12/10, voice;

[expulsions]

So in non-radiation-leaking news…[There’s a slight pause and then the splashing of water like Percy’s still in the ocean.] Staying away from the Kharaa sounded like a great idea and I might have found something else.

The place where the water flows below. I think I found it. [And for anyone who wasn’t part of the Grand Reef exploration:] When we went to explore the Grand Reef some of the fish kept mentioning something that attacked the Degasi crew and that one of them might’ve sunk to the water that flows below. Problem is I don’t know if that means one of the crew members or one of whatever attacked them.

Anyway, I’m going back. I didn’t get far enough to really explore down there but there’s a bunch of caves and waterfalls that need to be checked out. [A beat.] Annnd some other stuff.

[That’s not ominous at all.] The tunnels should be big enough to get a submarine down there if anybody wants to come with me. [And suddenly he seems a little more commanding.] I don’t know what we’re going to find down there but if you think you can hold your own, let me know. I want to go back soon.

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[goatdad]

[ Asgore's Dad Instincts flared up immediately upon hearing that. Hear from him again? That didn't sound like a father all that interested in the life of his child! Percy did seem a bit older than Asgore was used to, true, but that didn't mean he stopped needing a father's guidance and help...

... He hoped that he could find it. ]

Er... I've only just come back to the surface of my own planet after a long time of imprisonment! So... gosh, no, sorry, I haven't seen a place like this before!

[expulsions]

[On the bright side Percy's fairly oblivious to anything Asgore may be thinking. He's been getting by for the last several years as a demigod and Poseidon shows up sometimes when he's needed. That's more than some people. Still, the "imprisonment" strikes his curiosity and he's not sure how he feels about that.]

I might be one of the few people that really likes it here. There's way too much ground to cover though. [A pause, and then:] Imprisonment...? How long is a long time?

[goatdad]

Er...

[ A long time. ]

Several thousands of years?

[expulsions]

[..that seems legit.]

Oh. Well...welcome back to the surface. [That's a really long time what the hell.] I don't know many people who've even lived that long.

[goatdad]

Ha! Well, thank you. For the welcome, I mean.

[ The age thing was... a bit of a sore issue. He didn't want to do this old. He wouldn't have been if Asriel hadn't died. But... that grief had been etched into his heart for a long time now. He could think of it without getting overcome. It still wasn't pleasant to think of or explain, though. ]

I'm just a rather old man thankful to be a help!

[expulsions]

Man, even volunteering to help at all is definitely a huge help. [Because even if Percy isn't necessarily the most tactful human being at times, he can tell when there are some things you just need to skirt around...]

I'll let you know as soon as we're leaving so we can go together. Sound good?