#i can't help but think about gaster being something and someone and nothing at all that just writhes

[entryn17]

would you like to imagine a room made of gaster? a room where the walls give way when you press your fingers against them. a room where you always feel watched. would you like to imagine a room where the door is a mouth, and you have just entered what is both the inside and the outside of the being; the belly and hide of the beast? or am i overstepping a boundary or something sorry

no don't worry it's all good man

[yanderes-galore]

Hopefully, you're atill open for these. May I request a Yandere XGaster (XTale) concept? Preferably non-romantic as he's ace-aro.

Perfectly fine! I honestly can't see him as anything else. If I ever write for him again I'd probably write him similar to how I do Alastor. Which is where the intentions are... dubious at best.

Yandere! X-Gaster Concept

Pairing: Dubious/True Intentions unknown (Could be Platonic?)

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Manipulation, Sadism, Experimentation, Condescending behavior, Violence, Possessive behavior, Delusional behavior, Blood, Murder mentioned, Isolation, Kidnapping, Forced companionship (?).

I'm going to be honest, no matter how I write him... X-Gaster is going to be HELL to deal with.

He's very isolated and mysterious.

Not many really know what he's thinking.

Being his obsession doesn't help... Gaster would want to know why he's obsessed with you.

Which leads to, you guessed it, experimentation.

Gaster is clever and always seems to know what his obsession is thinking.

Which makes him able to stomp out any rebellion you try to create.

I hardly doubt Gaster can hold any genuine love for anyone.

He's in a similar situation to Nightmare and maybe Error.

He'd see his obsession as his newest experiment, treating them as a puppet.

You are his to perfect, his to command, his to use.

He's condescending and doesn't view you as your own person.

He does not care for anyone's feelings, including yours.

It's canon that Gaster is obsessed with control.

He may act stoic and calculating... but someone disobeying him sends him into a fit.

He really does view the multiverse as something he can control.

Control is what he yearns for... which is unfortunately what you're subjected to.

While he once used to be kind, perfection drives him mad.

Perfection is all that seems to matter to him.

Which is why he's confused when you distract him.

You're not perfect, nothing is...

He doesn't understand.

His lack of understanding makes him pursue his obsession.

Which drags you into his insanity.

Gaster is sadistic and manipulative, completely willing to break the mind of his obsession to have them under his control.

Which is even worse if you are considered... defiant to him.

Gaster is determined to make events happen in the way he wishes.

He's definitely a dangerous yandere due to his need for perfection.

His obsession is no more than an experiment in his claws... completely forced to listen and go along with what he says.

But even that might not be enough for him.

Based on what we see him do to X-Frisk and X-Chara, you just know what his newest obsession is going to go through.

If his obsession was being overly defiant, he'd make it a goal to punish them.

Not physically, no... mentally.

He'd give you friends and family just to take them away.

If you already had such a thing, he'd just get rid of them.

Harming you mentally allows him to control you easier.

As we all know... that's what he wants.

You're rarely given affection, even in praise.

He acts like he doesn't care...

But let's be honest, he cares enough to keep you to himself.

If you talk to anyone else, even Ink, he takes you away from them.

He cares about you enough to force you into his control.

He "cares" enough to isolate you, to keep you unhappy.

He sees outsiders as able to corrupt you.

So if he wants to break you down and make you his perfect little toy...

No one else comes in contact with you.

There's no escape from him, even if he lets you run... it's just because he can find you again easily.

He finds it amusing if not frustrating when you continue to defy him.

But he tries to be patient, eventually like his children, you'll break and be an obedient little puppet to experiment with.

His praise is so fake.

His tone with you is condescending.

As I said before, he views you like a possession.

You aren't a partner or someone he shows a genuine paternal link with.

You're someone he can toy with.

You are his and he'll make you learn that.

You can never read his true intentions.

You don't understand why he smiles at your failed attempts to leave.

You don't understand why he finds you bleeding or crying over those you love pitiful.

He treats all other connections as weakness.

Kidnapping you from all your love isn't hard for him.

He'll use his puppets to take you in, all so you can be dropped at his feet.

By the time he decides to go easy on you, you're broken into obedience.

Once Gaster sees you no longer have any fight... he's happy.

The faster you learn you're his to experiment with, the easier it will be for the both of you.

Don't look at him with such disdain.

He can make your life perfect.

He's allowed your games to play out long enough.

Don't act like a child.

Once he tires of your defiance... you just need to stay still.

To reward you for your obedience... he'll make you perfect for him...

Nothing a little OVERWRITE can't fix, yes?

[beryllineart]

Should Have Been Me

Guys, this comic made me cry while I was making it. You don't get how crazy that is, I was listening to a comedy podcast and I was still tearing up. Anyways, this is my 66th post, so I wanted to do something Gaster related and decided to do something from my Uncle Gaster au.

Undertale belongs to Toby Fox

I'm gonna analyze my own characters now ('cause I want to) but if you are curious about this au, feel free to send me an ask!

Okay, so this comic was originally going to be about Dana and Gaster having a fight after the death of their brother, but I couldn't figure it out, and I realized that that didn't really fit the idea I have for either of them. In fact, Gaster has had a shell around him for most of his life, and he only lets people through (like Dana) after it breaks or weakens. This is one of those times.

Since the idea of this au is that Gaster separated himself from his family, cut off all contact with them, etc, how does him opening up and being vulnerable with his sister end up in separation? Well, this is actually one of the healthiest moments in their relationship, when they were feeling the same way and were just grieving together.

The main problem is personality differences. Dana and Gaster are polar opposites. Dana is cheerful, extroverted, optimistic and confident. Gaster is quiet, very introspective and doesn't open up easily. Roman was a good bridge between the two, and he would often encourage Dana to be a little more thoughtful and would teach Gaster how to just have fun (Roman's personality is a lot closer to Dana's, but since he's closer in age to Gaster he spends a lot more time around his brother and has learned the ins and outs of what makes him comfortable).

Anyways, Dana (and their parents) seem to move on too fast after Roman's death. They adjust to this new life and they start being happy again, but Gaster's not ready for that yet. He's still got a bad case of survivor's guilt, plus he and Roman were really, really close. He needs more time to adjust and accept, but more importantly, he needs time to grieve and he needs someone he can talk to. Unfortunately, he doesn't feel like he can talk to anyone in his family because they are all happy now, and they wouldn't understand how he feels. (They would totally be down to talk, by the way.) He starts to feel like he's forced to cheer up and act like everything's okay.

Eventually the sting of Roman's death fades a bit, but Gaster can't fully find closure because he never fully mourned. He can't handle being around his family anymore, so he just leaves and cuts off all communication. (There have been a few fights between him and his sister and parents that helped this decision as well.)

I don't think Gaster ever hated his family though. That's not in his nature. He gets angry at and hates himself. Dana tends to get angry at other people, and ooh boy, when Gaster didn't attend their parents' funerals, she was mad... She and the rest of her family did nothing wrong, so she doesn't understand why Gaster would punish them like this. What she doesn't realize is that Gaster thinks there's something wrong with him, and he doesn't feel that he deserves to be a part of his family anymore. He's punishing himself.

Anyways, here's the other post I made about Uncle Gaster, and sorry if this was a bit too wordy, I just love overanalyzing these sorts of things. You should see me feverishly figuring out every aspect of my Steamtale Undyne, why she hates her prosthetic arm but wears it anyway, how her childhood impacts her captaining style (and how she treats Monster Kid because of it) and... alsdjf;alkdfj, I'm rambling again.

[undertale-fic-librarby]

Featured Fic Friday!

Welcome to Featured Fic Friday! A day where I, or someone who suggests one, tell you about a fanfic that I really enjoy! Spoiler's under the cut! Today's featured fic is...

Duplicate The Terror by Sye_Dye (Teen And Up, Complete)

This wasn't how it was suppose to go. Dream felt that he has done everything to get through to Nightmare, but to no avail. But to resort to this? He didn't think things could have gone so south so fast. He just wanted his precious brother back. Was that too much to ask for? It was an accident. Now he hurt his brother and he was not sure what to do. His brother sneered at him. On the other side of the room, another Nightmare glared at him. There were two Nightmares now. What has he done? In which Nightmare does not know what to do with himself and finds a new path.

I chose this fic in particular because I've gone back to certain scenes in this fic so many times to reread them, even just rereading the whole thing because it's all so good. The emotions it invokes are so strong & it's amazing! It's such an interesting concept as well, & I find myself wishing there were more of the story to be read.

That said, the story doesn't leave you wanting with what it does give you. It's word count is nothing to scoff at either. At almost 200,000 words long, it's great for both binge-reading over a short period or when you need something to pass the time.

Spoilers ahead!

I absolutely love the scene where it's revealed Aller is the other Nightmare, & what comes before it. Even while writing this, I can imagine it so clearly, it's great. The characters the author introduces, such as Muffet & Gaster, are well written & you can't help but get attached. I love that they include differences between the two Nightmares, like Aller loving sweet things while Nightmare can't stand them.

Not to mention the relationships between the characters are amazing, the interactions with the Swap brothers & Aller being incredibly hilarious. It's easy to tell that they think of each other as siblings. The silly competitions, the teasing, the protectiveness. It all lends itself to a great depiction of a sibling relationship. I really enjoy the scene where Aller flings a pea into Papyrus' eye socket, it made me laugh.

Another great aspect is the darker undercurrents the author teases. We don't get told exactly that not everything is as it seems, it's shown in the dialogue & how the characters act. Why are the Swap brothers so possessive? Why do they worry so much about Aller interacting with the Queen? It's not said, but it's fun to think about why those might be.

[askcharaandfriends]

I'm not sure the analogy fully holds up. Not killing someone doesn't mean there are no consequences. If a trial is so important, you can't forget that those end with punishments. AFAC has a history of characters getting off free. Gaster tortured inmates and children and was not punished. Asriel killed people and wasn't punished. Chara did the stuff they did and were not punished. Asgore turned himself in and his allies got the punishment removed. Unless things changed, it should be the same here

Goldy: Ahh, I love philosophical quandaries within Undertale! Brings me back to when I used them to make Grade-A research papers! Mia's given me the honor of responding to these.

WARNING: TEXT WALL AND SPOILERS FOR AFAC/POTENTIALLY FOR ACAF BELOW!

I'm really glad you've brought up the issue of consequences, because that's actually the answer to the questions you're raising about mercy here. Instead of "Why are they not punished," let's ask "Why CAN'T they be punished?"

Let's start with Gaster. Humoring what would happen if he were punished for his crimes, the fact that some of the kids were tortured would be an angle that wasn't brought up when the world's attention was on Asgore over the kids' fate in the Underground. That, on top of the fact that Gaster was Asgore's employee, would've led to people and officials to believe that Asgore knew about it and withheld information. Asgore would be tried for perjury, there'd be no plea deal this time, and the sovereign status of Monster Town would be imperiled, along with Monsters' legal status. Frisk would suffer the most; at the very least, they'd never see their found family again, and at worst, they'd fall back into Susan's clutches.

And I'm glad you brought up the kids too. It IS worth noting that in AFAC, we haven't seen any resolution YET. Which was honestly, IMO, a mistake on TQ's part in regards to proceeding with the story. We really should've focused immediately on the emotional fallout with the kids coming back and the fact that did so many bad things, instead of... proceeding to a wrestling match over a petty conflict that seems insignificant by comparison.

...Plus, there's no real way to punish the kids that doesn't seem too cruel, or doesn't match the magnitude of their crimes. What would work? Disowning them and leaving them out in the cold to die? How would that sit with Frisk, given what they've been through? Or... Imagine Chara and Azzy going up to everyone they hurt and going like "Hi, I murdered you ala-Saw, I'm sorry." At best, it would be treated as crazy BS, and at worst, it could cause them to recall it all like you've pointed out. It's just better to reform them and help them come to terms, trust issues be damned. After all... "restorative justice," right?

Finally, it's worth noting that practically NO ONE in Undertale is completely innocent. Papyrus threatening Frisk with death traps. Toriel doing literally nothing when she could've done SO MUCH to stop the war effort, or even just destroy the Door to Snowdin long before the second kid fell down. Sans doing absolutely nothing to honor his promise to Toriel. MTT exploiting his workers and abandoning his family. Alphys committing fraud and unethical experiments of her own; come to think of it, we forgave Alphys, so why not Gaster?

And finally, the fact is, every single Monster is more than happy to live on the Surface, enjoying a freedom that was bought with six counts of infanticide. Undertale is a metafiction that makes the player question our justice, and when we imagine the aftermath, we realize that not only is it not perfect, but that pursuing it can even lead to unjust ends.

Imagine that for a moment. Justice being a bad thing. Something that would necessitate an "escape clause" to knowingly subvert, pervert, or even avert its course. The ends do not justify the means, they simply outweigh them. Which is why I am inclined to say "So what?" to the myriad crimes we see before us in the story, callous as it may seem.

And that's why I love this game so much. I live for this. In the end, there is no justice. Only endings, and the resolutions we seek.

Hope this answers your question. TLDR: Justice itself would've been the biggest antagonist of all if we hadn't stepped in and swept it all under the rug.

[dana-chan-the-control-brain]

For the dca asks, I'm curious about 6, 10, 16, & 17

6. What's your favorite type of art or fic? What genre/flavor/style?

The ones that are catered specifically to me. Lol 😂 But in all seriousness, I'm not sure. I just like slice of life fanfic that explores dark themes. Sometimes fluff for fluffs sake is good too, but I always lean on the hurt/comfort part of things.

Like the comfort has to be earned and mean something for me.

10. What keeps you in this fandom despite the very small amount of canon content the DA had?

Ceph. Like singlehandedly they dragged me in here and now I can't leave.

But I think it's the amount of content for Security Breach and the AI being fully sentient now that provides me more content and makes me far more interested in the fandom back in the day when it was just all theories, horror and cursed screaming children.

16. What's something in the fandom you'd like to see more of?

UTILIZE THE FULL CAST OF SECURITY BREACH AND IT'S LOCATIONS.

Like outside from just the Glamrocks giving a thumbs up or "lol" at shipping the Daycare Attendent with y/n shananigans.

I love the Security Breach characters too much to see them relegated to background characters and supporting cast. Or just their in game base traits when so much time is given to develop the DA who has less screentime.

I know it's still early in my fic and people think my Monty is a bully, but we just haven't seen him enough and I have like the entirety of Monty lore planned out along with Chica's and Roxy's and DJMM.

I just want to see more characters involved in the story and plot outside of just the Daycare Attendent.

Especially characters like Vanny who a lot of fans like to pretend she doesn't exist.

I always feel Moon's relationship with Vanessa (and/or Vanny) is weird.

Moon knocks out Freddy and drags him to parts and service where Vanessa is waiting.

Vanessa tempts Gregory to check the main stage for a reward and Moon is waiting to instakill you.

It paints the picture of Moon being her little lapdog. More than the other Glamrocks who don't do anything special or specific for Vanny/Vanessa.

To just write Vanny out of the narrative like she's a figment of the past or never existed is really a disservice.

Security Breach was SUPPOSED to be Vanny's game. And yet, the fans won't give her any satisfaction in being the next generation of Afton.

She gets even less content than a stupid clown with anxiety and for some reason the fans are just.... uninterested in her?

If you go with the "Vanny and Vanessa are the same person" angle..... Then she's suffered even for longer and more horribly than Moon angst. Cause she's been physically stabbing children to death against her will.

Can you imagine the mental strain that can put someone under??? Like...during, before and after this? Knowing what you'll be forced to do, doing it and have done it, knowing this will all happen and there's nothing you can do?

This is almost like the Alphys situation in Undertale all over again. Where Alphy's accomplishments and angst is given to Sans or Gaster. And I can't help but be a little salty. Just a tad.

I am also including the eventual Blob and shambling Afton corpse in my fic as well.

I know not every fic can be a multi chaptered adventure that gives attention and love to everyone. It's just not realistic.

If you want to focus completely on the DA, that is also good and I won't stop y'all.

I just wish the others, but Vanny especially, and her relationship with the DA got more love.

17. What's something you'd like to see less of?

Sun Ass. Lol joking. You guys are doing God's work and I love the ass memes.

But if I'm serious. I would kinda just appreciate less manipulative Sun.

Like I get it. I do love myself some feral and cheeky Sun, but I kinda feel it's a little contradictory to his character presented in the game, the very short time we spend with him.

Like if my Sun is manipulative, he's only as manipulative as an average five year old.

Like I don't think the guy is a master of psychological manipulation and couldn't gaslight gatekeep girlboss his way out of a paper bag.

The worst I see him doing is stealing Protags keys and not being entirely truthful in motivations for doing so, but I always like perceiving him as a character who's easy to read and wears his emotions on his sleeve.

Like in-game, even if he didn't disclose the reasons he wanted the lights on, it was pretty clear that he was distressed before he fully jumps on the desk and screams at Gregory.

I just can't see him as being crafty or manipulative that much.

Or if he does, it's pretty obvious in his intentions. Like, it works for children, but not for adults.

"So you killed a man, let's talk about that"

"OH MY GOODNESS! Y/N!!? IS THAT A NEW HAIRCUT??? YOU LOOK INCREDIBLE!!! IMGONNAGOAWAYBEFORYOUPROCESSTHISSENTENCEBYEEEEE"

"........wait..... SUN!!!"

Cheeky and manipulative Sun is alright. But I vastly prefer foot in mouth Sun. :3

[foxjevilwild]

Deltarune Chapter 2, Just finished and here are some thoughts:

Ralsei isn't a Darkner, but he's not able to exist in the Lightner World.

Darkners are reinterpretations, reimaginings, and dreams of things that exist in the Lightner World. They turn to stone in other Fountains (the concept solidifies and becomes unchanging) or they turn into mundane objects (like cards and junk) because outside of the theme of their own recontextualization they don't exist. The Dark is a form of exegis, a way of recreating the 'game' world.

This raises the question: Why can they exist in Ralsei's fountain? What is his fountain reinterpreting? -- My theory is his fountain is aware of and a recontextualization of the Game "Undertale 2" - so anything within the game, including the reinterpretations it creates, can persist there.

Each fountain, each Chapter is just the same game being retold, replayed again - because the world is still Undertale and is just presenting itself with the same themes, the same structure, and the same 'choices' like Pacifist/Genocide because it is expected to - because it was originally built to before the changes.

Whatever Kris is, whatever is using the fountains is doing so to keep the Lightner world from progressing forward. We the player have a game menu, interactions, choices - all of that in the Lightner world - but the plot in the Lightner world is allowed to progress according to its script only with minimal change. The times we would be interacting with and changing the plot, we're always pulled into the Dark Worlds - to solve a crisis that repeats, always with the same outcomes.

The only one telling us we have to close the fountain, and the only one telling us the world will end if we don't - is Ralsei.

Most of the more powerful characters in the game...like Jevil, Seam, and now Spamton - are aware of their realities being rewritten and of what happened in the time of ROARING that Ralsei promised would happen if the Dark takes over. All of these characters are outliers who couldn't be fully rewritten - whatever process is keeping the world stagnant and reset has failed on them.

Jevil is in an infinite loop, and the Dark has him quarantined.

Seam was torn apart and recompiled.

Spamton seems to be two beings, corrupted as one copied over the other. He's the Spambot from the Lightner world, and the Car Salesman from the Dark - and as a program, as either form, he's aware of his STRINGS - the lines of code that bind him to the Game.

These are things that happen when a program fails to execute, or glitches out.

All of these 'error' characters seem aware of 'Chaos', and of existing before the current iteration of their game loop.

I think Ralsei is still Asriel -- I think he's still the Asriel that was Flowey, actually. I think he or someone inadvertently helping him (like Gaster) - has rewritten the actual Undertale 2 into the world of 'Deltarune' (anagrams as a theme, remixing existing components) - a world where Asriel is away for college and not trapped forever in the Dark. A world where everyone loves and remembers him fondly - waiting for his return at the end of the week for the Festival.

Asriel is supposed to be the older brother, but Ralsei seems to be the same age as Asriel had 'died' in Undertale - the same child we see in the field of flowers. Does an older version of Asriel actually exist? I think Ralsei, or possibly someone else, has created a story where he gets to keep a looping world where his death and Flowey never happened - but maybe he can't return at the end of the 7 days?

De-termination. Undoing Death. Maybe the process here is incomplete or corruptible?

I think whatever is modifying the world - they used the 'Dark' to rewrite the world and reinterpret its components, to Re-Determine what's going to happen. I think every time a Player/SOUL shows up to affect their choices on the world and progress the plot, they sideline them with the worlds created in the Dark as a sort of treadmill, to keep them from playing the game that originally existed in the Lightner World and actually 'completing' the 7 day story.

We're told repeatedly by the metastructure of the game, and by presumably GASTER at the Survey_Program opening - that choices don't matter in this world. Every time we are given one, it's either discarded immediately, or affects nothing permanent in the Light World - only the Dark.

I think this is our antagonist, convincing us that the SOUL can't have an affect on the outcome because they don't want it to - they want this reality to continue, for the Dark to consume the world at the end, and for their reality to rewrite itself again so as to draw energy from it, from all the SOULS that run through the program/universe when they play the game again.

I presume it may be Gaster (or whoever narrated the Survey Program, but we're pretty sure that's Gaster, right?) as the 'behind the curtain villain' - I think Ralsei/Asriel may be playing into this loop or helping them, not realizing what's really happening or now unwilling to stop it after the first rewrite - because they don't want to be alone in the dark anymore like they were at the end of Undertale. I think Ralsei is sincere in his desire to close the other fountains, but I think he's unaware that the force creating them wants the ROARING to happen.

I think Kris, once it was determined he was the Vessel, was modified in the 'bunker' to be pliable, to be able to remove the SOUL. It's either the character of Kris (who, if you act out of character or pick dialogues that are kind, is called out by other characters for being different after the player takes over) - or whatever is controlling that vessel other than the Player/SOUL, that is creating the Dark Fountains and sidelining the progression and keeping the SOUL from modifying anything in the Lightner world. I think this process traumatized the real Kris, the character he was before we step in - because it seems clear from other characters he is terrified of that bunker.

A bunker which is a mystery to every character in the town so far.

By his character, I believe there is a second SOUL inside Kris, or something very similar (possibly an artificial version of a SOUL) that is the source of the Roaring Knight. It may also be that he was rewritten to be 'controlled' in this way - hence the underlying personality being so quiet, reclusive, and traumatized/repressed.

My guess is the titles here, like Knight, and Roaring, are phonetic plays on what is actually happening. Kris is the Knight, or the Night - periods of time when the SOUL can be sidelined and whatever our antagonist is can affect change and create the fountains. I think the Roaring is the Rearranging or Reordering, maybe? I'm not as certain on that one.

What Ralsei describes as the Roaring is an opening of too many fountains - the light world enveloped in total Darkness (full reinterpretation or system collapse) - and the emerging of TITANS from these fountains that devastate the world, shaped by their own fountains - leaving the Lightners alone in darkness and solidifying the darkners. I think the ROARING is a form of program crash, or total rewrite.

I think Ralsei may be disingenuous here - he doesn't want too many fountains to open - but he will never close his own. I think he is aware of what was before Deltarune, since he knows about the ROARING - and is trying this time to keep his favorable world going maybe?

It's hard to tell if he's working with or against the Roaring Knight (or their controller) - I think he wants to keep his world of friends and heroism, his Role-Reinterpretation from Undertale 2. I think he sincerely wants to close the other fountains, because the result he describes is what he had originally as Asriel, and Asriel could not have a role in Undertale 2 without this rewrite - as Asriel Dreemur he would've been Lost eternally in an endless night...

I love this interpretation because it plays into the nature of Dreamer/Dreemur (the Dark is the dream of the world that could be, and he is it's Prince), the nature of sequels in general (what we want and expect as an audience vs what would be organic to the characters), and a sort of meta-text about what an artist can do with a sequel (you can reinterpret, but not by much, never in a way that is unrecognizable and thus enchained to the original).

Undertale was a game with characters aware they were in a game.

Deltarune is a game so far where it seems characters are aware they are in a sequel.

Phenomenal, Mr. Fox!

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This is a bit rambling but I had a lot I wanted to write down and it's super late. I might revise this later.

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[shadowknight465]

The Wrath of Life

Light. Light of all colours in rainbow except for purple.  Surrounded by a golden aura. It was beautiful yet he is afraid.  When he tried to touch it. It burned him. Causing him screech a unholy sound with repeated phrases like. "Sinful creature and True spawn of hell."

There was a knock at the door.

Do these people have a life outside of bullying me?

He thought as he opened the door.  Except that the person was not who he is expecting, in fact he doesn't think he has ever seen him before. Before he could the stranger's name. He barge in straight to the guest room. "What a lovely house you two have, Nightmare." He said putting down his things . "Do you mind if you can run hot bath for me?" He asked.

"Um. First of all I don't even know you.  Second you can't just go to people's houses and expect them to treat you like royalty. " He said crossing his arms. The stranger look at him. "I thought Dream already told you about me." Nightmare thought of what Dream said before he left. "Neil?"

"That's me."

"Hold on if you are really Neil then give me proof."

Neil removed his cloak. Revealing that the cat has lost an arm. Nightmare felt guilty.  " Don't put on a sad face little boy.  You are just being protective of your home, and that I applaud you." Neil woke Nightmare with his thoughts. Neil then smile. " I guess I forgot that Dream told me you're not very trustful with strangers." Neil scratch his head "Speaking of which ,  Do you happen to know a person name Hubert Cumberdale or better known as Salad Fingers?" Nightmare gulped.  It's been awhile since he seen Hurbert his first and possibly only friend.  Last time he ever saw him was the time he had to take Hubert to the asylum. "Yes. I've know him." He answered. 

"Hubert wanted me tell you thank you." Neil responded.

"For what?" Nightmare asked.  He doesn't remember giving Hubert any kindness in fact he thinks what he did was horrible. "Because of your actions Huber is now married with a beautiful wife they had a lovely child." Neil responded.  Nightmare sigh in relief. " So I was worry  for nothing?"

"Yup. Now can you please run me a hot bath?" Neil responded. Nightmare decided this time he would run him as hot bath.

~~~~~

Dinner was not like what he was expecting.  Instead of him cooking it was Neil. But at least it was good. Baked beans with roasted ham. With a cup of wine. He felt comfortable knowing the person living with him for a while is friendly. "Hey Night, what time is it.?" Neil asked. Nightmare looked outside. "Well it is dark." He said. "Well time for me to hit the sack." Neil got up and went to his bedroom. 

Maybe I should go to sleep as well.

Nightmare thought. He took of his shirt. Brush his teeth with a dry corn cob. And went the his bed.  Falling asleep as soon his head hit the pillow. However instead of his normal nightmares this one felt wrong. He was wearing the same clothes Moon was except it was mostly black and sliver. He has markings all of him and he was behind a female paladin. Her skin was kissed by the sun itself. Her short hair looks like fire and her eyes were a red and yellow gradient.

"Sun. Is something wrong?" He spoke, but it wasn't his voice.  The paladin said nothing. "Sun?" The paladin turn with a flaming sword in her hand. "What are you doing?" He said backing away slowly, but the girl's eyes turned snake-like. And she jumped to him. Stabbing him with her blade. He quickly got the blade off of him screaming.  "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" The girl didn't answer.  Instead she showed her snake-like fangs smiling. He knew this was a fight so he summoned his unprepared scythe. The girl called for help claiming Moon was a traitor again and all the women that came looks familiar.  "But Sun. Didn't Moon said-" One of girls tried the reason. "She lied to us again." She cut her off. Nightmare felt betrayal, but he doesn't understand why. None of the girls responded and attacked him. One tore his mask and shot him in his missing eye with a arrow.  A mix of magic and weapons overpowered him. He knows he can kill everyone if he takes his gloves, but he made a vow to never used his bare hands. So he decided to do the next self defense.  By placing a cursed on them. One where they are trapped in limbo. He place his scythe on the ground and chant in latin. However the paladin attacked him in the back. He felt his life draining from him as he hears a man scream. "Mi Nina." He shut his eyes for the final time with the feeling of wrath and sorrow.

Nightmare woke up in a cold sweat. As he looked around he saw that the scythe Moon gave him was with breaking. Eventually turning a bit bigger with a moth at the bottom. 

What just happened?

He thought. Maybe another vision? He eventually fell back to sleep. He'll think about it in the morning.

~~~~

The autumn harvest festival has arrived and Nightmare put on his more regal garment. Neil was getting a few beers and the townsfolk had forgot he existed.  He was thinking about looking into the lore of the festival until a mysterious stanger showed up wearing strange garments.  She was pretty however.  Skin that was kiss by the sun, flaming hair that's been put up by a high ponytail.  A gold-red mask covering half her face, but not fully her scar. 

The priest was the first to got up to her. "Hello madam." He said.

"Olá" She responded.  "Huh?"

"I said hello in my native tongue." She answered.

"Oh. Anyways  What a pretty thing like you brings in our beautiful village?" He said.

Here he goes again trying to groom someone.

Nightmare thought as he rolled his eyes.  He look at her again and felt off. Like he met her before.

It wasn't long till she spotted him. She walks towards him.  Later squinting her eye. "M-Moonie?" She asked almost crying. Nightmare felt awkward.  "No, I'm Nightmare." He said. She blinked. "Oh my mistake, you just reminded me of an old friend of mine." She said as she walk away whispering "Eu sinto Muito.". 

Why do I feel unsafe around her?

Nightmare asked himself.

"You best keep an eye on her." Nightmare heard a familiar voice.  He turned and saw Nox in disguise.

"What are you doing here?" Nightmare asked. "Errands." Nox reply.

"Hey, Nox can I have a word with you?" Nightmare asked. Nox set the large sack he was carrying down. "What is it?"

"That's scythe Moon gave me.  Is it perhaps any chance curse?"

"What makes you say that?" Nox reply. "Last night I had a dream where I was murdered.  But it wasn't me at all." Nightmare answer. "Maybe the scythe didn't like you." Nox said. Nightmare could feel the jealous aura coming from Nox.

What's make that scythe so important to him?

He thought. "I think there's something that you're not telling me.  In fact ever since we first met I could sense you have some grudge against me and I don't know why." Nightmare said. Nox glared at him than he towered over him getting ready to punch him. Yet he didn't.  Instead he just sighed. "Moon's soul stuck in it. And I don't want anything bad happen to him." Nightmare had seen this behavior before.  In both real life and in his books mostly his romantic novels. "Are you telling me that you're..." Nightmare begin. "No. Not like that." Nox begins to plea. "In love with him?.." Nightmare finished.  He's no love expert, but  He can tell Nox is in love with Moon. Nox blushed a purple hue before covering his face. "Look me and Moon first met we had a rocky beginning.  I was task with killing death by W.D Gaster. I would have succeeded if that man didn't spot me. When we met again  It turns out that both of us aren't so different after all and.." Nox stops himself and put his arm around his chest. "He was the only person I could talk to about these feelings of hate on being born with a uncomfortable body." Even though Nightmare can't understand he felt bad for Nox. "So what do you think about that dream I had? Does it mean something?" Nightmare asked trying to change the subject.  "I don't know myself. And I read all of Moon's books and scrolls." Nox answered. Nightmare watch Nox pack up. "Where are you going?" Nightmare asked. "Home. Hecate freaks out being alone at midnight." Nox replied. Nightmare took a breath.  Then music became louder and more vibrant, with the lights and fire becoming brighter and more warm. He turn and saw the stranger dancing with the strong man. Something doesn't seem right. Usually the strong man would refuse to dance for anyone, but the little girl he was targeting.  And he could've swore he saw scales of a snake on the stranger. The stranger later took the man to a small alley.  Nightmare thought that the man is just showing her around town. So he didn't pay much attention. He decided to try out the bobbing for apples he saw a couple of people did.  He should known better than to trust everyone when they pushed his head into the water. Luckily the little ones are making smores next to its fire they made themselves so maybe he can rest there.  As he headed to the campfire the little boy with the abusive mother grabbed him. "Nightmare, I don't feel comfortable with that girl."

"What girl?" Nightmare asked.

"The girl dancing with my mom." The boy pointed out. Nightmare took a look and saw that the stranger with the boy's mother.

Wasn't she with the strong man?

He thought. He turned to boy. "I'll keep a close eye on them while you have fun with your friends. Alright?" The boy nodded. Nightmare walks towards the dancers, but made sure that both of them can't spot him. He watch as the stranger convinced the abusive mother to go to the alley. Once there the stranger carefully removed the other woman's clothes. Nightmare thought they were going to court with each other so he turned away embarrassed. Even if he wasn't there the two women would eventually be found, and be hanged for committing homosexuality witchcraft. He left to tell the boy he might be getting two moms if they can convince the court. To his surprise the boy didn't pay no mind to it. In fact the boy just ask if it's okay with God. He doesn't know how reply due to him not being religious.  So they change the topic. Eventually Nightmare forgot about the stranger. Later he got tried and decided he had enough partying for tonight. As he went back home he heard a scream next to him. He turn to where the scream was and saw the unimaginable.

Everyone that danced with the stanger died in pools of blood and a demon snake mantis fire thing licking some from her hands. Nightmare backed away slowly until a woman scream caught the creature's attention. She smile and dash past Nightmare and grabbed the woman and begins to feast on her. By making her paralyze with the vemon in her fangs. Then she gutted her with her teeth. Later riping her limb from limb until she was nothing more than a pool of blood. Worst of all everyone saw it. While Nightmare ran.

Is that a Solarite?

He thought, but someone grabbed him and push him towards her. The Solerite took notice and held him down. Nightmare closed his eyes and hope that the death will be quick, except it never came. Instead she froze in place and is beginning to cry blood. Then stopped. "Você conhece o Nim?" She said.

"W-What?" Nightmare asked. "I said. Do you know Nim? You know that apple tree dryad?" She said.

"Yes. She's my mother." He said. She glared, but not at him. "Essa vadia...I know she would do this. But never to her own son."  She muttered.  "Nightmare, did you summoned this..thing?" A man yelled. "No. I barely even kno-" He was cut off. "As if you weren't evil enough you destroyed a sacred ceremony. " Nightmare look down.

Are they that stupid?

He thought. "Wait, I cause the massacre.  Not him. And how is he a part of it?" The solerite asked. "Didn't he summoned you?" Someone else asked. "No. I came by going on a boat by myself. " She answered.  "Well he bleeds black blood." A woman said. "I have a close friend who bleeds black blood and he would never harm someone unless he has too or is provoked." She replied. The solarite stood up and allowed Nightmare to stand up. Then she put her hand on his shoulder.  Surprisingly it didn't burn him. "Are you a scapegoat?" She asked. Nightmare took a deep breath.  "Yes." She turns to village.  "Raise your hand if you still think he cause the massacre?" Not surprisingly almost all of village raise their hands. "Good thing my pets love barbecues." She whispered. "Now come to me if you think he is innocent." All the children and some of villagers came forward despite their loved ones pleas and threats. She came up to them and pat them all on their heads. Later did the same to Nightmare. "Who are you?" Someone said. The solarite smile. "I am the wrath of life." She said as she turns into a snake and begins slithering away. Many tried catch her, but she was too fast. And those that did hands were burnt to a crisp. Nightmare took the opportunity to run. He went home grabbed Moon's scythe and spent the night at the in-hill. Planning to talk to Moon about her and about that dream.

[therealnotta]

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#deltarune - 18 posts

#spoilers - 14 posts

#undertale - 11 posts

#long - 8 posts

#sans - 6 posts

#rant - 6 posts

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#look it's ok that they aren't straight even though the straights are the normal ones there's nothing wrong with being weird and unnatural

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#5

something about deltarune that cracks me up: napstablook has a job

like, okay, part of deltarune is that there's this... weirdly normal aspect to it. magic isn't real, sans is a convenience store clerk (and manager and janitor and also just a clerk, whatever he's feeling like that day), and people can get sick and be hospitalized and kids have to go to a school and, contrasted with undertale, it feels like watching the characters from Narnia all just suddenly be in the real world like nothing ever happened, which I think would feel like Percy Jackson but anyway

Napstablook having a job, though, is wild because they seem to be the ONLY ghost cousin with a job??? (Dummy might, but I digress) Like, in the Underground, Mettaton did great in show biz. He was charismatic, people liked him, and also there was zero competition. Maybe he wouldn't be the star for all monsters, but he could be popular locally. (I'm assuming the reason why he isn't is because he's still a ghost.) Mad Dummy/Mad Mew Mew, who I just call Mew Mew to help differentiate from Dummy, had the job of "training dummy" in the underground. Sure, she couldn't do the same here, but she could do SOMETHING with that, too. Ghostly sparring partner, maybe??

but no. napstablook, the person who, in the Underground, lived alone because their cousins abandoned them. they didn't have a job. their only hobby was making music, really. and now they are not only the SOLE PROVIDER for the Ghost Cousins Household, but they're a COP?!? they made blooky a COP?! They're still depressed and making music, too. When all the prisoners escape, they just drift on over to play the "all the prisoners escaped" music. why is blooky a cop trying to make ends meet to keep their cousins off the streets. what is even happening in the ghost cousin household bc mew mew and mettaton HATE each other so it can't be good

65 notes • Posted 2021-12-04 08:19:41 GMT

#4

crying im watching this youtuber playing sims 2 and a) he's made a restaurant, b) the uniform is "speedos," and c) it is staffed by people he murdered and then resurrected but did so on the cheap side, so the grim reaper got salty and brought them back as zombies instead of normal.

This is already fantastic, but a) the zombies keep dumping food on everyone. b) one of the zombie's exes is proposing IN the restaurant, c) the proposal failed and said zombie is LIVID bc from his perspective, they were still MARRIED.

cannot imagine living in this world. insane

124 notes • Posted 2021-08-14 05:06:01 GMT

#3

HEY I HAVEN'T WATCHED MHA IN AT LEAST THREE YEARS, NO SPOILERS, BUT WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE PERVERT IS BI AND THE VOICE ACTOR FOR DEKU JUST POSTED A STOCK PHOTO OF SOMEONE EATING GRAPES RIGHT AFTER THAT BECAME A THING???? AM I GETTING TROLLED RN

181 notes • Posted 2021-08-02 04:18:47 GMT

#2

no ok but the inherent comedy in an fbi agent saying "hmmm.... there've been BIGFOOT sightings in the area...... i am here to hunt him DOWN" while bigfoot, who's got a werewolf-type deal going on, trips over himself because WHAT DO YOU MEAN SIGHTINGS HE'S BEEN VERY CAREFUL THIS TIME, ONLY ONE PERSON SAW HIM AND THAT PERSON- ohhh that person is sitting RIGHT next to the fbi agent, that person is a SNITCH, and just slowly picking up the pieces of broken glass and apologizing because he's the chef here, he's got a repuTATION to uphold, even if SOMEONE runs a CRYPTID MUSEUM and is apparently running around and TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT BIGFOOT, which is really hurtful and DEFINITELY crosses some boundaries

323 notes • Posted 2021-07-20 06:20:06 GMT

#1

yeah that's a good post

1895 notes • Posted 2021-12-10 03:47:29 GMT

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UF&SF bros reacting to having an SO who is mute. One day when they're on the surface and SO is out of the house going to the store, two random people come up to them and start flirting with them, clearly drunk and just wanting a "good time". They can't really do much as they try making a no motion, but they keep trying to get them to go with the two. SO ends up calling the skele from behind their back, hoping he understands they'd never call him due to lack of voice.

{ I don’t like making S/O always like the victim that have to be saved, so here sometimes the dynamics will be different, S/O will defend their self alone #GirlPowerThis time, like a bonus I will add Fell! Gaster since he is too chu in any form~And I have to say this ask took me a lot of time, so I truly hope you will enjoy it-! }

🙊 Reddy ;

The fact that you were mute was not a problem for him.He knew that you were strong and brave despite everything, you could take care of yourself even if you were incapable to speak, it did not mean you were weak or stupid. For you, he decided to learn the sign language because he truly cared about you and he desired to communicate with you someway. When he met you, he considered you like a precious and delicate thing because of your problem but you truly cared about your independence and you could not tolerate to be considerate different from other people only because you were mute, it was not a big deal for you.You left for some minutes the house because you had to buy something to the store. At first, Sans wanted to come with you because it was a very late hour of the evening but you said to him, using your normal gestures, to stay here, waiting for you. While you were walking through the store, two local losers approached you and they seemed dangerous and, especially, drunk because their smell of alcohol was difficult to ignore. You tried to take another way, trying to avoid them but they barricaded your way putting themselves in front of you. Their intentions were not good and you tried to stay calm. Being mute, you could not scream for help so maybe you had to find another way to protect yourself, it was not the first time something like this happened since there were too much perverts in the world, sadly. One of them tried to take you from an arm, posing their hand on your mouth so you was unable to scream –even if you wouldn’t have screamed anyway because of your state-. In the meanwhile, Sans noticed the scene because he decided anyway to follow you since he was too anxious and afraid and this time he was right. The two aggressors lowered their guard down in the moment they saw the mad skeleton that was running in their direction, he was ready to blast them. Since you did not want to have their horrid hands on you, you decided promptly to bite the dirty man very hard, so hard that he screamed and his hand was bleeding. They ran away before they could hurt you and Sans was a little shocked and worried. Then, he asked you how that jerk tasted and you mimed to him saying that he tasted just like shit. You and Sans laughed and he was glad you were fine but maybe he should have given you a gun so you could have protected yourself better.

🙊 The Edge Lord ;

Actually, he was your personal trainer so there was no reason to worry about anything.Papyrus was the one who taught to you the art of fighting because he cared so much you were able to look after yourself since he could not stay always here to defend you. He was a busy man so he could not spend his entire day to be in anxious for you and he could not even become your babysitter.For him, the fact that you were mute was not a problem, so you could still live your life like every individual in the world did. Papyrus could not tolerate any kinds of victimhood or crybaby’s attitudes, so you had to learn how to defend yourself since this world was dangerous even in the surface.  Thanks to him, you knew every techniques of fighting, self-defend, you were a sort of human weapon, and sometimes you had afraid of yourself. His brother called you The Silencer Bomb since you were mute, it was somewhat funny but maybe Papyrus had exaggerated to train you.You were directed to the store for buying something since you wanted to prepare the dinner for Papyrus since he has been too busy to cook by himself today. After some time, two weird men approached you and you already understood they were searching for some troubles. They were too drunk to think rationally and their moves were clumsy and unbalanced, they seemed two sick dogs who could not find the right position to piss so they were staggering around and it was an embarrassing show to see. They wanted only a thing from you and they started to touch you like they had the right to do it. You spat on them since you could not expose your disappointment by words. They seemed angrier so they tried to attack you but you, promptly, used one of the techniques Papyrus taught to you so you took them down in a second even if it was a mismatch since they were mentally incapacitated because of the alcohol. One of them stood up, trying to hit you again but you kicked him on his gums and it was real painful. You were very pissed so you hit them a second time so you were sure they were not going to follow you.Then, when you came back home you explained to Papyrus what happened and he was so proud of you, you could see his eyes sparkle for the first time. All his trainings were useful, how happy you made him.

🙊 Blackberry ;

Sans was the kind of person who liked to protect his partner not because he thought they were weak but it was the only way he had to demonstrate to them he truly cared about them. He has never been good with words and his social skills were so embarrassing sometimes so you had to forgive him for his weird attitudes. The fact that you were mute for him was not a problem and maybe you could understand his awkward ways better than anybody else could. The art of communication was so difficult for Sans, even if it seemed you had no problem to communicate to people despite your disability and it made him so insecure and sad so he decided to protect you because you had to know how he loved you. Then, you never asked for some lessons of self-defence to him since you believed it was not necessary and you were a pacifistic person. Even if Sans would have been so happy to teach you his techniques and his special attacks, it was his speciality. One day, you decided to take a walk because you were bored and the day was beautiful. Sans was not at home and you were all alone, you had to spend time someway. During your walk, two freaks called for your attention and you started to worry because they smelt like alcohol and their stares were the same a predator had when it saw its prey. You did not want to be their prey, at all.Trying to be more discreet possible, you decided to take another path but they approached you a second time and you were unable to scream for some help since you were mute but the street was desert anyway.Before they could touch your skin, you extracted your pepper spray and you shoot it over them, you consumed the entire bottle. Then, you run away as fast as you could while the two men, after they took conscience of themselves again, started to follow you. Luckily, you were quite athletic and they, being drunk, appeared just like two orangutans that was jumping in the street. You were near your house so you reached it, entering in your garden where you found Sans and he was freaking out because he thought you were inside. After some minutes, the two hostile men appeared, screaming obscenity about you and that was the moment the world appeared black to Sans and he could not forgive someone who used such disgusting words to his mate. Sans hit them with so many of his bones attack and he was going to kill them for real if you did not stop him, saying it was better to call the police or Sans would have been in troubles. It was self-defence anyway because he was protecting you from two maniacs but the police should have took care of them. You were too kind, Sans sighed tying them to a tree while you were calling the cops up. Sans truly wanted to kill them so he was a little sad. Then, you asked to him if he could have helped you because you desired to learn some self-defence and you were totally unable to fight. After you confessed it to him, his eyes became two sparkle stars because he wanted to hear this from you. Sans was so happy now that he was throwing his bones everywhere for the joy. Just stop this energetic Sans before he could hurt somebody for real. 

🙊 Rus ;

Papyrus was your personal watchdog and nobody alive would have even dreamt to have a face-to-face with him – unless they were suicide attempts-. No way someone could have messed with you in his enigmatic presence. It was obvious that those two persons were totally drunk because they would have thought twice before if they were sober. You explained to him that you were able to take care of yourself even if you were mute so he had nothing to worry about you. You knew some ways to defend yourself from some creeps and you have seen so many of them in your life so he had to take things easier. Papyrus tried so hard to ignore you, being a little less invasive since he seemed the real creep sometimes. He was determinate to save you in any situations, so he wanted also to come with you at the store and he needed to take a walk (it was a lazy person who was speaking so maybe he wanted only to check on you).You explained to him that you wanted to go alone and he could wait here for you because you were not going to a mission or to war so he had nothing to be afraid. Then, you were directed through the market until two bad guys moved toward you saying you looked so cute and they wanted to have fun with you. They smelled like alcohol so you understood their condition was miserable and you had to find a way to go away from here as soon as possible. Sadly, one of them grabbed your arm and you could not even scream since you were mute so you were thinking to the worst until you saw Papyrus who was in the other side of the street. His eyes were became like two black hole full of rage and horror, he was so scary and the two guys had noticed him when it was too late because Papyrus instantly had launched his ferocious bone attacks towards them. He almost decapitated those two so they ran away and you could notice their pants became brown and there was an ugly smell in the air because they had shitted in their own pants like two babies.  Papyrus hugged you asking if you were fine and he was able to use the signs language, it was one of his hidden talents so for him there was no communication issues.

BONUS:

➤ Fell! Gaster ;

The fact that you were mute was so fascinating to him and we had to admit that the idea of studying you has crossed his mind so many times but he resisted for your sake. Actually, he wanted also to find a cure because he desired to hear your voice and he was still a mad scientist so he had to find a way. His science was supreme and it could never fail!Gas considered you like a vulnerable human because of this problem since you could not ask for help in case you were in danger and he could not accept it. You had to be able to protect yourself and Gas was not a fighter so you could never expect him to participate to a vulgare and mere fight. He was still a classy skeleton with some taste of macabre. Then, he was also an inventor and he equipped you with some of his personal weapons that were so technological and mortal. You had a lot of choice and you could use them any time someone disturbed you or only for entertain yourself because firing people was so funny. You did not choose to use one of his weapons because it was something insane. Since Gas was always in his lab working on his projects, you did not spend so much time with him but this was not a reason to think he did not care about you –not like his science but the fact that he considered you like an interesting creature and not like a potential guinea pig was something-. Actually, he installed some cameras somewhere so he could check on your moves through monitors but he used these methods because he had afraid some spies wanted to steal his secret plans so he had to preserve his precious works. Then, he thought you were a mature person who could look after themselves alone. He was not your babysitter or your daddy.You decided to go to the store because you had to buy something until two pervert men approached you, they had lust in their eyes. Gas was looking the scene through his monitor and he felt a little jealous because he thought you wanted to cheat on him. Then, he understood by your moves and expressions that you were uncomfortable and they seemed so drunk. He turned on the audio of the camera hearing their words that were not so friendly since they were defining you in those obscene ways. Then, he slipped his dogs that were nothing more than his ferocious Gaster Blasters that were so hungry and mad so those two persons were the perfect meals for them. You recognized his Blasters and you were surprised Gas cared so much about you to save you. You thanked him for the support even if he acted grumpy like always saying it was a mistake and he was glad you were fine with a low tone of voice. You did not see him for the rest of the day because you had to believe he did not give a shit about you. It was not totally true.The next time, please, use one of his mortal weapons so he had not to free his dogs to save you!

[loonlynxshenanigans]

Alright so! Said I'd get a reference up for these nerds, gonna do that now. A basic reference, at least.

The three above- yes, only three- are, from left to right, Papyrus, Gaster and Sans- in that order for their bipedal forms, as well as their quadruped forms. They, uh... aren't actually capable of being both at the same time, this is just sort of for height reference- though it... isn't the best at that either, since Gaster's quadruped form is supposed to be taller- but hey, you get the gist of their appearance! Probably! Moving on, those wings you see on those quadruped forms are made of magic- specifically, the combined magic of all three of them- and can be summoned and desummoned at will, just like any other attack- though when summoned, it's easier to share magic between them- they can even... sort of use their powers for the other- so Sans can teleport the other two, Papyrus can heal, and... well, Gaster has yet to get a handle on his own speciality of magic, and. Might never, so that remains to be seen. But, as for the different forms thing, all three of them are shapeshifters- a kind of shapeshifter specific to their universe (as far as I know) that, usually, only have two forms; their usual, bipedal form, and a quadruped form; in which they can't naturally speak any normal, spoken language- without use of magic that takes a lot of practice to perfect. Instead they use a 'language' called... well, Shapeshifter- which I usually denotate by using >this sorta thing< rather than quotation marks. It's... basically a slighttly more complex version of animal body language and sounds; heck, actual animal body language is often known as basic Shapeshifter. It's possible to do it without any vocal sounds, but it's s little harder to be specific- and, generally, Shapeshifter can't carry an accent, or any specific way of speaking; it's always just a little bit interprative, though... usually not enough so to cause misinterpretation. Shapeshifter can... also be understood by Pokémon. Because this is a crossover. That's where the 'mystery' comes from.

Moving away from physical, and... most magical aspects- I can talk plenty about magic science later- let's get a bit more into the specifics of these characters. Let's start with Sans.

Mysterytale!Sans is much like the ocean, in that he is. Very salty. Granted, it's not entirely unwarrented; he has a lot to be salty about. Usually, the things he's salty about involve someone he knows getting hurt, something close to him being destroyed, that sort of thing. When he isn't being salty, he's... rather laid back, as most Sanses tend to be. He's somehow... allso manage to keep up to date on the latest memes. The current running theory is blame Alphys, but he hasn't directly told anyone yet; he's also, of course, proficient in puns. He isn't exactly opposed to an adventure, though- exploration, when it isn't obviously dangerous or some place he's seen a thousand times in different universes- it actually is exciting for him, and he tends to perk up quite a bit around Papyrus as well. Sans' quadruped form is, decidedly... pretty cat-like. And, as the behaviour of most quadrupeds are, I mean in an incredibly stereotypical way. He will knock things off shelves, stare at nothing, and if Mysterytale had a Sans fight you could defeat him with a lazer pointer. It's... slightly rediculous, and he's. A bit embarrassed about it. You probably won't catch him in quadruped form, alone, very often. He doesn't really get along with most canines outside of Papyrus, and... as of recently, other cats are. A little frightening. In terms of his relationship to the other two, he is. V e r y close to Papyrus, usually depending on him for moral support and sanity checks- as well as. Actually knowing how social situations work. His relationship with Gaster is... a bit more difficult. Sans cares about him quite a significant amount, but he... has a bit of a hard time thinking of Gaster as a dad. The fact that he's rescuing him every two weeks and has to stick around to make sure he doesn't cause property damage while experimenting does not help in this fact. Still, they can certainly talk science together, and they have 'pun wars' on occasion- which. Is just ghem talking back and forth in almost entirely puns. It's great.

Now, to Papyrus! ...I, uh. Gotta be honest, I'm still getting his personality down, but- he's pretty definitely the moral backbone of the three. He's a grand majority of the reason that the other two aren't a broken mess half the time, likely being the most optimistic out of the three. He truly does believr in everyone's ability to change, and it's not because he doesn't know or understand the things people have done. He often knows a lot more than he seems to- he's actually pretty darn good at reading expressions, and social situations in general, and though he isn't the most scientifically-geared, he is v e r y good at understanding people. Still, he hesitates to use this to his advantage in fear of hurting people, or damaging their trust, so he tends to keep most of this to himself. It definitely does help him take care of the other two, though; knowing what's troubling them, and when they aren't actually 'fine'. Which is... most of the time. Papyrus' quadruped form is decidedly canine- generally pretty vocal and not shy at all about it, happy to chase a stick and very willing to... at least attempt to be a lap dog. Thankfully, he doesn't chase bones, and gets along rather well with cats. As for his relationship to the others? As mentioned, he is the moral backbone of the group. He's comforted Sans more times than he can count, and it's always a little frightening for either of them to go exploring someplace without the other. He's also consoled Gaster quite a few times, but... both Sans and Papyrus know significantly less about him than they know about each other, which, at times, make that difficult. Papyrus has... a bit of an easier time seeing Gaster as a father, but... if he's honest, it's partially for Gaster's benefit.

And finally... Gaster. This nerd- this hecking nerd is the most developed character in this entire AU and I'm prrobably going to send him in alone in a grand majority of roleplays I do here because. I... I actually know how to write for him. But- yeah, first and foremost, he's a nerd. He studied magic for a rediculously long time, being one of the first to do so using a more scientific method- and he still does research on the subject when he has tge chance to. He doesn't even really need to, it's simply fun for him. Exploration is also fun, of course- and, ultimately? ...He wants to go to space. He really, really wants to go to space. He knows quite a lot about space, and space agencies, and all of his notes are littered with theoretical designs of a magic-based engine to be used in- yeah, you guessed it- a space shuttle. Though he... doesn't know nearly as much about constellations. He can certainly name a few good stars on sight, though. Of course, given all this research into magic, and a pretty significant knowledge of physics, the increasingly un-constant rules of physics and magic across the multiverse are endlessly frustrating. Especially universes that fail to recognize simple law of conservation of mass. Still, he's... plenty capable of getting over that simply because exploring the multiverse is now necisarry, even if he isn't really the most fond of it. He... doesn't really have the most self-confidence in anything but his knowledge of magic and physics- and space- and... usually isn't too concerned with getting himself hurt, especially if, in any way, it seems to be helping someone- to a rather dangerous degree. He's aware of the impact this has on the people close to him, though, so he does try at least a little bit not to get himself into too bad of trouble, but he... isn't really the best at it. He's also very... very aware of the relationships between many Sans', Papyrus' and their Gasters in other universe- as far as he's seen, most of them being... poor, to say the least. With that knowledge, he's pretty hesitant to so much as tell people his name, speak in Wingdings, or introduce himself in bipedal form, for fear of bringing up unwanted memories. He... has done many things he regrets rather heavily, and if you get to know him enough, it... shows pretty quickly. He probably needs a hug. Like basically everyone in his universe. Moving on yo his quadruped form, though, it's... losely based off of a dragon...? His universe doesn't have a whole lot of stereotypes for dragons, but he is pretty easily distracted by shiny things and tends to rumble-growl a lot. His relationship with Sans and Papyrus is... well, as previously described, but- he is incredibly protective of the both of them, keeping a lot of his problems to himself and generally not letting strangers know they even exist for fear of tgem being used just to get to him. He's... told people that they've died on multiple occasions, and hurting them in any significant ways is one of the very, very few ways to get him actually, significantly mad at you. The other being another version of him or a flowey, though redemption is certainly possible. He just has yet to see thst more than once or twice. He... most definitely does depend heavily on both of the other two for moral support, though- even if he does still refuse to actually explain what's wrong, just being together... seems to help all three of them. He views them, as well as many other members of his universe as family- even if Sans and Papyrus are... really the only ones he regularly talks to, and... for many reasons, he feels like he owes them- both his universe, and the two specifically. He... he really isn't doing too great, but it's not something he always thinks about, and he has plenty of things he can be happy about- just. Exploring the multiverse can often be a bit... stressful, and he doesn't give himself a whole lot of recovery time...

But! Beyond that, there's a whole heckton of backstory, magic shenanigans and such that- for now- I'll keep secret, just to... hopefully make things interesting. But! Have a few extra tidbits!

All of them are... a little uncomfortable around soup, Sans especially

Flirting is Gaster's greatest weakness. He cannot comprehend it.

The Exploration Team that, for convenience sake, now includes... basically their entire universe is called Team Determination.

They use a hybrid between Pocket dimensions and the Treasure bag to have a basically infinite storage space shared between the entire universe, accessable by inventory.

This inventory contains an entire page of 99 stacks of Gravelrocks.

They sometimes use this inventory space to send written messages to eachother.

They use the badges' rescue system as a form of transportation, though they're still working on getting it to bring people to specific locations rather than some random place in the 'dungeon'

Gaster owns a model of the Columbia space shuttle, as well as a turtleneck he will never wear

Strong violet magic, in Mysterytale, is kind of terrifying

None of the three are likely to relax in a flower garden

Gaster has gone to the void twice, and has 0 LV. He is terrified of gaining more, and will take drastic measures to avoid this.

No one in Mysterytale is capable of swearing.

Gaster has a third form, mimicking a monster from his universe known as a Dracfin- semi-aquatic, furred quadrupeds that shapeshift slightly based off of whether they're submerged in water or not, playing off of the way water bends light. They are carnivores. Have a picture of said form- his appearance on land on the left, and his appearance in water on the right. Ignore the fact that both are pictured underwater, I got a little lazy with the background.

Every monster in Mysterytale has a sort of Multiversal camoflauge- which simply means that when they enter a new universe, if the rules of that universe don't allow for Monsters and their magic to exist- say, in a universe without latent magic- they change into the next closest form that obeys that universe's rules, whatever they may be. So, for the most prominent example, if a monster from Mysterytale entered a pokemon universe, they would almost definitely become a pokémon- one that already exists in that universe. So, in all likelyhood...

Gaster would become a Noivern- to be specific, a noivern with the telepathy ability, and Boomburst, Air Slash, Dragon Pulse and Roost

Papyrus would be a lucario- already mega evolved if allowed, but... otherwise just a normal Lucario with the Inner Focus ability, and Bone Rush, Aura Sphere, Heal Pulse and Copycat as moves

And Sans, finally, would be an Alolan Marowak- Cursed Body as an ability, and Bonemarang, Shadow Bone, Bone Rush and Flamethrower as moves; or... just a normal, non-alolan Marowak, depending on whether or not the universe in question actually. Y'know, has an Alola.

...Have some pictures!

They'll actually register as these Pokemon if scanned with a Pokedex, even when they aren't Pokemon. Again... crossover.

...but, uh. Yeah, anything else you want to know, go ahead and ask. We'll see if I can figure out how asks work. You can probably ask the characrers things, too, and I'll give you an in-character response that might spiral into an entire non-cannon au because that's how those things seem to work for whatever reason.

...also, uh. Let's... let's keep this sfw, mkay? mkay. Like you can swear at them and whatever but. Probably not much beyond flirting, aight?

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Personally Lucky felt four years clean ain't nothing to sneeze at but in the end he had backsild, and hard, so maybe.... mr fancy pants client had a point.

Still..."I dunno, f'its the right person I've seen people change. heh and you're betting on a made man with a gun to set someone shooting straight."

Lucky shrugs and adjusts his coat, if there was guilt in his motions they soon dissipated as he flicked his collar up. Funny but he did like what he was, even if he'd tried to give it up for Phos.

And now Phos needed him. Well Phos' lover and lover's brother. Should be simple, grab his boys and girls and introduce someone - probably a Gaster since they were the universal lab types - to a new way of thinking. Family business open and shut.

Only he had a wager -better than even odds- that he was missing something bigtime. This guy sounded like he was in a rush but didn't look too much like he was in any hurry. And sure as hell didn't have the attitude of someone who found the guy who was hurting his bro and wanted to make him pay.

"Sorry." He says realizing he'd hesitsted too long, lights purple as he tired to figure out where to put his mental money. "Just realized, I never caught your name? Like ta know who I'm working with an' all." A name, well a pair of names, even without the line would be enough to start digging around. Something to satisfy itch he was feeling about something not being on the up and up. Lucky offers his hand. "Ya already know bit ta be formal about it - I'm Tantalus, or as my friends call me Lucky 'lus."

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Phos wasn't a doctor, but that did indeed sound like something physical was plaguing Merlot and not something purely mental.

He looks over his his? for signs of obvious damage but if it was something effecting the soul and not the body than he was soubly out if his deapth.

He can't find it in him to be angry right now. Later he could afford to be. Later he could be upset about anothet thing being kept from him, about his uslessness but now, right now, Merlot needed him.

"You can explain later." He says firmly. "We should get you to the hospital." Whatever aid Saki had given Merlot, it obviously wasn't enough. There was only one hospital on the surface that treated monsters in this line, but he had to hope they knew enouhh to help. Phos lets go of his hands to wrap arms around Merlot, and then pauses to warn. "I'm going to pick you up."

Saki had be searching around the area for Phos’ brother. If he was going to enlist anyone’s help, it’s not gonna be the police.

There are certain signs people take to mean bad news is coming. A sudden cold breeze, a shadow of a cloud passing overhead on an otherwise clear day, a dog barking and then being silenced - innocuous things that one could over look… And Phos did.

He was not a superstitious monster.

So while minor things had gone wrong all day, he did not take Saki waiting where the bus stopped to drop him off from work as another sign something was necessarily wrong. They did not tend to interact, but as far as he could see the house was still standing and he had recieved no message from Arrow that Arachne was having troubles.

Saki’s presence did not have to raise concerns in Phos’ mind… and so it didn’t. There was only mild warrieness as the only possible thing he could think Saki would seek him out when he was alone would be to discuss his brother - and if Saki had complaints about how Merlot was treated he surely would have addressed thrm by now.

So Phos steps off the bus and closes the short distance between them on the side walk, removes his work ball cap, and greets him without hesitation. “Good afternoon Saki. Were you looking for me or did you wish to catch the bus before it left?” The bus system did run on convenience, if Saki was running an errand of course Phos’ stop would coincide with picking the other up.