justadirtyhackerā:
āYeah. They really are pretty real.ā A small smile at that. Zenith had no idea, they did just how real theseĀ āNPCsā were. Azazel had been proof enough for PLAYER of that.Ā āAs I told someone once. I see games as worlds.ā
The smile faded a bit at that.Ā āAs for what Sans told meā¦ā Not a good memory. Remembering their time with Azazel, they felt their sins crawl on their back.Ā āIt was a pretty personal moment I guess.ā They reclined back in their seat, a long and heavy sigh.
āIn his words.Ā āIf you want my advice, I suggest you should end your journey in this world. If only for your own goodā¦ since itās torture for you now, staying here or breaking the barrier and heading for the surface. So itād be better to let things end soonerā¦ though I donāt want it to end like that.ā.ā Sans knew how to cut to the heart of things when he really wanted to, he did.
His words burned into their mind, they continued.Ā āĀ āIf it was me, I would have given up long agoā¦ But maybe youāll find a way. Maybe break the barrier at the start? Or maybe just get the RESET button from a player? Itās your decision. Iām just giving advice as a friend. Even if youāve stopped for a while, youāll still want to keep moving forward, right?ā
They were shaking a bit as they tried to process the mixed emotions they were feeling. Determination holds strong however, as fractured and unstable as it is. āIn a way his words reminded me a bit of what Flowey says in the neutral and pacifist endings. A hint for how to get a true pacifist ending. Iāve still got a piece of hope to cling to. Iāve got one shot at this. My last try. If I can restore proper reset powers and seize the command for myselfā¦ maybe I can keep the timeline from locking me out. At the leastā¦ If I canāt save myself maybe I can make things right. A true happy ending. Even ifā¦ I canāt be around for it.ā
Ā Ā Ā GamesĀ as worlds?Ā Ā What a concept. If it were a while ago, maybe Zenith wouldnāt have been able to grasp that idea as well as today. He was kind of better with that, or so he liked to think. Of course, he was pretty sure that practically everyone-- Everyone he knew, could immerse themselves in a good video game. A good book, or a movie, travelling to some other world in the form of their imagination. A more sophisticated version ofĀ āplaying pretendā if only for a couple minutes, or hours.Ā
Ā Ā Ā He was always an empathetic person, and he wasnāt afraid to admit there were often times where he was so immersed, that everything felt real. Everything wasĀ real, as if it was really happening, and he was right there going through the same emotions as the protagonists.Ā And though Zenith never went into the game world himself, he suspected it was possible. He wouldnāt doubt it if it was. He was more inclined to think it was impossible like everyone else, but heād believe it if someone told him otherwise. Maybe it was gullibility, or dumb-- or maybe he just dealt with a lot of weird stuff to believe more weird stuff.
Ā Ā Ā Still,Ā Zenith had listened intently to what his new friend had to say. End their journey?Ā To keep going with everything would turn out good, maybe. But at the cost of having them deal with, like Sans said, torturingĀ themself?Ā Ā He understood wanting to keep going even when it didnāt seem like he should, justĀ ācause he wanted something so bad. But his Kermit avatar nodded along solemnly as he listened to them.
Ā Ā Ā āāāĀ Ā ā I mean... I totally get that. āĀ
Ā Ā Ā Hopefully he did, anyway. He tried to, as much as he could.Ā ā That makes sense that itās kinda, like, a hint. And... It makes sense to want to do the best thing for everyone else!Ā To save everyone, and help them, and do good stuff like that. ā
Ā Ā Ā HeĀ was sure they both could sense there was a hugeĀ ābutā coming. It was just so brave of them.Ā Noble. --And still so tragic all the same.Ā
Ā Ā Ā āāāĀ Ā ā I think I wouldāve given up in your place too. I donāt think I could... sacrifice that much. And I dunno if thereās a way to save you too, but-- Well, are you sure thatās what you want?Ā Iām not gonna tell you what you should or shouldnāt do, but can you really call it a true happy ending... if that doesnāt include you too?Ā ā
Ā Ā Ā ZenithĀ had to think for a moment, trying to figure out how he wanted to say this.Ā ā Like... Imagine you did do it;Ā you save everyone, and everyoneās okay... but you. Sure, thatās awesome that they all get to have the good ending and all that effort paid off that way, but I think youāre allowed to have that happy ending too. I know we canāt do much but hope thatāll happen and your plan will work, and you totally have a point, but so did Sans. I think, youāre both right in your own ways, but it still seems like thereās only gonna be one way itāll end up. ...I just hope itāll end up the best way. ā
