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]

Yeah. We did.

[...]

Oh, I should probably apologize for intentionally antagonizing you a few times. I didn't really know what to do with you and I was really messed up by... well, everything. So I took it out on you. I'm usually not that angry or spiteful. So... sorry. About that. I won't apologize for everything else, because if I'm perfectly honest, I'm not sorry about everything else. I'm not going to lie to you about that.

[As fucked up as he is by what happened in his game, it did lead him to meet Mettaton and he thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his robot bff here. Working with Mettaton was wonderful so he can't say he's sorry about this murdergame fiasco.]

[ratingspoint]

More like "buried in the ground, try not to trip."

[greatestcool]

Oh don't worry, I'll be shocked if I hit thirty, so.

[ALSO SIGRUN IS GOING TO TRY TO WHIP HIM INTO SHAPE, HE'LL BE LUCKY IF HE HITS TWENTY-SIX]

But that's good. I really don't like worrying, you know.

[ratingspoint]

[And again, he's quiet for a moment at that; still smiling a bit, still not altogether sure what else to do with his face.]

...I'll have to tell you at some point. About what happened to the Underground.

I'm not saying that you're wrong, and we shouldn't discuss it here. But I'll have to tell you sometime.

[captainobnoxious]

[ah........ her little friends changed so much.... misa grew up and caren grew a sense of humor]

I'm proud of you, pigtails. I know that you'll work hard to protect the people who need to be protected and hunt down the ones that cause harm without going back to what you used to, because that's the kind of girl you are. I'm looking forward to visiting your world to see what it's like.

[ratingspoint]

Oh, don't start with that.

[He means it, asshole, don't.]

[blastiarm]

[He figures she's going to get enough shit from the dead people and he does like Sigrun. Besides, if anyone can deal with the disaster duo over there, he's sure she can!]

...Okay, so I'm definitely stopping by your place to fight a troll or five.

But really, I trust you to look out for yourself. And everyone around you. Heh, that's where our similarities end. I only care about myself.

[.................]

And Kamui. I'm not gonna let anything happen to him.

[and okay maybe he kind of grew a feeling in some of the others' directions but that's not important]

So you'd better take care of yourself, sister.

[And that's sort of awkward, but he... tried?? Yeah, he tried.]

[greatestcool]

Ahh, sorry... Old habits die really hard.

[HE ACTUALLY DOES LOOK BOTHERED BY THAT, OKAY...]

I really will do everything I can to stick around. I'm not going to leave you either, Mettaton. Not after everything we've been through.

[captainobnoxious]

[...]

I didn't notice if you did, honestly. But I'll accept that apology of yours. And forgive you that much. I'm giving you back my thanks too, Ryuu, as messed up as it is to be thanking you for... all the the shit that happened, I did have a more or less good time.

[She got to meet all the people she knows now, after all. Poeple who've become important to her. That she might've never given a second glance to.]

[trustharder]

I WOULD LIKE THAT, BLACK.
THANK YOU.
ANY TIME YOU WANT TO TALK, WE CAN DO THAT.
♥

[pokexplorer]

[Good, good.]

It is called Riolu, and it is known as the Emanation Pokemon because it uses a spiritual energy known as aura to express its feelings. As a Fighting-type, it is remarkably strong even for an unevolved Pokemon.

It evolves into a dual Fighting/Steel-type known as Lucario. I thought you might appreciate that it is an excellent fighter but its typing allows for it to be defensive when needed.

[With that said...]

As for their appearances, they are dog-like but bipedal, meaning they can stand on their hind legs. They are skilled runners!

[trustharder]

HELLO, SIGRUN.
IT'S NICE TO NOT BE ALONE IN HAVING THOUGHTS LIKE THAT. RIGHT?

[...It takes her a moment of thinking, but eventually...well. This happens.]

[greatestcool]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I should have thanked Ambitious before killing him. As much as I hated so much about that game, I wouldn't have met Silver or Mettaton without him.

...Also I'd be dead. So. There's that.

[ryuunosuke oh my god]

[captainobnoxious]

I know the gist of it already, but... I'd like to hear you tell it sometime, yeah. Especially how you of all people became king.

[... She should probably let go of him but she really doesn't want to. So she'll just kind of lean against him more and linger a while yet.]

I'd like to hear the stunts you did for your shows. And I want you to sing for me, since I did it for you once. I want to know more about your cousin, too. [A pause.] You really suck at writing letters, honey.

[happysweets]

I hope so. It would be nice if I could convince Light to do the same, too...I mean, yeah, I'll always be grateful for what he did as Kira. Back when I was in that courtroom and I had to look at the face of my parent's killer every day, I just wanted everything to end. And when they were leaning towards him being innocent, I thought the whole world was rotten. I didn't want any part of it.

Then Kira brought justice. He saved my life, saved me from myself...and then, of course, Gelus protected me in his own way, too, from that terrible stalker...and I thought the only way I'd really be able to do some good with my life was to make it up to Kira. To avenge my parents, to make sure by any means necessary that what happened to me wasn't happening to anyone else. So that's what I did. And then I fell in love and you know the rest, but...

My whole life after that was love and revenge. And revenge and justice are...kind of different, is what I'm learning. Ambitious is proof of that. Light, though, he's not Kira for revenge. He's Kira because he wants to make the world a better place and this is the best way he knows how, given what he found.

[ ...But that's not true, either. At the end of the day, he was Kira because he was bored out of his mind. Not that she'll ever admit that. ]

I hope I can convince him, though. And maybe...maybe we can put our heads together, find some way to make the world a better place without just murdering anyone we think goes too far. I'm no good with big plans like that, so, I'm not gonna be the one who comes up with the ideas, but, what I do have is a lot of stubbornness, and a really, really huge hatred of criminals. ...So maybe a Death Note isn't exactly the answer, not the way I'm using it right now, but, I'll try my best to find out what is.

[captainobnoxious]

[you tried and that was adorable

So Zagi's gonna get a nice hug too!!! Look at that. One of your disasters did.]

I will! And you know, that's fine, because it's not like the company I've kept are all that different. They all look out for themselves and one other person. It's like I'm attracted to them or something.

[She, who cares so much for everyone else, is attracted to people who couldn't mostly give a damn. Amazing.]

[captainobnoxious]

[oh my god

she got a flower even now, that is adorable, it's too bad she can't take you home herself, but have a drawn heart!!!]

Right! I figure you might've done the same for other groups at some point of time. Maybe. [...] Did you?

[blastiarm]

[Someday he will learn how to handle hugs!! Today is not that day. This is only the fourth or fifth one he's ever gotten?? He's lost count already. But it's a small number!!]

Heh, well at least you don't have to worry about—

[—me stabbing you in the back.

WOW HOLD UP THAT ONE IS ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY MEAN (even if it is true) LET HIM TRY THAT AGAIN]

Uh. Anything happening to me. I'm totally fine on my own, but I've got Kamui looking out for me too. Even if I'm not hanging around you, you can bet I'll be safe.

[TOTALLY SAVED IT.]

[ratingspoint]

I destroyed most of the ones I finished. It's not like they were going to be delivered, anyway.

[Good. He doesn't want to let go yet, either.]

As for being king, that's... Our ruling system is a mess. Obviously.

[captainobnoxious]

That sounds so cool!

[Ahhh look at that beam!!!

and watch as it freezes in a moment of realization, dropping to something more curious.]

Is it a mammal? Because most dogs are, and uh. Most dogs get infected pretty easily by the Illness and then they mutate into nightmares.

[captainobnoxious]

[oh my god]

No wonder you stuck around. Mettaton had no where else to go because of that damn barrier, and you were dead?

[... you know thinking about how he claimed he was always insane and how he's a serial murderer actually makes a lot of sense now why did that not connect earlier and how is he more like a puppy dog than anything that's so weird]

[ratingspoint]

...Good.

[He does seem to relax a bit at that; it's...look, he managed to lose someone he's close to twice, once to suicide and once to murder, he's not going to take that well.]

That's...good, sweetheart.

[trustharder]

I DIDN'T TALK TO THEM MUCH LAST TIME. IT WAS A VERY SHORT GAME.

[THANKS TO THE KINGMAKER DISASTER DUO.]

BUT THE TIME BEFORE THAT I DID, YES.

[pokexplorer]

[Oh, that's...

Hm.]

I...suppose you could call it that? But they also lay eggs. All Pokemon do.

...So I am not entirely sure if it would qualify. Do you know how this Illness typically manifests?

[It definitely sounds horrifying, but it'll be good knowledge to have. He doesn't want to imagine a Pokemon mutating into nightmares.]

[captainobnoxious]

Obviously a mess. But that's so mean, Mettaton! I never seriously thought any of my letters would reach you, but I kept writing them anyway.

[...]

To help clear my mind. And stuff. But still! They were intended to reach you somehow, and now they're all gone so that's that I guess! No need to ever speak about them again, forget I brought it up.

[The contents of them might be more than a little embarrassing for her.]