Timeline/Deltarune

a lot of paraphrasing needed, so... w.i.p.\*despair kluns sounds\*

* Hometown has an annual festival. What we know is that there's a ferris wheel.

"*[Commenting on the Cyber City ferris wheel] Makes the one at the festival look like a toy, haha!*"
-Noelle, Chapter 2
* At the House of Worship, Asriel would passionately sing with the choir. Kris would always drink the Fruit Juice, though.

Our choir sounds a bit thinner since your brother went away. Kris, it would be wonderful if you would sing with us. Or even participated to any extent, instead of just trying to drink the Fruit Juice.
-Father Alvin
### Real beginning

* Asgore meets Rudolph and become college pals.

"*Kris, even if we've grown apart, we still love your family. After all, me and Asgore were college pals, right?*"
-Rudolph, Chapter 1
* Rudolph first meets his fiancé.

"*Noelle. Sweetheart. First time I laid eyes on your mother... I walked right up and told her she was a HOT piece of work. Yeah, she slapped me so hard I blacked out!*"
-Rudolph, Chapter 1
* Toriel and Asgore marry. Rudolph is apparently Asgore's best man.

*(A photo of your mother and father on their wedding day. She's holding a bouquet of seven flowers. A reindeer-looking monster stands nearby in a tuxedo. They all look happy.)*
-Chapter 1
* Over time, Toriel and Asgore's marriage becomes shaky.

"*Our couch is used to being used as a bed!*"
-Toriel, Chapter 2
* Kris is adopted by the Dreemurr family.
* Toriel reads about taking care of a human.

*How To Take Care For A Human (It's a book for monsters on how to care for humans.) (According to the card in the back...) (... looks like your mother took it out repeatedly many years ago.)*
-Chapter 2
* The Dreemurr family are neighbors to the Holiday family.

"*(Kris's been my neighbor forever... We've been through so much, sometimes it feels like... We know each other better than anyone... yet, somehow, it's hard to say we're exactly friends...?)*"
-Noelle, Chapter 2
"*Wasn't too long ago you were just the creepy kid next door.*"
-Rudolph, Chapter 1
* Gerson, Crystal, Muttler, and Shyra pass away.

### Childhood

* Noelle's mother becomes the mayor, and suffers from quiet dysfunction.

"*The mayor's charisma is about zero. No, it's negative. But she works hard and has a good track record, so she runs unopposed. Thaaaaaat's politics. Rarely.*"
-Bear, Chapter 1
"*... huh? Why don't I ask my mom for the key? I... I mean, um... I... you know, she doesn't like it when I bother her when she's working.*"
-Noelle, Chapter 1
*(Noelle... might look like she has it all. But her mother. Her mother, you know? Love her, but... she's... tough on her. normally, I balance it all out. But... I can't... do much when I'm not there. but I'm gonna get better. I have to.)*
-Rudolph, Chapter 2
* Growing up, Asriel would win many trophies and decorate his side of the room. Kris leaves things empty.
* Asriel borrows a cartridge of "Cat Petters RPG" from Catti and Catty.
* Kris would play the small piano inside the hospital.

"*Are you here to play the piano again? The patients can't hear it well from here, but I personally enjoy it.*"
-Big Red Mouth, Chapter 1
* Asriel also poorly draws up some designs for a game, including a final boss where the character has rainbow wings.
* Asriel also lends a book from the library. "How to Draw Dragons", which looks inappropriate.

"*Now you can finally pay off your family debt. How to Draw Dragons is 2583 days overdue.*"
-Berdly, Chapter 1
*(Your brother will never return this book.)*
-Chapter 2
* During one annual festival, Kris would shake the top cart of the ferris wheel, scaring Noelle.

**Kris**: I will ride [the Cyber City Ferris Wheel] with you
**Noelle**: Oh, so you can shake it when we reach the top? Just like at the festival when we were kids? I KNOW there's a catch with you, Kris! NO thanks!
-Chapter 2
### Goat's Clues

* Toriel and Asgore divorce. Asgore would send her flowers, but Toriel'd always throw them in the trash.

oooo not sure when the divorce exactly happened.

* Asriel leaves for college.

### The Knight's Journey

#### Library Dark World

* Spamton wants to achieve a dream.

*He was... Like the rest of us. Just... a little unlucky. For some reason, his products never seemed to hit... and the Lightners never even looked his way. ...Poor guy.
Night after night, when we all went to the same cyber grill, he'd shoot his mouth about making it big someday. "You just watch!" "Someday, I'm gonna be a big shot!"
He started to get a little desperate. I heard he started looking for any way to become more popular. Somehow, he made the right phone call, and found someone. Or, was he... found BY someone? They must have been helping him, because suddenly, he was on the phone all the time...
Suddenly, he got really good at his job. The clicks started piling up... What? What did he do? Why did HE deserve this? We were all so jealous of him, we stopped going out with him. I mean, wasn't he a big shot? He didn't need us anymore, did he...?*
-Chapter 2
* This could've happened in 1997.

"*EV3RY BUDDY 'S FAVORITE [[Number 1 Rated Salesman1997]]*"
-Spamton
*Even so, he only got more and more successful. He moved into a luxurious room in the Queen's mansion... He started bragging about big TV deals, big cars, big commercials... But then things started to crack. It seems like whatever was helping him... Disappeared. His sales dropped to zero... And everything came crashing down.
The day he was to be evicted from the Queen's mansion, I went to his room to check on him... But he wasn't there. There was only a phone hanging off the handle. He must've left in the middle of a conversation, because I could still hear someone on the other end... But when I put the receiver to my ear... There was nothing but garbage noise.*
* Spamton gets homeless and goes crazy with guilt.

"*ALL YOUR FRIENDS, [[Abandoned you for the slime]] YOU ARE? SALES, GONE DOWN THE [[Drain]] [[Drain]]?? LIVING IN A GODDAMN GARBAGE CAN???*"
-Spamton
### Real close past

* Kris does 4-hour marathon streams???

"*Kris, I've seen your 4-hour marathon streams. Pitiful. Just pitiful, the whole way through. Ahh, Kris... Sometimes I feel like my brain is so full... The cracks have all filled in. What do you call that? Haha... smooth brain? That's me.*"
-Berdley, Chapter 1 (modified)

i mean it doesn't contradict anything

* Kris also does speedruns, being above Berdley in the Smashing Fighters moss% leaderboard.

* There's a lack of crime in Hometown, casting doubt on the effectiveness of keeping the police.

"*Kris, it's no secret the, er, police in this town are... Err... how do I put this... Just... um... Eye candy, I guess? I mean they're s-symbolic! They barely do anything! It's because of the mayor, there... there... There isn't any crime. Makes me wonder if she even needs the police... Or if they're just... g... getting in her way? ... eheh sorry. I'm just saying what you already know. After all, she's Your neighbor, right?*"
-Alphys, Chapter 2
* Asgore is removed from the police force and Undyne becomes the new police chief. Asgore becomes a florist.

"*New Police Chief Undyne's Explosive Debut ... passionate young rookie ... becomes the new police chief. Though energetic, it may be hard to live up to the legacy... after Asgore Dreemurr was removed from the force...*"
-Police corkboard, Chapter 2
* Due to Asgore's generosity, he keeps giving away flowers instead of selling them, causing him to fall back on rent.

*No rent received. Again. Stop giving away flowers. Start selling them. You have one month.*
-C, Chapter 1
* Rudolph Holiday is hospitalized for unknown reasons. Asgore sends him flowers.

"*Well, they found some crap, so it's just some tests. Yeah, it's no big deal. Nothing a Holiday can't handle. I'll be outta here in a jiff, then I can go back to, I dunno...*"
-Rudolph, Chapter 1
* The Warrior is hospitalized due to pizza-related injuries.

he may have pounded the dough so hard he broke his hands

* Teen'z Corner's Monthly Toon Review focuses on Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2, reviewed by Alphys.

"*This reviewer had Mew Mew 2 as her first exposure to the series... And let her tell you, it makes Mew Mew 1 look like a dumpster with sparkly cat ears! With a darker storyline and more mature themes... The second one treats the viewer like a real adult... Instead of like an animal that will die if it goes ten seconds without seeing a beach ball. Not to mention, Mew Mew's character in the first one... Is more stale than the ramen I eat at home by myself with the lights off. Teens and older should check out this dark masterpiece! Signed, The Anonymous Yellow Lizard*"
-Chapter 1
### Possession time

#### Day 1

* Someone connects us with Kris, making us control them.
* Kris wakes up to Toriel for school.
* At school, Kris is forced to partner with Susie. Susie's asked to bring chalk, with Kris to help assist her.
* Susie eats crayons, and threatens Kris if they snitch on her.
* They enter one of the school doors, leading them to the Dark World.

* There, they meet Ralsei, Lancer, and pretty much everyone over the course of the game.

* Meanwhile, school's out and Berdley attempts to improve his Smashing Fighters moss% run.

"*Kris!? You survived Susie!? You missed my Smashing Fighters moss-percent speedrun. What? You're still above me on the leaderboards? Please... Kris. Soon everyone will know your secret. I've been working on a forty-minute documentary... Proving that you spliced your run. Soon you'll have no choice but to bow at my crispy golden feet...*"
-Berdley, Chapter 1 (modified)
* The Lightners and Ralsei face off against Jevil.

* Back in the Light Realm, Toriel sees Alphys' school computer wallpaper and asks for the characters in the wallpaper to be safely distanced.

*(The computer wallpaper is updated. The buff embracing heroes are now edited to be 4 inches apart. There's dialogue about proper distancing at the school dance. You wonder if your mother had some influence on this change.)*
-Chapter 2
* The Dark Fountain in Chaos Castle is sealed, returning everything inside that room to its original inert Light World self.

ralsei's a darkner. if he were a lightner, he'd appear alongside kris and susie when the dark fountain sealed

* A dog is working in the library computer.
* Sans promises to have Kris hang out with Papyrus tomorrow.

* Kris awakes at night and rips their SOUL out. With full control, they go out to eat Toriel's pie.

in the meantime, the Knight creates a Dark World in the Librarby computer room, making Queen learn about making Dark Fountains.

"*The Knight. The Roaring Knight... Today, It Deigned To Create This World. Reaching Its Long Hand To The Sky. It Coursed Its Will Into Its Blade. And Made. Thrusting The Fountain From The Earth... Unfortunately The World They Created Is Trapped Within The Confines Of The Library. If Only We Had A Way To Make More Darkness We Might Be Able To Cover The Whole World... That Is When I Realized. This Power... This Power Of The Will. This Power Of Determination... Is This Not Something That All Lightners Possess...? If One Was Simply Determined Enough Could Not Anyone Make A Dark Fountain? So Then If The Knight Has Taken Its Leave Then I Will Simply... Make A New One*"
-Queen
#### Day 2

"*HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN.
 ONCE MORE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
YOU HAVE DONE EXCELLENTLY TO PERSEVERE.
DELTARUNE GLOWS BRIGHTLY FROM YOUR HOPE.
NOW. SHALL WE? SHALL WE GO AGAIN?
THE SECOND FIELD. THE SECOND CONNECTION.*"
-Undertale Twitter account
* Kris wakes up and heads to school.
* Kris' class continues reading A Tale of Two Cities. Kris dozes off.

lmao people only look at the book's title for a connection.

* Everyone leaves class. Noelle and Berdly go to the library computer class to study, accidentally falling into the Dark World.
* The two are ambushed by Queen, who wants their Lightner-like qualities to create more Dark Fountains and expand beyond the library.

* Susie and Kris follow into the computer room Dark World to close its Dark Fountain.
* Computer hijinks

* Split up, Kris goes alone and finds Noelle, trying to hide from Queen, trying to hide from Berdly.

* After Queen double truces Kris and leaves, Noelle triple truces Kris and joins their team.

this is a point of divergence. you can either go the funny pacifist route, or you can play the role of an abuser and turn noelle completely dependent on you

##### Friend Route

* Kris gets the banana

Potassium

* Spamton gets uploaded to a new body, the last ingredient of which is Kris' SOUL.
* Kris, Susie, and Ralsei fight Spamton NEO.
	+ Either the trio teach Spamton the magics of friendship...

KRIS!!! I UNDERSTAND NOW!! THE GREATEST DEAL OF ALL!!! [Friendship]!!! KRIS!!! MY DAYS AS A [Long-Nosed Doll] ARE OVER!!! CUT THAT [Wire] AND MAKE ME A [Real Boy]!! ARE YOU WATCHING, [Heaven]!? IT'S TIME FOR SPAMTON'S [Comeback Special]! AND THIS TIME... I LIVE FOR MYSELF!!! NO... MYSELF AND MY [Friend(s)]!!! HERE I GO!!!! WATCH ME FLY, [MAMA]!!!! \*dies\*
* + ...Or explodes

WAIT!! [$!?!] THE PRESSES! HAHAHA... KRIS!!! YOU THIK DEPLETING MY [8000 Life Points] MEANS YOU'VE WON [A Free Meal] TO [Winning]?! NO!!! NO!!! NE-O!! KRIS!! YOUR [Deal] HAS FAILED!! [NEO] NEVER LOSES!! THIS IS [Victory Smoke]!! IT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR MY [Second Form]! ARE YOU READY KRIS!? FOR MY [Next Trick]! I WILL FILL MY [Body] WITH [Elactricaty] AND BECOME SPAMTON [EX]! ARE YOU READY [Kids]!? [Turn Up The JUICE!] [Turn Up The JUICE!] [Make Sure You Don't Get It On Your Shoese!] ARE YOU GETTING ALL THIS [Mike]!? I'M FINALLY I'M FINALLY GONNA BE A BIG SHOT!!! HERE I GO!!!! WATCH ME FLY, [MAMA]!!!! \*dies\*
* Anyway, Spamton snaps out of his [Episode Broadcast] and turns himself into gear.

* A big funky fight happens with Queen. She even pulls out the old "become a large" phase of the fight.

* After the fight, Ralsei explains the Roaring and Queen basically stops being evil. Susie invites her into Ralsei's Dark World and she accepts. Huhah

##### Weird Route

* Kris has Noelle get stronger; freezing everyone behind and ahead of them.

* Progressively, Kris forces Noelle into a relationship, solidified by Kris forcing Noelle to kill the person offering a FreezeRing.

"*(... See, Noelle? Nothing bad is going to happen. Getting that ring... was good, wasn't it? so... stop thinking about it. Stop thinking about stepping off the switch... and... Letting Kris get... Noelle, no, don't think that! It's horrible...)*"
-Noelle
"*It's natural*"
-Kris
*K-Kris...? What are you talking about!? (I... I must have said that out loud...?)*"
-Noelle
* The enemies start running away from Kris and Noelle.

* Noelle grows dependent on Kris.

"*L... Look, Kris! Another puzzle! H... How should we solve it this time*?"
-**Noelle**
"*Proceed*"
**-Kris**
"*H... how? There's nowhere to go. Kris, there's... the path is blocked, isn't it?*"
**-Noelle**
"*Proceed*"
**-Kris**
"*Kris... what are you doing? Kris, is... is everything okay?*"
**-Noelle**
"*Proceed*"
**-Kris**
"*Kris, there's lightning in the way... If... if we move any further... I'll be... I'll be... K... Kris, you didn't really hear what I said earlier, did you? You... you wouldn't... let me...*"
**-Noelle**
"*Proceed*"
**-Kris**
"*K... Kris...?*"
**-Noelle**
"*Proceed*"
**-Kris**
"*Th... there, looks like I... I did it? (I just... listened to Kris's command. and somehow, before I knew it... The puzzle was finished. What was I thinking? Kris wasn't trying to hurt me... They were just making me stronger.)*"
**-Noelle**
* she's getting stronger

"*Isn't it a good thing? I'm solving things by myself. Taking new things for myself. Defeating enemies by myself. And every time I do it... I'm getting stronger... what did I do when we got that ring? ... when I solved that puzzle?... It... It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if I can't remember. It doesn't matter if the battles are blurring together. If Kris tells me to do it... I can do things I could never do before. Isn't it a good thing?... I'm getting stronger... As long as I... just do what they say. As long as I... \*finished puzzle\* All finished, Kris. Should we find some more enemies?*"
- Noelle
* Kris buys the ThornRing from Spamton, giving him enough funds to take over Queen's castle and become Spamton NEO.

* Berdley encounters the two. He notices something wrong and tries to separate Noelle from Kris. Noelle casts SnowGrave.

"*S... Snowgrave? I... I don't know that spell.*"
-Noelle
* Noelle uses SnowGrave.

"*I'm telling you, I... I... I don't know what you're talking about.*"
-Noelle
* Noelle casts SnowGrave on Berdley.

"*I'm telling you, stop! I... I don't know what you're talking about!*"
-Noelle
* SnowGrave. On Berdley.

"*... Fine. You want to see what happens so bad? Watch what happens when I cast a spell I don't know!*"
-Noelle
* Berdley is encased in an ice crystal. Disoriented, Noelle limply walks back to her room.

* Kris reunites with Ralsei and Susie, who enter the Mansion with no resistance.
* Susie enters Noelle's room and only tells her that the Dark World is a dream.

* Queen is left with nobody willing to create fountains; Noelle needs to rest and she can't scan for Berdley.

* Ralsei explains the Roaring to Queen, basically stopping her plan and her boss fights from appearing ever. Susie goes back to wake Noelle and Ralsei talks to Queen about his Dark world. Kris goes alone to seal the fountain.

* Spamton NEO makes an ambush appearance and fights Kris over the fountain. Kris calls Noelle, who defeats Spamton, giving Kris the room to seal the fountain.

ok that's the ending between the two routes time to rejoin everything back to one path

* Alphys totals her bike after awooga-ing Undyne. Like, the pedal is straight up dismembered.
* Hanging out with Payrus is postponed to the unknown future.

* The Dark Fountain inside the library computer room is sealed, returning everything back to its inert nature.
* Susie and Noelle (or Berdley) leave the room, leaving Kris to gather up what's needed to bring to Ralsei's Dark World.

spoilers (clearly), but if you did the alternate route (where berdly dies(?)) kris may have also hid berdly inside the library computer closet.my reasons is for the suspicious way kris describes the closet. "The closet is spacious -- A large person could easily fit inside."

* Kris and Susie bring everything back into Ralsei's Dark world.

if you went through the weird route, only queen and that trash can will be in ralsei's dark world

* Queen becomes Lancer's third father. girldad. rule 63 father

* Susie is invited in Kris' home by Toriel and she gets taught to make pie.
* Washing their hands, Kris takes this cutscene-window opportunity to rip the player's SOUL out and climbs out of the bathroom window. Kris secretly slashes the wheels of Toriel's car to activate Toriel's motherly instincts and keep Susie inside for a sleepover.

"*Officer...? Officer...? Thank goodness, I finally got through... I thought I saw someone prowling around outside... And when I checked out car -- The Tires... looked like they'd been slashed. Officer, if you could please come over... you will? Soon? Thank you...*"
- Toriel
* Susie and Kris fall fast asleep in the living room. Toriel sits close to them while reading a book. Midnight soon approaches, and Toriel's asleep with her head in the book.
* Kris awakes and rips their SOUL out.
* Kris turns on the TV to static and opens the front door slightly ajar; they're setting the scene for its Dark World mirror.
* Kris opens up a Dark Fountain in the middle of his living room, taking in both Susie and Toriel.

#### Day 3

* No school today.

"*S-see you tomorrow, Kris! U-umm, there's, no school tomorrow though!!*"
- Alphys, Chapter 2
#### Next week

* Asriel visits the town.

"Kris... It is a beautiful day today, is it not? I hope it stays this way when ASRIEL visits next week.
-Toriel, Chapter 1
### Future

* The annual festival.

"*So the festival is coming up, right? That thing where the town becomes... a carnival. Stupid, right?*"
-Susie, Chapter 2