And I'll do my best to keep it that way! [Which he does, indeed, continue doing. But he pauses as he reaches the point of seeing Sans's wing, staring down at it. As much as he sees the eyes, is very much aware of and cautious around them... On some levels, not seeing Sans's face or halo means that Sans can't see him. So he doesn't bother hiding the downright pitying expression, since that ruffled wing is as clear a sign of distress as anything he's feeling secondhand. Which just reminds him that Sans can probably feel that feeling, whoops, never mind he's working on fixing the problem that can be fixed right now.
When he gets to the lamp and turns it off, there's still faint ambient light from down the hallway - Papyrus didn't close the door behind himself. But it's dim enough now that his eyes shift on their own to the dark light, faintly glowing and taking in more of the scene. It's... well, he expected the food stains, the sweat stains, and so on. The odd clean socks are a surprise, and he stares briefly at one of them before turning his attention back to his brother. To his brother's main body?]
Are they all... connected? Are you... Can you move? [He hopes he's just extrapolating too far, thinking of ghost arms and assuming things. But if Sans has weird ghost eyestalks connecting him to these drawings, if he just lives here now, then... Papyrus's limbs rattle, briefly.]
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When he gets to the lamp and turns it off, there's still faint ambient light from down the hallway - Papyrus didn't close the door behind himself. But it's dim enough now that his eyes shift on their own to the dark light, faintly glowing and taking in more of the scene. It's... well, he expected the food stains, the sweat stains, and so on. The odd clean socks are a surprise, and he stares briefly at one of them before turning his attention back to his brother. To his brother's main body?]
Are they all... connected? Are you... Can you move? [He hopes he's just extrapolating too far, thinking of ghost arms and assuming things. But if Sans has weird ghost eyestalks connecting him to these drawings, if he just lives here now, then... Papyrus's limbs rattle, briefly.]