[Perhaps a slightly different history, but one no less upsetting in its similarities. Asgore listens with an expression of utter, genuine sympathy. It sounds just as difficult a time as monsters have had.]

Well. If monsters may someday break free and reach the surface, I think that you...Digimons may someday as well.

[Hope is an important thing to pass along, is it not?]

I have not! I fear it may be human food, which is...digestible, but not always pleasant for a monster to eat. It does not convert to energy promptly.