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When Kris woke up the next morning, they felt off, like their life had somehow changed. Deciding to ignore the feeling, they got out of bed and went to the bathroom. They splashed cold water on their face. Feeling more awake, they flushed the toilet. And then flushed it again... and again.
"Kris! Are you alright in there?", Toriel called out from downstairs.
"I'm fine, mom".
That was... strange. Very strange. Kris was sure they didn't mean to flush the toilet three times. It didn't even need to be flushed. They had moved without meaning to, like their body was running on autopilot.
Deciding to put that mishap behind them, they went downstairs.
Someone else was at the table, talking with their mother. And they were wearing Kris' clothes.
"Good morning, Kris. This is Frisk. They can't find their way back home, and Undyne sent them up to stay with us until we can get them sorted", Toriel said calmly, clearly expecting that Kris would be alright with this.
They weren't.
"When did they get here?", Kris asked, trying hard to not make their voice sound pissed off. What was this random kid doing at their house? Why not anyone else's house? Kris figured it's probably because they're human.
"Last night, it was late and I didn't want to wake you", Toriel said, and slid a plate across the table. "Would you like a pancake, Kris?". Kris nodded. Toriel's cooking was the best. Her pancakes were golden and light and fluffy, the kind of food that felt like home. Today they had chocolate chips in them, Kris' favorite.
After breakfast, Kris sent Frisk off into the sitting room to watch TV so they can speak with Toriel alone.
"Why didn't you tell me about them!?", Kris asked.
"I told you already Kris, you were asleep."
"You should've woke me. I wanted to know. And why did you give them my clothes?". Toriel was still calm about this, knowing Kris' reaction was more about the sudden change than anything else.
"I needed to wash the clothes they had on. Would you rather I gave them some of Asriel's clothes?" Kris stared at their mother for a second and then shrugged.
"Fair point".
Kris went to sit on the sofa with Frisk. Some show about a telpath detective was playing on TV. Funny, because Kris can read minds. They don't know how or why exactly, but its a useful skill (and good for finding new things to make fun of Berdly for).
They tried to get a read on Frisk, looking for something, anything about them. But all they could find in Frisk's head was painfully loud radio static.
'Are they doing this on purpose?' Kris thought. 'Are they trying to block me out? HOW CAN I NOT READ THEIR MIND?'. Meanwhile, Frisk was oblivious to Kris' struggle,their full attention turned to the TV.
Kris heard the phone ring and rushed to answer it.
"Hello? Kris heard Undyne's loud voice respond to them.
"Hey Kris! Can you go get your mother for me?". Kris handed the phone to Toriel.
"That Frisk kid, we can't find them on the system. The closest match is a snake monster living three hours away..."
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