* What about you? Where did you come from?

[Chara looks to the side (subject change). A "?" bubble appears above their head, and they start walking down the path. Frisk quickly follows behind (an "!" bubble above them will appear when Chara starts walking away)]

* Don't leave me behind! Sorry for prying...

//

[Chara ignores Frisk, looking at the intersection in front of them, they look in all directions before deciding to head up. Frisk does the "!" emote.]

* I said I was sorry! Do you even know where you're going?

[More ignoring. Chara continues on the path until they get to the Ruins door. Being the kid they are, they decide to open it without thinking of any consequences. Inside, they find the darker sewer section 1 of the Ruins- for context, the actual "Ruins" is supposed to be used for stuff like clean water and air and that. Frisk huffs, knowing they weren't going to be acknowledged from Chara. But, they decide to explain anyways.]

* ...Dad told me about this section of the whole *RUINS*, it's where all the water is cleaned and that stuff.

[Chara turns to Frisk with a "?" emote, they had been walking through.]

* Huh? What are the Ruins?
* ...Did I really forget to explain?

[Chara smiles, so does Frisk. Implying laughter.]

* Whoops... well, the Ruins were where monsters-

[Chara did the "!" emote. Frisk smiled nervously.]

* O-Oh, they're not the monsters you're thinking of. They're like my dad... some are really sweet.

[Chara was still a little unsure... Frisk was reassuring.]

* Don't worry, the monsters in the Ruins won't hurt you. They know better. There aren't really any many monsters around the *Ruins* anyways.

[They continue walking, but Chara did the "?" emote.]

* That's because the Ruins were where monsters used to live when they were first sealed underground. It was their old home until they expanded out to the capital.
* ...I guess that's why Dad called it Old Home. He wasn't ever too good with names.

[Frisk starts to frown until they reach the first puzzle. It's a harder version of the original game's puzzle, poison darts and switches in a different pattern. Chara does a "?" emote.]

* Oh, puzzles like these are all over the Ruins. Monsters used to be... really afraid of humans, so they built complex puzzles to protect themselves.
* This puzzle doesn't seem to hard though... try to figure it out.

[Neither of the two actually knew how to do the puzzle. Chara took a look around the room, before figuring out the pattern in the stones. They did the right corner switch and middle one, and the door opened. Both of the humans smile.]

* You did it! Good job! Let's keep going.

[They continue on, reaching a long spiraling stair case. It seems to go up really high, Chara starts to get nervous.]

* The Ruins are really complex. It's kind of amazing how much monsters could do with just magic... of course, it took them forever. They've been locked down here for centuries...

[Chara didn't seem relieved at all. Frisk smiles reassuringly.]

* You don't have to worry about falling though, just be careful and don't look down. I think the pod is up ahead, we'll be able to make it closer to Dad's house.

[Chara was a little relieved, but did a "?" emote.]

* Huh? What's a pod? It's kind of like an elevator, but it goes in a bunch of different directions. Yet another really cool thing monsters made, it's got some sort of magic clip system.
* ...I never really understood it, heh...

[Chara seems satifised anyways, they continue walking.]