Frisk was working on school work when she heard a groan coming from Sans' bedroom. She stood up, walking over.

"So you're awake now. You, uh, passed out after drinking a whole bottle."

"ugh…sorry, g."

"It's fine. I know you have a bad time this time of year." Frisk heard a snicker from both skeletons.

"dude, you just relaxed enough to make a geno reference. good job."

"So, what else brought you here? You wouldn't down that much hot sauce without a good reason."

"well, uh…" Flirt seemed nervous about something. "the kid hasn't reset in almost a year. longest she's gone, and she swears she's not going to do it again. i'm thinking of…going farther with grillbz." *Grillbz? Is he…in a relationship with GRILLBY in his universe?!*

"Huh. That explains the drinking."

"…what's up between you and frisk?" Frisk slowly edged away: she didn't think she should eavesdrop on this conversation…but she was curious about where it was going, so decided to stay. Inside the room, Sans was bright yellow.

"I-I…I have no idea what you're talking about…"

"dude, my universe is based on that stuff. you can't lie to me about that of all things."

"Ergh…yeah, I'm interested, but I'm pretty sure she just sees me as a friend, at most a brother. I don't want to spoil that. Ugh, what do I do?" Flirt laughed.

"asking the wrong skeleton that. i confessed to grillbz in a drunken stupor, passed out, then had an actual conversation 3 days later." There was a thud on the door. Sans opened it to see a wide-eyed Frisk. He turned a brighter yellow, as Flirt watched with interest.

"You…didn't…happen to hear that…right?" Frisk was just staring at him. "Oh, Asgore, you did. Um…" She dashed away, and Flirt covered a laugh. Sans groaned, collapsing into a pile.

"dude, your face…"

"Ugh, I'm never going to talk to her again."

"doubt that. say cheese."

"Wha-" Sans looked up just as a flash nearly blinded him. "…Don't post that."

"g-man confessed interest in his frisk. lol."

"Flirt, I swear to-"

"loading…and sent 3." Sans stared at the grinning Flirt for several minutes.

"…I'm going to kill you."

"only if you catch me." Sans growled, then sighed in defeat.

"You're faster than me, anyways…How's everyone reacting?"

"well, death texted me saying he was coming to pick me up." Both Sanses snickered. "sci was asking about your eyes, and ink just said lol."

"As usual. Going farther with Grillby…you mean proposing, since you've been dating for…how long? 3 years? 3 and a half…"

"i've known her for 8, she's known me for 4."

"I'd say it's time personally. Come on, you've never even dated anyone else, and you definitely haven't cheated."

"yeah, but…g, there hasn't been a…one of those since tori and the king, and you know how that one turned out."

"Yup." Flirt rubbed his eyes.

"that's not it, either. this isn't the first time the kid promised no more resets. sure, it's the longest, but what if she resets again? i…i can't do that…not again…" Flirt rubbed his forehead, looking exhausted.

"You can't control a Frisk. You can control your own life, though. Just try, Flirt. And don't do it drunk this time."

"fair enough. but what about you and your kid?"

"Are you still on that?" Flirt chuckled.

"definitely. i mean, you confessed through a closed door that yours was eavesdropping through. i don't think you have much room to talk about relationships. and your kid didn't reset? at all?"

"only once after fighting flower boy to fix what he did."

"wow, you're lucky."

"I know. Can't tell you how much I appreciate what she's done." Flirt smiled.

"i know how~" Sans laughed, a slight yellow tinge on his cheekbones.

"No way! Not the time at all for that kind of forwardness." Flirt shrugged.

"your loss. oh, yeah, sorry about the whole nude thing: i really didn't think it was anyone but my bro."

"It's fine. I think she and Paps are handling the fact my best friend is from an alternate universe that has no shame pretty well. I'm surprised." Flirt leaned back, sighing.

"eh, papyrus' always roll with the punches, and humans are just weird."

"True that. So are you actually spending the night or teleporting somewhere else? I'd like a heads up this time."

"okay, i don't plan on teleporting. if there's a nightmare that's really bad, i probably will."

"Fair." Sans laid down, yawning. "So, you're proposing to Grillbz…I'm really glad. You've been through some traumatic stuff: you deserve some happiness." Flirt's yawn echoed down the hall.

"so, what's got you so scattered?"

"Hmm?"

"you're acting more confused than normal."

"Just in a rut with the Amalgamates. Can't figure out how to fix them."

"have you tried just removing the determination?"

"I don't want to risk hurting them with the extractor: they move around too much for it to be safe. I could dig back into the Reverse Attributes-"

"oh, yeah. those traits the old scientist was looking into to function as weapons against humanity?"

"Yeah. I think it was Irresolution or something like that?"

"sounds about right, but maybe try increasing the understanding in their systems beforehand. may help stabilize them. i think that was the compliment on the chart?"

"It was. And you say you're not good at science." Flirt shrugged.

"depends on the topic. i've very good at magnetism."

"Pfft. What's wrong with you?"

"just updog."

"What's updog?" Sans slapped his forehead as Flirt started giggling.

"not much, what's up with you?"

"I can't believe you got me with that again. Okay, you need to sleep, and so do I. Congress waits for no man."

"have you seen lord of the rings yet?"

"Yeah?"

"i am no man!" Both of them lost it.

"SANS, GO TO SLEEP!"

"Sorry, bro! 'Night, Flirt."

"sleep well. and thanks." At a little past 3 AM, Sans groggily heard shuffling.

"Flirt?"

"just heading home. good luck." He fell back asleep as Flirt disappeared with a quiet pop.