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Ah, thank you!

[She turns, smiling at the sudden appearance of... a skeleton?

To her, he doesn't look familiar at all. Though, it does make her think back to her journal filled with jokes- many of them about skeletons!]

It is just an old recipe of mine. Butterscotch cinnamon pie. I do not make it often, as the ingredients can be hard to come by, but... it is somewhat of a special occasion.

[She'd looked back down at her cooking for a moment, and when she looks back, he looks... confused? Which certainly confuses her, as well.]

Is everything alright?

[ like a sack of bricks, the thought he was searching for hits him in the face. He brightens considerably and then offers a slightly less confused look ]

YES!! THOUGH...NO???

HAVE YOU SHAVED?? [ he squints a little, and then sets his hands on his hips. ] ALSO YOUR HORNS APPEAR SMALLER...

[ ...it has been a while since Papyrus met Asgore... ]

Shaved...? No, I don't believe I've ever really...

[...Wait. Ah, of course. This skeleton must be a monster from the Underground. And they must be getting her confused with another boss monster.]

I think that you have mistaken me for somebody else. My name is Toriel!

[ he plops a fist into his newly opened palm. ] AH! PF COURSE!

IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, TORIEL! ALMOST AS GREAT AS ME! THE GREAT PAPYRUS! [ he sets a hand back on his hip. ]

YOU SAID THAT TODAY IS A SPECIAL OCCASION? TODAY? [ he pauses...oh my god, of course. ] AH! OF COURSE! IT IS THE DAY WHEN YOUR LIFE WAS FOREVER CHANGED BY MEETING ME!

YOU ARE INCREDIBLY WELCOME! YOUR CELEBRATORY PIES SMELL WONDERFUL!

Ha ha... No, it is for my child, actually! Their name is Chara, and it has been a long time since I have seen them. I thought they might want something that would taste like Home. Though, meeting a new person is always a cause for celebration as well... Papyrus?

[...That name sounds familiar. She's heard it before, stories from a voice on the other side of the door about their brother. And this Papyrus is a skeleton... it must be the same one! How wonderful!

She wonders if he likes jokes too.]

...Hey. Do you know what a skeleton tiles their roof with?

YOU ARE CHARA'S MOTHER, THEN?! WOWIE!! IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU! CHARA IS A VERY EXCITING LITTLE HUMAN! AND ALSO ONE OF MY DEAR FRIENDS! WHAT AN AMAZING DAY THIS IS! [ he just looks so proud. His friends.

No matter how many times he gets to brag to someone about having them (and so many of them!!) it's still the same, syrupy, happy feeling every time. ]

HMM...SNOW-PROOF ROOF TILES???

[ what a strange and random question to ask............ ]

Not everything here is ideal, but it truly is nice to reunite with my child. And so wonderful to hear that they have been able to make friends!

[If what she's heard about Papyrus from the voice on the other side of the door is true, then he really is an excellent friend for Chara. An overwhelmingly kind and positive influence in their life! She's glad that they have had at least one person like that in her absence.]

No, silly! A skeleton tiles their roof with SHIN-gles!

AH!! DID YOU NEED ANY HELP PREPARING THE PIES, CHARA'S MOTHER?

[ the pun hits him. Practically sets him on fire. Papyrus' boney arms are thrown into the air and he lets out a strangled groan. Awful. Awful. ]

I TAKE EVERYTHING BACK! THIS IS AN AWFUL DAY!

[ he might be biting back a small smile. ] MY BROTHER ALSO TORMENTS ME WITH HIS AWFUL JOKES...I HATE IT! TELL ME, ARE YOU IN CAHOOTS WITH HIM?!

No, no, that's quite alright! I am sure you are an excellent chef, but I would like this pie to be personal.

[Toriel holds a hand over her mouth, laughing a bit. Half the fun of a terrible joke is in how terrible it is, after all.]

Ah, sorry. I thought that you might find that joke a bit more... humerus.

I do not believe I have seen any other skeletons before! [Technically true. Her relationship with the voice behind the door was one where they didn't talk about each other much. Didn't even trade names. So perhaps she should not tell him about it.]

DOES THE ONSLAUGHT OF HORRIBLE PUNS NEVER END?!

[ he groans again. Hoping silently that the loud, unappreciative gesture will make her stop. Her words feel as if they're tickling his spine and that he might laugh if he's not careful.

hearing her say that she's never seen another skeleton before sets him at ease. Thank goodness. No wait-- ]

THEY'RE LIKE A DISEASE! THE TERRIBLE JOKES! A DISEASE! [ it almost sounds like he's trying to rationalize the fact that this new stranger is just dishin' out puns without any influence from Sans. Perhaps she's infected? Maybe she'll become a zombie!

Horrors abound! Papyrus is mostly just angry at this weird, fluttery, tickly feeling. Do not encourage the puns. ]

Yes, I suppose these jokes are quite 'ill'.

[...Do the kids still say that? She's not really sure.]

I wonder if there is any way to stop them from germ-inating?

[Maybe it's a liiiittle mean to keep going with these terrible jokes, but. It's hard to resist a bit of harmless teasing sometimes.]

[ TURNING AWAY FROM TORIEL. ]

UNBELIEVABLE! UNBELIEVABLE!

[ He places a hand on his forehead as if trying to quell a growing headache. The hand falls from his forehead and sits against his mouth for a moment

he's trying so hard not to laugh. These are ridiculous. Sans hasn't thrown this many puns down in a while (at least since before their adventure in the Deep Roads) and hearing them, while annoying to a mild degree, really tickles his funny bone.

she tells another and he squeezes his jaw. Don't. Laugh. He theorizes and promises himself that if they know he laughed at the puns, both Chara's newly rediscovered mother and Sans both would never stop. And the puns are agitating after a certain span of time-- not funny at all.

Papyrus shakes his head. Shakes his head for a little too long. Just hold out. ]

...Papyrus, I apologize.

[She stops- steps away from the stove, moves to his side. Reaches over slowly, meaning to rest a palm on his shoulder, comfortingly. Her voice is calm, and gentle.]

I believe I may have taken it just a step too far. I was simply joking around, and did not mean to upset you.

I was not aware that listening to them would qualify as such a harsh pun-ishment.

[She delivers it completely straight, but makes sure to put emphasis on it. She just... couldn't resist. Sorry, Papyrus. Toriel offers no Mercy today.]

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HE'S TRYING TO BE STRONK

You can do it Papyrus!