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Chapter 4 (Alpha)
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*CHAPTER 4*
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*CHAPTER 4*
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--- ARC: "Chapter 4 Morning (Light World) ---"
[Scene: Obj Roaring Intro]
*(The screen shows a swirling vortex of fountain's darkness changing colors from green to purple to red.)*
...: "The Knight..."
...: "The Roaring Knight..."
...: "..."
...: "The one who's making the dark."
...: "The one who's trying to destroy the world..."
...: "... so that's our enemy."
...: "Up until today..."
...: "It felt kind of like no matter how serious our adventures got..."
...: "They were just part of another world."
...: "..."
...: "But now... someone's taken Undyne... into the shelter."
...: "The real shelter."
...: "Kris... we have to do something, before she's..."
...: "... there's no point talking about it."
...: "Kris! Hurry up and seal the fountain!"
...: "It's time to wake up..."
...: "Kris, are you listening?"
...: "It's time to..."
[Scene: Obj Livingroom Morning]
Toriel: "Wake up!"
Toriel: "Good morning, sleepyhead! Breakfast is waiting!"
*(Toriel walks into the kitchen with a plate of pancakes.)*
Susie: "Kris!"
Susie: "Kris! Hurry up or someone else'll eat it!"
*(Kris gets up from the sofa. Susie is sitting in the armchair.)*
*(It's a TV. Its antenna was broken, but it's been taped up.)*
*(It's Chairiel, the beloved living room chair. Toriel is currently using it.)*
Toriel: "Oh, Kris. You were sleeping like a puppy."
Toriel: "Did you rest well?"
Toriel: "Come to think of it, I had some very strange dreams."
Toriel: "Oh well! No more TV just before bed!"
Susie: "Kris, how the hell'd you sleep through breakfast like THIS?"
Susie: "Butterscotch pancakes? INFINITE omelettes?"
Susie: "Living like this's gotta be a sin."
Toriel: "Oh, sinning! That reminds me!"
Toriel: "Susie, how would you like to go to service with us today?"
Susie: "Sure."
Toriel: "Oh, wonderful! Just let me find some clothes for you..."
Susie: "Peachy."
*(Toriel leaves the room.)*
Susie: "THE HELL!? WE HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH!?"
Susie: "Damn it. I KNEW these pancakes were a trap."
Susie: "Well, time for me to get the hell out..."
*(Susie tries to run to the door, but stops.)*
Susie: "Kris. Wait a sec."
Susie: "You... Remember last night, right?"
Susie: "Undyne... that place she was taken to."
Susie: "The shelter."
Susie: "... it it's like... close to the church, right?"
Susie: "It's probably a long shot, but..."
Susie: "Maybe someone around there knows how to get in?"
Susie: "I mean... if we don't hurry and save her, then..."
Toriel: "Susie, Kris, come and try on your clothes!"
Susie: "J... Just a sec!!"
[Scene: Obj Livingroom Dressing]
Toriel: "Here, try these on..."
*(Susie goes behind a curtain and changes into a formal beige suit/tuxedo.)*
Toriel: "Sorry, Susie, all that fits you are Asriel's old clothes..."
Toriel: "Oh, Kris, does she not look perfect?"
[Player Choice: She Look Very Nice]
[Player Choice: ♥ Sorry this is happening]
Susie: "(Shut up!!! Don't say that!!)"
Toriel: "Well, shall we all..."
Toriel: "Er, walk over together?"
*(Toriel carries a large stack of books and leaves the house.)*
Susie: "... well, let's just get this over with."
[Scene: Obj Kitchen Explore]
Susie: "Hell no. Wash your hands at church, Kris."
[Scene: Obj Hallway Explore]
*(The door is locked.)*
*(It's hard to put into words, but for some reason, seeing Susie next to you...)*
*(... You felt like, whatever you were, for just right now, it might be okay.)*
*(You open the drawer that contains How To Draw Dragons.)*
Susie: "Woah, what the heck is -"
*(You shut the drawer as fast as humanly possible.)*
Susie: "Kris? Hey? Kris, hey, can we see that again? Kris?"
*(It's a cactus. It loves you, but mainly shows a sharp side.)*
*(If only there was a word for that kind of personality.)*
*(A word you liked.)*
*(There's no time to read random, unimportant text.)*
[Scene: Obj Krisroom Morning]
*(You could barely see it. A patch of sunlight that shouldn't be there.)*
*(It felt different in your hand. And you knew what it was.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Kris's Room*
*File Saved*
Susie: "There's 5 dollars in your brother's drawer. Take it?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Take it]
*(You reluctantly "borrowed" 5 dollars.)*
Susie: "Look, if he didn't take it he didn't need it, right?"
*(You have already taken enough.)*
Susie: "Can we like... toss? Some of your brother's CDs?"
Susie: "No, I mean like a frisbee. For fun. C'mon."
Susie: "HAHAHA!!! WHAT IS THIS COMPUTER WALLPAPER???"
Susie: "What AGE did you and your brother draw this?"
Susie: "Glad we didn't go to THIS Cyber World! Haha, what the hell."
Susie: "Hey, and in the corner, that's that cat thing from Castle Town!"
Susie: "You know, the shop thing! The... cat... the stitch thing! Whatever."
Susie: "Hey, the hell does your brother have all the trophies?"
Susie: "Wait a sec..."
*(Susie places a trophy on Kris's side of the room.)*
Susie: "There you go. The Susie prize. For having me over your house."
*(Your bed.)*
Susie: "... what the hell is this giant bloodstain?"
Susie: "Just use VINEGAR, dumbass. Vinegar and hot water. Cleans it up."
Susie: "... look, we don't have time to..."
*(Somehow, you and Susie made time to clean up the stain.)*
Susie: "Damnit. We're gonna be late. Damnit."
Susie: "Hey, didn't know you owned a bird. Or, uh..."
Susie: "... don't really like how you nodded at "or something.""
[Scene: Obj Kitchen Photos]
*(There are many photos on the refrigerator.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Old family photo]
[Player Choice: Asriel photo]
Susie: "Heh, what are those little horns you're wearing?"
Susie: "It's almost like you were trying to..."
Susie: "... heh."
*(There are many photos on the refrigerator.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Asriel photo]
Susie: "HAHAHA! Why did you photoshop Ralsei to be..."
Susie: "... What? That's your brother?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Yeah, now that I look at it, he looks, uh, different."
Susie: "I SAID I get it! You can stop pointing out the differences!"
Susie: "Stop hugging the fridge, freezer freak."
*(Somehow there's already white fur stuck in the drain.)*
*(Gross, is anyone going to clean that up?)*
*(There's some cinnamony batter caked on the stove.)*
*(Cookie cutters for gingerbread monsters and gingerbread humans.)*
*(The trashcan. Well-watered flowers are blooming inside.)*
Susie: "No amount of church'll save you from wasting pancakes."
Susie: "I got you though. Just bring me your leftovers."
Susie: "(Wait for me, pancakes. I'll be back for you...)"
*(It's a landline phone. But you already have a cell phone.)*
Susie: "No, come on, say that again! Hahahaha!"
[Scene: Obj Livingroom Tv]
*(It's a TV. Its antenna was broken, but it's been taped up.)*
Susie: "(Right... before you sealed the Fountain...)"
Susie: "(We managed to find Tenna in the Dark World.)"
Susie: "(He was barely alive, but...)"
Susie: "(The Pippins and Shadowguys told me how to fix him.)"
Susie: "(So I tried patching him up... hope it worked out.)"
Susie: "(... Your mom kinda wants to throw him out, though.)"
Susie: "(Let's find a new home for him fast, OK, Kris?)"
--- ARC: "Church Service & Investigation ---"
[Scene: Obj Church Exterior]
Toriel: "Alright, we're here!"
[Scene: Obj Church Lobby]
Toriel: "Now, Kris, Susie. I have to prepare for choir now."
Toriel: "You two behave yourselves, all right?"
Susie: "Yeah, of course. Don't have to tell me twice!"
Toriel: "(Kris, show Susie where to sit down, alright?)"
*(Toriel walks into the sanctuary.)*
Susie: "... Guess we gotta go through that big door."
Susie: "'less you wanna look around first."
Susie: "Kris, go get jugs. We're keeping this."
Susie: "... actually, stop. There's a motion sensor to stop free drinks."
Susie: "Damn. Well, at least we got the FREE milk."
*(It's a bookshelf full of hymnals and scripture.)*
*(... and some copies of Lord of the Hammer.)*
*(It's an altar full of hope candles. Each one has a person's name on it.)*
*("Asriel"... "Asgore"... "Kris"... your mother must have lit those ones.)*
*(... Susie pretended to blow out your candle.)*
Susie: "Happy birthday, loser."
*(It's a fire extinguisher.)*
*(For some reason you have the feeling...)*
*(... Susie will say something stupid about it.)*
Susie: "They should make one of these that shoots whip cream."
*(It's the door to some sort of office.)*
Susie: "... hmm... seems like a decent place for clues."
Susie: "Let's not break in when your mom is around though."
Susie: "She's probably got a sixth sense for you doing something wrong."
*(You hear various people rehearsing inside.)*
Susie: "Damn, we don't have to sing too, do we?"
Susie: "When I was little, I remember being somewhere like this."
Susie: "Got in trouble for "yelling the wrong song.""
Susie: "Like, how am I supposed to know the melody the first time?"
Susie: "Or where the song starts. Or ends. Or whatever."
[Scene: Obj Church Sanctuary]
*(Kris and Susie enter the sanctuary and sit in the back pew.)*
Susie: "Hell yeah, back of the bus."
Susie: "Your mom can barely see us back here."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... You aren't gonna sleep, are you?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Sleep through service]
[Player Choice: Watch service]
Susie: "Yeah, she'd probably notice if you started snoring."
*(The congregation stands. Toriel is at the front with the choir.)*
Father Alvin: "Welcome, everyone. Thank you for coming again today, on this glorious day of days..."
Father Alvin: "Please stand for the opening song."
*(The choir and congregation sing: "Heaven knows the story that we've born from our hearts...")*
Father Alvin: "You may now close your hymnals."
Susie: "(Hey, I didn't know Noelle was so good at singing...)"
Susie: "(Damn. Let's wave lighters next time.)"
Father Alvin: "Now, for the reading of the holy words."
Father Alvin: "Everyone please welcome Catty Cattenheimer to the stand."
Catty: "Like, hey everybody! What's up! Is this thing on?? LOL!!!"
Father Alvin: "Catty, do you... er... have the reading papers?"
Catty: "No, I'm like good! I like, memorized it."
Father Alvin: "You, er... memorized it."
Catty: "Yeah!!! Like, so is everyone, like, ready to rock!"
Catty: "Three, two, one, GO-sies!!!"
Susie: "(Kris, uh, you didn't bring anything to do, did you?)"
[Player Choice: Let's pay attention]
[Player Choice: ♥ Look in pocket for fun]
Susie: "(Jeez, look at you acting so holy.)"
Susie: "(C'mon, don't think I haven't heard the rumors.)"
Susie: "(There's, like, these heroes, and they're, like, SO cool.)"
Susie: "(Y' know... when you and Catti were kids.)"
Susie: "(Didn't you try to summon a demon?)"
Susie: "(I'm surprised they even let you in here... heheheh.)"
Catty: "Oh my god, so like, the Angel, that's watching over all of us?"
Catty: "It has, like, this COOL prophecy, like, foretold by time and space."
Catty: "And, like, um... like, like, like..."
Catty: "IDK why, I just imagine him, as, like, cute."
Catty: "He's honestly SO cute."
Catty: "(... then again, this place does seem pretty...)"
Catty: "I mean, there, like, aren't any pictures, but like,"
Catty: "(... Uh, tolerant.)"
Catty: "Like, OMG, pinch his cheeks and give him a pumpkin pie!"
Catty: "(Huh? Fruit juice?)"
Catty: "(If I can last until the end, we'll get fruit juice?)"
Catty: "Give him a, fat-free cat food coupon clipping!"
Catty: "(... is that the reason you're trying to pay attention?)"
Catty: "We, have like, such a HUGE pile of those to get rid of OMG."
Catty: "(Well, OK.)"
Catty: "But, like, what's amazing, is how, like, these heroes,"
Catty: "(... okay...)"
Catty: "Huh? The reading's over? Aww, okay..."
Father Alvin: "Thus concludes the first reading."
Father Alvin: "Now, for today's sermon, we once again share a passage by my late father, Gerson Boom."
Father Alvin: "He always managed to put into words what we could never quite say ourselves."
Father Alvin: "Now, let us begin..."
Father Alvin: "We shall never know the pieces of the prophecy lost to time."
Father Alvin: "But, was everything important truly written down in those words?"
Father Alvin: "Myself, I see a blank page as an invitation to write..."
Father Alvin: "To take the future and..."
*(Listening to this, your eyes became heavy...)*
Susie: "Kris! Hey, Kris! Get up!"
Susie: "We don't have any time to waste!"
Susie: "We have to get to the bottom of this!"
Susie: "The bottom of these two sweet, sweet, cups of juice."
*(Susie grabs a cup of juice and drinks it noisily.)*
Susie: "Ahh. Church flavor."
Susie: "Anyway, you go ask around about the Shelter codes."
Susie: "Me? I'll make sure there's nothing hidden..."
Susie: "... in here."
[Scene: Obj Church Juice Station]
*(Kris approaches the juice table.)*
*(Glass is 0% red, 0% yellow.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Add 25% red juice]
*(You carefully titrated the juice into your glass.)*
[Scene: Obj Church Sanctuary Exploration]
Toriel: "Sorry honey, I'm still catching up with Rudy."
Toriel: "You and Susie can go home earlier if you want to."
Rudy: "Hey, Krismas! Look who decided to crawl out of their lil' igloo."
[Player Choice: ♥ Asgore]
Toriel: "I am grateful for your wife's..."
Rudy: "Carol's."
Toriel: "Your wife's... financial support to him."
Toriel: "I just wish she did not support his, er..."
Rudy: "His "you know what?""
Toriel: "One more word and you're soaked, Mr. Holiday."
Rudy: ""One more word!""
Rudy: "Fahaha, what was I supposed to say, sweetheart?"
Rudy: "Hey, Krismas! Look who decided to crawl out of their lil' igloo."
[Player Choice: ♥ Noelle]
Toriel: "Noelle, your singing has gotten so lovely..."
Toriel: "You, Kris, and Asriel should perform something together!"
Noelle: "Huh? Umm, it would be nice to go caroling together."
Noelle: "(Kris will sing swears.)"
Rudy: "Hey, Krismas! Look who decided to crawl out of their lil' igloo."
[Player Choice: ♥ Key]
Rudy: "Key-lime-pie? Boy, do I have some memories of that."
Toriel: "Not here, Rudy. This is a holy place."
Noelle: "Hi, Kris! Kinda funny seeing you here without Asriel, faha."
[Player Choice: ♥ Nice singing]
Noelle: "H... huh? Thanks! Where'd that come from?"
Noelle: "I don't think you've ever... complimented me before. Fahaha."
Noelle: "You know, if you wanted to join the choir, you could..."
Noelle: "I always missed, um... liked hearing you play the piano."
Noelle: "Hi, Kris! Kinda funny seeing you here without Asriel, faha."
[Player Choice: ♥ Locked door]
Noelle: "Huh...? You mean, how I... got locked out of my house?"
Noelle: "That's why I... well, I used to end up at your place sometimes."
Noelle: "Y' know, you'd help me... faha, break into my own room."
Noelle: "Even then, my mom... never gave your family a spare key."
Noelle: "She never even kept anything at City Hall, either."
Noelle: "No keys, no documents, no... handmade gifts, no anything."
Noelle: "Everything important... she always... keeps locked down at home."
*(Felt like useful information.)*
Noelle: "Hi, Kris! Kinda funny seeing you here without Asriel, faha."
[Player Choice: ♥ Nice singing]
Noelle: "I mean, sometimes I miss..."
Noelle: "I mean, I always liked hearing you play the piano."
Noelle: "Hi, Kris! Kinda funny seeing you here without Asriel, faha."
[Player Choice: ♥ Key]
Noelle: "Huh? K... Key? You don't mean..."
Noelle: "You don't mean I was singing off-key?"
Toriel: "Kris, don't tease Noelle."
Rudy: "Yeah, or I'll kick your ass!"
Noelle: "D-dad!"
Toriel: "Rudy!"
Toriel: "... but he's right, Kris."
Susie: "Hey, you got something..."
Susie: "... What, you wanna figure more out before you spill it?"
Susie: "Damn, if only Ralsei was there to solve it for you."
Susie: "Too bad there's a shortage of glasses nerds in here."
Alphys: "Kris! A nice surprise seeing you here! I..."
Alphys: "(Darn, I need a drink, but... Susie's over there, and...)"
Alphys: "(If I go make my 25% red and 75% yellow juice combo...)"
Alphys: "(I know she'll... make fun of me for it somehow.)"
Alphys: "(I really want a 25% red and 75% yellow drink but...)"
Jockington: "I'm not too religious, man, but I just, like, love coming here."
Jockington: "The atmosphere, the structure, the community... it's just so groovular."
Jockington: "And yeah, the juice. My boyfriend loves the juice."
Snowy: "Kris! Put anything in your hair before you come here today? No?"
Snowy: "... you mean you "ain't gel" it?? HAHA! Get it?? Angel?? Ain't gel??"
[Player Choice: ♥ Shelter]
Snowy: "Shelter? I hardly know 'er! HAHAHAHA!!! ..."
Snowy: "Kris! Put anything in your hair before you come here today? No?"
Snowy: "... you mean you "ain't gel" it?? HAHA! Get it?? Angel?? Ain't gel??"
[Player Choice: ♥ Don't laugh]
Snowy: "Haha! Pretty good, right, Kris? Why don't we hang out more, anyway?"
Snowy: "Kris! Put anything in your hair before you come here today? No?"
Snowy: "... you mean you "ain't gel" it?? HAHA! Get it?? Angel?? Ain't gel??"
Snowy: "What?? It's not funny!? Do humans not have any sense of humor or what?"
Monster Kid: "Yo, Snowy, u-um..."
Snowy's Father: "Hey, be nice to ya muddah. You're all she talks about at qwhyah."
Snowy's Father: "You're her little snowball... Her little slushy. Make ya muddah proud, Kris."
Snowy's Father: "Kris, be nice to ya muddah, ya faddah, ya bruddah, and all uddahs."
Monster Kid: "Yo, Kris! Didn't expect to see you here... And with S-Susie."
Monster Kid: "You know, last time... At the shelter... Yo, that wasn't cool, homie."
[Player Choice: ♥ Susie will not be tamed]
Monster Kid: "S-sure, Kris. Just as long as you have her spare us, okay? Haha..."
Monster Kid: "... Kris?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Shelter]
Monster Kid: "Um... Kris, if you wanna know something..."
Monster Kid: "Our teacher is right over there, y'know!"
Bratty: "Code? No clue, I don't go here. I just randomly decided to today."
Bratty: "By the way that girl's reading was, like, SO bad."
Bratty: "It was so awful you can't help but smile, you know? ..."
Bratty: "Like, what does that girl think she knows?"
Bratty: "... think she'll go to the diner after this? I mean, I am."
Bratty: "Ugh, guess I have to watch her to make sure she doesn't go."
*(She's shyly running a cup of juice through her gills.)*
Gerson's Relative (Wife?): "Shelter? No, no, now you know that's not a wholesome place!"
Gerson's Relative (Wife?): "You could stand to learn a thing or two from that polite young man... But please!"
Gerson's Relative (Wife?): "Just the other day, that young man told me you wavedash."
Gerson's Relative (Wife?): "Now I haven't told your mother, but please, for dear shame!"
*(She's shyly running a cup of juice through her gills.)*
Jockington: "Kris. Folled you! Ha Ha, bet you thought I was Catti."
Jockington: "Today's Game was wild! I think we Won... What? "Code?""
Jockington: "Sorry. don't know That. Never will. Been real."
Jockington: "For her, I go the big Church Match, as her Substitute Player."
Jockington: "For me, she covered in Hair Always. We Do What, the other can't!"
Catty's Mother: "Code? If you mean the code to success, look at MY man and MY girl!"
Catty's Mother: "They knocked out the whole damn congregation!! Way to go, family!!"
Catty's Mother: "The congregation was MASSACRED! They got SHUT down!"
Catty's Mother: "No one will ever come here again!!! Cattenheimers stay WINNING!"
Catty's Father: "My little girl kicked butt today. My big girl, too."
Catty's Father: "Huh? Code? Locked door? I'm a simple man, Kris, but my genius daughter will know!"
Catty's Father: "Today is a cartoon fish bone grill for all the girls of the house!!"
Catty's Father: "We are crunching bones!! We are feminests!!"
Catty: "KRISSY!!! OMG you came to see me!? SO CUTEEE!!!"
Catty: "Huh? Code? Locked...? Huh? Sorry, don't get it!"
Catty: "But, Noelley knows a lot about being looked out!!"
Catty: "And, like, um, codes...? Are for NERDS!!! LOL!!!"
Catty: "Noelley knows a lot about being looked out!!"
Catty: "And, like, um, codes...? Are for NERDS!!! LOL!!!"
Father Alvin: "Ah, Kris. It is most wonderful to see you worshipping here today..."
Father Alvin: "And with a friend, too. Did you seek something from me?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Enter the shelter]
Father Alvin: "...? Kris? I do not know what you are experiencing recently, but..."
Father Alvin: "... Kris, please, look to the Angel for guidance. I will pray for you as well."
Father Alvin: "Kris, did you seek something from me?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Asgore]
Father Alvin: "Ah, your father? He typically comes here at night."
Father Alvin: "He prays much for you, Kris... for Asriel, Toriel, Rudy... and his flowers, too."
Father Alvin: "You should join your mother in praying for him, as well."
Father Alvin: "Kris, did you seek something from me?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Bangin' sermon my man]
Father Alvin: "Thank you, Kris. Ha ha. Although I did see that it put you to sleep."
Father Alvin: "I know. I do not exactly have a "flair" for entertainment."
Father Alvin: "That's why I don't write my own sermons. Or... anything, anymore."
Father Alvin: "I don't think my father could rest well knowing I was... tarnishing his legacy."
[Scene: Obj Juice Minigame]
Alphys: "(I really want a 25% red 75% yellow drink but...)"
*(Kris returns to the juice station.)*
Susie: "Kris, if I can't drink the whole bowl, neither can you."
*(Glass is 0% red, 75% yellow.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Add 25% red juice]
*(Juice added.)*
*(Glass is 25% red, 75% yellow.)*
*(Drink Name: Orange Despair.)*
*(Kris gives the drink to Alphys.)*
Alphys: "Kris!"
Alphys: "(Darn, I need a drink, but... Susie's over there, and...)"
*(Kris offers the juice.)*
Alphys: "(I really want a 25% red 75% yellow drink but...)"
*(Kris goes back to the juice table. Glass is 25% red, 0% yellow.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Add 25% red juice]
*(Juice added.)*
*(Glass is 50% red, 0% yellow.)*
*(Juice added.)*
*(Glass is 75% red, 0% yellow.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Add 25% yellow juice]
*(Glass is 75% red, 25% yellow.)*
*(Drink Name: Sunset Requiem.)*
Susie: "Woah, nice juice combo. Looks cool."
*(Juice added.)*
*(There's no reason to get more.)*
*(Kris gives the drink to Alphys.)*
Alphys: "(My throat is parched..)"
Alphys: "K... Kris? Is that my... special combo drink recipe?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Offer juice]
Alphys: "Ah, Kris! Phew! What a relief!"
*(Alphys drinks the juice.)*
Alphys: "Did... you want to talk about something?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Shelter]
Alphys: "Huh? Shelter? Why would you want to go there?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Architectural history research]
Alphys: "H... huh? Like she's some kind of... horse?"
Alphys: "... would she... just eat the hay?"
Alphys: "(... w-wait. Let's not seriously go into this topic...)"
Alphys: "That being said Kris, I don't think you should..."
Alphys: "Try to go in there by yourself."
Alphys: "The shelter... it's a place for people to survive an emergency, right?"
Alphys: "But, ever since I've moved here, it's been... closed for some reason."
Alphys: "It makes me wonder if... even if there was some disaster..."
Alphys: "Whatever's inside there might be worse...?"
Alphys: "Eheheheh. Of course, maybe that's just my paranoia speaking."
Alphys: "But, I will say, I've only ever seen a couple people head over there."
Alphys: "... Undyne... and the mayor."
Alphys: "So if you asked the mayor or Undyne to chaperone you, um..."
Alphys: "I'm sure that, might be able to help you with your project?"
Alphys: "B... by the way, in the process of asking..."
Alphys: "If you could t-tell her to call me, or t-text me back..."
Alphys: "0-or, I guess just otherwise f-find out, if she hates me..."
Alphys: "That would really help me out! Eheh... she's sort of..."
Alphys: "... not... answering my calls."
*(... Felt like you gathered enough clues to tell Susie.)*
Alphys: "Did... you want to talk about something?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Undyne]
Alphys: "Yesterday evening, Officer Undyne actually invited me here!"
Alphys: "She said you know, I've been in town a while..."
Alphys: "I should... m-make some more friends, you know?"
Alphys: "..."
Alphys: "Which is, why it's kind of awkward, s-she's not even here."
Alphys: "I... I actually can't even... reach her at all, s..."
Alphys: "..."
Alphys: "Eheh, m-maybe I'm the stupid one, thinking she actually..."
Alphys: "Did... you want to talk about something?"
[Player Choice: ♥ She gave you chocolates though]
Alphys: "Y... you know, you're right, Kris!"
Alphys: "Then again, the chocolates were so stale..."
Alphys: "Th... they kind of put me into a coma all last night, so..."
Alphys: "She... also could have been trying to poison me? But."
Alphys: "Did... you want to talk about something?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Shelter]
Alphys: "... Thanks for the enthusiasm!"
*(Kris returns to Susie.)*
*(Tell Susie the info?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Explain the clues]
*(You explained the situation to Susie.)*
Susie: "Cool, let's hear what you got."
Susie: "So the only two leads we got are..."
Susie: "Undyne... and the mayor, huh."
Susie: "I guess if we think about the 3 symbols on the shelter..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "That pretty much tracks."
Susie: "One looked like the church symbol."
Susie: "Don't got that code yet, but it could be here."
Susie: "One looked like the badge the cops wear."
Susie: "So Undyne probably knew something, too."
Susie: "One looked like a pine tree, and the mayor..."
Susie: "Likes trees, right? I mean, there's one in City Hall."
Susie: "Maybe... Maybe that's why the Knight captured Undyne?"
Susie: "They wanted to take their code so they could get in..."
Susie: "... But in that case..."
Susie: "They'd have to know the other two codes, too."
Susie: "Someone who goes to church... who knows the mayor..."
Susie: "Who also has something to do with the cops?"
Susie: "Who the hell could that be?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Guess... City Hall's our best bet for now."
Susie: "... what? Noelle said... her mom keeps everything important at home?"
Susie: "Yeah... wait, now that I think about it..."
Susie: "Her mom's the mayor, right?"
Susie: "And the front of their house... it's got pine trees all over."
Susie: "Kinda like the holidays just got frozen in place."
Susie: "Maybe if we can sneak in there ourselves.."
Susie: "We might be able to find a clue in there?"
Susie: "... I got an idea."
Susie: "Hey, nice singing, Noelle."
Noelle: "Susie?? How d-did you... wh-why are you..."
Noelle: "Umm, what brings you to, um, church, Susie?"
Susie: "Uhh, y'know. Juice."
Noelle: "Oh, r-right! Sure, that's why I come, too???????"
Noelle: "Right?"
Susie: "Y-yeah!"
Susie: "It looks like blood."
Noelle: "Definitely! Haha! That's why I'm! Always drinking it??????????"
Susie: "Yeah. Too bad they just ran out."
Susie: "Of blood."
Noelle: "Where, um, are you going with this?"
Susie: "Lemme get straight to the point."
Noelle: "YES?"
Susie: "Look, Noelle..."
Susie: "You wanna... work on our... uh, projects together?"
Susie: "Y' know. At your place."
Noelle: "Uh..."
Noelle: "Umm, I... I mean, I'd have to... ask, my mom, I'm not sure if she..."
Noelle: "Yes! I mean, yes. Yes, we can do it! Yes!"
Susie: "Really? Damn, that was easy."
Susie: "Boom!"
Susie: "Cool, we'll see you later?"
Noelle: "Oh. Kris is... coming too?"
Susie: "I mean, of course! Right, it's for the school project..."
Noelle: "... so, um, should I invite Berdly then?"
Susie: "Oh hell no."
Noelle: "Umm, okay! Hahaha!"
Noelle: "W-well, feel free to, um... come over after school!"
Susie: "Sure, we gotta go to school first anyway."
Noelle: "On... on a weekend?"
Susie: "I-I-I mean, cool, sounds normal! S... See ya!"
Susie: "Yeah, see ya."
Susie: "Hell yeah. That went perfectly!"
Susie: "Let's ball..."
[Scene: Obj Church Exterior Postservice]
Toriel: "Oh, Kris, Susie. How about going to the diner?"
Toriel: "I have to come back to church in a few hours for choir practice..."
Toriel: "It would be nice to have a little treat before then."
Asgore: "Oh, Tori! What a coincidence seeing you here!"
Asgore: "Just after church ended too."
Toriel: "Oh, err... hello, Asgore. We -"
Asgore: "Oh, Tori. Would you look at that?"
Asgore: "Seems I had some extra flowers lying around and..."
*(Asgore gives a bouquet to Toriel.)*
Toriel: "Asgore, I..."
Toriel: "I think I have to go. I'm sorry. Can we talk later?"
Asgore: "Of course!"
*(Toriel walks away with the flowers, but then drops them in a trash can near the church gate.)*
Asgore: "... ah."
Asgore: "Well, little blossoms, we tried our best."
Asgore: "Just hope Asriel will be able to see us all... back to normal."
Asgore: "...!"
Asgore: "Oh, Kris! How are you doing!"
Asgore: "Would you like some flowers?"
Asgore: "Here. Share with your friend."
Asgore: "See you later, alligator."
*(Asgore leaves. Susie kicks Kris.)*
Susie: "Hey, let's change the hell out of these clothes."
*(Kris and Susie change back into their normal school clothes.)*
Susie: "Now what? Wanna check up on Ralsei at school?"
Susie: "We should probably catch him up on the project..."
Susie: "... or I guess we could go to Noelle's first."
Susie: "Whatever you wanna do, do it. It's the weekend."
*(These clothes hold no power over you any more.)*
*(You trying to return in the church.)*
Susie: "(Dude, that's the last place we should go right now.)"
*(Your church clothes have returned to the earth.)*
[Scene: Obj Graveyard]
*(Kris and Susie enter the graveyard. The air is still.)*
Snowy: "Kris? ... not right now, pal."
Snowy: "Leave me alone!"
Snowy: "... Not right now, Kris."
*(It's the Gerson Boom Memorial Bench.)*
*"The hammer falls, but the story remains."*
*(Susie is staring at the flowers near the bench.)*
Susie: "..."
--- ARC: "Hometown Saturday (Light World) ---"
[Scene: Obj Shelter Exterior]
*(Kris and Susie stand before the massive red doors of the bunker.)*
*(Kris approaches the panel.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Check the panel]
*On the shelter was a strange panel.*
*It looked like a digital security lock...*
*There were three entry fields, and three symbols besides them.*
*One had a pine tree beside it.*
*One had an officer's badge beside it.*
*And one had the DELTA RUNE.*
[Scene: Obj Town Street]
*(Ice Wolf decorating townhall pillars)*
Ice Wolf: "Ice Wolf prepares for the Festival. Call me Faw Faw"
Ice Wolf: "Mayor ordered Ice Wolf to biy flowers... Nice buisness for Flower Man."
*(Flowers in a trashcan. Nothing unusual.)*
[Scene: Obj Townhall]
*(Kris and Susie enter Town Hall.)*
Receptionist: "So far, politically, all I've really done is stand here and look important."
Receptionist: "I'm starting to get disillusioned with the political system."
Bear NPC: "What? Are you looking here for something important?"
Bear NPC: "The mayor keeps everything important at her own house for extra security."
Business Baby: "The mayor killed my briefcase with a giant katana."
Business Baby: "I can't complain. I voted for this."
Business Baby: "I don't need opinions from a little pigsqueak like you."
Business Baby: "Go look at some milk and grow your eye bones!"
Business Baby: "... Sorry, I wasn't supposed to say that."
[Scene: Obj Police Station]
*(You check the police tape.)*
*(Yesterday's police tape.)*
*(You check the police station door.)*
*(the police station is closed... please don't do any big crimes right now.)*
Napstablook: "I'm trying to direct traffic without Undyne, but..."
Napstablook: "..."
Napstablook: "Officer Undyne? Sorry, no one has seen her since last night."
Napstablook: "... she wasn't... at any of her usual places either."
Napstablook: "..."
Napstablook: "It seems strange to worry, given that she's usually invincible..."
Napstablook: "But this job just isn't the same without her."
Napstablook: "The shelter... right... Undyne had been in charge of something about it."
Napstablook: "... i never saw it though. i don't think it's even in the station."
Napstablook: "An important code or something... it was the only thing that ever made her nervous."
Napstablook: "... I never saw it though. I don't think it's even in the station."
Monster in the car: "No cops, no speed limit! I can go as slow as I want!"
*(Basically, monster constantly mowing backward-forward, unable to drive through lying Napstablook on the road.)*
[Scene: Obj Hospital Lobby]
*(Kris and Susie enter the hospital.)*
Receptionist: "Hum, back again? You come here a lot for someone who isn't sick."
Receptionist: "That being said, your mother was concerned for your health..."
Receptionist: "Kris, your mom was bragging about your piano playing..."
[Player Choice: ♥ Play]
*(Plink...)*
Susie: "Hahaha! Almost thought you were serious for a sec!"
Susie: "(... what's with that pissed off look?)"
[Scene: Obj Hospital Room Rudy]
*(Rudy is in bed. A bouquet of flowers is on the table.)*
Rudy: "Kris... heh... heh... That service was... pretty... long."
Rudy: "... you wanna... talk about something?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Tomorrow]
Rudy: "That's right... Festival tomorrow. Told Noelle I'd... go support her."
Rudy: "Just gotta... save up my strength. Then I'll..."
Rudy: "I'll be... bustin' outta here, baby!"
[Player Choice: ♥ Susie]
Rudy: "Suzmeister... nice... seeing you at church today."
Susie: "... uh, thanks. You, uh, feeling any better?"
Rudy: "I'll... I'll get there, just... church was a lot."
Rudy: "... Susie?"
Susie: "Uhh, what?"
Rudy: "You going... to the festival tomorrow?"
Susie: "Uhh, me? Yeah, uh... I guess. If I have to."
Rudy: "Noelle... she's not going with anyone."
Susie: "HER?? Wow, what the heck? No way."
Susie: "Never expect that from HER! Woah. Total left field."
Rudy: "..."
Susie: "Mean, she's like, top shelf. People might get psyched out."
Rudy: "Top shelf."
Susie: "Yeah. Uh, yeah. Anyway, man. Sucks to be her."
Rudy: "Hah... HAHAHA! It'll be... fine, sweetheart."
*(Rudy looks at the flowers.)*
Rudy: "Your dad brought another bouquet. Again."
Rudy: "Come on man... you know you can't afford that... heh..."
*(It's the angel doll Noelle and Dess made at church.)*
[Scene: Obj Library Lobby]
*(Kris and Susie enter the library.)*
Berdly: "Kris and Susie!? At the library!? On a WEEKEND!? Is everything OK?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Discuss plans]
Berdly: "Oh no, exclamation point semicolon!; Noelle is busy!"
Berdly: "That means... oh, spare me, sweet Goddess of Education..."
Berdly: "The three of US will have to have a study group!? No!!"
Susie: "Look, we GET IT. You still hate us in real life. We'll leave."
Berdly: "Hahah! Yes! Exactly! Alone. That's how I study best!"
Berdly: "A genius, alone with his thoughts."
Berdly: "Mm. Being alone. So good."
Berdly: "Ahh, Kris and Susie. My two least, not hated... most, people."
[Player Choice: ♥ Leave very fast]
Berdly: "Run as you may, Kris... you'll never best MY speedrun!"
Crime dogs: "Heheheh... let's take these books without paying!"
Crime dogs: "(We'll just read them, then secretly return them.)"
Crime dogs: "It's the perfect crime."
*(Its mind has been expanded. ... by reading.)*
Susie: "(Hey, we go back in there, they'll figure out we stole stuff!)"
*(Kris and Susie go to the second floor.)*
[Scene: Obj Library Upstairs]
*(It's a book about Monster Funerals. Read it?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
*... When monsters die, their dust will be spread over what they loved.*
*An object that symbolizes their existence. That object will contain their soul.*
*And in such a way, their soul will be able to rest, within that object, and the earth.*
*Of course, everyone knows that. That's why this is a children's book.*
???-Monster: "I love reading. Especially."
???-Monster: "Wait. The books upstairs. The books upstairs. Wait. The books..."
[Scene: Obj Icee Pizza Exterior]
*(The sign says "T"E"MPORARY P"E"ZZA STAND!".)*
*(Sign is closed for repairs! ... Store!)*
Pizzapants: "Little buddy! My DATE's about to start! And is it in the BAG."
[Player Choice: ♥ Hear more]
Pizzapants: "TEN DOLLAR flowers. HEART-shaped pizza. And my secret weapon.."
Pizzapants: "The ol' duct tape suit I made for prom."
Pizzapants: "Little Buddy. It's a first date, you say. I'm overdoing it, you say."
Pizzapants: "But Pizzarina... I want to show her I'm serious! That I... I love her!"
Pizzapants: "And, she may be a LITTLE late to our date, but... I mean..."
Pizzapants: "LOOK at these MEMES! A FROG?? Riding a BICYCLE!?"
Pizzapants: "If she's breaking out the vintage like this..."
Pizzapants: "She's gotta be making out with me in her mind, little buddy..."
Pizzapants: "... Whoops! Another new text! Sorry, little buddy, talk later."
*(ICE-E's P"E"ZZA is CLOS"E"D for NEW SIGNAG"E"!)*
*(Sign Is closed for repairs! ... Store!)*
*(... Is Going to Love it!)*
*(Here at ICE-E'S PEZZA, You're Family.)*
[Scene: Obj Diner Interior]
*(Kris and Susie enter the diner.)*
Bratty: "Aww, Krissy, are you here to buy me a free lunch?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Eavesdrop on blue bunny]
Blue Bunny: "Um... how long... should I, um... do this for? And, is it really..."
Bratty: "I mean, think of, like, the good of society, right?"
Bratty: "Like, he was always ogling girls like me and stuff..."
Bratty: "Now he can be a good little boy and ogle a jpeg."
Bratty: "See? Everyone wins. Especially US, because it's real."
Blue Bunny: "W-well, I guess it won't hurt to, um... if it makes him happy, too..."
Bratty: "Aww,"
[Player Choice: ♥ Talk about Catty]
Bratty: "Like, that cat girl? Good gators, she is OBSESSED with me."
Bratty: "This morning? We accidentally ordered THE SAME SPECIAL."
Bratty: "We had to... like, ugh! SHARE. And like, TALK. And... LAUGH?"
Bratty: "And then she had the nerve to, like, UGH!, PAY FOR IT?"
Bratty: "No way. Like I WANT your hairy charity. So I'm just, waiting?"
Bratty: "Y' know, in... in case she comes by? So I can pay her?"
Bratty: "By the way, is my makeup okay?"
Bratty: "I mean, I need to look better than her. Obviously."
Bratty: "God. SO obsessed with me."
*(Hot chocolate... it's too hot to drink.)*
QC: "Here after church, hon? That's nice."
QC: "Let me guess, the usual special? It'll be five dollars."
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
QC: "All right then, hon. You two sit where you like."
*(Kris and Susie sit at a table. The screen fades.)*
Susie: "The diner, huh..."
Susie: "Haven't eaten here since... Your mom took me."
Susie: "I remember plowing into my food with a runny nose."
Susie: "I probably became every janitor's enemy after that."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "But... it's funny."
Susie: "Even though I was only making a mess..."
Susie: "Her face looked so... Happy."
Susie: "Just sitting there... smiling, watching me."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Kind of like you're doing now."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Jeez."
Susie: "Kris, anyone tell you your family is goddamn weird?"
*(The waitress brings the food.)*
Waitress: "Here you go."
Waitress: "And here's a little something extra for your friend."
Susie: "Huh!?"
QC: "If you need anything else, just holler."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Alright, Kris."
Susie: "Don't hold anything back."
*(Susie eats. A loud crunching sound is heard.)*
Susie: "... phew."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Want the last bite of my sundae?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes please]
Susie: "Too slow! Hahaha!"
Susie: "So, guess we should get going, huh...?"
Susie: "...?"
Susie: "What are you doing? Breathing on the window...?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Draw something]
*(Kris draws a heart on the fogged window.)*
Susie: "... Is that me?"
Susie: "Heh. Not bad, y'know."
Susie: "Here, lemme draw something."
*(Susie draws a crude face.)*
Susie: "It's you."
Susie: "Whaddya think?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Accurate]
Susie: "Heh, what can I say. I'm an artist."
Susie: "Even got your ear in there."
Susie: "One of them. Whatever."
*(Kris writes "Susie rulez".)*
Susie: "Look, I made you talk."
Susie: ""Susie rulez"?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Make Susie drawing talk]
Susie: "What are you--"
Susie: "I WOULDN'T SAY THAT!!!"
*(The drawing of Susie "talks".)*
Susie (Drawing): "And then the rain fell down and.."
Susie (Drawing): "Washed everything away."
Susie: "Heh."
[Player Choice: ♥ Write something in the corner]
Susie: "... huh?"
Susie: "... are you writing something?"
Susie: "Heh, Kris..."
Susie: "I can never tell when you're messing around."
Susie: "Well, let's get out of here."
QC: "You mind cleaning your place up a bit first, hon?"
Susie: "Huh? Oh, uhhh, yeah, sure..."
*(Kris and Susie clean the table.)*
Susie: "Alright, let's go."
*(Rave music starts playing faintly.)*
*(Hot chocolate... it's too hot to drink.)*
QC: "How was that? You want seconds? Well, the customer is always right..."
QC: "But I'm sure your mother'd be mad if you ate so much without her."
Froggit: "Ribbit. (There's a fly in my soup.)"
Froggit: "(That guy took a fistful of butterflies from his... pouch?)"
Froggit: "(And put them in my bowl. It was nice of him, but I didn't ask...)"
Mole with big hat: "Notice anything different about me?"
Mole with big hat: "Now that I think about it, I never noticed anything about you, either."
Lion old lady: "Working here all day just makes me hungry for diner food..."
Lion old lady: "Good thing the new guy's letting me take a break!"
Lion old lady: "... Come to think of it, did we... hire? A new guy?"
Some monster with Ice-E mask: "GREASE ME UP, CHIEF!"
[Scene: Obj Sans Store Exterior]
*(The sign on the store says "OPEN".)*
Susie: "So, uh, can we go into the store?"
Sans: "sorry kid. check the sign."
*(The sign says "OPEN".)*
Susie: "Yeah, we checked the sign. It says "open.""
Sans: "oh man, thanks for checking that. that's wrong."
Susie: "... then change your stupid sign!"
Sans: "alright, i'm on it. one changed sign, comin' up."
Susie: "I don't see you changing your sign."
Sans: "got it. come back in a bit."
*(Kris and Susie walk away and return. The sign now says "CLOPEN".)*
Susie: "So can we go in yet?"
Sans: "hmm. what does the sign say?"
Susie: "It says... "clopen.""
Susie: "... the hell's that mean?"
Sans: "beats me. i just work here."
Susie: "Well change it again!"
Sans: "alright. you're the boss."
Susie: "I don't see you changing your sign."
Sans: "got it. come back in a bit."
*(They walk away and return. The sign is now a picture of Sans's face.)*
Susie: "What the heck does THAT sign mean?"
Sans: "hmm. seems to indicate some kind of sans."
Susie: "So does it say the door's open or closed?"
Sans: "guess it just means there's a skeleton in front of the door."
Susie: "But the door's locked, right? It's closed!"
Sans: "locked? nah, it's been unlocked this whole time."
Susie: "So it is open."
Sans: "nah. no one's in there, but it's not closed."
Sans: "it's an inbetween state... like... hm."
Sans: "like, "clopen.""
Sans: "hm. kinda makes you wish we had a sign for that."
Susie: "(Kris, we're done with this guy...)"
[Scene: Obj Noelle House Arrival]
*(Kris and Susie approach the gates of the Holiday residence. Noelle is waiting there.)*
Noelle: "Susie, Kris! Hi!!"
Noelle: "Sorry I'm late...! I just had to —"
*(Noelle opens the large iron gates.)*
Noelle: "..."
Noelle: "Um, is that a... a rose?"
*(Noelle looks at the flower Kris is holding, blushing slightly.)*
Susie: "This? Oh, yeah, sorry."
*(Susie takes the flower from Kris and promptly eats the entire thing in one bite.)*
Noelle: "..."
Susie: "Oh shoot, did you want it?"
Susie: "I can pick up the stem if you —"
Noelle: "No, it's fine! This way!"
Noelle: "(What? What? What? What?)"
*(Noelle stands by the open door, looking completely bewildered.)*
Susie: "(...Okay, whatever.)"
*(It seems Kris and Susie decided to avoid the sheer awkwardness of this situation and look at the town longer.)*
*(Kris and Susie walk away from the house, leaving Noelle to wait.)*
[Scene: Obj Apartments Exterior]
*(Kris and Susie walk through the residential area.)*
*(Kris knocks on a door.)*
Monster child: "Hey! Human! Doesn't monsters scare you?"
Monster child: "Like if that girl bit your head off?"
Susie: "Nah, Kris's got nothing to worry about."
Susie: "I only like to eat little..."
Monster child: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!"
*(Kris knocks on another door.)*
Voice: "The door knocking guy? No, this is his wife."
Voice: "Please take a break from knocking today."
Voice: "Taking breaks is vital to getting better, too."
[Scene: Obj Alphys House Exterior]
*(Alphys is standing outside her house, looking distressed. Susie meanwhile trying to hide herself from Alphys, not following Kris and looking at the sides.)*
Alphys: "Kris, I, um... you know that daily saucer of milk I put out?"
Alphys: "I... I have regrets."
Alphys: "What do I do with my leftover milk? Just look at it."
[Scene: Obj Alleyway]
*(Kris and Susie enter the alleyway. Catti and Jockington are there.)*
Catti: "OMG! Krissy!!! Do you, like, want some of my free milk!?"
Susie: "(That's MY free milk, you furry degenerate...)"
Catti: "Like, don't be shy! It's my milk and I love sharing!!"
Susie: "(I'll bury you you goddamn milk pirate)"
Milk-fan: "Don't drag me into this I'm just looking (at milk)."
Milk-fan: "You're dragging me into it stop"
[Scene: Obj Sans Grill Exterior]
*(Sans is standing by a grill outside. At the lawn of some stranger's home.)*
Sans: "heya. don't mind me. just fixing up this grill."
Sans: "want a hotdog?"
Susie: "Heck yeah! (... wait, isn't that a cattail?)"
*(It's an upgraded grill. Now, in addition to catfood, it can also smell like dogfood.)*
Sans: "it's low calorie stuff. so you won't feel "grillty.""
Susie: "It's inedible."
Sans: "we call that zero calories, miss."
[Scene: Obj Flower King Exterior]
*(A cat NPC is standing near Asgore's shop.)*
Cat NPC: "That Asgore guy... It's a shame he lost everything after he..."
Cat NPC: "You know."
Cat NPC: "Now he has to sell flowers to make ends meet, but..."
Cat NPC: "What? He's your father? Sorry."
Cat NPC: "Well, I hope for your sake he quits being so... obsessed with that stuff."
*(The shop is closed.)*
*(Kris checks Asgore's blue car.)*
Susie: "Alright, Kris. You handle the driving, I'll be the turret."
Susie: "Y' know, I'll be standing in back, throwing... dirt and stuff."
*(Kris checks the back door of the Flower Shop.)*
*The back door is blocked... You can only see through the basement window.*
*A corkboard is covered with tons of papers, and documents...*
Susie: "French fry, (oo), on the freaking ground."
Susie: "Am I gonna eat it? (No!) It's old and brown."
Susie: "Don't MAKE me repeat myself."
[Scene: Obj Mettaton House Exterior]
*(Kris knocks on the door of the house next to Napstablook's.)*
Mettaton: "Ahh, whatever am I to do... this boredom, this ennui..."
Mettaton: "Ohh my... Is that you again, darling? My only "fan"..."
[Player Choice: ♥ Offer to give your TV]
Mettaton: "... what? You want to give me your TV?"
Mettaton: "I... don't understand. Is there some kind of catch?"
Susie: "Uhh, it's scuffed, old, and the colors are kind of..."
Susie: "But, it's, uh... really good. It's a really..."
Mettaton: "I see. Could you bring it on by?"
Susie: "Uhh, yeah! Of course! Wait a sec!"
*(Kris and Susie return to the house with the TV from the living room.)*
Mettaton: "Oh my, it's a handsome little thing, isn't it."
Mettaton: "What's the brand?"
Susie: "Uh, I dunno, but his name's Tenna."
Mettaton: "... your TV has a name? Like "antenna?""
Mettaton: "How cute.. I'll take it."
Susie: "Really?! Hell yeah, Kris! We found him a home!"
Mettaton: "Hahaha! Oh my, you two really love this TV, don't you."
Mettaton: "Well, don't worry... I have the strange feeling "Mr. Tenna" and I are going to get along... famously."
Susie: "Cool, well, I'm putting it in your house now."
*(Susie places the TV inside. Kris knocks again.)*
Mettaton: "Tenna, you cad. What is this... salacious music video?"
Mettaton: "Oh my, I think something just awakened within me..."
[Scene: Obj School Lobby]
*(Kris and Susie enter the school.)*
[Scene: Obj School Classroom]
*(Kris and Susie enter the classroom. Temmie is sitting at a desk.)*
Susie: "Hey, what's with the egg at Berdly's desk...?"
Susie: "... nevermind. I don't wanna think about it."
Temmie: "Tem study harb... Tem learn..."
Temmie: "Tem learn how to SING!!!"
*(Temmie begins to sing the melody of "Don't Forget".)*
Temmie: ""When the light is running low...""
Temmie: ""And the shadows start to grow...""
Temmie: ""And the places that you know...""
Temmie: ""Seem like fantasy...""
*(Kris checks the time.)*
*... It seems to not be time for class.*
[Scene: Obj School Hallway]
*(The locker is covered in Jockington memorabilia.)*
*(At this dance, all the chaperones wear giant hawk heads...)*
*(... and screech at any students that make contact while dancing.)*
*(Do you like, breathing? Moving fast, with or without, legs?)*
*(But usually, with legs?)*
*(Join the Cross Country Team with Jockington, and Noelle!)*
[Scene: Obj School Closet Entry]
*(Kris and Susie enter the supply closet.)*
Susie: "Alright, let's check in on everyone."
--- ARC: "Castle Town Intermission ---"
[Scene: Obj Castletown Intro]
*(The party enters Castle Town. Shuttah is there.)*
Shuttah: "Ooo la la. We are doing the wildlife fashion shoot!"
Shuttah: "So adirable, so admorable!"
[Player Choice: ♥ Photo pose!]
*(Flash!)*
Shuttah: "So plorable, so admorable!"
Susie: "Can you make a cheesecake?"
Ralsei: "Umm, let's head upstairs."
[Scene: Obj Castle Prison]
*(Kris visits the prison cells.)*
King: "(It's doing an absolutely reprehensible job of protecting...)"
King: "Hark! The other kings realized you can just... go out the back of this thing!"
King: "Pish and posh! Was I really the only one serious about being imprisoned!?"
King: "That's fine! Goulden Sam (the cage whose head you can talk to) and I are FINE!"
King: "I was the only one serious about dressing up as an animal, too!"
*(Only a single crown remains in the other cell.)*
King: "... what?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Talk about the knight]
King: "It was he, the clown, that told me the Knight's brilliance!"
King: "About the fountains' glory, and how I would rise to power."
King: "Funny little man. How his jokes and dances made us chuckle."
King: "A shame he had to be tricked away, by his closest..."
King: "The magician, Seam, whose smile has gone empty since that day."
King: "... Soon you will meet your demise, by the Knight's hand..."
Susie: "We lived, idiot."
King: "WHAT!? You met THE KNIGHT!?"
King: "... Aheh. A rare show of mercy, I suppose."
King: "With their full strength, you'd be SPLATTERED!! Hahaha!!"
King: "... What... were they like?"
Ralsei: "Um, they seemed a little..."
King: "A little? A little what?"
Susie: "You know. A little... y'know?"
King: "A little WHAT!? DRAW A PICTURE, WENCH!!!"
King: "... what?"
King: "Begone..."
[Scene: Obj Castletown Fountain]
*(The party stands before the Grand Fountain.)*
Ralsei: "Umm, let's head upstairs."
[Scene: Obj Castletown Tv Building]
*(The party enters the TV Building, a new structure in Castle Town.)*
Zapper: "Hello, boss. Welcome to TV STUDIO."
Zapper: "Here you can play various MiniGames."
Zapper: "They have no effect on anything, so just enjoy yourself and relax!"
*(Kris approaches the doors.)*
[Scene: Obj Castletown Tv Building Mike Room]
Kris: ""MIKE'S ROOM""
*(It seems to be locked with a code.)*
*(Kris enters code: 0 0 0 0)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 9 8 7)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 9 9 7)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris saves the game.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Castle Town - TV Building*
*File Saved*
*[Recruits Menu]*
*Shadowguy** (LV 18) - Passionate about music, but often taken advantage of by sinister types.*
*Shuttah** (LV 20) - Don't scream... It's not the real monster, just the Darkner. Ooo la la.*
*Zapper** (LV 19) - A bouncer that favors brute force over beauty. Gets lost easily.*
*Ribbick** (LV 16) - A real dust... frog. Known to play dirty, but loves to play... dirty.*
*Watercooler** (LV 24) - The chatty office star. Obviously quite a looker despite her prudish wear.*
*Pippins** (LV 17) - A sly customer that takes risks until luck strikes... cheating also works.*
*Elnina** (LV 21) - The weather girl who really "makes it rain." Like... with water, though.*
*Lanino** (LV 22) - A charming weatherman who can control the weather. Which, seems like cheating.*
[Scene: Obj Seam Shop Ch4]
*(Kris enters Seam's shop. The music is quiet, only the ticking of clocks is heard.)*
Seam: "Hee hee... Welcome, travellers."
Seam: "I've got a funny story for you. You see, the Addisons wanted to buy out my store."
Seam: "So I bet them for it on a game of cards."
Seam: "Hand after hand, they lost and lost, stubbornly doubling their bet each time."
Seam: "After a while, they'd lost their store, their money, and even some of their clothes..."
Seam: "Hahaha! Of course, in the end, I laughed and gave it all back."
Seam: "But it was fun to give them a little scare."
Seam: "... Although, not as fun as if they could actually win."
[Player Choice: ♥ Ask about Crystals]
Seam: "Oh, you've gathered another one? The shadow grows longer, does it not?"
Seam: "Kris... have you ever wondered why these crystals exist?"
Seam: "They are shards of what was before the Light. Or what will remain after it."
Seam: "Keep them safe. One day, they may be the only thing that allows you to see the truth in the coming Roaring."
[Scene: Obj Castle Rooms Combined]
*(Kris and Susie enter the castle rooms. The wall between their rooms has been removed.)*
Ralsei: "Umm... I have a surprise for you two!"
Ralsei: "If we could go in your rooms..."
Susie: "H-huh? Our rooms... they're... combined?"
Ralsei: "Umm, just for today! I thought we could use the space."
Ralsei: "... For a tea party!"
Susie: "Heh, a tea party?"
Susie: "Hit me."
Susie: "Hit me, I guess."
*(Ralsei pours tea for everyone.)*
Susie: "Hey, this is pretty good!"
Ralsei: "Thanks! I got help from Swatch..."
Ralsei: "Kris, would you like any?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Two lumps please]
Susie: "There."
Ralsei: "Umm, and here's the tea."
*(The party drinks tea together.)*
Susie: "It's kinda funny... I always thought tea parties were for wimps."
Susie: "I mean, don't get me wrong. They still are. But..."
Susie: "Just feels like when I'm with you guys..."
Susie: "I don't even... need to think about that."
Ralsei: "Aww, Susie!"
Susie: "Guess your stupid attitude's been rubbing off."
Susie: "Like... I don't want to say I've been getting soft. But..."
Susie: "I just always... HAD to be tough, you know?"
Susie: "Now it just... feels like I... have options."
Ralsei: "Aww, Susie!"
Ralsei: "You've changed so tremendously since I met you."
Ralsei: "No, rather, you've finally just been able to..."
Ralsei: "Be... yourself."
Ralsei: "I feel... haha, I just feel so proud of you,"
Susie: "Hey, you've changed too, dude."
Ralsei: "I... I have?"
Susie: "Before... you were all stuck up about being good, right?"
Susie: "Now... you're actually kinda normal sometime."
Ralsei: "I suppose I just... started appreciating you more,"
Ralsei: "For example, I thought your Rude Buster was scary before..."
Ralsei: "But now, I think it's really b--"
Susie: "Just say "bad ass", idiot!"
*(Susie laughs.)*
Susie: "You gonna eat a piece or what?"
Ralsei: "Huh? No, that's for you two,"
Susie: "Dude, you made it. You should have some."
Ralsei: "Umm... okay!"
*(Ralsei takes a bite of the cake.)*
Ralsei: "Oh! Th... this is really yummy!"
Susie: "Why the heck are you so surprised?"
Ralsei: "I... I've actually never eaten cake before..."
Ralsei: "Since, I was making it for you two, after all..."
Ralsei: "... I can't believe it tastes this good."
Susie: "Haha, dude, you're such a weirdo sometimes."
Susie: "Just have the rest."
Ralsei: "N-no, I couldn't..."
[Player Choice: ♥ Ralsei eat the cake]
Susie: "Haha, Kris, chill. He'll make you more."
Ralsei: "Umm, I'd be happy to!"
Susie: "Anyways, that was kinda fun. Thanks Ralsei."
Susie: "(Kris, we should do something for Ralsei sometime...)"
*(Kris explores the room.)*
Susie: "Heh, you got tons of awards here."
Susie: "Not the BEST one though, right, Kris?"
Ralsei: "Huh? What's... the best one?"
Susie: "Just a super cool one Kris got today."
Ralsei: "Really? Um, congratulations, Kris!"
Susie: "Yeah, congrats."
*(It's a drawer. ... It's full of green crayons.)*
Ralsei: "Kris, if you want any kind of award..."
Ralsei: "I can add it for you...!"
Susie: "(He can't, though.)"
*(A chair. It has not yet been given a name.)*
*(Susie's bed, perfectly made by someone else.)*
Susie: "Dude, you gonna leave your slice half-eaten?"
Ralsei: "Um, I... I'll deal with it when we leave."
Susie: "Nice, still got my rock 'n' roll outfit!"
Susie: "Hey, what happened to our stuff?"
Ralsei: "Um! I placed it all in storage..."
Ralsei: "Don't worry, I'll bring it back next time!"
*(By process of elimination this is the best thing in Ralsei's room.)*
*(The curtains are fluttering.)*
[Scene: Obj Ralsei Room Tragedy]
*(Susie and Kris walk toward the back of the hallway.)*
Susie: "Hey, Ralsei, where's YOUR room? You showed us ours, but not yours."
Ralsei: "Oh... um... You see..."
*(They enter Ralsei's room. It is completely empty. There is only one empty bookshelf in the center. The walls are bare.)*
Susie: "It's... empty...?"
Ralsei: "My own room? ... I... I don't need a room!"
Ralsei: "... at least... that's what I thought."
Ralsei: "So I never..."
Susie: "You... you LIVE here. Why do WE have rooms and not you?"
Ralsei: "Making you two happy... is... my purpose."
Ralsei: "If I think about it... there's no reason... for me... to have... anything."
Susie: "That's the stupidest goddamn thing I ever heard!"
Susie: "You see this stupid excuse for a room?"
Susie: "I don't care what the reason is."
Susie: "Me and Kris are gonna fill it up. Wall to wall."
Susie: "Until you have the most badass room in the castle."
Ralsei: "Susie..."
Susie: "Look. You can't be the only one with an empty room."
Susie: "It's too sad, y'know?"
Susie: "Wherever we go, we'll keep an eye out for furniture. Right, Kris?"
*(Ralsei looks down, his sprite trembling slightly.)*
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "Kris, Susie is so nice... it... makes my heart hurt."
Ralsei: "I don't really have any hobbies, or interests..."
Ralsei: "Baking, sewing, singing... those are all just... things I thought to do... for you two."
Ralsei: "But recently... I'm starting to feel like..."
Ralsei: "Like I'm developing my own opinions. My own likes. My own dislikes."
Ralsei: "My own desires. My own... fears."
Ralsei: "... please... tell me..."
Ralsei: "Should a... Darkner... be feeling like this?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Please be yourself]
[Player Choice: Of course not]
Ralsei: "... I..."
Ralsei: "K... Kris, hearing that from you, I might just..."
*(Susie interrupts, dragging in the statue from Chapter 3.)*
Susie: "Alright, furniture piece number one!"
Ralsei: "Th... thanks, Susie!"
[Scene: Obj Castletown Tv Building Lobby]
*(The party returns to the TV building lobby.)*
Rouxls Kaard: "(I'm sure-eth the TV Guy will return any day Nowe...)"
Rouxls Kaard: "(And notice-eth, my Brilliant-thee.)"
Lanino: "My hot burning meteoric hunk, I feel so on fire with you."
Lanino: "Almost as hot as the lampshade, when it caressed my hair."
Elnina: "I don't know how I felt about that. I want to forget it. I think."
Elnina: "Lampshade or not, something about that lamp is really shady."
Elnina: "I think I saw it walking between rooms... repeatedly."
Lanino: "My sweet frozen sundae, our relationship has never been more..."
Lanino: "Except, I think the lamp put its hand on mine."
Lanino: "And it made me feel funny. But we will ignore that. For love."
Shuttah: "Oh, Prince Ralsei! Look how many hats I've racked up!"
Ralsei: "Ah? Your original hat? Oops... I seem to have lost it forever."
Shuttah: "My dear Prince! You need not your hat to hide your face anymore"
Shuttah: "I'm sure your friends will accept if you just get plastic surgery."
*(Kris tries the code on Mike's door again.)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 2 2 0)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 2 2 5)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 2 3 4)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 9 8 9)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris enters code: 1 9 9 1)*
*(... wrong combination!)*
*(Kris saves the game.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Castle Town - TV Building*
*File Saved*
*(Kris tries more codes: 4 1 4 9, 9 4 1 4 - all fail.)*
*(Kris enters code: 6 4 5 3)*
*(You entered the combination knowingly.)*
[Scene: Obj Mike Zone Exploration]
*(Kris, Susie, and Ralsei walk through a hallway decorated with stars and garlands. Statues of hands making a "shushing" gesture line the walls.)*
*(Kris interacts with a statue.)*
*(It's a statue.)*
*(Kris interacts with another statue.)*
*(It's a statue.)*
Ralsei: "Umm... a-are we supposed to be in here...?"
Susie: "The door was locked..."
Susie: "What, aren't you curious who the hell Mike is?"
Susie: "He sure got mentioned a hell of a lot..."
Ralsei: "M... maybe just a peek...?"
*(They continue past more statues.)*
*(Kris interacts with a statue.)*
*(It's a statue.)*
*(Kris interacts with a statue.)*
*(It's a statue.)*
*(Kris interacts with a statue.)*
*(It's a statue.)*
*(They find a statue that looks like a cat.)*
*(Kris interacts with the cat statue.)*
*(It's a statue... It has cat ears.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Pet it]
*(Kris pets the statue. A high-pitched meow sounds.)*
*(The party enters a room with shelves holding various hats: a top hat, a fedora, a beanie. A large white refrigerator stands against the back wall.)*
*(Kris interacts with a very tall cat statue.)*
*(It's a very tall statue... It has cat ears.)*
*(Kris interacts with the refrigerator.)*
*(The door is locked.)*
*(Kris interacts with the cat statue.)*
*(It's a statue... It has cat ears.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Pet it]
*(Kris pets the statue. The statue disappears.)*
*(They find a small purple mouse (Maus) shivering on the floor near another cat statue.)*
*(It seems the Maus is terrified of the statue.)*
*(Kris pets the statue again.)*
*(It also disappeared.)*
*(You saved the Maus from the cat statue... It considers you its hero.)*
*(The Maus transforms from admiration...!!!)*
*(The Maus turns into a giant, translucent purple hand cursor that floats above Kris's head.)*
Ralsei: "(Kris, it looks like you can use the MAUS with the MOUSE...!)"
*(A minigame begins. The player uses the mouse cursor to interact with the world. Kris uses the cursor to pet Ralsei and Susie. Ralsei reacts with sparkles, but Susie looks annoyed. The cursor can also be used to "click" on the hats on the shelves.)*
*(Kris "clicks" on a brown fedora. Susie puts it on.)*
*(Kris "clicks" on a blue beanie. Ralsei puts it on.)*
*(Kris "clicks" on a top hat. Kris puts it on.)*
*(The party, now wearing hats, moves to the next room. They find a large door with a "MIKE" sign and a microphone-shaped crystal on a pedestal.)*
*(Kris interacts with the crystal.)*
*(It's a mysterious microphone-shaped crystal.)*
*(Peering into the crystal ball, the thoughts of microphones cross your mind...)*
*[Microphone Settings Menu]*
[Player Choice: Select Microphone]
[Player Choice: Adjust Sensitivity]
[Player Choice: Done]
*(The player selects "Select Microphone" and chooses "[X] (Also Not Recommended)". Then selects "Done".)*
*(Kris approaches the save point.)*
*[Save Menu]*
XSL LV 4 16: "23:47"
*MIKE ZONE*
*♥ Save*
*Return*
*Storage*
*Recruits*
*[Save Menu]*
*File Saved*
*(The party enters the door.)*
[Scene: Obj Mike Encounter]
*(The room is pitch black. Kris, Susie, and Ralsei stand in a small pool of light.)*
Mike (Tuxedo): "Hey, the heck are you doing in here?!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Didn't you read that DOOR??"
[Player Choice: Yeah, it said "Mike"]
Mike (Tuxedo): "AND YOU STILL went inside!?"
Mike (Tuxedo): "What!? What!? You think you're Mike or somethin'!?"
[Player Choice: We're Mike]
Mike (Tuxedo): "Wrong! WRONG!!! Are you GETTING this!?"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Ya hearing yourself YAPPING, ya room noise!? AIR CHECK!!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "... no, MIKE CHECK!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "There's only ONE real MIKE..."
*(A spotlight snaps on, revealing a figure standing before them. He has a grey, mesh-textured microphone for a head, a wide, red-lipped grin, and wears a black tuxedo with a red bowtie. He holds a vintage microphone.)*
Mike (Tuxedo): "And that's ME!!!"
*(The battle begins.)*
[Scene: Obj Mike Battle]
*(The battle arena is a dark grid. A "VOL" (Volume) meter appears on the left. An "APPLAUSE" box floats in the center.)*
*It's Mike!*
*(The player pets Mike using the Maus cursor.)*
*Mike got pet!*
Mike (Tuxedo): "Hey, nice to meetcha!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "It's me, Motormouth Mike! The Micro Phone who croons and groans!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Nice of you to drop by... NOT! NOT AT ALL. No no no!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Look with your private eyes! This is a private room, a private room, see!?"
Mike (Tuxedo): "We are live, we are on air, we are recording, YOU are background noise! Get out!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "... Or these 48 volts ain't gonna be just for show!"
*(Mike attacks by firing golden rings. The SOUL is trapped inside the APPLAUSE box. The box falls by default; the player must press [X] repeatedly to make it "flap" upward and stay level with Mike's mouth to increase the Volume. If the "SHUT UP!!" box appears, you must fall, or take damage.)*
*Mike combs his head back.*
*The Maus offered you a Fruit Bonus!*
*(An apple appears. Kris catches the fruit, healing themself.)*
*It was effective!*
Mike (Tuxedo): "That's right! That's right! It's me, Mike!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Always has been, Always will be!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "They call me motormouth because I NEVER stop talking! EVER! Hahaha!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "I'm sure you heard me. You did, didn'tcha!?"
Mike (Tuxedo): "You can't tune me out, nosiree, yessiree!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "I'm always on the air, in the air, all around you, even within you!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "NOW GET OUT!!!!"
*Mike keeps talking loudly, as he always does.*
*The Maus offered you a Fruit Bonus!*
*(A banana appears. Kris catches the fruit, healing themself.)*
*It was sort of effective!*
Mike (Tuxedo): "Mike all day, Mike all night!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "I'm the best and most beloved, Tenna's favorite! Hahaha!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Always there for him! Never not there! I'm always there! Never not!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "I do his therapy, his psychology, his analogies, his first aid, his last aid."
Mike (Tuxedo): "His lemonade, his grenades, his eyedrops, his nose drops, His cough drops!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "I tuck him in at night, I play his bedtime programs, I sing his theme song."
Mike (Tuxedo): "And most of all, I record everything he ever says."
Mike (Tuxedo): "And even some things he never says!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "NOW GET OUT!!!!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Huff... puff..."
Mike (Tuxedo): "I think Mike... Needs a little break..."
Mike (Tuxedo): "I'll be back... In a sec..."
*(Mike steps off-stage. A black and white cat wearing a tuxedo and bowtie with yellow-pink eyes (Cat-Mike) pounces onto the stage. The original Mike is still heard speaking from the sidelines.)*
*Mike is definitely a cat!*
*Mike got pet!*
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Hey, don't look shocked!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "It's me, Mike!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Mike, who famously loves to talk!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "I'm going to talk right now! Listen!"
Mike (Cat): "..."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Did you hear? That was great, right!? Real verbose!!"
*(Cats come from all sides of the screen, waiting to be petted.)*
*Mike is definitely a cat!*
*(Cat-Mike attacks. Four large cats appear on the left and right sides of the arena. The player must move the Maus cursor to pet all cats simultaneously until they relax and stop being red.)*
*Mike seems to be a little too into the jazz music.*
*(The player tries to pet Susie with the cursor.)*
*The Maus was bitten!*
Susie: "Touch me and you'll lose a finger, dumb ass!"
Mike (Cat): "..."
*(Cats come from all sides of the screen, waiting to be petted.)*
*Mike seems to be a little too into the jazz music.*
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Hey, don't look shocked! It's me, Mike!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Mike, who famously loves to talk!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "I'm going to talk right now! Listen!"
Mike (Cat): "..."
*The Maus offered you a Fruit Bonus!*
*(Kris catches the fruit.)*
*It was crunchy, and not very fruit-like!*
*(Then, small cats rain from the top; the player must click to pet them once. Cyan cats appear; the player must drag them into a cat bed at the bottom of the screen.)*
*Mike is definitely a cat!*
*(The player tries to pet Ralsei with the cursor.)*
*Ralsei got pet!*
Ralsei: "Ahahah! That tickles!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "So I look a little different. Well what's the big deal!?"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "I just changed my outfit! That little costume was so cramped!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "That's what was tiring me out! I still feel miserable."
Mike (Cat): "..."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Miserable, I said. MISERABLE."
Mike (Cat): ":-("
*(A mix of Flappy Bird mechanics and a barricade of cats. Un-petted cats fire missiles at the SOUL.)*
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "All right, that's enough already."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "I'm not feeling quite myself!!! I think I really need to take a break."
Mike (Cat): "..."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "I said, I think MIKE really needs to TAKE A BREAK!!!"
*(The cat leaves. A very tall, thin figure with a microphone head, wearing a tuxedo, red boxing gloves, and a cowboy hat (Cowboy-Mike) slides in.)*
*Mike seems slightly uncomfortable in their jacket.*
*Mike got pet!*
Mike (Cowboy): "Uhh..."
Mike (Cowboy): "Nice to meet ya. It's me. Big Mouth Mike."
Mike (Cowboy): "Dey calls me dat, 'cause I don'ts shaddup, see?"
Mike (Cowboy): "Dis is a private room. We got private uh, eyes. We been... investigatin' you."
Mike (Cowboy): "We, uh... We like what we see. Keep it up."
*(The SOUL is able to move left and right through a corridor. Suddenly, out of the floor, huge cat paws appear, blocking parts of the field.)*
*Mike is definitely a cowboy!*
*The Maus offered you a Fruit Bonus!*
*(Kris catches the fruit.)*
*It was crunchy, and not very fruit-like!*
Mike (Cowboy): "Uhh..."
Mike (Cowboy): "Nice to meet ya. Some more. I'm still Mike."
Mike (Cowboy): "Modern Mike. And I, my mouth is big. Because I talk a lot."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Big Mouth Mike."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Sorry, I mean motormouth Mike!!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "My name's motormouth Mike!!"
Mike (Cowboy): "Yea. Modern mouth Mike. You know."
*(Cowboy-Mike attacks. Two long, vertical paws slam toward the center from the left and right. The player must keep the SOUL in the safe gap in the middle.)*
*Mike seems slightly uncomfortable in their jacket.*
*(The player pets Ralsei with the Maus cursor.)*
*Ralsei got pet!*
Ralsei: "Haha, i-is it okay to receive this much attention!?"
Mike (Cowboy): "Nice to meet you. Some more again. It's Mike."
Mike (Cowboy): "Modern Mike. And I, my mouth is big."
Mike (Cowboy): "Because I talk a lot."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "Motormouth!!! Motormouth Mike!!!"
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "My name is motormouth!! Mike!!!"
Mike (Cowboy): "Yeah. What he said."
Mike (Cowboy): "I'm motor Mike."
Mike (off-screen Tuxedo): "MOTORMOUTH!!!!!!"
Mike (Cowboy): "What does Mike say next."
Mike (Tuxedo): "Don't ask that, idiot!! YOU'RE Mike!!!"
Mike (Cowboy): "Oh yeahs. So whys can't I say whatever's I want?"
Mike (Tuxedo): "All right, that's IT!!"
*(The three Mikes separate and stand in a row.)*
Mike (Tuxedo): "Look, I admit it!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "There's more than one Mike!!! More than one!!!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "And now that you know, there's no way we can let you out of here alive!!!"
*Which one's the real Mike?*
*(The party attacks. The Mikes dodge.)*
*(The player tries to pet Susie again.)*
*The Maus was bitten!*
Susie: "Lay off, idiot!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "Usually, we split this all up!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "One Mike does all the talking..."
Mike (Cowboy): "One Mike is the muscles..."
Mike (Tuxedo): "And one Mike, uh, listens!"
Mike (Cowboy): "You gotta have a Mike that listens."
*(The Mikes prepare a final attack. A giant white circle of energy forms.)*
Mike (Cowboy): "Boys... it's time for our ultimate attack!!"
*(The energy ball explodes into a harmless cloud of smoke.)*
Mike (Cowboy): "That ain't worked so good."
Mike (Cowboy): "Boss, can we just use our normal attacks?"
Mike (Tuxedo): "What? No, no way!!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "I mean, wait. These ARE our normal attacks!!"
Mike (Cowboy): "All right, take out your gun, buddy!!!"
*(The Cat-Mike pulls out a gun and fires, but it just shoots out more smoke.)*
Mike (Cowboy): "Wait, timeout, timeout!!!"
*(The battle stops.)*
[Scene: Obj Mike Revelation]
*(The smoke clears. The three Mikes look exhausted.)*
Mike (Tuxedo): "Sorry, sorry. I admit it. I admit it."
Mike (Tuxedo): "It was so hard doing what Tenna wanted, I couldn't do it alone."
Mike (Tuxedo): "I needed more."
Mike (Tuxedo): "More Mikes!!!"
Mike (Tuxedo): "And along the way, I forgot who I really was."
Mike (Tuxedo): "But you guys... Helped me remember."
Mike (Tuxedo): "I'm the only Mike... The real one."
Mike (Tuxedo): "These two guys..."
*(The cat and the cowboy Mikes turn into simple, shadowy silhouettes.)*
Mike (Cowboy): "Are fakes!!! Beat them up!!!"
Mike (Cowboy): "Make them pay for being so stupid!!!"
*(The tuxedo Mike kicks the other two off the stage. Then he himself turns into a small, green-skinned Darkner with a single eye and a pointy head (a green Pippin).)*
Green Pippin: "..."
Green Pippin: "All right. I admit it. None of us are actually Mike."
Green Pippin: "We're just kind of... in charge of Mike's room. Unofficially."
Green Pippin: "Tenna's always talking to Mike, right...?"
Green Pippin: "Well, ya see, sometimes he wants to come to this room and... "visit" him."
Green Pippin: "It's been that way since TV world!"
Green Pippin: "But he gets really moody if Mike isn't there... And takes it out on us."
Green Pippin: "Now, here's the thing about that."
Green Pippin: "Mike has NEVER been here!!! Not once!!!"
Green Pippin: "And in order to stop Tenna from getting his nose twisted up..."
Green Pippin: "We just started taking turns pretending to be him!"
Green Pippin: "And you know what the weird thing is!? It actually worked!!!"
Green Pippin: "As long as there's a Mike, Tenna actually believes it!!"
Green Pippin: "Obviously, we couldn't let you in here, or you'd snitch."
Green Pippin: "... But it's too late now. Our conspiracy is busted."
Green Pippin: "... Just, before you tell Tenna, lemme ask you one last thing."
*(The Pippin gestures to a board behind him covered in red strings and photos.)*
Green Pippin: "Who's Mike?! Who is he??"
Green Pippin: "'cause none of us have ever seen him! None of us! Ever!"
Green Pippin: "Every time Tenna asks Mike to do something, it's either like..."
Green Pippin: "He just does it himself, we do it secretly, or..."
Green Pippin: "It just sorta happens!"
Green Pippin: "So who is Mike?? Who is he?? Is he just Tenna's imaginary friend!?"
Green Pippin: "Is he Tenna's alter-ego!? Like some alternate personality or something??"
Green Pippin: "And why the hell does he get so much love and attention!?"
Green Pippin: "If the weather guys are second-in-command, what does that make him?!"
Zapper: "Uh, what if it's us?"
Green Pippin: "Us?"
Zapper: "Yeah, we been pretending to be Mike doin' stuff..."
Zapper: "What if when we pretend to be Mike, we's actually Mike?"
Green Pippin: "What?"
Green Pippin: "It's ALWAYS been us!?"
Green Pippin: "Then where'd the idea of Mike come from in the first place?"
Green Pippin: "Beats me..."
Green Pippin: "This doesn't make any sense!!"
Green Pippin: "What about you guys!! You came to this room..."
Green Pippin: "Are YOU guys Mike?? Are you!?"
Green Pippin: "Huh!? Are ya!? Are ya!?"
Green Pippin: "Ahhhh, I give up! As long as someone's Mike, it'll work out!"
*(The Pippin and the silhouettes run away.)*
Ralsei: "I suppose... we also. Don't need to be here."
Susie: "... yeah..."
*(Susie and Ralsei walk toward the exit. Kris remains. Kris walks far to the right, deep into the pitch-black void beyond the stage.)*
*(In the center of the darkness, a massive, hyper-realistic vintage microphone stands on a tall silver stand. It is silent.)*
*(Kris interacts with the microphone.)*
*(It's a microphone.)*
*(It's not plugged into anything.)*
*(Kris looks back at the board of red strings.)*
*(You don't really like looking at this sort of thing.)*
*(They walk back through the hallway of shushing statues and exit the MIKE ZONE.)*
[Scene: Obj Castletown Exit]
*(The party leaves Castle Town and returns to the Light World.)*
--- ARC: "Holiday Mansion (Light World) ---"
[Scene: Obj Noelle House Entry]
*(Kris and Susie arrive at Noelle's house.)*
Susie: "Alright, ready to explore your house now!"
Noelle: "Umm... so, um, where did you two... go?"
Susie: "Oh. Uh..."
Susie: "Yeah, we were having, like, a tea party, and..."
Noelle: "A TEA PARTY?"
Susie: "Oops. I mean, uh..."
Noelle: "Did you... dress up???"
Susie: "Uh, no! We were just, uh, reviewing the project."
Noelle: "Oh. Right! So, this is my house!"
*(The camera pans up to show the massive Holiday Mansion, heavily decorated with Christmas lights and candy canes.)*
Susie: "The hell!? It's huge!"
Susie: "I'm already getting lost just standing here!"
Noelle: "O-oh, really!? Then, um, here! I'll show you around!"
*(Noelle joined your study group.)*
*(Kris checks the menu.)*
*[Stats Screen]*
*KRIS** LV 1*
*HP** 20/20*
WEAPON: "CactusNeedle"
ARMOR: "Bandage"
MONEY: "2"
Phone: "Ring... *(Kris's phone makes a noise.)* No one picked up."
[Scene: Obj Holiday Mansion 1F]
*(Kris, Susie, and Noelle enter through the front door into the entrance foyer. A fully functional Santa animatronic on a side table waves and plays a repetative "Hohoho" When Kris turns it on.)*
Noelle: "Welcome to my ho-ho-home..."
Susie: "Kris. Let's start searching."
Noelle: "Um, OK! Let's meet at the couch when you're done searching?"
*(Kris and Susie approach a Santa statue by the back door. Its movements are slow, shuddering, and deeply unsettling. The arm rises in an arthritic wave before freezing mid-gesture. Its eyes flicker. The sound it produces is a slowed, warbling rendition of "Hohoho" at half-speed when Kris turns it on.)*
Susie: "Hahaha!!! What the heck is this!?"
Noelle: "My mom collects them..."
Susie: "Okay. How the hell do you turn it off?"
Noelle: "Umm, just hold down the button!"
Noelle: "Though, for some weird reason, turning it off takes power?"
Noelle: "So it takes forever on the low battery ones, faha."
Noelle: "(There wouldn't be so many Santas with dead batteries...)"
Noelle: "(If Kris hadn't glued the cases shut trying to 'starve them'...)"
[Scene: Obj Holiday Kitchen]
*(The group enters the kitchen through a door under the staircase. It is large, clinical, and spotless. The counter curves in a semicircle from refrigerator to sink to stove. Against the far right wall stands an upright piano, well-maintained and regularly tuned, beside a permanent Christmas tree decorated year-round with the family's best ornaments. A grand dining table that seats six dominates the center, always set for six despite only one person regularly eating here.)*
*(The fridge is packed with festive foods.)*
*(... and a jar of pickles.)*
*(The sink is sparkling clean.)*
*(Above the stove, mounted on the wall with professional-grade brackets, hangs a single katana.)*
Susie: "... Anyone gonna say anything about the giant sword?"
Noelle: "Oh, it's just my mom's katana."
Noelle: "Normal knives aren't enough for dad's fruitcake! Faha!"
*(In the cupboard are... cutters for gingerbread monsters.)*
*(Kris checks the Christmas tree in the kitchen.)*
*(It's a highly climbable looking tree.)*
*(A large white piano sits in the corner.)*
Susie: "Woah, you play piano?"
Noelle: "Umm, no. We... just kind of, um, have one. Faha."
Noelle: "No one really... plays it anymore."
[Scene: Obj Holiday Livingroom]
*(They move into the living room, the largest open space on the ground floor. A large, plush sofa faces a coffee table in the center. Two armchairs flank the table.)*
*(Kris the living room fridge.)*
Susie: "Why is there so much... bottled water in here?"
Noelle: "Umm, it's just... convenient, you know?"
Susie: "(Wait until she learns about the free water from the sink.)"
Noelle: "I usually bring an icy bottle with me to school,"
Susie: "Huh... coulda swore I saw you using the bubbler after me before."
Noelle: "FAHA, yeah, must've been extra thirsty, that day! Phew!"
*(Kris checks the back door.)*
*(The house's back door. No need to leave.)*
*(There's a standing water fridge unit by the back door, stocked with bottled water.)*
*(Kris notices a small, unassuming door off the living room.)*
*(Inside is a closet-sized room. Several boxes that resemble wrapped Christmas gifts sit inside. They are uniformly sized, sealed, and have been here for years.)*
*(A ventilation grate is visible on the wall. It is large enough for a person to fit through.)*
Susie: "(Kris is staring super intense... this room has gotta be it.)"
Susie: "Sorry Noelle, but we gotta go in here..."
Noelle: "To... to the bathroom?"
Susie: "(Dammit, Kris!)"
*(Kris heads upstairs. On the second floor landing, between two bedroom doors, a set of bronzed paper snowflakes hangs on the wall. One is large, about 30cm in diameter, surrounded by a dozen smaller ones. A fine layer of dust covers them. They have not been moved or cleaned in years.)*
Susie: "What's with the ninja shurakins?"
Noelle: "FAHAHA! Those are snowflakes, Susie!"
Noelle: "We made them from paper in Toriel’s class a long time ago..."
Susie: "then why are they metal?"
Noelle: "Oh."
Noelle: "My mom had then... bronzed."
Susie: "Kris, where the hell are YOUR shurakins?"
Noelle: "Unm, Kris overcut their snowflake and it fell apart."
Noelle: "(I did make a new one for then, but...)"
*(Kris is standing by the staircase leading up to the third floor. The landing above has a single door, flanked by red heart-shaped decorative pillows.)*
Noelle: "My mom just... collects heart pillows for some reason."
Noelle: "(When Kris was little, they'd take one of these...)"
Noelle: "(Then pretend to "rip out their heart" and chase me.)"
Noelle: "My mom just loves red heart-shaped objects?"
Susie: "(click...) Yep... It's locked, all right."
Susie: "Noelle, you give it a shot."
Noelle: "Um, o-okay? (... why are we trying to open my parents' room?)"
*(You and Susie continue to try to open the locked door in front of Noelle.)*
[Scene: Obj Noelle Room]
*(The group enters Noelle's bedroom. The walls are a gentle sky-blue with pink accent trim. The carpet is a plush, pale rose. The room was decorated for a younger girl and never updated, though Noelle has layered her own personality onto it through personal items. Trophies line a shelf above the bed. A window sofa covered in throw pillows looks out onto the street.)*
Susie: "(She's not looking, Kris. Let's hack her computer for clues.)"
*(Kris checks the computer.)*
*[Computer Menu]*
[Player Choice: Do Not Click]
[Player Choice: Favorites]
[Player Choice: History]
[Player Choice: ♥ Cat Petterz 4]
Susie: "Haha, Cat Petterz? The hell do you have this?"
Noelle: "Um, excheese me? It's great! It's like a pet raising game but..."
Noelle: "There's this, um, awesome bug that lets you get... glitchy pets."
Noelle: "I have a save file with like, seven headless cats. Faha."
Susie: "Woah, wait, can we see?"
Noelle: "Umm, after our project?"
*(Kris checks the computer again.)*
*[Computer Menu]*
[Player Choice: ♥ Favorites]
Susie: "(Arright, Kris. Click quietly. We are NINJAs right now.)"
Susie: "(OK, Favorites... paranormal, crime, paranatural...)"
Susie: "Oh HELL! The freaking SKATEBOARD game! HELL yeah! Woo!"
Noelle: "Wh... WHAT are you two doing?"
Susie: "Uhh, $?!$. Nothing. Upgrading your computer."
*(You set her browser homepage to the skateboard game.)*
*(Kris checks the computer again.)*
*[Computer Menu]*
[Player Choice: ♥ Do Not Click]
Noelle: "(Phew, barely dodged a hollow-point bullet there...)"
Susie: "Hey, what's that green dog puppet wallpaper?"
Noelle: "Umm..."
*(Kris checks the bed.)*
*(It's Noelle's bed. Under it is a metal CD with a photo of Noelle in dark makeup.)*
Susie: "Woah, what the hell is this?"
Noelle: "UMM... Catti, wanted a custom cover for her mix CD, so..."
Susie: "... it's cool. You should, uh... do this look... more."
Noelle: "Faha, if you can get my mom to let me go grimdark?"
*(Kris checks the wardrobe. It is modest, a single-door wardrobe. Small relative to the walk-in closet across the hall.)*
*(A clothes wardrobe. A pair of small angel wings are inside, worn out and tattered.)*
Susie: "... what are these little, uh, wings in here?"
Noelle: "Um, oh, haha, those? I've had those since I was a little kid..."
Noelle: "They're from when I was the angel in the Holiday Pageant."
Noelle: "... But I liked them so much, I just... kept wearing them."
*(Kris checks the desk.)*
*(It's Noelle's homework desk. You took a pencil out of habit.)*
*(Kris checks the TV table.)*
*(It's a state of the art high-definition TV with old game consoles under it.)*
Susie: "Why do you... have a flatscreen in here?"
Noelle: "Oh! Umm, yeah, Berdly keeps saying I should get a CRT. Faha!"
*(It's a Christmas cactus in a red pot, sitting on a small elevated platform beside the TV.)*
*(You remember it's named 'Krismas.')*
Noelle: "Umm, this cactus? Berdly calls it 'Tsuntsun...'"
[Scene: Obj Holiday Livingroom Sofa]
*(The group gathers at the sofa in the living room.)*
*(Start the study session?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
Noelle: "OK, should we, umm... get started?"
Susie: "Oh... uh, yeah. Sure."
*(They sit on the couch.)*
Noelle: "Umm, so... what are your projects about?"
Susie: "Oh, well, uh --"
*(The phone rings. Noelle answers.)*
Noelle: "Sorry, um, phone call! I'll be just a sec!"
Noelle: "Hi, Berdly! What's up? Umm... huh? Sure, of... of course I'm alone!"
Noelle: "Um, sure, I bet I do look "quite cervine this fine evening"...?"
Noelle: "If it's about the notes, I already highlighted them for you, so..."
Noelle: "Wh... what? You want me to... go on a date to the festival... with you?"
Susie: "..."
Noelle: "Umm... I mean... sure, I... I... I'd be glad to..."
Noelle: "... be your, Player 2...""
*(Susie stands up, looking furious.)*
Susie: "SHE'S NOT GOING TO THE FESTIVAL WITH YOU, DUMBASS!!"
*(Susie grabs the phone and hangs up.)*
Noelle: "S... Susie!?"
Susie: "Look, you don't really wanna go with him, right?"
Susie: "Some people aren't gonna get it 'til you scream "NO"."
Noelle: "... did you forget that or something?"
Noelle: "... yeah. Yeah... you're right!"
Noelle: "I shouldn't be afraid to... tell Berdly how I really feel."
Noelle: "Next time I... I should be honest! Next time, I should..."
Noelle: "I... I should shake his neck and scream at him!"
Susie: "So, uhh..."
Noelle: "HAHA, where did you throw my phone, anyway?"
Susie: "(Kris, I'll keep her busy! You go look for clues!)"
[Scene: Obj Dess Room]
*(Kris crosses the second-floor hallway, passing the bronzed snowflakes between the two bedroom doors. The door to the right room has no nameplate. Kris opens it.)*
*(The room has no windows. The only light source is a desk lamp. The carpet is acid-teal. The walls are painted with a low-detail aurora borealis pattern, sweeping bands of teal, deep blue, and faint green. Teal paper stars are affixed to the walls in scattered constellations. Everything is covered in a fine layer of dust. The air smells of old paper, dried guitar strings.)*
*(It's a shelf. In the front are all the holiday-themed games and movies...)*
*(... and at the back are all the scary games you never got to play.)*
*(It's Dess's bed, sheets rumpled and unmade as they were left. Underneath are army rations, guitar picks, paintball gear, ice skates...)*
*(... and a badly traced drawing of a dragon.)*
*(A calendar hangs above the bed, frozen on the month she disappeared.)*
*(It's a CD player next to a towering pile of CDs. Underneath are tons of punk rock CDs... and one still-sealed ska CD.)*
*(There's a door to a walk-in closet. You don't open it.)*
*(Kris checks a box of odds-and-ends.)*
*(Dig through?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Dig through]
*(You dug through the box and found...)*
*(A couple of burnt lighters, rusted multitool knives, expired rations, walkie talkies, loose binoculars, a pair of shoes fit for hooves, violent comic books, paintballs, a cracked hockey mask, frayed yarn and buttons, your brother's retainer, and old mint cans with unique leaves inside of them.)*
*(Kris approaches the red guitar on the wall.)*
*(It's a red guitar.)*
*(... ?)*
*(There's a code taped to the inside.)*
*(It says "SHELTER".)*
*(Take it?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Take it]
*(Kris leans down to look inside the guitar. They begin to read the numbers in the pass code... 1 2 2...)*
*(Suddenly, Kris's body jerks. They reach into their chest and rip out the SOUL/Player. They shove the SOUL into a wrapped gift box sitting in the corner of the room. SOUL/Player escapes through the ventilation grate in the wall.)*
[Scene: Obj Vent Gameplay]
*(The Player controls the SOUL through the mansion's ventilation system. Top-down perspective. Visibility limited to a small circle of light around the SOUL.)*
*(Eventually SOUL reaches the single opened vent. Disabling breaker panel in the basement.)*
*(Power cut. The lights go out throughout the mansion.)*
[Scene: Obj Holiday Livingroom Dark]
Susie: "Dude, the lights..."
Noelle: "Did, like, the power go out..?"
Susie: "Auugh, Kris! We know it's you doing one of your stupid pranks!"
Susie: "... Let's go fix the breaker."
[Scene: Obj Holiday Basement]
*(Susie and Noelle descend the staircase into the basement. Susie is using a flashlight. The air is cold and smells of cardboard, dust, and pine needles. Boxes of Christmas storage line the walls, labeled in Carol's precise handwriting. A deflated Ice-E inflatable slumps in one corner. A small Christmas tree stands nearby with a hollow angel doll figure on top. A non-functional toy train set circles its base.)*
Noelle: "Umm, sorry, Dad didn't clean the basement this year..."
Noelle: "Anyways, the breaker's down here somewhere."
Noelle: "You know what REALLY made me afraid of basements?"
Noelle: "Like... the underground levels from Dragon Blazers."
Noelle: "The music just repeats over and over again."
Susie: "Hell yeah. That was weird."
Noelle: "You played it?"
Susie: "Yeah, uhh, only 2. As a kid. Got it from the lost and found."
Susie: "Even though it wasn't mine. Hahaha."
Noelle: "Susie! Haha."
Susie: "I played it secret-style so I wouldn't get in trouble."
Noelle: "Oh my gosh, same. I played 2 with my Dad, but like..."
Noelle: "There was like... this Evil Route my parents didn't know about?"
Noelle: "I always played it in secret so they wouldn't take it away."
Susie: "Dude, I think I did that by accident."
Noelle: "Fahaha! You did the Evil Route by ACCIDENT?"
Susie: "Yeah, I like... I didn't know you could be... nice?"
Susie: "So I was just killing everything and getting like, pissed."
Susie: "Why the hell is everyone mad?"
Susie: "Pretty sure I'd... do it the good way, now, though."
Susie: "Maybe."
Noelle: "Gosh, I'd love to see you play it for real."
Susie: "Well, uh, if you got another copy. Just leave it in the lost in found I guess."
Noelle: "Faha, maybe I will!"
[Scene: Obj Holiday Basement Catch]
*(Susie and Noelle are in the dark basement. Susie's flashlight beam cuts through the gloom.)*
Noelle: "Oh my gosh, this just brushed against my leg..."
Susie: "What the hell is that?"
Noelle: "It's... it's an... angel doll..."
Susie: "It... it was goddamn moving!"
*(The red SOUL darts across the floor. Susie lunges for it.)*
Susie: "Okay, ready to kill. I got a cane... You..."
Susie: "You're gonna beat it to death with a cookie pan?"
Noelle: "N-no! No, I'm just going to..."
*(Noelle throws a heavy sack over the SOUL, trapping it.)*
Susie: "Huh? Dude, you got guts!"
Noelle: "There's probably just like... a mouse underneath it, right?"
Noelle: "It's... nothing to be afraid of."
Susie: "Damn..."
*(The lights flicker and suddenly surge back on. The mansion is illuminated again.)*
[Scene: Obj Holiday Livingroom Sofa Later]
*(Susie and Noelle return to the living room and sit back on the couch. The trapped "mouse" bag is on the coffee table, vibrating.)*
Susie: "Dude, wait. Wait a sec."
Noelle: "H... huh?"
Susie: "Something ELSE followed us from the basement..."
Noelle: "H-huh...? What?"
Susie: "THE SEVERED HAND!!!"
Noelle: "(Screams)"
Susie: "... Susie! Fahaha! You meanie!"
Susie: "Heheh, got ya."
Susie: "Okay, what do we do? Throw it out?"
Noelle: "Umm... let's think about it, first."
Noelle: "If it's a mouse, it could be cute as a pet..."
Susie: "Heheh, alright. And if it's a severed hand..."
Susie: "I'll keep it as MY pet."
Noelle: "Fahaha! Wait, let me raise it, too!"
Susie: "Heh, sure. We'll raise it together."
*(The bag on the table bursts open. The SOUL flies out and zips back toward Dess’s room. Susie and Noelle don't notice.)*
Noelle: "It's.. funny. I was... so nervous earlier."
Noelle: "I've... never actually hung out with you, y'know?"
Noelle: "But so far, it just kind of feels like..."
Noelle: "I don't even know why I was... nervous?"
Noelle: "It just feels like... I already know you."
Susie: "Yeah, I... I, uh, feel the same. It's... pretty cool."
Susie: "I guess."
Noelle: "It's just strange. It feels like..."
Noelle: "It feels like you're the same as in my dream."
Susie: "Uhh, what was, your dream about me, like?"
Noelle: "H-huh? Oh, I, u... um..."
Noelle: "I mean, uh, I think I have to..."
Noelle: "I have to go find, um, my old hamster cage..."
Susie: "Hey, WAIT, I wanna hear about your dream!"
Susie: "Don't move a goddamn INCH."
[Scene: Obj Dess Room Battle]
*(The SOUL/Player returns to Dess's room through the opened door. Kris is hiding under the bed. Suddenly, they hurl a puck at the SOUL, knocking onto the guitar, making a noise in the process. Kris stands up in the center of the room without their SOUL. They look hollow and aggressive.)*
*(The SOUL touches the guitar.)*
[Scene: Obj Dess Room Discovery]
*(Susie and Noelle run into the room, attracted by the noise.)*
Susie: "D... did you just hear that? It sounded like a guitar..."
Noelle: "Huh? It's probably just Kris, like the other stuff..."
Susie: "Oh hell. Dude, it's GONE! The angel fell over!"
Noelle: "That thing could be anywhere!"
Susie: "It had to have been coming from..."
Susie: "... um, in here, but..."
*(Susie spots the red guitar. Kris has quickly moved to the corner, standing still and hiding the hockey stick behind their back.)*
Susie: "Hey, let's go!"
*(Susie grabs the red guitar from the wall.)*
Noelle: "Hmm... it's quiet."
Susie: "Yeah, well, it's probably scared of us."
Noelle: "Susie... t-touching that... isn't..."
Susie: "Let's just chill out. If it's gonna come out, we'll hear it."
Noelle: "Yeah... you're right. We'll know it's there if it makes noise."
*...*
Susie: "[Neutral] * So, what happened next? In your dream."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Nervous] * Umm, so we were all riding on rollercoasters..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Nervous] * And you, Kris, and this boy was there..."
Noelle: "[Blushing/Flustered] * Kris's costume was kind of... I mean..."
Susie: "[Smirking] * Was my coaster cool?"
Noelle: "[Smiling/Relieved] * Umm, yeah? It had like, flames on it."
Susie: "[Grinning] * Heheh, yeah."
*...*
Noelle: "[Looking down/Thoughtful] * Honestly, the boy was... strange, though."
Susie: "[Confused] * Huh? ... why?"
Noelle: "[Looking away/Uncertain] * He looked... He looked a little like Asriel?"
Noelle: "[Looking away/Uncertain] * You know, Kris's brother... but not."
Susie: "[Neutral] * Yeah, I mean he does kinda look like Kris's mom."
Noelle: "[Surprised] * Huh?"
Susie: "[Looking away/Awkward] * From, uh, what you just said. He would."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * Right. It just makes me wonder... why."
Noelle: "[Eyes closed/Sighing] * In the end I got so overwhelmed I... stopped questioning it."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Nostalgic] * I ended up... I ended up being in a large city, with Kris."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Thoughtful] * What was interesting is that... Kris just..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Confused] * Kris, just acted, not like their normal self?"
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * They acted... Just like they do recently, I guess."
Susie: "[Neutral] * Huh. Kris seems normal recently to me."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Thoughtful] * And everything was... I guess it was..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Thoughtful] * Almost like a game or something."
Noelle: "[Smiling slightly] * Encountering enemies, finding treasures, stuff like that."
Susie: "[Surprised] * Huh. Never thought of it like that."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * And Kris, even though they kept looking at me..."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * Like they wanted to say something..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Confused] * Everything that came out of their mouth, sounded... odd."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Confused] * Like it was like on speaker or something."
Susie: "[Grinning/Dismissive] * Sounds like normal Kris to me."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Serious] * Well... It wasn't. Something was weird."
*...*
Susie: "[Annoyed] * I think Kris's just weird, period."
Susie: "[Looking away/Thinking] * Yeah, sometimes they mumble, sometimes they yell..."
Susie: "[Looking away/Confused] * But sometimes, it's like... dude, I don't know why, but like..."
Susie: "[Looking away/Confused] * For some reason they're really really..."
Susie: "[Wide eyes] * Good at flirting?"
Noelle: "[Shocked/Blushing heavily] * ... h-huh? W... what makes you say that, Susie?"
Susie: "[Looking away/Awkward] * Uhh... nevermind."
Susie: "[Looking away/Awkward] * Haven't you like, seen them flirt with people?"
Noelle: "[Shocked/Panicking] * With... WHO???"
Susie: "[Looking away/Sweating] * Like... uhh... enemies?"
Noelle: "[Shocked/Panicking] * WHAT ENEMIES???"
Susie: "[Annoyed/Defensive] * Dude, I don't know! I'm just thinking like... damn."
Susie: "[Looking away/Muttering] * I should get flirting lessons from them."
Noelle: "[Forced smile/Sweating] * Oh, flirting lessons. From Kris. Haha. Sounds, fun."
Susie: "[Looking away/Awkward] * Uhhh, I mean, you're also invited?"
Noelle: "[Shocked/Internal panic] * (AM I THAT BAD???)"
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * Umm, Susie? I don't think Kris. Would teach me. That."
Susie: "[Looking away/Disappointed] * Damn. Guess it'll just be the three of us then."
Noelle: "[Shocked] * WHO'S, THREE???"
Susie: "[Looking away/Awkward] * Oh. You know, uhhh..."
Susie: "[Annoyed/Embarrassed] * Damnit. Y'know."
Noelle: "[Confused] * Umm?"
Susie: "[Looking away/Lying] * So there's this boy, that goes to, uh, another school..."
Susie: "[Looking away/Lying] * And I wanted him to come to the festival, but..."
Noelle: "[Surprised/Slightly disappointed] * You were, thinking of going together?"
Susie: "[Looking away/Sad] * Yeah, but y'know, he can't go."
Susie: "[Looking away/Lying] * Cause of like, other school. Stuff."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Thinking] * Huh."
Susie: "[Defensive/Looking away] * I mean, don't get any weird ideas or anything.."
Susie: "[Looking away/Soft] * He just, doesn't really get included much. So..."
Noelle: "[Smiling warmly] * What the heck? That's really sweet of you, Susie."
*...*
Susie: "[Looking away/Changing subject] * So I noticed like, there's like..."
Noelle: "[Surprised] * This photo of you and Kris? On the wall?"
Noelle: "[Forced laugh/Nervous] * Oh my Gosh, that's so old I forgot about it!"
Susie: "[Looking away/Curious] * I didn't know you were like... umm... close, I guess."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Nervous] * We... I mean, we..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Dismissive] * We're just neighbors so, I mean..."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * We just... ended up seeing each other a lot. That's all."
Susie: "[Neutral] * Okay, but like in the photo, you're like..."
Susie: "[Neutral] * Kinda like... riding a Ferris wheel together."
Noelle: "[Forced laugh/Hidding flush] * Fahaha, yeah, it was kind of just... You know. Forced."
Susie: "[Curious/Testing] * So, riding a Ferris wheel together, doesn't mean anything?"
Noelle: "[Looking away/Nervous] * Ummm, maybe not if it's like... Just like a forced thing?"
Susie: "[Surprised/Realizing] * Oh."
Susie: "[Looking away/Defensive] * I mean yeah, obviously. I mean, it's just a stupid ride."
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * ..."
Susie: "[Looking away/Nervous] * So if, theoretically, it was somebody else? It wouldn't..."
Noelle: "[Panicking/Interrupting] * I MEAN,"
Noelle: "[Looking away/Blushing] * Maybe it's more about, how the two people in the wheel, feel?"
Noelle: "[Looking away/Blushing] * So, maybe even if it is forced, then..."
Susie: "[Grinning/Relieved] * Okay, cool. Haha."
*...*
Susie: "[Curious] * So how did you feel, back then?"
Noelle: "[Looking away/Nostalgic] * Well, Kris was quiet, and staring out the window..."
Noelle: "[Surprised expression] * And suddenly out of nowhere, they shook the whole thing..."
Noelle: "[Smiling softly] * And I screamed, and then they turned to me and smiled..."
Susie: "[Neutral] * ..."
Susie: "[Confused] * So is that, good or bad?"
Noelle: "[Looking down/Sad] * ..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Lying] * Umm, I don't remember. I was a kid."
*...*
Susie: "[Looking away/Nervous] * So, uh, anyway. Lemme ask one more thing."
Susie: "[Looking away/Nervous] * Uhhh... about your dream."
Noelle: "[Nervous] * Umm... sure.."
Susie: "[Looking away/Blushing] * Was there any part with, uh..."
Susie: "[Looking away/Blushing] * I mean, just the two of us... and..."
Noelle: "[Surprised] * ..."
Noelle: "[Looking away/Smiling] * Well, in my dream..."
Noelle: "[Smiling warmly] * You did have this cute tail."
Susie: "[Shocked] * Huh?"
Susie: "[Looking away/Panicking] * Uhh, okay, well, uhh"
Susie: "[Looking away/Defensive] * Sorry your dream was, stupid and fake."
Susie: "[Looking away/Defensive] * With that part."
Noelle: "[Confused/Amused] * (Then what's wagging behind her...?)"
Susie: "[Embarrassed/Looking away] * (Let's shut up for a while...)"
[INTERCUT: "Dess's Room, simultaneous with current conversation]"
*(A battle between Kris and the SOUL begins.)*
*(This is not a normal battle. The SOUL is the one being attacked.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*(Kris swings the hockey stick with mechanical precision.)*
*(The SOUL dodges in the closet)*
*(Kris pauses to catch breath. The SOUL edges toward the red guitar.)*
*(Kris slams the stick down, narrowly missing.)*
*(Kris swings the hockey stick with mechanical precision.)*
*(The SOUL dodges, hiding outside Kris's reach.)*
*(Kris pauses to catch breath. The SOUL edges toward the red guitar, pushing aside the gift box.)*
*(Kris slams the stick down, narrowly missing.)*
[INTERCUT: "Dess's Room, the noise alerts Susie and Noelle downstairs]"
*(The SOUL touches the guitar again, producing a loud riff. Kris slams the hockey stick down repeatedly, the noise echoing through the mansion.)*
Susie: "... wait a sec."
Susie: "(Dude, stop making so much goddamn noise!)"
Susie: "(You're supposed to be searching for clues, dumbass!)"
*(Susie opened the closet door)*
*(Susie is talking to Kris, who is staring intensely at the guitar.)*
*(Kris is frantically trying to signal Susie to put the guitar back, but she ignores them.)*
Susie: "Hey, uh... sorry about that."
Noelle: "S-Susie...? That guitar, you... you're..."
Susie: "Huh...? Uhh, should I, uh, put it back...?"
Noelle: "Umm... well..."
Noelle: "No... No, it's... I think you should play it."
Susie: "Me...? Uhh, sure. Sure, I can give it a shot."
Susie: "Let's uh, just go somewhere else though."
Noelle: "Umm, okay!"
[Scene: Obj Holiday Livingroom Asgore]
*(The group returns to the living room. Asgore is sitting on the couch, eating from a large snack tray.)*
Asgore: "Oh, yes, someone had turned them off!"
Noelle: "Umm... hello, Mr. Dreemurr!"
Asgore: "I don't mean to interrupt your schoolwork, but..."
Asgore: "Is that... a snack tray...?"
Noelle: "Um... yes. Feel free to... have some."
Asgore: "Don't mind if I do!"
*(Asgore continues to eat. Susie holds the guitar awkwardly.)*
Asgore: "Phew, cleaning sure does work up an appetite!"
Asgore: "Figured I'd get in a bite before your mother's home."
Noelle: "Oh, well... umm, there's no rush, you know."
Noelle: "She has work. She's not going to be home for hours."
Asgore: "What do you mean?"
Asgore: "I just saw her outside the window."
Noelle: "Mom. Mom is...?"
Noelle: "Susie, I..."
Noelle: "Susie, I'm sorry, I think you should--"
[Scene: Obj Holiday Livingroom Carol]
*(The front door opens. Carol Holiday enters the foyer. Her heels click on the floor as she stops, her eyes locking onto the guitar in Susie's hands.)*
Asgore: "Hello, Carol!"
Carol: "You."
Carol: "Get. Your. Hands. Off. That."
*(Carol walks over and rips the guitar out of Susie's hands.)*
Susie: "H-hey, what's your..."
Noelle: "She, she didn't know,"
Noelle: "I... I was the one who gave her the guitar,"
Noelle: "I... I told her to play it,"
Noelle: "I just wanted to hear it again, and.."
Noelle: "She's not a bad person mom, I..."
Carol: "Noelle."
Carol: "Kitchen. Now."
*(Noelle walks toward the kitchen, looking down.)*
Carol: "Leave."
Susie: "Hey, listen... Noelle didn't do anything wrong."
Susie: "It's my fault. I took the guitar, and..."
Carol: "Leave."
Susie: "What?"
Carol: "You. Are. Not. Welcome. Leave."
Carol: "And. Don't. Talk. To. my daughter. Again."
Susie: "Hey, I can..."
Noelle: "(From the kitchen) Susie, just... just go."
*(Susie looks at Kris, then glares at Carol.)*
Susie: "Well... guess who's taking your daughter..."
Susie: "To the FESTIVAL tomorrow, jerk!?"
*(Susie storms out. Carol turns to Asgore.)*
Carol: "Asgore."
Carol: "If you're going to eat the snack tray, do it outside."
Asgore: "Yes, Carol!"
*(Asgore takes the tray and leaves. Carol looks at Kris.)*
*(You felt something like ice on your shoulder...)*
Carol: "My apologies about just now, Kris."
Carol: "As you know, <br style='color:red;'>YOU</br> are welcome here any time."
[Scene: Obj Noelle House Exterior End]
*(Kris and Susie are outside the gates.)*
Susie: "Well, that was... awkward."
Susie: "The hell was up with her mom?"
Susie: "Everything was going great until she stepped in."
Susie: "Then the room dropped like 5 degrees..."
Susie: "The code! Kris, we forgot about the code!"
Susie: "Damn it, it's all her fault."
*(Asgore walks past them with the tray.)*
Asgore: "There there."
Asgore: "Don't worry too hard about things."
Asgore: "Carol is lovely once you get to know her."
Susie: "Uh... yeah. I bet."
Asgore: "So what are you two up to?"
Susie: "Umm, we were probably..."
Susie: "Gonna go back to Kris's house."
Asgore: "Ahh, I see! Home is where the heart is!"
Asgore: "May I offer either of you two a cheesed cracker?"
Susie: "... y' know what, sure."
*(Kris and Susie eat the crackers.)*
Asgore: "Delicious, aren't they, Kris?"
Susie: "Yeah, actually! Thanks!"
Asgore: "Tata for now! Have a great day, Kris!"
*(Trying to check the door.)*
Susie: "(Dude... we can't go back in there now.)"
Susie: "(... Her mom is totally watching us through the window.)"
*(Checking Asgore.)*
Asgore: "Did you need something, Kris?"
Asgore: "Ah... yes. Carol and I have been... working together."
Asgore: "She's been funding my flower store, and in exchange..."
Asgore: "You know, it's funny. Gardening was always my hobby."
Asgore: "Never my job. So, selling what I grow has been tough."
Asgore: "Flowers... are for people you love."
Asgore: "Giving them away... just seems natural, does it not?"
[Player Choice: Outfit]
[Player Choice: Nothing]
[Player Choice: ♥ Are you okay]
Asgore: "Oh, better than ever! With the Festival tomorrow..."
Asgore: "... I'm expecting record sales for my flowers!"
Asgore: "With a bit of extra cash, I'll be back on my feet!"
Asgore: "And ready to serve my own snack platter for you and Azzy!"
Asgore: "... there might even be some leftovers for you."
*(Kris and Susie walk away from the Holiday Mansion.)*
Susie: "Hey... Hey Kris."
Susie: "I didn't want to say it near your dad, but..."
Susie: "I saw it."
Susie: "I saw it, in the guitar."
Susie: "There was... a code, for the Shelter."
Susie: "... Didn't get to write it down, but..."
Susie: "Damn it! We were so close to something."
Susie: "... Guess we just gotta... try again tomorrow."
*(The screen fades to black as they walk.)*
Susie: "... well, what the hell do we do now?"
*(Rain begins to fall.)*
Susie: "... great. Now it's raining."
Susie: "Least your house is close. Let's go."
[Scene: Obj Hometown Exterior]
*(It's an ornate gate.)*
*(It appears to be locked.)*
*(It's a locked cat flap... upon further inspection, it seems it requires 3 codes.)*
Monster: "Don't wait, don't wait!"
Monster: "Especially, the don't."
Monster: "Wait, don't. Wait... don't!!!"
[Scene: Obj Mettaton House]
Mettaton: "Tenna, you cad. What is this... salacious music video?"
Mettaton: "Oh my, I think something just awakened within me..."
[Scene: Obj Icee Pizza Exterior]
Pizzapants: "Ahh, Little Buddy! Bet you're wondering about that date!"
Pizzapants: "She never showed up."
Pizzapants: "How could I be so naive, little buddy?"
Pizzapants: "A hot pizza babe like her, falling for me? What a joke."
Pizzapants: "It's just that... her texts seemed so... real!"
Pizzapants: "And the way she talked? It... was honestly really cute!"
Pizzapants: "And today? It suddenly got even cuter somehow!!"
Pizzapants: "... haha. I'll always just be a joke, won't I, Little Buddy?"
Pizzapants: "People even call me "Pizzapants," instead of my real name..."
*(A text message notification sounds.)*
Pizzapants: "A text!?"
Pizzapants: ""Sorry I couldn't find you! I left a bag of...""
Pizzapants: ""... homemade cookies near the pizza place!""
Pizzapants: "HERE I COME, PIZZARINA!!!"
*(Pizzapants finds the cookies.)*
Pizzapants: "IT'S REAL!!! COOKIES! AND THEY LOOK LIKE ME!!!"
Pizzapants: "Little Buddy!!! You know what this means!? She's REAL!!!"
Pizzapants: "Wait a second! There's a message in the cookie bag!"
Pizzapants: "It says..."
Pizzapants: "SHE WANTS TO MEET ME AT THE FESTIVAL TOMORROW??"
Pizzapants: "Hot damn!!! Little Buddy!!! I DID IT!!!!"
Pizzapants: "WAIT FOR ME, PIZZARINA!!!!"
*(It's a cardboard stand to replace the pizza place while it's closed.)*
*(Somehow, it's more sanitary.)*
Niceguy: "... As long as... he's happy..."
Niceguy: "Oh, a customer! Sorry, would love to make you some ice cream, but we're closed!"
Niceguy: "..."
*(ICE-E)*
[Scene: Obj Diner Exterior]
*(Looks like the diner is full.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Kris's Room*
*File Saved*
*(It says it's closed, but the lights are on inside...)*
*(Sans and Papyrus home.)*
*(... it's quiet inside. Peek in?)*
[Player Choice: Yes]
*(Zig zag rug... flatscreen TV... regular-looking kitchen...)*
*(... it's a bit messy, but nothing special.)*
*(Knock knock knock...)*
Voice: "Please take a break from knocking today. Thanks."
Voice: "Taking breaks is vital to getting better, too."
[Scene: Obj Alleyway]
Milk-fan: "The milk is getting diluted."
*(Milk.)*
*(You can see it going from 2% to 1%.)*
*(You jostled the door handle.)*
Susie: "... hey"
Susie: "hey, let's go back to your house and chill."
Susie: "This place is boring... y'know?"
Susie: "..."
[Scene: Obj Hospital Exterior]
*("Temporary hold on new patients due to rain-induced colds.")*
[Scene: Obj Townhall Exterior]
*(The door is locked... no one is inside.)*
[Scene: Obj Church Exterior Evening]
Susie: "Guess if it's raining, we could wait out in here..."
Susie: "... until your mom finishes choir practice?"
Susie: "Y'know. Long as us being there doesn't ruin anything."
Susie: "You'll, uh, get her, right...?"
*(Kris and Susie try to open the church door. The interior is dark and distorted.)*
Susie: "Kris... hey, Kris."
Susie: "I don't think they're having choir practice."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "That goddamn Knight..."
Susie: "Making one right where everyone can see..."
Susie: "Kris. Let's think logically, right..."
Susie: "There's no way... they can get out of there..."
Susie: "... without us seeing them."
Susie: "If we just wait here..."
Susie: "... we'd be able to catch them leaving, right?"
[Player Choice: ♥ But we aren't logical]
[Player Choice: But Mom could be in there]
Susie: "... damn it, you're right."
Susie: "If we spend all day waiting around..."
Susie: "We have no idea what they might do to her..."
Susie: "Alright! Kris, let's go!"
Susie: "The details... we'll figure 'em out later!"
*(Kris and Susie plunge into the darkness within the church.)*
--- ARC: "1st Dark Sanctuary (Knight's Fountain) ---"
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Atrium]
Susie: "... What's with this place?"
Susie: "... kinda gives me the creeps."
Susie: "... Let's go."
*(The scent of glass and incense.)*
*(A certain power steels within you.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Atrium*
*File Saved*
*(You tried to call on the Cell Phone.)*
*(It's nothing but garbage noise.)*
*(Kris plays a melody on a glass piano.)*
*(It looks like you'd be able to climb this if you had the right tools.)*
Susie: "Kris... Kris, hey, wait!! Look!"
Susie: "The fountain's just up there!!"
Susie: "Well, that was easy."
Susie: "Heh, too bad, was looking forward to another adventure.."
Susie: "But, guess we gotta do what we g--"
*(Suddenly, a massive black blade crashes down between them.)*
Susie: "What the..."
Susie: "Y... You!"
*(The Roaring Knight appears in a blur of static. Susie is struck and knocked back.)*
Susie: "D... dammit..."
Susie: "Kris! Don't waste any time on me! I'll heal myself!"
Susie: "This is... our chance!"
*(Kris chases the Knight through a corridor of shifting glass.)*
Susie: "KRIS!!! N... NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!!!"
Susie: "... KRIS...!!!"
*(The Knight unleashes a flurry of tracking swords. Kris is struck multiple times.)*
Susie: "Damnit... what is it doing here...?"
Susie: "I guess it made the fountain, and now..."
Susie: "... it's looking for someone else to..."
Susie: "... let's go."
Susie: "K... Kris!?"
Susie: "Kris, you... the glass, I didn't notice... it..."
Susie: "You're bleeding..."
Susie: "Umm, I'll... Here, let me heal it!"
*(Susie uses UltimateHeal. A small green spark appears.)*
Susie: "Th... that wasn't enough, huh..."
Susie: "... where... is it."
Susie: "Hey, Ralsei! Ra--"
Ralsei: "... S-Susie!?"
Susie: "Hey, Ralsei, Kris is..."
Ralsei: "Kris...!?"
Susie: "Could you tell me how to..."
Ralsei: "Susie, could you move out of the way?"
*(Ralsei casts Heal Prayer. Kris is fully restored.)*
Ralsei: "Kris... Kris, are you okay?"
Susie: "Umm, I tried to uh, heal, but..."
Ralsei: "Susie, I know you were just trying to help, but..."
Ralsei: "If someone's really hurt, don't... try to fix it alone, okay?"
Susie: "... uh, yeah. Okay. Got it."
Susie: "So, hey, uh, Gang's back together, huh?"
Susie: "We gonna, uh, pose now?"
Ralsei: "Right! Um, sorry!"
*(The party strikes their signature poses.)*
Ralsei: "Anyway, let's go..."
Susie: "..."
*(The glass is broken.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Mural]
*THE PROPHECY, WHICH WHISPERS AMONG THE SHADOWS.*
*THE LEGEND OF THIS WORLD. <DELTARUNE.>*
*(A glass tapestry rings above you. Strangely, no matter how you turn to look...)*
*(... its perspective never changes.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Lower Left*
*File Saved*
*A WORLD BASKED IN PUREST LIGHT. BENEATH IT, GREW ETERNAL NIGHT.*
Susie: "Hey, what're these... word things we keep seeing?"
Ralsei: "That's..."
Ralsei: "... the prophecy, Susie."
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Battle]
*Guei wisps in your way!*
Guei: "..."
Guei: "GUEI - A strange spirit said to appear when the moon waxes."
Susie: "Everyone encouraged Guei to exercise!"
Ralsei: "Guei looks TIRED. Perhaps Ralsei's MAGIC, PACIFY would be effective..."
*(Recruit 2/3)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Mural 2]
*IF FOUNTAINS FREED, THE ROARING CRIES. AND TITANS SHAPE FROM DARKENED EYES.*
Susie: "Isn't this... kinda different from the prophecy you told us?"
Ralsei: "... Yes, I..."
Ralsei: "My version was... more of... a summary."
NPC: "The others here believe you will bring trouble to this place."
NPC: "They say, "the knight with the blade casts a great shadow on the land...""
NPC: "I have no proof that's you. But don't be harsh to those that fight you."
*JOCKINGTON GROWS THE BEARD.*
*Come five o'clock, the shadow will grow.*
*... So sayeth our ancestors.*
*The truth is written in glass.*
*(You opened the treasure chest.)*
*(Inside was Rhapsotea.)*
*THE LIGHT AND DARK, BOTH BURNING DIRE. A COUNTDOWN TO THE EARTH'S EXPIRE.*
*THE POINTY-HEADED WILL SAY "TOOTHPASTE," AND THEN "BOY."*
Susie: "Hahaha! Dude, that totally happened!"
Susie: "Didn't know the prophecy was supposed to be this accurate."
Ralsei: "It... it is, Susie."
Ralsei: "Everything it says... will come to pass."
Susie: "Damn... So it like, actually predicts the future?"
Susie: "Dude, that's actually like a big deal."
Ralsei: "Yes... it is, a big deal, Susie."
Susie: "... there, uh, aren't any where I do anything cool, right?"
Ralsei: "Umm..."
*(Dark Silhouette following you.)*
Susie: "H-hey!"
Susie: "Dude, did you see that? Someone's sneaking around..."
Susie: "Kris, keep your guard up."
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Light]
Susie: "Look! Light!"
Susie: "Alright you losers..."
Susie: "BRING IT ON"
Old Man: "Whatcha doin'?"
Susie: "Wh... who... huh... what the HELL are YOU doing here!?"
Old Man: "Lookin' for the light switch."
Old Man: "But, hrm. Seems I got a little lost."
Old Man: "You wouldn't mind walking me back to my study, wouldja?"
Old Man: "Got something I gotta finish writing, y'see..."
Susie: "Yeah, uh, no. We're kinda in a hurry here."
Susie: "We can't just babysit every random Darkner we meet."
Old Man: "Ah, I see, I see. Good enough reason, that."
Susie: "So anyway, we'll be..."
Old Man: "What's a Darkner, anyhoo?"
Susie: "You mean you don't..."
Susie: "(Kris, if this guy's not a Darkner, then...)"
Susie: "(Ugh, things'll get messy if he gets hurt!)"
Susie: "Fine! You can go with us. Just don't slow us down."
Old Man: "Hmm, alright, alright. You got it, little missy."
Old Man: "Don't let me slow ya down!"
*(The old man's existence made you imagine Ralsei with a beard.)*
*(You are filled with the power of conceptual bearded Ralsei.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Lower Right*
*File Saved*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Battle 2]
*Balthizard swings in!*
Balthizard: "..."
Balthizard: "BALTHIZARD - An ancient aromancer. Punishes intruders with beautiful scent."
Susie: "Susie used Old Man!"
Old Man: "How's it going? Ya winning, kids?"
Susie: "Not now, old man! We're in the middle of this!"
Susie: "I was about to... dang it, you made me forget!"
*(Susie forgot what she was about to do! Her move got cancelled!)*
Old Man: "Now you go easy on them, you hear? They're still learnin'."
*(The enemies' attack power went down!)*
Ralsei: "Ralsei shakes Balthizard!"
*(Recruit 4/5)*
Old Man: "You kids must be getting hungry battling. Some candy?"
Susie: "No! No way, we don't need that now!"
Old Man: "Suit yourself."
*(Everyone except Susie got candy!)*
*(Recruit 5/5)*
Old Man: "Hmm... I've a mighty hankerin' to read a book. But I just can't reach..."
Susie: "Can it, old man. What's this look like, a library?"
Susie: "Now, the hell do we get this open?"
*(Kris investigates the climbable wall.)*
Old Man: "'Scuse me, miss, wouldja mind helpin' me reach this book?"
Susie: "Not now, dude. I'm solving the door."
Susie: "Ralsei, help him reach the thing."
Ralsei: "Of course!"
Ralsei: "There's something you can stand on right here!"
*(Ralsei acts as a stool.)*
Ralsei: "Um, anyone, u... feel free to..."
Old Man: "Miss, I think I still need your help."
Susie: "Alright, FINE."
*(Susie lifts the Old Man up.)*
Susie: "Here, will you take this and --"
Susie: "Hey, the door opened! Let's go!"
Old Man: "Much obliged."
*(Show him compassion?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Show]
[Player Choice: Don't show]
*(Kris falls to the floor.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Study]
*(Kris gets up from the floor. The room is filled with bookshelves and a warm hearth.)*
Old Man: "Oh, so you decided to come by? Thanks!"
Susie: "(Dammit.)"
*(The hearth glows brightly, pressing the night's chill away.)*
*(You are filled with a certain power.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Study*
*File Saved*
Old Man: "Oh-ho, interested in my wares? Don't be shy, take a gander..."
[Player Choice: ♥ Why do you need money?]
[Player Choice: Do not]
Old Man: "Oh, it ain't for me! It's for these fellas!"
Old Man: "I gotta feed my sweet lil' recruits, don't I? Geh heh!"
Old Man: "Need anything else?"
*[Shop Menu]*
*Rhapsotea** ($250) - Tea made of chants, heals 115HP.*
*Scarlixir** ($450) - Sick juice that heals 160HP.*
*Waferguard** ($900) - ARMOR. Although it looks brittle, it contains a magical energy that blunts damage on impact. +4DF.*
*ScarfMark** ($900) - WEAPON. A thin scarf with a deep sheen. Holy writing has been pressed into it, imbuing it with magic. [Ralsei +8 ATK, +2 Magic].*
*Exit*
*(Player buys Waferguard and ScarfMark.)*
Old Man: "Thanks! Wa ha ha."
*(Kris equips various items.)*
*[Equipment Descriptions]*
Saber10: "A saber made of 10 cactus needles. Fortunately, can deal more than 10 damage."
JingleBlade: "A lance-like sword with red-and-white stripes. Perfect for jousting."
GingerGuard: "A steel bangle tempered by extreme flame. Its shape is humanoid in nature."
LodeStone: "A lodestone token shaped like a snail's shell. Enemy bullets give a bit more TP."
Old Man: "Welcome, welcome!"
Old Man: "A pleasure seeing you young' uns here! Whatcha need?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Knight]
[Player Choice: Store]
[Player Choice: Nothing]
Ralsei: "You, um... haven't seen a shadowy figure, have you?"
Old Man: "Hm... now that you mention it... Just before you came in..."
Old Man: "A figure with a sword flew in that door up there."
Old Man: "But, it's locked with some contraption."
Old Man: "I reckon if you could get to the East Belltower, you might be able to open it..."
Old Man: "But, scalin' the Belltower doesn't seem easy without tools."
Old Man: "Meanwhile, the Northwest Library's got lots o' nice books."
Old Man: "Might help ya take your mind off it! It's that upper left door."
Susie: "(Yeah, like we're gonna waste time wandering around there...)"
Old Man: "Ya want somethin'?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Knight]
[Player Choice: Store]
[Player Choice: Nothing]
Old Man: "Oh, jes' workin' on a little personal letter!"
Old Man: "... Miss, ya mind proofreadin' what I got so far?"
Susie: "Ugh... fine."
Susie: "... Hey, all you've written is "The"!!"
Old Man: "So I have, so I have! Ha ha! I'll keep goin' then!"
Old Man: "If you're looking for wares, I've got a fair share."
Old Man: "Take a gander at that table down there!"
Old Man: "Everything in this study's mine, so lots for sale, lots for sale!"
*(The hearth glows brightly, lighting up the mural above it...)*
*(You are filled with a certain power.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Study*
*File Saved*
*(Kris checks the bookshelves.)*
*(Looks like it's studying.)*
*("Legend of the Magic Axe")*
*(Read it?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
*"The Axe which nests beyond the pyre"*
*"Awakes from rest by golden choir"*
*"3 tunes bekiss'd in dulcet wire"*
*"Which whispers in the darkest mire."*
Susie: "... huh."
Susie: "... uh..."
Susie: "It sounds like there's some sort of cool axe."
Susie: "... Ralsei?"
Ralsei: "Um-- huh? Sorry, maybe the old man knows something."
Susie: "Nah, screw it. We'll find it ourselves."
Old Man: "Ya want somethin'?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Magic Axe]
[Player Choice: Store]
[Player Choice: Knight]
Ralsei: "Um, that plaque up there about the Magic Axe..."
Old Man: "Oh, the young miss wanted to chat about it, did she?"
Susie: "The hell did I say that?"
Old Man: "I see, I see. Then, I'll just talk to myself about it a bit, then!"
Old Man: "Legend has it... there's an axe hidden in these walls."
Old Man: "And whoever wields it... will have great magic power!"
Old Man: "But, it ain't just hidden. It's locked away by some doohickey, yessir."
Old Man: "Maybe if ya search around, ya might figure somethin' out..."
Susie: "That magic power thing... think it'd work on everyone?"
Old Man: "Well... it's worth a shot, ain't it?"
Susie: "(Kris, let's try and find that Axe if we can...)"
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Library]
*(The party enters a massive library with floating books.)*
*(It's a pool of water. ... huh?)*
*(A feather drifted into it... and turned into coins!)*
*(Throw something inside?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Toss]
*(Select an object: LancerCookie, TensionBit, ReviveMint, DogDollar, DeluxeDinner, TVSlop, Rhapsotea, Darker Candy, Scarlixir.)*
*(Kris tosses 220 Dark Dollars into the fountain. The Fountain now holds $240.)*
*(...? The money you threw split the stream of the waterfall!)*
*(Kris navigates a maze of floating books and platforms.)*
Susie: "Damn, another stupid maze."
Susie: "Hey old man, which way to your study?"
Old Man: "Hmm-a-rmm..."
Old Man: "Left! Left, it was."
*(Kris goes left.)*
Old Man: "Hmm... could've sworn it was here. Let's try... up."
Susie: "(I'm gonna be sworing if he can't figure this out...)"
*(Kris finds a treasure chest.)*
*(You opened the treasure chest.)*
*(Inside was nothing.)*
Old Man: "Well now... suppose there ain't much after all."
Old Man: "But even if your path don't lead nowhere..."
Old Man: "Least you got some exercise goin' down it. Geh heh heh."
*(For some reason you felt healthier to a minuscule degree.)*
*(Your Max HP increased by 1.)*
*(Kris finds another chest.)*
*(You opened the treasure chest.)*
*(Inside was AbsorbAx.)*
*(AbsorbAx was added to your WEAPONS.)*
*[Item Description]*
AbsorbAx: "A long, curved axe with an indent. Scoop up HP when you attack. [Susie +3 ATK, Vampire ability]."
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Battle Bibliox]
*Bibliox opens up!*
Bibliox: "..."
Bibliox: "BIBLIOX - A worldly wizard that cast spells by spelling. Unfortunately prone to typos."
Susie: "Susie attempted to read!"
Ralsei: "Ralsei wore reading glasses!"
Bibliox: "... whose do we? Whose do we decimal."
Bibliox: "It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times."
*Bibliox attacks with letters and torn pages.*
Susie: "Damn, that stupid cane made us get hit!"
(Select the right spelling!: "GAURDIAN / GUARDIAN / GAURDAIN)"
[Player Choice: ♥ GUARDIAN]
*Success!*
Bibliox: "Mumble, mumble..."
(Select the right spelling!: "ATRIUM / ARTIUM / ATRUIM)"
[Player Choice: ♥ ATRIUM]
*... but, it was misspelled!*
Susie: "Susie spared Bibliox!"
*(Recruit 1/3)*
(Select the right spelling!: "FESTIVAL / FESTIAVL / FESTAVIL)"
[Player Choice: ♥ FESTIVAL]
*Success!*
Bibliox: "Lauren Ipsome, Laur..."
*Kris spared Bibliox!*
*(Recruit 2/3)*
*You won!*
*Got 0 EXP and 408 D$.*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Small Piano]
*(The party reaches a small room with a piano and a mural.)*
Ralsei: "I wonder... if it's in here, too...?"
Ralsei: "Huh? Sorry, Kris. Just, um..."
Ralsei: "Looking for something we could use as a scrapbook!"
Susie: "Dude, this ladder could be cool for Ralsei's room."
Susie: "Then we can put furniture on his ceiling. Climb to it."
Susie: "More room for partying on the floor."
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
Susie: "Sweet, marked. I'll swipe it when he isn't lookin'."
*(Kris approaches the piano.)*
Ralsei: "Oh, Kris! This seems like a complicated puzzle..."
Ralsei: "Would you like any advice to, um, speed up solving it?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Park your butt, mister]
[Player Choice: No Please]
Ralsei: "Umm... okay!"
*(Kris plays the piano. The notes are: [Right], [Down], [Left], [Up].)*
*(A secret door opens.)*
Susie: "Damn, took long enough."
Susie: "The hell didn't we go this way in the first place?"
Old Man: "Ah, what a relief you found the right way!"
Old Man: "... this nice young fellow behind us was just raring to go through!"
Susie: "Nice young... huh?"
Susie: "H-hey, wait a sec!"
*(A dark silhouette darts past.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Forbidden]
*(The screen is almost entirely black, save for small circles of light around the characters.)*
Voice: "... LAIGHT..."
Voice: "... WHO DAIRE BRING LAIGH HEAR..."
Voice: "... GO... BACK..."
Voice: "... YOU SUDN'T COME HERE..."
Susie: "... boy, that was annoying."
*(Kris navigates the darkness, following the sound of bells.)*
Voice: "... THIS ZOAN... IS FORBIDDEN..."
Voice: "... CONTINUE AND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF SPOOCKED IN THE DARK..."
*(Kris finds a wall made of bells.)*
*(It's a wall made of bells. Climb it?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
*(It's too slippery to climb... If only you had something to help you climb.)*
*(Kris finds a container of candy.)*
*(A container of candy. It says "Please take one.")*
[Player Choice: ♥ Take One]
*(You took a candy. You got Darker Candy.)*
*(... huh!? The center of gravity has shifted...)*
*(The candy bowl tips over, spilling candy everywhere.)*
Susie: "Kris, you greedy dumbass."
Susie: "Now we have to eat them off the ground."
Susie: "Ralsei stop being such a wimp and help!"
Susie: "Like, at least pretend to eat the candy!"
Ralsei: "Umm, got it...!"
Ralsei: "I'm... just concentrating on unwrapping them..."
Susie: "This is all because we didn't eat it faster."
*(Kris finds a mural.)*
*A CONUNDRUM'S FIRST FOUR TONES.*
*(The mural shows four arrows: [Right], [Down], [Left], [Up].)*
Susie: "Looks kinda like... notes?"
Susie: "Kris, maybe you can play 'em on a piano."
Ralsei: "Good idea, Susie! But, doesn't the song look, um... a little unfinished?"
Susie: "... huh? Yeah, guess we gotta find the other half?"
Susie: "It's probably close. Let's go."
*(Kris finds another mural.)*
*A CONUNDRUM'S LAST FOUR TONES.*
*(The mural shows four arrows: [Down], [Down], [Right], [Right].)*
Ralsei: "Oh, Kris! It's the second half of the melody!"
Ralsei: "Now, you just need to play it."
Susie: "Yeah, unless there's, like, a third half."
Ralsei: "(Um... there isn't.)"
*(Kris returns to the small piano and plays the full melody: [Right], [Down], [Left], [Up], [Down], [Down], [Right], [Right].)*
Susie: "Nice, Kris!"
Susie: "All we had to do was follow the prophecy thing."
Susie: "If it's that easy, maybe we should just do whatever it says?"
Susie: "How about it, Ralsei. Wanna memorize it for us?"
Ralsei: "... umm, that's okay, Susie. I already know it."
Susie: "Oh, okay, sweet."
*(The party moves deeper into the corridor.)*
*(Down the corridor, darkness lies in wait...)*
*(Shining only in your own eyes, the light defies it.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Small Piano*
*File Saved*
Susie: "... hey, Ralsei. If you know the whole prophecy already..."
Susie: "Why didn't you just say how to do the piano?"
Ralsei: "H-huh...? Well, I just thought..."
Ralsei: "I just thought, isn't it better if I don't... say anything?"
Susie: "... Why?"
Ralsei: "Um..."
Ralsei: "H-Hey, I think I found a light!"
Ralsei: "Wh-whoops!!"
*(A massive blue eye opens in the darkness.)*
Voice: "... VERY WELL... IF YOU COME CLOASER TO THIS PLACE..."
Voice: "... THEN YOU MAY FIND..."
Voice: "THE DARK..."
Voice: "HAS COME TO YOU!!!"
*(The screen is consumed by a flash of blue light.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Boss]
*(The massive blue eye in the darkness focuses on the party.)*
Voice: "... THE DARK... HAS COME TO YOU!!!"
*(Battle with Jackenstein begins.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*Darkness constricts you.*
*TP Gain reduced outside of TREASURE!*
*Jackenstein - An unsightly beast that lives in total darkness.*
*Gather TREASURE to gain TP, and use "UNLEASH" to light him up!*
Jackenstein: "GHO HO HO... THERE'S NO ESCAPE FROM THE [DARK ZONE]"
Jackenstein: "UNLESS... YOU LEAVE!"
*(Minigame: The SOUL moves through a house-shaped arena, collecting keys and avoiding white pellets.)*
Ralsei: "K... Kris?"
Ralsei: "Too dark to see near the walls."
Ralsei: "There's something fluffy in here!"
Susie: "Susie sniffs out treasure! It's easier to pick stuff up!"
Ralsei: "Ralsei lit up! The light grew larger and stronger!"
Jackenstein: "... GO BACK... YOUR TAKING... TOO LONG...!!!"
*(The party collects more treasure. Jackenstein's face appears as a pumpkin-like silhouette.)*
Jackenstein: "YOUR TAKING TOO LONG"
Susie: "WHAT THE HEACK WAS THAT PUMKIN THAT WAS SCAIRY!!"
Jackenstein: "JUST KIDDING THAT WAS ME."
Jackenstein: "YOU DAIRE BRING LAIGHTS TO MY LAIRE!? HA HA.."
Jackenstein: "IN THIS PLAICE OF TRUE DARK..."
Jackenstein: "LAIGHT HAS NO AFFECT ON ME!!!"
Jackenstein: "YOUR TOO BRIGHT"
*(The party uses UNLEASH. A brilliant light fills the screen.)*
Jackenstein: "NO!!! THE LAIGHT!!! IT HAS EFFECTS ON ME!!!"
Jackenstein: "STOP USING THAT!!! TEARRIBLE!!! GO TO [DARK]!!!"
Jackenstein: "YOUR TAKING IS TAKING TOO LONG"
*(The party uses UNLEASH again.)*
Jackenstein: "NO!!! THE LAIGHT!!! TO THINK MY OWN PELLETS WOULD BE USED AGAINST ME"
Susie: "That's ME, dumbass!"
Jackenstein: "... FOOL THAT YOU ARE... YOU REALIZE NOT WHAT FRAIGHTFUL FOARCES AWAIT YOU..."
Jackenstein: "TONIGHT, ON THE MOST HAUNTED OF NAIGHTS..."
Jackenstein: "I SHALL INFLICT YOU WITH MY GRAITEST CURSE..."
Jackenstein: "THE SAME THING I WAS USING THE WHOLE TIME"
*(Jackenstein attacks with a massive swarm of red projectiles.)*
Jackenstein: "YOUR TAKING TOO LONG"
*(The party uses UNLEASH a final time.)*
Jackenstein: "NO!!! THE LAIGHT!! DON'T BROING IT CLOASE"
*(Jackenstein is defeated. The screen flashes white.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Boss Aftermath]
*(The party stands on a bridge. Jackenstein, now a giant, pale, humanoid creature with a pumpkin mask, covers his eyes.)*
Jackenstein: "N... NO... DOAN'T LOOK... I'M... I'M.."
Jackenstein: "I'M TOO SCAIREY!!!"
*(Jackenstein falls over.)*
Ralsei: "Are you all right? The chandelier... It..."
Jackenstein: "OUCHI... OHHH, IT HOARTS... IT HOARTS..."
Jackenstein: "EVERYTHING... SO BRAIGHT... CULDN'T SEE..."
Jackenstein: "HEAD HIT SHANDALIERE..."
Ralsei: "We're sorry, we were just looking for a way..."
Jackenstein: "OH... MY HEAD... IT HOARTS... IT HOARTS INSIDE"
Ralsei: "Um, don't worry! We know how to use healing, so..."
*(Ralsei casts Heal Prayer.)*
Jackenstein: "HMM..."
Jackenstein: "OAAAHHHH IT STILL HOARTS!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ralsei: "H-huh? Sorry, I guess I'll, um, try it again...!"
Susie: "Umm, maybe I could."
Ralsei: "Susie...?"
Susie: "Umm, nothin'. Nevermind."
*(Susie uses UltimateHeal. A large green explosion of magic hits Jackenstein.)*
Jackenstein: "OH!!!! THE OUCHI... THE HOART... IT'S GONE!!!"
Ralsei: "Susie, that was a great idea!"
Susie: "H-huh?"
Ralsei: "I was wondering why my healing wasn't working..."
Ralsei: "I suppose... I was only healing the outside."
Ralsei: "But Susie, your healing blast seemed to hit the spot!"
Susie: "Well, heh, I was uh, actually just trying to heal that old man..."
Ralsei: "... Old... man?"
Susie: "Yeah, he's..."
*(Susie looks around. The Old Man is gone.)*
Susie: "Huh. Guess he left. Heh."
Ralsei: "Well, Mr. Jack is better, so let's be on our way!"
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Library Top]
*(The party explores the upper levels of the library.)*
*(Kris equips the Winglade.)*
*[Equipment Description]*
Winglade: "A majestic sword with a white feathered hilt. Slightly increases money won. [Kris +8 ATK, +5% $]."
*(Kris approaches a group of Cup NPCs.)*
Cup NPC: "Ah! Soldiers, brimming with youth. Seek you to join the ranks of the Cuptains?"
Cup NPC: "Heave ho! Together we shall stack in crimson tower, to the Savior of our Princesses."
Cup NPC: "Now then, get climbing! To the eaves, to the eaves!"
Cup NPC: "They say a pianolike organ rests above, opening the way for those who play it."
Cup NPC: "Unfortunately, I lack the grip strength to reach such a place... But do you?"
*(Kris climbs a long ladder made of bookshelves.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Library*
*File Saved*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Organ Room]
*(The party reaches a balcony with a massive pipe organ.)*
Susie: "... hm, we don't know the notes you've gotta play, right?"
Susie: "Maybe the answer's somewhere around here...?"
*(Kris finds a ghost-like NPC near a water cooler.)*
Mizzle: "Water you guys doing? You woke me up!"
Mizzle: "I told you not to wake me up! What is this, the fifth time?"
Mizzle: "... Ahh, I can't stand this place..."
*(Battle with Mizzle begins.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*Mizzle is sleeping peacefully!*
*Mizzle - A sleepy water spirit. When TIRED, use Ralsei's PACIFY!*
*Susie gargles loudly!*
*Ralsei NUZZLED MIZZLE!*
*Mizzle became TIRED!*
*Ralsei cast PACIFY!*
*(Recruit 2/2)*
*(Kris finds a treasure chest.)*
*(You opened the treasure chest.)*
*(Inside was PowerBand.)*
*(Kris returns to the organ. But there are no notes to play.)*
Ralsei: "Umm, Kris, maybe I could give it a try? I think I..."
Susie: "Ralsei, wait a sec."
Susie: "Kris... today in church, when you were asleep..."
Susie: "Your mom... said you used to play good."
Susie: "I dunno why you're pretending you can't now."
Susie: "Maybe you're like... embarrassed or something?"
Susie: "But like... y'know..."
Susie: "Kris, you should play."
*(Kris approaches the organ.)*
*(You thought about Susie's words and took a deep breath.)*
*(Your hands began to move on their own...)*
*(Kris plays a long, complex melody on the organ. The music is somber and melodic.)*
Susie: "Hey, why'd you stop? That was cool."
Susie: "... You should, uh, play more."
Susie: "Seriously, you're an idiot if you quit playing."
Ralsei: "(... Susie... is nice, isn't she, Kris.)"
*(Kris checks the SheetMusic in the inventory.)*
*[Item Description]*
SheetMusic: "Music that Susie attempted to transcribe. USE it to read it."
*(It's a bit hard to read the characters, but it looks like this...)*
*(A long string of arrow symbols appears on screen.)*
*(Kris checks the ClaimbClaws.)*
*[Item Description]*
ClaimbClaws: "Claws so small they conveniently can't be seen. Use them to climb up obvious walls."
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Ancestor Statue]
*(The party enters a room where a large group of Darkners are gathered around a statue.)*
Ralsei: "Shh!"
Ralsei: "This is a statue of our holy ancestor."
Ralsei: "A shame we could not meet..."
Ralsei: "What brilliant sermon of peace might we have heard?"
Susie: "Our holy ancestor...!"
Susie: "Our holy ancestor."
*(It's some kind of statue.)*
*(Kris finds a treasure chest behind the statue.)*
*(You opened the treasure chest.)*
*(Inside was MysticBand.)*
*(Kris equips MysticBand on Ralsei.)*
*[Equipment Description]*
MysticBand: "A silver armlet stained with amber. Increases magic only. [Ralsei +4 Magic]."
*(The party moves to the next area.)*
Cup NPC: "This is a Kingdom without King or Prince."
Cup NPC: "Flaky disciples, lost in meaningless worship."
Cup NPC: "Old scholars, greyed by research forgotten."
Cup NPC: "Fairies, princesses, soldiers..."
Cup NPC: "On the outskirts, ghasts, wild beasts of horror and sloth..."
Cup NPC: "... And, of course, a Dark Knight!"
Cup NPC: "Our Princesses, the water fairies, wait for us in the high above."
Cup NPC: "Climb, climb we must!"
Cup NPC: "..."
Cup NPC: "Yes, there's one down here, too..."
Cup NPC: "But any good Cup knows a Princess's value is equal to the height of her tower."
Cup NPC: "A ground-bound Princess is not worth washing your hands with."
Cup NPC: "I shan't seek my fortune here. 'tis a doomed place."
Cup NPC: "Should you fancy me to join your court, I would be but brimming with pleasure."
*(The party approaches a large pool of water.)*
*(It's a regular container of water.)*
*(... There's no reason to expect interacting with it to do anything.)*
*(The party continues down the hallway.)*
Ralsei: "Kris, rather than following her..."
Ralsei: "Why don't we just close our eyes..."
Ralsei: "And think about what she might be doing in there?"
[Player Choice: Sure]
[Player Choice: ♥ Seems unnecessary]
Ralsei: "H-huh? But, you know, Susie might want to be..."
Ralsei: "It, it might be nice if she had this chance to..."
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "Perhaps if you just closed them for a moment?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Close eyes for just a moment]
[Player Choice: Don't]
Ralsei: "Then, let's close our eyes..."
*(The screen fades to black.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Study]
Susie: "Hey, old man! What are you doing here?"
Old Man: "Just came here for some peace 'n quiet to write my letter."
Susie: "Your letter... Y' know this is a dream, right? Soon, it's gonna end..."
Susie: "Then everything here... this place... that letter..."
Old Man: "... you don't say."
Old Man: "Yeah. But... I'll still be here when you wake up."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "You were... trying to teach me something earlier, weren't you?"
Old Man: "That? Naw, you did all that yourself."
Susie: "C' mon man, you... you're the only person I've met..."
Susie: "Who teaching me actually feel LESS stupid."
Old Man: "Geheheh, well, it helps that I'm losing my mind, don't it?"
Old Man: "Heh. Heheheh..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "So, uh, seen anything with music notes on it?"
Old Man: "Oh, you mean this thing?"
*(The Old Man gestures to a massive glass mural behind his desk: "A CONUNDRUM'S MULTITUDE TONES".)*
Susie: "Yeah, that thing! Cool, I bet Kris can memorize it, and..."
Susie: "..."
Old Man: "Here. Pen 'n paper."
Susie: "Wait, you want ME to copy ALL that...?"
Susie: "... plus, if I got your pen, how'll you do your letter?"
Old Man: "The important part's already done."
Old Man: "'sides, what good's a teacher that doesn't give homework?"
Susie: "Heh, screw you."
*(The screen fades to black as Susie's sprite is seen scribbling furiously on the paper.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Library Return]
Susie: "Hey, I, uh, got the music copied down, kinda."
Susie: "Might not be perfect, but..."
Ralsei: "(Approaching from the shadows)* * ..."
Susie: "Ralsei, where the heck were you!?"
Ralsei: "H-huh? I was... um... I..."
Susie: "I got the puzzle solution, let's just go!"
*(The party approaches the large door in the library. A massive, ornate watercooler blocks the path.)*
Susie: "... It's a door."
[Scene: Obj Mizzle Battle]
*(The party encounters Miss Mizzle, the "Holywater Cooler" spirit. She has a regal, translucent appearance.)*
Miss Mizzle: "What? A battle?"
Miss Mizzle: "I merely wanted to investigate the water container..."
Miss Mizzle: "And suddenly, you have drawn me into a battle?"
Miss Mizzle: "You are brash, young soldier! If you seek my love..."
Miss Mizzle: "You must prove yourself worthy of a princess."
*[Battle Text]*
*This is not your typical watercooler!*
*Miss Mizzle - A spirit of pure hydration.*
*Everyone chat around the Watercooler!*
Miss Mizzle: "All around me did you chatter, but your talk..."
Miss Mizzle: "Have not once been decantered in my direction. Your ignorance bescorns me..."
Miss Mizzle: "Speak well of my nature, and you shall be spared."
*(Attack: Miss Mizzle fires spinning glass decanters that leak blue water droplets. The SOUL must weave between the streams.)*
Susie: "Susie gargles loudly!"
Ralsei: "Ralsei NUZZLED MIZZLE!"
*(Mizzle became TIRED!)*
Miss Mizzle: "Am I still dreaming?"
Kris: "(ACT -> Flirt)"
Miss Mizzle: "Young soldier, your words are sweet like honeydew."
Miss Mizzle: "Is it the first time you have spoken to a lady such as I?"
[Player Choice: ♥ First time]
[Player Choice: I flirt with everyone]
Miss Mizzle: "A young knight's first love..."
Miss Mizzle: "No wellspring may be..."
Miss Mizzle: "I shall accept your affection..."
Miss Mizzle: "And store it humbly in a masonry jar."
Miss Mizzle: "On lonely eves, when I hear naught but the bubbling of my heart,"
Miss Mizzle: "I should open it and listen once more,"
Miss Mizzle: "To the tender whispers of your kindness."
Susie: "Susie puts cups on Kris's eyes!"
Ralsei: "Ralsei labels everyone's cups!!"
Miss Mizzle: "Well said."
*(Miss Mizzle is TIRED. Ralsei cast PACIFY!)*
*(Recruit 1/1)*
Miss Mizzle: "It seems your affection has caused some change in my form..."
Miss Mizzle: "Ah, it's breaking!"
*(Miss Mizzle's sprite shatters like glass, reforming into a smaller, more graceful spirit that bows and vanishes.)*
*You won! Got 0 EXP and 416 D$.*
[Scene: Obj Hammer Of Justice Altar]
*(The party reaches the central altar. A massive, glowing axe-hammer hybrid sits on a pedestal.)*
Susie: "Damn... so this is the Magic Axe, huh."
*(Susie reaches out and grabs the weapon. It pulses with a blinding golden light.)*
*(You got the JusticeAxe.)*
Old Man: "(Appearing behind them)* * Wait a tick! You gotta pay for that!"
Susie: "... Pay!? The heck are you talking about?"
Susie: "This is still the inside of my study, ain't it?"
Old Man: "Nothin' else was free, so why'd ya think we'd start here?"
Susie: "Haha, good one. I'm taking the axe now."
Old Man: "... don't think I'm serious? Check the price tag."
Susie: "Huh...? Price... wh..."
Susie: "it says it costs... uh..."
Susie: "$999, 999, 999!?"
Old Man: "Geh heh heh, didn't realize it was still on discount!"
Susie: "..."
Old Man: "But I know. You worked real hard to get here."
Old Man: "So how 'bout a trade?"
Old Man: "If you, and you alone, can best my challenge..."
Old Man: "I give it to ya. For free."
Susie: "Heh, knew you'd say that. What do you want?"
Old Man: "Hmm... how about... a haircut?"
Susie: "... a HAIRCUT?"
Susie: "Alright, sure. Which hair you want me to cut?"
Old Man: "Oh, any of 'em!"
Old Man: "They're all too long, see! Just get one, and I'll give it to ya."
Susie: "Alright, I'll start with your beard..."
*(Susie swings her axe. The Old Man's sprite blurs, moving with impossible speed to the left.)*
Susie: "H... huh?"
Susie: "STAY STILL!!!"
*(Susie swings three more times. Each time, the Old Man teleports behind her, then to the side, then back to his original spot, leaning on his cane.)*
Susie: "... Heheheh... I get it."
Susie: "You think I'm gonna go easy on you, huh?"
*(Susie's sprite begins to glow purple. She charges a massive overhead swing.)*
Susie: "What the..."
Old Man: "Ah, so you wanna get serious, do ya...?"
Old Man: "Then tell me first, can you hear it?"
Old Man: "Can you hear its song, singing from the deep...?"
Old Man: "That... is the ringing..."
Old Man: "of the Hammer of Justice!"
*(The Old Man slams his cane into the floor. A shockwave of light erupts. He grows in size, his tattered coat becoming heavy plate armor. His cane transforms into a colossal, glowing warhammer.)*
[Scene: Obj Battle Hammer Of Justice]
[Battle Start: "The Hammer of Justice]"
*[Battle Text]*
*The bell of justice rings...*
*ATTACK to show what you've got!*
Hammer of Justice: "So you got moves, so what?"
Susie: "You're facing a hero. There isn't anything that's gonna stand in our way!"
Hammer of Justice: "So the story goes, so the story goes..."
Hammer of Justice: "But ain't every story better with a little twist?"
*(Attack: The Hammer of Justice slams the ground. Shadows of King and Chaos King appear, charging across the box. The SOUL must jump over them.)*
Hammer of Justice: "Chapter 1. The March of the Dark King."
Hammer of Justice: "The heroes defeat the king and stop the dragon."
Susie: "H... huh? Something feels... off..."
Hammer of Justice: "You won't learn anything runnin' away!"
Hammer of Justice: "If you've got guts, let's see how you deal facing everything head-on!!"
Hammer of Justice: "(Kris, help me out!)"
*(Attack: A shadow of Queen's Giga-form appears. It fires a laser that sweeps the box. Kris's sprite appears briefly to shield the SOUL.)*
Hammer of Justice: "Chapter 2. The City of the Shallows."
Hammer of Justice: "The heroes do battle in chariots to save the Queen."
Susie: "The bells ring in justice..."
Hammer of Justice: "Chapter 3. The Isles of Northernlight."
Hammer of Justice: "The heroes travel among the islands and catch a glimpse of a lost land."
Susie: "Things are finally starting to get serious!"
Hammer of Justice: "Chapter 4. The Trials of the Holy Hammer."
Hammer of Justice: "A great smith gives the heroes a terrible weapon."
*(Attack: The Hammer of Justice throws his hammer. It bounces off the walls of the box, creating shockwaves on every impact. Susie's HP drops to 12.)*
Susie: "... damn... I... couldn't keep up..."
Old Man: "(Reverting to his normal form)* * Geheheh... well, you gave it your best shot!"
Old Man: "Here."
Susie: "... huh?"
Old Man: "I saw the fire in your eyes..."
Old Man: "that's proof enough for me."
Old Man: "Take it. And this crystal, too."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Nah. Keep it."
Old Man: "... y-you don't want it?"
Susie: "Of course I do."
Susie: "You're gonna need something to give me..."
Susie: "... after our rematch!"
Old Man: "... Wahahahahaha!!!"
Old Man: "You've got guts, kid! I like that!"
*(The battle restarts. The music becomes more intense.)*
Hammer of Justice: "Chapter 5. The Field of Pink and Gold."
Hammer of Justice: "The vast garden is charred in an inferno of jealousy."
Susie: "An ending, huh..."
Susie: "... if I could choose..."
Susie: "I wouldn't have an ending!"
Susie: "It's just better if stuff just... goes on forever, right?"
Hammer of Justice: "That next book, it never did get written."
Hammer of Justice: "The story, it became so grand, so overwhelming."
Hammer of Justice: "Some say it swallowed up the author himself."
Hammer of Justice: "But... there is one thing that can overwrite the dark..."
Hammer of Justice: "A white pen."
Hammer of Justice: "Miss! I believe... this is what you hold."
Susie: "Me? Nah. Kris has the pen."
Susie: "My weapon's like a hairbrush or something."
Hammer of Justice: "Geh-hahahahaha! Is that so?"
Hammer of Justice: "Is that SO???"
Susie: "Yep. Now shut up and give me that axe!"
Hammer of Justice: "The ones who could write the next, the youth,"
Hammer of Justice: "the pen was lying there for them to pick up."
Hammer of Justice: "To make the next page."
Susie: "... Alright. I figured it out."
Susie: "You wanna see what I got, then..."
Susie: "Take THIS!!!"
*(Susie's sprite performs a cast of the healing projectile.)*
Hammer of Justice: "Ha. ya missed."
*(Susie's sprite appears behind him instantly, delivering a second strike.)*
*(The Hammer of Justice shatters into golden particles.)*
[Scene: Obj Hammer Aftermath]
*(The party is back at the altar. The Old Man is sitting on the floor, panting but smiling.)*
*(Susie takes the weapon.)*
*(JusticeAxe was added to your WEAPONS.)*
Old Man: "And... take this, too."
Old Man: "For some reason, I found this weird piece-a glass in my desk."
Old Man: "Felt like someone really wanted me to use this thing."
Old Man: "But it didn't interest me, so you can take it."
*(ShadowCrystal was added to your KEY ITEMS.)*
Susie: "Knew it was worth having a rematch!"
Old Man: "Perseverance. Each time, you get a little better."
Old Man: "... that's all I wanted to see."
Old Man: "Can't think I'm gonna be the toughest thing you'll face."
Old Man: "But next time, you'll be ready."
Old Man: "Don't give up, and give 'em hell!"
Susie: "Don't have to tell me that, old man."
Old Man: "Well, I'll be seeing you around now."
Susie: "... yeah. I guess we will."
Susie: "Whyd'you... help me so much?"
Susie: "You didn't have to."
Old Man: "You remind me a bit of someone I used to know."
Old Man: "Just a character from that old book..."
Susie: "... Lord of the Hammer, huh. Hell if I'm reading that."
Susie: "... though, wait a sec."
Susie: "Isn't that... what Dragon Blazers was based on?"
Old Man: "Yep, yep. And so they changed parts of the story."
Old Man: "Of course, the biggest fans got mad... but, isn't it interesting?"
Old Man: "The book was already just an interpretation of something else."
Old Man: "Stories can be retold. They can be changed..."
Old Man: "That's what I believe."
Susie: "... huh."
Old Man: "The words on a wall called you a hero."
Old Man: "... Whatever you end up being, I'm sure it'll be tremendous."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... anyway, which Dragon Blazers character am I?"
Old Man: "Gahahaha, right!"
Old Man: "You are... the Dragon!"
Susie: "Heheh. That's what I was hoping."
*(The party stands alone in the library.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Study 2]
Old Man: "Good timing! I just about finished my letter."
Old Man: "Ya mind deliverin' it for me?"
Susie: "... deliver it?"
Susie: "Like I said, when we wake up, it'll be gone, so..."
Old Man: "Yep, that's what I mean."
Old Man: "This letter... just have a read of it for me."
Old Man: "Then, when you wake up..."
Old Man: "... write it all back down, okay?"
Susie: "Me? Rewrite ALL of it? Why don't you just..."
Old Man: "This old mind's gotta get some help remembering it."
Susie: "... Alright. Fine. I'll take it."
Susie: "... Okay."
Susie: "I, uh, might... miss a few things."
Susie: "You sure you want ME to do it?"
Old Man: "Long as you got the point, the words don't matter."
Susie: "... okay, sure."
Susie: "... see you later, old man!"
*(Ralsei is also waving.)*
Susie: "Alright, let's go get that fountain."
*[Save Menu]*
*Dark Sanctuary - Study*
*File Saved*
*(THE KNIGHT WHICH MAKES WITH BLACKENED KNIFE.)*
*(SHALL DUEL WITH HEROES STRIFE BY STRIFE.)*
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Chase]
Ralsei: "We should be able to get to the Fountain from here."
Ralsei: "[Serious]* All we have to do is climb up this..."
Ralsei: "[Suprised]* ... huh?"
Ralsei: "[Suprised]* The... the Knight...!"
Susie: "Damn it! You aren't stopping us this time!"
Ralsei: "S-Susie! Wait!!"
Ralsei: "S-Susie! D-Don't..."
Susie: "What, and just let this loser get away!?"
*(The Roaring Knight appears on the upper walkway. Susie and Ralsei give chase. Kris follows, dodging tracking swords that rain from above while clumbing.)*
Susie: "Hey! The hell are you doing, you goddamn coward...!?"
*(The Knight, while mocked Susie, reaches a massive golden door and vanishes through it.)*
Susie: "Damnit."
Susie: "Damnit... I let them... get away."
Ralsei: "... it's alright, Susie. We did our best."
Susie: "Yeah, but it... it's not good enough!"
Susie: "Every time, they're just one step ahead of us."
Susie: "If we keep letting them get away, then..."
Susie: "How are we gonna protect Toriel? Undyne...? ..."
Ralsei: "... Susie..."
Ralsei: "I understand how you're feeling, but..."
Ralsei: "We... have our own advantages, too!"
Ralsei: "The Knight only seems to show its face in the Dark World."
Ralsei: "If we can just seal the Fountain over to the right..."
Ralsei: "Then... it'll at least... buy us a little more time."
Ralsei: "... until we... have to face our difficult reality."
Susie: "... yeah. You're right."
Susie: "Kris. Let's go..."
[Scene: Obj Dark Sanctuary Fountain]
Ralsei: "Looks like... this is the Fountain."
Susie: "... Yeah, guess this is it."
Ralsei: "... phew."
Ralsei: "Kris, Susie, I suppose I'll see you in the Castle Town."
Susie: "Yeah..."
Susie: "Let's have another tea party or something!"
Ralsei: "Haha, sure, Susie!"
*(Ralsei vanishes into the light.)*
--- ARC: "Evening (Light World) ---"
Susie: "The DARK FOUNTAIN"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Why... Aren't they stopping us from sealing it...?"
Susie: "... Well, guess I'm not complaining."
Susie: "Kris... do your thing."
*(Animation of mini-Fountain sealing)*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Guess the sun went down, huh..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Damn, Kris! Look under the door!"
Susie: "That weird smoke... no way..."
Susie: "You don't think... there's another Dark World!?"
Susie: "Damnit, that means the Knight is still..."
*(Susie tries the door.)*
Susie: "It's locked..."
Susie: "Ugh, it's a stupid numbers lock again!"
Susie: "... too hard to break, either."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Guess we..."
Susie: "Guess we can try looking for the combination..."
Susie: "C'mon."
[Scene: Obj Night Sanctuary Exploration]
*(Kris explores the church lobby. Susie follows in her Light World outfit.)*
*(It's a bookshelf full of hymnals and scripture.)*
*(... Huh? Inside one of the books is a letter...!)*
*(...)*
*(...)*
*(It was the letter "a"!)*
*(Reading in the dark is bad for your eyes.)*
*(It's a bowl of blessed water with a motion sensor to stop cats from drinking it.)*
*(It's not clear what happened to the water.)*
*(... what are these candles with peoples' names for, anyway?)*
Susie: "... it IS birthdays, right...?"
[Player Choice: That's right.]
[Player Choice: ♥ Prayer]
Susie: "Obviously. Heh heh..."
Susie: "... Okay, quit smiling, dumbass. What's the real answer?"
[Player Choice: Pray for Asriel]
[Player Choice: ♥ Pray for Susie]
[Player Choice: Pray for Noelle]
[Player Choice: Do nothing]
*(You clasped your hands tightly, took a deep breath, and said her name.)*
Susie: "... Hey, don't pray for me, dumbass! I don't need it!"
*(It's a fire extinguisher.)*
*(Guess they use that to put out the candles?)*
[Scene: Obj Priest Office]
Susie: "Hey old man, you sleeping in here?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... guess not..."
Susie: "Hey, this is that priest guy's desk."
Susie: "The code to the door could be in here..."
Susie: "Huh...?"
Susie: "Dude, the... there's a glass case in here."
Susie: "But... it's weird. The outside is clean, but..."
Susie: "The inside is... covered in dust?"
Susie: "... huh? Dude, it's just a dusty..."
Susie: "H... hell no, you don't mean..."
Susie: "When monsters die, their dust is... is buried..."
Susie: "Hey, Kris!?"
Susie: "Why the hell does the pastor have that in his...!?"
Susie: "Huh? There's a hammer inside... and a..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "A photo of..."
Susie: "The old man!?"
*(The screen flashes white. Susie looks down at the letter she wrote.)*
Susie: "... The old man..."
Susie: "I don't really get it, but..."
Susie: "So somehow, the Dark World, it..."
Susie: "For a moment, it must've like... revived him."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "But, I think he knew."
Susie: "I think he knew he was..."
Susie: "Kris, he wanted me to write a letter."
Susie: "A letter to "Alvin"... I think that's... this pastor guy."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Gimme a sec."
*(Susie scribbles on the paper.)*
Susie: "Alright. Got it."
Susie: "Let's go, Kris."
*(Books. Many copies of Lord of the Hammer... and some unlabeled notebooks.)*
Susie: "It'd... take a while to search through all this."
*(Documents...)*
Susie: "... guess the lock number could be in here."
Susie: "But, it'd take forever to search through."
Susie: "... let's look somewhere else."
*(It's a large pitcher of water. Cups are stored below it.)*
*(Juice, and wafer-like crackers.)*
*(Seems to be some sort of incense container.)*
*(It's a plaque bearing the words of a famous writer.)*
*"Hope comes to those who believe. And for those that cannot..."*
*"... May our hope shine so brightly..."*
*"... That they, too, may keep shelter from the dark."*
*(Kris checks the keyboard.)*
*(It's a keyboard. It has settings to sound like either a piano or an organ.)*
Susie: "... Y'know, when you played piano earlier... it was..."
Susie: "Okay, it was actually kinda cool. I mean that."
Susie: "I'm not saying you should join the choir or whatever."
Susie: "If you were playing every week."
Susie: "I might actually wanna go to church."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "That... Kinda reminds me of something."
Susie: "Listen (it might be long)."
Susie: "So... In one of the places I used to live, there was like..."
Susie: "There was this plaza... and they put this public piano in it."
Susie: "So I started playing it. Thinking, y'know, it might be fun."
Susie: "But... I guess..."
Susie: "Maybe because I was... so bad..."
Susie: "Or because I just looked like I shouldn't be playing..."
Susie: "They told me I wasn't... allowed to play it."
Susie: "So I backed off."
Susie: "And then... They let somebody else play."
Susie: "... someone better."
Susie: "I don't know... I don't know why I expected I'd be able to play it."
Susie: "... Is what I thought... then."
Susie: "That night, when no one else was around..."
Susie: "... I..."
Susie: "And you know what I did?"
Susie: "... I smashed it."
Susie: "Yeah... I smashed the piano."
Susie: "I... don't even really know if I broke it, but..."
Susie: "I hit it as hard as I could. Hard enough to do some damage."
Susie: "... and I ran."
Susie: "... A week ago, if I knew you did piano..."
Susie: "I probably would've just hated that about you."
Susie: "But now..."
Susie: "I kinda... just wanna hear you play."
Susie: "... Damn... I got weird there for a second."
Susie: "Probably made you want to stop playing even more, huh."
[Player Choice: I'll never play again]
[Player Choice: ♥ I'll play again someday]
[Player Choice: If you play too]
Susie: "... heh, yeah... yeah, sure."
Susie: "... If you teach me or something..."
Susie: "Let's do it. Someday."
Susie: "... yeah. I liked playing the drums."
Susie: "Can't really screw it up, y'know? It's just hitting stuff."
*(It's a set of bells of different sizes.)*
Susie: "Look. I know you want to mess with these... But..."
[Player Choice: ♥ Mess with them]
[Player Choice: Don't]
*(Ding!)*
*(The wardrobe is full of choir robes... There's even one in your size.)*
Susie: "Damn, why don't we get to wear these?"
Susie: "... What, I would have to sing or something?"
Susie: "... Hey, why don't they just let me play the drums? Heheh."
*(It seems to lead to a small closet...)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Open]
[Player Choice: Don't]
Susie: "What the hell?"
Susie: "Oh, I bet that's just Jack... whoops."
Susie: "Maybe he's a Halloween decoration? There's other creepy stuff too."
Susie: "He's big. Guess we might not be able to take him back tonight."
Susie: "Jack is in there... Guess we can get him tomorrow or something."
*(Kris returns to the Grand Door.)*
*(Susie looks like she has an idea...)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Listen to it]
[Player Choice: Keep walking around]
Susie: "... Kris..."
Susie: "We... haven't gotten any closer to opening this door."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "But... I have an idea."
Susie: "I think he might know. The old man."
Susie: "He could know... how to open it."
Susie: "Kris, you're thinking what I'm thinking, right?"
Susie: "... Let's make a Dark World."
Susie: "So, uh, how the hell do you do that again?"
Susie: "Queen said... concentrate and stab into the earth."
Susie: "Got anything sharp?"
*(Kris hands Susie a knife, extending it toward her, blushing.)*
Susie: "Heh..."
Susie: "... hey, Kris, you NORMALLY carry this around?"
Susie: "Alright... well, let's give it a try."
Susie: "Concentrate on what I want, and..."
*(Susie raises The Knife, and plunges it into the floor. A geyser of darkness erupts, consuming the room.)*
--- ARC: "2nd Dark Sanctuary (Susie's Fountain) ---"
[Scene: Obj Dark Fountain Creation]
Susie: "I... I actually did it."
Susie: "Hey, Kris, I made a Dark Fountain!"
Susie: "Pretty cool, right.."
Susie: "Maybe I'll let you do it next time."
Susie: "Let's go."
Susie: "Pretty sick, right?"
Susie: "You should try making one sometime, it's cool."
*(Kris and Susie step into the geyser of darkness.)*
*(It glows with a backwards light.)*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Atrium]
Susie: "Hey, is it me, or does something seem... off?"
Susie: "I guess it's like Ralsei said..."
Susie: "Every Dark World is different."
Susie: "Let's go."
*(The lighting has changed.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*2nd Sanctuary - Atrium*
*File Saved*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Prophecy Prince]
*THE THIRD HERO. THE PRINCE, ALONE IN DEEPEST DARK.*
Susie: "Hey, Kris! Look, it's Ralsei, when we first met him!"
Susie: "... Guess... all three of us have our own prophecies, too."
Susie: "If Ralsei's the lonely prince..."
Susie: "Wonder what we are...?"
Susie: "C'mon, there's gotta be another one ahead!"
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Murals]
*BUT LO, ON HOPES AND DREAMS THEY SEND. THREE HEROES AT THE WORLD'S END.*
Susie: "... There's that prophecy again. The one with... us."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "It's... pretty hard to believe."
Susie: "No not just... that things have been predicted, sure."
Susie: "But that... I'm... part of it too, I guess."
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Philosopher]
Philosopher: "I am the philosopher."
Philosopher: "You sought to return the dream."
Philosopher: "But the lighting of the mind has changed. At best you can only see another side."
*THE LORD OF SCREENS CLEAVED RED BY BLADE.*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Hero Murals]
*THE FIRST HERO. THE CAGE, WITH HUMAN SOUL AND PARTS!*
Susie: "Hey, this has gotta be you...!"
Susie: "... weird illustration, though."
Susie: "Plus, why's it calling you a "cage"...?"
Susie: "Shouldn't you be something more like..."
Susie: ""The cool"? Then for the picture, they can like..."
Susie: "Use my drawing where you're saying "Susie rulez". Heh."
*AND LAST, WAS THE GIRL. AT LAST, WAS THE GIRL.*
Susie: "... The girl..."
Susie: "You think that... means me?"
Susie: "Like, my prophecy's next..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "heh, I... I wonder what it says."
Susie: "C'mon."
*THE SECOND HERO. THE GIRL, WITH HOPE CROSSED ON HER HEART.*
Susie: "Kris! Kris...!"
Susie: "Hey, look! It's me!!"
Susie: ""The girl with hope crossed on her heart.""
Susie: "Man, that's... That's bad ass, isn't it!?"
Susie: "You think there's anything else about us?"
Susie: "Don't just stand there, let's keep looking!"
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Climb]
*(Kris and Susie begin to scale the massive central pillar. The background is a void of shifting purple clouds.)*
Susie: "Gotta be honest, Kris. I've never..."
Susie: "I've never really gotten picked..."
Susie: "... for anything before."
Susie: "No one ever wanted to be my partner in class."
Susie: "... Even got chosen last in gym."
Susie: "But this...?"
Susie: "This is like... Something else, y'know?"
Susie: "Something... important."
*(Kris and Susie pass several low-contrast stone tablets embedded in the pillar.)*
(Tablet 1: ")* *What do you call a man with one eye?"
(Tablet 2: ")* *Why does the angel make its cry?"
(Tablet 3: ")* *Who will call the girl who snows?"
(Tablet 4: ")* *I don't know... ha ha ha... I don't know."
Susie: "Kris... before, I didn't think I could be a hero."
Susie: "I wasn't good enough. I mean, I was... bad."
Susie: "I still kinda am bad. In some ways, I guess."
Susie: "But now, I... I got hope crossed on my heart."
Susie: "Hope, written in truth. Written somewhere..."
Susie: "Written somewhere no one can erase!"
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Floor]
Susie: "... It's a long way back up..."
*[Save Menu]*
*2nd Sanctuary - Floor*
*File Saved*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "The floor..."
Susie: "... is.."
Susie: "... is something down there."
Susie: "... is... is something down there...?"
Susie: "Guess that answers that."
[Scene: Obj Battle Organikk]
*Organikk accosts you!*
Kris: "(ACT -> Harmonize)"
Susie: "(Perform -> Harmonize)"
Organikk: "A philosopher. Why he's fighting you is one of life's questions."
Organikk: "The tale which must be followed."
Organikk: "Listen! The song of legend plays. Amen."
Organikk: "What is DELTARUNE?"
*(Kris and Susie perform a tune. It was super effective!)*
*(Kris spared Organikk!)*
*(Recruit 1/3)*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Moss]
*(It's sacred moss.)*
*(Eat it?)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Eat]
[Player Choice: Do Not]
*(The moss was consumed with gusto!)*
[Scene: Obj Battle Wicabel]
*Wicabel clangs in your way!*
Kris: "(ACT -> Tuning)"
*(Press button with the right timing!)*
*(HIT IT!)*
*(Perfectly in tune! All musical ACTs became stronger!)*
Wicabel: "Trembell with trebell."
Wicabel: "Bubell, bubell, toil and trubell."
Wicabel: "I am humbelled."
Wicabel: "What am I? Am I a butterfly?"
Wicabel: "Am I a man?"
Wicabel: "How could we ever make peace?"
*(Kris spared Wicabel!)*
*(Recruit 2/2)*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Love Mural]
*LOVE FINDS ITS WAY TO THE GIRL.*
Susie: "H... hey..."
Susie: "Wh-what does that mean...? That I..."
Susie: "I..."
Susie: "Kris, I... I've gotta find the next one!"
Susie: "You, uh... you can stay here!"
*(Susie runs off ahead, leaving Kris alone.)*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Gallery]
*(Kris follows the path Susie ran down, arriving at an archaeological gallery.)*
*(The Gallery of Ancient Faces.)*
*(Welcome to Club Apatheia.)*
*(This is an archaeological exhibit.)*
*(Today's history, tomorrow's archaeology.)*
*(A familiar looking statue.)*
*(A beautiful specimen, although only the hard carapace remains.)*
*(If only we could see its delicate pieces...)*
*(It may have had beautiful feathers, or even a fleshy posterior.)*
*(A beautiful specimen!)*
*(How rustic our ancestors were. No headdress in sight.)*
*(They must've concerned themselves only with their work.)*
*(We should be like them! We should eat only nuts and seeds.)*
*(An original looking statue.)*
*(He looks so... original.)*
*(It's a stone cooler. Not particularly useful.)*
*(Look how realistic the rendering of the water is by the stone.)*
*(To our progenitors, this must've been the peak of beauty!)*
*(These ancient once-celled organisms, seem to have lived a simple life.)*
*(Look how they band together. Lessons could be learned, could be learned.)*
*(It's a statue stand... it has your name on it.)*
Philosopher: "Yes, you will be a fossil too, won't you?"
Philosopher: "A huge fossil, falling down, breaking, smashing EVERYTHING!"
Philosopher: "HAHAHA! I myself, will be crushed as well!"
Philosopher: "Ahhh... overachiever."
*(Kris approaches the exit.)*
Susie: "Kris!? Hey, didn't I tell you to wait for a sec!?"
Susie: "If... there's something about me here, then... I..."
*(The mural behind them changes to a silhouette of the Delta Rune Symbol.)*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Last Prophecy]
*THE LAST PROPHECY. THE STORY'S END.*
Susie: "The last... prophecy...?"
Susie: "Is this... What happens... at the end...?"
*TO SAVE THE WORLDS, THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY.*
Susie: "... huh? It's..."
Susie: "It's telling us how to save the world...?"
Susie: "Hey, Kris, this'll make everything easy!"
*(The mural suddenly glitches and shatters into static.)*
Susie: "Hey, I... I was reading that!"
Susie: "... Old man?"
Susie: "W-wait!!!"
*(A dark silhouette of the Old Man/Gerson vanishes into the floor.)*
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Collapse]
*(The ground begins to tremble. Cracks spread across the floor from where the Old Man's shadow disappeared. Shadow orbs, pulsating with the combined energy of the two nearby fountains, surge upward to fill the void below.)*
Susie: "Kris! Over there!"
*(Susie braces herself, allowing Kris to use her hand as a platform to leap to a higher ledge.)*
Susie: "Gah! Get off of me! Why aren't my attacks working?"
*(Susie is suddenly swarmed and pinned by shadow orbs. Kris strikes them down, shattering the spheres that trapped her.)*
Susie: "Thanks! I owe you one."
*(Susie boosts Kris upward once more. Kris nearly reaches the top, but the climbing supports suddenly give way and plummet into the darkness.)*
Susie: "Got you!"
*(Susie catches Kris by the arm just before they fall into the abyss.)*
Susie: "Be more careful, dumbass."
Susie: "C'mon, I see the top!"
*(An intense scramble follows as the shadow orbs begin to close in from below and the sides, disintegrating the floor behind the party. They barely leap onto solid ground as the path vanishes.)*
Susie: "Damn, that was close."
Susie: "Hey..."
Susie: "Hey, Kris, I think I see it...!"
Susie: "C'mon!"
[Scene: Obj Gerson Statue Battle]
*(A statue of the Old Man stands at the end of the hall. It begins to move, attacking Susie with mindless, mechanical aggression.)*
*(The statue of the Old Man blocks the way!)*
*(It's attacking mindlessly...)*
Susie: "Hey! Old man! Stop it!"
Susie: "It's us! Don't you recognize me!?"
*(Susie attempts to SPARE the statue, but the command fails. The statue continues its assault.)*
Susie: "Kris, don't hit him! He's just... confused!"
*(Ralsei steps forward, his expression grim. He raises his scarf and delivers a powerful blow, shattering the statue into pieces.)*
Susie: "H..."
Ralsei: "Susie..."
Ralsei: "That wasn't the old man."
Susie: "..."
Ralsei: "One of the statues in his shape from his study..."
Ralsei: "It must have begun moving when you made this Dark World."
Susie: "A... a statue...? Then... the old man...?"
Ralsei: "He's... not in this world, sadly."
Ralsei: "Darkners patterned after the memory of a loved one..."
Ralsei: "Tend to only appear in very specific darknesses."
Ralsei: "... even if we tried to bring him to Castle Town, he..."
Susie: "THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING EARLIER??"
Ralsei: "H... huh?"
Susie: "First the roaring thing, then you not being real..."
Susie: "And now THIS!? What's wrong with you!?"
Susie: "If you KNOW something, why don't you just--"
Susie: "TELL us!"
Ralsei: "I'm sorry,"
Ralsei: "I'm sorry, I..."
Ralsei: "I know so many things I, don't know. When to say them."
Ralsei: "I don't want... to say them. To... worry... you two."
Ralsei: "So I end up... I end up not saying... anything."
Susie: "What do you mean... You know so many things?"
Ralsei: "About the "rules" of this world. About the prophecy."
Ralsei: "About... what the prophecy... says will happen."
Ralsei: "I didn't ask to know, but I do."
Ralsei: "I... I'm sorry if it creeps you out!"
Ralsei: "I'm sorry if I... don't tell you everything."
Ralsei: "It's just... sometimes, knowing things..."
Ralsei: "It hurts."
Ralsei: "And if anyone's going to hurt..."
Ralsei: "Let it... just be me, okay?"
Susie: "..."
Ralsei: "Oops, I... I'm sorry, haha, I... I..."
Susie: "Ralsei..."
Susie: "Is that... why you've been acting... so weird today?"
Susie: "Why you keep..."
Ralsei: "I... I've just been trying to stay ahead of you two."
Ralsei: "So you don't have to see it. So you won't.."
Ralsei: "Because it would..."
Susie: "See... see what?"
Ralsei: "The ending... of the prophecy."
Susie: "What, that... Last Prophecy thing...?"
Ralsei: "Susie, you... y-you didn't see it, did you?"
Susie: "No, I mean, we saw the wall, but..."
Ralsei: "Please. Please let me go ahead from now on. Please."
Ralsei: "I'll do every area. I'll do all the puzzles, I could..."
Susie: "Hey... look. It's okay, man."
Susie: "That Last Prophecy thing... I don't need to see it."
Susie: "So... if it helps, whenever you gotta..."
Susie: "You can go ahead alone."
Susie: "But everything else?"
Susie: "We're doing it together."
Susie: "And NOTHING's gonna change that."
Susie: "NOTHING!"
Susie: "Whether you like it or not, toothpaste boy!"
Ralsei: "Susie...!"
Susie: "Uhh, first noogie to make someone cry?"
Ralsei: "H-hahaha! Sorry!"
Ralsei: "I'm just... glad you're friends with me."
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "I'll be more honest, Susie. I promise."
Ralsei: "Even if it means... sounding.."
Susie: "... Ralsei?"
Susie: "You couldn't get any weirder if you tried."
Ralsei: "You too, Susie!"
Susie: "... uh, thanks."
Susie: "... well, let's get out of here, Kris."
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Stairs]
*(The party ascends a long, purple-lit staircase.)*
Ralsei: "Susie... I..."
Ralsei: "There's a few things I still can't say, but..."
Ralsei: "From now on, I want to..."
Ralsei: "I want to... tell you everything I can."
Susie: "So, uh, know any codes to any doors?"
Ralsei: "Umm... No, haha. I do not."
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Top]
*(They reach a landing where a green-cloaked NPC stands.)*
Philosopher: "I'm the most important, ka-ka!"
Philosopher: "No matter what, I'm still here!"
Philosopher: "Do you want to know what I know!? Ka-ka!"
Susie: "... not now, dude."
Susie: "... then, uh, anything about Noelle...?"
Ralsei: "Umm..."
Ralsei: "I know which items of ours she can equip?"
Ralsei: "Then again, YOU'RE supposed to equip Ribbons..."
Susie: "'kay, you actually know jack. Great."
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Gate]
*(They approach a large, locked gate.)*
Ralsei: "I suppose this leads back to the start..."
Philosopher: "... Do you three want to know the code to the door?"
Susie: "... uhh, yeah."
Philosopher: "It's 2202!"
Philosopher: "Haha, it's written on me! Since I'm the most important!"
Ralsei: "Umm, thanks!"
Susie: "..."
Ralsei: "..."
Susie: "We'll... go seal the fountain."
Ralsei: "... okay!"
Philosopher: "The Lightners' service has never gone on without me, ka-ka!"
Philosopher: "I must be the most important of all, ka-ka!"
[Scene: Obj 2Nd Sanctuary Fountain]
*(The party stands before the geyser of darkness.)*
Ralsei: "Well, this is it..."
Susie: "See ya in a sec."
*(Kris approaches the fountain. The screen flashes white.)*
[Scene: Obj Church Night]
*(Kris and Susie are back in the Light World church. It is dark.)*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... Back again."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... huh... it really worked."
Susie: "Now..."
*(A geyser of darkness erupts from the floor, pulling them back in.)*
--- ARC: "3rd Dark Sanctuary (Knight's Second Fountain + Titan) ---"
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Entrance]
*(The party is in a new, more ornate Dark World area.)*
Susie: "... It's... the same as before."
Susie: "The first time."
Ralsei: "... I suppose the original Dark World..."
Ralsei: "Was formed partially of the fountain inside there, too."
Ralsei: "The Knight's two fountains..."
Ralsei: "So, it makes sense... it would be a similar world as..."
Susie: "... just similar, huh."
Susie: "Kris, the Knight is waiting in there..."
Susie: "... there's... no time to think about anything else."
Susie: "Let's go."
Ralsei: "W... wait."
Susie: "What?"
Ralsei: "... Can we... pose?"
Susie: "Fine, dumbass."
*(The party strikes a pose. A green flame flickers nearby.)*
*(A green flame... It glows with anticipation.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Go to Old Man's Study]
[Player Choice: Do Not]
[Scene: Obj Old Man Study Dark]
*(The party enters the study. It is now in the Dark World.)*
Ralsei: "Hmm... the old man isn't here anymore..."
Susie: "... so what?"
Susie: "It's... still his stuff."
Susie: "We wanna take anything, we're leaving."
Ralsei: "Susie..."
Susie: "Then I'll make the change!"
Susie: "Let's go, Pennyboy!"
*(Kris checks the inventory.)*
*(Items: TensionBit, ReviveMint, Rhapsotea x2, Scarlixir x2, DogDollar, DeluxeDinner.)*
*(Key Items: Cell Phone, ShadowCrystal, ClaimbClaws, SheetMusic.)*
*(Kris checks the green flame.)*
*(A green flame... It glows with anticipation.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Go to Grand Door]
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Glass Path]
*(The party walks along a path of blue glass.)*
*(All around you, blue glass glitters like crystals.)*
*(As you approach it, the glowing light shines through them...)*
*(... creating a prism only you can see.)*
Susie: "Do you hear that?"
Ralsei: "The second Fountain..."
Ralsei: "It's calling us."
Susie: "The Knight must already be over there."
Ralsei: "Kris... let's go."
*(Kris navigates a platforming section, jumping between floating glass tiles while dodging shadow orbs.)*
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Battle 1]
*(The party encounters Balthizard, Mizzle, and Guei.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*Water, fire, air.*
*Susie used ShakeX! (Mercy +64%)*
*Ralsei puts a wet finger in his ear!*
*Guei turns its head like a bird.*
*Susie used BetterHeal on Ralsei.*
*Everyone encouraged Guei to exercise! (Mercy +60%)*
*Susie told a story about the living dead!*
*Guei looks TIRED. Ralsei cast PACIFY! (Recruit 1/1)*
*Ralsei NUZZLED MIZZLE! (Mizzle became TIRED)*
*Susie spared Mizzle! (Recruit 1/1)*
*Balthizard laughs plumes of heart-shaped gas.*
*Susie EMBEZZLED an item!*
*Ralsei spared Balthizard! (Recruit 1/1)*
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Flower Man]
*(A mural on the wall reads: THE FLOWER MAN, TRAPPED IN ASYLUM. A figure with a flower-like head stands before it.)*
Organikk: "Treasure? There is no treasure... only experience."
Organikk: "The other side of your mind... did you miss something there?"
[Player Choice: ♥ Yes]
Organikk: "You speak the truth."
Organikk: "You are safe now, but you have the makings of a liar."
*(The party moves to another mural.)*
Organikk: "Treasure? There is no treasure... only experience."
Organikk: "The other side of your mind... did you miss something there?"
[Player Choice: ♥ No]
Organikk: "Of course you didn't. There's nothing to miss."
Organikk: "Those who can't speak the truth are liars."
Organikk: "And none of us can know the truth now, so we're all liars!"
Organikk: "Look for yourself! There's nothing back there, is there?"
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Angel Mural]
*(A mural shows a large, winged figure.)*
Susie: "Hey, below the words, that picture..."
Susie: "What the hell... is that supposed to be?"
Ralsei: "That... that's the Angel, Susie."
Ralsei: "What... to my understanding, it actually looks like."
Susie: "I... I dunno about that, man."
*(It's a prophecy...)*
*(... Looking at it made you feel strange. You did not investigate further.)*
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Battle 2]
*(The party encounters Organikk and Wicabel.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*It's a cacophony!*
*Susie played random notes!*
*Ralsei sang sweetly!*
*Kris used ACT -> Harmonize.*
*Susie used ACT -> Harmonize.*
*Ralsei spared Organikk! (Recruit 1/1)*
*Wicabel creates a cursing clamor.*
*Kris used ACT -> Tuning. (Perfectly in tune!)*
*Susie spared Wicabel! (Recruit 1/1)*
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Stairs Save]
*(Kris finds a chest.)*
*(You opened the treasure chest. Inside was Waferguard.)*
*(Kris checks the equipment.)*
Susie: "JusticeAxe, PowerBand, Waferguard."
Ralsei: "ScarfMark, MysticBand, Jevilstail."
Kris: "Winglade, BlueRibbon, Dealmaker."
*(Kris reaches a save point.)*
*[Save Menu]*
*3rd Sanctuary - Stairs*
*File Saved*
*(Kris approaches a spring.)*
*(It's a strange spring, with many chalices.)*
*(When coins are added, the liquid transforms...)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Make Scarlixir ($500)]
*(Scarlixir was added to your STORAGE.)*
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Judgment]
*(Kris approaches a bell.)*
*(It's a bell. Ring out judgment?)*
*(Judgment was decreed. You have been kind.)*
*(... It seems you have spared everyone you could.)*
*(A pink flame flickers nearby.)*
*(A pink flame... it glows hesitatingly.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Return to beginning]
[Player Choice: Do Not]
*(The chamber is a total vacuum of light. Every footfall sends a translucent ripple of blue light that momentarily reveals the jagged geometry of floating glass platforms. One misstep into the unmapped void results in a plummet into nothingness.)*
*(At the furthest reach of this maze sits a solitary chest. Inside lies the Waferguard.)*
*(The final stretch is a frantic gauntlet atop a massive pipe organ hurtling through the collapsing sanctuary. Shadow orbs chase from behind. Kris steers the organ through widening chasms as the floor disintegrates into static. The thunderous, distorted chords provide a manic soundtrack to the escape.)*
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Climb Start]
*(Kris, Susie, and Ralsei walk up a massive, seemingly endless flight of stairs. The architecture of the church is visible in the background, distorted by the Dark World's influence.)*
Ralsei: "The fountain..."
Ralsei: "I can feel its presence just past this wall..."
*(Suddenly, several black tracking swords fly in from the left, smashing the ornate wall at the top of the stairs into rubble.)*
Susie: "H... hey! W-wait"
Susie: "The hell are we going to climb up there now...?"
...: "FRAINDS NEED HELP...?"
*(Jackenstein appears at the bottom of the screen, looking up at the party.)*
Ralsei: "Mr. Jack, what are you doing here? It's dangerous!"
Susie: "Yeah, get back to the study!"
Jackenstein: "JACK FEAR NO DANGER!!"
Jackenstein: "FRAINDS HELP JACK CLAIMB OUT OF PIT OF BAD FEELINGS AND LONELY NESTS"
Jackenstein: "JACK WILL HELP FRAINDS CLAIMB ANYTHING NOW!!"
Susie: "... Not like we have another choice anyway."
Jackenstein: "OKI TOKI ON MY SHOULDERS PLEASE :-)"
*(Jackenstein leaps up to the ledge. Kris, Susie, and Ralsei hop onto his massive shoulders.)*
[Scene: Obj Jackenstein Climb Sequence]
*(Jackenstein begins scaling the vertical iron supports behind the broken wall. He moves with surprising agility for his size.)*
Jackenstein: "WALL BECOMES THIN HERE... LET'S BE CAREFUL."
*(As they climb, more tracking swords fly toward them. Jackenstein tilts his body to dodge, keeping the party balanced.)*
Jackenstein: "NO WORRY... JACK JUST HANG ON AND..."
*(A massive barrage of swords strikes the wall directly around Jackenstein, causing the structure to buckle. He loses his grip but uses his remaining momentum to hurl the party upward toward a distant ledge.)*
Susie: "You guys... The hell are you doing here!?"
*(A group of Recruits, Guei, Mizzle, Balthizard, and Bibliox, appear on the ledge above. They link arms and tails, forming a living chain to catch the party.)*
Recruits: "We apologize for our belated realization..."
Recruits: "But you three are the heroes, are you not!?"
Recruits: "The story of your kindness..."
Recruits: "Has become legendary!!"
*(The Recruits swing the party upward with a coordinated effort, launching them onto the final platform.)*
Recruits: "And so, posthaste, we come to aid you in your battle..."
Recruits: "Go forth... and defeat the Knight!"
Ralsei: "Everyone... thank you so much!"
Susie: "Heh, guess being nice kinda pays off...!"
Susie: "Now let's go kick that Knight's ass!"
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Final Corridor]
*(The party enters a long, dark hallway lined with bookshelves. The light is dim, and the atmosphere is heavy.)*
Ralsei: "It's getting dark..."
Ralsei: "Let's stick together."
*(Susie and Ralsei huddle close to Kris, their sprites walking in a tight formation. Suddenly, a massive black blade strikes the ground in front of them, followed by a barrage of tracking swords.)*
Susie: "...!?"
Susie: "D... Damn it!"
Susie: "It's so dark... we can't see anything..."
Susie: "If this keeps up, we'll be..."
*(Kris's SOUL suddenly bursts with an intense, pure white light, creating a protective aura around the trio.)*
Ralsei: "K... Kris?"
Susie: "Kris...? What is that... light?"
*(The Knight's swords continue to rain down. Kris stands firm, the light from the SOUL parrying the projectiles. Susie steps in front of Kris, using her body to shield them from a stray sword.)*
Ralsei: "S... Susie...! What are you doing?"
Susie: "... Like I'm going to let Kris hog all the bullets."
*(Ralsei swapping position with Susie, taking damage at himself.)*
Ralsei: "Susie... Kris... as long as there's any pain I can take in your place..."
Ralsei: "I'll be there, okay?"
*(The barrage finally ceases. The party reaches the end of the corridor, standing before the entrance to the Fountain's chamber.)*
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "Looks like that's the end of it."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Yeah."
Susie: "Let's finish this."
[Scene: Obj 3Rd Sanctuary Knight Confrontation]
*(The party reaches a circular platform surrounded by bookshelves. A massive dark void is in the center.)*
*(Suddenly, a figure descends from above. It is the Roaring Knight. It lands silently, wielding a massive blade.)*
Susie: "Nowhere to run this time, dumbass!"
Susie: "I dunno where you've put Toriel, but... it's over!!"
Susie: "The Fountain's just past you, isn't it?"
Susie: "That means... we don't even have to fight you."
Susie: "All we have to do is get PAST you... and it's over."
Susie: "... You..."
Susie: "You can't beat us in the Light World, can you??"
Susie: "That's... why you keep running, isn't it?"
*(The Knight's shoulders shake, as if laughing.)*
Susie: "Hey... hey, what's so funny?"
Susie: "Kris, why... are they laughing...?"
Susie: "You're laughing 'cause you know I'm right, don't you!?"
Susie: "You lose that Fountain, it's over!!"
Ralsei: "Don't..."
Ralsei: "DON'T MAKE ANOTHER FOUNTAIN!!!"
[Scene: Obj Knight Fountain Creation]
*(The Knight raises their blade high into the air.)*
*(With a deafening crash, they plunge five blades into the ground.)*
*(The ground cracks. Dark energy begins to swirl around the Knight.)*
*(A massive geyser of cyan flame and darkness erupts from the floor, engulfing the Knight and shooting towards the ceiling.)*
*(The sheer force of the energy pushes the party back.)*
*(The screen shakes violently as the new Fountain forms, tearing through the fabric of the current Dark World. Abstract patterns of smoke and darkness fill the screen. A giant hand appears in the static, clenching into a fist, summoning an energy beam from the Eye within the palm.)*
[Scene: Obj Fountain Climb Intro]
*(The visual chaos subsides. A massive, solid pillar of darkness now stands in the center of the room, reaching infinitely upwards.)*
Susie: "Wh... what is that thing!?"
Ralsei: "It's... It's..."
*(A beam of light shines down the side of the pillar.)*
Ralsei: "There's... there's no time to explain!"
Ralsei: "Everyone, climb on! It won't attack itself!!"
*(The party jumps onto the side of the massive pillar.)*
[Scene: Obj Fountain Climb Gameplay]
*(A vertical platforming sequence begins. Kris must climb the side of the solidified Fountain.)*
*(The surface is treacherous, covered in cracks and shifting shadows. Giant eyes open on the surface of the pillar, firing projectiles that Kris must dodge.)*
*(Kris climbs higher, jumping between safe patches of rock. The background is a dizzying swirl of stained glass and darkness.)*
*(Shadowy tendrils lash out from the cracks. Kris maneuvers around them, stamina draining.)*
*(Higher up, the pillar becomes smoother. Kris has to use the ClaimbClaws to grip the surface.)*
*(A massive eye opens at the top of the screen, firing a beam of energy down the center. Kris dodges to the side just in time and attacks The Eye.)*
*(Finally, Kris reaches a ledge at the top.)*
[Scene: Obj Fountain Top Ledge]
Susie: "... huff... puff..."
Susie: "Looks like we're safe..."
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "... for the time being."
Ralsei: "If we stay here..."
Ralsei: "... it's only a matter of time until it finds us."
Susie: "Ralsei, what... the hell is that thing?"
Ralsei: "When the Fountain's power becomes too strong..."
Ralsei: "When the flow of darkness roars wild..."
Ralsei: "It makes... that."
Ralsei: "A Titan."
Ralsei: "It's the fear-of-dark."
Ralsei: "It's the bump-in-the-night."
Ralsei: "It's the shadow of the backside of your mind."
Ralsei: "It has no consciousness."
Ralsei: "It only exists to destroy."
Susie: "Well... uh..."
Susie: "How the hell are we supposed to... beat it?"
Ralsei: "I..."
Ralsei: "... I don't think we can. It's hatching so fast."
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "Unless..."
Ralsei: "Kris, you can seal Fountains, can't you?"
Ralsei: "Maybe... if the Titan... is anything like a Fountain..."
Ralsei: "You could..."
*(The screen shakes violently. A massive shadow looms over them.)*
Ralsei: "It... it's found us!"
[Scene: Obj Titan Chase Sequence]
*(A colossal, shadowy hand erupts from the darkness on the left. The party runs to the right.)*
*(They sprint across a library-like walkway, dodging falling debris. The giant hand smashes the path behind them.)*
*(They run up a long staircase. The hand follows, destroying the stairs.)*
Ralsei: "Let's find a place to climb back on, fast..."
*(They reach a dead end with a drop.)*
[Player Choice: ♥ Jump down]
[Player Choice: Wait a sec]
*(The party jumps down into the abyss.)*
[Scene: Obj Titan Spawn Battle]
*(They land on a dark platform. Several small, fetal shadow creatures surround them.)*
Ralsei: "Wh-what?! It's... it's already spawning!?"
*(Battle begins.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*Darkness constricts you...*
*TP Gain reduced outside of ???*
*Titan Spawn** - A fragment of the roaring. Banish it with light!*
*(The party fights two Titan Spawns.)*
*Kris attacks. 116 damage.*
*Titan Spawn attacks. A green box appears. A shockwave emanates from the center, followed by projectiles.*
*You hear your heart beating in your ears.*
*Ralsei mutters to himself to stay calm.*
*Kris's SOUL shone brighter!*
*The atmosphere feels tense...*
*You can use BANISH!*
*(Kris uses the new ACT: BANISH.)*
*Kris's SOUL emitted a brilliant light!*
*(The screen flashes white. The Titan Spawns disintegrate.)*
*You won!*
*Got 0 EXP and 37 D$.*
[Scene: Obj Titan Climb Resume]
*(The party stands on the platform. The massive pillar of the Fountain is visible in the background.)*
Ralsei: "Is... everyone all right...?"
Susie: "Yeah... let's get back on."
*(They approach the edge.)*
Ralsei: "If... if we jump here, we can make it back on..."
[Player Choice: ♥ Jump down]
[Player Choice: Wait a sec]
*(They jump back onto the side of the pillar.)*
*(The climbing gameplay resumes. The music is frantic.)*
*Hurry! Something is coming after us!*
*(Kris climbs upward, dodging black sludge and eyes opening on the pillar's surface. The giant hand is visible below, rising steadily.)*
*(Kris navigates through a section with crumbling rocks and narrow handholds.)*
*(Further up, white orbs appear, acting as grapple points. Kris swings from orb to orb.)*
*(Susie is waiting on a ledge above.)*
Susie: "Kris! Get over here!"
*(Susie grabs Kris's hand and pulls them up to the final platform.)*
[Scene: Obj Church Roof Ruins]
*(The party collapses onto a stone walkway. They are high up, surrounded by the ruins of the church roof floating in a dark void. Papers and debris float in the wind.)*
Susie: "Hahh... hahh..."
Susie: "Doesn't... look like we can go much higher..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... Ralsei, are you okay...?"
Ralsei: "I... I'm fine. Just... a little rattled."
*(Susie casts UltimateHeal on the party. Green sparkles surround them, fully restoring their HP.)*
Ralsei: "Susie..."
Susie: "Don't mention it."
Susie: "Let's... go."
*(The party walks to the right. The background shows massive stained-glass windows floating in the void, depicting the Prophecy.)*
*(They pass the first window.)*
*A WORLD BASKED IN PUREST LIGHT.*
*BENEATH IT, GREW ETERNAL NIGHT.*
*(They pass the second window.)*
*THE LIGHT AND DARK, BOTH BURNING DIRE.*
*A COUNTDOWN TO THE EARTH'S EXPIRE.*
*(They pass the third window.)*
*IF FOUNTAINS FREED, THE ROARING CRIES.*
*AND TITANS SHAPE FROM DARKENED EYES.*
[Scene: Obj Church Roof Prophecy]
*(The party walks past the floating stained-glass windows depicting the prophecy.)*
*IF FOUNTAINS FREED, THE ROARING CRIES.*
*AND TITANS SHAPE FROM DARKENED EYES.*
*(They reach the edge of the walkway. The path ends in a sheer drop into the swirling darkness below.)*
Susie: "End... of the line, huh."
Ralsei: "It... seems so."
Susie: "Guess we just... wait for the Titan to show up, huh."
Ralsei: "... no."
Ralsei: "It's already... been here the whole time."
*(A colossal, shadowy hand rises from the abyss, gripping the edge of the platform. The party backs away.)*
Susie: "H... Hey dumbass!"
Susie: "Don't know if you got the memo... but..."
Susie: "We're heroes."
Susie: "And there's a whole lot of stuff written in our lives..."
Susie: "... we haven't gotten to see yet."
Susie: "So get out of our way."
Susie: "Or... as soon as my hands stop shaking..."
Susie: "My axe is gonna chop you in half, got it??"
*(The Titan pulls itself up. It is a gargantuan entity of pure darkness, with six wings and a single, shining star in its chest where a face should be. It towers over the heroes, filling the screen.)*
Susie: "Kris! Ralsei! Let's go!!"
[Scene: Obj Titan Battle Final]
*(The final battle begins.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*Darkness constricts you...*
*TP Gain reduced outside of ???*
*Titan** - The fear of dark, which appears in many forms.*
*(Turn 1)*
*Kris uses Check.*
*TITAN** - AT 40 DF 800*
Strategy: "Use ACTs to survive... Expose darkness to LIGHT... and gather COURAGE to gain TP."
Strategy: "Then, use "UNLEASH" to reveal the WEAK POINT!"
*(The Titan attacks. Its single eye flashes. "The darkness gives a long gaze, which slithered like a snake." A green box appears. A snake-like beam tracks the SOUL.)*
*(Turn 2)*
*Kris uses ACT -> Brighten. "Your SOUL shone brighter!" TP increases.*
*Susie and Ralsei defend.*
*The Titan attacks. "For a moment, you felt your heart being gripped." Giant shadowy hands crush the bullet board from both sides.*
*(Turn 3)*
*Kris uses ACT -> Brighten. TP increases.*
*Susie uses Rude Buster. 0 Damage. The Titan's shell is impervious.*
*The Titan attacks. "The ground shudders. A swarm is coming." Small Titan Spawns flood the board.*
*(Turn 4)*
*The atmosphere feels tense... You can use UNLEASH!*
*Kris uses ACT -> UNLEASH.*
*Your SOUL emitted a brilliant light!*
*(The screen inverts colors. A piercing sound rings out. The darkness covering the Titan's chest burns away, revealing a vulnerable red core.)*
*Titan's DEFENSE dropped massively! ATTACKS are super effective!*
*(Turn 5)*
*Kris attacks. 144 damage.*
*Susie uses Rude Buster. 355 damage.*
*Ralsei attacks. 130 damage.*
*The Titan roars. It unleashes a chaotic barrage of projectiles.*
*(Turn 6)*
*Damn! Its shield is back... Kris, take it down again!*
*The darkness reforms around the Titan's core.*
*The Titan's hands began to move once more.*
*(Turn 7)*
*Kris uses ACT -> Brighten.*
*Susie uses Rude Buster. 0 Damage.*
*The Titan attacks. "The darkness slithers." The snake-eye beam returns, faster this time.*
*(Turn 8)*
*Kris uses ACT -> Brighten.*
*The Titan attacks. "A swarm is coming." The board is filled with spiraling projectiles.*
*(Turn 9)*
*The atmosphere feels tense... You can use UNLEASH!*
*Kris uses ACT -> UNLEASH.*
*Your SOUL emitted a brilliant light!*
*(The shield breaks again. The Titan shrieks.)*
*Titan's DEFENSES are dropped! ATTACKS will be super effective!*
*(Turn 10)*
*Kris attacks. 169 damage.*
*Susie uses Rude Buster. 368 damage.*
*Ralsei attacks. 180 damage.*
*The Titan attacks. "The darkness gives a long gaze..." The attack pattern becomes more complex, mixing hands and lasers.*
*(Turn 11)*
*We almost got it! Keep taking down its shield!*
*The shield regenerates.*
*The Titan's hands began to move once more.*
*(Turn 12)*
*Kris uses ACT -> Brighten.*
*Susie uses Red Buster. 0 Damage.*
*The Titan attacks. "The ground shudders." Debris falls from the top of the screen.*
*(Turn 13)*
*Kris uses ACT -> Brighten.*
*The Titan attacks. "The darkness slithers." The snake beam splits into two.*
*(Turn 14)*
*The atmosphere feels tense... You can use UNLEASH!*
*Kris uses ACT -> UNLEASH.*
*Your SOUL emitted a brilliant light!*
*(The shield breaks for the third time. The Titan seems to be faltering.)*
*Titan's DEFENSES are dropped!*
*(Turn 15)*
*Kris attacks. 163 damage.*
*Susie uses Rude Buster. 1425 damage! Critical hit!*
*Ralsei attacks. 180 damage.*
*(The Titan's HP bar drops to zero. The music stops.)*
*[Battle Text]*
*It seems... it seems we were only...*
*damaging its outer shell.*
*(The Titan shudders. Green light begins to emanate from its core. The damage numbers reverse, turning into green healing numbers: +3150, +3150...)*
*As long as the inside is intact...*
*It's... regenerating.*
*(The Titan's HP bar refills completely. It lets out a deafening roar that shakes the screen.)*
*This battle... will just keep...*
Susie: "... going?"
Ralsei: "I suppose..."
Ralsei: "We just have to..."
Ralsei: "... keep on fighting."
[Scene: Obj Titan Battle Final Phase2]
*(The battle with the Titan continues. Its HP is full again.)*
Ralsei: "We just have to... keep on fighting."
*(Suddenly, a massive hammer flies in from off-screen and smashes into the Titan's white-star-visor, shattering its dark shell badly.)*
Susie: "Wh..."
Susie: "What're y'all givin' up for?"
*(The Hammer of Justice (Gerson) appears on the platform, hammer in hand.)*
Hammer of Justice: "You're not out of ideas yet, are ya?"
Susie: "Old... old man! I thought you were..."
Hammer of Justice: "I was lookin' for a change a' scenery."
Hammer of Justice: "But this is a bit ridiculous."
Hammer of Justice: "C'mon, let's get this fellow!"
Ralsei: "... yeah!"
*(The Hammer of Justice joins the party.)*
*Your SOUL is shining... a new ACT appeared!*
*Your SOUL shone on the Old Man and Susie!*
*The Old Man's and Susie's combined attack destroyed the Titan's visor completely, exposing the void inside for good.*
*(Kris uses the new ACT: Susie's Idea.)*
*Press [Z] to throw!*
*(A minigame begins. Susie picks up Kris. But instead of throwing, she jumps with Kris into the Titan's exposed core.)*
Susie: "... Nah, screw it!"
Susie: "Get dunked on!!"
[Scene: Obj Fountain Sealing]
*(The scene shifts. Kris and Susie are falling through a swirling, multi-colored vortex of darkness, the inside of the Titan/Fountain.)*
*(Silhouettes of Kris and Susie are visible against the chaotic energy.)*
*(The red SOUL emerges from Kris's chest. It glows brightly.)*
*(Kris reaches out and seals the Fountain from within. The vortex collapses into a single point of light, and the screen goes white, then black.)*
[Scene: Obj Church Aftermath]
*(The scene fades in. Kris and Susie are lying on the floor of the church sanctuary, which is now back to normal, though dark and filled with debris.)*
Susie: "W... We did it..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... hey Kris, what's the deal with that red heart thing...?"
Susie: "Is that... your..."
*(Susie notices something and stops talking. She gets up.)*
Susie: "W-wait a sec! The old man!"
Susie: "C'mon!! We... we still gotta talk to him!"
*(Susie runs out of the sanctuary. Kris gets up and follows.)*
Ralsei: "(Voice)* * Kris!"
*(Ralsei appears from the shadows.)*
Ralsei: "Kris... Kris, you're alright!"
Ralsei: "I can't believe... it actually worked..."
Ralsei: "We..."
Ralsei: "We... actually defeated a Titan...!"
Ralsei: "If we can do that, then..."
*(Ralsei looks around.)*
Ralsei: "Kris, w... where's Susie?"
*(Susie runs back in.)*
Ralsei: "SUSIE"
Ralsei: "[Horrified face]* SUSIE, WAIT!!"
*(Kris and Ralsei follow her.)*
[NOTE: "SUSIE BROKE THE LAST PROPHECY. PLAYERS WILL NEVER SEE THE SPECIFIC ENDING OF THE PROPHECY. ONLY SUSIE, RALSEI AND THE KNIGHT KNOW THE FINAL TRAGEDY (also Kris potentially knowing the ending). IT IS HEAVILY IMPLIED THAT SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS, GIVEN THAT THE DELTA RUNE TRIANGLE IS SHATTERED IN HALF EXACTLY ON SUSIE'S SIDE.]"
[Scene: Obj Prophecy Break]
*THE LAST PROPHECY. THE STORY'S END.*
*AND THEN. WHEN ALL HOPE IS LOST FOR THE TALE*
*THE FINAL TRAGEDY UNVEILS.*
*(The final stained-glass window floats in the void. It depicts the end of the prophecy, featuring the DELTA RUNE symbol.)*
*(Susie stands in front of it, her eyes wide with horror.)*
Ralsei: "[Horrified face]* SUSIE, DON'T LOOK--"
*(Susie clenches her fist. She punches the stained-glass window with all her might.)*
*(CRASH!)*
*(Ralsei runs up to her. He looks at the shattered glass, his eyes widening in absolute horror as he realizes what she just saw.)*
Ralsei: "S-Susie, I'm sorry, I-"
Ralsei: "I'm sorry, I--"
Ralsei: "I'm sorry, I--"
Susie: "Shut up."
*(Susie turns to Ralsei. She grabs him by the collar of his robes. Her hand is bleeding heavily from the shattered glass.)*
Susie: "The hell are you apologizing for?"
Susie: "You're worried about THAT!? Seriously!?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... this stupid prophecy?"
Susie: "Like something like that would happen."
Susie: "I wouldn't... Kris wouldn't let that happen..."
Susie: "And obviously YOU wouldn't let it happen."
Susie: "So..."
Susie: "Why wouldn't you laugh?"
Susie: "It's just stupid."
Susie: "So stop crying, 'k?"
*(Susie is trying to convince herself. Forcing the biggest smile she can.)*
Susie: "Everything's gonna be all right."
*(Susie lets go of him. As she pulls her hand away, her bloody knuckles brush against his cheek, leaving a bright red smear across his white fur.)*
Susie: "Heh."
Susie: "Hey, Kris. Let's go seal the fountain, OK?"
*(Susie walks away into the darkness, not looking back.)*
*(Ralsei stands there, trembling, the blood stark against his face.)*
Ralsei: "Susie..."
Ralsei: "... she's..."
Ralsei: "She's a really really nice person, Kris."
Ralsei: "How can she be so kind...?"
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "... how?"
*(Ralsei looks down, his voice trembling.)*
Ralsei: "I'm sorry, Kris."
Ralsei: "I'm sorry I didn't say the whole prophecy at first."
Ralsei: "I just..."
Ralsei: "I thought if I said something different"
Ralsei: "If we did something different"
Ralsei: "If we were just kind enough"
Ralsei: "Perhaps by the time we got here... it would change."
Ralsei: "But... but no matter what we do..."
Ralsei: "Our fate..."
Ralsei: "... is already decided."
*(Ralsei looks around, concerned.)*
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "S-sorry... don't look at me... I..."
Ralsei: "I don't mean to always..."
Ralsei: "Make everything about me..."
Ralsei: "I'm sorry. I..."
Ralsei: "Everything's OK, Kris. Look, I..."
Ralsei: "[Eyes wet, smile visibly forced, sprite trembling]* I'm smiling!"
[Player Choice: ♥ It's okay not to smile]
[Player Choice: Good. Keep smiling]
*(Kris gently places a hand on Ralsei's shoulder.)*
Ralsei: "K... Kris? Kris, you..."
Ralsei: "Haha..."
Ralsei: "I... I'm scared..."
Ralsei: "It's getting harder and harder"
Ralsei: "To just stand there smiling all the time."
Ralsei: "To be the one..."
Ralsei: "Pretending I'm not afraid, to..."
Ralsei: "But..."
Ralsei: "Being with you two..."
Ralsei: "I..."
Ralsei: "The more I'm with you two, I realize..."
Ralsei: "Friendship... isn't just..."
Ralsei: "About being happy all the time."
Ralsei: "It's something far, far greater than I could've imagined..."
Ralsei: "..."
Ralsei: "I... I want to. I want to believe again."
Ralsei: "I want to believe... it can change!"
Ralsei: "That there isn't just one ending!"
Ralsei: "Susie's hope... Her naive hope..."
Ralsei: "It's... infectious, isn't it, Kris?"
Ralsei: "... So, until we see fate with our own eyes..."
Ralsei: "Let's believe, too."
Ralsei: "... Kris, you can go to the fountain now."
Ralsei: "Susie's waiting."
Ralsei: "Umm... Kris?"
Ralsei: "You were cool when you played the piano earlier!"
*(You tried to return to the previous room.)*
*(It seems the way is blocked.)*
*(You put out your hand...)*
*(And, just out of view, just perfectly out of view,)*
*(Another hand pressed against yours)*
*(And pushed you back.)*
*(Kris walks towards the fountain.)*
*(ONLY THEN, WILL THE WORLDS BE SAVED)*
[Scene: Obj Final Fountain Seal]
*(Kris and Susie stand before the final fountain. Silhouettes of them and Ralsei are reflected in the swirling darkness.)*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Hey, Kris..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Can I tell you something?"
Susie: "... a stupid dream I have?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "No matter what happens..."
Susie: "I... want to keep being friends with you and Ralsei."
Susie: "When the sun comes up again..."
Susie: "I want tomorrow to be the same as yesterday."
Susie: "And the next day..."
Susie: "To be just the same as that."
Susie: "That in the end..."
Susie: "We can always go back to the way things were before."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "You don't have to say anything back, Kris."
Susie: "I..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "I know..."
Susie: "You're thinking the same thing..."
Susie: "... aren't you, dumbass?"
*(Susie's smile, which seemed to defeat everything...)*
*(Shined on in front of you, and for a moment...)*
*(It was as if all the darkness had been blown away.)*
*(As if in imitation, your SOUL began to glow...)*
*(Kris steps into the fountain. The screen is consumed by white light.)*
--- ARC: "Church After (Same Night) ---"
[Scene: Obj Church After]
*(Light streams through the stained-glass windows. For a moment it looks like morning, but the sky outside is still dark.)*
*(Your eyes are adjusting after the Fountain's blinding collapse.)*
Susie: "... Toriel?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... Hey..."
Susie: "... Hey, uh... Knight?"
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Kris..."
*(Susie gets up.)*
Susie: "Was Toriel..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... let's just go."
*(Kris and Susie leave the sanctuary.)*
[Scene: Obj Church Exterior After]
*(Kris and Susie exit the church. The rain has stopped. The air smells clean.)*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "It smells..."
Susie: "... after the rain."
*(They walk towards the graveyard.)*
[Scene: Obj Graveyard After]
*(Kris and Susie stand before Gerson's grave.)*
*GERSON*
*RENOWNED HISTORIAN, AUTHOR, AND TEACHER*
Susie: "..."
*(Susie places the letter she wrote on the grave.)*
*(The bench is wet.)*
*(Kris and Susie leave the graveyard.)*
[Scene: Obj Shelter Exterior Night]
*(Kris and Susie stand before the shelter doors.)*
Susie: "No closer to opening this thing, huh..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "Tomorrow..."
Susie: "Tomorrow, we have to do something."
Susie: "... we have to."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "..."
Susie: "..."
*(Susie walks away. Kris stays behind, looking at the door.)*
--- ARC: "Night - Home ---"
[Scene: Obj Home Return Night]
*(Kris and Susie walk home in the evening.)*
Susie: "... it's late."
Susie: "Why don't we just... go home?"
*(Susie walks Kris to their door.)*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "..."
*(Kris enters the house. Susie walks away.)*
[Scene: Obj Livingroom Sans Party]
*(Kris enters the living room. Toriel and Sans are dancing the "jitterbug" to fast-paced music from the record player.)*
Toriel: "Haha, I have not danced the "jitter bug" like this in ages!"
Sans: "well, you aren't bugging me, so jitter away."
Toriel: "Ahahaha!! Why... why didn't the skeleton..."
Toriel: "Have anybody to dance with?"
Toriel: "Because... he... had no "body" to dance with! Hahahah!!"
Sans: "hahahahah. good one."
Sans: "not only did you totally botch that joke, but,"
Sans: "i'm dancin' with ya, so it doesn't make any sense."
Toriel: "Ahhhahaha!!"
Susie: "(Entering)* * Are... we, uh... interrupting? Something?"
Toriel: "Oh! Kris! Snoozy!"
Toriel: "No, no, you are not interrupting anything!"
Susie: "We were looking for you at church, and..."
Toriel: "Sorry, sorry, I cancelled choir practice today due to the rain."
Toriel: "The weather was so bad, and..."
Toriel: "Err, Kris, Susie, have you met Mr. Sans?"
Sans: "heya."
Susie: "Umm..."
Toriel: "Oh! Susie, did you... want to stay over again...?"
Toriel: "You could just sleep in, uhh, Asriel's bed! Haha!"
Susie: "I think I..."
Susie: "Gotta be going, actually..."
Toriel: "Oh... alright."
Toriel: "See you later, honey!!"
Toriel: "Err, I mean Susie!! Haha!!"
Susie: "... later."
*(Susie leaves.)*
Toriel: "Kris, is... Susie OK?"
Sans: "hey, she'll be fine."
Sans: "i'm sure she'll figure it all out."
Sans: "meanwhile, let's get back to business."
*(Sans sits in the armchair.)*
Sans: "kris, what about you? you wanna party?"
Toriel: "Kris!! Party!! Party!! Board games!!"
Sans: "and hey, we don't gotta just do disco dancin', kid."
Sans: "we can play some brand-new music too."
Sans: "how 'bout we pump up the tunes?"
Toriel: "Pump the tunes! Pump the tunes!! Pump the tunes!!"
Toriel: "Hahaha!!"
*(Toriel falls over laughing.)*
Toriel: "Kris? Where are you going? You're going to bed already?"
Toriel: "There are pancakes in the fridge if you want them, dear..."
Toriel: "Goodnight, honey!"
*(Kris walks through the house.)*
*(The fridge. A bottle of ketchup stands defiant.)*
*(The sink. Someone has cleared the white fur out of the drain.)*
*(There's some cinnamony batter caked on the stovetop.)*
*(The cupboard. It seems to be missing... things.)*
*(The trashcan. Well-watered flowers are blooming inside.)*
*(It's a landline phone. But you already have a cell phone.)*
*(Kris goes upstairs to their room.)*
[Scene: Obj Krisroom Night Final]
*(Kris gets into their own bed. The screen fades to black.)*
*(Time passes. The house is silent except for the rain.)*
*(Asriel's bed is empty. The front door is ajar.)*
*(A split screen shows Kris's room on the left and the front of their house on the right. It is raining heavily outside.)*
*(Kris gets out of bed, walks to the window, and climbs out, hesitating to jump.)*
*(Outside, Susie looks up at the window.)*
Susie: "..."
Susie: "... We... aren't gonna let that happen..."
Susie: "... right?"
*(Ring Ring Ring.)*
...: "Kris..."
...: "... don't forget, Kris..."
[NOTE: "Speaker deliberately ambiguous. Candidates: Dess, Carol, Rudy. Voice matches opening monologue speaker tag but identity is unconfirmed by game. Do NOT attribute to Susie or any specific character in JSONL metadata.]"