The sight of Sans so overloaded with energy sparks the memory of him, bound and broken on the table. He didn't want this then, why does he want it now? With a gesture, Blanche binds Doctor and Luce, and the image of the both of them similarly tied and tortured swims all too readily in his mind's eye.

Greg lets out a small noise from the back of his throat, in fear and protest. Mr. Universe shakes his head. That's their influence talking, making him worry about them. They're trying to confuse him, use him for their purposes, for...

He glances behind him. A battle between literal goddesses has unfolded between Meril and the other women. Reimu--she's been dragged into all of this, in the middle of a battlefield. For what? What are they doing?

Without realizing, he's stopped playing, cutting himself off from the magic. He can't think, can't focus. Something's got to give.