Wow, he gets up like a grandpa. Wait, no, that's not quite right. Gerson's got a lot more pep than this guy does. Chara, though? Chara stays put. They've got fun-size candy bars to snack on. They're not afraid of the Trickster. They've got SAVEs. They're playing by his rules (they always play by someone else's rules), but they've gamed the system. Turned those rules right back on whats-his-face.

So they'll just hang out here a little longer. Not because they need to, but because they like the indolent defiance of loafing around and eating chocolate that should be going to that demanding sack of festive spirit. Because thinking about what a preteen rebel they are is so, so much easier than thinking about parents.

"Guess you'll have to summerwean yourself off slacking so much as long as there's a Trickster around," they remark, purely because they want to get the last laugh. Because it feels sort of like a win if they make the final pun, and Sans doesn't. "Just be careful out there. Remember that some doors have treats, but summer full of tricks."