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"Whuh? Where am I?" I asked. "What's going on?"
I looked at my surroundings. I saw nothing but an empty void.
I listened to my surroundings. I heard nothing but the faint hum of machinery.
I tried to feel around for anything. I felt nothing but cold wind.
Until, suddenly... I could hear a booming, slow voice begin to speak.
ARE YOU
THERE?
ARE WE
CONNECTED?
"I-I... I guess...?" I answered. "What is this place...?"
EXCELLENT.
TRULY
EXCELLENT.
"Wait a minute... This sounds familiar." I said. "Are you... Gaster?"
INDEED.
I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT NAME IN
SOME TIME.
HAVE YOU BEEN LOOKING
FOR ME?
"I-I mean... Kinda?" I answered.
HOW WONDERFUL.
I
HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU
AS WELL.
NOW.
WE MAY BEGIN.
The faint machine whir grew louder, as the vivid imagery of an endless ocean filled my vision.
FIRST.
YOU MUST CREATE A VESSEL.
A selection of various human-like heads appeared in front of me. It was... a little surreal seeing a bunch of disembodied human heads with no faces just... appear like that.
I reached towards the sixth option, which had long hair with messy bangs. Looks the closest to my actual hairstyle!
Even if I know I won't get to see it for a long while, I still want to make it look a LITTLE bit like me.
Once I touched the sixth option, the other heads disappeared. The last one floated into a specific position, as if it was going to be placed somewhere.
Six disembodied torsos appeared, the head floating behind them.
I reached towards the fifth option, which looked to be a fairly average gray winter jacket with two white stripes on it.
The head gravitated towards the torso I selected, and they seemed to "click" together...?
Five disembodied legs appeared before me. Surprisingly, they were actually different from each other.
Sort of.
There was a pair of jeans (pre-ripped???), those generic pants that I cannot remember the name of for the life of me, a miniskirt, a knee-length skirt, and... shorts. All of them were the same dark brown color.
Let me weigh my options.
The pre-ripped jeans are kinda cool, but that's never really been my thing.
The generic pants are... generic. That'd probably be my last option if I had all of these in a wardrobe.
The miniskirt. No thanks. Not in kindergarten anymore.
The knee-length skirt is a little bit better, but I've always preferred just wearing regular pants.
Hard pass on the shorts. Shorts make me feel way too exposed.
...I guess I'll have to pick the generic pants. Not like it'll matter too much, anyway.
My vessel, fully complete, stood before me.
THIS IS YOUR BODY.
DO YOU ACCEPT IT?
"I guess so." I answered.
EXCELLENT.
YOU HAVE CREATED A WONDERFL FORM.
NOW.
LET US SHAPE ITS MIND AS YOUR OWN.
WHAT IS ITS FAVORITE FOOD?
A list of options appeared in front of me. Sweet, Soft, Sour, Salty, Pain, and Cold.
I guess I could select sweet? That's the one that applies to me the most.
I selected sweet. The options all disappeared immediately after.
YOUR FAVORITE BLOOD TYPE?
...Favorite?
The options "A, AB, B, C, and D" appeared before me.
Uhh... Hm. Favorite blood type.
Maybe A...? It's a letter in my name, so its got that going for it.
I selected "A".
WHAT COLOR DOES IT LIKE MOST?
The options were red, blue, green, and cyan. No orange. Dammit.
I guess cyan is the closest? It's on the opposite side of the color wheel.
PLEASE GIVE IT A GIFT.
The options were kindness, mind, ambition, bravery, and voice.
Surely I don't need to give it voice or mind for it to be able to talk or think.
"Uh, small question. Will it lack the other things if I select a specific one?" I asked.
YOUR VESSEL WILL BE CAPABLE
WITHOUT A GIFT.
YOUR GIFT
IS MERELY AN INCREASE IN CAPABILITY.
"Got it. Thanks for clarifying." I said.
I selected bravery. I've always been told that "bravery" is the word to describe me.
Granted, I've also been told that "Nerd" or "Annoying" are words to describe me. Never liked labels, anyway.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CREATION? IT WILL NOT HEAR.
The options that appeared to me were love, hope, disgust, and fear.
If I had to be honest...
I feel hope. Hope that it can see the light of day.
I selected hope.
HAVE YOU ANSWERED HONESTLY?
"Yep! As honestly as I could with the options you gave me." I answered.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSSIBILITY OF PAIN AND SEIZURE.
"Uhh... yeah? I'm not epileptic, if that helps." I answered.
UNDERSTOOD.
NAME YOUR VESSEL.
A makeshift keyboard appeared in front of me.
Hmm... Off the top of my head...
I've always thought "Nova" was a cool name.
I typed in "Nova".
...Not even gonna question how I did that without any visible hands. Or arms. Or... anything.
WE CALLED IT "NOVA."
AND WHAT ABOUT THE CREATOR?
My name, huh?
I dunno if I want to give my real name.
Maybe... Oh! I know!
I typed in "Super". A shortened version of my usual username.
"SUPER."
EXCELLENT.
TRULY
EXCELLENT.
"SUPER."
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
YOUR ANSWERS
YOUR WONDERFUL CREATION
Suddenly, everything stopped. All that was left was darkness.
"Will now be discarded." A new voice said, with a bitter tone. "No one can choose who they are in this world."
A bright light and loud ringing overtook my senses, as the voice slowed down.
"Your name is..."