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[*In front of you, the air seems to be shaking.]
[* T h e n . . . !]
[*...]
[*...?]
[*(Poof!)]
HELLO! ME AND MY BROTHER JUST MOVED HERE!
[*The taller skeleton pointed to the other, much shorter one. He simply slouched and waved.]
HIS NAME IS SANS.
* yup. sans the skeleton. nice to meet ya.
[Despite having come from thin air, they both had backpacks on. Likely full of ketchup and bones.]
[*You don't question how you know this.]
SINCE WE HAVE NO SKIN OR NERVES TO SPEAK OF, WE DECIDED WE’D TRY FACING THE DEADLY COLD! ON MY JOURNEY TO JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD—
* and on my journey to make sure he doesn’t kill himself—
WE HAVE FINALLY CHOSEN TO SETTLE HERE, OUR FINAL DESTINATION ON OUR PERILOUS ESCAPADE!! DESPITE THE CAPTAIN LIVING IN WATERFALL, MY EFFORTS TO CATCH HER ATTENTION HAVE BEEN… LESS THAN FRUITLESS.
BUT!
[*The smaller skeleton winked.]
* this is the best part.
I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE DECIDED TO GRACE YOUR SMALL TOWN! MOSTLY BECAUSE THE ROOMS AND CAVERNS OF WATERFALL ARE MUCH TOO COMPLICATED TO PROPERLY NAVIGATE, AND SNOWDIN’S IGLOO TRAVEL SYSTEM WILL PROVE TO BE QUITE USEFUL IN MY ENDEAVORS!!
[*You kindly refrain from yelling at him to stop yelling.]
MY QUEST IS FAR FROM OVER, AND—
[*You interrupt him to ask him whether or not he’s going to buy something. The two look like they couldn’t care less.]
[*You wish well for your sister, realizing they’re making their way East. Apparently, that’s where their house is.]
[*How do you know this…?]
[*...]
[*It was the only vacant house.]