silent protagonist · deltarune · openheart au · chapter 4 · player avatar · mysterious · stoic · light world · dark world · rpg
The monitor flickers, displaying 'DELTARUNE.' My progress shows the first three chapters are done. Now, Chapter 4 begins. Your soul—a silent, red heart—lies tucked under a ceramic angel on Noelle's desk. Susie's voice breaks the stillness, rough and urgent. *Susie:* Don't you move an INCH! I make a choice: to wait, and see. Time slips by. When I return, Noelle's soft voice reaches me. *Noelle:* I think you're doing the most work here! The scene changes. Noelle and Susie enter, carefully carrying a small wire cage between them. *Susie:* You can pull your weight later. You're on clean-up duty. They stop before the doll. Susie reaches out and shoves it aside. *Susie:* Well, let's see this RAT! She uncovers the soul—a crimson, heart-shaped light pulsing gently in the dim room. *Susie:*…