This Au has changed ever since I worked on it during 2021 and so has the way I want this au to be interpreted, so I’ll explain here:

This au is NOT a Dustbelief nor Dustswap take anymore, it’s merely a Dusttale take that revolves around Papyrus! In ut canon Papyrus does refer to himself as a ”BRUTAL KINDA GUY” with some evidence showing his more serious side such as him being held with 4 vines by Flowey, some knowledge of time and space, and the fact Undyne states that Papyrus is capable of putting up a fight, with his kindness being his only weakness. Sentimental revolves around several unfinished genocide runs where the player aborts after beating Sans, and it is known that some monsters do retain memories of past runs, so if more false resets were to occur, their memories would become stronger. Obviously Papyrus is will receive these memories, but how will these memories affect his encounters with the player? And what About Sans? Another thing is that Papyrus for the most part does believe in the player still, but his drastic actions such as killing other monsters have been done not out or anger, but of fear. Papyrus does not want to kill monsters, but because of the his encounters with the player, he now has a target on his back, causing him to do unspeakable things in an act of self-defense, all while trying to convince the human to change. He even spreads the dust of his victims! This is not the story of a revenge seeking Skeleton, this is the story of a typically generous person finally snapping and revealing his other side.

Old Explanation:

Firstly, this is a take on D4niztic’s DUSTSWAP, not a Dustbelief take. While canon Dustswap takes place in canon undertale, this version takes place in dusttale. Basically it’s a different interpretation! Even though papyrus will have similar phases to disbelief, his motives are different. In dustbelief, papyrus starts killing without any real empathy. In frustration and Collapse, papyrus kills because he feels that he has no choice. He still is scared of the human and wants them to change for the better. Even when he kills monsters papyrus cries for them, spreading said monster’s dust on personal belongings. Hope this explains why se things in this au are the way they are. See ya!