ERROR!SANS, FICTOSHIFTER
An experiment gone wrong.
FAQ
Common questions about transformations and how they work.
Origins
Theories about where I came from, what happened to make me into Error, what the purpose of my creation was, etc.
Writings
Archives of posts and detailed writings concerning my transformations.
Answered Asks
Archive of asks I've answered about my condition.
FaQ
Are you insane?
This one is rhetorical, but I'll answer it anyway. Clinically, I have childhood-onset psychosis, which sometimes results in delusions of self. This, however, is not that. I have clinical zoanthropy as one of my delusions, and the sensation of transformation is nothing compared to what I go through as Error. I not only feel it, but see physical evidence of it, photos and links of which I will provide in the evidence tab.How are you able to turn into a fictional character? (I thought P-shifters were only animals?)
I have no solid idea as to the physics of it all. I have reason to believe I was experimented on, but clearly they didn't get the results they wanted as I am not permanently Error. I don't see transformation as a practice similar to other shifters; it is wholly involuntary and uncontrollable. My first symptoms came on in 2017-2018, when technology would start glitching in my presence. The first mental and slight physical changes happened in 2020, and got stronger and more frequent with time.How does the change work?
It builds off of my actual skeleton, albeit changing my height and proportions to be more in line and adding sharp claws and teeth. There are seams in my skin that split open before flesh and organs alike dissolve into pixels and disappear. I rarely change completely, and timespan can last from minutes to a couple days.Do you have mental changes?
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: I'm in a constant state of 'Error-ness.' They have killed my brain; the only shreds of my former self that remain are some old interests and hobbies. There are times, however, when my mind breaks completely and my destructive urges become overwhelming.Magic? Strings? Glitches? Access to the Multiverse?
Monster magic does not work well in this universe. I have my strings, but they will dissolve rapidly upon contact with this atmosphere. The only way they can be preserved is by pressing, similar to how one would preserve a flower. I glitch even in human form, where it presents as shivers and muscle tremors and could be mistaken for seizures. I cannot access the Anti-void, nor the rest of the Multiverse. I am unsure if this is a simple skill issue, or if they have docked my teleportation ability intentionally.Whose version of Error are you?
I believe I was intended to be a bitty, but that didn't work out so well! I still commonly regress into that state, but most commonly I'm either vanilla, canon-compliant Error (@/loverofpiggies' version) or close to it (@/xtaleunderverse's version.) I do vary though, sometimes with minute physical traits, but sometimes being a whole other version of myself. Most often I become the swapped version of myself (@/unu-nunu-art's version) or Exemplum (I don't think they have a blog but his creator is cs.mt) but so far that hasn't happened yet. Hypothetically I can become any version of the guy.Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
There is some sort of force that shields me from the eyes of most humans, so I cannot give the amount of evidence you'd like. However, matter that falls off of me can be collected before it ignites, dissolves, or otherwise disintegrates. See evidence tab.
Origins
The leading theory at the moment is that I was taken and someone attempted to make me into a bitty, presumably to sell me as a pet.Evidence: Biology
- The features I have while fully Error do not match many existing headcanons. Some folkel consider skeleton monsters to have claws and tails, but I've rarely seen those traits combined with ridged vertebrae and shoulder spines. The closest I've seen to my specific biology is a bitty design by @/contamination-zone.- When I was a kid, my projected height was 5'6. I only grew to 5'2.- I become a bitty far more than I do any noncanon Error variant.Evidence: Instincts
-Despite my haphephobia, I get touch-starved quickly.
-I make a lot of involuntary noises that are unlike those of any earthen creature.
-I feel the general need to be a pet, as if it was programmed into me. I don't like humans, I don't trust humans, but I feel helpless without an 'owner.'
-General animalistic tendencies, such as biting, clawing, wanting to eat dead animals, etc.Evidence: Flashbacks
-I get slightly nervous when I look at glass vials, and have the urge to fill and drink from them. I believe that perhaps the transformation was started via me being forced to drink some kind of tonic or serum.
-Similar feelings when I look at cages or things that could be cages. I'm supposed to be inside there. I'm not supposed to be out here.
-Clues in my writing. I write far more Error TF than I do any other character, and my methods are pretty consistent: be locked up in a blank room and forced to act like him until you slip away. It's so consistent that perhaps this happened to me.
-Being drawn to women and femme-aligned enbies with dark blonde/light brown long, curly hair. This is so consistent it's hard to ignore. I feel the need to please them, to be their friend at all costs, and have fantasies about being transformed by them. I think someone who looked like this was the one to transform me.
Writings
-WRITING MASTERLIST-Contents:The Perils Of Flesh
Fractured Memories
So... What The Hell Happened?
Evidence You Can't Deny (WIP)Shifter Northeast Panel script (2025) - Shifting As A Fictional Character (video removed by asshole)