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Mettaton ([personal profile] ratingspoint) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-04-29 08:11 pm

Accountability.

"Killswitch? I 'left Alphys to die'? Please, darlings, don't tell me you actually buy all these tired old storylines..."

It's been a few weeks since that particular voice has been heard by anyone in the Vault; it's sharp, flamboyant and incredibly familiar, and it's coming from the same place the Kingmaker's always seems to - nowhere and everywhere at once, piped in through some unseen system.

"You know, normally I'd balk a bit at being dragged out in front of all of you for another trial, because I think you all know by now how much I hate repeat performances. Fortunately, there's a difference, isn't there? Between now and then... And if the crowd cries for an encore, who am I to deny it!"

There's a panel of wall behind that balcony, one that slides open quickly and easily; the pair of people that emerge from it...well, they're different than anything the Vault has seen so far, that much is obvious.

The first is reasonably slight in frame, his hair and his clothing bright in color; he's resplendant in...just about every tacky accessory Caren unwittingly brought with her to the Vault - with the exception of the bra, naturally. Because we've got to have some dignity here, clearly, even if that dignity doesn't extend to the fucking leopard-print bucket hat currently sitting on his head at a jaunty as hell angle. His expression is intense and deeply manic, his body shaking a bit and fists clenched at his sides as though he's trying to keep himself from laughing, from lashing out and hitting the wall, from doing something to relieve some of it, but his eyes...

...His eyes, though. His eyes are dead as hell, his stare cutting and utterly devoid of emotion all at once.

And the second...well, he's familiar, though it seems his avatar has changed quite a bit since the last time you saw him. It's something more suiting, let's put it that way.

He's the one leaning over to greet you now, hands braced tight against that railing spanning the length of the balcony.

"Beauties and gentlebeauties, I'm pleased to introduce to you our hosts for the evening! First of all, the Kingmaker, without whom none of this would have been possible!"

And that gets a sweeping gesture to his side, where the ginger just...enthusiastically pumps his fist in the air, and that's when the laugh escapes him, harsh and uncontrolled. "It's about time!"

Mettaton tosses his head a bit at that; he doesn't laugh himself, but he seems pleased enough with it before he continues. "As for me? Well, I'd like to wish you good evening and good luck - both sentiments straight from the King of the Underground! Try to make this good for us, all right?"

"Make it cool!"

"...Sweetheart, really."

...Right, well! Let's begin, shall we?
amygdalae: well I can't have everything I want (should have gotten paid up front)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-04-30 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[???]

Who would that be?
amygdalae: its closer than you think (homosexuality? in my world?)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-04-30 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[...okay of all the people, he did not expect Aiden to pop up again.]

...what did he do?
sleepingkogoro: (no way im wrong)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-04-30 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
...in hindsight Glory didn't make a very good decision letting a hacker into a completely virtual world.

[AIs really are useless]
penduli: (01 life is a light shining around us)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-04-30 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
...maybe it was just randomized and she had no way of knowing what type of people would actually be pulled here? [ ...maybe?

Who knows. ]
captainobnoxious: (12 matter o' fact kids)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-04-30 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
So that was him.

[Oooooooh. Wow.]

What a troublemaker. I'm glad.
goodforsomething: (⛵ this will not be a good plan)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-30 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Hahahaha! KNEW that guy was cool!
amygdalae: do not say that again in front of me. (not the smartest decision.)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-04-30 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah

so that explains... everything. Though speaking of that--]


So what exactly was the display in the pit every week? Were we just seeing two holograms duke it out all this time?
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-30 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
...Well, I mean. He is a hacker.
isafraid: (Allow me to introduce myself)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-04-30 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Here I thought it involved actual hacking.
pokexplorer: (❖ oh?)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-04-30 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
So that is what was going on.

[He wonders if some sort of hacking was going on with all of their interactions...]
pokexplorer: (❖ sly)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-04-30 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
He did tell me he is creative...

[Colress is even smiling a little at this.]