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✫ 004 [video]

[It's been a while since Alphys was on the network just on her own- she doesn't tend to get on video in front of a bunch of people except for emergency situations (like when the Null flooded the city last year). But now the feed starts with her hands pressed over the camera as she arranges her phone, pulling back after a few seconds to show her more in frame. Seems she was still setting up the recording. She's sitting at her desk in the Lab, the chalkboard behind her blank, giving a little wave.]

So uh, h-hey there, Hadriel! This is Alphys. Or well, I'm Alphys. Dr. Alphys, but just Alphys is fine, uh--

[She pulls at some papers on her desk to try and make herself look busy. Why is doing announcements so hard?]

Anyway! So some of you might, uh, know me in that I run the lab here. Kind of. I help run it with a lot of people! But uh, m-my specialty is actually in mechanical engineering, and uh, more specifically robotics. And uh, I've noticed recently there are actually a lot of robots here? All of a sudden?

[She waves her hands in front of her, palms out from her chest.]

Not that it's a bad thing! And I, uh, totally want to help- I've done repairs on plenty of robots here before and I have some, uh, s-spare parts and stuff like that, but... I was wondering if anyone else has experience in, uh, that sort of thing? I used to know a couple of people, but I think, uh... just about everyone's gone home.

[Alphys looks down for just a moment, her head spines wilting, before she perks back up with her trademarked lopsided smile.]

So uh! If anyone knows anything or just wants to lend a hand or is a new robot and needs something just let me know!! I'm down at the lab! So! Yeah! Bye!!!

[And then there's a few more seconds of her grabbing her phone and just kind of squeezing it until the feed cuts. Might've been nice to know where the lab is, but. She tried.]

[ooc: Please feel free to put action prompts in here of characters coming down to see her as well!! Just trying to keep it all in one space.]

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Okay! See you soon.

[And she'll set off just making sure the Lab doesn't look like a total disaster area. She's got some stuff on her desk that just gets shoved into a drawer- like one of the Door shards, and some Null pieces. Probably not good for someone's first time in here. But she'll be waiting for when the other girl arrives.]

[Tinya flies over to the Lab. it's not far as she lives in one of the Spires on the same island the Lab is located on. she's wearing her Legion uniform and is smiling brightly when she enters the lab and sees Alphys]

Hello! It's good to meet you in person.

[She squeaks in surprise when Tinya comes in, her eyes going wide.]

Ohmygosh a-are you a superhero??

[Only superheroes have capes, it's basically science. And also: oh my goddddd that looks amazing.

So much for being professional about this.]

[Tinya smiles brightly and nods]

I am! Codename Apparition of the Legion of Super-Heroes. But most people call me Tinya.

[she fought hard to keep her cape, along with the gold and garnet brooch at her throat. and she's be so flattered if she knew!

it's adorable, really!]

[Her eyes are practically sparkling irl at this point.]

Ohhhhmygodddd that's amazing! Do you have magic powers? Like I know you have an outfit but do you have a transformation sequence or a theme song are you a magical girl???

[she grins, delighted by her enthusiasm]

It's not magic, it's science. I'm from a planet in perfect orbital and rotational sync with Earth, only it's in another dimension. I can "phase," or become intangible. See?

[she phases and walks so she's standing in the middle of a table, her upper body above the table and her lower beneath]

[She just looks so excited, tapping her clawed hands together as she watches the display.]

I mean, it-- it c-could be both! I mean, I'm magic but I'm also a scientist, there's, I mean, I study magic a lot! And all that still works here?

[d'awww, her reaction is so cute!]

I've never heard of magic and science working together! Where I'm from, magic died out in the 28th century. And yes, I can still phase here! I was so relieved, I can't even tell you.

[She loves this sort of thing okay!! This is all of the things that make her up! It's great!]

Magic-- died out? That's-- okay, t-that's. Wow. That's a lot. But uh, no, I'm made of magic, but I study science and the science of well, uhm, magic! Like how it interacts with the universe and all that. Just because magic moves differently from science doesn't mean it doesn't have rules.

[she's happy to provide as much information as she can!]

Mm-hmm. There was a master sorcerer called Mordru the Merciless. He subjugated a bunch of different star systems until they all banded together to defeat him and seal him away. But what you study sounds really interesting! I'd never thought about magic having rules, I always assumed that magic meant you could do whatever you wanted.

[Oh, so is she.]

Oh, wow. That sounds like, uhm, human magic then. Not like monster magic. Not that human magic is bad, it's just-- d-different. But it has to have rules, it's sort of like, uhm...

[She rolls her hands over one another, twisting her wrists as she tries to explain.]

It's sort of like, if science explains the structure of the universe, magic is what fills it and changes it. It sort of fills in the, uh, rest of it.

I never knew there was a difference before. Of course, nobody's considered a monster where I'm from. There are humanoids and nonhumaniods, but most people don't discriminate.

[emphasis on "most"]

I know two people who I wish could hear that. One of them would be fascinated and want to learn all he could about it and the other would probably have an aneurysm.

Oh, it's not discriminatory! Monster is the t-technical name for our species. I think it's, uhm, humans who decided it was more of a... bad word.

[So... maybe that's why it's implied as an insult or something terrible from them. But she is a monster! And she doesn't want to lose that.]

A lot of people here have a hard time with, uhm, how magic works. Or at least how I've observed magic works. I, uhm, I d-don't blame them. Worlds are really different, so it's-- you know! Everyone has seen different things.

Oh, it's not? Then, wow, I'm sorry. And humans can make any word into a bad word.

[humans can turn anything into an insult. she'd know, she's spent a lot of time around humans in her mother's United Planets negotiations]

Well, now I have to ask, how have you seen magic work? I've never seen it at all, so I'm really curious.

[That's just kind of how humans are, tbh. But thankfully the magic talk is a draw away from all that.]

All kinds of ways! Monster magic involves mostly bullet patterns or signature moves, like- l-like how skeletons make bone bullets or Undyne's cool energy spears. And then there's colored magic, like how some will only interact when you're moving or some can hold you still or-- there's a lot of kinds. And that's just the stuff from my world, I've seen SO many other cool ones w-while I'm here. Like Lup's fireballs or Rosie's ice ki. It's amazing.

Signature moves? Like a final strike, like in martial arts? And I've never heard of magic that depends of motion. Where I was from, magic used to be something that was innate. You were either born with the ability to learn magic, or you weren't. I haven't actually seen any magic at work here yet, but I'd love to.

Well, k-kind of! And, I mean.. you, uh, sort of are!

[She puts her hands on her hips, giving a weird sort of grin.]

I'm made of magic! So I am... I mean, you're seeing magic! Right now. It's what all monsters are made of.

[Tinya looks delighted]

Really? That's amazing! I've never heard of beings being made of magic before. How did--I hope this isn't too personal?--but how did you evolve?

[It's still kind of a foreign situation for Alphys, to see someone just so hype at the prospect of her entire existence. It's nice. Really nice, honestly. Her smile grows, her SOUL feeling jittery and excited in her chest, even if she has to beat down the immediate urge to lie just to answer all of Tinya's questions.]

Uh, well-- I'm sorry, I don't really know, uhm. There were just always two races, humans and monsters. We've just sort of, uh, a-always existed? I'm sorry that's not really an answer.

[She doesn't want to lose this so early just because she can't answer a few questions!]

[where Tinya's from, differences are to be celebrated. well. that's how it is for most people where she's from. there were outliers who disagreed]

No, it's okay! It's just that I've never heard of two sentient lifeforms existing on the same planet simultaneously. It's really interesting!

[don't worry about that, she's excited to know what she's learned already]

Oh, I-- really?

[That seems so improbable.]

Your world didn't have animals? Or do you mean like, uhm, a-advanced life?

Oh, sorry! I should've been more specific. Of course we have animals and things like that. I meant advanced life forms.

Oh, heh, yeah. No, we both uhm, l-live there. It seems like it's always been that way? I think the only person who would really know would be Asgore.

[He was here, once. She misses him.]

He's our King. And a Boss Monster, so uhm, the only one who was alive back then. Toriel might have an idea t-too. Not that they're, uh... here. Sorry.

No, it's okay! I was just curious. All of these other worlds are so interesting.

[She smiles.]

Yeah! It's been great to get to, uhm, k-know about other worlds, so...

[Oh, she came over here for a reason, maybe they should get to that.]

Oh, uh, right, so-- want me to show you around?

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