"No!" "No way!" They exclaim, almost in unison, then startle at the other's emphatic denial.
Papyrus laughs it off first. "No, that's why we're here at all!"
"We didn't know, that he would return. I thought, we thought... we'd still be king, after going back. And we couldn't make that choice. So there was only one thing to do."
"Ask for help! That's why we're here. After a year, the Ringmaster will finish it! No more souls, nobody else getting hurt."
Sistina doesn't share Papyrus' optimism about it, but looks away rather than object again.
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Papyrus laughs it off first. "No, that's why we're here at all!"
"We didn't know, that he would return. I thought, we thought... we'd still be king, after going back. And we couldn't make that choice. So there was only one thing to do."
"Ask for help! That's why we're here. After a year, the Ringmaster will finish it! No more souls, nobody else getting hurt."
Sistina doesn't share Papyrus' optimism about it, but looks away rather than object again.