His undamaged hand rubs Sans's skull, reassuringly. Comfort is comfort, whether or not you have skin and other soft bits.

"✡⚐✞🕯☼☜ ☼✋☝☟❄📬 ⌖☜🕯☼☜ ☞✌☼ ☞☼⚐💣 ☟⚐💣☜ ✌☠👎 ⚐✞❄💧✋👎☜ ❄☟☜ 👌✌☼☼✋☜☼📬🕈" he says, because he never has believed in withholding information from anyone without damn good reason, including this smart little boy. And the best way to keep a child calm is to be calm yourself.

"✌☠👎 ✡⚐🕆🕯☼☜ ☠⚐❄ ✌☹⚐☠☜📬 ✋🕯💣 ☟☜☼☜📬 ⌖☜🕯☼☜ ☠⚐❄ ☹⚐💧❄📪 ☠⚐❄ ☼☜✌☹☹✡📬 ⌖☜🕯☼☜ 👌☼✌✞☜ ☜✠🚩☹⚐☼☜☼💧📪 ☹☜✌☼☠✋☠☝ ✌☹☹ ✌👌⚐🕆❄ ❄☟✋💧 👍✌💧❄☹☜📬 ⌖☟☜☠ ⌖☜ ☝⚐ ☟⚐💣☜📪 ✡⚐✞ 👍✌☠ ❄☜☹☹ ☜✞☜☼✡⚐☠☜ ✌👌⚐✞❄ ✋❄📬"