Prerequisites
Susie and Ralsei charge up the hill and into the tunnel. They trudge through the muddy water and run across the soil. They notice little bits of moss in the mud as they run. Susie stops for a second to nibble on one.
"How do you even eat that stuff?" Ralsei asks.
"It's really good, actually! One of these days I'll make you try it!"
Kris awakens in a pool of muddy water, with their shirt caked in dirt and little spores of moss. They roll over in the gross water to get the moss off and stand up.
Kris takes a look around, noticing a telephone booth and a few small houses scattered across the walled-off area they find themselves in. On the other side of the neighborhood is a fenced-off tunnel topped with barbed-wire, plastered with bold warning signs.
They walk towards one of the houses and knock on the door.
The door swings open almost immediately. Kris notices an old computer running Adventure on the other side of the room, a couple of worn couches, and a tired-looking Toriel standing in the doorway.
She is wearing a striped sweater, sweatpants, thick-brimmed glasses, and loafers.
"Oh, hey sweetie! Can I help you?" she asks, cheerily.
"...mom?" Kris asks.
"What?" Toriel asks.
Kris repeats theirself.
"Oh, dear, I'm... I'm not your mom." she says.
"...it's me." Kris says.
"I'm sorry, honey, I think you've got the wrong goat-lady." she laughs.
"...you joking?" Kris asks.
"No, dear, I'm quite serious. Are you hungry?" she asks.
Kris shakes their head no.
"Are you... thirsty?" she says, grabbing a plastic water bottle out of a pack of 30-or-so.
Kris nods.
"Here you go, dear." she says, handing Kris the bottle. Kris downs it in 30 seconds flat.
"GOD..." Susie says, throwing her axe into a window of the beige L-shaped building. "DAMMIT!"
"Susie, please calm down..." Ralsei says, nervously.
"SHUT UP!" she screams at him. "THEY RAN OFF!"
"Susie... Please." Ralsei mumbles.
Susie sits on a very uncomfortable bench with Ralsei as she calms down. She looks around and sees the shattered window on the top floor of the building.
"Come on." she says, grabbing Ralsei by his scarf.
The two walk up the stairwell and notice a few rooms.
- "ROOM 271: Labs A"
- "ROOM 272: Labs B"
- "ROOM 273: Engineering"
- "Room 274A: Lounge"
They enter the Lounge and sit in a chair. (One chair. Ralsei sits in Susie's lap.)
"I need a nap." Susie says. "We've been trudging through goddamn mud all day."
"...Yeah, you're right... but where?"
"Here." Susie says, dismantling a chair and setting the cushion on a counter. She lays down on the counter and rests her head on the cushion.
"Good night, Susie."
"It's daytime, but alright."
Ralsei curls up and sleeps on the floor.