“Yeah, I tend to be pretty energetic if I’m playing with them myself. Seeing their little smiles and hearing them laugh just makes it so much easier to keep up.” He let out a soft hum, tail wagging slightly. Those were pleasant memories for him after all.

“Thankfully it’s just two of them that can port, though Embroi’s got a knack for using magic to lift objects. Tint… they just blow little bubbles that tend to make anyone they pop on feel a bit happier. Arve’s a healer” He was proud that his kids were getting the hang of their magic already. He could vaguely remember how difficult his current magic was to master, let alone getting used to it again after getting Carmen’s soul.

         * boy do i know that feelin', used to get a lot when i         looked after papyrus when he was just a baby bones.         didn't have to worry about powers though.

Thankfully Papyrus didn't learn any of his attacks at a young age, they came with intentional practice. He wasn't sure he would've been able to look after him so well if he'd had abilities to worry about, he was still dealing with his own abilities at that time afterall.

        * sounds like you've really got your hands full but that         ain't always a bad thing, you're clearly doin' well by         them if they're developing their magic that quickly. any         of 'em get you in any trouble? i love hearin' those kinds         of stories and could even share a couple of my own -         paps used to be a real troublemaker even without his         powers.

The pride Ink felt regarding his children was so plainly obvious, Sans didn't doubt those kids lived happy and fulfilled lives - as fulfilled as ones so young could get at the very least.

“Well if code’s getting corrupted anyway, it’s a good thing to have other AUs as a buffer between the corruption and the original right?” He was rocking the now yawning infant in his arms, a bit happy they were settling down to get some rest. He liked the AUs, and having a soul made it easier to care, but the original was a priority to protect too. If it got corrupted who knows what would happen to the multiverse as a whole.

“It’s all a matter of balance in some parts of the multiverse. Too much destruction can put that area at a higher risk, just like too much creation. And too little care can cause just as much damage if the one that doesn’t care messes everything up.” He was just glad a lot of Inks didn’t go overboard with the creating. He’d personally punch one that disrupted the balance too much honestly.

       *̀ ̛if͏ i g̕o̕t r̸id̡ o̡f͠ ̡th̷em̀ ͏all ̕the҉n that́ ̕wơúldn'̧t be̕       a p̀r͡o̕bl͠em i̴n̷ ̀t̷he҉ first ̕pl͘a̴c̛e,̶ ̵n͠o͘ co̡r̡r͘u̢p̵t͘ions t́o͢       ̸me̶ss͞ ̨w̧i̶t͡h̴ ͜t͡he͏ ̕ori͜gi͞n͞al at̀ ͢ál̸l͟.͟ ͢h҉av͝in̡g ́more au̶s̨       lay̸ing ar͏o̶und i̷s͟ j͟ust ̡de͢l̶ay̨i͢n͢g t́he proble̸m͞,͘ n̶o͢t       f̀ixi̸n̕g̨ ̕it.͏

Certainly he was at least glad the abominations served SOME purpose at the moment but in the long run it really would make the problem even worse. The corruption could spread to more AUs than he could deal with and that would be it, the original would be doomed. He simply couldn't allow that.

      *͞ i͢ d̸o̵n͘'t ca̷re ab͘o̧ut̷ ͠you͘r͏ s͘tup̛i͘d '̢b͏a͝l͘a͠n̕ce'͜ ̡i҉ḑea̸       bu͜t ҉i͏'ļl̨ ̕ad͟m͜i̷t͝ ̴th͟at ̵ri͞ģht̨ ̸ņo͜w͡ ̀i c͘an̢'̶t͞ g͘èt́ ͡ri̷d o̕f ͞as ̕       ma͜ny̢ a̡us ͟as̀ ́i̶'d͜ l̢ik͢e,͏ ͘no̷t ̀u̧n҉t͡iĺ t̴h͝e̵ c̵orr̕ųpt͜ion̴ i̢s       ḑeąl͠t ́wi̵t҉h́. ͜wh̸i͠c͠h it ̧w͏ill̀ ̕b͘e.̴

Perhaps with that in mind it'd be a good idea to have this ink around, if only to create more aus to serve as a buffer to the original universe. As much as he LOATHED the creation of new aus, he loathed the idea of the original universe being corrupted even more than that.

She tried her best to hide it but underneath that large cloak, and her paws hidden away in the deep purple cloth she was shaking. It wasn’t like she was doing anything bad all she was really doing was exploring and learning more about the multiverse. Half the time she did it put her in to trouble and maybe thats why this time she was trying so desperately hard to keep her little secret, Even if in the end it got out and that didn’t change much. 

Thankfully those puns ‘bad as they were’ helped clear the tense atmosphere. Puns never failed to make her chuckle or fall over in laughter depending on how it was told, this was one of those ones told just at the right time. Despite her paw trying to cover her muzzle to stifle a laugh a snort still managed to slip threw, “Pth- Might have to, My current book is about Algebra, I don’t know about you but it had way to many problems.”  It felt much better than worrying about some stupid secret, All because she was unsure if they where aware of travel yet. “I read this teen magazine Yesterday. I have quite a few Issues.”

Though for the timebeing he was willing to put aside any concerns he had, Sans wasn't going to simply forget about this strange monster and move on. Perhaps it truly was nothing more than an overreaction on both their parts when the book had been noticed but he wasn't going to risk it being just that, he fully intended to find out as much about her as possible just to be sure there wasn't something going on. Better safe than sorry, right? He just wanted everything to be good for once and he'd do whatever it took to ensure nothing was going to spoil that.

         ❝-- That's nothin', I was gonna oraganize a meetin' in         a library the other day but it turns out they were fully         BOOKED.❞

He remarked in return, for now trying to keep hold of that relaxed atmosphere they'd had before it got so tense. If he could get her to trust him then maybe she'd just talk about who she was, not hide herself away like some secret. It wasn't like he was a Human that would react badly to seeing a monster, she had no reasonable explanation to be hiding herself as she was - and while he could probably get a good look at her if he was quick enough he didn't want that to be what would ignite trouble between them. Laying himself back down with a soft huff, he returned his gaze back up to the night sky.

        ❝-- It's nice to have other people around that like my jokes,         you and my friend Tori are the only two that seem to         appreciate them.❞

Sorry I’ve not been about, been pretty ill lately. Will be trying to get stuff done soon. In the mean time, I thought I’d share my two Undertale cosplay compilations from my musical.ly, if anyone is interested in them!

   Like a (—withered) flower receiving the   gentle  kiss of fresh water, her vital signs increased at elevated speeds: she has started to recover not only a creamy tint on her skin but also mobility. Her (—then numb) muscles started to make connection with warmness, and eventually, life. Still, a   HEAVY   cold came to stay albeit with chances to leave sooner than expected since her mixed race allowed her to endure more than usual. As partially human, her organic system has already suffered an impact caused by such extreme weather, however.

   Her plans for a proximate future were to travel & get to know this place better, prepared —with the acquired experience– to any danger; whether it be the peculiar nature of this world or the creatures existing within, additionally counting with this —hopefully– new ally.

   A cheerful smile has decorated her face followed by a subtle cyan shade on her cheeks when Blue acceded to accept her offer to share the food. A natural trait of hers was to share, no matter the parts that would be for her or the others. The selfless traveler wanted others to (—apportion) the joy of eating something tasty.  

◈—– ❝Well…❞ She grabbed a taco & gave it a huge bite, showing an expression of DELIGHT after perceiving its flavor. No other she could have tasted before was similar. This one was unique. A continuous, slow nod could tell about it.

     —– ❝(Dear glory…        this is great…)

A-a-alright…❞

  Once recovered, she started explaining herself.

 —– ❝I am a traveler,          like… one that has no vacation.

   Since I have not an own home,   I do walk & stay wherever is possible.

    I fell here accidentally however,    and even if it was a new, terrifying place,   you know—❞

  Her accelerated voice was starting to cut off. She coughed as expected, covering her face with her arm, pointing her nose towards her elbow.

  ◈—– ❝(—am sorry…)         as I was telling you…        Even if this place     was frightening in first sight,    I wanted to explore & see beyond.

     I like what is winter, snow,    I thought this place would be like the Surface.   Cold is way lighter than here…

       I guess I did underestimate this place       a (—tiny) bit!❞

While Blue was certainly no doctor, he could see subtle signs that she was feeling a little better than before as she began to warm up, she was nowhere near as slow as she had been when he'd first brought her inside and she looked a lot less pale. He was thankful he'd arrived in time and that he was so thorough with his job as royal guard in training, none of the others had routes anywhere near that area, she likely wouldn't have been found for WEEKS if not for him and that thought was not something he wished to linger on.

Thankfully she wouldn't have to travel far to get out of Snowdin and though waterfall was a terribly damp place, it would be temperate enough for her to travel without much issue if she wished to carry on in that direction. She would just have to mind the puzzles - those and the pit where the trash disappeared down the waterfall, he'd heard horror stories of monsters disappearing down there never to be seen again. Not that he'd ever known it to actually happen but STILL, it was a possible danger.

-- Perhaps it would be a good idea to escort her for a while, if only to ensure she'd not find herself falling into that darkness.

       * I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM! HOPEFULLY THEY'LL       GIVE YOU THE ENERGY YOU NEED FOR YOUR       TRAVELS!

He stated effusively, taking one himself to nibble at while she explained why she had come to the Underground. It was hard for him to imagine that she was from the surface (a human, perhaps?) but it was bound to happen eventually. The prophecy had spoken of someone falling -- could she be the angel?

      * YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST TO BE SURPRISED BY       THE COLD, WE DON'T REALLY GET VISITORS       HERE BECAUSE OF THAT BUT THOSE THAT HAVE       PASSED THROUGH HAVE OFTEN SAID IT'S COLDER       THAN THEY EXPECT IT TO BE.

Part of him didn't want to ask if she was a Human because that would mean he'd have to capture his new friend if he wished to be a royal guard but he knew he couldn't avoid that topic forever. He'd never seen a human before, he couldn't be sure whether she was one and if that was the case then Sans had been entirely wrong about how dangerous they could be, this one seemed as nice as any monster he'd met.

      * I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING BUT.. ARE       YOU A HUMAN?

“Yeah, it’s hard work taking care of kids, so you definitely need to have a lot of energy or coffee to keep up.” He chuckled a bit, remembering that the sitter he normally got usually passed out as soon as he got back, even if he was gone for maybe fifteen minutes at the most.

“I’ve tried playing games with them, the older four just don’t like getting wet. My youngest, Pixy, at least loves bathtime. probably a good thing a lot of skeletons don’t need to breathe because they’ve tried to get into water a few times on their own, even if I always catch them. They’re a sneaky little porter.”

      * yeah, i don't know how i ever deal with it but i      guess they tend to make me feel like i have more      energy with all their excitement, y'know?

He'd done a good enough job while raising Papyrus at the very least and he'd been a very energetic kid, it was a miracle he'd ever had enough energy to deal with that little bundle of excitement.

     * so they can teleport already? sheesh, you really      do have your hands full, i don't know how you deal      with so many of them. i sure wouldn't be able to.      heck, i'm sure even paps would find that a bit much      but i can always help him babysit.

Especially if teleporting was involved, he could gather any stray little one trying to get themselves into trouble, maybe even use Alphys to keep an eye on the cameras in case they went further than expected. 

“What is there to know, it was blank like the anti-void and nothing more. Incomplete and abandoned by its creator.” He just shrugged a bit, ignoring the slight unhappiness of remembering what few memories he had of his original timeline. “I already said I wasn’t interested in going into detail anyway.”

Pixy made a tiny cooing noise, reaching up to try and start patting at Ink’s face, little tail wagging away. “Not like I remember any coords either. It’s pretty much lost somewhere in the multiverse. Maybe some Error already put the beings in it out of their misery.”

He just shrugged slightly, he didn’t seem upset with the idea of the place he had been born in being destroyed at all. “If it isn’t being completed it’s just at risk of what little code it has getting corrupted, and maybe causing other timelines to have their code corrupted. Don’t really know how it works in whatever part of the multiverse it’s in though, so maybe it isn’t at risk of that at all.”

      * ͜bút t͘hęr҉e wer͝e̢ o͝ţh͜ers̀ t̨he͞re҉,̧ th͜é ̡ink̡ I͝       k̨n͟ew wa͟s҉ alo͢ne.

ERROR didn't doubt they were incomplete things by the way Ink spoke of them, half-formed ideas that never quite got brought to life, it was for the best that someone went and dealt with them. He'd keep an eye out for anything like that just in case they hadn't been put out of their misery just yet, he'd not chance them escaping their universe to worsen others.

      * just̀ kn̵o̴w̴iǹg you͏r ho̸me ̢h̵a̕d thos̛e        th͘in̴g̷s ̕i͠n̵ i̷t mean͟s̕ there ąr̛e̕ p͟ro͏b͠abl̛y̡       oth̶e̸r̕ aus̴ j̡ust lik̕e ̡i̷t, ͠uńfi̷ni̸s̴h͜ȩd p͜l͏a͠ces ̧       w̧i͢t҉h́ ҉di̶sg̴u̵s̡t͠inģ u̷n͡f̴i̡nis͢h̡e͘d ̵creat̡ions̸.͠       t̶h͡e͢y'ŕe ̶e̸ven͏ ̸w̨orsę ̶t̡han th̕e ŕeg͟ul͢a͞r       abòm͠ínat̷i҉ons.̛

Especially if Ink was right about the code being corrupted and possibly corrupting others, that would put even the original Sans at risk and he couldn't allow that. There was only one universe he wanted to keep, the ORIGINAL and he wasn't going to let it be ruined by thoughtless entities. He'd have to be on guard, really pay attention to the multiverse to ensure nothing strayed too close to the original universe.

      *͜ ̵às ̕įf ͠you̢r̸ ͢exis͟te̵n̷c͠e w̢asn̶'͜t̴ bad͠ eno͢ug҉h͘,       of͢ ̷còu͘rse̴ yo҉u̴ c̢om̛e ̛fr̛om̡ s̸om̸ewh͜ere l͝įke       t̀hat.. just m̛ake̢ ̕m̢y͘ job̷ al͞l ͜t͝he m͡or̢e͡ díf̨ficuĺt͟.͠

“Hm?” Her attention turned to the book a moment once it was pointed out, it lay there beside her purposely half covered with the papers she’d also drug out of her pockets. Well that was a mistake to take out, she’d really only done so to get to the treats but now she was partly regretting it. It made her a bit tense at the thought that she may have just let her secret slip, Thankfully the book wasn’t open so the rest inside couldn’t be seen yet. “Oh that book.” She muttered softly giving him a quick glance before turning her gaze right back to the book.

“Oh I checked it out! I figured it could be useful eventually you know?” She shrugged her shoulders in an attempt to come off a bit more relaxed than she was in that moment, She felt very uneasy of what could happen if he opened that book. Maybe thats why she was hurriedly placing the papers and her cell back in her pockets, the treat placed down beside the book nearly forgotten at this point. “I actually thought it could have some answers to a few questions I have you know?”

Sans knew it was likely he was just being paranoid, the RESETS had made him tensed and prepared for anyone else looking to mess with the timeline regardless of the fact that he could do nothing about it, yet he couldn't shake the feeling that something more was going on. The fact that she was so hurriedly putting everything away as though he'd caught her doing something wrong really didn't help him shake that feeling but he didn't want to come across as crazy, the last thing he needed was some monster thinking he'd lost it all over them sharing similar tastes in books.

      * right right. you had a chance to read it? it's a pretty       good book, got a chapter on anti-gravity that i just       couldn't put down.

The joke came out a little more forced than he would like, as did the little chuckle that followed but he hoped it would help lighten the mood a bit. Distract both of them from the tension that had somehow found its way into their conversation.

Things had been weird for him for a long time and he'd spent so long preparing for RESETS, trying to fight them, that he was always prepared for good things to be taken away. He wanted to believe that even if she could, this stranger wouldn't do that to him, to all of the monsters that had found happiness on the surface.

      * also had a chapter on electricity and some parts were       shocking.

“As long as he doesn’t mind babies that like to get into ingredients for cooking, I think he’ll get along great with my kids. A lot of Papyrus I’ve seen are pretty friendly… depending on the AU they’re from.“ He liked the idea of introducing his kids to some new friendly faces. Maybe he could get some help teaching Acril that porting to where the flour was and getting it all over the kitchen and their siblings was not a fun game.

”Acril… got the hang of porting fast and always finds where I keep the flour… so that’s a pretty huge mess to deal with. Especially since most of my kids hate being put in baths.“ Though it was funny seeing the angry splashing, even if he ended up soaked from it every time.

        * honestly i can't imagine him bein' bothered by that in         the least, my paps loves dealin' with kids and definitely         has more energy than i do to keep up with them.

Not that he didn't like kids of course, he actually had quite the paternal instinct when it came to children but young kids had so much energy that it wore him out pretty easily. It had been hard enough trying to raise Papyrus on his own after Gaster disappeared, the energy his brother had now was CALM in comparison to when he was a baby bones.

        * oh man, well i guess i could help clean up after the         chaos has ensued, i'm sure they'll at least have good fun         while destroyin' the kitchen. i always used to make         bathtime into a game with paps when he was little,         pretendin' it's a swimmin' pool usually did the trick.

Maybe it was just in kids natures to be messy little troublemakers and resist baths, just as well it seemed to be in their nature to like playing games too otherwise he would've never been able to control his brother.

“Well if the Ink you know doesn’t have a soul that’s one difference.“ He wasn’t about to reveal having a human soul to this version of Error. And Carmen was in definate agreement with that plan.

"I also kind of remember where I came from originally before being… well an Ink. Though I don’t really feel like getting into detail about that part of my history… Also pretty good friends with a G!Error named Byte.”

He seemed to relax a bit as he spoke, but was still on guard. He didn’t want to make an enemy with this guy, maybe he could bribe the other to leave his kids alone with free food whenever he wanted. He could make some pretty good desserts after all. “Not sure how many Inks out there bake as much as me either.”

This version of Ink DID have a soul? Now that was interesting, would make it so much easier to get rid of him when the time came, that much was for sure. His version of Ink evaded him purely thanks to his absent soul, he couldn't just be rid of him like most Sans-es.

      *̢ y̛o̵u ̀ḩad ͝a ͝un̵iver̸se͘ be͝f̴ore҉? see͞, tha̢t's̛       al͝m͢ost̛ ḿo͜re̷ ̀int͠e͡re̕sţi͟ng̨ t͘han͠ you ͡hav͠íng ͠a       sou͜l. ̸y͠ou ̢a͢bo҉mina͏t̡i̢o̸ns reall̴y ̕ar҉e̡ ̸a͢l̨way͜s͏       f̕u͠ll҉ ͟of̀ s̴u̶rp͞ri̸ses̷.̀ e̡v͠e͝r̀y ti͟m͏e ͠i thi̷n͘k҉ i k̢n̷ow͟       wha͟t t̡ó e̴x҉p͢ect̡, i ģe͝t̢ s͠om̵e͜t͡hing͜ ne͢w, ̛       inte͜re͟st͟in͢g ̨a̕nd ̀r̢epul͘sive͏.

ERROR was still reeling about the fact that there were many versions of himself and Ink out there, he supposed he should've expected it but he really had tried his best to prevent any other AUs spawning ERRORS like himself. Clearly he'd not be watching carefully enough, he'd have to be sure to get rid of the duplicate whenever he had the chance.

      *́ ͠you͏r͏ baking͜ c̶óuld́n̶'t be an̸y̢ less҉ ̵inter̷es̢tìnǵ ̀       to͏ ̶m͏e ͟at̨ ţhi̡s po̡int. i͠ ̵waǹt ţo know͞ m̕orè ͢ab͠ou̴t̷       wher͟e͠ ͜y̧ou ͞c̢am̀e̶ fŕom̕.

   Sans seemed to be enjoying himself at his reaction, in a way, that was good to know. That his obliviousness on certain matters at hand could earn a chuckle or two. Blue felt PRIDE upon causing the elder have to hold back.

     ❝OH—‼ OKAY THEN, AS LONG AS IT’S A FIGURE OF SPEECH I SHOULDN’T MIND BUT…IT STILL A WEIRD ONE, HUH.❞

   Returning that same smile with honesty, Blue pretended to ‘punch’ Sans’ shoulder—it was more tapping than anything, to be honest.

     ❝ GOT ANY OTHER WEIRD SAYING YOU LEARNT FROM THE KID? I AM CURIOUS NOW!❞

Though Blue was a generally upbeat guy from Sans' perspective, getting him to really smile always felt like a bit of an accomplishment - one of those true smiles, not something forced or half-felt. Maybe it was because he knew of all the inner turmoil he had going on and alleviating that even for just a moment made him feel like he was truly making a difference.

        * i guess. humans have a lot of weird ones like that actually,        pretendin' they're bein' hurt or something by humor.

Honestly he didn't quite understand why it was something so common in the Human world himself but he'd adjusted to using those descriptors himself on a daily basis.

       * well, they say things like 'you're killin' me' when they're        laughing too much, definitely made me do a double-take for        a second when they said that for the first time.