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How would Papyrus act, if he didn't suffer from dementia? Would he become something like Sans, a terrifying hunter that holds a good side for his loved ones?

Sans only retained what he has left of his sanity by removing himself from his soul completely. The corruption of the Hunger is too much to keep a stable mind and remain connected to the center of your being, so instead, he chose to close himself away from nearly all emotion. Only what he feels for his family remains now, and even that is warped, at times.

Papyrus would not be able to do that. He loves and cares too deeply, and without his willful delusions, he would lose his mind entirely, and likely either have to be killed, or perish on his own from the trauma of the corruption.

2020-08-08 20:42:43 ¶ ●

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Sorry for asking so much about Papyrus. He is just so interesting. If you could cure Papyrus's dementia, causing him to live and accept the real (horrific) world you reside in, would you? Or would you rather keep him in his fantasy, and stay (mostly) ignorant?

“…i would keep him the way he is. he doesn’t know what i’ve done to keep us alive, with him lost in his head. i can just take care of him, pretend it’s all okay. in a way, somewhere in him, i’m sure he knows what’s going on… that he’s trying to be kind to me too, trying to keep things the same as long as he can. so while i’m allowed, i don’t want to change that.”