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Error frowns at the sight in front of him, it was that little freak that stemmed from both Ink and himself...
The blobbly skeleton was sitting on the ground of the Anti-Void with his back to the glitch, he seemed to have his skull raised.
Slowly Error circles the child- was it still a child?- time moved differently here, so it could be an adult now and he would not know since Error had only seen it... twice, no, three times since its creation. And for good reason, Error had tried to kill it each and every time Ink showed up with it, in fact, why had he not killed it yet.
The black skeleton stood before the younger one, who was merely staring at him from his place on the ground, almost like he had been waiting for him. Error normally knows when some monster appears in his home, he had not felt it, so he could only guess his barrier mistook this for him. It would have a familiar code as himself after all.
Error gives the child- wait! teen, yes, it had reached its teenage years- a hard glare... how had Error let this thing live for so long was beyond him.
"*InK sUre Did A g-go-gooD Job of HiDin ya." Error tells the teenager, who continues to stare at him with a blank expression, almost as it was boring, "heY FreaK. wh-wH-WhErE Is INK.?"
"*don't know." It answers in a dull tone.
Error raises his hands to his eyes, preparing to bring out his strings. But stops. The glitch frowns deeply, it had not moved an inch, not even in fear.
Suddenly Error's vision glitched and overlaying the black inky skeleton was an image of another young skeleton smiling happily up at him, holding a red scarf and thanking him.
Error crashes.
Blinking the ERROR floaters away when he came around, he sees the freak now standing and staring at him in worry, a hand reaching out for him.
Error leaps a few steps backward.
"*wHY aRe YA he-he-He -here aLone?" Error asks the teen who lowers one of his hands and wipes a tear from his socket with the other.
"*i wanted ma-i mean- i wanted ink to find me..." It answers Error, it glances away then looks back, "are you okay? i heard about your crashes. but that was scary."
"*SCaRY." Error hisses out causes the youth to be startled, " n o sON of MinE sHouLD FiND th-TH-that scary."
"*son..." It mumbles and then sobs loudly, it held its scarf to its face and covered his skull.
"wHy aRE ya CryIn?" Error questions quickly, not knowing what to do.
"*ink hates me!" The young skeleton cries out dropping its scarf and stares up at Error with it's pink sockets, "he abandoned me. he forgot about me. he-"
"*ENOUGh!" Error snaps out with gritted teeth, stopping the other who sniffs noisily. After a moment the glitch spoke again, "exPLain betTeR."
"*well. when i was first born ink loved me." Error's son says sadly, he held his hands in front of his chest, wiggling them there this action made the glitch freeze slightly, "he cared for me. kept me safe from everyone who tried to hurt me. and taught me everything. but as i got older i realized that he spent more and more time apart from me. i was told about mama's soul... so i understood. i thought i understood. it was like-"
"*He gOt bored Of yA." Error says with a heavy sigh, he knew what happened and it made sense. Ink was forever looking for new monsters and humans to learn about, forever trying to run around about the multiverse looking for new experience and sights.
The pair fell silent for the longest time until Error spoke again.
"*Ok. i Get It. But whY ComE HerE? yA KnoW I waNT Ya dEaD." Error asks with a deep frown.
"*that's the reason. i want to die. its better than being forgotten in the doodle sphere." He says in a sorrowful voice, making the insane father want to puke.
"*whaT wAs ya NamE AgAin bratLin?" Error asks with a huff he half turns to walk away, causes the younger to look at him in fear for the first time.
"*paperjam sir." Paperjam answers clearly confused by the older skeleton's actions, "but everyone calls me pj."
"*WeLl PJ. i'Ll kiLL ya tomorrow." Error says as he walks off towards his end of the Anti-Void.
Paperjam stands there standing after his father, not knowing what to do until then. Slowly he lowers himself back down to the ground and chose to wait as he had done before.
"*oi! wHy aRe ya SiTtin thEre?" Error snaps hurrying back over, then points over his shoulder, "My deN is ThiS way."
Paperjam blinks in shock at their words, then he quickly stood up and rushes forward to chase after his father.
"*noRmaL mOnSTers nEed fOoD ri-ghT?" Error questions him once he reaches his side, "i CaN steaL soMe. I don'T wa-wa-WAnt to HeAr yA Moanin ABOut NoT bEin Fed or SoMethin."