


It's probably because he met Flara, who honestly cares about helping him with his problems. They have a dry and sometimes sassy running commentary, take notes in their journal on the monsters they encounter along with illustrating the monsters with crayon drawings, and their sprite has open eyes but a neutral expression like Frisk's, giving them an earnest, serious look at all times, even when sitting on a bench and childishly swinging their legs back and forth. As Asriel didn't suffer the fate his canon self did as a child, he grew up, and is a young adult by the time Chara arrives in the Underground.Downplayed with Asgore and Toriel: while still the same age as their Undertale counterparts, Asriel being alive has caused them to age physically, shown with Asgore now wearing a pair of glasses for his worsening eyesight.It gets extra adorable if you equip the Cowboy Hat that Chara is under the impression makes them "look tough", since they wear it in the overworld too and make a point of carefully taking it off for naps and putting it back on when it gets knocked off their head.
