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[imanapexpredator]

sooo what kind of powers do you guys have? were you born with them or get them in some freak incident or what?

[He pauses as he types out the text, considering if he should be honest about his intentions or not. It's not like he had any sinister plans or anything. It's just a matter of being private. But he doesn't want to sound too weird or shady. This sounds shady doesn't it??

He types and deletes a bunch of times, unhappy with most of the reasons he tries to give for asking the question. This one makes him sound too weak, this one makes him sound too ignorant, this one just makes him sound stupid. Eventually he settles for...well, nothing. He just gives up and hits send.]

Comments

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

Wowie, that's so near! My brother can do something similar, just with people!

[Papyrus could too, in all honesty, but he doesn't want to risk hurting anyone by throwing them into walls or making them fall from the ceiling. He only drops people the relatively safe distance to the floor.]

Is that your limit? How much can you pick up?

[imanapexpredator]

I can pick up a lot. Like, a lot. [Once again quick to answer any question that makes him sound strong.] I can pick up people too. It's how I fly.

[Throwing people into walls is an effective way of dealing with assholes and troublemakers. Andrew endorses this.

But hearing that there are others like him always fills Andrew with this weird sort of hope.]

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

And you can fly?! That's astounding! You must have so much fun with powers like those!

[Seriously, that sounds even cooler than bone magic or soul manipulation, and Papyrus is proud of his powers.]

[imanapexpredator]

[Oh no Andrew actually feels himself smiling a little. But he doesn't really know what to do with compliments so he just looks down at his feet bashfully.]

Yeah. It's pretty fun to just...fly around and stuff. [Of course now he's thinking of flying around with Matt and Steve and it makes him feel a pit in his stomach.]

But like, the bone thing is really awesome too.

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

Why, thank you! It certainly is an awesome skill! I'd show you the rest, but most of them are combat moves. Or they involve souls, and humans are touchy about having theirs looked at or messed with.

[imanapexpredator]

Are you some kind of like, fighter then? Since you have mostly combat moves and all.

[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

[That question seems to catch him by surprise. Was he a fighter? He'd long dreamed of joining the Royal Guard, and even the captain herself said he was really cool and tough as nails, but he doesn't know if he's ever thought of himself that way before.

A human thinks he's a fighter! How neat!]

Well... every monster from the underground has something similar! This sort of magic is how we express ourselves, whether we're fighting or just saying happy birthday.

[imanapexpredator]

[Andrew looks a little confused at that. Then again, he uses his power for literally everything. Isn't that in a sense expressing himself? He probably uses it more mundanely (aside from flying) than he does fighting.]

Uh, I actually think I understand what you're saying. [He seems surprised by that.] I guess it's kind of the same for me?