weekend at salty's

[detanimetion]

[So evidently they managed to get interdimensional television in Salty's! Wow, how convenient. Instead of using this for useful things like figuring out how to get back home or check up on how their friends are doing, obviously they're just going to popcorn.gif to Cradle's Week 6 trial and aftermath instead.

Everyone huddle up around Clover and Rhys for comfort...or sidle away from Rhys. Either way works.]

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[jackhole]

[ hi, here is rhys diligent as ever, watching tv as he mops. the more the trial progresses, the more he frowns before he just sort of leans on his mop and stares open mouthed at the tv. ]

Was I that much of a dick once? [ looking around the room ] Seriously, was I -- was I like that, once?

[ omg he feels so betrayed by his future self ]

[thebonezone]

[listen if anyone got that tv working its the fucking skeleton, so. shrugs]

Eh, alternate dimensions are complicated. Maybe you were, maybe you would be. Who cares? It's some other Rhys.

[jackhole]

[ just nodding here. sans is totally right! ]

Yeah, and like -- Jack isn't even that bad? I don't get what his problem is. He can be a little... weird but I stabbed him then started yelling at him about his daughter. That's kind of an asshole thing to do.

[ flaps hands ]

But, yeah. He's another Rhys. Maybe Jack really is that bad where he comes from?

[thebonezone]

[i mean... the dude is obviously unhinged but sans isn't gonna judge]

Like I said, that stuff can be messy. Timelines an' all that jazz. The choices you make make up who you end up being way more than you'd think. Which is why I choose to do nothing so much. Lot easier.

[jackhole]

[ jack's still his one true love, let him dream. ]

Sans, you know that basically makes you a lot of nothing, right?

[thebonezone]

yeah. whyddya think I'm a skeleton?

[friendboned]

I THINK... YOU ARE A NICE ALIEN RHYS!!!! MAYBE PAST YOU ISN'T THE BEST YOU YET... BUT YOU'LL GET THERE!!

ALTHOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE LIVING IN THE VENTS. COULD YOUR PAST SELF.... BE LOOKING FOR ME???

[How scandalous]

[jackhole]

[ uhm ]

Well, wait. No, Papyrus. Apparently he's me from the future? I guess. I don't really know.

[ . . . ]

He's probably looking for you.

[detanimetion]

Hey, that Jack ass totally deserves it. I''d wanna kick his teeth in so far down his throat he'd be eating out of his ass too! You might be a dick, but you're being a dick for justice.

[and then Rhys starts talking shit about Light and she winces]

Uh...okay, some justice.

[jackhole]

[ covering his mouth with a hand here. oh my godddd, other him. stop this. this is so bad. ]

I sweaaaar I know better now. Clover's going to kill me. She's just -- she's just going to do it, I'm so dead.

[detanimetion]

Don't worry, I'll protect you! [wow she must really like Rhys if she's offering to save him from Clover instead of joining in!] I'll only let her hit you a couple dozen times. [or not...listen this is as good as it gets from Undyne okay it's practically a declaration of eternal friendship

and yeah she's just. staring as other Rhys keeps going]

Your counterpart, on the other hand, is super freaking dead if he ever steps foot here.

[fourleafcleaver]

[has clover ever looked more uncomfortable in her ENTIRE LIFE than she does when shitty alternate rhys is up there on his anti-jack campaign calling her a crybaby?? the answer is "no" up until the part where he starts talking shit about light. very nearly falling off a fucking barstool over here because you can't like curl into those, that's not what they're for, but good effort, clover.

anyway time for rhys to fucking die]

Hey, Rhys. [LOUDLY....... not screaming but definitely trying to drown out the fucking alternate universe argument happening over there] Gimme your shoe.

[it is not a request.

is he really in any position to deny her]

[jackhole]

[ no, there is absolutely no possible way he can deny her. there is a deep sigh here as he pinches the bridge of his nose before he drops his mop against the wall and bends down to pull off his shoe.

it takes a bit of hopping and skipping around before, alright. there it is.

then he'll just hand it over to clover. ]

Yeah, I deserved that.

[ despite the fact that he, technically, didn't do anything. ]

[fourleafcleaver]

[a solemn nod. he does deserve that. glad we're on the same page.

and she hops down from the barstool and just kind of. walks off. with the shoe. and for a second or two it definitely seems like she's about to just, like, leave the room with it and keep it forever and then she stops. turns around.]

Okay, stay still.

[and CHUCKS THE SHOE AT HIS HEAD]

[detanimetion]

[Well she'd started watching this shitstorm go down with interest, since she's aware that it's happening to entirely different people in an entirely different universe despite the whole alternate self thing. As it continues though and her friends keep getting hurt/traumatized/doxxed/killed/encouraged to revenge murder (okay that last one she's cool with if only it wasn't from that one asshole), she starts losing grip of the whole separate realities thing and getting angrier and angrier until she's actually trying to claw her way into the TV like the girl from the Ring.]

Sans! Tell me how to go through this stupid thing, I've got some people I need to strike down! I'll make them regret ever even looking at Clover and Rhys!

[thebonezone]

yeah, that ain't a thing. like. at all.

[fourleafcleaver]

I'm, um, not sure that's...

[actually you know what. she's just gonna let her go for it. maybe Undyne'll break the TV in the process if she doesn't just end up breaking the laws of space-time and hauling her way through there anyway

go get 'em glittersis]

[dhaosu]

...Demons, again?

[ says the Demon King ]

[okuri]

It's a mess. They should just kill her again.

[dhaosu]

[ He'd chuckle darkly. ]

They should. That is one way to be sure she's truly clear from demonic possession.

[okuri]

[He's happy they're in agreement, even if it's hard to tell.]

...they're even softer than the people with us were. No one even volunteered to try. [ Just, how. He's certain that in a situation like theres, someone would have at least made an attempt.]

[dhaosu]

Just kind?

[ ... ]

Too afraid as well. Then again, maybe someone figured she'd have too many friends to defend her.

[okuri]

She was prone for several seconds, it's an easy target regardless. [ A beat.]

I would have done it.

[dhaosu]

Hm, true.

[ He could cast in one second and it'd be done... this sounds horrible though, so he won't say that at least. Ah, the pains of having a conscience. ]

Whilst you were taking care of her, perhaps I could have even destroyed Rhys' demonic spawn counterpart. That way two were down... all in all, I'm not surprised. Humans are faulty creatures who are foolish enough not to know when to make the right decisions. Most of them would have wanted her alive for their own selfish...

[ HERE HE GOES AGAIN WITH HIS DISLIKING OF HUMANS

besides like Yoite. He likes Yoite and maybe some other human but I forgot since most of his human friends are DEAD ]

[okuri]

[ He waits until Dhaos is done talking, nodding when the blond is finished.]

It doesn't surprise me that Rhys had a demon in him. [ The smallest of smiles.]

They lack the will power to actually follow through with what needed to be done. When Buddy evaded the vote it was because people were naive...this is beyond that.

[dhaosu]

[ He'll be smirking at that too. To indicate yes, he's not surprised either. ]

Those with weak wills make simple targets for demonic possession.

[ HE'D KNOW, CONSIDERING. ]

Look at those fools, fumbling over each other pitifully... such is the truth of some burdened with human nature. Do you think they will ever be as successful as we have been in tearing enemies asunder in the end?

[fourleafcleaver]

[why are you guys doing this to clover she thought you loved her what the fuck can't we just CHANGE THE CHANNEL

While the trial's on she's making aggressive attempts to keep busy. Aggressive snack-making. Aggressive carrying things between rooms. Aggressive cleaning, even; who is this and what have they done with Clover that she's actually deigning to wipe countertops. Aggressive accidentally dropping glasses on the floor, and by dropping I mean hurling. Aggressively hurling glasses on the floor when she thinks no one's looking so she can blame the shattering noises on being clumsy.

Oops.

[someone hug Clover


On the other hand, once we get to the bit where this alternate universe self of hers is out there taking down some kind of alien demon monster bullshit with a goddamn axe like as big as she is, Clover is utterly fucking enraptured.]

Did you guys see that? [She's looking around to make sure everyone else (or at least like, everyone whose opinions she cares about) is as hype as she is about this before she gets too excited, because yeah her alternate self over there is at least a liiiittle unhinged, but even though she's got her hands over her mouth she's so starry-eyed.]