S-4...it's never them they're worried about. Not for the right reasons. But he might understand that, too.

They don't understand what they're doing. Not that it'd be any easier to stop if they knew they were hurting him.

Once they can make words again--"Y-yeah. 'M safe. 'M fine. 'M okay, 's okay." They sniffle. "C-can--can I--go to your room, you guys's, 'cause I wanted to talk to Sans, I gotta tell him, an' you too now, Chara's locked inna tower. It's okay."