"g-gen-ntle-m-men, i-i-i a-am g-gla-a-ad you-you c-a-a-a-me." The group frowned, mostly out of concern, but a couple out of concealed weariness. With the potion more or less worn off, they still didn't know what to think. "are you alright, error? you are glitching more than usual.." Nightmare fretted. "n-oo-oo-o, i-i... i-i-i d-id-id-id a-a b-a-a-ad th-ing-ing a-and-d i-i n-eeeeeed to-to co-o-o-ome cle-e-ea-an..." They all exchanged glances. "what did you do...?" Dream asked. Error figited, but Blue shot him a reassuring smile. "i-i... i wi-i-ill te-ll y-ou no-w, i-it w-as ne-ver su-pp-osed to b-be th-is way-y-y. a-all i w-wa-an-nt-te-ed w-as t-to... be m-my f-for-mer s-elf, c-la-ass-ssi-c." Everyone jolted up in surprise. Error smiled weakly and gave jazz hands. Honestly though, he was still unsure of the whole thing. "shocking information aside..." Killer started slowly, "what happened to make things this way?"

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Error sighed and picked up the story again. "w-hen, i-i fou-nd o-ut th-at i w-as cla-ssic i-in m-y p-ast, i-i ju-st w-an-ted th-at b-back! e-v-ery-one l-lik-iked cl-lass-ic, s-so i-i we-nt t-to s-ci..." He trailed off. "and he gave you a love potion instead." Error glitched so hard he nearly crashed. "r-righ-t on th-e mon-ey..." Error didn't dare to look up as a buzz started through the crowd. Questions and comments that he could answer, but couldn't find the voice to. "blue, i think he's had enough. all of you, figure it out for yourselves!" Night ever so lightly brushed his tentacle against Error and Blue, transporting them elsewhere. His throne room. "you can relax now, sweetheart, you are safe. the others simply need time to process." Blue looked at Nightmare, grin widening. "You already knew, didn't you? About the potion." Error looked at a rather smug looking Nightmare. "i may have overheard some things. 72 days, right?"

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"y-ou kn-ew..." Error nearly panicked (and crashed). Nightmare, of all Sanses knew the entire stars damned time! He was so getting punished for this, Nightmare was probably pi- "calm down, error, please. it's alright, you have nothing to fear." Error whined. "i-- so--r---m s-rr-----s-r-y-" Nightmare crouched beside Error. "error, error, my sweet candy apple, you have no need to apologize. not to me, if anything this had helped me gain the confidence to tell you-" He cut himself off and swallowed thickly. He could do this. "tell you that i've loved you since day one." Error laughed quietly. "th-at-s th-e po-in-t o-f a-a-a lo-v-e po-tio-ion.." Nightmare huffed. "before that. long before that. like a month after we met." Even Blue looked shocked. "WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, YOU'VE HAD A CRUSH ON ERROR?! THE POTION NEVER AFFECTED YOU?!" Nightmare hesitated and nodded. "perhaps my self confidence, but that was about it. error... was so different. unique. it took me an entire month to realize, and years longer to say it. this merely gave me the opportunity." And Error crashed. "Oops, your confession was too much for him." Blue giggled. Nightmare picked him up and laid him to rest on his throne. "oops indeed. shall we check on the others?"

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