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

[lackinginfaith]

Whatever happens, I'm all for stopping it.

[amygdalae]

I appreciate the support.

[cherryblooded]

Me? I'm just a stubborn old man.

[He's joking around with it. He almost always is if he calls himself 'old'.]

But I'm glad my stubbornness helped keep us all alive.

[cherryblooded]

In keeping hope.

[There's a lot to be said for that.]

[cherryblooded]

I'll keep Ryuunosuke away from the stuff. Not to worry.

[He is a responsible guardian.]

[cherryblooded]

[Alive's a good word, most certainly.]

I feel like a young man again.

[greatestcool]

Yep. I definitely couldn't go back home and obviously Mettaton wasn't going to bring me to his world.

[Ryuunosuke rubs the back of his right hand idly for a moment before catching himself and folding his arms.]

If I hadn't died I probably would've gone back. I had a friend there too. But being gone for that long...

[He shrugs. Best not to think too much about it.]

[greatestcool]

I promise, alright? You know I try to keep my promises. I'll stay safe for you.

[...]

And I really am glad I'm not dying now. I get to spend more time with you and we get to go somewhere that's not here and see and do some new stuff. That's great! So... We'll eventually be okay. We've still got each other.

[He's not entirely sure they'll be okay, but at the very least they'll be less of a mess. That's something to celebrate, isn't it?]

[blastiarm]

I'm definitely a Fighting-type!

[no one tell him about dark-types]

That sounds amazing! I totally want one! So I'll be sure to drop by and visit at some point, alright!? Then I can fight your Pokémon and mine!

[BOY IS HE EXCITED, THIS IS GONNA BE FUN— wait]

Will you get one for Kamui too?

[blastiarm]

He's a disaster in his own way. Sometimes he's a horrible killjoy! And other times he gets pretty upset and tries really hard not to show it.

[Zagi definitely doesn't do gentle, but his words are quick and he's grinning, so clearly he doesn't mind these disastrous flaws all that much.]

He's not as shy as I thought he'd be either. But he is cute. He's really damn adorable.

[He's practically bouncing him place!! BOY DOES HE LOVE TALKING ABOUT HIS CUTE VAMPIRE BFF WHO KILLED HIM!!]

[captainobnoxious]

[oh my god mettaton

also does this make her queen of the underground

is she finally true royalty]

Your ruling system really is a mess if they let you in charge.

[But it's in the fondest way possible, so. You know. Also he's kind of making it hard not to kiss him?? Sigrun is doing her best to resist because she is the Adult here and no i can't even say that but she sure is resisting]

Also, I'm giving you pretty fair warning right now, but there is nothing bright and colorful in my world. Not in Dalsnes, anyway, but some of the places I'll visit with you aren't just plain wood and stone.

[captainobnoxious]

That's good to hear at least. That he's... fighting back.

[... As weird as that is. She might have a few words for him then.]

Does he remember anything from when... "she" was in control? I need to know if I have to apologize for threatening to put a knife between his eyes or not.

[goodforsomething]

Don't sweat it. [Stan's not really clear on what he's being thanked for, but considering the last time they saw each other he's just. Not going to press on that.] It'll be good to finally get out of this place. What're you doin' after this?

[He's asking for very specific reasons]

[captainobnoxious]

[... Boy, she wonders where she'll end up, being gone for this long. They probably already had a funerary pyre for her and everything.

They're gonna be so surprised.]

Well, past's the past and you're about to get a whole lot of other friends, because I've got a crew of idiots to get back to. They're all probably wandering around the city without me, lost and confused, mourning their missing leader.

... And as long as you give me and Mettaton some time to ourselves I won't have a problem with you sticking to him like glue the rest. I won't take your best friend from you after all.

[Mostly.]

[pokexplorer]

[See he was already concerned from the Illness description...but then he slides his glasses on to see what Sigrun's doing with her arm and oh that's great.]

...Perhaps you should speak with Bruce about that.

[JUST...GETTING THAT OUT THERE...]

As for Rio, [Of course he'll use it too!] I believe it should be fine? Pokemon illness is something that exists, and is usually what causes them to die rather than injuries from battle, but I am going to guess that they also have different biology than the creatures in your world.

[...Now that he thinks about it.]

Does that mean you are immune, yourself?

[captainobnoxious]

[SHE... MIGHT APPROACH HIM ABOUT IT, YES, but for now she's resisting the urge to pick at it and rolling her sleeve back down.]

Yup. That's how it's more or less always been in my family, and any kids I have will probably be that way too.

[now: imagine sigrun with kids.]

I'm glad to hear that Rio'll be fine though. I'd like to take them out into the field with me and kick some troll ass.

[greatestcool]

I definitely wouldn't mind meeting them.

[He almost asks how the hell Sigrun's going to explain any of this or if she'll tell them exactly what he did, but it doesn't really matter. She can tell them what she wants and he'll try not to make the situation any worse.]

Yeah, I know you guys are definitely going to need time to yourselves and that's okay. I really don't mind that. Just don't be gone for too long, alright?

[He knows Mettaton won't ditch him forever, but he really doesn't want to be away from his robot bff for too long. Being alone is not his idea of a good time anymore.]

[captainobnoxious]

[they have that in common because SHE LOVES TALKING ABOUT HER DISASTER ROBOT BF WHO TRIED TO KILL THEM ALL]

Now I'm pissed he died the first week with you! I wonder if he still thinks we're friends.

[What gave you the idea he ever did, you small time catastrophe.]

[blastiarm]

Hm, I dunno. He's kinda prickly about that.

[SO ARE YOU]

Make sure you talk to him before we go! He'd better get used to you since I do want to see you again.

[KAMUI BETTER ACCEPT HIS SISTER-IN-LAW oh my god]

[pokexplorer]

[It makes Colress laugh, at least!]

And yet you look remarkable for five hundred years!

[He...just thinks about how much older he's gonna look in just ten years (sorry Tarrlok you still look great), ah the limits of being human.]

But yes, it certainly paid off. However, I would say that it is more than just stubbornness. There was an enormous amount of trust involved. Truly, it was a sight to behold despite the circumstances.

[The circumstances were completely awful, but the trust...that was amazing.]

[captainobnoxious]

[zagi you might be a pink haired disaster but you're hers and she adores you]

Aw, we got along perfectly fine when he was alive! So I'm sure it'll be fine, I'll bet he even missed me as much as anyone else!

But I'll talk to him, yeah, I'm gonna try to get around to everyone I can since I... never actually got to talk to you guys when you were dead in the first place, so. Yup!

[captainobnoxious]

[Chances are the fact that she's dating someone who ran a murdergame will not come up. So Ryuunosuke's safe from that too. If she has to fudge the truth a little for them she will because honestly even now they're more of her own than her crew is at present but that's what you get for having a week's worth of memories.]

A couple hours at most, I think. If it goes over any longer though I'll let you know, but definitely just a couple hours at most. I've got my own job outside of babysitting you two after all.

[...]

I'll sing some songs for you, by the way! When we get there. I've got plenty of them, and they're all super cool and murder filled.

[blastiarm]

Heh, don't worry too much about that. We figured you'd hear all about it and we'd get a chance to talk to you at some point. You had a lot to deal with, after all.

[He's still not sure he really understands everything that happened, but he's probably never going to get it. Emotions are difficult and no one understands, etc. But he's figured out something that's close enough to love, so he's content.]

I know our paths will keep crossing in the future, so it's not like this is goodbye. We'll have plenty of time to make up for all that time we could've been hanging out.

[THAT WAS ENTIRELY YOUR OWN FAULT YOU FUCKING DUMBASS]

[greatestcool]

[POOR SIGRUN DOES NOT DESERVE ANY OF THIS]

That'd be perfectly fine! A few hours is definitely fine.

[That gets him to laugh though, give him a moment...]

I wasn't entirely truthful with you about the music thing. I do like music! I can kinda play the organ!

[DID YOU FUCKING JUST]

But I'd really like to hear some of your songs! They sound fun!

[pokexplorer]

[Dark/Fighting, just like his Pokemon. Truly beautiful.]

You are more than welcome to visit Unova any time you would like. Just...one request, though. Please do not go around challenging everyone to a battle like that- humans fighting Pokemon is very unorthodox and you may get yourself in some tough situations with the police...

[Zagi please don't get arrested before Colress even finds you.

And...oh? He's asking about Kamui? ...He's kind of surprised by that- maybe they made up on the other side?]

I absolutely do intend to. Admittedly I never got to know him well, so perhaps you can assist me in picking something for him. The current one I have chosen is a bat that emits ultrasonic waves that can cause damage but also give a positive feeling to those nearby. It depends on the situation, of course.

Do you suppose that would be fitting for him?