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Monsters all seemed to be pretty damn excited to meet Chara and I. Surprisingly enough, none of them seemed to be pissed that our kind had imprisoned them down here. I guess they knew it wasn't exactly our fault our ancestors had been jerks. I felt like I knew all of them from somewhere, but…that was impossble.

"Well, hello there, darling!"

The voice was feminine, and it sounded a little echoey. "Uh…hey." I said.

"So, what do you think of the Underground so far?"

"It's…nice." Who was this? She (?) seemed pretty thrilled.

"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Hapstablook, and you are Frisk, correct?"

I nodded, sticking out my hand.

Awkward.

Silence.

"Um…"

"Oh! My apologies. I'm a ghost; we have no hands." Hapstablook clarified.

Oh. "Okay…this is awkward."

"Don't worry about it; I understand that you're blind."

"Yeah, I am. I can get around alright, though."

"That's lovely." I could practically hear the smile in her voice.

"It's definitely better than if I was just fumbling around." I agreed. "Hey, you're a girl, right?"

There was a pause before Hapstablook responded, "Yeah. Yeah, I'm a girl."

"Just making sure." I answered.

"oh…hey there, hapsta…" Another voice said.

"Oh, hello, Blooky!" Hapstablook said. "I was simply introducing myself to Frisk. Frisk, this is my cousin, Napstablook. They make lovely music; you should listen to it sometime."

"hapsta…she doesn't need to hear about my music…"

"Nonsense, Blooky! Your music is wonderful!"

"Hapstablook and Napstablook, huh?" I giggled.

"Those aren't our real names." Hapstablook clarified. "We just like the way they sound, and our last name is Blook."

"What are your real names, then?" I asked.

"That's my private business!" Hapstablook's voice turned sharp, and I flinched.

"Did I do something?" I asked cautiously.

"No, no, it's nothing." Hapstablook assured me. "My real name's just too girly."

"but you love girly things, hapsta…"

"Sometimes, yes, but my name is not one of them." Hapstablook seemed eager to change the subject, and she did. "In any case, I hope you will be happy here!"

"Believe me, I am." I smiled.

"well, see ya…"

"Goodbye, darling!"

"See you around." I grinned, going back to what I'd been doing previously.

"OH MY GOD! SANS! IT'S THE SMILEY HUMAN!"

I jumped at the borderline yell. Who was that? And smiley human? Really?

"bro, i think ya scared her." A lazy-sounding voice said.

"OH! I AM SORRY, SMILEY HUMAN! MY NAME IS PAPYRUS, AND THIS IS MY BROTHER, SANS!"

"I have a name…" I muttered.

"WHAT IS IT?"

"Fi-" I stopped myself, shaking my head. "Frisk." I said confidently.

"IT'S WONDERFUL TO MEET YOU, FRISK!"

"yep. great to meet ya and your sister. chara, right?"

I nodded. "That's her."

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO HUMANS! WOWIE! FRISK, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE BLIND, SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT SANS AND I ARE SKELETONS! I AM ALSO EXTRAORDINARILY HANDSOME. SANS IS JUST ORDINARILY HANDSOME."

Laughing, I gave him a thumbs-up. "Got it."

"bro, can the kiddo and i talk for a minute in private?"

"OF COURSE, BROTHER!"

There was the sound of footsteps that seemed to radiate excitement, and I took that to mean that Papyrus had left us alone.

"so, kid. i hear you and your sister have determination souls, huh?" Sans calmly asked.

"Yeah, we do." I responded. "Well, Chara's has some justice in there, too, but we're both predominantly determination. Is that a problem?"

"c'mon, kid. you don't have to pretend."

"Pretend what?"

"really, kid. i know exactly what you did."

"Look, Sans," I moved a stray lock of hair in front of my eyes-not like it could make me more blind, and it made me feel less vulnerable, "I honestly don't know what you're talking about."

"you really don't…"

"Don't what?"

"nothing, kid. i just wanted to say… um… be careful about using the powers that come with determination. that's all; go on. enjoy meeting people."

"…okay, then."

I returned to the party, meeting other nice monsters. There were Froggits, Whimsuns, all sorts of monsters. But that skeleton, Sans…something about him just bothered me. It just seemed like he knew something. Something I didn't. Maybe Chara knew something about him.

"Hey Chara, did you meet that Sans guy?" I asked.

"No, I haven't. Not yet. Why?"

"I don't know. I just…he gives me this weird vibe. It's probably nothing, but I wanted to make sure."

"Don't worry, I'll be sure to check."