Moltendreams - Ink Sans
Alias: Fable
Pronouns: he/him
Personality:
Upbeat and Absent Minded Ink seems perpetually Cheerful, Optimistic and full of energy. Frivolous and playful. He may came across as Tone Deaf or inappropriate, seeming unaware of sensitive subjects. However Ink is rarely, if ever intentionally mean or callous.
Notes:
Fable carries a notebook he uses to record things he doesn't want to forget. His memory issues aren't as severe as Ink's, but he is still prone to forgetting things easily, specially: names to faces and important dates.
Fable loves watercolor.
His eyelights change shape and color to anything! (stars, exclamation points, swirls, etc.)
He also loves Fashion and even designs his own outfits.
He knows how to sew and stitch and usually has a comment on the tip of his tongue about your fashion choices.
Broomie is hollow inside and filled with diluted paint. Can be any color but usually the paint is associated with a positive emotion.
- More info Under cut! -
The Doodleshere:
In Moltendreams, Fable must travel to AUs directly to collect paint from them. In this multiverse, the Doodlesphere is scribbled on top of Fable's original AU, and rests in a sort of OUT OF BOUNDS space between AUs. Through the Doodlesphere, Fable can access every AU he has discovered so far. The Doodlesphere is an endlessly expanding liminal space; a series of interconnected empty indoor spaces, shops, malls, palaces, endless variants of regions of the underground, each reflecting an AU, through a door in each room.
Despite how confusing the layout of Doodlesphere may seem to the outsider, Fable instinctively knows where everything is. Nothing is ever lost in the Doodleshere.
About:
Fable acts as a Muse for Creation, he does not create AUs by himself but rather, assists in the creation by attempting to cox a Spirit of Creation (in-universe term and stand-in for the creator of a particular AU) into taking action. Most Spirits of Creation will create AUs on their own, but many will hesitate, abandoned their world before it's finished, or simply sit still while a world remains incomplete, seemingly waiting for some unknown que. While the Spirits can be influenced and encouraged, ultimately, they cannot be controlled, even by Fable.
Fable has a similar history as Canonical Ink. He originated in a discarded AU, soulless but willed to life by a Spirit of Creation before it departed. Fueled by the desire to never experience the empty monotony of an unfinished AU again, Fable travels the multiverse to encourage Spirits of Creation to finish their work. Though the consequences of his actions were unintentional, Fable initially favored Positive AUs and could be said to be partially responsible for the state of the Multiverse as it is today. Happiness feels good. Joy feels good. Fable wants to feel good. He wants others to feel good too.
Outcode Politics:
Fable places equal value on all creation, and for that reason, he is forced into a position where he feels obligated to respect all "characters" he comes across, even "characters" like Error. Can art destroy itself? Should art destroy itself, if that is the intention of the creator? What do you do when one Artist's art can only be appreciated through the destruction of another Artist's work? Ink doesn't think of it in exactly those terms, but that is the gist of his internal conflict.
Passive interference in any given AU is a problem for Fable. He believes the "narrative" should be left to play out organically without outside interference. To interfere could jeopardize the AU's stability. Or worse, antagonize the Creation Spirit that made it. Which can be dangerous for the inhabitants. But for the average encounter, Fable is a wild card. He follows no strict rules, and is just as likely to chase other outcodes off as he is to befriend them and attempt to guild them.
Paint and Vials:
Specific AUs give Ink specific paint colors tied to certain emotions. Underfell will give Ink shades of red/anger/righteousness for example but won’t give him yellow/euphoria. Horrortale will give him deep blue/loneliness/grief and shades of purple/fear but won’t give him green/envy etc.
the more common the au is, the more of a specific color Ink will be able to collect from it.
this means that if a certain AU is rare he will use up the color associated with it more quickly. He will try to avoid situations that drain that specific color because it will be harder to refill it later.
Ink drinks a little bit of every color at the same time, daily. Rather than one at a time as it applies to a specific situation
it’s easier for Ink to collect paint from AUs in the “WIP” phase because the paint hasn’t dried yet AFCRUFTAFH
He can gather paint from a “finished” world but he won’t get as much.
Like Canonical Ink, when Fable is drained of paint he will become doll-like, an empty unresponsive husk. with a couple caveats.
1. Fable is aware of things that happen during this period. he just can’t react to them.
2. if what’s left of his magic feels threatened, (the minimal stuff that is keeping his body together) he will react to defend himself. it’s more reflex/instinctive than thought out, however.
3. if Fable had been focusing on a task, goal, or thought prior to going dry, he will react to external things related to that specific task/goal/thought.
Fable doesn’t immediately bounce back after getting his vials refilled. He’s sluggish, and there’s a noticeable buffer period between when something happens and when he reacts to it. He remembers what happened and what was said to him. This is the second most vulnerable period for him. if someone wanted to manipulate or influence him that would be the time to do it.
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Okay okay okay… BUT. What’s the relationship between Fable and Static? Do they meet often and talk? Friends? Potential partners? I NEED TO KNOW IM SUCH A FAN SQUEEZES MOLTEN LIKE A STRESS TOY.
Excellent question!
Static and Fable have a complicated and sometimes chaotic friendship-adjacent-situationship. Sometimes they are thick as thieves and sometimes they are bitter enemies.
Static is as temperamental as Fable is unpredictable. Fable has two primary goals: 1) the preservation of rare AUs and 2) maintaining the status quo in the rest. But Static wants to do more than Weed the Garden. He wants to rip it up, and leave only the plants HE PERSONALLY SELECTS to thrive. That goes against Fable’s philosophy. Fable can’t have that but he also wants to respect Static’s "intended purpose."
He is torn between two conflicting notions regarding Static; the knowledge that like Fable himself, Static is a beloved creation and his existence and actions pleases that spirit in some way. And of course, the elephant in the room: Static has made it his life’s goal to destroy as many “aberrations” as possible which pits him against the rest of the multiverse at large.
The desire to respect Static's "intended purpose" puts Fable in a bit of a bind. He does, genuinely want to have a good relationship with Static, but to do so means that those times when Fable chooses to look away creates friction between Fable and other outcodes, among other potentially worse results.
(It's important to note that both Fable and Static chose their own purpose. There is nothing forcing them to act in the way that they do, except for the circumstances that brought them to that point. They are both choosing what to do with the power given to them.
Static is lashing out at the multiverse out of pain. Fable is molding the multiverse out of an empathetic fear of shared misery.)
On to the details of what these two over powered goobers actually get up to:
Static can be begrudgingly persuaded to model clothes/outfits for Fable. This sometimes includes high fashion stuff, but Fable keeps it in mind that Static prefers loose comfortable clothing.
If Fable whips around fast enough, he runs the risk of smacking whoever is standing next to him with his ink dipped fur boa. He does this intentionally to annoy Static.
If Fable gets too touchy-feely or overly affectionate, instead of using his words, Static will gently zap him. (think static from a carpet or sweater levels of pain here. very mild. more of a shock than the sensation of pain really.)
Sometimes Static will zap Fable just to silently get his attention. (or if he thinks Fable is not giving him ENOUGH attention.) Contrary to popular belief Fable CAN tell the difference between I'm-overwhelmed-stop-it-ZAP, and HEY-pay-attention-to-ME-zap. The difference is in the voltage.
Sometimes when having a bad day (or his monthly existential crisis), Fable will show up at Static's place, play dead on the floor, and wait for something Static says or does to reignite that spark of life in him. it always helps.
Surprisingly or perhaps not so surprisingly, Static enjoys parkour. He can use his wires to get around (like Spider-Man) but there’s something satisfying about moving through the air without their use.
As well as a fashionista, Fable is also an experienced acrobat.
The two of them occasionally have lighthearted competitions across the city rooftops of New Home. No powers allowed. They’re only allowed to use what natural strength and flexibility their bodies have. Winner reaches the other end of New Home without getting caught by the royal guard.
How frequently do they meet up? About as often as Fable can remember, or about as often as Static creates such a fuss that the situation demands Fable's attention. (varies between once a month or less to 4 times in a week)
Oh yes please, tell us your thoughts on Ink and his vials!! 👀✨️
Oh gosh where to begin.
First, as a general disclaimer, all of this will apply specifically to Moltendreams!Ink. And may or may not apply to any other interpretation of Ink. (Some of these may not apply to Schrödinger’s Gate!Ink for example.)
Specific AUs give Ink specific paint colors tied to certain emotions. Underfell will give Ink shades of red/anger/righteousness for example but won’t give him yellow/euphoria. Horrortale will give him deep blue/loneliness/grief and shades of purple/fear but won’t give him green/envy etc.
the more common the au is, the more of a specific color Ink will be able to collect from it.
this means that if a certain AU is rare he will use up the color associated with it more quickly. He will try to avoid situations that drain that specific color because it will be harder to refill it later.
Ink drinks a little bit of every color at the same time, daily. Rather than one at a time as it applies to a specific situation
it's easier for Ink to collect paint from AUs in the “WIP” phase because the paint hasn’t dried yet AFCRUFTAFH
He can gather paint from a “finished” world but he won’t get as much.
(I’m torn between ideas of HOW he does this. Do the vials refill like a phone on a wireless charging pad and all Ink has to do is sit in that AU for a bit? Or does he have to physically access a kind of ‘back door’ to the AU? Like a ‘developer testing room’ that is normally out of bounds and paint just drips from the ceiling? In the case of the latter, the Doodle sphere can access all “developer test rooms” Ink has discovered. But he has to discover them first.) ((sorry bby you have to work for it))
Like canon!Ink, when Moltendreams!Ink is drained of paint he will become doll-like, an empty unresponsive husk. with a couple caveats.
1. Ink is aware of things that happen during this period. he just can't react to them.
2. if what's left of his magic feels threatened, (the minimal stuff that is keeping his body together) he will react to defend himself. it's more reflex/instinctive than thought out, however.
3. if Ink had been focusing on a task, goal, or thought prior to going dry, he will react to external things related to that specific task/goal/thought.
Ink doesn't immediately bounce back after getting his vials refilled. He's sluggish, and there's a noticeable buffer period between when something happens and when he reacts to it. He remembers what happened and what was said to him. This is the second most vulnerable period for him. if someone wanted to manipulate or influence him that would be the time to do it.
