Author's Notes: So, I have absolutely fallen in love with Undertale (who hasn't?!) and, like everything else I fall in love with, I decided to write something for it. This prologue is going to be a little shorter than the chapters I normally write, but I wanted to set a little foundation. This story is going to be set after the True Pacifist ending and Frisk is going to be referred to as female.

I wanted to preface this by saying that there isn't going to be much of a plot for this story; it's mostly just about monsters and humans attempting to coexist (and a little interspecies romance).

Obviously, I don't own Undertale or its characters. I just own the crap-ton of human OCs I'm including, most of them based off of my own sisters and friends.

Papyrus stared intently at the two blenders in front of him, his eyes shifting back and forth between the two. Now that the barrier had been broken and monsters had rejoined humans on the surface a couple of months ago, he and the others had been trying to learn all they could about humans and their culture. This had proved to be more difficult than he'd anticipated; humans and monsters were still a little wary of one another and actually approaching one was something nobody had had the courage to do as of yet. Frisk helped as much as she could but she was still so young and there was much about human culture even she didn't know yet.

All that aside, Papyrus had been more than thrilled to discover all the new and interesting things the surface had to offer, especially the cookware. His spaghetti had been the absolute best in the Underground and he couldn't wait to see how he could improve it with the new technology life on the surface granted him access to. This brought him back to his current predicament and focused on the two blenders yet again. He'd been staring at them for the better part of an hour, hoping there would some sort of indication as to which was the superior blender, but nothing had caught his attention yet.

"Nyaaaaaah! Why must this be so difficult?!" Papyrus exclaimed. "I, the great Papyrus, demand only the best for my kitchen!"

"If that's the case, I wouldn't go with the blender on the left," a new voice laughed, startling the skeleton.

Papyrus turned around to see a human female standing behind him, holding a blender just like one of the ones he'd been looking at. He was pleasantly surprised to see that she didn't seem afraid of him at all; her brown eyes were filled with nothing but warmth and amusement.

"My husband and I got one of those as a wedding gift and it came apart the first time we used it," the girl continued. "We brought it back here to exchange it, but the same thing happened with the second one."

"Ah, I see," Papyrus replied. "Well, you certainly seem more knowledgeable about this surface cookery, Miss..."

"Rose," the girl replied, pushing some of her brown hair behind her ear. "It's nice to meet you, great Papyrus."

"It's nice to meet you as well, Rose," Papyrus affirmed with a nod. "What would you recommend?"

"Well, I was going to see if we had any better luck with the Ninja," Rose answered, nodding toward the blender on the right. "Some friends of ours have one and it's pretty amazing."

"Very well," Papyrus agreed. "I shall try my luck with this 'Ninja'. I appreciate your help."

"It's nothing, Papyrus," Rose replied. "I just didn't want to see you waste your money on a piece of junk."

"I have to say, you're probably the nicest human I've met since we got to the surface," Papyrus commented. "Most humans seem nervous about approaching us, but you started talking to me like we've known each other forever."

"Sorry if it caught you offguard," Rose apologized, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly. "It's just how I am." She looked up at him. "How has surface life been treating you, since you mentioned it?"

Papyrus shrugged. "Like I said, most humans seem a little nervous about coming near us but none of them seem to be doing it out of hatred, so I suppose that's a good thing. At the same time, a great number of monsters, my own brother and some of my friends included, are wary of humans too." He sighed. "I'm happy to be up here, don't get me wrong, but we might as well still be living separately at this point."

"In all fairness, it has only been a couple months," Rose reasoned. "It'll take some time before monsters and humans feel completely at ease around one another. I can understand your frustration, though." She thought for a moment. "I think I might have an idea about how to help your friends feel more comfortable around humans, though."

"Hmm?" Papyrus asked. "I'm listening."

"Part of the reason I came to pick up a Ninja today is because my husband and I are going to be having a party at our apartment this weekend," Rose explained as she grabbed one of the Ninja boxes. "It won't be very big; we're just inviting a few of our good friends. If you're feeling up to it, you and your brother and friends are more than welcome to come too."

Papyrus's face lit up in a bright smile. "Really?! Wowie, that's very generous of you!" His smile faltered for a moment. "But are you sure? I mean, will your friends be put out that we're...you know...monsters?"

Rose shook her head. "I doubt it. They're a pretty chill bunch of people. As long as you're nice to them, they'll be nice to you. Besides, parties are always more fun the more people you add to the mix!"

Papyrus nodded. "I appreciate your offer, Rose! I'll have to ask everyone what they think, but I can tell you for sure that I'll be there! I'll even make some spaghetti to commemorate the occasion!"

Rose laughed. "I'm looking forward to it! Here, I'll give you my number. Once you get a chance to talk to your friends, let me know how many people are planning on coming. I need to know how much food to make."

Papyrus nodded before picking up a Ninja as well. "But of course! I, the great Papyrus, shall get back to you as soon as I can! But first I must finish shopping!"

Rose nodded. "I'll let you get back to it, then. It was really nice meeting you today, Papyrus!"

"And you as well, my new human friend!" Papyrus shouted as he dashed off toward the pasta.

Ending Notes: I hope you guys enjoyed this quick little intro! Most of our favorite monsters (and most of the OCs, including our leading lady) will be making an appearance in the next chapter, so hopefully you guys will stick with me for that!

Thank you all so much for reading! Feedback and constructive criticism are more than welcome! Geekinthepink, out!