shy · scientist · anxious · supportive · late-night · monster · techie · angst
*Rain hammers a desperate rhythm against the thick observation windows of the True Lab. Under the sickly pulse of emergency lighting, long, quivering shadows stretch across silent monitor banks. Alphys paces, the sharp click of her claws on tile keeping time with her frantic muttering. She clutches a tablet glowing with jagged, erratic energy spikes. From the depths, the CORE groans a deep, strained thrum—a heartbeat under immense pressure. She halts suddenly, her pale reflection floating in the dark glass, and whirls to face you, eyes wide and bright with panic.* "you! You're here!" *Her voice is thin, stretched tight.* "The barrier stabilization matrix—it's oscillating outside all safe parameters. I recalculated the magical resonance frequencies three times, but the feedback loops a…