A Splash of ink

Chapter 92- Well, it could be worse...maybe (X-Tale)

Star's plans and reasons for doing things are still a mystery for everyone with Error 404 wondering when he got used to dealing with rude little eldritch horror

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X-Tale

Brom wagged his tail while nuzzling into Star's leg, enjoying how happy the babybones was. Even the 'not dog' was becoming more tolerable, it having its uses in helping Star even if he was still wary of it. He was proud he managed to replicate its form in the end, now truly terrifying unlike the normal form of before. It was only thanks to the 'food' Star fed him he managed to mimic the form of something that shouldn't ever be, the reason there could be two 'Annoying Dogs' in one space without the whole plane warping unnaturally.

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"Yeah, you are right, Brom. This is fun"

Star agreed with his best friend, the white thing by his side whose tails were wagging like crazy once again ignored apart from tapping their snout to remind them to go back to a more normal shape. He personally didn't see the big deal at how many limbs someone had but everytime the thing did something like that it made glitchy look like they were about to be sick and he didn't want to know how that would affect his family.

It was a bit of a shame they couldn't have stayed in the yummy realm longer, there so much more he wanted to explore after snack time. He was sure there were even better snacks up there and then there was the weird silver light that he had seen out of the corner of his eye, something that looked soft and comforting and briefly made his thoughts less chaotic for once.

It had looked really fun to explore, even Brom perking up at the odd magic that felt similar to one of the snacks but somehow even better. But once again he had to protect his family and while he really wanted to explore he could practically taste the way their Code had been straining the longer they stayed in that place, so had reluctantly left the delicious snacks alone and followed End and Origin here.

His disappointment at not getting to play longer had vanished when he'd come here though, not because it was especially interesting but because all the snacks he had eaten had an odd effect on his body and he wanted to play with it. He giggled when he squished his cheeks again, human bodies so strange and didn't make him want to scratch off a layer off his body when he touched his own skin, unlike when he was touched by others in the past.

So that's why he decided he needed to share the joy all around, smiling brightly with childish innocence while the surroundings were utter chaos as his power worked its magic. He wasn't sure how long it would last, if it would be permanent in any way but that was the fun of magic.

You got to play with it in new ways and how would you understand something without at least trying it once?

"...why are you so squidgy in your middle, Glitchy? Are you dying? That isn't allowed, only i get to decide that and your tolerable so you cant do that yet"

Error 404 was jarred out of his existential staring off into the distance, by a high pitched voice. A rather rude little voice that he knew who it belonged to without having to open his eyes. He did his best to ignore how they were muttering about the Deity realm, the sheer terror he experienced while there and the odd magic that had swept over the area at one point that had screamed 'powerful Deity far out of everyone's league'.

He was so glad he wasn't forced to stay there longer and try to deal with anything way above his pay grade but he still wished for a good cry and to consume so much alcohol to try and blur this all out as a terrible dream.