[This is a promise he's making, after all, not Frisk. Frisk breaking promises isn't a concern right now. This is on him, so its his total lack of integrity that's being called out here.]
but i'll do what i can.
promise.
[Look at him, making promises left and right these days. He wonders how long it'll be before he breaks all three of them.]
[Whatever. Self-loathing isn't particularly useful. This is about Chara.]
I'm just worried for them. I mean I'm always worried for them, but this isn't the first time they've admitted this. And I think it's only gotten worse from there.
[Since...a few days ago. They're not sure how much he knows. How much they can tell him without upsetting someone, most prominently Chara. They don't want to risk that.
that's the other flower that's growing near that little pond
you know
i told them about that spot cause i thought it was safe.
[Turns out nowhere is safe. There's poison everywhere. There's ponds to drown in. There's trees to climb and leap out of. If it hadn't been flowers, it would have been something else. If it hadn't been there, it would have been somewhere else.]
[It really is terribly easy, and the human body is so fragile. Did you know it only takes a pound of pressure to break human skin? That the human body can only go about seven days without water? That it only takes two to three minutes for a human being to suffocate?
They hit the delete key, over and over, erasing each message as they type it out with their heart in their mouth. He doesn't need to know that. They'd be breaking their promise.]
Like I said. It was hard for them, losing Asriel again.
i'm glad you picked up on what was happening and went to help.
[He never would have even guessed. He still wouldn't know, if not for that conversation with Frisk afterward. He was too busy being pretty sure he'd mentally broken Chara by talking about parallel worlds.]
That strikes them as odd. Chara has a certain finesse to what they do, though, a certain subtlety, even if they don't always use it. It's worth thinking about.]
They did this the first time Asriel disappeared too. I just happened to be there that time. Didn't give them the chance to try.
[They laugh, and keep laughing. It's just so funny, Sans! Don't you know? You must already know the answer to that! You have to! You're a smart guy, aren't you? Smarter than anyone gave you credit for!
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Date: 2016-08-19 01:40 am (UTC)i'm the reigning champ for breaking promises, so
[This is a promise he's making, after all, not Frisk. Frisk breaking promises isn't a concern right now. This is on him, so its his total lack of integrity that's being called out here.]
but i'll do what i can.
promise.
[Look at him, making promises left and right these days. He wonders how long it'll be before he breaks all three of them.]
[Whatever. Self-loathing isn't particularly useful. This is about Chara.]
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Date: 2016-08-19 01:51 am (UTC)I'm just worried for them. I mean I'm always worried for them, but this isn't the first time they've admitted this. And I think it's only gotten worse from there.
[Since...a few days ago. They're not sure how much he knows. How much they can tell him without upsetting someone, most prominently Chara. They don't want to risk that.
Not again.]
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Date: 2016-08-19 02:54 am (UTC)i'm worried about them too.
[It takes him awhile to decide to write out this next bit.]
the other day when they were out in the woods getting flowers.
they said they were narcissus
a type of daffodil
did you know that apparently daffodils are poisonous.
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Date: 2016-08-19 03:10 am (UTC)They hesitate before responding in kind.]
Lots of flowers are poisonous if you eat them. Most flowers aren't meant to be eaten.
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Date: 2016-08-19 04:29 am (UTC)i don't know much about flowers
i had no idea so many of them were poisonous.
kind of ironic
something pretty also being deadly
hydrangeas are poisonous too it turns out
that's the other flower that's growing near that little pond
you know
i told them about that spot cause i thought it was safe.
[Turns out nowhere is safe. There's poison everywhere. There's ponds to drown in. There's trees to climb and leap out of. If it hadn't been flowers, it would have been something else. If it hadn't been there, it would have been somewhere else.]
[He can't keep these kids safe.]
cw suicide ideation like woah
Date: 2016-08-19 04:37 am (UTC)Frisk has been doing a lot of reading.
The books in the library are so informative.]
It's okay. They're okay.
You couldn't have known that.
Human beings are complicated.
we need grillby's
Date: 2016-08-19 04:41 am (UTC)yeah.
i take it you helped them?
we need jesus
Date: 2016-08-19 04:49 am (UTC)[
But it was a near thing.
I almost went with them.
I changed my mind halfway through.
They hit the delete key, over and over, erasing each message as they type it out with their heart in their mouth. He doesn't need to know that. They'd be breaking their promise.]
Like I said. It was hard for them, losing Asriel again.
:c
Date: 2016-08-19 04:51 am (UTC)i'm glad you picked up on what was happening and went to help.
[He never would have even guessed. He still wouldn't know, if not for that conversation with Frisk afterward. He was too busy being pretty sure he'd mentally broken Chara by talking about parallel worlds.]
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Date: 2016-08-19 05:00 am (UTC)He...missed something?
That strikes them as odd. Chara has a certain finesse to what they do, though, a certain subtlety, even if they don't always use it. It's worth thinking about.]
They did this the first time Asriel disappeared too. I just happened to be there that time. Didn't give them the chance to try.
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Date: 2016-08-19 05:05 am (UTC)jeez.
[How the hell is he supposed to help these kids? How does he even do this?]
frisk.
what happens if one of you goes home
and the other is left here?
1/3
Date: 2016-08-19 05:10 am (UTC)Ha-ha.
Ha.
The phone shakes in their hands. Trembles beneath their fingers. They should answer. They should really answer, huh? Problem is -
Problem is that they can't.
They're too busy laughing!]
2/3
Date: 2016-08-19 05:11 am (UTC)The phone is on the floor now.]
3/3
Date: 2016-08-19 05:12 am (UTC)Don't ask questions you already know the answers to.
WELP
Date: 2016-08-19 05:27 am (UTC)[Shouldn't have asked.]
sorry.
[He.]
[Needs to go.]
[Can't stay in this room anymore.]
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Date: 2016-08-19 05:29 am (UTC)[And that's all they wrote.]