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Log D-3

The current date is September 2nd. Maisy turned 9 yesterday. I know I shouldn't mention patient names, but... Something terrible happened this morning. I woke up to a frantic call from her mother and.. and... She wanted to be the owner of a flower shop, for crying out loud... I... I know nobody is listening to these audio logs anyway, why do I need to be professional?!-

The patient was hospitalized yesterday. The magic that made up their marrow structures mutated without warning, and they hadn't been using it much except.. except for helping to plant flowers in their windowsills. They were found screaming on the floor, their marrow spiking out of their skin with blood pooling out from the openings. It... I went to go visit after I got the call, and it was so.. gruesome... They were in so much pain. So much pain that the hospital wasn't ready for. The staff couldn't even give them anything to soothe the pain due to their allergies... There were some bumps underneath their skin that I wouldn't be surprised if they were new mutations waiting to bloom. Even just thinking about it makes me sick... I need to look more into this, but I've been so swamped with work recently. I'm beginning to suspect it might have something to do with the different cells I found previously... Regardless, this is Dr. Alphys, and that concludes my.. my findings.

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Log D-2

The current date is August 26th. Just a bit ago I had the patient and their guardian come into the lab so I could get more samples. I- I partially lied to them and said nothing was the matter, but I wanted to make sure the results were true... And that I could do the guardian's physical while they were here. I got samples from both of them, though nothing was out of the ordinary... Call me insane, but the feeling I had previously about the predicament has gotten worse... As for the old sample, one of the cells seemed to have... have morphed? I'm not too sure how else to explain it... I can't show it to the camera since, well, this is an audio log and all... But, it seems to have formed a cone-like shape? It's.. It's pointed on one side, that's for sure... It seems slightly bigger, but I could just be convincing myself of that... Oh, right, I asked if they had done anything special recently and they said no other than visiting one of the- many rivers in Waterfall... Could be something I look to in the meantime, but I doubt I'll have any time... For all I could know this is nothing and I'm just wasting my time while things are getting more and more restless as the king is still barely operating... I know the king isn't the main focus of these logs, but I'm still worried about him... Maybe I can run some tests on him..? Ah- Hold on, something's changing with the old sample- This is Dr. Alphys, and that concludes my findings for now.

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Log D-1

This is the start of my logs regarding a phenomenon I have yet to find words for, but the current date is August 23rd. I... still don't understand why we- just- still keep track down here... That's besides the point. The main focus of this new string of logs is to document my findings. Yesterday I started a 24 hour test for mollah, since someone was concerned about their child having it. Which, it turned up negative, but... But there was still some kind of change in the cells. That. That doesn't happen. Especially not in monsters, since whenever body cells are extracted and the person uses magic, that- that doesn't use the magic from extracted cells. There's no interconnection. Even then, the changed cells in the petri dish don't... they don't have magic in them. Or- Well. They don't have monster magic in them... Or human, considering the tests I've done on scarred tissue as results of human magic, which rendered our healing magic useless. These cells were normal before, as no mitosis or meiosis occurred, and... Well, and cells don't just pop up and go poof... I dont know how else to describe them, though. It's nothing I've ever seen before. I might call the patient back to the office so I can do a second test... Hopefully there aren't similar cells like this regularly. Though, similar cells or not, I don't.. I don't have a good feeling about this, if I'm being honest. Maybe Undyne is right and I need to sleep more... But, I have too much to do. I can't waste any time. This is Dr. Alphys, and that concludes my findings.

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> Come on, Cryla! I'll race you there!

< Careful now, dear, don't hurt yourself. You're wearing flip flops, after all...

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The Cage The Ribs Hide

The one whose only home is pain

Sees love as nothing more,

They feel as if simply playing a game

And pay no attention to those who mourn

The death of their heart

Within the others's ribcage.

Torn up and splayed out are the thoughts

Of the one that was once a world

That they thought was forever and taught

Strictly for their own

Yet ripped from their skin

With their soul left akin.

Now left is the cold shell

That sometimes still pulses

Yet known to never be well

And open to decisions of impulse

Yearning and longing for the warmth

That was once held within.

Yet once back home

They brace for impact

Leaving it unknown

Their being not intact

Using the heart of another

To put their own back together.

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A royal guardsman does not need to be told his duty, as he knows it within his SOUL.

That is the duty of a royal guardsman.

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Grillby (He/Him)

A hard-working flame elemental who worked his way from the ground up. He tries his hardest to bring smiles to the faces of the underground, and ensure that there's food in every stomach. He often hosts charity events so that he can sustain himself and still give food to those in need without a price. After all, it costs nothing to be kind. While he was never shown that kindness growing up, he strives to be the person he wished would have helped him back then.

He broke off from his family to pursue his dreams of having his own establishment. He enjoys creating new recipes or throwing his own spin on ones already known. Ever since he was little he enjoyed helping around the kitchen, and sometimes still yearns to have that experience with his parents again. Yet, he knows he can't go back, and doesn't wish to hide a part of himself that has grown so prominent.

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Alphys (She/They)

A diligent and kind-hearted reptilian monster who continues to crumble and break down underneath the weight of her studies. She was once passionate about science, with an unquenchable curiosity for all the answers yet unknown. Yet over time, she has grown frail and her mind has become nothing but a slave to fixing the problem the underground faces. She starves as her mind hungers for the data and answers to fix this mess.

She often falls asleep in her lab, only ever for an hour or two and waking due to nightmares. She sees eyes in her dreams, peering upon her with the pressure of the world, as she is the only one capable of freeing monsterkind. Only she can fix this mess. ꪮꪀꪶꪗ ᦓꫝꫀ ᥴꪖꪀ ᠻ꠸᥊ ᭙ꫝꪖꪻ ρ᥅ꪮ᥇ꪶꫀꪑᦓ ᦓρ᥅ꪮꪊꪻꫀᦔ ᠻ᥅ꪮꪑ ꪻꫝꫀ꠸᥅ ꪖꪀᥴꫀᦓꪻꪮ᥅ᦓ

ꪻꫝꫀ ᦓꪻꪖ᥅ᦓ ᥴꪖꪶꪶ ꪮꪊꪻ ꪻꪮ ꫝꫀ᥅.

ᨮ꫶ׁׅ֮ᨵׁׅυׁׅ ƙׁׅ֑ꪀׁׅᨵׁׅᨰׁׅ ᨰׁׅꫀׁׅܻ'ꭈׁׅꫀׁׅܻ hׁׅ֮ꫀׁׅܻꭈׁׅꫀׁׅܻ, ɑׁׅ֮ᥣׁׅ֪℘hׁׅ֮ᨮ꫶ׁׅ֮꯱ׁׅ֒. ᨮ꫶ׁׅ֮ᨵׁׅυׁׅ'᥎꫶ׁׅꫀׁׅܻ ꯱ׁׅ֒ꫀׁׅܻꫀׁׅܻꪀׁׅ υׁׅ꯱ׁׅ֒ ϐׁׅ֒ꫀׁׅܻ⨍ᨵׁׅꭈׁׅꫀׁׅܻ.

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The Starbound One

There's a tale that says a savior will be brought upon the land of those who suffer. This savior is bound by the Wishing Star, sourcing power from it and given as a gift to those in need.

The people of the underground waited.

And they waited.

And waited.

Until the people grew tired of waiting, and research by the royal scientists had begun. They experimented with creating their own savior, figuring that the Starbound One may never arrive themself, and instead needed to be forged by hand. That would show desperation and need. That would show they needed a savior. A savior from the stars.

And still, they hope and they keep trying to create one for themselves,

but to no avail.

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papyrus box is eternal

:]

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Carlos (He/Him)

He's strong-willed and kind-hearted, although can sometimes be rather impulsive when it comes to decisions. He was raised as a warrior in waterfall, but was unable to fight due to being too weak. He wanted to stop the human despite his lack of strength, but ended up shattering the left side of his skull. Because of this he was forced to stay hidden during the neutral route. Afterwards, he decided that he needed to get stronger, so he started training, looking up to Undyne as a role model.

After some time, he grew frustrated and asked the royal scientists to help him. They gave him cybernetic enhancements replacing his right arm & his feet, as well as repairing his skull. He can switch between rockets & normal feet. With his right arm, he can switch between different modes, melee (giving him a blade), ranged (giving him a blaster) and neutral (which gives him a normal hand). Despite these enhancements, he still doesn't have the ability to tap into his potential. He usually keeps his hood on out of habit.

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Lorelae (He/She/They)

A standoffish individual with an irregular taste and an affinity for human history. They find intrigue in the mysterious and unknown, which people often deem unimportant or dangerous. However, they've never let labels like those stop them before, especially since those were common nicknames for them back in school. Despite being quiet most of the time, they let loose and unwind around friends, getting loud and lively.

They often fill their free time by searching through the Waterfall garbage dump. They enjoy finding a few interesting things amongst the trash, and love to show their friends any cool finds they've stumbled upon. Otherwise, they don't exactly have any hobbies. Nor many friends, for that matter, as they're not a fan of most people and how they think. But, the ones they are friends with, are held dearly.

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Mental Health

< "…Hey Al?" > "Hm?" < "I think I'm broken." > (halting) "What do you- mean?" < "I don't know, I'm just… I don't really feel much, anymore. I don't find enjoyment in some of the things I used to love and I just feel so empty most of the time. The social interaction from the few who pass through my store helps boost me, but… I still feel broken." > "Well, you're- not necessarily broken… Everyone feels different." < "I know that, but it still just… doesn't feel right. And most of the time I don't notice because I take so many naps, but… whenever I'm not there's just that- that hole right through me…" > "…I'm not too well-versed on- well- human documents of mental health, but that- that sounds an awful lot like what they call depression." < (curiously) "Depression?" > "Yeah- It's like this… chronic sadness or emptiness? It's- hard to explain… Maybe someone else has- y'know- found some other books on it? I've been-" < (shrugging) "Busy? Yeah, I know… You're always busy these days. But, then again, you are the Royal Scientist.. the real deal n' stuff… guess you can't help it."

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Toriel (She/Her)

A kind-hearted soul who has grown weary of many, but still cannot keep herself from nurturing those who can't take care of themselves. It has been a while since any humans have fallen, for which it may be best that way.

The former queen of the Underground has been hiding away in the Ruins, taking care of monsters who cannot hold their own. She keeps the disheveled place from collapsing using a bit of magic that she applies every day. It is draining, but it gives her something to do and makes it easier for her to sleep. She had trouble sleeping due to frequent nightmares of the war and all of the innocent children her ex-husband, Asgore, slaughtered, but refuses to admit she has PTSD.

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When nothing's new the days seem to blend together until it's just colors... The monotony of my everyday life was colors until I was allowed outside for the first time ever.

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Merry Christmas!

The monsters in the underground have taken up this tradition from humans centuries ago, and continue to celebrate this holiday along with many to continuously give a boost of good spirits and joy.

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Sometimes it's nice to take a second... maybe think a little, here or there. Rest.