He remembers timelines of LV 14. Sometimes even a little higher than that, high enough that he started to get his hopes up that he'd found a kindred spirit, the only person in the world who could possibly be as empty as he is - Chara, right?
But those timelines... that hope never lasted. Eventually, they wavered, and his certainty faltered too. Those were the timelines, more often than not, where they cut Asgore down themself. Where he could be certain they would finish him off instead of sparing him, because he KNEW they had it in them! Kill or be killed. Kill or be killed.
There's a strange weight in his empty chest as he stands there, taking in the Worn Dagger in their hand - no, it's a knife, just a random knife - and the dust on their clothes - no, that's blood, it's the thing that spills from humans instead.]
...Who have you found before me?
[Whose blood is that? An... animals bleed too, right? A human? Frisk? Or did they try to repeat what they did to Chara during that awful, awful event, try to... no, he shouldn't - he shouldn't jump to conclusions. He jumps to conclusions so quickly.]
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He remembers timelines of LV 14. Sometimes even a little higher than that, high enough that he started to get his hopes up that he'd found a kindred spirit, the only person in the world who could possibly be as empty as he is - Chara, right?
But those timelines... that hope never lasted. Eventually, they wavered, and his certainty faltered too. Those were the timelines, more often than not, where they cut Asgore down themself. Where he could be certain they would finish him off instead of sparing him, because he KNEW they had it in them! Kill or be killed. Kill or be killed.
There's a strange weight in his empty chest as he stands there, taking in the Worn Dagger in their hand - no, it's a knife, just a random knife - and the dust on their clothes - no, that's blood, it's the thing that spills from humans instead.]
...Who have you found before me?
[Whose blood is that? An... animals bleed too, right? A human? Frisk? Or did they try to repeat what they did to Chara during that awful, awful event, try to... no, he shouldn't - he shouldn't jump to conclusions. He jumps to conclusions so quickly.]
Where's Frisk?