#nep.exe

[ask-the-riders]

Some possible shots of different areas within Nep's lake

Anteros lives with the lake dwellers, but because he can't be underwater as much as them, he probably stays in the underground bunker

[lover-of-skellies]

Yes! New M A T E R I A L!

Three for errorink and any other skeleton pair of your choice!

PRE-RELATIONSHIP

1) What was their first impression of each other?

GENERAL

9) Who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear?

DOMESTIC LIFE

3) How many kids do they have, if any? What are they like?

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For ErrorInk, I think their first impression of each other probably wasn't the greatest. Error likely felt that Ink was nothing more than some disgusting anomaly that shouldn't even exist, and Ink probably thought Error was this oversized man child that was in need of some serious anger management to control all of his destructive impulses

Who whispers inappropriate things to the other; Ink, obviously 👀 Even if he's canonically ace, there's nothing stopping him from using this kinda trick to mess with Error every so often. Ink's not phased by a lot of it, so he'd be super casual as he says things, too

Then for the stuff about any children they'd have, that's,, kinda hard to say? I could see them being happy without kids, but then if they did have any, I feel like 2 would be the max for them. One kid would have this perfectly balanced personality that'd have bits of both of them in it, while the other might lean toward being more like one or the other

(I'm probably gonna ramble more than necessary for the pairing of my choice, so I'm gonna put that under a cut)

For my pairing of choice, I'm gonna go with Nep and Anteros again, because why not

Their first impression of each other..... Oh boy. Anteros took one look at this very dangerous, cannibalistic, feral disaster man, and his first thoughts were basically all about how hot he was. Like, "he could kill me, I know this, but I wouldn't even be mad because daMN, he's F I N E." He was immediately thirsting for Nep, essentially. Meanwhile, Nep thought he was gross and annoying, and he just wanted to be left alone. He even tried to drown him at least once or twice, but apparently that wasn't enough to make Anteros lose interest

Who whispers inappropriate things to the other;; bruh, they both do this. They're the only pair I can think of right offhand that's more hormonal than Pest and War. Anteros was a version of Lust before he kinda ascended to being a deity. Really all that happened with that was that he just fused with a deity. But ye. He still experiences perma-heat, and it doesn't take very much for that to affect Nep

As for the stuff about their kids: At the moment, the only kid they have (in canon, which is subject to change) is Betta, and she's this perfect blend of both of them. She's small, pretty, very flirtatious, and very dainty looking, but she's a heathen like Nep, and like him, she's also built to be like the perfect killing machine. Claws, teeth, speed, agility, manipulation abilities, she's got all of it down. In the future, she's supposed to gain about 7 or 8 younger siblings, though. All of them are complete heathens, and they're very much like the werewolf pups from the Hotel Transylvania movies

[randompaw90]

Now’s also probably a bad time for a joke like-

Happy TDOV, the alter accidentally posting on your favorite aesthetic blog is totally trans!

[lover-of-skellies]

I don’t mind if you repeat some, with my memory I probably won’t notice! :P

Another two for errorink and a riders pair (canon or otherwise)?

36) who sets the other’s ringtone to something loud and obnoxious behind their back?

37) lick-claiming. who does it? is the other deterred?

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For ErrorInk, I feel like Ink would enjoy changing Error's ringtone a bunch behind his back. Assuming Error's got a phone that allows him to set a different ringtone for different people, Ink's probably changed all of them at least once. Error couldn't count how many times Ink's little stunt has nearly given him a heart attack with how loud and obnoxious the ringtones were, but every single time, he makes sure to get him back for it. They go back and forth, and they almost make a game out of it after a while

Lick-claiming. This is another thing that Ink might do (if he was trying really hard to be a gremlin). Error is definitely deterred, because Ink licking everything is gross to him, and he typically yells at Ink to knock it off, because he doesn't know where some things have been. Like that container of glitter paint Ink found? Yeah, neither of them know how many people touched it or where it's been, so ew, yucky, no thanks. The only thing Error would do lick-claiming on is his chocolate bars, since he knows exactly where they've been and who's touched them (spoiler alert: they're either in his fridge or in his pocket, and only he touches them, so it's fine to put his spit all over them then, because why not). Despite the blue-tinted spit covered chocolate bars that Ink occasionally sees, let's face it, Ink doesn't care, he's stealing the chocolate anyway. He smooches Error on a regular basis, so lick-claiming doesn't phase him in the slightest

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For a rider pairing,, I know they're technically not part of the main riders group (and technically not even riders, either), but I'm gonna go with Nep and Anteros, and ima put it under a cut so this answer doesn't get too ungodly long XP

Alrighty, so. With changing their partner's ringtone to something loud and obnoxious behind their back, I feel like both Nep and Anteros would do that. They're both chaotic little shits, so it'd make sense. Though,, the first time Anteros did it to Nep, the lake dweller needed a new phone afterward, because the sudden noise made him panic and he kinda broke it a little. Now though, he's come to expect it every so often, because he knows how much of a heathen Anteros can be. All of their children find it absolutely hilarious to watch the two of them go back and forth, too

Then with lick-claiming. Again, both of them do it. Nep eats people and animals and he's a feral monster, so a little bit of his partner's saliva isn't gonna stop him from getting whatever it is that he wants. He's just not even remotely phased by it, so ye. Then Anteros,, he started off as a variant of Lust Sans, so without going into detail here, his mouth has had a lot of things in it before. Nep's spit is pretty gross on its own sometimes, especially if he had just finished eating someone something, but the rest of the time, Anteros doesn't mind it

[randompaw90]

Hi, sorry about the little issue earlier! I think I just forgot about the post and probably added the “Hi” on accident! Sorry for worrying anyone!

[ask-the-riders]

Ok,, so a buddy and I were talking about what the right term for Nep's underground bunker would be, since it doesn't really feel like "bunker" 100% fits, and-

We've discovered what a joy it'd be to live with him and Anteros

Just,, this stuff is only the tip of the ice berg. Stuff like this probably happens on a regular basis, since their kids are heathens

Betta doesn't help the chaos either, since she's probably up to some shenanigans of her own while everything else is happening

For being a feral monster with an attitude, I have to give Nep credit for his parenting skills, too. He does so much better than I think a lot of people would expect him to

[ask-the-riders]

I love how "grumpy but great parent" became a type of character here

Like,, Error (as in Deaths partner, not the OG Error), Geno, Nep, Diamondback, and Tango. They're all grumpy but great parents

Diamondback has no children of his own, but to some extent, he might kinda sorta feel like Cobalt and/or Connie are his kids, since he's older than them (probably), and has spent a lot of time with them, watching them become the people they are now. That doesn't even cover how protective he is of them either, especially Connie

Then you guys don't know Tango (since he's only been briefly mentioned before), but he's got like,, 6 or 7 kids. All of the biological ones are still alive and human, and only one of them is in his life anymore. Her name's Roxanne, and to summarize her, she's a lot like War. Tango's other child is adopted, she's also a sinner demon, and her name is Pixie. He's grouchy and has a bad reputation (especially when he's drinking), but he's very soft with his daughters, and he fiercely protects both of them, despite not getting to see Roxanne as much as he wants to

[lover-of-skellies]

So it wasn't that long ago when I was drawn for second place (which,, lemme say, I wasn't expecting at all) in an art raffle thing that was being done by @zirkkun, and just LOOK what they doodled for me!!

It's my girl Betta (Nep and Lust's daughter), and I swear, she's never looked cuter :D