[Papyrus is trying to make him feel better. And even though he doesn't like that he made Papyrus backtrack a little, even though his thoughts are still swirling around, it works. Papyrus is just so cool. The lights return to his eyes.]

Yeah. Maybe it's not so weird to think about. [With Sans, the thoughts are so wrapped up in time magic and loops that it's hard for him to pick apart.] The thing it told me it could do--the thing I wanted--was for time to keep going forward. It's been going forward. For--years, now. I want it to keep doing that.

[His voice is watery, and he's sure he sounds crazy, but for once he's told Papyrus the truth.]