Take Initiative.

[trustharder]

It seems things have been resolved - peacefully, if more than a little awkwardly for most parties involved. However, there's still work to do here, isn't there? Ryuunosuke shrugs after a long moment; tips his head up a bit. "Hey, Glory? Let everyone up." And apparently that's all it takes, though what that actually does isn't something that happens all at once - rather, panels slide out from the wall, forming a staircase up to that balcony they've been standing on. Mettaton doesn't really wait for the others to join them; he just leaves back through that section of wall they entered from, calling something back over his shoulder. "We've got another room to work from back here, darlings, this shouldn't take too long to work out." >Follow?

Comments

[captainobnoxious]

Good luck wherever you go, honey. Whether it's home or someplace else.

[... Then she'll give him a wave and head off for the others she needs to be happy to see.]

[cherryblooded]

[Hm...]

Doloz should really spend as little time outside the water as possible, but depending on when you leave, we might have time for hellos. If not, then you can always visit.

[blastiarm]

I don't really care either way. If you wanna keep doing it, then go for it. If you wanna stop, that's up to you too. No matter what I'm still gonna like you.

...Unless you decide your justice includes killing me. Theeeen I'm not gonna be too happy.

[ZAGI CAN YOU NOT JOKE ABOUT DEATH]

[blastiarm]

Uh huh, sure. I'm totally betting that you're gonna adopt 'em all. You're just kind of like that, you know. A natural dad.

[blastiarm]

I don't mind my hair color at all. If I did, I'd dye all of it. But I like my bangs...

[SIGH........]

[prismbloom]

[ A lot less painful than he probably imagined? ]

I figured as much. Sometimes, you don't need to tell someone you consider them a friend.

[ Actions speak louder than words, etc. ]

[cherryblooded]

...Well, that's fair. I'll probably look after them, but I won't adopt them to the same extent as Mettaton and Yosuke.

[prismbloom]

[ ... That's sweet, and Aqua's definitely smiling now. ]

So am I. And I'm not sure I did anything, in particular. We all just wanted you to know we were still here.

I didn't expect your Pokemon to be able to hear us, though!

[captainobnoxious]

[heheheh]

So you did! I'm really glad you had that talk with me, too, haven't had one of those since I was your age.

[That's right. Sigrun Eide wasn't born confident and fantastic in everything she did. Wow. Amazing.]

[captainobnoxious]

What's so good about them being a different color?

NOW YOU'RE THINKING WITH PORTALS

[penduli]

[ ...once Gabriel's got his thing done, Black's also got some neat-o things to share! He's going the "stick his fingers in his mouth and whistle really fuckin' loudly" route to get attention though.

And once he's got a good bit of it— ]

Glory says the portal's two-way. [ HURRAH wait don't cheer yet. ] Ordinarily, it requires someone to stay back here to operate it.

[ A long pause. Black, this is not the fucking time for dramatics? This is not the fucking time. ]

Ordinarily. However, Glory's friend—Hilda—had technology that allowed her to contact Glory at any time and have her open the portal. She mentioned that there might still be more of those devices around here.

[ because why not, right, why wouldn't there be interdimensional smartphones lying around, look at this place. ]

She also mentioned ordinary phones might work, but our best bet is probably finding those devices. I don't know that we'll have enough for everyone, but... It's better than nothing.

[ ...yep, okay, that's all. He's done being the center of attention. ]

[paidinblood]

[...God dammit how many times are you going to call him cute he is like nine times your age show some respect-]

I'm holding you to that.

[happysweets]

[ OH NO SHE DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT ]

The person you met back before you came here was the real thing, I'm positive of that! But I have autographs from Snow White and all seven of her dwarves. She was the sweetest...

I'll find some way to take you sometime, I promise!

[devastation]

That would be wonderful. [There's a bit of a pause, before...] I think once we've all had a moment to rest, I'm going to see about trying to find my students that are still at the school, and bringing them somewhere safer. It's not a good place for them to be in, so the sooner I can find them and bring them elsewhere, the better.

[If there's one thing murder game actually helped with here, it's making Megumi even more determined than ever to protect those kids somehow.]

[happysweets]

He's about ten inches taller than I am, but that doesn't mean I won't give him a good punch if I have to, for scaring me to death!

[ Literally! ]

...I'll kiss him afterwards, though, of course.

[penduli]

[ Cool.

Great.

Awesome. All on him. That's... lovely. ]

Bad news first, then. [ A deep breath. ]

I'm not going back with you for good. [ ...that's probably obvious. ] My sister and my parents, they might be dead but—their souls are in the barrier. They're in Hellsalem's Lot, keeping it safe, and there's no way I could abandon my world while that still holds true.

Besides, I'm still needed there. [ Even if he's taking a small vacation, apparently. He'll still be in contact with whoever he needs. ] The cause of the collapse's still a huge mystery, and I never want anyone else to go through what I did—I never want it to happen again, ever. Twice is two times too many.

...the good news is really good news, though. [ Promise. He sets his hand beside his leg, a slow smile working its way onto his face. ] And you get to hear it before I go off and tell everyone else. Aren't you lucky?

[ don't be a dramatic fuck black just say it. ]

[devastation]

Hey. [Bruce will be getting a small wave and smile in return as well.] How are you feeling, Bruce-san?

[blastiarm]

[YEAH BUT YOU'RE FUCKING CUTE WHY SHOULDN'T HE TELL YOU THAT]

I've got nowhere else I'd rather be.

[captainobnoxious]

I was gonna say! Give him a nice uppercut and he won't forget it, honey, I know you can do it!

[Heheh.]

And of course you will. I can't say I'll be doing the same though.

[isafraid]

Trust me, I'm quite glad to see you're alive again. [Too many good people kicking the bucket, man.]

Me? Well I feel like I could sing a song of joy! [...coughcough.] But perhaps later, when we're all feeling better. Can you stand on your own?

[isafraid]

I hear ya. Nothing much I'd like more then sleeping in my own bed again.

[garudynamic]

[He nods along. He expected that- kinda had back when he offered it. Only now he's able to separate himself from from his greed and see that for what it is.

But the dramatic pause makes him turn fully]

Huh? Don't bullshit me right now, Will. I'm trying to be the mature one, damn it!

[happysweets]

I'll figure it out. I think, for now, the way I do it is a little bit...flawed. Maybe if I can come up with a better way, one that's better than just sorting into black and white, maybe I'll take it up again if I find my Death Note. But as it is now...I don't know how I feel about continuing the way I was doing it.

Plus, I'd have to make the eye deal again...

[blastiarm]

Yeah, you didn't end up adopting everyone here, so that'd make sense.

[blastiarm]

They look cool—

[......oh jeez that doesn't sound like a word anymore]

Awesome. They look really awesome.