Interrogation #1 in an undisclosed location; Suspect-Nightmare, POV: Raven

"Can I get untied now? I like my wrists free from a table. Besides, I can't do anything in this form."Nightmare says, his wrists tied to the table with Error's string

"No. You have to answer some questions. And I don't trust you."I say firmly

"Ask away. I came here to help after all."Nightmare says

"Why are you here? And don't tell me the lies you said to my brother."I say

"But that was the truth. Just ask Error, he's seen how I am about Dream. I can sense they're doing something to him. You know how it's like to deep down want what's best for your brother, don't you?  They have told me pieces of their plan and I don't like it one bit. And I do relate to how Geno has felt. At least, how I can sense he's feeling. I've felt it before myself. If I didn't relate so much, I wouldn't be like this right now. Empathy and the memories have weakened the power of that apple I ate, so I'm like this. That's the truth and if you don't believe me, I don't know what you want or expect."He says

"..."I'm silent for a few moments, surprised I can relate to him with the family topic, let alone anything.

"What are those emotions then?"I ask

"Hmmm, let's see. Oh, I know. Anger, stress, fear, pain, pressure, sadness and rejection. Of course, there are more or emotions within those but that's the main ones I felt from him. Poor guy...."He says

"How have you felt that?"I ask

"I'm not a soulless monster. And I'm guessing you don't know the whole story from Dream. You do not know how much stress or pressure is put on you when you're called a guardian of something. Dream was the guardian of the good things, while I was in charge of negative stuff. I got bullied, beaten even. There was so much rejection given to me, just because I wasn't 'like Dream' or whatever. Do you know what that's like? There were times I feared leaving Dream's side because they wouldn't hurt me near him. And then, for when I told him of the events, he rejected it as a story and continued on his way! That rejection from your brother, the sadness, it hurts. All I wanted was to be seen as much worth as him. The anger fueled me for that and well, Dream's story starts there."Nightmare explains

Maybe Nightmare isn't so bad.

"Why's Geno feeling that way?"I ask

"I dunno. I detect it, sense it. I don't CAUSE it. Like a metal detector doesn't create metal, it just senses it. Maybe someone else caused it. Has he been rejected or hurt by anyone recently? Causing any trouble? I wouldn't be surprised if Dream did..."He says

"No, not that I know of,"I say

"What about the king of death? The grim reaper, perhaps? I've seen him hound Geno like a stupid dog and then bark stuff at him. Surely there has to be some reason there." he says

"Reaper would never hurt Geno."I tell him sternly

"Oh? Then why do I sense guilt and regret hovering over the topic of Geno coming from Reaper? Hmm? Goth explained the situation and says that according to you, Reaper was the last one to see Geno. Have you even considered him just getting sick of Geno and decided to....get his job done?"He says, implying something horrible

I could not accept this possibility. I don't want to.

"No! Reaper would never do that to him!"I snap

"Hmm, I wouldn't be so quick to deny. If I'm correct, you're awfully far from home. This one isn't like yours, so jumping to denial like that is not the best choice. You never know what to expect, especially from a wild card like Reaper."Nightmare says

Oh, I hoped he is wrong. I don't want to be defending a killer of our protector. Our Mama Bear Geno.

"Now, how about I tell you what I know. It may help things."He says, leaning forward on the table with his hands resting together like a dealer or something

It was like a buisness deal I couldn't refuse. I sit down and nod. He begins to explain the bits and pieces that he knows.

Interrogation Number Two, Error POV; Suspect-Reaper

"So lEt mE gEt tHis stRaIgHt..."I say

Reaper bows his head. I keep his hands tied to the table. I rub my foreskull, trying to make sense of what he told me with three of my arms.

"S̸o̷ ̴y̸o̷u̷ ̴c̷a̵m̸e̴ ̴o̵u̸t̸ ̴i̵n̷ ̸t̶h̵e̵ ̵m̴o̵r̷n̷i̵n̶g̷,̵ ̷t̵o̴s̴s̶e̷d̵ ̶m̵e̸ ̴t̸o̵ ̸a̷ ̷b̷i̴r̸d̵ ̸t̷o̶ ̶g̸e̷t̵ ̷s̴o̵m̸e̴ ̷a̸l̸o̵n̸e̸ ̶t̵i̸m̶e̸ ̶w̵i̸t̷h̵ ̵G̷e̸n̷o̴,̷ ̷w̵h̶o̶m̴ ̷y̸o̸u̷ ̶b̶r̸o̴k̸e̵ ̸h̴i̵s̸ ̵s̶o̵u̶l̷ ̴m̶i̵s̴e̵r̷a̵b̵l̴y̸ ̶o̶n̷l̵y̵ ̷t̸h̷e̸ ̶e̴v̵e̵n̶i̴n̶g̵ ̷b̸e̵f̶o̴r̴e̴?̷ ̴Y̶o̶u̶ ̸g̶o̴t̷ ̶y̵o̵u̸r̸ ̷w̶o̵r̵d̵s̴ ̷t̷h̵r̷o̴w̸n̷ ̸b̵a̶c̶k̵ ̴a̵t̸ ̷y̴o̶u̶ ̶a̶n̴d̵ ̶i̶t̴ ̷w̵a̶s̸ ̸m̶a̴d̷e̵ ̸c̵l̶e̸a̴r̴ ̷t̵h̷a̷t̴ ̵y̷o̷u̷ ̴h̸u̴r̶t̸ ̸h̵i̸m̸.̴ ̵T̵h̶e̴n̸ ̵y̴o̷u̵ ̴j̶u̶s̵t̴ ̸h̷a̷d̵ ̴t̶o̵ ̶q̴u̶e̸s̷t̸i̴o̵n̵ ̵h̵i̷s̶ ̶w̶o̵r̴r̴y̷ ̶a̶g̶a̵i̴n̷,̷ ̶c̴a̴u̴s̷i̷n̸g̷ ̸h̸i̴m̴ ̸t̷o̷ ̵b̵r̶e̵a̶k̸ ̴a̸n̴d̸ ̸r̵u̶n̷ ̷o̷f̷f̸.̸ ̸W̵i̵t̸h̷i̴n̴ ̷t̶h̵a̶t̴ ̸t̷i̸m̸e̵,̷ ̵y̶o̶u̶ ̶f̸o̷l̵l̶o̴w̵e̴d̶ ̷h̶i̷m̶ ̴a̶n̴d̵ ̶w̸a̸t̸c̸h̷e̷d̸ ̸h̷i̵m̶ ̷h̶a̷n̶g̸ ̷a̸t̷ ̵t̸h̴e̸ ̶d̴i̴n̸e̶r̷ ̶b̷e̷f̷o̶r̷e̸ ̶e̴n̸t̷e̴r̸i̶n̸g̸.̵ ̸G̷r̷i̷l̶l̵b̶y̸ ̶n̴o̶t̵i̴c̷e̷d̶ ̸a̴n̵d̵ ̴s̸n̸a̶p̶p̶e̶d̸ ̴a̵t̶ ̶y̷o̸u̷ ̴f̸o̷r̴ ̶b̷e̴i̴n̸g̵ ̶a̶ ̷j̵e̵r̸k̴,̷ ̵t̶h̴o̸u̴g̸h̶ ̶h̷e̸ ̵d̶i̸d̶n̴'̴t̷ ̸k̸n̶o̵w̷ ̷t̴h̶e̵ ̸b̴e̵g̶i̶n̸n̷i̷n̸g̵ ̸o̸f̶ ̴e̶x̸a̸c̴t̶l̶y̴ ̶h̴o̶w̵ ̴m̴u̴c̷h̴ ̶o̷f̶ ̸a̷ ̵j̴e̷r̴k̴ ̸y̸o̶u̴ ̴w̸e̸r̶e̸ ̸t̸o̷ ̴G̴e̶n̶o̶.̶ ̶S̸o̶m̷e̵t̶h̴i̷n̵g̷ ̴g̸o̸e̷s̶ ̷d̶o̵w̵n̸ ̸a̷n̸d̷ ̷G̴e̵n̸o̸ ̵l̸e̷a̸v̵e̸s̵.̴ ̷Y̵o̷u̵ ̸h̵e̵a̷r̸ ̴h̶i̷m̷ ̴y̷e̷l̵l̸ ̵a̷n̸d̷ ̸g̴o̷f̴ ̸a̵f̵t̸e̷r̶ ̵h̴i̸m̸.̵ ̵Y̵o̴u̷ ̸f̴i̶n̶d̵ ̸h̷i̸m̶ ̷c̷r̶y̴i̸n̸g̷ ̵a̴n̸d̷ ̶h̶i̵s̸ ̵e̴y̸e̷ ̶i̶s̷ ̷d̴i̷f̵f̸e̵r̸e̴n̶t̷.̸ ̵Y̷o̵u̶ ̵t̵r̷i̵e̶d̷ ̵t̷o̸ ̴c̴o̷m̵f̴o̴r̷t̶ ̵h̴i̶m̸ ̴b̴u̸t̸ ̷h̵e̸ ̷f̷o̶u̸g̵h̷t̴ ̸y̵o̷u̵ ̶a̶w̷a̴y̶.̴ ̷H̴e̴ ̵c̵a̴l̸l̶e̵d̶ ̷y̷o̸u̴ ̸R̶e̵n̵e̸w̴ ̴a̶n̶d̷ ̴s̷a̷i̵d̸ ̵y̷o̴u̶.̴.̴.̴.̶y̸o̴u̶ ̵w̵e̴r̷e̷ ̸g̷o̴n̷e̵ ̸b̸e̵c̷a̸u̶s̷e̴ ̶'̸y̴o̵u̷'̵ ̷a̵k̴a̸ ̷R̵e̸n̷e̴w̵.̵ ̴H̴e̶ ̴b̷l̷a̸s̷t̶e̵d̷ ̴y̵o̷u̸ ̸a̵w̸a̴y̸ ̸a̸n̶d̶ ̶f̴l̶e̷d̶.̴ ̴Y̸o̶u̷ ̴y̴e̴l̷l̸e̴d̷ ̵f̷o̴r̵ ̴h̸i̸m̷,̴ ̸R̸a̷v̴e̸n̵ ̵c̶a̴m̵e̸ ̵a̶n̴d̶ ̵y̷a̸d̴a̷ ̴y̴a̶d̸a̴ ̷y̵a̷d̵a̵,̷ ̴h̸e̵r̶e̸ ̷w̵e̵ ̶a̴r̵e̴.̶ ̷D̴i̷d̴ ̶I̸ ̸m̵i̷s̶s̴ ̸a̸n̵y̶t̸h̴i̶n̵g̷?̵"I ask

(*In case you can't read it:So you came out in the morning, tossed me to a bird to get some alone time with Geno, whom you broke his soul miserably only the evening before? You got your words thrown back at you and it was made clear that you hurt him. Then you just had to question his worry again, causing him to break and run off. Within that time, you followed him and watched him hang at the diner before entering. Grillby noticed and snapped at you for being a jerk, though he didn't know the beginning of exactly how much of a jerk you were to Geno. Something goes down and Geno leaves. You hear him yell and gof after him. You find him crying and his eye is different. You tried to comfort him but he fought you away. He called you Renew and said you....you were gone because 'you' aka Renew. He blasted you away and fled. You yelled for him, Raven came and yada yada yada, here we are. Did I miss anything?)

He nods.

"You got it all right."He says

"WeLl frIcK! I tOlD ScIeNcE tO get RiD oF tHat cHeMiCAl!"I say, stomping on the table.

"What chemical?"He asks

"ScIeNCe HaD tHis exPeriMentAl cHemiCal tHat, t0 pUt iT siMply, cOulD hAck tHe vIctIm aNd uSe tHeiR nIghTmArEs AGaiNsT tHem. TheY hAllUcInAtE aNd eVeNtUaLly lOsE tOucH wIth rEaLity cOmplEtEly. It seEms sOmeonE mAnAgeD t0 gIvE Gen0 iT aNd yoU goT a seNse of 1 oF hiS nIghTmarEs."I explain

He frowns and it was like he was making sense of what I said.

"He..He has nightmares of me....leaving because of Renew?"He says

"DiNG dInG DiNg! AnD tHat'S reAlIzaTioNs aT The wOrSt tImE fOr 200! CoRreCt bUt iF wE wEre tO bE sPeciFiC, tHey wEre oF yOu dYiNg oR gEtTiNg kIlLed. NOw yoU sEe wHy hE wAntEd yOu tO sTay hOme? ThAt hE waS sO pRoTecTiVe? ThE rEasOn yOu cAlLed hIm WEAK?!"I say, sarcastically clapping

"Oh my Asgoro....."He says, his eyes widening

"So, wOuLd You lIke aNswErS tO anY mOre QuEsTiOns aT tHe wOrst TimE? We hAve tHat cAtegory, tEcHnIqUes, NiGhTmArEs,TrUtHs, PoSSibLe ScEnArios and How mUcH I wAnt tO kIll yOu rIghT nOw fOr beInG sO sTupId! YOuR chOiCe!"I say with a smile, putting my hands together to tighten the hold of the string on his wrists

(Welcome to interrogation jeopardy with your host, Error as a spider! With the contestant, Reaper!)

"Possible scenarios."He says

"WhAt qUesTiOn?"I ask

"Where do you think he is now?"He asks

"Oh! ThAt'S a SiMplE onE for 100! As fAr aWay fRom aNyThiNG and EVERYTHING tHat cAn rEmiNd hIm oF yOu! ANd wHeN I sAy eVeryThIng, I mEan EvEryThinG."I reply

He bows his head again, his expression darkening. But my answer begged the question in me. Where is Geno?

Geno's POV

I'm home.

I am back at my sweet save screen sweet save screen. I smile, determined now. I may have failed Reaper, but I'll keep my promise. I mess with some code and open views of all the places I could need. The AUs I know my friends would or often go to, where they are and where the enemies are. I couldn't find E!Gaster, but easily spotted Renew. I keep an eye on each one, making sure there's no trouble. I wipe my tears and stay quiet. Time passes, I don't say a word. I don't rest. Determination and fear overpowered drowsiness. I pace along the views constantly, looking for a sign of any trouble. Then, I see some movement in OuterTale. I look at it, stopping in my tracks. Goth had just enetered the world, but he wasn't in a safe area. Trouble was lurking. I open a portal and run through.

When I reached OuterTale, I look around. I call out for Goth but get no answer. I pace about. I hear movement. I turn. Nothing. I keep going. Noise again. I turn. Nothing. I keep moving but get blocked off. By what? Some kind of swarm of bright white blurs going airborne and surrounding me. I couldn't escape. There's no way out. I am trapped. I look at the blurs. I begin to see things. Places, people, events. My friends. Then, a voice speaks.

"Hah, I sEe yOu hAvE spOtTed yoUr fRieNdS. WeLl, it'S a JoY tO sAy tHis, bUt tHey'Re aLl gOnNa dIe."It says

"No!"I yell, stepping back

"Yes. AnD yOu kNow wHy? BeCauSe yOu fAiLed ThEm! ThE bLOod iS oN yOuR hAndS!" It says

"No it isn't! I'm protecting them!"I snap

"WeLl yOu aRe dOiNg a bAd jOb aT iT. LOok aT thOse hAnds anD tElL me wHat yOu sEe."It says

I look. Blood covered my hands. I step back and could feel myself shake.

"N-No..."I whimper, tears filling my eyes

"So yOu seE thE tRuTh. FaCe iT GenO. YoU'lL sLiP uP. YoU'lL maKe a mIsTaKe. YOU wiLl bReaK thE pRomisE. ThEy wIlL aLl dIe bEcaUse Of yOu!"It proclaims, the swarm knocking me inward

"No! No! I won't! I can't!"I exclaim

"AcCept tHe tRuTh. YoU'rE wEak. THe GriM ReAper hImSeLf aDmItTed tHat. YoU'Re nOthIng bUt a WaStE oF tImE oR sPacE iN thE mUlTiVerse. BUt, yOu cAn jOin uS. KIlL tHem iNsTeaD. Do tHeM a fAvoR."The voice suggests

"No!"I snap

The swarms close in and knock me down.

"AlRiGht. Be wHat yOu sHouLd hAvE bEeN fRom The stArt. A UsElEsS pIle of DuSt. YoU'rE aS weAk As Goth!"It says

"Goth isn't weak!"I snap

"Then why has he been having nightmares similar to yours longer than you?"It says, showing Goth waking up in a fright within the blur

"I don't know...."I mutter

"AnD yOu nEvEr wIll, yOu fAiLurE of An iDioT."It says, the swarm closing in

I kneel on the ground and cry. I can't fail them. I promised...I need....I need to complete the promise!

This has to be a bad dream! This has to be another nightmare! Snap out of it! I can still do this! Just wake up!

"NO! STOP!" A second voice yells

Then, there's silence. I hear footsteps. They come to me.

"Hey, Geno! Please be ok! Look up and take my hand!"It cries out

I sit up, reaching out to the voice. A hand nearly grasps mine when I wipe my tears and look. I see Reaper. But now, I can't tell what's real or not. He was deleted? Wasn't he? I tense as he smiles.

"Oh thank goodness he didn't get you. Come on. Take my hand. I'll keep you safe."He says

I stare up in shock.

"R-Re---"I begin

"Oh right, you're still under the toxins' influence. You must be so confused."He says

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!"A voice yells, followed by a tentacle attempting to slap him

I pull him out of the way. I take him by the hand, get up and run.

"Since when did Nightmare come?!"I ask

"That's not Nightmare!"He says

"Ok! Well let's go!"I say, opening a portal, leaping through with him

The portal shuts and we roughly land on the floor of the save screen. He's on top of me. I look at him. He looks at me. His eyes widen and he gets up. I sit up.

"S-Sorry. Drink this."He says, handing me a cup

"What is it?"I ask

"The antidote."He says

I nod. I sip it and shake my head. I look at Reaper but this illusion melted away to reveal Cross. I shake my head. I look. It's still Cross. I step back. Now I'm with another killer.

"Cross? W-What are you-?"I stutter, my voice shaking

"Are you okay?"he asks

I nod.

"Oh thank goodness! I wasn't too late. I was able to save ya. Do good."He says, hugging me

"Woah, woah, woah! Stay back!"I say, stepping away from him

"Oh, sorry! You must be so lost! Ask away!"He says

"Where have you been? What happened to you? You acted so odd whenever you visited. Then you disappeared. And why did you HURT BLUE?!?"I ask

"Blue....How is he?"Cross asks

"He died but came back as luck would have it. But you need to explain yourself."I say

"I'm sorry. I have been....places. Don't really know. It's a blur. I...I lost control. I got shot by an arrow and I was trying to fight the chemical's effect. That's why I acted so odd when I came to the house. I was trying to stay distant in case something goes wrong. But the effect was getting stronger, so I hid away. The effect hacked Chara and took over. Chara didn't want to do anything, but the chemical took over. I could only witness what happened, including Blue's fight. I'm sorry. I'm gonna give a big apology when we come back."He explains

I suddenly felt my fear drain away, as well as anger. I couldn't get angry. He had no control. I can see he's being honest. He's acting like himself and did just save me. I felt sorry for X!Chara though. She was used as a puppet just as much as Cross was.

"How'd you get control again? Is Chara okay?"I ask, hesitantly coming close again

"I managed to snap Chara out of it eventually. Chara will be okay, but the chemical knocked her out as soon as I got them free from it."He says

"Ok, good. Thank you, Cross, for what you did back there."I say

"No problem. That's what friends do.Help each other."He says

Friends...."Because that's what friends do!".....Reaper.....

I bow my head, getting flashbacks.

"Hey, is everything okay? What did I miss?"He asks, wrapping an arm around me

I look at him. He tilts his head slightly to show confusion while his expression showed concern. I sigh.

"Well...."I begin

I then explain everything that I know, everything that went down that led to now. He hugs me and I cry.

"Sssshh, ssssshh, it's okay. It's okay, Geno. You haven't failed them. You never will. I'm here to help now. That's too much pressure to handle alone. I'm sure Reaper didn't mean to say that stuff. I'm sure he will say he's sorry if he gets the right....motivation."Cross says, tucking his knife behind his back

"No...Cross....He won't. He can't. He got deleted!"I explain, crying

"What? Oh....Geno...."He says, hugging me.

"Why are you upset? He hurt you and was so mean to you. Shouldn't you be glad he's gone?"He says

"I know, but....he....I...."I say, struggling to speak

"Aww, Geno. It's gonna be okay. I promise. It's alright."He says, trying to cheer me up

I get a ding from my phone. He releases me and I check it. Grillby emailed me. It says:Hey buddy. I saw you were upset when you left. Are you okay?

This starts a conversation through emails. By the end of it, I was hired and Cross was gonna apply to be security. We each adjust our appearances. Cross bandages his trademark red line on his face. I cover the dripping wound that is my now revealed eye. I use some magic to create an eye light in that eye. I blink a few times, adjusting to the new perspective. My sight seems to improve. I take all the views of the timeline and set it to my phone. It will pop up like a hologram whenever I wish. Cross takes me by the hand. I open a portal and we go through.

A few weeks later

I readjust the tie of my uniform. A bell rings. I smile. Another customer. Grillby's been a great boss and I've found the job fun and simple. It distracts me from my troubles, but I still check from time to time.

"Hello! How may I help you-...."I say, looking up

The presence was familiar. The person was familiar. They looked like Reaper. And they looked down. No, it couldn't be...Could it? I have to be seeing things. Silly hopes of mine. I reach down and pluck at a rubber band around my wrist, making it snap and hit my wrist.

I-I'll just have some fries."The fellow says

"O-Ok..."I say, sending an order to the cook.

I look at them again. Still here.Still looking like Reaper. Maybe he's from another timeline. Or not even a Reaper. Still, he needs cheering up. Or to get something off his chest. Man, Grillby has taught me well.

"Hey, is everything okay?"I ask

"Ya....I just miss a friend of mine."The fellow says

"Why? Are they in trouble?"I ask

"No...Not from what I know or sense. It's just that we had a fight and I can't find him anywhere. If I did....I'd say I'm sorry for everything."He says

"I see."I say, then pluck my wrist with the rubber band again

"What's that for?"He asks

"Oh, it's a stress thing and for training myself. I snap it whenever I get my hopes too high."I reply

"And who are you?"He asks

"....GS."I say

He nods. I recieve his order and he pays in G before leaving with the food. The very next day, he comes back. Then the next. And the next. And the day after that. Soon it became two weeks of him coming. This was normal and wanted. This means the customer got good service and will be a good customer. But boy did I feel like Grillby. This fellow would open up to me about what's getting him down, always keeping me updated on the whereabouts or status of his friend, which was unknown and gone.

But he came one day and I didn't notice at first. I was cleaning the counter. There weren't many customers that day and closing time was approaching. I check my phone and activate the hologram for the usual checkup. All is well, I can see.

"What's that?"His voice asks

I jolt and fumble with my phone, nearly dropping it. I deactivate the hologram, tucking it into the uniform pocket.

"N-Nothing."I say

He narrows his eyes at me, but then nods.

"What?"I ask

"You seem familiar. I'm sure of it."He says

"Don't pull that line on me. What do you want to eat?"I say sternly now, knowing that's often just a pickup line

Plenty have tried to flirt with the staff. They think that will get them some kind of discount and they often have no money. Key word is attempt.

"I'll have the usual."He says

Fries.

I nod and send the order. I start to work on the payment part.

"How are you paying?"I ask

"Put it on a new tab."He says

Knew it. But Undertale Sans may be proud. This was the fellow's first tab. I tap a few times on the register.

"Name?"I ask, turning back to him

"Sans, Reaper."He replies

I enter it. I pluck at the band three times. I look to Cross at the end of the counter and his head went up at hearing that. I look at Reaper.

"W-What timeline?"I ask

"RT29-A892T6"He says

Reaper's timeline.....

I pluck the band ten times.

I have to be going crazy. Hearing things. I....It can't be....

I pluck another five times.

"You okay there?"He asks

I nod shakily.

"C-C-Can you repeat that?"I ask, plucking another two times nervously

He repeats himself.

I've lost my mind. This can't be....

I feel tears form and drain in my eyes. I pluck eight times and even alternate the band to another wrist in case that wrist went numb. I pluck four more times.

"W-What was your friend's name? How's he doing?"I ask

"His name IS Geno. He is still out there. He's still missing."He replies

I pluck once and reach up to wipe my tears. Was this really him?

"Hey, are you okay? You're crying."He says

I don't answer. I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look and it's Cross. He gives me a comforting smile. He knows what's going through my head.

"Why don't you head out? I'll get him his fries."Cross says

"O-Ok, thanks Cross."I say, then walk quickly to check out of work with Grillby

I go outside and walk down a street, heading to my new home on the other side of town from my friends' house. Distance is good. Distance protects them. Little did I know what was going down inside that diner the moment I left the street.

Cross' POV

Let me at him! Let me at him! That jerk will pay!

Chara, calm down. We must act professionally about this. We must remain calm.

Calm? Professional? He literally broke Geno in more ways than one! Arguing, insults, lack of support, then making his nightmares reality and pretending to die! How professional is that? How calm can we be? And then! Oh, then, he has the absolute audacity to come and talk to Geno about stuff! Give him flashbacks! You know his nightmares are getting worse just as much as I do! To talk about his pathetic attempts to 'find' Geno to Geno himself! Act down! I bet he isn't even looking! And now? He reveals himself and reminds Geno of everything! That bonehead deserves to pay! He-!

Chara hates it when people hurt those we care about. Break trust. And that's what Reaper did so ya, Chara is an unhappy spirit. And I get to hear every rant or vent of anger he lets out in my skull.

We're still at work. Unless we want to get fired and be unable to keep Geno safe, we must be calm and proffessional. I bet he doesn't even know who he was talking to. He can be clueless. But I know exactly how to make him suffer for it without laying a finger, or knife, on him. It will be made clear in a calm, passive, neutral way.

And how's that?

Just watch and enjoy his reaction.

With pleasure! =)

I return from the kitchen and place the fries on the counter.

"Is he okay?"Reaper asks

"Oh, far from it. But I will calm him down when this shift ends. You must excuse him, he's been dealing with a lot lately."I say calmly

"Like what?"He asks

"Curious about my coworker, aren't we now? Putting your nose-hole into other people's biz?"I say

"Hey, he listened to me when I was upset about something, I want to do the same."He says

"Well.....Okay. He's been dealing with nightmares, keeping a promise, and assigned himself to be the protector of all his friends. All while trying to cope with his feelings and get over trouble a Reaper caused him. One of you. I thought you guys were better than what that one did."I say

His expression was pure shock, but didn't look like he was processing it or was confused, as he often would be. It was as if he heard it before. Certainly the Reaper I know. But his expression turned to anger.

"What?! What kind of idiot would hurt him? What did they do?"He asks, then munches on some fries

I print the receipt.

"I dunno. I'll ask him that when I see him. What kind of idiot would do that? Oh, ya know. Nothing much. Reaper just insulted him, calling him weak, broke his soul emotionally and FAKED their own death that he has nightmares about!"I say, trying to stay calm

I write something on the receipt. Don't go and cause more trouble to him or I'll unleash Chara on you.

YAY!

I look at him. He's angry and shocked. But still, he looked like he's heard it before.

"Why'd you repeat the question to me? What timeline is the Reaper from?"He asks

"Wow, you haven't connected the dots. I thought you were better than this, buddy. Then again, you have to be real stupid to hurt your own friend like that. But hey, now I can tell him that his disguise is foolproof. It fooled you! Now, to answer your question that I think now has the obvious answer, the Reaper he and I know that did this is from timeline RT29-A892T6. And he's dead when we meet again. Haven't seen him since the last time I visited the house."I say

"Wait, Cross? Timeline 24C56-A12Q Cross?"He asks

"Heya, bud."I say, sliding him the receipt

His face goes grim. He gets up, taking the receipt. He finished the fries and backs up to the exit

"Ya know what? I'm gonna go...."He says

He did not read it. He's gonna cause trouble.

Good. More fun for me!

"I tried to warn ya. You should've read the receipt. Go ahead, Chara."I say, giving Chara control

"WITH PLEASURE! NO HEAD START!"Chara says, leaping over the counter

-insert to be continued meme-