Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29855659-20170630205901/@comment-39385741-20191025224632

I didn't read any of the other replies to this, so I'm sorry if I say something that someone already said.

I think that you can only SAVE when you're in the Underground. Why?

"This is all just a GAME. If you leave the underground satisfied, you'll "win" the game."

-Flowey

The Underground is sort of the play-zone of the game. The game starts when you enter the Underground, and ends before you get to interact with things on the surface. That's why it is the only place where you can SAVE. The Underground is the game, and seven other humans had to "play" the game before you. But they died. How?

Chara committed suicide, so he/she wasn't determined to live, meaning he/she died for real.

But what about the other six humans? Why couldn't they SAVE?

Flowey.

Flowey had a higher DT than the other humans. So they couldn't SAVE, but Flowey could.

I probably explained this very poorly, but I hope you understand my theory.

Also, I might have emphasized on the Undertale world being a game a lot. I kinda meant "game" as a metaphor.