stuff from the caring animation short that i noticed.
(So I was rewatching Othertale: Before the Hack (part 1) a few days ago and posting about it, which you can find here, and I was making & taking notes on Othertale Undyne.
I’ll make a post about that soon when I get around to rewatching the Experiment short, so notes from that short and BtH (pt.1) will be in one post.
I may also make separate posts for Othertale Papyrus & Alphys if I can find the motivation. But for now, here’s the notes on the Caring animation short for anyone who is interested.)
1. First off, Core’s piece of advice for Color stood out to me.
“Some care but they lose it by time, and others care but it’ll be dangerous over time. Are you either of them?”
What is that supposed to mean kiddo.
2. Just how long were they standing there before Color noticed? They had to call out bro by name just to snap him out of his dissociative state.
Is that just what he did when Gaster wasn’t around? Just sit there and stare at nothing and escape into his mind.
3. He says while pointing the rainbow beam at them. (Im assuming this is because Core still looks like a Frisk.)
(I also noticed that this is something Color and Ivory have in common. When Ivory was confronted by Gaster after being led into the Void, she summons her weapon and states her intentions clearly—something like “if you come near me/take another step, I will hurt you”—and kept her eye and weapon on her perceived enemy.
Color seems to be doing the same. Before this scene Core tells Color to please but the rainbow beam away because “you will hurt yourself,” to which Color responds that he won’t hurt them.
Seems possibly taken a few ways. One being that Color seems to have developed a very concerning lack of concern for himself while in the Void—not only was it implied that he almost killed himself and shattered trying to escape before (and only survived because of Gaster), but it seems that he’s willing to use one of his most powerful weapons to protect Gaster even if it harms himself, with his fragile body.
The other could be that Gaster kinda made it a habit to point out how fragile Color’s body is, in comparison to his power, and now Color instinctively feels the need to assert that it doesn’t make him helpless or incapable. Or in the case of a possible enemy, any less of a threat—someone to be taken seriously.
Another could just be that he is stating his intentions—that he won’t and doesn’t want to hurt Core—while still being wary.
And of course, it could be a mixture of all three or something else entirely. Keeping in mind his possible state of mind during this encounter, first interaction he’s had outside of Gaster in years and he was just dissociating heavily a moment before.)
4. His angry/wary expression is very pretty.
His face is very cute but sad in the bottom one.
5. Frisk why are you gaslighting this man 🗣️ 🗣️. You are gonna make him think he’s hallucinating bro!!
(Also that’s a wide stance, my guy.)
