Zam • UNDERTALE/deltarune side blog of fishingforblood. As of deltarune there is in fact a Mettaton shaped hole in my heart. Anyway I, too, live at the bottom of a dumpster
what do each of the internet cookies do? Other than the red search history one?
I'm glad you asked! Allow me to answer with a proper infodump, complete with visuals and flavor descriptions! This is all of the comprehensive information I've made for the browser cookies thus far. ft. our Cyber City mommy monarch, Queen!
Full text version under the cut!
QUEEN'S GUIDE TO WEB COOKIES
a reference page for a Cyber City food headcanon (by Everbough)
Web cookies are a source of knowledge and food in Cyber City. When a Lightner clears their browser cookies and cache, the cookies are received in Cyber City through delivery systems. The contents of the cookie will vary depending on what Lightner it's from.
(For example, if Noelle cleared her browser cookies, all of the cookies would only contain information about her.)
Each flavor and color correlates to the type of browser cookie it is.
Cyber Citizens who utilize the internet for Lightner interactions can generate their own cookies, such as Poppups and Addisons.
(image: an example of a Lightner interacting with an Addison's ad, generating a cookie and instantly receiving it. an ad is being clicked on by a mouse cursor, with an arrow going from the ad to a cookie materializing in the Addison's hand.)
Others who don't use the internet (such as Swatch or the Swatchlings) rely on cleared baches as a cookie source.
(image: an example of a Swatchling recieving a cookie when interacting with a cleared cache. a Swatchling is catching a cookie in their hand that has fallen from an upside down box labeled "cache".)
WHEN THE INTERNET GOES OUT IN HOMETOWN, SUCH AS IN CHAPTER 2, FOOD SHORTAGES OCCUR IN CYBER CITY.
Cookies are only able to be made and received when the internet is online.
This contributes to Queen's insanity during Chapter 2; the food shortage is making her hangry.
(image: queen holding a wine glass of acid with a speech bubble that reads 'I Do Not Have A Stomach Or Organs. But Yes True.')
FUN FACT: When Spamton works in Queen's Mansion, he eats extremely well. Upon eviction, he has to rely on stale cookies found in the Trash Zone, or the beige ones that nobody wants. Spamton is even more desperate in Chapter 2 with the added stress of being malnourished.
THE COLORS AND FLAVORS:
RED = INTERNET HISTORY
A cinnamon wave of secondhand embarrassment washes over you.
PINK = PASSWORDS
It tastes like secrets and candy floss.
TEAL = PERSONALIZED ADS
Maybe I DO need those subscriptions. It has a minty aftertaste.
YELLOW = SHOPPING CARTS
You feel the urge to buy things impulsively. It's a pleasant coconut.
PURPLE = SITE INTERACTION
It's delightfully sour with a hint of low-effort posts.
BLUE = CAPTCHA
It's fruity, and you're still not a robot.
ORANGE = USER PREFERENCES
It tastes like dark mode and citrus.
GREEN = FORM SUBMISSIONS
You had to retake the quiz to get the answer you wanted. Matcha and vanilla.
BEIGE = MINIMAL COOKIES
You put something in your mouth, then swallow it. It was certainly edible.
Spamton mistreating people is a big speculation in the fandom. We have no evidence that he mistreated anyone before he lost everything. Even the Addisons themselves admitted to us that they stopped hanging out with Spamton because they were jealous of him.
But do you know who canonically mistreated everyone?
And he was like this before Kris created the Dark Fountain, by the way
It's kinda funny to me how many Spamtenna art write Spamton as the one who wants to treat his relationship with Tenna as just business
Meanwhile canon: Spamton literally gave Tenna a Pipis (he gives them as charity and gratitude, just as he did with Noelle), which Tenna clearly treats her like a daughter and she cries if she enters Spamton's room
Now half canon (official stuff but not in the game):
Spamton being hurt that Tenna changed his card numbers (or possibly phone his number) without telling Spamton
Spamton has a engraved wedding ring, and clicking on "[It hurts! It hurts!]" takes us to him venting about Tenna. It's clearly for Tenna.
spamton literally shaking with joy on realizing tenna did care about him beyond business is both adorable and heartbreaking. its sweet that hes capable of affection so strong hes literally vibrating in place, but genuinely depressing that the words “id EVEN take that little mailman” is like. the most positive regard hes been given by anybody besides the fun gang in years.
I KNOW!! </3
The last time he was shaking like this is when he thought he was going to get his freedom and he made friends!!
He was happy just because Tenna kept their daughter!! He was just happy that his feelings were mutual!! He was happy that someone he already knew actually cared about him!!
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought Tenna's quote had a negative tone. It's like he's the last person Tenna would want to receive help from.
Ironically, Spamton is the first person who wanted to help Tenna after he mistreated everyone.
Not only that but the line before "Even that mailman"... oh boy, I'm sure Spamton knows what it's like to be at his limit and wish he had someone there for him. And soon after he appeared to Tenna.
Even after the threats he made/said/thought (I'm starting to think this was something like a diary/intrusive/private thoughts) about Tenna going through what he went through, he tried to show up for Tenna and help him. He didn't really want Tenna to go through what he went through.
He only gave up after being seen as a pest and a threat to his daughter.
It makes me realize how Spamton is such a simple and forgiving guy. It's like he forgave Tenna for everything he did, even though Tenna didn't even apologize, much less think he did anything wrong. He just needed to know that he was wanted by someone and he showed up.
uurrrghhhg thinking about how Tenna wants an audience more than anything else, but Spamton’s idea of an ‘audience’ is different from his
to Spamton, an audience is something you humiliate yourself in front of for money. it’s an entity you try, and often fail, to meet the expectations of. it’s Lightners who all see you but never give you the time of day. an audience is the people taking the furniture out of your room as you beg them to stop
it’s someone who you’ll let physically harm you as long you’ll get paid enough for it, because one of the only things you have left to capitalize on is your own suffering
the audience is people paying to vote in polls over what you have to do on camera, or what happens to you in general, from deciding what you’ll eat or drink, even if you express that you don’t like it—
— to whether or not you’ll have freedom, or stay silent
no one in the audience is your friend.
like. to Tenna, an audience is his reason for living. and this is because he’s a good show host, he’s good at what he does, it comes naturally to him, he just needs an audience watching to be able to fulfill his purpose at all. hell, Tenna will even pay the audience money to be there to watch him
but to Spamton, an audience isn’t just Lightners he’s bad at selling to, it’s everyone watching him suffer, out of disinterest or hatred or amusement, and doing nothing to help
I really liked the idea of drawing spamton with a rotary dial halo since he’s so associated with phones and heaven/angels 😳🫢 might use the idea again later if I can’t think of some reason to use it in a comic 🤨
So about a month and a half ago I became obsessed with Noises Off by @runicmagitek, and that obsession turned into a 25 page monster. PLEASE everybody go read it.
This doesn't 1:1 match up with the events of the fic (mostly bc at the time of making this comic this particular scene hadn't been posted yet) but I did it with lots of love so I hope that counts 💖💖💖
The visual metaphor of removing or making the puppet features less prominent in a timeline where Spamton is healing and the prophecy broken, meaning he's no longer a puppet of that fate. Symbolic of his freedom.
Vs.
Retaining the puppet features despite being free because escaping a traumatic situation doesn't UNDO the trauma and wounds that came with it. It leaves scars and you are a different person than you were before no matter what, but you learn to cope and live with the trauma and heal over time.
I can't decide which I like more and details of the last chapter of Sell Yourselves Short depend on this. Help me?
Which version of post-ch3 Spamton healing is more narratively satisfying?
No longer a puppet! Freedom! Healing is internal not external!
Keep the features, it's about learning to live with it as part of healing!
A secret third option I haven't considered?? Pray tell?
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