And that's the problem. Asriel shouldn't be innocent, not anymore, not now that they know what Chara's really like, what the world's really like- except they remember what the other child told them about timelines and damn it.

(All they can think is... And Flowey accused them of having a sick sense of humor.)

"No Asriel, I didn't know that." Their tone is flat, and they wonder if they feel anything about the idea of mo- Toriel being around.

"...Oh, this?" Chara lifts up the knife, almost as if they've forgotten they were holding it. "It's for stabbing people with."