Error paced the floor of the Anti-Void.
Outer had come in and told him that he should be ready for most of the council to confront him about the balance.
His anxiety was through the roof. What if they attacked him. What if Outer was lying?
He forced himself to breath slowly. Everything will be fine.
He sat down and sewed a new doll for Core as he waited. He almost got it finished when the voices started up again. Shit, that wasn't good. Anyone who came into the Anti-Void could hear the voices, and he didn't want the council hearing them. There wasn't anything he could do about it though, so he just sighed and continued his sewing.
The voices shouted insults at him that he had learned to (mostly) ignore long ago.
A portal opened a few meters in front of him. He stood up and set his sewing supplies down, he would finish the doll later.
Classic, Red, Blue, Outer, Dream, and Sci came through the portal.
Error tried not to look like he was screaming internally.
Just then, the voices screamed a few more insults directed at Error.
Blind little freak!
You deserve pain!
Why don't you try to hang yourself, you've never tried that before.
You can barely see, how can you protect yourself, glitch?
Error flinched. He knew the others would be able to hear that.
Everyone but Blue stared at Error, slack jawed. How could he endure those insults? Had he lived with those his entire life?!
Error looked up at the ceiling, as if expecting more, and when none came he sighed with relief.
He looked at Outer, and then everyone else, "He t-told you about the b-b-balance, didn't he?"
Classic nodded.
Blue went up to Error, "I'm sorry I didn't tell them, Ink never let me get a word in," he laughed, "Good thing Ink never saw Outer as a threat huh?
Blue and Error laughed while the others just stared.
How long had Blue been friends with Error?!
The voices spouted another batch of insults, and most of them were new.
New insults usually hit Error pretty hard. Blue would know. He's seen a few of Error's breakdowns, and even a couple of his crashes, they were never pretty.
Error did his best to hide how much the insults hurt. Blue gently set his hand on Error's shoulder and gave him a reassuring smile, "We forced Ink to let you stay in the Multivoid," he stood to the side of Error and opened a portal next to them, he also motioned for the others to follow them.
Blue kept his hand on Error's shoulder even as they went through the portal, not pushing him but gently guiding him into it. He only let go once they walked into the Multivoid's living room.
Error looked at the multiple couches that were in a sort of semi circle around the TV.
"Sit anywhere, the others won't mind," Error took a seat in the middle of a couch that faced the door to the kitchen. Blue went in the kitchen to prepare snacks.
The others came through the portal, chatting amongst themselves. Error idly played with his strings as most of them took a seat on the couches. They were careful not to touch him. Outer or Blue must have told them about his hatred of being touched.
He didn't contribute to the conversation, just listened. He was pretty good at listening. Years of practice from listening to the voices. Then they got to be too much after a few hundred years, so he shut them out.
"Whats up," asked Red.
It took Error a moment to realize that the other was talking to him.
"O-oh sorry! I didn't r-realize that y-y-you were talking t-to me of all monsters," Error smiled nervously, trying to play off his deep rooted mistrust of others. He looked at the kitchen door that Blue had gone through. When would he be back?
Red looked at him funny, "what's wrong?"
Error stutter got worse, "N-n-nothing! N-nothings wrong h-h-here," stars he hated his stutter.
"That's bullshit and ya know it," the taller snarled.
Error flinched, was he going to hurt him for lying?
Red backed off when he saw the other flinch, "Shit, I'm sorry, I didn't mean ta scare ya," he didn't seem to know what to do next.
"I-I-I'm fine, i-it's okay," he averted his eyes, careful not to make eye contact with Red.
"Mind if I sit next to ya?"
Error shook his head, "No, I don't m-mind," he scooted over so that Red would have enough room.
"So, you an' Blue are buds, huh?" Error nodded, "Y-yeah, he was r-r-really one of the only ones t-there for me," he sighed.
Red had a confused look on his face, "who were the others?"
"Nightmare and his gang, and Lust was always super nice to me, never knew why," Error started playing with his string again.
Red was even more confused at this information. Why would Nightmare, the god of negativity, be nice to someone?
He brushed it off for now, not wanting to make Error too uncomfortable.
Blue cane from the kitchen, carrying a couple bowls of popcorn and chips.
"Hey Guys! I was planning on putting a movie on for everyone," Red gave him a thumbs up, and the rest of the group agreed.
Blue set the snacks down and picked out a movie from the shelf under the T.V. He put in the DVD player and then plopped down next to Error.
Error didn't mind if Blue touched him. He new he could trust the smaller skeleton.
Everyone got comfortable, and Classic teleported away only to appear with blankets for each of them a moment later.
He handed them out, and Error took his gratefully. He always got cold pretty quickly. He wrapped it around himself like a fluffy cocoon.
Blue simply draped his blanket over his legs and snuggled into Error as the movie started.
Error smiled and brought his hand up to rub Blue's skull. Blue blushed his namesake, but nuzzled into the touch.
Red leaned against the opposite armrest from where Error and Blue were sitting.
The movie that Blue had put in was Big Hero 6, one of Error's favorites.
The black boned skeleton smiled, leaning in to Blue. Yeah, he could definitely get used to relaxing like this.
Too bad he wouldn't be able to, as Nightmare jumped through a portal that opened up right in front of the tv.
"Error we need help! It's Fresh!" He froze as soon as he saw where he was. He didn't pay attention to where he was, he just locked onto Error's magic signature and went to him.
The room was eerily silent.
