Alphys eyed the pancakes as Undyne left. On the one hand, she wanted to wait for Undyne so that they could share the pancakes together. On the other hand, Undyne had told her that she could eat. After a few moments of indecision, she decided to do as Undyne had said, and dug into her pancakes. The first bite was pure happiness - pancakes were way better than instant ramen and the other kinds of food she usually ate. 

After an unusually long time, Undyne returned with another plate and a large bottle of syrup. She seemed to be staring at Alphys' plate. Uh oh. Should Alphys have eaten less? More? 

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