[It's a bit dizzying trying to explain this, something that feels like it should be obvious, but so hard to phrase when he can hear that genuine want in Papyrus's voice. He really wants to make this work, and part of him feels like shit for denying him that, but he just... can't...]
You... don't have to forgive someone to let them get better. You're not stopping them by just existing, you... we... we don't owe him anything! He doesn't have to do this while rubbin' it in the faces of the people he hurt.
[He's talking about Papyrus to some degree, but Papyrus isn't the only one projecting. It's easier to talk like he's concerned primarily for someone else's safety, even though he knows it's Papyrus's right to choose, and to decide what matters to him. His own fear of being hurt is very present now, and so much harder to express.
After all, he's the one that remembers the pain.]
It doesn't matter if he's lying or not, you don't have to be involved in this. Not when he's fucked us over more times than... than I can even remember.
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You... don't have to forgive someone to let them get better. You're not stopping them by just existing, you... we... we don't owe him anything! He doesn't have to do this while rubbin' it in the faces of the people he hurt.
[He's talking about Papyrus to some degree, but Papyrus isn't the only one projecting. It's easier to talk like he's concerned primarily for someone else's safety, even though he knows it's Papyrus's right to choose, and to decide what matters to him. His own fear of being hurt is very present now, and so much harder to express.
After all, he's the one that remembers the pain.]
It doesn't matter if he's lying or not, you don't have to be involved in this. Not when he's fucked us over more times than... than I can even remember.