*You move onward until-
(heartfelt)
*Woshua shuffles up.
*Fight
*Act <
*Item
*Mercy
(apologies.)
*Check
*Touch
*Clean
*Joke
Frisk: 'Huh, a glorified washing machine, I wonder what's the correct choice. Maybe-'
*Touch <
Frisk: 'It's THIS?????? I-is it guys? I-i-i-i-i-is t-this the right one guys????? Is-'
*You remember that you're at 1 HP. One misclick and misstep is all that it would take for that 1 to drop to 0.
Frisk: 'You're such a worrywart. But fine, I'll play it safe.'
*Clean <
Frisk: "Yo! Haven't taken a bath in like...hours, could you help me out?"
*Woshua hops around excitedly. It digs into its...pockets? And-HOLY FU-
*BAM!
*...
Frisk: '...'
Woshua: "Don't worry, the hot spring is clean!"
Frisk: "...Okay."
*You enter the hot spring...with your clothes.
Frisk: 'THE SHIRT STAYS ON DURING SHOWERING!'
*...Gross.
Frisk: 'Shut up.'
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*Woshua brushes your hair with an oversized toothbrush.
Woshua: "You're quite dusty, did you get into a scrap?"
Frisk: "A few."
*Woshua cleans the toothbrush, ridding it of your hair.
Woshua: "Hmm, well it's good to be clean. Both physically and mentally. Say cheese."
Frisk: "Chee-Ugh"
*Woshua brushes your teeth.
Woshua: "That's why my pops always said to stay clean, 'ya eat ya greens, and don't break no spleens!' You get me?"
Frisk: "Ku-inda?"
*Woshua once more cleans the brush and offers you a bucket. You spit the toothpaste into it and rinse your mouth with the hot springs water. Woshua cringes at the latter act.
Woshua: "Why don't you get it fully?"
Frisk: "I mean-"
Woshua: "Armpits up."
*You raise your armpits to be washed.
Frisk: "Being clean is nice, but being dirty is fun."
*Woshua looks at you like you've just dived headfirst into a dumpster full of feces.
Frisk: "Well, even if you don't think it's fun you still need to get dirty at times. That's how life is."
Woshua: "But couldn't life be better?"
Frisk: "?"
Woshua: "Imagine it. A world in which every monster is as clean as can be! A Utopia! A-"
Frisk: "Dream. And the thing about dreams Woshua? They rarely come true."
Woshua: "But if there's a chance, isn't it worth trying for?"
Frisk: "Ugh, I've heard enough moral speeches from so many goody-two-shoes to have my ears as clean as can be. Just check them-"
*Woshua checks your eyes
Woshua: "They are very clean."
Frisk: "See? I've heard this spiel a thousand times before."
*Woshua smiles.
Frisk: "What are you so happy about?"
Woshua: "Lot more clean folk in the world than I thought."
Frisk: "..."
*Woshua cleans up the rest of you.
Frisk: '...it feels good.'
*HP fully restored.
*You get off the hot spring, and Woshua with one-hand pockets it back into their non-existent pockets.
Woshua: "Because of all those clean folk, I'm sure the world will get cleaner every day! Don't you agree?"
Frisk: "...I guess. Ugh, whatever. Just take this and leave!"
*You flick 10 G to Woshua.
*Woshua's smile widens.
Woshua: "Cleaner alrea-"
Frisk: "I'm just paying for the wash! Now scram before I kill ya!"
*Woshua sweeps away.
*You won! You earned -10G and 0 XP.
*...
*Hey Frisk.
Frisk: "What is it?"
*...Good job.
Frisk: 'Pff, whatever.'
*...You move onward, a bit cleaner than before.