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hazmatmaid · 3 years
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According to these screenshots that I have compiled, I have come to the conclusion that Undyne can't sing (or she can, just more "loud" and not "good").
Why do you think that is, dear reader of this post? I think the answer is simple:
You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish.
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decimadragonoid · 4 years
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I heard it was Big Red Daddy Bear and Cub Day!
* Happy Belated Father's Day from Underfell! * heh... 'sup, people? happy father's day and all that! fer those o' ya who cherish yer daddies, congratulations! have all the fun ya want. * play a game you both like, give yer dad a present, go out somewhere nice - anythin' you can think of, ya know? hehe! * as fer me, i spent some time with my kid, frisk. as always, petals came along too. we got some watermelon-flavored popsicles at the park on our street. * then we just hung out at the park, talked fer hours, and watched the universe do its own thing.
* heh... nice day fer father and kid time in the park... birds are singin', flowers are bloomin'... * summer really is a nice time to spend with yer kids. * y'know, in life, there are a lotta things that go into bein' a dad. * you can give him all the nicest, most expensive material things in the world, but none o' that compares to havin' the best gift in the world. * and that gift is seein' yer kid grow and decide on what they wanna do in life. * when frisk called me their dad, i honestly didn't know what to think at first. * i thought i was never gonna be ready fer the responsibility, nor did i think i deserve to be someone they could count on since we didn't meet under good circumstances. * y'know... the whole bullshit 'kill or be killed' credo, i mean... i hounded them, tried to pin all my frustration on 'em, bust their chops, and tried scarin' them into leavin' all this shit behind... * but they opened my eyes and helped me see that life really ain't so bad. * plus, frisk had their own share of personal problems in the past before they fell into the underground. * i ain't really keen on goin' into the details 'cuz i swore we'd keep it between us until they feel comfortable enough to share their past with e'rrybody one day... * but what i can say is, in some ways, we're alike. * we both know the world is a cruel-ass place, and sometimes, it brings out the worst in us. but as long as we stick together, we don't hafta fear the worst. * plus, we made friends with like-minded people. tibia honest, fightin' the credo just by settlin' down and changin' myself was prolly the best decision i made in my life. * i owe frisk fer that. * and... well, that's pretty much why i decided i was totally okay with the kid callin' me 'dad.' * kinda felt nice to be looked up to fer once. * the fact frisk counted on me like i was the second father they never thought they had gave me a second chance to change when i needed it most. * and, uh... if yer a dad yerself, and you're listenin' to my ramblin' bony ass, lemme keep it 100 with you and say somethin'. * bein' a dad don't always got anythin' to do with blood or familial ties. sometimes, bein' a dad comes from the heart. or in my case, my soul. * i ain't never gonna take this feelin' fer granted. i depend on frisk just as much as they depend on me. if they ever need me fer anything, i'll take one o' my shortcuts and come runnin'.
* and that's why today, i hold my skull up with pride, and say, 'i'm the big, red father bear, and this human kid is my little cub. we may be different races, but that don't mean shit to me. if my kid is happy, i'll be happy with them. if my kid needs someone to talk to when they're sad, i'll be their listener. if they wanna learn somethin' from me, i'll teach them. if they do somethin' stupid, i'll make certain they don't do it again. if they make a mistake, i'll forgive them. if they need shelter from the storm, i'll be their refuge. when they find somethin' they wanna do in life, i'll support them to the very end. when they're ready to leave the nest, i'll give 'em the extra push they need to take the next step into their full adulthood. frisk is my kid. i love 'em, and i'll always be proud of 'em fer who they are, and who they choose to be! and if anyone doesn't appreciate my kid, or just wanna talk shit to 'em and try to bring 'em down, then they can kiss my bony ass!' * happy father's day. ======== It's been years since I've done an Underfell roleplay piece! I was actually thinking of making this piece for Father's Day this past Sunday, but I didn't get a chance to make it until now. It's still two days past Father's Day, so THAT will suffice. Frisk wears outfits accordingly depending on the season, but Sans is a different case. Since Sans is a skeleton, he can't feel warmth or cold. Plus, he's actually pretty fond of his rugged detective-like appearance to the point where he doesn't really care if it's out of season. Some people look at him with funny looks because of this, but he ignores them anyway. Bottom line is, if it fits, he'll wear it. Screw opinions! The watermelon-flavored popsicles were deliciously fun to make. I kinda want one myself, but I'd probably be better off finding them at the market rather than a stand since the pandemic's still in full effect. Well, whatever. Without further ado, it's roleplaying time! ========= Underfell Sans, Frisk © underfell.tumblr.com/ Undertale © Toby Fox ================================ This fanart was not made in an attempt to catfish anyone, which I am highly against. This was only drawn for the sake of having fun roleplaying as a fictional character and interacting with others in a positive manner. This was also not drawn to be sexually explicit. I simply drew this because art is my passion, and this is one of the steps I'm taking to improve my art style. I also don't ship Sans or anyone with Frisk, not even their Underfell counterparts. Emphasis on DON'T. I see them all as a family they never thought they could ever have. Furthermore, this roleplay was not made for taking sides with Frisk or Chara, any other characters, or any of the game's routes and mechanics. ======== Support me on Ko-Fi here: ko-fi.com/decimadragonoid Or, if you'd like, please consider supporting me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/decimadragonoid
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kakitysax · 3 years
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@tatiebop thanks for the tag! It didn’t work lmao but I saw my name in there! These are all probably going to be really long, too, so...sorry in advance.
(Actually it ended up being so long that I’m just gonna put a cut right here)
Name/Nickname: Oh boy.
My real name is also my birth name, and I’m not about to share it. Not because I’m scared of y’all but because I do like having some level of mystery or privacy or whatever. 
I also have a lot of names that I like, but very few of them are actually in use. Also, just to be clear, Karkalicious is not one of them. That one is more like a pair of ironic sunglasses that I’ve become pretty fond of wearing. Still, I guess it’s about time I share some of the more utilitarian ones...
Kaz (Kazzy / Kazzyboi) is one that’s gotten the most use over the years. On the spectrum of serious to ironic names it’s closer to ironic, but that’s just because it belonged to a shitty character I made when I was twelve.
Calais (Cal / Callie) is one of my serious names, and has also gotten some use. I’m pretty fond of it.
Most of the other names are ones that I share with characters of mine. But my REAL name is always gonna be my birth name. I love it so much. Wish I’d realized sooner that you don’t need to change your name in order to be nonbinary.
Gender: Nonbinary. 
I do have a gender, but there isn’t really a word to describe it? It looks and smells vaguely feminine but is decidedly not female. I like She online, but They in real life, and I’m not averse to He.
Sign: Libra (I’ve always resonated a lot more with Gemini though. Not sure how I come across. Let me know!)
Height: 5′2 and 3/4ths
Birthday: October 21st
Favorite Bands: Look my taste in music is shit it’s just a grab-bag of singular songs that I stumbled across and liked. I do like U2 though.
Favorite Solo Artists: Lemon Demon, Toby Fox, Tensei (Fucking kill me.)
Song Stuck In My Head Right Now: Lifetime Achievement Award (Lemon Demon)
Last Movie: Wall-E (last Saturday’s Family Movie Night)
Last TV Show: Depends on how you classify it? The last show that I’ve watched that is like professionally produced is Pokemon: Indigo League, which I watch with R. The last episodic animated series I’ve consumed is the fanmade anime Touhou: Memories of Phantasm
When I Created This Blog: Last September
Last Thing I Googled: “Crying Emoji Meme” for This Post
Other Blogs: @karkles-does-things @yeet-your-smeet @the-grub-hub @yeet-your-feels
Do I Get Asks: I get them pretty much daily ever since Jay came back from the dead, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like more! (sometimes I lie awake at night wondering who it was that asked if I would rather have $4000 a week or $10 million up front because I think they’re my favorite)
Following: 88
Why I Chose This URL: Story Time
Shortly before I made this blog, I had an encounter with my sister wherein I was forced to engage her while heavily dissociated. The back of my brain had to generate something completely mindless to say in order to give some semblance of humanity. Like one of those fucking “we showed a Robot 20 hours of X and then forced it to write it’s own X.”
What it churned out was “don’t you hate it when you just yeet your skeet?”
“What?” asked my sister, a valid question.
“You know, when your skeet’s been yeeted?” I responded.
It kind of stuck. 
Among the few who know about the incident, to have your skeet yeeted has come to mean having an out-of-body experience so intense that you are either deluded or no longer aware of the random bullshit that you are doing. It makes sense.
Average Hours Of Sleep: 7
Lucky Number: I don’t know if this is like an astrology thing, and I don’t care because my lucky number is 13 and nothing will change that
Instruments: I can bullshit my way around a clarinet, and know a little more about drums. The only thing I’ve been consistently learning to use is my voice. Apparently it’s a good one, but I’ve been feeling kind of insecure about it lately.
What I’m Wearing: My Void Hoodie. Always. Also sweatpants.
Dream Trip: Japan. But only after I learn enough Japanese to not fucking embarrass myself
Favorite Song: Bro why do people ask this? Let’s be real here, we all have an ever-shifting list of songs that slap and songs that we’ve listened to so much that we hate them now and songs that we liked when we were depressed and make us too sad now.
Top 3 Fictional Universes I’d Like To Live In: 
Uh it’s less that I want to live in a fictional universe and more that I want control over how I can interact with other people. I’d be fine with any universe provided I could fly and teleport and maybe turn invisible.
Fucking Shit this got really long.
I’m gonna tag @timefire25, and @maxisfunky because I’m pretty sure Tatie got everyone else. @thegayhellhound I’d love to hear from you too
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krat395 · 5 years
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Spooky Scary Funny Bone Ticklers (Chapter 3)
Ok, now that we’ve all met MK’s mother and sister, it’s finally time for the kids to go to the Skelebros’ house and do whatever it is the Skelebros want to do with them yet during the morning before doing various planned afternoon activities together. …That is, unless someone, not gonna say who, *cough* Sans *cough*, causes a few distractions first. XD 
Undertale© Toby Fox.
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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SPOOKY SCARY FUNNY BONE TICKLERS 
Chapter 3: To the Skelebros’ House We Go
 Moments later… after Gaster and GK left…
 MK: Hey, Papyrus, where’s your car? *asked MK confusedly*
 Papyrus: Why, it’s at my house, MK. I walked here yesterday. So, we’re going to have to take Sans’s car instead.
 Sans: Ooh, my car’s back at the house too.
 Papyrus: What?!!! I thought I told you to drive here yesterday, Sans!!! *Papyrus shouted angrily at Sans, but not too angrily* Why didn’t you listen to me?!!! Ugh, now we have to walk home!!!
 Sans: Hey, I’m sorry, Pap. It’s just that using my “short cuts” is so much easier than driving. And that way, I’m only using up one type of… GAS. *pulls out a whoopee cushion and then squeezes it*
 *Pbffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff*
 Frisk, Chara, Asriel, and MK: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
 Papyrus: Ugh, seriously Sans?!!! Again with the whoopee cushion?!!!
 Sans: Hehehehehe. Yes, bro, again with the whoopee cushion. And by the way, we don’t have to walk home. We can just use one of my “short cuts” instead.
 Papyrus: Yeah, no thanks. The way you and Dad just… appear in places out of thin air… is very creepy, brother.
 Sans: Oh come on, bro, don’t think like that. Just trust me on this one; using one of my “short cuts” to get us home will all be worth it in the end. You do trust me, don’t you, Pap?
 Papyrus: *sigh* I do, Sans. All right, let’s do it.
 Sans: Hehe, great.
 Moments later, Sans, Papyrus, and all four of the kids got in a circle and held hands.
 Sans: Ok, now, I’ve never teleported this many people before. So, there may be a slight chance of something being out of place with one or more us once we arrive at the house.
 Papyrus: Gah! I’ve changed my mind, I’m walking! *Papyrus exclaimed both angrily and nervously*
 Sans: No way out of it. *claimed Sans as he pulled Papyrus back into the circle* Now, 3… 2… 1…
 Immediately afterwards, Sans, Papyrus, MK, and the Dreemurr kids were all in the kitchen of Sans and Papyrus’s house! The “short cut” was successful and everyone wasn’t harmed at all as a result of it. …Well, everyone except Sans, that is. As a result of teleporting a group of people in addition to himself, Sans has caused his soul to actually crack! But only a tiny bit though; and as long as Sans doesn’t teleport someone or a group of people again for however long it takes him to walk from his house to Undyne and Alphy’s house at an average walking speed, his soul will return to its normal undamaged state. Sans’s teleportation powers aren’t entirely stable. And neither are Gaster’s. And the farther they teleport, the more damage they inflict on their souls! The two skeletons can teleport themselves without any issues but teleporting too many people at once can actually kill them! But only if they do it excessively though. Every once in a while is ok but all the time, no, not a good idea!
 MK: My god, Sans! Having the ability to teleport is so cool!
 Chara: …And convenient!
 Asriel: Haha! I know, right? I wish I could teleport!
 Papyrus: Eh, it’s not that impressive, kids.
 Frisk: Pfft. Oh come on, Papy, you’re probably just saying that because you’re jealous that you can’t…
 Papyrus: Hmmm, because I can’t what, Frisk?
 Frisk: Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! *Frisk laughed for a currently unknown reason*
 Papyrus: Huh? Frisk, what’s so funny? *asked Papyrus confusingly*
 Frisk: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaahahahahaha!!!!!! *Frisk continued laughing*
 Whatever Frisk is laughing at, it must be REALLY FUNNY because not too long afterwards, she fell to the kitchen floor while continuing to laugh.
 Chara: Frisk, what the hell are you laughing at over there?! *asked Chara confusingly as she proceeded to turn her head towards Papyrus and her sister* …Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahaha!!!!!! Oh my god!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaahahahahahahaha!!!!!! That explains it!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
 Seconds later, Chara fell to the floor and then continued laughing at whatever is that’s so damn hilarious along with Frisk.
 Papyrus: Huh? Now you’re laughing too, Chara?! Just what on earth is so funny?!
 “What the heck are those girls laughing at?” Asriel and MK asked themselves as both Frisk and Chara continued laughing at whatever it is that’s so funny. Both boys were extremely confused about the current situation and with every passing second of hearing the girls’ laughter, they only became more and more confused. But fortunately for them however, their confused states didn’t last too long because the moment they officially faced the opposite direction, they finally saw the reason as to why the girls were laughing. And then not even one second after that, they started laughing too.
 Asriel and MK: Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha~!!!!!!
 Papyrus: Now you boys are laughing too?! Come on, what is so dang funny over there?!
 Sans: Hey, Pap, could you tell me what time it is, please? My phone just died. *lied Sans*
 Papyrus: Oh, absolutely, Sans! It’s…
 As Papyrus reached down to pull his phone out of his right pants pocket, he realized something out of the ordinary. That being, his pants were down and around his ankles instead of up and around his waist!
 Papyrus: *embarrassed gasp* SANS, YOU NINCOMPOOP, YOU PULLED MY PANTS DOWN AGAIN, DIDN’T YOU?!!!
 Frisk, Chara, Asriel, and MK: *laughter intensifies* AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!
 Sans: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! Guilty as charged, bro!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
 As a practical joke to make all four kids and himself laugh, Sans decided to pull Papyrus’s pants down, something of which he somehow managed to do while he was teleporting everyone and himself to both him and his brother’s home. Now, normally (and due to how frequently Sans does this around the kids), Sans and the kids don’t laugh all that hard whenever Papyrus’s get pulled pants down. But this time however, it was funnier. Partly due to the long amount of time it took Papyrus to realize that his pants were down but mostly due to a rather “interesting” pair of underwear that Papyrus is currently wearing. The underwear Papyrus is wearing right now is pair of underwear that Papyrus himself isn’t very fond of. Not because it’s super uncomfortable or anything, but for an entirely different reason. It has Mettaton EX’s head on the back of it with a very suggestive looking expression on his face and there is a text bubble next to his head saying the words, “Kiss me, darling!” Mettaton gave this pair of underwear to Papyrus as a present for helping him make his LARPing costume over the course of the past 3 days; and even though Papyrus didn’t really like the present, he pretended he did so he wouldn’t hurt Mettaton’s feelings; and then immediately afterwards, he hugged and thanked Mettaton for giving him the present. (Btw, I DO NOT ship Papyrus and Mettaton!)
 Papyrus: DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT THIS UNDERWEAR SHOULDN’T BE SEEN BY CHILDREN, BROTHER?!!! *exclaimed Papyrus as he pulled his pants back up* (Actually, why can’t this underwear be seen by children. I was only repeating what Undyne told me after I showed them to her.)
 Sans: Hehehe. Ok, ok, I’m sorry bro. I just wanted to make these kiddos (and myself) laugh, that’s all.
 Papyrus: *sigh* It’s ok Sans. I forgive you. Just try not to do that again when I’m wearing something like this, ok? Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go change into my “battle body.”
 A few seconds later, Papyrus went to his bedroom to change into his “battle body” for a reason currently unknown to everyone except Sans and then the four kids, along with Sans, went into the living room. And right off the bat as the kids and Sans entered the living room, the kids commented on the four holes in south-facing living room wall, holes that Sans created with Gaster Blaster beams yesterday morning when he, Lydia, and GK played a terrifying joke on Mettaton in an attempt to get him to stop doing his annoying “breaking and entering” habit as well as holes that are the perfect sizes to put Sans or kids ages 10-12 inside of. ;)
 Asriel: *excited gasp* Hey, look! It’s the 4 holes from that video you showed us last night at Undyne’s party, Sans! You know, that video of you scaring Mettaton.
 Sans: Hehe, yes; in the flesh; or should I say, “IN THE WALL?” Hehehehehehe.
 Frisk: Well, HOLEy crap, Sans! Now that I’m seeing them up close, I’m even more impressed with them. I mean, just look at them. By blasting at this wall with your blasters yesterday to scare Mettaton, you unintentionally created 4 cylinder-shaped storage spaces!
 Chara: Haha, storage spaces? Forget that, sis. Since you can see the kitchen through these holes and all, they should be used as to pass food, beverages, and dishes back and forth.
 MK: Haha, yeah. …Or, or, you can use them as beds of some sort. *claimed MK with a cheeky grin on his face*
 Chara: Pfft. Really, Lizzy Boy; beds?
 MK: Haha! Of course! Here, let me test it out.
 MK then crawled inside one of the four holes head first. And once he got inside, he was surprised to find out that it was surprisingly comfortable. Now, if only he could stop wiggling his feet and toes all the while he’s testing out one of the holes. He’s driving Chara, who has an amazing close-up view of his soles, crazy!
 Chara: (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Holy crap, MK! You’re showing off your adorable soles again! I, uh, I… oh god, I can’t look away! They’re soooooo cuuuuuute! X333)
 MK: Wooooooow! It’s the perfect size for kids like us, you guys! Sans, I hope you’re not planning on getting rid of these anytime soon! They’re soooo coooooool!
 Sans: Hehe. Yeah, I agree, kiddo. (Hehe; didn’t plan on it, MK.) *thought Sans to himself as his practically permanent smile widened*
 MK: Haha, cool! …What about you guys? *MK asked the Dreemurr kids* Do you agree too?
 Frisk: Heeheeheehee! Oh, yes; certainly, MK.
 Asriel: Heeheeheehee! Yeah, totally!
 MK: Haha! Awesome! And what about you, Chara?
 Chara: ………
 MK: C-Chara, are you there, dude? What do you think of these holes?
 Chara: ………
 MK: C-Chara?! CharAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! *MK laughed frantically all of a sudden due to someone (most likely Chara) tickling his scaly feet* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! N-N-N-NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO, D-D-DOHOHOHOHOHOHOHHON’T… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, DON’T TICKLE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, MY FEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEET!!!!!!! *the young lizard boy pleaded* GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! CHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHARA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, CHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHARA, IS THAT YOU?!!!!!!! *squeak* HAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!!!!!!!
 Chara: Heeheeheeheehee!! Of course it’s me, Lizzy Boy! Now, keep laughing for me! *demanded Chara as she dug her nails hard into the balls of MK’s feet* Mwahahahahahaha!!
 MK: GEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! *MK laughed even harder* OHOHOHOHOH, OHOHOHOHOHOH PLEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEASE!!!!!!!! GUHUHUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!! CHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHARA, NOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, NOHOHOHOHOHOHO MOHOHOHOHOHOHORE!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
 Chara: (Oh no! Ugh, why do his feet have to be so flippin’ cute?! Aaaaaaaah! I can’t lick them in front of Sans! I can’t, I can’t, I…) *thought Chara to herself as she unintentionally began moving her face closer to MK’s feet with the intention of licking his soles*
 But then, just before Chara could actually lick MK’s feet, Papyrus, who had just finished changing into his “battle body,” pulled MK out of the cubby hole he was lying in on the other side of the wall in the kitchen. Talk about luck there!
 Frisk: Huh? What happened? Where’d MK go? *asked Frisk very confusedly*
 MK: I’m right here, Frisk! *answered MK, who was currently being carried in Papyrus’s arms*
 Papyrus: Nyeh heh heh! Worry not, Frisk! For as you can see, I, the Great Papyrus, have saved MK from any further tickles to his adorable little feet! Nyeh heh heh!  
 Chara: (Oh my god; Papyrus, thank you!) *Chara thought to herself with a relieved look on her face*
 Asriel: Huh. Say, Papyrus, why did you change into your “battle body” just now? I thought we weren’t going to see you LARP until later this afternoon.
 Papyrus: Nyeh heh heh! You will be seeing me LARP later this afternoon, Little Asgore. The reason I changed into my “battle body” just now is because Sans and I are going to… Tklahsgionwqiuerjiqophqoipjjosnvxmcnvznjerksnjanieirowhhqurpiethuinsgrbjklbsdjk…
 Before Papyrus could finish his sentence, Sans summoned a bone and placed it in Papyrus’s mouth to muffle his speech. Sans and Papyrus have a surprise in store for the kids and Sans doesn’t exactly want his younger brother accidentally spilling the beans about it to them just yet. But, despite that accidental slip-up and despite being rather naïve at times, Papyrus is actually very trustworthy when it comes to keeping secrets. And he is leaps and bounds better at it than Mettaton ever will be!
 Sans: Say kiddos, you know that toolshed Pap and I have been working on for quite some time now?
 MK: Oh yeah, your cool toolshed aka your “coolshed!” What about it?
 Just like their former house in Snowdin, Sans and Papyrus’s house on the surface has a shed right next to it. And like their shed in Snowdin, their shed on the surface has barely anything in it. But for quite some time however, Sans and Papyrus have been remodeling the interior of the shed and both of them claim that their new interior is nothing like any other toolshed interior in town. So, because of the Skelebros’ rather bold statement, the kids have been very curious to see exactly why that is. And now that the interior is finally finished, Sans and Papyrus are going to show it to them very shortly. That is, unless they get distracted by something on their way to the shed.
 Sans: Well, Pap and I just finished remodeling the interior of it not too long ago and we’d like to show it off to you kiddos yet this morning.
 Frisk: Heh. That’s awesome, Sans!
 Sans: Hehehe. Thanks, kid. So what do ya say? Wanna go see it right now?
 Frisk, Chara, Asriel, and MK: Heck yeah!
 Sans: Cool, let’s go then.
 With that said; Sans removed the bone from Papyrus’s mouth and then he, Papyrus, and the four kids walked to the toolshed. But on their way there however, the four kids saw a vehicle in Sans and Papyrus’s driveway (a vehicle they have never seen before) and started asking Sans a bunch of questions about it.
 Frisk: Hey, Sans, what’s this vehicle doing here in your driveway? I thought you said you weren’t having any visitors besides us today.
 Sans: Oh yeah, that’s right. I forgot to tell you kiddos. I picked up another part-time job recently.
 Chara: Really Sans? 25 part time jobs weren’t enough?
 Sans: Hehe. Nope.  
 MK: So, what’s this vehicle used for anyway?
 Sans: Why, it’s used for Driver’s Ed of course. Driver’s Ed… for BEARS. *replied Sans all cheekily*
 As another part-time job, Sans teaches bears… TO DRIVE! Because… why not? XD ………Actually, no, well, not exclusively bears, anyway; because he teaches other types of monsters, as well as humans, too. …But that’s not going to stop him from trying to trick the kids into thinking that he teaches bears though. He already has Papyrus fooled, so now he wants to see if he can fool the kids too. XD
 Asriel: Um, Driver’s Ed for what now? *asked Asriel very confusingly*
 Sans: You heard me, Fluffybuns Jr. I said Driver’s Ed for bears. Hehe; that’s right, I’m a part-time Driver’s Ed instructor and I teach bears how to drive. And, as you can probably tell, I’m not emBEARrassed about it one bit.
 Papyrus: *gasp* Oh no!!! Not the bear puns again!!!
 Frisk: You teach bears how to drive, Sans?! That’s unBEARlievable! Hahahahaha!
 Papyrus: *gasp* Oh no!!! Not you too, Frisk!!!
 Sans: Hahahaha! Good one, kiddo!
 Frisk: Haha! Thanks, Sans!
 Chara: Well, that certainly explains all of the jars of honey and containers of apples and berries in the backseat.
 The apples and berries in the backseat of the Driver’s Ed vehicle are monster apples and berries. Unlike standard fruit, monster fruit is always fresh and doesn’t ever spoil. And because monster fruit doesn’t ever spoil, these containers of fruit can stay inside the vehicle 24/7.
 Sans: Oh yeah, those things. Yeah, I give them to the bears every time they do a good job with their driving lessons. (I’m actually just holding onto those for a friend. His name is Barry.) Helps motivate ‘em, you know. And it’s probably a good thing I have em’ too. Because otherwise; my driving lessons would be very hard to… BEAR. Hehehehe.
 Papyrus: Oh no!!! Not another one!!!
 MK: So, do your driving lessons actually help them, Sans?
 Sans: Why, of course they do. You kiddos know that grizzly bear that LOVES politics?
 Frisk: Oh, yeah, the one in the orange zip-up jacket; BARRY. What about him?
 Sans: Well, I taught him how to drive. But, I gotta to be honest with you though; teaching him to drive was no easy task; because the entire time, he’d just on and on about “dem wonderful politics” during every single lesson. It was almost unBEARable to listen to; and because he’s always going on and on about “dem wonderful politics” all the time, he BEARly passed his driver’s test. (I actually don’t mind it at all when he talks about politics. Just wanted to make some more bear puns, that’s all. Hehehehehe. XD)
 Papyrus: Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! *shouted Papyrus, continuing to express his disgust for Sans’s continuous puns*
 Sans: Hehehe. Still though, he got what he worked hard for in the long run. And right after he passed his test, he went home and celebrated by eating bowls of porridge with his wife, aka his HONEY, and his 6-year-old son. Then after that, he grabbed the TV remote with his BEAR hands and then watched TV until it was time for him to go to bed. And then finally, at the end of the day, he went into his bedroom and plopped right down on his bed that’s too hard and got a good night’s rest.
 Chara: Haha! That’s awesome Sans!
 Sans: Hehe. Thanks, kid. And I have to admit too; teaching bears to drive is a surprisingly rewarding experience. Really, the only problems I have with it are times when I have to change the tires on the vehicle. Changing tires REALLY makes me TIREd due to how much my bare bones ache by the time I’m finished. …Hehe. And I bet if bears changed tires, their BEAR bones would ache too. Hehehehehe.
 Papyrus: Sans, enough with the bear puns already!!!
 Asriel: (Hmmmmm.) *thought Asriel cheekily to himself*
 Moments later, Asriel thought of something to say that he thinks will make everyone except Papyrus laugh.
 Asriel: Hey, Sans, you ever notice how MK and I always go everywhere with bare feet? *asked Asriel as he and MK tapped their toes against the ground*
 Chara: (And extremely cute bare feet at that!!) *thought Chara to herself as she stared at the boys’ feet (primarily MK’s) while blushing heavily*
 Sans: Hehe. Why, yes, I have noticed that, Fluffybuns Jr. Why do you ask? (Hehehe. I believe I know where you’re going with this, Fluffybuns, Jr. ;) Hehehe.)
 Asriel: Well, all of those bears you teach to drive always go everywhere with… BEAR feet! Hahahahaha!!
 Papyrus: *gasp* Little Asgore, not you too!
 Sans: Hahahahahaha!! Good one, “Kid.”
 Papyrus: Ugh. Sans, are we going to show them the shed or not?!!! *asked Papyrus with an annoyed tone in his voice*
 Frisk: Oh yeah, hehehe, we forgot about that. Ehehehehe. Sorry for holding you up, Sans.
 MK: Yeah, we’re sorry Sans. *MK said while continuing to tap his toes against the ground along with Asriel*
 Sans: Hehe, no worries, kiddos. Teaching bears to drive isn’t exactly something you hear about every day. If I was your age, I would’ve asked a bunch of questions about it too. …Now, without any further delay, let’s go to the shed. Chara, you ready to go as well?
 Chara: .........
 Sans: Uh, Chara, you ok there, kiddo?
 Chara: ………
 Due to her rather strong foot fetish, Chara is her own little fantasy world right now. Again, she likes monster feet a lot (primarily MK’s) and seeing his toes along with Asriel’s toes wiggle and splay against the ground has made her almost completely unaware of her current surroundings. In addition, her face is as red as a tomato with blush and her nose looks like it’s about to bleed!
 Sans: Chara!!!
 Chara: Huh. Oh, yes; yes, Sans! Everything’s fine! *Chara responded nervously as she snapped back to reality* So, do you teach wild bears to drive as well? *Chara asked, changing the subject in an attempt to avoid any further questions from Sans about what just happened moments ago*
 Sans knows that Chara’s hiding something. She’s been acting rather strange ever since the day started. But rather than asking her about what she’s hiding, he decided to respond to the question she just asked him instead. And as casually as possible, while pretending that nothing out of the ordinary just happened, he replied to her question by saying,
 Sans: Nope, I only teach monster bears, Chara. But believe me though; I would absolutely love to teach wild bears as well. …Heh. Just imagine it kiddos, me, Sans the Skeleton, being the first individual in the state of Oregon to teach a wild bear to drive. …*sigh* Of course now that I think about it, some tourist attraction guy might beat me to it.
 Frisk: Really? And who might that be, Sans? *Frisk asked Sans both confusedly and curiously*
 Sans: Hehe; no one in particular. …Now, enough talking. Let’s go to the shed.
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The Door (chapter 7)
An Undertale Fanfiction by: Topaz Shadowwolf Undertale is owned by: Toby Fox Setting: Post neutral run when Papyrus dies with chapter intros being before the child fell. Relationships: Sans and Toriel is the main focus, with a little bit of Undyne and Alphys Rating: I’m thinking Teen? Heads up: There is some depressed thoughts, feelings of worthlessness/wanting to die, mention of major character death, and the occasional bad word. Oh, and flowey being flowey, so you know, psychological/physical trauma. I really don’t want to say much more since I really don’t want to spoil anything further down the road…
You can read it on AO3! Here is  Ch 6 Ch 5 Ch 4 Ch 3, Ch 2, and Ch 1 on Tumbler.
Random thoughts from the writer about this chapter: I know I shouldn’t feel like I need to apologize for this, but sorry it took so long to get this one out. It was a pain to rewrite. I know the next one has some rewriting that needs to be done, but for the most part, it just needs edited. January I will be relaxing a bit, so next update should be in February.
The Door
Chapter 7: A spark of truth
“did you hear about the chloride ion?” Sans asked the lady behind the door. Tonight’s joke telling has be rather one sided. So far she has skipped each of her turns, and her laughing was lacking the usual cheer. It didn’t take much to tell she was feeling down.
“No, I don’t believe I have,” her reply was soft and pleasant. She was trying to sound happy. Trying was the key word.
“since meeting the sodium ion, its outlook on life hasn’t been so negative, though the couple together can be rather salty, if you ask me,” she laughed at his punch line. If the laugh were to be described in one word, it would be flat.
Try as he might, the jokes weren’t working. He sighed before leaning back against the door. It seemed like now was a good time to end the joking and get to talking. “i think my favorite law is newton’s law of motion. ya know, the ‘an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by another force.’ same for a body at rest staying at rest, unless forcibly awoken by a younger brother.” She laughed, still, it sounded forced. “which i suppose it a good thing. if i rest too deeply i may end up depressed. which is how you sound right now, lady.”
There was silence from the other side of the door. He considered saying something to encourage a response, but instead he let her have the time she needed. Generally, when he was feeling down, he didn’t appreciate anyone trying to rush him. When she finally did respond, he could hear a slight quiver in her voice, which tore at his soul.  
“I was thinking of some people I once knew.”
“did you lose touch with them?” He asked, hoping for a hint on how to help.
“They’re dead,” her tone was surprisingly cold.
“geez, lady, i’m sorry.”
“Don’t be, it wasn’t you who killed them,��� she said with a bitter tone.
Sans hesitated, that wasn’t a word he expected to hear, “killed?”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t be burdening you with this. I’ll have a joke ready soon, if you don’t mind going again,” she said.
“no offence, but kinda hard to tell jokes with such flat laughs in response.”
He heard a giggle from the other side of the door, “this coming from the guy who was telling jokes to a door?” To that he had no response and she laughed a little, “ I’m sorry my friend. Had you not done that we wouldn’t have met.”
“it’s ok,” he shrugged, “so, uh, about those people you knew…”
“If I talk about it, I may end up asking for something I shouldn’t,” the lady sighed.
“and? besides, if you don’t talk about it, it will continue to weigh on you.”
There was silence as she thought. Sans waited patiently, hoping this was a sign that she was considering telling him. Finally, when she was ready, she replied, “I was thinking about the human children I have met and grown to love. Only to see them leave and…”
She didn’t need to finish that, he already knew what happened to those kids. They travel through the underground, meet and faced many monsters, and made their way to old King Fluffybuns only to die. And of course, now that he was forced to actually think about it, she met each one of those human children. After all, their journey started through the place she lives.
“geez, lady, sorry i never thought about that before,” he said. He rubbed his face and sighed, wondering how in the world he could help her with that.
“It’s alright. It has been a long time since a human has fallen underground. I’m sure most monsters don’t even fully know what a human looks like anymore. With luck, no more humans will fall down only to die.”
Sans thought about that for a moment then looked behind himself and at the door. “even if we are just one soul away from being free?” he asked.
“HA!” he almost jumped, “please, Asgore only needed one soul to pass through the barrier, and he could have waited till the child grew old and died. Humans made the barrier with their magic, they can take it down. Had he acted in a diplomatic manner, and with courage, we would be free. But, instead he hides like a coward and kills those who can hardly fight back. He has hesitated for so long, that even if he did absorb a soul, and cross over, no human would know what we are and would lash out and kill him like…”
That didn’t need to be finished either. The death of Prince Asriel had hit every monster in the underground hard. It didn’t help that the adopted sibling of the royal family, Chara, died just before him. Two tragic deaths had striped what hope monster kind had for freedom away. Add in the fact that the queen had disappeared shortly after, and monster kind was at a loss.
“I’m sorry,” she was crying now.
“no, it’s alright, don’t apologize. what you said makes sense. all Asgore is really offering is a long, drawn out, sense of hope,” Sans closed his eye sockets. Hearing himself say that put a damper on his already bleak view. Though, it was always something he believed, said aloud made it feel true. Small things he had seen and heard caused him to wondered if Asgore would even take the last soul. Or would he let himself die so the human could cross the barrier. He had thought about that and made plans to make sure that didn’t happen.
“Can I ask something of you?” the lady said, she sounded hesitant.
“sure,” Sans replied, hoping for anything that might bring her some relief.
“I… I know you are a sentry but… if a human ever walks through this door... will you please promise me that you will watch over them? Protect them?”
Sans closed his eye sockets and sighed. What could he say? Sans was planning on cheating the system. Catch the human unaware and grab their soul before they could kill the king or mess with the timeline. He saw the data. He had no intent on risking the chance of a human ending everything. Even if his brother hated him for it.
Now what?
Those potential outcomes weren't defiant. There was a chance of only a few, all, or even just one occurring. Does he make the promise and put all his efforts in getting the human to pick a good path? Or should he tell the lady he can’t and continue as planned.
One way sounded easier. And he was already used to the world resetting, which the the human might do. In fact, they most likely would, considering the data. It sounded like he would need to focus on the end-of-everything path if he did make the promise. If they destroy everything then the world would be destroyed and there will be no more resets to bring it back. The human would most likely have a really high Level Of Violence by then, one that would make his magic deadlier. The more he thought about it the more he was liking this option better.
Besides, she was his friend, and a fellow lover of corny jokes and puns. If the well being of some unknown human meant so much to her, then how could he turn her away.
“i’ll be honest, i hate making promises. but, sure, i promise.”
  “want to go to grillby’s tonight?” Sans asked. He had woken up from the nap, and again faced with the problem of how to tell Tori about Papyrus. The only idea he could come up with was over dinner, and with someone who will make sure he doesn’t back out.
They were still cuddled together on the sofa, with her left arm around him and his skull on her shoulder. At some point she had covered him and part of herself with the blanket she had made him. As to when he wasn’t sure considering how soundly he slept. Not that it mattered, all he knew is right now he was feeling cozy, and wished it was possible for him to stay this way forever.
Toriel looked over at him. She had her reading glasses on, her right paw holding the book she was currently reading. Granted, she could make anything look good, but those glasses were just adorable on her.
“Sans, I can’t, I’m banished,” she said as he struggled not to grin up at her like a love sick idiot.
“don’t worry about it. besides, Grillby said he’d like for you to visit sometime after close. i just have to let him know so he can prepare. plus, with my shortcuts i can get us there unseen.” He hoped that would set her mind at ease.
She was quiet, contemplating. “I am not fond of breaking rules like that. But if it is something you really want, I’ll make an exception this once. Just to Grillby’s and back,” a gentle smile appeared on her face as she leaned her head forward and nuzzled the top of his skull.
If he wasn’t blushing before he was now. Sans couldn’t help but rattle, even though he still doubted if he had the right to be happy. In an attempt to regain control of his emotions, he cleared his nonexistent throat and started to sit up. “i should, uh, go tell grillbz.”
Toriel placed her bookmark and sat up as well. She wrapped her arms around Sans in a tight hug while pulling him onto her lap. It felt warm and safe here, as if nothing bad could happen.
“I’m happy you’re feeling better, please don’t be long,” she whispered.
Anytime he has left to exchange books, or run some errands, she says that. And he does try to be quick. She seems to become anxious when he leaves the ruins. It makes sense, really. After all, she watched six children leave her safety only to die.
Which is why he hasn’t told her how things are outside of the ruins. The last thing she needs is more reason to worry when he leaves…
He goes to his room and gets dressed to go. With a deep breath he focused, staring passed the world as it visually existed and looking into the very code. He had been to Grillby’s so many times through short cuts it wasn’t hard to locate. He just stepped forward, moving from one area of code to another. The usual crowd greeted him, Drunk Bunny calling him by that nickname she made, “Come have drink with me, Sansy~”
“sorry, i seem to have lost my watch since i don’t have the time,” That got everyone laughing.
“You can borrow mine,” One of the locals spoke up, holding up a watch that they had carelessly allowed to get covered with bits of food and ketchup. Though he wasn’t watching them, maybe they knew his liking for the condiment and added the ketchup to entice him.
“looks pretty good, though i’m not sure you want me to use it or eat it? i’d think eating it would be very time consuming,” another roar of laughs around the restaurant. He laughed then walked to his favorite stool. Grillby seemed pleased to see him, “i need to talk to you, alone would be best.”
Grillby sighed, or, more accurately, moved as if he sighed, “.......now is not a good time…. But fine….” He gestured for Sans to follow him and they walked into the back of the bar and grill. It was nice back here. There were pictures of Grillby’s daughter on the wall, along with other bits and doodads from the fire elementals past, “....So….. Sans…. What is so important that you needed to drag me away from my bar….”
“grillby, i’ve got to tell her about pap, i….,” Sans rubbed his head, “you were right, i should've just told her from the start, save myself this headache and stress. But then...”
“...You’re in love…,” Grillby said plainly, “........ you didn’t want to upset her…..”
Sans sighed, “and i thought i was good at reading people.”
“…….It was obvious……….You told me how much you loved her laugh…… her jokes and personality…… Her voice….. It was only a matter a time before you fell in love with her completely……. And I’m sure that was pretty much right away…… Considering how you were when you left………. So, may I ask………. why the sudden need to tell her now?….. You’ve put it off this long…..”
“it’s… you don’t need the details, i guess,” he tried to think how how to best to explain why.
“Give me the details, Sans…”
  Returning to the ruins was easier said than done. The magic barrier that Tori placed on the door makes it hard to see the code from the outside in. So normally he takes a shortcut to just on the other side of the door. Now that he has been in that room, it is a space he knows well enough to get to, even with the haze the magic barrier causes.
Sans has wondered if his ability to pass through has little to do with his own knowledge of the code on the other side, and more to do with Tori. After all, the magic barrier is made to keep others out. From what he knows of it, in theory, even he shouldn’t be able to pass through it; unless, since it is her magic, she allows him.
Once in, looking for where he wants to go is no longer like searching through fog. Free to move around, he took a shortcut to the top of the stairs. “i’m back,” he called out as loud as his voice would permit.
“I’m in the kitchen,” Tori called back.
He walked to the kitchen and looked in, “he said it was good, but he suggests we wait till after 11:30 tonight. you ok waiting that long?”
She turned and nodded, “we haven’t had lunch yet and it is getting late, so if we eat now it will work.”
There was flour on her apron, and the smell of a pie baking. The day was now starting to flow like normal. They ate lunch, set the pie to cool, before going on their walk. It was mostly in silence, and Sans was happy for that. Tori set the the topics of conversation the few times they did chat. At some point they started holding hands. He had no idea when it started, he simply noticed his hand was in hers, fingers entwined. It was a nice, reassuring feeling.
As they neared the place where the bed of flowers the humans fall on is located, she said, “this is where I found the child, did I tell you that before?”
“nope, don’t believe you have,” he said.
“They were being attacked by a some horrible flower.”
Sans felt a chill in his soul and he looked at Tori, “what?”
Details from his nightmares and memories of what his brother had said about a talking flower filtered their way back to the top of his mind. He could hear Tori talking but only the confirmation of what he thought he heard sunk in. All the details of her story were swept away as his mind hurriedly reassembled the information that was scrambled by loads and resets.
At this point he was following Tori, and was so lost in thought he didn’t noticed they had entered the last room. That is, until he saw the bed of yellow flowers. He had seen it plenty of times before, but not like this. Each and every flower had a face, some simple or with fangs, some twisted and distorted. And that laugh. For someone who loves hearing the laughter of others, that was one he loathed.
“Sans?” Tori was kneeling in front of him, the look of concern on her face was heart-wrenching.
He had drifted so deeply into his mind, ensnared by the living nightmare it made, that he hadn’t moved from the spot he was in when he saw the flower bed. Looking now, he saw that the flowers were as they always were. Faceless, normal, harmless, ugly yellow flowers. Feeling his eye sockets were without lights, he looked back at Tori as he lit them.
“What’s wrong?” Toriel asked.
“i, uh,” Sans shrugged, “guess i just got lost in thought right then. thinking about that flower.”
She put her paws on either side of his face, brows furrowed, “Sans, you looked scared.”
“i’m fine now, tori,” he tried again to get her to relax, she seemed ready to say more when he added, “really, tori, i’m fine. i’m just going to wait in the other room… alright?” He couldn’t help but glance at the flowers. By tomorrow he should be able to stand near them again, but right now he didn’t want to be anywhere near them.
With a resigned sigh, Toriel relented and let him go, “alright. I won’t take long.”
“no need to rush, take your time,” Sans grinned before walking back into the previous room. Once there he leaned back against the wall and thought.
  It was because Sans was unsure how well he could take Toriel out of her barrier, via shortcut, that they walked out the door. He doubted it would have any effect, but wasn’t willing to run the risk. She, honestly, agreed.
It had been a while since she was on this side of the door. The last time she was here it was a tearful moment. She remembered walking up and seeing Sans standing there, asleep. It was sweet of him to wait for her here. A place that means so much to them. And the feeling of joy she felt, as he asked to join her, was so overwhelming that she couldn’t help but break down in tears. Thinking of it now even caused her eyes to water.
The bitter cold of the air bit at her snout where her fur was thin, and even stung her lungs upon inhalation. By softly flaring the magic within herself, she was able to use the warmth of it to fend off the cold. A part of her wanted to ask Sans how he could tolerate sitting out for as long as they met each night. Though she already knew the answer.
It was dark, but then the forest was always dark and had an eerie demeanor. Even though there are lights, powered by The Core, to simulate a day and night cycle, they didn’t reach this far into the forest. Yet, knowing her friend, her love, had spent countless hours here, telling her jokes, made the forest seem more like home. She didn’t need a false sun to feel at peace.
She had nothing against the creator of those lights. That monster had only attempted to simulate the sun to provide visibility and help monsters adjust. But, to those who have lived under the warm solar rays, it was felt like a cheap knock off.
She glanced at Sans. His whole life was under that artificial light, and she remembered him talking about wanting to see the stars. Knowing that caused a pang in soul. As much as she was willing to remain underground, to avoid killing humans, it seemed wrong to deny others from the sky. But it is also wrong to kill. There had to be other solutions.
“ready?” He asked. Sans held out a hand to her. “just a short walk to grillby’s.”
“If it is as chill of a place you say it is, then I am more than ready,” she said without hesitation as she took his offered hand. With that she started to walk with him and, sure enough, after a few steps they were in an alley.
There didn’t seem to be anyone around, but Sans was being cautious. He looked around the corner to the front of the building and sighed. Toriel heard him mutter to himself before she looked. The town was mostly quiet, save for one person standing outside of the very building they wanted to go in. It was a rabbit monster, and she was staring at the door with a befuddled look.
“ok, here is what i’m thinking,” Sans said, glancing up at Toriel, “grillbz must be in the kitchen, otherwise i’m sure he would’ve noticed bunny. there is a door around back...”
Quietly, the two made their way through the alley to the back door. Sans knocked and it wasn’t long before the door opened and a living flame was looking out at them. Toriel smiled, realizing she recognized this fire elemental.
She saw the confusion on Grillby’s face and Sans said, “heya, bunny’s around front.” Grillby’s shoulders drooped and he raised a hand to rub his head, as if he had a headache. Sans shrugged, “no worries, i got it.”
As Sans moved back into the alley, Grillby invited Toriel into the back of the restaurant. They made their way, to the front, and waited by the door that separated the elemental’s private space from the dinner. From where they stood, Toriel’s could hear some of what was being said out front.
“Sansy~! You finally come to have a drink?” There was a pause, hinting Sans was responding but his normal quiet tone didn’t carry like Bunny’s. Whatever he said she responded with, “seems to be locked.”
As the conversation outside continued, Grillby finally spoke. His own voice was quiet, even more than Sans’s, “...............Sorry about this………… Do you want something to drink?”
Since they can hear Bunny, Toriel didn’t want to risk being heard and shook her head before responding in a hushed tone, “not right now, thank you.”
“Hey, Sansy, can you tell me a joke?” Bunny said brightly, and Toriel strained to listen, wanting to hear the joke as well.
“Who’s there?”
Toriel sighed, wishing she could hear him.
“Icy who?”
Considering the response, she was sure she knew this one. He had told it to her once at the door. If it is the one she thinks it is the punchline is, “Icy you later.” A good, classic, joke; but without hearing him give it, the humor felt lost. And apparently it was lost on Bunny as she responded with, “I don’t get it.”
If there was any consolation to missing him say the joke, she could hear him laughing, though it was muffled. That sound made her smile, as it almost reminded her of listening to him through the door.
“Sansy, can you walk me home…,” Bunny continued and Toriel saw Grillby removing his glasses to palm his face properly.
The sight was rather funny to her, really, though Bunny was getting on her nerves as well. She was going to offer some words to help him relax about it when she finally heard Sans. He was close enough to the front door that he could heard. If he was feeling annoyed, Sans’s tone didn’t reflect it. Instead he spoke to Bunny with his usual, calm, and ever patient tone, “sure, let’s go.”
As their footsteps faded out, Grillby moved from the back first, double checking that he had closed his blinds, “............... again, I am sorry………………. I was running late closing up and still thought I had time to clean………………………. Had I known she was there I would of done that myself……………………..”
“It’s alright,” Toriel said, walking out and started undoing the clasp that held her cloak on, “thank you for staying open late for us.”
“........... My pleasure………… Lady Toriel,” Grillby said as he walked over and offered to take her cloak for her.
“Toriel is fine. You are one of my friends as well,” she smiled. Then, thoughtfully she added, “I should've known it was you. I just never thought you would choose to live in Snowdin. When I last saw you, you had a restaurant in Hotlands, what happened?”
“......... After Asgore declared war again……… living in Hotlands, among all the lava and fire……….. Just brought back bad memories……….” Grillby said.
Toriel sighed, “I’m sorry, I failed to get him to see sense.”
“............ it is not your fault……… besides…………. I learned I like it here………,” Grillby moved a chair for her to sit on.
“Thank you,” she smiled and sat down, “about the name, did someone give it to you?”
“.......... I gave it to myself………,” he said, “.......... I don’t intend on ever accepting names from anyone else…………”
She nodded, understanding fully that for an elemental, having a name usually means serving a summoner. The fact Grillby named himself means that he is declaring freedom. “How long have you known Sans?”
Grillby paused and looked away, “........... That……… is a hard to answer question…………..”
Toriel frowned and tilted her head, “I don’t understand, how it could be hard to answer?”
“........... I’m guessing Sans hasn’t told you much………..,”
“No, he hasn’t,” Toriel sighed, “but considering tonight, I truly think he is trying.”
“............ I am in a unique position when it comes to my patrons…………….. They come, drink, and talk………….. I try not to pry into their lives……… but when they are trouble I do what I can to help………..,” Grillby looked at her, “............ Sans is no different………… he speaks more freely when ‘tipsy,’ though, he still is hard to get information from…………..”
Something about the way he said that made Toriel frown, “You’re not suggesting I get him inebriated just to make him talk.”
“.................. I don’t believe I was………. Just stating an observation……….,” Grillby brought a bar stool over and sat down.
“And what about you,” Toriel watched him, feeling suspicious, “you never specifically got him ‘tipsy’ to get information, did you?”
“.........of course not……….”
A feeling of relief overcame her, and she smiled, “good.”
She was going to say more when Grillby say, “I made sure he was completely drunk first………..”
The wave of relief was replaced with anger and she quickly stood, slamming her paws down on the table, “How dare you do something like that!”
“.......... I respect you, Queen Toriel…………. But I have my reasons………”
“He trusts you, and that’s what you did with that trust?” She snarled, “What reason could you possibly have?”
Grillby moved his shoulders as if he was sighing, “................ As you may remember………… during the war I was responsible for information……………. I remember everything from then and earlier…………. I could recite conversations I had with my first summoner, even……………… word for word………… and yet I have forgotten something………….”
She folded her arms, “and?”
“..................... I still don’t remember what I’ve forgotten…………. But I know about what I forgot thanks to the information I stole from Sans……………… he wasn’t about to give it…………. And he aware of what I did afterwards……………...also he would never forgive me if I got it from Papyrus…………….”
A part of Toriel was annoyed at how casually Grillby was talking about this, “And, you thought it was alright to do that?”
Grillby looked at her, “................. no………. but he unknowingly hinted he knew what I had forgotten………….. Then withheld when I asked……………….”
“If you knew it was wrong to do, then why the hell did you do it? This isn’t the war, you know you can’t be doing that!”
“............... isn’t it? ………. Undyne has revitalized the war effort………….”
“That is now,” Toriel growled.
“....... the king had declared war…..”
“Against humans, not each other!”
“............. Sans sure acts like he’s been through war .........”
A twinge of guilt ran through Toriel. Grillby was right with that assessment. There were some things, behaviors, Sans has displayed that were just like the veterans after the war. She saw them, recognize them, but didn’t put the information together because it didn’t make sense. Sans said he had been underground his whole life; he wasn’t alive during the war.
“................. I had forgotten something………………… which had tampered with my memories………………… even some about the war……………….. And important things…….. which he had an answer for……………. ”
She thought on that, understanding his reasoning. But still, Sans didn’t deserve to be treated in such a manner. “What could’ve been so important to do something like that?” She snapped.
Grillby was silent, save for a few pops and cracks of his flames, he shook his head, “..........You tell me……………. we all forgot…………………..”
Toriel glared at Grillby as she thought about that, “What do you mean, we? What did we forget?”
The fire elemental looked away, “.............. just because I stole it………….. doesn’t mean it is mine to give………………”
Elementals. They are technically monsters, and ones like Grillby are almost on par with boss monsters. But they are infuriating to work with. She was about to say more when she noticed Grillby was no longer looking at her, but past her.
“uh, am i interrupting something?” She looked back to see Sans as he started to shuffle forward, “haven’t heard grillby popping like that since the jukebox broke.”
The fire element made another cracking noise before shaking his head, “................. which was your fault…………….”
“Normally I’d try arguing that it wasn’t me, but I’m thinking now isn’t the time for that…,” Sans said, rubbing the back of his neck. “I mean, it wasn’t me who threw it across the bar. All I did was pay for a song.”
“........................ same one, over and over again…………….. In a row……………, “ Grillby folded his arms. Despite the disapproval in his demeanor, there was a humor in his tone.
Toriel couldn’t help but snort as she tried not to laugh. And, like that, the hostility in the room had died down. She thought for a moment, then grinned, “By the way, what was that she kept calling you?”
“you heard that?” Sans asked, and she could see a slight hint of a blush on his face.
“It’s rather cute, Sansy~” She tried to mimic the near singing way Bunny had said it.
“tori, please, don’t,” Sans said. Toriel heard a gentle crackling noise from Grillby, different than the sharper sounds he made before, followed by Sans sighing, “and you’re laughing.” Sans turned his back to Toriel and Grillby then said in a dramatic manner, “goodbye dignity, our time together was nice, but fleeting.”
“Alright, alright. I won’t call you Sansy again,” Toriel said, waiting for Sans face them again, then added, “for the rest of the evening.”
Grillby shook his head, “...............I’ll get the food ready…………… make yourselves comfortable………...” He then walked into the back as Sans made his way over and sat.
“i, uh…,” Sans started while shoving his hands in his jacket pockets. Toriel noticed that he slide down in his chair a bit and was trying to avoid looking at her. As much as she would like for him to just tell her what was on his mind, she gave him time. It seemed to come natural to him to hide and keep secrets, even at his own detriment. She figured it was to keep from burdening others.
Before Sans could try again, Grillby had already finished cooking and was back with two burgers and fries for them to share. Noticing the skeleton’s behavior, Grillby stood by him and placed a hand on his shoulder. With a sigh, Sans started again, “so… the kiddo,  they…,” Sans leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table, “they were all friendly and stuff, y’know?”
“Yes?” Toriel was confused, wondering where this was going. Sans reached into his jacket, pulling out the neatly folded red cloth she noticed the day he moved in with her.
“pap really liked them, and.... they liked my bro… he’d been so nice to them, how could they not like him?” Toriel listened as Sans spoke. There was that unmistakable sadness in his voice and tears were forming in her eye. Fearful what what she was about to hear, she put a paw to her mouth.
“he… wanted to face the human alone. i figured it would be fine. why wouldn’t it be? kid was merciful with everyone they came across. pap was most likely just going to become friends with them anyway. ...but they didn’t show him mercy…”
“That... that doesn’t sound like the child I knew,” Toriel frowned, watching Sans.
Grillby nudged Sans who finally shrugged, “i thought, maybe it was an accident, that they didn’t mean to kill him. but, uh…. they did mean to…”
“Are you sure?”
“the kid laughed,” Sans finally looking up at Toriel. She saw his eye lights were almost faded out, “the kid laughed when I asked them about it. who laughs about accidentally dusting someone? especially to their brother. tori, i’m sorry, but at that moment i so wanted to break that promise i made.”
The promise, it had been a while now and she had almost forgotten about it. The promise to keep the human child safe. And he kept it, despite the cost, “I-I am so sorry... you must hate me.”
“no! tori,” Sans said, jumping up from his seat, “i don’t hate you, i could never hate you…” Sans sat back down, head in his hands, “it is not your fault, it’s not like you knew what the kid would do. tori, i’m sorry i lied to you about papyrus.” Sans reached into his jacket and pulled out a cell phone. He touched the screen a few times before passing it over, “here, his phone has some pictures of him. at least you can see what he looked like...”
Toriel picked up the phone, looking at the happy face smiling up at her she couldn’t help but smile back. She moved from picture to picture, tearing up as she does, “you described him well. He looks a lot like how I always pictured him.” Toriel then saw some of the random pictures Papyrus had taken. There were pictures of Undyne and various places in the underground, and she was astonished really.
Papyrus, in his kindness, seemed to see something good in everything. Because of that, even the most mundane places he some how captured in a way that showed how extraordinary it really was. And that’s when she saw one of Sans in the Waterfall Caverns, eye lights turned upward to the glowing rocks above. She could see in his eye sockets a contemplative depth. No jokester persona or weighty secrets to be seen in that moment, “He really knew you.” She said quietly, showing the picture to Grillby.
Sans look then sighed, “he has better pictures of Waterfall in there than that.”
Toriel looked up at Sans, “Sans, it is not Waterfall he was taking a picture of.”
And that was it. Any amount of openness he previously showed was changed as he closed himself off. She wondered how Papyrus had dealt with Sans tendency to avoid talking. Toriel thought, and glanced at Grillby who simply nodded. Most likely that means he came to the same conclusion as she did. Be happy with what you got, and try again another night.
“Thank you for telling me…,” Toriel thought on it a moment.
“sorry…,” Sans said, looking at the burger before him, then reached for the ketchup.
“For what?”
With the ketchup in his hand, he stared at the bottle and continued to avoid eye contact, “for not being there to keep the kid out of trouble. i didn’t to keep an eye socket on them, and I looked away when I shouldn’t have.”
“Oh Sans,” That was a heavy burden for him to be carrying that he shouldn’t have to bare. “The child made their own choice. They knew right from wrong, I saw that with my own eyes. I never would've suspected they would do that, and I would have trusted your brother to make friends with them as well. I will say I suspected something. When I talked about the child you tended to become quiet, or try to change the subject.
“And all those times I spoke of the child, or asked you about your brother, must have been hard for you. Oh, Sans, please don’t suffer in silence like that.” she saw Grillby move away, heading to the back to give them privacy.
Sans watched him then looked back the the ketchup bottle; which, he then placed on the table. Finally, Sans looked back up at her, “i just wish i understood why you care about this useless bag of bones.”
She stood and carried her chair over by Sans, who watched her nervously. Sitting down she took his hands in her own and stared him in the eye sockets. “I thought I made myself clear yesterday and this morning,” she started, then smiled and kissed him, “I care about you, alot, and I don’t want to see you in pain. When I see you are hurting, I feel hurt. Because I love you Sans.”
           “i guess i just thought it was too good to be true…,” Sans said, then hugged her.
Toriel hugged him back and took the chance to kiss him again, this time with more meaning behind it than her usual kisses. When she looked at him after that, the look on his face was very amusing. It was an odd mix if giddy, happy and even fear of this new and unknown experience.
Even with how he looked, his voice managed to hold even as he said, “i love you, tori…,” they hugged again and she heard him add quietly, “for longer than i think i even know...”
  Closing Comments: Now the real fun begins~! There will still be sappy fluff, but things that are being ignored are about to step forward,  … I am so happy this chapter is done. I like it but it was a pain.
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Best TV of 2019 so far
Back to Life
Daisy Haggard’s downbeat gem took on a tough topic – a woman’s return to her home town after a stretch behind bars – and turned it into a meditation on grief, regret and the passing of time, though with enough gags to keep things zipping along.
What we said: A few episodes into Back to Life, I felt like pushing it away in protest. “No, no!” I cried inwardly. “It’s too much! It’s too good!” Read the full review
Barry
In its second season, this black comedy about a hitman who catches the acting bug took its story into darker territory, with Barry’s attempts to extricate himself from his past life only dragging him further into oblivion. Things aren’t going to end well.
What we said: Though it’s a comedy rather than a thriller, Barry replicates much of what made Breaking Bad irresistible. Read more
Broad City
After five virtually flawless sitcom seasons, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s millennial kweens went out in the same way they came in: with gross-out gags, madcap surrealism and one of the greatest on-screen friendships in TV history.
What we said: This season has given Abbi and Ilana the best possible send-off. It has been joyful, silly and wild, and while it feels like the perfect and necessary time to wrap up their adventures, it is poignant that they’ve done so by reminding you just how good those can be. Read more
A fitting, shocking end ... Catastrophe. Photograph: Channel 4
Catastrophe
Another comedy that went out on a high, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s tale of floundering parents managed to deliver more home truths about the family unit, pay fond tribute to late guest star Carrie Fisher – and offer up one of the most shocking endings in recent TV history.
What we said: From first to last, Catastrophe has been an unremitting triumph. Read the full review
Chernobyl
Already sitting atop IMDb’s top 250 TV shows list before the final episode has even aired, Sky and HBO’s restaging of the Soviet nuclear disaster captures the ineptitude, corruption and horror at its core.
What we said: Chernobyl is a disaster movie, a spy movie, a horror movie, a political thriller, and a human drama, and it spins each plate expertly. The terror is unflinching and explicit, and its images of burned bodies collapsing into putrid decay are impossible to forget. Yet it never feels shocking for the sake of it, only as haunting and horrible as its subject matter demands. Read more
Finally ... David Attenborough lays bare our greatest threat in Climate Change: The Facts. Photograph: BBC/Polly Alderton
Climate Change: The Facts
After years spent hinting at the damage done to our planet by the climate crisis , David Attenborough finally laid out the threat in all its magnitude, in a documentary that may just have turned sceptics into believers.
What we said: This is a rousing call to arms. It is an alarm clock set at a horrifying volume. Read the full review
Dead Pixels
E4’s comedy accurately captured the loneliness and mundanity, but also the sense of community, that comes with picking up a controller. All that, and it was as addictive as an all-night Fifa session to boot.
What we said: This wickedly entertaining new sitcom may have been inspired by the massive success of online games like World of Warcraft but, thankfully, you are not required to know your Azeroth from your elbow to enjoy it. Read more
Derry Girls
One of last year’s surprise hits, Lisa McGee’s Northern Irish comedy didn’t let things slip in its second season, with its quartet still finding teenage kicks in the midst of the Troubles. The scene in which teens from both sides of the sectarian divide unleashed a barrage of stereotypes about each other (“Protestants hate ABBA!”) is among the year’s funniest.
What we said: Derry Girls’ magic remains intact. The evocation of the 90s is as lightly done as ever (Elizabeth Hurley is fleetingly referenced – “She’s a total ride, but she paperclips her frocks together”) and the Troubled setting never overwhelms but simply throws into relief the ordinariness of the girls’ lives in the middle of extraordinary depths of conflict. Read the full review
Don’t Forget the Driver
Bleak comedy … Toby Jones in Don’t Forget the Driver Photograph: BBC/Sister Pictures
Pulling off a state-of-the-Brexit-nation series looked a tall order, but Toby Jones’s understated comedy-drama was taller, finding humour and pathos in its tale of a coach driver who discovers a refugee hiding in his wheel arch and a body washed up on the beach.
What we said: If it is a comedy, it is one with the bleakest tragedy at its heart. But whatever label you put on it, it is a fine, fine piece of work. Read the full review
Fleabag
Back for its second (and, as it turned out, final) outing, Fleabag added a hot priest into the already heady mix of biting wit and family dysfunction – and it built to a heart-rending ending with a wedding, a mad dash to the airport … and a fox. Unforgettable.
What we said: Series two raised the bar. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s risks were so impressive all one could do was shake one’s head in appreciation. Read the full review
Game of Thrones
Unquestionably the TV event of the year ... Game of Thrones. Photograph: HBO
Did the gargantuan fantasy drama stick the landing in its final season? That’s an argument for the comments section, but both in the scale of its six episodes, and the fevered discussion they prompted, it was unquestionably the TV event of the year.
What we said: The ending was true to the series’ overall subject – war, and the pity of war – and, after doing a lot of wrong to several protagonists, it did right by those left standing. When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Overall, I think, it won. Read the full review
Gentleman Jack
Sally Wainwright travelled back in time for her latest piece of thrillingly human Yorkshire drama, with this real life tale of Anne Lister. Suranne Jones has received rave reviews for her portrayal of the 19th-century industrialist and diarist, who developed a code to hide her lesbianism.
What we said: It’s Regency Fleabag! Because the heroine occasionally breaks the fourth wall and exteriorises her inner monologue. But it’s set in Halifax in 1832, so it could be Northern Jane Austen. Then again, it’s about Anne Lister, who has been dubbed the first modern lesbian, so maybe it’s Queer Brontë ... You can afford to have a little fun with Gentleman Jack; Sally Wainwright clearly has. Read the full review
Ghosts
The Horrible Histories team offered up more unashamedly silly comedy with this spirited sitcom about a group of ghouls going to war with the new owners of a crumbling mansion.
What we said: In making us giggle at the supernatural, Ghosts is very British. But it is American in the sense of having a gag-to-airtime ratio much higher than British sitcoms normally manage these days. Read the full review
I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
This deliriously absurd sketch show from a former Saturday Night Live player was hailed immediately as one of the greatest Netflix shows to date.
What we said: I wolfed down the entire series in one sitting, genuinely incapacitated with laughter. And then I watched it all again. I’m at the stage where I’m cherrypicking sketches now, but I’ve seen my favourites six or seven times. I’m fully obsessed at this point. At its peak, I think I Think You Should Leave might be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Read more
Leaving Neverland
A devastating four-hour exposé of alleged child sexual abuse by Michael Jackson. Wade Robson and James Safechuck chillingly and plausibly outlined their accounts of childhood grooming by the man that they, and the whole world, worshipped.
What we said: An astonishing piece of work. Relentlessly spare and unsensationalist, it manages better than any other in its genre not to let its attention wander from the survivors’ testimony. Footage of Jackson is confined almost wholly to that of him with the boys themselves on stage, private calls between them and family snaps. He is never allowed to overwhelm the story. Read the full review
Line of Duty
Complex … Martin Compston and Stephen Graham in Line of Duty. Photograph: BBC/World Productions
Jed Mercurio’s police corruption masterpiece returned for a fifth outing after a two-year wait, bringing with it a stunningly complex performance from Stephen Graham, more urgent exits required … and heartstopping, jaw-dropping action to the last.
What we said: As ever, nothing is wasted; not a scene, not a line, not a beat. It fits together flawlessly – you can imagine Mercurio sitting like a watchmaker at his table with the parts spread before him and fitting the loupe to his eye before assembling the whole thing and listening for its perfectly regulated tick. Read the full review
Mum
Stefan Golaszewski’s sitcom tour de force ended on a heartwarming high. Over three lovely series, Lesley Manville and Peter Mullan as Cathy and Michael gave us the gift of a quietly epic romance that will echo down the ages – and kept the tears in our eyes.
What we said: Mum might have looked like it was just a sitcom, but it had something beautiful to say about love and loss. It’s said it. Read the full review
Pose
Assembling the largest collection of trans actors in televisual history, Ryan Murphy’s big-hearted drama about the voguing scene in 1980s New York had style, grace, swagger and sass for days. What’s not to love?
What we said: Razzle-dazzle showmanship isn’t Pose’s only source of infectious joy. Watching the slow, still-unfolding process of these characters becoming more and more their true selves is as exhilarating as the opening bars of Cheryl Lynn’s Got to be Real. Self-actualisation isn’t easy, but it sure is beautiful. Read the full review
Pure
Frank and fearless ... Pure. Photograph: Sophia Spring/Channel 4
Following a young woman with a form of OCD called Pure O, which manifests as constant invasive thoughts about sex, this comedy-drama was among the year’s frankest and most fearless TV.
What we said: The drama and the gags are never sacrificed to worthy exposition, virtue-signalling or finger-wagging, but, at the same time, the series has so evidently been made in good faith that you can surrender to it entirely, never fearing that it will put a foot wrong. Read the full review
Russian Doll
A hipster Groundhog Day, but also so much more, Natasha Lyonne’s comedy about a thirtysomething trapped in a time loop of death and rebirth proved a truly mind-bending proposition.
What we said: Russian Doll is an acquired taste. But do persist: there is such a fine, idiosyncratic, impressive show nested within. Read the full review
Sex Education
Gillian Anderson starred as Jean, a sex therapist whose son Otis (Asa Butterfield) – though too anxious to masturbate himself – sets up a sex advice service at school. A punchy, horny comedy, with the added bonus of the fantastic Ncuti Gatwa as Otis’s best friend Eric. Worth watching for his heroic prom outfit alone.
What we said: Endlessly and seemingly effortlessly funny, in a naturalistic way that doesn’t have you listening for the hooves of the next gag thundering down a well-worn track but, like Catastrophe, catches you almost unawares and makes you bark with laughter. Read the full review
The Last Survivors
Sam Dresner, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Frank Bright and Susan Pollack ... The Last Survivors. Composite: BBC/Minnow Films Ltd
Arthur Cary’s thoughtful, wonderful and always dignified 90-minute documentary heard the stories of some of the last living people who survived concentration camps as children. A very important work indeed.
What we said: For an hour and a half, I was crying, especially when Cary followed three generations of Holocaust survivors to Auschwitz, knowing all the time that tears are not enough. Nor guilt. Read the full review
The Other Two
How would you react if you could barely get cast as Man Who Smells Fart in an advert while your kid brother became a Bieber-esque teen hearthrob overnight? That’s the premise of this brilliant satire, which skewers our pop-culture-obsessed society spectacularly.
What we said: It has heart, charm, steel, belly laughs and a gimlet eye. Get on it. Read the full review
The Victim
John Hannah and Kelly Macdonald starred in an intelligent drama about a vigilante attack on a potential child killer that managed to ask ever more challenging questions as its episodes rolled on.
What we said: It is a drama that resonates with its time by asking what constitutes a victim and how much leeway we allow in bestowing that status. Do they have to be perfect? How sure do we have to be? And what happens when the perpetrator becomes a victim too, of a different kind? Read the full review
The Virtues
Shane Meadows reunited with This is England star Stephen Graham for an unflinching drama about a troubled dad attempting to reunite with his long-lost sister and process childhood sexual abuse.
What we said: Unspoken pain infuses every scene, every gesture and expression from Stephen Graham and in doing so lays the foundations to do justice to the suffering of victims everywhere. Read the full review
The Yorkshire Ripper Files
Liza Williams’s three-part documentary revisited one of the biggest – and longest – murder manhunts in British history, taking us back to a time so different it seemed almost foreign.
What we said: At its best, Williams’ series – with its mixture of archive footage and new interviews – is a social document. The hindsight it offers is not primarily about the mishandling of the investigation, but of the grim tone of the times. Read the full review
This Time With Alan Partridge
Appalling company ... This Time With Alan Partridge. Photograph: Colin Hutton/BBC/Baby Cow
The excruciating monkey tennis-pitcher went back to the BBC for a One Show-style magazine programme. Inevitably – and hilariously for viewers – it wasn’t the smoothest of returns.
What we said: We get the heroes we deserve, and as you finish writhing in agony and lie limp from laughter, hatred, panic, despair or in awe at the end of another half-hour in his appalling company, you can only reflect that if Brexit means Alan then the whole business just got more complicated still. Read the full review
Veep
A last hurrah for Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s mendacious yet incompetent vice-president, in a political satire that was perfectly attuned for these most buffoonish of times.
What we said: Louis-Dreyfus has won a record six Emmy awards for her role as Selina Meyer, and, frankly, it’s no wonder. She is magnificent, brittle and furiously amoral. In this seventh and final season of Veep, it appears to be getting out while it still has a hope in hell of making its fictional world look more comedic than the real one. Read the full review
When They See Us
Almost unbearably harrowing ... When They See Us. Photograph: Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix
Ava DuVernay’s staggering miniseries about the Central Park Five showed how a group of young boys came to be falsely convicted for raping a young white woman in 1989. It is unbearably harrowing to watch the boys, as young as 13, get violently coerced by police into giving confessions.
What we said: The performances are uniformly astonishing – especially from the central five, Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez and Jharrel Jerome, most of whom are just a few years older than the teens they are playing. They capture the innocence, in all senses, of children, and the permanence of its loss. It feels like a great privilege to see them. Read the full review
Years and Years
Russell T Davies’s hugely ambitious drama followed a family through the next 15 years of British life, taking in the migrant crisis, terrifying technological innovations and Trump’s increasingly fraught face-off with China.
What we said: For a series that compresses 15 years into six hours, it seems to pass in the blink of an eye thanks to Russell T Davies’s trademark humour, compassion and the kinetic energy with which he infuses every project. We do not deserve Davies, but thank God he’s here. Read the full review
100 Vaginas
Following her projects about breasts and penises, artist Laura Dodsworth photographed a range of women’s vulvas, then showed the sitters their vaginal portraits and interviewed them for their responses. The result? Intimate, empowering television, unlike anything that has ever aired before.
What we said: A gently but relentlessly radical documentary. It’s not until you see a full set of female genitals filling your screen that you realise how little you see anything of or about them in wider culture. Read the full review
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/03/best-tv-of-2019-so-far
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Everything Wrong With: Undertale (Spoilers...Duh!)
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1.      (This game’s fanbase. And no, I’m not talking about the ones that make the awkward fan-art or fanfictions. I personally see those as ways of showing your enjoyment in the franchise and how much you want to see more of it. You like what you like and I won’t judge you for it, even if I’m not particularly fond of it myself. I’m talking about those shmucks that get triggered whenever someone points out one little flaw about the game and won’t hesitate to bash anyone for doing so. Look, I understand that this is Toby’s first official game that he’s made, but that doesn’t escape criticism. In fact, you could make the argument that it should be more than welcomed in order to see more improvements if he ever decides to make another. Also, I’m not saying that everyone in the fandom is like that, but for those who ARE like that, you know who you are.) +1 fandom sin
2.      –Cue Opening- (“Dearly Beloved” inferiority music. Look, don’t get me wrong, I love the music in this game, but when push comes to shove, you can’t really deny the similarities. And while we’re at it, let’s go ahead and include the Kingdom Hearts Counter. Same as the Persona counter in the Orphen post, if there’s anything that put Kingdom Hearts on the brain, the counter goes up. Granted, there hasn’t been any confirmation about Toby Fox being a Kingdom Hearts fan, nor any of this being inspired by Kingdom Hearts, but as I said before, the similarities are difficult to ignore. And more and more people are starting to open their eyes to this.) KH: +1
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3.      (All the fans making theories about how Frisk climbed up Mt. Ebott in order to commit suicide even though we clearly see them tripping over a branch and falling down the hole on top by accident in the very opening cutscene. Just something I want to point out for you guys.)
4.      (Yeah, I’m calling bullshit here. Even if something broke their fall, Frisk should at least be suffering from some sort of pain after landing for a bit.) +1
5.      Flowey: “LOVE is shared through little white…”friendliness pellets”.” (Man I feel sorry for any fan who actually fell for this during their first playthrough. I don’t even need to watch Jackscepticeye play to notice this obvious trap.) +1
6.      –Cue Toriel saving Frisk from Flowey- (“Saving the hero in the nick of time” cliché) +1
7.      (Forced Tutorial Murderer. Yes, I am aware that Toby made Toriel as a joke for those games that do major hand-holding and does pretty much all the work for you. Still it doesn’t mean that everyone has to go through the lessons itself if they don’t want to, especially considering the argument on how this game is best played knowing as little as possible the first way through it. Keep tutoring as an optional choice in your games guys!) +1
8.      (What makes it even worse is that you don’t run into the puzzles you got through here later on in the game. Kind of making it even more pointless.) +1
9.      Toriel: “Do you prefer butterscotch or cinnamon?” (Your choice does not matter here since she’ll just end up making a pie using both butterscotch and cinnamon.) +1
10.  Toriel: “A room of your own. I hope you like it.” (convenient spare room is convenient.) +1
11.  Toriel: “Do you smell something burning?” (Well I guess it’s a good thing I ignored her orders and came here on my own, otherwise Toriel would’ve burned the place to the ground by leaving the oven on to cook the pie as she was picking me up.) +1
12.  Chara: “Oh! It’s a water sausage!” (This is only a sin if you’re thinking the exact same thing as I am.) +1
13.  (Yet another detail that debunks the “Frisk Suicide” fan theory in my eyes. If Frisk was really irritated by their life on the surface, then why is there even an “option” to ask how to return there? And I say “option” because you can’t progress the story unless you pick that option. Believe me, I tried. There’s no ending where you get to stay in the ruins living with Toriel. If Frisk really didn’t want to return home before this whole adventure started, then try to leave here? Probably would have been much happier staying here with Toriel instead of back home, right?)
14.  Toriel: “This may come as a surprise to you, but I always wanted to be a teacher.” (You mean you’re not one? You certainly look like one.) +1
15.  Toriel: “This is your home now.” (Kidnapping) +1
16.   Toriel: “Ahead of us lies the end of the ruins. A one-way exit to the rest of the underground. I am going to destroy it. Every human that falls down here meets the same fate. I have seen it again and again. They come. They leave. They die.” (Considering the amount of humans that actually went through the underground before Frisk, I just had to ask, why didn’t Toriel just destroy the damn exit to stop more of them from dying after watching either the second or third one go? It’s not like she had any intentions on leaving the place and her conversation with Sans didn’t happen until after the death of whomever came here right before Frisk.) +1
17.  Toriel: “You want to leave so badly? Hmph. There is only one solution to this. Prove yourself. Prove to me you are strong enough to survive.” (Let’s see, a character who controls fire, that is rather protective of the main character for personal reasons, and tries to stop the person they care about so much from getting themselves killed by fighting them.
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 Yeah, that doesn’t sound familiar at all.) KH: +1
18.  Flowey: “You spared the life of a single person.” (Uhh, no I didn’t. I spared the life of all the monsters that tried to attack me while I was on my way to Toriel’s home.) +1
19.  Flowey: “What will you do if you meet a relentless killer? You’ll die and you’ll die and you’ll die.” (Not unless you have mad dodging skills and simply avoid everything being thrown at you, or better yet, if you’re tough enough to survive any attack being thrown at you.) +1
20.  (Minus one sin for Flowey’s laugh. 
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Even I have to agree that Tomba deserves more love.) -1
21.  (Nearly 30 minus into the game and the opening credits pop up.) +1
22.  Sans: “Hehehe…the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick.” (Sans uses a whoopee cushion in the hand instead of the true classic, the tazer/buzzer) +1
23.  (Also, Comic Sans.) +1
24.  Sans: “Quick, behind that conveniently-shaped lamp.” (Do I really need to say anything here?) +1
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25.  (Here’s an online drinking game for ya. Take a shot every time you come across a lets-player voicing Papyrus as Skeletor. Just providing him that voice at least one time during the entire playthrough is enough. From what I’ve seen so far, I suggest you take non-alcoholic drinks first before doing the real deal. Just trying to make sure no one dies on my hands.)
26.  (Also, Papyrus.) +1
27.  Sans: “Hey, take it easy. I’ve gotten a ton of work done today. A “skele-ton.” (Puns! Quimps! Jokes! And oh my this game has many of them. And it’s not just from Sans.) +1
28.  Papyrus: “As for your work. Put a little more…”backbone” into it.” (No “badum tish” noise for Papyrus’s pun.) +1
29.  Sans: “Okay, he’s gone. You can come out now.” (Please refer to the “Hungertale” comic series for the reason behind this particular sin.) +1
30.  Sans: “My brother’s been kinda down lately… He’s never seen a human before and seeing you just might make his day. Don’t worry, he’s not dangerous.” (THEN WHAT THE FUCK WAS THE POINT OF HIDING ME?!!) +1
31.  Papyrus: “Sans! Oh my God! Is that…a human?” Sans: “Actually, I think that’s a rock.” (The fuck did that rock come from?!) +1
32.  Sans: “Hey, what’s that in front of the rock?” (…Really nigga?) +1
33.  Papyrus: “Sans, I finally did it!” (No you didn’t. You just spotted me. You didn’t capture me yet.) +1
34.  Papyrus: “Continue on, if you dare!” (Papyrus runs away instead of attacking now and trying to capture me. This is especially sinful in terms of the genocide route because it gives anyone who takes that route a chance to become stronger. I know you can’t die by Papyrus, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t try to stop you right now.) +1
35.  Chara: “Someone’s been smoking dog treats.” (Smoking dog treats.) +1
36.  (Sans giving us the optional tutorial on the effects of blue attacks…after going through a battle with an opponent who uses nothing but blue attacks.) +1
37.  Papyrus: “You are so lazy! You were napping all night!” Sans: “I think that’s called sleeping.” Papyrus: “Excuses, excuses!” (Papyrus is turning into my older brother. That’s NOT a good thing.) +1
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38.  (Papyrus…FAIL!!!) +1
39.  Nice-Cream guy: “Do you want some nice-cream? It’s the frozen treat that warms your heart.” (How does a frozen treat like ice-cream warm your heart? Is it made out of something that warm people’s hearts, like love? Compassion? Sea-salt? 
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Oh wait-) KH: +1
40.  Sans: “Want some fried snow? It’s just 5G.” (Fried snow) +1
41.  (No option to actually do the crossword puzzle.) +1
42.  Which is harder? Jumble or Crossword? (Neither. It’s Sudoku) +1
43.  Chara: “It’s a plate of frozen spaghetti. It’s so cold, it’s stuck to the table.” (How?! Did Sub-Zero come by recently?) +1
44.  Chara: “It has entered the realm of the clouds.” (How is that possible if we’re trapped underground?) +1
45.  Papyrus: “Fret not human! I, master chef Papyrus, will make you all the pasta you could ever want!” (Granted, his cooking sucks, but this never happens) +1
46.  (One of the trees hides a button that automatically solves the puzzle for you.) +1
47.  (This puzzle is pointless. Both here and the one you go to later when you face Mettaton.) +1
48.  (Snow poffs.) +1
49.  Papyrus: “Behold! The gauntlet of deadly terror!”
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 (Eh, not really as threatening as the one made by those business men Finn and Jake hired.) +1
50.  Papyrus: “This challenge, it seems…maybe too easy to defeat the human with. Yeah! We can’t use this one! I am a skeleton with standards! My puzzles are very fair and my traps are expertly cooked! But this method is too direct! No class at all! Away it goes! *phew* What are you looking at?” (Tsundere!) +1
51.  Shop woman: “We all know that freedom is coming, don’t we? As long as we got that hope, we can grit our teeth and face the same struggles day after day. That’s life, ain’t it?” (For some reason I feel a tad uncomfortable…whether or not it makes me think of slavery or cult stories that also used said lines before.) +1
52.  Bear: “There’s never usually a problem. But if there is, a skeleton will tell a fish lady about it. Thaaaaaaaat’s politics!” (The politics in this game is similar to politics in real life.) +1
53.  The Library sign is misspelled. +1
54.  Papyrus: “No. No, this is all wrong! I can’t be your friend. You are a human. I must capture you! Then, I can fulfill my lifelong dream!” (Trading friendship for power cliché) +1
55.  Papyrus: “I am a skeleton with very high standards.” Frisk: “I can make spaghetti.” Papyrus: “Oh no! You’re meeting all of my standards!” (Now that was easy.) +1
56.  Papyrus: “I guess this means I have to go on a date with you.” (Not really. You can say “no” dood.) +1
57.  (Anime powder) +1
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58.  (Toby Fox) +1
59.  Papyrus: “Hey! You stupid dog!” (Papyrus doesn’t try to scare Toby by putting on a scary mask) +1
60.  Papyrus: “Wowie! We haven’t even had our first date, and I’ve already managed to hit the friend-zone.” (Fail!) +1
61.  Papyrus: “Who knew that all I needed to make pals was to give people awful puzzles and then fight them?” (Eh, not too far off on how friendships are usually made in games. It’s still fucked up and sinful though.) +1
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62.  (*Cue the Pokemon tutorial music*) +1
63.  Papyrus: “What? It’s usually better than this. This is just a bad episode, don’t judge me.” (Practically what every Fire Emblem fan said after my review of “Shadow Dragon”. Only difference is that I’m not judging them for liking it, they’re judging me for hating it.) +1
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64.  (Dammit Toby!) +1
65.  Papyrus: “I have a theory. I think that humans…must have descended from skeletons!” (But it’s just a theory. 
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A game theory!) +1
66.  Papyrus: “I snagged an official dating book from the library!” (Learning how to date from a book.) +1
67.  Papyrus: “I have never been beaten at dating, and I never will!” (You said this was your first date, you liar! Who got to you first?! It was Jim wasn’t it! 
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Damn him and his giant purple dildo!) +1
68.  (No option to sneak a kiss from Papyrus while in inspection mode.) +1
69.  Papyrus: “Holding my hand so I’ll tell you the answer…No! I must resist!” (Oh so NOW, you’re against hand holding, huh?) +1
70.  (How can a plate of spaghetti fit under a hat?) +1
71.  (And in the end, Papyrus is the one that friend-zones you. This is the equivalent of Junpei friend-zoning you in Persona 3 Portable, and people weren’t too happy about that either.) +1
72.  Sans: “Fortunately, two jobs mean twice the legally required breaks.” (If only.) +1
73.  (No option to have both fries and a burger together.) +1
74.  (Two burgers are 10000G?! 
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That’s outrageous!) +1
75.  Papyrus: “How did I get this number?” (Wait, you mean, I didn’t give you my number when you gave me yours? My character is rude.) +1
76.  Papyrus: “So…What are you wearing?” (Hey, I thought we agreed that we’re only friends!) +1
77.  (No matter what you do, Undyne will be able to find you and attack you. The various ways of how Papyrus was able to unintentionally rat you out is irrelevant. It still counts as an illusion of choice; therefore it counts as a sin.) +1
78.  (How did Monster Kid get ahead of me?) +1
79.  Chara: “This cheese has been here so long, a magical crystal has grown around it.” (How?!) +1
80.  Sans: “It’s normally 50000G to use this premium telescope, but since I know you, you can use it for free.” (After I use it…) Sans: “Huh? You aren’t satisfied? Don’t worry. I’ll give you a full refund.” (Okay, THAT one was funny.) -1
81.  (No matter what you do, Toby will always take off with the artifact.) +1
82.  Monster Kid: “Yo! How cool would it be if Undyne came to school?! She could beat up all the teachers!” (As if teachers don’t have enough crap to deal with. I’m not saying that all teachers are good, because there are indeed some that are total asshats that shouldn’t be in a school, but there are also plenty of teachers that are underpaid despite their hard work and dedication, 
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even if they began to lose their passion every now and then.) +1
83.  Text: “In the end, it could hardly be called a war.” (I dunno. There do exist some pretty short wars out there. Some lasting only a few minutes.) +1
84.  (Undyne uses her spears to break the bridge, hoping Frisk would die from the fall…instead of just, you know, attacking head on while they’re in a corner with nowhere to run.) +1
85.  Mad Dummy: “My cousin used to live inside a dummy, UNTIL YOU CAME ALONG!!! When you spoke to them, they thought they were in for a nice chat. But the things you said, horrible! Shocking! It spooked them right out of their dummy!” (Clearly this guy is referring to the training dummy in the beginning of the game and the only ghost I could think of that could have been possessing it at the time would be Napstablook. If that’s the case, then shouldn’t he know that Napstablook is not used to receiving positive feedback from other people outside of Mettaton?) +1
86.  Chara: “Mad Dummy is getting cotton all over the dialogue box.” (What cotton? I don’t see any cotton anywhere on the screen.) +1
87.  Mad Dummy: “Failures! You’re fired! You’re all getting replaced!” (Says this even though we see more normal dummies show up later on in the fight.) +1
88.  Mad Dummy: “Bot Dummies, magic missile!” (Hey, if you didn’t want to get hit by magic, then why are you still using magic based attacks that can still hurt you?) +1
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89.  –Lies down with Napstablook and views the cosmos- -5
90.  –Some of the enemies leave while the one of the spooktunes plays in the background- (I appreciate details like that, having the music show different effects on the monsters you encounter. I hope this becomes better implemented in future games. I don’t mean by Toby Fox. I meant gaming in general.) -3
91.  (Even if you do somehow manage to win the snail race, you’ll only get 9 out the 10G you spent back.) +1
92.  Text: “Seven of their greatest magicians sealed us underground with a magic spell.” (Unless if those magicians got magical powers from interbreeding with monsters years ago and the ability to used magic remained in the bloodlines of certain people after so many years like how it works in Orphen, how are humans able to use magic when it’s clearly been established that only monsters can use magic because of how different they’re souls are compared to humans?) +1
93.  Text: “If a huge power equivalent to seven human souls attacks the barrier, it will be destroyed.” (This right here is the exact premise of Kingdom Hearts 1, where Xehanort’s Heartless gathered Seven Princesses of Heart to use their hearts in order to destroy the seal leading to the Kingdom Hearts containing the hearts of all worlds and obtain ultimate power.) KH: +10
94.  (Temmies have the same name gimmick as the Vikings from Spongebob.) +1
95.  Temmie: “TEM…WATCH EGG!!! Egg… wil HATCH!!! Tem… PROUD PARENT!!!” (I know it doesn’t matter anyway since the egg is hard boiled, but don’t eggs need to be kept warm by either being placed in incubators or gently sat on by anything that’s not heavy enough to crush them in order to hatch?) +1
96.  (The Tem shop, literally the only place where you can sell your items in the entire game. It’s even more sinful since not only is Temmie is trying to save up money to go to college, yet she’s willing to buy anything off you that you can sell, but Toby himself has pointed out that he’s not a fan of back-tracking in games, which is why he included many shortcuts like the duck and boat-keeper; however no matter where you are in the game, if you have something you want to sell in order to make some money, you have to go straight to the Tem shop to sell it, no matter how far away of it you are.) +10
97.  (And while we’re on the subject, I’m also including Dog Residue as a sin because it’s practically worthless. Yeah, you can use it to fill your inventory and sell a whole bunch at a time, sometime including dog salads, but Tem would only buy them for less than 10G each and the dog salads you could get can be used as healing items, but the effectiveness of them are based on RNG. You’re simply better off going to the old turtle’s store, buying a bunch of cloud glasses and fill up your boxes and inventory and sell them instead.) +1
98.  Undyne: “He will finally take the surface back from humanity and give them back the pain and suffering that we have endured. Understand , human? This is your only chance of redemption.” (Sins of the father much Undyne?) +1
99.  (How is Monster Kid holding on to the ledge without any hands?) +1
100.                      (Undyne repeats some of the dialogue she said before about Asgore needing seven souls.) +1
101.                      Undyne: “First however, as is customary for those who make it this far, I shall tell you the tragic tale of our people. It all started, long ago… No, you know what, SCREW IT! WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU THAT STORY, WHEN YOU’RE ABOUT TO DIE?!!” (Undyne would be great for gaming sins. I always wondered that myself in video games.) -1
102.                      Undyne: “You know what would be more valuable? If you were dead!” (Character believing that someone’s death would make the world better cliché. It kinda makes me think how messed up everyone is if people keeps putting that in their games.) +1
103.                      (You know for someone who’s eager to fight, Undyne is pretty patient. Not only will she wait for you to end your call with Papyrus later on, but she’ll wait around if you go off into another area to collect items and stuff. No matter how long you’re gone, she’ll be around, ready to battle.) +1
104.                      Undyne’s stats: 7 attack and 0 defense. (That’s pretty weak for the captain of the royal guard who fought her way to the top.) +1
105.                      (You know Undyne, if you didn’t want me to escape, then why do you keep changing me from green to normal?) +1
106.                      (How is a simple cup of water enough to completely cool off Undyne?) +1
107.                      Undyne: “Are you ready for your extra private one-on-one training?” Papyrus: “You bet I am! I even brought a friend!” (Then, how is this an extra private one-on-one training session?) +1
108.                      –Papyrus jumps out the window- (Jump out the window! {Like a boss!}) -1
109.                      Undyne: “I’ll make you like me so much, you won’t think of anyone else!” (Undyne goes from enemy to yandere in a matter of moments.) +1
110.                      Undyne: “You wanna see my room? Too bad! No nerds allowed! Well, maybe some nerds.” (Bow-chicka-wow-woooow) -1
111.                      GOD DAMMIT TOBY!!! +1
112.                      Undyne: “Hot fridge, world’s greatest invention!” (Pretty sure that’s called a “warmer”. Also, wouldn’t keeping food in there for too long cause it to spoil faster?) +1
113.                      –Tea, blatantly the correct choice!- (That’s this game’s way of saying “You won’t progress the story unless you pick this option.”) +1
114.                      Undyne: “I don’t know if I could ever let Papyrus into the royal guard. It’s not that he’s weak. He’s actually pretty freaking tough! It’s just that… He’s too innocent and nice! I mean, look, he was supposed to capture you… and he ended up being friends with you instead!” (You mean kind of like what you’re doing now?) +1
115.                      (Also, Goofy would like to have a word with you.) KH: +1
116.                      Undyne: “Wait a second…Papyrus…his cooking lesson…HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW!!! And if he’s not here to have it…YOU’LL HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR HIM!!!” (I see that Undyne went to the Phil school of replacing trainees. “What’s that? Hercules didn’t show up for training? Better train the next person I see.”) KH: +1
117.                      (Inability to Falcon Punch the vegetables. I don’t care if this is the pacifist route) +1
118.                      Undyne: “Next, we add the noodles!” (Common kitchen mistake: Putting in the noodles BEFORE boiling the water. Heck, if you throw the noodles in the pot fiercely, it’s pointed out that it makes a noise once it reaches the bottom, indicating that there’s no water in it at all. It’s no wonder her house burns down later.) +1
119.                      Undyne: “TURN UP THE HEAT!!! Let the stovetop symbolize your passion! Let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire!” 
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(Inability to play “Blaze” and go Yukimura Sanada to release your inner fire. Now THAT’S an epic way to burn the house down.) +1
120.                      Undyne: “The way you hit me, it reminded me of someone I used to train with.” (I can’t help but wonder who she is talking about. It can’t be Asgore since he refused to fight back at all during their training and it can’t be Papyrus since she’s training him now.) +1
121.                      (Yeah, I’m pretty sure fire doesn’t just remain in the house after it burns it down.) +1
122.                      Guard 1: “Sorry… Undyne, like, told us there was totally a human in the area. So, like, us royal guards are blocking off the elevators for now.” (Inability to ask Undyne to get her to tell these two guards to not hunt you down and fight you if you managed to get through her date mini-game before coming to this point.) +1
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123.                      Sonic: “Always wanted to be on TV!” +1
124.                      (Discount Namine) KH: +1
125.                      Alphys: “I was originally going to stop you, but… Watching someone on screen really makes you root for them.” (Says this even though in the Genocide route, the only thing she did to try to stop us is making a new up-grade to Mettaton…which basically kills him off in one hit.) +1
126.                      (Discount Markiplier) +1
127.                      Mettaton: “ANSWER CORRECTLY… OR YOU DIE!!!” (Says this even though if we get one wrong, we just take damage. The way he worded it made sound like it would be instant death if we got something wrong. Granted, we later find out that it’s just an act created by Alphys. Still a sin.) +1
128.                      Mettaton’s Stats: 10 attack, 999 DEF. Chara: “His metal body makes him invulnerable to attack.” (If that’s the case, then why bother making upgrades for him, especially in terms of the genocide run, in which case Alphys is no where around to help you out, so you won’t know about the switch on his back to get him to change forms? That way, we won’t be able to damage Mettaton at all, no matter what we do, literally.) +1
129.                      (Alphys gives us a phone upgrade and added us as friends on the social network she’s using, however the game doesn’t allow us to use the network ourselves and Alphys never gave us her phone number, so we have no way of contacting her.) +1
130.                      Alphys Text: “I just realized I didn’t watch Undyne fight the human.” (Considering that’s the ONE person you care the most about, you’d think she’d make watching THAT fight top priority considering the chances of us killing each other.) +1
131.                      (How does a volcano make lightning attacks?) +1
132.                      (Tsunderplane!) +1
133.                      Alphys Text: “OMG I DID IT!!! Claws haven’t shook like that since Undyne called me to ask about the weather…Wait, we don’t have weather down here. Why did she call?” (Alphys would be great for gamingsins. I’d hire her if she was real and I had the money to pay her.) +1
134.                      Alphys Text: “I wonder if it would be unfun if I explain the puzzle.” (Eh, just explain the rules on how the puzzles work and you’ll be fine. Anymore than that is practically handholding. This is something that developers should definitely take note of.)
135.                      Mettaton: “WE’RE GOING TO BE MAKING A CAKE!!!” (The cake is a lie. It’s always a lie. How so? After we finish baking the damn thing, we can’t include it in our inventory. Not even a slice of it like the pie we got from Toriel.) +1
136.                      Mettaton: “WE NEED SUGAR, MILK, AND EGGS!!!” (Pretty sure those aren’t the ONLY ingredients needed to make ANY cake, especially since we don’t have mix to be used.) +1
137.                      Chara: “It’s an oven. Looks like someone forgot to preheat it.” (Common cooking mistake, and since it’s on a show that teaches cooking, that’s extra sinful.) +1
138.                      (Frisk does nothing as Mettaton is clearly coming toward them with an active chainsaw. And this is the Pacifist route. Granted, it’s all an act, but are they really not going to try to run at all?) +1
139.                      Alphys: “What if someone’s…vegan?” (Then we’d have to find substitutes for both the milk and eggs as well.) +1
140.                      Mettaton: “ACTUALLY, I HAPPEN TO HAVE AN OPTION RIGHT HERE!!! MTT-BRAND ALWAYS-CONVENIENT HUMAN-SOUL-FLAVOR-SUBSTITUTE!!!” (Okay, a few things, one convenience!) +1
141.                      (Two, how exactly does that work? Is it some sort of mystery food that tastes like a soul or is it like the fake emerald from Sonic Adventure two where it’s almost like a soul, but not really?) +1
142.                      (And finally, does this mean that monsters eat human souls? If that’s the case then it’s no wonder humanity declared war on them.) +1
143.                      Mettaton: “BY THE WAY, OUR SHOW RUNS ON A STRICT SCHEDULE.” (Says this even though nothing will happen if we just waltz around and don’t go near the substitute.) +1
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144.                      –inserts Jetpack Joyride theme- +1
145.                      Heats Flamesman: “I’m Heats Flamesman, remember my name!” 
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 KH: +1
146.                      (Also not only will you not have to remember his name because the game doesn’t give you the option to tell him what his name is, but he would still feel defeated regardless of whether or not you tell him you remembered.) +1
147.                      Monster: “Hey, isn’t it weird that there’s snow on that guy’s roof?” (This random monster would be great for gaming sins. We’re currently in hotland, a place filled with lava. The heat from the place should have definitely melted the snow by now.) +1
148.                      Chara: “The “meat” is made of something called a “water sausage”.” (Impossible hot-dog. See game, you’re not the only one that can make puns.) +1
149.                      (Inability to walk around to other areas with a hotdog on your head. The least they could do is having it knocked down the moment we get hit by something.) +1
150.                      RG 01 Stats: 8 attack 4 Defense. (See what I mean? How does one of Undyne’s underlings have higher attack AND defense if Undyne is supposed to be the captain? I know she’s tougher to beat in her genocide run, but you’d think her base form would be tougher than that by at least a little) +1
151.                      Alphys Text: “Oops, how’s the human doing?” (You had one job. ONE JOB!!!) +1
152.                      Mettaton: “IT’S A SUPER JUICY SNEAK PREVIEW OF MY LATEST GARUNTEED NOT TO BOMB FILM!!!” (Liar!) +1
153.                      Mettaton: “IT CONSISTS MOSTLY OF A SINGLE FOUR-HOUR SHOT OF ROSE PETALS SHOWING ON MY RECLINING BODY.” (Still sounds better than “Fifty Shades of Grey”)
154.                      Mettaton: “THIS BIG BOMB WILL BLOW YOU TO SMITHERINES IN TWO MINUTES!!!” (That clearly says 5 minutes right on the bomb.) +1
155.                      Mettaton: “OUR NINE VIEWERS ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS!!!” (News show that focuses on violence for the sake of views cliché. Yeah I know this all fake. Still a sin.) +1
156.                      Chara: “Buy a spider doughnut for 9999G?” 
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(9999G?! That’s outrageous!) +1
157.                      Alphys: “Well, I hope you agree with me about Mew Mew 2!” (That would require me to actually watch it first Alphys.) +1
158.                      Alphys: “Uh, hey, would you want to watch a human TV show together???” (No matter what option you choose, you will never watch anime with Alphys.) +1
159.                      Alphys: “It’s all about this human girl named Mew Mew who has cat ears, which humans don’t have so she’s all sensitive about them! But like…eventually, she realizes that her ears don’t matter! That her friends like her despite her ears!” (So, she’s basically Felicia from Darkstalkers, just not as awesome since Felicia is a demon that was raised by nuns and uses her popularity as an idol to fight against discrimination?) +1
160.                      (How do I get covered up in more web when I’m walking on it and not crawling around or anything?) +1
161.                      (Why did it take the spiders so long to inform Muffet that I bought one of their doughnuts while in the ruins?) +1
162.                      –watches Mettaton’s performance- (Eh, 5/10. Needs Mettaton to hold Frisk’s hand and make eye contact.) +1
163.                      (Also, discount Aerith’s theme from Final Fantasy 7) +1
164.                      Mettaton: “ACTUALLY, WAIT A SECOND. DIDN’T WE SEE THIS PUZZLE ABOUT A HUNDREAD ROOMS AGO?” (Yeah, but you weren’t for that. Unless if you were spying on us alongside Alphys, how would you know whether or not we’ve been through this puzzle with Papyrus?) +1
165.                      (Even if you just stand around and not attempt the puzzle, or at least not hit any green tiles, Mettaton will still fight you.) +1
166.                      (Mettaton is not in his dress when they fight you in this round.) +1
167.                      Sans: “Hey. Let me tell you a story.” 
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Mr. Hippo: “Not every story has to have significance. You know, sometimes…sometimes a story is just a story.” +1
168.                      Sans: “Now, I hate making promises, and this woman, I don’t even know her name, but someone who sincerely likes bad jokes has an integrity you can’t say “no” to.” (Well, by that logic, we should completely trust the integrity of Shuji Ikutsuki. Yeah, he wanted to erase all life in existence just so he can somehow recreate the world in his own image, but hey, he loves bad jokes.) +1
169.                      Sans: “You’d be dead where you stand.” (Considering that his conversation with Toriel is after the previous child fell into the underground, does that mean that it was really Sans who’s been killing everyone that came down here, not Asgore? I mean, I don’t doubt that Asgore might have killed at least the first couple of humans, but knowing full well that Sans isn’t joking around right now, I think there’s a possibility that Sans was killing humans while on guard duty the moment they left the ruins, especially considering that Toriel points out that she has seen them die. How would Toriel see Asgore kill them if she left to the ruins before some of them came unless if Asgore just so happen to be nearby when the humans leave the ruins? It doesn’t make sense if Toriel stayed with Asgore before Frisk arrived because she seen them leave the ruins and it doesn’t make sense if the humans died some time after leaving the ruins since Toriel wouldn’t be nearby to witness their deaths. Confusing shit, ain’t it?) +1
170.                      Sans: “Haven’t I done a great job protecting ya?” (Sans not acting out in the genocide route makes sense since there’s always a chance one of the monsters could kill and stop us, thus taking the fight for himself as a last resort if that weren’t the case. After all, he did say he didn’t want to break Toriel’s promise and only does so if we leave no one alive. Sans simply observing us in that route is to see if we have anything redeeming about us. In the pacifist route; however makes no since considering that we’ve gone quite far to show that we mean no harm to anyone and at the very least he could do is make bone shields to protect us from attacks or something, especially in the battle against Omega Flowey.) +1
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171.                      (This monster is either a discount Hellboy or discount Hellbent from Planet Dolan, take your pick.) +1
172.                      (You know, considering that no one has fixed this fountain, it’s probably no surprise that the elevator in the lobby isn’t working properly.) +1
173.                      (Also, I just have to ask now that we’re here, how is Mettaton able to afford his own resort and brand of products if his following is only in the double digits until we fight him? I highly doubt Asgore would spend the kingdom’s budget on the desires of just one monster.) +1
174.                      (Discount Squidward Tentacles) +1
175.                      Burgerpants: “I’m sorry, it’s against the rules to talk to customers who haven’t bought anything.” (In that case, how are going to commit a transaction if you can’t talk to me? We have to be able to communicate in some way if you want to sell me your product.) +1
176.                      Burgerpants: “Thanks! Have a fabu-ful day!” (Fabu-ful) +1
177.                      Burgerpants: “I’ll get in trouble if I get chummy with the customers.” (You just said that you can’t talk to anyone who hasn’t bought anything, but since I have, you shouldn’t get in trouble at all.) +1
178.                      Burgerpants: “This place is a labyrinth of bad choices! And every time we try to change something for the better, he vetoes it and says “that’s not how they do it on the surface.” (Just because a system works on the surface doesn’t mean it’ll work anywhere else.) +1
179.                      Burgerpants: “Oh, right. Humans are always eating hamburgers made of sequins and glue!” (Eh, not too far off of what some restaurants actually serve.) +1
180.                      Burgerpants: “Why do people find him so attractive? He’s literally just a freaking rectangle!” (Hey, some people are attracted to different things than others. Besides, high self esteem and confidence are important qualities people should have, as long as you don’t go overboard.) +1
181.                      Burgerpants: “Never interact with attractive people! Unless if you’re “one of them”, they’ll take advantage of you.” (Wrong. There’s always a chance that anyone would take advantage of you, regardless of looks, age, gender, or sexuality.) +1
182.                      –Listens to Burgerpants’s story about how he got his name- (You mean you didn’t keep them in your inventory?) +1
183.                      (The two characters that practically share the same brain cliché) +1
184.                      Bratty: “Come on, Catty. Don’t you have like any standards?” Catty: “Nope!!!” (Well at least she’s honest.) +1
185.                      Bratty: He acts really weird.” Catty: “And he acts like it’s OUR fault he acts that way.” (I agree. I’d understand that if wanted to help out if you’re broke and can’t afford anything to eat, but stealing food just to get someone to like you is pretty dumb.) +1
186.                      Bratty: “Where do we get the garbage? Like, the garbage store. Duh.” (You mean a dump?) +1
187.                      Bratty: “He’s like, my robot husband.” Catty: “Actually, he’s like MY robot husband.” Catty: “I think we’re like both going to marry him.” Catty: “We’re both like already married to him. He just, like, doesn’t know it yet.” (Ah yes, good ol’ self proclaimed relationships. Otherwise known as…stalking!) +1
188.                      –Listen to Bratty and Catty go on and on about Alphys- (*sighs* Oh if only you knew.) +1
189.                      Bratty: “Oh my god! He’s like a total goober!” 
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190.                      Catty: “Wait! I’ll pay you 1000G if you could get Mettaton to autograph my butt!” (No option to complete this side quest.) +1
191.                      (Wait, how did they managed to get Mettaton’s house key in the trash? It’s not like Mettaton abandoned it or anything. He has diary entries laying around.) +1
192.                      (Really? “Madjick”? That pun of a name wasn’t funny in Orphen and it’s not now.) +1
193.                      Chara: “The air here is filled with the smell of ozone.” (Last I checked, the ozone has no smell.) +1
194.                      Mettaton: “THIS WAS ALL JUST A BIG SHOW. AN ACT. ALPHYS HAS BEEN PLAYING YOU FOR A FOOL THE WHOLE TIME.” (Surprise reveal is not so surprising. I didn’t sin this earlier for the obvious hints scattered throughout the game considering I doubt Alphys would have enough time to practice everything completely before we got here, especially considering her social anxiety and depression.) +1
195.                      Mettaton: “AFTER ALL, THE AUDIENCE DESERVE A GOOD SHOW, DON’T THEY? AND WHAT’S A GOOD SHOW, WITHOUT A PLOT TWIST?” (Mettaton goes Shayamalan on us.) +1
196.                      (If Mettaton has no intention on harming humans and decided to drop the charade, then why is he trying to kill me for real now?) +1
197.                      Mettaton: “So what if a few people have to die. That’s show business baby!” (Corporate Commander.) +1
198.                      Chara: “You tell Mettaton that there’s a mirror behind him.” Mettaton: “OH, A MIRROR? THAT’S RIGHT! I HAVE TO LOOK PERFECT FOR OUR GRAND FINALE!” (That actually works.) +1
199.                      Mettaton: “Oh…yes…” (…fuck it) -1
200.                      Mettaton: “I’ll make your last moments…absolutely beautiful.” (Discount Marluxia.) KH: +1
201.                      Chara: “Smells like Mettaton.” (Why do you know what that smells like Chara?) +1
202.                      Mettaton: “Who needs arms when you have legs like these?” (Someone’s been watching Jackscepticeye’s Happy Wheels videos.) +1
203.                      Alphys: “He’s just a robot. If you messed it up, I c-could always…build another.” (Unless if we exterminate Mettaton’s soul, then he’ll be gone for good, ghost or not.) +1
204.                      Alphys: “I lied to you. A human soul isn’t strong enough to cross the barrier on its own.” (Two things. 1, surprise reveal is not surprising. The game literally tells you that if you read the text on the walls while in waterfall.) +1
205.                      (Two, you’re not the only person that lied to us by saying that since both Papyrus and Undyne also said that Asgore would simply let us through the barrier.) +1
206.                      (I see that as well as with names, Asgore isn’t good at building design since this place looks exactly like the same place as the house Toriel lives in now.) +1
207.                      (Okay, I’ll admit. I actually cried a little at this story.) -5
208.                      (The stronger knife and locket you get in the genocide route is pointless considering that Sans is the only enemy left at this point in the game and he only deals 1 point of damage per hit, no matter how high your defense is and he also dies in one hit no matter what weapon you have. They would have been better used in this route considering that there are two boss fights left (bosses in which we have no choice BUT to actually fight) and even more enemies if we chose to go back and get the true pacifist ending.) +1
209.                      Sans: “You will be judged for your every action.” (No I’m not. You’re just judging me based on how many people I killed. And even then, you won’t do anything about it unless if it’s the genocide route. Even if I killed Papyrus and no one else, the most you give me is just a vicious glare and that’s it.) +1
210.                      Sans: “You’re about to face the greatest challenge of your entire journey.” (Liar!) +1
211.                      Sans: “Your actions here will determine the fate of the entire world. If you refuse to fight, Asgore will take your soul and destroy humanity. But if you kill Asgore and go home, monsters will remain trapped underground. What will you do?” Riku: “Neither. I’m taking the middle road.” Diz: “You mean the twilit road to nightfall?” Riku: “No… 
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212.                      (Inability to inspect the other coffins) +1
213.                      (While this place does look beautiful, how does it get this kind of light since we’re underground and away from the sun?) +1
214.                      (Also, since this is the throne room, wouldn’t having a garden here risk getting stepped on by a LOT of people? It’s not like in FF7 where the garden was accidentally formed in the middle of a church because Cloud landed on a box filled with flowers.) +1
215.                      Asgore: “I’ve almost finished watering these flowers.” (Says this, yet when he turns around, we don’t see him carrying anything he could’ve watered the plants with.) +1
216.                      Asgore: “I so badly want to say, “would you like a cup of tea?”, but…you know how it is.” (Inability to get some tea anyway. Haven’t any of you guys ever heard of a “last meal”? This could be the case for either Frisk or Asgore since in this route someone’s going to die.) +1
217.                      Asgore: “Perfect weather for a game of catch.” (There’s no weather underground.) +1
218.                      Asgore: “How tense. Just think of it like…a visit to the dentist.” (Considering it’s no surprise that Flowey pops up later, I do have to admire the build up for this fight. True final boss or not, you can feel the intense atmosphere emanating as you get closer to the battle ground, giving you time to become mentally prepared for the fight. There’s not a lot of games that are able to achieve this feat anymore, at least from what I’ve played.) -20
219.                      (Seriously? A save point only a few steps away from the previous one? POINTLESS!!!) +1
220.                      (The barrier looks like something out of The Matrix.) +1
221.                      (Wait, you mean Asgore just kept the human souls in jars instead of just absorbing each one he obtained? By doing this, he risks them being stolen by someone else like Flowey who would use them for more disastrous purposes.) +1
222.                      Chara: “It seems your journey is finally over.” (What the hell, we didn’t even fight yet.) +1
223.                      (SON OF A BITCH JUST BROKE THE MERCY BUTTON!!!) +1
224.                      Asgore’s stats: 80 attack and 80 defense (In a game like this, this is a clear sign that this isn’t the final fight. He’s stats aren’t maxed out.) +1
225.                      Asgore: “After everything I’ve done to hurt you, you would rather stay down here and suffer, then live happily on the surface?” (All we pretty much did was fight. You didn’t do anything like torture me to the brink of depression.) +1
226.                      Asgore: “I promise you, my wife and I will take care of you as best we can.” (Yeah, something tells me that Toriel ain’t going to forgive you anytime soon dood.) +1
227.                      (No matter what you do, no matter how many tries you make through this path, Flowey will always destroy Asgore’s soul and stop you from absorbing it. This is especially sinful considering in the True Pacifist route, he absorbs everyone’s soul, including Asgore’s. Why didn’t he just absorb Asgore’s soul along with the human souls to obtain more power, even if it’s just a little bit more?) +5
228.                      (Wait, LV 9999? When the hell did Flowey become a Disgaea character?) +1
229.                      Flowey: “Without you, I never could have gotten past him!” (You know you could have just taken the souls while Asgore was distracted by the fight, right?) +1
230.                      Flowey: “Boy, I’ve been empty for so long. It feels great to have a soul inside me again!” (Flowey is a nobody, confirmed!) KH: +1
231.                      Flowey: “And then, with my newfound powers, monsters, humans, everyone, I’ll show them the REAL meaning of this world!” Vulcanus: “Humans! Demons! Angels! I’ll be the god of them all!” +1
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232.                      (Discount final boss from Kingdom Hearts 1. Seriously, it starts out with you fighting Asriel, then you have to go to multiple sections of his body, and then fight him finish him off for good.) KH: +1
233.                      (Also, fuck this fight.) +1
234.                      Flowey: -loads file after dealing final blow- -insert troll song- +1
235.                      Flowey: “That’s right! Your worthless friends can’t save you now.” (Good point. Where IS Sans in all of this? Considering his unusual abilities, you’d think he’d find out what’s going on and help out, especially considering this is the pacifist route.) +1
236.                      (You know what might make an interesting ending? Give us the ability to fight Flowey over and over and kill him over, thus having Flowey become more and more horrified after his own death each time we kill him. –laughs- What a gift to relish…a victim that can’t perish…)
237.                      Flowey: “Killing me is the only way to end this…” (Liar!) +1
238.                      Flowey: “…Why? Why are you being…so nice you me?” (No option to say “because it annoys you.”) +1
239.                      (Okay so…where are we right now? We couldn’t have passed the barrier since we never took Asgore’s soul and we can’t be in the ruins, otherwise Toriel would’ve certainly caught on to our whereabouts.) +1
240.                      Sans: “All the humans that fall down here will not be treated as enemies, but as friends.” (Even if said human is an actual homicidal maniac? I mean, I know not everyone’s evil, but there are definitely some cruel living beings in the world.) +1
241.                      Undyne: “Hey, who’s in charge here?!” Papyrus: “Me.” (Sure doesn’t sound like it.) +1
242.                      Undyne: “Anyways, now I’m working as Alphys’s lab assistant!” (No wonder the place tends to blow up now.) +1
243.                      Papyrus: “But if she knew who you’re talking to,” Sans: “We wouldn’t get the phone back for hours.” Papyrus: “We have the mercy to spare you from her!” Undyne: “But call back anytime okay?! She’d love to talk!” (Says this even though if you call her at any point outside the ruins she’ll never pick up. I’d understand that if you’re getting close to the end and not wanting to risk talking to Asgore, but you’d think she’d be more willing to check up on Frisk to see if they’re okay and make sure that Sans is keeping his promise.) +1
244.                      Flowey: “If you did everything the right way, why did things still end up like this? Why? Is life really that unfair?” (Why yes it is!) +1
245.                      (Inability to go through the Alphys subplot until AFTER the fight with Flowey. You have NO CHOICE but to beat the game once and load again to get the true pacifist ending. The least they could have done is have it unlocked after we’ve been judged by Sans.) +1
246.                      Undyne: “It’s kind of personal, but since we’re friends, I’ll tell you. Hotland sucks! I don’t want to go over there!” (Not really a secret if you’re yelling it.) +1
247.                      Undyne: “Oh, and if you read it, I’ll kill you!” (Says this, even though there’s no option to read it behind her back.) +1
248.                      Alphys: “OMG, did you write this letter?!” (You mean Undyne never signed it to indicate that it’s from her? How does she expect to get a response if Alphys doesn’t know who sent it?) +1
249.                      Alphys: “First, I got some metal armor polish…Um…maybe you can’t use that.” (Even if I’m wearing Temmie armor?) +1
250.                      Alphys: “Do you…like…anime…” (You know for someone who’s experienced in dating sims (I mean, how else would she know about affection levels), she seems pretty unprepared even for a date with Undyne. This one I am going to sin regardless of her condition since they knew each other for a long time and she had plenty of time to prepare.) +1
251.                      Alphys: “Let’s go to the garbage dump!” (Pretty sure there are better and more private areas than the dump to go on our first date Alphys.) +1
252.                      (Convenient trash can is convenient.) +1
253.                      Undyne: “Have you at least seen her?” (No matter what you say, Undyne won’t spot Alphys behind the can and she’ll take off.) +1
254.                      Alphys: “I thought it would be fun to go on a cute, pretend date with you to make you feel better? It sounds even worse when I put it like that, doesn’t it?” (You think? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind helping you and Undyne get together, but don’t lead a brother on, okay? That’s where we start having trust issues.) +1
255.                      Alphys: “And I’m just a nobody.” (No you’re not. You still have a soul. Flowey’s the nobody.) +1
256.                      Alphys: “What should I do?” 
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257.                      Alphys: “Isn’t it better this way, to live a lie where both people are happy?” (Perhaps, but by telling the truth, you’ll no longer have to carry so much weight on your shoulders. Your conscience will be clear and you’ll be able to reach a state of peace and tranquility. That and the fact that there’s a chance the truth will be revealed at some point anyway and people will hate you more for hiding it from them for so long, this causing more trust issues.) +1
258.                      Alphys: “Hold me Undyne! Hold me!” 
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259.                      Undyne: “What did you just say?” (You mean she didn’t hear any of that?!) +1
260.                      Alphys: “I told you that seaweed is scientifically important.” (That’s not a lie. It has plenty of vitamins and minerals. Probably not as healthy as sardines, but you get the idea.) +1
261.                      Undyne tosses Alphys in the trash. Sans: “Gettttttt dunk’d on!!!” +1
262.                      Alphys: “Undyne, you’re…really going to train me?” Undyne: “What? Me? Nah, I’m gonna get Papyrus to do it.” (In a way, this makes sense since Papyrus has very high self-esteem, but don’t you think you’d have a stronger bond if you’d train her yourself Undyne?) +1
263.                      Undyne: “Anime’s real, right?!” (Uuuuuuuuuuuh…)
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264.                      Papyrus: “I feel strongly and for no apparent reason, you should also go there. To her lab…house.” (Papyrus encourages invasion of privacy.) +1
265.                      Alphys: “I want to be clear, this isn’t anyone else’s problem but mine.” (Character unwilling to shoulder the burden cliché) +1
266.                      (Not only do we survive THIS fall, but the elevator is still intact!) +1
267.                      Alphys Recording: “If only I could make a monster soul last.” (Even if you could, how would that be able to let everyone escape the underground? It’s clearly pointed out that all the monster’s souls together is equal to that of a human soul. By making a longer-lasting monster soul would mean nothing since in the end it’ll still be a monster soul.) +1
268.                      Chara: “The vending machine dispensed some chisps.” (I haven’t heard a more creative name for a brand of products since “beer”.) +1
269.                      Alphys Recording: “None of the bodies have turned into dust, so I can’t get the souls. I told the families that I would give them the dust back for the funerals. People are starting to ask me what’s happening. What do I do?” (Simple. Just tell them that they haven’t turned to dust yet and you’re still waiting to obtain the souls.) +1
270.                      Amalgamates: “Come join the fun.” 
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271.                      Alphys Recording: “Nothing is happening. I don’t know what to do. I’ll just keep injecting everything with determination.” (It’s best NOT to continue using something if you receive no results, otherwise you’ll overdose and end up with horrific side effects.) +1
272.                      Alphys Recording: “Seems like this research was a dead end, but at least we got a happy ending out of it? I sent the souls and the vessel back to Asgore and I called all of the families and told them everyone’s alive.” (Considering that you’re still studying the effects of determination, wouldn’t the wiser option would be to inform everyone that they appear to be alive, but you want to keep a close eye on them just to be on the safe side in case something like this happens?) +1
273.                      (Why does Alphys has Asgore’s home videos in her lab?) +1
274.                      Asriel: “I remember, when we tried to make butterscotch pie for dad, right? The recipe called for cups of butter and we accidently put in buttercups instead.” (Uh, give me a moment.) –looks up the symptoms of buttercup poisoning- (Holy shit, how the fuck did Asgore survive that?!) +1
275.                      (Also, if buttercups was used to make golden flower tea, then why is Asgore drinking it? All parts of the flower are considered toxic. It’s not like a puffer fish.) +1
276.                      (Furthermore, how did WE survive after drinking it during our date with Undyne? Especially considering that Chara didn’t survive eating buttercups.) +1
277.                      Asriel: “Six…We need to get six, right?” (This is kind of messed up if you think about it. I mean, it makes sense in Chara’s case, corrupted or not since they always hated humans, but innocent Asriel is willing kill of 6 random humans. He’s only not on board with it because, duh, his best friend’s dying!) +1
278.                      (This shaking fridge is a fake troll. There’s nothing even inside it that would cause it to rumble.) +1
279.                      Alphys Recording: “A monster can’t absorb another monster’s soul, just like a human’s soul can’t be absorbed by another human. So, what about something that’s neither monster or human?” (So, a newborn nobody?) KH: +1
280.                      –Indicator turns into a monster- (Umm…how?) +1
281.                      Alphys: “Hey! Stop!” (Saving the hero in the nick of time cliché again) +1
282.                      Alphys Recording: “I’ve chosen a candidate. In the center of his garden, there’s something special. The first golden flower that grew before all the others.” (So Asriel’s dust just HAPPENS to be on the flower that Alphys just HAPPENS to decide to test determination on? How convenient.) +1
283.                      Chara: “It’s a voice you have never heard before.” (Literally the one thing that doesn’t make any sense in this game. Considering the vines that cover up the elevator after you get off, it’s highly indicated that it’s Flowey. There’s just one problem though. How is Flowey speaking as Asriel since he hasn’t absorbed any souls yet?) +1
284.                      (On top of that, how come Frisk doesn’t recognize Asriel’s voice after watching Asgore’s home videos?) +1
285.                      
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286.                      –Toriel uses a fire spell on Asgore- “Surprise muthafucka!” +1 like
287.                      Toriel: “What a miserable creature, torturing a poor, innocent, youth.” (What the hell, technically, we didn’t even fight yet.) +1
288.                      Toriel: “At first, I thought I would let you journey alone, but I could not stop worrying about you. I realized, I cannot allow that. It’s not right to simply sacrifice someone for someone to leave here.” (You’re just NOW coming to this conclusion?!) +1
289.                      Toriel: “If you really wanted to free our kind, you could have gone through the barrier after you got ONE soul, taken six souls from the humans, come back and freed everyone peacefully.” (I have an even better solution! Why not just wait until six humans come underground and then have everyone all attack the barrier at once? That way everyone can be freed and no one has to die at all. Yeah, you’d still have to wait for some actual decent humans that would be willing to do so, but at least there would be no killing involved.) +1
290.                      Alphys: (There’s two of them?!) (How the fuck do YOU not know about the queen?!) +1
291.                      Mettaton: “OH MY GOD!!! WILL YOU TWO JUST SMOOCH ALREADY?!” (Literally the mindset of any fanbase with shippers. Including me.) +1 (+1 self sin)
292.                      Toriel: “W-Wait! Not in front of the human!” (Game prevents make-out session.) +1
293.                      Alphys: “How did you know how to call everybody?” Papyrus: “Let’s just say, a tiny flower told me.” Alphys: “A tiny flower…?!” 
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294.                      (You know, everyone has sinned this part considering the fact that Sans could’ve easily dodged it, especially since he actually fought Flowey before, and you know what, I am no different! How the flying fuck did you NOT see this coming Sans?! You had one job! ONE JOB!!!) +1
295.                      Flowey: “Not only are those souls are under my power, but your friends are going to be mine too!” (Again, WHY didn’t you do this after the battle against Asgore?!) +1
296.                      Flowey: “It’s all because you made them love you.” (I didn’t MAKE anyone love me. You can’t force anyone to change their true feelings about you. Even if they claim they love you, there’s always a chance that deep down, they want you dead and out of their lives.) +1
297.                      Flowey: “This is all just a game. If you leave the underground satisfied, you’ll “win” the game. If you “win”, you won’t want to play with me anymore.” (Yeah, but at the same time, if you keep feeding us cheap bullshit, we’re going to give up and in THAT scenario we’ll never play with you again. At least in the case if we win and become satisfied, there’s a higher chance we’ll come back and replay the game, because we enjoyed ourselves and would actually want to go through it again. Hell, I played Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 dozens of times and both of those games are long as shit, but I love them so I tend to go back every now and then.) +1
298.                      Flowey: “But this game between us will never end!” (Wanting to live forever. A common desire for non-insane people.) +1
299.                      Flowey: “If you DO defeat me, I’ll give you your “happy ending”. I’ll bring your friends back. I’ll destroy the barrier. Everyone will be satisfied.” (Pfft. Spoilers.) +1
300.                      (Seriously Flowey, when has killing me this way EVER worked out for you?) +1
301.                      (Oh, I love it when the crew comes together.) +1 like
302.                      (And for the absolute cherry on top, the final boss of this whole game (for the true pacifist run at least), is a discount Xemnas! 
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303.                      Asriel: “Up until now, I’ve only used a fraction of my real power.”
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304.                      (You know that Sans is under Asriel’s control, you’d think he’d make him call up some gaster blasters.) +1
305.                      (How come Alphys and Undyne doesn’t fight as a duo like everyone else?) +1
306.                      (Why is Alphys in a dress when she was in her lab coat when Asriel captured her?) +1
307.                      (Wait, these are the only ones we have to save? What about the other souls Asriel has trapped in him?) +1
308.                      –Asriel blasts me with all his might-
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309.                      Asriel: “As a flower, I was soulless. I lacked the power to love other people. However, with everyone’s souls inside of me, I not only have my own compassion back, but I can feel every other monster’s as well.” (And yet that wasn’t the case when you took 6 souls and fought us the first time, huh?) +1
310.                      Asriel: “And, they all care about you too Frisk. I wish I can tell how everyone feels about you.” (You just did.) +1
311.                      Asriel: “There’s no excuse for what I’ve done.” (That’s okay. You could always start over as a prinny and spend 400+ years atoning for your sins.) +1
312.                      Asriel: “Frisk, I have to go now. Without the power of everyone’s souls, I can’t keep maintaining this form. In a little while, I’ll turn back into a flower. I’ll stop being myself. I’ll stop being able to feel love again.” (You’re a nobody. Just be patient, make friends and you’ll grow a new soul.) +1
313.                      Asriel: “I don’t want to let go.” (Then why did you let go first?) +1
314.                      Papyrus: “Cooking? Can I help?” Undyne: “Wait, can I help too?!” Toriel: “Certainly!” (Welp, our stomachs are fucked.) +1
315.                      Papyrus: “You two are two feet away from each other! Why are you texting?!” (Papyrus would be great for gamingsins.) +1
316.                      Asgore: “Now that the war is over, we might not need the royal guard anymore.” (Yeah you do. Just because time has passed and you’re no longer declaring war on humanity, doesn’t mean all the humans would be that willing to accept you, especially in places like Indiana.) +1
317.                      Asgore: “What’s an…anime?” (Oh boy Asgore, that’s one can of worms you don’t want to open when you reach the surface. Just show him some Astro Boy, he’ll be fine.) +1
318.                      Alphys: “It’s like a cartoon but,” –sees the two options- (Uh, both cartoons and anime have swords and guns. Watch Looney Tunes for proof.) +1
319.                      Alphys: “Uh, that’s the wrong…” Asgore: “Were those two robots…” Undyne: “kissing?” (You showed the man hentai, didn’t you? Normally, I wouldn’t count this as a sin, but that’s kind of a bad place to start introducing someone to anime. Might give them the wrong idea…to a degree.) +1
320.                      Asgore: “Would you like a cup of tea?” (Even now you still won’t get any tea time with Asgore. Once again, this could have worked as a last meal situation for everyone before they finally leave to the surface.) +1
321.                      Dog: “Does this mean I married my sister? Wait, we’re dogs. That stuff’s normal.” (Purebreeding) +1
322.                      Burgerpants: “Friendship is just a hot person’s way of making you their slave.” (If that’s how you view friendship, then it’s clear that you’ve never had any true friends.) +1
323.                      Burgerpants: “So, what time do they wanna hang out?” (Well, you gave in pretty quickly.) +1
324.                      Burgerpants: “Never let a hot person think you care.” (Jennifer and Rozalin would like to have a word with you.) +1
325.                      Catty: “We’d be saving his LIFE with our friendship! His LIFE Bratty!” Bratty: “Uh, so?” (Wow, Bratty, you ARE a real bitch.) +1
326.                      Burgerpants: “So, we’re free huh? Mettaton told us. Then he told me “Don’t think you’re getting out of work early.” (You know at this point, I wouldn’t blame you if you quit.) +1
327.                      Burgerpants: “I feel like I played a hand in everyone getting free somehow.” (Oh yeah, you sold me a bunch of items that are more expensive than in other shops. TOTALLY different from every other merchant in video games.) +1
328.                      Catty: “Dogs are just firm cats!” (No they’re not!) +1
329.                      Asriel: “Why would you ever climb up a mountain like that?” (Because I wanted to explore. A child’s mind tends to be filled with imagination and wonder after all.) +1
330.                      Asriel: “Was it foolishness? Was it fate?” Baby: “Maybe curiosity? Maybe ignorance.” +1
331.                      Asriel: “Chara really wasn’t the greatest person.” (Well, I’d imagine that a suicidal child with hatred towards their own species would have some trouble having an upbeat personality.) +1
332.                      Asriel: “Let’s be honest, I did some weird stuff as a flower.” (Yes. Genocide of multiple timelines can only be counted as “weird”.) +1
333.                      Asriel: “If I killed those humans, we would have had to wage war against all of humanity.” (Uhh, considering that Asgore declared war on humanity after your death, chances are, it would have happened if a different human came down and he obtained all of the souls. So, you not fighting back may be a key feature toward delaying the war, but not the only important detail.) +1
334.                      Undyne: “The sun is so nice, and the air is so fresh!” (What part of the planet are you where the air isn’t polluted?) +1
335.                      Asgore: “This is the beginning of a bright new future. An era of peace between humans and monsters.” (How can you tell if humans don’t know that you left the underground?) +1
336.                      (I’ll admit, I didn’t actually do a genocide run on my own. I never bothered. Normally that being the case, I wouldn’t sin anything from that route, but there are some things I want to get off my chest, and it requires to bring that route up just to do so. I don’t plan on doing this in future posts so, don’t get used to me doing this. That said, let’s start with…Inability to absorb Toriel’s soul after killing her. Flowey doesn’t even show up and deal the final blow this time. This is especially sinful if you’ve beaten the game once, thus will recall the fact that humans can absorb monster souls and will need it to escape the underground.) +1
337.                      Flowey: “I have a plan to become all powerful. Let’s destroy everything in this wretched world!” (So you plan to become the “god” of the world by killing everyone in the world…) 
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Baraka: “How do we rule a realm with no one in it?!” +1
338.                      (I can understand Temmie still being around, but why is Burgerpants still here? You’d think he’d high tail it after discovering Mettaton’s death and realizing he doesn’t have to work with him anymore.) +1
339.                      (Speaking of Mettaton, I can probably understand how he could die by having his soul be exposed thanks to the suit, but I don’t understand how Mad Dummy could die. We established with Napstablook that we can’t kill ghosts.) +1
340.                      (How come we can see Chara in the reflection from the water, but not from the mirror?) +1
341.                      Flowey: “I soon realized I couldn’t feel anything about anyone. My compassion disappeared.” (Well, you are a newborn nobody, so it’ll take quite a bit of time before you grow a new soul. Even more so now since you’ve become corrupted.) +1
342.                      Flowey: “At least we’re better than those sickos that sit around and watch it happen. Those pathetic people that want to see it, but are too weak to do it themselves. I bet someone like that’s watching right now, aren’t they?” (Bystander effect) +1
343.                      Flowey: “She must have taken you when she left and decided to give you a proper burial.” (Kinda messed up if you think about it considering that Chara committed suicide by Buttercup poisoning and she buried them under golden flowers.) +1
344.                      Flowey: “Let’s finished what we started. Let’s free everyone. Then…let’s show them what humanity’s really like!” (And how do you plan on doing that when everyone’s dead? You said that you planned on killing everyone to obtain such a power to begin with and that requires you to kill everyone, so again. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO FREE EVERYONE WHEN YOU KILL EVERYONE?!) +1
345.                      Flowey: “You won’t give me any worthless pity!” (That line’s going to bite you in the ass later.) +1
346.                      Flowey: “You’ve got a sick sense of humor!” (Coming from a guy that commited genocide in various timelines just for the hell of it. Pretty sure this still categorizes you as worse than us.) +1
347.                      –See’s Sans’ battle intro-
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 KH: +1
348.                      Sans’ stats: 1 attack 1 defense. The easiest enemy. Can only deal 1 damage. (Notice how this is the only piece of info about Sans Chara has provided for us. At this point, Chara is almost completely corrupted, yet doesn’t bring up anything important like the fact that Sans’ attacks poison you or each of his attacks can hit you more than once. If Chara was so intent on killing everyone, then why do they barely help us at all in this battle? Just a playful thought.)
349.                      (Inability to spare Sans and take off while he’s sleeping.) +1
350.                      (How come Sans can bleed after being cut while Papyrus didn’t bleed after we cut his head off?) +1
351.                      Asgore: “Why not settle this over some tea?” (Oh for fuck’s sake game! Let me have some tea with Asgore already!) +1
352.                      Flowey: “See? I never betrayed you!” (If you wanted to convince me of that, then why did you destroy Asgore’s soul instead of letting me absorb it?) +1
353.                      
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 (This outcome is only available in the Genocide run) +1
354.                      Chara: “Greetings.” (Discount Roxas. What? You thought I was going to say “Vanitas”? –laughs- Oh boy, I can go on and on about why that’s not the case in my eyes, but here’s a simplified version. Chara is more and more corrupted overtime the more people you kill. Vanitas is literally darkness incarnate.) KH: +1
355.                      Chara: “Why was I brought back to life?” (To become another nobody?) +1
356.                      Chara: “HP. ATK. DEF. Gold. EXP. LV. Every time a number increases, that feeling… that’s me.” (Yet another interesting thought. Doesn’t this confirm that Chara’s around with us in the pacifist run as well since we get gold from monsters every time we spare one of them or sell an item to Temmie, who is a monster? Just, thought I’d point that out.)
357.                      (Now this is a time where I appreciate your choice not actually mattering, because in a way, it still does! After all we spent so much time and effort just to kill every living being in the game, that it would be appropriate that we get this ending where the whole world falls to darkness. I’ll admit. This is clever.) -10
(However, this also brings me to my biggest issue with the game; the lack of a redemption route. If you start the game up and wait 10 minutes, Chara will restore the world in exchange for your soul. You can’t play the game again at all unless if you do so.  By doing this, your true pacifist ending will become forever tainted. At the end, Chara will take over Frisk’s body, indicating that they’re still in control and haven’t forgotten about what you have done. Why not have some sort of full fledged hard mode that’ll restore the pacifist ending by beating it? Not saying that Chara would forget the genocide mode after doing it, but they’ll give you back control. Don’t get me wrong, I do love this game, but I think having something like that would make it better than it already is. But instead, we just got to use hacking in order to fix everything. I guess humanity really is above consequences just as long as you have a good scapegoat.) +5
Total Sin Count: 288
KH Count: 45
Sentence: Eternal Darkness
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