#devon speaks

Okay, so I saw a post a while back talking about how the Dark Worlds we've been to thus far seem to be mirroring Undertale in aesthetic and presentation, but they're going backwards. So, chapter 1 is the Castle, chapter 2 is the Core, chapter 3 is Hotland, and chapter 4 is Waterfall. I'm gonna try and find that post later so I can link to it, but if anyone knows what I'm referencing, please direct me to that post so I can edit it in here!

Anyhow, assuming things follow this trend, the next Undertale locale to be referenced should be Snowdin. With that in mind, I disagree with the theory that the next Dark World is gonna be in Asgore's flower shop.

I think it's gonna be in the Holiday house.

Think about it. The aesthetic parallels are already there. What could be more reminiscent of Snowdin than a house where it's Christmas all the time? A Dark World created there would HAVE to be winter themed at the very least. Plus, the potential for some real narrative gut punches is just too good for me to believe Toby isn't gonna do this at some point. It's just a matter of if there's anything to this Reverse Undertale theory.

So, when DOES Flower King enter the picture? It has to eventually, right? Surely Toby wouldn't just leave it unused. I hear you. I see you. I'm in your walls as we speak.

Truthfully, I'm not sure. It's possible it'll be chapter 6, considering it would align pretty well with the ruins narratively. An old building in a state of disrepair, kept standing by an old goat person, Flowey is (probably) there, that all works, sure. But I think the ruins parallel is more likely to be the Shelter, considering we already know there's a dark world in there, and it would match the Ruins in that it's inaccessible from the outside (except to Carol, but we're not talking about that) and nobody we've spoken to yet seems to know what the fuck is down there.

So where the god damn hell is the flower shop??? Chapter 7 doesn't even fit into this framework because we can't go farther back than the ruins! There's no more Undertale to parallel! None! Your theory is flawed and you should feel bad, Devon!!!

Okay, but consider: the existence of chapter 7 is, in and of itself, a defiance of the narrative. In chapter 4's secret boss, the World's Funkiest Grandpa, you learn that the story only ever had six parts to begin with. Part seven was never written. The implication, to my understanding, is that it's GOING to be written, likely by Susie. In stark defiance of the prophecy, of the natural order of the world, a new chapter will be forced on to the end of this story. Through sheer determination and force of will, Susie will spit in the face of what will be and write what she thinks should be, and we already know what she thinks should be.

For tomorrow to be the same as yesterday. For the story to keep going, without an ending. For things to persist forever.

Thing is, we've seen "forever". We've seen how much of a double edged sword that idea is. We know why eternal persistence kinda sucks, actually. And I think that's what chapter 7 is gonna show us.