[They don't want to forget. They don't want to be forgotten. They don't want to be the hateful, unwelcome threat Sans thought they were, Asriel thought they were, that... even Frisk, surely, must have thought they were. How ridiculous, to be so eager to prove them all right, yet so reluctant to prove that you really are the very worst thing you could possibly be.
God, they're tired of their helplessness. The inability to really change anything, to actually have permanence. Consequence. No ending to that story, not a single one, lets them make up for what they did to Asriel. To their parents. To the whole Underground. None of those routes have room for an "I forgive you" or an "I understand." There's no reset out there powerful enough to let Chara undo their mistakes.
Same here, huh? Even if they change their mind about clawing a SOUL into their possession, that resolve will be erased. Don't bother getting attached, don't bother hoping.]
...We deserve this, don't we. Trying to be happy, but knowing we'll just forget everything we let ourselves be invested in.
[The universe itself is smiling and throwing its arms open, whispering c'mere, pal. And it's more punishment, it's more proof there's no forgiveness anywhere, but it's... it's really not unjustified.]
What a shame that not remembering is so crucial. We'd probably find the irony of it hilarious, if we did. A taste of our own bitter medicine!
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[They don't want to forget. They don't want to be forgotten. They don't want to be the hateful, unwelcome threat Sans thought they were, Asriel thought they were, that... even Frisk, surely, must have thought they were. How ridiculous, to be so eager to prove them all right, yet so reluctant to prove that you really are the very worst thing you could possibly be.
God, they're tired of their helplessness. The inability to really change anything, to actually have permanence. Consequence. No ending to that story, not a single one, lets them make up for what they did to Asriel. To their parents. To the whole Underground. None of those routes have room for an "I forgive you" or an "I understand." There's no reset out there powerful enough to let Chara undo their mistakes.
Same here, huh? Even if they change their mind about clawing a SOUL into their possession, that resolve will be erased. Don't bother getting attached, don't bother hoping.]
...We deserve this, don't we. Trying to be happy, but knowing we'll just forget everything we let ourselves be invested in.
[The universe itself is smiling and throwing its arms open, whispering c'mere, pal. And it's more punishment, it's more proof there's no forgiveness anywhere, but it's... it's really not unjustified.]
What a shame that not remembering is so crucial. We'd probably find the irony of it hilarious, if we did. A taste of our own bitter medicine!