.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪

𓏴 ࣪ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 : 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑
( 🎨 ) —— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. . .
᠃ ᠌ ᠌ 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 :: 𝐗𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑. ⟢ 🖌️

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 , 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 ⌒ ❤︎ ⠀
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 ノ⠀𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 .⠀
︵ 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 . . . 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 .ᐟ
𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍'𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏.

[ＣＯＲＥ!ＦＲＩＳＫ @C0RETIMELINE]

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* No problem Ink.
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[ＣＯＲＥ!ＦＲＩＳＫ @C0RETIMELINE]

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[ * They're keeping an eye on XTale universe to see what is going to happen. ]
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[᥊ׁׅʀɪꜱᴋ @TH3_XEYES]

I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: XGaster a bitch-ass motherfucker, he pissed on my fucking kids. That's right, he took his oldman-fuckin' quilly Overwrite out and he pissed on my fucking kids, and he said his button was "THIS BIG," and I said "that's disgusting," so I'm making—

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 Ink's eyes widened at those words. First Error and then Core... was it really that bad?? Jesus, maubey he REALLY needed that. 』

⠀ ∗ Oh, I— . . . Thanks, Core. I wasn't expecting to receive all this support, but I'm grateful, in a way. I... I won't give up. Promise.

[ＣＯＲＥ!ＦＲＩＳＫ @C0RETIMELINE]

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* Well yes, it's something important...not danger or anything but I just wanted to check on you that's all.
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[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 He rubbed his head and looked at Core, surprised to see them. 』

⠀ ∗ OHH!- HEY, CORE! Did something happened? Ya need me?

⠀⠀『 He asked, still holding Error's hand. 』

[ＣＯＲＥ!ＦＲＩＳＫ @C0RETIMELINE]

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* Well, I've been watching you two have a conversation about something complicated.

[ * They glance at Ink and then back at Error. ]

* You mind if I talk with Ink for a moment?
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[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀ ∗ OWCH- DUDE! WHAT THE HELL! YOU LUCKY I LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO DO SLAP PAINT ON YOUR FACE! 💢

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀⠀『 He stepped back a little from Ink and slapped him on the head. 』

⠀ ∗ YӨЦ'ЯΣ ЩΣᄂᄃӨMΣ. ПӨЩ ƧƬӨP BΣIПG ΛП IDIӨƬ ΛПD ᄂΣƬ'Ƨ GΣƬ ƬӨ ЩӨЯK ӨП ƬΗIƧ.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 He let out a sigh of satisfaction, feeling that, despite everything... if he was there now, perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to keep trying. 』

⠀ ∗ ...Thank you for not giving up on me.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 Being hugged was something Ink hadn't expected. But perhaps he needed it more than he could imagine. He immediately returned the hug, taking care not to push Error too hard. 』

⠀ ∗ Thank you- thank you so much... You have no idea how grateful I am for this...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀⠀『 He nodded slowly and— . . . Pulled Ink into a hug? The error started glitching a bit, but no blue screen. 』

⠀ ∗ YӨЦ ΛЯΣ ƬӨƬΛᄂᄂY VΛᄂID FӨЯ ƬΗIƧ, IПK. YӨЦ'ЯΣ ƬЯYIПG, ΛПD ΗӨПΣƧƬᄂY, ƬΗΛƬ'Ƨ ЩΗΛƬ MΛƬƬΣЯƧ MӨƧƬ.
⠀ ∗ YӨЦ'ЯΣ ПӨƬ PᄂΛYIПG ƬΗΣ VIᄃƬIM.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀ ∗ I know it's my fault, I just... I wasn't sure if I could really change for the better... I'm so sorry... I don't want to give up, ever. I still want to feel important and be able to help others, to make up for my mistakes...
⠀ ∗ I'm just afraid of failing...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 Hearing those words, especially coming from Error, was simply a shock to Ink. Especially when Error held her hand. It was so crazy to imagine that there were days when they wouldn't even get close to each other, and now they were holding hands. 』

⠀ ∗ Error— I...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀ ∗ ...YӨЦ'ЯΣ DΣƧƬЯӨYIПG MΣ IП Λ ЩΛY I ᄃΛП'Ƭ ΣVΣП ΣXPᄂΛIП BY ƧΛYIПG ƬΗΛƬ. ΛFƬΣЯ Λᄂᄂ... IƬ'Ƨ ΛЩFЦᄂ ƬΗΛƬ YӨЦ ƬΗIПK ᄂIKΣ ƬΗΛƬ.

⠀⠀『 Slowly, Error reached out to take Ink's hand... that... it was the third time they held hands and Error didn't get a blue screen. 』

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 He felt a terrible mixture within himself, the feeling of sadness growing stronger than any other, causing ink-like tears to form on his face. 』

⠀ ∗ I'm sorry... I just— I just didn't feel like I was worth anything anymore... Dude, I messed up so much...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀ ∗ I am a necessary, temporary part. Maybe not even that... Especially since, after what happened with Red and Fresh, and now with Nightmare, I'm sure I lost all my credibility...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 Ink didn't know what to say. The Error he once knew might have agreed and even laughed in his face. This was just... so weird. 』

⠀ ∗ W-Why... why do you care so much about this now? I said this so long ago, this— It doesn't matter, it makes no difference...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀⠀『 Error remained silent for a moment, unable to believe that those words were coming from Ink's mouth. 』

⠀ ∗ YӨЦ ᄃΛП'Ƭ BΣ ƧΣЯIӨЦƧᄂY, ЯIGΗƬ...? IПK, YӨЦ— YӨЦ YӨЦЯƧΣᄂF ƬӨᄂD MΣ ƧΣVΣЯΛᄂ ƬIMΣƧ ƬΗΛƬ YӨЦ ЩΛПƬΣD Λ PЦЯPӨƧΣ, ΛПD ƬΗΛƬ DӨIПG ƬΗIƧ ЩΛƧ YӨЦЯ MӨƬIVΛƬIӨП.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀ ∗ ...Just as I am useful at some point, I will be useless at another. And there will come a time when I simply won't be relevant to anything anymore.
⠀ ∗ Take Chalk as an example... They don't need me anymore, they have a place for themselves again.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀ ∗ Nobody really needs me anymore, Error... I've lost all my credibility. They have Dream, Swap can help, and Core is one of the most relevant.
⠀ ∗ At some point, I'll just be another person who can help, but isn't really needed. And that's okay! Haha! That's okay...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀⠀『 Ink was about to laugh, really laugh, but when Error approached, he froze. He didn't do that so casually. 』

⠀ ∗ I— Well... You know... after everything I've done, it's hard to believe that people still need me. And if they do, it's for a reason that soon pass.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀ ∗ IПK... YӨЦ ΛЯΣ ᄂIƬΣЯΛᄂᄂY ᄃӨПƧIDΣЯΣD ƬΗΣ "PIᄂᄂΛЯ ӨF ᄃЯΣΛƬIӨП" BY VΛЯIΛПƬƧ. ЩΗY ЩӨЦᄂDП'Ƭ ƬΗΛƬ BΣ IMPӨЯƬΛПƬ? ЩΗΛƬ'Ƨ ƬΗΣ PЯӨBᄂΣM?

⠀⠀『 He approached, getting very close to Ink. Not close enough to touch him, but close enough to be minimally near him. 』

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 Ink looked around, not understanding Error's reaction. 』

⠀ ∗ Huh- What? No, no, no— You must be joking or you've mistaken me for someone else. Hmm, there's no one who really cares about me, not after everything.
⠀ ∗ Maybe i'm just useful sometimes!

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀⠀『 His eyes widened slightly upon hearing that, his face furrowing. 』

⠀ ∗ DΣΛЯ... ЩΗΛƬ ΛЯΣ YӨЦ ƬΛᄂKIПG ΛBӨЦƬ?
⠀ ∗ ЩΗY ƧΛY ƬΗΛƬ? YӨЦ KПӨЩ ƬΗΛƬ'Ƨ ПӨƬ ƬЯЦΣ.

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 Error's prank went unnoticed by Ink, but he laughed, for another reason. 』

⠀ ∗ Haha! Don't be silly, hun! Nobody will care if I end up getting into trouble. That's the good part about being so irrelevant to people!

⠀⠀『 That sounded right to him. 』

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀ ∗ ЦGΗ... I ƧΗӨЦᄂD ΗΛVΣ ΣXPΣᄃƬΣD ƬΗIƧ. JЦƧƬ BΣ ᄃΛЯΣFЦᄂ ΛПD ƬЯY ƬӨ ЯΣMΣMBΣЯ ƬΗΛƬ.
⠀ ∗ I ᄃΛП'Ƭ ᄂΣƬ YӨЦ GӨ FӨЯ ƧΣVΣЯΛᄂ ЯΣΛƧӨПƧ.

⠀⠀『 He said it in a playful tone, trying to amuse Ink. 』

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 As soon as he landed on the ground, he cleaned up the remaining strings and adjusted his paint vest, checking them all before looking at Error. 』

⠀ ∗ Oh!— Right... I forgot that. Sorry, hun.I'm just... used to having to deal with this myself...

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

⠀ ∗ IDIӨƬ... YӨЦ KПӨЩ VΣЯY ЩΣᄂᄂ ƬΗΛƬ I KΣΣP IПK ЯΣƧΣЯVΣƧ IП ƬΗΣ ΛПƬI-VӨID FӨЯ ᄃΛƧΣƧ ᄂIKΣ ƬΗIƧ. DӨП'Ƭ DӨ IƬ ΛGΛIП.

⠀⠀『 He grumbled with some glitches, releasing Ink from the strings and placing him on the ground. 』

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐈𝐍𝐊!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒 ╰ 🤍 ⊹ ࣪ @TheInkest]

⠀⠀『 He was still a little dizzy from the impact, but his mind quickly returned to normal with a click. 』

⠀ ∗ Nehhwej... Don't judge me! wasn't even trying to do that! I was just trying to get the vials back. 💧💧

[.𖥔 ݁ ˖╭ ┆ 𝐄𝐑𝐑𝟎𝐑!𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐒. ╰ 💙 ⊹ ࣪ @AUDESTR0Y3R]

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡
╰﹕ @TheInkest

⠀ ∗ I ƬӨᄂD YӨЦ ƬӨ DӨ ПӨƬ DӨ ΛПYƬΗIПG ƧƬЦPID ΛПD ƬΗΣ FIЯƧƬ ƬΗIПG YӨЦ DӨ IƧ ΛᄂMӨƧƬ KIᄂᄂ YӨЦЯƧΣᄂF? I ЩΛƧ JӨKIПG????

⠀⠀『 She almost made it... luckily, Error managed to get them out of there. 』