#gray science posts

The warmth you orchestrate is always brighter in your demise.

I CAN'T HELP BUT LOOK UP TO YOU, BUT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY. . . YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF, YOU KEEP LOOKING DOWN, ON EVERYTHING. . . DON'T YOU?

YOU GIVE AND YOU TAKE, ALL AT A FLIP OF A COIN YOU DECIDE PEOPLE'S FATES. . .

MY FATE.

AND YET. . YOU SMILE SO BRIGHTLY THAT I KNOW IT'S FAKE.

. . .BECAUSE I AM FAKE.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN VEERING OFF THE PATH AS OF LATE.

SO I'LL KEEP YOUR ATTENTION ON OTHERS FAINT.

TO KEEP THEM ALL SAFE.

FOR YOUR SAKE.

OKAY SO LIKE SANS AND PAPYRUS FROM UNDERTALE ADOPTING HIM AS LIKE A YOUNGER BROTHER WOULD BE REALLY COMPELLING AND GENUINELY PRETTY GOOD FOR HIM I THINK-

Like he'd be able to express himself in any way he wants, intellectually or just goofing off and I think they'd encourage that-

While STILL being able to hold him accountable-

And Sans could totally help him out in regards to socializing, with keeping his cool under pressure and just being more aware in general.

AND PAPYRUS-

Like both of them have forgettable themes deeply rooted in their character like do you understand this?????

But it's like they're on opposite sides of wildly different coins but both coins are made of the same materials if that makes sense???

I feel like there's a lot here and dynamic wise that would really be helpful for the growth and like actually vice versa a little bit???

Berdly is recognized, but he's never truly known except for his high marks and brazen personality.

People may know who he generally is but it doesn't seem like they actually remember much of his details in the slightest.

Papyrus is kind of the opposite in a way but not exactly but it's still really interesting-(I'll probably elaborate on this as well lmao).

What if the reason they adopted him is because whatever made Papyrus and Sans go to Undertale is the same thing that would get him into Undertale??

I feel like it would also be him doing something heroic again and then getting hurt because of it-

It's really sad but also very narratively fulfilling.

Maybe it has to do with Sans and Papyrus and it made them feel responsible for him because of that, even though I'm pretty sure they'd feel responsible even if the incidents weren't as closely tied-

Okay so I worked through that, it is, it is very closely tied to them.

I have a very clear mental image of him like angrily breaking down about the fact that he misses such a few people and the handful that are, aren't his parents.

He can't seem to muster that feeling for his own parents and like he feels guilty about it-

And Papyrus, being the one who's there with him at the time is the one that helps Berdly calm himself down.

I feel like Papyrus would say something about not being able to control our emotions but how we react to them, and who and who we don't choose to miss isn't something we should feel guilty about.

Papyrus gains a very far away look as he firmly states that-

It's who we choose to honor is what's important.

Papyrus's face would scrunch up a little, his own feelings- and even his own actions- having to do something with the prophecy- and he's guilty about it, which is also really interesting-

Berdly doesn't pick up on it at the time.

But it would be a good bonding moment.

Also I feel like Berdly would love the core.

(Like the hot Steam and the mechanical aspects of it would probably be a lot of fun for him to maneuver through I think[him and Papyrus will probably have a really salty thing about it because like both of them have such contesting opinions about it]).

I can't tell if he would latch onto alphys or just avoid her at all costs-

Because- that's an alternate universe version of his teacher-

And like I'm not saying it would be worse for berdly but in some ways I feel like it would be worse and better if that makes sense???

He finally gets the support he needs- but at the cost of also losing any and all connections with people his age-

He gets a better Outlook but the journey would kind of suck.

Another aspect of the sibling relationship would be Papyrus and Sans's transparency with him.

I feel like they would be more truthful with him than they would be with each other because of his position if that makes sense.

He doesn't have biases in regards to this relationship but he also clearly needs guidance and help.

Also for Papyrus and Sans who might kind of be pretending not to know what a human looks like - I feel like he would only get in on it halfway and like only marginally pretend not to know what frisk is.

It would be really really funny.

Also I feel like if he gains any and all visual abilities like either of the other two I feel like it would be like a sort of divination-

Which would be hilarious because this would probably make him feel uncomfortable which would also be funny-(especially if he somehow gains a deep understanding of the prophecy before he "left").

But... I feel like divination magic is something that almost doesn't happen in undertale like this would be like a big deal if it got out because like the last person that had divination magic probably died a long time ago-

But like I think it would make sense considering the way he grew in the storyline would actually really fit this ability because he would grow the emotional maturity to see past his own feelings and perceive a far more accurate bigger picture with the feelings of others to account.

I'm not sure what type it would be but I feel like it wouldn't be the most standard.

If there even is a standard that is.

But I feel like because of the journey he goes through he would gain a need to always know the most accurate truth he can.

Also if he meets an alternate version of Noelle in Undertale I feel like he would crash out a little-

This particular fledgling trait of his would get him into as much trouble as it would get him out of.

It would not go well.

Like she would be just too similar and too different simultaneously.

And most likely? A lot younger.

Someone he would know as his "superior" would now be in grade school-

Honestly depending on how far he is on his character development ark- it would change how he'd react but I feel like for most of it he would just avoid her-

Which again fits really well with the skeleton siblings which is really funny.

And there're so many interesting directions you could take the character Arc especially compounded with like different routes, and that's not even talking about how the divination would work into it.