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spaghettimonster) wrote2019-07-22 02:18 pm
spaghettimonster) wrote2019-07-22 02:18 pm
Entry tags:
Aef - Monthly Changes tracking
Current Status: (changes updated November 19, 2019, full moons & quests updated February 3, 2020)
By now, Papyrus is an outright skeletal werewolf, roughly 6'3" tall - see the icon above for a quick example of his appearance. His facial features are unusually flexible for a skeleton, letting him do everything from smile, frown, cry and even blush, thanks to being made of magic rather than literal bones. (But, being a skeleton, even his most upset expressions still have that bit of skeletal smile to them).
His icons don't really reflect his appearance anymore, in body or in attire. He didn't bring the 'battle body' of most of his artwork with him, but wears a mix of Victorian-style Aefenglom fashion and the more casual modern-style things he's been crafting lately, t-shirts with cool mottos and embroidered skulls alike.
And he's run the gamut of monstrous changes, with all the following differences from his canon appearance:
- canine canines: sharper teeth, especially the fangs
- canine claws: fingers and toes end in points
- reflective eyesockets (like a dog/cat/etc, his eyes reflect ominous circles at the right angles)
- canine snout: his lower face has lengthened and protruded
- tail: his spine has extended into a medium-length tail
- fur growth: thick fur (and skin) on his feet and down the back of his spine - especially on his tail - and thinner fur up the back of his skull and limbs
- canine feet, digitigrade legs: y'know, your classic wolfman legs, albeit far more skeletal. think zombie wolfman, but clean, for the shape of his paws.
- canine ears, fluffy and prone to moving with his mood
He is not quite as fluffy as the below artwork suggests, but it's a good starting point for visualization:
commissioned art by![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
liarboo, colors adjusted by me - pretty regular appearance
commissioned art bykitbits - mid-shift back to his humanoid form, embarrassed he left his clothes somewhere
Timeline of transformations and activities
( code here - base code by youkoso; revised code by fordola ); further revised by me
By now, Papyrus is an outright skeletal werewolf, roughly 6'3" tall - see the icon above for a quick example of his appearance. His facial features are unusually flexible for a skeleton, letting him do everything from smile, frown, cry and even blush, thanks to being made of magic rather than literal bones. (But, being a skeleton, even his most upset expressions still have that bit of skeletal smile to them).
His icons don't really reflect his appearance anymore, in body or in attire. He didn't bring the 'battle body' of most of his artwork with him, but wears a mix of Victorian-style Aefenglom fashion and the more casual modern-style things he's been crafting lately, t-shirts with cool mottos and embroidered skulls alike.
And he's run the gamut of monstrous changes, with all the following differences from his canon appearance:
- canine canines: sharper teeth, especially the fangs
- canine claws: fingers and toes end in points
- reflective eyesockets (like a dog/cat/etc, his eyes reflect ominous circles at the right angles)
- canine snout: his lower face has lengthened and protruded
- tail: his spine has extended into a medium-length tail
- fur growth: thick fur (and skin) on his feet and down the back of his spine - especially on his tail - and thinner fur up the back of his skull and limbs
- canine feet, digitigrade legs: y'know, your classic wolfman legs, albeit far more skeletal. think zombie wolfman, but clean, for the shape of his paws.
- canine ears, fluffy and prone to moving with his mood
He is not quite as fluffy as the below artwork suggests, but it's a good starting point for visualization:
commissioned art by
commissioned art by
Timeline of transformations and activities
Iuneril (1)
• Pack instincts begin
intensifying his feelings of loneliness and wanting to be with people
• Tapetum lucidum
Improved night vision, as the back of his eyesockets now reflect light - don't mind the blue light at just the right angles
intensifying his feelings of loneliness and wanting to be with people
• Tapetum lucidum
Improved night vision, as the back of his eyesockets now reflect light - don't mind the blue light at just the right angles
FULL MOON (June 17th)
• Claws begin
The tips of his fingers lengthen and sharpen
• Fangs begin
His canine teeth in particular lengthen, and all of them get a little sharper
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Antsy, agitated energy drives Papyrus to explore the various hedge mazes, racing and chasing various people. He has a few scares - seeing his changes reflected in a well, seeing a friend react very badly to their own changes
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
Partially shifted: all the changes in reality, plus digitigrade legs, furry mane...
✉ Monthly Quests
• Runetchers
part-time job at a rune/enchantment shop, as someone with the ability to draw straight lines
• Gardens With Class
hands-on classes at one of the local brothels on how to flirt and charm people... to help him make friends?
• Following Rumors
the trip to the totally clean and cleared cave (it was not)
• Claws begin
The tips of his fingers lengthen and sharpen
• Fangs begin
His canine teeth in particular lengthen, and all of them get a little sharper
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Antsy, agitated energy drives Papyrus to explore the various hedge mazes, racing and chasing various people. He has a few scares - seeing his changes reflected in a well, seeing a friend react very badly to their own changes
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
Partially shifted: all the changes in reality, plus digitigrade legs, furry mane...
✉ Monthly Quests
• Runetchers
part-time job at a rune/enchantment shop, as someone with the ability to draw straight lines
• Gardens With Class
hands-on classes at one of the local brothels on how to flirt and charm people... to help him make friends?
• Following Rumors
the trip to the totally clean and cleared cave (it was not)
Juril (2)
• Even bigger claws
They're sharper and he's torn some clothing OTL
• Teef continue
At least it's easier to eat meat!
They're sharper and he's torn some clothing OTL
• Teef continue
At least it's easier to eat meat!
FULL MOON (July 15th)
• Feet begin
Following his shift on the full moon, his feet begin to change shape, bones shifting and lengthening to skeletal paws
• Skin & fur begin
Beginning with his feet and the back of his spine, a thin layer of skin begins to stretch out - as thin and taut as leather, with hints of hairs protruding
🌕 Full Moon Plans
First full shift, unexpected, unwanted, and unwell - Papyrus goes a bit feral, breaking down the door to get out, and roaming the streets to take peoples' food
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
Furry skeletal wolfman, with teeth and claws and the full required fur coverage, the hunching posture to shift pressure off spine and legs, functional ears and tail, and some memory of the full moon
✉ Monthly Quests
• Runetchers (cont)
• The Sorcerous Quill
nightly part-time job at a scrolls shop, transcribing words - those that don't need magic embedded yet
• Chipping In
helping clear the snow and ice from the streets
• Out Of The City
visiting the destitute and largely-infected people who live just outside the city walls, bringing entertainment and supplies
• Thorn Snipping
gathering thorns to lend a helping hand to what is surely a (mostly) harmless prank
• Feet begin
Following his shift on the full moon, his feet begin to change shape, bones shifting and lengthening to skeletal paws
• Skin & fur begin
Beginning with his feet and the back of his spine, a thin layer of skin begins to stretch out - as thin and taut as leather, with hints of hairs protruding
🌕 Full Moon Plans
First full shift, unexpected, unwanted, and unwell - Papyrus goes a bit feral, breaking down the door to get out, and roaming the streets to take peoples' food
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
Furry skeletal wolfman, with teeth and claws and the full required fur coverage, the hunching posture to shift pressure off spine and legs, functional ears and tail, and some memory of the full moon
✉ Monthly Quests
• Runetchers (cont)
• The Sorcerous Quill
nightly part-time job at a scrolls shop, transcribing words - those that don't need magic embedded yet
• Chipping In
helping clear the snow and ice from the streets
• Out Of The City
visiting the destitute and largely-infected people who live just outside the city walls, bringing entertainment and supplies
• Thorn Snipping
gathering thorns to lend a helping hand to what is surely a (mostly) harmless prank
Aguril (3)
• Muzzle begins
His skull's shape distorts by lengthening, especially in his face, to something hinting at a canine muzzle
• Feet continue
His feet lengthen to the point where his old footwear no longer fits, and he needs to get them customized if he's to continue wearing them
His skull's shape distorts by lengthening, especially in his face, to something hinting at a canine muzzle
• Feet continue
His feet lengthen to the point where his old footwear no longer fits, and he needs to get them customized if he's to continue wearing them
FULL MOON (Aug 15th)
• Furry spine continues
The fur on his spine thickens and spreads until the whole back of his spine has a good inch or so of fur, and a small webbing of translucent skin binding it to his bones.
• Lengthened spine
His tailbone grows and extends into a short tail - also furred
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Second full shift, anticipated but dreaded. He goes pretty animalistic - thanks partly to being set off by Maria's warning - but not aggressively feral - thanks partly to his bond with Chandra.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
Furry skeletal wolfman, albeit clothed and doing a bit better at standing upright. His overall drive to be liked and agreeable makes it difficult for him to resist orders
✉ Monthly Quests
• Runetchers (cont)
• The Sorcerous Quill (cont)
• Arwel's Favors
searching around the city for decorative doodads and clothier supplies like bells, fish scales
1 Disguise Scarf
• Pile's Plea
searching for pygmy jacks who ran from home when they were spooked by fireworks
• Out Of The City (cont)
• Wilder Training
Training in fighting techniques tailored to Turnskin
• Furry spine continues
The fur on his spine thickens and spreads until the whole back of his spine has a good inch or so of fur, and a small webbing of translucent skin binding it to his bones.
• Lengthened spine
His tailbone grows and extends into a short tail - also furred
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Second full shift, anticipated but dreaded. He goes pretty animalistic - thanks partly to being set off by Maria's warning - but not aggressively feral - thanks partly to his bond with Chandra.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
Furry skeletal wolfman, albeit clothed and doing a bit better at standing upright. His overall drive to be liked and agreeable makes it difficult for him to resist orders
✉ Monthly Quests
• Runetchers (cont)
• The Sorcerous Quill (cont)
• Arwel's Favors
searching around the city for decorative doodads and clothier supplies like bells, fish scales
1 Disguise Scarf
• Pile's Plea
searching for pygmy jacks who ran from home when they were spooked by fireworks
• Out Of The City (cont)
• Wilder Training
Training in fighting techniques tailored to Turnskin
Septeril (4)
• Muzzle Continues
A small amount of growth continues, due to how little time he spends awake while ill this month
• Feet continue
Getting into longer feet with pawpads starting to form, and legs beginning to switch to digitigrade
• Spine and tail continue
The skin & hair spreads from his spine to the back of all his ribs and his skull, and his spine has extended into a moderate length tail with a little hair growth
A small amount of growth continues, due to how little time he spends awake while ill this month
• Feet continue
Getting into longer feet with pawpads starting to form, and legs beginning to switch to digitigrade
• Spine and tail continue
The skin & hair spreads from his spine to the back of all his ribs and his skull, and his spine has extended into a moderate length tail with a little hair growth
FULL MOON (Sept 14th?)
• N/A
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Being unconscious with the aid of magic in the Coven's hospital - no one needs monsters whose bond isn't even in the city going feral in the hospital
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A
✉ Monthly Quests
he is too sick to even apply anywhere
• N/A
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Being unconscious with the aid of magic in the Coven's hospital - no one needs monsters whose bond isn't even in the city going feral in the hospital
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A
✉ Monthly Quests
he is too sick to even apply anywhere
Octeuril (5)
• Muzzle continues
There's enough muzzle growth that there's no mistaking his skull for a human's anymore, a short canine snout now
• Fur continues
The hair along the back of his head and torso lengthens, and the fur on his feet extends somewhat up his legs - all mostly on the back of him
• Feet continue
Paws continue fleshing and furring out more thickly than the rest of his fur, legs are sufficiently digitigrade to change his gait
There's enough muzzle growth that there's no mistaking his skull for a human's anymore, a short canine snout now
• Fur continues
The hair along the back of his head and torso lengthens, and the fur on his feet extends somewhat up his legs - all mostly on the back of him
• Feet continue
Paws continue fleshing and furring out more thickly than the rest of his fur, legs are sufficiently digitigrade to change his gait
FULL MOON (Oct 13th?)
• TEMPORARY: Wings
A second set of limbs forms from his back, forming skeletal wings that complicate his whole 'mostly sleeping, very sick' life style of late
• TEMPORARY: Angery
Like most people within the city and impacted by the mist, Papyrus gets downright cranky, enough that he's waking up more often and starting to recover. The healing power of being mad, or something
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Papyrus doesn't recover enough to go feral or participate in any of the widespread chaos, but something about the mist and emotions kickstarts his recovery enough for him to come out of it over the next few days. Good timing, since laying on your back with wings is painful, even if they're mostly skeletal.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A, still sick
✉ Monthly Quests
recovered too late to sign up for anything, so he made up the job of
• Pro Bono Conscience
while taking walks to rebuild stamina, he made a point of confronting those being rude to monsters by being Very Friendly and Optimistic and Kind at them, trying to guilt them into behaving better
• TEMPORARY: Wings
A second set of limbs forms from his back, forming skeletal wings that complicate his whole 'mostly sleeping, very sick' life style of late
• TEMPORARY: Angery
Like most people within the city and impacted by the mist, Papyrus gets downright cranky, enough that he's waking up more often and starting to recover. The healing power of being mad, or something
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Papyrus doesn't recover enough to go feral or participate in any of the widespread chaos, but something about the mist and emotions kickstarts his recovery enough for him to come out of it over the next few days. Good timing, since laying on your back with wings is painful, even if they're mostly skeletal.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A, still sick
✉ Monthly Quests
recovered too late to sign up for anything, so he made up the job of
• Pro Bono Conscience
while taking walks to rebuild stamina, he made a point of confronting those being rude to monsters by being Very Friendly and Optimistic and Kind at them, trying to guilt them into behaving better
Noveur (6)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
FULL MOONS (Nov 12)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Having figured out that blankets are great, Papyrus has refined his full moon setup, with a low bed for napping on, easily accessible food, and some things for chewing on. Finally! He didn't wreck his home this full moon!
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A
✉ Monthly Quests
• Junkmonger's Keep
salvage shop seeking assistants to go through the latest refuge for unbroken things
• Many Mans' Trash
street cleaning to help move the junk that people have littered into the streets - what can't be used by people in the city, one way or another, ends up going to the slums
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Having figured out that blankets are great, Papyrus has refined his full moon setup, with a low bed for napping on, easily accessible food, and some things for chewing on. Finally! He didn't wreck his home this full moon!
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A
✉ Monthly Quests
• Junkmonger's Keep
salvage shop seeking assistants to go through the latest refuge for unbroken things
• Many Mans' Trash
street cleaning to help move the junk that people have littered into the streets - what can't be used by people in the city, one way or another, ends up going to the slums
Deceuer (7)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
FULL MOONS (DATES)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
A few improvements to the refined full moon setup, with preferred toys sticking around, and untouched ones tossed. Generally being a canine, doing canine mischief - like stealing food, playfully, from other monsters.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A
✉ Monthly Quests
• Ethical Bones
Papyrus brings some (cleaned) bones left over from trips to butcheries, as well as proposing an experiment: if they toss him, will they get any cleromancy readings? Answer unclear, but he learned some things
• Snow Global
Telling stories about fantastical places and scenes, with which the shop's owners enchant some snowglobes. Between some the places in Waterfall and Hotland, he had some good ones to share.
• Cheering Spirits
Attended the monster session of a workshop for recognizing and dealing with spells
• Cold Weather / Warm Company
???? Summary missing
• Out of the city
Providing more entertainment, reading and acting stories for those stuck outside the walls
• Undercover
Not participating himself directly, Papyrus lends Richie his Little Old Lady disguise scarf for investigating - and adds backup by using the scarf when Richie has an alibi, to help disguise who's hiding behind that face
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
A few improvements to the refined full moon setup, with preferred toys sticking around, and untouched ones tossed. Generally being a canine, doing canine mischief - like stealing food, playfully, from other monsters.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A
✉ Monthly Quests
• Ethical Bones
Papyrus brings some (cleaned) bones left over from trips to butcheries, as well as proposing an experiment: if they toss him, will they get any cleromancy readings? Answer unclear, but he learned some things
• Snow Global
Telling stories about fantastical places and scenes, with which the shop's owners enchant some snowglobes. Between some the places in Waterfall and Hotland, he had some good ones to share.
• Cheering Spirits
Attended the monster session of a workshop for recognizing and dealing with spells
• Cold Weather / Warm Company
???? Summary missing
• Out of the city
Providing more entertainment, reading and acting stories for those stuck outside the walls
• Undercover
Not participating himself directly, Papyrus lends Richie his Little Old Lady disguise scarf for investigating - and adds backup by using the scarf when Richie has an alibi, to help disguise who's hiding behind that face
Ieneuer (8)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
FULL MOONS (DATES)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Continuing trend of success and satisfaction with his full moons: no tearing up his room in fearful agitation, no huge problems he needed to apologize for after the fact. Just a skeletal canine, dog-wolfing about, with such things as playing fetch with friends & friendly people, growling warnings at strangers
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A: All things considered? Papyrus didn't manage to sleep very much.
✉ Monthly Quests
• the Magicat
Mister Meowlifer the Magnificent, cat performer extraordinaire, seeks advice and help from the Mirrorbound how he can best (1)improve his performance routine and (2) continue convincing people that he, a Monster, is doing magic. Papyrus points him to the best performer he can think of: Mettaton.
• Problems in Paradise
Who, speaking of, desperately needs supplies from the Wilde to help cure his terrible allergy - as a puca, he's allergic to iron, including the iron of his own body! Oh no!
• Inkchanted supplies
The Mirrorbound-owned tattoo parlor will soon be opening, offering magical tattoos that allow even the Monsters of the city to do a little bit of magic, and they need supplies from the Wilde
• Visiting Hours
Papyrus guilt trips some Dorchacht guards into letting him - and others - visit the captive Drummond supporters, albeit through some secure visiting chamber. He doesn't want to see another, less literal, underground form here.
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Continuing trend of success and satisfaction with his full moons: no tearing up his room in fearful agitation, no huge problems he needed to apologize for after the fact. Just a skeletal canine, dog-wolfing about, with such things as playing fetch with friends & friendly people, growling warnings at strangers
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A: All things considered? Papyrus didn't manage to sleep very much.
✉ Monthly Quests
• the Magicat
Mister Meowlifer the Magnificent, cat performer extraordinaire, seeks advice and help from the Mirrorbound how he can best (1)improve his performance routine and (2) continue convincing people that he, a Monster, is doing magic. Papyrus points him to the best performer he can think of: Mettaton.
• Problems in Paradise
Who, speaking of, desperately needs supplies from the Wilde to help cure his terrible allergy - as a puca, he's allergic to iron, including the iron of his own body! Oh no!
• Inkchanted supplies
The Mirrorbound-owned tattoo parlor will soon be opening, offering magical tattoos that allow even the Monsters of the city to do a little bit of magic, and they need supplies from the Wilde
• Visiting Hours
Papyrus guilt trips some Dorchacht guards into letting him - and others - visit the captive Drummond supporters, albeit through some secure visiting chamber. He doesn't want to see another, less literal, underground form here.
Feoveuer (9)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
FULL MOONS (DATES)
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Well. It's not gonna be a good one.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A?
✉ Monthly Quests
• Inkspell
Bookstore job, helping refurbish, rebind, and even rewrite old and damaged books. Hope they don't mind the papyrus font.
• Felicitous Fancies
Working as an extra at the brothel's speed-dating event, where various Mirrorbound were hired to 'date' each other, and add to the numbers to make it look more impressive. He's there semi-sincerely.
• CHANGE
DESCRIPTION
🌕 Full Moon Plans
Well. It's not gonna be a good one.
⌾ Shared Dream Plans
N/A?
✉ Monthly Quests
• Inkspell
Bookstore job, helping refurbish, rebind, and even rewrite old and damaged books. Hope they don't mind the papyrus font.
• Felicitous Fancies
Working as an extra at the brothel's speed-dating event, where various Mirrorbound were hired to 'date' each other, and add to the numbers to make it look more impressive. He's there semi-sincerely.
And that's it for his turnskin changes!
( code here - base code by youkoso; revised code by fordola ); further revised by me