#umbry does stuff

[umbry2000]

Mission failed I did not finish editing 🥹

Have this snippet of Colette is really not having a fun time.

Hoping to have this finished by the end of this week before midterms 😅

[dragongirltitties]

ok, I have a question abt Akand: how does technology and magic (or paranormal stuff, idk if Akand has magic or not) interact?

Do they work hand in hand, is one better than other, are they opposing forces...?

By and large, technology is powered by magic. The most common method of doing so is to use charged crystals of umbris, and to draw the magic back out of them over time. The cheaper method is to shatter the crystals - this obviously destroys them, but releases far more energy than could be stored + withdrawn in an equivalent sized chunk.

Some technology is moving away from a reliance on umbris, either by making low-energy-use devices that rely on ambient magical energy, or supplementing magic with non-arcane power sources such as coal-burning or watermills.

[confuzzledcomet]

I was sketching and decided to do some random stuff surrounding my AU, Undersurge!

This next information will be directly ripped from my notes taken on my phone, it may be changed as the AU develops-

• Idk if the human would really fight against the monsters in this au as the monsters have no reason to fight them and are busy fighting the Umbri

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• Maybe you fight the Umbri but you still have the choice to resolve things peacefully(pacifist)

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However that leads to conficts as the villagers don't agree with your method (due to these having killed many of them)

• Umbre (plural- umbri) (based off word "Umbra" defined as "the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse")

• The barrier is held up by the magic of the Umbri who were planted by the humans who created the barrier to further ensure their safety against monsters

• The Umbri do not awaken right away, but soon into the construction of the underground when people are settling into their preferred places(the ruins may be finished, IDK yet I need to go back and read some UT stuff again-). Signs of this still remain as you can see the starts of some structures- not many though.

• Most live in tents, easy to construct and take down if needed after years of doing so

(Below section of debated notes by Gaster ↓)

Notes on the Umbri (as those ancient carvings seem to call them):

-Umbri attacks are unpredictable

-They don't seem to attack large groups often, but may do so on occasion (Maybe provoked? Perhaps there's a trigger?)

-The masks and markings seem to deter them as well

-It is recommended have proper attire and company if you leave your base

• Gaster is killed by an Umbre tho

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• Their markings are like- permanent mud masks made from the soil the Umbri rose from mixed with their monster magic-- that was a weird way to explain huh . ,.

• The masks and mud markings (should I give those a name- meh I'm lazy) were both ideas credited to Gaster and have been around for a long while

• Seeing the monster face to face seems to trigger the Umbri more likely to attack, thus why they began wearing masks

• People die = Gaster makes discoveries = a little less people die

• Asgore is their "Leader"

The core is not a factor in this au, I don't know if it'll even exist as I don't really see a point- (or how they'd get to building all that when they're so behind on everything else)

• Umbri turn back into soil when they die

• Asgore never does the whole "declare war against humanity" thing and doesn't try to kill human children that fall- so him and Toriel are still together in this AU~

Gerson is one of the few you hear still call him King

• Chara lived to see the second human to fall, they help Alphys with experiments and provide DT. Asriel never absorbs their soul, he dies right in front of them and they destroy the Umbre that killed him. Chara is DETERMINED to bring Asriel back, they collect his dust (which has mixed bits of the Umbre Chara just killed's remains). In their work with Alphys they decide it couldn't hurt to test the DT on the dust. This is how what I'm just now dubbing "Umbrey" is made. Though, like the first, it took a while to emerge. Chara and Al came back to a broken glass scattered across the floor, what remained of the jar that held the dust. They do not know of Asriel's fate.

• Chara's cause of death is unknown. They were found not far from the base. (Maybe someone did it- I'm not sure yet really-)

• Often when someone dies- either someone was there to confirm the death or they just come upon dust and have to figure out who it was (they hold rollcall in the mornings, just in case- kinda morbid oop)

• Names in case of multiversal shenanigans (only Sans and Paps for now though-)

It's a little rocky of a period mourning the death of their children but they get through it together

• Alphys and Undyne are both busy with their respective work (though Al doesn't really get much done, despite her efforts in research). Though they would like to pursue a relationship if possible, Alphys isn't too sure about it. She doesn't want to get attached and lose someone again.

• Alphys, Sans, and Chara are good friends due to working together in the lab. Though Sans doesn't come around as much due to having a different job(Patrol). The three had friendship necklaces Chara found at the dump(they were out in a group searching for supplies). They were originally gonna give one to Asriel but since it was made for three people they decided to give them to Sans and Alphys instead. Eventually they do make their own matching necklaces with Asriel(cause he wants one too)

• Toriel applys markings to new children (monster and human) when needed.

• Chara is a vengeful ghost with lingering anger from getting killed and intensified feelings on Arsriel's death. They want to kill Umbri cause they're what killed Asy and they don't think positively of humans as they are the reason monsters are trapped underground with these things. Chara still lingers and may be able to recover from their hate towards the world~

* Sans - Splotch / Splot / Splotchy / Spot

• Asgore and Toriel are 100+

* Papyrus - Blemish / Blem / Blemy

• The day I made this note page will be Splotch's birthday since I don't know the exact date I first drew him- July 16

Alphys is 31, Undyne is 30

Sans is 26, Papyrus is 18

When Gaster died Sans was 14 (So Pap would be 6-)

??? Maybe

• Asgore and Toriel take Sans & Pap in after Gaster dies

I might change the timeline or the ages completely--

(So they are basically their adopted children cause I love that concept after seeing Handplates/Mercyplates stuff-)

(That makes the fallen humans, Asriel, Sans, and Pap sorta related by adoption in this au then, huh-)

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That's all- If anyone even bothered to read this mess lol

[umbrie]

13?

#13) have you come out to friends and family?

One of my friends knows I’m ace, even if she doesn’t know the word. There was this whole thing where I was (playfully?) accused of sneaking off and having sex with an online friend that came to visit, and when I told her about the incident, the conversation kind of went

“Why would he say that?”

“I don’t know, because he doesn’t know me all that well?”

“He must not, even if you were dating you’d never sleep with someone the first time you meet them face to face.”

“I wouldn’t want to sleep with them at all.”

“Yeah, no, that seems more like you.”

So yeah, she’s cool. I told the person who seemed so sure I sexed up a friend I’m asexual to his face, and there have been a few conversations since then. Most of them about what you would expect from a person who immediately brought up sex after an emotional meet-up.

I’m only out as non-binary online, and I think I’ll keep it that way. I brought up wanting a binder to someone and I was told that was only something I thought I wanted because it’s a Tumblr thing. This site has indoctrinated me without my knowing

[umbry2000]

Haven't done a WIP post in forever so - Colloyd week day 6 fic 👍 Very rough still but I intend to finish first draft by the end of the week if I don't descend into full-on Future Redeemed brainrot again.

I am forever rotating Harumaki Gohan's Promise in my head. 🥲🥲🥲

The night that Nana and Lili saw the shooting star together... 😭😭😭

[umbry2000]

Finished the first draft of the engeki + mirage inspired fic last night... Probably have to wait till next week to edit (I have a presentation on Saturday and a report I have to finish this weekend). It’s still a mess lol.

Been some time since I wrote some Colette introspection but brainrot is powerful teehee.

I have another first draft sitting around that I want to edit after I get a bit further in game and two out of seven chapters done for another fic but that one’s going to take... a while.

[umbry2000]

wip sunday!!

this is hatsune miku's fault

[umbry2000]

Testing the direct posting to Tumblr (will the quality die…)

[umbry2000]

back to grinding corps-sans-organes... the 150 hp option should be out

[umbry2000]

Posted this on twitter earlier in the day, but happy kiss day! Here are some between my favourite pairings 🥰

(Tumblr is probably gonna kill the preview quality so pls click on the images for better quality HAHA)

1. Mizuena from Woodland Magic

2. Hikaritsu from checkmate

3. Colloyd from my upcoming Colloyd week day 6 fic :3

💜💜💜💜💜

[umbry2000]

In the middle of writing my ace week day 2 post (it's day 3 now but shh) that's an expansion on my ace Colette HC.

It has vibes of "in this essay I will" lol... Why is it getting so long...

Help...

[umbrie]

3, 10, and 17

#3: how long have you been aware of your sexuality/gender?

I’ve known I wasn’t cis since I was about six. But at the time I was busy arguing with myself about it, it’s a long story. I’ve been vaguely aware I was ace for... my whole life? I don’t know. I’m not sure exactly how early sexual impulses kick in, because of the ace thing >.>

#10: who has been your supportive idols in your self discovery?

I’m not sure I had any. Unless random people on Tumblr count. Even them, I’m not sure who

#17: what’s your biggest pet peeve when it comes to lgbtq characterization in media? 

Gay men being super catty, even if it turns out later that the person they hated for seemingly no reason turns out to be a shitheel and they had good intuition