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Updated Code:E ref :D!

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Heart to Heart

A little thing I wrote where Code:E and Dream have a heart to heart about emotions. Enjoy!

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Code:E and Dream sit in the anti-void, Code:E with his knees tucked neatly under himself while Dream sits across from him, legs crossed, tending to his bow. All was still and quiet between the two when suddenly, Code:E's hesitant monotone drawl reverberates throughout the all encompassing white.

"Dream..?"

A bit surprised, Dream immediately perks up, his eye lights sparkling just a bit. As it was not often during these little hang outs of theirs that his glitched friend spoke. Smiling, Dream replied "Yes Code:E?" With a curious tilt of his head.

It was quiet for a moment as Code:E gathered his thoughts. His eye lights wandered downward to his lap, then to Dream's face. "What do you do when your friend starts leaking magic?"

A bit thrown off by the question, Dream fixes Code:E with a perplexed expression.

"Leaking?! From where??"

"Eye sockets."

Dream perked up at that. "Oh! Do you mean crying?"

"Perhaps. Why did they cry? I am having a hard time understanding the purpose of using their magic in such a way. It seems unproductive."

This time, it's Dream's turn to hesitate, unsure how to explain complex emotions to whom (to his knowledge) thinks like an AI.

"Well.." Dream takes his weapon and moves it to the side, leaning forward to get his thoughts straight. "We cry for a lot of things. Mainly, Humans (some Monsters too) do it to protect their eyes or to wash out irritants"

Curious, Code:E cock's his head sideways. "But my friend is not human nor a Monster with the need to wash out irritants. And yet, one day I found him leaking. What use does it serve him to do so?"

Dream raises his pointer finger "As I said before, that's not the only reason to cry. Many Monsters and Humans alike cry because of our emotions! We cry when we feel sad, happy, overwhelmed, relieved, excited, the list goes on!"

"If you can cry from any emotion, what was my friend feeling? How am I able to discern the variance?"

"Well, what did he look like when you saw him then? Usually when people are having emotional moments you can tell how they are feeling by the expressions they make, or how their body is positioned."

Code:E hummed as he recalled the memories of his friend from that day. "Brows scrunched, eye lights shrunken, hands gripping his humerus and spine slightly hunched over." Code:E paused, his eye lights seeming to gain an extra glint they didn't have before. "And he wasn't smiling."

Dreams' sockets widen before softening, a melancholy expression slipping on his face. "He was sad.."

Code:E perked up at the new information, his spine curving straighter. "Sad?"

Dream nodded, "Yes.. It's an emotion people often feel when something bad has happened, to them or the people around them. And when they get really sad they cry to get it out to not be sad."

"How do I prevent them from being sad and make them un-sad?"

Dream takes a second to sweat drop at Code:E's grammar before shaking his head. "Firstly, the opposite of sad, or sadness is happy, or happiness. A feeling that makes people smile, laugh, and generally feel good. Secondly, for everyone it's different." Using his magic, Dream waves his hands to create a few clouds of sparkling mist to provide a visual aid. The mist morphing into two skeletal figures, one looking sad and desaturated, the other being brighter.

"For instance, some people prefer something physical, things like hugs, small touches here and there."

The brighter one, notices the dull one and engulfs it in a big hug before the visual shifts to three sets of skeletons. In each set the duller one is being pet by the brighter one in different places, the skull, upper spike and hands respectively

"..Some prefer objects, such as teddy bears or blankets to help ground them or provide comfort."

Again, the visage morphs. This time into the duller one seeking comfort in the objects described.

"Others however, may have reluctance to touch, and prefer to talk out their feelings instead. As having someone there to just listen makes them feel.. well, heard. Like their thoughts matter. Some talk to professionals, called therapists, while others confide in people close to them, people they know and trust, ie: their friends!"

The visual then shifts to the duller one laying down with speech bubbles surrounding their head while the brighter one nods along. With a smile Dream waves off the visual and clasps his hands together. "There! Now you know why people cry and how to deal with it! Any questions?"

Code:E shakes his head "no… I believe I understand."

Dream positively glows, happy that he managed to explain it coherently. It was quite the challenge to explain something so convoluted as emotions but he definitely managed. Oh! Maybe he could create a more in depth lecture!-

Suddenly, Dream was splashed in the face with a inky substance. Not expecting it, he jumps and sputters, quickly wiping off the offending liquid before turning his skull to the call of his name. Oh! It was Ink! Dream should've known! "Oh hello Ink! What brings you to this part of the void?"

Ink smiles but it looks a little strained,"Ah, sorry to interrupt you and.." he glances at Code:E, "..your company- but it's Nightmare." Instantly, Dream is on his feet. "Shit! What is it now?!" Ink grabs broomie as Dream gathers his arrows and such from the floor. "A horrortale surface timeline, the gang is causing a bit of havoc in Ebott city. I've already contacted Blue, so if we hurry we can help prevent any collateral." With a large swipe, Ink paints the ground with his name sake, creating a portal to the universe and motions for dream to hop in. Dream takes a step forward, however he stalls and looks back at Code:E. With a smile he kneels down to face him.

"I'm sorry to leave so soon friend, but duty calls." Dream goes to place his hand on Code:E's shoulder but it just fazes through. He tried again, this time only hovering it just above to give the illusion of touch. "Remember what we talked about, and if you have any more questions about anything you can always come to me." Code:E nods. "Affirmative."

From behind them Ink coughs. Dream's eyes widened, jumping to his feet. "R-Right! Sorry!" He runs over while Ink rolls his eyes and hops in. Dream follows, however as he falls through he turns around and waves to Code:E "Bye Code:E! Good luck with your friend!!"

As Dream's voice fades and the ink puddle evaporates, Code:E looks to his lap. Placing a hand on the shoulder Dream tried touching, his wide blank eyes softening a smidge.

"Thank you.."

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Sum Code:E doodles

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I know I've been neglecting my Tumblr as of late regarding my art, so to remedy that I have decided to dump my newest sans OCS on you and (mostly) all their information :3

Heres pt 2 with Plum and Cypher;)

Enjoy

First up is!

Cassiopeia, or Cassie for short is the Sans of this universe(which I don't have a name for yet) she is 5'2 and trans.

Her drink of choice is tea! all kinds, she's not picky! She actually is a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to the stuff. And when she wants to treat herself she likes to add condiments to her cup to add a bit of flavor.

Her personality is similar to og sans but she's a lot more elegant in her mannerisms. She's also VERY slow to anger/irritation and even slower to show it. Let's just say, never play poker with her.

She still has 1 hp, and isn't a fan of physical combat. She likes being covert and subdues any treats with the stardust that surrounds her skull. As when inhaled it can give the victim a calming effect or put them into a deep sleep, depending on how much they've puffed. She does also have bones and blasters but rarely needs to use them due to her stardust being so effective.

Instead of being a quantum physics nerd, Cassie is a medical doctor. I'm not sure what specifically but what I do know is that she is very educated on human Bodies and monster souls. She had tried to learn quantum physics when she was younger but it just didn't click with her, she was never a numbers gal.

I like to imagine she's friends with Baggs sans or Wine. For Baggs, I think they would grow close while having deep conversations about their respective jobs and tell stories about all the crazy injuries they've had to deal with. That, and she can use her stardust to put him to sleep, that's my head canon at least. She also likes teasing him about his height, she thinks his reactions are hilarious.

As for Wine, i feel like they like debating each other. Their favorite topic to debate over being what's the better drink, wine or tea. And let me tell ya, it will get very intense. And not in the 'toss a couple chairs at each other' kinda way, more so in the calm on the surface yet internally wishing death upon the other, all in good fun of course. The most hostile thing they'd do to each other is send a passive aggressive yet deeply accurate comment. Sometimes Coffee likes to sit in the corner and listen to them while he draws, it's good background noise.

As for Papyrus or Zephyr,

His personality is a lot like og pap, just more blunt and a lot more willing to initiate a friendly sparring session.

He's kind of a gym junkie, always training out to get stronger. He absolutely LOVES working out and even has weighted plating for his boots, gauntlets, shoulder and knee pads.

Due to his love for sparring, he often gets into friendly brawls with the other members of the royal guard stationed in snowdin, and has beaten every single one. These feats were obviously reported to Undyne. And Undyne, Impressed by his feats, offered Zeph a position in the royal guard. Papyrus obviously was ecstatic, and accepted immediately.

However due to actually getting a position in the royal guard, the rose tinted glasses he'd always held onto have been a bit wiped down due to the actual nature of the guard not being quite what he expected. Still though, he holds out hope for all the fame and recognition he rightfully deserves.

Zephyr is a full on tank when it comes to fighting, he's a heavy hitter and very agile, even with his weighted gear. He mainly uses punches and kicks for precise direct hits but isn't afraid to give his appoint a good knee or elbow to throw them off.

His weapons of choice are brass knuckles, they pack a punch on their own but when he's feeling a bit murdery, he's able to reinforce them with his magic.

Besides training he also loves to paint. Any blank surface you can think of, he's painted on. He's painted his armor, shorts, safety pads, and his own face!

He even paints on lashes to match with Cassie's (which are made of magic). He changes the paint on his face everyday, it's always something new but he seems to favor cloud and sun motifs.

When Zeph isnt training he is always neck deep in a painting project, weather it be one he was working on for several days or a new idea he just made up and really wanted to do. Sometimes he has Cassie help with some of his projects, though she either lazily draws a sick man, or a handprint. Typical lazy sans behavior, it annoys Zeph to no end but he never paints over any additions made

Due to being a Doctor, Cassie is a slight germaphobe(more so in her workplace) but she puts that aside and gets her hands dirty for him

The clouds around his head change with his mood Like pepa from encanto. He can also manipulate them, making the clouds big and fluffy to ride on or catch someone when falling, or even creating fog or mist to act like a smoke screen.

Zephyr's dish of choice is pastries, some witch he lends to Cassie to go with her tea. It's more of a casual thing than something he's passionate about though

Next up is my favorite at the moment! OUTCODE: E770R2095E!! Or Code:E for short! Pronounced Cody ;) (updated ref here)

He his, like his name states, an outcode. However no one really knows where he comes from. Ink's theory is that he was supposed to be an error sans, but something went wrong and now he's just here.

He exists somewhere in the anti-void, no where close to Error, seeing as how he had no idea Code:E existed for the longest time. Having nothing to do with his time, he sits in the anti-void going over codes.

When he's eventually discovered by Error, immediately Error is pissed as he feels Code:E is trying to copy him. And true to his title, he tries to destroy Code:E. However, it didn't quite work out. Every time Error tried attacking, it had always just fazed through him, leaving Code:E completely unbothered. Eventually he finds that Code:E has no soul. Due to this he has no emotions and Error can't check his code, and even if he tried it would be completely an utter gibberish.

Dispite not having any actual emotions, he has this inate want to learn and grow, asking questions about anything and everything. He often gets compared to an AI by Error because of this.

He has no real powers or magic but can copy the code of any sans type just by looking at them, other outcodes included. And when I say copy, I mean copy. With one look he knows all about you, your au, your powers, everything. Usually when this happens his eyes gloss over with static as he lists everything he sees in the code out loud.

Being able to copy code, he is also able to copy the appearance of the sans he sees and even use their magic.

When he can't do something or is just thinking really hard on one thing in particular, Code:E's eyes get staticy and his form glitches a helluva lot more.

He can also create portals to other universes with the pink tear like glitches under his eyes. Though he never uses it, as he never sees the need to. He mostly uses them to observe and learn about the multiverse. He spends most of his time sitting in the little anti-void where he first was created. Just sitting there.

Doing nothing.

All alone.

Well, not totally. Due to Error being a complete drama queen, he often complains about Code:E aloud allowing Ink to overhear. And ink, like the nosy like little shit he is, annoys Error to show him what's got his strings all bundled up. He eventually caved and led Ink to Code:E. And after a pretty disturbing interaction, Ink complains to the star sans' about him. Upon hearing it, Dream, always with the bleeding heart, decides to visit Code:E and announces that they're friends. Code:E doesn't quite understand it, but goes along anyway as Dream teaches him about more aus and how emotions work. Even so, he rarely has time to visit due to his role in the multiverse.

But their is one person who does visit regularly..

And his name is- (updated ref + more information)

RETRO!! A fellow outcode!

He's a very outgoing and rambunctious spirit, going all around all kinds of AUs to do anything he wants! Weather that be wreaking havoc with pranks or just relaxing under the stars in outertale. However due to his chaotic neutral nature, he often has run-ins with both the star sans' AND the bad sans' usually having to escape in outrageous ways and hide in the anti-void for a few hours.

And during one of his little escapades, into the anti-void he meets Code:E. At first he's startled, especially when Code:E tries copying Retro's code, and can't. Leaving Code:E perplexed and Intrigued as this had never happened with any sans he had seen. He asks all sorts of questions about Retro, some more personal than others, and after giving some non answers Retro asks about Code:E.

Code:E is absolutely floored(as floored as one with no soul can be) as no one had actually asked him anything about what he wanted to do or needed. He told him as such and for some reason, this had hit Retro directly in the soul. He had found it relatable. And so from that moment forward, Retro vowed to be Code:E's friend. He even gave Code:E his nickname. And later, his poncho.

I bet your wondering about the gell I described in the photo, well it's simple really. It's basically the gels from Portal. THATS RIGHT IM UNORIGINAL!! FUCKING SUE ME!! /J

HE ALSO HAS PORTALS HA!

In all seriousness though, yes I did just give him the powers from Portal, and yes he can make actual portals, but these help him travel through aus. The portals are his magic while he made the gel with science. For his portals idk if I want it to only work on white surfaces so that can be up to interpretation

Alright that's all the info I got! Here are the doodles I have that I have no idea where to put! The ones with Cassie and Zeph are a bit old so plz ignore any design inconsistencies!