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“Hey, Red... We’re not going to get away with this, are we?"

Her eyes snapped open. The voice was wrong- the scene, though familiar, was wrong too.

“Well, this is unusual. Highly unusual. It would appear something has changed. Quite significantly.”

Red looked at the man slouched in front of her, then down at herself. She lifted one hand- she wore a white jacket, one sleeve marked with chevrons and the Camerata emblem. The man wore a white shirt and vest. The Transistor was buried up to its contacts in his body. It flickered when the dry, tired voice spoke.
“If I were to guess, I’d say we’ve caused some sort of Recursion paradox. Or you, rather, have caused a paradox. You are simultaneously inside and outside the Transistor.”

She hesitated, then grasped the hilt, still kneeling.

“I see you in here, Red. Your trace is right here. I saw you before, too. I know what you did, even though I asked you not to. I expressly asked that you...not let my work go to waste. Though I suppose I can't blame you, given the circumstances. Rather exceptional circumstances. Well, it seems you have a choice, then. You could reach Fairview from here and we can attempt to remedy this or...oh...?” Red had already hauled the transistor from Royce's body and begun walking, following the route she had taken the first time.

“...Red...?”
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This image has been floating around in my mind since my first recursion run in Transistor. What if something changed when the recursion began? What if some roles were switched, or people ended up in the wrong places? What if it was Royce accompanying Red on her trek through Cloudbank? What would he talk about along the way?

The result of my musings was a complete redraw of Transistor's opening scene, with a few notable differences. Not just Royce and his distinctive jacket, but a slight change to Red's pose, and the Processed skyline in the background. For the colouring in this piece I experimented with one of the basic watercolour brushes in Photoshop and I'm pretty pleased with the result. Well, enjoy!

Transistor and related characters belong to SupergiantGames

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“Hey, Red... We’re not going to get away with this, are we?"

Her eyes snapped open. The voice was wrong- the scene, though familiar, was wrong too.

“Well, this is unusual. Highly unusual. It would appear something has changed. Quite significantly.”

Red looked at the man slouched in front of her, then down at herself. She lifted one hand- she wore a white jacket, one sleeve marked with chevrons and the Camerata emblem. The man wore a white shirt and vest. The Transistor was buried up to its contacts in his body. It flickered when the dry, tired voice spoke.
“If I were to guess, I’d say we’ve caused some sort of Recursion paradox. Or you, rather, have caused a paradox. You are simultaneously inside and outside the Transistor.”

She hesitated, then grasped the hilt, still kneeling.

“I see you in here, Red. Your trace is right here. I saw you before, too. I know what you did, even though I asked you not to. I expressly asked that you...not let my work go to waste. Though I suppose I can't blame you, given the circumstances. Rather exceptional circumstances. Well, it seems you have a choice, then. You could reach Fairview from here and we can attempt to remedy this or...oh...?” Red had already hauled the transistor from Royce's body and begun walking, following the route she had taken the first time.

“...Red...?”
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This image has been floating around in my mind since my first recursion run in Transistor. What if something changed when the recursion began? What if some roles were switched, or people ended up in the wrong places? What if it was Royce accompanying Red on her trek through Cloudbank? What would he talk about along the way?

The result of my musings was a complete redraw of Transistor's opening scene, with a few notable differences. Not just Royce and his distinctive jacket, but a slight change to Red's pose, and the Processed skyline in the background. For the colouring in this piece I experimented with one of the basic watercolour brushes in Photoshop and I'm pretty pleased with the result. Well, enjoy!

Transistor and related characters belong to SupergiantGames