[Voice, March 13th]

[pleasereset]

[Following Asriel and Rinzler's first meeting, Asriel offered his assistance in helping Rinzler explore all the nooks and crannies of the Moira. After forming their "secret explorer team" (as named by Asriel), Asriel was already on his first mission.

That mission being exploring the vents, going into the smaller tunnels that Rinzler couldn't fit. It was a little frightening at first, the vents were dark and dirty, and there were so many tunnels that he wasn't sure where exactly he was going. But he tried to memorize an easy path for himself, one where if he got too lost, all he needed to do was come back the way he came.

But the vents being as dark as they were, he got turned around and now he wasn't sure where he was. Or even how long it'd take to crawl his way back. He tried to memorize what he saw in the openings of the vents - rooms and items that he could see through the grates. But he hadn't come across an opening for a while now, and being stuck in a small space in the dark would be frightening for any child.

Fumbling with his MID, he tries calling Rinzler - accidentally making the entire call public. His voice is calm, but a little nervous.]

Um... Rinzler? I think I'm lost. I-I got turned around in one of the tunnels and now I'm not sure how to get back. Could you help me? I'm trying to find something that looks familiar but everything is so dark in here.

[Asriel’s message isn’t entirely unexpected. While the not-user’s offer to help him map the smaller access paths had included plenty of enthusiasm, its actual navigational talents were an untested quality—and not one Rinzler held enormous hopes for. Still, the request for help is much less alarming than the way it's been made.

Rinzler checks the message. Then rechecks it. Then strongly reconsiders his life choices. (If, sadly, only the recent ones.) Entirely public. Users, why?

His first response is immediate... and immediately private. It won't be visible to anyone watching. The answer that follows, on the other hand…]

-Huh? Everyone can hear this?! Rinzler please, I need help- [And at that moment, Asriel's voice will cut off into unintelligible babble of blips and beeps* to anyone that’s not a monster or from his timeline, lasting a few seconds before going silent.

[Well. That’s not ominous at all. Neither is the long pause that follows it. The next—and last—public transmission doesn’t come from Asriel’s number at all. (And won’t be understood by the non-English speakers on the ship.) Still, if you can, why wouldn’t you listen to this reasoning?]

Disregard transmissions.
Situation under control.


[*=Clicking the link leads to Undertale spoilers!]

Comments

[video + text]

[inruins]

[She squints, needing a moment to actually READ any of that. That is enough to give her an idea something is wrong. Her words likely come out as beeps and blips to Rinzler.] I'm his mother!

[She pauses, struggling for a moment before managing in very rough english. Clearly she hasn't spoken it in a long time.] I am Asriel mother. No t-hreat.

[video + text]

[pleasereset]

[It's hard to read a text in the dark, but luckily Toriel provides some context on what Rinzler is asking about. He shakes his head, and tries sending a text back. He's had trouble understanding what Rinzler's been saying so far, but he tries to write back in english - short and to the point.]

Not threat.

Mom.

[video + text]

[notglitching]

[That's definitely some blipping and beeping. But between the rough vocals and the rough text, the message gets across without much problem. Leaving Rinzler to... glance dubiously between them. So this was the beta's creator?]

Acknowledged. Status?

[That would be "grounded", Rinzler.]

[video]

[inruins]

[Toriel is just covers her face with a hand resisting her urge to be blunt in the moment. More commenting to Asriel than Rinzler.] Grounded when he's out of those vents.

[video]

[pleasereset]

[Asriel doesn't say anything in response (mostly because if he opens his mouth to protest, he'll be grounded in space forever), but he does make this face here.

Have mercy??]

[video + text]

[notglitching]

[The vocal string is once again unintelligible, but Asriel's face confirms some kind of reprimand. Rinzler hesitates. On the one hand, he knows better than to interfere when it comes to angry programmers creators. On the other hand...]

ID: Asriel assisting on request.

[video + text]

[inruins]

[She spares her child one last glance. Taking her time to slowly type out a message] Please find son in vent.

[video + text]

[pleasereset]

[After the scolding is over (for now), his expression turns a little more sad and regretful. He wanted to help, he didn't mean to make her upset.

It feels like he's let both of them down.

Rinzler's attempts at helping are appreciated though. His next text to Rinzler is still a little rough, but he's trying.]

where to go?

[video] -> [text]

[notglitching]

[The helmet ducks in answer to the request, and Rinzler switches the feed off. An attempt was made.

The text is easier.]

Forward. Use light from device; search for numerical identifiers on surroundings. Listen for audio deviations.

Update with available data.

[Assuming Asriel can read the notation. Assuming the beta's own updates are intelligible. Text is better than nothing, but Rinzler's back to scanning the feeds. What they really need is a translator...]