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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.

[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.

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: [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 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!

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?]

[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???

[chikapolilla]

...yes... its how these things work?

[cool_skeleton]

WOWIE! YOU'RE SO LUCKY! AND YOU'RE USING IT TALK TO A COOL GUY LIKE ME WITH YOUR FACE AND EVERYTHING. THAT'S WAY MORE ADVANCED THAN THE ONES IN THE UNDERGROUND!!!

WE COULD BE COOL PHONE FRIENDS!!

[chikapolilla]

Why would I want to be friends with you?

[And why would he want to be friends with her, for that matter.]

[cool_skeleton]

[He's not picky]

EXCELLENT QUESTION! HERE'S MY EXCELLENT ANSWER: BECAUSE I'M SUCH A GOOD INFLUENCE ON YOU!!! FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVEN'T SAID A SINGLE BAD WORD SINCE I BROUGHT IT UP! I'M SO PROUD I COULD CRY!

ALSO, YOU HAVE A COOL EYEPATCH JUST LIKE MY FRIEND UNDYNE. I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.

[chikapolilla]

...who the fuck is Undyne?

[Probably shouldn't have pointed that out, bro.]

1/2

[cool_skeleton]

OH NO!!! SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR! FRET NOT, THE GREAT PAPYRUS NEVER GIVES UP!

2/2

[cool_skeleton]

UNDYNE IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD!! SHE'S STRONG, TRAINS ME IN ROYAL GUARD DUTIES AND COOKING ALL THE TIME, AND REALLY CARES ABOUT GRASS FOR SOME REASON.

SHE ALSO HAS A COOL EYEPATCH.

YOU SEE, FELLOW PHONE-HAVER, SHE TOO HAD AN EYE FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT NEED HELP. YOUR CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF EARS, THE EAGERNESS YOU HAVE TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT PHONES AND CONVERSATIONS...CAN'T YOU SEE!? WOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, YOU TWO ARE A LOT ALIKE!!

AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU, TOO, ARE COOL ENOUGH TO BE MY FRIEND!

[chikapolilla]

[Loud. Eager. And looking for any reason for a friend.]

...you're younger than you look, aren't you?

Its not like we have a meeting of the eye-patch society and we all agree to be friendly and helpful. It just means we have an eye missing. Don't judge on appearances.

[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"?

[cool_skeleton]

THANK YOU! WHILE MY GOOD LOOKS EVOKE THE IMAGES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY ALIKE, THE MTT BEAUTY YOGURT REALLY SEALS THE DEAL!

YOU DON'T??? OH MY GOD, YOU SHOULD START ONE! COULD I COME?? I'D WEAR AN EYEPATCH TOO! THEN WE COULD FINALLY SEE EYE TO EYE.

PATCH.

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE MY PERCEPTIVE POWERS! MONSTERS LIKE MYSELF CAN SEE DEEP, DEEP INTO SOMEONE'S VERY SOUL! EVEN IF YOU TRY AND HIDE IT, THE GREAT PAPYRUS KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE FRIENDLY FLOWER UNDERNEATH THE PRICKLY CACTUS!

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!

Re: [Video 2]

[maskgunraid]

That's even worse than your voice!

Look, why don't you shut your mouth just a bit and let me nap for an hour!

[Papyrus doesn't know it yet, but he is trying not to go vigilante on him just to shut his skeleton mouth or even try to find a block button on his phone.]

Re: [Video 2]

[cool_skeleton]

COULD IT BE?? HAS MY HANDSOME VOICE BEWITCHED YOU? ENSORCELLED YOU SO THAT YOU'D RATHER HEAR IT THAN DOZE OFF, EVEN FOR A MOMENT!?!

HOW COULD I DO SUCH A THING TO SOMEONE I'VE JUST MET??? FORGIVE ME. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, UNDERESTIMATED THE ATTRACTION OF MY INTONATION!

VERY WELL, I'LL GRANT RELIEF FROM MY SONOROUS CHORDS BEFORE YOU GO INSANE WITH RAPTUROUS DELIGHT!

Re: [Video 2]

[maskgunraid]

How about no?! I rather dig myself a grave just to get away from you and your loud-mouth!

[Seriously, where's the block button already?! Aaron is already getting crazy with this creepy skeleton!]

[OOC: I don't know if this is possible since this poor guy is already getting annoyed by Papyrus, but feel free to jump into his power permission post to opt-in or out of his powers. Which I doubt he will be using on him anytime soon. *evil grin*]

Re: [Video 2]

[cool_skeleton]

"NO"?!

BUT YOU SAID!

OH MY GOD, IT'S STARTING ALREADY! OKAY, YOUR VACATION INTO THE NORMAL, EVERYDAY, PLAIN-JANE WORLD WITHOUT PAPYRUS' VOICE STARTS NOW! NYEHEHE!

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE RECOVERED!

[And since he's such a great, considerate guy, he hangs up for him. OOC: No need! Telepathy's fine and anything more than that can be plotted out. He's usually thinking about friends and puzzles. ;D]