[open] if only you'd have known me before the accident (belatedly, an intro)

[rainingelsewhere]

They're lost.

It's kind of hard to get lost when one usually tends to stay in same place. They would know if they'd ended up in another part of the underground lake, somehow, but they don't remember leaving and beyond all else this is certainly nowhere that's even remotely familiar to them.

The ceiling is pale and far away and bright in the way that the caves of Waterfall never were, and it probably isn't even a ceiling at all. The shade cast over the stone markers they've found themselves among at least keeps them from shrinking in on themselves too much, but even with that they still feel uncomfortably exposed after hiding away for so long.

So after a few moments of staring, they try to leave to find somewhere more familiar, except as soon as they do so they trip over something with a startled squeak, scrabbling with their feet to find purchase on a floor that seems to be rolling bits of itself away and attempting to throw their tail back as a counterbalance. It takes a minute, but they do manage to get back up onto their feet to take a look at what had made getting up so hard.

... Small bones. Whatever skeleton left them lying around had rather strange taste in attacks. They'll just have to be careful not to slip on the tiny things, then, while trying to sneak closer to the castle wall. Maybe when they manage to get inside they can find a forgotten, dusty room or something and... well, maybe not lock the door, not unless they can do it with their mouth or tail, but at least they can try to not bother anyone?

Bark and Bite

[andthebat]

(( takes place immediately after this thread. which is still ongoing, but. ))

When the Batman staggers into the Castle, one arm wrapped around his ribs, his teeth are bared in a silent snarl and his eyes are alert and piercingly bright. His expression is nothing short of murderous, and it isn't hard to guess why.

He's a mess; wet from the top of his wings to ends of his toes, streaming dirty water in a trail following him through the castle hallways. His fur below the chest is slick with mud, and bloody claw marks mar various spots on his body.

Obviously, the fight with Croc didn't turn out in his favor.

That doesn't mean he's ready to collapse in a corner to lick his wounds just yet, however; Batman hasn't seen Frisk ever since the kid got away from the fight, and his first priority is making sure that they're safe and sound. And that Killer Croc didn't catch up with them.

But since his second priority is making sure that the residents are aware there's a giant, man-eating crocodile person on the loose, Batman makes sure to stop whenever he sees anyone, to give them the short of the story.

This is the story of me and mine

[itstheend]

Chara wakes up covered in bones.

This wasn't a good place to wake up, considering everything, and they spend a minute thrashing trying to get to their feet and dodge attacks that aren't there.

*Chara, it's okay it's just...
*...I don't know where this is.

"You don't have to sound so concerned about it."

*No, you don't understand!
*I've been everywhere in the Underground!
*Where did... what... how many people are here!?

"Don't think about it," Chara recommends, and starts walking, their passenger wincing with every crunch. When the clouds part and blue sky becomes visible both of them spend some time just staring at it.

A perhaps familiar-looking striped child explores the castle, looking on edge, keeping to the shadows and trying to avoid the sounds of people (likely with mixed success given they will occasionally stop to mutter to, apparently, themselves). Where they find food, they try to cram as much as possible into their pockets, and they're on the lookout for weapons - although they keep a tight grip on their Stick which has been crudely sharpened to a point.