Chapter 38: Alphys date
Well, this is going to stink… i already got the letter from Undyne so… i knock on the door and then slip it underneath.
"O-oh no… is that another another letter…? I don't want to open it… can't I just slide it back out...?... n… no… I can't keep doing this. I'll read this one… um its… it's shut kind of strongly. Hold on…" I hear some kind of chainsaw behind the door… the door starts to open "hey, if this is a joke, it's…" she sees it's me. "Oh my god! Did you write this letter? It wasn't signed, so, I have no idea who could have… oh my god. Oh no. that's adorable. And i had no idea you, um, wrote that way. It's surprising, too… after all the horrible stuff i did… i don't really deserve to be forgiven… much less, um… this? And so passionately too… you know what? Ok! I'll do it! I-it's the least i can do to make it up to you. Y-yeah! Let's go on a date!"
*Dating start…?
"Uhhh, sorry! I'm still getting dressed!" I hear Alphys off somewhere else. She comes back wearing a polka dot dress. "H-how do I look? My friend helped me pick out this dress. She's got a great sense of… um… anyway! Let's do this thing!"
*Dating sta-
"H-h-hey! W-w-wait! Actually, we still can't start the date yet!"
*Dating… stop?
"Umm, i've got to give you items to raise your affection statistic, first!" I doubt that, but ok? "That'll increase the chance of a successful outcome to the date! Right…? Anyway, don't worry, i'm prepared! I've been stockpiling gifts in anticipation for a date like this! F-first i've got… some metal armor polish!" … "... um, maybe you can't use that. But! I also bought some cream for your skin!"... i have fur… i don't see that working well... " uh, your… skin… uh, well,how about… this spear repair kit! That i, uh…" i swear, Alphys just has all of that stuff set up as an 'emergancy date kit' or something stashed in that lab somewhere. "hey, let's just forget about the items! Let's just start the date!
*Dating! Start!
"Yeah! let's, uh, date!"
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"... uh… do you… like… anime...?"
"Sure."
"H-hey! Me to!"
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"Hey! Let's! Go somewhere! But where is a good place to go on a date...? … I've got it! Let's go to the garbage dump!" We both start walking towards the garbage dump…
-Timeskip-
"Here we are!" we eventually reached the garbage dump. "This is where undyne and I go all the time. We find all sorts of great stuff here. Heh, she's really… uh…" … "oh no. that's her over there! I c-can't let her see me on a date with you! O-oh no! Here she comes!" Alphys dives behind a nearby trashcan.
"Hey! There you are!" i look behind me and Undyne is there, wearing a leather jacket. "I,uh, realized, if you deliver that thing… it might be a bad idea. So i'm gonna do it! Give it to me!"
"Uh… I kinda already delivered it…"
"What! Nghaaaa! Have you at least seen her!?"
"yes."
"Yes? So she's around here somewhere… thanks. I'll keep looking." Undyne runs off to keep searching as Alphys comes out of hiding.
"Oh my god… w...well, I guess it's obvious, huh? I… uh… really like her… I mean, more than I like other people! I'm sorry. I j-j-just figured… y-you know… it'd be f-fun to go on, like a cute, kind of… pretend date with you? T-to make you feel better? … well, it sounds kind of worse when I put it like that. I'm sorry. I messed up again. Undynes the person I. um… really want to go on a date with. But i mean, she's WAY out of my league. N-not that you aren't, um, cute! But… Undyne… she's so confident… and strong… and funny… and i'm just a nobody. A fraud. I'm the royal scientist, but… all i've ever done is hurt people. I've told her so many lies, she thinks i'm… she thinks i'm a lot cooler than I actually am. If she gets close to me, she'll… she'll find out the truth about me… what should I do?"
"You should tell her the truth."
"...the truth...? But if i tell her that, she'll hate me! Isn't it better this way? To live a lie where both people are happy… or a truth where neither of us are? They say 'be yourself'. But I don't really like who 'myself' is. I'd rather just be whatever makes people like me. Eheheheh… … … … no, you're right. Every day i'm scared. Scared what will happen if people find out the truth on their own. They'll all get hurt because of me… but how can i tell Undyne the tr… truth? I d-dont have the confidence… i'm going to mess it up! How can i practice!?"
"Let's try roleplaying it."
"R...roleplay? … that actually sounds kind of fun! Ok, which one of us will be Undyne?"
"I'll be Undyne."
"Oh. right. Obviously. Eheh. Ahem. h-hi Undyne… h-how are you doing today?
"I'm fine."
"Ha! Ha! Glad to hear it! … uhh, so i'd like to, um, talk to you about something."
"What is it, Alphys."
"Umm, you see... i… i… I… I h-haven't been exactly truthful with you… Y… You see, I… I… Oh, forget it! Undyne! I… I want to tell you how i feel! Y-your so brave… and s-strong… A-and nice… Y-you always listen to me when i talk about nerdy stuff. Y-you always do your best to make me feel special. Like t-telling me you will beat up anyone that gets in my way… UNDYNE! I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANY MORE! I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU! HOLD ME, UNDYNE! HOLD ME!" and thus, i broke Alphys.
"WHAT did you just say?"
"U...Undyne… I… was… just…"
"Hey, woah, wait a second. Your outfit's really cute! What's the occasion?... wait a second… are you two… on a date?"
"Uh, yes? I mean, uh, no! I mean we were, but… i mean, we were only romantically roleplaying as you!"
"WHAT?"
"I MEAN… i mean… I've been lying to you."
"What? About what?"
"About… well… Everything! Remember how i told you that that seagrass was scientifically important. Really, i just… i just use it to make ice cream. And those monster history books i keep reading… those are just dorky comic books! And the history movies… those… those are just, uh, anime! They aren't real! And that time i told you i was busy with work on the phone… i was just eating frozen yogurt in my pajamas… and i…"
"Alphys."
"I...I just wanted to impress you! I just wanted you to think i was smart and cool. That i wasn't some… nerdy loser."
"Alphys." Undyne starts rubbing alphys on the head.
"Undyne, I… I really think you're neat, ok…"
"Alphys." she kneels down and hugs Alphys. "Shhhhh. Shhhh" before picking her up and throwing her into the air. She falls through some basketball hoop and lands in a nearby trashcan.
Geeeet dunked on!
"Alphys! I… think you're neat, too, i guess. But you've got to realize. Most of what you said really doesn't matter to me. I don't care if you're watching kid cartoons or reading history books. To me, all that stuff's just nerdy Crap! What i like about you is that you're passionate! You're analyticall! It doesn't matter what it is! You care about it! 100-Percent! At maximum power!... so, you don't have to lie to me. I don't want you to have to lie to anyone anymore. Alphys… i want to help you become happy with who you are! And i know just the training you need to do that!"
Alphys struggles in the trashcan, and pops her feet out of the bottom. "Undyne… you… y-you're gonna train me...?"
"Pffft, what? Me?" papyrus comes in through one of the trash piles wearing his 'jogboy' outfit. "Nah, i'm gonna get Papyrus to do it."
"GET THAT BODY SHAKING! IT'S TIME TO JOG 100 LAPS, HOOTING ABOUT HOW GREAT WE ARE!"
"Ready? I'm about to start the timer…"
"U-undyne… i'll do my best…" alphys and papyrus take off running, leaving just undyne and I…
"Oh my god! She was kidding, right!? Those cartoons… those comics… those are still real, right!? Anime's real, right?!" undyne looks hysterical, borderline insane.
"Anime is not real."
"no...NO! I can feel my heart breaking into pieces! … no, i can survive this… i have to be strong. For Alphys. Thank you, Frisk, for telling me the truth. I'll try my best to live in this world… see you later!" she leaves… whelp, that was boring. Almost exactly the same as normally. Well, i'm off to the lab. Time to find out what really happened down there.
End of chapter 38
*(this chapter took basically 5 minutes to create… all I had to do was just copy the lines from the cannon date and alter a few of the lines to make it work… sorry, but i can GUARANTEE the next few chapters will be almost entirely unique! Hope you guys like it! Until then, leave a review!)