people connect the weird route to whatever could have happened to dess because of the stab sound when re-equiping the thornring and during asgore's vagueposting, but, the sound doesn't play in relation to dess, it plays for asgore's notes/evidence. I think the sound effect is meant to show that the more he tries to solve the case and find the truth of dark worlds, the more he twists the knife in his own psyche & his marriage. something terrible happened to dess, obviously, but I doubt it was weirrrdddddd like that

I just realized something

maybe there really is only one ending right, fate has its way, they couldn't change the prophecy.

buuuut, we, who exist many layers of reality above the game, could change it. the story is waiting for us to pick up the (metaphorical) pen, we can change it however we like. that's what Gerson was talking about and I don't think I need to explain why him of all people saying that is significant.

we can retell the story of DELTARUNE however the hell we want, if they don't get the happy ending we think they deserve, we can GIVE IT TO THEM. they're only "real" for as long as we suspend our disbelief, if you didn't like a story, what's stopping you from making your own version of it?

That's right. Copyright law. Next chapter Kris and Susie and Noelle are gonna go on the computer and start posting awesome things on The Kill Corporations Enterprises. I made a deal with treacherous tony.