"Hey there. I'm Sunny the Buttercup. And you are...?"
Frisk was too shocked to react. A talking flower! It had a face! And eyes! And it was giving them a rather exasperated look!
"You're the strong, silent type, huh. 'S okay. I just need a quick look at your SOUL..."
Sunny's lazy grin suddenly flattened at the edges and his eye-lights shrunk to pinpoints, his previously friendly face morphing into the epitome of shock and dismay.
"...You're a human."
Just like that, Sunny's face was back to normal. His eye-lights drifted off to the side, and when he next spoke his voice had a hint of laughter to it.
"Your kind has a lot of nerve coming down here, after everything you've done to us. Really rattles a guy's bones, you know?"
Sunny's eyes closed.
"Welp. I sure hope you're ready."
Sunny's eyes opened again, but this time they were different- the eye-lights were gone. His easygoing grin morphed into a sinister, jagged snarl.
"Ready to BURN IN HELL."
A hotness in their chest startled Frisk, and they looked down to see a bright red heart emerge from their midsection. The world around Sunny and Frisk faded out, until only Sunny was visible, his face back to normal.
Frisk was suddenly aware of "Buddy", looking over their shoulder. He offered an energetic line of narration:
(*Sunny attacks you!)
Frisk didn't attack Sunny. They didn't have any sort of weapon on them other than a stick, which they seriously doubted would work. So instead, they offered Sunny MERCY.
...It didn't work. Sunny raised an eyebrow but otherwise didn't react.
Now it was Sunny's turn. Small, bullet-shaped white objects formed rough triangular shapes around Frisk, then shot inward. "Buddy" offered the helpful advice of "Don't touch the bullets!"
As Frisk frantically dodged, Sunny spoke calmly, almost contemplatively. "Y'know, it's kind of funny. Here I was, hoping that that last human would have been, well, the last, and then you came along."
Eventually, the bullets stopped coming. A strange, unpleasant aroma filled the air, and "Buddy" took note of this in some more of his maybe-not-so-helpful narration.
(*The air smells like dirty socks. Uh oh...)
Frisk SPAREd again, and sure enough, Sunny's next attack was a rain of dirty socks, falling from the sky.
Frisk dodged some more, wincing as a sock impacted their arm with a faint squilch sound, while Sunny continued his monologue.
"Hey, lemme tell you a little secret- this is as unpleasant for me as it is for you. I mean, I didn't even think I was ever going to see another human, let alone be fighting one of the damn things."
Frisk wiped sock juice off themselves, frowning, and tried to think of something. SPAREing wasn't working, so perhaps they would try calling for help. Yeah, that was sure to work!
Finally finding their voice, Frisk yelled loudly for help. "Buddy" clapped excitedly and commented, "That's the spirit!"
The change in Sunny's demeanor was immediate- he looked as if he'd been punched in the stem. He started sweating and looking around wildly, and his grin faltered. His laid-back voice began to shake and rise in pitch.
"Ssh, shut up shut up shut UP! SHE might hear you..."
Sunny was seemingly so deeply unsettled that he didn't even attack. Buddy noted, "Sunny looks nervous. Now's our chance!" Frisk grinned, nodded in agreement, and called for help again.
Sunny's voice rose a few more octaves.
"Gahh! BE QUIET!"
"..."
"Feh, you got lucky this time, kid. I'll be watching."
"And a word of advice? Don't make too much noise unless you really want to die."
And with that, Sunny disappeared underground.
"Buddy" nudged Frisk a little. "Let's move on, small human. The only way to go is forward."
Frisk steadied themselves and walked forward, through the doorway in front of them. They emerged into a new room, with ornate stairs, piles of dead leaves and yellow flowers, and a shining, star-like object floating above one such pile. Curious, Frisk reached out to touch it, and felt something flow from them and "Buddy" into the star.
"Buddy" spoke again. "The RUINS loom above you, sending a chill down your spine."
"There is no time to waste! We will find our way out of the Ruins. Stay determined!"
[FILE SAVED- RUINS ENTRANCE]
