A Woman's Vision (Female Sans Story)

Chapter 6 - Grillby's

A dense cloud of warm summer air suffocated Sans as he stepped off of the bus, almost gagging on how hot it was. The unfortunate downside to feeling heat more effectively, and for the weird need to breath. Sans never noticed air quality before, but now he couldn't help but be reminded of it. Good thing he wore loose clothes to help cool down.

It felt like forever since Sans had stepped back into the monster part of town. After escaping from the Underground, monsters had went to inhabit the nearest town, using it as a starting point to expand out into the world. They were still getting used to the surface, but by now everyone had at least settled down into decent homes to see where they would want to live. Monsters were already starting to move out, but most of them still remained within this city.

Monsters easily outnumbered the humans on the streets, but there wasn't a concerning lack of humans. While the change was unusual, humans and monsters were adjusting. Mainly monsters populated this area, though, and it was evident looking around. Most of the houses and apartments were owned by the magical. Heck, there was Muffet's Bakery.

People he recognized filtered past Sans and his ghost companion, yet none paid any mind. It was odd, as Sans was more known, and half of these monsters often gave him a hello when their paths crossed. But they didn't recognize him, not like this. Everyone thought he was dead, too.

Everything was so different now, yet the tint of familiarity remained. Such as attending a high school reunion, only that everyone thought you were dead and now they don't recognize you. Fun.

Sans let his arms swing back and forth, feeling the most alive and excited he's felt in years despite having been killed. Gosh, he couldn't wait to see everyone's faces when they find out he's alive! He'd probably have to wait until they're off work and eating dinner, though, as he did sleep in a little too late. Mal had woken him up four times previously, but he had went back to resting as soon as she turned her back. Just as he usually did Papyrus.

This worked better for the situation. Sans doubted Papyrus and the others would like to be told a close brother that had recently passed on was still alive during work of all times. Sans wanted to wait until dinner time to tell them. It'd be a bit difficult to get them all together, they never all hung out after work as everyone did their own thing.

But, in the meantime, he could tell Mal about everything from his old experiences! Like a tour, just for his invisible ghost friend.

That's how Sans and Mal ended up settled in a park bench, distant enough away to talk without suspicion, but not so far as Sans couldn't see the street. Sans didn't want to out his state of life, not yet. If it got out, Papyrus would probably receive the news during work, which wouldn't have even come from Sans. Not to mention, there was prank potential with a new face.

"I used to work a few jobs that dealt with a lot of people, that's why I know a lot of the monsters," Sans explained, "Oh man, especially at the bar. Grillb' has the best burgers, I used to go and play poker with the dogs all the time. It got pretty ruff, but I managed to snag some cash each night. I wonder how their games went without me, they probably didn't even do them without me bring there."

"Did you go every single night?" Mal asked.

Sans brushed a collection of his white hair over his shoulder, looking down at the town from their distant location. "I did, yeah. It was a good way to get a few extra dollars that I needed, since I'm really good with poker. There was no risk of me ever getting drunk, so it was pretty fun."

"Sans, did you struggle with money?"

That point had Sans glancing away. It wasn't something he was proud of admitting.