They've never earned that. Maybe they never will. She can't be that for them, and Asgore...they won't force him, either. They've lost enough children. And someone like them, they're only ever good at getting lost.

They draw back, trying for a smile. The corners of their eyes pinch slightly, an incremental lift at one side of their mouth.

"Okay. The kitchen can get us...whatever you want, really."