Polly's Eternal Adventure (P.E.A)

Part 1 | Segment 0.6.7 | Snowdin Town, huh...

I shook my head, trying to clear dream out of my head, and reached over to turn on the lamp. But as the light flickered on, I froze.

There, standing right next to my bed, was a monster. I screamed in shock, my foot instinctively kicking out. The impact sent the monster flying across the room, crashing into the wall with a dull thud. "Get out! Ya weirdo!" I yelled, my voice trembling.

The monster groaned, pulling itself up off the floor. It was shaped like a flying saucer, with three dull spikes on top of its head, long narrow arms, and swollen lips that made its face look perpetually pouting. I stared at it, realizing it must be Jerry. He must've been lurking around this entire time; why was he in my room? More importantly, how did I manage to kick him so hard?

I shook off the shock and focused on the numbers flashing in my mind—50 damage out of his 80 HP. I knew I'd gotten stronger, but this was... a lot. I pulled the blankets off and stood up, still feeling the adrenaline from the dream and the surprise visitor. Where was Mani? She was acting strange before, trying to convince me to sleep all of a sudden. "What the hell? Where did Mani go? Probably back to that Zell guy," I muttered, grabbing my jacket before heading out of the room. "What's her deal?" I shrugged it off, figuring I'd find out soon enough.

Downstairs, the inn was as quiet as ever. Lora stood behind the counter with that same calm smile, her expression so normal it was almost unsettling. "How much time passed while I was asleep?" I asked, still feeling the lingering effects of the dream.

"Only an hour and a half," she replied, her tone flat but polite. I could almost hear her inner monologue—I hope I get a different job.

"Really??? Only an hour and a half?" I echoed, surprised. "Must've been one hell of a power nap."

Lora just nodded, offering the same polite smile. "Need anything else before you go?"

"Oh, uh... yes!" I dug into my pocket and pulled out all the gold I had left—16G—and placed it on the counter. "See ya!" I called out as I exited, the chimes of the bells ringing behind me.

"Uh... thank you?" she replied, a bit startled. Her inner voice probably screaming, "What kind of tip is 16G? But hey, not complaining."

Outside, Snowdin Town was bustling with more monsters than before. I pulled my jacket tighter around me, my eyes scanning the crowd for Mani, but she was nowhere to be seen. "What's going on?" I muttered. I checked my stats, and what I saw made me freeze.

Polly
FL - 2
LV - 1
HP - 25/20
ATK - 30 (4) | EXP - 0
DF - 15 (2) | Next - 10
Weapon - Legendary Stick
Armor - Cropped Jacket (Toriel's Warmth)
Gold - Broke | Kills - 0
SP - 4/6 | Next - 2/6
Item - (2) Candies, Toy Knife, Faded Ribbon, Orange Bandanna.
Storage - 3/10
-"Whoa! My ATK went up by a lot! How?! Why? ... Is this normal?" I wondered aloud, my mind racing.

-"What if it's from that orb I got earlier... And..."Broke"?? Oh wow.. You just had to rub it in, didn't you?"

"Hey kid."

I turned around, looking for the voice. A rabbit man with normal white fur and a weird-looking tiny mustache stood nearby, watching me.

"Uh, yeah?" I answered, still distracted by my stats.