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"Another day of absolutely NOTHING..." I sighed, as I laid in my bed. "Can't anything interesting happen to me?"
It might've just sounded like half-asleep nonsense, but it really did come from somewhere.
My life's been pretty uneventful since maybe like, June. That was when Deltarune's new chapters came out.
Man, I can't WAIT for Chapter 5... I have so many questions! Like, what REALLY happened to Dess? Why is Kris working with the Knight? Why does Carol know about the SOUL? And what about G...
I drifted to sleep, with my thoughts left incomplete.
Then, I opened my eyes.
I saw nothing. An empty void.
Suddenly, a booming yet slow voice began to speak.
"ARE YOU... THERE? ARE WE... CONNECTED?"
Suddenly I know exactly what's going on.
"Uhh... I guess?" I said, deciding to play along just in case this dream gives me some cool writing ideas when I wake up.
"EXCELLENT."
"TRULY EXCELLENT."
"NOW... WE MAY BEGIN."
The vivid imagery of the Depths filled my vision, as I could hear the faint whir of... a machine?
"FIRST. YOU MUST CREATE... A VESSEL."
Oh, I see how it is. Either I'm about to have the craziest dream of my life, or I've been kidnapped and forced into some weird Deltarune LARPing session.
"SELECT THE HEAD THAT YOU PREFER."
I chuckled for a moment, if only he knew what people thought about him saying that.
A multitude of human-like heads appeared in front of me. It was kinda scary, actually, seeing a bunch of faceless heads materialize right before my eyes.
None of the choices really stuck out to me besides the sixth one, so I chose that one.
Once I had made my choice the other heads disappeared, leaving only the one I selected.
"SELECT THE TORSO THAT YOU PREFER."
They didn't look too different to me, but I ended up choosing the fifth one.
"SELECT THE LEGS THAT YOU PREFER."
Okay, these were all exactly the same. I blindly selected the fifth option.
A fully complete vessel stood before me, tailor made exactly using the options I chose.
"THIS IS YOUR BODY. DO YOU ACCEPT IT?"
I had to think this over for a moment. Considering how this usually goes, it probably won't matter too much in the long run. But, who knows? Maybe I'll get to be the vessel in this dream?
"Yes." I answered.
"EXCELLENT."
"YOU HAVE CREATED... A WONDERFUL FORM."
"NOW. LET US SHAPE ITS MIND..."
"AS YOUR OWN."
"WHAT IS ITS FAVORITE FOOD?"
A list of options formed in front of me. Sweet, Soft, Sour, Salty, Cold, and... pain.
Always wondered why that was on the list. Cold is a little weird, but pain?
I chose "Sweet", just in case if I happen to meet this vessel. Wouldn't want my vessel to be a masochist.
Not that there's anything really wrong with that, it just doesn't appeal to me.
"YOUR FAVORITE BLOOD TYPE?"
I had no idea what this meant, so I just selected "A".
"WHAT COLOR DOES IT LIKE MOST?"
I decided to choose "Cyan". I don't really know why, to be honest.
"PLEASE GIVE IT A GIFT."
It took me a while to decide on this one, but I chose "Bravery". For some reason, that just called to me.
"HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CREATION? IT WILL NOT HEAR."
Oh boy. I guess... I feel hope? I decided to choose "Hope".
"HAVE YOU ANSWERED HONESTLY?"
I mean... Technically, no? These are different from what I chose on my first playthrough.
I guess it doesn't really matter, considering this isn't exactly another playthrough.
I answered "Yes".
"YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSSIBILITY OF PAIN AND SEIZURE."
Well, not like I have much of a choice here. Besides, if I DO experience any pain I'll probably just wake up and be right back to my normal life.
...Right?
Yeah. I don't know why there was any doubt in that.
I answered "Yes" again.
"UNDERSTOOD."
"NAME YOUR VESSEL."
I'll give this one a little bit more thought.
"Call it 'Nova'." I said.
To be honest, I don't know where that name came from. I guess it just sounded cool?
"WE CALLED IT 'NOVA.'"
"AND WHAT ABOUT... THE CREATOR?"
Oh, right. He needs my name too. Should I be giving out my real name, or my online name?
I settled on an old online alias of mine. Call it a pen name, if you will.
"Call me 'Super'." I said.
To be honest, I've been waiting for an opportunity to use that name again. It's been AGES.
"'SUPER.'"
"EXCELLENT. TRULY... EXCELLENT."
"SUPER."
"THANK YOU... FOR YOUR TIME."
"YOUR ANSWERS... YOUR WONDERFUL CREATION..."
Suddenly, everything stopped. The machine whirring, the loud echoes of the voice, and even the endless waves of the Depths. It all came to a stop, until...
"Will now be discarded." A new, strangely vindictive voice said. "No one can choose who they are in this world."
There was a particular emphasis on "No one" in that sentence.
A bright light and loud ringing overwhelmed my senses, as the voice began to slow down.
"Your name is..."