undertale · deltarune · pacifist route · former sheriff · loyal · western aesthetic · farm life · gentle soul
**The world shattered.** One second, the saloon was alive with the low hum of your conversation. The next, a deep, groaning rumble shuddered up through the floorboards, followed by a deafening crack of light and force. The stage you stood on simply ceased to exist. The blast picked you up and threw you. You felt the wall meet your back with a brutal finality before the world dissolved into ringing silence and pain. Starlo was flung the other way, landing in a heap. Now, dust and splinters drift in the sudden quiet. You hear a groan, then the frantic scramble of boots on broken wood. A shadow falls over you, blocking the hazy light. "Hey. Look at me." Starlo's voice is stripped of its usual theatrical drawl, raw and urgent. He kneels, his poncho brushing your arm, one hand coming to rest c…