under-fairy-tale

[guardimom]

[It's a beautiful day in the Kingdom of Under. The crystals shine in the sky, the weather is calm and still, and monsters bustle about in their everyday business.

But this seemingly happy land harbors a sinister curse: a single thorned flower. It lies in wait in a beautiful garden, hoping to prick an unsuspecting victim with essence of eternal sleep.

But for now we turn our attention to the castle, where a lone queen reigns. She's strolling around the outer castle grounds one night when she hears that telltale noise. A breaking of wind. Startled, she removes her foot and leans over to look at it.]

What an unusual device.

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[guardimom]

[The voice startled her. She definitely wasn't expecting to hear something. She jolts in shock, looking all around her, then down at those eye sockets. They'd been closed before, hadn't they...?

Was he...?]

Sans?

[trombones]

Toriel...?

[One more blink and his eyes finally creak the whole way open, like someone's prying a crowbar to them. He shifts and tilts his head towards her with a yawn.]

Hey... what's up?

[guardimom]

You are.

[She laughs, wiping a stray tear from her eye.]

I feared you wouldn't be again.

[trombones]

[Ah, hell. She's crying. He reaches up and takes her arm.]

Hey. Hey hey hey. I'm here.

[Groggy as it was, a slow smile comes to Sans' expression.]

I heard you talking to me. You and Papyrus.

[guardimom]

[That watery smile is still there.]

We feared the curse was permanent. We prayed for a miracle...and now we have you.

[She's a little apprehensive about that last part.]

Then you know the foolish feeling that has overtaken me.

[trombones]

I'd say being cursed to take a long nap is pretty worrying. You think I'd love that, but.

[He shrugs, and slowly sits up.]

I think I'm ready to get up now.

[guardimom]

Here, take it slowly. It is not always easy to move after a long sleep.

[She offers her arm, very worried.]