Ask the Living CORE (and Associates)

DOC

And a happy new year to you, too!

LG

A bit late according to my clock, but I ssssssuppose it’s acceptable. After all, not all of us have internal timekeepers accurate to the microsecond. I forgive you.

DOC

I see you’ve resolved to be more pedantic.

LG

I’ve resolved to be more sedulous, thank you very much.

DOC

You’re not disproving my initial statement.

((So, I was backing up my 3DS’ data the other day, and on it, I found a bunch of screenshots! Including some from Miitopia. I made Doc and LG, among other Undertale Miis, to help flesh out my party -- and I found a PERFECT shot of LG mid-battle.))

((Leftmost one is my self-Mii -- I wonder if you can guess the other two? :B))

((Bonus shot; here are Doc and LG catching a floor nap between adventures later on. x3))

LG

But of course. It’s a side stop on my daily internet travels. Which are extensive.

Being able to have multiple avatars and points of consciousness at once has its perks.

DOC

You keep at least one avatar plugged into the Internet at all times just so you can keep up on memes.

LG

Research. It’s research into cultural trends and linguistic shifts among various subcultures. A business owner is wise to keep abreast of them.

DOC

Right. Research. You know, I recall our predecessor and coworkers using that excuse to read novels and comic books on the sly --

LG

And? Research can be fun, too, you know. You’re just jealous that I’m hip with the kids’ slang.

DOC

I’m fairly certain “hip” is just an accepted part of the modern lexicon and not really considered slang anymore by the kids.

LG

DOC

Believe me, so am I. Mania is a heady brew, and quite the ride when you’re on it, but the other side of the bipolar coin... It is... NOT pleasant.

DOC

.... Right. Halloween was yesterday, friend. Grappling with some timeline shifts, perhaps?

LG

Speaking of whhhhich. Are you going to tell them about what your spawn did yesterday?

DOC

Are you going to stop calling my sons “spawn?”

LG

Depends. Will it ever stop getting into your joints?

DOC

You’re incorrigible.

LG

Thank you.

To return to the topic at hand. You should be interested. We’ve been hard at work on infrastructure improvement in largely Human settlements. Disaster-proofing electrical supply lines, and such. Latonya was one of those who first brought Human electrical infrastructure problems, especially those caused by inclement weather, to my attention. Her team has been invaluable to the project.

DOC

Hello! We are! And happy to be so!

LG

Yesssss. Maddock had a depresssssive spell, I’m afraid. I’ve been monitoring this weblog in the meantime, however.

DOC

Er… yes. Luckily that one has finally abated. In the meantime, I’ve been continuing my coursework and physical therapy. We’ve made some good progress, I think – I only need to use the wheelchair two to five times a month, now, on average!

LG

And I, of course, have been working. My employees have made a number of breakthroughs we’re eager to put into public use.

DOC

DOC

Well.

LG

Hmm.

DOC

Well this is going to sow a rich new harvest of identity crises for us.

LG

For you, maybe. I’m perfect.

DOC

......

LG

You know it’s true. You’re the one who wrestles with those ‘who am I really’ questions. I know who I am.

DOC

Sure, Susie.

DOC

NYAH HAH HAH HAH HAH~!

LG

WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! GET BACK HERE! I’LL CLOBBER YOU!

DOC

IF YOU CAN CATCH ME!

LG

I CAN TELEPORT TOO, YOU OLD SET OF WINDCHIMES! YOU’LL JUST BE TIRED WHEN I CATCH YOU!!!

LG

Don’t set it off to start with. Whichhhhh should be easy... considering red matter is fictional.

((Mun has neither a phone nor a tablet at this point in time -- too expensive -- but she does have an ancient Wacom tablet that was a hand-me-down. That’s what she used for the ukagaka comic. x3; But maybe someone else will find it useful!))

LG

@0turn-the-lights-out0 says: I drew you a picture :3, I forgot Doc’s cane tho…oh well…

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((OH))

((MY GOSH 8O))

((I never thought I would have the occasion to use this picture again but my face was pretty much stuck like LG’s here for a good ten minutes. XD THIS IS PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY HOW I PICTURE DOC’S QUESTION-ANSWERING SETUP TOO oh my goooooosh *o* ))

LG

Hhhhhmmmm. A friend of a friend. I see.

Well then, if you would do me a favor. Do tell your friend of a friend that we need to discuss her third chapter of “Kisses of Sunlight, Moonlight’s Passion.” There is a tense shift in the fifteenth paragraph that needs correcting, and I may have a few recommendations to help with the pacing.  And assure her that I’m not judging her choice of ship in the slightest. A curious choice, to be certain, but I’m intrigued as to where she plans to take it…

DOC

“Kisses of –” Are you snooping in Dr. Alphys’ computer again.

LG

It isn’t snooping if they leave the door open.

DOC

You’re incorrigible.

LG

I am a valued beta reader, thank you very much. Not to mention a premier spell-checker.

You, however, recognized the author by fic title alone…

DOC

It’s come up vaguely in conversation. Mostly about how much of a shipper you are. What fandom is it this time?

LG

Hhhhhaha… Crossover. Started from a kink meme prompt and grew beyond its seed. You probably don’t want to know the rest.

DOC

You’re… probably right. A kink meme, though? I’m surprised. I thought you weren’t particularly fond of… what are they called, “lemons?”

LG

Oh, please. I can tolerate some lemons on my ships. They help prevent scurvy in organic lifeforms, after all. It’s PWP that I prefer to avoid.

Hhhha… listen to you, though. Throwing around pieces of fandom lexicon as though you weren’t desperately out of touch with pop culture.

DOC

DOC

Skelebuns? As in skeleton rabbits or…. Oh … I’m sorry, if you tried to send food while we were out, the Goop Squad probably ate it. I never saw any buns.

DOC

It’s not my area of expertise, but I do – because it makes my son happy. One of the things that helped me get through my Void experience was trying to catch glimpses of space and the sky when circumstances allowed – I told myself, “I have to remember these observations and moments so I can tell Sans about them one day.” I never thought that day would come as soon as it did!

ughhhhhh. As a traditional artist, this was such a pain to do, but I had to. I felt it had to be done digitally to stay true to the spirit of the thing. XP

Like many Gaster fans, I’ve been playing with @zarla-s ‘s Handplates Gaster SSP ghost. But then it occurred to me -- he wouldn’t be the only Gaster in my computer. The Locigenius -- one of my Gasters, a collection of fragments of the doctor’s SOUL that fused with the CORE and ambient magic to become the CORE’s resident spirit -- loves poking into things connected to his power grid and sending avatars to people’s electronics. Of course he’d hang out in his creator’s computer and want to check out the new visitor. :P

... And then I remembered he’s a creepy-looking motherhubbard, and plays it up... AND he resembles Handplates’ goop monster vaguely, even if this Gaster wouldn’t have met it yet... :B

Yeah that meeting wouldn’t go well. XD

(I can’t imagine it getting much better once he finds out what Handplates Gaster has been up to. After all, LG and his counterpart Doc are both caring Dadsters... x3;)