Y'know what? Fuck it. Jumping into the Whumpmas In July event. Wasn't around at the start, but I'm here now lol.
What would be the ultimate nightmare situation for your favorite whumper/whumpee?
I decided to ask this question to my favorite whumper, Alternos, my favorite whumpee, Kage, and my favorite character who's both (in some universes), Jinx. Here are their answers...
He quirks a brow, and a smile eventually reveals itself as laughter bubbles to the surface, "Are you asking me what my greatest fear is? My dear, surely you must know as well as me that I've no such thing, correct? I mean, what truly is there to fear? I cannot die, I will always have at least one person who is loyal by my side, and even you yourself admit that I'm a favorite of yours (though I must admit that it saddens me, the dishonest way you present my character. I feel it's unfair; incredibly so...). I'm powerful enough to easily take care of whatever threat may come my way. Why would I ever be afraid?"
"Are you not afraid of losing it all? Of having nobody? Of becoming a nobody? Of the world finding out your true colors and leaving you behind in the dust like the nothing you are?"
His eyes widened, and for a moment, he scowled at me, "Careful there, dear. I wouldn't say that was quite a err... accurate depiction at the end there, now was it? Now, I find those to be quite ridiculous questions to pose, as for one, I am certainly not a "nothing". If I were, then I wouldn't be your favorite anything, now would I?" He hummed out a chuckle, "No, I wouldn't. You'd never write about me at all. And the premise of such a reality existing is quite silly, don't you think?
"Still, say the world were to somehow come to despise me. Well, as I've said before, I cannot die, and luckily, I've the patience of a saint. The world would eventually forget, and it's not like I'm stuck with one identity, either. I could always take on another face, another voice (another voice), another name, and rebuild from scratch at any time. It'd be nothing more than an inconvenience; a thorn in my side. So why would I ever fear that? The idea of someone like me fearing anything truly is absurd, no?"
"What about when Mist got back at you for brainwashing Kat? You seemed pretty scared then. Even Mist pointed out the fear in your--"
"A misinterpretation. Something I'm sad to say she does quite frequently. Now, I do apologize, but I've more important matters to attend to today, so I'm afraid we must both take our leave. Farewell, my dear. May our places in time and space bring us together once more. Until then."
"...Oh god." He laughed out the words, looking to the side. "And why are you asking me this?"
He nodded with a hum, "I see... The one thing I don't want to happen, eh? Oh god... lemme think..."
He was silent for a long while, so I told him, "Doesn't have to be completely honest, y'know." All I got in response was a nod, followed by a sigh.
It took a bit of thinking for him, but he eventually responded, "I guess... probably just history repeating itself, y'know? And not exactly just by certain things happening again, but also by maybe just,, y'know... One day waking up, and realizing you've... never left."
"Really? I would've thought it'd be something closer to me. Like, something more along the lines of being hated and judged by everyone, no matter what you try to do."
"Hm. I mean, yeah, definitely that too. But that's always been there. It's an obvious answer. That's kinda why I'm an ass to, well, everyone, remember?"
"Less painful when it's intentional."
"...See, this is why you're my favorite. I project pretty much everything onto you."
"HA! Yep! You-- You really do. ...Can you, maybe, uh... stop that? Just for a little bit?"
"...Yeah, don't know what I expected, honestly."
The smile on her face wavered, "I-- My ultimate ni--... Can--... Am I even allowed to say that?"
"Say as much as you want."
She glanced over, and perhaps You didn't expect it, but her eyes looked right at You. I've always wondered how You felt when she did that, "You're--... Really? Are... Are you sure? I'm actually allowed to jus--"
"I wouldn't tell you to go ahead if I really didn't want you to."
"I-- I know! I get that-- But it's just--... You don't usually give me a chance to actually... y'know... talk, I guess."
"That's because it's just the audience now. It's different. You can't say anything they don't know. I'll stop you if you try."
"Ah... Well, then I guess I fear not being good enough... For you, specifically."
"I know my role. I know my place. I know what to do and how to do it, but I just... I guess I sometimes still get kinda nervous that I'm just... not doing good enough, y'know? And sometimes it can be hard to keep up, too. To keep being that funny, entertaining person you want me to be, while also doing what I'm supposed to. You make that difficult on me sometimes." She chuckled, "You really do."
"Yes, I do. The struggle is what makes it fun."
"Mm, yeah... I guess the fact you've been making it harder than usual lately is a good sign then. It means you're enjoying me for something, right? That's good, I'm--... I'm glad you're having fun."
"Deltarune gave me a new burst of inspiration. Thank Ralsei."
"Heh. I'm pretty similar to him, aren't I?"
"All I need is to make you oddly obsessed with people stepping and sitting on you, and pushing you around. ...And maybe turn you into a marketable--"
(NOOOOO!!! DON'T TURN ME INTO A MARKETABLE PLUSHIE!!! D:)
She couldn't help but laugh, "Oh fuck, no!! No! Don't Ralsify the me!! Aww man... D:" When we eventually calmed, she continued, "But yeah, despite that, I guess I still get scared that I'm not doing good enough, that I'm going to forget my role and you'll--... I'll be..." Her words trailed into silence.
"I know, I just... I don't really want to, think.. about it... It's--... That fate... My failure--... It'll be-- Yeah... It's bad, bad..."
"Mhm... But hey, at least you seem to like me. I mean, the fact that I'm included on this q&a has gotta count for something, right?"
"Oh, fuck you," She laughed. But then her face went pale and she abruptly cut herself off once she saw my glare. Oh goodness, it looked like she'd just seen a ghost. I think that's the most terrified I've seen her yet.
But then, it was my turn to laugh. And just like that, the tension melted out of her. Or-- most of it, at least.
"God-- Fuck, you're such a... a trickster." She pinched the bridge of her nose with a trembling hand as she smiled, and softly laughed(?).