Karma is taking to a new multiverse with Oneiro for a 'vacation'. He is unsure what to think of it yet

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FGOC Multiverse

It had taken a few days but Oneiro had eventually managed to pry Karma from Nova's grip, so they could finally head off. While Nova had grumbled at the idea, they still helped to choose the best multiverse for what they had planned.

Oneiro created a portal to their destination, holding Karma tight for the short trip. Who knew where they could end up if they got separated. He was not taking a chance, especially with his childs questionable luck.

He looked around at the room they arrived in, pleased that no one else was here to ruin the plan. It was a rather dull room with grey walls and zero character but the vital item was right where he expected it to be.

It was the piece of junk in the centre of the room, that was going to be the 'star piece' for the plan.

He was glad this multiverse ran quicker than usual, as it allowed him and Nova to set things up to their liking, while still implementing the plan quickly. Nova had convinced him to let them choose the multiverse and was unsurprised they had chosen one with a suffering Creator. They really didn't like Ink types at all. He found it very amusing~.

He put down the wiggling babybones, letting them explore the room to their content but making sure they did not go up the stairs. He leaned against the 'great machine' indicating for Karma to come closer.

"Want to see something cool?~"

He grinned at their chirp and flicked a button, whistling at the sound and light show it gave off. He knew in some multiverse this was supposedly used to measure timelines or to try and drag Gasters back to this plane of existence but this one did none of those things. It was just a pretty little centrepiece, with its best use being a very large paper weight.

Nova had thought it amusing to use his magic instead, pretending it was the machine, to make things a bit more 'fun' in this place.

He was happy his child had enjoyed the 'show' and gently pushed them behind him, when he heard some voices coming closer.

"Now remember. We came here by accident and have no idea where we are. Do you understand?~"

"Yep...why are we here again?"

"For fun of course. I missed you and thought this place would be nice~"

It was more than that but his child hardly needed to know the full details. He would worry about that.

He started to lower his ambient magic, knowing the others 'randomly' dragged here would be weaker than usual. He still had no idea how Nova had altered the AU they were in, to restrict others power and abilities but it was very useful.

No need to endanger his child after all~.

He straightened when two figures came down the stairs and he instantly recognised them as the Classic Sans and an UnderFell Sans.

"Well...it seems the machine still has some issues that need sorting"

He was amused at how blandy that was said but his smirk widened at the Fell monster's feelings of dismay.

"Oh god, not another one"

....What had Nova done? He knew he should have demanded to know who would be here but it was too late now. At least he knew they would be safe to be around Karma, Nova was thankfully as protective as him.

Oneiro could sense how wary they were and felt their magic wanting to lash out. It was nice to be feared but it was not useful in this case. Thankfully his sweet child helped to break the tension rather easily.

"Oneiro, can I look now?"

"Of course. Just be careful~"

Karma's face poked out from behind him before they lifted their scarf to hide more of their face. It seems someone was feeling shy at all the attention~.

He lifted them up before they got any idea to run off, not sure if his nerves would be able to stand them being out of his sight for long, especially after the last time they vanished.

He would definitely make sure to stuff his magic in the scarf later to help them relax, as their stress was much too high for his liking. He gently pushed their face to his neck, allowing them the illusion of being invisible to the others, which greatly calmed them down.

This did have the great benefit of making the other two lower their guards, just from witnessing this interaction. Others could be so predictable but in this case he will cut them some slack. His child was very cute~.

He curled his right wing around Karma to hide them, when the other two continued staring, helpfully dragging their attention back onto him.

"Do you know what's going on? Or better yet where we are?~"

"Figures our luck is that bad. Follow us feathers and you can meet some of the others. It's a long story"

He hummed at the Fell monster but waited untill they went first, before following them up the stairs to the living room. At least this place was large and while not at his level of style, it was sufficient.

He glared when a different Fell monster tried to come near, probably to see what he was hiding. Nova must have done this on purpose, just to annoy him. While they could be amusing the Fell variety could be so irritating to deal with with their lack of manners.

He was glad the rest of the room had some decency to stay back or maybe it was the murderous gleam in his sockets. Either worked for him~.

They were lucky he was distracted by a hand tugging his feathers, before he showed his displeasure at the rude gawking. He lowered his wing, coming face to face with a pouting Karma. They looked much happier when he let them see the rest of the room and he was delighted at spotting another Dream variant. He hadn't had time to play with one in a while. This would be fun~.

Feeling Karmas excitement he searched the room and found the most likely source. A Goth variant and a full grown one at that. How convenient for him~.

Walking over to them he ignored how quiet the room became or how tense some monsters were, as he passed by them. Stopping in front of the now sweating monster he looked them over, humming at the power he felt and their emotions.

"Can you look after my child for a bit? I don't want to bore them with adult talk~"

He gave them little choice to say no and handed over Karma, proud of his child for how quickly another being fell for their cuteness. They would be safe with them, as Goths were usually rather mild tempered and he could already feel protectiveness from them.

He might dislike having them leave him so soon but he could already tell he would need to verbally define the rules for interacting with his child, just by the interest he could feel in the room.

He didn't want to accidentally scare his child if things got out of hand, but with the way some of the others were looking at him, it was very likely it would. When he stepped back he pulled a face at all the fur still stuck on his clothes, even days after leaving that strange multiverse.

He bet that irritant Chroma did it on purpose. They were rather smug that Karma had insisted on hugging them before they left. He most likely would be unable to 'accidently' collapse that multiverse, with how often Karma told him about how 'cool' Chroma was. At least it wasn't a Creator...

As soon as Goth took Karma out of the room, he swung around to be facing the 'guests' that Nova had chosen. His smile was much less kind when looking at the others, glad he had easily gained all of their attention.

"Before we get into the details I have a little rule of my own, that I won't compromise on. Hurt my child and i will end you"

"Whoa buddy. No need for threats here"

Oneiro hoped his silence spoke volumes of what he thought of that pitiful response. He merely pointed at the Fell monsters, who's magic was already flaring in anger. He needed to nip this in the bud before they thought this was acceptable.

"Let me be clearer. If you use magic on my child it will kill them"

That nicely cut off the magic that was gathering, even if it was a rather grim subject. It was not the full truth but with the ill health Karma was in, he was unwilling to risk things getting worse.

"H-He is telling the t-truth"

While usually disliking being near dull Dreams, this one was already making themselves very useful, as it did shift the mood in the room to something more sombre. When he looked around he internally growled at Nova for throwing so many annoying variants at him. Just how many surprises was he going to get?!

He might hate calling attention to his child but this was meant to be a vacation and he was not willing to make their situation worse than it was.

Thankfully a few minutes later introductions were quietly made and he decided to lean against a wall while listening passively to all the 'rules' of this place.

He kept watch of all the monsters in the room, hoping he would not find anyone worse later. Nova really was being petty at not being able to come~.

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Karma could hear some noise from the living room but he was too far away to really make out what exactly was being said. He didn't think his senses were that bad but he had been feeling tired lately, so maybe he just needed to sleep more.

The humming coming from the Goth was nice and he really enjoyed being around his variant magic. He could feel himself starting to drift off with how relaxed he was feeling from these combined factors.

He was almost asleep when he was suddenly jostled, making him groan in displeasure.

"I'm sorry! Your parent did not give me enough time to say but i'm called Goth...i might need to change it if you are called that as well though..."

"I'm called Karma"

"Karma? Cute name. I think I will call you mini-me. Much cuter in my opinion~"

Karma glared at the teasing but too soon felt his sockets close again. He pulled his scarf tighter around him and curled into their arms.

Goth was feeling a tad worried at how low their energy seemed to be. He was hoping it was just the shock of suddenly appearing here and not something more serious. He was tempted to CHECK them but before he could a hand landed on his shoulder, making him jump at the unexpected contact.

How did they even sneak up on him so easily?

"Thank you for that, Goth but i shall take it from here~"

He shivered at the sharp intent he could feel and gently handed over the sleeping babybones to the other. He would have been more worried about leaving them alone if he hadn't seen Karma cling closer to the other, before settling back to sleep. It was rather sweet seeing them both together.

"I can't wait to get to know you more~'

....they were still a rather scary monster though.

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Sans: Want to introduce yourself, buddy?

Oneiro: Hi. If you come near my child i will dust you~

Sans: *Internally crying at having another psycho in the house*..nice to meet you?
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Adult Goth: You are so cute, Karma! I hope we can be friends

*Oneiro appearing out of the shadows with an unsettling grin*

Adult Goth: Or not! That is fine too!