Linny looked at the ground with a persistent frown, feeling as though she abandoned Grillby. All that she could think about was the steadily growing irritation that she was building up towards her friend. How could they have called her at that time and not after she had finished eating Grillby's glorius burgers.. She hoped that her friend was being serious, otherwise she was going to be getting an uncomfortable bony beating. Not too long after her second attempt at calling her friends phone number while she shuffled through town, she tried remembering where her friend said they were. "Espresso Or Shelf" was what came to mind, but she had a feeling that was not what she was told.

She continued down the path between the shops and homes and came across what she believed was the designated building that her friend told her to stop at. "Espresso Yourself.. OH! Okay, I knew that wasn't what I really heard." She said with a hint of a smile before it went back down while she clutched her ribcage. Her imaginary stomach gurgled angrily, the smell of food from Grillby's had made her more hungry than she was previously, and since she was pulled from her meal, she couldn't get the satisfactory feeling of being full. She groaned out loud as she walked towards the door, quickening her pace. She creaked the door open, peeking inside to see who was there. She walked in through the doorway, feeling more confidence as she noticed a small handful of monsters she had already met eating and conversating. She walked up to the counter and gave a weak grin that permeated with guilt before she looked up towards the menu.

She tapped a phalange on her lower jaw with indecisiveness, trying to come up with a good, filling choice that would tide her over. She looked around and saw that a few of the patrons had a tall and very full-looking sandwich on their plates, so she opted for what she thought that was called on the menu. "I think I'll go with a club sandwich and a... Caramel Mocha?" She said as she looked at the cafe's drink menu. Coffee wasn't new to her, it was her daily wake-up remedy. She hasn't ever been here because she normally ate at Grillby's or the shop next to the motel... But she was always one to try new things and she was staving- practically skin and bones!

Linny grinned as she politely waved at a few of the other patrons who had said their "hello's" before she intently averted her attention back to the flame elemental. "Eh... I've been as good as I could be, living in the middle of the woods. Thankfully it's not a long distance to a quality restaurant." She said as she emphasized her compliment with a playful wink. She smiled as she glanced at the alcohol menu and scanned for options.

She found her choice, smiling softly before she inhaled, smelling the woodsy, smoky scent that permeated the bar. "Sure, Grillby.. I'll have the signature burger and... Uhh... Surprise me with anything, drink-wise.." She said with a lazy smile, knowing that he had monster alcohols that could knock someone out for up to 3 days. She had confidence that he wouldn't serve whatever that drink was to her, mostly because of his gentlemanly demeanor. She was practically vibrating with excitement and hunger, her bones softly rattling together, making an aesthetically pleasing noise that could make anyone fall asleep.

Her eyelights quickly darted from booth to table to booth, observing the customers silently and subtly before she sneakily wiped a finger over the freshly cleaned bar surface and rubbing it on the inside of her hood. She knew it was odd, but she knew this was the only place in Snowdin that produced the glorious woody aroma that she favored, allowing her to calm down and relax in. So she wasn't bothered by the possibility of someone calling her out for being weird because, quite frankly, she already knew she was.

Linny was casually sitting on her front porch in the snow, inhaling the crisp air of the pine forest around her home. A soft yellow glow warmed her from her candle-lit lanterns, allowing the porch to be illuminated, contrasting from the dark grey undertones of the woods. She had made herself a batch of monster-grown coffee, and was glad to find that it stayed warm for longer than normal. 'Must be a hybrid..' She thought calmly to herself as she sipped on the creamy, bitter liquid. She closed her sockets and thought about her lack of social interaction, cutting herself down and acting like it was her own fault that she hadn't emerged from her deeply set cabin for the 10 years.

She had a blank smile on her face as she looked at the half full contents of her coffee mug, bright cerulean tears welling up in her hollow eyes, her eye lights wavering in and out of existence like a radio station's signal on a cloudy day. She couldn't blame her dead parents for something that she could have controlled if she had wanted to, but she always resorted to the stupid blame game. She was crying silently, tears streaming down her ivory white jaw, the smile that she had on earlier faded into a frown. She was mumbling apologies to her parents as she saw a orange-almost-scarlet glow through the trees and recognized it as the flaming elemental bartender. She stopped sobbing internally to ask herself why Grillby would be so deep into the woods, but she knew that he could get lost if he was aimlessly running. Deciding against her better judgment, Linny used her energy to disappear out of existence only to jump into reality at a sprint to catch up to the man made of fire. "Grillb... Grillby... Wait up- Wait... wait up.." She said, choking on her own tears as she was running after the elemental, noticing that she was hearing some crying that wasn't her own. "Wh-what happened, Grillby?" She asked, genuinely concerned for her friend, her own tears leaving lightly colored streaks down her face.

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She gratefully accepted the suggestion of the cheesy fries and milkshake and watched him disappear into the kitchen. When he came back, her eyelights brightened at the sight of the steaming, gooey fries and the almost glistening milkshake. "Grillby, thank you so much!" She exclaimed as she watched his flaming hand place the food in front of her. She was awestruck to find that the milkshake hadn't melted even though he was made of fire and holding the glass. She took a sip and was speechless about the taste. It was so amazing- she couldn't think of enough adjectives to describe how sickeningly delicious and heavenly the dessert was. Her eyelights had formed into the shapes of cartoon hearts as she began to chomp down the fries that the elemental chef had made for her.

As for the conversation...

"Well.. I don't really get out much.. At all. I was confused on how I even received the invitational letter in the first place, and it worried me that someone knew where I lived.. but that's beside the point. But anyways, I live way into the Snowdin Forest, so sometimes coming into town is a hassle so I normally limit myself to going to the shop and buying some stuff to go on through a week," She paused, wondering if she should really tell him her life story or not. She decided against it and told herself to tell him later, in more private conditions.

 "So when I made it to Lady Trinity's mansion, the guard in green was outside talking with Dr. Alphys, I walked up to ask if I was at the right place and he just tensed... I didn't know either of them.. still don't know who the guard was. Anyway, I walked inside and pretty much had a panic attack on the inside with all of the people in there.. It was a bit much to jump into after 19 years of solitude." She paused again, waiting a few minutes before starting up again for him to process what she was spouting off. "And in my blatant idiocy, I forgot to speak with Lady Trinity because of said panic attack and Green Giant came up behind me, twisted my arm uncomfortably behind my back. You probably remember what happened from there.." She sighed as she ran her phalanges through her blue wig before she grabbed a few cheesy fries and shoved them into her mouth.

Linny slowed her walk to a halt as she passed by the front entrance door to Grillby's on her way back home fro Lady Trinity's. She sighed and scanned the area around her, catching a lost breath before she turned into the doorway and inhaled the crisp, and strangely fresh air. She opened the door to the bar and put on a grin, despite the feelings of guilt from what had happened earlier. She sighed, seeing most of the guests from the party and a few new characters, smiling at all of them, hoping they wouldn't see through her façade. She sat down on one of the far bar stools and stared solemnly at the counter in front of her as her eyelights dimmed slightly. She perked up as she heard Dr. Gaster, Grillby and Haruno's voices, but shook the feeling as the nagging voice in her head told her that the three were probably too busy to speak to her anyway. She shut the nasty whispering out and hopped off of the stool to approach Dr. Gaster once again.

"Hi, Dr. Gaster.. I guess I`m back. I guess there's only one idiot that could get kicked out of a project.. heh.. that's me." She spoke up, wiggling her bony phalanges in a wave as she stopped right next to the taller skeleton. She didn't want to intrude on the conversation, so she tuned out the wingding translations so that she wasn't hearing what he had said. It came naturally to her to speak and hear wingdings, but she was able to control when she could or couldn't speak or hear the language.. it's similar to when young monsters tune their parents out when being asked to do chores. Anyway, She stood there and put on another masked smile, looking over and noticing another skeleton. She blinked her sockets as her turquoise hair fell into her view, tilting her head in confusion. How any skeletons were actually in the underground?!

She looked the opposite way and noticed Haruno and Grillby, along with Meka and another goat-like monster woman. She blinked a few times and remembered that it was the previous queen that had lived in the ruins for a while.. What was her name again? Toni? Telly? Tori.. Linny remembered a nickname of Tori that was used a few times at the door, but she was sure it was longer than that. Oh well.. The shorter skeleton with the pink slippers was busy talking to her, so she figured it'd be best if she left the two alone. She could talk to Grillby again, but she wanted to have a conversation with Gaster if he wanted to talk with her as well.

She listened intently to Grillby and smiled, yet when Link had piped up, she winced. She felt like someone had picked up a rock and shattered her ribcage. Not being able to handle the racism and not understanding how there were skeletons on the surface, she decided to speak up. "Look.. uhh.. Guard. I know you might hate me for being a skeleton, but you're trapped down here too. You did fall into the mountain, right? That wasn't the greatest thing that happened, but at least you're safe down here. It could be way worse.. You could've died from the fall. I think..". She paused as she thought about what he had really said. If she wasn't convinced that he was racist before, she was now. It caused her eyelights to brighten and her soul to glow slightly, making a rhythmic thud as it was beating in her ribcage.

"But I feel that it was uncalled for to say that. We're all stuck here because of humans. It's a sensitive subject to mostly all monsters, especially the ones that were in the Great War. And two of them are here." She ranted in a feathered tone, completely forgetting about the pain her forearm was causing her. With every word said and point made, her soul started to glow a light blue around the edges of the shape. Her soul was still the classic, color-less white, but every now and then, it would have a soft glow of turquoise, reflecting the color of the magic she produced.