>>724711702
You want my theory? Here it is.

Noelle is the Roaring Knight.

>Noelle lost her key in chapter 1
>the only Darkner you have to "find" in chapter 1 Starwalker, and Starwalker claims he's the "original" which is something a key might say if it has copies
>Noelle is at the school before you or Susie arrive and could have stolen the box of chalk from Alphys even if Susie stole some herself on one of the previous two thefts
>Noelle volunteers not just to be Kris' partner, but also to go get more chalk with Susie before Alphys sends Kris and Susie instead, which means she would have gone to that dark world if no one had stopped it
>Noelle invites Kris and Susie to the Library, where a dark fountain is waiting for them
>When Rouxls and Lancer join your inventory, you can see their real world items in the light world, but when Starwalker joins you cannot see his, as if Kris is hiding it from you
>The weird route focuses entirely on Noelle, as if she is extremely important for reasons we don't get yet
>Chapter 4's weird route confirms Kris went to Noelle's house before making the chapter 3 dark fountain, which they could also have done in the normal route
>In the chapter 3 Eram encounter, Eram speaks to Kris as if they are very familiar with them, and also mentions the weird route despite only Kris and Noelle knowing about that
>Additionally, during Eram's fight, Friend appears to attack Kris, and Friend is already known to be tied deeply to Noelle thanks to the Spamton Sweepstakes and all the yellow and purple cats in Chapter 2 during Noelle's section
>In chapter 4, Kris and Susie are told to come back to the church later so that they can meet Toriel at choir practice
>When Kris and Susie arrive, there is a dark fountain
>Noelle is in the choir and would have known choir practice was cancelled, and would also know Kris and Susie wouldn't know thanks to being at her house instead of with Toriel
>Normal route: "Kris, you promised."
>Weird route: "Thank you."

>>714051935
My heart.