"Imagine liking someone and vaguely hinting that you're interested in them instead of immediately shooting your shot. Couldn't be me..." — Dijiang NPC #4
Sorry Catcher, you being my main means the beatings will continue until the rankings go up. Definitely could've pushed for a higher score with a few of the easier criteria, but unfortunately, I'm not that skilled.
I pretty much copied Endeavor's pose from MHA, btw, not sure if that still counts as OC work.
Audio Log (Catcher), Chat 5
>"The Captain has a stack of Feedback Reports she couldn't finish, and they're all sitting in my bunk. [...] I'll just pull an all-nighter and blitz through everything."
Baker Chat (Catcher)
>Endmin: Akekuri rearranged her whole schedule last time just to keep you from pushing too hard.
Audio Log (Antal), Topic: Akekuri
>"Though [Akekuri] says our team is doing okay, she often loses sleep and would pace about in the middle of the night. She refuses to divulge the reasons."
What do I enjoy more, shipping Akekuri x Catcher or head-canoning that everyone else aboard the Dijiang ships them? It's becoming unclear.
Audio Log (Catcher), Chat 2
>"I'm actually the least talented soldier in the family. My physical strength and combat technique fall far behind the family norm..."
Audio Log (Fluorite), Topic: Catcher
>"[...] go easy on him. The super-prepared ones are usually the most afraid of screwing up. [...] he'll push through, even if he's scared stiff. He always does."
Profile (Catcher), Basic Info
>Given Operator Catcher's medical history, his test results actually astounded us. We could hardly imagine how he managed to raise his physiological strength to his current levels despite his health disadvantages."
To be fair, of all currently playable operators, no one's got a higher raw strength stat than Catcher. Da Pan and Mi Fu are slightly lower. Ember is tied for first place.
Probably means that Catcher's got to work on his endurance, fine motor control, flexibility, etc. if he wants to raise his rating.
BASIC ATTACK: Shelling/Wyrmstake Assault
>-An attack with 3 sequences that deals Cryo DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 24 Stagger.
-Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Cryo DMG to nearby enemies.
-Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher that deals True DMG and recovers some SP.
BATTLE SKILL: Guardpoint Recovery
>Raises a shield and enters a channeling state, significantly reducing movement speed and continuously providing HP Treatment to nearby operators. Catcher can perform basic attacks while the skill is active. End the channeling state by dodging or activating the skill again (does not cost SP). Ending the skill manually returns SP based on how short of a duration the skill was active for.
COMBO SKILL: Cresting Wave
>-Trigger - When any operator is interrupted/knocked back (controlled operator prioritized), or when an operator performs a dive attack on a staggered enemy.
-Action - Leaps to the allied operator, immediately recovering them to a neutral state and unleashing a wave of water in all directions that deals Cryo DMG and Stagger to nearby enemies.
ULTIMATE: Wyvernfire Detonation
>Charge and release a deafening explosion that deals massive True DMG and applies Stagger Susceptibility to all enemies in a wide fan-shaped area.
TALENT 1: Water Veil
>Operators above 85% HP have increased stagger efficiency and are less likely to be interrupted/knocked back.
TALENT 2: Heavy Artillery
>After each basic attack, Catcher expends one gunlance shell to produce a small explosion that deals additional True DMG and Stagger. After a dive attack, Catcher expends all available shells simultaneously. Performing a finisher, Guardpoint Recovery, or Cresting Wave reloads all gunlance shells (max 3).
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BASIC ATTACK: Rapid Fire
>-An attack with unlimited sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, every strike also deals 3 Stagger. Attacks against staggered enemies are considered Final Strikes.
-Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Physical DMG to nearby enemies.
-Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.
BATTLE SKILL: Wyvernblast
>Plants a trap in the ground that explodes in an AOE on contact with an enemy, dealing Nature DMG. The explosion consumes all Vulnerability or Nature Inflictions and applies Bleed Inflictions based on the number of stacks consumed. If no stacks are consumed, apply one Bleed Infliction. Up to 3 traps can exist simultaneously. The number of traps placed and the max limit of traps are increased while Akekuri's ultimate is active.
COMBO SKILL: Demon Flare
>-Trigger - When you reach maximum SP.
-Action - Fires a flare that grants the entire team a DMG bonus. For the duration of the flare, whenever Vulnerability or a Nature Infliction is applied to an enemy, apply an additional stack of the opposite type.
ULTIMATE: Feral Shroud
>Akekuri enters a state of frenzy and becomes the controlled operator. For the duration of the ultimate, her basic attacks are enhanced, her movement speed and dodge distance are increased, and every time she hits an enemy her critical rate increases. Stamina and SP have increased passive regeneration until the skill ends.
TALENT 1: On the Hunt
>If Akekuri would deal a critical hit, she instead applies a number of Bleed stacks based on her critical multiplier.
TALENT 2: Evading Shot
>Whenever a perfect dodge is performed, Akekuri automatically performs a basic attack at the target enemy. This basic attack does not interrupt Akekuri's movement if she is currently dodging.
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Stagger Susceptibility: Stagger Susceptible targets temporarily take more Stagger DMG. The number represents the degree of increase. Effects of the same type can stack.
True DMG: Deals a certain amount of damage regardless of defenses/resistances.
Bleed Infliction: A short duration debuff that deals minor amounts of True DMG over time. The duration of each stack counts down separately. No maximum stack limit.
Baker Chat (Estella)
>-Listen to that ear-blasting melody. Kinda addictive...
-I sent it to Akekuri and the gang... they said I was just trolling them.
Operator Profile (Akekuri), File 4
>"Some may see [Estella] as unmotivated or laid-back, but Akekuri knows better."
Captain Akekuri takes the Z7's out for some R&R and shows them around town after an extended mission in Neo Tsukushi. Here's my best guess at each member's casual wardrobe:
Antal - Unexpectedly fashionable. He got trendy clothes to try and fit in and make friends back in the academy, but it didn't really work.
Fluorite - Imagine you've gone out for a walk in the park and you come across a suspiciously attractive hiker.
Estella - A collection of oversized hoodies and comfy clothes. Besides the company brand clothing, the entire wardrobe is thrifted.
Akekuri - High quality, expensive clothing. Since she doesn't keep up with fashion anymore, they are ever so slightly behind on the latest trends.
Catcher - 90% of bro's wardrobe is workout/athleisure wear. Please let Antal/Akekuri recommend some variety in your fits.
Audio Logs (Akekuri), Topic: Catcher
>"...I kept making coffee for everyone at the team meetings, and [Catcher] just drank it every time for two months — until we found out he was allergic! That's when I switched him to hot cocoa."
Audio Logs (Catcher), Topic: Akekuri
>"...[Akekuri] always puts others' tastes before her own. *Sigh* Honestly, I wish she'd just admit she loves Higashinese snacks. Then I wouldn't have to keep pretending I made them "by coincidence.""
Operator Profile (Fluorite), File 1
>"...she has expert-level abilities in identifying damaging information about others. Fluorite's willingness to reveal such information without hesitation is another thing... there are those who stubbornly believe that Fluorite has secret "divination" abilities."
I started liking the Z7's after trying out Catcher on my phys team on a whim, which led me to start reading up on all their operator files. This was a huge mistake.
By some cosmic joke, I began to ship Catcher and Akekuri together based off the barest hints of endearing character interactions (did you know Catcher's got a unique voice line for triggering Akekuri's combo skill?)
My only solace is that they're 4★'s, so should be safe from being added to the MC harem. Maybe even, dare I hope, the potential for an ambiguously romantic relationship dynamic in the future ala Yato and Noir from OG Arknights.
Anyway, haven't made or shared art in many, many years, but since Hypergryph has decided to personally torment me, I was forced to make this.