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[The Otherworlder network supplies a direct line into every other person's brain. For any reasonably bored person at all aware of the Internet, the possibilities are limited only by two things: imagination and motivation. It's the latter that has always kept Sans from making broadcasts of his own; it's funnier to listen in on other people making rope to hang themselves with, while he gets on with some equally important but significantly easier life matters such as skipping work and sleeping.

That could have gone on indefinitely. At least half of him wishes it had. He suspects that half of him might end up pissed, once this dose of ~~fairy~~ ghost dust wears off. It's been so long since he last really felt restless that it's nearly more alien than the ghost itself was.

For now, though, he can take it in stride. And so, as the city's repairs wind down for another day, a message goes out on the brainwaves. It appears line by line, as if it's being typed on the spur of the moment, but it still goes by pretty quickly. If it was being typed, it would have to be by someone with fluent fingers.

Then again, if it was physically typed, there wouldn't seem to be the odd burst of noise obscuring parts of words here and there. At least it shouldn't affect the quality of the broadcast much overall, because said quality happens to be... well.]

hey, did enough of you all tell yourselves "good job" after those last few kerfuffles? good job. give the closest person a pat on the back. you'll both look weird, but that's the price of recognition.

that business aside, here's something topical. who wants to take bets on what the last couple of emotional boss monsters will look like? species, fashion sense? bullet pattern? hell. maybe if a whole crowd of people gets emotional enough at them, we can redesign one.

i think thras would look good as a squirrel.

[Ask him why. Go on.]

(kids! you can play along too. just don't bet real money if people are watching.)

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[He perked up at bet. Money? He almost starts a ruthless plan when he stops cold.]

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Why a squirrel?

[Oh boy, someone asked! That makes the entire violent possession stint worthwhile. In one very narrow, very not worthwhile sense, but still.

Here goes -]

well. last time anyone heard from him, dont you think he sounded nuts?

[Ba dum, pshhh. The rimshot is actually audible, despite most of the transmission looking like text.]

[That was a drum. There's the impression of baffled confusion on the other end.]

That was a joke. [About a very large dragon.] He sounded mad. I wouldn't go so far as saying he was up a tree.

[That was awful. He should be ashamed.]

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[ Bulat is reluctantly experiencing bedrest after being shanked and poisoned by his favorite person, he's got nothing better to do than network and sleep. His mental handwriting's got an inkbrush-on-paper aesthetic going for it. ]

Piphron sounds like a crab, however you wanna take that.

are you saying all crabs sound the same? wow.

[There's no hint of offense behind the words, mind, or anything much except from a deliberately facetious air.]

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[... You are asking the right person for this, holy shit, her own script similar to his. But before she gets into the possibilities of their future emotion-bosses:]

if thras is a squirrel, then elios is definitely better fit to be a plain pigeon, wouldn't you say?

[Go on. Ask her why.]

a pigeon? why?

[Of course he's asking! Far be it for Sans to deny someone else a bad punchline. That would be as terrible as, for instance, lasering people in the face.]

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If he is a squirrel I will go on strike.

on strike? from what?

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I'm pretty sure emotions don't work like that, but what the hell.

[Yes he heard that pun about Thras being nuts... and HE'S IGNORING IT.]

There's what, Piphron and Simpathis? In keeping with the whole fantastic creature thing, I'm going to guess some kind of huge hellhound for Piphron.

Two reasons. Dogs are supposed to be loyal, and if the past arehtei are any indication we're in for hell when he shows up.

hmm. good call. i know I wouldn't trust a dog.

that just leaves simpathis, then. i vote medieval dodo.

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...

A squirrel?

[Why would Thras be a one-tailed gusk?]

[Oh hey, Beaks. Good to know you're relatively up and about. Sadly, switching away from text might prove a distraction from the parts that really matter right now - so even though the broadcast is as far from anonymous as it can be without outright including Sans's name, Hibiki will have to miss out on a glimpse of his grinning face for the time being. She's probably devastated, he knows.]

got any better ideas? i'm all ears.

unlike most of the arehtei as they stand.

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Have you received any bets yet?

[He's not making one, he's just curious. And taking his mind off his new ridiculous living situation.]

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In the past couple minutes? Nope. Almost like they're saving their hard-earned moolah for something that can't kill them... It's weird.

[He isn't visible, but his voice gives the impression of a shrug anyway. Sans tends to sound so laid back by default that it barely requires the telepathy.]

But hey, a guessing game works fine too. Wanna play?

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[okay, she'll bite. But not about the squirrel part, if she even knows what a squirrel is.]

Bullet pattern?

[though she does also have an actual question here--]

How many of them have shown up so far?

[Sure, why wouldn't this random network shitposter be an accurate source of recent historical information?]

1) bullet pattern, hairstyle, favourite food... you know. the basics. all in good fun, right?

2) as of the last round? six out of eight. 3 out of 4, if you prefer. 75%. the kind of test score you're actually pretty happy about 'til you start to overthink it.

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What does a bullet pattern have to do with anything?

I imagined Aiada would look more like a deer. Or a Kirin.

who knows? maybe if we guess right, it'll soften them up for whenever they actually show.

[This is clearly what she was most confused about.]

and aiada, well. fortunately, it's not too late. we still have a chance to tape some legs on her before she wakes up.

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well, i'm not much of a betting person. but... ah! yeah! a squirrel makes a lot of sense actually, now that you've got me thinking about it. they're WAY braver than you'd think they are. actually, i don't know if i'd say they're brave or brazen, thinking about it...

is there a difference? [Who needs emotes when you can give the impression of winking just by thinking words?] still, glad someone agrees. rule of majority means he'll have to go along with it now.

[ Sans and Papyrus bother each other over the amulets all the time, which means that text or not, it's literally effortless for Papyrus to tell what the source of this particular transmission is. Which is good, because he's not really feeling up to much that requires effort right now. Not even summoning up a mental image to reply with; all that comes through is a drowsy mental voice. ]

BUT YOU'RE THE CLOSEST PERSON, SANS.

[ Assuming Sans is actually home right now. Papyrus does not actually feel up to checking. ]

Really? I thought you were.

[If he isn't home, he's not telling. Which is, you know, normal. The whole point of broadcasting this garbage is that Sans could use something slightly more normal after the past while.]

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Why a squirrel? That's weirdly specific.

and a big shiny yellow dragon isn't?

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