#im proud of the dynamic between the voices and jupiter in this chapter

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Error of My Ways: (SCRAPPED) Chapter 3

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This chapter is no longer canon to the story and is an entirely optional read.

Rated T for occasional swearing.

[ [ Soundtrack (optional): Stelvio Cipriani - Mary's Theme (1969) (slowed) ] ]

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I shrugged before lying down on the Anti-Void's floor.

“theres so many places u can go !”

“You're decision.”

“wrong ‘your’”

“Shut up.”

“o now we got grammar police!? where were u before!?”

“Annoying Other People, I Bet.”

“L-M-A-O”

“I thought it was pronounced ‘lumao’.”

“Guys, now’s not the time to get distracted! We need to think of a fun AU for Jupiter to go to.”

“Um, if it helps, I think I could use some furniture around here. It's kinda depressing otherwise.”

“YEAH! commit CRIME! THIEVERY!”

“AU souvenirs…”

“How did we get to this conclusion!?”

“we're agents of chaos. obviously.”

“Its not like she has G to buy anything with”

“There's a countless amount of universes out there! What's one less Underswap couch in the multiverse going to affect? Nothing!”

“thats oddly specific”

“Well, in my defense, I heard Swap couches are more comfortable! Not sure from where, though.”

“Uh…how about I just go to another random AU? I'm…indecisive.”

“careful. it seems like dangerous aus make up the bulk of the multiverse. odds say that youll be looking for a while.”

“So long as you can steal things im on board”

“Go, Jupiter…Commit a crime…”

With a flick of my wrist, another portal opened up. My eyes widened slightly as I came to realize something.

“This is still so surreal…” I walked through the portal, too lost in my own thoughts to pay attention to my surroundings. “Portals feel…too easy now.”

“Woah, hold your horses!”

“where is this? the backrooms?”

I snapped out of my thoughts, immediately noticing a captivating melody echoing through the space as the portal closed with a faint electronic whir. It sounded so, so familiar…Had I heard it before? I was sure of it.

There was a fountain in the center of the huge, oval-shaped space. Clean, white tile covered the floors and walls. Looking up, there was an open space, escalators and elevators going up to the floors upon floors I saw, appearing to go on for infinity. Stores littered every wall, some I recognized, others I didn't.

…A mall? Unusual.

A sense of awe, similar to the feeling I got when I first traveled to Outerswap, filled my very being. Unlike the other AUs, a name came to me, all by itself.

“Vaportale…”

“You know this place!?”

“I do! I only made the Sans and Papyrus of this AU, though…I'm not sure where the mall strip came from.”

“Made?”

“Yeah. I…never expected to see my own creation.” I approached the fountain, noticing that the water reflected the expanse above like a mirror. “I wonder who could have expanded upon it?” I felt tempted to look into the water at myself, but I instead opted to sit on the edge. A few palm trees were scattered about the area.

“you really like vaporwave, huh?”

I nodded, kicking my feet like the schoolgirl I was. “Liminal spaces, too. Maybe I can make this place my home instead of the Anti-Void…No, scratch that, this is my home now. There's no doubt about it.”

“Where's the skelebros you mentioned?”

“I don't know, but maybe it's for the best that they're not here right now.”

I felt a frown creep up onto my face. My legs returned to stillness, heels resting against the fountain.

“What's wrong?”

“I can't help but be curious about the water. It's like a mirror, y'know?”

“whar about it?”

“...Whar”

“I can't help but wonder what I look like.”

“Look then! I think you look nice.”

“yea!! you're adorable methinks”

“why are you asking us about it?”

“Yeah, so, the thing is…” I hesitated for a moment before mumbling, “God, do I really want to admit this?”

The voices were quieter than usual. They seemed to be listening intently.

“I always felt…this…disconnect. With my reflection. Before…all of this. I could never really figure out why, and I guess I'll never know now.”

“Maybe you were meant to be like this all along. Your fate, if you will.”

“Yeah!! It will be better now!!”

“:thats stupid. i am willing to bet actual money on the fact that that's not how that works.”

“YEAH!!! We need to stop pressuring her to look!!! Let it be her OWN decision, for GOD'S SAKE!!!”

The volume of the voices began to swell once more.

“Hey! Stop! I'm not letting all of you get into another argument! Be civil!”

Their volume dropped to a murmur once more.

“Thank you. I understand you're all trying to help, but sometimes I need to be able to come to my own conclusions. Especially if it's about something nobody understands. Got that?”

“what about looking at urself?”

“I'm in a procrastinating mood right now. Which also means, in this case, that I'm in the mood for some exploration!”

“If it's that bad, then you should get it done with. So you can say you did it. The other voices are only going to annoy you about it if you don't.”

I sighed. That voice had a point. “Fine…I'll rip off the band-aid. But if I get upset, I'll blame it on you!” I got up and turned around, facing the fountain.

“:fair enough tbh. these people can be so annoying sometimes.”

“HEY!!! We're not the worst…there's DEFINITELY worse. 100%!!!”

With a deep breath, I leaned over the fountain, my head turned to the side as if the water was about to explode in my face.

Speaking of…

I blinked.

What I saw was…quite expected. It still made me jump ever so slightly, however.

I put a hand on my cheek. The reflection matched the motion to a T.

“Holy shit. No wonder you guys didn't know I wasn't him…”

I saw the reflection's expression shift to discomfort.

Large, red, expressive eye…sockets, a mouth that always showed yellowed teeth, a vaguely heart-shaped nose hole…

I blinked again. The sight caused me immense discomfort, yet somehow I was entranced in it.

“It's you!”

I scoffed amusedly. The reflection smiled for a brief moment. I blinked again, sockets widening.

“see? you have a cute smile! now you get to see it for yourself!”

I finally tore my gaze from the water. “Stop that!” I spoke in a playful tone.

“no! lol”

“We will only stop when we're DEAD! And we're just voices in your head, so that's not happening any time soon.”

“we're a lil more than just voices but ok”

“SHHH. that's a secret”

“I think I have enough meta knowledge to know I'm in some kind of ask blog type deal. Oh! Right! Can you…hear everything?”

“SHIT SHE FOUND OUT”

“wasn't that you that mentioned OS chara sounding like the chocolate guy?”

“YEAH…SORRY…”

“So, if this isn't an ask blog, what is this? Some kind of strange livestream? A comic dub?”

“unfortunately we can't say. pensive emoji”

“What's stopping you?”

“We will be destroyed if we try to tell you.”

“Geez, okay.”

“uhh, exploration time? i wanna see whats up with this au as much as you do.”

“Sure.” Looking around, I quickly spotted an escalator. I walked on it, allowing it to bring me to the next floor. I looked around at the stores, noticing that most of the shelves and stands that would hold products were empty. Eventually, I found a clothing store with something in the window.

A mannequin, wearing a long coat and hat.

The coat was a button-up with a deep, rich purple hue, fading into blue on the bottom. It had a cut that made the front shorter than the back and long sleeves that I knew would go past my hands. At its longest, the coat went down to a little below where the mannequin's knees would be. I could faintly see my reflection in the window's glass, noticing that the yellow buttons matched one of my eyelights.

The hat, meanwhile, was a matching, dark blue newsboy cap, the kind with a larger brim that could shield my eyes from the sun. My favorite.

I finally spoke up again as I walked into the store, a huge grin on my face. “These are mine now.”

As I got to the window, I noticed that there was the outline of wings sewn onto the back of the coat with yellow thread.

“Well, isn't that ironic?”

“pretty, though…i wonder where it came from?”

“This AU, obviously,” I responded as I took off the jacket I already wore, leaving me with only a plain black t-shirt on.

“no, i meant…nevermind.”

As I slipped my arms into the coat, I immediately noticed that the fabric on the inside was…soft. Smooth. Silky, yet it still felt like it could block out the cold. It was as if it was made for me, I thought. The coat flowed around me, almost feeling like a cape of sorts. Closer inspection showed that it also had hidden pockets!

After buttoning up the coat, I placed the hat upon my head. It felt secured to my head; as if even wind would have difficulty knocking it off.

Just like everything else here, it felt like home.

“How do I look?”

“nice”

“Boots instead of slippers would work much better. Some pants too.”

“there you go! now you don't just look like a regular error”

I nodded.