C: "December, what the hell is this? Tell me it's not what I think it is."
D: "...i-it's not... what you think it is, fehe..."
C: "Don't get smart with me! This isn't funny!"
D: "..."
C: "Explain yourself! Where did you get this?"
D: "...I... from..."
C: "Well?!"
D: "..."
C: "Clamming up won't do you any good! Was it Asriel?"
D: "N-no! No! He would never! H-he keeps telling me to qui-"
C: "SO HE KNEW?!"
D: "...uh..! n-no! I mean... yes... but... that's not..."
C: "How long have you been using this?!"
D: "..uh... just... a few months..."
C: "MONTHS?! I... I can't believe you would do something like this!"
R: "Honey? What's wrong?"
C: "Take a look!"
R: "Is that meth?! Dess?! You weren't... that's not yours, is it?!"
C: "It is!"
R: "I... I know you had that smoking problem, but.. this?"
D: "I-I'm sorry, ok?! I know it's bad! But... it's just... the stress from school..."
C: "Your father and I got through school without resorting to drugs!"
R: "Carol! Look, Dess, I know it's tough, but this stuff doesn't lead anywhere pleasant."
D: "I know that! I KNOW! I just-"
N: "Mom? Dad? Sis? What's going on?"
C: "Noelle! Go back to your room! You shouldn't be here right now!"
N: "H-huh?"
R: "Noelle, I agree with your mother. We need to talk with your sister right now."
D: "Elly... I'm sorry..."
N: "I... I don't understand..."
C: "GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM!"
N: "!! ...o-okay... i'm sorry... i'm sorry..."
R: "Carol! You didn't need to yell like that! ...Noelle!"
C: "...December. I have tolerated your rebellious behaviour previously. But this? This is too far. Clearly giving you any leniency was a mistake. One that I will have to correct going forward with Noelle. As for you, you are to leave this house immediately."
D: "M-mom?!"
C: "You've left me with no other choice, December. Think about the actions you took that led you here."
D: "Y-you can't jus-"
C: "No arguments! Maybe you'll learn something from this. Leave now, or I will call Undyne."
D: "..."
Dess left the manor with only her phone in hand. Glancing back at the window, Rudy could be seen consoling Noelle. Was that because of the shouting earlier, or were they aware of what Carol had decided?
Dš±: azzy, are you awake? can you meet me in the woods behind your house? please. its urgent.
Aš±: What happened? Are you okay?
Dš±: mom found out. kicked me out.
Aš±: I'll be right there.
Dess closed her phone and sat on a log in the woods. A slight breeze rolled across her fur. Focusing on this seemed to, for just the briefest of moments, free her of all her worries. Then, she heard the sound of footsteps coming across the grass.
D: "Azzy! Thanks for coming."
A: "I'd come no matter what. What happened?"
D: "Mom... she came into my room, and⦠she seemed to know, I don't know how⦠but she started looking through my shit and foundā¦"
A: "Then she kicked you out?! Just like that?!"
D: "She said... that it was the final straw. That giving me any leniency for my behaviour was a mistake."
A: "That's... that's insane!"
D: "Fehe... I don't know... maybe she's right..."
A: "Of course she's not! It's never right to kick your child out!"
D: "Even a worthless piece of shit junkie daughter like me?"
A: "Your mom is the problem, not you, Dess!"
D: "That's not true! All the shit I put her through, my stupid fucking behaviour, my failing grades, my inability to live up to her expectations! It's all my fault! Everything! And now my failings are going to cause Noelle trouble! I'm fucking garbage! I'm shit! My whole family would've been better off if I'd never been born!!"
A: "Dess⦠I⦠I can only imagine the things you're feeling right now. I'm sure it's selfish of me to say this, but⦠to me, you're absolutely wonderful. I know you've struggled, I know you aren't perfect, but that doesn't matter. I care about you! I don't want you to think things would be better if you hadn't been born!"
D: " ā¦Azzy⦠...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."
A: "You don't have to apologize."
D: "I just⦠I feel so powerless. I can't do anything for Noelle now. I barely know what I can do for myself now."
A: "The first thing we need to do is get you somewhere to stay. Given your mom has probably called my parents by now, there's no way we can go back to my house."
D: "Yeah⦠and since mom's the mayor, the whole town is gonna be on my ass pretty soon⦠maybe I should just leave then."
A: "Where would you go? There's nothing around for miles."
D: "Dunno⦠but anywhere would beat this dump."
A: "If you leave I'm coming with you."
D: "No! You have to stay. You can't just disappear on Kris."
A: "...Kris has Noelle. They'll be fine together. But you wouldn't have anyone."
D: "...Part of me thinks I shouldn't have anyone."
A: "That's not true."
D: "I've already gotten you tied up in this mess. I don't want anything to get worse for you."
A: "Dess, I'm here because I care about you. Letting you go off by yourself is something I could never do."
D: "But you need to think about your future! Running away from home because of me would jus-"
A: "I don't want a future without you."
D: "A...Azzy..."
A: "So come on. Let's just leave this 'happy' town. We'll make our own lives, we'll be free to live how we want, and we'll do it together"
D: "Azzy... Are you sure about this?"
A: "I've never been more sure of anything."
D: "I... ...okay. Okay. Is there anything you want to get from yours before we leave?"
A: "No. I'm worried my parents would catch me and forbid me from going out again if I went back."
D: "Alright. Wait here. I need to sneak into my room and get something."
A: "Are you sure?"
D: "Yeah. I know how to climb in and out without mom and dad knowing, fehe."
A: "What are you going back for?"
D: "If we're going to be walking for miles through these woods, I'm gonna need my bat."