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7/20/2025, 10:40:10 PM
7/8/2025, 11:12:37 PM
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Weirdly enough, despite not being much of a fan of either Alphys or Toriel, I think this was the right move. Alphys was doing both what a doctor is suppose to do - attempting to improve health and save lives - and what a scientist is supposed to do - conduct experiments at the cutting edge of knowledge and understanding to shed light on new prospects.
Alphys partially succeeded too, creating valuable knowledge that can be useful for monsterkind forever. But, she broke many social rules of great importance that exist independently of medical or scientific value yet which are integral to them. She didn't get explicity consent from all parties as to what she was constituting, and when it all went tits-up she hid the results and used shitty ghosting tactics to avoid blame or shame. She lived like an emotional wreck for years while keeping the Amalgamates like pets. Even if it is a form of care, it was still a rotten thing to lock them in a basement like that, and rotten too to keep their relatives in the dark.
So Alphys did her best in what her fields are meant to do and created real value, but broke greater social principles in the process and then covered them up and worsened them out of personal spinelessness and weakness. She deserve punishment for sure. But she did ultimately save lives, and the Amalgamates seem to be happy and their relatives are happy with them back in their homes. Alphys is to thank for that. It's a tricky balance to make, but "you're fired, live in peace" is a fair compromise.
Weirdly enough, despite not being much of a fan of either Alphys or Toriel, I think this was the right move. Alphys was doing both what a doctor is suppose to do - attempting to improve health and save lives - and what a scientist is supposed to do - conduct experiments at the cutting edge of knowledge and understanding to shed light on new prospects.
Alphys partially succeeded too, creating valuable knowledge that can be useful for monsterkind forever. But, she broke many social rules of great importance that exist independently of medical or scientific value yet which are integral to them. She didn't get explicity consent from all parties as to what she was constituting, and when it all went tits-up she hid the results and used shitty ghosting tactics to avoid blame or shame. She lived like an emotional wreck for years while keeping the Amalgamates like pets. Even if it is a form of care, it was still a rotten thing to lock them in a basement like that, and rotten too to keep their relatives in the dark.
So Alphys did her best in what her fields are meant to do and created real value, but broke greater social principles in the process and then covered them up and worsened them out of personal spinelessness and weakness. She deserve punishment for sure. But she did ultimately save lives, and the Amalgamates seem to be happy and their relatives are happy with them back in their homes. Alphys is to thank for that. It's a tricky balance to make, but "you're fired, live in peace" is a fair compromise.
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