"...That's a good idea," the daemon decides. "I'll feel better, thinking aloud about them."

Papyrus nods, shoulders relaxing as he continues the head scritches; they have some kind of feedback effect where he can feel how calming it is, too. Truly, the advantages of an external soul can't be dismissed.

"Do you think you're in a better place?" he wonders. "If you are... I can offer an ear any time."

Metaphorically. He can be a great listener, when he stops talking over people and overshadowing their words with his own expectations. And so many stories Scout could tell him, well, there's so much new to it that he'd be more drawn into listening.