[PUBLIC CHANNEL] RINGMASTER'S SEVENTH ADDRESS (D22)

[lordofthering]

[With what is probably hilariously ironic timing after Yuya's radio conversation about using friendship to win, the radios will light up green with a message from the Ringmaster. She sounds... a bit disturbed, but playing it cool.]

Hmm. So... public announcement. In case this comes out later. Some of you may not know, but I offer reincarnation services for certain members of the carnival, which... mostly means I will bring them back from death, under certain circumstances.

As it turns out. Sans has managed to to trigger his rebirth ritual... which is to say, he's died somehow. I'm not sure how or precisely when, I have just visited the place where I keep such things, and his candle is lit.

I'm sure he'll fill us all in when he's reborn a while from now! In the meantime, be aware. There's no way of knowing who or what caught up with him. My focus is on defending the carnival, so if you are concerned for your safety, please remain within its grounds.

That is all.

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[whattaprick]

Are you kidding me.

[ The next sentence comes out distinctly muffled, like he might be mumbling it into a hand smashed against his own face. ]

No, of course you're not kidding me.

[lordofthering]

I had much the same reaction.

I only wish I knew what he had been doing at the time, so I could better judge how irate I should be.

[betheman]

[There is. Initially, at least, a choking sound or two.

Oh dear.] Auh... D- Dead?! [He probably should have gotten over this news before responding, at all, but.

Well, after a brief pause, the presently Squeaky-voiced 'familiar' speaks up again.] This is... ...I-If that is the case, I, the man Gongenzaka, have a number of matters to fill in for, then...!!

Auh- Which...which is to say, those were...the terms we spoke about not long before this...on a private channel.... [There is a pause once again, before his daemon chimes in instead, a brief 'Oh Give me that, this isn't the time for us to be 'humble'!' preceding.]

I do apologize for the stammering-but to the point. Sans named Noboru-and by extension myself, I suppose-as his 'Deputy' not long ago. Given this, it seems he would have wanted us to cover for him in a time like this; I don't suppose you were notified of that just yet, Ringmaster?

[Thank you, Marishi]

[lordofthering]

[She sighs, inwardly thankful for Marishi being somewhat less of a dweeb than her other half.]

I hadn't been, but I can see no reason for you to lie about it. The responsibilities are yours! Maybe your new form will help you be a bit more successful in your efforts.

[kingsroads]

[ Strange is trying to keep his voice business as usual but it's obvious that he really wants a friggen drink ]

Does one of us need to retrieve the body or does the magic take care of that on it's own?

[lordofthering]

[It's okay, she also wants a drink.]

I don't have any idea where the body is. The ritual is much cleaner and easier if I have parts or all of the body, but it can be done without. It will probably just take longer... I know monsters are notoriously difficult to find after they die.

[betheman]

You are certainly among the few to have this confidence in my current size.... [Gongenzaka admits, an unseen 'shrug' accompanying it from the cheetah.]

We'll do our best-on the plus, I can't see it taking quite as long for the egg to hatch this time~

AUH-! [How cold....]

Mnh...in any case, it seems I, the man Gongenzaka, have an announcement to make myself... [Time to radio the patrol department...]

[textsfromhotland]

S-sans is d-d-dead!? And you're going to resurrect him? B-but he's a monster! I m-mean-! No no nonono

[She devolves into nervous stuttering but it's pretty clear she's more upset about Sans coming back to life than being dead for... some reason.]

[hippocarnival]

[Depuwhat now.] 'Deputy'?

[whattaprick]

Considering the last time I heard from him he was just keeping an eye on CY-Ren's penthouse and what the Harbingers were up to? Not hard to guess it was probably one of them.

[ Possibly Nightshade, but he can't think of a single reason why she'd be interested in Sans, having missed a whole part of that particular affair. ]

Any idea how long he'll be out?

[kingsroads]

I can't scry for a corpse but I can at least take a look around or try to trace his magic. After all, it's something I can do.

[ is Strange still the tiniest bit bitter at all of Creation for giving him the shaft? absolutely. does this show in his voice? absolutely. ]

[betheman]

Auhhh...y-yes-

Yes! Deputy~! [Well at least half of him is excited.]

Auh- it is sort of...a 'right-hand man' position, I suppose?

Sans asked if we could take the role not long before we arrived here. ...Someone, [She adds, coughing,] Hasn't quite known how to mention this....

[lordofthering]

Without any part of his body to start thing off, it will be at least a week or two... the timing can be a bit diverse. It took Gongenzaka months to hatch, when he died.

[betheman]

Auh.... ....Alphys! [Hooboy.]

Do you perhaps, recall when I, the man Gongenzaka, mentioned my own revival?

[He doesn't know Why this is an issue, but maybe he can...help?]

[lordofthering]

[Strange continuing to be a tittybaby about this aside, she is thankful for the offer.]

It's a long shot, but if you could find something it would be appreciated. His magic is fairly distinctive... but physically, you'll be looking for a pile of dust somewhere, most likely. Maybe... ectoplasm?

[lordofthering]

Well, I don't see what your size has to do with it! You share the power of a Star Guardian, and that's better than most can say.

You really were an outlier on hatching time, though. One of the longest on record.

[kingsroads]

[ RM, just accept the fact that Strange will forever be a tittybaby. though, the 1810s are going rear their ugly head again as Strange 100% seriously asks, ]

What's ectoplasm?

[betheman]

Th...that is fortunate then...

We have tried to explain that note on the size, actually, but apparently it's quite deceptive to most! They've been acting as though we're fine china!

Explaining that certain abilities, not to mention, the belt that I, the man Gongenzaka was wearing, still apply, has yet to sway anyone.... ...which I suppose is their own matter...

[One day he's gonna take stance right outside someone's door, and they can trip on him. YEAH.]

[lordofthering]

Alphys. I understand that monsters have unique physiology, but I have complete confidence in my ability to bring him back successfully.

[She's not thinking too hard about the melting related business, but she is vaguely aware of it.]

[textsfromhotland]

W-well yeah! But you said you're a human, right? [Somehow, despite having fur and more legs than she's pretty sure humans are supposed to have.] M-monsters- we're different! Our physiology is completely different from a human's!

[hippocarnival]

[That sounds like an excuse.]

That was almost a month ago. [He definitely sounds sulky about that.] Did you tell anyone?

[betheman]

Certainly it is, but this is the soul that is being used!

While a body would certainly help...it is the spirit which the spell acts upon!

Indeed- if the body isn't a factor, then differing phsiology shouldn't have this much of an interference, correct? [Don't Assume, you two!]

[lordofthering]

It's like... a goo? That ghosts leave behind, and other similar things? Monsters don't usually bleed, as I understand it, but Sans would... dispense it. From his body. In various ways.

[betheman]

He's shyyyyy~

MNHHH-! Do not speak as if you yourself are not part of me..!! [STOP THIS, CAT-]

A-And... ...no. ....I, the man Gongenzaka, had not spoken to anyone else of it yet...

[hippocarnival]

That's a lot of responsibility to not tell anyone you have. [Like him!!] So what are you going to do?

[Because he's pretty sure Gongenzaka is glued to Yuzu's hip now.]