[God...god. He's so trusting and he doesn't believe anyone would and - and even if he did know, he'd still believe in them. He'd still - he did still believe in them, right past the moment they cut him down. Cut him into little smiling pieces.
He doesn't answer for a long minute.
He stares at the ceiling, grin frozen in an agonized rictus.]
IF YOU SAY SO! THEN WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A FIGHT AT ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING AS WELL??? SANS, I REALLY THINK THINGS NEED TO BE CLEARED UP BETWEEN YOU TWO!!! COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT!
[It's not like they're not communicating. It's just that an awful lot of their conversations involve a lot of mindgames and back-and-forth with a minimum of actual information exchanged.]
NOT QUITE YET! BUT I KNOW THAT THEY ARE HERE. SOMEWHERE. I AM SURE THAT I WILL FIND THEM SOON! THEY ARE PROBABLY VERY BUSY. BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THEM!
WOW! DON'T SAY SKELE-WON! WELL, IF THERE IS NO ECONOMY THERE MUST NOT BE ANY JOBS... WHICH SOUNDS?? TERRIBLE??? BUT SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE EVERYONE PLENTY OF FREE TIME!
WHAT??? WHAT???? WHAT????????? REALLY??????? SHE'S EVEN HEARD OF ME??? FAMOUS!! I'M FAMOUS!!! A FAMOUS CITY GUARDSMAN!!! WOW! WOW! WHAT DO I DO? WHO DO I TALK TO???
yep. city guard is all set up in one of the warehouses. i can show ya where on a map. talk to maketh tua. she'll set you up with a patrol and everything.
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I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. WHAT COULD CHARA HAVE POSSIBLY DONE TO MAKE YOU MAD AT THEM? THEY ARE VERY NICE AND THOUGHTFUL!!
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i'm not mad at them.
i just think they're not being completely honest with you.
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BUT IF YOU'RE NOT MAD THAT'S FINE. I DO NOT LIKE TO SEE FRIENDS FIGHTING!
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He stares at the ceiling, grin frozen in an agonized rictus.]
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THEN WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A FIGHT AT ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING AS WELL???
SANS, I REALLY THINK THINGS NEED TO BE CLEARED UP BETWEEN YOU TWO!!! COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT!
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[It's not like they're not communicating. It's just that an awful lot of their conversations involve a lot of mindgames and back-and-forth with a minimum of actual information exchanged.]
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AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN PLAY THIS PIE FACE GAME WITH THEM!
AND I WILL PLAY TOO! AND PERHAPS FRISK AS WELL!!
IT WILL BE A NICE GET TOGETHER!
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[The four of them together playing a board game. Yeah, that ought'a go over well.]
so you've met frisk here too huh?
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I AM SURE THAT I WILL FIND THEM SOON! THEY ARE PROBABLY VERY BUSY.
BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THEM!
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two of them seem to be friends.
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THEY ARE BOTH VERY NICE.
IS CHARA ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS FROM THE SURFACE?
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they don't talk much about themself.
it's part of their chara-m.
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THAT IS OKAY! SOMETIMES, I FEEL SHY AS WELL.
BUT SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS ANOTHER PERSON TO HELP YOU OUT OF YOUR SHELL!!
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well, we can invite them over for cards some times.
cards and a board game.
[That is sure to not be potentially catastrophic and terrible!]
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A FAMILY AND FRIENDS GAME NIGHT!!
I HOPE I WIN!
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we'll see how everyone's schedules line up.
we make our own fun around here.
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WELL, IF THERE IS NO ECONOMY THERE MUST NOT BE ANY JOBS...
WHICH SOUNDS?? TERRIBLE???
BUT SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE EVERYONE PLENTY OF FREE TIME!
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i wouldn't say there's no jobs exactly.
did you know hadriel's got a city guard?
the lady in charge heard of you and wants to speak to you right away.
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WHAT????
WHAT?????????
REALLY???????
SHE'S EVEN HEARD OF ME???
FAMOUS!! I'M FAMOUS!!! A FAMOUS CITY GUARDSMAN!!!
WOW! WOW! WHAT DO I DO? WHO DO I TALK TO???
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yep. city guard is all set up in one of the warehouses. i can show ya where on a map.
talk to maketh tua. she'll set you up with a patrol and everything.
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SHE'LL JUST LET ME DO IT???
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[Well, he thinks she'll think he makes the cut, but eh, details details.
He attaches a picture of the city map for good measure.]
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THANK YOU, SANS!!!
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knock 'em dead, bro. show them you're bad to the bone
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