text | 002 - Another Emphatic Welcome

[spaghettimonster]

Name: Papyrus | Username: CoolSkeleton95
Date: Aereuer 2nd
Format: Text

HELLO MIRRORBOUND, NEW AND OLD!
IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS.
THE ONE AND ONLY TURNBONE EXTRAORDINAIRE!!

(BY WHICH I MEAN, I'M A SKELETON TURNSKIN.)
(NOT A CREEPY NECROMANTIC ATROCITY...)
(BUT A PERFECTLY COOL AND HEALTHY LIVING SKELETON!)

I'M HERE TODAY TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
AND NOT JUST ANY LIST I WROTE AHEAD OF TIME...
YOUR QUESTIONS!!!

CONSIDER THIS AN OPEN INVITATION, TO ASK WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.
NO WORD WILL GO UNACKNOWLEDGED!

(SOME THINGS, I WON'T ANSWER. BUT I'LL ANSWER THAT I'M NOT ANSWERING THEM.)

THOSE OF YOU NEW TO THIS PLACE... THOSE STILL FEELING LOST AND ALONE SOMETIMES...
I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW THE DEPTHS OF YOUR FEELINGS.
BUT! I WILL DO ALL I CAN TO REASSURE YOU:
YOU'RE NOT ALONE!

PAPYRUS IS HERE FOR YOU.
WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER.


[ooc: If the capslock is too much, let me know and I can drop it when tagging you. It'll still be happening IC.]

Comments

[sneaksweet]

[There's a lot to take in here but.]

Were you always a skeleton?

[spaghettimonster]

YES, I WAS!
ONCE A SKELETON, ALWAYS A SKELETON.
EVEN IF I AM ALSO A DOG NOW.

voice;

[crowsfeat]

Awfully kind for a man of bones, a symbol of death... Strange how the ostensibly coldest among us should be the most warm. [ A small chuckle. ]

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[spaghettimonster]

Pshh. I've never been cold. Papyrus is kind and friendly, and all the fur really packs the heat.

But. I can't help but notice... You didn't ask a question.

If you're still thinking of one, take your time!

un: chaosmagecraft

[escardos]

DO YOU HAVE A TAIL? IF SO, IS IT FLUFFY OR MADE ONLY OUT OF BONE?

[spaghettimonster]

YES, I HAVE A TAIL.
MADE OF BONE AND FUR.
IT'S VERY FLUFFY!

un: akechi ; text

[fabrications]

I apologize if this is a rude question, but: a 'living' skeleton?

[spaghettimonster]

NO, I GET THAT A LOT.
IT CONFUSES PEOPLE...
AND THAT'S WHY. I'M INVITING YOU ALL TO ASK!

SO. WHAT I MEAN IS...
I'M NOT SOME DEAD HUMAN'S LEFTOVER BONES.
OR. DEAD TURNSKIN'S.
I'M JUST A MONSTER MADE OF MAGIC. SHAPED LIKE BONES.

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[unsundered]

[Normally, Emet-Selch just skims through anything posted to the network without paying much attention. He's still not paying much attention, but the excessive caps draws his eye. And he nearly ignores it and rolls over and goes back to sleep, but...

But he's bored and tired and irritable so here's a question:]

Is your device broken, or is there some other reason you've chosen to shout at me through text?

[spaghettimonster]

NEITHER!
I'M SHOUTING AT EVERYONE THROUGH TEXT.
ALL THE BETTER TO ENSURE. THE NEW MIRRORBOUND FEEL WELCOMED.
AND LIKE THEY CAN ASK ME ANYTHING!

un: PrincessAllura

[quintessent]

Is there any way to dampen the feelings of your bonded?

Rather, not the feelings that they feel, but the ones that I feel coming off of them?

[Guess what, Allura is going to not ask him a skeleton-related question and instead sees this as an opportunity to learn!





The skeleton based questions may come later.]

[spaghettimonster]

[He did offer to answer anything. It can't all be skeleton questions, as wonderful as that would be.]

I'M SURE THERE HAS TO BE.
BECAUSE CHANDRA SOMETIMES DID THAT WITH OUR BOND.
MOSTLY FOR. UH. PRIVATE THINGS.
BUT! I THINK! THE SOLUTION WOULD HAVE TO BE!
TALK WITH YOUR BONDED, AND ASK THEM, TO BUILD A MENTAL WALL.

un: bookman

[lostinshadows]

One: thanks for the reassurance. I think.

Two: what's it like being a skeleton?

[spaghettimonster]

YOU'RE WELCOME!
I HAVE MORE REASSURANCES TO SPARE IF YOU NEED THEM.

HOW DO I DESCRIBE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A SKELETON...
YOU KNOW HOW THEY SAY, BEAUTY IS SKIN DEEP?
WELL, COOLNESS IS IN YOUR BONES.
AND I'M ALL BONES.
MAKING ME VERY COOL!

un: sylviak

[stardustish]

a skeleton?! that's SO cool! i bet you're getting swamped with q's about that so i'll try for a different angle!!!
my name's sylvia! it's nice to meet you, papyrus. i'm a newbie here too so your help is rly appreciated! :)

my question is: how scary was it to undergo your turnskin transformation? like, when you started noticing all your traits and getting physical changes and stuff.

[spaghettimonster]

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, SYLVIA!! I'M HAPPY TO HELP.
EVEN ABOUT STUFF THAT ISN'T HAPPY.

IT WAS KIND OF SCARY.
NOT BECAUSE FANGS AND CLAWS ARE SCARY. LOADS OF PEOPLE HAVE THOSE WHERE I COME FROM.
EVEN SOME GREAT FRIENDS OF MINE!
AND I CHANGED IN MY FIRST DREAM, BEFORE I GOT HERE. SO I HAD AN IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.
BUT THE INSTINCTS...
THE FULL MOONS...
THOSE WARNINGS HOW DANGEROUS MONSTERS COULD BE...
WHEN I STARTED WAKING UP TO MY ROOM TORN APART. WITH THE TASTE OF SHOES IN MY MOUTH. I GOT NERVOUS.
I DIDN'T FEEL EXACTLY LIKE ME ANYMORE. AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WOULD CHANGE.
OF COURSE, NOW I KNOW I'M STILL ME! JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT. AND SOMETIMES MORE DIFFERENT.

text, un: filament

[omnicrafter]

Most skeletons back home, if they were walking around, just kinda tried to kill you. The unfulfilled souls of the dead, usually... but it would seem there are different types, if you are any indication.

You're pretty sweet for a skeleton, though. For anyone, in general, actually. Maybe you should run an advice column? You might be good at that.

[spaghettimonster]

OH MY GOD, ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES.
THE OTHER SKELETONS HERE ARE LIKE YOU DESCRIBED.
CONTROLLED BY EVIL NECROMANCERS.
TRYING TO KILL YOU.
I'M NOT A FAN!

BUT, HMM. AN ADVICE COLUMN?
TAKING PEOPLES' QUESTIONS... GIVING THEM LIFE ADVICE...
YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS UP PAPYRUS' ALLEY.

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[loadme]

You know, I've always wondered...

You technically don't have eyelids, right? So that means your eyes are always open?

[Oh my god Monika, you can't just ask that.]

[spaghettimonster]

HMMM. THAT'S NOT WRONG...
BUT I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE TECHNICALLY HAVING EYELIDS.
I ALREADY HAVE MORE SKIN THAN I EVER WANTED.
UGH!
I'M DISMISSING THAT GROSS IMAGE.

YOU'RE RIGHT, MY EYES ARE BASICALLY ALWAYS OPEN.
EVEN WHEN I'M SNOOZING...
THAT'S WHAT SLEEPMASKS ARE FOR.

text; un: kor

[spirialink]

[Other people would surely have many questions about a living skeleton. And to be honest Kor still has many questions and he's not sure he wants the answer to those. But none of those questions matter because he's fixated on one particular point of Papyrus' post.]

That's right, you're the one and only turnbone extraordinaire, nobody can take that from you! Err... Unless another guy like you shows up, I guess?

Are there other living skeletons where you're from?

[spaghettimonster]

[There's always browsing around the other replies to this, as some people are going there and asking the more awkward skeleton mystery questions. It would save Kor from asking himself.]

THERE ARE! I HAVE A BROTHER.
HE'S JUST AS MUCH SKELETON AS ME.
BUT SKELETONS AREN'T THE MOST COMMON OF MONSTERS...
SO MAYBE WE WON'T SEE MANY MORE.

text; un: shovelmaiden

[trusttheshovel]

Okay you might get this a lot, but... A living skeleton???

Aren't skeleton like... not living. How does that work?

[What is being unsaid here is that she's used to dealing with the undead, so she's a bit unnerved.]

[spaghettimonster]

[Now that he's dealt with undead once, he understands that, a little bit.]

THAT -IS- A POPULAR TRADITION IN THIS WORLD.
MAYBE, EVEN MOST WORLDS!?
BUT NOT WHERE I COME FROM.

MONSTER MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THERE... NOTHING WITH TRANSFORMATIONS.
JUST PEOPLE MADE OF MAGIC AND CARING.
IN SUMMARY: MY BONES AREN'T DEAD BONES. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SKELETON!

text: purrsuing

[izanyagi]

[Oh maybe they speak in capitals in his world. Yu will make sure to reply in turn.]

HELLO PAPYRUS-SAN. I AM YU NARUKAMI AND IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

TURBONE IS A GREAT NAME. I ALSO LIKE SKELESKIN.

[Yu, please stop.]

I'M LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE I KNOW HERE BUT EVEN IF HE HAD NOT, I'M NEVER ALONE WITH MY FRIENDS MEMORIES.

I'M GLAD YOU ARE HERE TOO!

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YET, SORRY. CAN I TAKE A RAIN-CHECK?

i can't handle your username, omg

[spaghettimonster]

HI YU! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

I HAVE TO BE HONEST... I NEVER IMAGINED SKELESKIN.
TURNBONE MAKES SENSE. IT SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT ME, AND HOW IMPORTANT BONES ARE.
'SKELESKIN'... I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SAYS.

[But he's sure he hates it. Yu. Please no.]

I'M GLAD YOU HAVE FRIENDS HERE!
I COMPLETELY AGREE. KEEPING YOUR FRIENDS IN MIND... IT MAKES ANYTHING EASIER.

AND LAST, I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT QUESTIONS.
YES, YOU CAN TAKE A RAIN-CHECK.
I DIDN'T BRING ANY OF THOSE WITH ME... JUST ANSWERS.
BUT I'LL SCRIBBLE ONE OUT. WE CAN PRETEND IT'S OFFICIAL.
TURN IT IN ANY TIME!

I hope it's okay if I'm late

[fuckingpassw0rd]

think you left your CAPSLOCK on

[Hank is just trying to be helpful probably. Is there even a capslock on this thing?]

the party's still going

[spaghettimonster]

HEY, YOU'RE RIGHT!
I THOUGHT ABOUT HOLDING THE SHIFT KEY...
BUT THEN I MESS UP MY PUNCTUATION!
THIS IS WAY BETTER.