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]

I don't think so. I can live just about anywhere, eat just about anything, that sort of stuff. I don't want to be too far from Mettaton at any time though. That's the only request I'll make of you.

[...but if he could have a lot of junk food and some poorly-lit rooms that would be good too!!!]

[cherryblooded]

[you know what's great

electricity is great]

That can be easily arranged, not to worry. I'll take all reasonable requests into account.

[greatestcool]

[WHO NEEDS ELECTRICITY WHEN YOU CAN HAVE #AESTHETIC]

Yeah. Thanks.

[...]

And thanks for being so adamant about saving him. I meant what I said; I don't care what happens to me. But I want him to be happy and he doesn't want me to die, so.

...I'm kinda glad not to die just yet anyway.

[cherryblooded]

I'd be lying if I said that saving him wasn't by far my biggest priority, and I'd be doing a bad job of it too.

[If it had just been Ryuunosuke? Take it or leave it.]

But now that you're my ward, I'll treat you fairly, and so will Sigrun. Don't expect to die any time soon.

[greatestcool]

It's alright. I knew if it was just me, I'd die.

...But thank you anyway. I wasn't expecting you guys to be this kind. But I probably should've; you're Dedicated for a reason!

[cherryblooded]

[He chuckles at that.]

I'd really prefer if you started calling me Cherryblod, if that's alright. I don't mind that title, but it feels a little impersonal.

[greatestcool]

You don't want me to call you something else? Like Captain.

[He tips his head in Sigrun's direction. Captain is totally more practical than "Sigrun". He's too Japanese for this.]

[cherryblooded]

Don't hold rank, can't think of anything else that would fit.

[Please don't call him dad.]

[greatestcool]

[IF HE HADN'T SHOVED YOU IN A MURDERGAME HE PROBABLY WOULD]

Alright. Cherryblod it is, then.

[cherryblooded]

[oh my god, please wait at least a year]

That's much better. Thank you, Ryuunosuke.

[greatestcool]

You really don't need to thank me for anything.

[GIVEN THE WHOLE KIDNAPPED-YOU-AND-PUT-YOU-IN-A-MURDERGAME THING...]

[cherryblooded]

[WELL THERE'S THAT BUT]

Some things are still worth being thankful for even when the rest of what you've done is pretty terrible.

Like sticking up for Mettaton. Thank you for that.

[greatestcool]

He's my best friend and I won't let anything happen to him. I want him to be happy again.

[And to be honest, he's not sure if Mettaton will be happy like this, but it's better than being dead!]

[cherryblooded]

[Well, it is.]

So do I. I'd do anything for that.

[greatestcool]

Yeah. I really hope he'll be happy again.

[cherryblooded]

It might take some time. But we'll work on it.

[greatestcool]

I know. I have no doubts that you'll do whatever you can for him.

[cherryblooded]

Thank you for your confidence.

[It's well-placed.]

[greatestcool]

I told you guys I was watching the whole time!

[that's not creepy at all..............]

[cherryblooded]

[Not at all.]

To be fair, you'd only need to watch for about a minute or two to figure that out.

[greatestcool]

Hah! Well said. You're kinda predictable like that.

[cherryblooded]

Taking that as a compliment.

[greatestcool]

It really is a compliment in this case!