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7/13, anonymous gift left outside his door :)

[determinedest]

[In retrospect, maybe it's a little too obvious, who this is from. They helped set up a party once. They had the date circled on the calendar. Before anything went wrong. Before they messed things up beyond the point of salvation.

That's okay, though. He doesn't have to know. Maybe, if they're lucky, he won't even ask. But Papyrus is gone, so the only other person who can remember is...



He gets a package outside his door. No one knocks, and no one texts him to alert him to the fact that it's there. It's clumsily wrapped in newspapers, but at least the ribbon is nice, a shiny gold thing taped to the top.

It's a book.

Maybe he's read it already.]

7/13, reaction

[punful]

[He doesn't find it until way later. He'd decided to just take the day for himself and essentially sleep the day away. Treat himself or whatever. It's evening when he finally steps out, thinking maybe he'll go quietly get a drink at the bar or something. And there it is.]

[Well, shit. Someone remembered.]

[He casts a wary glance up and down the hall in case this is leading up to some horrendously awkward surprise party or something, but there doesn't seem to be anyone or anything leaping out at him. Just an unassuming gift left at his door. All the same, he scoops it up and ducks back into his room before anything else can happen.]

[It is indeed pretty obvious who it's from. Alphys, Mettaton, Toriel and maybe Asgore are the only other people he can think of who might have remembered or cared, and all of them would have probably tried to go all out. And Chara wouldn't. He hasn't even seen them in months. So there's only really one person it could be.]

[It's damn thoughtful. Or maybe they just forced themselves to do it, because it's the "right thing to do" or whatever. Maybe their heart was pounding as they approached his door, terrified that he might notice and try to talk to them. He thinks he's been doing good at leaving them alone, letting them choose. And this...one way or another, was a choice they made on their own.]

[So that's something, at least.]

[He gives the bow to 4, who quickly becomes obsessed with the shiny thing, and opens the gift. And...]

[He's read a lot of Sagan's work, but not this one.]

[And he doesn't think he ever specifically mentioned that to Frisk. Doesn't think he ever even said the name Carl Sagan to them. Which means they simply...noticed. They noticed.]

[He feels a flicker of something he hasn't felt in months: hope.]

[Audio]

[didntknowbest]

[Toriel sounds as if she was right in the middle of saying something, when the message starts playing.] Leave a message- oh! Oh, are you not actually there?

I am assuming that is what that beep means. Well, I suppose I can say it again- I ah... ran into Papyrus, earlier? And, I simply felt that you should know! That is all.

[text]

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[Toriel. Good old Toriel. It's nice of her to let him know, just in case he hadn't already.]

[He doesn't trust his voice right now.]

i appreciate it

met him earlier today

[text]

[didntknowbest]

Ah! Okay, good.

[She's sure that there must be some... complicated feelings, there. Especially given that this is essentially a totally different Papyrus, and all. So, she isn't too sure what else to say.]

Well, I hope that the two of you are getting along!

[It feels kind of... trite, and forced. But at least it's something.]

[text]

[punful]

[She's trying, god help her. And he does appreciate it, and he reminds himself to tell her so when he's more...here.]

[He just can't right now.]

we're good

sorting things out

8/25, texting time!

[kingtrousele]

[Okay, a completely normal day in Wonderland! He's still getting used to this. He opens the door to his room and - oop, there's the kitchen. He closes the door and opens it again to see that it now leads to a staircase. Once more, he closes the door and opens it to reveal that he is now somehow on the roof of the mansion.

...okay he probably knows who's behind this. So. He sends a text.]

SANS!!!!!!! ARE YOU PRANKING ME FROM TIME AND SPACE AGAIN?!?!?!?!

8/25

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[It's been pretty harrowing, and Sans keeps waking up thinking it's all some kind of trick. But it's been a few days now, and he's managed to at least get used to it. His brother is here to stay--for awhile at least. And now of course an event kicks in. ]

no?

don't think so anyway

i figured i'd give you at least a week before unleashing the pranks

why what's up

8/25

[kingtrousele]

I KEEP ON OPENING MY DOOR AND IT JUST LEADS TO DIFFERENT PLACES!

LIKE

I OPEN THE DOOR AND SUDDENLY I'M ON THE ROOF

IF ITS NOT YOU THEN IS THAT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN HERE??????????

8/25

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oh yeah that was happening to toriel earlier too

it's the start of an event bro

remember how i said wonderland changes sometimes?

this is one of them


actually seeing as this'll be your first event here

maybe i should stick by you

show you the ropes

[Not at all because he's worried or anything of course.]

8/25

[kingtrousele]

OH

OH!!!!!

SO THIS IS WHAT AN EVENT DOES!!! I SEE!!!

OKAY THEN, SHOW ME HOW TO PROGRESS THROUGH THESE 'EVENTS'!!!

YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN THROUGH LIKE A MILLION OF THEM ALREADY RIGHT???

ALSO I JUST WANT TO GET OUT INTO THE HALLWAY, HOW CAN I MAKE THIS DOOR...GO TO THE HALLWAY LIKE IT SHOULD.

8/25

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[Oh boy, this is gonna be tough.]

this is one of many, many things an event can do

but yeah haha i've been through a million of em

my life's been super "eventful" here in wonderland

also for now, try going out the window instead

[Papyrus is fond of going out windows, after all.]

8/25

[kingtrousele]

STOP

JUST

STOP

ALSO THAT IS A TWO STORY DROP





I'M GONNA DO IT

HERE I GO ASNGJKLNKSZJH;JKLSDGGGGG


[He jumped out the window, the absolute madman! Maybe Sans might've heard a 'thud' coming from outside.]


I'M OKAY!!!! I LANDED ON MY FEET!!!

ALSO MY FEET HURT BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT!! VICTORY IS MINE!!!!!!

8/25

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[Sans goes to his own window and peers out in time to see Papyrus stick the landing.]

nicely done bro ten points

knew you could do it

hold on i'll be right out

[He teleports, aiming to reappear right next to Papyrus. He reappears on the roof instead.]

okay i'm on the roof now actually

gimme a sec

8/25

[kingtrousele]

MORE LIKE TWENTY POINTS!!!!!!

OH GOD YOU'RE ON THE ROOF

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE GOING TO JUMP OFF FROM THERE!!!

AT LEAST DO A FLIP!!!!!

8/25

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[He thinks he sees the speck that is Papyrus down on the ground so he waves.]

a hundred points bro

dude i'm not athletic like you i'd just crash and leave a sans-shaped hole in the ground

[He would literally die.]

it's okay i know a shortcut

[He teleports again, aiming for his brother, and...ends up in the kitchen. Yikes. This is kind of scary. With his teleporting on the fritz, he could end up anywhere, including inside a wall.]

now i'm in the kitchen

i guess i'll just walk

8/25

[kingtrousele]

[Oh! He can see someone waving! That must be Sans. He waves back!]


YEAH YOU GOT A GOOD POINT THERE

THAT'S OKAY I'LL JUMP OFF OF A HIGH PLACE AND DO A FLIP IN YOUR PLACE EVENTUALLY.


[Aaaand now his shortcuts are getting weird? Huh, that's never happened before. Is this because of the events?]


ARE YOU DOING OKAY BROTHER????

8/25

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nice. make sure to record it for posterity

i'm doing terrible bro

i have to walk aallllllllllllllllll the way out there now

[It's like a hundred whole yards, how will he survive.]

8/25

[kingtrousele]

OH NO WHAT A TRAVESTY

HONESTLY!!

I'M ABOUT 1000% SURE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT BROTHER

UNLESS YOU NEED ME TO COME IN THERE TO GET YOU???

8/25

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oh no i'm falling asleep from the effort

go on without me bro

the darkness is taking meeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[He appears out the front door about two minutes later.]

jk heroic return

8/25, let's turn this into action!

[kingtrousele]

[Papyrus puts his tablet away because he's seriously not going to text his brother when he's like two feet away. That is what nerds do and he is not a nerd.]

GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE AMONG THE LIVING, BROTHER. I WAS SOOOOOOO WORRIED.

[He says that in the most deadpan way possible. He...he wasn't worried at all!!]

SO YES, EVENTS. DO EVENTS MAKE DOORS LEAD INTO DIFFERENT PLACES AND SUCH??

8/25 nice!!!

[punful]

[Sans is absolutely enough of a nerd to keep texting while he's two feet away, but he pockets his phone all the same.]

[Man, seeing him in person is still so...surreal. There's a sort of catch in his soul as he reminds himself that yeah, yes,
this is real, he's still here.]

it was touch and go for a bit there, but i made it through okay. hope i didn't rattle you too much, bro.

[He stuffs his hands in his pockets and rocks on his heels a bit.]

well, this event does. every event is different. sometimes the whole landscape changes. sometimes our memories get changed. sometimes it's just weird or dangerous things happening.

8/25

[kingtrousele]

[Papyrus rolls his eyes at the ridiculous pun.]

UGH.

ANYWAY, SO THESE EVENTS ARE LIKE PICKING A RANDOM PAGE FROM A PUZZLE BOOK, THEN. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT YOU GET UNTIL YOU FLIP TO THAT PAGE!! IN THAT CASE, CAN YOU REALLY PREPARE FOR THESE EVENTS OR ARE WE JUST...THROWN IN HEAD FIRST?

8/25

[punful]

[No one reacts to puns like Papyrus does. Man did he miss that.]

that's kind of exactly it, bro, yeah. each event is based on someone's memories. so, like alphys--one time wonderland transformed into a copy of her lab in hotland, yeah? and we all got stuck in there. the only warning we get is from the wonderlanders who are...actually from wonderland. but they're kinda kooky. always talking in riddles, never giving a clear answer. it's a real pain.

8/25

[kingtrousele]

[Papyrus's eyes widen at the talk of memories. Wait, so any of their memories could be used as events? He certainly hoped that if Wonderland would take any of his memories and made it into an event, it would be a cool one!!]

WOWIE!! THAT'S BOTH...EXCITING AND TERRIFYING!! I WONDER WHAT SORT OF EVENTS WOULD COME FROM MY MEMORIES...MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A LOT OF PUZZLES!!!

...OH YEAH, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT! I SAW A WEIRD POST ON THE NETWORK BY SOME LIZARD NAMED BILL THE OTHER DAY. IS HE A WONDERLANDER??