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[save_theworld]

I'm looking for a friend of mine. They went missing four days ago but they're still in the phonebook. So they're still here, right?

Their name is Chara. They're a kid like me, with brown hair and red eyes. They have a green sweater with a big yellow stripe on it. If you see them please tell me.

Chara if you read this

Please come home.

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[skelebro]

how long has it been since you've seen them?

[When'd they vanish? And why? They'd reached the End, hadn't they? There's another world out there, maybe, one where everyone's faces are scribbled out in red, but how far along is it liable they're gonna get?

How long until they return?]

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[save_theworld]

Just after the party. I thought they'd needed some time alone.

[skelebro]

i'm sorry, kid.
i didn't know.

if they're still in your phone, they ought'a be back sometime.

[...right?]

[circumitus]

do they have an ID set up on the network? name should still be in there if they're around.

[save_theworld]

Their name is still there. But they aren't answering their phone.

[circumitus]

that at least rules out that they're gone gone.
will keep an eye out for you.

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[drabsolutelynot]

Frisk, I'm sorry I haven't.

[His face has gone grey with worry]

Did anything happen in the past few days? Anything worrying or unusual?

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[save_theworld]

[Their own face isn't doing much better; it doesn't look like Frisk has slept all that much, and their cheeks are scrubbed red, eyes still a bit watery. Their voice is still calm- or at the least, flat. Emotionless.]

Just the party. We hid in the lab when people started breaking things.

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[drabsolutelynot]

[The sight of Frisk looking worn and upset adds to Rosen's worries]

Do you remember how many days ago? I...I spoke to Chara the day after I was unwell

[code for: drunk]

[ishotyouuu]

Sorry kiddo. Haven't seen them.

[Not the best message to come back to after a month in the caves, let's be honest. As a matter of fact...]

You think they might've gotten lost in the caves somewhere?

Want someone to form a search party or something?

[save_theworld]

That's okay.

[Chara's good at not being seen when they don't want to be; maybe... maybe they did something wrong? Or maybe

Maybe Wade has a point.]

...I don't know. They like fighting monsters but they don't go into the caves. I don't think they'd go in.

[ishotyouuu]

Do you need someone to look with you? I can be over lickety-split if you need an extra pair of eyes.

[ritualized]

I was quite weak for several days after [...] last week.

Do you know how your friend was feeling? They may have decided they needed the rest, or it could have caught up with them unexpectedly.

[She can at least cover the more optimistic possibilities. Both of those things would be worse if Chara hadn't been somewhere safe to begin with.]

[save_theworld]

Last week was really hard. They weren't feeling too good, but we hid when things got bad.

Maybe they needed some rest but they'd tell me they're okay.

[They've already lost enough important people.]

[ritualized]

I'm glad you hid to stay safe. [More than anyone, maybe, she's embarrassed about what she said and did.]

Do you need any more help looking? I know someone in the city watch, too; together we could cover more ground. I'm still not sure what it means to be missing but still in the phone, but...

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[elegant_and_proud]

I will look around for Chara. Do you know where they tend to go when they find themselves in need of some alone time?

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[save_theworld]

Their room? I already checked there. Sometimes they go near the caves to fight monsters.

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[elegant_and_proud]

I will try around the caves, then.

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[journalname]

I could not find them in...in the foggy area.

[It beggars belief that Asgore could have failed to notice Chara was gone for four days, so he's been out looking! In Silent Hill! Without Frisk, because god no we're not doing that again]

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[save_theworld]

...Okay.

[They're actually...kind of glad he went without them. After what they'd seen there with Asriel, they're not so keen to revisit that location a third time.]

Um, I'm going to look around the lake. Someone asked if they got lost in the caves...

[journalname]

Oh - please do not go to the caves, Frisk. I will check them myself.

[He can handle whatever dangers they pose well enough, and there are enough safe spaces for Frisk to check that they should not have to choose between going into danger and sitting at home feeling useless. Asgore is sure they would feel that way.]

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[benumbing]

where was the last place you saw your friend?

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[save_theworld]

We hid in the labs together when the party got bad. They weren't there when I left.

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[survivorsguilt]

i cant help with what the phonebook means but im here if you need company

[In the meantime, she's kicking up and heading out of her room to start doing some rounds looking for them.]

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[save_theworld]

If someone isn't in the phonebook anymore it means the Door took them back home.

[Which... can they really trust that? What if it's actually delayed? What if the next time they check their phone, Chara's-]

I'm out looking I don't know if I'm much fun right now.