[He leans into the contact, eyes closed, absorbing the warmth.]

I know... we're not great at keeping things on track sometimes. [But he's right, Cherryblod last trial, bloodletting catching Kamui... he honestly wonders if Mettaton honestly didn't expect them to check the phones due to some weird sense of honor over all their privacy. Or that at least one other person would refuse to show. Guess there's no way to know now]

I guess I just feel... guilty?

[It's dumb- of course he's not guilty over helping save all their lives. And it wasn't like he was the only one pressing Mettaton. Bruce did, and one things started to roll down hill so did Cherry and Sigrun. It's idiotic and illogical to feel like he does.]

Have you seen Cherryblod? It's like... like we gutted him. Emptied him all out. How can I NOT feel like that's partly my fault?