[His eyes widen, his practiced smile slipping, and he blinks rapidly against any hint of tears gathering at her open concern. It's not something he expected to hear, and he's caught offguard by it.Not that he's been generalizing against all humans after everything, of course he's never doubted that they could care... But it's one thing to declare a policy of equally welcoming them all (with obstacles), and another to hear it expressed like that.]

Uh, well...

[He glances sidelong, towards his brother - well, where his brother was. But Sans has made himself scarce, apparently, so Papyrus will just have to do his best.]

I... I'm afraid not. Not yet. But, maybe they just, disappeared to somewhere else! Somewhere like... here! How would anyone know?

[After all, finding the dust that was all that remained of a monster, after their soul shattered and the magic making up most of their body dissipated... It was one thing if they passed in their sleep, but difficult anywhere else, especially in the snow or the watery paths beyond. Even at the best of times, when the dogs of the Snowdin unit had still been around. But that chaotic day had seen them disappear among so many others, and it was easier to keep going if he and Sans pretended to each other that they were all just 'on vacation'. Maybe it was even true.]