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Case of Chara

POV: Gaster

I had just been to see the king. The meeting took longer than I anticipated.

As I was leaving New Home, I noticed the children of the royal family were playing a game nearby.

They were always playing some kind of game somewhere around the area because Home is a lot safer for children exploration than the other areas of the Underground, such as Hotland. I recalled being confused and disturbed when the news came out that the royal family had adopted a child. A 'human' child at that.

We know that in order to destroy the barrier, we need to obtain seven human souls. Why the king and queen decided to adopt this human instead of outright killing them is beyond me. Perhaps it's because they're a child, just like Asriel. Maybe they were listening to Asriel's desire for friendship, something that the other monsters their age seemed to intimidated by them to try. Or maybe they were trying to atone for their actions during the war. Whatever the reason, it does not matter.

By the time that I returned to my senses, I realized that I had just been standing there, staring at them. And one of them was staring back. The adopted one, Chara, was staring back at me, even while Asriel, the other one, was trying to get them to keep playing whatever game that they had been focusing on before my arrival. That child has always seemed strange to me. When Asriel found them in the Ruins, they were injured and could barely stand. I wonder what caused such injuries and if it has anything to do with their behavior patterns. They are withdrawn, asocial, and softspoken. They don't seem to have the desire to explore their surroundings, unlike their adopted sibling.

I notice that both of the children were wearing matching lockets, that is new. Still staring, I admit that the human child is a bit creepy. So, I break eye contact, and I walk away.