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Papyrus
CARNIVAL JOB: Head Janitor
JOINED: Game Start, Shortly after the Vampire War
TRAILER: #22
SOUL COLOR: #ff4711


⇨ CONTRACTS
1ST CONTRACT: Working for a year and a day in exchange for the Ringmaster taking down the Barrier


⇨ BASE DESCRIPTION
☠ SKELETON MONSTER: the dude is a metal-plated humanoid skeleton
☠ FAIRLY TALL: his original height was about 6'2" - nowadays, with the changes to his feet, he's more in the range of 6'8"
☠ FASHIONABLE: he regularly goes about in shorts and midriff-revealing shirts. sometimes booty shorts. they're aspirational

finale concept art by yours truly

⇨ CHANGES
✧ CRYSTAL FRECKLES: small patches of orange stone speckle his bones all over - covered in metal, then largely faded away
✧ FAE MARK: it must be somewhere, figure somewhere always-covered (he showers with clothes on after all)
✧ PRONOUNCED CUSPIDS: the teeth commonly called 'canines' are extended into fangs courtesy of the smilodon influence
✩ CRYSTAL CROWN: yellow gems form a three-pronged crown growing from his skull, with a bunch of smaller orange crystals framing them in a semicircle of a tiara going back on his skull.
✩ FELINE TAIL: his spine extends to a tail long enough to brush the ground, the tip usually curls away
✩ DIGITIGRADE FEET: he's got long bone cat feet
✩ CRYSTAL TAIL TIP: a triangular crystaline growth gives his tail the silhouette of a stereotypical devil's tail
✩ WOUNDS OF GOLDEN MOTES: if injured badly enough that there's gaps in his bone, a slight fog of golden motes fills in those gaps, and major scars heal over with a bit of crystal
✵ IMENONOWAI INFECTATION: incurable kind of mushi that turns dreams to reality, mostly influencing mundane kinds of events
✵ VOID TOUCHED: a slight magical propensity for spells involving concept related to the void, such as destruction, reduction, absence, and negative emotions
✵ HOARDING: a mental change, pushing papyrus to collect and keep things of interest. he's fussed with making the Perfect Bone from time to time, lately he's thinking a lot about books
✵ DETACHABLE BONES: you know that effect where 'killed' skeletons collapse into a pile of bones, and jokey skeletons juggle their skulls, and creepy skeletons can direct a hand moving independently of the rest of them? that's what this is. (Note: after a brief brainstorm conversation, the further detached bones are from him, the more sluggish they are. Distances not specified, but there's no Mod limitation on how far away they can get. Probably don't leave any behind in other planets though.)
✵ METAL-PLATED BODY: following the mandatory trial on Polaris, Papyrus' entire body has been seemingly permanently plated in metal, with some coverings on vulnerable joints, that slightly reduce his physical sensitivity but provide a fair protection to the Intent vulnerability monsters normally have. probably also makes him a little more vulnerable to electricity, magnetism, and at least doubles his weight
✵ DREAMS OF THE DEAD: following the death of the Mother of Invention, Papyrus begins having dreams of an entity who's a cross between MoI and Gaster. It stops by to comment on events, and sometimes make requests - mostly asking him to look into things it's curious about. When he doesn't get enough sleep for it to stop by in dreams, he has waking hallucinations about it, and might occasionally respond. So far, it just seems like a guilty conscience thing.
✵ MIRACLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW: his soul's seen some shit man
✵ CRYSTAL WINGS: When he wills it, Papyrus can conjure wings of crystal fragments, shaped like very stylized goose wings, as 'crystal' is his equivalent for 'mirror' in the theme of soul stuff

art commissioned from moofrog

⇨ PETS AND PALS
Coolbone: a Pokemon (an Alolan Marowak) who's been affected by the magic of the carnival and grown purple crystals of his own along skull and spine. When he's not roaming around the carnival and being a minor menace in the woods, he's often napping in the trailer in the pet bed that Carly made him
Sistina: a Daemon (ala His Dark Materials) that only manifests when Papyrus makes a point of summoning her, likewise affected by the carnival magic to have orange crystals along beak, tail, wings. She's the voice of Papyrus' worries and critical thought, but especially his worries
Trajan: an undead mouse, reanimated by Foster as a secret gift during the carnival's lunar vacation

⇨ SPECIAL BELONGINGS
CRYSTAL NECKLACE: A jewel necklace bound in silver with the potential to glow when concentrated on, creating a holy light that wards off some minor to moderate demonic/unholy affects.
AMMOLITE SAND CRAFTER: A smooth piece of ammolite that can be used to magically reshape and colour sand based on the crafter's will. It's not fast enough to use an a combative manner and takes practice and concentration, but it can be used to create some beautiful landscape art with the right skills.
CITRUS SEED: a bright green, glowing seed, about the size of a human thumbnail that, when planted, the seeds will swiftly grow into a small citrus tree, which will grow fruits with regenerative properties.
FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: It contains images of Papyrus and Sans in their youth, taken by an unseen photographer. It's only in a rare few images, towards the end, that Papyrus will find photographic evidence of their father alongside them.
HAND CRANK MEMORY PROJECTOR: An old fashioned crank projector that can project an image of the memories of whoever's cranking it in black and white. There is no sound.
FLOATING METAL BONE: it moves if he puts weight or force on it, but otherwise just....stays where it's 'left' from there.
CARD WITH ARTWORK: a card with this drawing on it
ANOTHER CARD WITH ARTWORK: another card! with this drawing on it
PET BED FOR COOLBONE: A big cushy pet bed, just for him! There's a set of bones stitched into the side, using magical fabric that ebs between icy and near-violet shades of blue, in a calming and even 'sleepy' way. It also has a stitched name underneath them!
WOODEN PUZZLE BOX: a complicated puzzle box that once held a bunch of candy and an undead mouse. There's still an unfilled word search in it.
COSMOLOGY: THE UNIVERSE IS A REALLY REALLY BIG PLACE: A book written by an astronomer, it describes the mysteries of space and attempts to explain complex scientific concepts in an accessible way.
I LIKE TRAINS: A children's book detailing some common types of trains. Lots of pictures and the words rhyme.
A VARIETY OF UNSPECIFIED BOOKS: including a text from the Manor, a cookbook, a fictional folklore book
RAD T-SHIRTS: A few cool t-shirts, including this muscle-enhancing work of art
FRIENDSHIP CHARM: A charm braided from Gongenzaka's own vines... it must be filled with the power of friendship
SCOUTER: Tells you people's power level. Not guaranteed to be completely accurate.
VIAL OF CAT POTION (2 DOSES): This potion lets you see in the dark, lasts about 8 hours
3 VIALS OF RED PHOENIX FRUIT JUICE DISTILLATION: It'll give you a little energy when you need it. (When does Papyrus need extra energy? What a terrifying notion, Lambert)
RAINBOW MATCHES: Flames lit with these matches will remain the match's colour until the resulting fire has completely burned out.
FAERIE WEED: A bag of psychedelic faerie weed that takes you on a magical adventure and also causes magical abilities to misfire in exciting ways! The weed burns with holographic smoke. Used at the beach party
SKELETAL GINGERBREAD MEN: Gingerbread men with frosting in the shape of skeletons Long since eaten!
SKULL SUGARD COOKIE: A lone sugar cookie in a baggie, though obviously hand-made, and not exactly by an expert either. And he's made a good effort at drawing a grinning skull in frosting on it. Long since eaten!


⇨ NEW SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE
✧ SCRUBBING TOILETS: biological processes are gross why is he the janitor he doesn't make this kind of mess x_x
✧ HAIR CARE REGIMEN: Human!Papyrus had styled hair all the time, and took great and attentive care of it!
✧ CAR DRIVING: Driving down the highway will be a breeze
✩ ...MURDER...?: knowledge of how it feels to leave a man to die
✵ SUMMONING A DEMON: like from a sealed vessel by breaking the binding just a crack, though it turns out that was enough for possession and a brief unfun time
✵ SUMMONING A DAEMON: not to mistaken for demons, this is the external goose-shaped manifestation of papyrus' soul
✩ MURDER.: knowledge of how it feels to kill his brother
✵ SILVER LINING DUST: a remnant of the powers he used in Wismuth, Papyrus can make bones of optimism- and inspiration-inducing dust
✩ DYING...?: knowledge of how it feels to die, courtesy of trials on Polaris. he didn't stay dead, tho
✵ MIRACLE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW: he's got a lot to learn here, but there's a deep well of potential, starting with stuff of souls and emotions and illusions
✵ SUMMONING SOULS FROM THE VOID: sooner or later, he's going to follow MoI-ster's advice on how to conjure sentiences trapped in the void and direct it into one of his gaster blasters.

art by yours truly

last updated: Feb 24, 2019