PLATONIC FRIENDS NEEDED!

[enkidoh]

Name: un: enkidu
Date: 11th
Format: text

[It takes a lot of time tapping this message with less fingers but Enkidu manages.]

recently my truest friend has been summoned from the mirrors but for now he lacks platonic friends to spend time with. he has been living a solitary life as a king and i do not want him to be alone anymore.

his name is gilgamesh. he is very fond of his treasures and also knows the greatest stories about them. he enjoys wine as well. he is great to spar with and likes to go on adventures. his favorite color is gold. once he introduced me to beer and bread and allowed me to eat and drink everything i wanted.

would people like to become his platonic friend? or another sort of friend? as i know that many sorts of friendships are possible.

let me know if you have questions or want to meet him. he can be a bit fussy at first but please do not let it get to you. he has been alone. for a long time.

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[spaghettimonster]

[Switching back and forth is fun, but might get confusing after a bit. The extended conversation makes it more clear that he's not just an animated skeleton with fur, but one whose bones squish a little as he makes expressions, and whose ears shift and flick about as he listens to things.]

That's totally true! You're right: my bones don't mind cold, and fur keeps me warm anyway... It's a different kind of cool! One of style, and grace, and popularity.

[Let none say that Papyrus is too modest or humble to stand up to chatting with Gilgamesh, because they would be wrong.]

I'M SURE I COULDN'T SAY...
BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HASSAN ARE.
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT IN MY WORLD, THAN IN A LOT OF OTHER WORLDS.
AND EVEN THE THINGS THAT ARE THE SAME, SOMETIMES HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS.

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[enkidoh]

then you are most definitely a cool sort of skeleton. in a more popular and stylish way.

[Oh, but Enkidu can explain Hassans to you.]

they are heroic spirits of the assassin class. most of them look like skeletons. one has a cursed arm. he is called hassan of the cursed arm. they are quite fearful.

since there are a lot of hassans, they come with more than just one.

[A pause.]

but i think gil is wrong, you are just a cool skeleton. and not a heroic spirit.

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[spaghettimonster]

[Papyrus can't argue with any of that review: cool, popular, and stylish are all great words to apply to him.]

I LIKE TO THINK I'M A COOL -AND-HEROIC SKELETON.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M NOT AN AVENGING SPIRIT. MORE COOL THAN FEARSOME. WITH NO CURSED ARMS OR ANYTHING

[Once, he might have said being a Turnskin was a curse. But he's worked a lot to accept the changes.]

AND GILGAMESH IS RIGHT! I AM FROM AN UNDERWORLD. EVEN IF IT'S A DIFFERENT SORT OF UNDERWORLD, WITHOUT ANY GODDESSES...

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[enkidoh]

perhaps you are also awesome. i have learned that it is also quite cool to be awesome. it means that you are nice.

[Behold! Such knowledge in the hands of a divine clay person!]

it is no surprise to me that a skeleton comes from the underworld so yes, gil is right about that. i do not think a skeleton could walk amongst normal humans. humans would get scared.

i am not scared, though.

☺️

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[spaghettimonster]

I WON'T PROTEST APPLYING ANY OF THOSE WORDS TO ME!! NICE, COOL, AWESOME...

PAPYRUS, HE'S GREAT BECAUSE HE CARES.

[He never thought of that tagline back in the underground, but he very hopes he remembers it going forward. What a way to reassure any future young fallen humans!]

A LOT OF HUMANS DO START OUT SCARED... AND RELAX AS THEY GET TO KNOW ME. BUT NOT ALL! MY VERY FIRST HUMAN WASN'T SCARED, EVEN WHEN I THREATENED THEM. AND NOW YOU AREN'T EITHER!

[Maybe the common thread was that neither was a normal human? It's hard to say.]