear family of a Gold/Silver couple and their daughter Copper, and have been slowly expanding out. Done with a mixture involving some amounts of science and additional amounts of "this would be cute" when it comes to establishing an element or couple. The threads have a basic idea(or more) for all of the elements and are now working on expanding relationships, relationship histories, and other personal elements for the lesser known elements. Suggestions are welcome.

Important things to discuss:
Germanium, specifically history on Germanium.
How prolific is Xenon's body of work?
Does Promethium get a kick out of going online and trying to flirt with people?
The names of the ancestor elements, though development is much less important currently.

>the theme
They're all CEOs? They're all cute? They're all wearing grey?

>>2280899
I bet Xenon did her fair share of wedding photography before and during her time with Kr.
>>2280906
Yeah it's CEOs.

Who fell for who first when Ge and Si were just getting started?

Ancestor names can be ancient Greek names, like Hydrargyrum for Mercury

I'm really behind of these threads and I missed posting the updated table, sorry

>>2281145
It's cool. Is there a separate list of fictional character in-setting, like there used to be in the main chart?

>>2281168

Oh it's the same old big table with a bit of updating

I also wanted to make a big chart listing all the physical aspects of the characters (cause I already forgot most of them) but heh, it'll be a while before it's done

>>2281176
That would be really nice, especially for the characters that don't have profiles (yet).

>>2281179

Hey especially with the likes of Dy or Ho that likely won't get a profile anytime soon

(For some reason I remember all details about Gd clear as day, even though I found out about this element through this thread)

>>2281186
I remember Gd's personality more than her looks. Now Dy, she has a memorable style.

>>2281194

I took Gadolinite as basis for Gd's looks, that might be why

I also remember Ho's hair, but what was Dy again?

>>2281198
Dy is usually pretty functional and unassuming, like when she's operating a camera, but goes all out handsome/princely on her own time.

>>2281204
>Tachi Dy

So Lu's a neko?

>>2281221
Not that she would admit it.

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Oh, and for some reason I also picture Dy looking a bit like Kagura.

>>2280917
Silicon if we take everything into account.
>>2281145
>like Hydrargyrum
Yes I think that's the idea, considering Aurum was talked about being the ancestor for Gold. Although Hydrargyrum looks suspiciously familiar, like she's still around.
>>2281168
>>2281176
The old thread actually got done figuring out heights for everyone. Also an old version of the table that's usually in the first post typically has all the in-setting fictional elements, though for prosperity's sake here are the six:
Phlebotinum/Pb - Magical girl
Handwavium/Ha - Superhero. So comic hero.
Green Rock/Gr - Ha's sidekick.
Unobtainium/Un - Sci-fi hero.
Momentium/Mm - Sport manga MC
Plotium/Pl - Fantasy hero

>>2281293
>Silicon if we take everything into account.
Mmh, she is one to speak her mind.

>>2281303
That and they have the tendency to be a mirror of ScAl., hence Si being the one instead of Ge.

>>2281308
Ah, makes sense. Ge's also typically the more reserved one.

So for ancestors we got: Aurum, Hydrargyrum, Brimstone, and Argentum. Arge's kind of implied cause of Silver. Would that mean Wolfram is one as well? Maybe in a similar time that Brimstone is from. Might be a good way to expand on Tungsten too.

>>2280896
Someone do astatine
>most volatile metalloid
>fucking disintegrates everything it touches before exploding into radioactive shit
>only one gram of it exists at any given time
>instead of nuclear reaction explosion (chain reaction) it all happens at once

>>2281502
How does an extremely socially awkward young woman sound?

>>2281481
Don't forget Baryta!

For what it's worth, last time Wolfram was brought up in this regard it was about how the name already applied to Tungsten herself.

>>2281573
Right forgot Baryta. I suppose that would depend on how others feel, but that doesn't really hinder Wolfram possibly being an ancestor. Might make it harder to disconnect Wolfram from Tungsten but we could just go simpler. Wolfram was a decorated soldier/warrior in Tungsten's line and she grew up on stories about her, eventually her parents started calling her Wolfram as a nickname. If the thread places her to be in, relatively, recent time Wolfram could've even been a great-grandparent or so that Tungsten grew up hearing about.

>>2281575
Yeah, that wouldn't really be a stretch.

>>2281582
And would have the ancestor safely out of the picture. I suppose if the thread wants to lock that down, we could say that Wolfram kept a journal and it ended up in W's hands when she was younger. Helped reaffirm her decision to join the military and what not.

>>2281586
What's W up to lately?

>>2281591
Last thing she did was go to a concert with Steel where she inadvertently met Iron. After she told Carbon about it, but nothing since then. Probably still being a career officer or on leave. If the latter might be trying to deepen her relationship with Ta.

>>2281593
I'm sure Ta would appreciate that.

>>2281593

Her relationship with Ta is pretty old an in-depth already, they might be looking at the next step which is cute alloy kids obviously

>>2281596
I don't know about in-depth, but old sure. The big deal with their relationship is that it's never really been explored. Just given a bit of history and settled into acceptance. The last time it was seriously discussed was concerning Nb and how she eventually moved on, then it was just TaW see each other every time W's on leave and nothing further.

>>2281598
There's plenty of room to expand upon that, then.

>>2281602
Yep like the fact that Tantalum was the medical doctor behind Tc's cyberization. I bet Ta and W had a fun time dealing with the publicity after it was successful. Also, probably allowed Ta to make an aptly ironic remark regarding grieving Mo and trying to make progress with her before U came along.

>>2281603
That is quite the highlight.

>>2281654
Indeed, being an officer probably helped manage it better especially when Ta got fed up with the press. That actually makes for an interesting realization: W probably heard about it from three different people. Carbon, Steel, and her girlfriend.
Although Ta probably got an earful from W after that concert and anything relating to Iron that W doesn't feel like sharing with C.

>>2281659
What would Ta think about that? Maybe she pushes for her to reconcile.

>>2281662
I don't know so much about reconciliation but Ta could probably try and get W to realize she's holding a grudge that Carbon moved on from. Plus maybe having W try and realize the Iron she met doesn't match up with the villain she imagined.
At best I don't quite see W ever being friendly with Fe even if she learned what Carbon learned. Maybe cordial but that's involving Carbon, Steel, and Ta convincing her of some things.

>>2281664
Mhm, that's very reasonable. Ta would have an assuaging impact on W.

>>2281946

Especially since W often fails to realise that not everyone is as tough as nails than she is

>>2281953
By the way, does Ta have a physical description?

>>2281961

The only thing she ever had was a PES model

>>2281964
Ah, okay. Still, that's a good start. How tall is she compared to W?

>>2281966

About half a head taller, W's fairly small (180cm vs 169cm)

>>2281964
Ta had one? Weird, not sure if it was ever shown. What's her hair/eye color then?

>>2281971
Wow, I pictured almost the opposite. Cute.

>>2281987
Yeah W is surprisingly the tallest drow known to exist. I bet she got to feel all weird when Steel became eye-level with her

>>2281995
If it's any consolation, she can easily bridal carry Ta.

>>2281999
Ta can probably do the same for her, much to her cute embarrassed face. I bet she talks to Te about she handles her height.

>>2282000
That's super adorable. Ta must bring that side of her out.

>>2282003
I'm sure she's partially used to it considering her drill sergeant was almost 7 feet tall and could pick her up whenever she wanted. Obviously that's a breach of decorum but I can't help but imagine a spar between Ada and young W that involves W having to figure out how to bypass the height advantage.
Point is TaW is a surprisingly cute couple.

>>2282020
Well, that's Ada for you.

Ta: dark bluish hair? Y/N?

>>2282035
I was gonna say bluish gray, so darker blue/black like what can be found on animals might work best. I suggest yellow eyes considering the spectral lines unless MS wants to show the pes model.

>>2282042
Oh yeah, totally forgot about that.

>>2282047
From what I could dig up, I don't think she had a special blender model since there's no image on the wiki. She was just on Al's team, unless it's real basic like an in-game edit of the player to have her eye and hair color.
That said if Ta goes blackish blue and/or graying I can't help but imagine the graying being something similar to Iron's hair. Just that the blue doesn't gray, the black does.

>>2282055
>Ta's hair
Yeah, something like that would work.

I actually just noticed the lighter tones in Iron's hair because of that.

>>2282059
>W drags Ta to a party C's hosting
>Mostly to keep her in line since Iron might be there
>Iron is there
>Fe and Ta just stare at each other for ten seconds before moving away during the party

>>2282079
Good thinking, W.

>>2282042

I don't have it at the ready but her PES model is nothing very special: metallic grey hair and dark grey eyes.Te only I really want to keep is her hairstyle: She had long hair with the back tied in a long ponytail and the front forming a long bob cut (she would obviously tie it up in a tight bun when doing an operation)

>>2282234
That fits, though what exactly was her position within the hospital? Seems like a mix of surgeon/physical therapist or has she stepped into more of an administrative role from her younger years.

>>2282234
That fits with the proposed hair color rather well.

>>2282240

Oh I don't think she really does administrative stuff, unlike, say, Cox from Scrubs. If anything, that's what Zr did

>>2282254
I suppose though if you remember, originally Perry was just a normal doctor and only got bumped to administrative because of Kelso retiring. For most of the seasons Perry was just a senior doctor. Still sounds like she's some sort of surgeon, probably neuro/physiological to some degree considering what's in Lifesaver.

>>2282260

Yes, I envisioned her as both doctor and surgeon

>>2282261
I see, well it fits if nothing else.

Wouldnt it be pretty neat if a radioactive one - say polonium - has a gasmask?

>>2282269
Wouldn't put it past Plutonium to have one stashed away, personally.

>>2282280

Did she used to scare her little sister with it when they were little?

>>2282283
That's very likely. Explains a lot.

>>2282289

Bet she plays pyro in TF2

>>2282293
She could be described as "fiery".

>>2282307
>>2282280
Probably is in the industrial scene as well if that's the case

>>2282366
Realistically speaking, yeah.

>>2282366
Oh, wait, you mean aesthetically? And not actual industrial plants?

>>2282489
I was thinking more in terms of music but I could see her having a slight industrial aesthetic. Not much of one, but it could help explain her current hair color.

>>2282490
Ah, right. Yeah, it would.

What would Ori do if Ar had to go somewhere out of the city for a few days? Mope around until she came back?

>>2283722
Pout and mope for all of five seconds because she's been alone for way longer than Ar would be away. Probably pester Lu if she's there for the day, and then if not explore the manse before expanding her exploration search outward to the grounds.
Ar probably comes back to a freezer full of venison that Ori hunted down and some furs she has no idea what to do with.

>>2283737
The thought alone gives Lu chills.

>>2283751
I bet she told Ori about how Ar's manor had a lot of hidden passages because of the age. Probably got her a day of alone time before Ori returned, appearing right behind her and spooking Lu. Ori just had to go and find ones Lu didn't know about.

>>2283756
Hopefully Dy can give good massages, because Lu is going to need one after that.

So outside of Kr, who else is likely to own property/businesses?

>>2284196

All CEOs, Au, Ar and I'd say most elements own their places

And of course H

>>2284210
I suppose that's true, though outside of Cl and Kr's obvious bent I'm not sure if the bigwigs would have an obvious pattern to the places they own. Like, outside of Gold and Kr, does Al own the most amount of entertainment establishments?

>>2284231
After Gold and Kr? It's possible, but she mostly does aerospace stuff.

>>2284234
Her megacorp is yes, she could probably have separate properties that she leases out and the like though they're probably highly dependent on their use for the megacorp more than what Kr or Au use as criteria.

>>2284260
True, maybe that sort of thing is something she starts to do more in the near future too.

I had a curious thought while I was thinking on Steel for something. Both of her parents have or had relatively dark hair when she was conceived, right? So then how is her hair still light despite being older than Iron at that age, who supposedly had more like dark gray hair? I know it's from an artistic choice, but I was curious if there could be a in-setting reason since metal iron could be as shiny/light as Steel's hair depending on conditions.
That's when it struck me, what if Iron originally was the setting's version of a gray towhead that darkened as she aged. I.e. she went from silver in color to gray and slate gray during her teen years and would've had dark gray/black hair by her twenties if Oxygen didn't get to it. Like how kids can be born blonde but become brunette later in life. This led to the speculation that Steel got her mother's hair and it never darkened because recessive genetics or something from Iron.

Not sure how it might've slipped passed Carbon. Maybe she held out some hope Steel's hair wouldn't be like Iron's and took the silver as a sign of her own parents.

>>2285080
Something like that could be possible, though, as mentioned, it really is just an artistic choice, I wouldn't look into it too much. But yeah, maybe.

Any ideas for a story about Gold and Silver?

>>2285354
One of their early dates? Back when they were in high school perhaps

>>2285355
That would be cute. What was their dynamic like back then?

>>2285356
I think initially it was, Silver was perusing and Gold was a big ol' flirt. If what Mithril said about their "first" date holds true, Gold was also a bit more into romantic fantasies than the actual romance. Silver must've changed that with determination and persistence.
I'd like to imagine that the reason why Gold liked Silver's attention more than most was probably the earnest effort Silver was going through for all her displays.
If they were to be likened to their kids, Gold was probably a less vain and more self-aware Electrum and Silver was perhaps more of a confident Copper. A confident Copper that was mastering her silver tongue.

>>2285360
That sounds like a young Gold, haha. Thanks for the ideas. Mithril could probably tell a lot of stories.

>>2285364
Mithril probably does have a lot of stories since she and Gold grew up through school. I think, they were besties after all. Also don't forget that while Gold had Mithril, Silver had Lead as a bestie.

>>2285367
That means Gold has just as many stories she can tell starring Mithril.

>>2285371
And pictures. I bet Gold has some pictures of when they were little girls and Mithril was all shy that Ada would find adorable.

>>2285385
Gold probably has a big photo album with pictures all through their childhood up to the current day.

>>2285386
Very likely, I bet Ada was enamored with the girls and Mithril's growth. It was like seeing how Ti would grow up.

>>2285396
There must be tons of baby pictures of Ti.

>>2285405
I bet. I also bet Mithril got to vicariously see Ada's formative years when Ti got a growth spurt in her teen years probably quietly asked Ada if she was all knees and elbows til her twenties

>>2285417
>Mi gushing and going on about how Ti is starting to resemble her mother more and more
Cute.

>>2285420
>Ti: "Mum can you please stop fussin', it's nothing."
>Mi: "But you look so adorable, just like your mother in your fancy clothes."

>>2285424
Too cute. It sounds like Ti has the height (well, to a degree) and athleticism of Ada but a slenderness from Mi as well.

>>2285427
Well she does, kinda. Not quite set on Ti being 5'10". I always imagined she'd be a solid six feet or 6'01". Only time Mum Mi is taller than Ti is when she has heels on. I always had the image in my head that for a family portrait Mi's in the foreground while Ada and Mi are behind both her shoulders in uniform/whatever Titanium wears.

>>2285434
Hmmm, yeah, that does sound like it would work. Mi being taller in heels is a nice touch too.

How tall is Plat again?

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>>2285455
Plat's 160s I think, I guess now would be a good time to post pic related. For Ti, it's weirder considering that even with heels Mi's only like an inch or two taller. That said I feel 6' even might be best.
I'll touch up the picture later so it's just heights.

>>2285463
Thanks. Ti, Copper and Plat have some nice height variation between them.

>>2285486
Not much variation between Cu and Pt. Considering how Ti and Cu are effectively cousins, they were adorable as kids.

>>2285505
Gold and Mi would definitely remind them of that.

Because of how protective Mi can be, do you think she ever scared off any of Ti's would-be girlfriends while she was in highschool?

>>2285976
Depends on the girlfriends? In true, tomboy fashion Ti was probably captain of the footie team and had a dozen or so girls wet at the thought of seeing her in soccer gear. However, Ada did a great job in scaring them away since she fully switched to being a cop at that time. The more persistent ones are the ones that had to deal with Mithril.
Here's an analogy. If Ti was a princess being guarded by a dragon, the dragon would be Ada. Mi would be the vizer back in the kingdom that whispers dissent against the "hero".

>>2285986
It isn't hard to imagine a situation where Ti brings a "friend" over and Mi sends out enough vibes that she leaves early.
>"Uh, it turns out I have something to do today. S...See you tomorrow, Titanium."

>>2286001
True enough. I'm sure Ti's always a little baffled by the remarks they make about always being watched.

>>2286097
At least Van was persistent enough to make it!

>>2286103
I'm sure Ada reined her in by throwing the one ring into mount doom. Although, funnier, I like to think of the possibility that Ti had a few girlfriends in high school(nameless ones) that were under Mi's nose. With or without Ada being aware.

>>2286113
Ti can be grateful for that.

>>2286115
One of the more successful ones achieved such success by going on the offense and trying to make nice with Mithril.

>>2286121
Oh? How did that work out?

>>2286123
Once or two odd compliments were fine, however she caught on much faster than Ti figured she would and eventually lead to a conversation. Mostly about how Mi wants Ti to be careful and that maybe she's overprotective. Led to the rather amusing sight of introducing said girl as her girlfriend and the fearful "parent" talk. Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly, that was from Adamantine.

>>2286131
Ada and Mi are pretty cute together.

AdaMi is even cuter when you consider how their height difference was even larger when they met.

>>2287357

Was teen Mi wetting her panties while looking up to Ada towering over her?

>>2287364
Yes.

>>2287357
Teen Mi probably fainted when Ada scooped her up the first time in those strong arms of hers.
How tall was Mi when they met? I know Ada was pretty much done growing and stood at a solid 6'8"

>>2287524
169cm, perhaps?

>>2287537
Fits, especially if it's the start of secondary. I bet young drunk Mi was rather interesting for Ada. Probably had one time where drunk Mi, all bothered and hot, unabashedly asked Ada to please sit on her face.

>>2287559
>With that size gap
Good thing Mi is tougher than she looks.

>>2287581
Oh definitely, if only to reference the actual fantastical metal. In addition, I'm sure Mi was termed to get off on Ada's abs because of the height difference. Probably only achieved after some dedicated muscle worship.

>>2287618
It's understandable why Ada fell for her.

So which elements show jealousy oddly? Mithril is pretty typical although she seems to be at the more severe end. Either that or she stamps it down with a pre-emptive "strike." Silver seems to have a tinge of depression/self-deprecating when jealous. Mercury, doesn't have an in-depth example. Just that one time aliums apparently took Chloe and she destroyed their ship in what can only be a fit of anger.

>>2287976
Thallium, while not jealous per se, went to go see Vanadium that one time.

>>2287976

I'd say every element with a high degree of pride; Au springs to minds, and OBVIOUSLY Electrum would be very anxious whenever Iridos does sleepovers at Na's...not that she'd ever admit it

Nb also strikes me as someone who'd firery defend her territory, same as the NaK sisters and Tm

I could also Sr have occasional anxiety of Ca leaving her for youngsters

>>2288216
Nb definitely with the whole siscon thing she had going on.

>>2288231

She let a soldier conquer Ta's hillls...errr I meant heart, so she's not going to let her new MILF get taken away

>>2288270
>Somewhere, Zr sneezes

>>2288270
Well it's a good thing she's getting with the world's most content cougar

Is Nb taller than Zr?

>>2288302

Yes, by 11 juicy centimeters

>>2288302
Yeah probably. Zr's only 5'4.6". Prime shortstack material.

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>>2288305
>>2288303

>>2288305
>Plump shortstack MILF

Nb will love her not so tenderly

>>2288307
Maybe she's the one who makes her an actual MILF.

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>>2288309

>>2288314
Just let her take a break every so often, Nb.

>>2288309
>>2288316
>Nb ends up bearing their child and gets all pouty

>>2288333
>"I wanted to see you pregnaaaaaaaaant!"

>>2288334
>>2288333
Hf will have to make up for it via Ba.

>>2288334
That leads to Zr hastily trying to get Nb from crying via putting a pillow under her shirt to show her the next best thing.

>>2288389
>It makes Nb smile
>But also turns her on a little

>>2288216
>who'd firery defend her territory, same as the NaK sisters
So does that mean Na is all demure and shy at first because she's new to jealousy? Then it ramps up and what not or does she just explode?

>>2289127
Na doesn't seem like the exploding type, maybe she's more collected about it.

>>2289127

Make advances at B in front of her and taste the wrath

>>2289160
Would that surprise even K?

>>2289162

Not at all, she knows her sister well

As for K, she would be like Na, but since N is pretty aloof to strangers, she didn't actually need to show her jealousy...but B being the social busybody she is, Na needs to mark her territory

>>2289505
So does that mean Na will start giving B prominent hickies after they come out as a couple?

>>2289529

Yes
Suddenly, B became very fond of turtlenecks

>>2289537
Eventually, Na will realize that B's naturally flirty and knows she won't cheat.

After all those years of pent up energy, it's hard to blame Na of being overzealous.

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I found something I forgot I began to do back when we were discussing the city: a list of the various homes of the characters

It's only a few ideas

>>2289696
Gold's has a few more occupants these days, hah.

>>2289827
Indeed, good thing she lives in such a big place.
>>2289696
Wouldn't Auris Estate sound better? Carbon probably has a nice upscale house but nothing huge like the big names. Iron probably has a modest apartment. Also ThU place, maybe there's some equivalent in Paris/London if only because of the canal parallel

>>2289841
Carbon lives near the center of the city, IIRC, right?

>>2289857
I'd say works near the center, not so much lives there. Considering she probably got her parents' place in their wills she's probably living in her childhood home.

>>2289865
That could work.

>>2289827

Well it does need some dusting off and fleshing out

>>2289841

Auris palace then, estate doesn't sound aristocratic enough

I imagine C with one of these: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_particulier

>>2289899
Dang, that might be a little much for Carbon and Steel alone. Wouldn't she want to downsize a little?

>>2289899
I suppose it would depend on the size of the thing and where it is.
>>2289903
If the will idea actually holds up, then Carbon could've grown up in such a place and maybe in her inheritance her parents left enough money for her to safely hire on some help in keeping everything orderly while she raised Steel and went to Uni. Cause let's be real, timeline-wise her old fossils most likely died while she was a year or two into Uni. Also let's not forget that if she did indeed grow up in such a place Silicon was there as well. Whether Silicon is there now or has her own place is another matter.

>>2289906
Silicon definitely has her own place, yes.

>>2289907
For the best. Although considering the number of people, Carbon could potentially have for the holidays it might work best to have a moderately big house.

>>2289918
True, she is going to host those parties where both Iron are there.

>>2289955
Iron and W*

>>2289955
Having a house big enough to have separate wings is probably a good idea if W gets too caught up in her anger about Iron.

>>2290838
So she can cool off with help from Ta?

>>2290934
Maybe not in that method Te. She'd probably get a talking to if she was uncivil enough to get sent to the westwing. She's going to have to get used to word battles.

>>2290940
Poor Iron doesn't even know why this woman keeps staring at her.

>>2290943
She probably has some idea. She is pretty sharp after all.

>>2290954
True. Of course, she would rather stay in bed with C, parties are less her style.

>>2290940

W knows how to keep things within words, even if those are only stern words

>>2291540
What does Steel think of all this?

>>2291573

Does she notice? W wouldn't want to do anything in front of her

>>2291586
That's a good point, true.

>>2291586
It wouldn't really have to be in front of her, considering Carbon's house. Not like Steel couldn't pick up on her mood after the first one considering W was not as lively. Probably. The concert kept her sufficiently distracted that she didn't pick up on it the first time. At a gathering Steel would eventually pick up something's off even if it's just W not being as lively as she normally is.

Now to be fair to W, I do like to think that given enough time between Ta and C she'd become cordial with Iron. At first only for Steel's sake but then perhaps realizing she's being unduly resentful/spiteful after Carbon tells her some things. Like something about Iron wanting to help or whatever, or just Carbon telling W to try looking at it from the view point of a scared teen girl.

>>2291771
W'll come around eventually, thankfully.

>>2291771

But it's in W's characterization that she's so emotionally tough that she expects others to live up to it

I see that tension will build up between her and Fe (especially since Fe is garbage at dealing with things head on), until Steel and C notice and do something about it

>>2291806
That might be the point where C steps in and talks to/explains things to her.

>>2291806
And that's true, it's more I think her grudge is slightly off. If it was more what you said then she'd probably be disdainful of Iron for not being as tough and not view her favorable.
On the other hand, I think we're also not giving Iron credit for her toughness since the majority of that situation dealt with her continued weakness. Weakness that influenced a decision she made while in her teens. However, yes the continued avoidance and occasionally watching from the sidelines doesn't really give much credit.

Gold and Silver.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/8500270/chapters/22888146

>>2291830
Cute, I bet teen Gold is adorable when pouting.

>>2291839
Silver definitely thought so!

>>2291830
So this has got me thinking about AuAg. Did Copper literally get Gold's metaphorical blue blood when she was born?

>>2292779
How so?

>>2292867
Hemocyanin are proteins that transport oxygen through the body of some creatures. Usually invertebrates. The difference between hemoglobin and hemocyanin, is that while one has iron in the protein(globin) the other has copper(cyanin). In relation to hemolymph and hemocyanin, the blood/protein gets a blueish appearance when oxygenated because of the copper. Horseshoe crabs are probably the most well-known example of blue blood outside of some insects that have hemolymph.

>>2292874
That would be a cute nod, and it could probably work with the context alone. Either way.

>>2292879
The world builder in me says it might be harder but considering the lack of potential blood spillage it could definitely work. Plus considering she's a nerd not much would change. It also opens up the doors for jokes between Cu and Elect about how Copper got Mama's blue blood while she didn't.

>>2292883
There are other unique attributes too along the lines of that, like certain characters glowing, or their hair color changing, etc.

>>2292886
That's a good point, I shouldn't think so hard on it since it'd just amount to her having some degree of respiratory problems. Though I suppose the bigger question would be, do the B&B twins also get it?

>>2292887
Hmmm, perhaps they might.

>>2292886

Don't forget Chromium's colorful way of showing emotions

>>2292887
After thinking about it, it should be unique to Cu, basically as a small visual joke if she were to ever get a nosebleed or something.

>>2293176
Is she quite reflective of the group mood?
>>2293372
Good point, though a nosebleed wouldn't be the only thing. Her blush would be different.

>>2293393
>her blush
That might be a bit much, it doesn't need to make perfect sense after all.

>>2293409
True then again, considering the color it might be not as evident as a normal blush. It's not exactly frostbite blue/oxygen-deprived blue either.

>>2293413
It's definitely an interesting idea.

>>2293393
>Is she quite reflective of the group mood?

Her own, expect her to be noticeably red when angry or embarrassed, blue when sad? green when disgusted or purple when horrified

The intensity of the hue being proportional to the intensity of her emottion

>>2294498
Helpful for some of the denser elements. If Scandium glowed every time she was around Al things wouldn't have taken so long.

>>2294509
implying

>Oh Sandy you're very glowing today, you look like a maiden in love!
>Wha...? Oh um, no, I MEAN YES, very much indeed!
>Well I'm rooting for you! I'm sure the girl you want won't be able to resist that glow!
>...

>>2294642
Is there anyone denser than Al?

>>2294650

Pt

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>>2294738
Of course.

>>2294498
I didn't think chrome went into mood rings
>>2294642
Th

>>2294810
How dense is Th?

>>2294811
She's way further down in the chart than Al, makes Th heavier and denser than Al on that alone. :^)

>>2294814
Don't underestimate Al, for a lightweight she's surprisingly denser than most.

>>2294509
>>2294642
Imagine the new side Scandi would see if Al and her went out for drinks. Al would also learn her assistant can drink her under the table. It's them fruity drinks Scandi likes.

What would Sc call Al once they're dating? Aly?

>>2295442

Baux?

>>2295446
Sounds nice, could work.

>>2295446
Does she say "Baux, baux, the plane." when they get together and she still needs to do her job?

Maybe Baux would be Sc's private cutesy name for her.

>>2295455

Yes, since Allie is already Be's nickname for her

>>2295494
Ah! That works out well, then.

Here's a proposal, or at least a topic for discussion: What if Mg and Mn were switched? As in, LiMg and BeMn. Was never sold on LiMn.

>>2296051
>Was never sold on LiMn.
So were you sold on BeMg?

>>2296118
Not in particular; there really wasn't much established about either couple.

>>2296129

Well BeMg already have some hints written about it

IRL, even if LiMg alloys exist, it's Be that's is present in Magnox,

But my biggest gripe with it is characterization; Li is serious and down to earth (heh) and wouldn't start dating someone at 47 if she didn't have already a history with that person...and Mn is way ahead on this. And it's not just the matter of Li, but her daughters too; Mn is already close to K (because Potassium permanganate), it's a very important bond and I really doubt Mg would have a good chemistry with K...or even Li to begin with

>>2296227
>>2296129
Mg and Mn could do with some development in their own lives. They've both been developed in relation to other people. Specifically Al and FeC. It would be nice to know or piece together how Mn knows K and Li. Mg could also make due with filling out a friend list or some such along side her relationship with Mn.

>>2296227
Hmm, that does complicate the idea slightly. Still, though, as to the last point, and keeping in mind Li's serious nature, it could almost be the opposite: it's hard to imagine Li reacting to Mn's personal issues with anything but apathy, like, "it's been how many years? Get over yourself." Li wouldn't have the interest or patience to indulge in Mn's grudges, and that's why the two of them never really made sense to me.

With a little tweaking, LiMg could be a fitting substitute...Mg is like Mn in many ways, enough to fit any specific circumstances, at least. On the contrary, she could be the new thing that changes up Li's life and spurs her to make a change for the better. It's also further supported by this neat concept (as you can see, LiMg are the featured example): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagonal_relationship
Plus you get things like
-Boron's reaction
-And it means that Li and K are both dating women who are the same age

It's enough to warrant thought, IMO. Either way, >>2296238 is prudent as well.

Oh, and wouldn't it just be the cutest if Li, during an intimate moment while they were together in bed, referred to Mg as "Maggie"?

>>2296263
>Hmm, that does complicate the idea slightly. Still, though, as to the last point, and keeping in mind Li's serious nature, it could almost be the opposite: it's hard to imagine Li reacting to Mn's personal issues with anything but apathy, like, "it's been how many years? Get over yourself." Li wouldn't have the interest or patience to indulge in Mn's grudges, and that's why the two of them never really made sense to me.

But Mn wouldn't bring up herpersonal issues to Li, she knows better than that

>>2296263
Like the anon above me said, it would probably be a bit out of place considering Mn doesn't know Li well enough at y0 to even broach the subject. Everything talked about paints them getting together when Li's closer to fifty, so like in a year or two. By then the FeC situation will be well on it's way to getting resolved and perhaps be one of the key motivators in Mn actually branching out in her life and getting to know the Alkali family.
Now that's not to say that Li couldn't also have some relationship with Mg all things considered. Outside of PuNpU, there's not exactly many cousins and considering how Mn/Mg's intertwined history I wouldn't be surprised if they were raised as sisters despite being cousins. Like fraternal sisters or what not. Although if you switch Mg to Li, then you leave Be unless you got an explanation for why Mn gets with Be.
Not like Be couldn't call Mg Maggie.

>>2296443
She would have to eventually, though...

>>2296460
...that's a good point. The main thing is, if such a change were to happen now would be the time to do it, before any of this is established.

Be could be introduced to Mn though Mg, or though work connections. As she's a little more animated and energetic, she would be more apt to deal with Mn's temper and help her deal with it. All things considered, Mg seems more mature than Mn despite her age and Li would take note of that.

Seriously, Boron's reaction would be priceless. It would make Mg her...step-mother-in-law? There's a lot of potential here.

It's less cute if it isn't Li showing her soft side!

>>2296579
>She would have to eventually, though...

Why? She might be Li's right arm and a K magnet, but that doesn't mean she'd bring up the FeC situation to them. If anything, she would get out of her way to hide what's affecting her around the Alkalis

>Mg seems more mature than Mn

I'm not sure about that at all

>>2296591
As a couple these things would eventually be discussed, no?

That might just be because Mg has comparatively less development, but still, she's not the one who fought with her former best friend for years over things that happened when they were teens.

Even factoring out the FeC thing, Mn's personally and Li's don't seem that compatible.

>>2296593
personality*

>>2296579
>>2296591
>>2296593
What exactly is Mn's position and occupation? Hell even her relation to Li. As far as I'm aware, she's just kinda doing something on her own and her connection to the alkali's is either in the future or scientific. Nothing in setting, unless I missed a oneshot or something.
Now to be fair to Mn, as shown before, the FeC situation brought out Mn's abrasive side because of how she thought Iron should resolve it. That is almost entirely within her own little circle and probably only felt when regarding Iron and or Iron's response to the situation. We gotta remember that was when she was a teenage going into a young adult. She's what? In her thirties now? She probably mellowed out, sure she might have her energy and what not but she most likely got a better hand on her abrasiveness. She would kinda have to unless she struck it big in business in some manner that allowed her to be an ass regularly.

You>>2296579, also gotta remember that Li's whole romance would be showing her soft-side no matter who it's with.

>>2296595
That does make sense. It's an issue of there being too few details at the current moment, yeah. That and LiMn just seeming like pairing up who was left.

So, does LiMg still have a chance?

>>2296599
>Have a chance
Maybe, iirc it was largely speculation and a bit of science considering the battery connection with Li and Mn. I mean there's certainly a case to be made for LiMg and it would still allow Mn to be close to K when K returns considering she'd effectively be an aunt. You have to consider that Be and Mn would be pair-less then and they'd have to be adequately dealt with. One of the things with the current pairings is that all the elements except the robots are all paired up currently.

>>2296593
>As a couple these things would eventually be discussed, no?

By then the FeC situation would've been resolved

>>2296595

Mn is an Alkali employee and it was discussed that she had a place like Ni has within Ferric.
Plus she's also linked on a more personal way to the Alkali family through K

>>2296599
>So, does LiMg still have a chance?

I'm against it, mainly because Mn is much closer to the family than Mg is (and likewise, Mg is much closer to Be than Mn is)

>>2296602
LiMg actually has a use in batteries too, for the record.

In this scenario, Be and Mn would end up with each other. It might just be baseless speculation, but they seem like they would go well together, with Be able (and willing) to handle Mn's more abrasive side (even though she mellows out, which is a good detail). She handled Al, after all. Be and Mn can both be pretty fiery.

Either way Mn gets more fleshed out, which is good.

>>2296603
That's true. It might and probably would come up, though, at some point.

The only thing about all those details is that they don't exist beyond the original conception. So, even without really changing them, there isn't much in the way holding LiMg and BeMn back. All that needs to happen is there's new details.

>>2296606
>there isn't much in the way holding LiMg and BeMn back

Why need to change it? Mn has much more of a connection with the Alkalis already

>>2296603
>Mn is an Alkali employee and it was discussed that she had a place like Ni has within Ferric.
Okay yeah I don't remember that which is more on me. Considering the battery connection it might've been suggested based on that, now considering what we know of her since she's being the topic, I'm not quite sure if a PA to Li would work best. Maybe something more like Nb within Ferric would be more fitting or B within Silice. However, that might hamper her connection with K unless K got mad and was wandering around the company during a lunch hour and ran into Mn. Mn, knowing how to handle anger being older and well getting into explosive fights with her cousin, might help K initially calm down and then the friendship builds from there. She's kind of viewed as that weird older lady that seems to know anger. Perhaps, in K's mind.

Which might actually work towards the relationship advantage because Li might be wandering around one day when K's back and visiting and see she's catching up with an employee. Slight regret sting aside about not knowing how her daughter befriended an employee, Li begins to keep tabs on said friend until eventually K catches wind and introduces them.
>>2296604
Yes the battery thing has been re-established well enough. As for Mn mellowing out, I can honestly see that being more of a result of Zinc, Mg, and maybe another of her own friends or something she picked up in Uni/while working.

>>2296609
It's basically just that I never really liked LiMn for reasons that were, in light of this discussion, admittedly hasty and shortsighted, but on the other hand thinking about LiMg revealed a lot of really interesting (and sometimes downright delicious) implications that seem to have a lot of potential, at least enough to bring it up.

>>2296610
For example, all that would need to happen here is for Mn to say, "by the way, Li, have you ever met Mg?" and Li's all "my heart hasn't raced like this is years." Which allows Mn to retain her position and influence as well.

>>2296610

I would imagine Mn's connection with K as well established, and already quite ancient, given that the Alkalis live "on site". Given K's character, I would definitely see a younger K get really attached to a young Mn debuting in the company, like when Mn was 20 and K 9

>>2296611
What implications? Li's soft side and Mg being called Mags/Maggie is easily doable without them being paired together. Boron being slightly flustered over parental hierarchy wouldn't really happen I think. Considering she's in her twenties, had a mother, and is adult enough to know it's just for legal matters. Na and K would be more likely to be bothered by Li getting together with someone around B's age. WEll K more than Na.

>>2296615
That would be cute, though I feel that would really involve extrapolating Mn's position within the company. Does she run the equivalent of the company's energy department perhaps consider the on-site nature of the corporation or maybe something with computers to give a tangential nod to the battery thing. Her debuting makes it sound like she was a rising star when I think that would kinda work against Mn's image. Well at least the implied attention/notoriety of being such.

>>2296618
They don't need to be negative reactions. Seeing Boron's reaction at all would be interesting. She dated Mg once, after all.

When you have the fact that both mother and daughter are seeing women who are the same age, K's reaction could be more of surprise. Like, "wait, what? Mother isn't the frozen old woman I thought?" Plus by that time Mg would be 30~.

>>2296621
I suppose that's fair, though I think we're forgetting. Mn and Mg were historically considered the same thing until sometime later with a simple word addition separating the magnetic Mg and non-magnetic Mn. It allows for ample opportunity to have B confusing Mn with Mg. Something which might not have happened since they were in school.
Imagine; NaB go to the Alkali estate for a family dinner. Everything's going well, K even brought her tall doctor along. Then Li comes out to the dining hall with a girl in tow and B's rather shocked. She hadn't expected to run into Mg again though the look K is sending her mom is weird. Goes to say "hi" thinking it's her old ex and gets an odd look in response and begins to wonder what's up. Starts asking stuff and then Mn introduces herself and explains B mistook her for her sister(cousin). Despite some minor egg on her face everything works out.
B gets a rather prominent hickey during the night since she let slip Mg was an ex in talking with Mn.

>>2296618

I see her debuting like B did with Silice, then K sort of dragged her in the Alkali inner circle and with time became Li's PA and woman of confidence

>>2296621

B would get used to it quite quickly

As for K, she wouldn't care much and that'd be the problem; Mg's step-daughters would be pretty apathetic about her, whereas Mn would've already be close to them

Also I don't really see Li going for someone that she just met recently

>>2296624
Shit, that is pretty good. It's a hard choice. If it really was Mg, B might end up with more than just a hickey.

If either LiMg happens or LiMn starts to make more sense, there really isn't a downside.

>>2296627
Mhm, those are all things that can be worked out, I feel. All that would need to happen is Mg finds a way to connect to her step daughters, which could be a compelling plot. As small as the other details like Boron are, at least it's something, adding to the situation.

That's definitely a fair point about Li, but is it possible that Mg could be the new element she hadn't even realized she was missing in her life?

>>2296631
>Mhm, those are all things that can be worked out, I feel. All that would need to happen is Mg finds a way to connect to her step daughters, which could be a compelling plot.

That's a lot of effort when Mn just works better from the get go

>That's definitely a fair point about Li, but is it possible that Mg could be the new element she hadn't even realized she was missing in her life?

We already have these kind of romance, I really want Li to be different than that

>>2296640
Okay, fair enough. Really, both outcomes are acceptable. Mn still needs a lot of work!

>>2296627
Debuting via merit seems more fitting. I'd like to add that she shows pride in a quiet manner. Being the older cousin/sister, the FeC situation, and being the 12th most abundant element in earth's crust caused her to not like the spotlight. She might and does take pride in her achievements but she doesn't like broadcasting them. She'd much rather have a group success than solo success.
>>2296640
>>2296631
Adding onto this. I think playing up the magnetism in Mg would be interesting. Not an opposites attracted thing but rather it causes Li and Mg to repel minutely. Like any sort of extended time where it's just those two, alone, causes them to grate on each other's nerves. So while they might become good friends, they would go deeper because they're too different.

Overall this has made me want Li to be a shy dom when she and Mg get into kinks.

>>2296650
They wouldn't go deeper.
Christ I'm off to bed.

>>2296650
This would be the perfect time for a blushing Carbon, too bad it's already been posted.

>>2296650
You meant LiMn for the shy dom thing, right?

>>2296650
>Overall this has made me want Li to be a shy dom when she and Mg get into kinks.

Eh, I'd imagine Li as pretty vanilla in bed, but one that leads the way

>>2296668
Fitting.

>>2296668
Yeah, it's not like she'd ever touch on hard stuff. Hardest thing would probably be a blind fold or handcuffs. This is on top of the fact that Li most likely prefers snuggling at her age than sex.

Po will be happy for Li once she finally finds someone.

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Pb best girl

>>2297009
Looking good! Tin can't resist that disheveled style.

So what's the history of Mn and Mg? Did their family migrate a few generations back or have they always been around? Do they have a mother figure that watched over them and is in their twilight years or just an ancestor considering the history of the two is ripe for giving them an ancestor.

>>2297009
Nice pic, always nice to see Pb. Shame she's not standing next to a shelf for height perspective.

>>2297051
It's also possible they both grew up in different households that were simply nearby one another. Of course, there could still be an ancestor figure.

>>2297073
Well with the whole cousin thing both are likely. Especially if they lived within biking distance. Ancestor works better, and allows for fun speculation about how they both descended from the same ancestor, Magnes(ia)/Manganesum. I also didn't realize it but Magnesium being the younger of the two is also a nice touch of their history.

>>2297081
Means Mn can give her helpful advice too.

>>2296914

Li is a pretty reserved person all around, and I like to think Mn likes that about her especially after years of being on the receiving end of C's sexual hunger

>>2297009

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>>2297268
All that peace and quiet would hopefully be a welcome change for Mn.

>>2297268
Poor girl's probably grateful for the reprieve of Iron reappearing and Carbon going after her.
Imagine if Li got her pregnant, they could call their daughter Bunny as a nickname.

>>2297301
>Iron reappearing
It's what she's been hoping for all along, after all.

>>2297305
This is true. Oh man, Carbon won't be prepared for adult Iron not knowing how to intentionally flirt, doing it unintentionally, and then being all sweet without realizing it.

>>2297309
Terne is really going to have be hands full with that.

>>2297310
her*

>>2297310
Wait, I accidentally read that as Steel. Like mother like daughter, I guess.

>>2297310
>>2297313
Well I mean you're not wrong. Carbon probably gets lost in her fiery passion that boils from ust pressure throughout the week. Kind of eventually just told Steel in vague terms to try and make herself scarce during the daytime on weekends if she's staying over for a visit. Steel probably uses the time to be with Terne or catch up with Tc/Electrum. Steel being maybe just a partially bit oblivious because she's never seen her mom truly wrapped up in passion passes it off and walks in on them.

>>2297316
The first night Carbon spends with Iron after she returns will probably be the first time she's really been satisfied in years. Iron goes to mention something to her and she's fast asleep.

>>2297323
Well now let's be fair. Mn probably comes close with all her experience and then there's the CPS threesome. W too in the beginning. Oddly I see the CW part as this weird time stopped honey moon phase until W gets more involved with the military. Where whenever W has leave, her and C are super romantic and picturesque and they're passionate for the first part. Then time drags on and passion starts to wane and W's off to the military again starting the cycle over. Eventually leading to a period where W gets extended leave for an injury or something and allows them to complete the honey moon phase and realize that something's off or something would have to change if they were to be more serious.

>>2297327

Actually, W met C during her injury leave and broke up when she resumed service

Also, I think C has always been satisfied sexually, I would even believe things would've gone somewhere with W if the military hadn't gotten in the way

>>2297327
W does stand a better chance of handling what C can dish out, but that's probably how she'd end up spraining her wrist in the first place.

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>>2297330
Did she? I thought that was more how TaW got cemented. I suppose them actually getting introduced needs to be worked out sometime since it's probably when C's in uni or in the middle of Uni.
However, yeah C's probably been satisfied most of the time. That's not to say her limit hasn't raised between each lover.

Does Mn have a hair color yet?

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>>2297532
Not that I know of. I was gonna suggest blonde like Mg to follow up on the idea of them being similar enough to be mistaken for sisters. Upon looking at the mineral though, I feel she should have black hair since it's more fitting and there's not many that have black hair. Her eyes would fit best if they were magenta or pinkish purple considering the hue it produces in glass making

>tfw there will never be anything like this for the particle zoo
"It's not like I want to be bonded with you, neutron-chan! I just had some leftover strong nuclear force, that's all! S-stupid fermion!"

>>2297794
That would be rather appropriate for her, gives a nice contrast with Zinc too.

>>2297340

TaW got cemented afterwards, Ta watched W in C's arms during two years, but got her after she recovered and got back in the military

>>2297332

How many "combat marks" did Ta witness during routine examinations, thinking "I wish I was the one who did it"?

>>2297794

Would Mg be platinum blonde?

>>2297891
>Mg being platinum blonde
Perhaps. It's naturally gray-white from the looks of it, so maybe she adds in the blonde color with dyes or what not.
>WC
With the time frame their little relationship happens and what not, it sounds like Carbon and Wolfram got together when W got back from her first tour. Can't exactly be earlier because of their age difference and the fact that Steel was, maybe, possibly, four to six years old at the earliest but then W most likely would've been in boot camp or just out of high school if Steel was four.

>>2297909

When Steel was 4, W was 18, and when Steel was 6, W was 20 which is better

I don't see Fe leaving the moment Steel was born; I give her 2 years, making 4 years between Fe and W for C

>>2297911
>I don't see Fe leaving the moment Steel was born
Everything concerning Iron paints her to be leaving probably within the same year that Steel was born. Especially with the fact that she effectively went to "study abroad" for the last two years of her education.
On the WC side, though Steel being six works nice since it would've meant W was around for her starting primary and being there for a big moment or two in Steel's life to cement her presence as a parental figure.

>>2297909
>Mg
So, if it isn't natural she would have started dying her hair when she was a teen, maybe?

>>2297957
I should amend my suggestion. The platinum blonde works but if she dyes it, it's to bring out the blonde more. Making her hair more white-blonde and then dyed blonder.

>>2297975
That works.

>>2297920

That works; Steel is 1 when Fe leave, is 6 to 8 when W dates C

Also please stop saying WC

When does Mn gets involved in C's bed? before or after W?

>>2298014
>Steel is 1
I was thinking in terms of months when I made that post. Like maybe three months at the latest. Especially with what was used/said in the fic and Iron's age at the time.
>Mn and C
Now that's strange. CMn's relationship has always kind of been hinted at as more of when they're both not seeing any one they'll get together for sex. So Mn was definitely around Steel pretty frequently but maybe not consistently? Unless something changed between Carbon seeing Chrome and when Carbon had a relationship with Nickel.

>>2298014
Heh.

Presumably after W.

>>2298029

Brings the question of what C was doing during the first 5 years, waiting for Fe?

>>2298101
Reconnecting with Silicon and sorting through life's challenges.

>>2298102

Fits in well, also might be the period she got involved with PS

>>2298112
>might be the period she got involved with PS
Now that's debatable. Considering everything we know about Carbon's life, PS feels like it happened after W and or Mo-chan. Cause you got taking care of babby Steel, Silicon coming back, starting Uni, and then in a year or two her parents dieing then Silicon helping her get her feet on the ground while juggling a child and courses. Acourse she could've always lucked out in the will and with budgeting skills that allowed her to stay afloat through Uni.

>>2298118

Steel is born when C is 18 and Fe's still around until C hits 19, then Si returns and it isn't before C is 24 that W enterns the picture, it's the perfect time for C to meet S at the uni for instance

Because after the break up with W, it's the harem era with Mo, Ni, Ti and Cr

>>2298151
So she would be around 21?

>>2298151
>Fe's still around until C hits 19,
Only thing that's iffy

>>2298297
At that point C is busy dealing with Fe leaving /finishing school until Si reunites with her, so either technically works.

>>2298308
Might then be better to frame Iron's leaving with School ending instead of some count down to when C's 19. Especially since we don't have birthdates hammered out.

>>2298333
Or shortly before, even.

>>2298350
Very likely if Carbon dun did her deed during the middle of school year so Steel's birth was during the summer break or shortly after it.
The thread should probably hammer out Steel's birthday if only to help line things up for her parents.

>>2298365
So, Iron was probably 15 when Steel was conceived, right?

>>2298368
Let's say a solid sixteen. That's been one of the more consistent things about FeC's early years. That they were two years apart and Iron was sixteen when Steel was birthed. Could be that the conception happened rather quickly after Iron's birthday. Like within a month's time.

>>2298372
Sure, that works.

On a related note, how would Carbon have initially reacted? Has that been discussed?

>>2298378
There was mention in a fic, though that was Iron remember how Carbon acted during the pregnancy. So nothing directly from Carbon, though I'd wager a guess and say that she was excited but in a teen way, if that makes sense. That it probably didn't really hit her until Steel's birth and Iron's disappearance. It didn't completely register until she had to take care of her daughter because it was something exciting and then she had to split her attention between social stuff and school stuff that included setting up Uni.

The situation, overall, is rather indicative of how life altering pregnancy can be, especially if it's unplanned. At least that's my thoughts regarding it and how it's been built up.

>>2298382
Ah, I'll have to reread that.

Iron must have really had it rough, even with Carbon's support.

>>2298386
Iron's roughness came more from living on her own and being emancipated as an adult. I'm sure in any other scenario she would've been fine with having Steel but a relatively shaky life situation coupled with the pregnancy was too much for teen Iron. I think one of the unsaid things that hasn't been extrapolated on, was that Carbon's parents weren't really fond of Iron.

>>2298428
Is that so? Poor Fe. Even with more stability it would have still been tough for her, I'd imagine. It probably would have turned out better though, yeah.

>>2298434
>Is that so?
Yep, there's scant few details regarding non-elemental parents outside of them being used as plot elements. Most likely from how the threads tend to avoid parents. This was like back before the threads expanded to the rest of the table. There was also some idea floating around that Gold's parents were lukewarm to Silver because she's nouveau-riche in their eyes. The latest parent thing was concerning Mithril since Ada's CO was one of Mithril's parents.

>>2298461
Makes me think that it would be cute to see when Steel tells Fe and C that she's more than friends with Terne.

>>2298463
I don't think Fe will have anything to really say given the situation. Carbon might make a self-deprecating remark about how "At least Terne didn't use cuddle with you as if she was a cat."

>>2298558
Fe might be a little surprised, and she shyly says something to C like, "But isn't she still so young?" which makes C laugh.

>>2298620
I'd like to think Fe is a little more self-aware, though that's not to say she would try to be sure Steel is practicing safe sex. Much to Steel's potential embarrassment and Carbon's mirth. Iron would definitely be surprised that she's involved though, especially if Terne tries to win her over since she "won" over Carbon while growing up

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Since the C situation has so many involvements, I thought of making a chart (AGAIN) to keep track of it

Pic related is how I see it

On an unrelated note, the next thread will be the 20th one, counting the original hijacked Silver/Gold thread

>>2298627
She probably is, and probably would.

Terne must get the from Tin.

>>2298777
This is very helpful, but one thing to note: C's relation to P and S was more of a one time event, just a single threesome.

>>2298851
>This is very helpful, but one thing to note: C's relation to P and S was more of a one time event, just a single threesome.

Well about that, It was mentioned as a threesome back then, when the CLASS-M was just thought as a harem with on-off relationships, but with C's history progressively thought about (now just now; it actually began with flonium's profile), I'm proposing to do more with P and S than what it was originally planned. Something like an friends-with-benefit type of thing, at least on C's side, and S and P would let her a hand in her life with Steel (Steel being an infant, they wouldn't have a significant influence)

>>2298874
Hmmm, it doesn't really go with how P and S get together after the 3-way: them realizing they actually mutually like each other whereas C was just a spur of the moment sexual thing, not something that P or S would want to continue, especially once they have each other.

>>2298777
>SiGe is born
Well I guess that settles the matter and Iron getting back, is that in their lives or couplewise? The former kinda probably happens in y0 unless she meets Steel after the new year

>>2298887

As I said, more of a friends with benefits thing, which for PS brought more serious feelings on the table, but they would still be happy to let C join in

>>2298905

Well in the fic it was still quite cold, so the meeting most likely happened on the beginning of the year

>>2299084
I just don't see P and S going for that.

>>2299099

But that was basically the entire original threesome idea

>>2299102
That's one thing, but continuing it over a period of time is different.

>>2299103

Two years, give or take, is not that much of a period of time, especially a friends with benefits thing can go on for a period of time without needing to evolve or needing strong motivations. It only takes C and S being roommates, and that habit has become an implicit temporarily statu quo none of them had a reason to break until some real development happened, like C finishing uni and beginning her professional life

>>2299116
To be honest I think that sort of needlessly complicates it too much. It kind of totally changes the dynamic between P and S, in that they were fine with involving C in their sexual life for an extensive period of their early relationship, and that the only reason it changed was because C moved on and not the other way around. There simply being a single threesome, for whatever reason, after which P and S become a couple of their own explains it all perfectly fine and also better illustrates C's predicament: that she never really has anything permanent after Fe (and also, to an extent, W). The whole "triple friends with benefits that becomes and actual couple" is already later used with C too, and to better effect, plus there's already an actual threeway romantic relationship in the setting. And I don't feel it fits the personality of P and S, or at least the trajectory they're on; S in particular would probably be embarrassed about that night (but happy she met P because of it).

TL;DR it was fine the way it was.

>>2299128

I don't see how that changes things much; it still ends with PS forming a relationship after both being involved in C, I also don't see why S would be particularly embarrassed about it

>>2299135
There's a huge difference between an emotionless, done-for-physical-pleasure threesome and multiple years of an open relationship-type triple friends with benefits situation. It's the difference between a single, spur of the moment decision and an entire lifestyle. It has vastly different implications. S in a kind of down-to-earth person, and while it's perfectly reasonable to think she would make that first choice, while younger, it's more of a stretch to assume the second.

>>2299136

It's not a lifestyle, and it's not a long period of time either. You say "multiple years", but two years during uni is not long in the grand scheme of things

Plus a plain threesome wouldn't be very interesting in itself, unless C had the habit to sleep around during that time

>>2299139
Well, it technically is multiple years.

What's not interesting about a single threesome, or rather, why does it need to be more complex? Does that necessarily make it more interesting? Threesomes happen. I think the implications of it are actually more interesting; it indicates that S (and P) was once the type who, for whatever reason, went for it. Maybe it was for stress relief. That illustrates S well.

The heart of the matter is that just because a person chose to have a purely physical situation with two women they're not romantically involved with for one night doesn't mean they'd be okay doing so on a longer term basis, as in casually fucking a third woman, while already in an established romantic relationship. Especially when such similar situations are already happening elsewhere in the setting.

>>2299142
>The heart of the matter is that just because a person chose to have a purely physical situation with two women they're not romantically involved with for one night doesn't mean they'd be okay doing so on a longer term basis

That is the case of C, though

>>2299275
Yeah, for C. But not P or S. Plus C wasn't the one in a burgeoning romantic relationship at the time.

C also doesn't need a room at Uni. Not real sure what P was doing there but of the three, S was most likely the one with the dorm room.

>>2299382
Good point.

>>2299292

That does imply that C was having lots of sexual adventures and that PS was just one of them

>>2299443
That's definitely a possibility.

So why not just have PS teetering at the edge of trying a relationship when their threesome with C happens? They use the excuse of sexual compatibility with each other as the reason to actually see one another while C gets shuffled into being a class mate of S'?
>>2299443
>>2299448
Sounds more like Fluorine then, Carbon strikes me as more of a huge flirt than an actual don bonita. Most every relationship she had involved some degree of familiarity with the paramour, with PS being the only ones that weren't familiar.

>>2299456

I thought of a relationship of some form with PS as to avoid a F situation, to have a more emotional connection; if there's no connection, I don't really see a needy C having a threesome out of nowhere while otherwise not having anything else for 3 years

>>2299456
It actually works pretty well if it's the first time P and S had met, because they don't really have a reason to know each other beforehand. Neither P nor S were looking for love, that's why they did it in the first place; just for fun. From that they are surprised to see they end up having feelings for one another, not that anyone could have predicted it.

Maybe P was in the city studying agriculture or something, but it definitely wasn't a permanent residence. By the time Tl is a young girl she already has her farm well established.

As for C, maybe it was just that her flirting lead from one thing to another with the proactive P and responsive S who weren't really looking for anything, so it's less that she landed two girls at once and more of a mutual thing. It's also possible she went through a small experimental period.

>>2299457
Eh, it's not really a huge stretch for C to do that once. It was a while ago and just because we don't know the details doesn't mean there weren't any, or that it needs to be expanded upon. It's been fine having it so far.

>>2299457
I think that's more from trying to place it right at the start of C's uni years and trying to make C out to be super needy. I'd argue that her priorities would've dramatically shifted to the point that until things with Steel settled into a more manageable routine, Carbon would've went rather straight laced. In addition to that, out of all of her relationships SCP is the one outlier out of all of them. TiC comes close but that was always framed as a weak moment. Meanwhile, PS was always talked about as if it was something that happened once in what might might to a celebratory fashion. Now obviously this probably goes against my previous post but the lack of any sort of continued relationship with S and P points it toward a drunk thing, and the lack of emotional connection would help keep that up while making Carbon kind of have a sobering moment where she realizes that's not for her. Mn's unofficial status as Carbon's squeeze throughout C's late 20s and thirties works better for showing how as an adult she really only goes for those that she knows well.

>>2299462
That works for P and if the three of them together get all bothered and hot from C's flirting it helps to establish that it's a rare occurrence too.

Though it is entirely possible that C did know S on some level beforehand, thus establishing some degree of familiarity for C, but that S didn't know P, and when they're introduced one thing leads to another.

>>2299467
That all sounds good.

>>2299467

But why would C have done it if she wasn't needy on some degree, it doesn't make much sense otherwise

And the PS threesome was proposed in a context where C was actually the horniest of all elements, F only coming in the picture much later

>>2299473
She could still have moments where she just wants to get off, and there's really no better time for it than when she's still young and single. Plus, people don't always act 100% reasonably (not to imply the threesome was a bad thing or she shouldn't have done it).

It really only needs the slightest recontextualization, which >>2299467 covers well enough. There isn't much to be gained from overanalyzing it further.

>>2299475

That makes those moments recurrent or at least chronic

>>2299473
I'll give you the context for when it was established.
Although if we take >>2299462 about each element having a part in getting the other two hot then we can address what you're saying about C being needy. What if, and this is probably a limb, with the priority shift Steel brought it caused C's libido to go into slumber. Routine fits better because she's been at Uni for a few years and Steel's getting older she's beginning to feel like something's missing in her life though she isn't quite sure what. Celebration happens that coincides with her shifting from Uni to Lawyer and she ends up meeting P and S at said celebration. Flirtations happens and because C's a master flirt her libido gets reawakened with the help of some drinks while CSP are talking and flirting with each other. That night when things are winding down but C is still feeling hot, so she ramps up her flirting. S and P are both receptive and in some cases P is even just as proactive with the flirting so they start making out when S goes to get drinks or something. S comes back, finds them making out and P being the nice proactive farm girl she is, she pulls S into a kiss while C's getting her bearings. Leading to the situation where they stumble back to S' room and having a threesome. Come morning, C gets a little antsy when she wakes up because she didn't tell Silicon about her being gone for the night and while she's checking in on Steel and her sister, S waking up while P walks into the room from the bathroom and she's all "I had a lovely evening with you two, but I just remembered I gotta be somewhere within the hour. Catch you two around, yeah?" or something to that effect which leaves PS alone for a slower start int he morning and their own round two.

>>2299478
Does it, though? What's to say it wasn't mostly a one time thing?

Even so, it is a situation C kind of gets involved with again in the future (or the more recent past from Y0), and if it's an issue of her having no familiarity, well, I made the suggestion above that she already does know S.

>>2299486

I'm sorry but I find it way too convoluted and really don't like it

>>2299489

Because I don't see C, with a child and uni to do, being at the same time without much of a romantic life and suddenly having a one-time threesome with no feelings involved. I can only see in two occasions; if it's either a usual thing because of her libido or if there's more to it than just a one-time thing

>>2299496
The broad strokes of the proposed situation are fine, IMO.

What's so crazy about an unplanned threesome? Why does it have to be one more complicated?

>>2299500

And unplanned threesome is fine if it makes sense with the character, but a character that would be celibate for 3 years and with other things to do having a threesome out of nowhere doesn't make sense

>>2299501
Just because there isn't much else established in that time period doesn't mean we have to assume that nothing else happened to C during it. It's just a timeline of major bullet-points.

Also, it's really not that nonsensical.

It really just has to be as simple as
>C is busy with school and Steel for a few years and doesn't really have any relationships
>C suddenly has an unplanned threesome with P and S
>C realizes she wants to be with someone and eventually finds W
If need be, her threesome with P and S can be pushed up a little so there isn't as much of a gap between the two.

>>2299496
So then would you feel better if it was just; she was flirting with the two and then they went off to bang while C realizes she missed being in a relationship? C probably at most has two threesomes in her life. PS which we're debating now and then maybe at most one that she talks NiCr into. I think you're also forgetting that the PS one, going off of the proposed bullet-points, happens when C's 21. Your case has more weight considering the NiCr threesome.

There's also absolutely nothing against the notion that C still is a flirt in Uni. Nothing, just that she never follows through and the one that she does leads to a threesome that most likely further affects how she views relationships.

>>2299503

I'm sorry to insist but it is; if we characterise C as focused and celibate, then I don't understand where that threesome came from

And no I'm not satisfied by "it just happened"; being involved in a one-time threesome requires some casual values about sex which we know C has, but then it wouldn't make sense if it was just a single occurrence

>>2299509
Mostly not having sex for a few years isn't exactly celibacy, especially if she's still feeling the effects of Fe leaving, Si returning, taking care of a child and going through school all at the same time. She was just really busy and dealing with life.

It's also not exactly a single occurrence, because there's also the above mentioned NiCr relationship, and then there's stuff like her seducing Ti.

>>2299515
>Mostly not having sex for a few years isn't exactly celibacy

But she wasn't involved with anyone, isn't that celibacy

>NiCr relationship

That was much later down the line; she was older, had a steady job, a history of failed relationships (Fe, W, Mo), a more autonomous daughter and more support from her friends/lovers, it's not the same thing

>>2299509
>>2299519
The supposed celibacy is just a result of her shifting priorities. Not something she consciously makes a decision about. If you wanna push it further then let's figure out when her parents die to pile on stuff that distracts her from relationships.
A big thing about celibacy is that it's usually a vow. What Carbon went through is life giving her adult situations while she's just entering adulthood and demanding her attention. Much more attention than she's used to.

>>2299519
Sure, but it doesn't have to have been a conscious choice.

You're definitely right about that regarding NiCr, but it doesn't mean it's IMPOSSIBLE that she had a single threesome when she was younger too. Is it really that unreasonable that she took the opportunity when it arose, irrespective of anything else?

This seems like it's being overthought a little. Is there anything wrong with >>2299506 ?

>>2299525
Yup, this exactly.

>>2299506
I'm in favor of that. It's a nice and concise package.

>>2299525
>a vow

Celibacy is a state, it can be voluntary but not necessarily

And that doesn't explain why she'd do it, the whole "it's unplanned, just happened" is way too jarring

I'm fine with C being in the mindset that makes her do that often and one time it just happened to be PS, or that C completely disregarded relationships during that time...but that C both disregarded relationships AND had a one-time threesome doesn't make sense