Frisk smiled when Sans looked up at her. She stopped a few steps away from him, her hands in her sweater pockets. For a moment, before she spoke, she could have sworn she saw nervousness cross Sans' features. He must have really wanted to be alone. But it was too late to turn back now. Rather, she continued to smile and hope he wouldn't push her away.

She really should have known better. His body language said it all, the way he kept his back to her. Her smile fell. As he spoke, she looked out over the landscape. She traced the patterns burned into the snow and trees, noting the broken branches and particularly large burns as she went. If she had never been on the receiving end of such attacks, she would have been amazed. She would have doubted that such power could come from a monster with only a single HP. Honestly, she wished she could have that naivety back.

When he turned to her, she set her attention back on him. She opened her mouth to speak, but he beat her to it. She watched him walk past her, and for a small moment it seemed that she was truly defeated. Then she reached out and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Sans, it's [i]because[/i] of that other you that I want to train with you. I don't like just sitting and watching you fight." She sighed, searching for the right words. Everything had been so easy in her head. "I felt so...useless. You could have gotten dusted, and I wouldn't have been able to do anything." She winced at her own words. She'd have no choice but to reset. A timeline without Sans was a timeline she couldn't bear to live in.

"You can just show me how you dodge so well! If I could do that, then maybe I can be a distraction while you set off your attacks!" Her words tumbled out of her mouth so fast, she couldn't begin to second guess herself. It didn't appear that she understood the full weight of her suggestion, or how dangerous such a situation would be. Even the memory of being controlled by those strings couldn't deter her from putting herself up as bait.

"I don't want you to deal with this alone. This version of you is seriously unhinged, and we have no idea how far he's gonna go. And I'm not going to put our issues over the Underground potentially losing you, Sans. Just...One try? Please?"