[Asriel used to draw a lot of comfort from physical affection. Nowadays, he's not really sure how he feels about it anymore; it's been an awfully long time. But he'll let Rich do his thing, and scrub a pawpad across his eye in an unsuccessful attempt to not cry.
It's not like he's not sad. He's just trying to keep on being all brave and cool about it, like he did for Frisk. It was easier then, though. They hadn't been there that long, and it'd been important that they not feel too bad to go on without him. Now...he was never really able to feel sad about Chara being gone before. He died so soon after them, and it didn't hit the same way when he was Flowey.]
They've...I mean, they've been gone for a long time now.
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It's not like he's not sad. He's just trying to keep on being all brave and cool about it, like he did for Frisk. It was easier then, though. They hadn't been there that long, and it'd been important that they not feel too bad to go on without him. Now...he was never really able to feel sad about Chara being gone before. He died so soon after them, and it didn't hit the same way when he was Flowey.]
They've...I mean, they've been gone for a long time now.