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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[ratingspoint]

Well...all right, darling.

[...are you finally gonna punch him now.]

[blastiarm]

Oh, he's my rival. He's responsible for my missing arm.

[Zagi taps his metal arm in explanation.]

But more importantly, he was the strongest person I ever fought back home! I could go all out with him! It was fun!

...I think fighting with Kamui was better though. Kamui actually killed me!

[...jesus christ zagi]

[lackinginfaith]

And here I thought I was a killjoy.

[greatestcool]

Yeah. I know you are.

[He reaches for Mettaton's hand, though he's smiling.]

I have no doubts about that, alright? I really appreciate the apology, but I know you're sorry about it.

[blastiarm]

Good. I'll take it.

[pokexplorer]

...If it means anything, for the longest time I did not put faith in the concept at all, as much as I wanted to. Trust is not something you can firmly predict- it is an unknown factor, completely unstable and not good to use in my research.

You two displayed a nearly impossible to define amount of trust today. Seeing something like that...and after all the time I spent here with you all, it is easy to see that perhaps I had been misjudging it all along.

[Between here and his memory regains...

There were some bumps along the way, but overall, trust won out. He did say he always looks for confirmation one way or the other when seeking an answer, and that was a big enough confirmation for him.]

[lackinginfaith]

I think, in some way, he's like me. Gods live a long time and have to hide things, so they don't exactly have many long-term prospects, and he doesn't want to have flings with humans that he'll eventually have to give up. So he likes other people's love lives. Besides, you know how much he cares about happiness. He wants to bring people fortune.

[lackinginfaith]

That's why I said only a little.

[She shakes her head, though.]

I hope whatever happens when you're deleted works out for him. Better than burning him onto a CD or whatever they have in whatever time this is.

[captainobnoxious]

[would you be disappointed to hear no

because she's hugging him straight up throwing herself, sorry

... Listen, this is all she's been wanting to do since she thought he died. A few days after that. It's all she'd been wanting to do even going through the final trial, even if she was hurt again by his stupid betraying self, and even if she's remember how goddamn weird it is to hug him since he doesn't breathe.

It's nothing she's gonna bother thinking too hard about though. Never did before never will now.]

Don't think this means that you're getting out of me punching you, though. I'm still gonna do that. I just need to work some strength back into my arms, because two months just laying around like that has not been kind, and I'm not letting you get away with a wimpy little hit.

[blastiarm]

That sounds fun! You're a good guy, Colress.

[NOW YOU'RE ONE OF HIS FAVORITES??? GOOD JOB???]

I don't know when Kamui and I are leaving, but hopefully I'll be in fighting shape before then! If not... well, I'll be sure to find you.

[clubleader]

[ Mion is ecstatic to be out, even if she feels a little groggy. The second she's out, she starts stretching. ]

Feels good to be up! [ And alive. That's definitely a plus. ]

[blastiarm]

[I'M SO SORRY...

BUT HE WILL LISTEN FOREVER, he's actually willing to sit for awhile!! So there's that.]

[penduli]

[ YOU KNOW HE'S NO GOOD AT ON-THE-SPOT THINGS. ]

You're a human and a robot, you two were at each other's throats one day and then buddies the next, and you considered yourselves dating because you talked to him, gave him gifts, and liked hanging out with him. And he accepted that as perfectly legitimate reasoning, apparently.

[captainobnoxious]

[...]

Is all of that really weird?

[penduli]

...it certainly isn't normal.

[captainobnoxious]

... You have a point. Never thought I'd be dating the biggest asshole I'd ever met, either.

[Robots aren't normal in her world. But the everything else is pretty normal tbh.]

That was the only weird thing though. Us being a robot and a human.

[technically a ghost turned robot and a human but you know what

secret she's taking to the grave]

[garudynamic]

[If he was red before he's glowing now]

D-dork. You just enjoy seeing me squirm.

[ratingspoint]

[...well shit Sigrun he's not going to complain about you launching yourself at him

fortunately his balance is good and he's...well.

His grip is going to be pretty tight, honestly. Not enough to crush her or anything, but she's...not exactly going anywhere anytime soon, all right, even if her words do get a bit of a laugh out of him.]

You know I'd just be disappointed otherwise, right?

...that out was supposed to be or, gj self

[pokexplorer]

Well, I cannot deny that you have a very testing road ahead of you.

[Babysitting the Kingmakers? That is such an incredible undertaking...

He shifts a bit to give Cherryblod a good shoulder pat while they're hugging.]

But I couldn't see anyone else managing but you and Miss Sigrun.

[...]

I doubt they'll be able to get away with giving you grief, either.

[cherryblooded]

Oh, you don't have to worry about that. My Lobco might be a practical angel, but that doesn't mean I can't lay down the law when I have to.

...Thank you, Colress. I'm glad we met.

[lackinginfaith]

I'm never going back into one of those again. [shudders]

[devastation]

[this is what happens when you put a cinnamon roll in a murder game

Instead of accepting or denying the apology, Megumi just smiles.]

Try not to give Cherryblod-san and Sigrun-san too much trouble, okay? [She's wishing the best for all of you (yes, including serial killer Ryuunosuke... what has become of her life, seriously), so... yeah, no more questionable activities like murder games guys, alright.]

[bloodisthicker]

...yeah, I... really missed you too. It... wasn't that bad on the other side, really, but there were still some rough patches, and I...

[...he squeezes a little harder.]

...well, there's no way to put it without sounding awful, but I kept wishing you were there and then realizing a second later what that would mean.

[ratingspoint]

...I wouldn't dream of it.

Take care of yourself.

[ratingspoint]

[He'll accept it, at least.]

...As long as you know.