[ART BY VINPIE.]

... The door from the RUINS creaks behind you, closing shut with a loud slamming sound. You're either Mettacrit, or just... Yourself, whatever. You let out a sigh of relief. After fighting Sans and convincing him to let you go, you're out in a very cold and eerie forest. The Snowdin forest. The wind blows. A pretty COOL look, huh? Looking around, there's only a path forward and a busy with... A camera in it-? Well, either way, you pass many trees before stumbling upon a stick. You pass it only for it to break behind you. Creepy! Upon going further and passing between two trees, you see a figure passing by... Upon being seen they speed up and disappear into the woods. And right before the too-wide-to-stop-anyone-from-passing bridge...

"HUMAN. DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO GREET A NEW PAL? TURN AROUND AND SHAKE MY HAND."

You startled. Turning around, you shake the silhouette's hand to be met with...

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...A whoope cushion trick... Is that canon for SSwap-?

"Hehe. The good ol' whoope cushion in the hand trick. ALWAYS funny. Well, name's Asriel. Asriel Dreemurr. Anyways, so I'm supposed to be on look for humans... But I'm not interested in capturing anybody. My sibling Chara, however... They're a human catching MANIAC. I think that's them over there..."

He points forward.

"I know. Quick, follow me."

He starts going forward. There's a conveniently-shaped lamp. Do you proceed forward or do your own thing...?