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How tall are the sanses in westerntale?

Bonk!

That's the Bad Sanses anddd

The Star Sanses!

And also:

Those guys!

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since i suppose it may be best to give myself a nickname and being stuck in a skeleton sandwich of those two sound nice. what are things that make both skeletons(western dust and killer) decide they like somebody? what are they like on first meetings? - 💀 anon (i would have chosen one with a cowboy hat as i've been sending alot of asks for that verse however i was unable to find such a emoji so this fits i suppose.)

Hello 💀Anon!! 'S nice to see you around!!

Westerntale Dust usually doesn't really connect to people, pfft. It takes him a hell of a lot to like someone- considering they usually just do it because he's the dangerous and unnerving guy. He's actually pretty cool to be around- but when you first meet, it's probably him just quietly staring at you with that singular, visible, red, dripping eyelight of his.

Westerntale Killer is a charming bastard and probably appeared purely to just flirt and talk to you. For him? You being yourself is the best you can do to get him interested. Even if it's just being in the background. You're also got to be able to snatch onto him when he eventually attempted to scurry away.

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Oh, I was meaning like... General temperament? Like maybe how he'd be on first meeting?

(and what things about a person that might make him decide he likes them? 👉👈 )

~💖

Gotcha!!

Westerntale Horror's the kinda guy to look out for the people who aren't treated well. he's the type to step in when shit starts going down. All and all?

He's... actually a pretty nice guy, if a bit unnerving due to the way he just seems to... stare at things.

He also can't read for a long period of time-

Anyhow!! His temperament is pretty even. He loves dark humoured jokes- also really loves baking. He can definitely get scary when he needs to, though.

And to make him like you? Y'gotta be willing to deal with his stupid self-sacrificial mindset (that he has for those he cares about). You've also got to deal with his chronic headaches and migraines that get so bad that sometimes he can barely function some days.

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Bats?!

Snakes?

Winged horrors?

Western boys??

What do you not have??? Fae??

~💖

I do have Fae, actually!

I'm usually a bit more careful with fae, though, because I know that there's another pretty popular blog with them (which I haven't checked out) and I want to make sure i don't seem like I'm copying!!

You can absolutely feel free to ask about them

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It’s a me, Story Anon (as you nicknamed me /pos)! I’m back on my bs again so you get worldbuilding about how spite works in my hcs

Spite souls are not a natural part of a trait. Spite appears as a dark maroon/red- a mix between determination’s red and perseverance’s purple- and fills in cracks (or makes them) on the soul’s surface. It doesn’t mix with other traits’ colors, unlike every other trait. Monsters deem it very unnerving to look at.

A soul that is full spite is never a healthy one. It’s not really a sign of a bad person, but more of a bad environment or significant trauma- what the hell would someone have to go through for their soul to be mangled in such a way?

If someone has enough spite in their soul, they’ll actually damage monsters on contact with their intent (even if they don’t mean to). In, say, a pacifist run where humans and monsters are in the same area (but not everything is perfect esp the human government), spite souls are required to wear intent-blocking gloves so they don’t unintentionally hurt someone. I’d think they’d have to have “spite soul” somewhere on their legal docs too.

Of course, this doesn’t actually fix anything. And being shunned for a part of you- a part of your soul, no matter how “corrupted”- probably just makes these people want to cling to their spite even more. Because fuck you, actually, I’m not a goddamn dog to be muzzled. It would feel really unfair, I think, and only add fuel to the fire.

Spite souls would also be incredibly hard to heal. Their soul actively fights against it, along with healing others. Full spite souls are constantly stuck with a little less than full HP because their soul is damaging and repairing itself ad nauseum. They’re literally any healer’s worst nightmare.

They’re not really accepted, usually getting thrown both fearful and dirty looks every time someone sees their gloves. This leads to them feeling isolated, feeling angry and ashamed at their treatment, and consequently increasing their spite- it’s a cycle.

In addition, for full spite souls the usual “you are filled with _____” prompt says,

*YOU ARE FILLED WITH VITRIOL.

Vitriol because they’re literally living on poison (and I will never get over how fucking cool the word “vitriol” is istg). Kind of like how your body gets used to alcohol and shuts down without it. Reminder that this is full spite, though- a little spite filling in the cracks can even be beneficial for some, as long as you don’t let it take over your entire being.

…for a monster, especially one like Sans with so little HP, befriending a spite soul would feel like befriending a dragon. One that is fiercely loyal to those that have never wronged it. Its claws, razor sharp, never hurt him. They’re only there to protect, to pull him closer to the hard scales and only pleasantly warm fire, where he can be better protected. Closer to the dragon’s underbelly and heart, its most vital places, so no matter what draws near he will be safe.

(I’ve had that vivid imagery, of a dragon carefully pushing him back with a single paw to the small space between the underbelly and armored, scaly front legs for a long while. It’s such a pretty image in my head I wish I could astral project it into this ask lol)

uh yeah. spiteful characters, worldbuilding, and the word vitriol my beloved. hope y’all have a good day! time to return to my eons long slumber to incubate more ideas

-Story anon!

y e s .

that's my only response because. yes.

Also welcome back story anon!! Very awesome, intriguing, and complex lore and thoughts ough-

Your braincells- Your braincells I wish I had it-

That is a beautiful image, I think the brainwave has caught onto me

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are you guys a newly awakened system? Or did you just not share it for awhile? Either way is chill!

-Nebula

Hyellooooo Nebula

'N yeah- we're pretty newly awakened to actually- realising we're a system lmao

It's...

Not fun. But we're working it out slowly as we go, though there's plenty of things to figure out

We've got this though

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Nooooo~

All of them (Westerntale boys) are taller than me

;A;

Time to get stilts, I guess

~💖

I wish you luck on your ventures lmao

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"I AM PA-THE-TIC DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO I AM PA-THE-TIC DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO I AM PA-THE-TIC DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO PA-THE-TIC"🎵😎😎😎🎵

-3 am thoughts anon, telling the truth for once

All are pathetic under the eyes of society, in one way or another