Letters to the Future #3 [Papyrus]

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Letters to the Future #3

[PAPYRUS]

HELLO!

THIS IS PAPYRUS SPEAKING THROUGH WRITING!

HELLO, PAPYRUS!

THEY SAY GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE, SO I'M SURE YOU'RE READING THIS RIGHT NOW!

IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE BARRIER WAS BROKEN. I'VE FINALLY SEEN THE SUN AND AFTER A VERY BRIEF AND RATHER ONE-SIDED DISCUSSION, WE'VE COME TO FORM A NON-AGGRESSION PACT. WE GREET EACH OTHER EVERY MORNING AND EVERY EVENING, ALMOST LIKE CLOCKWORK.

THE SURFACE IS BIG. I MEAN, HUGE, SPANNING ACROSS THIS WHOLE GIANT SPHERE I'VE SEEN IN BOOKS ALREADY. IN A YEAR, I'VE HARDLY TRAVELED THROUGH EVEN A FRACTION OF IT, EVEN THOUGH I TRIED MY BEST TO EXPLORE AND MAP EVERYTHING. NOT THAT I'M PLANNING ON IMPROVING MY TRAP-MAKING SKILLS OR ANYTHING, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT COME IN HANDY TO KNOW EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF THE AREA. IT'S JUST BASIC SAFETY. OTHERWISE YOU END UP FALLING INTO A BIG HOLE AND SCURRY THROUGH A BANISHED KINGDOM TO FREE A TRAPPED RACE OF MAGICAL BEINGS. WOULDN'T THAT BE JUST AWFUL?

THE ROYAL GUARD WAS FORMALLY DISBANDED BY KING ASGORE. I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED OR ANYTHING, SINCE THAT JOB HAS SUDDENLY BECOME A LOT LESS INVITING WHEN THE FINE PRINT ON THE 'CAPTURE HUMANS' ASSIGNMENT WAS REVEALED. IT'S HARD TO TRY AND STEAL THE SOUL OF SOMEONE YOU JUST DATED, EVEN IF IT ENDED WITH THE KINDEST OF HEARTBREAKS. I THOUGHT UNDYNE WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SETTLING DOWN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BEING WITH ALPHYS HAS MADE HER A CALMER PERSON. THERE'S STILL PROPERTY DAMAGE, BUT SHE HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER ABOUT THAT. WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 2.3 SPEARS IN THE WALL, PER COOKING SESSION! IF ALL GOES WELL, BY THE TIME YOU'RE READING THIS, WE'LL BE DOWN TO 2.1!

EITHER WAY, I HAD TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE. SINCE FRISK TOOK THE KING'S OFFER TO BE OUR AMBASSADOR, I JUMPED ON THE SECOND-MOST-IMPORTANT POSITION ON OFFER. I'M A MASCOT FOR ALL OF MONSTER-KIND. DAY BY DAY, I VISIT HUMAN ESTABLISHMENTS, FROM SCHOOLS TO PLACES I SWEAR MAKE ME WISH FOR GRILLBY'S INSTEAD, ALWAYS READY TO TALK ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHY THEY'RE STUCK WITH US. REACTIONS HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE SO FAR, WITH SOME MINOR SQUABBLES. I HOPE YOU STILL ATTEND FRISK'S DODGING SEMINARS, AS THEY'VE BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE and USEFUL, ALTHOUGH I THINK THE AUDIO MATERIAL IS A BIT LACKING.

I EVEN HAVE A FAN SITE NOW! THAT ACTUAL PEOPLE ACTUALLY VISIT! SANS VOLUNTEERED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT, BUT EVER SINCE HE TOOK OVER, THE RALLYING CRY 'MOD'S ASLEEP, POST SPAGHETTI' HAS BEEN REARING ITS HEAD MORE OFTEN THAT I COULD HAVE EXPECTED. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FILMING A VIDEO SERIES, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ABUNDANCE OF COOKING SHOWS, SO I WAS THINKING PERHAPS SOME THING LIKE 'EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE TRAP-CONSTRUCTION', THOUGH FRISK DIDN'T SEEM VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE IDEA.

SPEAKING OF FRISK, THE TWO OF US HAVE A VERY WELL-WORKING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP NOW. THEY HANDLE THE HARD DEALS WITH ASGORE AND I MAKE SURE TO SOFTEN THINGS UP IN PREPARATION. OF COURSE, WE DON'T JUST MEET UP FOR WORK-RELATED THINGS. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF HUGGING INVOLVED, A LOT OF FUN AND GAMES, AS WELL AS SQUEAKY LITTLE TANTRUMS WHEN THEY GET TOO TIRED. I'VE STARTED LEAVING EXTRA PILLOWS ON THE SOFA JUST FOR THEM AND EVEN SANS HAS A BLANKET ON STANDBY, WHEN THEIR EYES START DROPPING. THEY DON'T ALWAYS SLEEP WELL, SO OFTEN ONE OF US STAYS TO KEEP THEM A COMPANY FOR THE NIGHT. THEY TOSS AND TURN, BRIEFLY MUMBLING THINGS THAT CLEARLY HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. NOTHING A RELIABLE SKELETON TO LEAN AGAINST WOULDN'T SOLVE.

THEY'RE STILL MY FAVORITE HUMAN AND I MADE A PROMISE THAT WOULD NEVER CHANGE.

AS FOR SANS, HE HASN'T BEEN ACTING QUITE LIKE HIMSELF LATELY. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD THING! HE CAN STILL JUST BARELY KEEP HIS EYES OPEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, HIS JOKES COULD UNDO ALL THE GOODWILL I GATHERED FROM HUMANS IN SECONDS, AND HIS ROOM LOOKS LIKE HE'S ANGERED SEVERAL SPIRITS OF EVIL, BUT HE'S DIFFERENT. IT'S IN HIS SMILE, THE WAY HE WALKS AND TALKS AND EVEN HIS HOBBIES. CAN YOU BELIEVE MY BROTHER'S BEEN GETTING WORSE AT SLACKING OFF? I HOPE HE KEEPS GETTING WORSE, IN THIS REGARD.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT MEETING THE LITTLE FLOWER AGAIN, THE ONE THAT BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER BEFORE THE BARRIER VANISHED. FRISK SEEMS TO LIKE THE IDEA AND HAS PROMISED TO ACCOMPANY ME THE THE UNDERGROUND AGAIN. THEY SAID HE'S STILL UNDERGROUND, SO ONE OF THESE DAYS THE TWO OF US JUST MIGHT GO AND SEEK HIM OUT. I FEEL LIKE THERE STILL A LOOSE END TO TIE UP THERE, OR POSSIBLY WATER AND EXPOSE TO SOME SUNLIGHT.

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN EXCITING. WE'RE IN A WORLD WHERE IT ONLY SNOWS SELECT TIMES OF THE YEAR, THERE ARE PEOPLE OTHER THAN METTATON ON SCREEN, AND WHERE EVERYONE HAS A MECHANICAL COPY OF MY BED, EXCEPT NOT NEARLY AS COMFY. I'M USED TO SHIRTS, COATS AND JEANS NOW. MY PROUD BATTLE-BODY NOW LIES IN A DRESSER, HAVING SERVED ITS PURPOSE. I KEPT THE SCARF THOUGH. IT'S A GOOD REMINDER, THAT EVEN IF WE'VE FOUGHT THE FIGHT AND AVOIDED THE WAR, THERE'S STILL MORE TO DO.

THERE'S STILL PLACE FOR A LOT GREATNESS IN THIS WORLD.

I WILL DO MY BEST TO FILL THE GAP AND HELP OTHERS REALIZE THEIRS AS WELL.

I BELIEVE IN YOU AND I.

IN THEM.

IN ALL OF US.