Paolo

## Paolo Ruiz

* Poltergeist
* Living

### Gender

Doesn't know exactly, knows they aren't cis, and doesn't feel like finding out right now [10], assigned male at birth [12]

## Physical Description

### Type (Elemental, Beast, Undead)

Undead

**Paolo** was the third of the six human children who fell into the Underground between when Chara fell and when Frisk fell, having fallen on September 15, 2085. They possess the purple soul, perserverance

Paolo was also the first of the 'Behind the Scenes Children" to be formally introduced in the "Eclipse Total!" arc. They were first shown directly after "Bottles" Chara from the AskDrunkChara universe appeared from the portal behind the couch.

They are the narrator of the AFAC "Behind-the-Scenes Children" as well as supplying some of the art for explanations [1]. Paolo is the former owner of the "Cloudy Glasses" and "Torn Notebook" items from the original Game.

## History

### Pre-AFAC

Paolo's family did not understand their struggle with their identity, but did love them regardless. Every Day of the Dead, they leave a book on Paolo's grave because of their love of reading [9].

After falling into the Underground, they managed to evade capture for a surprising amount of time, which allowed them to write about all the fascinating monsters they had met. Eventually, Freja caught them and sent them to Asgore. They were able to withstand a lot of punishment before succumbing to their wounds.

Their last words were "There's got to be another w..." [4].

### Red Echoes

Paolo is the narrator for this arc, but is not revealed as the narrator.

### Sweet Dreams and Nicecreams

Paolo continues to be the unrevealed narrator

### Extra-Dark Chocolate

Maverick forcibly alters Paolo's narration, which confuses them.

### ¡Eclipse Total!

When the askers start asking about where Chara is, Paolo gets a bit frustrated with their insistence, telling them they're doing the best they can. Then the askers ask who Paolo is, and they have an existential crisis about the nature of their existence before snapping out of it when it comes time to narrate again.

When Chara was yelling at the askers for calling them evil for poisoning Asgore with the buttercup pie, Paolo appears in the background. When the askers draw attention to them, Paolo remembers who they are, and is overjoyed. Chara says they already hate them. The askers tell Paolo they're adorable and they tell them that they have no idea what their gender is, but they are adorable. An asker expresses surprise that a child was doing the narration and Paolo chastises them for underestimating children. Chara finally remembers who Paolo is and wonders why they haven't moved on from this world. Paolo tells that they're not ready since this world is too interesting and Chara says they're no better than an asker. An asker asks if the glimmering colors in the background are the other fallen children and they confirm this, saying they're asleep. Chara asks if Paolo is going to interfere with their plan and they mock them for it and say that they don't actually know how to leave the Void before continuing to mock their knitting until Chara tells them they're leaving. An asker tells Paolo that knitting is a coping mechanism like drawing and they tell them that knitting takes more planning than drawing before using that as a segue to tell Chara that their plan is hopeless. Chara tells them that Frisk will make the right choice and Paolo asks Chara what they'll do if they're wrong, and Chara admits they don't know.

Getting back to the Monster House, Paolo breaks character to freak out over all the spilled wine, thinking it's blood before mocking Bottles for being drunk as well as the cast for leaving them alone. When an asker tells Bottles that the cake wasn't for them and he reminds them that their name was on it, Paolo admits they have a point.

After Blake destroys a particularly inflammatory ask, an Asker thanks them and Paolo shows up to greet them. Blake has no idea who they are and doesn't remember them until Paolo brings up Flowey. An asker asks how life has been since the Barrier was destroyed and Erika says that it's better than being inside glass jars and that they can't move on anyways, and Paolo reiterates that they want to see what happens next. Climaxstriker gets the go-ahead from Blake, Paolo, and Erika to go through with Operation Hyper White Chocolate.

When Operation Hyper White Chocolate succeeds in getting Chara and Asriel's souls close enough together to get Flowey to turn back into Asriel, Paolo is shocked that Chara had the rest of Asriel's soul.

Paolo's final appearance this arc is listening to Erika's theory that Chara doesn't actually have a plan

## Known Stats

April 29th, 2017

LV 1

HP: 20

MP: 10

AT: 0 (?)

DF: 0(?)

EXP: 0

NEXT: 10

WEAPON: Narration

ARMOR: The 4th Wall

Gold: 0

## Trivia

* Trash Queen has suggested that Paolo has Asperger's Syndrome in an ask.
* Paolo's name was originally Paulo until Trash Queen changed it to better fit the pronunciation she had in her head.
* Has the ability to change their voice as they wish [2]
* They are wearing a Ravenclaw scarf [3].
* They are an avid fan of Harry Potter, but died before they could get past The Goblet of Fire [5].
* Had they gotten the opportunity to grow up, they would have become some sort of field researcher [6].
* Their favorite food was sugar glazed donuts [7].

## References

[8] http://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/183658781317/tq-just-curious-what-are-the-afac-characters

[10] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/155320287542/if-its-one-fight-thats-full-of-glitter-its

[11] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/622818209927741440/i-know-theyre-all-gender-expansive-but-what

[12] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/170712667057/if-you-like-admitting-your-mistakes-and-wanting-to