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Glitch stared at the flower in front of her.

"I'm Flowey!  Flowey the flower!" he said with a cheerful voice.

Glitch was confused.  She never remembered seeing a flower before, much less one that talked.  But at the same time, the flower's voice seemed so familiar to her...

...but how?

"I'm G-"

She quickly cut herself off.  She couldn't say her real name.  Everyone would think she was weird.  She had to come up with a fake name.

She said the first one that came to mind.

"Gabby."

The moment the name, memories flooded her mind.

"C'mon, Gabby, catch me if you can!"

"You bet I can, sis! Haha!"

The two cats chased each other across the land, laughing, and finally, Gabby tackled her sister.

"Gotcha!"

Her eyes watered at the memories, but she quickly wiped away the tears. She didn't have time to wonder what the vision was about.

"Golly, that name sounds nice!" Flowey said innocently.  "Never heard it before, though.  You must be new to the underground, hmm?"

"Y...yes.  Yes I am."

"You must be so confused!"

"...I am."

"Well, someone'll have to teach ya how things work here!"

"Probably...d-do you know anyone?"

"Hm...not that I know of.  I guess li'l ol' me will have to do!"

"... alright then."

Glitch's soul appeared as she entered a FIGHT.

It was bright red -- the color of DETERMINATION.

"See that heart? That's your SOUL, the very culmination of your being! Your soul starts off weak, but can get stronger if you gain LV." Flowey explained.

"...what's...LV...?" Glitch asked, confused.

"What's LV?" Flowey repeated. "Why, LOVE, of course! You want some LOVE, don't you?"

Glitch nodded eagerly.

"Don't worry, I'll share some with you!" he said with a wink.

Five white pellets appeared behind him.

"LOVE is shared through...little, white...'friendliness pellets!'" he said, sending them at her.  "Move around!  Collect as many as you can!"

Glitch hesitated, unsure of what to do.  She felt like this was dangerous, but she didn't want to hurt her new friend's feelings.  What should she do?  She tried hacking to freeze time for a moment, but it didn't work.

She took too long thinking.

She got hit.

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