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theattic2016-04-11 04:21 pm
wolfintheattic) wrote in theattic2016-04-11 04:21 pm
[MEME] TEST DRIVE
THIS IS A POST WHERE I THROW NEW MUSES AND THEN BEG MY FRIENDS TO HELP ME TEST THEM OUT.
THIS IS A POST WHERE I THROW NEW MUSES AND THEN BEG MY FRIENDS TO HELP ME TEST THEM OUT.
[Just specify which you want!]
It had been probably something like weeks since that eventful cooking lesson that Undyne had TOTALLY WON, NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAID ABOUT IT NOT BEING A COMPETITION, and Undyne was spending her morning doing..... what she had done every day since then. Before her training, which she was ever diligent about, she went to the spot where her house was and just watched it.
It was still on fire.
Even after weeks.
Of burning.
It was still burning.
And she was still watching it.
It was still on fire.
Even after weeks.
Of burning.
It was still burning.
And she was still watching it.
The sound of little lizard rain boots on stone echo up the cavern. The big move to the surface was An Undertaking and even now, weeks later, some monsters were still needing help. It looked like one monster in particular really needed help.
Alphys wrung her claws together as she stood in Undyne's shadow and watched the house burn. It was kind of...cool...how it was still burning. Like an ETERNAL FLAME to commemorate the great battles that had taken place the night all monsters went free! Ooooh if only she could draw half as well as she could build things! She could write a whole manga about that!
Oh wait. All her things were in there. She probably felt horrible about it! Her weapons, her teacups, her second piano! And here she was thinking about human cartoons again.
"U-Undyne? Are you okay?"
Alphys wrung her claws together as she stood in Undyne's shadow and watched the house burn. It was kind of...cool...how it was still burning. Like an ETERNAL FLAME to commemorate the great battles that had taken place the night all monsters went free! Ooooh if only she could draw half as well as she could build things! She could write a whole manga about that!
Oh wait. All her things were in there. She probably felt horrible about it! Her weapons, her teacups, her second piano! And here she was thinking about human cartoons again.
"U-Undyne? Are you okay?"
Oh, sure, Undyne's things had been in there, but she still had a spear and armor and stuff. She didn't keep literally all her weapons in her house.
That would have just been silly. Especially in light of recent fire-related developments. The teacups, though. That was a loss. But really, the more important thing was...
"This house. It is still burning. Even after all this time." She looked down for a moment, her fists clenching in a reflexive emotional moment.
"SUCH STRENGTH. THESE MATERIALS.. STILL STANDING EVEN WHILE, INSIDE, THE STRUCTURE BURNS WITH ETERNAL FIRE."
That would have just been silly. Especially in light of recent fire-related developments. The teacups, though. That was a loss. But really, the more important thing was...
"This house. It is still burning. Even after all this time." She looked down for a moment, her fists clenching in a reflexive emotional moment.
"SUCH STRENGTH. THESE MATERIALS.. STILL STANDING EVEN WHILE, INSIDE, THE STRUCTURE BURNS WITH ETERNAL FIRE."
The scientist hesitated. Poor Undyne... Oh, no, what should she do? Think, Alphys, think!
Supportive! Right! She had to be supportive in times like these! She tentatively reached for the fish lady's hand. The heat rolling off the house was nothing compared to Hotland's temperatures but Alphys found herself sweating anyway. Suddenly Undyne's energy burst forth to rival the house they stood before and Alphys jumped back, catching her boot on her new raincoat, and tumbling onto the ground.
"Oof--I mean! Y-yeah! Of course they're strong, they're yours! Aheh. Heh."
Supportive! Right! She had to be supportive in times like these! She tentatively reached for the fish lady's hand. The heat rolling off the house was nothing compared to Hotland's temperatures but Alphys found herself sweating anyway. Suddenly Undyne's energy burst forth to rival the house they stood before and Alphys jumped back, catching her boot on her new raincoat, and tumbling onto the ground.
"Oof--I mean! Y-yeah! Of course they're strong, they're yours! Aheh. Heh."
Undyne was momentarily surprised at Alphys's presence. It was only an instant though because she had slowly gotten used to her being there. Because, well, just as Alphys wasn't used to being supportive, Undyne really, really was not used to being supported. Or, well, interacting with people in a non-frightening manner. Even her piano playing had been a private thing, something she did just for herself.
Anyway.
Having someone around who she had to constantly help up off the ground was also new, in a different way. If it were Papyrus, she would have just told him to get up. But Alphys...
She offered a hand to her.
"Alphys. Look at it. Look at the beauty. The glory of it. It burns, forever, as a testament to my victory on the field of ba-
-
-of friendship. Victory on the field of friendship."
Anyway.
Having someone around who she had to constantly help up off the ground was also new, in a different way. If it were Papyrus, she would have just told him to get up. But Alphys...
She offered a hand to her.
"Alphys. Look at it. Look at the beauty. The glory of it. It burns, forever, as a testament to my victory on the field of ba-
-
-of friendship. Victory on the field of friendship."
Mettaton was way past-due for a break. Even though he was a robot and therefore didn't need to sleep or take regulated breaks like a normal person (just for charging his battery here and there), he did still take a rest from time to time.
Good gracious. If he didn't, his backlog would be so thorough that he'd need to stop running shows just to get through it. No thanks!
Besides which he seemed to be having some internal and external malfunctions. The least worrisome of these included his wheel rattling in place as well as squeaking. The squeaking he could maintenance himself with lubricant, but Alphys would need to swap his internal ball bearing or else the whole wheel would go bad with time!
Furthermore, Mettaton's core temperature was experiencing spikes that weren't related to Hotland's ambient temperature, and that was no good. He'd fry his circuits if he didn't get that fixed.
"Alphys!! Alphys darliiiing~ I need yoooouuuu!!!" he called as he made his way deeper into her lab. Likely the lizardlike monster was curled around her computer, watching anime. SIGH.
Good gracious. If he didn't, his backlog would be so thorough that he'd need to stop running shows just to get through it. No thanks!
Besides which he seemed to be having some internal and external malfunctions. The least worrisome of these included his wheel rattling in place as well as squeaking. The squeaking he could maintenance himself with lubricant, but Alphys would need to swap his internal ball bearing or else the whole wheel would go bad with time!
Furthermore, Mettaton's core temperature was experiencing spikes that weren't related to Hotland's ambient temperature, and that was no good. He'd fry his circuits if he didn't get that fixed.
"Alphys!! Alphys darliiiing~ I need yoooouuuu!!!" he called as he made his way deeper into her lab. Likely the lizardlike monster was curled around her computer, watching anime. SIGH.
A broad, wobbly grin formed itself on Alphys's snout as she put her hand in Undyne's. Once on her feet, she turned to admire the blazing house again. Boy it was hot out here.
"You know, now that I've actually seen one in person...i-it kinda looks like a sunset, doesn't it?"
"You know, now that I've actually seen one in person...i-it kinda looks like a sunset, doesn't it?"
Alphys looked up from her work station, a long ribbon of noodles dangling from her mouth. Her tail curled up in alarm and knocked over a pyramid of empty soda cans which went clattering and rolling.
"Mettaton! I didn't know you were going to-to-the place is a mess!"
She quickly paused her most recent viewing of Adelade Battle Babe and sat her instanoodles aside.
"Mettaton! I didn't know you were going to-to-the place is a mess!"
She quickly paused her most recent viewing of Adelade Battle Babe and sat her instanoodles aside.
See? He was totally right!! Alphys was such a huge nerd.
"Oh, nevermind darling, nevermind!" he said dismissively as he squeakily wheeled himself over. Alphys would likely be able to feel the heat radiating off of his outer casing once he got closer. "Do you really think I care about your mess~? It's fine!! Besides I have a problem you need to fix!! I'm overheating and that's sort of important!! Important that it doesn't happen!"
Clearly, the entertainment bot was most worried about damaging his body. He isn't blaming it on Alphys, but he is putting it on her to fix.
"Oh, nevermind darling, nevermind!" he said dismissively as he squeakily wheeled himself over. Alphys would likely be able to feel the heat radiating off of his outer casing once he got closer. "Do you really think I care about your mess~? It's fine!! Besides I have a problem you need to fix!! I'm overheating and that's sort of important!! Important that it doesn't happen!"
Clearly, the entertainment bot was most worried about damaging his body. He isn't blaming it on Alphys, but he is putting it on her to fix.
"I mean.
The thing about a sunset is that the sun is kinda
far away."
She kept holding on to Alphys's hand.
"This is RIGHT HERE."
The thing about a sunset is that the sun is kinda
far away."
She kept holding on to Alphys's hand.
"This is RIGHT HERE."
Alphys bustled after him, wringing her claws as she scurried. Oh, dear! She really could feel the heat wafting off of him. Turns out it wasn't coming from her own face or the double doors after all. This wasn't good!
"L-let me take a look."
"L-let me take a look."
"I'll leave it to you, darling!" he concedes, standing still for her to check him out more closely. If he didn't trust her, he'd have gotten nowhere with a new body, right?
Probably...not the nicest way to think of it. But fame had long since inflated Mettaton's ego to the point where old friendships simply didn't hold the same level of relevance in his life. Glitz and glamour were the true besties of his world now!
...He couldn't really ever forget Alphys though.
Probably...not the nicest way to think of it. But fame had long since inflated Mettaton's ego to the point where old friendships simply didn't hold the same level of relevance in his life. Glitz and glamour were the true besties of his world now!
...He couldn't really ever forget Alphys though.
"Y-yeah..." Her grin grew more earnest and she held her head a little higher so that she could look into Undyne's eye. "It can be the sun for the Underground."
"Alphys?" she said, looking down into her eyes as she felt that hand tighten on her own.
"That is poetic as fuck."
"That is poetic as fuck."
Edited 2016-05-04 02:07 (UTC)
The compliment finally did it. The lizard broke into a wide, wobbly, toothy grin and her whole snout turned lava red. A noise not unlike the whistle of a teakettle escaped her nose as her stumpy tail swayed back and forth behind her.
"Y-you always know just what to say!"
"Y-you always know just what to say!"
Once Mettaton held still, Alphys leaned in with a critical eye. She reached blindly out to her right to grab up a tool that she knew would be there and opened a panel on the entertainment bot's side to get a look at his fans.
His internal ones.
Not the rabid ones that clamored for his autograph.
"Looks like something's stuck in here. What have you been doing?"
His internal ones.
Not the rabid ones that clamored for his autograph.
"Looks like something's stuck in here. What have you been doing?"
Edited 2016-05-12 22:50 (UTC)
"I've been performing, obviously!" Mettaton says as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. Isn't it?! The robot absolutely doesn't stop working like. Ever. Even when he's charging, which admittedly isn't necessary all the time since this form is pretty efficient, he's working!
That's probably how this happened. Mettaton doesn't really respect his own limitations and pushes his body harder than he should. Corporeality...he hasn't quite caught on how mortal it makes him. Can't kill a ghost, can you?
"Is it fixable, Alphys dear?"
That's probably how this happened. Mettaton doesn't really respect his own limitations and pushes his body harder than he should. Corporeality...he hasn't quite caught on how mortal it makes him. Can't kill a ghost, can you?
"Is it fixable, Alphys dear?"
Now that she's faced with her own handywork rather than Mettaton's flashing sarcastic screen, Alphys feels more at ease. At least she's not as sweaty.
She reaches into the tangle of wires and circuits with a pair of long tweezers and after some poking and fiddling, retracts them having snagged something tiny, reflective, and purple.
It's a sequin.
Alphys sighs. "Found the problem. And there's more where that came from."
The lizard holds out the bit of glam for Mettaton to get a good look at.
She reaches into the tangle of wires and circuits with a pair of long tweezers and after some poking and fiddling, retracts them having snagged something tiny, reflective, and purple.
It's a sequin.
Alphys sighs. "Found the problem. And there's more where that came from."
The lizard holds out the bit of glam for Mettaton to get a good look at.
"Oh."
Mettaton would frown if he could. He's at least doing it internally, and his grid flashes with a solid red line running horizontally from left to right against yellow.
"I suppose I went a little heavy on those for the last show! Hopefully I'll be back in working order soon enough, if only because you are so talented!"
He's laying it on thick, but then again, he often does when he's gunning for his own self-interest.
Mettaton would frown if he could. He's at least doing it internally, and his grid flashes with a solid red line running horizontally from left to right against yellow.
"I suppose I went a little heavy on those for the last show! Hopefully I'll be back in working order soon enough, if only because you are so talented!"
He's laying it on thick, but then again, he often does when he's gunning for his own self-interest.
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