Life with monsters was strange. Frisk hadn't had any idea of what would happen when they first fell down that hole into the Underground. It had been strange, and terrifying, and more wonderous than they could describe. And they had a new family now! There were still questions of course. Frisk sat silently in their bedroom watching Chara. Despite how close they felt to the other, they didn't really know them at all, did they?

Indeed, the whole ordeal was as strange to Chara as it was to their partner. They last thing they remember was fighting over the body they and Asriel shared, and then...nothing. They died, and the next thing they knew they were awoken from death. Not as a living being but as a ghost, bound to some determined kid's soul. And after their journey- their crazy, strange, and at times magical journey through the underground together- somehow Chara's wish- for monsters to be free- ended up becoming true after all.

Now here they were, months later. Monsters are free and are slowly integrating into human society. Chara half-expected themself to fade once the barrier broke- to disappear and go back to being dead- but despite everything, they were still here.

It was weird, and a little upsetting to them. They should be happy. In reality, it feels nothing short of bittersweet. It leaves a sour taste in their mouth to see the world go on without them. To see their adoptive parents, who are now so different than what they remember- move on without them or Asriel. To see Frisk be Toriel's new child. To never grow up. They knew such feelings were stupid, but they simply could not help it. To be fair, they never expected to come back as a ghost. They weren't prepared for the emotions this would bring. Not that they'd tell Frisk any of this, of course... They'd rather die again than admit that.

Oh. Wait. Chara realizes Frisk is staring at them. Had they gotten so lost in their thoughts again they didn't notice? How long were they doing that for?

The child floats over to Frisk so they are at their eye level, and they playfully flick their forehead. Naturally, their finger goes right through them, but they still smirk.

"I don't know. I have been wondering the same thing ever since the barrier broke. Perhaps I am still bound to you and I cannot 'pass on' because of that."

As for the reset...

That hadn't even crossed their mind up until this point. But now that they mentioned it... No. Frisk worked so hard to get to this point. Despite Chara's own confusing feelings about the present, it just wouldn't be fair to take that from them. It wouldn't be fair to take that from monsterkind, either.