[audio] family vacations always go to hell

[punful]

[Sans sounds a bit rushed and harried.]

i, uh. i need some help.

i'm at the settlement with all the...crappy huts. got two injured kids on my hands. one's gonna need help pretty quickly. i'm not, uh...i don't know how...humans just have all this stuff to them, and i don't...know how it all works. don't know how to--fix it.

[There's a soft rasp of bone scraping against bone as Sans rubs at his skull.]

other kid's gonna need someone to watch 'em real closely. they're a danger right now. to everyone. themselves included.

[He sighs, clearly exhausted.]

just. if you think you can help, please hurry.

[He's had enough of watching kids die for several lifetimes.]

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[eatsyourscience]

Do you still need help? I can heal.

[There are a lot of folks around who can either do that or have some medical knowledge, so Souji's not sure he'll actually be needed.]

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[punful]

[He remembers this guy from the diner. An upstanding sort, he thinks.]

got someone here already and others are on the way. i dunno. i guess the more the better. but if you're busy...

[Verbal shrug.]

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[eatsyourscience]

[Not as upstanding today as normal. But still unable to ignore it when people need his help.]

No, I can come. You probably don't need me, but just in case.

[...]

Who is it that's hurt?

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[punful]

yeah. just in case.

their names are chara and frisk.

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[eatsyourscience]

[He's silent for long enough that it might seem like he'd hung up.]

What happened to them?

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[punful]

[His voice is flat.] chara was stabbed. frisk's been...bruised. some magic-related burns.

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[eatsyourscience]

["Bruised?"]

...Did they do that to each other?

[Please say no.]

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[punful]

they...

[No real point hiding it.]

frisk stabbed chara. but frisk's injuries are my fault.

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[eatsyourscience]

What happened between them?

[Not during the event but before. He missed something important but he has no idea what.]

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[punful]

it's a long story. and i don't know you. you coming or not?

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[eatsyourscience]

Yes, I'm on my way. I'll be there in a minute.

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[punful]

thank you.