Knighttale

Like Into the Void

Sans had just finished showing the creature around the house as Papyrus finished preparing the bath for it.

"Looks like the bath's ready," he comments, seeing Papyrus outside the door. He goes up with the creature "the towels are here on the left, the soaps are labeled. Take yo-" he pauses mid-sentence as the creature gets into the tub cloak still on. "time.....Well, that's one way to get clean. It's efficient, I'll give you that." He closes the door, sighing internally.  He walks down to the kitchen, thinking of the scuffle and the way the creature dashed at him during it.

"Where did they come from?" Papyrus asks, not expecting an answer from him.

"I don't know. They feel different than other monsters, too. Way different."

"You mean their soul? Pap asks, looking at Sans from the pot of pasta sauce he was seasoning.

"That's the thing, I can't see the kid's soul. No ExP, no LV, nothing. It's like looking into a vortex of darkness..."

"Like into the Void." Papyrus finishes Sans's thought "...could they be linked with...him?"

"I don't know. Their powers certainly seem to be connected, though. I'd be more surprised if they weren't connected to there in some way. It's been quiet from down there since we got our freedom. Too quiet."

Papyrus looks back to his cooking, focusing more on that while saying, "...what should we do?"

"they seemed very lost and done. I couldn't just leave them looking like that. Plus, we gave Frisk the benefit of the doubt, this kid deserves at least that."

"Agreed, and who better to take them in than The Great Papyrus?!" he gets excited about possibly having someone else around, and Sans chuckles a bit.

"One more thing, we need a way to communicate with them. They seem to understand us just fine, but I don't think they can talk like us. So, I was thinking we teach 'em some sign language. I still have a few books on it."

"That sounds great Sans! I'm sure they'll love to be able to communicate better!" As Papyrus is talking, the creature gets out of the bath, sitting and switching out charms. It takes off Defenders Crest, replacing it with Long Nail. It stands up, puts on the sweater the brothers gave it over its cloak, opens the door, and walks downstairs. It looks around a bit, not immediately seeing Sans or Papyrus.