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[Things Gren is not used to: Sans offering him anything that doesn't come with a heaping side order of high blood pressure. But it's also probably better to have two people looking for Wade instead of just one, and Sans can probably handle himself well enough.]
[He just wants to find Wade, and find him in one piece.]
no bullshit?
[He just wants to find Wade, and find him in one piece.]
no bullshit?
[He ain't real sure why he's offering, except that maybe two people scouring the caves in search of someone is better than one. It won't mean much in the long run, he's sure, but he's already in too deep.
He's already deep enough to give a damn.]
i just wanna make sure he's not dead.
He's already deep enough to give a damn.]
i just wanna make sure he's not dead.
fair enough
[That's basically the same reason that he's going out too; can't really begrudge him for that. And he is at least pretty sure that Sans' intentions are good, considering his relationship with Wade.]
ten minutes
[That's basically the same reason that he's going out too; can't really begrudge him for that. And he is at least pretty sure that Sans' intentions are good, considering his relationship with Wade.]
ten minutes
[Oh hey, it's Carlisle reaching out to people rather than having them come to him, for a change. Does a magical skeleton count as people? What about his other, impromptu student?]
My apologies for the gaps between our lessons, as it seems this town would prefer me dead. Regardless, if you'd like to continue your lessons, it would be beneficial for the town to have more magical healers on hand, as I believe they are short-staffed at the clinic.
My apologies for the gaps between our lessons, as it seems this town would prefer me dead. Regardless, if you'd like to continue your lessons, it would be beneficial for the town to have more magical healers on hand, as I believe they are short-staffed at the clinic.
[Magic skeleton definitely counts as people. C'mon, Carlisle, you're makin' so many broad strides and positive progress today.]
Sounds like a job. [Ordinarily he'd inflect it with that lazy irony that implies that, no, he won't be making any appearances for anyone's sake. 'Cept that he's a little too exhausted to pull that little game, and...
And maybe he's startin' to lose the appeal in games.]
Kate kinda...left a little hole, huh?
Sounds like a job. [Ordinarily he'd inflect it with that lazy irony that implies that, no, he won't be making any appearances for anyone's sake. 'Cept that he's a little too exhausted to pull that little game, and...
And maybe he's startin' to lose the appeal in games.]
Kate kinda...left a little hole, huh?
Indeed she did.
[And that's about the strongest sentiment he's given regarding her absence to anyone. He's used to losing those around him.]
We worked together on making those healing trinkets for others. With her gone, I have no enchanter to take her place. I know not how many other magical healers there are, but it was— [he clears his throat] —impressed upon me that perhaps I should teach the art to others who are capable so that they may help where they can.
[And that's about the strongest sentiment he's given regarding her absence to anyone. He's used to losing those around him.]
We worked together on making those healing trinkets for others. With her gone, I have no enchanter to take her place. I know not how many other magical healers there are, but it was— [he clears his throat] —impressed upon me that perhaps I should teach the art to others who are capable so that they may help where they can.
[Hey, it's cool. Sans is on board this train. The train of repressing the shit out of your emotional output until you're nothing but a tightly contained mask of sickeningly misplaced false cheer and ironic, joking bullshit. Worked real well this far, haven't it?]
I think that's...yeah.
[There's a million jokes he ought'a be making. He simply continues, tiredly:]
Figure you ain't wrong there. Some of the monsters where I come from - Asgore, I'm pretty sure he knows some green magic. We ain't completely high and dry.
I think that's...yeah.
[There's a million jokes he ought'a be making. He simply continues, tiredly:]
Figure you ain't wrong there. Some of the monsters where I come from - Asgore, I'm pretty sure he knows some green magic. We ain't completely high and dry.
[Addressing healing magic as "green" seems odd, but Carlisle supposes it makes sense, in a way. Trees in his world sometimes represent the restorative arts, and trees tend to be green at some point in their lives.
Well, unless they're not. Or they're another kind of plant, but not technically a 'tree.' Lots of flora comes in green, but not all flora is the kind that won't tear you to pieces if given the chance. Hm.]
He's not a magical skeleton, is he? Or another child?
Well, unless they're not. Or they're another kind of plant, but not technically a 'tree.' Lots of flora comes in green, but not all flora is the kind that won't tear you to pieces if given the chance. Hm.]
He's not a magical skeleton, is he? Or another child?
[That gets a vague huff of something approaching amusement. He'd laugh longer and louder if he weren't so...tired. He's tired.]
Nah, don't worry about that. More of a...goat-lookin' kinda fella. King of all monsters, actually.
[That's probably less terrifying than a skeleton. Even if Asgore is, by all rights, far more powerful and dangerous a monster than Sans has any hope of ever being. At least in terms of raw power; Sans really only knows how to cheat the system to his own advantage.]
Nah, don't worry about that. More of a...goat-lookin' kinda fella. King of all monsters, actually.
[That's probably less terrifying than a skeleton. Even if Asgore is, by all rights, far more powerful and dangerous a monster than Sans has any hope of ever being. At least in terms of raw power; Sans really only knows how to cheat the system to his own advantage.]
Your king is here? What is it with this place and royalty?
[Don't answer that, Sans. He doesn't want to know how many other nobles he's making himself a fool in front of.]
Have you considered having him teach you such magic?
[Don't answer that, Sans. He doesn't want to know how many other nobles he's making himself a fool in front of.]
Have you considered having him teach you such magic?
[Hey, if he's gotta problem with royalty in Hadriel, he can take it up with the Door. Sans ain't real sure as to what other royalty here is lingering about, but now he can be certain of the fact that there's more than one of them. Great.]
Can't get any green magic to work for me, myself. I ain't what you'd call the strongest monster out there, magic-wise.
[It's possible for some monsters to learn it, certainly. But it varies, in essence.]
Can't get any green magic to work for me, myself. I ain't what you'd call the strongest monster out there, magic-wise.
[It's possible for some monsters to learn it, certainly. But it varies, in essence.]
Odd that you can't harness the restorative craft of your world, but you can that of mine, to some degree.
[Though they have yet to really explore to what degree that is. Still, his magic seemed compatible enough from their initial lessons.]
[Though they have yet to really explore to what degree that is. Still, his magic seemed compatible enough from their initial lessons.]
Yours ain't as much a skill as learning a whole new color to magic is, back home. More like...channeling what I already got.
[He's made of the stuff, fragile-spun as it is, easily broken and worse as he is. It's the symbol doin' most of the work, ain't it?]
[He's made of the stuff, fragile-spun as it is, easily broken and worse as he is. It's the symbol doin' most of the work, ain't it?]
... What an odd world you come from.
[To say the very, very least.]
Right. Well, I now need to contact my... other student to figure out when lessons would be most appropriate. I will update you once I have determined that.
[And yes, that other student.]
[To say the very, very least.]
Right. Well, I now need to contact my... other student to figure out when lessons would be most appropriate. I will update you once I have determined that.
[And yes, that other student.]
Could say the same to you.
[Heh. "Determined." Yeah, that's pretty much the word for them. And as disgruntled as Carlisle is, very audibly so, it means something that he's still trying.
Maybe more than he knows.]
I never thanked you, huh? For keeping 'em on.
[Heh. "Determined." Yeah, that's pretty much the word for them. And as disgruntled as Carlisle is, very audibly so, it means something that he's still trying.
Maybe more than he knows.]
I never thanked you, huh? For keeping 'em on.
To be fair, you both were fairly insistent about their staying, and that seems unusual for you. And as it turns out, they had a very glowing recommendation just the other day that I was not apt to decline.
A pyromancer named Miss Rey. She said they were a good candidate for such abilities, and likely to use them for the benefit of others, unlike some in this city.
[hhhhHHHHHHHHH yep okay.]
She was right.
[No, uh...no reason to bring up the issues he's been experiencing there. She gives a damn about Frisk, and he's pretty sure she's unlikely to take out her beef with him on a kid like that. So that's - about all he needs, honestly.]
They're a good kid. And they'd wanna help, if they can.
She was right.
[No, uh...no reason to bring up the issues he's been experiencing there. She gives a damn about Frisk, and he's pretty sure she's unlikely to take out her beef with him on a kid like that. So that's - about all he needs, honestly.]
They're a good kid. And they'd wanna help, if they can.
[Carlisle, thankfully, doesn't catch any shift in Sans' tone.]
Good. There are some in this city who would likely use such abilities for only their own benefit rather than that of others. That's not the point in such a craft.
Good. There are some in this city who would likely use such abilities for only their own benefit rather than that of others. That's not the point in such a craft.
No, yeah. I get you there. Can't say I got a whole lotta experience in bein' the go-to guy for somethin' like that, but...
[If that's the price in learning the craft, he supposes it's about time he pay it.]
Guess I ought'a start hangin' around the clinic more.
[If that's the price in learning the craft, he supposes it's about time he pay it.]
Guess I ought'a start hangin' around the clinic more.
It would certainly help, should you feel so inclined.
[Though given the way Carlisle is almost never over there, he obviously doesn't 'feel so inclined' himself for one reason or another.]
[Though given the way Carlisle is almost never over there, he obviously doesn't 'feel so inclined' himself for one reason or another.]
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