I'm finally back at my house with my computer at my disposal! As such, the last two chapters I've written should be added relatively quickly. Hope you enjoy this chapter! I know I enjoyed writing it :)
Private chat: sans
7:22 PM
sans: hiya there :)
7:25 PM
Chara999: Hi lazybones! Long time no see :) Did u have a good time during the holidays?
7:26 PM
sans: oh yes, we spent all 3 months back in snowdin. paps fulfilled his dream of becoming a giant snowball and i snoozed in our cabin like the dead… best holidays of my life. u?
7:27 PM
sans: oh wow, i made a pun without intending to do so. i'm a genius
7:27 PM
Chara999: No, u're a nerd :P
7:27 PM
Chara999: And honestly, it could've been better
7:28 PM
sans: not my best piece of work, true
7:28 PM
Chara999: But that's why I like u. Nerds rule :D
7:28 PM
sans: yup, we're all in our natural habitats here
7:29 PM
Chara999: Woof
7:29 PM
sans: meow
7:30 PM
Chara999: :D
7:31 PM
Chara999: Anyways, we went to the beach for a few days. Otherwise, I mostly spent my time eating, sleeping and playing videogames
7:31 PM
Chara999: I finally finished my objective to complete Dark Souls in a single day!
7:32 PM
sans: geez girl, u're crazy O_O
7:33 PM
Chara999: Says the guy that once ran 3 jobs at the same time :P
7:35 PM
sans: and ppl still don't believe i'm capable of making a ton of work each day
7:35 PM
Chara999: Don't
7:35 PM
Sans: … u don't want me to work?
7:36 PM
Chara999: No. I don't want u to use that same pun again. At least come up with sthg different once in a while
7:40 PM
sans: oh, i'm deeply sorry for the nuiSANS. my lazy TENDONces must be getting to me ;)
7:41 PM
Chara999: Thereee we go :D
7:42 PM
sans: oh, i was supposed to ask u sthg and now i forgot what it was
7:42 PM
sans: ah, now i remember
7:44 PM
sans: so i noticed u and the new student tend to stick together. i'm guessing ur mum told u to take care of them on their first days?
7:46 PM
Chara999: U mean Frisk? It's actually more than that. They've been living with us for a couple of weeks already
7:47 PM
sans: whoa, really? O.O now that's new. how did that happen?
7:50 PM
Chara999: Long story short, my parents decided they wanted to take part in a student exchange program that would yield future ambassadors to further improve monster-human relations
7:52 PM
Chara999: And Frisk is one of them. So they'll be staying with my family for the whole year
7:53 PM
sans: whoa, that's pretty big
7:53 PM
sans: how's everyone handling it?
7:55 PM
Chara999: Better than I thought tbh. Mum, Dad and Azzy absolutely adore Frisk, and Frisk also seems very comfortable with us
7:56 PM
sans: and what about u?
7:56 PM
Chara999: Good so far as well
7:57 PM
sans: i see. i'm glad it's working out for u :)
7:59 PM
sans: the thing is, papyrus really wants to befriend frisk, but he doesn't know where to begin. so it occurred to me that maybe u could help
8:02 PM
Chara999: Why does he want to befriend Frisk? Not that it's a bad thing, but is there a particular reason for it?
8:05 PM
sans: he just thought it would be a good idea to make more friends, being our last year and everything. and after ur mum's introduction to the class about frisk, he became very, uh, determined to be friends with them
8:06 PM
Chara999: I see
8:06 PM
Chara999: Hmmm, how do I put this…
8:07 PM
sans: are u worried my bro will scare them off?
8:08 PM
Chara999: Kinda?
8:09 PM
sans: don't worry, i'll keep an eye socket on him. if things get too out of hand, i'll reel him in
8:15 PM
sans: look, i think that introducing them to each other would be good not just for paps, but for frisk as well. starting in a new school isn't easy business, and becoming friends with other ppl can make the experience a lot easier, especially with all the ambassador stuff going on
8:15 PM
Chara999: Yeah I know…
8:17 PM
Chara999: Ok, I'll help set up a meeting with ur brother. But with some conditions
8:20 PM
Chara999: First, I'll ask Frisk first to see if they want to do it. Everything's still very new for them, so we shouldn't do anything they might not be comfortable with
8:21 PM
Chara999: Second, if they agree, I want to be there to accompany them, just in case
8:23 PM
Chara999: And third, let's just make this between us 4. Wouldn't want to overwhelm Frisk very much
8:26 PM
sans: i'm surprised u're so protective over them. but i agree with ur conditions. and don't worry, everything will be alright. paps won't say anything indecent :)
8:29 PM
sans: is there anything else we should know if we meet them? like, is there any topic we should avoid or a particular way we should behave?
8:31 PM
Chara999: Hmm… well for starters, u shouldn't force Frisk to talk. U prolly already know this, but I just wanted to remind u
8:34 PM
Chara999: But if by any chance they DO talk, don't make a very big deal about it, or u'll make them very self-conscious. Just keep the conversation flowing
8:35 PM
sans: got it. which reminds me
8:36 PM
sans: don't they need to, like, speak in order to be an ambassador? just asking, nothing more
8:41 PM
Chara999: Well… yeah. But they're working on it. They can already mingle with other ppl and engage in non-verbal acts of communication easily. It's just the speaking that they need to improve, and they've been making good progress already, especially with us
8:42 PM
sans: gotcha. in that case, how else do we communicate?
8:42 PM
Chara999: At home, we generally use our cell phones to talk to them. We can do the same thing here
8:43 PM
sans: can we talk to them about themselves and their life?
8:44 PM
Chara999: Sure. They're not traumatized or anything u know x)
8:44 PM
sans: just checking because papyrus wants to ask them a lot of questions :)
8:45 PM
Chara999: Oh god
8:45 PM
Chara999: What have I signed us for
8:46 PM
sans: don't u worry, we'll have a ton of fun
8:46 PM
sans: a skele-ton ;)
8:47 PM
Chara999: My fingers weren't quick enough this time T_T
8:48 PM
sans: x)
8:49 PM
Chara999: So lemme ask Frisk first, and then we can set a time and date
8:49 PM
sans: sweet. thanks for helping :)
8:50 PM
Chara999: No problem
8:52 PM
Chara999: Oh yeah, and remember to use the correct pronouns
8:53 PM
sans: they/them, right?
8:53 PM
Chara999: Yeah
8:53 PM
sans: okey day
9:17 PM
Chara999: They're cool with it. What about Tuesday after school?
9:44 PM
Chara999: Hello thereee?
10:05 PM
Chara999: Saaaaaans
10:23 PM
Chara999: Check ur messages u lazybones
10:40 PM
Chara999: SAAANS
10:58 PM
Chara999: This is not a good 1st impression u're making
11:15 PM
Chara999: Have u finally died?
11:37 PM
Chara999: I'm going to sleep in like 15 minutes, and afterwards I'm out
12:05 AM
Chara999: Ok, that's that. We'll talk tomorrow
02:11 AM
sans: oh, hello there. i'm not dead yet
02:32 AM
sans: … hello?
02:38 AM
sans: welp, guess i'll ask papyrus if he's ok with the time in the morning
02:39 AM
sans: for now, it's telescope time :D
So after some thought, I've decided to make Chara female because they've always seemed rather feminine to me than masculine, even though I'll always consider their canon gender to be either undefined or non-binary. Frisk though? One moment they look like a girl, the next like a boy, the next like a girl, like a boy, like a girl, like a- mindblow.
Since the game depicts homosexual love and what would be a 'trans' character, it would be fitting for Frisk and Chara to be agender or non-binary, methinks. Plus, it's a nice inclusion of that particular demographic and a welcome deviance from the standard protagonist :)
As for the relationship between Chara and Sans, it's slightly disappointing to me that so many fanworks portray them as enemies or characters that don't like each other. It's kind of understandable, since in the only moment they interact in the game it's strongly implied that Chara deals the first and final blow to Sans in a genocide run. But it's the genocide run people! No one wants to be friends with Frisk in it either! (Except maybe Papyrus, but I digress)
Chara and Sans actually share several things in common: sense of humor, love of puns, affection for their brothers, nerd hearts... heck, even their tendency to smile their feelings away could be a similarity. There's also evidence to support that Chara knew Sans before they died... You can look everything up yourself if you're interested. All in all, my headcanon is that they're besties. Or at least pretty close friends.
Thanks for bearing with my ramblings! Next chapter should be out soon.
