+1 fish warrior

[theundyingsoul]

[The Nexus has no shortage of bringing people in from random places and times, and today a small portal seems to open up a few feet away from the question area. Being dumped from said portal is an armor-wearing fish, presumably female, by the long red ponytail she sports. The fish-woman's body seems to be shimming, as if her very body is trying to disappear at any second. Finally, the shimmering aura dissipates, leaving the fish-woman barely alive on the Nexus floor.

She manages to look up, and is taken back by the scenery. This isn't the Underground, nor does she see any monsters around either. Struggling to stand, she musters up a few words to any nearby denizen of the Nexus.]

W-where am I? Is this what it's like to die? Alphys? Asgore? Anyone?

[She's still trying to fully comprehend the situation, but it's clear that she's gravely injured. Help might be something she needs, but isn't willing to ask for.]

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happy someone knows who she is

[theundyingsoul]

[It takes Undyne a moment to regain her bearings in order to stare at the human? No, something seems off about the girl, even though Undyne is no expert at humans herself. The girl reminds her of those silly training dummies in the Waterfall.]

"Yeah...What proof do you have? You have no idea what I've been through." [She's a bit snappy right now given her recent predicament with a certain violent human child and being thrown into a new world.] "Wanna tell me where I'm at if this isn't the afterlife?"

best fishperson. also irony considering my char's VA also has someone who watches a Nexus :V

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

"Only that which lived can proceed to an afterlife. I am but a doll. As I never lived, where we are now cannot be an afterlife." Her posture unassuming but unafraid, her voice calm and accepting but brokering no contestation. "This is the Nexus, a place between realms, between worlds. It is a place of possibility and chance made manifest, not a place of endings."

awesome :)

[theundyingsoul]

"So, what you're saying is, neither of us can be here if we're dead? Damnit." [She manages to stand up, her lone eye resting on the doll's face.] "But if I'm not in the Underground, that means..."

[She turns around to look for whatever door or portal brought her here, but it's gone. Undyne's face becomes angry almost instantly.] "No! That means the child is still alive! And I'm stuck here!" [As if on cue, a blue spear appears in her hand.] "This isn't the hope I had in mind!"

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

The Plain Doll's head tilts. "I am afraid I do not understand." She utters looking quite perplexed. Underground? Child? She did not understand. "....what is it you desire?" she defaults, something in the other's nature reminding her of newly blooded Hunters.

[theundyingsoul]

[The fish is literally shaking, in both anger and weakness, as she turns around sharply.]

"A way back home! There's a human child and they're going to doom the entire world if not stopped! I have to go back and stop them!"

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

Her sculpted face winces, the volume extolled by the fishie too much for the doll's muted attitudes. "I am sorry...this one has heard of ways back but I do know them not..." The Plain Doll did not need the Nexus' ways to return to her place.

[theundyingsoul]

[Sorry, Plain Doll, but it doesn't seem like Undyne is calming down anytime soon. In fact, that spear she's holding gets thrown at a nearby vase, shattering it into pieces. Thankfully it wasn't aimed at someone (but that's what an anti-violence field is for). Consider it a form of stress release instead.]

"Why in the hell are you apologizing? Unless you brought me here, there's no point in taking the blame for something like this." [And she gestures to the Nexus.] "But every moment I stand here, they get closer to ending everything...There has to be a way back."

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

Hey that vase was made of porcelain, like her! VIOLENCE LIKE THAT GOES AGAINST THE PALE! But no seriously, she's not used to such rapid heady violence in her vicinity and, timidly, she steps back away from her.

"I would not. It is not my place to summon, merely to soothe and aide where I may," she apologetically intones. "From my base understanding, your thoughts would be accurate. From whence a door opened, it may indeed become opened again but in the other way....but, as you are, will you be able to do aught but succumb?"

[theundyingsoul]

[Seeing the doll back up makes Undyne actually calm down for a second. Her gestures are very similar to the few and far between monsters who're actually scared of Undyne's strength, like Whimsun. But her confidence seems to shoot back up upon hearing that last comment.]

"Me? Succumb? I'm the captain of the Royal Guard!" [She summons another spear confidently.] "I'll show you true strength..." [And she's about to lob the spear at another Nexus furniture object, but finds her hand shaking violently. The weapon drops to the floor and disappears, causing Undyne to laugh weakly.]

"Huh...Damnit...I didn't think the kid actually did that much damage to me."

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

At a moment, the doll is at the woman's side, her presence and hand surprisingly steady for one so passive and meek-acting. Curiously for the doll, upon looking at the monster up close, she saw none of the typical marks of both Hunter combat nor mutation. Just what was this strange one? Wordlessly, she supports Undyne, not wanting to intrude on her thoughts or be so presumptuous as to suggest further answers to a 'royal guard'.

[theundyingsoul]

[Undyne doesn't say anything for a long time, trying to call forth her spears, only to watch them fade into nothingness. She's breathing heavily now, finally noticing the doll at her side, staring. It reminds her of the other humans she's hunted down in the past, but their eyes contained fear, not compassion.]

"Heh...What are you looking at? Never seen a monster like me before?"

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

Her eyes look down, the balls looking all about, as if trying to fetch an old memory. "I am....not sure...." she murmurs faintly before shaking her head decisively. "It is unimportant. You are hurt." The doll was very good at understatement making while having it sound she was announcing the weather regardless of how horrible whatever she was saying was.

[theundyingsoul]

"Damn...you can see right through me, can't you? Just like Asgore..."

[Undyne stands there, one gloved hand running over the top of her battle-scarred armor. She can feel spots where blood is drying up and bones are broken and bruised. Could she really go back and protect anyone in this shape?]

"I've never been the type to sit around and do nothing. Always charging forward with determination. This is a strange feeling right now. To be stuck in another place like the Underground."

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

To be fair, she has to deal with hundreds petulant Hunters insisting "Its just a scratch" before they explode into blood and dream stuff. She's used to this shit. Eyes on the inside also good for cheating

"Then do not sit around and accomplish nothing. Charge forth in thine recuperation with fullest determination. It would do no good to find your returning path if you could not accomplish your goal, is it not?"

[theundyingsoul]

[Undyne would most certainly fit the description of one of those hunters. Reckless and strong are two deadly combinations, after all, for the hunter and the hunted.]

"...I hate to admit that you're right. So many people's hopes and dreams are riding on me and damnit, if I can't fight, then what good am I to them?" [She limps herself over to a nearby chair, small drops of blood falling near her armored boots.] "How can a doll like you provide such spot on advice anyways? Do you have a human soul in you?"

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

Her head shakes demurely. "Nae, I am but a doll...but...what is it that you speak of, a soul?" Silly girl, souls don't exist! Her closest local church only is hype about blood and shooting yourself up with it.

Don't mind the little ones gawking wordlessly at you from at the Plain Doll's feet, Undyne. You're only the most interesting fish person they've seen so far.

[theundyingsoul]

"You don't know what a soul is?!?" [Undyne sits straight up and just stares blankly at the plain doll.] "It's the most important thing ever! People and monsters have souls in order to live! And in my world, we need 7 humans souls in order to break free from our imprisonment!"

[Thankfully, she's not looking at her feet either. No need for creepy paranormal stuff on the day where you nearly died, after all.]

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

Her head tilts inquisitively. Something so important and yet she had never heard of it before. "So....it is an organ of some sort?" she asks unsuredly, trying to put her more physical knowledge of bodies to work not knowing its a metaphysical organ at all.

The little ones aren't creepy! They're cute and sweet and staring at the fishie in rapturous awe!

[theundyingsoul]

"It's tangible...The appearance looks like a heart. Beyond that, I have no additional knowledge about souls. My job is just to collect them form humans."

[She's rather confused by the doll having no idea what a soul is.] "So, how long have you been in this place?"

[emboldsursicklyspirit]

A thing that looks like a human heart and yet wasn't? How strange. You're strange. Best to ignore it and move on.

"I am...unsure. The Night of the Hunt still malingers over Yharnam and yet it seems that the sun has risen and set far too often here..." she admits with a fair share of muted confusion.