[Video] (cw; robot drug use?)

[mttbrandlegs]

[Mettaton's been a little scarce on the network the past few months. It's reasonable, he's had a bit of a hard time! Still, as outgoing as he is, it's hardly surprising to see him address the ship as a whole.

Yet.. When his voice comes through the MID, it's uncharacteristically relaxed, almost dreamy.]

Hellooooo, beauties~! Goodness, have I told you all lately how wonderful you all are? I have the distinct feeling that I have not!!

I mean--that's not my jooob or anything, that's my boyfriend's job!! Ooh!! Guess what, everyone?! I am dating the handsomest Morale Officer on the ship!! That is Papyrus, if you are unaware of his good looks and stellar personality!! I am so proud I finally got a chance to let everyone know that I'm with him!! It was, after all, very important!! Anyway though;

Back to the main subject!

You're all wonderful, and I would love, love, love to express that to everyone! Every single one of you! Even the certain someone...who I can't seem to avoid having mild arguments with!! Haha!

Does anyone want a hug? I would adore a hug right now!

[...There will be regrets later. But Mettaton can't actually be blamed at this point, even if he sounds as if he's had some sort of mild psychotic break given his mercurial behavior lately.

Nah. He's just had some Cybertronian drugs.

Speaking of questionable decisions, though...]

By the way!! Want to know a secret?

[Mettaton pans out his MID a little, showing that he is in fact partially on the floor, with his legs apparently splayed up onto his bed. Certainly it appears undignified, but at least he seems comfortable, in that teenage gossip girl way.]

If you saw a small pink ghost last month...do I have a surprise for you!! That. Was. ME!!! Ooooh!!! What a scandal, right?! But you know what?! Toriel was right!! It is my business who I tell--and no secrets between friends!!

[Wink~]

Toodles, sweeties!!!



[Private text to Papyrus]

PAPYRUS!!!!1!!! SWEETIE CAN YOU VISIT ME, I JUST WANT TO HUG YOU! YOU'RE A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL SKELETON AND I NEED TO APPRECIATE YOU!!! SERIOUSLY! YOU'VE TREATED ME SO NICELY!! LET ME PAY IT BACK!!!!!

PLEASE~? <3333


[Private text to Asriel]

I BET YOUR EARS ARE SOFT, AREN'T THEY? CAN I TOUCH THEM? I PROMISE I WILL BE VERY GENTLE, HONEY!!! I'M JUST

CURIOUS :)

FUNNY WORD, CURIOUS! IF YOU TOOK THE U OUT! IT WOULD SOUND LIKE A CEREAL BRAND!! HAHA, THAT WOULD SELL!! MTT-BRAND CURIOS!!!


[Private text to Kyoko]

KYOKO. SWEETIE. WHY DON'T WE EVER TALK ANYMORE????? :(((( I MEAN IT IS LIKE WE DON'T DISCUSS ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S SAD AND THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS SAD!!!!

WE SHOULD HUG. FRIENDS HUG!!!


[Private text to Alphys]

ALPHYYYYYYYS!!!!!!!!! YOU! NEVER! TOLD ME IF YOU LIKED THE FIGURE!!!! DID YOU NOT LIKE IT???? D: IT'S TOO LATE TO GO BACK TO THE FUN PLANETS ISN'T IT?? ALSO I MISS YOU!! COME VISIT ME!! <333 #BESTFRIEND #HUGS4ALPHYSBECAUSEISAIDSO(


[Private text to Tailgate]

WOW?? CAN I KEEP THIS?! WHERE DID YOU ACQUIRE IT AND WHERE HAS IT BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE?

YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD FRIEND!!


[Private text to Ginko]

I JUST REMEMBERED FALLING ONTO YOUR HEAD AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY VERY FUNNY IN RETROSPECT!??! BUT ALSO I FEEL THE DISTINCT NEED TO APOLOGIZE AGAIN SO I'M SORRY!!! ABOUT YOUR HEAD!

STILL FUNNY HOWEVER!

Comments

[Video]

[whatshisname]

[It actually takes him a long time to respond to this. This robot clearly isn't Cybertronian, and the psychiatrist doesn't know Mettaton to know if this is strange behavior or not, but he does have millions of years of experience in noting details about behaviors.]

[And these behaviors just scream..."high".]

[He doesn't want to start this off wrong, and having never met this person before is all the more reason to take a little time before actually replying. When he does finally turn on his feed he's got a small smile on his face.]

My, you seem the friendly sort.

[Hey, best way to find out how someone is really doing mentally, is to get them talking.]

[Video]

[mttbrandlegs]

[Go easy on him, robot friend. He's never been high before.

That said, Mettaton responds with all of the energy of an actual sun.]

Of course I am!! I'm always friendly, except you know. Whenever someone gets on my nerves! In which case, I'm slightly less friendly bordering on passive-aggressive!!

[...That was, perhaps, too much information?]

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[daintylegs]

aw thanks!
i stuck the last bit i had in my captain tho
so i dont have any more sorry :(
your going to have to make what you have last

[mttbrandlegs]

BUT!!!

THAT IS THE WORST PLACE TO PUT IT!!!!

...FINE. :( I'LL SAVE THE REST FOR ANOTHER TIME!! THANK YOU, SERIOUSLY! I HAVEN'T FELT THIS HAPPY IN AT LEAST TWO MONTHS, EXCEPT WHEN PAPYRUS AGREED TO GO OUT WITH ME!!!!

IT'S NICE!

private text.

[prayed]

[There are so many things wrong with his text that Kyoko doesn't even know where to start.]

We were never talking to start with!

[Though there's no denying that she's made more of an active effort to avoid him since his death. How could she approach him after that? No matter how many times she thought about it, had seem around, she could never seem to find the right time, the right words.

Certainly, none of this is right. It's frustrating. She wants to smack him for his texts as much as the mockery it makes of her efforts. Another text comes, shortly after the first, just to make sure this stays text:]

I don't hug, and I'm allergic to friendship. It leads to side effects, like me punching people. The last person who tried it got their nose broken.

[mttbrandlegs]

WELL THAT'S WHAT I MEAN THOUGH. WE DON'T EVER SEEM TO TALK UNLESS SOMETHING'S GONE AWRY!!!!

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT!!

[...is his response to the first text. Mettaton had absolutely no chill right now, so he didn't expect the second text. It came too slow for him to realize. And...his response is almost immediate.]

YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO TRY THAT WITH ME, HONEYLEMON!! I'M A ROBOT, YOU MIGHT HURT YOURSELF! :( I'M ALRIGHT WITH VIOLENCE IF THAT'S YOUR WAY OF SHOWING FRIENDSHIP THOUGH!?

[Yeah. He missed the point.]

[prayed]

I've punched through things harder than you! It's not a way of showing friendship! I don't have any friends, so I don't need to show friendship!

Seriously! Is this some kind of joke?! Are you trying to mess with me?

[BECAUSE IT'S WORKING.]

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[pleasereset]

[...This is officially the strangest text he's ever gotten. Mettaton what's the deal.]

i guess that's okay.

don't pull on them though please

[mttbrandlegs]

[You are too young for him to explain this, Asriel. Just take it as it comes.]

:D!!!

DON'T WORRY, I WOULD NEVER PULL THEM!! THAT WOULDN'T BE VERY NICE OF ME!

WANT TO COME VISIT? OR...????

[pleasereset]

[Asriel is 100% not sure about arranging a Mettaton visit just because Mettaton wants to pet him.]

uh i was asleep the last time i found your room, so could you tell me where it is?

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[whatshimadayou]

You seem
friendlier
than usual.

You are really a ghost.

[mttbrandlegs]

FRIENDLIER IS BETTER RIGHT?! :)

AND YES. I AM A GHOST. SORT OF. NOT REALLY WHEN I'M IN THIS BODY. IT'S COMPLICATED!! I LIKE BEING A ROBOT BETTER!!

[whatshimadayou]

Only if it is sincere.

Then you are a robot no matter what, then.





Are you really feeling all right?

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[friendlykillingmachine]

[Incoming video message from another robot, here. This one isn't nearly as fashionable as MTT nor as formidable as the Cybertronians, but he's definitely a robot and the expression on his TV screen face looks confused.]

A ghost? But aren't you...a robot?

[mttbrandlegs]

YES AND NO! IT'S COMPLICATED BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT I'M MORE A ROBOT THAN A GHOST, BEING A GHOST WASN'T MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME!!

I PREFER BEING A ROBOT!!

SPEAKING OF WHICH I LIKE YOU! I LIKE YOUR HEAD, IT'S REALLY COOL!!

[friendlykillingmachine]

Oh. Gosh, well, thanks!

[He smiles bashfully, his hand touching the side of his boxy head for a moment.]

Uh, so does that mean you're part robot and part ghost? As in deceased-human soul ghost?

[imaginary_wife]

Considering that mix of personalities, I'm surprised you both haven't exploded all over the ship sooner. It's like a nuclear reaction of stage drama.

Are you feeling alright by the way. Seems like you're giddier than usual, but I'm too bland to judge.

[mttbrandlegs]

We've had a lot on our minds ever since we sealed the deal, so it's really not that strange when you think about it!! Last month was very busy!!

[You knoooow. Forced slavery, multiple counts of murder. Just another day in the life(??)]

Goodness!! I promise, I'm fine!!! It's strange how many people feel the need to ask!! I'm just really happy about everything!! Being alive, having a handsome skeleton by my side, and everything in between!!

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[dancingblade]

[can she sound confused? Does she even really know how? Her delivery is flat, but it does take her a few seconds to collect her thoughts]

Status as the previous pink Poe has been noted.

[this is a good opening statement, yes?]

There is something different about you. [not appearance-wise, because that sort of thing was normal to Fi but...] Are you certain you are feeling at 100%?

[mttbrandlegs]

[Mettaton lets out a loud sigh, but...it's also punctuated at the end by a quiet giggle.]

Sweetheart, this is the first time in a long time that I've felt as if I am at 100%!! If every day was as pleasant as I feel right now, then I would have absolutely no problems~!!

...That said, what is a Poe? Is that what you call ghosts where you are from?

[dancingblade]

[pet name established... She does not like it, but decides that it is too petty a complaint to voice]

A Poe: an entity that lacks physical form. They usually disappear when one looks directly at one and are impervious to physical attacks. A similar entity exists within another realm... But those are no longer a concern.

It is a spirit, though the term 'ghosts' has been used to describe these creatures.

... Are you certain? You seemed uneasy when we last met and yet now you are announcing it upon a public forum. Such a change of heart is not unheard of, but it certainly is uncommon.

[she's both worried and happy for you. Fi being Fi though, she doesn't actually express or... You know, feel it]

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[notyetsore]

[Ginko hasn't actually seen Mettaton's public network post - not that it would explain much if he had. But maybe this would be less... out of the blue if he had.]

oh

its fine

i gess it was kind of funny to yeah

[mttbrandlegs]

[Ginko should be glad he didn't. It was really over the top. Then again, he texted Mettaton back so...good luck.]

IT WAS!!!

JUST IMAGINE

WALKING AROUND WITH A PINK GHOST ON YOUR HEAD AND JUST ACTING LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED!!! PEOPLE WOULD BE SO WEIRDED OUT AND THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS!!!

[Video]

[gluteusexmachina]

Hello... ah, pardon my asking but are you another Cybertronian?

[Video]

[mttbrandlegs]

No, I'm not!! I'm just a different type of robot!!

[Mettaton giggles despite himself.]

I mean..do I look that big?! They're all pretty tall, and built with less fine details!! I'm waaaaay more visually pleasing!!