[Sans put oven mitts on them once, but he only thinks about that for a split second, because he did that when he was in his leech-induced baking spree. Instead he replaces it with the funnier idea of each of his hands in a different glove, all of them seeming to float around behind him. This one in a boxing glove, that one in a winter glove, the other one in one of those fancy ballgown gloves that go up to your elbows...]
We could try it. They can pick things up, so probably, 's long as we kept enough magic in 'em to keep them kind of solid.
["Kind of solid" is how Sans thinks of their ability to touch and manipulate things while remaining invisible. Meanwhile, his leg has gone back to melting. Considering Papyrus is taller than him, he doesn't think he can reach the floor at this point if they got up.
As far as the idea of the symbols being circular logic goes, Sans disagrees, obviously. It's perfectly reasonable to study the symbols if you're studying the ruins. Sans is starting to hear that whispering again, but it's so common when he thinks too long about the symbols that he can mostly ignore it.]
[Things that don't emulate the leech time are vastly preferable, for all that it drives home that this really isn't that - go figure, that melting is a relief. The possibility of going from gloves to sock puppets comes to mind - they could run an entire puppet show, "single"-handed.]
We definitely can try it! With things we don't mind, uh. Melting around, maybe.
[So ix-nay on ock-puppet-say until they practice. And probably at least a day off work, as they practice various ways of getting around. Maybe a robotic extension for Sans's melting leg, so that they're more of a similar height...?
The whispers grab at his attention all over again. In theory, they'd just blend in with the ambient background signals of radio and phone and solar sounds. In practice, there's something about it that's different, and he's baffled by Sans's practiced near-ignoring.]
Once the melting stops. [Which it will, he's sure! ...For some reason. That's not really like him, is it? But actually it feels a lot better than his usual pessimism, so it's hard to worry about being optimistic. Anyway, if they don't stop melting, how are they going to put on The Best Puppet Show Of All Time (for a certain value of "best")?] We should probably skip work tomorrow no matter where we end up going. [Sans agrees with this "take a day off to figure out how their body is even going to work" idea. Getting a robo-leg sounds kind of fun, but Sans supplies Papyrus with the idea of Papyrus just carrying Sans around like a sack of potatoes forever. Finally, ultimate laziness.
When it comes to the whispering, Sans definitely doesn't like that Papyrus heard it, but it's more of a "hand caught in the cookie jar" kind of reaction, rather than the kind of feelings creepy whispering should probably invoke. This happens when Sans thinks about the symbols, it's not a big deal, nothing to worry about! But he'd been hoping Papyrus wouldn't find out anyway, because even with his symbol obsession, Sans knows the whispering is concerning.
(The whispering is getting louder. The more you think about the symbols, the louder it gets. That's the rule.)]
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And... maybe... skipping, the ruins. For a bit. [The better not to be putting themselves in a place where neither of them wants Papyrus hearing the whispers, but physically can't avoid it while they're there. He shakes his head.] How do you even focus on research, like this??
[It is concerning, especially with how it gets louder the more they think about it, or think about thinking about it, or think about how the other's thinking about it, etc etc etc. But the worst thing about the whispers is how persistent they're proving to be, and how unsurprised Sans is by it. Apparently normal, for all the researchers who spend enough time studying them.
It's not outwardly obvious when parts of Papyrus's (ex-)rib cage begins melting, what with the clothing concealing his torso. But the cabel connecting to his phone is in that section, and the melting port sets off another set of attention-grabbing error notifications. His remaining fingers clutch around it, pulling it away enough not to risk melting directly into his chest. But is it even worth disconnecting, when the melting might already have gotten in it, too...?
We do stuff that's not working on the symbols, too. [There's an impression of Sans at work, looking through equations and calculations. He doesn't know all the specifics of archeology, though he's picking things up, but math is universal as long as you know the terms and variables being used. It's a different kind of place for Sans's mind, different from the symbols or even the usual constant tick of Sans's normal thoughts. With math--with science--everything aligns toward one task. It's work, but it's peaceful. He's always liked making things click together this way.
As far as the louder whispering, well, Sans usually isn't thinking about thinking about it recursively like this. It does get difficult if he sticks to it for too long, but he's just--used to it. Still, they should really stop thinking about it before they get a headache. (A side effect of the whispering he hasn't mentioned to Papyrus before.)
Sans thinks it's probably worth removing the phone, since if it melts into them, then it might connect Papyrus permanently to the internet, and Sans is still of the opinion that being able to disconnect from it is a good idea when your thoughts might get inadvertently broadcasted to the whole canyon otherwise.]
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We could try it. They can pick things up, so probably, 's long as we kept enough magic in 'em to keep them kind of solid.
["Kind of solid" is how Sans thinks of their ability to touch and manipulate things while remaining invisible. Meanwhile, his leg has gone back to melting. Considering Papyrus is taller than him, he doesn't think he can reach the floor at this point if they got up.
As far as the idea of the symbols being circular logic goes, Sans disagrees, obviously. It's perfectly reasonable to study the symbols if you're studying the ruins. Sans is starting to hear that whispering again, but it's so common when he thinks too long about the symbols that he can mostly ignore it.]
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We definitely can try it! With things we don't mind, uh. Melting around, maybe.
[So ix-nay on ock-puppet-say until they practice. And probably at least a day off work, as they practice various ways of getting around. Maybe a robotic extension for Sans's melting leg, so that they're more of a similar height...?
The whispers grab at his attention all over again. In theory, they'd just blend in with the ambient background signals of radio and phone and solar sounds. In practice, there's something about it that's different, and he's baffled by Sans's practiced near-ignoring.]
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When it comes to the whispering, Sans definitely doesn't like that Papyrus heard it, but it's more of a "hand caught in the cookie jar" kind of reaction, rather than the kind of feelings creepy whispering should probably invoke. This happens when Sans thinks about the symbols, it's not a big deal, nothing to worry about! But he'd been hoping Papyrus wouldn't find out anyway, because even with his symbol obsession, Sans knows the whispering is concerning.
(The whispering is getting louder. The more you think about the symbols, the louder it gets. That's the rule.)]
reread the whole thread to figure out where his phone was last mentioned
[It is concerning, especially with how it gets louder the more they think about it, or think about thinking about it, or think about how the other's thinking about it, etc etc etc. But the worst thing about the whispers is how persistent they're proving to be, and how unsurprised Sans is by it. Apparently normal, for all the researchers who spend enough time studying them.
It's not outwardly obvious when parts of Papyrus's (ex-)rib cage begins melting, what with the clothing concealing his torso. But the cabel connecting to his phone is in that section, and the melting port sets off another set of attention-grabbing error notifications. His remaining fingers clutch around it, pulling it away enough not to risk melting directly into his chest. But is it even worth disconnecting, when the melting might already have gotten in it, too...?
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As far as the louder whispering, well, Sans usually isn't thinking about thinking about it recursively like this. It does get difficult if he sticks to it for too long, but he's just--used to it. Still, they should really stop thinking about it before they get a headache. (A side effect of the whispering he hasn't mentioned to Papyrus before.)
Sans thinks it's probably worth removing the phone, since if it melts into them, then it might connect Papyrus permanently to the internet, and Sans is still of the opinion that being able to disconnect from it is a good idea when your thoughts might get inadvertently broadcasted to the whole canyon otherwise.]