Assumed in the past by Humans to be cursed or haunted objects, and otherwise assumed to be a type of Ghost Monster, "Living Dolls" are not at all undead and can be better likened to snails or molluscs. Their external body is not the true Monster, but a protective house that grows around them. As such, their "skin" is hard to the touch, and their natural DEF tends to be rather high.
Extracting the Monster from its shell is a surefire way to kill it, and it is very much a one-way process in that there is no way to put them back in in a way that will save them. They can survive for a time if the extraction process is not "too" physically traumatic, but becoming dust is inevitable.
Every "shell" is different. Some are more or less humanoid; some have and some lack detatchable parts.
In Bunny's case, he lacks a"true"face. Each "face" is a magically created mask, of which he has many in reserve for a variety of expressions, but getting stuck on one that doesn't match the situation at all happens often. A moment of obfuscation is required to change expressions lest the nature of this physical quirk (and exploitable weak spot) become noticeable to anyone with keen observational skills.
It is possible to forcibly remove his "face," but it is highly inadvisable as it is a surefire way to make an enemy out of a mad scientist.
The black spots on his external shell are also weak points. They're places where his internal body isn't covered by the shell, and as such, they're soft to the touch.
The magibio limb of the Sci Lab Trio and its medical expert vying for the position of Royal Physician, Alphys – much to her chagrin – is the one that has to patch the two idiots up whenever they get scrappy or perform an experiment in such a way as to eschew every single rule of laboratory safety. Fortunately, she is very, very good at it.
She is, however, not above using her boss for her more experimental procedures and cures. As of yet she has not subjected him to her DT research, but it’s always tempting…
There was a time when she confused the hell out of her boss by signing some of her research papers (those relating to DT and the use of genetically altered fungi as limb replacements or whole bodies for ghost monsters) as Shel after reading some human book she found at the dump (“Frank and Stine” or something of the sort). The confusion has since been cleared up and she continues to do this as a means to differentiate between her research and collabs or things assigned for her to do a write-up on.
She has a side-gig creating toys that cannot be elaborated upon in detail on this website. They're made out of genetically altered fungi, come in many styles, and interface with a monster's own senses via magic. (She can also provide new limbs for those missing them... Or for those whom just want more hands! Or feet. Or wings.)
Funds go to funding her research… And wardrobe!
Her LV is unknown and she likes to keep it that way.
Comic "Fuse" Sans Serif Better ref. incoming eventually.
The hot-headed machinist of the Sci Lab Trio. Clocking in at exactly four feet even when he isn’t wearing his boots (they add a little less than an inch), this guy pretty much lives up to his pun of a pet name–even though he either has yet to realize it, or has already since vented his frustrations about it.
He has a terrible handle upon his temperament. Resorting to violence isn’t unheard of. He’s the scourge of unruly computational devices everywhere. Fortunately he knows how to fix most of the things his anger issues drive him to break.
For those he can’t fix, there’s always Alphys.
His LV is 8, though he doesn’t like admitting to it. Achieving that level of violence wasn’t on purpose. Some people just have a habit of not knowing when to shut up.
On Friday evenings he has a side-gig at BP’s Resort. His comedy routines are rife with gallows humor and generally dark jokes. With that said, however, he is a Sans at heart – he will not pass up on a terrible pun.
His other side-gig involves tuning up and otherwise improving upon his and other monster’s rides. What, you think there aren’t alternative means of transportation? The Underground cave systems are spacious enough for motorized bikes and those fancy doohickeys with the claws that scale the cave walls like spiders.
POST-BUNNY After the inevitable occurs, Chara jumps ship and offers Fuse the same deal they offered Bunny. He, of course, accepts, and proceeds to Reset to the point they last saved -- except Bunny no longer exists so things are a little different. Rather than coming-to in the lab with his fist through one of the monitor screens he comes-to at one of the snowy region's outposts.
It's about a year before Frisk falls. In the meantime, Fuse adjusts to sharing his existence with a playful human ghost (who has a lot of horrible stories about all the timelines where Bunny f***ed up) whilst also adjusting to all the changes that he's unfamiliar with. His brother proves to be a positive influence on his temperament; unlike Bunny, who encouraged and enabled all of his negative traits, Papyrus, alias pending, encouraged and enabled the more positive ones.
When Frisk does fall, they're immediately hostile. However, they have to contend with a monster who isn't going to put up with their bullsh*t as soon as they leave the Ruins, who can Reset and learn from past timelines.
The problem, of course, is that Chara's Save Point is about a year before Frisk falls. Every time Fuse Resets they have to wait another year-or-so before Frisk falls again. Fortunately they can also Remember whenever Frisk Resets. It's still a big jumbled mess, compounded by the fact that each Reset brings a little piece of Bunny back extremely wrongly so even when Fuse sets them back a year, after some time, it offers little reprieve: his ex eventually pieces himself back together enough to "return" as a creepy abomination of his former self.
Somehow, some way still left unfigured out, the Barrier is still eventually destroyed; Frisk, Chara, and Bunny all die (again) or get erased (again) in the process.
SURFACE ERA Due to absolutely no legitimate businesses feeling up to hiring a guy who is actually qualified for several things but lacks "proper certification," he ends up working at a chopshop and rubbing elbows with the criminal underbelly of the city. He quickly becomes very good at carjacking.
His brother doesn't agree with his life choices, of course. On more than one occasion Paps ends up having to bail him out of jail. Fuse always makes sure to pay him back with interest, of course.
Occasionally Fuse runs a stand selling rather obscene but also kind'a cute food creations at the behest of his brother who keeps trying to push him towards legal means of making money. Unfortunately he does not have a food handling license and humans are way too easily scandalized.
He keeps in touch with Alphys--in this last timeline they were work colleagues. She often drags him out to classy and cute cafes when her fish woman's too busy to go with her.
CONCEPT The character’s basic position in the story and in her own fictitious existence. The Hierophant - Divine inspiration. Mercy. Control over spiritual needs. Conformity.
IMPULSE The character’s wants, needs, instincts, dementias, etc.. Seven of Wands - Beating the odds. Victory over all competition. Winning a fight or struggle.
IDEAL The character’s beliefs, goals, hopes, fears, morals, etc.. Two of Wands - Creative use of energy. Bringing together ideas. Focusing on a single objective. Working together for a common goal. Unifying forces.
PAST How the character’s saga began. Nine of Swords RX - Improved outlook. Better health.
INTERIM What went on between the Past and the Present. How the character got where he is now. The Star - Hope. Sign of good things. Renewed faith. Fulfillment in life's pleasures.
PRESENT The character’s current lot in life. The Lovers RX - Separation. Division. Conflict.
FUTURE What is likely to happen to the character in the future. Page of Cups RX - A selfish person. Secretive. A liar or lazy person.
[FUSE]
CONCEPT The character’s basic position in the story and in her own fictitious existence. Nine of Swords RX - Improved outlook. Better health.
IMPULSE The character’s wants, needs, instincts, dementias, etc.. Queen of Swords RX - Cruel and deceitful. Bad tempered.
IDEAL The character’s beliefs, goals, hopes, fears, morals, etc.. Ten of Swords RX - Improving situations. A slight edge over one's hardships. A pause in calamity.
PAST How the character’s saga began. Two of Swords RX - Flasehoods. Lies. Treachery.
INTERIM What went on between the Past and the Present. How the character got where he is now. Knight of Wands RX - Unforeseen disruption. Sudden change of plans. Interruption. Delay.
PRESENT The character’s current lot in life. Judgment RX - Fearful of death. Guilty feelings. Worry. Delay.
FUTURE What is likely to happen to the character in the future. Six of Swords RX - Inability to break free of bad circumstances. Entrapment in miserable events.
I pick the cards at complete random from various points in the deck so how dink ass up there almost got all swords is a mystery 🫠 albeit it's fitting so I guess it worked out.
This is mainly for my own benefit so that I have yet another place to store information and ideas'n junk.
• Characters are based on songs. Probably not original. I do not care!
Since they're my main focus I only have WDG's and Sans' picked out. Namely,
LOVE LOVE NIGHTMARE - specifically this version - for whom is obvious. It even goes into the planned "ending" if you do enough mental gymnastics ("Everyone is just getting in our way. I will remove them all using Science. Oh, you do not like that? Then remove me." (Spoiler: he does.))
Qbomb's Crackershock for Sans whose pseudonym is Fuse. Don't yet have a cemented au-ified design for that guy--I need to finagle in the blues and teals.
I'm tempted to use this one for Frisk but they're not relevant until after The Catastrophe, which won't be a thing here or probably ever, lol.
But if I do persist long enough this song is totally Bunny-haunting/taunting/still obsesssing over-Fuse after the fact.
I wanted to use this one for Alphys but it's just... Canon Alphys... lol
[ Bunny -> Fuse || "I can make him worse." ] He succeeds until he doesn't. [ Bunny -> Alphys || "I can make her the same as me." ] He doesn't succeed at all. Alphys doesn't follow in his footsteps to manipulate that fish she's craving. She doesn't graduate beyond stalker. (She does, however, become friends with her boss and his boyfriend. She knows the things that go on between them but she's smart enough to know not to try to interfere. Given her specialty in Monster physio/bio, she'll sometimes use her boss as a guinea pig to test out new cures or medical procedures. If he's gonna go and get himself hurt anyway... Why not?)
(s. memo: normal white eyes, goes all crossed-out when angwy similar as to how WDG's go all heartsy; this'll probably be a thing in general)
This song works for a potential Chara-Bunny alliance I've been considering:
○ Chara was murdered and eaten by the vulture-Royal Scientist while out and about with Asriel one horrible day. They tried many times to Reset and avoid this fate, but they failed each time. As it was ultimately a complete and utter sh*tshow, their Soul wasn't contained nor was it absorbed. They've haunted the Underground ever since.
○ Until they decided to meddle a 'little,' anyway; in a failed timeline, Bunny was on the precipice of dying courtesy of f***ing with Fuse a little too much. Chara decided to lend a hand, merging very posthumously with him after striking up some sort of deal, granting him the ability to Reset and Remember.
○ Chara's end goal is [???]. Bunny's end goal is the perfect "happily Forever after."
○ This is probably how Bunny managed to break the level cap. Additionally, the False Window likely shows Chara's stats prior to their demise. (They were rather a frail human.)
○ This of course means that Asriel is still alive and plagued with guilt over their adopted sibling's murder--and the current King of the Underground. Asgore and Toriel are still together and really old; they both inhabit the quaint Ruins home.
○ When Bunny inevitably does the thing that permakills him (more or less), Chara makes a deal with Fuse and gives him the same abilities they gave Bunny (Reset & Remember). He Resets. Of course, this doesn't bring Bunny back (not in whole) -- the Universe compensates. Alphys becomes the Royal Scientist in his stead. So on and so forth.
○ When Frisk falls, they are hostile. They have to contend with a monster that can Reset and Remember (who isn't keen on just letting them go on a rampage) as well right off the bat, though.
○ Every Reset brings a little garbled void-twisted piece of Bunny back. They coalesce into something nightmarish and still very obsessed with their ex-boyfriend!
○ It's Fuse's own personal hell! ♥
◘ As for Chara "Splatter(ed)" Dreemurr, they're a nice kid, really. A tad bit f***ed up considering they've died horribly multiple times and spent who knows how along alone gradually burning out, but decent. Mischievous, playful, impish, kind of pixie-like. They were murdered, and this guy was about to be murdered, too; they need a host before they burn out completely, and this guy doesn't want to die; they can fix that by granting him the ability to Reset and Remember (which is the best they can do at this point), which also grants them a host which means they won't eventually disappear for good... And they're curious! Can he ultimately escape Death's clutches, or will he fail, too?
◘ Not wanting to ultimately burn out is also why they make the same deal with Fuse when Bunny inevitably ends up 'dead for good.'
◘ They're avoiding Asriel for their own reasons - namely, they don't want to like, torture the poor guy by making him remember them, or something.
◘ Chara's name is rarely, if ever uttered in the Underground. Asriel gets very upset when he hears their name and remembers the day they were murdered right in front of him while all he could do was scream and cry.
• It is, shamelessly, a dumping place for my kinks. This is self-explanatory and won't become relevant on this website 😪 but if you're good at sleuthing you'll find this guy elsewhere... But it still won't be relevant--he doesn't want you.
• For the sake of interaction WDG's probably created some app that lets him connect to the multiversal internet or make portals or something loll I dunno 😪 this whole shindig is a work in progress baybee.
• If his Sans were to fall before his time this crazy idiot would inject them both with DT to form an amalgamate. No dying. Only staying together. Forever. :)
• He saw this lovely assistant of his punch out a monitor during work hours because of infuriating technical difficulties or something of the sort and thought to himself, I bet that I could make that guy worse. (And he succeeds! Post-Catastrophe, Fuse/Sans fares much better in handling his issues because he doesn't have this influence in his life anymore (...more or less).)
• Instead of Gaster Blasters, given his boyfriend's penchant for punching things Bunny instead made Gloves.
• The Royal Scientist from a little before the Barrier's erection had a taste for Human meat - especially after it had been left out for a while. Vultures, y'know...? Anyway, when the Monsters were trapped Underground, her first order of business was to try and create a substitute. This ended up with Waterfall having to be renamed The Meat Cavern from the strange fungus she cultivated. The entire Underground is now a red haze of spores that smell sickly-sweet - thankfully the fungus itself can only actually grow in the former Waterfall, but it has begun adapting to grow in New Home. New Home residents are advised to burn it if they find it there. Isn't Science wonderful?
• Bunny's mother was a Boss Monster with several concubines. She wanted him to follow in her foot-steps, hinting that he had taken after her in typing, but some time in his teens she met an unfortunate 'accident.' Bunny was taken in by the current Royal Scientist, who was much more successful in shaping his future. (And who also met an unfortunate 'accident.')
Fig. Nya Fuse
• The Resort is run by BP: Bartholome(o)w Pickles (otherwise known in Classic as Burgerpants). It's a family-friendly joint by day and a sleazy strip joint by night, complete with escorts and the weekly comedy night.
• Alphys is Hot Goth GF but too awkward to land that fish on her lonesome (or with Bunny's "help"). Her goal is to become the Royal Physician, and she hopes her research into DT will land her that position. Her side project features Mettaton, biosci, and meaty fungal limbs meticulously grown from altered samples of the Meat Cavern fungus infesting former Waterfall. Yeah, she has read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and she's a bit obsessed. (Meanwhile, Bunny is the one low-key into the animays.)
• I can't really expand upon this AU's Alphys on this website beyond saying she's a freaky li'l thing... But I can provide her appearance!
