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[souldeterminant]

[Sometime during the afternoon, a simple text makes its way onto the network, no picture or video attached.]

 

I'm back from vacation.

Don't worry. It was boring.

-Frisk

[None of which is, precisely, a lie. Thankfully, considering Frisk is just about the worst liar they know.]

[But it's good to be home.]

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[justribbing]

yeah, history says war ain't so pretty itself.
anyway.
point is, they're a kid. so go easy, ok?

[glowygreendeath]

Experience agrees.

Why are you worried about the child? Are you their parent?

[justribbing]

[ ... ]

[justribbing]

look, at least two bottles deep is about where i'll play 20 questions.
no promises, though.
it's just a little friendly advice.

[glowygreendeath]

We will speak with you later.

But we were speaking with the child before you rudely interrupted.

[justribbing]

better get used to that, kid's gotta lot of friends who look out for them.
never heard of stranger danger, have ya?

[glowygreendeath]

And what danger do you believe we pose?

[justribbing]

that's the funny thing about strangers.
you just don't know yet.

[glowygreendeath]

And what makes you believe we wish to harm the child?

[justribbing]

[ He's a moment chuckling before he responds. ]

if you've got so much experience that you understand war, i'm pretty sure i don't have to explain to you the risks of an unknown variable, bud.

[glowygreendeath]

We grow tired of this conversation. What would we have to gain by harming a child, anyway?

[justribbing]

hey, look at that, we're starting to relate already.
to answer the same question worded a little differently: i dunno.
i dunno anything ABOUT you. and, frankly? i don't care.
but if i didn't at least take note of some creep getting to know this kid, i wouldn't be a very good pal, would i?

[glowygreendeath]

We are ending this conversation, not-parent.

[souldeterminant]

[...]
[It's rude to talk about someone who's listening, you know.]



I'm here.

I came back because I wasn't supposed to leave in the first place.

[glowygreendeath]

Ah. Obligation. We were wondering why you would choose to return to a war when you had the chance to leave.

Would it not have been safer for you to stay away?

[souldeterminant]

Yes. But my friends and mom are here.
I know it's not safe. I don't want to FIGHT

But I can.

[glowygreendeath]

You will not need to.

[souldeterminant]

[They don't need to. The new game, where nobody has to die. Where Frisk doesn't have to FIGHT. It sounds like a golden ending, but the part of Frisk that feels both lockets beating knows that they will. Not because they can; not for the EXP, or for LV.]

[Maybe, for love.]

I hope not.

[glowygreendeath]

You will not. We will. It is what we were made for.