未来之狗-番外1(5)

whenever they got back, would it really be like no time passed at all in the present? Would Alphys and Sans and everyone still be okay? What if time was moving differently for them in different save files? Suddenly they weren’t so sure on much of it.
But Frisk still had to try and communicate. “Alphys…can you understand us?”
Alphys lack of answer to them served as answer enough. She did set down her pile of trash-turned-treasures to give the dog another ear scratch, though.
“It’s a cat, and I’m gonna keep it!”
“It’s a dog, and we’re gonna keep it!”
Alphys smiled down at the dog, but couldn’t help noticing that the dog wasn’t giving back the usual dumb-panting-dog smile of a dog being pet. If anything, it just looked really anxious. Alphys’ expression softened, and she managed to take the dog out of Catty’s tight grasp.
“Aww, look at him, he seems a little stressed out. Is something bothering you, little guy?”
“Oh my gosh Alphys, you’re so good with dogs!”
“You’re gonna be a crazy dog lady with like twenty dogs someday, Alphys!”
Frisk weighed over their options…without being able to talk directly, they couldn’t very well explain their mission or ask any of the three if they knew where Gaster was. If they tried to demonstrate some of their abilities here now, (most of which Frisk could only guess they were capable of,) that might just cause more questions than give them answers. It seemed like their only option was to keep on the hunt for him…