It's funny, how they manage to contradict themself in the same breath. Chara's smile thins with disbelief, the wry doubt evident in the curve of their brow and the lift of their chin.

"I will make you feel less alone?" They shake their head, derisive. "It seems you have plenty of company. You have made so many great friends. Why, Asriel is even here!"

And what sort of ending would he possibly want if Chara happens to be in it? Why would he content himself with a cast-off in gray-scale when he has Frisk, bright and whole and unsullied?