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You've reached Frisk. If I'm not answering my phone, please leave a message or find me on the second floor, Room 12.

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[determinedest]

[OH. Oh wow, they feel really bad for not being able to contact him sooner. But there was Chara, and then there were emotions, and then there were zombies, and...Chara.

They scramble to respond and leave a hasty voice message.]

Are you - are you okay?

[It comes out a little squeaky because um badly injured??? How badly injured are we talking here?????]

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. It's been...kind of a mess.

[mviw]

[He replies right away, not expecting an answer so soon!] Haha, yeah. I ran into some trouble at home, but I met some wizards and a witch here who healed me up, good as new.

Don't worry about it, by the way. I'm sorry I didn't get back to you. It seems like we just had our hands full. [Torture trauma. Emotions. No emotions. Healing. Lots of pain. Weapons testing. Zombies.]

[determinedest]

Oh, right! I forget there's, um, there's a lot of people here who are good at that sort of thing.

[Makes sense. And they can relax a little bit, now that they know that Mr. Pines isn't on the brink of death or anything. Because that's fun for no one.]

And you're all right after those last few events? Some of them were...some of them were pretty bad...

[mviw]

[He almost was for a little while. Death is no fun at all.]

Yes, of course! I've traveled to all kinds of other dimensions, so it was... manageable. My niece and nephew were on that pirate ship and I holed up in my room with my brother.

[He's more concerned about Frisk. No one should be alone with zombies. Especially kids.] ... How are you holding up? I was worried. Most people aren't equipped to handle anything like that. Was there anyone you could stay with?

[determinedest]

I'm okay. My roommate is...well, they looked after me. Kept me safe through the whole thing.

[They're not sure if he knows about Chara. Though if his last name is "Pines"...

Oh. Oh wow. They'd recognized his voice and worked out that "Ford" was the same name as the giant man with the moniker "Pines" they met in the garden, but they'd been a bit too distraught to put the pieces together when they first met.]

Your niece and nephew - you mean Dipper and Mabel?

[mviw]

[Ford gets so excited at the mention of the kids.] Yes, that's them! I wouldn't be surprised if you knew them already. They like to get into trouble. [He chuckles. IF ONLY HE KNEW TO WHAT EXTENT...]

I'm really glad you had someone. [Survival mode in isolation is . . . his life. It is not ideal.] If you ever need any help, you give me a call.

[determinedest]

Yes! They were some of the first friends I made here!

[Aha...yeah wow kids like them should be burning in hell should be trying not to get into quite as much trouble as they do, huh?]

Thanks! And, um, same to you. I know I'm...I might be just a kid but, uh...

[They trail off. They're not just a kid. That's not the truth of what they are, at all.]

I did say I'm really determined.

[mviw]

... I think people underestimate kids too much. Still... you will have to forgive me if I start sounding too old.

[determinedest]

[He can't see them grin, but maybe he can hear it in their voice. Those words are maybe the nicest any human adult has ever said to them.]

No, it's - it's okay. A lot of my friends are way older than you!

[Wow, well...they're not wrong.]

[mviw]

[That gets him to laugh.] Hahah! That's fair enough. My offer still stands! And if you ever need someone to play chess with, I may be able to find a few openings in my busy schedule.

[determinedest]

I've...

[They pause, embarrassed to admit it.]

I've never played chess.

[mviw]

No problem! [Ford doesn't even miss a beat.] Would you like me to teach you? It's... actually really fun! Not just for nerds. [Though, on that topic:] We can even bring Dipper and Mabel along too.

[determinedest]

That...sounds pretty fun, actually!

[They've missed puzzles and games since they ended up here. Wonderland doesn't have nearly enough of them.]

I'd love to learn.

[mviw]

You would?! Excellent! I promise I'll be an exciting teacher! I don't do "boring and stuffy."

[determinedest]

It's not boring or stuffy if it's learning something new!

[Which sounds kind of After School Special, but honestly, that's just Frisk.]

Things get really wild around the mansion and it'd be nice to do something...something like that.

[mviw]

[This child is such a good child.] Would... you like to be friends, Frisk?

[determinedest]

I think I'd like that.

[He can probably hear the grin in their voice.]