[mingle] what's the dream and what's the reality?

[lovetheme]

Lately the castle's nights have been very clear and almost warm, even up so high among the clouds as they are. But regardless of the weather, they are generally peaceful nights, and few things seem to stir during them...apart from the castle's inhabitants, be it with late-night roving or with sleep. The dreams, by extension, are at least undisturbed...if maybe not always pleasant. That sort of thing tends to vary by the person, of course.

But now--and for several nights, consecutively--the castle residents may find their dreams starting to take on stranger shapes: memories they've never had, friends that don't usually arrive, strangers they've never seen. These odd impressions might cling and continue to confuse even upon waking, vivid as they were; was it really just a dream, or maybe something more...? Does that newcomer in your dream remember you there too, in the daytime?

Either way, there seems to be an strange energy in the air during these nights. And it's bringing dreams together.

((ooc: And here's the catch-all post for the dream-sharing event! Feel free to top-level with your character's dreams here, or thread around in others! The event should only last about a week, but backtagging is eternal c: The ooc planning post can be found here!))

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[sansational]

"y'know, the usual." Sans waves a hand airily. "switch puzzles, mostly. couple of spike puzzles. but i think he might have finally gotten the invisible electric maze up and running. man..." He laughs to himself. "that should be fun to test. and normally i'd be all for leaving it a couple more days, but, uh...we're kinda short on time." He shrugs helplessly, smiles apologetically at her. "you know how it is."

[lostlegacy]

"No."

She doesn't know how it is. Is he actually going to tell her? Adults don't like to tell her things, except for Gee Girl, and sometimes she forgets what she's going to say.

[sansational]

"oh."

Sans gives Sophie a strange look for a minute, the gears in his mind squealing in protest as he tries to deal with this unexpected bit of information. Finally, at least once he figures out how to explain, he does.

"the human's gonna be showing up today. we've gotta be there to meet 'em. and keep an eye on them, obviously."

[lostlegacy]

"Which human?"

Is it Frisk? Is that why Sans wants to keep an eye on them?

[sansational]

"i dunno." He shrugs carelessly, waving a hand. "do they have a name? we're, uh, not exactly on speaking terms even if they do. not a lot of humans fall down here, anyway. so it's not like we can miss 'em."

They suddenly find themselves at the edge of town, facing a bridge that stretches a vast, vast distance towards the forest. Another skeleton is waiting for them there. He looks rather like S-4, except taller, stronger, more confident. He's wearing a strange sort of armor, heavy gloves and boots, and a red scarf that's wrapped quite tightly around his neck.

He beams to see them approach, waving them over. "Ah, excellent! You've successfully recovered the new trainee - well done, Sans!"

"well. she was on the way."

[lostlegacy]

...This is making no sense. And...that guy kinda looks like S-4, but not much? Is he a grown-up skeleton?

"Who're you?" she asks him.

[sansational]

"Eh?" The taller skeleton scratches at his skull, staring down in surprise at Sophie. "Didn't you read the pamphlet?"

Sans shrugs up at his brother. "i don't think she read it, bro."

"Hrmph. It seems my brother is proving a bad influence on you already." Sans grins in unashamed agreement of this much. The skeleton strikes a dramatic pose, and it will probably become quite clear just who Sans was imitating earlier. "Very well! I am the Great Papyrus, aspiring member of the Snowdin Royal Guard! I am here to instruct you in all the dazzling intricacies of puzzles, tricks, and japes, as he work together to capture a human!"

"and since the human is showing up today, we're kind of on the clock."

"Well, that, too. Anyway, come along, both of you." Papyrus waves for them to follow. Sans releases Sophie's hand and, moving as quickly as Sans ever does, takes a hold of Papyrus' hand instead. The taller skeleton doesn't protest. The two of them simply start off together down the bridge, trusting Sophie to follow.

[lostlegacy]

And follow Sophie does. She's still pretty confused about...everything, but Papyrus seems cool, and Sans is pretty cool for being a weirdo. So she'll figure it out.

As she tags along, she asks, "Pie, why do we gotta capture a human?"

His name is too long and she likes pie. So he's gonna be "Pie" now.

[sansational]

Judging from the way Sans bursts out laughing, he quite likes "Pie", too. Papyrus lets out a heartfelt groan, but he's grown too accustomed to "Pap" to hold out any hope of correcting her.

Besides, Sophie's question is curious enough in its own right.

"Well, because Undyne told me to! It is very important to her that we capture a human! So if I bring one to her, then she'll finally let me be in the Royal Guard, and all the other Royal Guardspeople will want to be my friend!"

"and i've mostly gotta capture a human because, well, what else was i doing today?" Sans shrugs expansively.

[lostlegacy]

She thinks about that. Both those reasons make sense, and so she nods and says, "Okay."

A moment later, she asks, "Do we gotta fight?"

[sansational]

Their steps slow. Sans stares up at Papyrus, Papyrus looks back at Sans, and something unspoken passes between them.

"well..." Sans begins hopefully.

"No," says Papyrus firmly. And that, from the way Sans' shoulders slump, is that. He looks to Sophie, and forces a smile. "You are very small, even for a new member of the Royal Guard! Would you mind if I carried you, so we could get there in time?"

[lostlegacy]

"I'm not small," she protests automatically. "You're too big."

But...even if Pie just insulted her, getting carried is fun. "Okay."

She guesses she'll let him.