Letterverse

Chapter 3

Sci
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Finally, looking at the 3rd envelope, he could see that it had a grayish tint to it, and in place of a stamp in the upper left-hand corner, was a small, light baby blue-colored science flask. And at the bottom right-hand corner was a name:

Sciencetale Sans (Sci).

He tried to remember who Sci was, but all he got was another headache instead. Sighing, he warily looked up at the other being with him in this white place called the 'Anti-Void' who urged him to read the 3rd letter.

Huffing, he peeled away the wax seal on the letter and opened it, beginning to read. (Who had a name like Sci anyways? Sounds like a nerd.)

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To —-----, (This was getting too annoying... he thought to himself. Why was his name smudged out anyways!? A name isn't supposed to be a secret, right? And why isn't he supposed to know it?)

This is Sci. Hello. Uh- I dont really write letters. Work with gadgets, build universal traveling machines- but not writing letters. Text messages, emails-

(He wonders why there's so much rambling about tech, wasn't he supposed to know what happened to the multiverse?!)

-Maybe I should treat this as an email... Yeah, like an email but written out. Ok. Sorry about that —-----. They just suddenly came and things just crashed onto the whole Multiverse, you know? They told that they would grant mercy on someone, guess that, that was you —-----. I think it's fitting, in some weird way, I guess.

But honestly, how this happened is beyond me. Ink has all of the answers but he refused to reveal them. Error looked like he knew as well, but the destroyer is good at hiding things. You would know, —-----. (No, in fact he didn't, really).

You were neutral with everyone, and never really dug into multiversal matters. So maybe, they granted mercy as you were never a part of anything. ( What does he mean by that? He thought) But- that's just my thinking so don't throw yourself into a loop.

Ah, I'm being too formal again. You probably want to know what happened. (Finally some answers!) Well- you won't really get the answer out of me. Blame Ink. Or Error on that matter. Maybe Nightmare or Dream. (Fuck!) But- my hypothesis.

Different entities from a different world- maybe- or somewhere completely different have come! I would have loved to examine them! Discover something new!

But, uh, things don't really work out well and, you see, I wasn't able to do that if you're reading this letter. They were more powerful. Like- a lot more powerful.

A big surprise to see that they were more powerful than the destroyer and protector.

How it happened... all the Au's started crumbling. Massive panic across the multiverse. Worrying about you too, since you just disappeared halfway through. Ink and Error didn't do anything, big shock too. Said that it was inevitable.

A lot of things happened during that time, too. Ink was looked up to, to help against the problem but instead hid away, the destroyer going away as well. Who knows where they are now, and why they didn't do anything about it.

Did they crumble away too? Every Sans has an Au and when destroyed, they dust too. But Ink and Error don't have Au's so it's a question that remains with me until I crumble too, I guess.

Dusting and Crumbling is both very different. When an Au crumbled from these beings. The Sans and every other monster would crumble into a heap of code and then the code would just disappear in a cloud of particles. Though, frankly, terrifying and uncomfortable to see, it's also fascinating in a way.

And monsters called this whole attack, 'The End'. Sounds kind of ominous and dramatic, huh.

Eh, enough rambling. Sorry ————, if you didn't get the answers you wanted or needed. But my time is up. Time to join Paps, Tori- well... everyone else.

If they let you live, remember us, ok?

From a good friend,

Sci, ScienceTale!Sans

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Formal but familiar. Pretty anxious about some things sometimes but would always get something done if it involved gadgets or experimenting.

Good old Sci.

*"So you want me to fix your Au traveler watch?"

"Yeah," he replied, "broke it during a scuffle, you should know."

Sci sighs, "Another genocide route? You know ————, we can move you to a different Au-"

"No" his choice remained unchanged, "My Au, my problems. I don't want outside help and I'm not leaving Pap alone."

"You are stubborn ————, but alright, whatever you say. But the offer still stands, ok?"

"Ok, ok" he nods.

Tinkering with the small watch, Sci hands it back to him after a bit.

"There, done, good as new ————"

"Thanks, Sci. Have a good day bud."

"You too ————" Sci sighs as he watches him teleport away.*

"Oh. Sci." He murmured to himself, as some more drops of tears fell onto his hands. Sci understood a lot. He helped him whenever he could and understood his troubles and why he didn't affiliate with the multiverse.

And- and Pap. He feels like he knows who Pap was but it was just itching in the back of his mind, making him frustrated! Why, why, WHY! Why did the strange entity have to come and take away his memories?! What does he have to figure out?! Why can't anyone just tell him!?

Growling to himself, he glared back at the strange being, the one who was withholding information from him in the form of a game all while smiling gently at him, blind (or not? This being's mind games were too hard to understand) to what the letters have informed him of, before reaching for the 4th letter.