From Murder to Dust

IC - 1 - Switch

Question: okay, for one, FIND DUST BEAN QUICKKKKK Second, why the heck do all villains say their plans-

Answer: One, yes! Two, not all villains say their plans, but when they do, it's likely because it makes them feel better about themselves, knowing that even if you do know their plans, you'll never stop it. This is actually documented fact, and many real-life villains have quite literally told us what they were going to do. I won't provide examples, though, since I don't want a hitman to come to my house.

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Nightmare's gang was having an okay time; the balance had been relatively stable, and we only had to go out when genocides were low or something else was going on. Actually, we enjoyed that time as much as we could; it wasn't as nice as when we had little to no work, but we made do with what we had. We didn't really have much to do today; we had just gone out for the first time in an entire week! I had to fight Ink alone, though, since Cross was in the middle of an intense study on ghost physics which he couldn't break from - Chara had been pestering him endlessly about it, and it wasn't something he could simply have said no to. I felt a bit weird after the battle - tired, perhaps? Maybe ill? - but I attributed it to the fact that Ink had used some magic in contrast to his usual battering with his paintbrush. I didn't actually know what type of magic he had used, but it would have been enough to ground me if we hadn't retreated when we did. Actually, I felt horrible, but Killer wanted to show me some new knife tricks, keeping me awake instead of allowing me to sleep; I was okay with that, though, since I would always put my family's interests before my own, even if it was sleep.

"So when the guy comes at me, I go like this!" Killer showcased a defensive move. "Cool, right?"

"Definitely.." I yawned slightly.

"Ya tired, Dusty?"

"A little..you can go on, though."

"Well, how about one more?"

"Maybe you should let him sleep." Nightmare suggested; we were in the living room.

"It'll be quick!"

"That's what you said about the hour-long one." Error chuckled.

"Heh..right.." Killer wanted to change the subject. "Well, ya look tired, Dusty! How about ya just lay down and get some rest?"

"Now that is an idea I can get behind." I yawned. 

"Here, you can rest next to me; I'll ensure that no antics wake you." Nightmare offered me the distinguished honor of sleeping on a couch; that was an offer almost none could resist.

"Thanks, Dad." I lay down, snuggling into a blanket.

"I can show ya more when ya wake up, though, right?" Killer needed confirmation.

"Sure, just don't go too crazy.."

"Got it! Extra crazy!"

"Whatever.." I just wanted sleep.

I closed my eyesockets and drifted to sleep peacefully, descending into a dusty nightmare. I felt a bit weird today..I was usually more aware when I slept, but..I wasn't this time? Huh..maybe I was just more tired than I had thought; that occasionally happened after an intense battle. I decided to enjoy my rest as much as I could, savoring every moment of sleep I had; knowing Killer, he would have been on me as soon as he knew I was awake, and I needed to be ready in the event that I needed to focus. When I woke, I noticed that I was not lying on a couch..had I been moved? Perhaps something important was happening, but it wasn't important enough to wake me? I decided that I would need to figure it out; in any case, I could just ask Paps. I yawned slightly before opening my eyesockets and finding myself looking into two yellow eyelights-