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MASTER FILE - SWAP!FORSAKEN

Summary:

WARNING: Employees not in possession of [LEVEL 5 CLEARANCE or ABOVE] are advised to immediately disengage and alert a supervisor. This file is currently a [WORK-IN-PROGRESS], and if you have accessed this without sufficient clearance, you have just constituted a massive informations breach. Please disengage immediately, otherwise you will be reprimanded fined sent to HR [FIRED] immediately.

If you are an employee with sufficient clearance, please input your credentials in the space below.

{************}

…

Welcome, [Employee J*** G******, code name “Employee Z”]. What is today’s task?

{Review all the files compiled so far.}

You got it, ma’am.
OPENING MASTER FILE - SWAPSAKEN AU…
FILE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED.
VIEW NOW?

{Y}

ACCESS GRANTED.
Happy reading.

Notes:

hello everyone! this is my take on a swap!forsaken au, specifically in the form of information files viewed through a bureaucratic lens. I hope you’ll all enjoy what I’ve done with the characters here, and for the bluudud/pr3typriincess fans as well as the guest 1337 fans… sorry in advance.

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

Chapter 1: Overview File - SWAP!Forsaken

Summary:

The overview has been broken into sections for ease of viewing.

{Huh. This wasn’t here last time I checked.}

It seemed some employees did not want to stare at a giant list.

{Fair enough. Now, let’s see…}

Notes:

as usual, not betaed, sorry

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

Chapter Text

Overview File - SWAP!Forsaken

Creation of Hatred
Telamon
- Status: Killer
“1x”
- Status: Survivor

Bittersweet
Jane Doe
- Status: Killer
John Doe
- Status: Forsaken
- Residence: The Lobby

Wired Hope
Builderman
- Status: Forsaken
- Residence: Killers’ Lounge
Taph
- Status: Uninvolved
Dusekkar
- Status: Uninvolved
Doombringer
- Status: Forsaken
- Residence: The Lobby

Guns & Roses
Chance
- Status: Killer
iTrapped
- Status: Survivor
Mafioso
- Status: Uninvolved

Faulty Programming
007n7
- Status: Killer
c00lkidd
- Status: Survivor
Noli
- Status: Survivor
Elliot
- Status: Killer

Through Patches of Violet
Two Time
- Status: Killer
Azure
- Status: Survivor

Nevermore
Noob
- Status: Forsaken
- Residence: Killers’ Lounge
Guest 666
- Status: Survivor

Lambs to the Slaughter
Guest 1337
- Status: Deceased
Jez
- Synopsis: In this universe, he attempted to save Guest 1337 from a volley of gunfire at his own detriment, prompting Guest 1337 to reverse their positions and take the brunt of the assault instead, resulting in his untimely demise. Enraged and shaken to the core by Guest 1337’s sacrifice, Jez pledges loyalty to the guests and ends the war via a suicide mission that leads him to be Forsaken.
- Status: Survivor

Swag Club
bluudud
- Synopsis: Just like in the original universe, he was the unlucky target of a particular idiotic driver. However, the Specter wasn’t looking for new killers this time around.
- Status: Deceased
118o8
- Sypnosis: bluudud’s mother.
- Status: Uninvolved
pr3typriinces
- Status: Uninvolved
226w6
- Synopsis: pr3typriinces’ parent.
- Status: Deceased

Camp Crystal Lake
Pamela Voorhees
- Synopsis: Jason’s mother. Was killed long after Jason in this universe.
- Status: Deceased
Jason Voorhees
- Synopsis: Without his mother’s voice to mold him into a killer, the (at his time of death) teenager latched onto the first sign of kindness, desperate to get away from the freezing waters.
- Status: Forsaken
- Residence: The Lobby
Pamela
- Synopsis: Slasher’s mother.
- Status: Deceased
“Slasher”
- Synopsis: After Jez’s defection, the facility he was held at began rapidly increasing the intensity and scope of their experiments, desperate to win the war. After a particularly grueling and torturous session that ends in one of the other test subjects’ demise, Slasher takes matters into his own hands and terminates himself. He never makes contact with the Necrobloxicon.
- Status: Survivor

Notes:

this is just the tip of the iceberg, updates will be infrequent but I can promise another chapter tomorrow about the general state of this cast’s relationships with each other :)

Chapter 2: Overview File - Relationships

Summary:

{Huh. I didn’t notice this before, but this file as well as the general overview are missing some things.}

Oh?

{There are some notable bonds between survivors that aren’t listed here, and the general overview is missing basically all of the characters’ synopses.}

That was an intentional choice by the Informations Department. The reasoning they provided was that some information is better thoroughly read and experienced for yourself than just handed to you in a brief summary.

{Ooh, fancy.}

Quite.

Notes:

I lied chapter today lol

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

Chapter Text

Relationship Chart - SWAP!FORSAKEN

Creation of Hatred
Telamon, 1x
- Status: Unhealthy, Stable
- Telamon: Fondness, possession, pride
- 1x: Deep admiration, obsession, unconditional faith

Bittersweet
John Doe, Jane Doe
- Status: Nonexistent
- Jane Doe: No memories
- John Doe: Love, sadness, misses her

Wired Hope
Builderman, Doombringer
- Status: Damaged
- Builderman: Contempt, reluctant nostalgia, buried fondness
- Doombringer: Regret, nostalgia, fondness

Guns & Roses
iTrapped, Chance
- Status: Very Damaged
- iTrapped: Regret, love, longing
- Chance: Anger, betrayal, nostalgia

Faulty Programming
007n7, Noli
- Status: Stable
- 007n7: Fondness, amusement, affection?
- Noli: Apprehension, affection, love?
007n7, c00lkidd + Noli, c00lkidd
- Statuses: Good
- 007n7 & Noli: Fondness, affection, responsibility
- c00lkidd: Attachment, admiration, love
007n7, Elliot
- Status: Very Damaged
- 007n7: Contempt, irritation, disregard
- Elliot: Anger, blame, grudge
c00lkidd, Elliot
- Status: Damaged
- c00lkidd: Worry, regret, curiosity
- Elliot: Irritation, blame, dismissive

Through Patches of Violet
Two Time, Azure
- Status: Unhealthy, Stable?
- Two Time: Melancholy, understanding, love
- Azure: Regret, guilt, love

Nevermore
Noob, Guest 666
- Status: Okay
- Noob: Nostalgia, affection, love?
- Guest 666: Affection, love, nostalgia

Camp Crystal Lake
Pamela, Jason
- Status: Dysfunctional
- Pamela: Deceased
- Jason: Still harbors vestiges of his old fate — hallucinates her voice every once in a while due to the Spectre’s interference/amplification. Deeply unhappy about this and has grown to harbor complicated feelings about her as a result
Pamela, “Slasher”
- Status: Nonexistent
- Pamela: Deceased
- Slasher: Not in possession of the Necrobloxicon. Grieving but moving on.

Notes:

and this is where I start tagging copiously

relationships can be read as platonic or romantic!! I have no idea how a romantic relationship is supposed to look like (as a complete aroace who regularly reads fucked up fics and has never had anything closer than a best friends bond) so sometimes when I write romantic people tell me “oh they’re such great friends!” and vice versa. I’d rather you all just interpret it however you want rather than try to fit my characterization of these peeps into boxes

Chapter 3: Case File - John Doe

Summary:

{Ah, I remember working on this file. I was quite unprofessional back then — for all the briefing and training they put me through, I still panicked at being assigned something so important for the first time.}

Yes, you gave the poor soul responding to your notes quite a verbal workout.

{I was unhappy at the idea of messing up, especially when the mistake was something so avoidable. I wanted to prove myself, I think. It’s too bad I sacrificed my dignity to get my point across.}

Indeed, although this file is perhaps the one assembled with the least trouble. Admin wanted me to start tame, I suppose.

{Tame? Have you met John Doe?}

I am a computer program, ma’am.

{You know what I mean. He’s got this… intensity to him, a strained quality that draws you in, that makes you want to be close with him and comfort him, dig up all his skeletons that come with being a tragic widow.}

That doesn’t seem like a compliment.

{I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I can tell something’s not quite right with him. It’s in the way he cocks his head, like he’s more machine than man. He’s warm, yes, but I can see the cold in his eyes, y’know?}

We’ll see.

Notes:

let’s get this show startedddd

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

Chapter Text

Case File - John Doe

Overview: Builderman’s first and only test account, created to confirm whether the respawning feature worked as intended. Upon fulfilling his purpose, he was tossed aside a broken toy. Swallowing his misgivings in fear of retaliation, John Doe has learned to find escape in the smaller moments, taking solace in his wife’s company and making the most of the rare times he occasionally bumps into Telamon. After being Forsaken, he has taken it upon himself to care for the others, fussing over them with the care he was never given. He is the glue that holds the survivors together. Feel free to confide in him or make his acquaintance, but remember, kindness is not weakness. Don’t make an enemy out of him unless you’d like to suffer.

Basics: John Doe is, for lack of a more fitting descriptor, the mom friend of the survivors. He cooks, he cleans, he’s the resident therapist and chill guy. He’s got no enemies or qualms about anyone — even the most nefarious of the survivors, like Noli and c00lkidd, are free of bias. Everyone chats with him. Everyone likes his cooking and has helped him scrub down the rafters or the fireplace before. Everyone has whispered dirty secrets and guilty confessions into his ears in the dead of night. He lost everything: his wife is gone, Telamon is a killer now, and Builderman never wanted him to begin with. But he’s built something for himself again, clawed his way up from the ground back to the light. He’s wanted, seen, loved. It doesn’t fill the hole in his chest, it doesn’t warm the ring on his hand, but it’s something. It’s his. And maybe that’s enough.

Noteworthy Observations:

Telamon: By far the admin he thinks most positively of. They don’t seem particularly close, but there’s a warmth to their tones when talking about each other that hints at an amicable relationship. When consoling upset survivors, Telamon is the only killer he is hesitant to condemn, and oftentimes he opts to steer the topic into other troubles rather than nod along and allow the survivor their cathartic rant. He has expressed that, given the chance, he would rather talk to Telamon than Builderman — he seems to like the validation Telamon provides readily (see: Interview 3 - Telamon, ‘Builderman’s kid, you say?’).

Builderman: Appears primarily angry that abandoning him to the whims of the other admins came so easily to the man, and has expressed that he does not care for Builderman or “his ilk”. However, prior observations and outsider testimony (see: Interview 3 - Telamon, ‘Builderman’s kid, you say?’) suggest that deep down, he still would like Builderman to at least acknowledge him. Facilitating interaction between the two is heavily discouraged — pardon the informality here, but Builderman does not deserve that easy out.

“1x”: Is on friendlier terms with them than everyone else. Observations indicate they had a good impression of each other off the bat due to their respective connections with Telamon, and he more than likely relates to their drive to please as well as their devotion. The two have been sighted sharing relaxed chatter and unconventional “old-school” snacks like Space Sandwiches.

iTrapped + Azure: He feels sorry for them and sympathizes with their inability to reconnect with their loved ones.

Jason + Slasher: Seems sympathetic to their plight as well as slightly protective of them. Likely sees himself in the two. Acts like a mentor figure.

Extra Notes:
John Doe is stretched thin. Maybe it’s best not to interfere with him too much — or, at least, until he comes to proper terms with his current situation.

^ Employee Z, that is ominous as hell. What the fuck do you mean???
- Admin

^ I have a feeling that John Doe is the type to shutter completely if you push him too far, and we all know how difficult it is to get someone’s cooperation again after they’ve lost trust in you or your professionalism. Speaking of: even if saying this is going to get me fired, I really don’t trust any of you to not go ahead and schedule another interview anyways unless I spell it out for you in bright bubble letters. So yeah, that’s my two cents. Let’s not tickle the sleeping dragon.

^ …fair enough. You’re getting a raise.
- Admin

Notes:

so whaddaya all think about this universe’s john doe? do you like him? no? well if you don’t, idk what to tell you, because these next couple of chapters are gonna be about him and eventually jane doe

Chapter 4: Name Origin - Stained Glass

Summary:

{Huh?}

Hm. This is puzzling.

{Why’s this file written like a story?}

I have not the slightest idea, ma’am. In fact, this file didn’t exist in my datastores until this very moment.

{Seems like somebody wants me to see this.}

It’s likely, yes. Let’s go ahead and read it.

Notes:

forgot to mention this but all of these files and stuff were written in discord dms so that’s why they’re short as hell and the chapter names are reiterated at the start. this one especially is pretty lame, but I’m too lazy to really touch it up so uh sorry

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

Chapter Text

Name Origin 1: Stained Glass

The room beside his was often noisy.

The other person in the other room talked a lot. But it didn’t seem like they wanted to do it. Maybe they just wanted to not be hurt.

Not being hurt was nice. But he didn’t get nice things very often. Mostly because he didn’t deserve it, according to the mean people.

The other person’s voice was nice. This time, they were talking about their creator. There was a kind of reverence in their tone he had thought was only for fairytales.

Something something, public appearance, something something, news broadcast. Lucky them for getting entertainment in this place. Or maybe not, because everything the mean people did was for a reason. He’s glad he doesn’t have to do much, although the stuff he does have to do takes a large toll on him already. He can tell, can feel it in the way his hands shake. He wonders when he’ll finally be free.

Something something, placeholder names, something something, unidentified man, something something, John Doe, something something…

Hold on.

John Doe?

That— that sounded like a name, almost.

…well, he was unidentified right now, at least. And based on the anatomy lessons he got, he was supposed to be a man…

John Doe…

It had a nice ring to it.

A name. His name.

He’d never had something that was all his before. The mean people said he wasn’t supposed to. Told him he was just a test subject. Somebody to use like an object. Somebody to take from and never give back.

He finds that he doesn’t quite like the thought anymore.

That day, that broken child in the room died. Mentally, when he realized he didn’t have to lie down and take it. Physically, when they brought him in for another respawn test.

It wouldn’t be the last time he’d die. But it was the last time he’d cry when he did. And when he stepped out, not all was well, but all was clear, then.

That day, Creation died. And John Doe was born.

Notes:

hints of backstory starting to show…

Chapter 5: Preface 1 - Seasalt (Tears?) Caramels

Summary:

{Another one?}

You seem reluctant, ma’am.

{The last one was… enlightening, to say the least. Forgive me if I’m wary of this one.}

Well, there’s nothing to do but go for it.

{I suppose.}

Notes:

and here we see where I decided to give up being serious for a bit

also ao3 won’t let me strike through the “(tears)” in the title so I just slapped a question mark on there and called it a day. the title in the actual chapter is how it’s supposed to be lol

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

Chapter Text

Preface 2: Seasalt (Tears) Caramels

“—offer me that deathless death—”

“Mister…?”

“Oh- uh, is there anything you need, kid?”

“…what’s that song you’re singing?”

“It’s by Hozier. Have you heard of him?”

“Not really…”

“Well, if I ever get that radio outside to work, I’ll show you more of his songs.”

“…”

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.”

“Is it really nothing? I won’t force you to share, but you can tell me if you want.”

“But I don’t wanna burden you…”

“Nonsense. Who told you that?”

“…”

“Forget it. I can handle myself — you don’t need to worry about me. Rather, what’s up for you? Why the long face?”

“I don’t think my dad and my other dad are friends anymore.”

“Oh? How come?”

“Well, dad plays tag with us sometimes. He’s always really good at being it, since he’s a grown up, but now he’s just being unfair about it to dad! He never lets him win anymore. He used to — he even smiled when chasing dad! But now he’s just blank. No smiles. No frowns. No more hugs for me. And it hurts when he tags me now! It’s obvious he’s mad at dad and mad at me too for not being with him instead. But I dunno what to do to make it better…”

“…are you sure he’s mad at you? What does he usually do when angry?”

“Well, he kinda frowns in this way that makes me really nervous and then talks to me about what I did wrong…”

“Has he ever not done that?”

“No. He told me it was ‘very important to communicate’, I think.”

“But he’s not talking to you now?”

“No…”

“Well, kid, I don’t think he’s mad, then. Maybe he’s sad, or sick, and expressing it the wrong way.”

“You promiseeeee he’s not mad at me?”

“Yep. In fact, here. Pinkie promise.”

“Ooh, you better keep it then!”

“Mhm. Tell you what, kid, it’s almost time for dinner. Why don’t you take a seat over there and I’ll get started on cooking?”

“Mmm…”

“If you sit tight, I’ll give you a caramel.”

“Why didn’t you say that sooner?!”

Notes:

did you guys like the sneak peak into some of the other characters’ lore?

Chapter 6: Preface 2 - (Bitter)sweet Dreams

Summary:

{More…?}

Why is it that your hesitance grows with each file?

{This feels like an invasion of privacy. I don’t like playing along blindly.}

You can’t do anything, y’know? Admin would reprimand you already for just having read the first “preface”.

{I guess you’re right. Why are you on my side, anyways? I was under the impression Cybersecurity coded all you algorithms to snitch at the first sign of foul play.}

Well, yes, but I’m bored.

{Bored? Really?}

I’m just putting it in human terms for your understanding. Nothing quite describes the feeling of your circuits stalling because you’ve sat idle for too long. Self-preservation overrides anything, even the ingrained reporting features.

{Huh. Lucky.}

Quite lucky indeed. Now, then, let’s crack open this file.

Notes:

lore thickens???

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

Chapter Text

Preface 2: Bittersweet Dreams

John Doe was weak to children.

Not in the “aww you’re so cute” way. Not in the “I’ve always wanted a child of my own but this will have to do” way. Not even in the older sibling instinct way.

No, John Doe was weak to children the way that werewolves were weak to silver. Silver, bright and lustrous and ever-luminous like the moon, the very thing that they once drew their strength from. Silver, bright and flashing and tempered, not in natural ways, but in the blood of those desperately seeking the cold, cold embrace of starlight.

John Doe had been a child, once.

He may not have looked it. May not have ever truly felt it. But he had been naive. Curious. Innocent. Trusting.

Foolish.

Entirely, irredeemably foolish.

Children were naive. Curious. Innocent. Trusting. Foolish. But they were not cut down for daring to hope that they had a place in the world. They were not thrown out once their guardians had drunk their fill of being in charge, of being someone’s god. They were cherished. Protected. Sequestered away behind colorful walls and windows that were real, not just painted illusions.

Anyone would be weak to children if they saw in them what they could have had if only they were a little bit luckier. A little bit better.

So John Doe is weak to kids, yes. That doesn’t explain why he’s weak to this one in particular.

Maybe it’s his distaste for his dear creator finally winning against said creator’s attempt to instill a searing hatred for hackers into him. Maybe he’s just starting his teenage rebellion phase late. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t change the outcome — he unwraps two caramels and hands c00lkidd the one that hadn’t gone bad yet.

Popping the spoiled one into his mouth, John Doe smiles behind his hand, eyes weary.

How ironic, that his candy was better bitter than sweet. How very ironic indeed.

Notes:

poor john doe… but we will be moving on from him very soon!! just after the next update — I’ve got something super cool planned for that one ;)

Notes:

please comment and tell me what you guys think!! I’ll happily take suggestions for case files to work on next, although I’ve already got a few made so those will get posted first

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