[If most of Papyrus's ribcage is there, then some of it's gone. They took some of Papyrus's ribcage. There's nothing that was done to Papyrus that isn't awful, but there's a very specific sort of cruelty in doing something to Papyrus's bones. How long had they been gone? By now Sans is aware that not everyone here was human to begin with, but he hasn't found anyone else in their very specific situation. Even if Papyrus had tried to explain, would anyone have gotten it? Sans's jaw tightens, but if he doesn't comment on how Papyrus looks away then he doesn't think Papyrus will comment on that.]
We'd better not tie anything too tight then, huh? [Sans talks like it's no big deal, like maybe Papyrus overexerted himself during one of Undyne's training sessions. How do you even approach this kind of topic? He swings the backpack, which he hadn't actually taken off yet, around and pops it open to reveal its treasure trove of random first aid items. There's a lot of bandages.]
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We'd better not tie anything too tight then, huh? [Sans talks like it's no big deal, like maybe Papyrus overexerted himself during one of Undyne's training sessions. How do you even approach this kind of topic? He swings the backpack, which he hadn't actually taken off yet, around and pops it open to reveal its treasure trove of random first aid items. There's a lot of bandages.]