Long, Long Ago,
HUMANS and MONSTERS were at an impasse.
It led to a long war, in which the HUMANS were victorious.
They banished the MONSTERS to MT.EBOTT.
And HUMANS prospered on the SURFACE.
Until one day, a CYBORG with one objective appeared: 
"Eradicate all HUMANS”.
He was successful in doing so, and repopulated the surface with his own kind.
An era of MACHINE had begun.
CYBER CITY
24XX
One day,
A MACHINE climbed The Summit Of Daisies.
At its peak, the MACHINE was completely captivated by the view.
It was like a time capsule from a bygone era, completely untouched and unbothered by the hustle and bustle of the city that the MACHINE had lived with. 
…
With their DREAM in hand, they took a leap of faith.
And the rest?
Well, It’s up for you to decide.

The Summit Of Daisies

BIOS

HARD_DISK_BOOT_FAILURE

* ...........
* ...........
* .............you're really good at staring....
* ....sorry.... i didn't mean to be rude...
* my name is blooky, blooky the monotropa....

Blooky

BE GONE, YOU DEVILISH FLOWER-!
OH.
IS IT NOT HERE? RATS! 
WAIT.. DO MY EYE SOCKETS DECEIVE ME?
IS THAT.. A HUMAN? 
WOWIE!
HM... BUT YOU LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT CAME BEFORE YOU.. YOU'RE MORE.. SHINY.

TO THE RESCUE!

* MTT-RECOVERY UNIT: ONLINE.
* PRINTING OUT QUOTE OF THE DAY...
* One can be lost in a world of whimsical skeletons and sand lands.
* Thank goodness you have a guide.
*  With him by your side, you feel like you're going to PERSERVERE whatever this place throws at you.
* (EN fully restored.)

Oasis

CONFIG.INI - SPRING

Zeroes And Ones

HUMAN.
THERE MAY BE A TIME WHERE WE WILL HAVE TO BE SEPERATED.
THEREFORE, I PREPARED A CHALLENGE FOR YOU!
IT WILL SHOW ME HOW CAPABLE YOU ARE AT TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF!
(Papyrus pulls out a remote and presses a button.)
(An arsenal of weaponry appears on screen, seemingly held together by rope.)
ISN'T IT GLORIOUS?
APOLOGIES: I GOT A BIT DISTRACTED.
AHEM.
THIS IS YOUR FINAL CHALLENGE, HUMAN.
PREPARE FOR MY MAGNUM OPUS...﻿
THE GAUNTLET OF DOOM!

GAUNTLET OF DOOM!

* You try your hardest to comprehend what Moldsmal is talking about.
* Unfortunately, their language isn't in your database.

Metal Crusher

* You tell Alphys that anonymous forum boards aren't actually anonymous.
* W-what?!

オタク・ランブル!

The Black Screen Of Death

HERE WE ARE!
I KNOW IT IS NOT MUCH, HUMAN.
BUT IT WOULD BRING ME GREAT JOY KNOWING THAT,
I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH A PLACE YOU CAN CALL A HOME.
PLEASE, FOLLOW ME INSIDE.
I HAVE A SURPRISE WAITING FOR YOU!

A HOME YOU CAN CALL YOUR OWN!

* While you were busy recharging from your recent adventures...
* You notice a plate of spaghetti sitting besides you.
* You have acquired The Great Spaghetti.

A HOME YOU CAN CALL YOUR OWN! (Music Box)

HUMAN. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND.
THE DANGERS THAT AWAIT YOU OUTSIDE THIS PLACE, YOU WILL BE KILLED.

WHY MUST YOU PERSIST? IS THIS PLACE NOT ENOUGH?
WHAT CAUSES YOU TO BE SO SET ON LEAVING?
WERE THE PUZZLES NOT TO YOUR SATISFACTION? THAT’S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED WITH EASE.
PLEASE, HUMAN. GO BACK.

IF YOU LEAVE, HE WILL KILL YOU.
I CANNOT BEAR TO LOSE ANOTHER.
THAT’S WHY I AM GOING TO SEAL THE EXIT TO THE OASIS.
THAT WAY, NO ONE WILL HAVE TO BE HURT.

THIS IS MY LAST WARNING, HUMAN.
PLEASE, JUST TURN AROUND.
I PROMISE THAT AFTER THIS, WE’LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN TOGETHER.
I DO NOT WISH YOU ANY HARM. BUT IF YOU PERSIST,
I’M AFRAID I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE YOU GO BACK WITH FORCE.
SO PLEASE, BE GOOD. WILL YOU?

I SEE.
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE SO BADLY,
YOU MUST SHOW ME, HUMAN.
SHOW ME YOUR RESOLVE. PROVE TO ME THAT YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
IT’S TIME FOR YOUR FINAL EXAM.
WILL YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO PASS IT?

Osteogenesis

* Greetings.
* Curious, from the distance you look just like myself.
* But you’re not actually a HUMAN, are you?
(Chara shows off their soul.)
* See that?
* That is a SOUL, the manifestation of one's very being.
* You seem to be lacking that.

Chara

* UNIT M3TT4-T0N:
* PLEASE SHARE YOUR AMBITION TO YOUR PEERS.
* W-when I grow up...
* I want to be a star.
But they wouldn't stop laughing.
"SILLY M3TT4-T0N! YOU CANNOT BE A STAR!"
"YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL!"
"YOUR DREAM IS SIMPLY ILLOGICAL."
Their mockery drove me insane.
I ran. And didn't look back.
I found myself in the ruins of the old civilization.
In the rubble, I noticed something.
A book, something the Humans used to store information in.
The title read:
"The History Of The Human-Monster Conflict".
I scanned it carefully, saved every piece of information I could manage-
until, I came upon a sentence:
"The Human SOULS reside hidden deep inside the Mountain."

SUSPEND TO RAM

* H-hey! Chara!
* They finally woke up!
* Wow! I didn’t know HUMANS could look so…
* So… Metallic.
* You are a HUMAN, are you?
 Yes⠀⠀⠀⠀♥︎ Hell na
* Your sly lies won’t work on me, HUMAN! Chara told me so, you HUMANS can be so tricky to understand..
* To the matters at hand…
* Chara, care to explain to me why you two are so different?
* It’s because they come from a distant land where we feed on metal.
* I see…
* That’s… so…
* COOL!
* I mean, not as cool as me. Of course.
* Asriel, don’t you have things to do?
* Tsk Tsk Tsk!
* You see, Chara…
* You couldn’t be any more..
* Right.
* It was a pleasure to meet you, Human.
* But be aware… Our next meeting won’t be so nice!
* I have a duty to fulfill as a Royal Guard, after all!

Artwork provided by Son Goku "FeetPatas"

His Theme

* MTT-RECOVERY UNIT: ONLINE.
* PRINTING OUT QUOTE OF THE DAY...
* It's baking hot in here...
* Thankfully, you're made of heat resistant alloys.
* Having met some new faces, your PERSEVERANCE grows ever more.
* (EN fully restored.)

Etna Cliffs

CONFIG.INI - WINTER

* Like, bro.
* Like what, dude?
* Don't we like, look ridiculous?
* Nah, grass skirts and tiki masks are the latest fashion hits, bro.
* I like, can't see anything.

Tiki Drums

The Inbetween

* There's a newspaper here.
* Read it?
♥︎ Yes⠀⠀⠀⠀No
* Execution of the infamous artist, "So Sorry!" is ready to commence on Friday this week.
* The tyranny of their caricatures of His Majesty will finally come to an end!

Wrong... Huh...?

* Sir Asriel?
* What is it?! Can't you see I'm trying to capture a HUMAN here?!
* Tsunderplane has fallen into the well again...
* ...
* This is the fourth time this WEEK!
* How does this keep happening?!
* They're a literal PLANE for crying out loud!!!

Cinder Town

* There's a sign here.
* Read it?
♥︎ Yes⠀⠀⠀⠀No
* "Spend your G on girls you'll never have!"
* - Signed, Catty & Bratty.

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