AN: From here on, Frisk's thoughts will be in * asterisks/ aster-FRISKS* ( and Chara will speak in parenthesis.)
Frisk gasped and turned around, and next to her, was a strange looking being. She was wearing a green shirt with yellow stripes, and brown pants, and her cheeks were a rosy color. Frisk's eyes widened;
"Y-you look like…...me…"
(Well duh, we're both human, It is odd though, I…..only just woke up.)
"Wait really? I'm Frisk, what's your name?"
(I am Chara. So how did you get into the underground? You did not fall through this hole, clearly.)
"Ummmm….i've been here my whole life, my dad even has my baby pictures." Chara looked legitimately surprised, but also she was getting feedback from Frisk's thoughts and what Frisk was saying.
( wait hold on one second, Frisk could you try thinking words instead of saying them? I want to see something real quick…)
*um…..okay…...that's kinda weird.*
(I know it is odd, but, apparently I can hear your thoughts….strange.)
*Wait really? That's kinda cool!*
(Yeah, this is very odd indeed. It might be best if we keep quiet about this until we know what's going on. So...who is your dad?)
*Oh! His name is Sans! Him and uncle pappy are working so i'm visiting with Miss Tori!* As Frisk said this, Chara saw flashes, of two skeletons and….her mom. Chara had no idea what to do with this information, she needed to see things for herself.
(Hey Frisk, would it be okay if I stuck around you for a while? It would seem I have missed much since I was alive.)
*Sure!* And with that Chara and Frisk made their way back through the Ruins, Chara adding some commentary to Frisk's interactions.
(You wiggle at the moldsmal and it wiggles back! What a meaningful conversation!)
( Froggit didn't understand what you said, but was flattered anyway.)
Frisk laughed to herself as Chara continued narrating things. Eventually they made it back to Toriel's home. Chara wondered what could have happened to cause Toriel to ever be away from Asgore, by the looks of it she's been in the Ruins for a very long time.
"Ah, you are back! Greetings my child!" Toriel said with a smile. Chara watched as Frisk interacted with 'miss Tori', telling jokes, learning snail facts, until a short skeleton came to pick them up. Chara assumed that this was Sans, as Frisk rushed over and gave him a hug.
(how the heck is he so huggable?)
*It's one of dad and Pappy's greatest mysteries.* before they left, Toriel handed them a butterscotch and cinnamon pie.
( you have obtained the butts pie)
*pffff charaaaaa.*
Chara observed as Frisk went back to her home. As they walked and joked, Chara noticed that very little had changed over the years as far as how the Underground looked. Snowden was still covered in snow, monsters running about playing, but one thing Chara did find odd was the stares some of the older monsters would give Frisk, they looked…..angry? Why? Monsters never had a problem with her when she was alive, so what makes Frisk so different? They passed the snow golf game, where Frisk decided to play again, this time getting an orange flag.
(Near the hole is a snowball, well actually, it is a snow decahedron.)
*What's a decahedron?*
( an object with ten sides.)
*oh.* Chara smiled, looks like she was going to be teaching Frisk some things before their time if she kept that up. When the next day started, Frisk decided she wanted to go explore the Underground a bit. Sans said yes, as long as Undyne and Alphys were keeping an eye out. Once more Sans and Papyrus were out on sentry duty, but Sans was at his waterfall sentry station before Frisk ever got there, despite her being the first to leave. This was par for the course.
"Hi, Dad!" Sans was leaning back in his chair with a grin.
" sup kiddo. say, you know how my job is keeping a lookout for humans? well, i think i know how to meet my quota." Frisk tilted her head, and then laughed as Sans pulled her to him with his blue magic. He then wrapped his jacket around her.
" there, now you're stuck here, oh well, may as well take a nap." He then pulled out his phone.
" hey undyne, just caught a human. yup, here, say hi." Sans said as he handed the phone to Frisk.
"Hi, Undyne!"
"Oh hah hah very funny Sans, now get back to work!"
" actually it's almost time for my break."
"What? But you just started working ten minutes ago!"
" what can i say, it's tiring work."
( His job is truly difficult.)
Eventually Sans let Frisk go and she walked through the rest of Waterfall, making sure to visit the bird that carries people over a disproportionately small gap for a shortcut to Undyne and Napstablook's homes. Since Undyne was out, Frisk decided to see if her other new friend wanted to hang out for a bit. She knocked on the door and Napstablook's voice came from behind it.
"Oh, um...come in….if you want." Frisk let herself in and smiled
"H,i napstablook!"
"Oh, Frisk, you actually came….cool. Do you want to….listen to some music?"
"I like music!"
"Cool….there are a few records over on the counter for you to listen to."
( This one is labeled spooktune) Frisk pressed the button and the song began to play, Frisk smiled.
"This one's really catchy."
" heh, a classic spook tune, they don't make songs like these anymore…." Frisk moved over to the next record.
(This one is labeled 'spookwave') Frisk played it and smiled at the ambiance. She began to hum along.
"Oh, this is different! It's cool too!"
"Yeah, that ambiance…..it's like my whole body is getting spooked." Frisk's stomach then started to growl.
"Oh….are you hungry? I might have some food….in the fridge." Frisk nods and heads over to the fridge.
( Inside is a ghost sandwich. You want to try eating that?)
*heck yeah* Frisk thought as she tried to take a bite, only for the sandwich to fall right through her.
"Oh, that's right...you can't eat ghost food….ooooooh…..after a nice meal I like to lay around for a bit and feel like garbage, would you like to join me?"
Frisk pondered as to why anyone would want to feel like garbage, but as Sans taught her, take any opportunity to rest that you can. Frisk laid beside Napstablook, keeping perfectly still as he had said. Eventually, the world began to fade from around her, as she felt herself floating into the infinite. Stars and galaxies surrounded her, and she was mesmerized by this.
*Woooah…..that's really pretty…*
(The constant dance of the universe…..expanding and contracting…..energy drifting off into the infinite….)
Frisk laid there for a little longer before getting up, the world fading back in around her. She felt as though she could understand the world a lot better now. Now she needed a break from laying down, so with a goodbye, Frisk left Napstablook to his music making. Waterfall was peaceful enough, and once Frisk got to hotland she made sure to stop by Alphys' place for a bit of a break. Chara found Alphys to be a total nerd, and she was infecting Frisk with her nerdiness. This thought made Chara laugh a little.
(Okay but she NEEDS to let you see the second mew mew kissy cutie. She may say it's trash, but you should always form your own opinion.)
*Hm maybe I can watch that one during the next sleepover!*
(There you go.)
After a while, Frisk left and made it all the way to New Home. As Frisk walked through the house, showing Chara the area, she was oddly quiet. Then, Frisk showed the room she usually slept in.
"And here's where I usually sleep."
( hm that bed looks comfortable, I am surprised that you ever wanted to get up after laying in it.)
"Well, Pappy says shouldn't spend too long in bed. Dad usually spends a good chunk of the day asleep, but he says that skeletons need different sleep times than humans did."
(Huh, hey Frisk why don't you go talk with d….Asgore, I am sure that he would love a surprise visit. I am going to float around here, see what there is to see.) Frisk agreed and ran off. Chara, meanwhile, floated around, looking from room to room. Eventually, after some nostalgia, she headed to the castle proper. The judgment hall was as immaculate as ever, but what she saw in the downstairs area confused her. There were 6 caskets lined up, with one being hers and the others being adorned with heart shapes of various colors.
(Why would he have these…) Chara looked for more answers and found them in the ground. Sealed jars with souls floating inside of them, 6 in all. But that means there's a casket missing? Why? And the feelings she was getting from the souls….they were kids….why does Asgore have children souls?! Does that mean the reason Toriel isn't with him….
(There has to be a better explanation!) but as she searched, she found nothing left. So Chara went back to Frisk, who was sipping some tea with Asgore, chatting away. Now she had more questions than answers, and she had no idea how to get them. Frisk was too young yet to really know about the souls, so she was going to have to wait for information to come to her.
