It's different this time. Frisk is themselves. Frisk has all their usual Determination, and they still rush at him, still dart forward in a clear attempt at a Fight.
Frisk is still themselves when they do that in the bad timelines, too. It's always Frisk--Frisk and Chara, usually, but just Frisk this time. Wasn't he just thinking it? They both want to destroy themselves so badly that they'll destroy those they love to do it.
It still...hurts a bit. It's a simple enough dodge. Just a sideways lean, grab their soul again, push them back. He's already breathing funny, but it's still simple. Just dodge, but don't give them a path to the Rabbit Hole. Painfully simple. He'll just--
Jolt.
--And then Chara arrives. At last. Right on time. Punctual like he could...
There was a Load just now, wasn't there? It's almost impossible to remember even on a regular day, but now he's so tired and so out of it that he doesn't even have the memory to try. A Load happened--maybe Frisk somehow got to the Rabbit Hole, or maybe someone just died, or whatever. Doesn't matter. Catch up, keep up, stay on top of it, and whatever you do, don't move.
"...they're right. people aren't just one thing. aren't just one thing that they say one time when they're angry or upset or undetermined. not you, not chara, not anyone."
He looks over at Chara in time to catch their gaze. He bobs his head in a quick nod. Same side. Same team. Their Determination, his Patience. Both of their Justice.
And Frisk succeeding here is not Justice.
"you have a right to be angry. to be lost and hurt and to want to erase yourself. to be mad at us. but we have the right to get mad and want to stop you. we have the right to love you."
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Frisk is still themselves when they do that in the bad timelines, too. It's always Frisk--Frisk and Chara, usually, but just Frisk this time. Wasn't he just thinking it? They both want to destroy themselves so badly that they'll destroy those they love to do it.
It still...hurts a bit. It's a simple enough dodge. Just a sideways lean, grab their soul again, push them back. He's already breathing funny, but it's still simple. Just dodge, but don't give them a path to the Rabbit Hole. Painfully simple. He'll just--
Jolt.
--And then Chara arrives. At last. Right on time. Punctual like he could...
There was a Load just now, wasn't there? It's almost impossible to remember even on a regular day, but now he's so tired and so out of it that he doesn't even have the memory to try. A Load happened--maybe Frisk somehow got to the Rabbit Hole, or maybe someone just died, or whatever. Doesn't matter. Catch up, keep up, stay on top of it, and whatever you do, don't move.
"...they're right. people aren't just one thing. aren't just one thing that they say one time when they're angry or upset or undetermined. not you, not chara, not anyone."
He looks over at Chara in time to catch their gaze. He bobs his head in a quick nod. Same side. Same team. Their Determination, his Patience. Both of their Justice.
And Frisk succeeding here is not Justice.
"you have a right to be angry. to be lost and hurt and to want to erase yourself. to be mad at us. but we have the right to get mad and want to stop you. we have the right to love you."