John sits down at the table, keeping an eye on Papyrus. He does his best to keep it at 'politely inquisitive' instead of 'watching for any weakness'. He feels a certain degree of wariness is reasonable under the circumstances, so he thinks he can probably get away with a slip up - but he hates losing any type of control.

"I see. I live in the city, but I've visited suburbs before. 1961 is before my time, so this is my first time visiting the year."

Ha. Ha. Look at how they can bond with 'jokes'.

"Have you spent a lot of time investigating this... barrier?"