#frisk is obviously very happy to be here

[ralseinumberonebiggestsupporter]

i know you're the wild and violent flame

[otherswap]

Happy end of year! Thanks everyone for the warm reception to OTHERSWAP, here's hoping we'll have even more for you in 2024. In the meantime I'll share some miscellaneous pictures for you all to look at!

Sketches for the snack bar in Clearwater that replaces Grillby's. I thought it would be funny if each town was required by law to have some kind of Christmas tree decoration. I'm really attached to the mascot idea... maybe there's a monster who just looks like that. Talk about a dream job!

The building ended up changing a bit in the sprite but it keeps the sliding doors and walk-up counter I wanted so it's fine. The sprite is a mishmash of roofing from Hometown buildings, the flowerpots from Grillby's, and original work.

Noteblook and Shyra, Shyren's sister who replaces her in this AU. Obviously we never see her in the original game so I had to come up with a design that still says they're related but still distinct from each other. She's a little ditzy but still just as cute! Little fish monsters are fun to draw.

Muffet eating a spear (spider pear), Shyra again, and the Holiday kids.

Speaking of the Holiday kids, a little drawing of them in that one Christmas dress! You know the one.

This was one of the very first things I drew back in 2021 when we were just starting work on OTHERSWAP. In the end we decided to not change Frisk at all, which thank god because the one singular stripe makes me uneasy.

[carlyraejepsans]

Oh! What are your headcanons for frisk? I know we don't know much about them in canon so it's hard to extrapolate but I'm still curious

oh sure! mind, these are all personal headcanon, as there isn't all that much canon info i can go off of, HAHAHA

obviously I don't think frisk had a happy home life, just like chara. but while chara's abuse was more active, i think frisk's abuse came from neglect rather than outright hostility or violence from the people around them. maybe they were a single, unwanted child. maybe they were among the last of many, many siblings. too many to be notable... or missed. so they left.

by the time the game starts, they've already been living on the streets (of the city that became of the village of the humans that chara was born in) for a few years. they get by with their wits. i think they're VERY clever, unnaturally so for their age, and judging from their ability to talk/charm themself into and out of anything in the game, they probably refined that skill for survival (you make yourself liked enough, people are quicker to show you kindness. leftover food, a dry shop window to sleep in at night, some used clothes).

undertale itself raises the question of why frisk climbed Mt Ebott. i like the idea that it was a force outside of themself. like a sudden, SOUL deep tension that would only release if they followed the call. an intrinsic certainty that, somewhere, somehow, someone really needed them. maybe it was fate. maybe it wasn't. maybe they were tied to chara's spirit long before they ever fell (by blood, as a long descendant? by magic? both?) and they were reacting to flowey calling out for them. point is, they felt the instinct, and they followed it.

because here's the thing: in my take on this, frisk desperately wants to be needed. that's what ties them so closely to chara. going with the more literal interpretation of them as a ghost, chara still has unfinished business in the underground. they haunt their former home, much like flowey did, and they NEED to see more of it, they just can't let it go. and they can't do it without frisk. they need them. so frisk goes along, because FINALLY, they're needed. that's why they reset at the end and try again, that's why they keep returning to the underground. but of course, chara isn't the only undertale character who needs frisk. the entirety of monsterkind does, and the entirety of monsterkind gets better thanks to their intervention. flowey, too. asriel, too. that's what resolves chara's unfinished business and allows them to finally let go (i mean... as long as YOU do, too, of course :])

and this is precisely the reason I'm not a fan of making frisk traumatized by their experiences in the underground. having leftover baggage from before they came? love that. but the whole point of their journey, to me, is that they were the single most powerful being in the entire story. the amount of liberties they could take, with their actions, with their words, with their own person, due to the sheer scale of power they had on everything else.. sure there was violence, and fear, and adventures and misadventures and betrayals, but when you can literally control time, i think that was almost euphoric for them.

after the life they used to lead, i like to think frisk saw their experiences in the underground as positive. no more powerlessness. no more loneliness. finally in (shared) control of their life. was it maladaptive as hell? yeah! but it was better than nothing! and if you've been following me for more than a month, you'll know by now that i am obsessed with the idea of a post pacifist, reset-heavy frisk freaking out AFTER their happy ever after, when chara doesn't follow them out of mt ebott and takes the SAVE power along with them (which is... kinda what happens in the game). being back to square one would mess them Up. fortunately, they now have a whole support system of family and friends who love them to make them feel needed and safe. it's gonna take some work, but man. it's gonna be worth it.

[factual-fantasy]

23 ASK! THANK YOU VER MUCH!! :DD🦆

No problem! And when it comes to showing your support? The absolute best way that will make me the most happy is comments.

It doesn't have to be a reblog or an ask like this one. Although it can be. It doesn't have to be a thought out comment complimenting a specific thing in the art piece.

Comments like "I love this!" or "💖💖💖!!" or things like "AKSKAJNCSDJNKVJN" or even "EATING THIS ART RN" are wonderful. You could leave the same generic comment on all of my artwork and flood my notifications, and I would still love and appreciate that more than getting fanart and ending up uncomfortable.

It doesn't have to be thought out, it doesn't have to be on every piece. But if you want more art from me? Remember that the #1 thing I look forward to when I post art, is reading the comments.

Now make no mistake! Foxy IS basically the big brother out of the 6. When it comes to his personality and his relations with the other animatronics.. he was always seen as the cool older brother that always knew what to do and how to cheer you up.

Foxy just gets picked on for being the "little brother" becuase he is shorter and significantly lighter than everyone else. So even little Chica was strong enough to pick him up and swing him around XDD

Also I have no idea how old the animatronics would be.. 💔 I just imagine that Foxy would be one of, if not the oldest!

(Post in question)

Well of course! Cici is indeed also the little creature of all time! The mic was just simply not offered to her- <XDD

@tallchest13-blog

AWWW!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH 😭😭😭💖🥺💖😭😭

@neo-metalscottic

oooo!! :00 Noted! Thank you very much for the info!! :DD

:DDDD PAPYRUS BEST FRIEND!!

I have not seen the new chapter, no.. :(

@taizarack

aaaa I don't know! <:0 I've never played the games so I'm unfamiliar with those characters. Are they well known characters..? Are they evil? Are they friendly? I assume if they're not a threat my crew would be cordial with them..? <:D aaa idk! Sorry!-- (Though speaking of squid ink cookie I have drawn that one before..👀👀)

As for Papyrus, here is the initial post about him that I made.

Then at the bottom of this ask post there's a chunk of important Papyrus lore..

There's another chunk of very important Papyrus lore in this ask post..

There's a couple nuggets of good lore in this post as well..

Then there's this post I made about Frisk finding Papyrus :00

And a few Papyrus nuggets sprinkled in here! Not to mention I discuss more of his story further down in this post! This is all the info I could find on poor Papyrus, I hope this was helpful! :}

@lildiaperboyjake

XD I'm glad you like him! And I'm sure he wouldn't mind a hug! Unlike the canon version, my Funtime Freddy is actually safe to hug!.. For now-

@astahertheelf

:DD Thank you so much!! :}}

As for all the Bibi stuff. You can find everything about him or the rest of the fam under the "#bibi" tag or the "#factual fam" tag on my blog. There's also the "#my ocs" tag and the "#my original stuff" tag :0 though I don't think the latter has much attached to it-

I've been meaning to make a master post for all the Bibi/factual fam stuff but I don't have the headspace to do all that atm-

I thiiink you can eat them?? Probably yeah. I think the lore from the games is that they are literally, actually, living cookies. And they probably taste like the thing they're based on.

Soooo the only one that would taste good is Coconut XDD

XD She is very proud of him

@sparkdrawsstuff

Its all extremely vague, but I kiiind'a have an idea..??

Seafoam and Octo obviously met as little kids. They grew up side by side and when Foam wanted to get a ship and become a pirate? Octo followed him and became his first mate.

At somepoint after they picked up Ellie and Louis. Thiiinking that they knew Ellie before they got the ship and she joined them..? Not sure about Louis..

Now when it was just the four of them. They got caught in a great storm while out at sea. Blue Beauty saw this ship clearly struggling and in danger so she helped guide the ship to calmer waters. It was her help alone that prevented the ship from sinking. She probably secretly followed them around for a while before making herself more known and officially joining the crew.

Uhhhh Pinwheel, Coconut and Tuna were all troubled youths that were taken under Seafoam's/Octo's wing. Not really sure about Spider Crab..? But I'm thinking that he's the medic of the crew. Also not so sure about Cuddle or Urchin.. Though I'm thinking that this isn't Cuddles first rodeo. She could be an experienced pirate that somehow indebted herself to Seafoam..? Maybe once she paid her debt she stuck with the crew because they were neat? Though she seems like the crafty type.. She seems like she'd rather slip away undetected instead of staying to faithfully clear her debts.. Not sure about that one--

And Red is Seafoam's great nephew. He lost his mother/crew in some kind of tragedy which resulted in Seafoam taking him in.. Poor Red :((

XD I did something similar once-

The Afton's do exist. All of them. They are a core part of the AU. :00 Just like in canon! But as for their roles or where they are now or what happened to them... alas, I cannot reveal such things.. :(

As for the Sister Location AU tho--- I'm thinking that William Afton is alive and well and he runs the Circus.. 👀👀👀

Oh man, she dreams of doing so. But Sadly, she is much too large to give him a kiss :(

Unless.. 🤔 If Seafoam somehow grew or she shrank? hmm..

(Post in question)

Yeah, its was interesting.. but not for the reasons you'd think.

Papyrus recognized Seam and Jevil. He addressed them by name. He didn't approach them, seeing as Seam was very tense..

He said that he was happy to see them again. Explained how he worried about them, and was glad to see that they were both ok.

Seam and Jevil both looked like a deer caught in the headlights. If Jevil had the strength to do so, he might have just retreated with a mirror..

Sensing all this, Frisk tells the group Papyrus' story. Some of the group is skeptical, for the same reasons Seam was all that time ago.

But Frisk grantees the group that Papyrus is genuine. She says she has never met a kinder soul before. That no matter what timeline she may choose, genocide, pacifist, neutral.. Papyrus was always full of kindness to his very core. And that she believes his story 100%.

Grillby and River Person back this up. Saying that the Papyrus from their worlds was a very kind soul too..

Jevil is too exhausted to really process this much. But the horror of the situation settles on Seam. Realizing that Papyrus was actually a victim. They had the power to free him all those years ago. And they ran..

Its not addressed right away.. but eventually its brought up again. They both feel horrible for what they did. Leaving him to suffer alone for so many years..

But of course,, Papyrus's kindness never ends. It never broke or faltered after all this time. He forgives them. With all his soul he forgives them. He says he was never angry at them, he fully understands now why they left and he does not blame them. He's just glad to see that they're ok. And he's happy that he's not alone anymore. :}

@solst1ce-sketches

AAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :DDD

@csdumpster

I'm not sure if he has Polar Madness.. correct me if I misunderstood, but Google seems to say that Polar Madness is mostly about being sick of the people around you. Being with the same people for months would drive anyone crazy and make them super irritable.

It also talks about developing sleep disorders due to the strange night and day cycle. It mentions anger and depression too..

I'm thinking that the main two issues, sleep and irritability towards coworkers, aren't a problem for Natquik. For 1 he doesn't have any coworkers- but also he's an Arctic fox! He grew up in the Arctic. These strange night and day cycles are nothing new to him, in fact he was designed to live with these cycles! So I think he's safe there.

Now the depression part.. due to the extreme loneliness he must have felt eventually.. that could be a problem. But hey at least my version of Natquik has Marsh and Jack to keep him company XD

..oh wait, the Everglades. I wonder if Natquick would develop some kind of.. Florida Madness trying to deal with those different night cycles and living with those two morons for weeks XDD

(Post in question)

OH YEAH!! I can totally see it! XDD

(Sorry for the late reply! I am unwell-😢)

Aww, 🥺Perhaps they do. They're all doomed 💖

(Sorry for the very late reply, things really got away from me-)

I'd like to imagine the 5 of us all sitting down and I spawn/draw in a bunch of food for everyone to try and pick their favorite.

Bibi picks chicken nuggets. Jangles picks bowtie pasta with cheese cubes and Miracle whip. Every time Cici tastes something new she claims its her favorite, so she hasn't really figured it out yet- maybe strawberries??

Gerald's favorite is celery. Mind you I did not draw any celery, and he has never tasted it before. But he has a very strong feeling that it is surly his favorite.

[haveyouseenthisskeleton]

Whenever S/O laughs, or finds something funny, their whole body glows and they have no control over it. How do the skellies react?

Undertale Sans - Obviously, he wants to make you glow all the time. He's in love with that glow. He's so proud of him every time one of his shenanigans makes you glow and he is even putting extra effort into them so it keeps on time.

Undertale Papyrus - You both are lost in the middle of the forest and it's too dark to see anything. Papyrus sighs. He didn't want to do it, but here you are. He says a joke out of nowhere, and you're so surprise you laughs to tears, brightning the whole forest. Papyrus feels a little guilty using you like this but it's very effective.

Underswap Sans - You're annoying him. Every time he tries to do things and you're waiting for him, looking at funny videos on your phone, he gets curious and always comes to see, and then he's doing nothing at all! How could you do this to him!

Underswap Papyrus - Every time you glow, he blushes bright orange, glowing back. You two are like two flashing lights, everyone is looking at you two. Honey wants to stop but every time he stops, you laughs and he's blushing again. This is so embarrassing.

Underfell Sans - Thanks destiny! He's bad at reading people's feelings, but thanks to your super-power, he can at least tell if you're laughing or if you're mad at him. It's super useful!

Underfell Papyrus - He's confused. He thought it was just a thing human do until he asked Frisk and Frisk looked at him like he's drunk. He's not crazy! You're glowing, he has proof! But then why are you glowing if it's not normal? Is it contagious? Maybe you have a disease all this time and now he's doomed??? What to do of this discovery? HELP.

Horrortale Sans - When he's lost in the dark, he screams jokes at you to make sure he finds his way home. It's very effective. He then proceeds to purr like hell as an answer so you can guess where he is around you.

Horrortale Papyrus - He's so embarrassed. He didn't mean to make a pun and now you're shining and everyone is looking your way. Willow is a bit uneasy about the attention. He loves your glow, sure, but not when it makes people look at him. He is still a bit scared of how humans see him.

Swapfell Sans - You're deep asleep, thinking about something funny, you body glowing in the night. Nox is on the opposite edge of the bed, looking at you like you're possessed and on the edge of crying. Please stop weird things during the night! This is scary! He swears to Toriel if you starts to fly like in these horror movies, he's jumping off the window.

Swapfell Papyrus - He loves to embarrass you in place you're supposed to be serious, goofing around to make you laugh and glow in front of your employer or in serious medical appointement. The people with you usually asked you to let your skeleton out of the room now...

Fellswap Gold Sans - He is not amused. During a meeting with Queen Toriel, you noticed he has a big hole in his pants, right at his pelvis. And because you're glowing so much, everyone noticed by now. Wine is entirely red, trying to stay focus. He secretly imagines how he would torture everyone to stay calm.

Fellswap Gold Papyrus - He's jealous. He wants to glow too and he's mad because you can't teach him. There has to be a way! One day he paints himself using medusa. He's allergic to it and got stuck in bed 3 days BUT he's fluorescent now! He's so happy! But dying. But happy!

[cacartoon]

How did the crew meet C.B?

While I haven’t actually illustrated much of their origins, aside from the doodles giving hints of what happened, I suppose I can try to explain how I imagine it happened.

It is canon that Circus Baby was the last one to join the team. Before the events of Game 6, she was back in her own universe. But after GlitchTrap found a way to enter other worlds and assembled his team, the villians needed all the power they could get to take over the universe (of course!) GlitchTrap told of a power source that could be very useful but only certain people have it. That power was the remnant magic thing that Marionette, Ennard, and CB all have. So some of the bad guys lent him reinforcements to go nab one of them to use their power. Metal sonic was a part of that group. He was gonna grab Marionette, but CB saved him. Unfortunately, this resulted in her getting kidnapped instead. GlitchTrap wasn’t too happy with his own daughter being taken at first, but being the psychopath he relented and accepted the outcome. He even thought he could persuade he to join. (Obviously that didn’t happen lol). Circus Baby was the least experienced in the magic she had so her power was unpredictable. So until they figured out how to extract it, she was kept locked up in their base somewhere in the universe.After some time though, the other members found their way to this mysterious place. After meeting Bendy, he told the others about something strange he saw; a robot girl being taken by a metal robot that looked like a blue hedgehog. So while Mario Cuphead and Frisk scouted around to investigate all this chaos, Sonic and Bendy went to rescue CB. CB though had other plans are was able to escape her prison, hoping to find her own way out. She ran into Sonic and kinda smacked him with a pipe since he looked like Metal Sonic. Before she could do any more damage, Bendy stopped her and explained that they were here to rescue her. CB was obviously scared out of her mind, which did not go unnoticed. Sonic got her to calm down and convince her to come with them, promising he’ll keep her safe and help her get home. And thus, CB became the final member of the team.

[beevean]

I get it that Omocat wanted to focus on the feelz over everything else. But games like Yume Nikki(a game that Omori was clearly trying to ape) don't have a big overarching narrative, and is a very simple freeware game that leaves much room for interpretation. Also helps that it's ost was made to be atmospheric, even if you hear a song for only a couple seconds. I can listen to an extended version of this track while working on something, despite it being a 22 second loop.

https://youtu.be/hlayu0pXLYU?si=srwyAuKuP3cKBs3-

And in terms of games where you beat the final boss by unconventional means, the Earthbound/Mother series(another game/s Omocat was obviously trying to emulate) does so in a way that ties in perfectly with the story and characters in all three games, making the emotional pay-off from them earned.

Omori really wanted to be those games, but missed the mark on why they eventually became cult classics, while a game like Undertale was able to perfectly capture the spirit of them.

I could compare OMORI to Silent Hill 2, which I don't know much in detail (@woodchipp is the one who made this comparison - I keep tagging him because he's the expert here :P) but I know that its big twist is that the protagonist actually killed his wife because she fell sick. Apparently many fans picked for James the ending where he kills himself because they did not have any sympathy for him. I know that the game itself did not paint him as a poow bapyboy, just presented you with the events and his understandable guilt.

I could compare it to Hereditary, which also has a brother accidentally causing his sister's death and (before steering into the paranormal side of the plot) was about how that death wrecked the entire family and destroyed the relationship between son and mother who could only blame everyone around her.

I could compare it to Bojack Horseman, which explores the themes of forgiveness with cruel nuance - we viewers relate to Bojack and want him to finally find happiness because we get familiar with his circumstances, but when he fucks up, the people around him are allowed to cut contact with him, which makes eventual forgiveness (like from Todd) be even more precious. Incidentally, Xerox of a Xerox is all about Hollywoo discovering Bojack's role in Sarah Lynn's death (pushing her to go on a bender that led to her overdose and deliberately waiting to call an ambulance to create an alibi)... and he more than pays the consequences.

I could compare it to Steven Universe, and how it shows just how many people Rose hurt with her deception, even if well intentioned - Garnet falls apart, Amethyst tries to protect Steven from feeling responsible, Pearl moves on from her after their final bind has been cut.

I could compare it to Evangelion, which, as @spinningbuster98 said, also has a depressed teen as its protagonist, but he's pitiable because the story actually fleshes him out and doesn't shy away from the worst sympthoms of his depression, self-loathing and deep desire to be loved.

And if you mention unconventional final bosses, then there's also Undertale and its three final bosses: Asgore removing the choice of MERCY because he really wants to be killed, the fight against Asriel where Frisk is so full of Determination to SAVE him that they straight up cannot die, and Sans cheating all over the place because you player are also a cruel cheater. Also hugging Asriel and him crying that he doesn't want to let go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a shallow slideshow of Sunny and Mari being oh so happy together.

This story has been done multiple times, and infinitely better, giving all the respect necessary to every character involved, not just the cute protagonist. OMORI has nothing to offer if not a decent aesthetic.

[phantasper]

sharing my oddly thought out saikimon info with you to convince myself that i didn't just do this in a sheer effort to pass the time

note: this isn't necessarily 100% complete yet so don't be suprised if something changes.... also the levels are mostly relative fhsfgh

here are the bros.. i considered giving kusuo an extra move but ultimately was like. nah. too much work. he's got an impish nature but nobody can really tell at first cause of how guarded he is 💀 he's constantly clowning

not much to say abt kuusuke tbh. he and his brother probably have perfect or close-to-perfect stats, and they both excel in both strategy and power. kuusuke uses strategy from the very beginning of battles, while kusuo doesn't need to worry so much about that sort of thing given his sheer power

i think touma's might stay exactly how it is... he's very happy-go-lucky and has the accuracy of a fucking eagle. his attacks are centered around his voice and he has two offensive moves and two non-offensive ones. he probably doesn't battle much and can't tell when he's being challenged unless he's told outright to fight. he relies mostly on strategy more than anything in battle.

miko on the other hand probably relies mostly on sheer power rather than strategy. and she has the super luck ability. obviously

and then... him

reita ummm. he tries his best. he constantly practices new moves (sometimes kusuo even helps him) but constantly fails at it. it took him forever to learn air cutter and he's hellbent on learning air slash. he always uses roost at the worst possible moments and gets KO'ed right after.

he uses frisk and acts all cocky when he finds out someone's held item, but then he doesn't do anything abt it at all. like. haha, you have a poison healing berry! poisons you poisons you poisons yo

at least he's scary??? bro

anyways bye thank you

[starfoam]

Another year, and yet one more day that the Dreemurrs are happy to have Lo in their lives. There’s no way she’s getting out of this birthday without a gift to remind her how lucky they all are to have her.

So, the week before, Toriel let her know that she didn’t have to babysit tonight, but that they still wanted her to come over for dinner, if she was able. Now that the evening is here, it looks like the kids can barely contain their excitement. All of them finished their vegetables simply so the meal would end as soon as possible… including Flowey, who actually probably fed his vegetables to the Roomba. At least they’re off his plate and that’s what matters, though.

At last, Asgore gives Chara (who is practically bursting at the seams by now, unable to sit still which is very uncharacteristic of them) a nudge and tells them to, “Go ahead, champ, go get it.” The child is out of the room like a rocket, and back in record time. When they return, they’re carrying a box that, while comparatively thin, is almost as tall as they are. That said, they don’t appear to be struggling.

With a smile that looks much more genuine than their normal defense mechanism, Chara places the box down in front of Lo. They’re beaming, and both Asriel and Frisk are clambering over each other shouting for Lo to open it. Even Kris, usually stoic, is sitting on the sofa, smiling into their wineglass as if they think that will keep anyone from noticing that they’re excited to see their friend’s reaction to her present.

When the wrapping paper is torn away and the box opened, it becomes pretty clear that while everyone must have contributed, the idea for the gift obviously came from Chara. It’s a picture set in a glittering silver frame, large enough to be displayed proudly on a wall… a detailed rendering of a star map.

At the top, in the black space unoccupied by stars, all the family’s signatures have been carefully penned. But at the bottom, there is printed a date, a summer night several years ago, and beneath that, in beautiful calligraphy:

‘twinkle, twinkle, little star do you know how loved you are?’

All the other siblings are bouncing and squealing among themselves, while Kris and Chara remain composed as ever. Kris reaches over to tap the back of the frame with their knee. “Cool, huh? We thought it was on brand for your aesthetic.” A sip from their glass, then, as if they’ve ‘forgotten’ something, they poke their oldest sibling in the back. “Oh, yeah. Tell her the coolest part, Chara.”

“Ah! Yes, I was getting to it.” The ten-year-old’s reaction is evidently part of something they’ve planned, looking too annoyed at their sibling for it to be anything sincere. Still, they squeeze themself up between Lo and the picture, their little hand reaching to trace some of the stars. (Without touching the glass and leaving fingerprints, of course.)

“This is… a map of the stars on this date.” They gesture to the date printed at the bottom of the picture. “Do you recognize it? It is the day you started coming over to watch us. This is the day you came into our lives.”

Toriel chuckles, walking over to put a hand on Lo’s shoulder. “Our world got a little brighter that day, and every day since. But we do think that sometimes, you do not quite know how much you have changed our lives for the better.”

“Golly, maybe we should say it more often,” Asgore laughs, “but things wouldn’t be nearly as wonderful around here without you.”

“We love you,” Chara murmurs, turning away from the picture so they can circle their arms tightly around Lo’s waist. “We thought you deserved to know how breathtaking the stars were on the most important day in our lives… even if we did not know it was back then.”

In an instant, Frisk and Asriel run over to each join the hug pile, with Frisk’s arms joining Chara’s around Lo’s waist and Asriel wrapping his arms gently around her neck. “You’re the best, Lo!!”

With that, Flowey enters the fray, and his vines start to wind around Lo’s leg like clinging ivy. “Yeah, so you better not go anywhere anytime soon!”

“Pfff.” Kris lifts their glass again, and this time, they don’t bother trying to hide their smile. “Nobody else has a drink, but screw it. Cheers; to Lo.”

“To Lo!” comes the chorus from the rest of the family in perfect harmony.

And… that settles that, really. All that’s left is the cake in the kitchen waiting to be cut, but… this hug might be going on for a few minutes.

It's...

Oh, god.

The whole night has been so wonderful. It's been nice to just be; even though she truly loves babysitting for the Dreemurrs, it's a nice change to be a guest instead of the host, a participant instead of the facilitator of the evening. Seeing everyone at ease, having fun, getting along (even Asgore and Toriel!), it would have been enough for her.

But now...

Now, looking at this, something in the air has changed. It's... the thought of this, the little (goofy but sweet) rhyme, the precision of the star map that could only be Chara's idea...

She hears their words, everyone's. But what she hears is not what registers in her head. Her ears hear praise, and kindness, and affection...

And what she understands, maybe for the first time in a while, is we love you. You are loved.

You are enough.

She feels Chara's hands at her waist, and she... sort of sinks. She pulls them, the child she loves as her own, into her arms, matching their embrace. She feels the rest of them pile on, and the cheers, and she finally finds her words.

"It's perfect," she whispers, holding onto them all a little tighter, "it's all perfect. I... I love you all so much. Thank you."

The shoulder of Chara's sweater is going to get wet in a moment, once that tear falls from her cheek. She hopes they don't mind.

[spookystrawberry-blog]

Romance on the surface (part 9)

Y/n x Sans

Arriving at the airport, your head teacher asks you to sit on tables for lunch. Your friends ask you and Sans if the trip went well, teasing you and showing you the photos they took. Sans, embarrassed and annoyed, drinks ketchup to pretend not to be concerned.

Haru: Ugh, how do you drink that?

R: Isn’t that disgusting?

Grilby replies that he himself never understood. Then you remember he was a bartender in the underground. You then ask him if it doesn't bother him too much to have to study for a year before being able to open his bar. He tells you yes, especially since he was only 1 year away from turning 25. But he is still happy, that it allows him to discover new things. Aoi also shares his opinion, indeed the underground has made her nostalgic because she was born there but the surface is so much more enriching and she has made wonderful friends here. Harper and Sans confirm their opinion. You are reassured to know that the monsters feel good on the surface. You tell yourself that your sister did a good job. But you can't help but wonder what the underground look like and how Sans was there.

You then go to the place where you are going to stay. It is a huge traditional Japanese house, featuring an indoor garden and hot springs. The head teacher asks the students to go and settle into their respective rooms, boys and girls separated obviously. With the girls you were lucky enough to be in the same room and the boys too. Your friends each tease you and Sans about what happened on the plane.

Y: So we have a little crush on Sans?

H: You seem really close on the plane.

A: Y/n are you in love with Sans?

You blush and they wait for your answer.

Y/n: That...that's not really it...I really appreciate Sans actually, he took care of my sister in the underground, I thank him very much for that. And he's really funny and kind. But... but I don't think it's love...

The girls look at you with a look that shows that they are not really convinced by your words. You blush even more. Sans, on his side, said that at first he was suspicious of you but that over time he realized that you were really empathetic and caring. Your friends look at him in a way that suggests there's more to them than that.

Then the students meet in the hall. Your head teacher explains that with the fatigue of the plane you have free space until 4 p.m. in the house, you will then meet again to discover the schedule for the week. Your group of friends first visits the indoor garden. With Yui, you take the opportunity to take out your sketchbooks under the watchful eye of Sans, Grilby and Aoi. But you quickly get called by Haru who find a ping-pong table with the others. The young people take turns until you are asked to play against Sans. You hesitate because you are not really strong but you are encouraged and end up giving in. Sans throws the ball too quickly which surprises you, the others tell him to go less hard and he apologizes. It's your turn to shoot but you do it so badly that everyone laughs.

S: He he! Sorry Y/n but this is so funny. You looked so determined and the ball just...He he I can't take it anymore...

You're happy to hear Sans laugh. Haru then decides to come play with you to teach you but it ends in a fight to the death against her and Sans. In the end it's Harper who will come to teach you how to play, which makes Sans a little jealous.

[dogcritter]

i love the tragedy of sans undertale so fucking much, like its so upsetting but it’s so wonderfully done oh my god. sans, more than likely, wasn’t even happy before the frisk incident but he was okay, you know? he has papyrus, who he obviously cares very much for, he has friends! but sans always knew to much, stuff he didn’t want to know. he found all the information he knew a burden, and it didn’t help with the fact he has this fucking…power. i don’t think sans even knew the extent of his own power before the genocide fight, quite honestly, because again he felt knowing would be a burden. he didn’t need to know! because sans thought he would be stuck in this underground forever, which wasn’t the greatest thought, but it was safe! there was no need for sans to know how far his power could go, so he didn’t find out up until that point. but then, this human comes along. and if we are going along the lines of how a first time player would play the game, this human isn’t exactly dangerous, but they aren’t safe. i think sans could tell from the beginning frisk was off, wasn’t just a human who fell into the underground. but he chooses to ignore it, and keep a closer eye on his brother, because they’ve only been attacking monsters who attack them. so they can’t be so bad? and they’re just a kid, so what’s the worse they can do? finally, though, frisk kills asgore and makes it out. and as sad as the king being gone is, they have a queen with an all to familiar voice. and everything basically goes back to normal. but this is where a real problem begins. it all resets. sans doesn’t know how, sans doesn’t know why, all sans knows is this exact same thing has happened before, and eventually he sees the same god damn kid he’d seen step on the same god damn stick. at this point i’d say sans doesn’t know what to think. he knows about time lines! he knows, vaguely, about resets and he knows about the anomaly and sans knows it all points to this kid. but what is he meant to do about that? again, sans knows to much he doesn’t want to know. but this time around this kid, this human, is going very particularly out of their way to not hurt anyone. i honestly don’t know if sans ever trusts frisk in any rout we see, but this is good! every one lives! and holy shit they make it out of the underground! i think sans is on edge though, even after making it out. because if frisk can reset once, who’s to stop them from doing it again? but frisk is nice..frisk is their friends, why would they ever do something like that?

the human resets again. sans has to be so fucking tried, so exhausted, and even angry. they had it all, they were out, and happy, and everything was great. but here they were again. and sans knows to much again. no one else remembers these resets, not outside dajuvu, so it all repeats in every single way. sans is burdened with information again, but this time it was someone’s fault. watching this kid walk down this path and step on the same branch for the third time, i’d imagine he feels defeated already. much less when they’re more than “a little off”. sans couldn’t even call it human anymore, watching it outwardly search for his own kind to murder. and then his brother. and he knows the women behind that door. and his friends. everything that was safe, everything that was making him okay. gone. by the hands of a child- no, a monster, he almost trusted, and that he definitely cared for. he knows he should have killed them from the start, done his job for once, but what would that have even done? they couldn’t die, not for long, he came to that conclusion a while ago. so was he supposed to just sit and watch and wait for his turn? that sounded like an easier option, but sans couldn’t be lazy this time. he’d judged them twice now, once they were protecting themself, and once they were the angel from the prophesy, but this time? they’d have to pay for sins they’ve committed.

i have a very strong feeling sans initiated this battle knowing he would lose. because why would he want to win? so he could live in the underground with everyone else dead besides the king and that damn flower? he fought to get revenge, just to make it a little harder on them, and hopefully guiltily. sans’s fight is so sad to me, because as full of anger as it is, it’s so hopeless. not meaningless, but hopeless. i think the worst part is this is the hardest sans has ever fought. like i said before he had no reason to know about this power, so as he’s fighting he’s just realizing himself. i get curious if he thinks this is why he has all this power. if the reason he has all this strength is to kill this thing, as if it was always meant to be like this.

he finally gets to the point where he is physically tried, more so than before, where he quite literally just has to stop. so he traps it, and watches, but his eyes can’t stay open because he has never trained for this, he wasn’t built for this type of stamina. sans falls asleep, and then sans is hit. he already excepted his death, excepted it the second it walked out those purple doors covered in dust. and he knows this isn’t over, soon enough he’ll watch it walk and step on that branch again. but at least for now, he can have a break.

[frisiunia]

Sunrise

  Frisk carefully poured milk into a pot and then, he put it on gas. Boy was actually quite proud that he did not burnt himself or poured out milk yet. While milk was slowly boiling, Frisk took cocoa and sugar.

*You pour one and half teaspoon of cocoa and one teaspoon of sugar to every cup.

Frisk’s inner voice said even before boy did it. It seemed like the voice wanted to give him advice about how much cocoa and sugar boy should pour. Frisk listened this voice and poured into cups one and half teaspoon of cocoa and one teaspoon of sugar. However, when he was pouring sugar, he stopped at last cup.

*Sofia did not want you to sweeten her cocoa. *However, Natalie wanted you to make her drink cocoa with sugar. *Will you sweeten it or not?

Sweeten ❤ Do not

*You pour sugar into the last cup. *Anyway... *You should watch milk.

Then, Frisk immediately looked at the pot. The milk was about to spill out of the pot. Boy quickly turned off gas, but milk already spilled out.

*Hehehehehe... *Oh boy...

  Finally boy came back to the living room with tray. On the tray were four cups of cocoa. - Please, be careful my child. - Toriel said, a little worried. So Frisk carefully walked over to the table and put the tray on it. - You have not burnt yourself, have you? - Toriel, It’s fine. Little fella handled it. - Sofia reassured her. - If you didn’t want him to burn himself you could use magic fire instead of turn on the gas, mom. - No, Natalie. That’s a good thing she let him use gas. - Rectangular glass lady said. - Sometimes you’re overprotective, miss Toriel. - I know. - Toriel admited. - I just can not stop thinking about how you could get hurt. Exactly you Frisk. - Right, you’re just clumsy fella. - Sof! - Natalie got a bit outraged, as usually when Sofia is honest. - What? I’m just saying true. You can’t say I’m wrong Nat. I mean, you actually can but it would be a lie. - Natalie sighed. - Unfortunetly, yes, it would be a lie. You should be more careful buddy.

*You give twins a patience smile waiting for them to stop criticize you.

  First person who took their cocoa and drank it was Sofia. She carefully sipped her cocoa, not wanting to burn herself. She did not know there was sugar in it. At least until Natalie... - Ha! I made Frisk pour sugar into you cocoa! - ...have not told her with mean smile. However Sofia just looked at her, shrugged and continued sipping her cocoa. - Have you even listened to me? Sugar! Saccharose! - Yes, I’ve listened to you. And what? - You never drink tea nor cocoa with sugar! - I usually don’t drink tea nor cocoa with sugar. - What does that mean? - “Usually” means usually. - Sofia said and continued. - I can’t understand you Sof... - Rectangular glass lady sighed. - You probably never saw me drinking cocoa and tea with sugar because our mom never has sweetened it. And that is why I got used to it and I pleased you... - She started talking to Frisk. - ...to do not sweaten it, my little fella. Obviously, I’ll drink it anyway, but for the next time, please listen to me. Okay?

*You nod. *But deep down, you know very well, you will just do what you want.

- Good. - Sofia started sipping her cocoa again.   Soon, everyone took their cup to drink. You should not leave cocoa for too long. So though no one wanted to burn their tongue, they started slowly sipping it. Of course they were talking a lot. They have made a nice Christmas atmosphere and they wanted to make the best of it. They wanted to make family atmosphere. And they did. Despite everything, they were really happy at this Christmas. - I was wondring... - Toriel said. - It is Frisk’s first Christmas here. I think he should open presents first. - She suggested. - That’s good idea mom. - Natalie approved. - I agree and I think he should open my present first. - Sofia said proudly. - I do not know if this is a good idea my child. Sometimes your gifts may be... - Rude? Mean? Painful? - Natale, please, they are not... that bad... - Toriel said, though she was not so sure about what she was talking about. - Of course they aren’t! - Sofia denied. - Sofia, you bought me kitchen scale on our birthday. Kitchen scale! - Natalie reminded. - Yes, I did. Think about it, maybe I just wanted communicate you something. - Communicate what?! That I’m fat?! - No, I meant something completely different. Think! I talk with you about it every single Saturday. - Oh! You’re talking about this again. I told you Sof, I eat as much as I need and I don't eat that much junk food. - No, you don’t. You should eat more and eat healthy! - Do you always have to impose me your diet? - Sofia, Natalie, enough. Please, it is Christmas today. It is not day for fighting. You can do not fight this one day in year, can you? - Toriel was trying to stop their fight. Girls sighed. - Yes, we can, mom. - Right, we do, miss Toriel.   In the mean time, Frisk found Sofia’s gift under christmas tree. As they established, it was signed. “For Frisk, from Sofia”. - Oh! Look what Frisk has found! - The Ruins caretaker noticed it as frist. - My present. - Sofia said. - Go ahead my little fella. Open it. - Frisk carefully and slowly opened it.

*You unbox Sofia’s present. *Sofia seems to be happy about it. *She gave you... *(Hahahaha! She really gave you...) *A big box of... *Yes, you have guessed correct. *Big box full of band-aids and bandages. *She made your all dreams come true, did she not?

- Bandages?! - Natalie shouted. - And band-aids. - Rectangular glass lady corrected her. - Sofia! You can’t be serious! You just can’t - Of course I can. - Sof, I just... uh, Frisk, just... maybe open the one from me okay? - Boy nodded and searched for gift from Natalie. - Here. - Round glass lady helped him. Boy held her gift and slowly unboxed it.

*You unbox Natalie’s present. *You deeply hope she gave you something nicer than Sofia. *And she did... *(I guess...? uh...) *It is a knife... *Quite sharp.

- Uh... my child? - A knife?! And you was the one who said my presents are bad? - Yes, it’s a knife. And it’s not worse than your presents, Sofia. You know, I like knives, Frisk like knives, I know a lot about blades so I think it’s really good gift.  - I do not think it is. - Toriel said with serious expresion. - Mom, I know you worry about us and especially about Frisk, but it’s fine, really. - Yes! And you know, if Frisk will get hurt, he can easily patch himself up. - Natalie looked at Sofia like she wanted to say “You’re not helping Sof.”, but she did not. Instead she said to Toriel: - I know it is hard for you, but look, you already let us train fighting. Frisk already was using knives. So I just thought you will not be upset when I will give it to him. - No, I am not upset. I just have not expected you to do that. It is okay, I guess... - Toriel replied, calming herself. - That’s good. - Round glass lady said. - But if you would want to talk about it, then I’m sure we would find a  consensus. - Sofia interjected. - Thank you, my child, but it is fine. I have overreacted. - Anyway... I think that if Natalie gave Frisk a knife, then it’s good I’ve bought him bandages. - Yeah, maybe it’ll be useful for him... - It’ll definitly be useful for him, won’t it, my little fella?

*You nod. *Though they are quite mean, you just can not disagree.

- Anyway, it seems like there is only one present for Frisk left. - Toriel said. - Yours, right? - Sofia asked. - Of course. It is this one. - The Ruins caretaker pointed at one of presents under Christmas tree. Frisk picked up his last present and slowly unboxed it.

*You unbox Toriel’s present. *It can not be anything worse than a knife or bandages, can it? *No, of course not. *It is a sweater! *Handmade. *It has a nice turquoise color.

- Do you like it my child?

Yes ❤ No

*You nod.

- Thank you. I knitted it myself. I thought if Sofia and Natalie wear blue sewaters, you could wear one too. You would be matched. - Toriel explained her intentions. - Mom, It’s really good idea. - Sofia admitted. - Yeah! Frisk will also be clozzy! - Clozzy? - Toriel have not understand, but sisters did not explain and went to their room to wear their sweaters instead. They quickly changed their clothes and came back. - Frisk! You must also wear your sweater. - Natalie forced him. Boy sighed and wore it.

*You wear your new sweater. *It is classy and cozy. *It is clozzy.

- You look great, buddy! - Natalie said with approbation. - I agree and as miss Toriel said, we match now. - Exactly. - The Ruins caretaker approved. - However, I have one question to you girls. - Yes, mom? - What does “clozzy” mean? - Oh, well, I and Sofia couldn’t find right adjective for our sweaters. Sofia says it’s classy, when I think it’s cozy. - Classy... cozy... clozzy... - Toriel repeated all those words. - I see. You fused those two words. - Yes, exactly! - Sofia confirmed, while Frisiunia let herself to be proud of new term she invented. Or she would be proud if translator would not show that “clozzy” means same as “insipid“ or “sickly“. But Google showed her no meaning of this word. Sad, is it not?   When Frisk finished opening gifts for him, Natalie decided to open presents for her. She crouched down to the Christmas tree and picked up present which was signed: “For Natalie, from her BBF”. She smiled to Frisk, boy also smiled to her. Natalie opened gift and then, she saw that in the box was... - Ballet shoes! - New ballet shoes. - Thank you Frisk! - She said with big, happy smile. - Natalie? I have talked with Frisk about present for you. You have been dacing in those old ballet shoes and tutu for too long. Both of us support you with your hobby. So Frisk bought you ballet shoes and I- - Tutu! - Natalie shouted before Toriel finished. She quickly searched Toriel’s gift and opened it. - And tricot?! - She shouted again, when she saw tutu and tricot in the box. - Yes, exactly. Do you like it my child? - Do I like it? Of course I do! - She quickly hugged Frisk and Toriel. - You are the best!  - It is nothing. I am happy that you are happy. - The Ruins caretaker said. Frisk was still smiling warmly. - Ehem! - Then, Sofia interjected - It’s great you got what you dreamt about, but I just wanted to remind you about someone who also made you a gift. - Oh, Sofia... - Yes, that’s name of person which I’m talking about. But seriously, yes, I’m talking about myself. - Rectangular glass lady said. - I mean... I’m not sure if you like it but I worked really hard on it. So I at least hope you’ll like it. - Well, I hope I at least won’t feel offended because of it... - Natalie answered and searched for present from Sofia. Finally she found gift signed: “For Natalie, from Sofia”. She slowly and unsurely unboxed it. It has shape of book. It comforted Natalie. After all a book would not be that bad gift for her. When she finally saw her present, it seemed like it was in fact a book. Notebook actually. It has green cover with the inscription: “Fantasy world plans”. And also a little smaller: “By Sofia Ross”. - Huh? What is it? - Natalie asked confused. - It’s plans of fantasy worlds you know from books. I read all your fantasy books and wrote every information about characters. I drew family trees, timelines and more. Everything is sorted in table of contents at the end of the notebook. - Sofia explained. - You seriously had a time to read and wrote it?! - Round glass lady was shock. - Yes, I found some time to do it. Honestly, I’ve been working on that for months, since our last birthday when you got mad about my present for you. - Oh dear... - Natalie sighed sadly. - What’s wrong Nati? You don’t like it? - No! - Natalie quickly denied. - I really, really like it and that is the point! You gave me great present on which you were working very hard, for months, while I bought the first thing I could think about. Uh... - She sighed again. - Compared to yours, my present for you completly sucks! - Well, everyone has their worse. - Sofia said indulgently. - If you want, I can at least pretend I like it. - No, you don’t have to... - Natalie, I suggest you to let Sofia open your gift first.  - Okay, mom... - Natalie nodded, picked up her present for Sofia and gave it to her. - Here... - Let’s see... - Sofia uboxed it and... - Oh...? - She gently picked up a thing which was in the box. It was something black. - Huh? A dress? - It was black dress. It has puffed sleeves on the shoulders and tight on the forearms. The sleeves ended about five centimeters before hands. The dress had a small neckline and reached to the knees. - But why black? - Well, I know you prefer white dresses, but you have a lot of these and I thought you do not have anything to wear for funeral. I do not know if we ever will go on any funeral, because monsters live much longer than humans, but if we will, then you probably would panic that you do not have anything to wear. So I decided to spare you from this in the future. I know, that is stupid idea... - Are you kidding?! That’s great idea. And even if we won’t go on any funeral then it’s still cool! Black fits to everything as well as white! And besides that dress has beautful design! I really, really like it! - Wait, really? You’re not pretending? - Of course I’m not! Anyway, it’s so thoughtful! I haven’t expected something like this from you. Usually you don’t think about future that much. You suprised me, Nat. - Sofia admitted with smile, looking at her new dress.   After a short while, Sofia started unboxing the rest presents for her. First she picked up the one from Toriel. She was staring at it for a moment and thinking. - Hm... - Finally, she slowly unboxed it. - Huh? What is it? - She asked a bit confused. - It is nothing big but I had a lot useless materials. Useless for me. But I thought it could be useful for you. After all, you made your bow and arrows on your own. So I’m sure you will find good use for these. - Toriel explained. - Hm... Yes, I think i already know what I can make with these. - Sofia said with slight smile. - Great, it is great to hear it. - So... it’s time for a gift from you little fella. - Rectangular glass lady looked at Frisk. She still was smiling, which boy returned. Sofia easily found gift from him. After all, only two presents left under Christmas tree. - Let’s see... - Sofia gently unboxed gift. She was not staring at it like at Toriel’s present. She simply opened it. Similar to Toriel’s gift, there was not only one thing at the box. Sticky notes, highlighters, pens, small notebook. - Hm... I like it. - She smiled a little wider. - It’s practical. - She stated. Frisk could breathe a sigh of relief.   It seemed like children have got their presents. However, there was still one gift under Christmas tree. After all, there still was one person which have not got any present.  - Hey, whose is the last gift? - Toriel asked when she realized there is one left. However, after her children heard that question, they smiled to each other but none of them said anything. - Go ahead, check it. - Finally Sofia said. They left Toriel no other choice than checking it on her own. So, she picked up the present and read: “For mom, from her beloved children”. - You really should not have. - Toriel said touched. - Thank you. - She glanced at the gift wondering what is it. She gently tore off the paper and then she saw a painting. The ground covered with snow. There was a purple-orange sky and the rising sun. - Wait, who painted it? - We did! - Natalie shouted joyfully. - I did not know any of you paint. - We don’t, not really. - Sofia answered. - But Whimsun does. We wanted to give you something about the sunrise, because you said you always liked to watch sunrise when you were younger. So they teached us painting so we could paint for you sunrise. We also painted snow so you’ll remember we gave you that at Christmas. - Whimsun fell into our lap! Not literally of course. - Natalie interjected. - You three painted it, correct? - Correct, we all three. You probably noticed those clumsy stains. Frisk just couldn’t keep the brush in hand, but he really got involved. Right, fella? - Frisk nodded.  - I do not know what to say. I really like it. Now, we only have to find place to hang it. We can hang it here, in the living room. - Toriel said looking around the room. That is how began the searching a place for the painting. However, they could not find a good place to hang it. There was no good place at least before someone has not found it.   Frisk poked Toriel to get her attention. - Huh? What is going on, my child? Have you found place for the painting? - Frisk nodded. - Really? Then show it. - Fireplace. He pointed at fireplace. - Fireplace? Hm... Natalie! Sofia! Here! - They came to the fireplace hearing how Toriel calls them to approach. Sofia which held the painting brought it closer to the wall above the fireplace. - I think it looks good... what do you think? - Yeah! It looks really nice! - I agree. - Everyone approved. - Okay then, Natalie, go get tools. - Sofia ordered. Her sister listened to her and went for tools. They were waiting for her for a short while. Finally she came back with tools. The process was very simple. Setting the nail and driving it in. Finally hanging the painting. It in fact looked very nice.   Their Christmas was really successful. Full of cool presents and love of course. They love each other. Frisk, Natalie and Sofia love Toriel like a mother even though she is not their biological mother. But of course they were missing their biological parents as well. And that is why they set the table for one more guest. To could feel like those who are not with them at those Christmas are at least in their hearts. No matter if we talking about dead or alive ones. They still love them and wanted them to be there. And who knows? Maybe someone will appear? Maybe someone will need shelter for the night?

Merry Christmas! I hope ya’ll spend this day with your loved ones.

[agyrius]

Is The Narrator of Deltarune Chara?

First things first, I’m guessing you’ve read up or are at least familiar with Chara being the Narrator of Undertale, if not please read up on it here: The Short Read The Really Long and REALLY GOOD Read

And secondly, I am specifically talking about the Chara of Undertale, NOT Chara’s Deltarune Counterpart…Since that would require them to be dead and all that (while they are most likely either Kris, or currently meeting Asriel in College…I’m allowed to have headcanons) Which that out of the way let us begin from the very beginning…

The Narrator is their own Person, with their own Motives

To even prove that Chara is the Narrator we first need to prove that the Narrator of DR is a person as well

And well the ending of Chapter 2 has made that incredibly clear, the narrator “forcibly” stops you from using the kitchen sink, for the sole purpose of using the Bathroom sink so that Kris may rip you out and do what…is it that they do

Even when refusing to run the tap the Narrator…Makes it pretty clear that you have no longer a say in the matter and that it’s a matter of time before you give in and choose to run it Sooo there you have it! The Narrator is their own person…One that isn’t 100% following our every whim so with that all said, let us ask the question:

Why Chara of all people?

“Why is not the Narrator Kris or the Red SOUL itself or some other brand new weird little entity that narrates our journey?” Well on the case of the Red SOUL, it’s unlikely because….We are the Red SOUL, we play as them and they have no personality other than what we give them and only the actions WE take are the actions THEY take….Soo seeing as we are not the ones writing out said narrations I think its safe to say that we are not the narrator as for Kris or some brand new entity that just joined us…well

The Narrator makes plenty of references to Undertale…And not ones that are just funny parallels to UT…but ones that are DIRECTLY talking about your journey during Undertale, it’s almost like…They are reminiscing about an adventure the two of you shared.. Nobody else could or even would have a reason to do this, these are inside jokes or details that originated from narrator specifically, the only ones that would know about these would be You, Frisk and CHARA Even if…let’s say…Gaster somehow had been observing the trio’s adventure and knew all of this….Why would he feel the need to reference those (and responding with “he’s trying to fool us” just makes it more clear that it IS Chara”) ….But that leaves a question, what about Frisk? well the quick and simple answer is:

Frisk is living out the happy ending we gave them in the pacifist ending (more on that later) And now you may be obviously wondering…”What about Chara? Shouldn’t they be living out the ending we gave them?” Well let’s discuss that!

Where in the Post-T.Pacifist world is Chara Dreemurr~

well the first and obvious question is….Do we even know what became of Chara in the Pacifist Ending….The answer is and for that you may thank, Your Best Friend

As we all know, after booting up the game after a Pacifist ending, Flowey will come to ask us not to RESET everything….Asking us to let everyone live out their happy ending, to let….Frisk live their life, meaning WE are no longer with Frisk, okay that doesn’t really change much since in Deltarune we are already separated from Frisk, so why am I showing this?

Flowey was talking to Chara, not Us and Flowey has already made the mistake of mistaking Chara for someone else so I HIGHLY doubt he would do that again….Because that would be pretty weird not gonna lie in other words, Flowey found the being that was responsible for reseting (Us/The Red SOUL) but also sensed (or however they did it) Chara in us and simply thought that the entirety of our being was just Chara Meaning that Chara is longer with Frisk, but with the Red SOUL…Since We, the Red SOUL are no longer with Frisk…Meaning…That Chara goes wherever we go BUT before I go into more detail about that I should first elaborate on why I’m specifically following the idea of this being the Chara from a Post-Pacifist Ending:

What about a Post-Genocide Chara?

Now as to why I think this is a Chara originating from a Post-True Pacifist ending, the simple answer is:

Clamgirl!

If you encounter her (which is only possible in the neutral and pacifist route) she will say that you should meet with her neighbor’s child, named “Suzy” if you then go on and kill Undyne and return to her… she mentions that she senses a disturbance in the nearby aura and that she changes her mind and decides you shouldn't meet Suzy. and in the T.Pacifist route AND ONLY IT, if you go and talk to her one last time…She delivers the message and with that…YOU’VE BEEN CHOSEN Basically seeing how Gaster’s goal is to:

“Create a new future with you” and how when you give up in a game over screen, he says:

“Then the world was covered in Darkness”….Implying that the future that is being changed by us…was't a happy one As such it would seem that the only logical thing for Gaster to do, would be to go look for the entity that has the power and DETERMINATION to alter fate and as such he summons the Red SOUL that was responsible for bringing a happy ending….

...And not the one in which it killed everyone without a second thought….Which also then proceeded to sell its SOUL to a mindless parody of the standard RPG protagonist that believes its purpose is to go to every world and grind until it becomes powerful…So I think Gaster made the right call…..

So yeah I think this adventure MUST be a continuation after a post-Pacifist Ending

Also, no this doesn’t mean that all other endings have been made "non-canon", Undertale is within the realm of “timelines” and all that stuff…Meaning that basically all endings are canon since…Multiverse or whatever, it’s just that in this case Gaster he decided to choose the Red SOUL from a Pacifist Timeline (or in other worlds, all endings are canon and Toby just chose to write a story that takes place after a certain ending, think of it as adding more content to one, like the Alarm Clock Dialogue...Which also somewhat foreshadows DR with the inclusion of Rudy and his Daughters)

…And that’s all there is to it!

Now let us get back to the juicy stuff

How and Why would Chara come to the world of Deltarune?

(Aka the relation between the Red SOUL and Chara)

well the whole foundation of this theory is dependent on the Chara’s own words:

Chara has no SOUL and neither DETERMINATION They are as empty on the inside as Flowey….But without the over the top amounts of RAW DETERMINATION …So how does Chara keep on living? Well they just told us themselves, The human SOUL and the DETERMINATION that is keeping them alive…Was not theirs…But OURS, The Red SOUL’s In other words Chara is entirely dependent on the Red SOUL to keep on living, we are what is keeping them alive, for without them….They will return to the nothingness we awakened them from In other other words, Chara and the Red SOUL have seemingly entered a…Wanna say symbiotic relationship..? We are their Source of DETERMINATION while giving them SOUL privileges and Chara pays us back in Narration and flavor text…and lots and lots and lots of puns (Like mother, like child I see…) And there’s that! If we agree upon that then it means that Chara WOULD NEED to be by the Red SOUL’s side at all moments…Since by severing the link between them and "freeing" themselves from our bond with them….Well they would collapse Like a puppet whose strings had been cut, being thrown back into the endless darkness that awaits us all, to put it all fancy like

so if Chara wanted to keep on living…Then they would be stuck with us for the rest of their existence (basically they are forever cursed to be our Narrator until they get a SOUL of their own and all that….which happens in the end of Genocide after we sell it to them…So yeah) SO if for example a….Certain fancy Goo Man that got shattered across time and space were to Summon the Red SOUL in order for them to “Create a New Future” ….Then Chara would be forced to come along (It’s not like Gaster had any Narrator Cleansing procedures enacted upon the Red SOUL after all) Which Implies that during the Survey, the people that were present there, were US/The Red SOUL, W.D. Gaster…And Chara Make of that what you will

Conclusion and what this means for Chapter 3…

To Summarise this whole thing: Chara is bound/linked to the Red SOUL and thus cannot leave our side without…Dying…Again, meaning that if the Red SOUL of UT were to make its way into the world of DR, Chara would be forced to follow and such we are brought into an entirely new world were the 2 of us will journey through an entirely new world…Together! Cracking Jokes and reminiscing about the fun adventure that Undertale’s was But…There is one issue with this theory that it doesn’t really make sense….when viewing it from Toby’s perspective….Why would he bring back Chara of all people into the world of Deltarune, not having suffered the fate of being replaced by a brand new DR character, this would be a neat opportunity to start from scratch on his approach of the idea “The Narrator is a Person”, so why just stick with the old one? I….Don’t know the answer to that, maybe Toby saw that there was far more potential to be had with the idea of keeping the old narrator instead of starting from scratch once more, after all Chara is a character that has quite a lot of depth to them...and their Tale never really got the same conclusion like Flowey/Asriel's, but also it would be nice to be together with someone that has been along with you from the very beginning, that knows what you've experienced and shared the same adventure with you

….Making you feel less lonely on the idea that…We might never see the world of Undertale again….Which makes all the inside jokes that Chara makes all the more sweet to have! But at the end of the day…We can only speculate what is going on inside Toby’s head On a different note: In the ending of Chapter 1 we learned that we are not Kris, but rather the Red SOUL that is controlling them…Something that greatly re-contextualised the entirety of the chapter in not story and then in Chapter 2 we were given many opportunities to observe how our decisions wouldn’t be something that Kris agree with, and would take many opportunities to disrupt our choices….Or straight up “Monkey Paw”s us out of them, whether it is looking through a lock with their Eyes closed, or giving the answer a wildly different tone so that it gives off a very different message, like saying that you would join Berdly in a sarcastic manner As such I believe with the reveal of Chapter 2 that the Narrator can actually influence events…That just like Chapter 2 followed on the reveal of chapter 1, Chapter 3 will also greatly show the capabilities of the Narrator further expanding on our relationship with them, something which would have a TON of potential in creativity and uniqueness! And with that we’re done! Thank you so much to for reading through all of this, it means quite a lot to me!

[hahanoiwont]

Black is so interesting to me. He's in so many ways Red's opposite which makes sense, but the one thing that manages to unify them is *guilt*. Specifically guilt about actions that have harmed Frisk. And while Red tried to deny it where Black almost immediately let it consume him they both ultimately let that guilt drive them to the same conclusion- to follow them.

Also!!!!! Also the fact out of all of them Black is the most Frisk's *parent* (and the fact Red and Fell both have arguments for second place but that's another discussion) just makes me feel things. That's his baby!!!! That's his baby and they keep ending up horrifically out of reach oh my god. Honestly if Toriel ever gets over how they met the two of them would probably be really good at sympathizing with eachothers plights.

Anyway I want to lock Black and Red in a room and not let them out until one of them stops moving just to see who wins

oh absolutely, I think you're seeing something vital to each of them here. They both blame themselves, but Red decided he needed to seek retribution by torturing himself, and Black decided he needed to devote his life to making up for what he did in any way possible. And, interestingly, Black killed Frisk where Red refused to...but yet he's still the one who Frisk trusts not to betray them. And Red's still the one who can make some part of them feel like it's safe to relax.

Black and Toriel would make great friends tbh--Black has Issues with parenthood and the concept of being a parent, having killed his own parent to save his and Slim's lives; but I think that Toriel would be able to recognize him as a young, unsupported father to a traumatized kid who had to make terrifying sacrifices to keep them safe. And since so much of her relationship with Frisk is characterized by providing them the support they need to be functional but not understanding how to make them feel safe, Black's obvious familiarity with their trauma and the automatic adjustments he makes for their sake make him seem like an ideal parent. I think they'd also have a lot to bond over wrt each of them being afraid of losing a child, and having grieved over lost children. Toriel would be very happy for Black that he got his back.

Also unfortunately Red survives the battle royale because he's not about to let Black kill him. that's for frisk to do, obviously.

[askcharaandfriends]

What do you think of demon Chara (how the geno end and most of the fan base see Chara, I personally just believe Chara would be a little brat but still nice)

I used to think Chara was evil (or some variation of that). But I dont anymore. It's all the player. [Neither Frisk or Chara]. however in a comic, obviously someone is to blame [and in most comics it cant be the player] and in that scenario, I think what works best is shared blame. Where both Chara and Frisk are responsible for what happened.

I think Chara being as dark as they are in AFAC [but notably not pure evil and actually very complex] is probably a result of early undertale fandom ideas of Chara (though I'm not TQ, so I can't say for sure) AFAC started very early [like 2015 early] so... yeah. And at least that Chara isn't a demon like people thought [but some askers definitely thought so]. And Frisk has partial blame.

Since then fans have had many in depth discussions on the nature of Sans, chara, Papyrus and Toriel (etc). And those of us who have been here a while have seen a change in how people view each of the characters. Mainly going back to the roots of characters and then adding from there.

Some things we know about Chara: they're a human. They came to the underground for an unhappy reason. They became best friends with Asriel. They knitted Asgore a mr dad guy sweater. They liked to mess with Asriel and make creepy faces. They baked a pie with buttercups instead of cups of butter. Asgore ate it and got sick. They laughed it off. They came up with a plan to break the barrier: they would eat a poison pie and die so that Asriel could take their soul and cross the barrier and get 6 more human souls. Asriel didn't want to, but Chara convinced him. They carried out their plan but when it came to the killing humans part, Asriel refused and so, humans killed them both instead. Chara wasn't the nicest person.

If Chara is the narrator [which is a theory with some solid backup such as "it's you" and "it's me" ] then they like puns! Just about as much as Sans Papyrus and Toriel. They have a lot more fun with the player during a pacifist run with what they say about the situation. You get the sense that the narrator [chara?] Prefers pacifist. The narrator [chara] cheers you on and makes the suggestion to SAVE your friends.

And then they show up at the end of geno. Claiming the stats as their own and taking control. (And then you get a scary face?) Or in a pacifist ending after a geno run you see they've taken over control of the body.

To me, all that is like "congradulations. You killed everyone. You purposely went around hunting everyone down for exp and gold. For the satisfaction of completion. Now is your curiosity satisfied? Cool cool. This body is mine now. You've lost your privileges to a "happy ending". You are not above consequences. "

All in all, I think Chara is a complex person. Also just a kid. I dont think they wanted to hurt anyone (at least monsters). They like pranks and puns and just plain messing with people. They like chocolate and Asriel is their best friend (sibling, friend or romantic partner depends on who you ask. As long as they are not siblings, I think romance is fine.) They're not always good, and they're not always bad (like us all). they like monsters more than humans and want the monsters to be free, and are willing to die (and kill) for that cause.

Goldy: To me, Chara is a brilliant deconstructive element that serves Undertale’s meta-narrative. Namely, they deconstruct the idea of a child protagonist saving the world. Firstly, on a realistic level, a kid doesn’t always think things through when they try to do something that’s out of their depth, which the main reason why their plan failed in Undertale. And secondly, when you saddle a kid with that much responsibility, calling them “the future of humans and monsters,” the weight of it- the pressure- is going to be felt in one way or another, and something’s going to give. It’s not a question of if, but when and how. 

I personally don’t believe Chara wanted to destroy humanity or even free monsters for the sake of freeing them, but rather, they simply just wanted to measure up to the expectations that they feel were placed on them. Don’t get me wrong: freeing monsters is probably something that they agreed with, but to me, the real root of their motive was just to prove their worth to Monsterkind for taking them in. Which is tragic, because the Dreemurrs’ love was unconditional. It makes you wonder: what has to happen to a child to make them feel like they can’t count on being loved unconditionally? That love is not real?

Even the fact that they call themselves a demon supports this: what would rather be remembered as after your big epic plan failed miserably? A great and terrible demon, or a total loser who failed miserably- grasping for accomplishment that was never theirs to want? Not unlike Icarus who flew too close to the sun. I think the whole “Demon” thing is nothing but an overblown pretense that serves to be self-flagellating and self-hyping at the same time. The fanbase latched onto it because everyone loves a legend, and in typical online-cringe-brand fashion, they fixated on Chara’s faults and possible mental health issues as “evidence” to support what ultimately amounts to a confirmation bias. 

We can make anyone appear evil, even a kid. Especially when we need a scapegoat for our choices in a game with a metafictional narrative.

[uselessundertalefacts]

Frisk Month '22 Day 20 - Asgore

“Should I say ‘Ho ho ho’? Or does only Santa say that?”

“You can say whatever feels right to you, Frisk."

It’s a cold December night. The street is dimly lit by the windows of houses, and by the headlights of Asgore’s truck. He pulls up next to the most conspicuous house on the block, which is decorated with so many holiday lights that it seems to be glowing red and green.

Frisk adjusts their elf hat, making a jingling sound. “Okay, I’ll think of something original.” They jump out of the truck’s passenger seat, carrying a small brown sack over their shoulder.

* You could have just used your backpack.

But that doesn’t fit with the look, thinks Frisk. Asgore takes a similar-looking, but much larger, brown sack out of the backseat and joins Frisk in walking up to the festive house’s porch. “They are going to love you,” he says to Frisk as he gets to the door, which is decorated with an ornate wreath that puts Papyrus and Sans’s outdoor decorations to shame. * Remember. * She won’t be the person we know. Frisk nods. They know. Asgore knocks on the door. Frisk stands next to him and puts on a big smile. A tall monster with short brown fur answers the door. She’s wearing a shiny dress the color of red ribbons. A shorter monster with antlers and an identical red dress is hiding behind her. “Ho ho ho! Happy Hollidays!” says Asgore. At the same time, Frisk says, “Hee hee hee!” * Very festive. “Fahaha! Hi, Asgore!” The taller girl stands aside to let Asgore and Frisk inside. “And you brought the famous human! Frisk, right?” She sticks a hand out towards Frisk. “The name’s Dess, and this here’s Noelle.” Frisk shakes Dess’s hand and meets eyes with Noelle, who’s peeking out at them from behind Dess. She’s smaller than the Noelle from the other world, Frisk thinks. And shyer. “Frisk here’s my Holliday elf,” says Asgore. “Gosh, it’s great to see you two! You’ve grown quite a bit, haven’t you, Dess?” Dess rolls her eyes and gives Asgore a hug. “I’ll be taller than you one day, old man,” she says. Frisk turns to Noelle. “Hi,” they say. “Sorry about the ‘hee hee hee’. I couldn’t think of anything else to say.” Noelle smiles at them. “I liked it,” she says quietly. “It was silly.” “Oh! Gorey!” Another deer monster emerges from the kitchen, holding oven mitts patterned with candy canes. “I see the girls let you in. Dinner will be ready in a few, I just have to roast the chestnuts a little longer.” Asgore follows Mrs. Holliday into the kitchen, chatting with her about boring adult things like the surface’s confusing street layouts. Dess takes Noelle’s hand and grins at Frisk. “You guys wanna play Plumber Racing?” “Oh, wait,” says Frisk. They take their sack off their shoulder and open it. “I’ve got presents first.” They fish out two candy canes and hand one to each of the girls. “Asgore said you’d like these.” “Well, he was right!” Dess takes her candy cane and eats all of it in two bites. “Thanks, Frisk!” “Fahaha, Dess!” Noelle puts her candy cane on the side table. “You’re gonna spoil your dinner!” “Oops,” says Dess. ——— As it turns out, Noelle is just as good at racing games as she is in the other world. She handily defeats Frisk and Dess in all four races. She plays as the girl from space instead of the big turtle, though. Frisk plays as the green lizard, obviously. * Obviously. When the adults call them for dinner, Dess races them to the table. Frisk and Noelle silently agree to let her win. It’s one of the nicest dinners they’ve ever had. Everything is a mix of sweet and spicy that makes them feel warm inside. Even the pecan pie that Asgore made is delicious. They especially like crunching on the roasted chestnuts. “So, Frisk is like our cousin, right?” asks Noelle after taking a sip of her eggnog. “Because Uncle Asgore is their dad, that makes them our cousin.” Asgore looks startled, but Dess chimes in, “Totally! Frisk, that means you gotta play video games with us at least twice a year, okay?” “The cousin pact is sealed,” says Frisk solemnly. They hand a chestnut to Noelle. “Here’s my offering.” Noelle pops it in her mouth and giggles. ——— In a couple of hours, after exchanging presents and singing songs, Asgore and Frisk say their goodbyes to the Holliday family. Frisk gives the three Hollidays one hug each, and definitely doesn’t hug Noelle a little too tightly. As Frisk is dozing off on the drive home, Asgore asks them, “Frisk… do you consider me to be your father?” His voice is quiet. “Um…” They think about it for a minute. “Well, you’re Chara’s dad, and Chara and me are siblings, so that makes you my dad, too. Even if we don’t live together. Plus you do dad stuff with me all the time, so.”

They rest their head on the car door. “I’m happy to hear that, Frisk,” says Asgore, patting them on the shoulder. “I’m very lucky to have you as a child.”