#Poor spamton got cut off

[purplebehittindifferent]

It’s totally fine- it’s just like a speedrun but the stakes are everybody’s character development.

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[apupp3tw0-strings]

Puppets and Dolls

Date: October 17th, 2131

The most jarring thing about that whole adventure had to be Dorothy.

I... I can't pin what exactly it was but... she felt like Spamton or Jevil. Her speech fragmented and hard to understand. The talk of revenge, or of the "Truth". The odd cadences in her voice, the glint in her button eyes. ... The shadowy crystal she gave me. She also felt like how I felt in the moment. Trapped. Alone. Angry. So so SO angry... I- I can't imagine what could have happened to her. And based on what I can gather about what happened to Jevil and Spamton, I not sure I want to know.

I... Let me start from the beginning though. As I (and by that I mean a mysterious soul entity) was walking through the Feathered Forest with Broadway after the party got split up after the 2nd mini boss, we came across a something. In the room after the 3rd mini boss, a collection of Ssnekmers tied together into a Ssneking, there was a hidden path down through some of the bushes and trees. It led down a twisting hall before leading to a locked gate and a puzzle. The puzzle read something like...

"In land far away, lies a Castle o Cards. The answer you seek, lies suit order esrever" Beside the sign, there's a card suit puzzle like might've been found in the old classroom Dark World."

"Rather impossible if you've never seen it, which most in this land haven't! Oh ho ho!!"

(Looking back on it now, Magico likely wrote that, huh?) Anyways, I didn't know how to solve the puzzle since well, I'd never been to Card Castle, and I'll never be able to since Kris closed that Dark World years ago. It was the first one they journeyed to that they told me about. Even still, the Askers controlling the Soul did know. And they were able to get the door open.

On the other side of the gate was a chest, and inside the chest was a key. A rusty key with a button head. The RustedKey. After putting it in our KEY ITEMS, we left the room and I forgot about it until later. All the way until we reached the Chapel.

After more Magico encounters, receiving an existential crisis inducing egg (which I still have???) from a man I swear I've seen in my dreams before, and finally catching up with CK and Remie again, we eventually reached the Choral Chapel, where we'd have to fight the High Priestess, the ruler of this Dark World who both wanted to stop us from closing the fountain, but also wished to harness the potential of one of us for something. Before we fought her though, the Askers seemed to have other plans.

Using the elevator on the top floor, the one by Magico’s Shop, we were able to drop down into some sort of basement. A floor even deeper down than the dungeon. It was quiet. Echoing only with our footsteps and lit only with a few torches. How did the Askers even know to come here?

At the end of a long corrider, there was a large, rusty cell door. Lot less elegant than the ones we saw in the dungeon previously. I could just barely see someone inside as the faint light shone through the gaps in the bars. A raggedy looking doll Darkner, chained up with her head down. She was muttering to herself.

"Aha ha ha ha...//Thoust fools,//YOU'RE ALL BEING//truly are the Fool!" She spoke in a fragmented voice, as though it was stitched together from other bits of dialog she'd heard.

"??? ARE THEY TALKING TO US?" CK asked as he tried to peer in front of me. I couldn't say anything or move at all. Only stare. Stare at this poor Darkner, trapped and isolated as her head shot up and she stared back.

"!!//Who's goes there?//REVEAL YOUR//secret identities!?"

"Oh um, well I'm Remie, this is Chicago and CK-" Remie introduced us before CK cut them off.

"THERE A REASON YOU'RE IN THERE?"

"The Choir//The rest of the choir//made up of//You IDIOTS.//I was simply//You're telling the truth?//and they ran//me//out of//the KINGDOM OF-//FOOLS!//blinded by darkness//HOW CAN YOU REFUSE,//Can you see the//The light only you can see." The truth. Darkness. Light. Freedom. Gyeh heh. Where have before? This is when I knew something was up. I could feel my body start to tense as CK continued talking.

"WHY WOULD THEY LOCK YOU UP FOR TELLING THE TRUTH?"

"FOOLS!//All of you are filled with//the side... OF IGNORANCE!!!//Then they will//finally pay off//What's the price.//I WILL USE THAT SPECIAL ATTACK//fix all of them//Manipulating people to make them//FREEDOM."

"SO UH... DO YOU NEED US TO LET YOU OUT?"

This is when Remie whispered something that was a pretty good point. "(Is it a good idea for us to let her out, ribatti, ribatti? She seems a bit unstable...)"

She was unstable, but so were/are Jevil and Spamton. Should they have remained trapped too? N-no! Its like Papa said. Criminalizing the mentally unwell doesn't help them and does nothing but satiate the majority and make it acceptable to demonize the unfortunate! E-even if Dorothy deserved to be in here, she's clearly been completely isolated, which doesn't help her a bit besides help her go more insane! It's no wonder she's mad!

"ARE YOU AFRAID//to see the world as//Moment of truth." Dorothy asked "Are you gonna be//closed the blinds...//You're just like//Studying with THEM??//if you can just free me//I'll show you what REAL//When the LIGHT is//I Will Free You//if you can help me..."

After that we were given a choice.

See the light ❤️ Do not see

At first the Askers chose not to see, but that only made Dorothy upset before we were presented the option again.

"❤️See the light"

"THE KEY//Delicious Platters Has The Key//Hidden in the depths//Alt+Tab away from//lost sight of what was important.//the court magician//a snake-charming song//YOU TRAITOR...!//someone who knows.//Don't they know"

After that we pulled out the Rusted Key from the Key Items and used it to unlock the door before stepping inside.

To be Continued...

[am-i-sans]

dnd adventures 33

inferno and dess went to eeby deeby so no trauma right now F.

cam pops back in pog!

suzy asks annika where everyone is. suzy is trying not to laugh at how confused she is. cam starts going in undynes direction. annika follows but not suzy.

we meet up pog! cam doesnt notice anything lol. frog hugs cam aww. undyne warns cam about how weird the cave is. cam realizes suzy isnt there. welp. we all head back cams way to find suzy. annika is flipping through a book the nerd.

cam hears a small child giggle behind them. cam stops and hunches into themselves. dans puts an arm around cam to help support them. their just repeating its not real over and over. we agree to blow up the cave later. annika says shes heard of caves like this. defensive measures against intruders. just left the treasure here to be defended by this weird cave. is the cave alive?

undyne smells blood thats fun. she starts mouth breathing to avoid that lol. cams elbows start hurting, where they ripped those feathers out. dans rubs their back poor thing. undyne hears suzy yell and sprints ahead. we follow.

suzy is feral trying to kill something and undyne is trying to tell her its not real whatever it is. so does cam. suzy screams she can fucking see it and they tell her they cant see shit. undyne starts walking through whatever suzy is seeing to show a point. suzy has a trolled face lol. suzy cant see cam apparently. undyne tells suzy to let whatever it is hit her. suzy is in denial lol. undyne tells tori to watch suzy. tori reminds undyne its her fault lol.

cam once more hears netty and survey having a grand ol time. they turn around and stare into the cave. dans asks what their hearing. cam doesnt respond. he places his hands on their shoulders trying to get their attention and shakes them a little. vivi also starts speaking (cam vivi not me) cam squawks, escapes from dans and runs off. undyne is like wtf and goes to get them since shes faster. con save?! cam wtf!? tori stops frog from running off.

cam cast thunderwave and damaged undyne and dans also got pushed back wtf. stalagtites fall from the ceiling. cam sees a hole in a wall and where the voices come from. they dive in the fucker. undyne cant fit lol. cam turns back to undyne and says something in bird that undyne doesnt know. she storms off pissed.

dans hears frisk calling out for him to come play. frog is trying to convince tori to let them get cam. dans is trying to ignore the voice and wants to just get the scroll. undyne arrives pissed and asks if everyone is ok. tori says their fine shes juggling kids. undyne checks on dans and puts an arm around him. he says hes used to the voices,not the first time its happaned. she notices the blood on her hands and quickly drops them again lol. annika wandered off again whatever. gonna get the scroll first.

cutting to cam! back in their old village with their friends and family! they tell cam their baby is a delight to take care of. cam is tearful and wiping their face. circuit grabs cam calling them mom and cam picks them up. their just chirping to each other. "are you and spamton coming for tea later?" cmon cam snap out of it.

frog keeps trying to escape tori. undyne says cam made their choice. dans says they can fetch cam after the scroll. frog calms down but they arent happy. tori can smell smoke oh no. she holds frog a little tighter. a drop of blood hits undynes head and runs down her face and the walls drip blood. she tries to look down but the ground is covered in blood. dans asks if undyne is ok but yeah nice try undyne. he keeps a hand on her since shes keeping her eyes closed.

dans keeps hearing frisk dammit. calling out for dad anxiously. he still tries to ignore it. we bump into annika. dans lets undyne know shes here. she yells at her for leaving the group. we reach a crossroads. dans lets undyne know. undyne stops smelling blood but keeps her eyes closed. she says to go left pog. dans leads her lol.

theres a bunch of random treasure chests and shelves full of old books. annika runs right to the books. dans leads undyne to a chest to see if its locked. dans has undyne break it open. its gold! dans puts it away. suzy also starts breaking chests lol. dans goes to check the piles lol. suzy also got some gold lol. undyne takes a peek out and shes free nice.

5000 gold, a large gold bracelet, several staffs, a cloak and a crystal ball. tori sets frog down and they go to check the books with annika. dans also goes to check the books. theres a few gems in there and dans takes them. annika finds a book about necromancy. a scroll of fey protection and divinitation. undyne takes the fey and dans gives the other to frog. time to head to the other path. (theres more loot but were gonna sort that later so we can lore)

still havent found the scroll i guess. gotta head to the last chamber. undyne sees blood everywhere again and closes her eyes. dans sees this and puts his hand on her arm to lead her. tori hears behind her nella calling for her. shes trying to remind herself its not real. they keep calling her. dans looks back and also calls her. undyne calls tori and reminds her its not real. dans offers his other hand to her and she takes it. she does look behind her the dumbass. its nella holding the twins hands. 'why did you kill us?' as their flesh burns off. tori snaps her head around and dans squeezes her hand hard. dans moves tori's hand in undynes so they dont get seperated lol. undyne keeps urging her to keep going and starts kinda dragging her lol.

dans keeps leading them lol. frog starts running off dammit they hear music. undyne tells tori to focus on frog running off. tori is fucking dragging undyne with her lol. frog falls into a hole! the hole disappears! tori is desperately slamming the ground calling for frog. she tries to cast passwall on the floor. she sees frog down there and tori tells undyne to stay put while she gets frog. undyne grumbles and says no and heads toward frogs voice. she sticks the landing falling in lol. dragging tori down. she yells at frog for running off. frog says they heard their old performing troupe and they got excited! undyne peeks and doesnt see blood. frog pats her hand cute. undyne picks up frog no escaping now. still holding tori's hand.

annika says they should get the scroll. dans sighs and asks suzy if she wants to go get frog or go get the thing. frog calls up to suzy from the hole lol. dans asks if annika wants to go down the hole. tori says we cant assume nothing here wont hurt us since cam is missing. undyne bitches everyone keeps running off. dans says hes gonna find the scroll in case its causing the illusions. suzy walks away goddammit.

dans and annika go to get the scroll lol. undyne says kids are too stressful why would tori want them lol. their talking about talking to rocks and shit lol. tori the flat earther. their following frog toward a light. their being friends! tori is a fucking troll i swear. undyne asks how tori teaches and raises them. frog asks where tori got the money for a house. tori lived alone in a cave for 40 years then met frog :3 the trees have rich inner gossip.

back to team dans. dans keeps glancing at the bone hammer suzy has. he asks if she would want it enchanted. maybe some fire? "you can do that?!" shes totally down for that. and a fire knife lol. dans hears behind him Tamara. (you weirdos remember her? you better.) 'dans, where am i?' dans freezes in place. suzy fucking keeps walking dammit. annika calls out to him. he doesnt respond. suzy notices finally and turns around to call him. dans eyes are pinpricks and just jittering around.

suzy is like fuck this and just starts dragging dans. he just lets her drag him like a dead weighted doll. (cam is still having a great time goddamn.) we find the scroll! dans picks up the scroll and puts it in the bag.

undyne and the others are still walking in the tunnel. frog just wants to play instruments. undyne is surprised they let suzy in the house lol. congrats undyne your a mom now lol. undyne says dans is her buddy :3 their recapping how they met and shit. tori admits she would totally kill everyone else to protect frog wtf tori. she doesnt trust anyone stop being sus tori. their both saying theyll do what they have too. undyne admits she cant look at blood right now aww. frog hugs her awwww. tori let something slip about her situation and her mom hmmm.

dans tells the others to go find cam. dans wont let annika read it until we get out of the cave. we find cams hole! dans tells the others to stay out and look for the others so he can go get cam. its so dark he somehow cant see. he hears them chirping and follows. their singing a lullaby goddamn. dans gently shakes them. cam sees him in their house. dans reminds cam this isnt right. he gently cups their face and tells them circuit is long gone. he reminds them the dragon took them away. he keeps reminding them of the others outside. "would your family want you trapped in a small hole for the rest of your life?" cam is trying to deny all this dammit. dans tells them to feel their scarf. he gently tugs them. 'let them sleep.'

in the meantime, tamara walks in dammit. joint hallucination he can see circuit now. 'dans we have to let circuit sleep.' he manages to turn his back and tells cam we have to leave. cam is confused who this lady is. 'your not supposed to be in here.' cam isnt buying her bullshit. shes not real. dans squeezes cams hand and reminds them we have to go. dans gently leads them toward the door. cam grabs his wrist and drags him, bolting. their families keep calling for him. dans keeps up with cam but he is crying. 'dans please come home.' we escape!

suzy is like wtf. cam is openly weeping. dans is sitting on his knees quietly crying. annika is so fucking lost. undyne and the gang wind up on the otherside of the mountain? undyne asks soupnik if anyone left the cave. nope. she wants soupnik to try and get them to come over here when they get out. their just gonna wait there. frog is collecting money for a swear jar lol.

[ne0nwithazero]

hey i dont have a curiouscat and im too shy to talk to you on twitter so wanted to ask! in your video where host is talking to gaster and how spamton will be "dealt" with. thats how spamton wound up mind controlled? kinda? into the acid right? if thats true then oh god poor host figuring that out after spamton tells them and mike about how he didnt really know what exactly happened. just one moment hes fine and the next hes in pain.

Hello~

You don't need an account to use Curious Cat :D You can send anon stuff just fine! (Unless I have some setting I forgot to turn off but that's besides the point) But yes! Mike was kind of multi-tasking and looking after both Host AND Spamton. Gaster was mainly manipulating Host at this time, but this was affecting their psyche, after Spamton and Mike had their fallout when Spamton refused to get NEO, Mike cut off contact with him, and yeeted the rotary phone, which had been given to them by Gaster, convincing himself that he had taught Spamton enough anyway and he could handle being on his own now.

Gaster stopped focusing on Host this time because Mike was just in the way, and yeah, in case the video wasn't clear, Gaster isn't very fond of him x) Once Gaster saw that Host wouldn't budge with Mike around, he went to Spamton, who was freaking out because from his POV, they had a big fight and Mike just disappeared and wasn't answering his calls anymore.

And the rest is history :'D Sales going down, Spamton becomes obsessed with NEO and the light world, and I imagine that he starts getting hallucinations and hearing voices from Gaster. The goal is still for him to get NEO, but things are going downhill so quickly for him that he never gets that chance until the ingame events :( Also I took the acid stuff out of my Spam since it really wasn't adding anything to it.

Both Mike and Host feel a lot of guilt about what happened to Spamton. Host blames themself because of how bad their psyche got, and Mike just copes with telling himself that Spamton is fine without him.

When they all meet up again after everything, no one is happy about it :( Mike is hit the hardest about Spam's state since he spent so many years in denial about having left him so suddenly. Spamton hates him, and by extension Host, though he was never as close to them to feel that strongly one way or the other.

With time they slowly heal their relationships, Mike and Spamton especially, they care about each other a lot, but they're both just extremely stubborn and hot headed so it takes time hahaha

And Host and Spamton bond over the Gaster stuff <:)

[rebelband]

they are sick (not ill)!!

[revengeraven]

“Swatch, buddy, keep the battery acid coming, I got a bad feeling about tonight…”

Photos taken moments before disaster

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

:] Hi i have a request! So I've had this little idea in my mind for a while- Spamton x Reader BUT THERES A TWIST! As soon as the reader cuts the last string on the Neo body, he falls to the ground, but he's back to his *old* self (though still in the Neo Body). Back to when he was an Addison, before the phone call. Reader has to help comfort the poor, anxious Addison Spamton, who has NO idea where he is or why he's SO HUGE!

Ough imagine Spam finally being free..at the expense of his memories :(

...........

"CUT THAT WIRE AND MAKE ME A [Real Boy], BABY!!"

Concentrating all your magic on the final green wire, you slashed through it with ease, fulfilling Spamton's wish.

You were exhausted from the fight, having died several times to those stupid Pipis. But it seemed worth it now that he realized you were helping him all along.

Finally..finally, you were gifting him the freedom he so desperately craved. You had no clue if the wires tethered him to the network throughout Queen's mansion or something else, but you were glad he wouldn't be hindered by those anymore.

Though the moment he got disconnected, his glasses went dark and the cart you were riding in came to a violent screeching halt, almost throwing you out of it.

Then he just...unceremoniously crashed to the ground, laying motionless.

"Ouch..you okay, Spamton?" You called out, not getting a response.

Did..you accidentally kill him?

No. Surely he would've known if he needed those wires to survive. Then again, he probably didn't know considering his shock when he realized they were restraining him.

Luckily you could heal him if need be. Even if he was stuck inside a machine, your magic transcends most materials in the Dark World, so you jumped out of the cart to help him. But as you approached, you noticed his glasses were cracked too.

What was most surprising, however, was that his hair was now white.

'Was it from the shock?' You wondered, kneeling down beside him and putting a hand on his chestplate, which glowed a soft green light as the healing spell went to work.

The second you took your hand away, Spamton gasped. "What the..? What happened? What are these glasses?" He took them off his face, confused as he stared at them.

"They're yours. They got broken in the fight after I cut your strings." You took them from his hand, though you noticed that his eyes were closed, much like those Addisons you've met back in the city.

Not to mention the glitches in his voice were totally absent. There were no sales pitches or Internet jargon impeding his speech.

'Oh..that's right. He used to be one of them. I guess I succeeded then?' You smiled a bit though he was looking at you like you were a total stranger.

"The fight? Strings? I-I'm..not sure what you mean but...." He trailed off as he realized the situation, his eyes widening in horror. He couldn't move much except for his head and hands, the latter of which trembled the longer he stared down at them.

"Wh-What is this hunk of junk?! It looks sellable, but..why am I in it?!" He looked to you for an explanation. "Lightner...why am I so big??"

"Lightner? I'm [y/n]." Your eyebrows furrowed, wondering if he hit his head that hard on the way down. It looked like his body took most of the fall, so you were baffled he didn't recognize you. "Don't you remember our deal, Spamton? I took you here on the disc and-"

"Who's Spamton? I-I'm..I'm White Addison! What did you do to me?!!"

Now he was in full blown panic, sitting up without warning and swinging the cannon, which shot a Pipis directly at you. But you dodged it in time, shocked as it hit the cart and exploded into mini Spamton heads. Your yellow SOUL destroyed several of them so they couldn't hurt you.

"Jesus Christ--what's gotten into you, Spamton?!" You snapped. "You could've killed me...again! Did you seriously forget about everything we went through to get you here?"

"I..I-I don't-"

"You said this is what being a "big shot" meant. You said this was gonna help you be free and-"

"I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!!" As White tried to get up and run, the weight of the entire machine was too much to bear as he ended up collapsing onto his knees. He gave up and just sobbed, his forehead pressed to the ground. "I-I'm so sorry, Lightner, I'm sorry!! I-I don't know where am I or what I'm doing!! I swear I don't know. Please..d-don't hurt me. Please.."

All of the sudden, it dawned on you:

He didn't just lose his memory of the entire fight or the deal..he physically and psychologically reverted back to the state he was in before he lost everything and became a puppet, so of course he'd have no idea why he was trapped.

To him, you were just a random Lightner who put him here as some form of punishment, interrogating him on things he didn't know at all. You've heard that Lightners never treated him kindly, always ignoring him as he begged for their clicks day and night.

No wonder he was sobbing on the floor, cowering at the sight of you.

You had to fix this somehow. There's no way you could give up on him. Not yet. You'll have to wait on finding out where his memories went; getting him out of the machine was more important.

Kneeling down, you gently rubbed his head in comfort. "Hey, shhh, it's okay. I'm sorry for yelling at you, White." As strange as it was to call him that instead of Spamton, you wanted him to trust you, so you'll have to adjust. "I'm just as confused as you are, but I'm not gonna hurt you. I promise. We'll get you out of this suit somehow."

He looked up at you, his face wet with tears. His skin was no longer that odd mixture of plastic and porcelain. It just felt normal as you brushed away some of the warm tears.

"I-I didn't mean to attack you. Have I...actually killed you before?"

"Yeah, but not on purpose. We Lightners have a...special way of reviving ourselves. Plus I got my healing magic. So it's okay. I'm not hurt at all." You decided to lie a bit, just so he didn't freak out further.

Fortunately, he began calming down as he sniffled. "A-Alright. Even if it was an accident, I'm sorry for that....[y/n], right?"

"Right. You need help getting up?"

"I..I think I can do it by myself. Though..my back's really killing me."

Nodding, you got up and examined his back, noting the loose broken wires and damaged wings, especially near the scapula where they attached to him. Unfortunately you couldn't do much to fix that. You'll need Malius' services.

"I have a friend in Castle Town who can help. But for now..let's just find a way out of here."

Slowly but surely, White was able to stand up on his own. His legs trembled a lot, much like a newborn fawn's, though once he stretched his wings out it became easier to balance himself. He looked at his cannon, seemingly terrified of it, and quickly turned it into-

"Huh? A phone? I can make my hands into phones?"

"Your suit can do a lot of things."

"...maybe I'll keep this after all. But I still wanna get out of it."

You nodded, putting his glasses in your pocket in case he somehow got his memories back--hopefully excluding the horrible ones.

Now one question remained:

How were you gonna sneak an 11-foot tall Darkner with a giant wingspan out of the Queen's mansion?

[ultimategirldad]

Everything We Know About “Mike”: A Compilation

I wanted to make this for my own reference, because I found some very interesting details that don’t really get talked much about and! I think they are pretty revealing of what’s to come...

So, without further ado:

Text directly referring to Mike

Mike is an individual who we never get to see, and only know through Spamton’s dialogue. So with that in mind, everything we hear about them is going to be Spamton biased. We learn the following information:

1. Mike and Spamton used to know each other and have History™

2. Mike is not to be trusted. 

Text referencing TV

Now, this is where we start getting off the rails a little bit. We are going to make the assumption that Mike is connected to TVs and presumably the TV dark world that is hinted at the end of chapter 2. This isn’t 100% confirmed, but there’s enough evidence to infer that this is probable.

With that said:

“Don’t believe [[Anything You See On TV!]]”

“[[CRTs]]”

So Spamton got involved in TV. Great! 

...Oh? What’s this?

...Disappeared.

Interesting. I wonder who could have possibly cut this connection to his success? Who could be as untrustworthy to stab our poor Spamton in the back?

Oh wait. Nevermind. Of course it’s Mike.

(This isn’t the only interpretation: perhaps Mike was the one helping Spamton and cut themselves off/were cut off by someone else? It’s too vague to currently tell. Still, an interesting point!) 

We also have this lovely line that adds onto the pile of “Mike screwed over Spamton somehow” but yet again it’s very vague and maybe we’re reaching:

Spamton NEO Snowgrave differences

This is what really intrigued me. And it’s kind of the main reason I’m making this post.

During the Spamton NEO fight, and only during a snowgrave run, we have some aesthetic changes that occur:

See that at the bottom left? The red text that says “Wreck” with a recording button, and “Spew” with a rewind button? What is that. What. Is. That.

I know I've already said this, but yet again: this text does not appear anywhere else. Normal Spamton NEO does not have this.

We also have another fun flavour text that’s exclusive to snowgrave Spamton NEO:

“[3641] Liked this!” Again, what on earth does this mean? Who is watching this? Because clearly someone is watching this. Spamton NEO ironically has an audience here.

It’s the most jarring thing, because thematically to Spamton? This doesn’t fit in with him at all. But do you know who it would fit?

A TV-related darkner. Like Mike.

I think these additional details prove that snowgrave will be impactful to later chapters. Why? Because personally, I think this fight is being recorded as blackmail.

Mark my words, snowgrave is going to bite us in the ass somehow next chapter; and it’ll be Mike rubbing it in our faces.

[pardy-dardy]

some thoughts on spamton

// SPOILERS FOR DELTARUNE CHP. 2, DUH

TLDR: Spamton scares the shit out of Kris not because he’s freaky and glitchy and plays off some classic uncanny-type tropes, but because he very closely represents how Kris feels about their own life. Watching Spamton try and fail (and go nuts in the process) to cut his strings is like watching a tragedy, starring you, where the ending realizes your very worst nightmare.

Kris doesn’t feel great about themselves or their future, and if you happened to read my last post about this beautiful thing Toby Fox has created, you’d know what I think on that matter. To give a little summary-- Kris played second-fiddle to their brother their whole life, they’ve grown up physically (they’re human in a town full of monsters) and socially estranged from their community, and thusly, they’ve turned into a bitter, isolated, awkward preteen.

That kind of living situation, even in the face of a loving mother and a generally jovial community to be around, can twist your outlook on life pretty hard. It shouldn’t be a stretch to assume that Kris would feel like they’ve never been the one in control. They’re Toriel’s Kid, and they come to school every day with their mom. They’re Asriel’s Sibling, and they go everywhere with him, the poor thing.

And I think, personally, that we’ve come to inhabit Kris at one of the apexes of that feeling. We, as the Player, quite literally are able to take hold of Kris while they’re in a Dark World (aka a World of their own creation, fueled by their own imagination + others’ influence, alongside environmental bits and bobs). As soon as Kris believes they’ve got a good thing going in the creation of the Dark Worlds, it’s choked by the realization that though they can provide the options, they’re not the ones choosing the outcome in the end while they’re in there.

Rough shit doesn’t begin to describe it. All their life, they’ve gone by feeling like they’ve gotta cling to what’s good (Asriel). That person goes off to school, Kris is left with nothing. But then, they find a way out through the Dark Fountains. Everything is cool, even if their first encounter with it is with the class bully-- and all of a sudden, they realize that it’s not really them. By letting us into the Dark Worlds, Kris has given not themselves, but US, freedom. And that fucking stings. It stings so bad that they’re willing to rip us out every time they want to do something alone, something without our guidance. It’s why we hear about them acting out, even before we’ve inhabited them. They want attention, and by proxy, control. It matters less how they get it than the fact that they’re getting it at all.

You see where I’m going with this? Spamton is literally a puppet. From day one, he realized that he was never truly in control. But he wanted that control. He wanted to be a Player, not an NPC. And thus, he had to rely on outside help to get [[ Big ]]. When the outside help left high and dry, both his mental state and his bank account sank like a stone in a lake. He starts living in the garbage, rotting away with every waking moment he spends there. Then, he just so happens to come across the motherfucking creator of the world, and he seizes his opportunity the only way he knows how. He’s going to convince Kris to help him get [[ Big ]], so that he can truly see what it’s like to Play, and not be Played. And even with all the power he could want short of US, he’s still bound by his strings. When Kris cuts them (whether out of mercy or self-defense is a great question), he falls flat on his back, entirely unable to function without his puppet master keeping him up. The only option he has left, in the end, is to tag along with Kris on their journey to get [[ Big ]]. Again, just being a piece in someone else’s game.

Think about it this way-- imagine your worst fears. Now imagine someone else living through it, in front of you, on a theatre stage. They lay it all bare for you to see, even going so far as to parallel some of your own life experiences. You want the best for this character, but in the end, even though they grow strong and powerful (at the cost of their friends and sanity), the play you’re watching turns out to be a tragedy. You see the character you relate with most trying YOUR solution to YOUR OWN issues ending up flat on his back, dead to the world without his strings.

    Spamton is Kris’ cracked mirror, their worst case-scenario personified. It’s why after the Pacifist Spamton NEO fight, Kris freaks the fuck out completely independent of our choices. They have just watched themselves fail catastrophically, only realizing in said failure that they are nothing without that which binds them.

    And you know what? I can’t help but wonder whether Kris would’ve let Spamton take us if we didn’t intervene. We’ve been a help at best, but an existential nuisance at worst for them. I don’t think it’d be a stretch to say that Kris would’ve considered just getting rid of us, hoping that without our involvement, our “strings”, they can go back to living the way they were (no matter how shitty that way was).

        God. See, Jevil wasn’t like this. That guy just got Jokerified through realizing that his world is but a figment of someone else’s imagination, a game. He realized that the only way to exist is to play, and if he’s going to play, he’s going to have a damn fun time playing it. Perhaps he mirrors some ideas Kris might have about the world itself, but I think that Jevil’s purpose is to let Kris know that things aren’t quite what they seem.

    Spamton, on the other hand. Whooooo baby, Spamton is fucking terrifying. 

If in creating the Dark World, Kris thusly created Spamton? Holy shit, that means that there’s aspects of this whole “life creation” thing that the angsty preteen still doesn’t fully grasp, and that their deepest fears are beginning to physically manifest. 

If folks like Spamton and Jevil aren’t being created by Kris (in the form that they are in), but rather being manipulated post-creation by an outside force? Holy shit, that means something even outside OUR jurisdiction is trying to fuck with the psyche of an angsty preteen. 

Pulling back a little before the end, god, I just have to praise Toby Fox again on his writing. It’s so goddam impressive how he structures his narrative leads and themes. If you were just playing thru the story normally, you’d pass by the Spamton stuff and think to yourself “oh wow that was weird haha what a funny guy”. But that fucking dog does such a good job of allowing you to peek behind the outer curtain, get a glimpse of the flesh mass underneath, then tell you where you can find more of it, that he’s one of the only storytellers to this goddamn day that I think I truly get envious of sometimes.

I thought I was out, man. It had been a month or so since my last post. I thought I had gotten it all out. But here I am again, thinking about that dirty, grimy, ad-flinging tragedy of a salesman. Writing it out in a goddamn essay like I’m back in undergrad. 

I want to shake your hand and give you a kiss and punch your teeth down your throat you fucking dog, let me pay you for the best piece of media I’ve consumed in just about ever. I am running out of room in my dresser for skeleton merchandise just please god take my money i just want the gaming experience you have to offer

[humunanunga]

(Last edited 10/26/2021) More Addison headcanons based on canon details: it's still unclear whether every instance of the blue, pink or orange vendors are the same three people, yellow notwithstanding; but if all instances of the pink one are the same person, it paints an interesting picture. They sell rings and address Noelle as angel. In the Snowgrave Route, Spamton also sells you a ring and addresses her as angel. And the Thorn Ring is only available after the Freeze Ring's seller is... out of the way. Spamton's arc and the Snowgrave Route both seem to be characterized as "no pain, no gain." And the pink Addison, who successfully sells a whole variety of wares to Kris's whole party, even while they're split up, their post-Neo lines are the ones that express the most envy over Spamton's success.

So this is where I take that and come up with headcanons. The pink Addison strikes me as a "lift yourself by your bootstraps" kinda person, so they probably thought up until then that Spamton's poor sales were some fault of his own, like he just wasn't trying hard enough. The Addisons were all the kind of coworkers who would drink together after work not because they were as close with each other as they might’ve thought, but because they were more like a petty high school clique together than business associates. It took no time at all to drive them nuts when Spamton caught the kind of lucky break they could only dream of, but the pink one especially held a grudge. It wasn't fair that they weren't the one rewarded for all their hard work. How dare Spamton, of all people, make them feel so insecure. And because the Addisons are a clique, one’s grudge is everyone’s grudge, or else they’ll have another civil war amongst themselves.

Going back to this, meanwhile, Spamton already struggled heavily with identity. He already felt like the odd one out, and it didn’t help that he struggled so much with his job before this, leaving him to wonder if the problem was always him. So he thought this would be his chance to reinvent himself as someone... more lovable. Someone more like... like Swatch, maybe. They made him feel gender, at least, so that was one step closer to feeling more like he found himself. But as Spamton changed his hair, his style, the other Addisons took that personally too, egged on by the pink one. They saw it as Spamton trying to set himself apart from them. Like he was rubbing it in how much better than them he is now.

...Spamton still internalizes a lot of Pink's constant "no pain no gain" advice from the old days, though. Losing his relationships with the other Addisons seemed to affirm it, after all, not to mention anything else that could've happened to make him so dependent and unstable now... yeah, actually, with or without Spamton’s agent throwing him under the bus, the drama with the Addisons could’ve really done him in too if their personal drama escalated into full-blown bullying for a while, especially if it got bad enough that he had to be the one to cut contact with them. It could be another reason he ignored the phone in his shop. He could also be afraid that one of them found his number.

...I don't think it got as far as that, though. I think my headcanon is that it got to a point where anything Spamton said to defend himself just egged them on until one of the other Addisons just had it with him, and one by one, the rest were discouraged from keeping contact with him. It just stirred up too much drama. By the time everyone cooled down, they didn't know how to pick up where they left off, and it's too late to dig up the past anyway. So they just kept avoiding the subject...

[cheeseholensfw]

Spamtum fic based off of a prompt! Thank you so much, this was really fun to write!

the prompt was someone taking spam/ton out to dinner and having him eat way more than he should 🥴

(fic under cut)

Looking back, maybe taking a random hobo out for dinner wasn’t the best idea in the world. You just couldn’t help it, the way he gazed up at you through those strangely colored glasses. The way he was shivering in the cold night air, you simply needed to help him. You didn’t mean for this to happen.

You were on a late night stroll through the streets of cyber city when you heard strange laughter echoing from one of the alleyways. Against your better judgment you decided to check it out. Maybe I shouldn’t have done that. There you found the little man giggling away to himself in a dumpster. Upon noticing you he sprang into action. He introduced himself as a “Spamton G Spamton,” and offered to sell you a tin can for the, “[low low price] OF 20 DD.” You had declined to deal, much to his displeasure, and were about to head home when you noticed it- Spamton starving. At first you mistook it for his small stature, but looking closer you could clearly see that he was barley skin and bones. It hurt to see such a helpless man alone in the dark like this, he barely had enough energy to properly stand. So, with every muscle in your body screaming at you to stop, you approached him again. “Spamton?” At the mention of his name Spamton’s head shot around to look at you, “I- I uh,” you started nervously, you could feel his eyes grinding into you, “I was wondering if I could- uh- help you with anything?” The little man surveyed you for a moment before speaking again. You don’t remember what he said as his speech was practically incomprehensible, but his ramblings seemed to sum up to you taking out a large business loan so he could buy a car- or something. You’re not exactly poor, but your salary definitely couldn’t handle that, so instead you offered to get him dinner. Spamton wasn’t entirely pleased about the idea, but after assuring him multiple times that you would handle the bill, he sheepishly agreed.

Finding a place to actually get him dinner turned out to be a whole nother problem, as he seemed to REALLY despise the Color Cafe, which was regarded as the best restaurant in the city. Upon even mentioning the name Spamton had gone off into another little hissy fit that you could barely understand. Apparently he had bad blood with Swatch- the manager there, and wasn’t allowed inside. So that was a no. Additionally he didn’t like cold food, which was strange- but you finally landed on an all-you-can-eat diner in a remote part of town. You were led to your table by a tired looking plugboy. The same table you’re sitting at now, two hours later. Immediately Spamton got up and ran to the buffet section of the diner, he returned later with a plate piled high with food. It made your stomach turn looking at it all, there’s no way he can eat all that. But Spamton didn’t seem to care what he could and couldn’t do because he dug into the meal without missing a beat. He shoved food into his mouth with a kind of ferocity that you had never seen before. He was desperate. It made sense though, all of that food was something he likely never got and he wanted to make sure none of it went to waste. Still it was very odd watching such a little man practically inhale such a large meal. And yet- you couldn’t look away. It was actually really hypnotic, the way his hands went from the plate, to his mouth, and back to the plate again. In a flash he had already cleared the first plate and was darting back for seconds.

By the time he had finished his fourth plate you had started to get worried. Every darkner processes food differently, but shouldn’t he at least be getting a little full by now? You watched carefully as he shoveled the rest of his spaghetti code in his mouth, then stood up to grab another plate. It was subtle, but Spamton did appear to be moving slower than he was before. Your eyes traced down his body, then came to rest on his stomach. There was a slight bulge there, pushing up his grimy sweater, revealing a pale tummy beneath. It was- actually really cute. He returned oblivious with more food and dug into it with as much energy as he did when he started. As Spamton returned to the buffet yet again to fill his plate, you noticed his belly jiggle a bit. That would explain how he’s able to eat so much and never get full- he must have insanely high metabolism. Once he had polished off yet another plate, Spamton started to stand up again but you found yourself stopping him. “Hey uh-” fuck what am I doing “Spamton yo-you look kinda full, um maybe I could get you some food instead?” Spamton seemed a bit taken aback, but nodded and settled back into his seat as you grabbed his plate. Flustered, you rushed over to the buffet and picked out more dinner for him. Chicken- he’d like chicken right?, spaghetti code, steak, steamed vegetables, a slice of cake, and a muffin. There. As you looked at the meal you had prepared, you realized that you had put way more food on the plate than you intended. Sheepishly, you brought it back to the table and set it in front of the newly chubby man. Spamton gazed at the meal with a shocked expression, then shrugged and grabbed his fork and continued feasting. You enjoyed watching the guy eat the food you had handpicked just for him. It was nice seeing him indulge you supposed. Once the plate was empty Spamton looked up at you expectantly. He wants me to get more food for him you realized with a start. Happy to oblige, you jumped up and somehow managed to pile even more food on his plate than before. He ate it all without missing a beat.

This went on for quite a while. You can only guess how many plates you encouraged the poor guy to eat, but by the time you snapped out of your feeding trance Spamton had ballooned. His face was flushed, and he couldn’t breathe without letting out a soft burp. Every part of him looked bigger, his cheeks were rounder, his arms were heavier, and his stomach was, well, massive. It sat heavily on his lap and pushed his legs apart. Shit he looked so happy though, he was slowly rubbing his belly with a blissed out look on his pale pink face. He was just so round and soft and jiggly. It was perfect. Carefully you slid yourself into the booth next to him and started to massage his stomach as well. Spamton let out a sigh of content, followed closely by a burp that caused his whole body to wobble. Oh my god he’s so cute. His plush fat felt so good under your fingers as you rubbed and stroked his rounded paunch. It was clear he was enjoying this just as much as you were, hell the man was practically purring under your touch. How long have we been sitting here? Glancing out the window you realized that it was completely dark outside. Yeah, it was probably time to go. But- how the hell could you get Spamton out of the booth now? He didn’t look like he’d be able to sit up, much less walk in his current state- plus he was almost asleep anyways. And where would you take him? Back to the dumpster? There was no way you could leave him there after this. Fuck it- you can just stay here and cuddle the big guy until someone tells you to leave.

[saltynsassy31]

If this is too angsty, you don't have to do it- Plus, considering the topic and how it probably clashes with what you already have in mind, if you write about this, you also don't have to make this canon.

In the Murder Family AU, what if Spamton is kidnapped and interrogated about his siblings' weaknesses, since they know they're a target? First, he won't talk, but then he's bribed and suddenly there's an Idea™. :)

When his siblings arrive, Spamton's just there counting some bills, and the kidnapper starts bragging about knowing their weaknesses. At first, it looks like he betrayed them... Then the kidnapper starts listing off information that's just plain false and maybe super silly. Meanwhile, maybe Spamton's giving the kidnapper this smug grin and silently mocking them behind their back.

(Asks are open so feel free to ask about my au or anything else or request fanfiction)

You call that angsty!? Girl I was laughing my ass off I LOVE that idea XD

I just HAD to stop everything and write it kvdkfkka

And I do absolutely want to make it canon, it seems so him to do that lmao

Here ya go!

(This happens after they all opened up and they know he knows)

Yellow - Sunny - he/him - 24

Orange - Mango - he/him - 23

Pink - Peach - he/she - 22

Blue - Plum - he/they - 21

Spamton - ø - he/him - 16

When Spamton left his house he expected to be a normal day, meet up with Pip, go to school and go back home in the end of the day. Maybe have Pip over to play video games

But getting kidnapped was not on the list

Now this isn't the first time nor will it be the last time this happens

But this was a whole other level of annoying, they weren't even that good! Where's the flare, the drama, the danger!

He was just tied to a chair in a dark room as the kidnappers interrogate him

"You know, I'm [[bored]] you guys are the worst [[criminals in your area]]" He said with a heavy sigh

The man slammed his fist to the table shaking it, Spamton didn't even flinch and just gave him a bored look

"This isn't some type of game-"

"You're right, it's not games are [[fun for the family!]] This isn't"

The guy's eyes twitched "listen here yoy little shit, you will tell us your brothers weaknesses or we'll make sure you don't see them ever again"

Spamton just rolled his eyes, he knew those threats had no real weight to them, he knew his brothers would massacre him in a second

"I'm not telling you shit" he said sternly

"Alright, then I guess you wouldn't want this" he said stepping aside as one of his assistants brought forth a suitcase, and when she opened the case it was stacked to the brim with money

They've definitely done their research on him

But not enough research as an idea popped up in his head

"Ok, ok you got me you've got a [[deal]]"

The kidnappers smirked "finally, we are getting somewhere"

•••••••

"He was WHAT!?" Sunny yelled slamming his hand on the counter of the kitchen scaring the poor swatchling

"Sunny calmed down, you're scaring the kid" Plum said resting a hand over Pip's shoulder

"Yeah, and this isn't the first time. Why are you so shocked?" Peach said as she did her nails

Sunny huffed and sat back down on the highchair

"how did you say they look like?" Plum asked looking back down at Pip

"U-uh, well, i couldn't see much of their faces b-but I know that, um, I know roughly w-where they went" Pip sutured nervously

"Could you tell us where?" Mango said opening his laptop

•••••

They arrived to a large abandoned factory

"Really, they couldn't be more obvious?" Pink said looking unimpressed

"For once I agree with Pink" Yellow said looking just as disappointed

"Whatever, let's just get Spamton and leave. I still have a series to finish before tomorrow" Pink said walking off to the building

He kicked the door down not bothering to hide her presence while Yellow went off to to hide himself to be able to shoot whoever dared hurt Pink or Spamton

"Alright, where's the kid. Hand him over and I'll consider not cutting ya'lls dick off"

"Well, well, well if it isn't the famous agent Pink"

"Oh so you've hear of me? How flattering, now hand over the kid"

"I see you're going straight to the point"

Pink scoffed "you're quite confident for someone who looks like a cartoon villain"

"And you speak quite confidentially for someone so weak"

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me, you little brother was oh so generous to tell me all of your insecurities for some quick money" the man said walking around her with a smirk

"Isn't that right spamton" he said Now standing next to Pink fully revealing Spamton counting how much money was in the suitcase

"Sure thing, buddy" Spamton said with a satisfied smile

Pink hadn't felt so betrayed in her life, Yellow was standing on the second floor looking through a hole there and he nearly dropped his gun shocked by the revelation

"Spamton, h-how could you do this!" Pink shouted angrily "after everything you sell us out for some quick cash!?"

Spamton raised his hand "calm down Pink, hear the man finish first" he said with a wink wich left ger utterly confused

The man snapped his finger and kne of his assistants came back with a small box. Pink raised a brow confused

"Now, you either corporate with us or you will have to face your greatest fear"

"Uh, yeah no. Sorry honey but i don't think I'll be cooperative with anyone, I'm not even willing to do what my superiors tell me to do"

<Pink, are you nuts! What if they truly have something dangerous there that could hurt you!> Blue scolded from the commutator

"Don't worry, Yellow will just shoot his brains off if anything happened" Pink said in a whisper so only blue would hear it

The man shrugged "Alright suit yourself" the man nodded and the assistant opened the box and threw whatever was in it at her

Pink screamed and closed his eyes but when nothing else happened she opened her eyes to see they had thrown her a snake

He didn't know if he should cry of relief or laugh, she was paralysed out of confusion, his mind processing thr situation and began to violently shake and fall to the floor holding to burst out from laughing

Though the other people thought that she was shaking out of fear

"And as for agent yellow, always hiding in the shadows, thought to be a skillfil move. But in reality you're allergic to the sun!"

When he said that one of the assistants pulled a lever that opened the ceiling

And with that Yellow promptly began to laugh ao loud it sounded like screaming

"Orange's code is so corrupted that just seeing a image of a cat will make him malfunction" he said as one of the assistants sent and image to him

"And blue, sweet sweet blue. Always so reasonable but in reality you're just a dirty little minded scum who can't hold themselves when exposed to this song!"

And with that sunshine, lollipop and rainbows began to play

The man smirked in victory having just defeated the addisons but it soon fell when he heard the historical laughter from Pink

"Oh god, oh my *wheeze* spamton you genius little shit" Pink said between gasps of air "God, what was I thinking"

"What- wait you're supposed to be scared-"

Spamton got up from the chair closing the suitcase and walked over to Pink "Oh right, when i said she couldn't stand snakes I ment as in people, and sunny is allergic to sunscreen not the sun, whoops" he said with an innocent smile

"Th- then what about-"

"Orange and blue? I can't believe you thought thay was true!" Spamton said bursting out laughing

Before the man could say anything he was shot right through the head effectively killing him

The other people working for him just scurried away in dear of getting killed as well

"Are you going to shoot them too" Spamton asked as he saw his brother jump down from the second floor

"No, we aren't getting payed enough for this extra labour. Come on let's get you home, you made Pip worried sick for you"

"Like you weren't bawling your eyes out" Mango said through the communicator

"Shut it" Sunny said turning it off, the embarrassed blush hidden behind his mask

Spamton and Peach began to laugh "awww, you were worried about me?" Spamton teased

"Ugh, yes! You're always so reckless of course I'll worry" Sunny said ruffling his hair

They all walked out and back home laughing over the situation, this would be something they be talking on dinner night for a long time for sure

Author's nore

I hope you liked this! I couldn't help but laugh while writing this, I just had to much fun writing it XD

Also @your-dm-shy I said I would tag you so here you go! Though this is more comedy based i do have an angsty one I'm writing wich I can also tag you in if you'd like thay more when I'm done

Also also

I hope you don't mind me asking D but if you are reading the end notes could you help me with writing Mango and sunny 👉👈

I relaized I focused with more on pink and blue more than these two and Idk what to do for them if I'm being completely honest and I've really been liking the ideas you've gave so far so I'd appreciate the help

[pearlyscribbles]

Did a lil height chart to see if I'm capable of consistency

(spoiler: I'm not)

just head canons for the characters I guess, don't mind my OC in there- mostly just made this for personal reference but ended up kinda liking it

Also a good excuse to show off my squishy sneo. His wings are different because I like him being asymmetrical, I feel like it fits his whole vibe.

Just some OC lore garbage under the cut

Be warned; there is a lot. And it's boring.

Was working on the gasterfyuroc thingy (that I'll get back around to doing later maybe) and got some ideas for backstory.

But basically Adrianne is a blind (and momentarily mute) lil guy, spamton funsize kinda deal, and is stuck in a small room with only one access point. a grate on the ceiling leading into a busy street. He is constantly teased with the light sounds of freedom above. He is driven to madness by his inability to perceive or interact with the world above him and some eldritch force takes advantage of this.

details get kinda fuzzy here but basically, he is transported outside by this force and makes contact with a lightner. The force goes to encourage him to take the light but he's already on his feet towards the energy of the lightners soul and proceeds to brutally end this poor things life and scrambles to absorb its soul.

I don't really know what effect a lightner soul would have on a darkner so I'm just working with the monster and human circumstances in Undertale, aka godlike power.

I took some creative liberties with it clearly, but the soul makes Adrianne more complete? It "fixes" his speakers allowing him to vocalise through songs and small snippets of audio.