Sneaking around in places he was not meant to be was, undoubtedly, Genji’s specialty. In his youth, the Shimada heir had excelled at moving about unnoticed ( a skill that helped him immensely on late nights out ) . His prowling prowess had practically secured him a spot in the Blackwatch crew when Overwatch saved his life, and now that he’d returned, he was happy to use his skills and experience to assist an organization he could truly, wholeheartedly believe in.
Genji was proud of his talents; he was confident in his training. The request to infiltrate Talon came as neither a surprise nor a concern to him. Getting in and getting out quickly would surely be simple.
He held no knowledge of the organization’s resident hacker. He held no fear of being caught, until he came face to face with her.
Head turned swiftly, visor flickering to life along with the other lights along Genji’s body as he suppressed a gasp at the woman’s sudden appearance. Had she found him coincidentally, or had she known of his presence all along ? To be randomly caught was one thing, but to be completely outclassed in his specialty was another thing entirely.
"What the...a human? I have to be dreaming...this is a dream right? There's no way a human could have gotten all the way here completely unnoticed...right?"
“...”Husky disapproved of this... Uxis was so short now though, and Husky could easily pick her up if he wanted... He smirked as an idea formed in his head. This was a long time coming.
Suddenly picking her up with both, rather large hands, he would grin down at her, before running with the human in his hands to the nearest pond or general body of water. It was there that he would finally throw her into the pond, making a triumphant laugh.
“how’s th’ weather down there, ya fuckin’ shortie?!”
✰”Stretch, sweetheart... hey it’s alright yeah?” She came as fast as she could. The mage has to out-run a pack of horses, but she’s going to be there for him as much as he was there for her. ✰”Oh... whatever-the-hell... jut come here darling..” She gently took him into a hug.
The skeleton had collapsed over his sentry. However calm he may have appeared over text, He was clearly anything but that. He was very blatantly sobbing, His shaking easy to feel as he was pulled into the Mage’s arms. He could feel his soul-pace decaying, He was struggling to keep it up.. He coughed hard.
There is a knock on his door, and when he opens it there is a little baby human sitting there- looking rather confused at the surrounding area before looking up at him and babbling. She reaches up a tiny hand and tries to grab at his feet.
He’d been nursing a headache when the knock had rang out, causing the scientist to flinch. A pair of noise-muffling headphones would definitely come in useful in these sorts of situations, but he had neither the time or patience to dig through the trash just for his hopes of finding a pair to be disintegrated into rotten food and whatever muck that lined various appliances. (Though, this does raise the question of whether it would ultimately be beneficial for work, or detrimental to the scientist’s health.)
Giving a slightly irritated groan as he rubbed his head to try and get rid of some of the pain, he pushed the chair back and stood, shambling over to the door. Who the hell was even up at this time of night, barring him and a few nightdwellers? He found it likely that Alphys would be up, considering her tendency to binge-watch the drivel that she managed to call animated fiction. But otherwise, who else would even bother staying up this late? (Mew Mew Kissy Cutie was a favorite of hers. And while he was often persuaded into watching it with her, he usually fell asleep halfway through.)
Opening the door, he expected a visitor. What he most certainly didn’t expect, however, was a human baby.
How the hell did a human baby even get down here? And since this house was based in Snowdin, how the hell had it not frozen to death yet? -- (Actually, perhaps it was because of the heat that escaped through the gap under the door. He’d been meaning to get that fixed, but hadn’t quite gotten it done just yet.)
Stepping forward, W.D. Gaster stood there for a few moments. He wouldn’t know what to do in this situation.
One version of him would have simply killed the child on the spot. Another would have taken it to Asgore. The third version would have simply shut the door and let it die of hypothermia. A fourth might have tried to take it to Toriel, only to remember that she was gone and quite possibly dead. At which point, that fourth version would shut the door and grieve.
However, this version is our version. This specific version of W.D. Gaster picked up the bundle, handling the child carefully, before gingerly bringing it to his chest in an effort to share some sort of body heat. (At the very least, he gets a free basket out of it.)
Then came the problem. Most of his problems could perhaps be boiled down to the fact that he was not a very responsible person, often staying up late hours to get some work done and completely half-arsing the work in the first place. He’d also frequently forget that he needed food. Not exactly the most responsible person to dump a baby on. Who knows whether he would be a bad influence on it or not? (He was impulsive and irrational for a scientist. Perhaps passionate and quick to make a decision at the best of times.)
Additionally, he wasn’t really sure how a human baby would react to magical food. There was no telling on whether it would be adverse or whether the child would be fine with it. The only evidence he had was Chara, and Chara was about... perhaps around 10 years old. Maybe a little older. (His memory of them wasn’t exactly the best, details were foggy when it came to him.)
He’d have to get the kid a cot and various other things. The only thing resembling some sort of toy would be a color cube, and several board games that he only kept around for Asriel and Chara in the event that he was babysitting, or they were visiting. (It’s a Rubix Cube, dummy.)
And baby gates. And various things for actually baby-proofing the house.
He gives the child a concerned look, before deciding that he’ll worry about that once he gets to that bridge. (And subsequently burns it.)
The heating in the house should be adequate enough for a human child. If not, he could always turn it up a little, or give the thing a couple more blankets.
Gaster shuts the front door to the house, giving a sigh and navigating upstairs to his bedroom. He switches the light on for a moment, before switching it off again and trudging over to his bed, still holding the baby to his chest. He gets inside, placing the child to his right and angling his body so that he was curled around them, before pulling the duvet over the two. He gently nudges the baby up a little more to give them some breathing room, before finally trying to doze off.
In fact, the exact count is 101! Gosh where did you all come from? I’ve been at 50 for the past like two years and then suddenly I get 70 and then 90 and now 101??? Omg thank you! Haha I’m so sorry for the new followers, though, I still have yet to check out your blogs! I keep saying I will but I keep forgetting . . . I blame school.
So! For the big occasion, I decided to do a . . .
Follow Forever!
-NOTE: Even if I’ve rped with multiple blogs, I listed only one. Either the one that I first started rping with on here or the one that I rp with the most.
-DOUBLE NOTE: There is no consistent order to this so don’t worry if you’re at the bottom of a list. Also I’m so sorry if I missed anyone here.
-TRIPLE NOTE: I’M GONNA BE PITTING YOU ALL AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A HUNGER GAMES SIMULATOR HOPEFULLY TOMORROW. IT WILL BE TAGGED “HUNGER GAMES 100″ SO IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE IT YOU CAN BLACKLIST IT.
Names under the cut!
The closest (and/or hoping it’ll get that way soon):
@howdidhegetin: You know when we first started interacting and your muses first started butting into our ooc conversations, I never expected it to end up as something like this. First with Hiccup and Danny on our other blogs, then with the double Gasters and their families, and finally with Gaster and the Doctor and all the craziness that came along with that. You’re the reason Gaster’s as developed as he is, and the reason I have TWENTY-THREE FREAKING PAGES OF WORLDBUILDING. One year and ten months ago that main thread started in the Tumblr IMs. Now we’ve got everything that happened in there, plus the Alternates version, plus the Companion version, plus the Gallifreyan version, plus the Starcrossed version of the Gallifreyan version, plus the four (soon to be five and will eventually be six) short side AUs . . . Man, I just. It’s a lot. And I love it. Thank you for existing, and for doing all this with me. You’re the best <3
@soulscarredscientist: Tbh the whole time between originally following you and interacting I was watching you hopefully but shyly, wanting to rp. And I was not disappointed at all! I loooove the way you portray Handplates!Gaster, and tbh all your other muses, too. And you are an amazing mun, too, I love talking and plotting with you. Can’t wait for everything else we’ve got planned!
@frozenfischer: (Oh man I completely forgot that we first rped on this blog together with imgoinghost) Okay but like the legit amount of thought you put into Alex, even if you have been making her up as you go. I love it. And I love her and we need to interact more ooc please.
@voiddxd: Aster. Aster. Aster no. You still have Mom Gaster privileges revoked until you start taking care of yourself cuz you’re not allowed to be such a hypocrite. Also it’s weird that we haven’t really talked that much as muns and we need to fix that.
@axroomfulxofxmuses: We’ve known each other since Poirot Café and it is a serious shame that we don’t interact that much. We must do so more!
@kaitouphantom1412: We’ve also known each other since Poirot Café and we also need to interact more. Both ic and ooc!
@theirjudgment: GASTER WILL HUG AND CHERISH THE CHILD AND NOT LET ANYONE HURT HIM.
@circadiangates: You’re the fourth person who followed this blog haha. Man. As far as I’m aware you haven’t been on Tumblr in a really long time and that . . . honestly worries me because I don’t remember you ever saying anything about leaving. But whether you see this or not (and . . . whether you’re alive or not), just know that you’ve been one of my best friends here on Tumblr. I always loved rping and plotting and even just talking ooc. I always looked forward to our threads. I miss you. And I hope, if you’re able . . . that you can come back. Or that we can find each other somehow. I don’t know. I want to see you again sometime.
The not as closest but still there:
@feathers-and-scales: Your dragons are amazing and I love them to death. Especially Amoxtli since she’s the one I’ve seen the most of lol.
@thelittlepsychicduo: One word: Dadster. Bring back the family shenanigans!
@punnyskeleton: Dude. Dude. Where are our threads. We need to interact more.
@pollenprince: Haha maybe this shouldn’t be in this section what with how little we’ve interacted but I really love you and Flowey okay?
@rosalia-the-guardian: Pfffft the arranged marriage thread. Anyway, I love talking to you even if I’m not usually the one starting it but that’s just cuz I’m bad at keeping in contact haha. But I’m always happy to see you on my dash or in my IMs ^-^
@two-halves-of-a-soul: You your muses and your art style are all adorable and we need to interact more okay?
Those I’d love to interact with:
@uxis: I don’t even know how long we’ve been following each other but I keep seeing you on my dash and keep thinking we need to interact some time.
@smellslikejustice: WE NEED TO DO THE THING LET’S DO THE THING I NEED THE GUPPY
@nerdschoolgenius: WE NEED TO DO THE THING TOO
@universalcarnival: I’ve been watching in the background for a while and wanting to interact haha. I think my preference was with Capper but I’m fine with whoever you have most muse for!
@foodsought: Give me the Six. Give her to me.
@baskctcascd: We also need to do the thing! Even if we’ve barely talked ooc or ic haha.
And pretty much all the rest of my followers that run rp blogs! I wouldn’t be following you if I didn’t want to interact with you! You’re all awesome! (AND JUST CUZ I HAVEN’T CHECKED OUT YOUR BLOGS YET DOESN’T MEAN I DON’T WANT TO INTERACT! I JUST HAVEN’T HAD THE TIME TO LOOK AT AND FOLLOW YET!)
