[Once they've gathered blanket, made the maybe-person as warm as reasonable without dripping mystery human fluids into the couch, Papyrus is caught staring for a moment.
The body is distressing to look at. That blue skin, but not blue like a fish lady's. That wide, rigid smile - had they been happy, when they died? He knows how much effort it is to keep smiling, when not a skeleton. He's felt his own expression drop, seen even Sans's face go plainly solemn and uncomfortable. How could anybody keep looking that happy, when maybe freezing to death...?
He startles at the question, and glances between body and phone.]
I-I'll do it. It was my idea, and... It was my idea, bringing them in!
[It's not an easy task, but it gives him an excuse to bolt over to where the house phone is, to check the phone book and spin the rotary instead of continuing to look for signs of life. In this small town, it's not long until someone picks up; Susie, Harding's secretary, who takes in the news without much alarm. Papyrus is hardly into stammering an explanation of things, before he cups the mouthpiece and lets Kiara know:]
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The body is distressing to look at. That blue skin, but not blue like a fish lady's. That wide, rigid smile - had they been happy, when they died? He knows how much effort it is to keep smiling, when not a skeleton. He's felt his own expression drop, seen even Sans's face go plainly solemn and uncomfortable. How could anybody keep looking that happy, when maybe freezing to death...?
He startles at the question, and glances between body and phone.]
I-I'll do it. It was my idea, and... It was my idea, bringing them in!
[It's not an easy task, but it gives him an excuse to bolt over to where the house phone is, to check the phone book and spin the rotary instead of continuing to look for signs of life. In this small town, it's not long until someone picks up; Susie, Harding's secretary, who takes in the news without much alarm. Papyrus is hardly into stammering an explanation of things, before he cups the mouthpiece and lets Kiara know:]
She says, they'll send somebody over...