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[boneafide]

[The video turns on, and it's… a skeleton in front of a mirror. Yes, he wanted to make sure everyone could see him for this. To those who haven't seen Papyrus before, well, he's dressed … rather particular, for a skeleton. Also, if one's paying attention to his clothes, they will also notice he has a golden belt buckle as well. That is uh... in the shape of his face. Yeah.]

Friends!! Members of ALASTAIR!! Esteemed colleagues!!

And Sans.

I realized I had made a grave mistake of not introducing myself to the population at large here! As we are all teammates, I think this would be a great time for all of us to introduce ourselves to each other! So go ahead and say hi to each other here! I will start us off:

HELLO, EVERYONE! My name is THE GREAT PAPYRUS! I am a skeleton, and also a very cool dude. I will answer any questions you have about me being cool and popular, as it is a thing I am very well-versed in being! Nyeh heh heh!!!!

That said! I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday!! It has also come to my attention that not everyone has had the luck I've had in getting a gift from Santa!

[To which he then pulls out his new deep red cape from behind him, a flash of a particular symbol on it.]

But worry not, friends and future-friends!

I will present you all with a gift! It's a meal I've made for many here already, but I made enough for everyone, I think, and so feel free to ask for as much as you want! I can always make more if this isn't enough.

[ooc: feel free to threadjack other people/each other/whatever in this post!!]

Comments

[boneafide]

I HAVE!! I can guarantee this batch is even better than the one I made for everyone's presents earlier!! Nothing caught on fire!!!

[ Drunk again though, Ban... ]

[perma_banned]

You dunno how much that makes me haaaappy~! Havin' my advice get taken seriously!

[He threw his arms up, a goblin or two thrown from Ban's ridiculous enthusiasm.]

Yer the beeeeest, Great Papyrus~!

[boneafide]

Of course I would take it seriously! It's very good advice! With proven results, now!

[ Sure looks like Ban is having fun with those goblins over there!!!! ]

I know, I know, but feel free to say it as frequently as you want.

[perma_banned]

Kahaha~!

[He slumped back down on the table--or rather, he fell. Ban looked over the jewel, bleary-eyed.]

Well, what'd ya maaaake~? I'll try a bit!

[He knows it's spaghetti. There was no way it couldn't have been spaghetti, after Papyrus confirmed it was his go-to favorite food.]

[boneafide]

Spaghetti!! Naturally!!

[ Thank you for humoring him anyway. ]

... Did you just fall off your chair?

[ Ban, does he need to put you to bed again... ]

[perma_banned]

Yep. Fell riiight off it~.

[There was a knife sticking out of his shoulder.]

Heyyyyy--did you do it with clam sauce or tomato sauuuce~? The fishermen out there keep catchin' reaaal tasty clams~!

[boneafide]

Tom...ato...

[That's... a knife. ]

BAN!!!! Knives don't belong there!!

[perma_banned]

Wha? Whassat? [Ban genuinely had to look around. It wasn't as if he didn't feel pain normally, but being drunk out of his mind made it tough for him to notice.

He found it only after patting himself down--yanking it out and stabbing it into the table.]

Oh, I was missin' thaaaat~. Thanks for the catch, buddy~!

[boneafide]

BAN!!!!!!!

[have you ever seen a skeleton cry?

Now you have. ]

[perma_banned]

[Weakly, Ban held his hands up in protest.]

Hey, now... What's the matter, Papyrus~? I'm not hurt or anythin'.

[boneafide]

YOU HAD A KNIFE IN YOU???

[That sounds like a thing that would hurt.]

[perma_banned]

Did I~? [Ban reached over to the open hole in his shirt where the knife went through. He pried the hole open a little. Not only was the blood gone from his shirt, but there wasn't any on his skin.

There wasn't any sign of a stab wound.]

1/4

[boneafide]

You...

[boneafide]

[...]

[boneafide]

[???????????]

4/4

[boneafide]

You're okay?

[perma_banned]

Course I aaaam ♪.

[Snickering, Ban propped one elbow up on the table to hold his chin up with an open palm.]

I heal up real quick, y'knooow.

[While he definitely thought of Papyrus as a real friend, Ban was the sort of person who enjoyed getting over-the-top reactions out of people.]

[boneafide]

I didn't know that!! That's amazing!!

[ And per usual, he's genuinely impressed. He's also the type of person who frequently had over-the-top reactions. What can he say, he wears his heart on his sleeve... metaphorically, of course. ]

So you don't get hurt? Or you don't stay hurt? You must have a lot of hitpoints!

[perma_banned]

Hitpoints...?

[He was only hung up on that term for a moment. Ban propped one elbow on the table and touched his chin with a free hand.]

I dunno what you're talkin' about, but I'm immortal~. I'll always heal up and recover from harm no matter what kind it is~. Even curses and poisons can't stop me ♪.

[boneafide]

Immortal...?

[ So Ban can never die...? ]

So nothing can hurt you? Ever?

Holy moley!! That sounds like... the coolest!! Thing!! I've ever heard!!!! Except when you don't realize you have knives in you???? It sounds really really useful!!

[perma_banned]

Welllll, it ain't like I don't feel pain~. I just don't feel much right now 'cause I've been drinkiiiiin' ♪. [Papyrus still won over Ban every time they spoke. It didn't take much effort on his part.]

But, yeaaah. Can't be killed. Sure is awesome!

[He leaned back and laughed, kicking his feet up on the table once he had gotten back in the chair.]

It ain't as cool as bein' a talking skeleton, thouuugh~! That's the most interesting thing I've ever heard of!

[boneafide]

Oh.

[ He knew Ban had... quite the taste for alcohol. It seemed like it was a little bit of a problem, but... he didn't hurt anyone because of it, and it helped him not feel pain, so maybe it was okay...?

He seems to be in a pretty good mood right now at least! ]

I'm really the most interesting thing you've heard of??? I'm not surprised, actually! I've been told I'm "fun to watch" by more than few of the other villagers in my hometown! I guess to the Surface world, they haven't seen a lot of skeletons, so I must be very unusual to see! If you ever want an autograph, you can just let me know, we're friends, after all!

[ So, Papyrus never quite learned proper anatomy of a human. Which would include a skeleton inside them. ]

[perma_banned]

[Ban's head seemed to be drooping, again.]

Hm.

[It hadn't really crossed Ban's mind that Papyrus' genuinely good attitude was something that wouldn't earn him respect. Intimidation, strength and wealth tended to make people like someone. Being kind to someone without hesitation rarely lent anyone real friends--rather, just temporary ones that would come and go, knowing you would do well by them even if their feelings weren't genuine.

Then, there were people that Ban imagined would just laugh at Papyrus.

Without so much as revealing a hint of his bloodlust, Ban decided in a moment that he would kill for Papyrus, without a shred of a doubt. He lifted a tankard from the table to take a sip, as if celebrating what he felt was a confirmation of friendship.]

I might take you up on it~. Though, your company's waaaay better than ink on paper, y'know ♪.

[Yes, he would definitely maim, torture and kill people for Papyrus and they had barely gotten to know one another. All it took was Papyrus' acceptance of him--one thing he craved, but never gained elsewhere.]

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[boneafide]

Ban...

[boneafide]

[ Even though Ban hadn't said any of that out loud- or even conveyed what he was thinking... Just simply being told Ban prefered his company was enough to have Papyrus beaming. Not that he isn't always smiling, but, look, there's a difference.

They're both lonely people, it seems. One wouldn't think, perhaps, that Papyrus would be as desperate for friendship as he was but he actually had a rather small amount of people he could call friends, back in the Underground. He was certainly considered more of an oddball than not, at the very least. ]

I'M GOING TO VISIT YOU RIGHT NOW!!!

[ You know, since he likes Papyrus' company so much. ]