Frisk stops with a jolt, as though electrocuted. And - they'd know how it feels, to be electrocuted. It hurts, unsurprisingly, but it's also numbing. Tingling at your nerves and senses as every inch of you gets set aflame. All in all, maybe one of the more protracted deaths they've endured.

They shouldn't bring that up. But then, Asgore has the subject of awkward and painful memories covered.

"You don't have to," they say, perhaps a bit more sharply than they intend. Or maybe just - to the point. Let's get to it. "You can lock the door."