Meanwhile, on the phone call...
Caller: *heavy breathing* 7 dAys-

Papyrus: O-O (spams the hang up button) ... (starts laughing hysterically) I'm gonna die! ;w;

How can one manage to be more tired than Sans-? That's like... a new level of tired... this should be considered an accomplishment

At least Sans managed to convince him to sleep

Papyrus: (looks distant and sad, like his brother's "pupils-missing" face) right... sleep... something I don't get enough of nowadays...
* You know that face. He didn't sleep. He had nightmares.

HOLY FRICK HE'S PETER PAN!

Papyrus: (chuckles) (suddenly remembers something from his childhood) (has the cutest smile on his face)

Can we get an update on the age chart to include the newer characters in here? (i've been wondering how old Gaster is for ages now)

Me: Okay! :3

Kitty: ?????
Frisk, Asriel, Ben & Chara: 14
Sans: 22
Grillby: 23
Gaster: 32
Fuku, Papyrus & Skateboard Girl: 15
Bratty & Catty: 17
NCG, Undyne, ????? 2, 6 & 8: 18
Burgerpants: 19
Alphys & Vegas: 20
Asgore & Tori: 30-40 (physical), over a thousand (actual)
Mettaton: 22
Blooky & Flowey: Immortal
Temmie: Nobody can tell, but probably also immortal

Frisk: (looks at Gaster) No offence, but I thought you were older than 32. *Considering you have a 22-year-old son.*
Gaster: Christ, I'm not that old, am I? (shakes head jokingly) No offence taken, Frisk.
Fuku: *Wait... if Dr. Gaster is 32, and his eldest son is 22... and I'm 15, and my dad is 23...* (calculation mode engage)

*chucks millions of red bull and caffeine tea at Papyrus* HERE U GO!!

Papyrus: (catches them with magic, then does a quick 360 turn to make sure Sans isn't in the room) Heh, thanks, Asker! (quickly hides the items up in his room)

~So, Papyrus... how are the machine repairs going? And what is that thing even for?

Papyrus: (sighs) Pretty slow nowadays. I've been too busy to work on it. The machine is a bit complex, but in its simplest form, it extracts energy from its power source in order to create a physical body with the materials it is given. For example, the DT extractions from Frisk and Chara, along with my own magic contribution, will form hybrids with the appearance of humans.

~Toriel and Asgore, you two have been back together for presumably a long time now. Have you ever considered having another child, or are the three you already have still a bit difficult to handle at times?

Toriel: (shy smile) While our three children can be a bit of a handful, we have considered having another child. Maybe a little ways into the future, Asriel will have a biological sibling!

~How does magic even work? Can different species of monsters learn different magic? For example, could Sans learn fire magic? Could Frisk learn blue magic? WHAT ARE THE RULES?????

Alphys: D-different kinds of monsters can learn more types of magic, but it takes up m-more energy.

~Can we take a moment to realize that Papyrus, a 15-year-old, is possibly more intelligent than his 22-year-old brother, who probably has a PhD?

Papyrus: (flattered blush) You give me too much credit, human. My brother and father are the smarts of the family. Dad always said I was the energy! (smiles brightly)
* Papyrus' recent sparratic bursts of happiness don't seem... natural...

~Why is Ben the only ghost we can see? The other souls are stills intact, aren't they? And if his soul is being used as a power source for the machine, how has he not dissipated from existence by now?

Ben: My soul's canister was actually cracked, which let my consciousness escape from the capture. Theoretically, if you were to crack the other canisters, you might release my friends. But not all of them have 0 LV like I do...

Paps, don't you all have 6 souls? or did Flowey take those? Who knows, maybe you needed only 5 souls and wasted your life. Did you even do the research? If ya haven't, I can help. I am an expert on souls, but, instead of your big project, have some people do some more research on human souls, and have Frisk help! They might allow you to use their soul for some (hopefully harmless) experimenting. Maybe the big project isn't much of a use, and you can use it a bit to do your thing... yeah...

Papyrus: Frisk always tells us they'll do anything to help us with anything. But I doubt they'd be willing to go this far... and for something so far-fetched...
Frisk: (eavesdropping with Sans) yes I would... I would always help you...

PAPS! YOU NEED SOME COOKIES AND SOME HUGS TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

* Before he can react, he's crushed into a hug.
Papyrus: (laughs a bit) As I always say, hugs don't hurt. (hugs the asker back)

Papy, please! Listen to your brother! He's older than you and has more experience.Also, I know can see you're busy during the day, but if you just stopped patrolling, then you'd have time.You have to understand, Undyne won't let you in because she loves you. She doesn't want you to die or get hurt. I know you want to prove her wrong, but it's not worth it if you're just going to die on the battlefield...

Papy, seriously, listen to Sans for at LEAST the energy drink part. Your body is still developing, you can't go fucking it up with drugs

Papyrus: (sighs) I'll chill out on the energy drinks, but I am getting into that Guard. I'll stop my patrol rounds and focus more on offence. If I prove myself to be stronger than her expectations, I could convince her...

Paps, listen to your brother. This project... it's changing you. You're not the Papyrus I remember. The Papyrus I know would think about how others feel, even if he thinks what he's doing is right. While i know that you want to free everyone, you don't realize the consequences of your actions. Patience is a virtue.

Papyrus: That it is. But we've waited for ages. I'm just... (claws at his skull) I'm fucking tired of waiting! If we leave it up to fate, we're all going to die before the barrier is broken!

Sans, can you promise me something?
Can you promise me that you will kill the hell spawn that will soon be unleashed?

Sans: Sorry, kid, but I couldn't do that... For as kind as he is, Paps could never forgive me if I killed the hybrids when they're created.

Take a hotdog
Take eyesocket
Shove hotdog in eyesocket
That's how I think you eat

I'm betting on my eye socket theory
*shoves an anti-depressant bottle in both his eyesockets*

Sans: (shakes them out) Haha, kid, no! I can open my mouth, but I just don't need to to talk.

BUT Papy! The rock! ...  and I'm not taking about ma boi dwayne johnson

But papy... she hit sans with a fricking rock.

Papyrus: She'll get punishment for that. Nobody hurts my family and gets off unharmed.
* "Unharmed" instead of "scot-free"... the normally gentle skeleton's specific choice of words stings you with worry like a nest of agitated wasps.

* Ryan's eyes go blank as he falls forward. He is exhausted...

Papyrus: Woah! (catches him and picks him up) Heh, come on, human. Let's get you somewhere comfortable.
* Papyrus lays Ryan in the guest room and leaves him to rest.

GUYS! 6 JUST RAN INTO WATERFALL!!!

Sans: (starts sprinting after her) I'm gonna fuckin' kill 'em!
* His soul is pulled back by blue magic. He turns to face his brother, his hand glowing and wearing his science clothing.
Sans: Paps???
Papyrus: They seem to hate you. I don't know why. But they wouldn't dare lay a scratch on you while I'm around. They know how I am when someone pushes me over my limit. So I'm coming with you. It's for your own safety. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you... (looks down)
* Sans breaks free of his brother's magic when his focus fades and hugs him.
Sans: Alright bro. Let's go. And don't worry — I'm not goin' anywhere.
Papyrus: (smiles sadly and hugs back) Alright. Let's go.
* The words from the phone call echo in his head... why, he is unsure.