EMERGENCY BROADCAST (text)

[justribbing]

(All active cellphones sound an alarm briefly during the delivery of this message.)

To: All Users
From: sans.
Subject: (SUBJECT HERE)
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: The following is an automated message.

Nature of Emergency: cagey queen left us hanging


PRESS 1 if outside the vicinity of: home If it is safe to do so, follow the prompts to take and send an image of your surroundings to the administrator.

Users in the vicinity of: home are requested to congregate in the: mess hall immediately for: probably a good idea to come save us


Additional Notes:

* sup.
* not much, not much, just hangin' with about 3 new and old friends in this cage dangling precariously above the water.
* can't say i like the conditions either, but the cold and damp doesn't get under my skin. i think i see other cages, tho and, uh, i can't say much for them yet.
* six other occupied cages, with about three in each. hey, it's like those math problems you used to get in school.
* startin' to get a real sinking feeling so if there's anybody out there who ain't locked up, it'd mean a lot to me and over 20 other people if you bailed us out.
* see ya. sans.

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Comments

[Text]

[achievementhunter]

[They take a moment to view the images for themself before responding. If they're truly irritated by his current demeanor, they may no note of it.

After all, he's not exactly shifting to audio right now, is he? Just like they aren't at their best in picking up the actual details.]

Understood.
We're coming.

[Text]

[justribbing]

* one more thing: there's a puzzle in the floor.
* maybe the other cages have 'em too.
* maybe it opens the cage? hell if i know.
* who's we?

[Text]

[achievementhunter]

Then I suggest you attempt it, unless there are other matters more pressing to you.

[Blurry, indistinct images in bad lighting didn't quite give insight as to whether the presence of black goo resided overhead or not.]

Frisk, myself. Whoever isn't slowing us down.

Either way, we'll be there soon.

[Text]

[justribbing]

* bossy, bossy.
* anyway we're on it.
* see you soon.

[Text]

[achievementhunter]

[And a very short while later:]

Need you to do something.
Get everyone in the cages with a phone to begin collecting notable photos. Something that gives light on your location, these puzzles- everything.
Send them my way. I'll forward them onto relevant parties.

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[justribbing]

[ Sans doesn't bother with a reply, he's sorta got his phalanges full here, and his joints are starting to ache from, well, fatigue.

First comes photos from Sanji, then those that Tim and Allelujah offered, some of his own pictures (redundancy!), Zuko's, and finally, later, some photographs from Keith. ]

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[achievementhunter]

[It takes a while to respond. Because they're busy, because they don't know what to say. I'm proud of you sounds like a patronizing lie, you can do this sounds worse.

The absolute most they can ask from him right now, is-]

Breathe, Sans.

[To try believing in them again, even if it's not for long. Even if it's just for a second.
Even if they don't deserve it.
Believe that they can do this for you.]

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[justribbing]

* hey, where'd you get such great advice?

[ Advice that doesn't apply to skeletons, except that pretending to breathe was done more for others than for themselves. ]

* we're fine over here, howzabout you two get to our brothers first, huh?

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[achievementhunter]

I couldn't imagine where I've picked it up.

[It's the thought that counts, right?]

I'm working on it. I'll make sure your brother is retrieved safely.

[Text]

[achievementhunter]

[And a few minutes later.]

I promise.

[Text]

[justribbing]

* get outta here, you got better things to do than hear my bad jokes.
* i'm rootin for ya, kid.