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[infinite1up]

[Sato's clearly recording from somewhere high up, but exactly where isn't clear; the background is nothing but cavern ceiling.]

Hello, fellow residents of Hadriel. I'm Sato.

I'd hoped I'd have something more important to say the first time I posted anything publicly, but it turns out I just have a question for all of you.

You see, where I'm from, there's no such thing as magic. But I know that many of you are from places where it really does exist in one form or another. So to those of you out there, I'd really like to hear from you about how it works, who can learn it, and anything else you wouldn't mind sharing.

After all, with dragons flying around, this seems like as good a time as any to talk about the fantastical.

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[skelebro]

['Sup Sato? Have a real live skeleton. One of those "monsters" that kid up there was just talkin' about.]

Heya. I'm hearin' you got some questions?

[infinite1up]

[Sato does seem surprised, although maybe a little less than you'd expect.]/small>

If you have answers, I'd enjoy hearing them. I suppose the only way to hold a skeleton like yourself together would be magic, wouldn't it?

[Really, he's more curious than anything.]

[skelebro]

Yep. Monsters from my world're made of magic. Kinda need it to, uh...exist.

[Yeah, and he's gotta be eatin' stuff made of magic too. Which really narrows down his pool of edibles, let him tell you.]

[infinite1up]

[Prior to these particular conversations with Frisk and Sans here, he'd never really thought of his own capabilities as anything like magic, but once you start talking about what people are made out of, well...]

I'm guessing that narrows down its usefulness to anyone who isn't a 'monster'. So if there isn't magic around, you just stop existing, is that it?

[skelebro]

More like it "marrows" it down, but yeah.

[Bone puns! Always a favored specialty of his.]

Not really. We're just sorta made of the stuff. Produce it wholesale, I guess? All our food and the like is made of magic too.

[infinite1up]

[Sato's smile doesn't change at all for the pun, just pauses and waits for Sans to continue at that point. Completely sandbagged.]

Can you do anything interesting with it? Aside from being a walking, talking skeleton, I suppose.

[Hey, he's not much for puns, but he's clearly taking the animate-skeleton thing in good stride]

[skelebro]

Depends on who you ask.

[And please don't ask. Because he kinda expended a lot of magic the other day, and resulting lightshow kinda ruined a lot of friendships he had with good people. People he liked.]

My bro's really the one you're gonna wanna ask about the fancier stuff.

[infinite1up]

[Sato opts not to take the hint, because here's him asking. Instead he does make sure to sound a little more understanding and kindly, since the reason for Sans' reticence isn't very clear. Who wouldn't trust this sweet old man?]

It's okay. Even if not very many other people appreciate it, I'm sure whatever you can do is very interesting to a person like me, born into a world without any kind of magic... why don't you do a little something right now?

[skelebro]

Not really one for theatrics. But since you asked so nice...

[He materializes a few blue knucklebones in the air that hover there, inert, before dissipating harmlessly.]

Nothin' special, really.

[infinite1up]

Oh! That's still a pretty unique skill. And you mentioned your brother does fancier magic?

[skelebro]

Yep. He can do proper blue attacks and everything.

[Not to say Sans can't, he just...prefers not to. That's all.]

Those're the ones that only hurt ya if you move through 'em.

[infinite1up]

'Blue attacks'?

I suppose it would be too much to hope that he's around as well?

[skelebro]

[He materializes another row of knucklebones, the lot of them again emanating a low-level cyan glow. Blue attacks, see?]

Oh yeah, he's around. Big tall skeleton, likes to say "Nyeh heh heh!" Can't miss him.

[infinite1up]

I'll be sure to keep an eye out for him.

Which reminds me, now that we're talking... [He add pleasantly:] shouldn't you be out wandering the caverns if you're a monster?

[skelebro]

Nope.

[He pops the "p" airily, as if he ain't heard that quite enough before. Real damn sick of hearin' it, but what can you do? He's too lazy to get all offended and twisted in knots over a thing like that.]

Not that kinda monster, buddy.

[infinite1up]

You're sure? What's the difference?

[skelebro]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure.

[He's gettin' a stronger and stronger bead on this guy's personality the longer he talks, boy!]

For one, most of the other guys here don't talk so much as they just try to chew your face off.

[infinite1up]

I suppose that's true. We'll all just have to hope that you don't change your mind one of these days.

[skelebro]

[Sans's grin widens, but it's far from pleased. Very, very far from it.]

That ain't gonna happen, pal.