"Eh? Oh, hey- You TALK! Man, I was NOT expecting an answer right then, gotta say... I had kinda gotten used to talking to myself via an inanimate object. This is a nice change, I guess. Flowey, right? Not the most creative name, but it's not like I mind. And no, I'm not stuck down here, all it would take is one teleport and I'd be outta here. There ain't a barrier that's ever been built that can hold me permanently! No, I'm staying here of my own free will, because it seems like everybody here is... well... NICE. They're accepting of me, unlike the rest of the universe..."

I mean, I had of course seen him SOMEwhere- Just not very much of him. I didn't know that the cheery attitude he was putting on right now was just a facade, for example, even though my WRITER may know... and hey, it was okay to get a little bit meta, if not out loud; This was the WHAT IF thread, after all. Though that might change later, come to think of it. Ah well...

"Oh, but that's not the end of it- Not only does it mirror you, but... Well, lemme just show you! Please don't hurt me for it by the way, it's all in the name of fun and games, okay?"

With that in mind, I materialized a control cross, you know, one of those things that Marionettes are controlled by, and held it above the little Sakura clone, strings materializing themselves and latching onto the little lifeform... A quick flick of my wrist, and an arm was raised- And through some mysterious compelling power, the REAL Sakura does the same thing. A few more maneuvers of the cross, and she found herself doing a little playful twirl. All fun and games, right? I had acquired the skill to manipulate a marionette like this way back when in my 'Childhood', where I used to put on mass puppet shows for my own entertainment, like playing with dolls, but with more extravagance. I had become quite skilled at using these things since then. I was a master puppeteer- That's what you call those, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Deep within me... I kinda felt something stirring. Something DARK. Something... that wanted to be in CONTROL.

I was quick to suppress it, since I once again realized that all the powerful monsters were here, and they wouldn't exactly take kindly to my trying to take over ANYBODY. As such, my basic instinct to not bring harm to myself overwrote the lesser urge with little-to-no contest. Thank goodness! So, having demonstrated that the little clone worked both ways, I detached the cross and made it poof into midair along with the little nine-tailed duplicate Sakura.

"Pretty cool, right? I can do it for ANYBODY, so long as they agree to it. Thanks for, well, agreeing to volunteer for my little trick there. It's kinda nice to have people accept and go along with my weirdness than to fight against it. Come to think of it, it's also kinda nice to make other people happy with my powers as WELL as keep myself amused too! Really, this sort of thing is a welcome change from my usual. In fact..."

I began to float above my table and started to speak up slightly, talking just loud enough so that everyone in the restobar could hear me. I was pretty darned happy right now! The positive energy was practically radiating off me, and anybody sensitive to that sort of thing would surely be able to sense my deep-seated happiness and enthusiasm like a glowing beacon. And even for those who weren't emotion-sensitive, I was just generally brighter than anybody else here, with the possible exception of Grillby- My colors had become exceedingly vibrant along with my mood. They tended to do that. Now, where was I- Oh, right!

"I'd like to sincerely thank ALL of you down here in the Underground, with all of my wildly beating cheetah heart, for being so accepting of me and my crazy antics. You guys are the nicest people I've ever met in all the multiverse, and considering how many places I've been, that's saying a lot! Not a single one of you has been anything but kind to me in the entire month or two I've been here, and for that, I once again must thank you. Among all of you?... I feel like I really have friends for once. I hope you all reach the surface someday. All of you deserve freedom. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. That's all I have to say for now- Feel free to go back to whatever it was you're doing."

I sat back down again, bending my tail out of the way so it didn't get smooshed between me and the chair in an uncomfortable manner, because THAT'S a thing, and waited for my meal to come as I looked out the windowaitjustaminute. The snow was all gone... And there were FLOWERS?!? Oh, the impulse was just too great- I had to. I HAD TO! I was practically vibrating in my seat with excitement, trying to hold myself back, but it was no use. The pull was just too much to resist! Quickly excusing myself from the table with a promise to come back later and have the thing I ordered, I dashed outside, teleporting through the door and doing a triple backflip into the fields of flowers that had replaced the typical chilly climate. Oh boy, did I have some SERIOUS frolicking to do... I giggled like a madwoman, doing all sorts of flips and twists as I bounded through the colorful fields, enjoying myself nearly too much... But not quite too much.

"Don't! stop! me! now... 'cause I'm havin' a good time, HAVIN' A GOOD TIME!~"

Some part of me wondered why this change had come about- I mean, this certainly seemed like something unnatural, and yet I was SURE that I wasn't the cause of it. Oh, there's the reason- Somebody had busted open the roof of the Underground and let the sun shine down on the place. The heat must have melted the snow and provided the nourishment that flowers and stuff needed to proliferate- And they seemed to be doing just that! Not once during my frolicking did I consider several facts: One, the monsters that relied on the cold were probably going to suffer as a result, and two, I might be blamed for it by those same monsters... Ah well. I couldn't care less about the implications right now, if I was being perfectly honest with myself... I was having too much fun for that.

"Well, that's just the thing though; I DO have something to lose... And there's always a better choice. There has to be, right?... It's just that you always wish you could've thought of it sooner, after you spot it in your perfect 20/20 hindsight. Sure, it might not be a good choice compared to some, but the fact remains that it's better than the one that YOU chose, if only slightly... And sometimes, that's just enough to make it worthwhile in your mind, to make you wanna go back and all... Ah, sorry about that- I'm getting a tad sidetracked. If you're okay with yourself, then I shouldn't make you doubt yourself. Thanks for the advice, Grillby."

I probably should've stopped talking sooner, but hey? What are you gonna do about it, go back in time?... Nah, that's nothing but nonsense and shenanigans. Time travel never ended well for anybody involved, whether they be the ones going through time, or simply being in the same universe- Total collapse was completely possible, and there was NOTHING you could do to prevent it except for NOT TRAVELING THROUGH TIME.

"Well, if you won't use the extra money to pay for Sans's tab, could you at least put the remainder into store credit for me? Like, so that if i come back, you- Nevermind, you probably know what I'm talking about, no need to babble. That'd be great, thanks. On another note, does nobody want to see that trick I talked about? Nobody at all?"

Man, today was not the best of days for me. I failed to cheer a bunch of kids up and got them all mad at me because I couldn't help them in any way, I lost my favorite kazoo, and on top of all this, well, I was feeling pretty bummed out from getting a lot of my power drained. So I found myself wandering into Grillbys to restore my usual pep- Sans came here all the time, and he was happy for the most part, maybe it'd be able to help me too! On my way over, I noticed that the coin I had planted in the ground earlier was starting to grow into something- I still didn't know what it was, but it looked kinda like a tree sapling from here... I'd have to check on it even later. But in the meantime, I wandered into the door of the fireman's establishment, taking a seat at wherever was open...

"Can I get a Neapolitan root beer float or something sugary like that over here?... And while you're at it, can ya lace it with real alcohol?... I got some things I wanna forget."

Man, there were a lot of people in here right now- It's too bad I was feeling down, I could've done some serious entertainment shenanigans if I was so inclined. And not at anybody's expense, either! Maybe a few party tricks, a few jokes here and there... Man, I could've livened the place up to the point where it was TOO much. But I didn't, mainly because I was still bummed out about having to leave those kids there. I still really wanted to do something for them, but I couldn't tell anybody where they were, or save any of them, or, well, do anything... I held up a solid golden Oscar statue that I had come into the possession of who-knows-how-long-ago to pay for whatever it was that the server decided to bring to me- I didn't have any straight-up money, but what I DID have was a whole collection of strange and interesting objects. Some were completely priceless, and still others were barely worth anything; But they were still amusing...

"Look, guys, I'm really sorry- I don't mean to be mocking, but I'm not actually allowed to save you. Believe me, I would if I could, but I can't, or I'd displease a lot of people that don't exist in this plane of reality- When this all blows over, I'll try and come to find you and explain all of it then. Or maybe not- But... you all looked kinda depressed in here. So I was... I was kinda trying to cheer all of you up with my kazoo skills. I suppose it didn't really work, huh?..."

*The draconequus writhed when the room started to drain- The room, whatever it was, would find no end of magical power in her. Her form started to fizzle back into physical form ever-so-slightly, and she was quick to POOF elsewhere before she lost the power to do so; She wasn't generally one for subjecting herself to pain voluntarily... Her kazoo has been dropped, unfortunately.*

"Yeouch... Glad I got outta THERE in time. And all in one piece, too- Oh, damn it, where's my kazoo?"

"Hee hee... I certainly did put on quite the show, didn't I? And if you're bringing up the fact that I technically don't need money, well then you're OBVIOUSLY just doing it to not feel guilty about taking it all- So here's what I'm going to do. I'm gonna take that coin right there, at the top of the pile, and NOTHING else. I'm not even gonna touch the rest of them, just that one coin- And I know EXACTLY what I'm going to do with it!"

I took a grand total of one coin out of the jar and walked a short distance away before flying upwards and flinging the coin down with all my might- It went right through the snow and buried itself in the ground, newly imbued with chaos energy from the mere act of being in my palm- I didn't have a darned clue WHAT it would end up doing, really, but whatever it was, I knew it had to be something interesting, right? It always was!... Eventually. This one looked like it would take some time- I pulled out a watering can filled to the brim with who-knows-what, and dumped it out above where the coin was buried for no particular reason... And I turned back to the others, calling out and waving.

"But other than that, keep the rest! Like you said, I don't want or need any of it, so go ahead and take the rest. You deserve it! No, really, you do! Get yourself something nice with it. Like a house or something severely impractical that you STILL won't end up regretting later, even when you realize it's totally impractical and useless- But you keep it around anyways, because of some strange reason that even you can't remember. Something like that!"

Ouch. Lectured on the economy and value of money so soon after having fun. That hurt... I felt like I had just been smacked upside the face by a librarian.

"Well screw you! I'm a Draconequus, I can do what I want. Hmmph!"

I crossed my arms and puffed up my cheeks in the typical petty-child manner before turning back to Moxie and continuing happily as per my usual.

"Of course I can turn anything into gold! I don't have the Midas touch or anything, but what I CAN do is turn things into other things. Like, i could turn lava into jello. Well, now that I mention that relatively specific example, i'm pretty sure I've done that before... But if you wanted, I could totally transmute that to gold! Though it'd be kinda heavy wouldn't it? Anyways, here ya go! POOF!"

Reality bent aside at my wish, overriding what was true with what I wanted it to be like- True to my word, I had turned the fur patch into solid gold, as well as a bit of the hands that were holding it. Oops. Well, I'm sure it wouldn't be too much of a problem, right? It's just the tips that were affected. Nothing serious!

"That proof enough for ya?"