01, text | un: PAPYRUS

[spaghettimonster]

[Time for a text message to the network, as Papyrus takes up Sans' suggestion... several weeks after the fact.]

IT. HAS. BEEN. TEN. WEEKS.
AND I AM AT MY LIMIT.

PEOPLE WHO'VE REGAINED LOTS OF MEMORIES,
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET???
HOW DID YOU DO IT!?

I BARELY REMEMBER ANYTHING AND I'M TIRED OF IT!!

THE DOG KEEPS HINTING,
THAT I COULD REMEMBER THINGS FASTER.
BUT WHEN I ASK HOW IT JUST WINKS AND WALKS AWAY.

IF I HAVE TO PUBLISH POETRY, I'LL DO IT.


[ooc: As always, I'm happy to drop the capslock or the font for readability if it helps, just let me know! (They continue IC because Papyrus.)]

Comments

[eudaimonikos]

Why should I care about some angry lady I don't know?

[though there's a point with the rest of that, sure]

Yeah, the curse is a little weird.
I kinda learned that dance that's supposed to fix things, but I don't know that it really does anything.

[spaghettimonster]

I LEARNED THAT DANCE TOO!!
IT'S SUPPOSED TO DEFEAT THE CURSED.
IN A MORE FINAL WAY, THAN WALLING THEM OFF.
BUT GOING OUT NEAR THEM TO DANCE AT THEM...
I DON'T THINK I WANT TO TRY IT ALONE.

[Of course, if he tried venturing out to the wall to dance at the Cursed, he would at least be accompanied by a dog (familiar) and skeleton (brother). But more reinforcements would be better.]

[spaghettimonster]

MAYBE THAT'S IT.
IT WANTS ME TO TURN INTO A DOG, LIKE THOSE MURALS SHOW.
AND THEN IT'LL TURN INTO A SKELETON!
THEN WHO WILL HAVE ALL THE BONES IN THIS RELATIONSHIP???

[ribticklers]

sounds like a pretty ruff situation
you're gonna have to talk to it about this
tell it you have a bone to pick with it

[spaghettimonster]

A BONEA FIDE HEART TO HEART...
WELL, IF A BRIBE IS THE COST OF SETTING BOUNDARIES.
THEN I'M SURE I HAVE A BONE TO SPARE.

[ribticklers]

so it's more like bonedaries then
maybe it'll toss you a memory bone back

[spaghettimonster]

WOW, HOW DID I MISS BONEDARIES?

HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF THE DOG REMEMBERS MUCH.
OR IF IT'S FROM HOME. IT'S NOT IN THAT PICTURE.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A BRACER.

[ribticklers]

you're a warlock, right?
warlocks get familiars here
but it's gotta be connected to your soul somehow
so maybe it can dig something up

[eudaimonikos]

Yeah, probably a good idea.
I've practiced it a bunch, but I can't even tell if it's doing anything.

[it's that inability to summon positive feelings!]

[spaghettimonster]

ARE YOU PRACTICING NEAR THEM?
OR JUST ANYWHERE?

[It seems like an important distinction, if they're troubleshooting what's not working.]

[spaghettimonster]

I AM NOT LETTING ANYBODY DIG AROUND IN MY SOUL.
ALREADY CONNECTED OR NOT!
BUT MAYBE WE CAN TALK A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE.

[ribticklers]

maybe you can use that as a bribe, too
dogs love walks

[eudaimonikos]

I've tried both.
I mean, not incredibly close to them. That seemed dangerous.

[spaghettimonster]

IT DOES. BUT IF YOU DIDN'T GET RESULTS...

OH, I KNOW!
LET'S GO NEAR THEM, BUT WITH ROPES.
SO FRIENDS CAN REEL US TO SAFETY.

[spaghettimonster]

GOOD THINKING. THAT'S EXACTLY MY PLAN!!
I'LL LULL IT INTO A SENSE OF HAPPINESS WITH A WALK,
AND THEN! THE INTERROGATION BEGINS.

[eudaimonikos]

Who's gonna be on the ropes?

[it's sweet that you think he has friends]

[spaghettimonster]

[Okay, that's a challenge he hadn't anticipated. Despite not having many friends of his own, the (relatively) reliable presences of Sans and the dog have ensured Papyrus hasn't felt alone in most of his memory.]

UHHH.
WELL, IT'S TO SOLVE A PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY.
MAYBE OTHER BRACER CLUB MEMBERS.

[eudaimonikos]

You trust that many of them?

[Michael...he likes Sayori, but she's very small. There's Alex, though. He doesn't know why, much like he doesn't know why he was drawn to the teenager in the first place, but he thinks he trusts him okay.]

[spaghettimonster]

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE VERY MANY, SKELETONS DON'T WEIGH A LOT.

[He cunningly avoids answering the question, especially in light of some of Sans' contributions.]

[eudaimonikos]

...true.

Well, maybe I can find somebody to help.

[He's not sure Alex can lift him, but Alex and Sayori together...? He could always ask his roommate, he guesses, though he's not certain he trusts the guy exactly.]

[spaghettimonster]

I WOULD, BUT I'LL BE TOO BUSY DANCING TO HELP.

[Definitely not because he has no muscles and no idea how much Michael weighs.]

OH, BUT I JUST REMEMBERED.
I COULD GIVE YOU A POTION FOR BETTER JUMPING.
JUMPING TWICE AS FAR COULD ONLY HELP YOU GET TO SAFETY!

[There, he's helping! What a great feeling. He can't exactly go asking other people to help, unless he breaks that promise about letting these beans spill, and he doesn't want Michael burning him or any metaphorical beans.]

[eudaimonikos]

Ah, that could help!
I can teleport, also, but not all that far in one shot.

[spaghettimonster]

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TELEPORT IF ANY GRAB YOU.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY GRAB YOUR FACE.

[He's pretty sure the face stealer isn't one of the typical Cursed, but, just in case.]

BUT HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T NEED THAT!!!
I HAVE A COUPLE BOTTLES BREWED UP.
SO LET ME KNOW WHERE TO MEET YOU, I'M FREE ANY TIME.

[eudaimonikos]

Uh
Sure, yeah, I guess I'm free whenever, too.

[He sure as fuck doesn't have any other social engagements.]

I'll see if I can get anyone else to help and get back to you.

[spaghettimonster]

THANKS! I'LL KEEP ASKING AROUND TOO.
HOW ABOUT, MISO FOU'S CAFÉ?

[It's a central area, and who doesn't like to have something to drink or even eat while waiting?]