not so dustless now

[dustless]

In one of the castle's many halls, a worn tapestry, depicting nothing in particular, succumbs to age and rot and falls.

Behind it lies a door.

Behind that door, should anyone decide to investigate, is a musty-smelling room with drawings papering the walls, corners gently curling in, and dust covering every inch of furniture; a desk, a chair, a bed. 

Despite it all, the bed is occupied. 

Frisk lies there on their side, half-covered in blankets, exposed skin and shirt just as dust-coated as the rest of the room. Their chest raises and falls shallowly enough that a spider's made a fancy web between the collar of their shirt and a hand curled close to their body.

It might take a little work to rouse them.

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[notme_anymore]

Rose notices the teeth again while they talk.

Ah. Yes. She remembers them.

(She wonders why they looked so panicked. Hypochondriac, maybe? But then why'd they stop like they noticed something and calm down? There's still dust. It's not as if it's gone anywhere, and besides, what kind of realization would that have to be? It's all very strange.)

"Hello, Frisk. You feeling alright?" 'Cause a sleep like that is bound to, at the very least, disorient someone.

[dustless]

Ugh ugh ugh. They wiggle around and shove their covers off, sending plumes of dust into the air. Though at least this time they're sort of away from Frisk (and Rose Red)'s face.

"No? Um. Kinda cold...confused, too," they admit.

And then they sneeze again, making their face is a triple mess with tears and dust and their nose running. They blindly slide off the edge of the bed, nearly crumpling when their legs decide they're not as ready to work as the rest of them.

"--I don't know what happened!" Their voice goes up in pitch at the end.

[notme_anymore]

Oh dear. Oh dear. Here is where Rose is far out of her depth. She may have been a mother once, but Frisk is not hers, and she was never particularly good with children anyway. And this is hardly the kind of superficial problem that many kids would get upset over.

“I don’t know either.” She rubs at her eyes, waving off some of the dust. “Maybe we can look and see why? Maybe the castle just… decided to do that. It seems to like to do that a lot.”

[dustless]

They're usually better at keeping it together. Knowing that just has their stomach sinking lower.

Right. They're remembering. "Lookit what? Hate this place," they mutter, making sure their legs are staying steady.

Still, it's home, they're also remembering. Maybe this is what it does to people who don't want to go somewhere else.

Frisk looks at the mess of their room. "...I gotta clean," they say helplessly.