Alphys had texted her girlfriend and told her to come join her in the back near where the employees go into while waiting for Minerva to change. She was not sure if the punk was still around but she was not going to risk something happen to the love of her life. Sighing she thinks over the past few weeks since the young woman came into their lives.

She was a interesting person, and while at first she was on edge with her especially seeing she had magic she could see that she was a good person. And could also see how Sans has come to feel close to her. Quickly becoming her and Undyne's opt. Though she would not have supported the opt if she had not been shadowing her whenever she got the chance to find out where she worked if she was able. Mostly due to honing in on her soul signature a skill that helped her to locate Chara in the underground.

Tonight was the night she was going to try and make a step to befriend her and evaluate with Undyne how she feels about Sans so they can get their ship to sail. She makes her skeleton bestie happy and STARS be damned if she was going to see his soul be crushed if the girl does not feel the same.

She will MAKE it work no matter what. He needs her in his life, not as a replacement for his brother but someone that he will be able to be close to in a role she can't do for him. Even if she wants him to open up to her she knows that from what she has observed that he is more open to Minerva than he is with anyone else... Papyrus would have been on edge about that but he would probably be happy that someone is making his brother happy for him while he can not.

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Having a council member from that mage group show up was not a good sign though. Made her glad that her and Undyne had made the plan to step forth unknowingly the same day they seemed to try and go after her. It would be a good idea for her to not go back to where she lives currently.

If there is anything to go by from what was told about that group they are sleezy and make it their job to know where mages are living, and know how to get in. They likely have a back up plan where if they could not reach her here to reach her when she was alone in that apartment. Does not help that the apartment is in a not monster friendly part of town but had been the only part that she could afford according to her.

...Hmmm... perhaps she could try and drop hints that she could stay with Sans for a while. For protection since it is in the middle of the monster community and also has the majority of the ex-guards living in the area so that it would be hard for the mages in question to reach her. Safest place in the city next to the Dreemurr household. Does not hurt that them living together would also help the opt grow stronger and faster.

Grinning widely as she cackles with mirth. This was going to work. And if those people that are from the council try to do anything to harm Sans and his future datemate well...

They will feel the wrath of the former captain of the royal guard.

Undyne quickly leaves cash for the meal and a tip as she heads back to where Alphys mention in the text. She felt very wary at the appearance of that man whom just left. It was very... foreboding. She was going to have to give Minerva something to use to signal that she is in trouble if they are aware that she told everyone about the Mage Council and how they handle matters. After having been told she had in private sent some nano-drones that she designed out to try and locate areas that have probable Council members to keep tabs and record information in the off chance they have plans to harm monster kind or trap everyone below ground again. Or worse.

She also placed tracker system in place with other nano-drones that hold a different branch of them so that all monsters from soulings that have just been brought into the world to the oldest of monsters health and locations are recorded at all times. Another precaution. Minerva herself has one though she would not know it since the nano-drone has merged with her skin and is not visable. She felt bad for keeping it a secret but it was a needed one.

She did it for everyone's safety, and while some would feel it invasive it is better then the alternative where something happens like it had almost happened tonight. If she and Alphys were not here it is likely Minerva would have been captured. It is possible that it could have been a check up. But with the way the man was looking at her... it told her that he was forming plans in his head on how to get her alone.

Made her inner otaku start to rise up in protectiveness. The very fact that the appearance of that man making it possible for something to happen to prevent the opt between Sans and his human instilled her rare rare rage form itself. When she meets the eyes of her lover she saw that they were in agreement without having to speak a word. If someone out there from the group of mages in question tries anything...

They will come to regret messing with the opt that will be protected no matter the cost.