USERNAME: huntsman (VIDEO)

[dishearten]

( it's been awhile, right? last time Graham showed up on the network, it was for a purpose. to make sure nobody assumed the wolf was dangerous, and that he'd see to them finding consequences if they forgot. so far, it hasn't been a big concern, which is a good thing. the wolf is doing great, all things considered... a lot better than Graham himself.

he's not happy with what he's come to know about ALISTAIR through the cavalier attitudes of the individuals responsible for the Oska simulation. and it's discouraging to know that he's saddled under another enterprise that cares so very little for the individuals forced into its employ. he can't do anything about ALISTAIR, or the cruel individuals that seem responsible for reinforcing their goals. what he can do, is reach out to the people just as trapped as he is. )

Those of you that made it through the simulation and the subsequent reveal to its circumstances, I'm sure I'm not the only one unhappy with how this place is keen to treat us. ( he didn't butt in on any conversations, but certainly most of the team had not been pleased. ) They refuse to admit fault or mistake but the fact is they use the idea of a 'test' as an excuse to harm and starve us. It doesn't matter to me that such things can be amended now that we're out of it, it gives a clear idea of the people we're forced to work for.

( not positive, basically. )

The rest of ALISTAIR has done little to earn our trust, in fact it's done much to spurn it, but we all have worked together for at least a few months now, some of us longer. I think it would be wise to unite, not for the sake of their demands, but for the sake of each other. I think it'd be a good idea to make note of our numbers and what we can give contribute to our team. We'll be better able to manage our resources if we understand what all we have to offer. ( and unfortunately, that requires talking about himself. )

If we've not been introduced, my name is Graham. I was a sheriff back home in Maine, so I know a bit of law enforcement. I'm also a good hand at hunting and living off the land. I know a fair amount about survival and hand self-defense, and I'm a decent shot with a bow. If you have need to learn any of those skills, let me know. I'd be happy to show you what I know. I have a tamed wolf with me often, you can call him Brother if you like. ( is that a name? not really. but that's what he is more than anything else. )

I know that it can be intimidating to offer information to someone you don't know, and if you would rather not I've no way to make you. I just hope that if anything, we can learn from this experience and protect each other, since we've proof that ALISTAIR cares little whether we suffer or not in our work for them.

( ALISTAIR may not care, but he does. he's met good people forced to work for a way back home. if this helps to protect them, then he's willing to go out of his comfort zone to make it happen. )

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[boneafide]

We're staying positive, remember, Graham?? Stay positive! I think if we were in any real trouble, the ALASTAIR members running the simulation would have helped us out!

I know you already know me, but I'll introduce myself again anyway for everyone else who doesn't! I am the Great Papyrus, and I am a skeleton monster, and I use magic! Also, I am very Great. That part is the most important part to remember. Other people from the same place as me that are here are my brother, Sans, and my friend, Undyne!

[dishearten]

( sorry, Papyrus. he's not got it in him to be positive about ALISTAIR right about now. )

I'm trying to be positive in bringing our team together. ALISTAIR reminds me too much of the last individual I worked for, if I'm wrong surely they will prove it to me.

I haven't heard about this friend of yours. Did Undyne arrive recently?

[boneafide]

After me and Sans, yes! But maybe not recently... What's a good middleground word? Present? Undyne has been present! Yes. That's a good word.

[dishearten]

I wonder how the anomaly that brings us here finds some worlds so much more attractive than others.

( his world had been... but not anymore. both Regina and Emma are gone, to another team as far as he knows. )

[boneafide]

Well, I don't know about Sans, but Undyne and I are both very attractive monsters, and so it's no wonder we were brought here if the requirement was "be really, really, really good looking" to this anomaly!

[Not quite what Graham was trying to say, but Papyrus Tried.]

[dishearten]

( no Papyrus that wasn't quite what he meant. )

Ah, well... maybe that's it.

[boneafide]

... What if that really is it!! What if we're here...

Because we're all very sexy!!!!

[dishearten]

( he shouldn't have enabled this... )

I am not sure that's it. Some of us are too young for such things.

[boneafide]

... This is true!! There are babies here.

Alright. Cross that idea off the list!! Let me think about this for a little while...

[dishearten]

Ah... Right, there are.

( Graham is thinking of Sakura and Seiglinde, though likely both of them are not exactly babies. )

Let me know if you think of anything.

[boneafide]

[Humans are still much of a mystery to him. Humans were all mostly just classified as "human" rather than by their age.]

I will let you know for sure!! There has to be some reason we were the ones picked out of everyone else, in every universe!

[dishearten]

You think so? It couldn't possibly just be random?

( he's not sure which would make him feel better. )

[boneafide]

Everything regarding our lives is either entirely random, or entirely for a reason!

Does one seem more likely than the other?

[ have you ever met someone who accidentally asks you a philosophical question regarding fate graham, because you have now. ]

[dishearten]

( well this is not where he thought this conversation is going. he does seem to consider it for a moment. )

My world is a strong believer in fate. I'm not sure I want to believe in a fate that tends toward such cruelty.

[boneafide]

Then random it is!!

[dishearten]

Just like that? You're not going to test the theory?

( you're the best Papyrus, it's hard to be glum around you. )

[boneafide]

Can you really test something like that anyway? I'm not into that sci-fi stuff!

[He knows he's the best. But feel free to remind him again anytime.]

[dishearten]

Well you could at least try. That's probably more sound than going just on my opinion alone.

( it's cool he's not into science fiction either. )

[boneafide]

Your opinion is important to me! Finding the answer between one or the other isn't.

If I did find evidence that everything was decided by fate instead of random, then it would also make you sad. And that's not what I want!

[dishearten]

( it's rare to earn smiles out of Graham and even rarer considering the mood he's been in since the simulation. Papyrus still earned one. that's pretty impressive. )

When you put it that way, I suppose I don't want to know the real answer either.

[boneafide]

[ If there's one thing Papyrus is really proud he can do, it's get people like Graham to smile, when he can tell they really aren't the type to. ]

Sometimes, it's just better not knowing!

[ Says the skeleton who lives a good part of his life in denial. ]

Especially on something like this. Anyway, I wanted to also say good luck with asking people about their lives!

[dishearten]

I appreciate that. Hopefully I won't need luck, but that doesn't mean I won't take it anyway.

( he thinks their team would mostly rather work together than the other way around. so this shouldn't be too hard... right? )

[boneafide]

Everyone always needs at least a little luck! Because then you can use it for other things than what you originally got it for, and you just sprinkle it on.

[What. ]

[dishearten]

Is that how luck works?

( is luck also pixiedust in your world Papyrus. )

[boneafide]

Luck works however you want!!

[No, it doesn't. A note about Papyrus: He is A Little Weird, even by monster standards. ]