[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.]
[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??
[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.
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?
[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.
[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??
[He chuckles, somewhat tiredly.] exciting and terrifying is kinda wonderland in a nutshell.
[He doesn't want to think about what sort of events could come from this Papyrus's memories. He's seen endings where Alphys becomes the Queen, and endings where Mettaton becomes the King. It's just a spectrum of bad stuff.]
yep, bill's one of the natives. there's a pair of human-looking twins as well, a lady who's head comes off...a few others.
SO WONDERLAND IS KIND OF LIKE A HAUNTED HOUSE, RIGHT? A HAUNTED HOUSE IS BOTH EXCITING AND TERRIFYING AT THE SAME TIME!! BUT LIVING IN ONE WOULD BE VERY EXHAUSTING I WOULD IMAGINE.
[Would he start to become exhausted just living in Wonderland? Only time would tell.]
WAIT, THERE'S A LADY THAT CAN TAKE HER HEAD OFF?!?!?! WOULDN'T THAT HURT IF SHE TOOK IT OFF ALL THE TIME?!?!
HHHHHHHHHUH. WELL THEN! THE NEXT TIME THAT LADY ANNOUNCES AN EVENT OR JUST MAKES A REALLY WEIRD POST ON THE NETWORK, I'M GOING TO ASK HER THEN!!!
[He'll get a straight answer from her, right? Right???? Right.]
SO, THESE POSTS ARE REALLY CRYPTIC...I SUPPOSE I COULD THINK OF THEM LIKE A PUZZLE!! FOR EXAMPLE!!! THE LIZARD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT DRESSING WARMLY. DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS THIS EVENT WILL HAVE TO DO WITH SOMETHING COLD???
[The Duchess gets riled up about really weird things, but she does seem to like talking about her head. Maybe.]
they're pretty much exactly like puzzles, yeah. though i dunno if they're done right. a real puzzle should kinda give you all the pieces you need to solve it, yanno? i'm not sure these wonderlanders are making real puzzles or if they're just kinda...giving us maybe one or two details.
[He shrugs and grins.]
but hey, on the other hand, i was never really any good at puzzles.
[Just watch, literally the first thing he's going to ask the Duchess is how she can take her head off and do things with her head off, it'll be great.]
HMMM...YEAH, IF IT'S A PUZZLE WITH A FEW PIECES MISSING, THEN CAN IT REALLY BE CALLED A PUZZLE? IT'S MORE LIKE THESE WONDERLANDERS ARE CHEATING IF THEY DON'T GIVE US THE FULL SET OF PIECES!! HOW RUDE!!!
FORTUNETELY, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM STILL A PUZZLE EXPERT!! I CAN BET YOU I CAN SOLVE THESE PUZZLES EVEN IF THEY WITHHOLD SOME OF THESE FACTS, YOU CAN COUNT ON IT!!!
i dunno. i don't think they really want us to solve it. i think it's just to give us a hint.
[No one's ever really prepared for the events, and that's got to be part of Wonderland's whole shtick. It thrives off of memories, but Sans is pretty sure that suffering works for it in a pinch.]
REALLY???!! WELL, ISN'T THAT JUST FRUSTRATING!! WHY GIVE US A PUZZLE WITH SOME HINTS IF WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SOLVE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?! THAT'S JUST BAD PUZZLE CREATION RIGHT THERE!!!
[He crosses his arms and pouts for a bit.]
THEY REALLY NEED TO BRUSH UP ON SOME BEGINNER'S TIPS AND TRICKS TO PUZZLE CREATING. MAYBE I'LL LET THEM BORROW SOME OF MY BOOKS ABOUT THEM. I'VE BEEN STARTING TO ACCUMULATE SOME FROM THE MAGICAL CLOSET WITH MODERATE SUCCESS!!
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LIKE
I OPEN THE DOOR AND SUDDENLY I'M ON THE ROOF
IF ITS NOT YOU THEN IS THAT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN HERE??????????
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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.]
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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.
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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.]
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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!!!!!!
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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
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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!!!!!
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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
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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????
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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.]
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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???
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go on without me bro
the darkness is taking meeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
[He appears out the front door about two minutes later.]
jk heroic return
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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??
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[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.
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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?
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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.
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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??
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[He doesn't want to think about what sort of events could come from this Papyrus's memories. He's seen endings where Alphys becomes the Queen, and endings where Mettaton becomes the King. It's just a spectrum of bad stuff.]
yep, bill's one of the natives. there's a pair of human-looking twins as well, a lady who's head comes off...a few others.
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[Would he start to become exhausted just living in Wonderland? Only time would tell.]
WAIT, THERE'S A LADY THAT CAN TAKE HER HEAD OFF?!?!?! WOULDN'T THAT HURT IF SHE TOOK IT OFF ALL THE TIME?!?!
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[It's as good a metaphor as any, he supposes.]
nah, i think her head just...kinda normally comes off? or something? i dunno. she's a bit like a monster, i guess.
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[He'll get a straight answer from her, right? Right???? Right.]
SO, THESE POSTS ARE REALLY CRYPTIC...I SUPPOSE I COULD THINK OF THEM LIKE A PUZZLE!! FOR EXAMPLE!!! THE LIZARD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT DRESSING WARMLY. DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS THIS EVENT WILL HAVE TO DO WITH SOMETHING COLD???
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[The Duchess gets riled up about really weird things, but she does seem to like talking about her head. Maybe.]
they're pretty much exactly like puzzles, yeah. though i dunno if they're done right. a real puzzle should kinda give you all the pieces you need to solve it, yanno? i'm not sure these wonderlanders are making real puzzles or if they're just kinda...giving us maybe one or two details.
[He shrugs and grins.]
but hey, on the other hand, i was never really any good at puzzles.
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[Just watch, literally the first thing he's going to ask the Duchess is how she can take her head off and do things with her head off, it'll be great.]
HMMM...YEAH, IF IT'S A PUZZLE WITH A FEW PIECES MISSING, THEN CAN IT REALLY BE CALLED A PUZZLE? IT'S MORE LIKE THESE WONDERLANDERS ARE CHEATING IF THEY DON'T GIVE US THE FULL SET OF PIECES!! HOW RUDE!!!
FORTUNETELY, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM STILL A PUZZLE EXPERT!! I CAN BET YOU I CAN SOLVE THESE PUZZLES EVEN IF THEY WITHHOLD SOME OF THESE FACTS, YOU CAN COUNT ON IT!!!
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[No one's ever really prepared for the events, and that's got to be part of Wonderland's whole shtick. It thrives off of memories, but Sans is pretty sure that suffering works for it in a pinch.]
heh, i don't doubt you for a second, bro.
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[He crosses his arms and pouts for a bit.]
THEY REALLY NEED TO BRUSH UP ON SOME BEGINNER'S TIPS AND TRICKS TO PUZZLE CREATING. MAYBE I'LL LET THEM BORROW SOME OF MY BOOKS ABOUT THEM. I'VE BEEN STARTING TO ACCUMULATE SOME FROM THE MAGICAL CLOSET WITH MODERATE SUCCESS!!
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