Tag: [lil bits]

Messenger Did Poorly in School

In fact, she never actually graduated high school which, though not uncommon in general was highly looked down upon from people in her particular community. Her older brother went on to get his doctorate in biology and become a professor, so most people just kinda ignored her perceived failure or dismissed her as the black sheep in the family.

This is one of Messenger’s biggest, if not THE biggest, sources of frustration and self esteem issues. The funny thing was that, in the few classes she did well in, Messenger EXCELLED. In classes she didn’t excel in, she just managed to fail or D at best. This is a little annoying. Especially since, surprise, surprise, she is later diagnosed with several comorbid learning disabilities and general anxiety disorder. Part of why she didn’t graduate was that, being so anxious and frustrated with school based education, she threw herself more into her job, reading, and ecological studies with her childhood friend. This meant she started showing up less and less, or only to the classes she did well in.

With help and support from coworkers, and teleportation to schools that aren’t in Teuford, she manages to get her GED before she turns 30.

Edit: Learning disorders from our current language= ADHD innatentive and NVLD

Is messenger shipped with anyone?

oldboyjensenhinglemeier:

This depends! 

This blog is multiverse/multiship because if I were to contain Mess to her original narrative’s universe it would be uhhhh kinda hard. Since she’s an OC, it’s best to leave that open to see how relationships grow.

However, the origin of Messenger was literally my friend asking “hey which of the guys would you romance?” And then me, being a detail oriented steamed ham, got stuck and turned the question on her “I dunno who do you ship me with?” And she of course turned that on me and the result was *drumroll* blatant shameless self inserts (who have become really neat character and I’ll fight anyone on it) and the inception of the highly convoluted “I Ship It” storyverse. (see the name is funny because they literally ship things. because mail. see we clever.)

Well anyway this is a longasswinded kinda shy way to say that MessengerXSniper exists somewhere in some timeline. But since this blog is home to a free-range Messenger, she’s fair game and I’m not pushing any particular relationships with any particular character. 

Also she’s pan. Which means she’s equally awkward with beautiful people of any and all genders.

Edit: Well shit, put this on the wrong blog! I guess find me at Oldboyjensenrps if you want to know who and why the fuck this talk about.

Oops wrong blog but here’s your answer!

Ask meme continued for @bluteamblueprints

6. Who will they take advice from, no matter what it is? Who won’t they take advice from, no matter what it is?

This one’s gonna be answered using her constants and not mercs because it varies verse to verse (though honestly Engie is a big would take advice from but I digress)

Messenger isn’t one to blindly follow everything someone suggests, but the closest you could get would probably be her friends The Handyman and The Berserker. She follows her mom’s advice occasionally, and other friends she picks and chooses what sounds like a good idea, but these two she’ll pretty solidly listen to. Sometimes even the Administrator makes good points.

Edit: the owner of the Roadrunner Diner, Claire, is another one she’ll listen to.

Who will she never follow the advice of? Ever?

Saxton Hale.

Yo dude. Some questions! I would like #2 and #6. <3

2. Can they take care of a plant? What about a pet? What about a child?

This is a yes on all three to varying degrees! Messenger has some succulent houseplants at HQ. She has to have the hardiest ones solely because her job means she’s liable to unwillingly disappear occasionally- though her friend Courier will water them if needed. Messenger grew up with animals- including the prevalent man eating marsh eels of New Jersey which she and a friend befriended instead of beating with standard issue eel shovels- and currently cares for a flock of pigeons. They help deliver correspondences.
As for a child? In her original narrative, Messenger actually eventually has a child. Circumstances aside, she wouldn’t be able to raise a kid alone on her own, but she is good with them and is a good mother.

I’ll have to answer #6 separately

Messenger early in her career: Oh jeepers I gotta be careful not to spill these little incidental things I know about mercs to them!

Messenger by 1970: [spitting blood] Sir you could eat my fucking spleen in front of my fucking eyes and you’d still get more fuckin intel out of a pet rock than I’m gonna fucking give you.

The Jack’s original verse story is based on a dream I had about Scout time accidentally traveling back in time to when his parents met

I originally was in Scout’s POV but halfway through I switched to being the grown up ghost of an older sister who had died in childhood. The trauma led to Spy and our mom getting divorced and him fucking off to France while Mom remarried and had Scout’s 7 brothers. But eventually Spy came back and Scout happened- and apparently my ghost was like bound to him or something.

Best part of the dream was that apparently Spy had originally been training to be a Scout and looked hella nerdy.

But then he took up smoking to cope and couldn’t do the running anymore.

The Messenger has raised a flock of carrier and assorted pigeons.

These babies are trained for covert correspondence and can be identified as part of Mess’s flock by their lil scarves and teeny tiny razor talon gloves for self defense. So like, don’t let them land on bare flesh. The younger ones forget sometimes.