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?

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[captainobnoxious]

[no, no

let it happen

say it with me now

greatest cool]

That is what I've heard out of pretty much everyone I've asked about the whole dying trend. Hair dying trend. Not actual dying trend. I almost wish I could do the same thing, just to try it out.

[isafraid]

We definitely are! If we're feeling this tired after being in those glass cans then it must be real.

[Welcome to the land of the truly living, cherryblod. Have a laughing Speedwagon.]

After all that... we did it!

[blastiarm]

Huh. Well, no matter what you decide to do, I know you'll be ready for it. I'm sure you'll figure it out.

[penduli]

[ ...a small snort. ]

Sorry. [ Okay. ]

I talked to Glory a little bit ago about our... portal situation. It works both ways, and usually, it needs someone to stay behind to operate it—but there's probably still devices that can get in contact with her and allow her to operate it herself and bring us here so we can go to other worlds, too. [ ...see? Isn't this really good news, Yosuke. ] ...well, she said there might still be some around, but I wouldn't doubt if there was. There's a ton of techy stuff here.

[ ......so!!! yes. ]

[happysweets]

Me too. And you have to tell me all about your dates!

[happysweets]

I'm sure you will at some point! I mean, you can't exactly go too long in dating without kissing, sometimes there's gotta be more than just holding hands...

[blastiarm]

[IF YOU GET ZAGI SAYING THAT I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU]

I hope you're talking about the hair-dying.

[He's grinning though, Zagi always appreciates terrible death jokes!!]

It's not particularly fun, but it looks great. Your hair'd look cool with some other colors in it.

[dear god no]

[amygdalae]

...it certainly wouldn't hurt to find them.

[Having proper control of this portal would be of great use, especially if they're all going to hop around so many worlds and realities.]

[captainobnoxious]

If we're still dating, I'll keep that in mind. I don't know what I'll do if we're not though.

[She is Stumped. How do you not date someone you love. And yet, how do you date someone who's hurt you countless times.]

[captainobnoxious]

[THIS IS MY NEW GOAL, REDD. BE FUCKING WARNED.

Also: Good. Death jokes are the best.]

You think so? What kind?

[devastation]

[So hey, of all the people you might not be expecting approaching you, here's Megumi.]

Excuse me, Mettaton-san? May I speak with you for a moment?

[...She was barely capable of saying two words to him without being flustered in VR land, what could she possibly want to say to him now.]

[blastiarm]

I'm pretty sure all of our dates are going to involve fighting, but if you really want to hear about it, I won't disappoint!

[FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT i cannot believe this shit]

[blastiarm]

[DON'T DO THIS TO ME!!!!!]

Teal, I definitely want to see a streak of teal in your hair. At least that, but ideally you'd do something with the tips of your hair too! That'd look great!

[NO IT WOULDN'T OH MY GOD]

1/2

[garudynamic]

...

[devastation]

... How are you feeling, Colress-san?

[Hi neighbor. Sorry about the mess Week Four was, but we're happy to see you again.]

[garudynamic]

[Sorry Black, you're getting kinda tackled]

[ratingspoint]

...You know how I am, darling.

[His tone remains pretty calm throughout, though he's shifting a bit too much for it to look natural.]

I don't really do deep feelings, and I cut people off at a moment's notice the second they stop doing what I want. I knew it would hurt; of course I did. But I guess...I don't know. I thought you would kill me and then move on from it.

I don't mean that you'd just forget me or anything. But once I was dead, maybe it wouldn't hurt anymore. People have always been disposable to me, and I hold myself to the same standards I hold everyone else! I can be sacrificed just as easily as my relationships can, remember?

[...]

I didn't do it to hurt you. I did it because I just...loved you, that's all. I didn't really think about it, because I didn't expect to love you as much as I did, and I told myself that I could still kill you and it wouldn't matter even if that was a lie, and if I didn't kill you then it'd be the other way around and you would be fine.

[.........]

It's meaningless to apologize for it, isn't it?

[notjustawriter]

I see. Is she like you, an AI?

[devastation]

It looks like we made it, huh?

[Hi neighbor. Guess who is also kind of equally surprised that we didn't blip out of existence upon waking up here.]

[ratingspoint]

[...Oh, Megumi, honey.]

Of course. What is it, sweetheart?

[happysweets]

Knowing Mettaton, I think you'll come out of this. If you really love him, and you really want to see this through to the end, then you have to be there for each other. Not necessarily saying that you have to forgive him every time he hurts you, because you absolutely don't, but, if you both truly want to be together and work out all your differences, you'll find a way to do that somehow.

If you both love each other, it's gonna be okay. Not...immediately, of course, but, it will be.

[ She sounds almost sad when she says that. ]

[ratingspoint]

[...Not sure if it was less or more, honestly...]

I'm...sorry about everything that happened, you know.

[isafraid]

[sorry not sorry Sigrun

Patpat]

It's alright. Probably plenty of who knows what out there in the world. although, not like I'm in any rush to go out and find it. Feels like I've had enough adventure for some time. [he smiles.] But I appreciate the offer.

[penduli]

[ MAN DOWN MAN DOWN ]

Yosuke— [ YOU'RE SUCH A PUPPY???? PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LO well whatever, let them, Black's laughing anyway. This one. This is the one he loves

to spend time with. And hold hands with. And—fuckkit he kinda loves him, fine. ] ...that happy?

[ Because—him, too. He's so happy. ]

[ignorantly]

[ You know, he's still mad but... ]

Thanks. Good luck to you too, Siggy.

[ ...This is better than saying something shitty and stupid that he would regret later. ]