*Fight
*Act
*Item
*Mercy
(well,)
Frisk: 'About time, that turn was massive.'
Papyrus: "DETERMINATION? HUMAN I-"
*Fight <<
*Papyrus once again avoids us using his bone geysers.
Frisk: 'Give chase, he can't run forever.'
*The ground turns into nothing but a blur as we race toward the end.
Papyrus: "IT CERTAINLY ISN'T A BAD THING TO BE DETERMINED, BUT CHANGING YOUR MIND ISN'T GIVING-"
Frisk: "It's exactly that! To bend one's beliefs for others or the world. To yield! That's why you'll never convince me, that's why you'll end up dead and I'll go my merry way. Because you can budge, I CAN NOT!"
Frisk: 'That's why you follow me, Chara. Because I'm Determined. Because I'll push harder than you could ever push back. You understand that, don't you?'
*...
Papyrus: "THAT'S NOT TRUE!"
*...?
Papyrus: "THERE'S NO GREATER SHOW OF DETERMINATION THEN BEING ABLE TO GO BACK ON WHAT YOU'VE DONE. TO HALT THE PATH OF TERMINATION WITH YOUR OWN STRENGTH. SO HALT HUMAN, HALT!"
*The magic infuses into our soul once more. Blue bones stop us in place.
Frisk: 'He's getting away! MOVE!'
*...
Frisk: 'Don't tell me you're believing that crap? You think that you can hold out against me? That this struggle will matter at all? Well, it won’t! His finite, he can die, he isn't DETERMINED! Or did you forget what happened to Toriel? To Doggo? What will happen to him if you keep resisting? Do you want that Chara? Another tortured soul because of your idiocy!?'
*...I move onward.
HP: 47/48
HP: 46/48
HP: 45/48
HP: 44/48
HP: 43/48
Papyrus: "H-HEY! STOP IT HUMAN, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS HURTING YOURSELF!"
Chara: "So what?!"
HP: 42/48
HP: 41/48
HP: 40/48
HP: 39/48
HP: 38/48
Chara: "I can't escape this! I can't change what's inside me! I've tried! I've tried so hard! But I can't, All I can do is move onward!"
Papyrus: "I'LL HELP! I'LL EASE THE BURDEN HUMAN, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS ALONE!"
Frisk: 'He can't help. The burden will only grow, and even if you're with others, I'll still be with you as well, pushing you to the inevitable!'
Papyrus: "DON'T GIVE UP HUMAN!"
Frisk: 'Give up on that dying fire Chara. And become the coldness you were always meant to be.'
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Papyrus: "YOU-"
Chara: "SHUT UP! Both of you shut up! I don't need either one of you to lecture me! For the people I've killed-"
"Froggit, Final Froggit, Whimsalot, Moldessa, Astigmatism, Migospel, Parsnik, Snowdrake, ChillDrake, Ice Caps, Jerry, Gyftrot, Glyde, Lesser Dog, Doggo, Dogamy, Dogaressa, Greater Dog...Toriel."
Chara: "All those deaths, make me Unforgivable!"
*BAM! My blow was blocked by two crossed bones.
Papyrus: "I FORGIVE YOU HUMAN! BECAU-"
Another blow sends Papyrus skidding back with shattered bones.
Chara: "It doesn't matter! Whether you believe me, whether you don't! It doesn't change how I feel! Who I AM!"
*Papyrus uses his geysers to launch around me. My eyes can barely keep track of him. Too far to hit, too tight of an area to keep up with. So-
HP: 37/48
*It's unsurprising that he hits me with an extended bone. It retracts and-
HP: 36/48
*Another one, I'm-
HP: 35/48
*Pathetic.
HP: 34/48
*Slow.
HP: 33/48
*Weak.
HP: 32/48
*No matter what I do I can't catch up. I'm not strong en-
HP: 31/48
*I fall to my knees.
Frisk: 'Get up, or do you want him to suffer?'
Papyrus: "STAND HUMAN, EVEN IF YOU FEEL AWFUL I'M SURE YOUR CAPABLE OF GREATER THINGS!"
Hp: 21/48
Chara: "All those people I killed-"
HP: 11/48
Chara: "All the mistakes I made-"
HP: 1/48
Papyrus: "H-HUMAN?"
Chara: "H-how, how could I believe in myself-"
*I closed my eyes, burying the tears.
Chara: "When I'm such an awful person?"
Frisk: 'Don't. Give up on yourself. Give up on your morality! Believe in me, for I have what you've always lacked. The ability to change this world. Determination.'
*I...I don't-
Frisk: 'You're awful.'
*...
Frisk: 'You deserve this pain.'
*...
Frisk: 'You can't change.'
*...
Frisk: 'No matter who believes in you, you always let them down.'
*...Asriel. I-
Frisk: 'You failed everyone. Give in to me, and-'
Papyrus: "You shouldn't hate yourself human."
*Papyrus puts a hand on my shoulder, squeezing it in a manner that feels nearly brotherly. Rough...but tender.
Papyrus: "Even if you've done awful things in the past, even if you are an awful person, you shouldn't see yourself as any less human or monster. You're still capable of great things, and-"
*Papyrus shakes me. Somehow, it makes the world feel less hazy.
Papyrus: "You've already done some great things! I'm sure of it! Why you've given me a run for my money, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, THINK YOU 'D BE A WONDERFUL COMBATANT...if you directed it into a better purpose of course."
Chara: "But I...an awful person like me doesn't deserve such a redemption. An awful person like me would only make things worse. I'll-"
Papyrus: "Yes, for a while I'm sure you'll make more mistakes than good decisions. Maybe you'd even be troublesome. But-"
*Putting both hands on my shoulders Papyrus shakes me out of this nightmare with a wide smile.
Papyrus: "But I still believe in you! And you should believe in yourself as well. Because only you can become the great person you've always wanted to be!"
Chara: "...Papyrus...I....I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm-"
Papyrus: "It's okay, human. As I said, I forgive you."
*For the first time in a while, I feel a genuine smile creeping in.
Frisk: '...After all my careful planning. After all my manipulation. After everything I put them through...this is what ends their disbelief? Not a Determination that usurps my own, but simply...a bit of integrity, a lot of patience, and a bunch of kindness? Is that all that's needed...to make someone believe in themselves? To overpower my Determination... (and)
Bullshit!'
*I feel my body grow distant, my control loosen as an overwhelming force pushes against me. You-
*No, I can fight it!
Chara: "P-Papyrus! Please, s-stay a-aw-"
Papyrus: "HUMAN? ARE YOU OKAY, YOU'RE SHAKING! DID YOU CATCH A COLD?"
Chara: "P-Papyrus. Please, do me a-a favor and...a-and...."
Papyrus: "AND?
Frisk: "D I E."