/sus/ - Veth meeting Chara and Asgore having a moment together

/sus/ Thread #1159: Hoist your Boye Edition
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>The Vessel never thought another human could make her blood freeze.
>Kris was the last. He didn't give her gooseflesh. Just burning temples and a vendetta.
>This was different.
>This older girl with eyes redder than the devil's.
>Kris had rubies. They sparkled when she met them. Especially now after all that had been said and done.
>These were sunsets after a storm
>Or sunrises before them
>But no sailor could look at these with more trepidation than Veth did.
>No matter how much this other one smiled
>No matter how friendly it was with Ms. Toriel
>No matter how much it reached out to Kris and Noelle and Susie
>Asriel's new friend couldn't much seem to sway the vessel
>She thought she could evade this new human's gaze until the New Year's party was over
>Too fitting she got caught as it was winding down.
>"Ahh, little Miss Gaster!"
>"... Hi."
>"Greetings." They said, almost monotone, repeating their first salutation
>Veth tried to remember those manners Kris helped her cultivate
>Had she not, she would have asked her next question far more curtly.
>"Tho, uh... what bringth you here?"
>It could have been worded better. "Here" was supposed to mean. "Next to me."
>Perhaps that was better than "why are you so close to me?"
>Very close now actually. Almost in her ear.
>Chara's answer took her off guard.
>"I'm here where I know I belong."
>The other human's voice muted everything.
>It growled with a malice that swallowed her wit and her words
>The grey girl's skin went clammy.
>"wh-wha...?"
>"Isn't that right, Empress?"
>Veth froze altogether
>Chara kept whispering
>"Stop pretending that you matter just because Azzy's brother says so."
>"..."
>No reply
>"He's not the only one who knows about things... but he knows less than he thinks."
>"..."
>"You and him might want to check up on that little town at school, by the way."
>She got up from her seat, winking
>Veth's blood froze
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/sus/ Thread #1159: Hoist your Boye Edition
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>A ring at the door got the Flower King to rise from his throne
>Customers were rare enough that the light of the front lobby was blinding
>Short stature. Brown hair. No horns or tail.
>Asgore beamed at the thought of his son visiting again.
>But there were no green and yellow hand-me-downs on this human
>And Kris didn't have buck teeth
>"Oh! how can I help you, young one?"
>At least he presumed her to be young
>He never read that one book on human care that Toriel often checked out
>All those identifiers regarding morhpology and-
>"Pleathed to meet you, Mithter Dreemurr!"
>Kris never smiled so much either..
>"Hello, young one! Is there something I can get you?"
>"Yeth, actually!" Her reply was chipper, yet languid. "I wanted to get thomething for Krith."
>This human was not only new, but friends with Kris? Wonderful!, the old goat thought.
>"But... I don't know what kindth of thingth he would like... Perhapth you could tell me?
>Blithe as he was, the old father's heart warmed.
>"Oh goodness..."
>A hand paused near his cheek.
>"It's been so long since anyone other than family has thought of giving Kris a gift..."
>The girl's expression froze in place
>"Why, I think it hasn't been since the last time we had the Holidays over for... well, the holidays!"
>The vessel's smile wavered into a frown for just a moment, silvery eyes vacant and unmoving.
>Asgore was about to comment on it, to ask if she was alright
>Veth shook herself back to the moment, like a cat waking from a nap
>"I thee... and how long hath that been?"
>"Oh years, dear. Years."
>"Hmm... maybe I could remedy thith? How much for a bundle of flowerth?"
>Asgore clasped his hands together with a swollen heart
>"Ah, that's so sweet of you! Here, let me get you a bundle..."
>Asgore fumbled for the wax paper under the register.
>But by the time he had it ready there was five dollars on the counter
>And a patch of missing nightshade
>One of two poisons the Vessel now had ready.