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  *Maybe, with what little power you have...   You can SAVE something else.

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Noelle wasn't paying much attention to Mayor Picklebrine or Alice at that point, still trying (rather pathetically) wake herself up. Unfortunately her little slaps aren't accomplishing much of anything in that regard, leading her to eventually bite one of her fingers.

Which only causes her a light 'ow!' of pain, waving her hand as she finally seems to give up on hurting herself with a defeated sigh. "It's just like last time... I can't wake up..."

It's only then, when her muttering is at it's quietest, that her ears perk at Alice's words and she finally looks back to her... remembering that, nightmare or not, the skeleton girl was lost and, her own stresses put aside, she naturally only wanted to help.

"Um... n-no, I'm sorry. That was an overreaction..." She apologizes, hands clasping together rather tightly as she recomposed herself. "It's just, the last time I had a dre..." She pauses briefly, before correcting. "The last time something this strange happened to me, it ended up being a whole crazy thing. Wasn't expecting more."

While she was explaining her explosive bit of panic & stress, the memories that were once just hazy were becoming sharper in her mind, clearer than they had before, thanks to the situation.

"... I'd been the one waking up in strange, unfamiliar place that time, come to think of it. Funny coincidence, right? Fahaha..."

"Now now, young Alice, there is no need to panic. There is nothing my great mind cannot solve, so- Dear Death, there are two of you now!" The scientist exclaimed in shock upon Alice grabbing the phone, who looked at the man with what can only be familiar bemusement.

"There's still only one of me-" She tried to correct.

"Do not forget, Alice, I cannot hear you!" Finklestone cut her off, perfectly timed and all. "Now, however, I see my error! You two look nothing alike!"

Alice, meanwhile, has started to just ignore the brain-in-a-jar on the screen to look at what can only be an actually panicking Noelle. She felt extremely bad for stressing her out, causing the meek girl to cringe into herself somewhat. Right, there's really not any reason to drag her into this if she could help it.

"Um, I'm.. sorry about all this." She said, glancing about as she collected her things. This place made no sense to her, but she'd figure it out eventually. "I can manage."

The last thing Alice wanted to do was to get someone so stressed out they're slapping themselves, after all. Which, well, was too late to stop now, so the next best thing would be to get going before it got any worse.

"Now, Alice, I will need you to scour your general location for any similar anomalies to what sent you here!" The doctor explained, as Alice looked this way and that... "If I can fine tune the signal, I may just be able to bring you back to Horrorvale through whatever energy brought you there!"

Everything looked anomalous to her, after all.

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Noelle yelps in unison with Alice when the device (that she'd started questioning whether or not it was a toy) suddenly sounds out with a loud buzz, briefly frozen in a startled pose & staring down at the... doctor on the screen, as he started rambling on about so much stuff the poor reindeer couldn't possibly understand.

Her eyes were big & blinking as she was struggling to parse the fact she was hearing 'Frankenstein' and 'energy anomaly' from someone kind of looked like a pickle jar from the angle she was looking, she failed to realize what he meant by 'take it upon himself'.

Leading to another yelp, complete with a slight hop off the ground, as the communicator suddenly rocketed off, only to eventually launch off the ground and right into her face, just short of hitting her.

"EEEK?!" She stumbles backwards, so caught off-guard by the absurdity of this whole situation that she can't even be offended by the brain-in-a-jar referring to her as a 'horrific change'.

She struggles to steady herself, barely managing to keep from falling backwards onto her tail, shock & confusion all over her face.

"I... I must be dreaming again, t-this is too way too weird..." She stammers, starting to gently slap at her own face in an attempt at waking herself up. "Not doing this again, not doing this again...!"

Alice had gotten over the slight at her outfit somewhat quickly, admittedly, having mostly forgotten it altogether as her focus turned squarely on the device in her hands as she started fiddling with it. Really, if it worked like a phone, then it really ought to make outward calls, too...

"Oh, really? Maybe I can meet her someday..." She absentmindedly said, giving the phone a few light whacks on it's side as if that would make the device do what she wanted. Given the look on Alice's face after several moments, it clearly hadn't done so. "You know, you think when someone makes a communication device, it would be two-way--"

A sound coming from the 'phone' made the skeleton girl yelp, dropping it as the device buzzed. It seemed, coincidentally enough, she was getting the call she had wanted all the while as the.. as the something came through on video call.

"Ah, young Alice! Do not fear, for it is I: your amazing and intelligent mayor, Dr. Ludwig von Frankenstein!" The.. 'mayor'(?) said on the other end of the phone. "From the view of the sky I am being presented, I take it my fears were correct! An energy anomaly localized entirely within your bedroom was recently detected and I called to inform you that, under no circumstances, should you sleep in your bed!

However! As it appears you have already done so, disregard this warning! Also, you have not picked me up since I started calling! So I will take it upon myself to see you!"

Out came small wing-like extensions from the phone as rockets flared, sending it skidding along the pavement for a short moment before taking flight and practically shoving itself in Noelle's face as it corkscrewed in the air.

"GREAT SCOTT!

Alice! I do not mean to alarm you, but some horrific changes must have occurred from whatever energy transported you to this strange location! Do not worry, for I am sure we can fix this once we have you back safe and sound!"

Alice herself, meanwhile, is rather awkwardly beginning over to get a grip on her phone before the 'mayor' can cause any more social faux pas, it seems... oops!

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The irritated response makes Noelle blink down at her in a brief shock, going silent as she suddenly felt like she'd broken some social rule or committed a taboo. It had surely offended the skeleton.

The newfound tension making her bite her tongue for the moment as Alice started to empty her robe's pockets, even as each item made her face contort into slightly different looks of confusion & concern. She was so distracted staring at the vial of red fluid that she hardly notices Alice testing the grass as if it's her first time seeing it.

"... you and my friend Catti would get along, I think." She finally comments, now doing her best to be as polite as possible and not step on the girl's toes. Even if this was starting to get weirder.

The escalating strangeness shown no better than by the clunky device the witch produced, Noelle unable toe keep herself from tilting her head at the sight of it... that definitely wasn't a normal phone. Looked like it had been handmade in a lab or something.

Also, did she say 'mayor'???

If Alice hadn't been experiencing it herself, really, she probably wouldn't have believed herself either. Yet, here she was, and so the witch had no other choice but to believe it. When the mention of the other's name came, Alice wasn't any the wiser as to where she was. Which also made sense, considering the name of the whole town didn't ring any bells...

Of course, the mention of 'costume' finally tipped the scales from Alice being confused yet polite to 'confused and vaguely offended'. Sure, she hadn't gotten her license yet, but she was still training to be a necromancer! Better than a lot of people in town, if you asked her.

"These are just my clothes?" She replied, somewhat indignantly as she checked her pockets nonetheless. Out came a small potion of Flu, a vial of blood, and a doggy treat. The skeleton set those aside on the grass beside her before taking a moment to prod her finger into the fresh, living grass and the dirt beneath it; warm and alive with the sun's rays, something that she really didn't get to experience much. It was way past her bedtime, true, but even the grass around her home wasn't like this when she snuck out during the day...

Either way, she brought her attention back to her pockets, eventually pulling out a device that may or may not have been a phone. It certainly didn't look like any model on the market, even as Alice looked it over.

"I think this only gets Mayor Figglestone back home..."

One day someone will get that name right. Of course, whether this even worked was entirely up for debate, too. Alice hadn't even ever tried calling him rather than the other way around.

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"... y... you just woke up here?" The reindeer asked, uselessly, as her worried disbelief continued to mount. That was somehow even more concerning than a child being abandoned. She was not prepared for this situation- how could she be? Nothing ever happens here.

Still, she does her best to keep herself composed in front of the other so as to not double down on the potential panic happening.

The witch's name, quite obviously, didn't ring any bells. But, hey, at least it was polite!

"It's nice to meet you, too! My name is Noelle Holiday!" She returned the greeting with a gentle nod, still pondering what to do about this... handing her over the police is what would normally be advisable, but there's no way Undyne or Napstablook are gonna know what to do. Her mother would be the next option, but she's... busy.

Stressing about the inefficiencies of the town to handle something like this is something to do another time. For now, be proactive.

"I don't suppose you have a phone in that costume's pockets, do you? Or maybe know your parent's number...?"

The other's shock really didn't come as a surprise to Alice. Most anyone would be more than a little surprised to hear someone say they didn't know where they were- let alone no idea of the location in the slightest. The only saving grace from the embarrassment of the situation growing to uncomfortable levels was the acknowledgement that she was on the road. Looking down to the smooth surface and briefly confused about the fact it wasn't cobblestone. Still, a road was a road, and she'd hate for some carriage or car to barrel into her. She'd made that mistake before and she'd been the laughing stock of class for a week...

So Alice followed the other to the sidewalk, even if the other's tone was beginning to strike the skeleton as a bit confusing. The teenager wasn't exactly sure why she was talking like that, though didn't pay that too much mind when there were far more concerning matters to deal with first. Like the place called Hometown. Alice couldn't think of any Hometown on any maps she'd seen before, though smaller places were more often forgotten my calligraphers, after all.

"I was in bed, after making sure Scruffy was fed for the day.. and then.." She trailed off, audible 'plink' of sockets blinking.

Really, that's where her memories ended. She was having some kind of dream, though, and somehow that had bled into the now of here. Alice wasn't entirely sure she wasn't still dreaming, really, with how this place looked so much like there.. looking to the fence near them and giving it a slight shake as if she were trying to see if it would hold. It did, of course, because obviously this wasn't a dream. That would be less concerning.

"Oh, uh.. I'm Alice. Alice Nettle. It's nice to meet you."

Right, weird dream and/or nightmare or not, manners were still important. Probably.

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Stupid, stupid stupid.

Why did she have to just belt out it out like that? Even if it hadn't outed how she felt, it definitely made her look like an annoying loon. Just one look at Susie's expression proved that much. Now she looks like a nerd, and the interaction was completely botched...

... or, well, that's what she was thinking until Susie finally responded to her and popped the proverbial bubble of bad thoughts forming over Noelle's head. She didn't sound upset at all!

Maybe a bit... off-the-mark with her interpretation, but not mad.

Noelle can't help the small 'Fahaha' giggle of relief that escapes her at Susie's apparent respect for her supposed lack of studiousness.

She was about to correct her on that, make a case for how nice the library could be if she just gave it a chance. she swears... but, before she has a chance to suggest books Susie my like, or at worst offer to let her play the new Dragon Blazers, she hears her last words.

"Th... the diner?" She stammers, a newfound pinkness decorating her cheeks and the slightest glow to her red nose as she echoed the words back. Susie couldn't possibly mean that as a...?

... no, no she couldn't. But did that really matter? Evident by Noelle hastily packing up her stuff, it didn't.

"That does sound fun, actually! We can have lunch, on me!"

man , this studying thing has been gruelling .

noelle seriously does this all the time ?? PASS !! she'll stick to scraping by . susie had gotten as far as scrawling her name atop the paper and pencilling in a single line from the research book beside her before her attention had wandered . now she's balancing the borrowed pencil on her snout , leaning all the way back in her chair ... making a couple of furtive glances towards the door .

she startles slightly at the intensity of noelle's protest ! the writing utensil topples to the floor and the draconic monster gingerly sits back upright again , blinking owlishly . her expression looks to be faintly pissed off --- but that's more of an unfortunate resting face than any genuine annoyance . not that noelle's to know that ... she leans over to scoop the pencil back up , considering .

" ... yeah ? you're bored , too ?? sorta figured you must actually LIKE this studying crap . 'cuz you , uh , do it so much ... and you're here so often ... and stuff . "

( she always KNEW noelle couldn't be as much of a square as berdly . )

susie's posture eases , and she offers an impish grin , eyes bright . the seeds are planted . now she's just gotta lead noelle a little further astray ... or , y'know . just leave alone , she guesses ? either works !

" psh . c'mon . who wants to sit around a bunch of dusty books and SNEEZE through their whole break ?? not ME . and not you , either , right ? i'm just SAYING , the diner's only up the road , 'n' all ... "

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It'd be an odd sight for sure. A new skeleton monster in town all of a sudden was strange enough, but... dressed like a witch???

Sure, the peak of October was only a couple days in the past, but why would anyone still be in costume? It's not as if there was any trick or treating to be done... that (and their height) did make her wonder if this was someone's lost child. Couldn't be the grocer's, right...?

More thought on that subject would have to wait, though, as the girl finally seemed to stop zoning out & looked at her... only for the answer to make the reindeer's eyes widen in a concerned panic.

"N-no idea...? At all???"

She asked back, though clearly less looking for reaffirming as she was just voicing her own shock. Eyes briefly dart around, looking for anyone else available to help, and sadly finding none. Apprehension is eventually forced to give way to her own generosity, the sudden lump in her throat being swallowed as she turned to the witch.

"W-well, you're standing in the road, for one! The sidewalk is just over here..." She gestures, urging the other to follow her out of the middle of the road; there wasn't much worry of speeding cars, but it was better to be safe than sorry with someone clearly confused. "This is Hometown. Did someone drop you off here?"

Alice didn't have the faintest idea where she was. One second, she had been sleeping in her bed, and the next she was standing in the middle of the street like a deer in headlights; clutching her staff like it was the last lifeline she had. Sockets wide, purple pinpricks slid along the sunny pavement and lush foliage. Vision growing fuzzy for the briefest moment as her skull was pounding for some reason...

Before, noticing someone in her periphery at last, everything snapped back to reality with a pop of recognition. The girl staring in utter silence at Noelle for several long moments as she listened to her speak. It took more times than she cared to admit to fully process the words, and, only when she had did Alice remember. . .

"I have. No idea where I am."

Not a speck of the environment looked like anywhere she'd seen before, of course. Everything seemed so very... wrong, in a way that the little witch didn't know how to put into words for the life of her.

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@castletcwn said: " are we still friends ? " / from kris!

Deltarune CH1 Starters- Accepting!

"Are we... wha...?" The question is half-repeated back at them, it having taken the girl so off-guard that she doesn't truly clock what they'd even meant by it, until her words trail off and she pauses, brows scrunching as she considered them.

Initially, the answer felt like the most obvious thing in the world, as simple as 'of course!', but when she opens her mouth to actually say it... silence, voice hitching on a sudden uncertainty in her throat, mouth closing as doubt made her deliberate more on it.

Were they still friends? She wants to be, but... that wasn't the question, was it?

They hadn't exchanged more than a handful of words to each other the whole year prior, up until very recently. Had it been nice, feel natural? As much as it could be... but did it make them friends?

After an uncomfortable silence, her thoughtful expression fades into a frown, a sigh of disappointment clearing her throat.

"I... I guess, if we are... I haven't been a good one, have I?"

Otherwise, the question wouldn't need to be asked.

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Noelle was still in the midst of her almost entirely self-caused fluster at her home's gate when Kris finally answer her question, causing her sputtering to come to a comedically sudden stop.

Complete with a slow blink, blink of her eyes at them.

"You... don't?" She asks, half to them and half to the universe as the anxiety of the strange situation melted away in place of sheer befuddlement. "Then, um... is there anything you do need? Or want? Because you've been out here for a while now."

The questioning came with her finally opening the gate, reindeer's head tilted to one side. "Did you want a snack? Or to practice on my piano? Or did you come out here to see me? If it's about our notes, you know you could have just texted me, Kris."

Not that she minded or anything, this was just... odd. Even for them.

If something was meant to happen right now, Kris still wasn't seeing it.

They'd been spending the last hour or so just lingering outside the gate of the Holiday residence for reasons that escaped them, at least until Noelle finally made her way out.

Huh, they didn't even know she was home.

[ * Directions. ♥️ * No need. ]

If talking to her was all there was to this, maybe they'd get something out of it this time? Like a lunchbox of peppermint bark, or cookies, of both at the same time.

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@atechalk said: " well , we've worked hard enough . " susie … they’ve been in the library for eight (8) minutes

Deltarune CH1 Starters- Accepting!

"... huh?"

The quiet response of confusion came with a blink of green eyes as she looked up up from her notes, having been so engrossed in the short bit of work she'd gotten done she hadn't fully parsed what the other had meant at first. It's not until she realizes Susie might've been about to leave that a brief panic fills her eyes.

"W-wait...!" Noelle stammers, raising a hand to get Susie's attention & stop her before she'd just wander off in boredom... only to quickly second-guess how desperate she looked doing it, pulling it back and doing her best to hide the brief anxiety with a smile.

"I mean... if you'd like to take a break, we can! Note-taking can be pretty mind-numbing sometimes..." She suggests with a small laugh, clasping her hands over the open book in front of her (covering up the fact her mind wasn't at all numbed). "You don't need to leave, though! The library is a pretty nice place for a break, I think!"

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DELTARUNE CHAPTER 1 SENTENCE STARTERS .

" no one can choose who they are in this world . "

" it's a beautiful day outside . "

" i thought you weren't coming today . "

" late again , i see . "

" your unique skillset might help a LOT on this assignment ! "

" you just keep doing your thing , ____ . "

" i'm sure everything will turn out fine ! "

" don't die . "

" you suz , you lose ! "

" uhhh . that's not very reassuring , huh . "

" let me tell you a secret . "

" quiet people piss me off . "

" you think just 'cause you don't say anything , i can't tell EXACTLY what you're thinking ? "

" don't act shocked . you know it's true . "

" how about i get expelled for some REAL carnage ? "

" how do you feel ... about losing your face ? "

" you've got a good mother . it'd be a shame to make her bury her child . "

" if you haven't gotten it by now ... your choices don't matter .

" let's go , freak . "

" that wasn't ENCOURAGEMENT , dumbass !! "

" god , can you walk any slower , or what ? "

" not used to walking around without someone holding your hand ? "

" is it me , or ... is it REALLY dark in there ? "

" why are you so scared ? "

" well , we've worked hard enough . "

" don't scare me like that , dumbass !! "

" we gotta find a way outta here . "

" YOU got us into this mess , YOU get us out ! "

" oh my god . never mind . you have NO idea where you're going . "

" oh , you're not dead . sweet . "

" do not be alarmed ... i am not your enemy . "

" i'm the bad guy ! "

" stay out of this ! "

" (melodramatically) i'll protect you with my life ! "

" it's ever so wonderful to meet you ! "

" i suppose it's just the two of us , then ... "

" i've been waiting here alone my whole life . "

" i hope we can be good friends . "

" would you like me to teach you how to fight ? "

" i've never hugged anyone before ... "

" your choices are important , too . "

" i knew you were a hero the moment i saw you . "

" ho ho ho ... if it isn't my favourite person . "

" psyche ! you're not even in my top FIVE favourite people !! "

" you fools ! you're too late to stop me ! "

" does it look pretty ... ? "

" can i have some of yours ? "

" let's just get this over with . "

" ah , clobbered guys . brings back memories . "

" why are you looking at me like that ?! "

" you REALLY think you know how to be SCARY ? "

" wannabe tough guys like you REALLY piss me off . "

" you wouldn't know scary if it picked you up and bit your face off . "

" puzzles are YOUR job . along with everything else i don't wanna do . "

" why are you asking ME ?! "

" i wanna be as scary as you ! "

" thanks for your feedback ! i'm really feeling scary ! "

" something EXTREMELY dangerous lies ahead ! "

" i can't go home at all because i'm so scared ! "

" yeah , yeah , i am pretty great , huh ? "

" not to downplay your contributions , but you ... didn't actually help at all . "

" that thing was BLOODTHIRSTY !!! "

" those guys were enemies . they're FOR terrorizing . "

" before that , you also ate an innocent person's cake ... "

" whether you like it or not , you're a hero . could you please start acting like one ? "

" from now on , i won't be such a rotten hero anymore . "

" ... i'll just be one of the BAD GUYS instead ! "

" you're going to be on MY team ? "

" so what's your , um , evil plan ? "

" have a little patience , please ... "

" watch your back . AND your front . "

" how's the evil scheming going ? "

" all i ate for breakfast was chalk ! "

" you really shouldn't of pissed me off , man . "

" my dark energy bends the rules of grammar ! "

" thank you so much , loser ! i was having trouble ! "

" all evil plans allocate for delicious treats . "

" are you sure you aren't evil ?! "

" NEVER do something someone else can do FOR you ! "

" am i at fault in any way ? "

" you're really amazing , you know that ... ? "

" we split up 'cuz i'm too EVIL for you . "

" WHAT'S with the lecture ?! "

" if you're jealous , you can be a bad guy , too ... "

" i know the forest like the back of my hand ! "

" i have no idea where i'm going . "

" i'm lost and confused !! "

" bad guys gotta look out for each other . "

" anyone that gets in my way ... gets crushed into dust . "

" you'll have to do what i say ! my wish is YOUR command !!!

" DON'T expect me to do anything but FIGHT . "

" i'm still hungry . "

" it's like nothing i eat here matters . "

" thank you for sharing ! you're a good friend !!! "

" i'm still boost from the juice !!! "

" why are you acting so weird ?! "

" ... what's that green stuff around your mouth ? "

" don't expect me to feel guilty ... when they have to clean you off the floor . "

" if you don't get out of the way ... i'll kill you . "

" why aren't you fighting back ... ? "

" ... you think i CARE ? "

" are we still friends ? "

" yeah , yeah . don't push your luck . "

" what the hell ? your prison cell gets MOSS !? "

" you're more about , uh , grovelling like a total loser . "

" if you tell me what to do ... i'll listen to you . "

" i'm counting on you , ok ? "

" there must be a peaceful solution to all this . "

" oh , spare me the heroics . "

" get away . from my . friend . "

" let's go back there tomorrow , alright ? "

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"Um... e-excuse me?" A timid voice questions, coming from the young reindeer poking her head around your side, looking concerned.

"Do you need help with... anything?" She asks, before blinking and quickly shaking her head in embarrassment at herself. "I mean- like, directions, or something? You looked a little confused is all... n-not that there's anything wrong with that! Just... wanted to help..."

She's doing her best, I promise.

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Verses page added to the doc!

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I just made this blog but actually seeing multiple Undertale Yellow roleplay blogs is making me consider picking Martlet up formally.

I have a disease.

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I'm playing Monster Con with friends right now, so I'll be busy for at least an hour, but I'm so excited to interact with you all!

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@castletcwn said: kris vc Chomp

"... K-kris, you didn't even unwrap it..."

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"G-gosh, I don't know if I have enough peppermints for everyone..."