thisavrou | [video] Feb 17th

[It's either very late at night or very early in the morning. Papyrus grins at anyone watching as he usually does, but this time around, something's off. His usual cheer seems forced, and there's a subtle, constant background rattle and the screen never quite seems to stay still.]

Hello again, everyone! This is the great Papyrus speaking, and... and I...

...

[For a moment, he seems at a loss for words. Then he rallies again and holds up his other hand. He has Sans's jacket in a tight grip, and clinging to the inside is an odd, distinctive sort of dust.]

I seem to have lost track of my brother!! That lazybones... now he's managed to slack off on naps! Is there no end to this?

So! If anyone has any idea where he is, please let me know! He probably just... fell asleep somewhere weird! There seems to be a lot of that going around lately.

[He starts to switch off the feed, then hesitates.]

Also, could someone bring some cleaning supplies to Sans's room? There's so much dust in here... I've been trying to get it all up, but it's just... getting everywhere.

[For a moment, he looks distressed, then he pastes the smile back on.]

O-once again, this is the great Papyrus! Signing out!!

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[Wanda frowns - oh no. Is that...?

She isn't close enough to Sans to feel the strings wrench if he's hurt, but if her suspicions are correct, she knows this pain. And even if they're not, something feels wrong.]

Is anyone with you?

Not at the moment!

[He glances around, making doubly sure. Nope. Just him and this mess.]

But you're welcome to drop by if you like, this is going to take awhile to clean up.

I think your brother will feel better if you aren't alone. Where are you? [She'll feel better, too - if someone hurt Sans, they won't get past her if they come back for Papyrus.]

I'm Wanda.

Papyrus! But I suppose I've said that already? I'm still in Sans's room, but I warn you, there's still quite a mess in here! Don't wear your favorite clothes, even though I'm sure getting to meet me must be very exciting for you!

[He's still trying, even if his heart's not in it at the moment.]

[This smile is forced but she's really trying here.] It is. But maybe we should walk away for a minute?

[There are other people offering to help with the cleanup, right? Papyrus shouldn't have to be involved with that.]

Walk away? Before it's clean?

[He looks uncertain. For all his griping, he takes a certain pride in cleaning up after Sans.

And something about abandoning this particular mess doesn't sit right with him.]

[Well, at least she tried. Sorry, Sans.

The second best option is to clean everything up as quickly as possible and try to distract Papyrus, keep him safe. Was this that kid's doing? Sans had told her he'd threatened Papyrus already...]

Maybe after, then?

Of course! Where would you like to hang out?

[A lot of his attention is back to trying to get the dust under control and gathered up, but he glances at his MID every now and then.]

[From the looks of things, she's reached the elevator now.]

Have you eaten yet?

[It's one of those important things situations like this make you forget about, and Wanda vaguely remembers an assortment of well-meaning people who brought her food in the aftermath of the battle and refused to leave until she'd eaten enough to satisfy them. Yes, it kind of annoyed her at the time, but it was probably necessary.]

No, not yet... oh! That's a brilliant idea! How careless of me, nearly forgetting the most important meal of the day!

[He doesn't have much of an appetite right now. Actually, the thought of eating anything is making his nonexistent guts do a slow flip, but Wanda is trying her best and he doesn't want to be rude.]

Give me a moment to get this dust under control, and I'll be right there!

We'll get him back. But you have to remember to take care of yourself, to stay strong.

[This isn't the first time this has happened, from her earlier conversation with Sans...hopefully he'll be back in a few days and not end up like Athena.]

Thank you! But there's no need to be concerned about me -- I'm already very strong!

[As for taking care of himself, well. He thinks he has that well in hand. He's wrong, but good luck explaining that to him.

It takes longer than expected to finish taking care of the mess in Sans's room, but the moment he finishes he sprints straight to the mess hall. How careless, keeping people waiting like that!

He doesn't seem winded at all, but there's still a sort of heaviness to him as he waves at her and heads over.]

Aha! There you are! I hope you weren't waiting long!

[video] Feb 17th

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