"I promise, Chara. I swear I wasn't going to hurt you."
I don't believe you.
"You know we're friends… we grew up together. I was the one who found you. I…"
You were the one who brought me back.
"Right."
To keep you company.
"Right."
But if we didn't get along…
"Chara…"
You would have murdered me.
"I wouldn't! Chara, I love you!"
You had a plan.
"That was… that wasn't…"
ASRIEL
DON'T YOU LOVE ME
"Of course I love you!"
I LOVE YOU TOO
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
"Chara? Chara!"
DON'T WORRY ASRIEL
I'LL ALWAYS BRING YOU BACK
"Stop! Stop!"
WE MAKE A GOOD TEAM
chara… please
please
"How are you feeling, Flowey?"
"Chara… I'm sorry… I'm sorry."
"Does it hurt?"
He sinks down.
"You didn't answer me, Flowey." I say. "I asked you a question and you didn't answer."
"Yes. It hurts."
"It's a pity we can't get along." I say.
"We can get along. We…"
I stick him again. He cries.
I twist it.
"Stop… please…"
"I'm sorry, Asriel." I say. "But I have to make sure I can trust you… And I can't just forget about it if you do something bad."
He fires a bullet. Just one. It splashes against my face like water. Pitiful.
"I can forgive you." I say. "But you have to understand… you have to be nice to me, Asriel. Really nice. Then I can trust you again."
"N-nice?"
I give him the knife.
"Cut off your petals." I say. "One by one."
"But…"
"Show me you want to be friends."
"I do."
"Prove it." I say. "I said I'd do anything for you, Asriel…"
"But… Chara-"
WOULDN'T YOU DO ANYTHING FOR ME
He cuts off the first petal. He's already crying.
"Don't feel bad, Asriel." I say. "Every petal means I'm a little closer to forgiving you. Then we can be friends again. Okay? Everything will be okay."
"It hurts, Chara."
"I know, I know."
I kiss him.
"But I'll make it better." I say. "I'll reset and you'll have all of your petals back. Good as new."
I touch one of the petals.
"This one." I say. "This one is next."
"Please forgive me." He croaks.
"I will, I will." I say.
I guide the blade to the petal.
"Cut it."
He cuts it, sobbing all the way.
"See? That wasn't so bad."
I take the petal from the ground and eat it.
"Four more to go."
Wow. He looks so pathetic without his petals.
He lies there, whimpering. Prone.
"There we go."
I take the blade from the ground.
"Now I just have to reset." I say. "You're such a good partner, Flowey."
"Asriel." He mumbles. "It's Asriel."
Maybe I should correct him. No, I'll let it slide.
I sink the blade into his mouth. He gags.
"Why don't you reset this time?" I ask. "Just to show me you're serious."
So many tears. He was always the crybaby.
I kiss his forehead.
"Hm. You smell so nice today, Flowey."
I twist it again. His face splits in half.
He took us to Waterfall. Good.
I turn to him. He's shaking.
"For a moment I thought you were going to try and erase my memories." I say. "I thought you might reset to before I saw that message… I'm glad you didn't."
I squeeze his petals. He cringes.
"Now it will be that much easier to forgive you." I say. "But we're not quite done yet."
He won't meet my gaze. Good.
"Okay." He says. "What's next?"
I give back the knife.
"Again?"
"Again."
I count them.
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
...No, that can't be right.
I'd better start over.
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
...How odd.
Let's try that again.
Flower after flower losing petal after petal
Hour after hour under flashing iron metal
"I can't do this anymore… I just can't."
"You have to, Asriel. It's the only way we can be friends again."
"I don't want to… It hurts."
I sigh.
"I suppose I was wrong to trust you." I say. "But don't worry."
I take the knife.
"I'll do it for you."
"Please… please don't hurt me, Chara."
I smile.
He makes it so easy.