THERE COMES THE POLICEEEEEEEEEE

THERE COMES THE POLICEEEEEEEEEE

WARNING! THE TEXT BELOW IS EXTREMELY BORING!

I headcanon that, while swapfell is set after a neutral run in underswap, this run not only ended a good part of the population but also created a huge gap in economic situations. The human that caused this had made a neutral-almost genocide in the areas of Snowdin and Waterfall and were later stopped by the guards in Hotland. So now there are three kinds of monsters, the ones who lost everything (snowdin & waterfall), the ones who lost some of their things and family (hotland), and the ones who lost nothing (new home). ((I’m not counting the Ruins because Toriel was there, and probably told them about the other humans’ fate, thus, encouraging the mass murder))

So, after this event, the price and/or rent for houses and flats went higher since “If another human fell, the chance to survive was greater”. and with more income in those places, the guards got paid better and would DO their job.

Most monsters wouldn’t help them and the guards sent to that area were trainees that, due to the economic crisis in the area, weren’t paid or paid properly. Being just underpaid trainees, they didn’t do well their job and those places became the n°1 hotspot for drug dealing, hiring a hitman, or just to find the cheapest prostitutes. Families rebuilt each other in these conditions and learned to call it home. All of their income would go to hotland either in taxes or basic need products such as food. The shopkeepers also got most of their stuff from new home so buying anything in these areas was a bit more expensive than doing so in hotland or new home.

After reaching the surface this didn’t change much, Gold had more value on the surface but unlike Hotland and NH, who could afford a place and hold on until finding a job. Waterfall and snowdin had to find cheaper alternatives to survive, this being buying a prefabricated house and living somewhere rent-free, so, hills near the city.

About Alphys and Undyne:

Theirs is a specific case. Undyne originates from Waterfall but got a special place in the labs for being the royal scientist.

Alphys comes from hotland but despite this, she often goes to waterfall and rarely snowdin to see how messed up their guard system is.

Both are in a “secret” relationship, and everyone knows. Mainly the waterfall monsters, they know everything about it.

Most people are intimidated by them.

Papyrus isn’t because he and Undyne were friends in Elementary school.

Sans isn’t scared of Alphys because that blow to the head left his sense of fear a bit messed up.

Alphys tried to improve the guard system once and as soon as she entered snowdin she saw two guards smoking weed.

Though Alphys is from Hotland, she doesn’t have a house of her own and lives in the building the Royalty pays for the higher class (most skilled) guards, where she now and then sneaks some people from the streets.

Something general:

Monsters have their family name AND the place where they were born, for example, Juan Woodlock from Snowdin

This is what most of the time determines if they get to work or not, is a class thing.

About Papyrus and his brother:

Papyrus is “Papyrus Graphite from Hotland” while his brother is “Sans Graphite from Snowdin”

Sans was born in hotland but they moved to snowdin a few years before the human fell, thus, his father registered him as a Snowdin citizen. Papyrus had already lived and studied in hotland before Sans’ was born, that’s why their documents are different. Neither of them minded though, they didn’t even notice until AFTER they had to get new documents on the surface.