Aviana woke up to dead silence. She sat up slowly and listened carefully. Usually she could hear something because of how quiet the Ruins were, but now she didn't hear anything. Had Toriel gone to the garden without her, or...? She changed into another shirt and shorts and went into the hall. Stil no sound. Toriel definitely wasn't here...

Aviana went out to the garden, where she found... nothing. Toriel wasn't there either. Worried, Aviana turned to leave when she realized there was a new flower in the garden. She quietly opened the gate and got a little closer. It was the one from before- the one that tried to attack her. She suddenly felt the urge to run, but then she noticed something: he was crying. It was silent and not very heavy, but he was definitely crying. "Um, M-Mr. Flower?" His head whipped around in shock, startling Aviana slightly. "What the hell do y-" he started. He blinked. "Oh. You." He made it sound as if Aviana was the bane of his existence. "You're the one I tried to kill last week."

"Uh... Yeah, that's me," Aviana confirmed. The flower looked confused. "So then... Why are you so close to me now? I could easily pull out your soul again and kill you," he threatened. It didn't sound very convincing. "Well... I saw you crying. I wanted to see what was wrong," Aviana admitted. He still seemed absolutely baffled. "But... Why? I tried to kill you," he reminded her again. Aviana couldn;t find an answer, so she just shrugged. The flower sighed. "Well... It's nothing. So just leave already," he spat, turning around. Something told Aviana she should listen, but instead she sat down. "No. Tell me what it is." The flower glared at her and sighed again, heavier this time. "First, my name is not 'Mr. Flower.' I told you last time it was Flowey," he said. "Second... It's nothing you can help with, so why bother?"

"Why? Why not?" Aviana asked. "Even if I can't help, Toriel taught me that even just talking helps you feel better." Flowey tensed. "Yeah...? Well what does she know," he growled. "Flowey, come on. Just tell me. I'm sure-"

"You're not sure of anything!" Flowey snapped suddenly. "This is just- pointless, okay!? Theere's nothing you or anyone else can do!" he shouted. "That can't be true," Aviana insisted. "Oh yeah!? Well you don't know anything! You don't know who I am or- or who I was! So just stay away from me!" With that, he popped underground, leaving Aviana alone in the garden. As she stood up, she wondered what she said wrong, or if he was just always like that.

Of course you said something wrong. Everything you say is wrong. "Oh joy, just as I was enjoying the silence..." Aviana muttered, standing up. The voice fake gasped. I never! Here I thought we were friends. Aviana laughed bitterly as she closed the gate behind her. "Please! You killed me!" Ah-ah. You killed yourself. I only gave you the means to do so. "Yeah? Well that still counts in my books," Aviana said. "So, are you just going to torment me, or can you tell me where Toriel is?" Does telling you how pathetic you are count as tormenting? Aviana rolled her eyes and started walking back to the house. She was tempted to search for the monster- her height would make her relatively easy to find- but decided instead to fix breakfast. Wherever she was must've been important for one reason or another, so Aviana wanted to surprise her.

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"Good morning, my child." Aviana jumped so hard she almost dropped the pan. "Oh goodness, I-I am so sorry, Aviana! I really must stop doing that..." Toriel apologized. Aviana was about to tell her it wasn't a problem when she started talking again. "I also apologize for making you have to cook your own breakfast. I... I got... lost." Aviana frowned. "Lost? I thought you of all monsters would know the Ruins by now," she said. "Ah, not lost in the Ruins- lost in thought, I meant. In memories," Toriel corrected. She sounded so... sad. Aviana turned off the stove as the last of the pancakes finished. They didn't look great, so she'd have to hope their flavour made up for that.

"Oh. Well, it's really no problem; I'm used to cooking for myself." She froze the instant those words left her mouth. Why had she said that!? Toriel worried about her enough as it was and oh gosh she was looking at her funny new topic! "S-so, uh, where were you? I went out to the garden but you weren't there," Aviana blurted. From the way Toriel's face fell, Aviana felt terrible for bringing it back up. "I was at the tree- the large one just before the entrance to the rest of the city. There is... someone burried beneath it," she explained, eyes tearing up slightly. Aviana couldn't stop herself from asking. "Oh... Are they that 'Asriel' you mentioned earler?" She was nervous about asking and had a strong feeling Toriel didn't want to talk about it, but she was curious.

Toriel sighed and sat down. Aviana brought over the plates she had fixed. "No, no... Asriel was my son. Monsters... Our bodies cannot persist after death, just as our souls can't. When we die, our bodies turn to dust. So Asriel..." Toriel swallowed hard. "It is not Asriel. The one I burried was a human child- a young girl I adopted after she fell down here. She was actually around your age, I think. She... No one is entirely sure what happened. If she was allergic to something, or if she caught a human illness... Nobody knows." She clased her eyes. "It does not matter now, I suppose. Chara is gone now." Aviana looked at the floor. "I'm sorry for bringing it up," she said. Toriel took a deep breath before standing again. "It is fine, child. You've shared your struggles with me, so it's only fair that I do the same," she said. "I thank you for making breakfast, but... I think I'm more in the mood to read. Excuse me." She left quickly, before Aviana could say anything else.

Aviana looked back at the food she made. She wasn't really hungry anymore either. She sighed and sat down. She didn't mean to depress Toriel like that... She should've just been quiet and let Toriel tell her what she wanted when she wanted to. Maybe I should just... go back, she thought. It didn't seem like Toriel remembered the resets, so it would mean she could have a happy day again, like she usualy did. After thinking it over for a few minutes, Aviana closed her eyes and focused. She pictured herself back in her room, back in bed. There was a sudden tightening in her chest, and she saw something that almost startled her into re-opening her eyes. There was a menu in front of her, like a video game: CONTINUE and RESET were the only options she had. She moved a hand in real life and saw one appear in front of her as well. Her hand hovered over RESET for a second before feeling it wasn't the right button So instead, she hit CONTINUE, and suddenly she could no longer smell pancakes.