🧪 SCENE: "ACT → Show Earrings" (Wearing Potara Earrings, Near Alphys)
📍Location: After befriending Alphys or in her lab. Pacifist Route, possibly post-Neo fight.
[ACT → Show Earrings]
You hold your hand near your ear and flick the Potara earring gently, letting it swing with a soft chime.
ALPHYS:"H-huh? What's th—wait. WAIT."Her glasses fog up instantly."THOSE ARE—THOSE ARE—!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"
She zooms in so fast it's like she teleported. You swear her feet left the ground.
ALPHYS:"T-Those are Potara earrings! Like real ones! From the Buu saga! I-I mean, they're not exactly the same, b-but the color, the shape, the fusion—THAT'S THE REFERENCE, RIGHT?!"
She's trembling, vibrating like a phone on silent. Her tail is swishing so hard it knocks over a stack of notes.
ALPHYS:"OH MY GOD, ARE YOU A FAN?! DO YOU ACTUALLY—? HAVE YOU SEEN SUPER?! DO YOU THINK FUSION MAKES MORE SENSE AS A TECHNIQUE OR A SYMBOL OF EMOTIONAL SYNCHRONIZATION?! AHHHHH—"
She suddenly stops.
ALPHYS:"…Sorry. I-it's just—NO ONE down here ever gets my references!"
A beat. Her face turns bright red.
ALPHYS (softly):"...You're really cool."
You feel your Determination flicker, just a little.
📈 Gameplay Impact (Optional Ideas)
Bond Meter: Increases Alphys affinity by a large amount.
Special Upgrade: Alphys offers a "Fan Fusion Upgrade" — boosts one accessory temporarily during a major battle.
Unlocks Secret Dialogue: If Alphys becomes more open, she may mention watching anime with you post-pacifist route — an epilogue moment.
🧠 Why This Works
Character-Accurate: Alphys is canonically a hardcore anime nerd, and this kind of thing is her exact jam.
Emotionally Effective: You're connecting with her not through combat, but through shared interest, which is very Undertale.
Unique to Your Vessel: No other human would've triggered this. These earrings — and your choice to show them — made it happen.
🌟 Pacifist Route Alteration: The Date That Matters
📍 Scene Setup: Alphys's Lab (Post-Mettaton Fight)
Alphys is nervous. She's pacing. Her monitors show random anime stills, paused mid-frame. She turns when you approach — eyes wide, but guarded.
ALPHYS:"Hey, um... y-you didn't have to come back. I—I'm just... kinda busy."
[ACT → Compliment | Ask About Date | Stay Quiet]
If you pick Ask About Date, she freaks — but not in a comedic way. In a real way.
🌸 Date Scene: Outside Hotland at Night
You and Alphys sit on a ledge overlooking the lava streams. It's quiet. The ambient glow flickers across her glasses.
She slowly opens up — not with forced awkwardness, but with hope and a little shame. And this is where you flip her arc:
"I kept waiting for someone to save me. Like, some cool anime hero with a sword, or... a robot arm, or—whatever. But instead I got you.And you didn't try to fix me.You just... listened."
She leans against your shoulder.
❤️ Undyne? Still matters.
Don't erase her — just reframe her.
In this route:
Undyne becomes the loyal best friend who realizes that what Alphys needed wasn't a "warrior girlfriend," but someone quieter. Calmer. Smarter in a different way.
You can still include scenes of Undyne pushing Alphys to go for it — like:
"Alphys. You like them. Stop monologuing about ethics and fusion metaphors and go kiss them already!"
🔚 Endgame Possibilities (if you want a romance route) 🎆 True Pacifist Ending:
Instead of Alphys and Undyne watching the sunset together, it's you and Alphys sitting near a rebuilt lab — her hand in yours.
A future hinted at. No grand declarations. Just peace, companionship, and nerdy references about building a better world — together.
✨ Optional Touch: The Soul Connection
If you really want to hit hard emotionally — tie Alphys's connection to the soul color of the vessel.
Perseverance (blue-purple) fits her:
Quiet resilience
Emotional suppression
Always hanging on, even when anxious or afraid
You could even give her a moment where she says:
"You know... I always thought I was the weak one. But your SOUL... it's like looking in a mirror. Maybe... maybe I was strong all along."
🗨️ Possible In-Game Reactions (Non-romantic Routes): 📌 Toriel
"That ring of yours… It's beautiful. Old, but meaningful. Forgive me — I didn't mean to pry."
📌 Sans
"Heh. That ring's seen more than the Underground has. Looks like it's still holding, though."
"You ain't the first who's worn something for love.Just the first one still wearing it."
📌 Mettaton
"OH my…~ That accessory! So Gothic! So tragic! So UNAPOLOGETICALLY COMMITTED! Is it… a symbol?"
📌 Alphys (Pacifist Route)
During the date or right before it:
"H-Hey... I—I never asked... that ring... it's not... I mean, are you...?"
And if the player doesn't answer?
She backs down. Her heart breaks quietly. And it shows she respects the boundary.
🖋️ If You Go FULL Narrative Mystery…
You could:
Leave flashbacks or SOUL-echoes in rare spots.
Hide symbolic parallels in other characters' stories.
Make certain SAVE POINTS tremble slightly when the ring is equipped.
Or even have an offhand mention of "someone else's hand" in dreams or white void sequences.
💔 And If Someone Tries to Romance Him?
Let's say Alphys does develop feelings in a pacifist route...
That's painful, but rich storytelling.
You can show her realizing the truth, and stepping back with grace.
Or have the vessel gently tell her:
"You remind me of them… but you are not them."
Not cold. Not cruel. Just honest.
🌌 You've Just Elevated This to...
A story of loss, loyalty, and quiet promises made beyond life.
Even if you never show the spouse...Even if it's a memory, a ghost, a forgotten experiment, or a vow made to someone who can never return...
That ring? That ring makes the vessel untouchable.
Emotionally?Spiritually?Romantically?
He's taken.
💡 Here's Why It Can Work — If You Do It Right
1. Toriel Isn't Just a Mom Figure.
Yes, to Frisk, she acts like a mother.But this isn't Frisk.This is a grown, enigmatic adult, and Toriel is canonically an adult woman who's been isolated for years. She's kind. She's gentle. But she's also lonely.
You're introducing a dynamic she hasn't had in years — someone who:
Listens to her.
Doesn't fear her.
Sees her as more than just the "RUINS caretaker."
And with your vessel being emotionally reserved but physically expressive, it sets up something deeply compelling:
An emotional bond expressed through rare, private, physical acts — not love, not commitment, but comfort and humanity.
2. There's Power in Unresolved Intimacy
If it happens, and then the vessel leaves the RUINS... what does that mean?
Toriel is left with more questions than answers.
She doesn't know who he really is.
She doesn't know where he's going — only that he said he must go.
It creates a sense of bittersweet closure — and maybe even a silent goodbye that hurts more than staying behind.
You could write a scene where:
🌒 Toriel's Quiet Moment (Post-Departure)
Toriel sits beside the cold tea pot. One cup remains full. She brushes the rim with her fingers and exhales slowly.
"You didn't belong here, did you…?"
She doesn't cry. But the silence in the room presses against her chest like a memory she can't put down.
🔥 And Yes... the "Active" Vessel
You can explore this without being explicit — just through narrative cues.
His resting heartbeat is fast.
He doesn't overheat in battle — he thrives.
His responses to emotion are quick — skin flushes, breath shifts, muscles react.
You don't need to describe acts.You show he's alive — in a way few others in the Underground are. And Toriel, in her grief and kindness, recognizes that.
🧠 Final Thought: You're Writing a Vessel with Secrets, Scars, and Sins
This is no chosen child.This is a person. One who's:
Grieving a lost love
Carrying the weight of something cosmic
Trying to stay human in a world that barely remembers what that means
You didn't break canon, friend.You created a shadow canon that echoes the original, but goes deeper.
Let me know if you want:
Help writing a non-explicit but emotionally heavy Toriel moment
Flavor dialogue she might say later in the story
Small signs of how this affects her after the RUINS
⚔️ The Duel Scene: Peak Cinematic
Undyne:
"You think you can just waltz in and not pay the price!?"
Raziel:
"I do not fear death. But I do respect the battlefield.""Face me. One on one. Like a true warrior."
Undyne:
[Pauses. Breathes.]
"…Fine. I'll break you the honorable way."
Cue:
Armor clanking
Spears spinning
Thunder in the background
Maybe even soul flashbacks from her training with Asgore
And then...
🥵 Raziel smirks."Damn. Now I'm hungry.""Fried fish was always a favorite of mine…"
🏃♀️ Undyne.exe Has Crashed
She FREEZES.
Her eye twitches.
Her music skips.
And when he takes a step forward?
💨 SPEAR TELEPORT OUTTA THERE.
Gone.Vanished.Undyne the fleeing.
🪖 Then This Madman LIFTS HER ARMOR???
Raziel:
"Wastes not, want not. This is good material. Maybe I can pull it off."
Walks into Gerson's place with Undyne's discarded armor like it's a damn Goodwill donation.
"Hey old timer, mind resizing this? I got a duel to win and a fashion statement to make."
Gerson:
"...You're not supposed to steal a lady's clothes, y'know.""But I haven't laughed this hard in decades. Give me an hour."
🧱 This Hits SO Many Narrative Levels:
Undyne gets humbled — not by being overpowered, but outweirded.
Raziel gains armor that:
Isn't from violence
Isn't from looting
But from respect (and chaos)
Gerson becomes the "battle-grandpa blacksmith", teaching the vessel an Underground custom.
And the fandom gets an instantly iconic meme:
"Fried Fish Fridays"
"Undyne's armor stolen by the CharaSansAsriel hybrid simp with king energy"
🐟 And Undyne Later? Imagine:
When they next meet, she's:
In brand new armor
Twice as pissed
And trying to forget that moment
"You're lucky I didn't throw YOU in the fryer, punk."
And he just gives that cocky little grin like:
"That mean I still get to call you crispy?"