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]

...I liked that thing you kept putting them in, by the way.

[He'll spare you discussing the contents of them for now, okay.]

[captainobnoxious]

[there are small blessings in the world please let them last long]

Wish I could've brought it with me. It was pretty much the best thing I ever made while I was there.

... I was gonna put it on the piano in the music room, cover it with a blanket or something, and when we got at a nice point in our date I'd show it off to you. Then show you all the things I put inside it. Then give it to you, because why wouldn't you want a glittery wooden statue of yourself.

[And then he'd smooch her. The whole plan led up to him smooching her.]

[captainobnoxious]

[WELL NO ONE'S PERFECT]

Did you consider them your friends, too?

[ratingspoint]

...I'm sorry about that too, you know. Not that it makes anything that happened any better, but I genuinely didn't know.

[trustharder]

AS MUCH AS I CAN BE CONSIDERED FRIENDS WITH ANYBODY, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

[trustharder]

[That...Gabriel. That was unwittingly Gabriel.]

WE CAN DO THAT WHENEVER YOU WANT.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AFTER ALL.

[captainobnoxious]

Of course you didn't know! It was supposed do be a surprise! If you knew about it ahead of time, then it wouldn't have been as special. And I don't think it would've stopped you anyway.

[Seriously, who puts off murder plans for a date.]

You've always done what you wanted to do.

[It's just that she'd like to be there with him when he does them. Unless it's murder related.]

[captainobnoxious]

... It's most airborne. Any infected place is gonna have reek of it, and I obviously go in there a lot myself, but the other way to catch it is by a direct wound.

[... holy shit, hold on, she needs to

she's gonna take off her jacket and roll up her sleeve and fuckin yup she has thread still in her, that is two months worth of a healed wound, does she just. take it out. what does she do here.]

Well, this little... whatever it is aside, I don't think Rio's gonna catch anything. [she gave it a nickname already] I don't think anything that's part metal is gonna have worry about it.

[captainobnoxious]

[... WELL SURE, YOU SAVED IT, BUT SHE'S STILL LAUGHING BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT HE WAS GONNA SAY and boy does she know she's got some fuckin luck.]

I'm glad I won't have to be worrying about one of you disasters! Two, I guess, but leggy never seemed too much of a disaster. Just shy. Kinda cute.

[captainobnoxious]

[Misa you're getting squeezed so hard]

I know you can do it! You'll convince him after you give him a good uppercut and a kiss, then you two'll be a power couple and find a way to make things right! There's a reason I'm letting you take that title. For now.

[... Because if she and Mettaton are still dating she's gonna come back and fight for it.]

[captainobnoxious]

Hmmm. Lemme ask it this way, then. In your personal opinion, were you friends? Give it some thought.

[ratingspoint]

I know, sweetheart. But still.

[Also, look at him and say that he is not exactly the sort of stupid to put off murder plans for a date.]

...I'm done with leaving people, though. With abandoning them like I have been.

[amygdalae]

Whatever you want. I don't want to stop anybody who just wishes to return home after everything.

[He certainly can't blame them, either.]

[amygdalae]

[A nod.]

At least we know this is one place where people won't be able to attempt something like this again... and its up to us to ensure it stays that way.

[amygdalae]

We'll have to see who'd be willing to help first, but I'm sure we can all figure something out.

[trustharder]

. . . . . . . .
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS FRIENDS WITH A FEW PEOPLE.
ALL OF THE GAMERUNNERS HAVE BEEN MY FRIENDS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE GAMES.
I THINK IF YOU'RE HELPING TO RUN SOMETHING LIKE THIS YOU CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH THE PEOPLE IN IT.
CAN YOU?

[amygdalae]

...well, there's only the one phone, and I doubt you're going to give it up.

[...he can probably ask Tony to do something about that, but hell if he wants to see Tony anytime soon still.]

[amygdalae]

[It really is a miracle. Part of Bruce is still waiting for the other shoe to drop, but. No need to spoil the happy mood.]

I'm glad we're all alive. [And not actually dead.]

[amygdalae]

That doesn't mean I shouldn't have worried you even more.

[A small smile crosses his face here at this point.]

[amygdalae]

[Thank you, Gabriel.

And also, speaking of that...]

Are you unable to disconnect from this place? Or would it be plausible to move you into something more... portable?

[trustharder]

THERE'S TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN CONTACT ME REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE, IF I'M NEEDED FOR SOMETHING.
MY FRIEND USED TO USE IT ALL THE TIME. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER IN A WHILE, THOUGH.

[captainobnoxious]

I don't see why not, really. You're friends with anyone who you enjoy spending time with. You just also have to accept that it's gonna be messy once things come out, but if you think it's worth the risk... Well, I mean, I know a few idiots who could've done without getting attached to people.

[Mettaton and Black.]

But they knew what they were doing when they did it. So why not? If you want to call them your friends, then call them your friends. I'd like to be your friend anyway, Glory. Just personally.

[trustharder]

SHE IS ALSO A PERSON! AND NOT A PROGRAM.

[trustharder]

. . . . . . . .
WE CAN BE FRIENDS IF YOU WANT.

[Another one of those flowers!]

[amygdalae]

[Well, that would be incredibly useful... better than just leaving Glory and the portal alone here, anyway. Can't be sure who might attempt something like this again.]

I guess this is a stretch, but is there a way to pinpoint their locations? A signal, or something like that?