NO POV
Error sighs with relief that he is free from the chain on his neck after completing a few household tasks. Then new tasks appear and his soul breaks. Gaster really is forcing him to have a life without his family, really saying FUCK YOU. He has timed tasks now:
-GET ON DATING APPS IN 24 HOURS
-GET MATCHES IN 72 HOURS
-GO ON DATES AND CONNECT IN 4 WEEKS
-PROPOSE IN 4 MONTHS
-MARRY IN 1 YEAR
-COUNTDOWN STARTS NOW!
He sighs, downloading apps to get it over-with and making profiles on there. Within a few hours he got matches due to how vague he had to keep it. His phone starts dinging with messages wildly and he sighs, spending the night scrolling through them.
"Stupid Gaster....Is it really not enough for him that he hacked and isolated me? No, he has to slap me in the face with these dumb demands...The average person is dating or on dating apps? Yeah right...Ugh, there's just weirdos and creeps...Nope nope nope. Ugggh, I have to do this or get that dumb punishment again? Grrreeeaaat. Reaper, none of these fools are like you...This ridiculous mess just gets dumber...."He groans as he swipes through the messages or scrolls through profiles.
He continues working on his phone and making comments to the puppet of Reaper, unaware that Shino is listening to every word.
"Nobody can be like you but Gaster doesn't seem to get that. He forbids any relationship and I'm not able to resist his orders in my current condition....."He sighs
She frowns hearing that Gaster is trying to tear her family apart. She sends Blasters to go after Gaster, calling Reaper to tell him what she is hearing.
Reaper frowns when she informed him.
"Don't worry, Shino. I'll handle it."He says
"Okay...You both better come home safe or I'm going after Gaster..."She says, hanging up.
The next day, Error went on a date with a match that was into combat and exercise. He didn't really care or consider it a date, just another task to complete. Another chore. So they went to an open space and trained together, starting with a jog around town before combat. Error easily bested the date in the duel within minutes, holding a spear's blade to their neck after too many taunts about being a bunny creature.
"I'm quite nimble, unlike you. Now are you done are you going to continue?"He says
The date gives in and he helps the date up.
"How do you have such power or strength? You summon that and it obeys your every command! I've only seen skeletons do that! And your movements show some combat experience, not just a hobby!"The date says as Error tosses the spear up repeatedly out of boredom.
"Well it's quite easy when you have something to fight for most of the time. I just lock in on that feeling and the rest goes from there."He says
"Fighting to strike fear?"
"No, to protect."He says
"Pfft, weak motive."
He looks at the date and frowns, his expression reading what the fuck as they start laughing.
"I literally just beat you."He says
"You got lucky."
"Do you want to be impaled by this spear?"He asks, pointing the spear at them
"Oh I want something impaling me alright."They say with a wink.
That quickly ended the date.
DATE 1/3 MINIMUM COMPLETE!
"I have to go on at least three of these shitty things?"He mutters
Two more required at a minimum before making a choice of who to be official with.
"You've got to be kidding me...."
The next day Error went to meet a "date" that offered to start simply with an ice-cream date. They meet, sit together and Error is surprised when a special treat is brought to him for them to share.
"It's called Death by Chocolate Ice Cream. I thought you'd like it since your profile says that you love chocolate."The date says
Death...Yes, he misses his beloved Death...
He tries it as they chat and the date tries to praise or compliment him. He loves the flavor, but is tired of the conversation with the date. Doesn't seem like a real conversation but just flattery, which he isn't into. Reaper will flirt, flatter, and praise but there's usually more to their conversations than that. Not to mention that unlike the date, Reaper used original lines instead of the overused ones that could be found with an Internet search. Still, he plays along and just listens or acts like he's listening.
Then he notices movement at the window. He glances over, seeing Reaper pressing against the glass to stare in at them. Death's gaze focuses on him, seeming angry but his cheeks also turning blue the longer he stares. He looks at the date and narrows his eyes. How dare Gaster try to get his beloved Glitchy stuck with someone else. Yet he can't help but find Error's new look adorable.
Error on the other hand is nervous at the sight of Reaper. He's so close but he knows better than to give the slightest bit of interaction or indication of a connection to Reaper or else he will face serious consequences. He just hopes that Reaper doesn't push their luck. He's lucky to hold a gaze with Reaper without being punished.
He tries to act normal so Gaster doesn't lock him down again, seeming clueless and tearing he gaze away from the window as the date notices Death.
"Is he here for you?"He asks
"I sure hope not. But if he is, I know I'll see you again in heaven, angel.~"
"I want Glitchy to come outside."Reaper says, glaring at the date
"Who the heck is Glitchy?"The date asks
Error's phone buzzes with a reminder for work.
"Oh I gotta go to work. Guess this ends our day."He says, getting up.
"See you again sometime, Nolan?"
"Sure."He says, already going to the exit.
He quickly gets away, running right past Reaper to get to work as he hears dings for filling tasks that he doesn't care to check. He reaches the office and collapses in his seat with a sigh. He takes out the puppet and shakes his head..
"What were you doing there? Looking for Glitchy? Really? Are you looking for me to get killed? I want to join you...hug you...come out to you but I can't. It won't be allowed. Instead I'm stuck being told to pick from these weirdos on this dumb app with the stupid flaming soul logo...Gaster's a piece of trash..."He mutters
Shino of course reports this and Reaper grins with an idea.
Hours later, Error's phone dings while he was coding the computer with a new match alert. He groans and reluctantly checks it. Then he freezes up.
"What the...."
Rei Apollo Erickson's profile pops up saying that it's a new match and has four new messages. Yet all the pictures show Reaper.
"What the hell is he doing on a dating app...? What is that name...?"
He stares at the screen, wondering what to do. Would this count? Would he get in trouble if he accepted? If it isn't Reaper, they look good enough to be an impersonator or twin...Then he sighs, catching onto the hidden name. He's using Gaster's trick against him. But how did he figure it out? Find him HERE? Can.....Can he really say no?
He cautiously accepts and next thing he knows, there's a buzzing sound as the doorbell is rung at the office entrance.
"Nolan, a Mr. Erickson is at the door for you."A coworker says
He frowns, anxiety building in him. He sees the "work a shift" bar loading and glowing brightly to remind him. He sighs.
"Ugh, my shift just started. He will have to wait until I'm done."He says
He hopes this isn't a mistake.
TBC