04-29-2017, 04:30 PM
Undyne's work on the sword was far from finished by the time that she arrived at the Nexus Gate, traversed it, and found herself once more in the white expanse. She was holding the hilt in her hands. The blade and most of its original craft had not appealed to her after all so she had simply broken it down and restarted from the ground up. Might as well go all the way, right?
Here in the Nexus her horse had promptly turned back into a Tetsuma like it had been, which lifted her spirits. At least that was back. Now to chase down that flower!
...
... actually, where was he? Molly had mentioned Coruscant. She felt like she remembered that name from somewhere.
Then her gaze fell on the small group of men stationed by the gate that led to Camelot, apparently. Right! That one man had mentioned it! Dystopian kingdom, wasn't it? Something like that. But she didn't remember where it was supposed to be. Well, seeing how the group by the gate was the closest that she could ask - she could see figures off in the distance too, but none looked familiar - she turned her Tetsuma and let it gallop over to them while she adjusted a few fine details on her sword hilt. At the time, it was by itself larger than a big dagger, hinting at how enormous the finished product would be once the blade was attached. But with no blade in sight yet, having it out wouldn't be perceived as a threat, as she wielded no actual weapon. Even so, she slowed her horse down as she came close and raised her hand for a greeting as she came close.
"Good day, gentlemen!" she called out. 'Primes' was apparently the wrong way to address them, so she resorted to a more known term.
"Hail, stranger", one of the guards replied, visibly not as enthusiastic about it all.
"I was hoping that you could give me directions, as I want to meet someone." She put on the act of a clueless, friendly traveler, smiling and everything. Playing dumb always worked in anime.
"You're standing at the gate to Camelot", the guard replied. It sounded like he was going to add something, but he didn't. Undyne suspected what it was going to be though, and played along.
"Oh, no. That's not the place." The guard seemed relieved, and Undyne held back a chuckle.
"Well... where are you going then?"
This one left Undyne wondering for a moment. She couldn't say Coruscant, they would discourage her from going there, probably even refuse telling her where to go. But she knew no other places. "Uhh... I, uh... actually, I don't remember."
"You don't remember."
"Yeah, I... no, not that way. I mean, I remember where to go, but I can't remember the name. Maybe you could list the names of the verses? I'm sure I'll remember the one that you name."
The guard shrugged. "I guess. Now, you came from the Tangled Green Gate..." As he spoke, his eyes briefly turned to look in the direction of the gate. This was good. It wasn't easy for Undyne to tell what he was looking at since she was facing away from the gates, but it would let her track down which verses were linked to what space. "The next one is the Ashen Steppes, the smoking one. Then you have the Endless Dunes, followed by Coruscant, after that is the Vasty Deep, next-"
"Vasty Deep! That's the one." She had heard enough at this point and felt no need to let the guard go on about all the other names, since she knew where she had to go. Pretending to be interested about the Vasty Deep would divert the guard's attention from her true destination Coruscant, and he'd give her directions to the adjacent gate that she could follow for a while.
"Oh. In Costa del Sol, maybe?" the guard asked with a lurking undertone.
"No, I don't think so. I'll just ask around when I get there, that's what he told me to do."
"Alright then... just be careful around there. Anyway, you want to cross the Nexus until you see a gate with people dressed in white armor. Don't go near them. Go to the gate to their left. It looks like two palm trees, I think. That's where you'll find your friend." The way he was speaking to her, her ruse had worked out perfect. She smiled, nodded and turned her Tetsuma. "Thank you very much", she said. "I'll be sure to watch out."
"Anytime. Stay safe", the guard said. And when he thought she couldn't hear him, he muttered "... freak" under his breath. No time to worry about that now. She headed the way she had been told, straight away from the gate towards the center of the Nexus, though taking a large detour around the center where several people seemed to be running around, some clueless as to their whereabouts much like herself when she had arrived. She could see the gate with people in white armor and the one with the two palm trees drawing closer. But rather than to head for the one that would lead her to the Vasty Deep, she approached the one with the guards.
"Halt, stranger", one of them said as she drew close. "Please step through here for registration before entering Coruscant."
Undyne allowed them to scan her with some odd technical device before they waved her through, apparently having no issues with her. Well, at least the reception was warmer than Camelot, that's for sure. With her Tetsuma held by the reins, she stepped through the gate and entered Coruscant.
Here in the Nexus her horse had promptly turned back into a Tetsuma like it had been, which lifted her spirits. At least that was back. Now to chase down that flower!
...
... actually, where was he? Molly had mentioned Coruscant. She felt like she remembered that name from somewhere.
Then her gaze fell on the small group of men stationed by the gate that led to Camelot, apparently. Right! That one man had mentioned it! Dystopian kingdom, wasn't it? Something like that. But she didn't remember where it was supposed to be. Well, seeing how the group by the gate was the closest that she could ask - she could see figures off in the distance too, but none looked familiar - she turned her Tetsuma and let it gallop over to them while she adjusted a few fine details on her sword hilt. At the time, it was by itself larger than a big dagger, hinting at how enormous the finished product would be once the blade was attached. But with no blade in sight yet, having it out wouldn't be perceived as a threat, as she wielded no actual weapon. Even so, she slowed her horse down as she came close and raised her hand for a greeting as she came close.
"Good day, gentlemen!" she called out. 'Primes' was apparently the wrong way to address them, so she resorted to a more known term.
"Hail, stranger", one of the guards replied, visibly not as enthusiastic about it all.
"I was hoping that you could give me directions, as I want to meet someone." She put on the act of a clueless, friendly traveler, smiling and everything. Playing dumb always worked in anime.
"You're standing at the gate to Camelot", the guard replied. It sounded like he was going to add something, but he didn't. Undyne suspected what it was going to be though, and played along.
"Oh, no. That's not the place." The guard seemed relieved, and Undyne held back a chuckle.
"Well... where are you going then?"
This one left Undyne wondering for a moment. She couldn't say Coruscant, they would discourage her from going there, probably even refuse telling her where to go. But she knew no other places. "Uhh... I, uh... actually, I don't remember."
"You don't remember."
"Yeah, I... no, not that way. I mean, I remember where to go, but I can't remember the name. Maybe you could list the names of the verses? I'm sure I'll remember the one that you name."
The guard shrugged. "I guess. Now, you came from the Tangled Green Gate..." As he spoke, his eyes briefly turned to look in the direction of the gate. This was good. It wasn't easy for Undyne to tell what he was looking at since she was facing away from the gates, but it would let her track down which verses were linked to what space. "The next one is the Ashen Steppes, the smoking one. Then you have the Endless Dunes, followed by Coruscant, after that is the Vasty Deep, next-"
"Vasty Deep! That's the one." She had heard enough at this point and felt no need to let the guard go on about all the other names, since she knew where she had to go. Pretending to be interested about the Vasty Deep would divert the guard's attention from her true destination Coruscant, and he'd give her directions to the adjacent gate that she could follow for a while.
"Oh. In Costa del Sol, maybe?" the guard asked with a lurking undertone.
"No, I don't think so. I'll just ask around when I get there, that's what he told me to do."
"Alright then... just be careful around there. Anyway, you want to cross the Nexus until you see a gate with people dressed in white armor. Don't go near them. Go to the gate to their left. It looks like two palm trees, I think. That's where you'll find your friend." The way he was speaking to her, her ruse had worked out perfect. She smiled, nodded and turned her Tetsuma. "Thank you very much", she said. "I'll be sure to watch out."
"Anytime. Stay safe", the guard said. And when he thought she couldn't hear him, he muttered "... freak" under his breath. No time to worry about that now. She headed the way she had been told, straight away from the gate towards the center of the Nexus, though taking a large detour around the center where several people seemed to be running around, some clueless as to their whereabouts much like herself when she had arrived. She could see the gate with people in white armor and the one with the two palm trees drawing closer. But rather than to head for the one that would lead her to the Vasty Deep, she approached the one with the guards.
"Halt, stranger", one of them said as she drew close. "Please step through here for registration before entering Coruscant."
Undyne allowed them to scan her with some odd technical device before they waved her through, apparently having no issues with her. Well, at least the reception was warmer than Camelot, that's for sure. With her Tetsuma held by the reins, she stepped through the gate and entered Coruscant.
"(Note to self: insert quote & picture once I find stuff)"
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