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[cool_skeleton]

Video 1: Arrival

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[A harsh, loud, excitable voice grates its way across the comms. Feast your eyes, Genessians, on the coolest, handsomest skeleton you will ever see.]

HELLO, GENESSIA! IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS!! IT SEEMS EVERYONE HAS BEEN...KIDNAPPED!??? THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE MISTAKE!! AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM NOT A KID AND I AM NOT NAPPING!

EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN NAPPING A VERY LONG TIME...

NO! A FAMOUS-ROYAL-GUARDSMAN-IN-TRAINING WOULD NEVER NAP! I'M NO LAZYBONES, BUT A HARDWORKYBONES! AND TO PROVE IT, I, PUZZLER EXTRAORDINAIRE, WILL SOLVE THIS INGENIOUS AND PRETTY PUZZLE SET BEFORE ME!

[He refers to the Weiss hologram, which he gallantly strides towards, bending at its base. One hand's on the phone, facing his face so you don't miss a second of his charisma, while the other fiddles with the intricate machinery.]

I SEE! ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT "TAMPERING" AND "PREVENTATIVE PROTOCOL" WAS BUT A MISLEADING RUSE! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL NOT BE SO EASILY JAPED! JUST A LITTLE MORE...AND...

[You hear the gentle "pshhh" of knockout gas.]

OHO! A CLEVER TRAP!! SO THAT'S WHAT THEY MEANT BY "NAPPING". NYEH HEH...HEH...HEH...

[You hear the gentle "sploosh" of Papyrus falling into The Bay's water. Don't worry, he's still answer your calls and congratulations. He's a light sleeper.]

Video 2: Adjustment

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[If you give Papyrus anything to do with social media, he'll naturally abuse it to the fullest. The camera's angled down to a skeleton in a lousy bed with the covers pulled up to his chin.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MONEY, COOL NECKLACE, PAMPHLETS, PHONE, AND KEY. I CLEVERLY DEDUCED THAT IT LED TO THIS VERY SPOT! THE GENESSIA COMMONSPACE! NYEHHEHEH.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE ROOM SERVICE OF THIS HOTEL IS NOT UP TO MY STANDARDS. THE LANDLADY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T OFFER BEDTIME STORIES. NONE! AT ALL!!!

UN. BELIEVABLE.

HOW'S A SKELETON SUPPOSED TO GET ANY SHUT-EYE THIS WAY!?!?

[That's Papyrus for "please tell me a bedtime story." If he keeps talking at his usual volume, with such thin walls, no one else is going to get much sleep either.]

Comments

[Video]

[scarlet_devil]

[ Okay, so that gas apparently works on skeletons too. Who knew. ]

Some Royal Guardsman. Though, I suppose that's why you're in training.

Re: [Video]

[cool_skeleton]

[He is biological. Calcium's biology, right?]

THANK YOU! JUST LIKE UNDYNE, I SEE YOU SEE MY GREAT POTENTIAL! SPEAKING OF WHICH, ARE THEY ROYALLY GUARDING HERE TOO???

Re: [Video]

[scarlet_devil]

You're loud...

No royal guards... but there are us Guardians and our deputies. Ah, I'm not hiring at the moment.

Re: [Video]

[cool_skeleton]

THANKS AGAIN! YOU'RE POOFY!

[Every feature, whether of volume or headwear, was a compliment in his eyesockets.]

OH NO! WELL, ARE THESE GUARDIANS SLASH DEPUTIES POWERFUL? POPULAR? PRESTIGIOUS???

[video 2]

[chikapolilla]

...holy crap. Was that a volume bug or are you really speaking that loud?

Drop the volume of your mic. Other people with actual things to say come on it and I don't want to worry about getting my ears blasted out.

Re: [video 2]

[cool_skeleton]

[She used the c-word. This will not stand.]

HMMM. I SEE! FEAR NOT, FOR THE GREAT PAPYRUS CAN SOLVE EMOTIONAL PUZZLES JUST AS WELL! I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT TASTE IN COMPLIMENTING MY COMMANDING, REGAL TONE! YET I SENSE YOU ARE CONFLICTED, FOR YOU USE YOUR OWN VOICE TO SPREAD TOILET WORDS!!??

WELL, IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY! KEEP IMITATING THE WORDS OF PAPYRUS, AND SOON YOUR ENUNCIATIONS WILL SOUND JUST AS ENTHUSIASTIC!

[chikapolilla]

...what are you, five?

And no thanks. I don't need to use a loudspeaker to get my words across. And neither should you. That's how conversations work. Its not a shouting match.

[cool_skeleton]

NO, I'M PAPYRUS! BUT THAT'S A VERY GOOD GUESS!

YOU DON'T???? HMM, BUT YOU'RE NOT IN THIS ROOM, ARE YOU? THAT CAN ONLY MEAN...

GASP! DO YOU HAVE A COOL PHONE TOO???

Action - Response to Video 1

[priceofmagic]

[When she sees the video, Satou decides to head right over to The Bay. This is probably someone she needs to meet in person.

As she enters the cavern, Satou calls out hopefully;]

Um... Hello? Are you still here, Mr... Puzzler Extraordinaire?

Re: Action - Response to Video 1

[cool_skeleton]

[When he hears the voice of an admirer, he bolts upright.]

DON'T WORRY, ADORING FAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE DECIDED TO STAY IN THIS WEIRD AND WET CAVE ON THE OFF-CHANCE SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO COME VISIT ME!

[Who could blame them, really? Just look at that red, heroic cape.]

YOU ARE VERY BRAVE FOR TREADING TOWARDS THIS TREACHEROUS CAVE! BUT TELL ME: HOW DID YOU PUZZLE OUT THAT I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WOULD BE HERE???

[Is she courageous and intelligent?]

[Video 2]

[maskgunraid]

How about keep your skeleton loud-mouth shut?! Someone's trying to nap here!

[You can tell by seeing the young boy covering his ears with the pillow on his bed.]

Seriously, does anyone here know the words "indoor voice"?

Re: [Video 2]

[cool_skeleton]

REALLY?? WHO???

YES, I DO! THAT'S THE VOICE YOU USE WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE THE HOUSE, RIGHT?

A SIMPLE RIDDLE FOR THE GREAT PAPYRUS!

Re: [Video 2]

[maskgunraid]

Maybe for you, Loud-yrus. But not for me.

I don't know if you're new here, but the landowners will kick you out if you keep talking loud like that. Not to mention everyone there won't get any sleep as well at night.

Re: [Video 2]

[cool_skeleton]

MY FIRST NICKNAME. WOWIE!

LOUD??? HMM, BUT THE LANDLADY DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND OVER THE PHONE.

OH WELL! IF YOU SLEEP TOO MUCH, YOU'LL SLEEP YOUR WAY INTO THE GRAVE! IF MY MELODIOUS TONES KEEP EVERYONE WIDE AWAKE, SO MUCH THE BETTER!

[Video 2] Here, have a possessed Pokedex!

[leaveittome]

[Hope Papyrus encountered some ghosts because he can see a floating red device with blue eyes and a mouth on the screen.]

Well, it's not really a hotel. According to my gathered data, the Commonspace is supposed to be a temporary home for new arrivals until they find a job.

Though, I never saw a living skeleton Pokemon before!

Re: [Video 2] Here, have a possessed Pokedex!

[cool_skeleton]

[He sure has! Undyne had one for her next-door neighbor. Spooky stuff.]

REALLY??? NO WONDER THE ROOM SERVICE IS SO TERRIBLE. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR...

"POKEMON"??? DOES THAT WORD MEAN A "DASHING, DEBONAIR FELLOW"???

Re: [Video 2] Here, have a possessed Pokedex!

[leaveittome]

No. Pokemon are creatures that have powerful abilities. For example, I am a Pokemon.

[Cue Rotom switching his screen to his own Pokemon entry with a picture of his original form.]

Rotom, the Plasma Pokemon. An Electric and Ghost-type. Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.

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[cool_skeleton]

OH! IF POWERFUL ABILITIES QUALIFY, JUST CALL ME PAPYRUS THE POKEMON. NYEHEHE!

[His eyes are glued to Rotom's screen. Unfortunately, his brain is elsewhere, as he doesn't quite make the connection that the Rotom there and the stranger here are one and the same.]

WOW! IS THAT YOUR POWERFUL ABILITY? BECOMING A TV? I'M LOOKING AT A SCREEN THROUGH A SCREEN. LAYERS UPON LAYERS.

STILL, "WREAKING HAVOC"? ROTOM SOUNDS INCREDIBLY ANNOYING! HOPE I NEVER MEET ONE OF THOSE. I JUST GOT THIS COOL PHONE!!

2 [Video]

[halfdeimos_king]

[As fate would have it, Papyrus isn't the first talking skeleton Darc has met in Genessia. Does this place attract skeletons or something?]

Why do you need someone to tell you a story to get to sleep?

Re: 2 [Video]

[cool_skeleton]

[Darc's in luck, because it's attracted the most attractive skeleton.]

IT'S NOT ABOUT SLEEP! IT'S ABOUT STANDARDS!! IT'S ABOUT TRADITION!!!

[Video]

[halfdeimos_king]

[Clearly, with those excellent cheekbones.]

You're the first person I've seen demanding one. You're in another realm entirely, traditions are bound to be different. Does someone really tell you a story every night?

Re: [Video]

[cool_skeleton]

EVERY NIGHT WHEN I'M IN BED, YES! SANS ALWAYS DOES...

[His brother, specifically. His absence and Darc's words about the unimaginable distance separating them were beginning to drive the unfamiliarity of the place through even Papyrus' skull.

What a swell guy!]

[Video]

[generalgrievous]

[Here's a grim looking... skeleton? A very alien skeleton with a rough, curt tone.]

You will need to calm down. Do you not know how to follow simple instructions?

I know that it is an unusual circumstance, however you must use your brain.

Re: [Video]

[cool_skeleton]

THERE WERE INSTRUCTIONS!?!?

[At that he bounds out of the bed so hard the mattress almost bounced out of its frame.]

I SEE!! JUST GIVING AWAY THE BEDTIME STORY WOULD BE TOO EASY!

[One hand's on the phone--again, directly on his face--while the other's extraordinarily busy opening a fridge or gliding along the walls.]

NEVER FEAR!! THE GREAT PAPYRUS' BRAIN IS A WELL-OILED PUZZLING MACHINE!

[Video]

[generalgrievous]

What are you talking about?