*It seems you have fallen down.* The human jerked up, looking around in fear. She was young, somewhere around 10, with light brown hair, squinted hazel eyes, and a blank face of confusion. She didn't speak, but moved her hands rapidly. *You used SIGN, asking where you are and who is speaking. No one replies.* The human crossed her arms, annoyed. *I'm just joking! You've fallen into the underground. I'm Alex. I'm not sure what happened to me, but I woke up when you fell. You've been unconscious for about an hour. What's your name?* The human continued to sign instead of speak.

"Frisk. What's the Underground?"

*It's the home of monsters! Duhduhduh!*

"Cool."

*Heh. They really aren't that bad. Why don't you explore, and I'll narrate? I've always wanted to do that. You ask why I haven't left. I tried. For some reason, I can't leave you, but I'll let you figure things out on your own. You seem to be an explorer like me. Why aren't you speaking?* Frisk opened her mouth, breathing outwards and trying to form words. No sound escaped. She signed, explaining,

"I have no vocal cords."

*Well, that explains it. You stand up, looking around. The bed of flowers broke your fall. You chuckle, then continued onwards down the dark hallway. Turning down to the next hallway, you see a golden flower with a wide smile on its face. Approach or no? You take a step forward, returning the flower's grin. It began dancing in place, music playing faintly.*

"Howdy! I'm Flowey, Flowey the flower!"

*You begin to sign, but Flowey interrupts.*

"Hmm. You're new to the underground, aren'tcha? Golly, you must be so confused!"

*You silently agree, but he seems to ignore you.*

"Someone needs to show you how things work around here. I guess little old me will have to do!"

*You feel uneasy.* Everything went black and white around her, and she toppled backwards. *You have entered a FIGHT. It's Flowey's turn.* A red heart appeared in front of Frisk, making her more scared.

"You see that heart? That is your soul, the very culmination of your being!"

*You believe the flower.*

"Your soul starts out weak, but can grow strong if you gain a lot of LV."

*You frown. This doesn't feel right.*

"What's LV? Why, LOVE, of course! You want some LOVE, don't you?"

*You honestly do not.*

"Don't worry! I'll share some with you!"

*You think you shouldn't accept this gift. The flower winked.*

"Down here, LOVE is shared through little, white friendliness pellets!"

*You are starting to doubt this flower's honesty.* White pellets appear out of nowhere.

"Are you ready? Catch as many as you can!"

*You manage to move your soul out of the way, clever enough to see through the flower's trick. It looks annoyed.*

"Hey, buddy. You missed them. Oh, I know!"

*An evil smile appears on the flower.*

"I'll make it easier!"

*A complete circle appeared around you of 'Friendliness pellets', followed by wicked chuckling.*

"Let's try again, with no pretenses. Down here, it's kill or be killed! Who would pass up an opportunity like this?"

*You see something moving behind you.*

"DIE!"

*The pellets were blocked by fire-balls, and one hit Flowey in the face, shocking him and sending him flying. The FIGHT ends, and you are standing face to face with a tall goat-lady.*

"My child, are you alright?"

*You give a thumbs up sign to your hero.*

"Do not be afraid, my child. I am Toriel, caretaker of the ruins and the humans who have fallen. I pass through here every day to see if someone has fallen. You are the first to have in a long time. Come. I will help you through the catacombs. This way, innocent one."

*You decide to follow Toriel, and ask me what I think about her. All I'm telling you is you can trust her. You huff in annoyance at me. In response, I laugh. Heh.* She often paused to make sure Frisk was following her, exiting the flower's room and entering an elegant hall. There's a golden star at the bottom. *You are curious about the golden star, and walked up to it. Being at the entrance of the Ruins gives you DETERMINATION. You aren't sure what that means, but you go with it and continue on. The next room has a series of un-pressed buttons.*

"My child, this is the entrance of the Ruins, a place filled with puzzles. Perhaps you can try this one. It will not harm you: it is only meant to stall, not hurt." Frisk obediently tried every combination she could think of, finding the right one at try 45. "Well done, child! Let us continue forward. There are many more puzzles similar to that one you will encounter on the way to our home. I am telling you this because I need to return to our home, and I do not wish you to come upon any harm. Before I leave you, I will introduce several things that are not the same as on the Surface. Ok?"

*You frown but nod. You want to ask Toriel why the flower attacked you, but aren't sure if she knows sign.*

"I am not sure why Flowey attacked you. I assure you not all monsters are like that."

*You believe the goat-lady, and smile at her. You continue following the goat to a room with a dummy inside.*

"On your way through the Ruins, you will encounter monsters who want to attack you. Should that happen, you will enter a FIGHT. Not to worry, though! If you start a conversation and discover what they want, you will not be harmed. Why don't you try on this dummy?"

*You walk up to the inanimate dummy, and a FIGHT starts. Quick run through with this, because mom-I mean Toriel-won't explain it to you. If you press FIGHT, you need to hit the center of the target that appears, and it will deal damage to your opponent. If you press ACT, you will be able to do different things to them, such as CHECK, which is exactly like it sounds, and FLIRT, which I have never used. Those two are the most constant ones. ITEM lets you use things you're carrying, like food, change armor and weapons. MERCY is for when you don't want to FIGHT and ACTing won't do anything. So what are you going to do?* Frisk thought, then went to ACT: CHECK. *Dummy: 0 ATK, 4 DEF. Made of stuffing and fabric.* Frisk made a funny face, and pressed ACT: FLIRT. *You give Dummy a flirtatious wink. He doesn't seem much for talking or dating. You believe something is wrong with you. Toriel seems confused. You won, gaining 0 EXP and 0 Gold.*

"Well…that works as a conversation? Let us continue, young one."

*You continue following the goat, silently laughing at my reaction.*