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Post by gantzgun74 on May 8, 2017 23:26:56 GMT -5
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Okay NOW Erin was officially awake.
"..... Extra... Appendages-the FUCK-?" she turns over the phone in her hand, as if doing so would make the messages Swift send her less nonsensical then they already were. No such luck there.
Lizzie is now OFFICIALLY curious and starts reading the log. "..... Hmmm..... Sounds serious." The ghost girl leaned back, her whispy tail casually floating in front of her face as if she was sitting in a chair with the foot rests up. "Well you DO know how to contact Alphys right?"
"Course I do." Erin answered simply. "After all, it's important to hold onto numbers in this world. Who knows who's help you might end up needing in the long run..."
She let's out a sigh and types in her response.
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GG: No problem, I can get in contact with the Doc in no time at all. I can even rush her there if you need me to. Void Portals will always be awesome that way~.
GG: Still... Extra appendages? That sounds REALLY freaky. I'll get Alphys over on the double!
GG: Also, yes. Fluffy ears~. I think they're cute~. Is that a problem?
GG: Meh, we can talk later, I'm off ta wake me up a wild Alphys. Try not to panic in the meantime alright? I won't be long.
gatzGattling [GG] has ceased pestering pinkmoonWolf [PW]
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Okay that was one thing handled... Now to call up Alphys.
Going through her list of contacts, she finds Alphys' name at the top and quickly taps the contact information. Instantly the phone dials and it starts ringing.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on May 8, 2017 23:36:59 GMT -5
Evan peeked at Swift's phone, awkwardly churning where he sat. "Well... AHEM... w-we should... get somewhere at this rate, right?" He quickly grabbed his glass and started chugging down his water, partially to quench his throat but mostly out of nervousness.
"Yeah..." Jen patted Evan's shoulder. "I'm sure someone with the capability of isolating the pure essence of determination will have some idea what to do."
"Mm-hmm..." Having been let into the room by Darien, Patrick had taken to standing in the corner and staring at Evan like he was watching a body horror movie. "Probably."
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It took only two rings for Alphys to answer the call. When she did, at the very least, she sounded awake, but her first couple of noises seemed to indicate that she had something in her mouth. "Mmph! Oh... Glp... H-Hello! Erin?"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on May 8, 2017 23:41:11 GMT -5
Swift had been right in the middle of typing out a stern rejection of that nickname, but Erin signed out before she could send it. Whatever. There were more important things at stake than her own anatomy.
After setting her phone aside, Swift gave Evan and Jen a firm nod. "From the looks of it, Erin's gonna send Alphys here. Guess we'll just play it by ear from there on out."
She sighed, looked down and blindly grabbed Evan's hand. She didn't care which one. "We'll... We'll fix this."
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Post by gantzgun74 on May 8, 2017 23:46:55 GMT -5
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"Mmph! Oh... Glp... H-Hello! Erin?"
Alphys was surprisingly prompt, but of course, she supposed that shouldn't have been surprising. Alphys had work after all, she kept herself plenty busy. Sorta like her brother in a way, but kinda not. Well, whatever the case, hearing the doc's voice was enough to prompt a response. "Yeah, hi Doc? This is going to sound kinda insane, but I'd like you to hear me out before you say anything, alright?"
At Alphys'.... SLIGHTLY hesitant response, Erin opened up her quick Change option bar going through clothing options. "Okay so. Swift just called me on Pesterchum this morning and mentioned that Evan's... SUDDENLY GROWING EXTRA APPENDAGES? Yeah, apparently he'd gotten sick for one reason or another yesterday and now this odd little symptoms just suddenly APPEARED out of freaking nowhere. The guys at Evan's apartment are kinda freaking out."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on May 9, 2017 16:33:11 GMT -5
Evan solemnly looked down as Swift's hand gripped his lower right hand. The sensation of her touch against a limb he didn't have the day before was jarring and, quite frankly, disturbing, much like the situation at large. And seeing it only made him realize that the hair on his arms had thickened as well.
"........."
Regardless, he gently tightened his hold on Swift's hand in return. Then he placed his normal right hand on top, if only for familiarity's sake.
Did he believe this could be fixed? Maybe. Did he want to believe it? Most definitely. Did he believe he would be fixed soon enough? Probably not...
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"Oh... um..." Well, this didn't sound good. Alphys was the nervous type as it was, but this was already rubbing her the wrong way if her tone was any indication. "A-Alright then."
It was easy to imagine Alphys slowly going wide-eyed as Erin relayed the story of Evan's predicament. It took her a moment to respond to it, but when she did, the lizard monster was fumbling for words. "Ummm... Wow? E-Extra appendages, you say? That... That doesn't sound... uh... normal. I, uh..." She cleared her throat once. "I suppose you're... contacting me to see if... I might be able to determine why?"
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Post by gantzgun74 on May 11, 2017 21:17:23 GMT -5
Erin finally found her god-tier pajamas and quick-changed into them as Alphys asked her question. "I think that's the logic that Evan and the others want to approach. After all, you're the doc, doc. I guess they figure this sickness might be magic based or something like that." She shrugs a bit as the pajamas settle on her body easily. "With that in mind, I'm probably gonna portal over to come get you and then bring you over to Evan's place so we can just... knock your visit out I guess? It sounds like being prompt might be the better option here."
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As Alphys continued talking on the phone, there was a grunt behind her, followed by a slightly whining groan coming from the couch futon that Frisk and the others had given to her last christmas.
Which made sense. Undyne often loved cuddling, and this one one of the few days she had elected to sleep in somewhat... Likely due to the traveling she had to do to get there. As she moved about, it became somewhat clear that she was basically completely undressed underneath that blanket she was sleeping under, her hair somewhat in tangles as she started snoring.
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Snoring that did not go unnoticed by Erin.
"Eh-? What's that?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on May 11, 2017 21:26:20 GMT -5
"Oh yes, absolutely!" Alphys responded promptly. "If it's within my power to help, I... see no reason not to try. I would hate to keep Evan waiting for too long. It's just... haha... you... kind of caught me in the middle of breakfast. B-But I should be able to finish and gather some equipment soon enough!"
When Erin questioned the background noise, Alphys's initial reaction was a shy chuckle. "Oh that- that's just Undyne. She, uh... came over last night and simply decided to... sleep on my couch." You could almost feel her blush through the phone.
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Post by gantzgun74 on May 11, 2017 21:45:05 GMT -5
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"...." Erin grinned. "Oh she just 'slept on the couch' Huh~? Suuuure she did~." Alphys' sputtering response was followed with Erin giggling into the mouthpiece. "SORRY SORRY I KNOW, not the time or place~. Just had to poke fun a LIITTLE bit... AAAANYWAY, Gotcha. I'll eat something nice and quick myself and then portal over in a jiffy. How long you think you'll need to be ready?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on May 11, 2017 21:50:54 GMT -5
There was a brief silence on the other end as Alphys fumbled to recover from Erin's playful accusations. This was broken by the sound of her stuffing a spoonful of cereal in her mouth as if to speed the process up. "Well... I should have the appropriate equipment already sorted out and ready to pack. So... perhaps... ten minutes?"
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Post by gantzgun74 on May 12, 2017 2:14:10 GMT -5
Erin just chuckled some more at Alphys obviously stuffing her face to shut herself up. Honestly that cutie was so easy to embarrass~. "Ten Minutes, got it. You just get everything set-up and I'll be right there. Till then Doc."
And with that, she hung up.
"So..." Lizzie chimed in after keeping silent the whole time. "I wonder what this island's throwing at us NOW? This definitely sounds new to me..."
Erin nodded in agreement. "Agreed. Would you look after Eevee for me until I get back Lizzie? I shouldn't take too long." Lizzie nodded in confirmation, smiling comfortingly. "Good." She takes a moment to stretch before creating a void portal to phase through the floor and reappear in the kitchen, digging around in the pantry a moment before finding some Poptarts. Opening up the packaging she took one out and popped it in her mouth, her teeth holding the fruity pastry in her mouth. "Alrigh I o'... aa-ee Igi~."
"See you later too miss 'learn to chew'~." Lizzie responded as she poked her head out of the ceiling to take in the display.
Then, just like that, she was gone into another portal.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on May 12, 2017 16:26:34 GMT -5
"I'm just saying!" Patrick insisted to the group gathered in the Summer Snow Apartment living room. "You guys have seen Scientifically Accurate Spider-Man, right?! You know what happens to male spiders' Johnson, right?"
"Patrick, once again, your references are flying right over my head..." Jen admitted from behind her coffee cup. She had been anxiously downing the stuff for a solid ten minutes now.
"I know what he's talking about..." Darien sighed, head in his hand, eyes rolling. "You realize that's only when they mate, right? I highly doubt that'll be happening to Evan anytime soon."
"YOU DON'T KNOW!"
"Can we keep our voices down?" Jen sternly insisted, glancing down the hall. "Poor guy's scared enough as it is. I don't wanna put anymore ideas in his head."
Carter whined and nodded in agreement. This was some seriously screwed up stuff going on, and that was saying a lot as far as Carter was concerned. And once again... it was always spiders with this kid. He'd certainly never make light of it, but the Berner never thought he'd feel so empathetic towards Evan's arachnophobia.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on May 12, 2017 16:51:25 GMT -5
"Yes, thank you, Patrick. I really needed that image in my brain," Ace sighed, massaging her temples. "So what is the plan here? How exactly do we intend to get Evan back to normal?"
"Presently speaking, all there is to do is wait for Dr. Alphys," Aether sighed as she rested in Andromeda's lap, the latter petting her for the sake of comfort. "When and if she determines the origin of Evan's transformation, then we can decide a course of action."
Ace peeked down the hall. Swift was still in there with Evan. She could only imagine the emotions they were both going through. "You think there's someone out there who can reverse a spider mutation like this?"
"It certainly wouldn't surprise me if there was."
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Post by gantzgun74 on May 15, 2017 9:57:53 GMT -5
As the chattering continued back and forth, there wasn't really a lot of attention being paid to the front yard where a void portal quite suddenly appeared from the aether. Out of it stepped Erin, taking in Evan's place, as if looking for any sign of panic. "Well, here we are Doc. You wanna ring the bell?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on May 15, 2017 23:05:45 GMT -5
Alphys stepped through the portal behind her, pausing to look around at the apartment complex. She then turned towards the front entrance to the building in front of them, adjusting the bag slung over shoulder. "I suppose. Lead the way."
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"So what if this becomes a mental thing?" Patrick anxiously questioned. "Like what if he starts thinking like a spider too?"
Jen took a deep breath and scowled slightly. She was painfully worked up as it was, and this really wasn't helping. "I'd rather not assume that sort of thing until I'm given a solid reason to."
"Patrick, relax," Darien muttered. "I have my doubts that this disease could alter a person's sexual orientation."
Patrick raised his hands defensively. "Whoa, hey, I have no problems with that kinda lifestyle. I mean, look at Jason and Therel. But in the case of Evan and Swift-"
DING DONG
"Oh thank God..." Grateful for the interruption to this conversation, Jen quickly rushed out of her seat and answered the door.
Sure enough, on the other side, she found the female Thief of Void and the reptilian monster scientist. The latter offered a shy wave. "Hello. J... Jen, right?"
"Yeah, hi..." Jen offered a sad smile in return, stepping aside to usher the two in. "Thanks so much for coming, Dr. Alphys."
"Oh, n-no problem..."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on May 15, 2017 23:14:40 GMT -5
"Pat..." Ace ruffled her boyfriend's hair, exasperated but trying to be positive. "For Evan's sake, try not to overthink this. Let's not kid ourselves; you tend to take things to weird places when you do."
When their guests arrived, Andromeda peeked over her shoulder and waved while Aether hopped up on the arm of the couch and gave them a verbal, if somewhat sad greeting. "Good morning, ladies. It's... good that you're here. Evan is... very scared right now."
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