Addy and Silky seemed to get along rather nicely. Well, they should, they were siblings. It reminded Papyrus of when he and Sans were younger, they had always been rather close. Well, they had been. Before the surface.
Silky was a rather formal person. She sat straight, and had really good manners. Extremely good manners. The girl offered to do the dishes, and cleaned the house without any prompt. However, she was obsessed with things being 'even', causing her to often be disgusted by certain things. She spent an hour reorganizing everything just to make it a little more even and organized. Addy liked to hold onto her hand, switching from holding Silky's hand to Undyne's. Silky asked Papyrus if he had any reading material, as Addy liked to be read to before she went to bed. Sans used to do it before he disappeared.
That's why Papyrus took it upon himself to read to her. Silky had explained to them that Addy had selective mutism, she couldn't talk to people she didn't feel comfortable with. She could only talk to her family, and weirdly, anyone who killed someone else. It was an unusual twist on selective mutism, but Papyrus didn't really care. The little girl had gone out to eat organs anyway, why would he even be surprised by another quirk at this point?
Silky was extremely helpful for the situation. His niece explained a lot about everything, giving them the information they needed. Not only that, but she was open to helping them with anything they needed. Papyrus had to keep declining her help, as she was his niece and she shouldn't be doing the cooking for her.
The two girls eating habits were unusual. Silky would take a plate of food and disappear to another room to eat, returning with an empty plate and thanking Papyrus. They had asked, but she said her way of eating was unconventional and tended to scare off people who watched. And she deemed it impolite to eat in front of her 'hosts'. Sometimes she took Addy, as Addy had watched Silky eat her whole life and was used to it.
Addy's eating was different. Silky and her would disappear in the middle of the night, returning with blood stained clothes and with new reports on T.V about a person with missing organs found dead. At least the murders weren't very local anymore, going to other towns. Papyrus inquired her about it, and Silky explained that she helped Addy to make sure nothing happened to her. She assured him that even though they left in the middle of the night, the two were capable and didn't need him to stay up and make sure they made it back safely. That didn't stop him from staying up to make sure the two returned anyway.
It had been a few days since Silky's introduction, and they had been looking around to try and see if they could find any of her other siblings or family members.
Papyrus had been cooking some pie with Toriel when he opened the fridge, almost gagging when he looked inside.
A jar. There was a jar of human organs in his fridge.
"Papyrus?" Toriel asked him, glancing over at him from the counter.
"Oh, I apologize," Silky said, looking up from the computer she was on. "It requires less murders if we save the excess amount of organs we get during one kill. I did make sure to use a jar that you don't use, I'll be sure to wash it when we leave."
"Ah..." Toriel said, her voice wavering as she caught sight of what was in the fridge.
"When you leave?" Papyrus asked.
Ever since Addy had come into his house, he's kept his voice on more of a quiet tone to make sure not to startle her.
"In a few days, yes," Silky said.
"Did you find any of your family?" Papyrus asked.
"Not yet, no," Silky said, "But I believe we have come to overstay our welcome here. After all, you all seem rather uncomfortable with what Addy eats. I would have placed it elsewhere to keep it concealed from you all, but that is the only fridge you have. I apologize for making you feel uncomfortable, but we'll be taking our leave soon."
"You guys don't have anywhere to go, though," Toriel said.
"I don't think you all are very suited for our situation, though." Silky placed the computer to the side. "As much as I appreciate you letting us into your... very uneven home, and letting me fix it a bit, normal people aren't suited to live with us. You may be our family, but you're still rather normal. Addy and I aren't suited to live in normal housing with normal people. I understand the situation is difficult, and you guys have been open to letting us stay here, which we are very thankful for. But I don't believe you are suited for hosting killers, family or not."
"We can't let you out there all alone," Toriel said.
"But you left my Dad alone, didn't you?" Silky asked.
Silence filled the room. Papyrus felt like he was going to cry,
"I tried to hold back from mentioning this, as you guys have been nice to us, but I know what happened," Silky said, "I'm not one to judge for past actions, but we do have to take into account who you are. Addy and I require people who are willing to host and live with killers, people who aren't afraid of blood and things that can scare them. Sans fit that. My Dad even cooked with organs, he learned because he cared and loved for both Addy and her own Father. You guys may be letting us stay here, but who knows how long you will be able to hold up until you can't stand the sight. We haven't even eaten in front of you, and you're uncomfortable by our eating. The incident between you and my Dad occurred over 17 years ago, so I believe that has been plenty of time to change, and it was none of my business. I won't judge for that. What I will look at is your current actions, although nice, may not hold up when we need you the most. What we need are killers, just like ourselves. People we can eat in front of without fearing their reactions, people we can fall asleep with and not worry that our presence scares them. You all have been very helpful in opening your home to us, but I think, as I stated earlier, we have overstayed our welcome."
"B-But you can't go... I just..." Papyrus trailed off, "I just got a piece of my family back..."
"Silky, you're situation is rough, nothing a child should be forced to go through," Toriel started, "You guys shouldn't be left alone. We're here to help, let us help. This is a new situation for all of us, we didn't even know that you both existed until just recently. Let us make this right and help you."
"That's the problem I see with this situation," Silky said, "Are you all helping us for our own good, or out of regret for what you did to Dad? If you never knew that you had a brother, would you have even let Addy in and help her simply for her being family, or would you have turned her away or called the police when you saw what she needed to survive?"
"I... Listen, okay," Papyrus said, "The Great Papyrus hasn't been so great lately, and frankly, I don't have any idea what I would have done. Everything has just been confusing recently, I have no idea how anything is going to go anymore. I will admit I didn't expect Addy to eat organs, and of course I'm a bit freaked out by it..."
Papyrus looked at his niece. "But that doesn't mean I'm going to turn and just let you guys live on your own. I honestly have no idea what's been going on with my life, but you guys are the first sign of a family for... well, you know, since Sans left. I made a bunch of dumb mistakes because I was so focused on myself that I didn't see when my family needed help, that's been pointed out very clearly to me over the years. I don't care if I have to crawl through a ditch, or even watch Addy eat the organs... I'm going to help. I may be a little freaked out, yeah, sure, but I don't care about being the Great Papyrus again. I just want to be the family member I should be, I want to be there for you and help you guys. Please don't go, I-I know I'm freaking out but I'm not going to abandon you guys. Not now, not ever."
Silky silently watched him for a moment, folding her hands and resting them on her lap.
"... That was rather emotional," She said, "I usually don't like doing emotional, do you need a tissue?"
"I-I'm good," Papyrus breathed out.
"I didn't mean to bring up your past encounters with Sans, or make you go onto the verge of tears. I tend to analyze situations and look for the best outcome for myself and my family," Silky explained, "But if you can't handle this, you won't be suited for what other things our family deals with. Demons are a very good possibility to appear in the future, not to mention how we have to find our other parents and siblings before we continue. If you cannot help only us two, you may end up breaking under the pressure the rest of the family brings. You are all lovely people, but you're normal. That's the problem. You aren't equipped to deal with serial killers, and that's fine. We've always just depended on our close family, we've never had any external help. We're used to it. We can find a place to stay and regroup from there."
"Just because we're normal doesn't mean we can't and don't want to help," Toriel said lightly, "Even if I'm not related to you both, you two are lovely young girls who just want to be reunited with your family. I can't just standby and let children be forced to live through this on their own."
"You didn't, and we're thankful for that," Silky said, "You do understand what that means, though. We can try to be as polite as possible, but that can only go so far when it comes to CreepyPasta. You all will have to be prepared for that, physically and emotionally. And are you okay, do you need a tissue... or... toilet paper?"
Papyrus blinked back his tears. "I'm fine, don't worry about it. I'm just worried..."
Silky nodded. "But detailing what is expected of you to continue down this path, I will point out what we've been raised knowing what to do to traitors. We kill them. I'm giving you a way out now if you aren't emotionally prepared for this, but if you insist that all of this is worth putting your lives at risk, then we can stay here. Keep in mind that I did give you the option to back out, but there's no turning back."
"Even if there was any option to turn back, I wouldn't," Papyrus said, "But you guys need help, and I'm not going to go away. I'm going to help you guys, no matter what!"
"I see," Silky said, "But it wasn't very much you I was worried about. Actually, I was worried about Toriel."
"Me?" Toriel asked.
Papyrus glanced over at the goat woman. Why would Silky be worried about Toriel?
"Indeed," Silky said, "I know Papyrus is willing to help his family, but you... I feel as if you're insistent to connect to children. As if you lost some of your own. Am I correct?"
Toriel paused, looking to the side. How could Silky tell?
"A long time ago, but yes," Toriel said, "Two of my dear children."
"Ah, as I suspected," Silky said, "I watched how you acted around Addy, and I couldn't help but notice your attitude. I was worried that you wanted a child to replace your own, but if we grew to be too much, you would turn and give up. But if you lost your children a long time ago, it didn't happen recently. Which means I was incorrect in my assumption, once again, I apologize. You just care about children, don't you?"
"Children are the hope of the world, and if one needs my help... I can't decline," Toriel said.
"That's good, I was afraid that you were simply using Addy as a coping mechanism to deal with grief. But instead it's just you being compassionate... interesting."
Silky suddenly reached for the computer again, clicking on a few things. "I apologize, once again, I had a false idea about the residents in this household. Even if the house is awfully ugly, the people inside do have the right mindset. Now that I'm sure, we can continue."
The girl then scrolled down on the computer before rotating it around, showing a recent news report. Papyrus and Toriel looked on it, finding that the article was about a recent stabbing where camera footage caught sight of a hooded person with black hair and a cut smile.
"You have met him before, yes?" Silky asked.