John stood somewhat quietly, as he com contemplated the fact that he had attempted to break into the girls' dorm. It gave him slight ease of mind that this girl wasn't actually part of the world, as she said, but he blushed regardless. It was in this state of mind that something, though brief, flickered across his mind. He looked up for a moment, confused. There it was again. Something from his mind still existed. He smiled. He still held a light in his own darkness. Even if it was simply the afterthought of Papyrus, it gave him comfort. 

A distant noise distracted John. He looked up at the towering structure, trying identify its source. Had he imagined it? Perhaps. Who would be smashing pots, aside from maybe Link. He brushed the thought away and turned to the girl and realized two things: the first, that this girl seemed both old and young, with her bunny and her small frame. The second, that they hadn't seen a single NPC here yet. Perhaps it was just him, but it seemed... wrong, almost foreboding. He voiced his worries, asking, "Has anyone else noticed the lack of NPCs, or is it just me?"