[video] Feb 17th

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

[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!!

Comments

[averagemedium]

A lot of humans don't, either. We don't really know where their souls normally go, but the ones I see are just- stuck, somehow. Can't move on. There's not always a reason for it.

[His eyes drop to the floor as well, voice becoming a little quieter. He's sort of rambling at this point, but that helps him not to focus too much on it; if he's talking, he's not thinking or missing any of them. It's been too long since he was home.]

...sometimes the rules are different, though. [It's a bit of a risk, given the sensitive territory, but it's possible that the thought may help.] I wasn't home when I came here, I was on another ship kinda like this one-- people didn't stay dead all the time, there. I almost never saw ghosts because they came back to life, human or not.

I've only seen one ghost, here. Reminds me a lot of that place.

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

[Papyrus manages to gather most of the dust, though he's not sure what to do once it's in a manageable pile. Suddenly he feels a bit self-conscious, like this would be easier if he were alone.

It's not a feeling he's ever had or knows what to do with.

Thankfully, Ryan touches on a topic he knows reasonably well, one that's a welcome distraction right now.]

Oh, I've seen ghosts! Several of them! They might be different from human ghosts, though. Most of the ones I've met are... kind of annoying.