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[Lord, has Frisk upped their flirting game from wiggling their hips at Moldsmals and roleplaying Undyne with her in a garbage dump. Goodness gracious.]

Well, it's-- i-it's very good. And uhm, I mean, romantic, and, uh, e-everything!!!

[AHHHHHHHHHHHH]

Like...Mew Mew Kissy Cutie.

[Uh-huh totally. Not certain cute fishes who want to make out with lizards at all.]

... Yes. D-Definitely. Totally.

[AHHHH IS THIS ABOUT HER AND UNDYNE SAVE HER LET HER LIVE]

... y-you super meant this for, uhm, m-me and Undyne. D-Didn't you.

[She's not even sure she can see through how red her own face is.]

...is that okay?

[It comes after a lengthy pause. They didn't want to remind her of anything unpleasant. They just wanted her to - to feel a bit better, maybe, after everything that's happened. Some fun and silly and normal.]

Y-Yes! Oh, gosh, I didn't mean it like, uhm--

[AAAAHHHH NO NOT LIKE THAT NOT LIKE THAT]

I just, it's... I'm not very, uhm, coherent around, uh, r-romantic stuff, you know? It's not like, uhm, embarrassing, just, uh... y-you know. I'm not used to it.

[Because gosh, why would anyone want to romance her? Even Frisk is beating her in that department now that they can serenade people and they're like, 12.]

[After a brief pause, Frisk adds, low and mischievous:]

I did date you, you know.

[THEY'RE JOKING THEY SWEAR

But they also did very much toss some flirtation her way back when they were wizards at that wizard school. So...whoops?]

[Congratulations Frisk, you have unlocked a new Alphys Noise: a strangled yelp and possibly her falling out of her chair. Hard to tell. But there's definitely some scrambling for the device that follows before she speaks.]

Well, I-- t-technically! Speaking! But-- I--

Oh gosh, I h-haven't been stringing you on, have I? W-With, with romantic advances???

[They could be truly dark and terrible. They could wail how she broke their heart and doomed them to a loveless existence. But they have the MERCY to Spare her from that.]

Don't worry. [There's a smile in their voice as they answer.] I don't think metal armor polish is the best way to raise my affection statistic anyway.

[She lets out an audible sigh. Oh. Oh thank goodness.]

Well, I-- I thought I was on a d-different route, and all.

[What a good way to describe what happened. Sort of. Most visual novels don't include a character getting thrown through a basketball hoop into a trash can.]

But, I, uh... t-thank you, for the song. And uhm, thinking of me, and, and everything.

[It was just something - nice. For someone else. Proof, maybe, that they can be good. That's a silly way to think about it. Of course it is. They have to - they'll be better than that.]

Of course.

[If nothing else, at least she has a nice recording to listen to, whenever she likes.]

[Of course they are. They are good.]

Maybe, uh, I should l-learn an instrument or something. Undyne was always good at the piano, so... maybe if I learn something, if she c-comes back, we could get a band together.

[She's always wanted to be in a cute girl band, like... K-On, or Haruhi Suzumiya at the school festival. Frisk is cute enough to be in there despite not being a girl, too, so it all works out.]

What would you wanna play?

[It's a purely hypothetical question, but it's important in any case, isn't it? If she wants to learn how to play something, they might even be able to help? Or Napstablook could. They're good at that sort of thing, they remember.]

Well, uhm, I always t-thought the drums were really cool... like, uh, when you have a cool band, the drummer's keeping the beat and uh, everyone together a-and stuff.

[It's just... never been something that's really crossed her mind as a thing she could do. Her fingers are too fat for a keyboard or strings, but drums just require banging on things, right? All in the wrist or something like that.]

The heartbeat.

[It's fitting. She could, couldn't she? What's stopping her? That's what D -

What someone once called it. The heartbeat of the band. The most important part, the part that keeps everyone on track.]

You could learn.

[Heartbeat.

Makes her feel like she could be important.]

I'd never, uhm, t-thought about it. I don't know if anyone here knows how to play, though uhm, I guess t-there are probably books or something...

[Despite being in Wonderland, she falls back into old habits of material scarcity easily. It's the same reason she still scavenges in the attic when she can just pull the things she needs. It's a defense mechanism- can't get used to having too much. Can't have it too nice.]

I'm not even sure where I'd start.

Napstablook might be able to teach you. They're the one who taught me to play.

[They're patient and earnest, and Alphys isn't exactly an intimidating monster by default. Though if anyone would be intimidated by a stammering Royal Scientist, it would probably be Napstablook.]

I don't know if t-they know how to play drums, but uhm... maybe it'd be worth it to, uh, ask, if they know somebody, or s-something.

[Napstablook did seem to have more of an affinity for her, being from the timeline they were. Maybe she should make an attempt to be closer to them.]

If, uh, all else fails, maybe there's s-some books in the library or something!

There must be. Do you want me to look for some for you?

[If it's something she's interested in pursuing, there's no reason why she shouldn't, right? They have all the time in the world, here. Might as well learn all those things you never got a chance to!]

[She doesn't want to put more work on Frisk, but it's hard to keep the enthusiasm out of her voice.]

If, uhm, you s-see anything, sure! It couldn't hurt to just, uh...

[To crash and burn and fail and let everyone down and and and]

... try, right?

Exactly.

[It's gonna happen now. What else will they be doing in the meantime? They've got endless time on their hands, and not much else to do with it besides learn something new, or help someone else learn something new.

It's nice, though, isn't it?]

Well... okay.

[They're trying. She should try too.]

Let me know, uh, then, if you s-see anything. I'll talk to you soon?

Okay.

[Hopefully no horrible traumatic events will cut this plan short whatsoever, right?]

[HAHA NO NOT AT ALL, NEVER]

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