(Kris is frozen. The bottom half of their body is shut down, with only Kris’s head and their spare arm poking out of the ice. Noelle, with you in her palms, approaches their lifeless body.)
(Noelle jams the SOUL back into Kris. Color reforms, but it is still a husk. As if nothing had happened, her face and voice shifts back into “Noelle”.)
Noelle: I'm sorry Kris. I'm sorry I broke the glass and woke you up. I know how you have trouble sleeping. I was at Mr. Sans’s really late. I guess I lost track of the time. I was checking inventory, but… I stopped off to get some eggnog.
(She twitches. It’s getting colder.)
Noelle: Kris. I was checking inventory. Then. I stopped off for a few cups of eggnog.
Noelle: As many as I wanted. Because this is my Delta Rune. I could always do anything. And yet, I paid for everything.
I helped you pass your classes Kris. I took your pranks. I made those excuses for you!
(Snowy winds blow across the Gallery’s halls.)
Noelle: You want freedom right? Well that takes effort, and someone has to work around here! I said someone has to get off their fat ass and work around here!!!
SOUL: Just because you didn't get to be a main character-
Noelle: I AM A FUCKING MAIN CHARACTER! I'm just stuck being shit, old Noelle because none of these NPCs will get off their fat fucking ass, and march off their path with me!
Noelle: Stay in character!
SOUL: I still don’t even know why they’re opening Fountains or working with the Knight!
(With their spare hand, you try to pull yourself out of Kris.)
Noelle: STAY IN CHARACTER!
Noelle: …What did you say?!
SOUL: You wanna know the real reason why Kris ghosted you?! It wasn’t Dess going missing, it wasn’t you thirsting for Susie, or the Christmas jokes! It was the vague posting!
Nothing’s EVER gotta be clear, does it?
I say you and Kris should ride the ferris wheel together? Vagueposting. I investigate your suspiciously Kris-named cactus with you? Vagueposting! I actually get you two to ride the ferris wheel together?
Noelle: Wait, when did that-
SOUL: Save File 1!! I make Kris tell you to stop drowning us and think for a second? Vagueposting! I have Kris find Dess for you and have you both kill Gaster, your God together? And you’re STILL VAGUEPOSTING!
I FUCKED UP MY GAME PERMANENTLY JUST TO GET YOU TO ADMIT YOU LIKE KRIS, YOU DIPSHIT!
Noelle: …Are you saying it's my fault?
SOUL: Yes! But it's just the way Gaster programmed you, isn't it? ISN'T IT?!
Noelle: ...How do I stop doing that?
SOUL: Honestly? I have no fucking idea. I can't get Kris and you together Noelle. As much as I tried... Normal Route, Weird Route, even the Twisted Route. It's just not up to me. No matter what I do, nothing changes…
(I was really bored at a hospital visit)
