Alright, that's cool. Science isn't for everybody.
[He files that knowledge away for later. The surviving monster population was too small to maintain the diversity of human faith. They weren't without it, though. The Delta Rune was ubiquitous with anything related to the royal family, even if the prophecy it symbolized was mostly legend at this point than any real classified faith. Sans, for his part, tended to err on the side of hard fact rather than indulging in divine hope. Such was the nature of a scientist.
The Delta temple at the palace was beautiful though. Part of him misses it, even now. He wishes he could be having this conversation there rather than here -- the serenity of that place might do some good in calming her obvious tension.]
There's this thing in physics, it's called balanced forces. [He draws a small rubber ball out of his pocket. A present for Frisk, whenever he next ran into the kid. Sans sets it on the ground, careful to not make it roll.] Right there, gravity is pushing down on that ball with the same force that the ship floor is pushing up on it. The ball doesn't move against its will, because it's net force is zero. That means it's in balance.
[He nudges the ball with his foot, watching as it rolls away from them.]
What I just did there, I unbalanced it. Gravity is no match for the force of my foot, so no matter what the ball wants to do, it's gonna roll. Unbalanced force.
[There's a beat of pause. Sans lifts a hand, enveloping the ball in faint blue light and floating it back to himself.]
... It's more than just a science concept. Relationships can be balanced or imbalanced. N' until push comes to shove, it might not be obvious who's the foot and who's getting kicked. [He looks at J, perpetual smile shifted just slightly into something somber.] Parents and children... that's like, the definition of an unbalanced force, sweetheart. A Dad's supposed to use that to protect his kids, not...
[It hurts to do so, but Sans is full on frowning now.]
It's not your fault he pushed you and you acted as you felt you had to.
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[He files that knowledge away for later. The surviving monster population was too small to maintain the diversity of human faith. They weren't without it, though. The Delta Rune was ubiquitous with anything related to the royal family, even if the prophecy it symbolized was mostly legend at this point than any real classified faith. Sans, for his part, tended to err on the side of hard fact rather than indulging in divine hope. Such was the nature of a scientist.
The Delta temple at the palace was beautiful though. Part of him misses it, even now. He wishes he could be having this conversation there rather than here -- the serenity of that place might do some good in calming her obvious tension.]
There's this thing in physics, it's called balanced forces. [He draws a small rubber ball out of his pocket. A present for Frisk, whenever he next ran into the kid. Sans sets it on the ground, careful to not make it roll.] Right there, gravity is pushing down on that ball with the same force that the ship floor is pushing up on it. The ball doesn't move against its will, because it's net force is zero. That means it's in balance.
[He nudges the ball with his foot, watching as it rolls away from them.]
What I just did there, I unbalanced it. Gravity is no match for the force of my foot, so no matter what the ball wants to do, it's gonna roll. Unbalanced force.
[There's a beat of pause. Sans lifts a hand, enveloping the ball in faint blue light and floating it back to himself.]
... It's more than just a science concept. Relationships can be balanced or imbalanced. N' until push comes to shove, it might not be obvious who's the foot and who's getting kicked. [He looks at J, perpetual smile shifted just slightly into something somber.] Parents and children... that's like, the definition of an unbalanced force, sweetheart. A Dad's supposed to use that to protect his kids, not...
[It hurts to do so, but Sans is full on frowning now.]
It's not your fault he pushed you and you acted as you felt you had to.