Catalyst on Discord: There is Chaos (the deity not Chara from Reapertale) who likes to hang out with FGoD Errors and bad sanses as well as a great thorn on Fate's side. One day Chaos decided to be active and scattered every FGoD Error's origin and experience to their respective multiverse. Every Sans and Papyrus, Ink, and the bad sanses saw it like a cinema playing in their minds. Everyone. Except for the Errors. So imagine the confusion of every Error when others started acting differently

Order:

Cross

Killer & Reaper

Nightmare

O̴u̴t̴e̴r̴

Classic

F̴e̴l̴l̴

~~

Error's day started out normal, all things considered. Chill in Outertale, s̴t̴e̴a̴l̴ borrow some chocolate from Fell, Hang out with Blue for a little while, talk to the Charas, destroy h̴u̴n̴d̴r̴e̴d̴s̴ a few timelines and copies, then finish the day up with deliveries for the Bad Sanses.

However, his day was anything but normal as the other Sanses didn't seem to play the song and dance they usually do.

Outer tried to talk to Error when he normally just instantly throws Error off the nearest cliff with that ridiculous gravity magic of his.

Fell didn't even curse when Error s̴t̴o̴l̴e̴ borrowed the chocolate.

Blue seemed lovestruck and deeply in thought about something. The hangout even ended with Blue being the one to leave, not Error.

The Charas all seemed extra touchy-feely, and extremely extra sad when Error eventually left.

And the Bad Sanses!

If Error thought these other weirdos were bad, the Bad Sanses was WORSE!

Nightmare fucking carried, you heard right, CARRIED Error around for FIVE FUCKING MINUTES! He was cooing nonstop like Error was a baby in need of coddling! And when Error got free, he instead ended up right in Killer's 'training' session with Cross. At some point, Killer pinned Error and then dipped out. And then the strangest thing is, Killer took the food Error planned to give to Horror when he dipped out. Cross didn't give Error a chance to argue, sitting right on the pinned skeleton's waist, gently clasping something around Error's wrist, before laying his body flush against the pinned skeleton.

"There we go. Don't worry. I won't hurt you."

"ThAt JuSt MaKeS mE wOrRy MoRe." Cross giggles softly, nuzzling Error's neck and shoulder very gently, nibbling on Error's clavicle. Error releases a noise he isn't used to, shivering when Cross pulls back slightly, his hot breath on Error's neck.

"Don't worry about being too loud. The others have vacated."

"WhAt If I dOn'T wAnT tO dO wHaTeVeR tHiS iS tHaT yOu PlAn To Do?" Cross lifts fully, his mismatched eyelights studying Error, the pinned skeleton pulling at his bindings, looking away from Cross.

"..." Cross remains dead silent as he looks the somehow smaller skeleton over, his gaze softened when he pulls Error's gaze back to him.

"I'm sorry. I was just...excited."

"WhY? tOdAy Is NoThInG sPeCiAl. LeAsT, iT sHoUlDn'T bE. i WoUlD hAvE mArKeD iT oN mY cAlEnDaR iF iT wAs." Error mumbles, opening a portal to the Anti-Void beside his head, looking through the calendar to this specific day.

"NoPe, NoThInG sPeCiAl. JuSt ThE dAy We AsSiGnEd FoR mY bIrThDaY." Cross narrows his gaze slightly.

"Your birthday is plenty special. Do you not...care about your own birthday?"

"No PoInT. tOdAy Is ThE sAmE aS eVeRy OtHeR dAy. InKy WiLl AtTaCk Me, AnD i'Ll Be YeLlEd At FoR dOiNg My JoB. tHeN i'Ll Go HoMe, LiCk My WoUnDs, AnD dO iT aLl AgAiN tOmOrRoW. nO pOiNt In CeLeBrAtInG oR cArInG wHeN tHeY dOn'T. wHeN tHe MuLtIvErSe DoEsN't. WhEn ShE dOeSn'T." Cross frowns, unpinning Error and helping him up.

"Let's change that." Error pauses as he cleans his wounds to look at Cross, who's hand is held out.

"WhAt ArE yOu DoInG?"

"Would you like to dance with me?" Error drops his injured wrist, staring fully at Cross in confusion and hesitation, and...fear?

"I'm NoT gOoD aT dAnCiNg. NeVeR lEaRnEd. DaNcE mAdE sUrE i CoUlD nEvEr LeArN, aNd AnYtImE i TrIeD, hE rEmInDeD mE oF hOw BaD i WaS, sO i JuSt StOpPeD tRyInG." Cross frowns slightly, but schools his expression back to a gentle smile.

"Don't worry, I'll teach you. I was quite the dancer in my AU." Cross gently takes Error's hand, the wounded one that was dropped, and begins to lead Error around in a slow dance.

"Tale as old as time~" Cross begins to sing softly, Error smiling slightly. Cross's voice has always been especially beautiful, a soft baritone that lives on the higher end of the vocal range. Cross has a way to make even the heaviest rock or new pop songs sound like love ballads.

"True as it can be~" Error rests his head on Cross's chest, vaguely aware of the lack of glitches.

"Barely even friends~" Cross' tone has a smile to it, "Then some body bends~" A soft pause "Unexpectedly~"

"Just a little change~" Error feels Cross relax his hold, but thinks little of it "Small to say the least~" Error is content to be held in Cross's arms and allow Cross to give Error just a little celebration on his birthday.

"Both a little scared~" Error barely pays attention, only noting the lyrics are unfamiliar "Neither one prepared~" Error tilts his head, focusing slightly on the lyrics now "Beauty and the beast~"

"Ever just the same~" Error looks up at Cross, his brow furrowing slightly "Ever a surprise~"

"Ever as before~" Cross is smiling down at Error "Ever just as sure~"

Cross spins Error, stopping with Error facing him "As the sun will rise~"

Error can tell, Cross is holding back, keeping the ballad soft, soothing, and lovingly, but he can't really tell why aside from the whole 'birthday' thing. Despite what many think, Error isn't actually all that good at gauging people's emotions outside of Ink's. Ink's eyelights change color, so Error can memorize the color and know with reasonable certainty what Ink is feeling. Other people don't do that kind of thing.

"Tale as old as time~" Cross mutters again, pulling Error close "Tune as old as song~"

Cross twirls Error again, and Error notices that every time Cross pulls him close, he always keeps his hands hovering just above the glitchy one. Error smiles gently.

"Bitter sweet and strange~" Cross smiles down at Error "Finding you can change~" Cross releases a soft breath out "Learning you were wrong~"

"Certain as the sun~" Cross hums softly, moving Error to the 'east' of him "Rising in the east~"

"Tale as old as time~" Cross pulls Error close again, content to just rock side to side and hold Error "Song as old as rhyme~"

"Beauty and the beast~" Cross steps away from Error, Error moving his injured hand up to his chest, feeling his soul pulsing underneath. Cross walks past Error, smiling.

"Have a good day, Error! And Happy Birthday!" Error stands alone in the dark training room, silently calming his pulsing soul beat.

So that's what it's like to celebrate a birthday, huh?

Error releases a soft hum as he heads back to the Anti-Void.

I kinda like it.

~~

Shortly after Cross's little dance with Error, the glitchy skeleton found himself in the middle of yet another AU destruction, with two followers.

"Glitchy Bitchy, what do you want me to do next?" Error rolls his eyelights, swinging on his strings.

"OnE, i ToLd YoU aLrEaDy I dOn'T wAnT tO bE cAlLeD tHaT-"

"What, Glitchy Bitchy?" Error sighs at being interrupted but continues with little care.

"-AnD tWo, Do WhAtEvEr, BuT dOn'T gEt In My WaY." Killer, the skeleton who continues to refer to Error as 'Glitchy Bitchy', nods, running off. The other follower floats around Error, reaping any that come too close.

"Oh, Error~ You just look so gorgeous up there~ A handsome Destroyer doing his job to perfection~" Error covers his cheekbones with his hands as he feels a warm feeling spread across the bones.

"S-sHuT uP. wHy ArE yOu EvEn HeRe?" Why do you even like me? went unasked.

"Eh, bored of my AU, and I was thrilled to feel your power. Though I am curious, it feels like you're holding back. Wouldn't it be fun to let loose?~ Shake the multiverse at its core?~" Error scoffs, faint memories resurfacing of the one time he let loose.

All the screams.

His insane laughter.

Blue strings everywhere.

Ink crying.

A friend sobbing.

"LeT's JuSt SaY, tHe LaSt TiMe I lEt LoOsE, i HuRt A lOt Of PeOpLe." Error feels Killer's presence fairly close by, meaning the skeleton had returned and was listening.

"Oh? You don't normally care about hurting people. You're the Destroyer." Error doesn't respond, but his strings all fall down limply, setting the Destroyer down onto his feet.

The AU suddenly falls deathly silent, Killer standing behind Error as Reaper remains at Error's left.

"I hAvE aN aU tO dEsTrOy." Error's voice is quiet, and he begins walking through the snowy AU, said white powder crunching under his boots.

"What the hell did you say to him?!" Error pauses, listening to Killer's voice rise in volume.

"He looks like a kicked puppy! So what the hell did you say to him?!"

"He said the last time he let loose, he hurt a lot of people. I said that he doesn't normally care about hurting people and that he's the Destroyer." Error continues walking but pauses as he hears a smack and angry footsteps crunching towards him. Error's body unconsciously begins to tremble, his glitches increasing.

"Hey...Error..." Error shivers, Killer's voice unusually gentle and soft. He didn't even use any nicknames. Error turns his gaze toward Killer, pausing when he sees Killer's white eyelights.

"Are you okay?" Error flinches slightly at the question, looking towards Reaper, a red handprint on Death's face.

"DiD yOu HiT rEaPeR?"

"Duh, he basically treated you like a mindless dumbass. Are you okay?" Error huffs, turning away from them both.

"YoU'rE bEiNg UnChArAcTeRiStIcAlLy NiCe To Me. WhErE's ThE fLiRt? ThE "gLiTcHy BiTcHy"? ThE "dEsTrOyErS dOn'T cRy"?" Killer doesn't respond, and the crunch of snow indicates Reaper has walked over.

"WhErE iS tHe "YoU aRe OnLy HoT bEcAuSe YoUr StRoNg"? ThE "yOu ArE uNlOvEaBlE"? wHeRe Is YoUr HaTrEd?! BeCaUsE aT lEaSt WhEn YoU hAtE mE, i KnOw WhErE yOu AnD i StAnD. bUt WiTh ThIs. ThIs StUpId EmOtIoN sTuFf. I dOn'T kNoW wHeRe We StAnD. i DoN't UnDeRsTaNd. I'm NoT cOmFoRtAbLe AnD eVeRyOnE iS tO bLaMe FoR tHaT. i HaTe AlL oF tHiS. i WiSh I wAs D-" Arms wrap around Error, pulling him into a quiet hug, the Destroyer blinking, trying his best to hold back tears.

"Huh...you aren't okay. Cross said he danced and sung to and with you, but I didn't expect you to be this...is it cause of what Reaper said?"

"I'm JuSt...TiReD...oF eVeRyThInG...oF tHe AnTi-VoId...Of DeStRuCtIoN...oF mY lV...oF eVeRyThInG...iT's AlL eXhAuStInG..." Killer begins to softly purr, Error not noticing his own sniffles calming down.

"It's okay. Just...breathe...Error, okay? Just breathe, and calm down. You don't have to go back to the Anti-Void, you don't have to kill anymore. I'll get Dusty here and we'll do the whole killing thing, okay?" Error sighs softly, nodding.

Killer sends a small glare to the incarnation of Death floating nearby before he runs off, presumably to call Dust into the AU.

"I didn't know."

"YoU dIdN't. BeCaUsE i DiDn'T wAnT yOu To KnOw." Reaper halts all motion, staring at Error with wide eyesockets.

"You didn't want me to know...huh...sounds familiar" Error freezes, barely breathing at Reaper's mention of familiarity.

Shit. I forgot that-

"Geno used to say that, about really anything he hid from me. The most notable was that he didn't want me to know he was messing around with DT and ended up somewhere else. I never found that somewhere else. Sorry buddy, I guess your words just reminded me of some stuff." Error releases a barely audible sigh, throwing a shrug over his shoulders.

"DiDn' MeAn To. AfTeR aLl, Me AnD tHaT oThEr PeRsOn, GeNo, ArE nOtHiNg AlIkE. wE dOn'T hAvE tHe SaMe InTeReStS, hObBiEs, Or PeRsOnAlItY qUiRkS. jUsT a CoInCiDeNcE. nOtHiNg MoRe."

"You are behaving as if you don't know Geno. The problem is, you are speaking as if you knew or know Geno in such a way that you can say with definite certainty you and he are nothing alike." Reaper pauses, Error knowing there is a smirk on that stupid grim death's face, "And that in itself is a lie. You remind me of Geno so much. And now that I think about it..." A chill runs down Error's spine as Reaper floats closer, "You weren't around when Geno was, and Geno's timeline got locked down and frozen before you appeared. And it's not that Geno is dead, because one, he had too much DT and Spite to die, and two, because I can still feel his soul...and that trail always leads to you."

Reaper reaches his hand, gently gripping Error's chin and turning the glitchy one to face the robed one.

"Mind explaining why my search for Geno always leads to you?"

The AU goes dead silent, Error and Reaper's eyelights focused on each other.

"Thanks, Dusty, for the assistance! You know I wouldn't ask if it wasn't-What the fuck happened here?" Killer's loud voice pulls both gazes away from each other and onto him, Reaper releasing Error's chin and stepping away.

"Nothing, Error, and I just had a little chat and came to an agreement." Killer narrows his sockets, but shrugs, waving his hand at Dust.

"I brought help. You ready to let loose your little murderers?" Killer releases a bloodthirsty grin. Error turns to Killer, slowly nodding.

"SuRe. JuSt...DoN't GeT hUrT, oKaY?" Killer chuckles, flipping his knife, leaning against Dust.

"Me, get hurt? And here I thought the big bad Destroyer didn't care!" Error flinches slightly at Killer's joke, the latter walking over to the former.

"Hey...I'll be fine. Me 'n' Dusty is ridiculously strong. Nothin will kill or hurt us, promise." Error smiles slightly at that, nodding slowly.

"OkAy. HaPpY hUnTiNg." Killer nods, wrapping his arm around Dust's neck.

"Always! Let us know when you're gonna send this AU up in flames, you bitchy glitchy!" Once again, Reaper and Error are left alone to talk.

"You didn't answer my question." Error sighs softly, scuffing the ground slightly.

"WhAt Is ThErE tO sAy? I cAn'T bE gEn-HiM aNyMoRe So ThErE iSn'T aNyThInG tO dIsCuSs." A soft chuckle fills the AU, Error turning his gaze to find a soft, loving f̴a̴m̴i̴l̴i̴a̴r̴ face on Reaper.

"We could discuss us. Not me and Geno, I already mourned for my lost lover. Me and you, Error. We can discuss that if you want." Silence follows Reaper's words, the only motion being Error's glitches and the robe and scarf when the wind blows particularly strong.

"...LiKe I sAiD, nOtHiNg To DiScUsS. bEcAuSe If YoU wErE sMaRt, YoU'd StAy AwAy." Another bout of chuckles, Reaper tearing up this time.

"Error, when have I ever been smart?"

~~

Error opens the portal, stepping through to stand in front of the office.

A soft sigh leaves the glitchy skeleton as he raises his knuckles up to the door, gently rapping out a knock and standing patiently.

Killer and Cross both halt when they see Error.

"Error? Whatcha doing here?" Error shrugs.

"NiGhTmArE cAlLeD mE hErE. sAiD tHaT hE wAnTeD tO hAvE a MeEtInG wItH mE-"

"Oooo~ That means you're in trouble~" Killer breaks in Error's speech, singsong voice nearly grating on Error's 'ears', but the glitch just sighs softly.

"I hOpE nOt...I dOn'T hOnEsTlY tHiNk I cOuLd TaKe NiGhTmArE pUnIsHiNg Me, Or EvEn GeTtInG sLiGhTlY dIsApPoInTeD iN mE..." Error blinks, shaking his skull.

"DoN't KnOw WhY i EvEn ShArEd ThAt WiTh YoU." Killer wraps an arm around Cross's shoulders, gesturing wildly at Error with the other hand.

"I told you we are growing on him!"

"Maybe you're growing on him, like a fungus. I know he's simply gotten comfortable." Error shakes his head playfully, smiling slightly as the two walk down the hall.

"Error." Error flinches, turning to see the door is open, Nightmare standing in the doorway.

"Y-YoU cAlLeD?" An unreadable expression resides on Nightmare's face as he slowly nods, moving out of the doorway, allowing Error to enter the room.

Error wanders over to the chair, sitting down. He flinches when Nightmare closes and locks the door, cyan magic coating every inch of the room, including Error.

"I'm quite pleased you came here as I requested." Error nervously taps his fingers, knowing better than to pull out a piece of string in Nightmare's office.

"So...WhY aM i HeRe? NoT tHaT i DoN't LiKe YoUr BoYs HeLpInG, bUt...TyPiCaLlY yOu DoN't CaLl Me FoR a MeEtInG." Nightmare nods.

"I know, it may seem impromptu, but I've...come into ownership of stuff pertaining you, the balance, and a few Sanses plans, so I just wanted to run it all by you." Error tilts his head.

I haven't told Nightmare the full details of my past, the only one who has 'guessed' about me being Geno is Geno's soulmate, Reaper. So what could he have gotten ahold of that I don't already know about?

"O-OkAy, SuRe...I gOt TiMe ToDaY, lEt'S rUn ThRoUgH tHiS sTuFf." Nightmare discreetly smiles, snapping his fingers. Instantly, the blinds drop, the room going dark aside from Nightmare's cyan eyelight, which is focused on Error.

"N-NiGhTmArE?"

"I'm here, Error. No doubt you can see my eyelight. I just, want to test something about your haphephobia."

"S-So YoU lUrEd Me HeRe UnDeR fAlSe PrEtEnSeS?!" Error snaps, a hand caressing Error's chin halting any further argument from the glitch.

The pain Error typically gains from touch is completely absent as Nightmare's hand continues to gently caress Error's chin.

"Tell me if anything starts to hurt or is uncomfortable for you." Whispered under the darkness, but with a soft order behind it. No room for argument. Nightmare wants exactly what he says.

Error freezes as he sees Nightmare's cyan eyelight enter his view again.

"Do tell me if I'm going too far, Error." Nightmare's eyelight closes, but Error is hyperaware that the goopy one's face is closing the distance between the two of them, only a few centimeters remaining between.

Error's breath hitches as Nightmare closes the distance, the two's 'lips' connecting in a gentle yet satisfying clank, Nightmare pulling away after a few seconds.

Error's breath speeds up slightly after Nightmare moved away, the glitch's face visible thanks to the blue blush with yellow speckles that are now covering his whole face. A soft chuckle releases from the goopy skeleton as he opens his eyelight, Nightmare gently caressing the glitch's cheek again, Error closing his sockets and leaning into the touch.

"So your haphephobia only triggers when you can see the touch involved. Or is it because you trust me?" Error hums softly, shrugging in response.

"Perhaps we should test it then. You can't handle me touching your waist or ribs, even with clothing between me and you." Error jolts as he feels Nightmare's tentacles gently caressing his hips, but still no pain from the haphephobia.

"Still fine?" Error nods, before blushing brighter as he realizes Nightmare probably can't see his nod.

"Y-YeS, i Am. ThAnK yOu." Nightmare chuckles, slowly nodding.

"Your blush makes it really easy to see when you nod, just as my eyelight does." Error slowly nods, looking away from Nightmare.

"W-WhAt WaS yOuR pLaN wHeN yOu DeCiDeD tO dO tHiS?" Nightmare hums softly.

"I got an influx of your memories a little while ago. Probably right before Cross danced and sung with you, if I'm understanding the timeline correctly." Error's blush pales, Nightmare leaning forward and nuzzling Error's neck and shoulders.

"Don't worry, none of us are using you, or trying to make you uncomfortable. If anything, we care about you more with the reveal of that information." Nightmare's breath is warm on Error's neck, causing a shiver from the glitch. "However, it seems me, Cross, and Kills aren't the only ones who got this influx." At this, Error's soul clenches painfully, though the glitch will never be able to explain what emotion surged within. "Ink and Dream, with the prompting of Blue, have crafted a truce for you and Ink, and me and Dream." Error sucks a sharp breath in, looking away from Nightmare completely.

"I'vE bEeN fUcKeD oVeR bY a 'TrUcE' bEfOrE. hOw Do I kNoW tHiS iS rEaL?" Nightmare gently nips at Error's collarbone, humming softly against the bone, Error shivering from the feeling.

"I double-checked with multiple skeletons, and I've confirmed to 99.9% certainty that this is a real truce." Error blinks as Nightmare's eyelight comes into view once again, Nightmare bringing his hands up to Error's sockets, pulling the tentacles away.

"You should have said that you were overwhelmed." Error tilts his head, and Nightmare pulls one hand away to reveal soft blue tears resting on the fingertips.

"You were crying."

"W-WeLl SuRe, It WaS a LiTtLe OvErWhElMiNg, BuT nOt In A bAd WaY...iT a-aCtUaLlY fElT kInDa GoOd." Error's blush deepens as he says this, moving his gaze away from Nightmare.

"Well, I can always do more sessions like this for you. For rewards." Error blushes softly but smiles.

"AlRiGhT...cAn I gO dEsTrOy, Or Do YoU hAvE mOrE oF tHiS rEwArD pLaNnEd?" Nightmare chuckles softly, snapping his fingers, the blinds raising. Error blinks, slowly getting used to the light change.

"I did have more planned, but you've gotten overwhelmed, so we'll cut it today. Feel free to come and ask for rewards. I'm always willing to give my boys rewards. Heck, give me time to plan more, and I'll make it positively lavishing." Error chuckles softly, smiling at Nightmare.

"T-ThOuGhT yOu HaTeD pOsItIvItY."

"I don't, not really. I see the necessity of both sides, even if one side causes me pain." Nightmare smiles. "But for you, a little bit of pain is worth it."

Error blushes softly again, getting up and heading to the door.

"ThAnKs FoR tHiS. i...EnJoYeD mYsElF." Nightmare nods as Error open the door, breaking the cyan seal.

"Of course. And I'm glad. Have fun, Error." Error nods, stretching and closing the door behind him.

A truce huh? I should probably talk to Ink about the details face-to-face...

Error releases a soft sigh, hugging himself, running a finger along his 'lips'.

I could ask Nightmare to help me out.

Error pauses, a gentle smile, and blush on his cheeks.

"I'lL tHiNk AbOuT iT."

~~

Error steps into Outertale, smiling slightly as he stretches.

"It'S bEeN a WhIlE sInCe InKy HaS cReAtEd. MiGhT aS wElL tAkE aDvAnTaGe WhIlE i CaN." Error can feel the space-themed skeleton tensing slightly, and Error shakes his head, sighing as he steps out onto the extended edge, slowly sitting down and casting his gaze skyward.

"..." Error takes a deep breath, slowly smiling.

"It'S a GoRgEoUs NiGhT tOnIgHt. WoLvEs ArE hOwLiNg. StArS aRe ShInInG. oN nIgHtS lIkE tHeSe, It'S a WoNdErFuL iDeA tO sInG." Error's smile is gentle, the stars glimmering in response to his words. He chuckles softly, clearing his throat, closing his eyes, and ignoring the portals opening behind him. He opens his mouth, and begins.

"𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕜𝕖, ℝ𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕙, 𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕒𝕜𝕖!~" Error's voice is soft, and smooth, like butter, yet the pitch and tone are higher than anticipated, closer to a feminine voice than his masculine speaking voice.

"𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕝𝕦𝕣𝕜𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕡𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖, 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕕𝕖.~" A very soft blue glow surrounds Error's body, his breathing calm compared to anything it normally is, his shoulders dropping.

"𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕦𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖, 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟'𝕥 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕟.~" As he mentions them, his scars begin glowing a soft blue, yellow speckles highlighting the deeper parts of his scars.

"𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕗𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕠𝕖𝕤, 𝕀𝕥 𝕨𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕕, 𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨.~" Error turns his eyelights down, happening to see the monsters of the AU walking around happily.

"𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤, 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕤, 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘'𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖,~" Error's legs gently swing/kick over the edge, his strings slowly rising around him.

"𝕄𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕕, ℂ𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤?~" The strings slowly form images, fragments of a time long ago.

"𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕, ℍ𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕝𝕖𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕤,~" Error's body relaxes, exhaustion clear in every pore of his body.

"𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕨, 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕, 𝔹𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕤 𝕦𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥!~" Error's voice carries, Outer frowning slightly, remembering the influx of memories from Error.

"𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕟, 𝔸𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕, 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕨𝕤 𝕪𝕒 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟, 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕣𝕥- ℍ𝕚𝕕 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕟-~" Error sends his gaze up to the stars above, a gentle smile even as tears slowly run down his cheeks.

"𝔾𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕒 𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕧𝕖, ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕥, 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥, 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖.~" Error releases his breath, allowing the strings to begin hugging his body.

"𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖, 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕤𝕖, 𝔸𝕤 𝕨𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕤.~" The strings tighten slightly, making him unable to move, but not threatening his life.

"𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥'𝕣𝕪 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕒!~" Error rubs at one of his bigger scars, a large crack on his ulna, a small amount of the bone crumbling into dust and fading away.

"ℕ𝕠 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤, 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕘𝕠, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕡!~" Error looks over the edge, and all the watchers tense, only releasing their breaths when Error looks up again.

"𝕄𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜, 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕓𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖, ℂ𝕒𝕟'𝕥 𝕤𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕠𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕓𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕.~" Error gets to his feet, stretching his arms up.

"𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕡𝕤 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕖, 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕓!~" Error's strings loosen around his body, Error's face shadowed slightly.

"𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟, 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕤 𝕘𝕠 𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕. 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕦𝕚𝕥.~" The goopy member of the audience twitches slightly, a small smirk present at the word 'fruit'.

"𝔾𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕒 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟. 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕦𝕡 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙, 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖.~" Error raises his right hand up, pointing his gaze skyward. A red string is visibly seen wrapped around Error's arm.

"𝔾𝕠 𝕒𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕕, 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕤𝕖, 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕤?~" Error closes his eyes, and Outer gets the suspicion that wasn't a lyric directed at Error himself.

"𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪'𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝕒 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕕𝕖, 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕚𝕥 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕚𝕥 𝕝𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖,~" A faint soulbeat can be heard.

"𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕦𝕣𝕜𝕤, 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖.~" The blue glow increases with the soulbeat's volume.

"𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤. 𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘'𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪.~" The blue strings form a living, moving platform beneath Error.

"ℝ𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕠𝕞, 𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕦𝕡 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙. 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕤!~" The strings wrap around Error's ankles, before retreating and setting him back on the ground.

"𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕟, 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟,~" Error's arms wrap around his form in a gesture reminiscent of a hug.

"𝕐𝕠𝕦'𝕣𝕖 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕨! 𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕙𝕠𝕨~" Error smiles, turning around to face his hidden and captive audience.

"ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕦𝕡 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙, 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥, 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖!~" Error raises his chin, smirking up at the sky.

"𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙, ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕤.~" Error's strings return to their owner, dissipating from the area they once occupied.

"𝔾𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕒 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟. 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨!~" Error sits down, slowly laying onto his back, releasing a soft sigh.

"𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙, 𝔹𝕪 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕤,~" Yet again, Outer gets the suspicion this lyric isn't meant for Error as the subject.

Outer slowly steps out of his hiding place, taking slow and purposeful steps towards Error.

"I kNoW yOu'Re ThErE, oUtEr."

"I̴'̴m̴ ̴s̴o̴r̴r̴y̴.̴" Error lifts his head to gaze at Outer, confusion registering within his eyelights.

"WhAt?"

"I̴'̴m̴ ̴a̴p̴o̴l̴o̴g̴i̴z̴i̴n̴g̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴ ̴h̴o̴w̴ ̴I̴ ̴t̴r̴e̴a̴t̴e̴d̴ ̴y̴o̴u̴.̴ ̴Y̴o̴u̴ ̴h̴e̴l̴d̴ ̴n̴o̴ ̴m̴a̴l̴i̴c̴i̴o̴u̴s̴ ̴i̴n̴t̴e̴n̴t̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴ ̴m̴y̴ ̴A̴U̴,̴ ̴a̴n̴d̴ ̴y̴e̴t̴ ̴I̴ ̴a̴t̴t̴a̴c̴k̴e̴d̴ ̴y̴o̴u̴ ̴o̴n̴ ̴s̴i̴g̴h̴t̴ ̴a̴n̴d̴ ̴c̴a̴l̴l̴e̴d̴ ̴I̴n̴k̴ ̴w̴h̴e̴n̴e̴v̴e̴r̴ ̴y̴o̴u̴ ̴c̴a̴m̴e̴.̴ ̴I̴ ̴c̴a̴n̴'̴t̴ ̴e̴x̴p̴e̴c̴t̴ ̴t̴o̴ ̴b̴e̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴g̴i̴v̴e̴n̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴ ̴d̴o̴i̴n̴g̴ ̴h̴o̴r̴r̴i̴b̴l̴e̴ ̴t̴h̴i̴n̴g̴s̴ ̴t̴o̴ ̴y̴o̴u̴.̴ ̴B̴u̴t̴ ̴I̴'̴m̴ ̴t̴r̴u̴l̴y̴ ̴s̴o̴r̴r̴y̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴ ̴t̴h̴e̴ ̴h̴a̴r̴m̴ ̴m̴y̴ ̴a̴c̴t̴i̴o̴n̴s̴ ̴c̴a̴u̴s̴e̴d̴,̴ ̴a̴n̴d̴ ̴I̴'̴d̴ ̴u̴n̴d̴e̴r̴s̴t̴a̴n̴d̴ ̴i̴f̴ ̴y̴o̴u̴ ̴h̴a̴t̴e̴ ̴m̴e̴ ̴n̴o̴w̴.̴" Silence follows Outer's statement for several long seconds.

Glitchy laughter, soft in the beginning, catches Outer's attention. The space-themed skeleton turns his gaze back to Error, having looked down during his little speech. There isn't a trace of malice or sadism in Error's face. There is an overwhelming presence of genuine laughter and humor.

"YoU dOn'T hAvE tO aPoLoGiZe. If I mAdE yOu ApOlOgIzE, i'D hAvE tO mAkE eVeRyOnE wHo EvEr HuRt Me ApOlOgIzE, aNd ThAt Is MoRe WoRk ThAn I wAnT tO dO. bEsIdEs, YoU wErEn'T tHe OnLy OnE. i CaN't FaUlT yOu WhEn EvErYoNe DiD tHe SaMe."

Outer's jaw drops.

What did we do to deserve Error?

"Y̴o̴u̴ ̴s̴h̴o̴u̴l̴d̴n̴'̴t̴ ̴f̴o̴r̴g̴i̴v̴e̴ ̴a̴n̴y̴ ̴o̴f̴ ̴u̴s̴ ̴s̴o̴ ̴e̴a̴s̴i̴l̴y̴.̴ ̴W̴e̴ ̴h̴u̴r̴t̴ ̴y̴o̴u̴.̴ ̴A̴ ̴l̴o̴t̴.̴" A loud snort comes from the glitchy skeleton at that.

"GeT iN lInE tHeN, pAl. CaUsE yOu AiN't ThE oNlY oNe." Outer's 'blood' runs cold at that sentence, his eyelights going wide as he looks down at Error's laying body, finally focusing on the arms, the throat, and the legs. His eyelights pick out the numerous injuries that are too perfect to be simply from torture or an external force. The injuries too clean, too deep, too well-healed.

"...̴" Outer sits silently beside Error, being careful not to touch Error.

"ThAnK yOu." Outer looks at Error, his eyelights studying the seemingly relaxed form of Error looking up at the stars.

"Y̴e̴a̴,̴ ̴N̴o̴ ̴p̴r̴o̴b̴l̴e̴m̴.̴"

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"heya pal. whatcha doin all the way out here?" Error twists, focusing on the True Judge, Classic Sans.

"Eh, ReLaXiNg, LoOkInG fOr A rEaSoN bEhInD wHy InK iSn'T cReAtInG nEaR aS mUcH aS nOrMaL."

"don't you want him to stop creating so you can destroy everything?" Error scoffs, reading code with the laziness that Classic reads lab reports.

"No. WeLl. I wAnT hIm To StOp CrEaTiNg, BuT nOt So I cAn DeStRoY eVeRyThInG. i'M tHe DeStRoYeR, nOt A bRaInLeSs RoBoT." Classic tilts his head, finding the 'brainless robot' jab not particularly aimed at him.

"huh. care to explain your whole 'destruction' thing while you read the code, 'm guessing that's code." Error chuckles, slowly nodding.

"YeAh, It'S cOdE. aS fOr ExPlAiNiNg My WhOlE dEsTrUcTiOn ThInG, i GeT tHe SnEaKiNg SuSpIcIoN yOu LiKe So MaNy OtHeRs ArOuNd Me HaVe MeMoRiEs ThAt ArEn'T yOuRs. I'm InVeStIgAtInG tHaT tOo, BuT oNe PrObLeM aT a TiMe. InK's CrEaTiOn Is MoRe LiKeLy To HuRt Me ThAn ThIs WhOlE mEmOrY sUrGe ThInG."

"why would ink not creating hurt you?" Error pauses, tilting his gaze upwards for a moment.

"I'lL hAvE tO wAlK a KnIfE's EdGe WhIlE eXpLaInInG tHiS." Classic nods, watching as Error steels himself, thinking and rethinking his words.

"LeT's JuSt SaY, iNk'S mOtHeR iS eAsIlY sUmMaRiZeD aS a KaReN oR lInDa (PTA Anyone?), AnD i'M uSuAlLy ThE vIcTiM oF sAiD tEnDeNcIeS. eSpEcIaLlY wHeN iNk IsN't CrEaTiNg." Classic furrows his brow.

"is there any way to punish ink's mom?" Error's snort catches Classic off-guard. Though he gets some small satisfaction from the fact the snort caught the normally very composed Destroyer off-guard, said skeleton releasing a high-pitched yelp in surprise.

Once the two have calmed down, the Destroyer releases a very loud cough, likely trying to cover up his yelp of surprise before he slowly responds.

"UnLeSs YoU aRe A dEiTy, No. ThErE iSn'T a WaY tO pUnIsH iNk'S mOtHeR." Both sanses pretend not to hear Error's soft mutter of 'unfortunately' under his breath. Classic taps his chin thoughtfully, humming softly.

"where does ink's mom have the highest amount of control?"

"ThE aNtI-vOiD." Classic hums softly, nodding.

"then stay out of the anti-void until you've got it cleared up with ink. then when you know you won't be in there alone or long enough to allow ink's mom to gain control of you."

Error sighs softly, closing the coding panel to fully look at Classic.

"WhAt Do YoU tHiNk I'vE bEeN dOiNg?" Classic chuckles softly, nodding.

"i suppose that's fair. you're smart like me, so i'm sure you've thought ahead about your options."

The two sanses fall into silence, Error pulling on a string wrapped around his finger.

"YoU'rE tEcHnIcAlLy Me." Classic knows what Error is referring to, but gives a look of 'continue' to Error, who releases a shaky breath, slowly relaxing.

"CaUsE...oNe Of YoUr BrAnChEd TiMeLiNeS iS gEnO aNd AfTeRtAlE, aNd..." Error's free hand reaches up to the blue scarf, and Classic is struck with a thought.

How'd we never figure it out? You and Geno are so alike, in so many ways.

Classic nods, furrowing his brow slightly at a thought.

Were we really that blind?

"yea. i get it. if ya ever wanna talk, m' door's open." Error shakes his head.

"FoR oNcE, i JuSt WaNt To Be AlLoWeD tO bE aLoNe AnD tHiNk WiThOuT pEoPlE gOiNg "Oh My GoD, tHaT mUsT hAvE bEeN hOrRiBlE. wHy DoN't YoU fEeL bAd?". I dOn'T fEeL bAd BeCaUsE i GoT oVeR iT. yEaH, iT sUcKeD. yEaH, i WaNtEd To DiE. bUt DaMnIt, I'm ToO dEtErMiNeD tO kEeL oVeR, sO i MiGhT aS wElL fIgHt My ShItTy LoT iN lIfE aNd GeT oN wItH tHe ShOw. Ya KnOw? I wAnT tO bE aLlOwEd To NoT fEeL bAd. EvErYoNe AlL aRoUnD mE sEeMs To ThInK i ShOuLd Be FeElInG lIkE a 'ViCtIm', ThAt My SiTuAtIoN aNd CiRcUmStAnCeS aLlOw Me To WaLlOw In SeLf-PiTy, To NeEd HeLp NoT fEeLiNg LiKe ShIt AnYmOrE. nO. i DoN't WaNt To FeEl LiKe A vIcTiM bEcAuSe FeElInG lIkE a ViCtIm Is WhAt GoT mE iNtO tHiS fUcKiNg MeSs. WaLlOwInG iN sElF-pItY iS wHaT gOt Me InTo ThIs ShIt. AnD iF i FeEl LiKe ShIt, I kNoW hOw BeSt To FeEl BeTtEr. I dOn'T nEeD sOmEoNe ElSe To TeLl Me WhAt MaKeS mE fEeL gOoD." Classic remains silent during the rant, Error clearly having held these feelings in for a long time.

"I'm JuSt TiReD oF pEoPlE dEcIdInG mY lIfE fOr Me." Classic nods, furrowing his brow slightly.

Even before Fate decided you'd be the destroyer, you were having your life decided by a human with the power of RESET, as well as Reaper and After. You just never had a break, did you?

"then why don't you tell people that?" Error looks at Classic like he's crazy, sending his gaze nervously to the ground again.

"It'S nOt ThAt SiMpLe. PeOpLe HaVe GoOd InTeNtIoNs, AnD i ShOuLdN't Be A gReEdY oR sElFiSh PeRsOn, BuT i JuSt...NeEd A lItTlE bIt Of SpAcE. a ChAnCe To FuLlY uNdErStAnD mY eMoTiOnS aBoUt PeOpLe."

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So I ended up being unable to complete this idea, so you know, hope you guys enjoyed this incomplete version.