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

[greatestcool]

Oh come on, I'm no god.

...I'm kind of a demon though. Maybe.

[and no one will ever get the joke but him but boy does he seem happy about it!!]

[lackinginfaith]

You don't have to be a god to be an idiot.

[isafraid]

[hehehehe] That's alright too.

Glad to see you're awake. Feeling well?

[greatestcool]

You don't pull your punches at all, huh?

[lackinginfaith]

Don't really see the need.

[greatestcool]

Well, at least you're honest!

[captainobnoxious]

Almost. I just want you to know that this is by no means the easy way out for either them, and... actually I thought that just killing them on the spot would've been that. They knew they deserved to die. And they still do, I'm sure.

But when things are like that, it's harder to live.

[so she's making one do exercise and

actually mettaton's kind of off scot-free outside of the impending death in his future but y'know

his punishment is that he has to have weird feelings too]

I... might've let my feelings get ahead of me, again, but I still think this is the best decision.

[captainobnoxious]

That sounds like fun. Almost wish I could've joined you two.

[She would've loved to fight them, holy shit.]

Did you two do more arts and crafts projects like the library? I would've done the same thing. All the books in there were useless.

[pokexplorer]

[He will happily return the hug! So many hugs.]

Ahh, I never did get a chance to show you, did I? My apologies, things got a bit hectic at the end.

[That is such an understatement.]

But I can show you that and other Pokemon in Unova. You are always invited to visit, you know. You and all the others.

[...It goes without saying that Mettaton and Ryuunosuke will need strict supervision, right?]

I actually have a Pokemon in mind for you, by the way. And I promise it is not a sentient inanimate object.

[captainobnoxious]

[Yes, hug her. There are so many for you dead people especially.]

I'd hate to say I told you so, but that's not true.

I told you so.

[With a little finger poking into Caren's cheek.]

Don't doubt me ever again! What kind of things did you do over there? Did you guys have a leader person like me?

[clubleader]

Yeah, I'm gonna keep my distance from these things from now on. I'm glad we don't have them back in my world.

[pokexplorer]

[But his cheeks would get so sore...! Still, Colress definitely smiling too.]

Th...Thank you. You were incredible yourself. We certainly would not be in this position without you.

[It could have gone so much worse. But trust won.

...Arceus, Cherryblod, you're going to make him have an Emotion again. Just. Deep breath.]

[lackinginfaith]

[Caren groans, but she doesn't complain further.]

I wouldn't say we did, but it was enough of a fight to get things moving at all. Zagi said trying to figure anything out was pointless because we were dead, and he and Kamui spent every day fight-flirting and destroying everything. Archer, that's Ambitious since you said you'd heard about him, had to use the surveillance room to clean up after them all the time, and he was always complaining about that. Come to think of it, that's probably why the wall panel was obvious that one day we got in and Bates decided to play with the klaxons. He probably left it ajar.

[lackinginfaith]

I've been in once. I didn't think anyone would put me in again.

[pokexplorer]

The one I have in mind for you should be able to keep up with you just fine. It is a Fighting-type, just like you!

[Colress stop typing the humans.]

...And its species is known for immediately headbutting everything it come across. So I imagine it would want to fight you anyway.

[captainobnoxious]

[her mission should be envied it's a goddamn vacation for her--]

... The person I'd go against the world for. [It's still a true feeling burning in her now, even if... well, even if he doesn't deserve it, and even if it feels like things are gonna be Weird when she eventually talks to him.

Because she has to talk to him. Sigrun chuckles softly, sighing.] Yeah. I don't know if I should be apologizing for letting my feelings get away from me this time though. And it's not like I'm letting him get away with anything either, I'll assure each and every one of you that he and Ryuu are getting their dues in my tough world. You've all heard stories of what it's like by now.

[There's not a chance either of them aren't going unpunished especially since Redd gave me permission to have Ryuunosuke be immune so he has to do exercise.]

[captainobnoxious]

Good.

[... She's gonna give Misa a kiss on the top of her head, excuse her.]

That's all I want to hear. What changed your mind on it?

[captainobnoxious]

[Ryuunosuke is a treasure and now her follower. She isn't surprised that he's not cut out for leadership though -- it always seemed more like Mettaton's deal.]

I won't be that cruel! You'll both get deaths you deserve. There's just things that need to be done first, that's all, so you two won't have to worry about it any time soon.

[Maybe a few years.

Maybe forever.]

... Besides, of course I'm willing to go that far. [mrrr] I lo-- He's really, really important to me. And if that means that I have to protect your sorry noodle ass too, then I will. It's not like you and me didn't get along before anyway.

[So no biggie. sigrun please have better choice in friends, please love yourself more]

[pokexplorer]

[Excuse him while he sighs deeply. It's in a good way, though.]

I am so glad to hear that nothing was amiss with you all specifically. Perhaps it truly was the Kingmakers at work those weeks...it wouldn't surprise me.

[They were probably aware of everything all along, weren't they...

The next bit gets a soft smile out of him. There's a hint of excitement there, too.]

Should you need a break from your adventures, I am always happy to have you for a visit in Unova. I will most likely be heading there with Tarrlok before any travel to other locales, as I plan to capture Pokemon for you all.

[You're gonna get your Azurill, Aqua.

...He's just hoping world-hopping can happen. That is kind of necessary too.]

[happysweets]

I've had some time to think about it. And while I'm still very against the idea of criminals, and I still think someone needs to step up and change the way things are done in a world where so much pain is caused by other people...well, I think there needs to be a better way. It's not really as simple as I thought it was, where there's a black side and a white side, one side to keep alive and the other side that needs to be wiped out by any means necessary. Some people skirt the line, some people are forced to cross it...

And what I'm doing works, yes, but...it's not 100% justice.

[captainobnoxious]

[Damn right they are. Unfortunately, damn right they are. She's kind of relieved about his lack of opinion though she'd hate to have upset any of her formerly dead companions.

... Like she did Shirazu. Well. One out of seventeen is par the course, and even then he gave her a fair farewell.]

Aww, worried about me? I can't possibly think of why! Outside of the murders every week and the horrible taste in the company I keep, this place was a vacation compared to the troll hunts I had back home.

[captainobnoxious]

[... Oh, certainly they will. The tightest leashes when in other worlds.]

Yeah? What is it?

[captainobnoxious]

[Fight-flirting.......]

... It was skitters that did it, huh. Figures. I would've done the same thing.

[blare the fuck out of those klaxons tbh]

Was that guy any better after he died? Norman, I mean. 'Cause he left an impression and it wasn't all too favorable for me, but... I feel kind of bad for him at the same time? Kind of wanna see if I can't muster up some words for him too.

[ratingspoint]

Well, I did mean what I said about not making you lose anyone else...I don't actually know what my lifespan looks like when compared to a human's, but I hear monsters are usually pretty long-lived by comparison. So you don't have to worry about me, all right?

[ratingspoint]

[Yeeeeeeeeeah, let's not so close to the portal - ]

...Well, I'm going home with Sigrun, so...if you ever come by, or if we ever see you otherwise, I'd love to show you.