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Labeled Universe Bonus Features

Summary:

This is just bonus features for the Labeled Universe. They are pretty much meaningless if you haven't read the story Sometimes Labels Fail. It's just some stuff about the universe that didn't make it into the story.

(I don't usually like posting not story stuff like this on here, but a couple of people asked that I publish it here. Sorry to people who don't care.)

Notes:

This was published on Tumblr a while ago, but some people wanted it here.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Sometimes Labels Fail Bonus Features

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Title in my Word Document: The Correct Label is Baby. He’s Baby. (Yes, I label my WIP’s with memes when at all possible. No, I am not taking constructive criticism)

Technical Writing Facts:

This fic appears in three different places in my documents. First it started in my Ideas word document, then it transferred over to a file called TSSS superhero (which has now become where I store things in this universe until they become their own stories or one-shots. Currently I have 13,746 unpublished words in this folder… most of it is piecemeal, but I digress.). Then I decided to rewrite parts of it and put it in the word document mentioned above.

I wrote most of the story during finals week. The last chapter was written while I proctored my student’s exams. Logan’s crack about being asked questions about his class by students at coffee shops was me venting over something that had happened recently. Please, do not come up to me with your laptop open in a public place. I just wanted a cup of tea.

Patton did not originally have a large role in this fic. Then I wrote the first paragraph and thought it was funny to have Logan being absolutely serious as he listed out the way he segmented his life and just input random not as serous things, and Patton convincing him to put jam in cookies came up and then the binder part came in and suddenly it wasn’t a joke and they’d been married for decades.

In part 2, Logan comforts Patton by hugging him, rubbing his back, and laying his cheek on top of his head. In part 3, you see Patton comforting Virgil in the exact same way. This is intentional as Logan observed this behavior from Patton over the years and emulates it.

I wrote the whole story before giving Logan and Virgil superhero names. Instead I just wrote (Logan) and (Virgil) every time so I could “control f” their names with parenthesis when I decided on something.

I couldn’t stop calling Virgil Shadow Crawler and I don’t know why. I kept having to go back and find and replace in my word document for it. I think I got them all, but if it pops up anywhere, that's why.

I immediately regretted calling Logan Bluebird. It was fine for his chapter and then I couldn’t stop laughing every time Virgil seriously called him that in his head.

Character Facts:

All of the sides + Emile and Remy exist and are sympathetic in this AU.

Logan:

Logan has a doctorate degree in math and physics. He double majored in both and went straight for a PhD in math after his undergrad. He picked the physics one up later. He also went and got a bachelor’s degree in biology. (No this wasn’t so he could understand Patton’s research papers better. That would be an irrational reason to get a college degree.)

Logan became a superhero out of academic spite because of course he did.

When Logan first became a hero, it was shortly after a scandal that happened where a major superhero’s identity was exposed, and it turned out it was the spouse of an important political figure. It was a very public and messy divorce. Logan swore to himself he’d never get into a relationship with someone who didn’t already know he was a superhero, citing it was a bad foundation for relationships. The catch 22 was that he refused to tell anyone his secret identity. Patton ended up figuring it out on his own. Logan had not accounted for this.

In fact, Logan at the end of this story, had never told anyone his secret identity. At the end of this story only three people knew: Patton, Virgil, and Remy. No one ever told Remy and they never discussed it with him. He just kinda figured it out and didn’t say anything. Logan knows he figured it out and also hasn’t said anything. Remy is a bit salty about this and likes to send subtle jabs at Logan about it. Both Patton and Logan know he knows. He’s known almost as long as Patton. It’s almost an inside joke between them at this point.

Virgil:

Virgil doesn’t know anything about his birth-parents other than his birth mother died in childbirth.

Virgil once stole something that was not money or food and it was completely accidental. He broke into a museum just to look as a 14th birthday present for himself. He got caught by a guard and panicked. For some reason, his panicked brain told him since he was a villain, he had to make it look like there was a villainous reason for him to be there… so he stole a statue. Yeah, he doesn’t understand it either. Yes, he ended up getting it back to them. What was he supposed to do with a statue?

Virgil plays the clarinet and is actually pretty good. He wasn’t able to get into any of the bands you have to audition for (he’s just in the general non-audition band at school) and was never able to really practice. Plus, his clarinet is one of those meh loaners from the school.

Virgil ends up majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry and attends the same college Logan teaches at.

I haven’t quite decided what Virgil’s going to do for his career when he grows up, but I’m leaning toward something in the medical field, though not a surgeon like Patton. Maybe a pediatrician.

Patton:

Patton was the one originally with the name Sanders. Logan took his name when they married.

Patton’s family life wasn’t… great in his youth. He had some unhealthy perceptions of relationships and his place in relationships he had to work through.

The café Virgil and Logan went to in the last chapter is where Patton and Logan first met! Patton almost poured an entire cup of coffee on him because he was exhausted after a shift at the hospital. He didn’t even notice that Logan used his powers to prevent an accident. Logan wasn’t sure if he was acting like he didn’t notice and was plotting something. He decided to keep an eye on him. (Spoiler alert: he did keep a very good eye on him.) (Oops I wrote this one and published it here already since I put these bonus features on Tumblr :P)

Patton saved the life of the current mayor. She had been the chief of police about a decade before this story. She was majorly injured in the line of duty to the point where basically she was a lost cause. Patton, though, saw her two elementary aged sons and went absolutely not. With the permission of her wife, he took her in for multiple surgeries (many experimental) and by pure force of will stitched her back together. She woke up half a year later. Will she ever walk again? No. Did she get to adamantly insist on carrying boxes on her lap while riding a wheelchair to help her sons move into their college dorm this past fall? Yes.

Because of the above, Patton gets invited to many high-profile events. Patton does not like going to these things alone. Which isn’t a problem until Bluebird is on the guest list.

Remy:

Remy has been working with Patton for basically forever. He’d been working for less than a year before he got swept up for an emergency surgery because he was the closest one around and it was a very high-profile case that needed to be dealt with right that second. That’s when he first met Patton and due to certain events, everyone in that room ended up with a certain tie to each other. He’s basically been Patton’s nurse ever since even when they just worked together in the ER. Everyone knew Remy was Patton’s nurse even though he wasn’t officially. When Patton stopped being an ER surgeon and became more of a specialist, Remy followed him right out the door and now works with him and two other doctors.

Roman:

Roman didn’t appear in this story, but he was mentioned and he’s around. He started going out in a prince costume when he was 17. (He is 3 years older than Virgil). He gets away with it mostly because everyone “knows” Roman’s too dramatic and likes to boast. The boy couldn’t keep a secret like that to save his life. So, what if that guy has superstrength like him? Look he’s sitting right there. Wait that’s Remus? …Nah, still couldn’t be him.

Remus:

Remus is Roman’s twin and has the same powers as him. He is not active during this story, but he will end up as a “villain.” He actually ends up working with a government agency to basically go undercover as a supervillain and helps bring down villains. He’s really good at it. His mothers know, but honestly, they kind of expected something like this. They’re just glad their other son is just a normal actor who has no interest in risking his life…

Deceit:

Deceit was actually mentioned (though not by name) in the first chapter. He is a vigilante and has been since before Logan was on the scene. Logan hates him. He probably would have gotten over being shot that one time, but then he made the mistake of needing medical care and kidnapping a doctor… He didn’t harm Patton at all, and Logan found him in like two hours, but none of that mattered. Logan was super, super pissed. The funny thing is, Deceit was not and still is not aware of Patton’s personal connection to Bluebird. He isn’t quite sure why Bluebird treats him with more disdain than he does most villains, but just figures he’s an asshole.

Emile:

Emile is a pretty well-known psychiatrist. He offered his services free of charge for people affected by the school shooting. He even extended the invitation to Bluebird, letting him wear the mask the whole time. Logan took him up on it because honestly, it was a traumatic situation and he figured he should deal with it now rather than later. Emile is currently dating Remy. He was not 100% sure why the superhero Bluebird seemed to be giving him dating advice at a party, but it worked out. (No, Remy is not aware Logan set him up.)

Chapter 2: Best Laid Plans Bonus Features

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Title in my Word Document: Alright Roman You Got You're Dramatic Entrance and Cool Powers. Let's GO (He is the most frustrating sides for me to write. He would give me nothing until I gave him a tragic backstory and so many powers. So many.)

Technical Writing Facts:

This story took me forever to write. Like, if you’ve been following me on Tumblr or are in my Discord, I’ve been talking about the sequel forever. The amount of time it took had to do with Roman being a little bitch about what he’ll show up for (I have trouble writing Roman for some reason lol.) and irl health problems.

I have a (not so) secret tag on my Tumblr for illusions to Labeled spoilers. It’s a lot less active since Roman’s in verse reveal, but it’s still fun. It is at https://snowdice.tumblr.com/tagged/;)

Best Laid Plans is the mark of what I call Stage 4 of Labeled. There are tentatively about 10-11 stages. However, the stages are inequal in how much content each holds. They’re more of a way for me to sort out what’s going on than hard and fast divisions. The stages so far are:

  • Stage 1: Sometimes Labeled Fail and stories published before Gaps in His Files in any subseries.
  • Stage 2: Starts with Gaps in His Files. Ends with the introduction of Roman in Barbeque Stressing.
  • Stage 3: Things between Barbeque Stressing and Best Laid Plans.
  • Stage 4: Starts with Best Laid Plans ends with ??? (Stages 4 is pretty short compared to things like 1 and 2 as it is currently planned.)
  • Technically Illusions of Grandeur is supposed to go in Stage 5 which is why it’s still not finished lol. I just got too excited and jumped the gun. Which is also why it takes place so far in the future compared to everything else. It’s a few years after Roman and Remus graduate college. Virgil is about to graduate college in it. XD

Character Facts:

Virgil:

Virgil is currently majoring in biology and minoring chemistry in preparation to go to medical school. That would very much surprise past Virgil who was not good at science or math (or school in general), but at this point, Virgil is confident in his academic abilities. He’s going to be a pediatrician!

Virgil has absorbed some of Logan’s organizational system at least when it comes to college work. He is a very organized boy. (However, his room is still a mess. Or more… he uses chaotic organization.)

Virgil has slowly started liking exercise more than when he first came to live with Logan and Patton. He still isn’t the biggest fan of running. However, he takes great advantage of the university rec center with the rock-climbing wall. He’s even gone to a few of the workout classes, though he tries to go on off times when there are less people. He wants to use the pool more but is still a bit bashful about it. He doesn’t like to show off his scars and still isn’t great at swimming. Luckily, the rec center is open pretty late, so he sometimes convinces himself to go when not many people are around.

He is not in band at college, but he does attend private clarinet lessons to keep up the skill.

Roman:

Roman is double majoring in Theater Arts and Library Studies. (And he calls Logan a nerd.) Rhea and Minnie are silently glad he’s taking after Minnie more when it comes to careers and isn’t preparing to throw himself into danger like his twin.

Roman is currently living off campus in an apartment with a guy he was in a theater performance with. He’s stressed about his roommate catching him doing Prince things even with his powers.

Virgil is the first person Roman ever told he was Prince. Remus managed to figure him out because they’re twins, but other than that, no one knew before Best Laid Plans.

Logan:

Once his son decided that he wanted to minor in chemistry, Logan started side-eyeing getting another bachelor’s degree. (He has a PhD in math and physics and a bachelor’s in biology already *cough* totally not Patton related *cough*.) Virgil threatened to be unadopted if he found his father in any of his chemistry classes. Logan may be secretly doing some online schooling in the future. Maybe.

Logan definitely fucked himself up more by his little stunt at the end of Best Laid Plans. It didn’t hurt him more physically (though it certainly did not help). His powers are going to be a bit wonky for a while though which is frustrating because they’re usually so precise.

Also, the power Logan exhibited was the power known as mind warping. We have heard of two characters with mind warping before. One of these was Blight and the other was Kiri (the little girl Deceit saved after Gaps in His Files. She was, notably, the person used to make the memory ray used on Bluebird.)

Mind warping is not a very common power in this verse and is kind of a mystery to the people in universe. However, out of universe, I’ll just go ahead and tell you. It usually develops when you get someone who already has telekinesis and stress them the fuck out. Telekinesis usually develops in a child who feels a need to control their environment for whatever reason. If you take that kid and put them in a mentally stressful situation moving objects can’t solve, they might just figure out a way to move not physical objects. Then you perish.

Patton:

Patton’s not doing too hot during Best Laid Plans. He’s pretty much in Doctor Patton mode the whole time or full-on dissociating. It’s kind of hard to tell when not in his perspective because he’s very good at hiding shutdowns. He pretty much acts like a normal person… not a normal Patton though.

Remy:

Remy and Emile also went into hiding together when Patton called them about Logan missing.

If Remy had superpowers, he’d probably have pulled a Virgil. Emile’s better at reigning him in than Patton is at reigning in Virgil though.

Emile:

Emile is about to have a lot more work to do…

Remus:

Remus is majoring in Criminal Justice with a focus on Superhero Studies. It’s his last official semester of school because he’s got an internship lined up for the spring. That internship will quickly turn into a high-profile job. He’s going to be an undercover superhero! Basically, he’s going to pretend to be a supervillain while actually helping bring them down. Well, Rhea and Minnie figured at least one of their kids would follow in Rhea’s footsteps. At least he’s doing it legally…

Remus is completely oblivious to what’s going on. He is asleep in his own apartment during Best Laid Plans.

Deceit:

Deceit and Bluebird don’t like each other, but Deceit still does really care that Bluebird is missing. Frenemies or not, Bluebird is the only hero he trusts.

He was doing his best in Best Laid Plans. However, Virgil and Roman had a head start on him since Virgil knows Logan personally.

He eventually would have found Bluebird. (And he would have obviously learned Logan’s identity which would be a whole other AU.)

Deceit… has opinions on Prince. They are mostly positive and exasperated.

Deceit didn’t mind Shadow Caster when he was on the scene, but they didn’t really interact.

Deceit and Remus have not yet met in Best Laid Plans. (At least not in a professional capacity.)

Notes:

I'm willing to expand on anything here if you want to ask.

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