You look around in confusion. You wonder where you are. "The flowers are in bloom and the birds will tell." You hear me say. You turn around to see me floating in the air above you, dressed in gray sweatpants, a white shirt with a red heart surrounded by a gray monster soul in the middle. I was wearing a black hoodie that stopped just below my knees. On my left sleeve there were three hearts, one green, one orange, and one blue. There were three more on my right sleeve as well, one cyan, one purple, and one yellow. I had black and white, shoulder length hair, and my mouth and nose were covered by a sick mask that had a copy of Sans's smile on it. "It's a beautiful day to burn in hell." I said with a wink. I then descended and touched down on the ground in front of you. I pulled my hands out of the white pockets of my jacket and did a little bow. "Howdy. I'm A. A the author, and welcome to my realm." You aren't sure how to respond. "You're probably a touch confused why you're here rather than watching Nemo suffer?" You nod slowly. "Weeell… it appears we're having some issues connecting to that universe at the moment. I could show you another reality, but I don't particularly feel like it." You didn't look particularly impressed. You tried to voice your opinion, but found that you couldn't. "Sorry 'bout that, you're on mute at the moment, but I promise that you'll be allowed to speak the next time you come here."
You weren't sure if you liked the idea of coming back here.
"Rood, but fair." I replied with a shrug. I then noticed your look of confusion. "Hm? Oh, I guess it must be weird talking to someone… omnipresent? Is that the right word? Whatever. Point is, I know what you're thinking. Heck, I'm determining… heh… what you're thinking. Pretty wild huh?" You nod against your will. "Glad you agree, sadly I know you're not here to see me, you're here to see my creation."
You realize that he must be talking about DualTale. "Nnn yes and no." I said.
What?
"DualTale isn't an AU. Heck, it's not even an AT, er, Alternate Timeline. DualTale and UnderTale have become one in the same. It's the Classic Universe, it's just that a new gear has been put in the machine." I explained.
You realized that I must be talking about Nemo.
"Bullseye baby!" I said as I did a finger gun at you. "Honestly, he's gotten further than I expected him to. I thought my prototype would've died and stayed dead a whole lot sooner than this."
Wait, what?
"Ah yes… that probably doesn't make a lot of sense huh? Well, I won't mince words. Nemo is a failure." I said simply.
Wow. Harsh.
"Hey, I say it like it is." I say with a shrug. "Nemo's soul is flawed. DIdn't you notice that he has a white soul? You all know that human souls have different attributes based on their color. Orange is Bravery, Blue is Integrity, Green is Kindness, etc. Nemo was meant to have a Determination soul, but it didn't work. I suppose it's no big deal, it was only my first attempt, so I should've realized that I wouldn't nail it on the first try."
Wait, if it's not Determination, then what is it?
"It's nothing. He's blank. Nemo has no attribute. He's nobody." I said simply.
You can't help but feel bad.
I sighed and looked away. "But… maybe it's because he's nobody, that he has the potential to become anybody. Who knows? It's not like I do. I'm just a nobody myself." I said.
I noticed that you were at a loss for words.
"Well golly." I said as I checked my nonexistent wrist watch. "Looks like we're out of time. Which is crazy since time is arbitrary and nonexistent here, but whatevs. It looks like we're about to establish our connection with the story. I do hope to see you again, especially since next time you'll all be allowed to ask me questions, which I'll be more than happy to answer."
You suddenly begin to feel light. You look at your hands to see that they're fading out of existence. "Give Nemo my regards." I said with a wave just before you vanished.
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