entranceway | e x p e r i m e n t #05 (accidental video)

[When the broadcast starts, it goes from silence to the immediate noise of two people screaming, punctuated by the sound of laser gunshots and mechanical whirring. It seems the device is on a side-table, giving a flat view of Ford and Alphys… perched on another table. Alphys is curled up, hands over her head, looking incredibly distressed, while Ford seems to be shooting at something off-camera.]

Oh m-my god, oh my god, we’re going to d-die here, I’m so s-sorry, I didn’t know they were all going to start...

Don’t worry! I happen to have excellent aim.

[All of a sudden, something takes a flying leap up onto the table, and Alphys yells as Ford shoots it down. The ensuing shot causes the device to fall over, revealing the floor is absolutely covered in knife wielding box tentacles, some with multiple arms, some with multiple knives, all running over each other and stabbing the floor, themselves, and the table. Alphys is still yelling. Ford is still shooting. It looks like an absolute catastrophe.]

Maybe we shouldn’t have prototyped them with the basic ability to learn--

Well it w-would have been fine if it was just, y-you know, one of them! They weren’t all supposed to turn on at the same time!

[Suddenly, Alphys turns her head and seems to notice the device, turning herself around and reaching out to grab it, bringing it in close to her and Ford.]

Uh, t-this is totally under control! No need to panic! I d-don’t, uhm, know how long this has been broadcasting, but, it’s f-fine! … And m-maybe don’t come to Ford’s room for, uhm, a little bit, for uh. Reasons.

Is that thing on? Uh, I mean-- Yes! Everything is absolutely, 100% under control. There is no need to worry about anythi-- [Ford cuts himself off and hisses.] Watch out, Alphys! I think it just tasted my blood!!

Oh g-god please don’t let that do anything new.

[And the device blinks off, cutting out the mechanical whirring sounds with it.]

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[What is... what is going on. What did Toriel just watch.]

...Hello? Is everything okay?

Do you need any help?

[At first, just a fleeting, half-second shot of Chara's face.

Then, they set the screen down.

In the background, muffled but audible:]

Frisk. FRISK.

Frisk, you have to talk to them. Alphys hates me, she'd never let me have one of those, but look at those things. I need one. Frisk.

[Well...for all the weird shit Zacharie has seen, this is now pretty high up on the list. Regardless whenever they get things under control enough to check the video again, there's a man in a cat mask watching them.]

Ahaha, now that is a rather curious object you two have made. What were you attempting to do?

[There's nothing but amusement in his voice.]

[The video cuts back on to Alphys' face, looking. Still kind of terrified.]

It's, uhm, p-probably better nobody comes in here?? If we open the door they might. Uhm. E-Escape.

[The voice is also muffled, Frisk very clearly off-screen, but they still sound exasperated.]

She doesn't hate you!

[Then the device gets tilted upwards as Frisk grabs it, peers at it anxiously.]

Guys? How many of those even are there?

[She looks so embarrassed god help her.]

... M-Many?

Many.

More than i-intended.

Edited (oops typo) 2016-10-18 01:20 (UTC)

What Dr. Alphys said! [He's still shooting, holding the communicator with his free hand.] We'll be just fine.

[He shoots another.] Hah! Eat superheated plasma rays.

[Mettaton watches the entire broadcast, his eyes wide in shock. After a moment, he sends a video back.]

I always joke about any robots Alphys builds being a new member of my family, but I refuse to accept knife-wielding tentacles as kin. I absolutely refuse.

[He pauses for a moment, taking in the situation.]

Do you two. Uh. Need help?

[He says that with some hesitation. While he could certainly take some hits, it wouldn't be pleasant for anyone involved.]

Way more than we intended. We just... got carried away, that's all. No Chara, you can't have one. Maybe.

I would strongly advise against owning one of these.

It was a thinktank! We just felt like doing a little inventing.

[Still muffled. Chara may be hiding behind Frisk, because obviously Alphys would hang up instantly if she saw Chara.]

Tell her we can take care of this little problem! Tell her we'll take them all off her hands! We're not gonna own them, as far as they know. Just... take them. Helpfully. You know.

Edited (html) 2016-10-18 01:24 (UTC)

'Just fine'. Did you not mention something about bleeding?

All I am saying is that if you are trying to burn them, then some fire magic may be able to assist. Though, if you would prefer to handle it yourself, I would at least be willing to heal any cuts you get afterwards.

[Frisk interjects with a more politely blunt alternative:] Or we could blow them all to bits with Chara's rocket launcher.

[... So, uh. Here's a face you probably weren't expecting to have suddenly tuning in to this absolute shitshow, but after poking at the device we just found upon our arrival here a moment ago...]

Lessee here... ah, now the device should be turnin' on--sweet sarsaparilla!

[Is that a floor consisting of knife-wielding tentacles. And a lizard person??

... You know what, we've seen enough, time to turn this thing off immediately.]

I do not think they are bad! If you do not plan on destroying all of them, I would be happy to take a few off your hands for the right price.

[He can think of many wonderful uses for knife welding tentacles, strangely enough.]

Edited 2016-10-18 01:28 (UTC)

Oh! You can heal too? Fantastic! I... might take you up on that offer... depending on how deep these knives can go. I may be old but I can sustain a few scratches.

So uh. You guys have got this under control, right? Because I've read lots of stories about the folly of man, inventing things that were not meant for this world that run amok. They tend to start out a lot like this.

I didn't really expect them to look like tentacle knife boxes, but it's still kind of unsettling.

Frankly, I think o-opening the door would present it's own host of problems, because t-then they could get out.

[She looks very pointedly at Ford when he says Chara can own one. No. Absolutely not.]

[Ford pauses in his shooting spree to squint at his phone. "For the right price" huh?]

Your offer would be slightly more appealing if we didn't live in a mansion loaded with magic closets. Failed science experiments generally shouldn't be let loose amongst the public.

They were just... for... f-fun???

I don't know, we were running some tests, it just. Got away from us.

[She looks pretty embarrassed, to be honest.]

T-They weren't supposed to be for you! They were just a test, and then, it just... h-happened, okay??

[She's having a Day, alright.]

It's p-probably better you don't come, though, uhm, letting them out would probably be... w-worse.

She's right! And I know neither of you kids would want to slice your own face off. Not even you, Chara. Maybe we'll build something that's slightly-- I mean, a lot less deadly.

[He's just firing away. One of the things makes a horrible mechanical screeching noise.]

Ooh. Sorry, little buddy.

[You're going to have to imagine his smile Ford. Stupid mask and all.]

Certainly! But I am very careful with the items I receive as I do not intend to harm anyone. Incapable of it actually, ahha. But the items I sell are from my own world and carry wonderful abilities depending on if you need attack, defense or healing.

[Which either of them might need if the tentacles have their way.]

No, no! As I said. It's under control. [Said the old man who's stood on top of a table still.] Anyway, it's probably for the best you're not getting attached because I'm shooting all of them. Literally.

Well, since Ford's, uhm, l-laser gun doesn't run out of bullets, I uh. I t-think we're gonna make it out of here okay??

I'm sorry, this w-wasn't supposed to happen, oh gosh...

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