Alternate Universes

Soothouse has several alternate universes, taking place other worlds.

## ELAU

### Summary

An alternate timeline where certain characters survived their Debut or Unification. Fan children who exist due to these characters surviving also fall under this AU.

### Detailed Version

Originally named ERAU (Elpis Reincarnated AU) after user Bina made a "what-if" side story concerning Elpis avoiding her original fate, it eventually expanded into more "what-if" scenarios of different characters. In this AU, all those scenarios are combined into one, allowing certain characters that are dead in the main Soothouse timeline to live out their full lives, hence the new AU now being referred to as the "Everyone Lives AU".

### Summary

A "what-if" scenario where the Shadows and Dolls swap places. The Doll becomes the Shadow, and vice versa for the Shadow.

## Gakuen/Slice of Life

### Summary

A modern, slice of life AU, the world centers around a feud between the Mirrors Academy and Shadows High. After Mirrors Academy is forced to close down, the student bodies merge into Shadows High.

See: Category:Gakuen

### Detailed Version

In this AU, there are two co-ed schools: Shadows High and the Mirrors Academy. Shadows High only allows the rich and elite to enter, requiring students to either pay or receive a scholarship to enter. Mirrors Academy on the other hand allowed anyone to enter and had generally a more liberal vibe. Unfortunately funding went too low for Mirrors Academy, forcing it to close its doors. The administration of Shadows High eventually admitted the former students into their school body, but not without bad blood between the different backgrounds.

Adult characters tend to be 3rd or 4th year, which is 17 and 18 years old respectively. 1st year are 15 year olds, and 2nd year is 16 year olds. School clubs include Sewing, Theatre, Track and Field, Cooking, Dance, Art, Music, Library, Science, Sports, Gardening, Journalism, Beautification and Aesthetic. Martial Arts, and Public Speaking/Debate.

## Mafia

### Summary

**THERE ARE TOPICS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DRUGS, VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION, AND MANY MORE DISTURBING THEMES. NONE OF THE CHARACTERS WILL BE MINORS IN THIS AU.**

A darker, noir style AU taking place in the 20th century. Centers around an island under the Mafia and its various inhabitants, factions, and crime.

The Shadow and Doll are considered the same character in this AU, being alternate identities of the same person. Aesthetic-wise, this AU borrows from the 1920s, though the technology is based on early 2000s.

See: Category:Mafia

### Detailed Version

This AU is set in around the 1920s aesthetically, but uses technology from the 2000s.

Characters in this AU are a mix of the Shadow and Doll as one individual. Their names can be used to differentiate between the personal and Mafia identities. Typically, the adults in this AU are in higher positions of power compared to the children. Characters cannot be leaders of the mafia groups, which is reserved for a Lord Grandfather/Great Grandfather kind of character, shrouded in mystery. Positions from highest to lowest are: Father, Capo, Mafioso, and Grunts.

Father: The boss of each region. Identities yet to be settled on. (TBA)

Capo: Managerial position that works directly under Father, taking their orders and creating plans. They are the few that knows of the Father's true identity should they be a more private person. They have a number of Mafioso working under them.

Mafioso: Operational position that works under a Capo. They are the ones that ensure Capo's plans are carried out. None of them know of the Father's identity.

Grunts: Field workers. They do the dirty work and under the Mafioso. They rarely know of the Capos and Fathers and are considered disposable.

The island is split into five cities (regions): Nostumbra City (Main), Catania City, Palermo City, Montarc City, Galenstadt City.