April Fools is over - even with the additional day I’ve given her - and I won’t take any more questions. Thank you once again for the massive interest, I’ve gotten so many asks and so many comments and questions about her, it’s been amazing. ♥
I will turn this post into some kind of masterpost, linking each and every entry I’ve made about her here so keeping an overview will be a little easier.
Who is Gauge?
To put it nice and simple, Gauge is a - NON CANON - ship kid of Template and Pale I created! She was meant as a one-time April Fools joke character, but while I created her she has grown to me so much that I simply couldn’t dump her after using her only one single day. However, she will always stay non canon.
Links for Comics and Additional Artworks:
Here you can find every link of asks answered by Gauge
All Responses from 2019:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
All Responses from 2020:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Additional drawings:
Family Selfie! | Just Gauge
Lots of additional info can be found under the cut:
(Info added in 2020)
- I forgot to mention this, but her responses in 2020 can be considered post the events in “Somewhere Else”, while her responses in 2019 are previous of this
- A common mistake I’ve found was that a lot of people using male pronouns for Gauge, which is not correct. It’s she/her!
- While she’s not canon, everything she talks about regarding Template and Pale can be taken as canon; the only thing not canon is herself. She has her own impressions of things happening around her however, since Template still keeps secrets from her, so she doesn’t know the answers to everything. Despite this, she still knows these two better than anyone else
- You should take her appearances this way: Gauge sleeps a lot, plus it’s hard to keep track of time in the voids. She’s awake any now and then, so it really doesn’t feel to her like a whole year has passed. Therefore, she’s a little bit confused when someone tells her that it’s her birthday
- She likes hugs, but she’s not much of a fan of getting booped and doesn’t exactly like to get patted on the head. She will let you, but will act a little reluctant
- Template taught her almost everything she knows. Since she never left Template’s or Pale’s place, which Template refers to as the “Art Zone” and “Null Space” respectively, she doesn’t have much knowledge about a lot of things, but isn’t exactly stupid either. She’s gotten a lot of impressions of the universes by watching AUs with Template, which is really similar to watching TV
(Info added in 2019)
- I’m thinking of her as a 14-16 year old... it’s hard to tell since technically, time and space doesn’t exist in between universes
- If you consider her parents’ souls, you may realize that she doesn’t have the most powerful soul either. This means that while her soul overall is fully intact, it’s still really weak. This is why she doesn’t have powers or can’t use magic. She cannot even open portals to other AUs like pretty much every other out!code character.
- Her weak soul makes her similar (but not the same!) in behavior as Pale. However, she’s able to boost her perception, which is why she constantly is drinking coffee and is on a sugar high. Without it, she would be quite lethargic.
- Template gave her the eye-patch because her left eye is glitched. While Gauge is under the impression that her left eye is not nice to look at in general (and doesn’t mind it because her vision through this eye is also broken), Template’s intention behind this is that he pretty much avoids to look at it constantly for obvious reasons.
- Some people might have mistaken Gauge’s dark hand palms as gloves, but that’s not the case. Pale’s palms are grey, hers are black. It just runs in the family.
- For those still wondering about her mysterious hobby, while others have already guessed it: She loves sewing, crocheting and she can even knit! Yes, she did make the clothes she wears herself, but lied to Template about it because it’s something that would stress him out if he knew. So instead, she just does it whenever Pale is supposed to take care of her. She hides all her sewing materials in Pale’s clothing heaps. Pale, of course, doesn’t mind.
- The measuring tape on her hoodie suddenly seems less confusing if you consider her hobby, doesn’t it?
- Gauge never heard of Error because Template of course doesn’t talk about him and often only know about what she’s told or seen herself in AUs. However, she knows about Ink, because Template won’t shut up about him. To her, Ink is some kind of comic book hero she keeps hearing about but never met herself, so her view of him is just as warped as Template’s
- Gauge is fully aware that something is wrong with Template since she’s bound to experience one of Template’s minor or heavier breakdowns at some point. She merely thinks of it as a disease and that it’s not Template’s fault. She tries to help and prevent things from going wrong as much as she can. She thinks that Template’s determination to keep going in this case is unmatched and admirable.
- Gauge is talking to Pale a lot when she’s with him because he seems to listen and doesn’t judge her for whatever is on her mind. Pale probably knows Gauge better than Template, even if Gauge spends less time with him.
Aaaaand that’s pretty much all I can think of right now. I hope more questions were answered! The only thing I really can’t answer is how she came to be, haha. I’d love to draw her more but I really can’t tell as other projects have a higher priority. But considering I made her two days before April Fools without even a clue about what to do, she’s really come a long way in just three days… I’m proud of her ;w;
CAN I PLEASE ASK FOR PALE/TEMPLATE FOR #2????? THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF THIS SHIP. PLEEAAASE ;-;
Hi i’m doing this after m o n t h s
2. “I know it’s 3 in the morning, but I can’t find my cat” for tempale
Pale rubbed his eyes. He walked to his door. He opened it.
Template.
“Template.”
“Before you say anything-“ he held out a hand, his index finger pointing up, “I know it’s three in the morning, but- But,” Template’s glasses grew foggy, like a glass top on a pot of boiling water- he a took a moment to clean them- “I can’t find my cat- he’s around here somewhere and you know our apartment better than I do. Can you help me?”
Pale nodded.
“You will? Great!! Thank you so much-“ Template grinned nervously, a smile cracking his face like a geode, “I don’t know how I’ll ever repay you.”
Pale looked. Under the couch. Behind the couch. Under Template’s bed. Under his own bed.
Nothing.
Template searched everywhere, like a mother for her lost child- or an artist searching everywhere in their Godforsaken room for their damned eraser, or a writer for their fucking pencils.
Still nothing.
Template sat on the couch with his face in his hands.
“Oh, gosh- We can’t find him anywhere, he- he’s gone!”
Pale could do little but pat his poor companion on the back as he sobbed. Template threw his arms around Pale, over-dramatically sobbing.
“Oh, Pale, what happens if I can’t find him?! Is he just- lost? Did he ge…”
Template’s tears tapered in an instant as he watched, blinking, as a small black cat with white paws appeared out of nowhere and jumped on his lap.
“…Mittens?”
The cat mewed.
“Oh my gosh…” Template processed, then picked the cat. His eyes started to sparkle as he shouted, “Mittens!! Oh my gosh- you’re here!! Where were you, naughty kitten?!” Template whooshed the cat into the air, like that one scene from the lion king. He grinned like a nerd, then quickly pecked Pale’s cheek, running off. “Thank you, Pale!!”
Pale’s cheeks burned. He placed a hand to them. “…Welcome…”
