[Not quite a lie, not quite a truth. He sees at least some of it, but he's not convinced of all he does, and he knows he's still missing some of it. If they're actually outright talking about these things... He has to try to ask. He needs to do better.]
Why is, 'let's get to know each other,' a secret puzzle message? That's... That c-can't be something, subversive. [Papyrus briefly shivers at the word, but makes himself say it anyway.] It's neighborly. The sort of things we're supposed to be doing. Why make it about... What did you say, planning what we're going to d-do about this place...?
[Maybe it's because he's tired, from staying up reading a cookbook and assembling so many gelatin mixes in a row. But he doesn't emphasize 'supposed to', doesn't add an ironic twist to his tone or expression. On some level... there's rules in this town, and consequences for breaking them, and he doesn't currently expect to get anything out of just breaking them.]
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[Not quite a lie, not quite a truth. He sees at least some of it, but he's not convinced of all he does, and he knows he's still missing some of it. If they're actually outright talking about these things... He has to try to ask. He needs to do better.]
Why is, 'let's get to know each other,' a secret puzzle message? That's... That c-can't be something, subversive. [Papyrus briefly shivers at the word, but makes himself say it anyway.] It's neighborly. The sort of things we're supposed to be doing. Why make it about... What did you say, planning what we're going to d-do about this place...?
[Maybe it's because he's tired, from staying up reading a cookbook and assembling so many gelatin mixes in a row. But he doesn't emphasize 'supposed to', doesn't add an ironic twist to his tone or expression. On some level... there's rules in this town, and consequences for breaking them, and he doesn't currently expect to get anything out of just breaking them.]