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[Sans does his best to consider his own mental state, even if as a general rule he tries not to do that.]

i think i'm ok
except for having to deal with another murderer
that kind of sucks
but that's a pretty normal reaction to a murderer

YEAH, MURDERERS SUCK.
A POSITION EVERYONE CAN AGREE ON.
EXCEPT THE MURDERERS, MAYBE!

[Maybe they'd agree that other murderers kind of suck, even if they have skewed views about what their ongoing habits mean about them... That being said, Sans is still maybe dodging - or missing - the point a little.]

BUT THE REST PART ISN'T SPOOKING YOU?

[Sans would rather not talk about the future visions directly, especially when the way Skye sent them also apparently triggered all that strangeness with their dreams. Papyrus already saw way too much in Sans's dream.]

it's all pretty creepy
but it's probably better to assume that she's right about seeing the future
maka shouldn't be working all that overtime anyway
overtime's bad for you
missing out on all that relaxation time

[Sans does not actually want Maka to die, they're sort of friends or something.]

[Papyrus distinctly remembers Sans getting on his case about a secret friend who gave him predictions of the future, back in the day. Seems it's different when it's somebody knocking in Sans's skull and giving warnings about his work friends, huh? Whatever. He'll just keep keeping an eye on this.]

OKAY, LET'S MAKE THAT SEEING -A- FUTURE.
A FUTURE THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!
BECAUSE, YOU'RE GOING TO CONVINCE YOUR BOSS, TO SLACK OFF.
...
OKAY, SCRATCH THAT TERRIBLE IDEA.
AND THE REST OF THAT ENDING NONSENSE.
MAYBE CONVINCE HER TO TAKE HER WORK HOME,
INSTEAD OF STAYING AT THE DIG SITE.

[Seeing the future is completely different from being able to make predictions because you're a time loop murderer okay.]

if we could take the ruins home with us i'd have definitely grabbed the coolest symbols already
but yeah i can try to get her to bring some stuff home too
i'll just go home when she does
and tell her how much i hate working overtime the whole time until she leaves

[This is a harassment campaign. But it's for a good cause. Also don't worry about that symbol obsession it's basically just a normal part of Sans now maybe probably okay probably not.]

[Okay, yeah, no. They're generally being polite about not pointedly acknowledging the statue and rock collection in Sans's room. But the symbols thing is still weird, and warrants a poke at his emotional equilibrium to see if he's being super weird under the normal banter.]

YEAH, PLEASE CONTINUE NOT TAKING PIECES OF THE RUINS HOME???
WE HAVE ENOUGH, NON-WHISPERING, ROCKS.
IF YOU REALLY WANT ONE THAT WHISPERS...
I CAN JUST INSTALL A SPEAKER IN ONE.

i'm not going to smash the ruins
then i'd be out of my best-paying job
and it'd be harder to study the symbols out of context anyway

[What if he breaks the weird spider symbol. :(]

[When texting with his mind, Papyrus's texts can come very quickly - faster than fingers can type. He doesn't always shoot them off that quickly, especially since sometimes he delays to rethink them, or to keep to a more mundane response speed, or whatnot.

But sometimes the delay is due to him mentally staring at the text with his most tired expression.]

OKAY I GUESS THAT IS A GOOD ENOUGH REASON.

IF IT EVER SEEMS LESS CONVINCING PLEASE LET ME KNOW,
SO I CAN FRIGHTEN YOU WITH STORIES OF GETTING ARRESTED,
OR SOMETHING MORE DOWN TO EARTH.

i'll keep you updated on my vandalism impulses

[Except for the graveyard thing. So actually no promises.]

but i think you're worrying too much
everybody at work's into the symbols

[Surely this is reassuring and not more alarming.]

[Yes, very reassuring that Sans is simultaneously onto his concerns while also still being weird. Super reassuring.]

WHO SAID I'M WORRYING ABOUT THOSE HYPNOTIZING SYMBOLS.
I'M JUST COMPLAINING ABOUT YOUR VERY REAL,
NOT JOKING, CRIMINAL PROCLIVITIES!!!

[Well, he's not not also complaining about that.]

IF EVERYONE'S REALLY INTO THEM,
YOU SHOULD ALL GET LETTERJACKETS.
FORM A CLUB!
MAYBE GO TO A BOWLING ALLEY.
AND USE CLUB MEETINGS AS AN EXCUSE TO GET MAKA TO LEAVE BEFORE DARK.

if we're going to get jackets they should be symbol jackets
to really lean into the aesthetic
but maybe they'll be into it

YEAH MAYBE.
BUT I THINK I'M DISTRACTING YOU WITH MY GREAT IDEAS,
AWAY FROM THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION??

[There's holes in canyons and work friends and mayors to do something about, and the problem with texting is he can't tell what Sans is doing about it.]

i'm on my way to check out that weird hole in the canyon i saw
i brought a flashlight
and some chocolate

[He's... Prepared? Or something.]

Edited 2022-01-26 08:05 (UTC)

[So Sans is going directly after what Skye suggested and asked of him. This remains a kind of alarming, if a different kind than the symbol obsession, or the rock collecting, or the space stuff, or the compulsively healing people even though it hurts him, or... Look, Sans is concerning lately.]

I UNDERSTAND BRINGING A MID-FLIGHT SNACK,
BUT DON'T YOU GLOW???

sure but i'm not going in
not really my style [Except sometimes, lately.]
if i hold the flashlight in one of my extra hands i can stand back and still get a look inside

DO YOU EVEN HAVE A STYLE??

[Letter jackets were half a joke, half a vaguely familiar idea. Something that Papyrus feels like he would've had, if he were in a club for being enthusiastic for something underappreciated. It's not the same fashion style as the endless stained hoodie look, anyway.]

BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!
I ENCOURAGE NOT GOING INSIDE OR GETTING EATEN.

my style is casual friday everyday
i'll try not to get eaten
but we probably don't have to worry much about that
i've got no meat on my bones

[Luckily either nobody will be home or the girl will be asleep enough to not notice Sans's exploration.]

[Friday more like flyday.]

WHO SAID THE MYSTERY CARNIVORE ONLY EATS MEAT??
IF YOU SEE ANY ENORMOUS CAULDRONS,
DO -NOT- JUMP IN.
I'LL BE WROTH IF YOU BECOME SOUP!!!

as much as i love jumping into cauldrons
i won't
my weird glowing magic juice would probably mess up the soup anyway

YEAH, I'M SURE IT WOULD.
COMPLETELY INCOMPATIBLE FLAVOR PROFILES.

[He feels completely sure of this, and it takes him several seconds to recognize the reason for his confidence.]

ASSUMING ALL CANNIBALS CARE ABOUT THAT KIND OF THING.

[Okay, let's not make jokes about cannibalism anymore.]

well hopefully this one can be convinced to switch to chocolate

[Local skeletons attempt to stop joking about unpleasant things, bones somehow break out in hives.]

WAIT, THAT'S WHAT THE CHOCOLATE'S FOR??
THAT'S A BOLD CHOICE.
IS IT SHAPED LIKE ANYTHING?

yeah
a chocolate bar

[Sans is just working with the snacks he already has in his pockets.]

[So much for all that preparation. Only grabbing a flashlight is less than half as impressive as grabbing light and candy.]

UGHH.
AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A CHOCOLATE BEAR,
OR A RABBIT,
OR ANY OTHER MONSTER OR HUMAN!!

it's none of those things
i'll make sure to keep all my food non-human-and-monster-shaped
no cinnamon bunnies

[Not that Sans has had a cinnabun in what feels like forever. They don't make them here.]

a break for adventure

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