[Alphys is still quiet, and the space seems to be more oppressive by the second, the waterfall behind them picking up pace, the crashing of the water escalating to a dull roar. This is always where she was going to end up, isn’t it? This is always where she was going to be. There’s no escaping the people she hurt, there’s no saving her life. What’s it even worth?
The current is strong, but it’s never enough to actually push them along. The point is that she has to choose.
And she does.
Alphys begins to step forward, towards the edge, just a few steps off.]
I don’t have anything left to give. Except for...
[She lets a hand drop just under her bust, and a small, upside-down white heart materializes. It looks much less sick than the amalgamated one Lup saw previously, but it still looks weak. Trembling. Afraid.]
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The current is strong, but it’s never enough to actually push them along. The point is that she has to choose.
And she does.
Alphys begins to step forward, towards the edge, just a few steps off.]
I don’t have anything left to give. Except for...
[She lets a hand drop just under her bust, and a small, upside-down white heart materializes. It looks much less sick than the amalgamated one Lup saw previously, but it still looks weak. Trembling. Afraid.]
I took theirs. It’s a-all I can do.