#dox.txt

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Probably not an original post by any means but imagine if the reason why Sans is so good at interpreting and reading facial expressions + body language is because Papyrus is so hard to read. Like, ridiculously so. I'm thinking he got two modes basically, overly dramatic and theatrical and blank-faced (which doesn't last long in Sans' presence anyways)

Now imagine if Papyrus' hard-to-read self was also the reason why Sans is a Judge in the first place.

Wouldn't that be funny?

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You know what, nothing is funnier than the glamburger being made of sequins and (edible according to flavortext) glitter because Mettaton was a ghost and is now a robot, which means he's never actually eaten regular monster food or needed to

It still heals HP because of intent/green magic and probably some semblance of food items baked into it, so it's probably just a texture nightmare for monsters but not harmful

Now when it comes to humans however,

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Yanno how if you get judged by Sans and then you load your save file and go kill some monsters and then come back to be judged again he calls you gross?

He seems nonchalant about it, but I wonder how he really feels about it. That the human took his words as a challenge, that an innocent lives were taken because he decided to judge them, to show that there are consequences to their actions.

Maybe he thinks that someone who was provoked so easily was always going to reveal their true self eventually, especially since their last battle with asgore is up ahead, so it doesn't really matter

Or maybe he's counting on a reset, so it doesn't matter either.

Whatever his mindset or rationale may be, I do wonder if he would feel anything special. Maybe feel guilty about it, or just irritated that it happened at all and his contribution towards it.

I think he'd be shocked but then try to suppress any feelings about it because it would be rewarding them with a reaction and that's the last thing he wants

(It's not his fault btw and he knows it, what I mean is maybe he'd feel bad about it regardless because the human made it out to be so that their act of violence was because of Sans' influence)

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You know, there is something to be said about Flowey and his control over damage. It seems to rival that of even Papyrus.

I'm sure he has honed that craft over the many, many resets that he has done, but it's still very impressive how, even though he sent a whole barrage of bullets your way, as soon as only one touches and instantly depletes your health to a 1, they vanish.

Knowing just how much intent it will take to fatally wound, but not outright kill someone you're meeting for the first time...

That's kinda scary!

And it's not like he has any of the powers he had before since your determination beats his. This is just his own skill and experience.

It could very well be that it's just how it was designed as a joke tutorial and not something Toby intended, but it's still something worth noting.

I mean, if you reset and do the introduction again, he still deals the exact same. Even if you both were anticipating it. Nothing changes there, not even his script aside from that one acknowledgment just before the encounter starts.

Did Toby forget/ignore that? Or is it intentional? He could be playing along even if you're both aware of what the outcome will be because it doesn't really matter. Toriel will still arrive. Maybe he's even able to factor in somebody bracing for it.

He is after all very much used to repeating the same lines of dialogue due to all those resets, but also messing around with different variables.

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Sans has the energy of an isekai protagonist. He's not even from Undertale. He's literally just a guy surrounded by mystery forced upon him

Hes trying so hard to keep up with everything going on by gathering as much intel as possible because he's still adjusting to this new and strange universe. He even studied quantum physics because of course its a real thing here.

Like. Imagine how he feels.

He wakes up one day in undertale and after a costume party, his brother wants to join the guard. A real guard. As in. There's a kingdom. In real life. A millenia old goat with a blood red trident is the king. Who personally trained a bloodthirsty fish lady who is the captain. Somehow his brother befriended her. They're making spaghetti. He also got Sans a job as a sentry through her.

She's in love with the royal scientist who frankensteined a bunch of monsters on the verge of death by using the mysterious properties of human souls. She's also the most normal out of everyone in this bizarre modern medieval cave. Most of her equipment is stuff she gathered from a dumpster.

That scientist made a living robot. Who is also the head of a major fashion brand and a TV star. His brother is all about his brand. Their burgers are made of sequins.

His brother has also befriended a talking flower. He's been making research with the royal scientist about timeline stuff because he's trying to find a way back home and that flower is a prime suspect.

His brother one day comes in with a lot of premonitions. Sans doesn't know if it's because of the flower or if he just woke up like that.

They have a dog now. It's vibrating and it teleports at random. His brother says it won't leave him alone. He has a feeling that it's somewhat divine. Papyrus dodges all of his questions by jumping out of a window. The window glass scatters inwards.

And then he meets a human. They're probably just as lost and confused as him, right?

Wrong. The human can bend time and space and has death defying stubbornness. Monsters are weak to intent. That human could singlehandedly eradicate all of them.

Even the lady behind the door is strange. She's the queen and lost her children in a tragedy. And now her children are haunting the narrative.

Is it really that weird then that he spends most of his time at Grillby's?

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I'm so sad that mettaton's box form isn't nearly as appreciated as it should be

I mean, the man made a huge career out of his rectangle likeness!! I like his box form a lot because he manages to be so expressive with his limited range!

All those series and shows and merchandise and whatnot are of him in his box form!! People bought rectangle kits (namely burgerpants) to look just like him! What he lacked in facial expressions, he made up in dramatic gestures and tone of voice! It's so cool the things he managed to do with what he was given! I want more of that content, honestly

He seems happier in his EX form though, maybe because he resembles more like a human or maybe so that he can move on from the time of his life where he pretended to be "just a robot". Either way, he can be himself more in that EX form so I understand if he prefers it.

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Sorry about the lack of analysises lately, I'm in the middle of compiling a really meaty one that I will probably put most in a Google document and then try to compile the most important parts as a standalone post

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Something that will never not be funny to me is how people will constantly project onto Sans Undertale or have these weird ideas of him

"Sans would straight up kill you if you taught Papyrus a bad word"

"Sans would have a mental breakdown if he saw his AU counterparts"

"Sans is strong enough to beat everyone in a fight and is always a step away from summoning his blasters"

Are we talking about the same guy? The one who made his secret code for timetravelers "I'm the legendary fart master"? The one who says that you're bad at being evil for only getting to LV 14 or higher and makes fun of you for it, but let's you go?

Sans is very good natured, he takes everything in stride and has a pretty chill demeanor, to the point of apathy at times. He has never expressed a strong emotion in the entire game (except for when he confronts you for killing his brother but even then, it was for a split second and then he leaves)

If anything, I can see him and Papyrus making up new swear words for the hell of it.

He would think the AUs of him are pretty interesting and funny, especially the outlandish ones where he barely recognises himself. He'd probably try and make a map to see where the point of divergence starts and what the universes have in common because he's nerdy like that.

He's also not strong enough to take on anyone, he just cheats the system and his KR only works because you are LV 19, its useless if you're too underlevelled.

He doesn't even want to fight, he goes out of his way to act the part of a food vendor so you can't force him into an encounter.

Sans undertale is literally just some guy