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[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

[The first thing visible on the screen is eyesockets. Big, round, empty eyesockets, with the back of the skull just visible if anyone's paying attention.]

Wowie! This is even cooler than my phone at home! Look at all the buttons! And now everyone can see and hear me, regardless of where they are? Nyeh-heh-heh!

[Finally, the person on the screen pulls their arm away from their face and holds it up, tilted down slightly at a classic selfie angle.

Word has probably spread about living skeletons on the ship, and now it appears the tall one is addressing everyone.]

A-HEM!

[He doesn't have a throat to clear; he just literally said the word "ahem" really loud.]

Attention, monsters and humans and... otherwise! I, the great Papyrus, was selected to act as your new Morale Officer, and as such, I have some questions for you. Do not be intimidated! There are no wrong answers, just a really cool guy listening to everything you have to say!

[He ticks the questions off on his bony fingers.]

Firstly! If we haven't yet met, what is your name?
Secondly! Are you happy here on the ship?
Thirdly! If not, what is troubling you, and do you need a hug?
And lastly, if you said yes to the second part, what is your location. I may need a few minutes, as this place can get a little confusing, but just hang in there! I believe in you!

[A short pause as he tries to think of what else to say. This is his big debut, he should make himself seem as cool as possible so he can attract a lot of friends! Maybe he can just use some awesome radio slang and end it here? Yes, yes, of course, that's totally what cool guys do!]

This has been a very important message from the great Papyrus! Roger and out. No, wait--!

[Thinking he can erase the message and do it over, he jabs a button and turns it off.]

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[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

Oh, the kingdom of monsters is a great place to live! It's a large cavern that stretches all the way from the Ruins, which no one except spiders and ghosts can enter anymore, all the way through Snowdin, where I live, and Waterfall, where my friend Undyne's from, all the way to Hotland, which is honestly a terrible place and I'm glad I don't live there! It's got some cool stuff though, like the super crowded capital city and the new MTT resort and the barrier and King Fuzzybutt-- I mean! King Asgore's castle!

[You wouldn't think a skeleton could blush, but some manner of magic must be at work here. Papyrus has gone a little pink.]

Oh my god. If you ever happen to meet our king, please don't tell him I said that!

[forwardmomentum]

[ miles gives him a fond, lopsided grin. the ship really could use more people like papyrus. he's kind of painfully naive, sure, and probably easy as hell to manipulate, but it's kind of refreshing at this point. he flashes papyrus a conspiratorial wink. ]

No need to worry, my friend. That stays between us two.

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

Phew! That's a relief, it would have been really embarrassing if he found his way here and heard about that. Thanks, friend!

So, what's your world like? Did you live on the surface?

[forwardmomentum]

On my planet -- we're spread across quite a few of those, where I come from -- oh, yes. Barrayar is beautiful in its own right -- I think so, anyway. Open skies, oceans...one of the key features of my home district is the Dendarii mountain range. It's breathtaking from a lightflyer.

[ he tilts his head in thought, spreading a hand. ]

My mother isn't from Barrayar though. Her home world, Beta Colony, has a hostile surface climate -- it's mostly sandy desert, and it's hot as hell. The people there live in climate-controlled domes, mostly underground.