JUMP 10: Intermission III

I learned something new at the Librarby...
I'M SO SORRY DUSTY.

S-So, um, turns out, when monsters die their bodies turn to dust, which means the day I met Dusty they were probably looking at...
And I basically named them the monster equivalent of "Bloody"
I uh...

*Ribbit
*(Human.)
*(Don't be concerned. I understand.)

O-Oh, um... would... would you like a different name? Does it... bother you?
*(I've grown accustomed to the name.)
*(I've seen that you are not a malicious person. Were that not the case, I wouldn't have stayed with you)
Ah... um, I'm glad... that's really nice to hear.
*Ribbit

Uhhmm... that... little discovery was near the end of my travels in this snowy place though. What happened first, though...

I picked up Dusty and ran through the snow as fast as I could. I saw small, fresh footprints in the snow, so I knew the kid couldn't be too far ahead. Just ahead though, I saw a skeleton standing and waiting across a bridge. That was... unexpected.
*huh. 'nother human? that's unexpected.
*hey kiddo, how's it goin? i'm sans. sans the skeleton.

As um, friendly as he appeared to be, I explained that I was in a hurry to catch up to... well, in the rush of the moment, I may have accidentally referred to the kid as my sibling? He told me that it was a good thing I was in a rush, because some crazy monster had his eyes set on capturing the kid and that he could take me to them faster than the other monster could.

I later learned that this was a practical joke on my end. The monster was his brother Papyrus, who was no real threat at all. 
Should have figured since he had a whoopee cushion the hand he offered me.

That aside, we ended up a fairly nice field with a golf-like game dug into the snow. The kid was there, adamantly trying to kick a snowdecahedron into the goal into the hole at the other end. I was so glad to see them safe and sound. Even if I couldn't trace back to where the three of us had came from.

I joined their Ball Game for a few minutes before they moved on. This kid, I swear. They're so resolute in their travels. Nothing could stop them.
Um, nothing except dogs, but to honest I couldn't help petting Lesser Dog with them.

With the kid I met a lot more of the monsters that lived in the area, including Papyrus. Funnily enough, his spaghetti tastes a lot like the pies I'd make with Toriel. Only frozen. The kid even made the same kind of face Mom makes when she eats my pie. I'll have to learn from him sometime!

But of course, it wasn't all without conflict. Maybe I only imagined it, but I could swear there were a few times, most notably with the the Dog Marriage Couple that the kid... well. Like I said, I probably imagined it. They definitely acted like they knew actually what would pacify the monsters in our path. The only trouble I know for certain they had was with Papyrus. He wasn't going to let us continue on without a fight. Twice he was able to capture the kid.

But then they started to flirt with him?
And somehow that helped them succeed?? I'm gonna have to take notes.

This uh, even ended up in an... interesting date with Papyrus in his own house. I don't have any other words to describe it.
* *blushes deeply*
I'm glad we ended that on sure a lighthearted note.

But we have to proceed to whoever this ASGORE I've heard about is...