[It's just forced smiles all around - or it would be, if his face would move enough to allow for one. But he doesn't flinch at the forced quality of her expression. That kind of smile, insincerely felt but sincerely wanting to feel it, is a perfectly familiar one. The sort of smile seen all around town in Snowdin, every day... But that's not the home she means, is it?]
Is home safe? Are the others... okay? Y-you look okay, is my brother...?
[She doesn't seem to have been caged at all, with her surprise at his injuries. He doesn't need to ask about Kiara - he's seen and heard her, both her cool awareness of things, and the times of confusion when she seemed like any of the Santa Rosita locals. Sayori he's seen, too, but not Louis, or Sans...]
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[It's just forced smiles all around - or it would be, if his face would move enough to allow for one. But he doesn't flinch at the forced quality of her expression. That kind of smile, insincerely felt but sincerely wanting to feel it, is a perfectly familiar one. The sort of smile seen all around town in Snowdin, every day... But that's not the home she means, is it?]
Is home safe? Are the others... okay? Y-you look okay, is my brother...?
[She doesn't seem to have been caged at all, with her surprise at his injuries. He doesn't need to ask about Kiara - he's seen and heard her, both her cool awareness of things, and the times of confusion when she seemed like any of the Santa Rosita locals. Sayori he's seen, too, but not Louis, or Sans...]