There has been a series of small earthquakes has/still is go on where I live and I've been fighting my anxiety since 4:00 am. Which brings to my next questions. How would the skeletons react getting startled awake by an earthquake for the first time in the surface and how would they comfort their anxious S/O during one? (It's ok, if you only do the first part of the question.)
Iâm so late to answering this! Iâm sorry, I didnât answer when this was happening. I hope youâre doing okay though! I just did the first part of the ask since itâs getting a little late on my end, and I really want to get a few more asks done before heading to sleep.
Sans- If he wasnât already awake heâll startle awake and realize pretty quickly that this is an earthquake. Heâs a scientist, and as such is pretty well informed. He wonât like the sound, but heâll stay in bed like youâre supposed to when you wake to an earthquake, making sure to cover his skull.Â
Papyrus- Thisâll definitely freak him out and heâll call for Sans probably thinking heâd make his way to his brother, but stops when Sans calls back telling him to stay put, hold on and stay away from windows, light fixtures and any furniture that could topple over. Heâll anxiously wait it out, and once itâs over heâll hurry to Sans to ask what the heck that was!
Blue- When he startles awake to the earthquake happening his first instinct is to find Stretch to make sure heâs safe. So, Blue does the one thing youâre not supposed to do when you wake up in bed to an earthquake. He leaves his bed and goes to his brotherâs room. Thankfully he isnât hurt along the way, but Stretch isnât happy heâd moves when he gets there, urging his brother to get on the bed with him and cover his skull. When itâs over Stretchâll explain what happened.Â
Stretch- Was probably already awake lying in bed when it happens. Like Sans he knows what this is and takes the appropriate measures. What he doesnât expect is for Blue to show up! Heâll yank his brother onto the bed and tell him to cover his skull. He then realizes that maybe he shouldâve explained earthquakes to Blue beforehand if it was even a possibility.Â
Edge- Oh this poor bean. Edge has Astraphobia which is a fear of thunder, or thunderstorms, but the reason he has this phobia is because when he was a child a cave in happened Underground and heâd been trapped with a few other kids underneath rubble for a few days until they could be dug out. Itâs the sound that gets him, and the rumble of an earthquake, and the fact that everything is shaking will put him right back there to being trapped under the rubble. Heâll have a panic attack.
Red- Startles awake, and immediately gets up even though he shouldnât. He knows he shouldnât, but as he feels the shaking under his feet and hears the rumble of the earthquake all he can think of is that he needs to get to Edge. That his younger brother will panic, and he wonât be able to handle something like this, thinking back to the time Edge got trapped in a cave in. He wants to protect his younger brother.
Berry- Doesnât like the shaking. It makes him feel like the world is falling all around him. Heâll shut his sockets tight and just ride it out, but heâll be jumpy for the first little bit afterwards.
Money- Is more irritated than anything. Heâd actually been asleep, and now heâs been woken up to this? Heâll growl and cover his skull like heâs supposed to, but heâs not happy.
Black- First thing he does is call out to Rus asking if heâs alright. His loud voice carries so thankfully his brother hears and the next thing he knows Rus is beside him having shortcut into his bed. Heâll tsk and chastise Rus for doing that, but heâs happy to know his brother is safe and with him.Â
Rus- Prepares to just stay put, but once he hears Black shout something he thinks his brotherâs in trouble and immediately shortcuts to him landing with an oof on his older brotherâs bed. Once he realizes Black was only asking if he was alright heâll settle and just let his brother scold him for moving.
Crooks- Feels very vulnerable due to his large size. Heâll try to scrunch himself up a bit and make himself less of a target for anything that happens to fall.Â
Axe- Unlike Sans he doesnât know what this is, and it makes him panic slightly but that just causes him to freeze, which is good since heâs safest in his bed. Once itâs over heâll be brought back to reality by Crooks shaking his shoulder asking if heâs alright.
Wine- Immediately leaves to find Coffee. He doesnât care if stuff falls on him, or he ends up injured. Heâs going to get to his brother who is most certainly panicking.Â
Coffee- He panics. He knows what an earthquake is, but that doesnât mean he was ready to experience one. Heâll only calm down once Wine has arrived assuring him that everything will be alright.Â