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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

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36. BIT ROOTS (DELTARUNE Chapter 3+4 Soundtrack) - Toby Fox

YouTube video by Toby Fox

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

[ THEN IT SHALL BE ]

[ THOUGH PERHAPS ]
[ ONE MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN ]
[ IN BELIEVING THIS VOICE WAS INTENDED FOR THEM ]

[ RATHER THAN ]
[ THE ONES WHO ARE LISTENING ]

[ ... ]

▷ There is garbled noise coming from the shadows; slowly fading out, leaving nothing but temporary tinnitus in its wake.

Geno @genobuttercups.bsky.social · Jun 7

Perhaps your great power is to entertain. Making puppets dance for your freedom.

She enjoys this all too much to end it so soon.

Yet, she senses finality.

A promise that her bloodlust will soon be satisfied.

Enjoy feeling your way around in the darkness a little longer.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

[ YOUR POWER ]
[ YOUR DETERMINATION ]
[ THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH REALITY RIPPLES ]

[ PERHAPS SOMEONE SUCH AS YOURSELF ]
[ COULD END MY EXISTENCE ]

[ BUT SO TOO ]
[ WOULD THIS ALL CONCLUDE ]

[ YOUR ENTERTAINMENT ]

[ MY ]
[ DELTA RUNE ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

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68. GUARDIAN (DELTARUNE Chapter 3+4 Soundtrack) - Toby Fox

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

[ YOUR POWER ]
[ YOUR DETERMINATION ]
[ THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH REALITY RIPPLES ]

[ PERHAPS SOMEONE SUCH AS YOURSELF ]
[ COULD END MY EXISTENCE ]

[ BUT SO TOO ]
[ WOULD THIS ALL CONCLUDE ]

[ YOUR ENTERTAINMENT ]

[ MY ]
[ DELTA RUNE ]

Geno @genobuttercups.bsky.social · Jun 7

There are only so many corners casting shadow.

Shadows that tremble at her pure determination.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

[ WHEN THE LIGHT IS AT ITS MOST RADIANT ]
[ SO TOO ARE THE SHADOWS IT CASTS ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

[ WHEN THE LIGHT IS AT ITS MOST RADIANT ]
[ SO TOO ARE THE SHADOWS IT CASTS ]

Geno @genobuttercups.bsky.social · Jun 7

There’s that scheming stranger.

She could take him.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 7

[ IT SEEMS THE RESULTS OF THIS EXPERIMENTATION ]
[ HAVE ONCE AGAIN BORNE FRUIT ]

[ YOUR POWER ]
[ YOUR SHINING RADIANCE ]
[ DANCING CAREFREE WITHIN THE COLD BLACK WAVES ]

[ IT IS ]
[ A REMARKABLE THING ]

[ AGAINST EACH AND EVERY TRIAL ]
[ YOUR SOUL MAY SHATTER ]

[ BUT IT REFUSES ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 4

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 4

[ THE THIRD AND FOURTH EXPERIMENT ]
[ BEGIN ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Jun 3

[ IT APPEARS ]
[ WE ARE CONNECTED ]

[ LET US SEE WHAT LIES BEYOND THE PALE ]
[ ONCE AGAIN ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Apr 14

[ NOT LONG NOW ]
[ BEFORE THE BONDS OF DESTINY ]
[ BEGIN TO STIR ANEW ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 29

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▷ It almost looked like a smile formed in the black goop that made up the professor as he faded into the ether, slowly becoming more and more transparent until he was gone entirely.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 29

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[ THE RAREST OF THEM ALL ]
[ WITH THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD ]

▷ His hand clamps shut, crushing the self-made SOUL and consuming it back into himself.

[ ENJOY YOUR TEA ]
[ FRISK ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 29

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▷ He straightens back up, producing a hand from within itself - bone-white, with a hole in the palm going through to the other side. Above the hole, a swirl of his strange black fluid spirals up from it in strings and a red SOUL slowly forms there, shining in the cold.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 29

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[ I AM AFRAID ]
[ I HAVE OTHER MATTERS TO ATTEND TO ]
[ THOUGH I WILL BE OBSERVING YOU ]
[ WITH GREAT INTEREST ]
[ AS I HAVE BEEN ]

▷ The shade bends, its shape loosely changing to that of a... bow, perhaps?

[ IT HAS BEEN ]
[ ENLIGHTENING ]
[ TO CHAT WITH A BEARER OF THE RED SOUL ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 29

▷ G is smart, meticulous, holding his cards close to his chest. He's giving out the information that might hold Frisk's interest, while withholding anything else. Despite his appearance, or lack thereof, he can maintain this approachable air for the sake of selling his pitches.

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𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 28

for tea sometime. We'll shoot the shit about your void drama. "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 28

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▷ The voice fades out as quickly as it came, to be replaced by the strange and scratchy one again.

[ IF YOU WISH TO BECOME A PART OF IT ]
[ EXPERIENCE SOMETHING ]
[ BEYOND YOUR WILDEST IMAGINATION ]
[ I WILL BE HERE ]
[ IN THE SHADOWS OF EXISTENCE ]
[ AWAITING YOUR CALL ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 28

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▷ A voice seems to echo beyond time, similar to G's in cadence and volume but more... normal-sounding. Like it came from a relatively normal man, rather than... whatever this is.

[ PHOTON READINGS NEGATIVE ]
[ THIS NEXT EXPERIMENT SEEMS ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 28

[ BE NOT AFRAID ]
[ THERE IS NO ANIMOSITY BETWEEN YOU AND I ]
[ THAT IS NO LONGER MY ROLE TO PLAY ]

[ INDEED ]
[ MUCH LIKE THOSE WHO ENTRUST THEMSELVES TO ME ]
[ I HAVE BEEN EMBROILED WITHIN A FAR GRANDER SCHEME ]
[ THAN PETTY SQUABBLING BETWEEN SPECIES ]

[ SOMETHING ]
[ VERY VERY INTERESTING ]
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𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 27

" * Ah, well, not too sure how to feel about that, being human and all... not that I can blame you. "

He'd rub the back of his neck, a dry laugh escaping his throat.

They aren't sure why they expected the big creepy void monster to be anything but unsettling.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 27

[ HUMANS ARE BEINGS OF DESIRE ]
[ MORESO THAN ANY MONSTER ]

[ OVER THE COURSE OF COUNTLESS INFINITESIMAL LIVES ]
[ IT WAS ONCE MY SWORN DUTY TO STUDY THOSE OF YOUR ILK ]

[ TO PERFECT OUR UNDERSTANDING ]
[ AND ATTACK YOUR WEAKNESSES ]

▷ There is an unnerving candor in his multiple overlaid voices.

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 27

[ HUMANS ARE BEINGS OF DESIRE ]
[ MORESO THAN ANY MONSTER ]

[ OVER THE COURSE OF COUNTLESS INFINITESIMAL LIVES ]
[ IT WAS ONCE MY SWORN DUTY TO STUDY THOSE OF YOUR ILK ]

[ TO PERFECT OUR UNDERSTANDING ]
[ AND ATTACK YOUR WEAKNESSES ]

▷ There is an unnerving candor in his multiple overlaid voices.

𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 27

" * And you think I'm one of these poor souls in search of a greater purpose? "

They watch the shadows warp curious, then remembering that curiosity killed the cat he doesn't move to get a closer look

" * Whys that doc? You got me interested now, haven't met a weird cryptic being in a hot minute "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 26

[ THERE ARE THOSE WHO REQUIRE ]
[ GREATER PURPOSE IN THEIR LIVES ]

▷ The shadows bend, flicker, drip some thick black fluid on the floor in small pools. There is a silhouette of a tall man inside... perhaps.

[ MANY SOULS IN DIRE NEED ]
[ OF SOMETHING MORE THAN THEM ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 26

[ THERE ARE THOSE WHO REQUIRE ]
[ GREATER PURPOSE IN THEIR LIVES ]

▷ The shadows bend, flicker, drip some thick black fluid on the floor in small pools. There is a silhouette of a tall man inside... perhaps.

[ MANY SOULS IN DIRE NEED ]
[ OF SOMETHING MORE THAN THEM ]

𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 24

He nods, pausing to consider it.

" * I'm not sure you can grant my wishes, but if I ever need some sketchy dealings, I'll be sure to keep you in mind doc. "

" * You make these offers often? "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ I SEE YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH THE SCIENCE ]
[ OF TIME AND SPACE ]

[ IT IS A SHAME THEN ]
[ BUT MY OFFER STANDS ]
[ FOR THE INDETERMINABLE FUTURE ]

[ CONSIDER IT ]
[ WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING YOU DESIRE MOST ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ I SEE YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH THE SCIENCE ]
[ OF TIME AND SPACE ]

[ IT IS A SHAME THEN ]
[ BUT MY OFFER STANDS ]
[ FOR THE INDETERMINABLE FUTURE ]

[ CONSIDER IT ]
[ WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING YOU DESIRE MOST ]

𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 24

" * Don't worry about it doc, lots of weird shit in the multiverse. I think I know how it goes. "

" * Eh. I already have a partner in crime, but we can be pals. And between us, I'm not really involved in multiversal hijinks anymore; I'm a bit of a home body these days. "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ APOLOGIES ]
[ MY IDENTITY IS ]
[ SHALL WE SAY ]
[ FRACTURED. ]

▷ It's a cryptic explanation for whatever just happened; he doesn't fully elaborate on what that means.

[ VERY GOOD ]
[ IT IS MY PLEASURE TO FINALLY MEET YOU ]
[ IN A SENSE. ]

▷ The air is cold.

[ MAY WE BECOME ]
[ GOOD PARTNERS. ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ APOLOGIES ]
[ MY IDENTITY IS ]
[ SHALL WE SAY ]
[ FRACTURED. ]

▷ It's a cryptic explanation for whatever just happened; he doesn't fully elaborate on what that means.

[ VERY GOOD ]
[ IT IS MY PLEASURE TO FINALLY MEET YOU ]
[ IN A SENSE. ]

▷ The air is cold.

[ MAY WE BECOME ]
[ GOOD PARTNERS. ]

𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 24

Frisk retracts his hand, they were only doing it to be polite anyway. They don't look offended.

" * I'm sorry I didn't quite catch that? You said your name was. . "

On second thought, he doesn't attempt to repeat it

" * Nevermind, doctor works. "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

▷ The mass of darkness doesn't respond to his offer of a handshake in any physical sense.

[ DO NOT WORRY ]
[ I AM WELL AWARE OF YOU ]
[ THE FIRST VESSEL. ]

[ OR RATHER ]
[ AN ASPECT THEREOF. ]

▷ There is a brief silence.

[ MY NAME IS G ̵̧̡̢̧̧̧̢̢̧̧̧̨̨̛̛̛̛̳̭̹̱̫̱̖̥̥̹̤͎̺̺͕̼̱͙̦̘͖̮̦̪̪͔̝̳͖̳̹̳̪͙͍͓̥͔̱͖̻͙̦̜̫͔̹̭̙͕̻̩̻͖͈̤̦̗̙̲̬̜͇͙͓̤̩̺͈̍̃̈́́͊̆̌̒̃̅̓̃́̒̓̍̀̅͆͗̔̓̑̿̑͐̍̍̊̈́̋́̉͌̏̈́́̉̑̐͋͂̀͛̽̎͑̾͆͊͂̏͂́̈̔̽̔̈́̉̊̎̈̈́͆̊̆̀̂͑̔̒̌͐̈́͊̓̀̏̀͊̈̈̊̈̎́̂͛̂͊́̈́͂̈́̀̀́̍͋̈́̌̀̐̊̿̐̈́̄͂̐̉̔̄̈̒̋͑̿̒͑̿̄́́̽̆̈̿͆͂̔̑̏͐̓̚̕̚̕̚̕̚̕͜͜͝͝͠͝͠͝͝ͅͅ ]
[ BUT MOST SIMPLY CALL ME ]
[ THE GOOD DOCTOR. ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

▷ The mass of darkness doesn't respond to his offer of a handshake in any physical sense.

[ DO NOT WORRY ]
[ I AM WELL AWARE OF YOU ]
[ THE FIRST VESSEL. ]

[ OR RATHER ]
[ AN ASPECT THEREOF. ]

▷ There is a brief silence.

[ MY NAME IS G ̵̧̡̢̧̧̧̢̢̧̧̧̨̨̛̛̛̛̳̭̹̱̫̱̖̥̥̹̤͎̺̺͕̼̱͙̦̘͖̮̦̪̪͔̝̳͖̳̹̳̪͙͍͓̥͔̱͖̻͙̦̜̫͔̹̭̙͕̻̩̻͖͈̤̦̗̙̲̬̜͇͙͓̤̩̺͈̍̃̈́́͊̆̌̒̃̅̓̃́̒̓̍̀̅͆͗̔̓̑̿̑͐̍̍̊̈́̋́̉͌̏̈́́̉̑̐͋͂̀͛̽̎͑̾͆͊͂̏͂́̈̔̽̔̈́̉̊̎̈̈́͆̊̆̀̂͑̔̒̌͐̈́͊̓̀̏̀͊̈̈̊̈̎́̂͛̂͊́̈́͂̈́̀̀́̍͋̈́̌̀̐̊̿̐̈́̄͂̐̉̔̄̈̒̋͑̿̒͑̿̄́́̽̆̈̿͆͂̔̑̏͐̓̚̕̚̕̚̕̚̕͜͜͝͝͠͝͠͝͝ͅͅ ]
[ BUT MOST SIMPLY CALL ME ]
[ THE GOOD DOCTOR. ]

𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 24

" * I suppose that's not the strangest thing I've heard... Alright, well I don't want to keep calling you hand man. "

He'd offer a handshake

" * I am the Ambassador, or Frisk for simplicity. What would you prefer to be called? "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ ONE DOES NOT SEE THAT WHICH DOES NOT EXIST. ]

[ INDEED - I WAS KNOWN BY SIMILAR MONIKERS ]
[ SUCH IS THE RESULT OF MY ]
[ UNIQUE PHYSICAL TRAIT. ]

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ ONE DOES NOT SEE THAT WHICH DOES NOT EXIST. ]

[ INDEED - I WAS KNOWN BY SIMILAR MONIKERS ]
[ SUCH IS THE RESULT OF MY ]
[ UNIQUE PHYSICAL TRAIT. ]

𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧. @fellambassador.bsky.social · Mar 24

" * Greetings? "

" * Are you the hand man? I've never seen you before. "

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fracturedhands.bsky.social @fracturedhands.bsky.social · Mar 24

[ GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS. ]

[ IT SEEMS YOU HAVE ]
[ HEARD OF ME. ]