[Day 69] Morning - Public Channel

[steadydollypegs]

Anybody ever had a dream about dyin'? But it feels so real that it's less like a dream and more like... a memory? An' it's not you dyin', it's somebody else, but yer seein' it like it's you.

[That is so specific Doll. Surely nobody has had this same experience. There's some awkward tense air before she continues.]

Normally I don' dream much, but this was right unsett'lin. Couldn' sleep much after.

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[spaghettimonster]

Well, you see, it was dreamlike.

[He pauses just long enough for the wording to sink in.]

But mostly! It was happening to someone else. I saw things from their point of view... Things happened, and I couldn't change them. I was just along for the ride.

[steadydollypegs]

... [Yeah alright, she'll try to wrap her head around that even though it didn't really answer the question.]

Yeah, sometimes I felt like I was bein'... I dunno, guided t'do somethin'. Or I'd give myself a reason t'do it one way 'stead of another. What happened in your, ah, incident?

[spaghettimonster]

[Papyrus hums agreement, like something in Doll's description is familiar. Having thoughts and feelings all skew toward what's 'supposed' to be happening... That dream incident and his experiences with mind control have had that in common.]

My incident... Not to dwell on the details too much, but, 'I' picked a fight. And did kind of terribly? It was a good thing it wasn't me doing the fighting, or it might have gone very differently!

But that was ages ago. Completely unrelated to yours, I'm sure.

[steadydollypegs]

...Maybe. I didn't pick a fight, but it went terribly anyway. I was just tryin' ta find somebody. Who were ya fightin'?

[spaghettimonster]

Uh, well... [He hesitates, then continues not answering the question.] ...Anyway! If you have trouble sleeping again... You could try reading a book! It's a great way to occupy your mind, when disquieted at night.

[steadydollypegs]

That could work... I can' read too good though. Maybe a book without too many words in it!

[spaghettimonster]

Hey, yeah. You could try comic books. They're full of pictures! Some words, but those are just... people talking, and sound effects, and a few explanations. Not many words at all.

[steadydollypegs]

Comic books? Y'mean like picture books with kittens 'n puppies in 'em? [Weren't those for little kids?]

[spaghettimonster]

And bunnies! [They sure are. Sometimes adult skeletons love them anyway.]

Plus there's stories with... dastardly villains! Dashing heroes! Having cool fight scenes.