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[mttbrandlegs]

YOU KNOW WHAT???

POLL TIME!!!!!

WHAT DO YOU ALL DO WHENEVER YOU'RE FEELING SAD? WHAT ARE YOUR COPING MECHANISMS? I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE SOME VARIETY AROUND HERE!! AND ALSO I'M BORED. THERE'S NOTHING TO DO. :(

SUBSEQUENTLY

IF ANYONE NEEDS A ROBOT WHO CAN PERFORM VARIOUS TASKS, I'M AVAILABLE!! :) SERIOUSLY, DARLINGS. I'M VERY BORED AND APT TO SILLY THOUGHTS WHEN I'M BY MYSELF.

[This entire conversation sounds spontaneous. Even for Mettaton. But at least he's socializing, right? Though...if he gets any responses, he might socialize a little strangely seeing as he's in an altered state.

It appears as if someone's located some recreational substances catering to his species, and now he's more chatty than he usually is...or has been.]

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[pleasereset]

[The text is a little spontaneous, but Asriel doesn't have much reason to question it.]

i used to go flying. but i haven't done it so much anymore.

[mttbrandlegs]

WELL????

WHY NOT?!

DON'T YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SHIP? YOU OWE ME SOME RIDES, MISTER!!!

[pleasereset]

[... Honestly? Asriel doesn't really have a good reason. He loved piloting, but he's been so focused on trying to settle into his new life and try to make everything normal for himself.]

i guess i do don't i?

i still have it and i'd like to go flying again, i really miss it. so if you want to go i don't mind at all.

[mttbrandlegs]

SPLENDID!! SPECTACULAR EVEN!!!

WHENEVER YOU'RE UP FOR IT, I AM AS WELL!!

YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL IMPRESSIVE FOR A CHILD TO PILOT A SHIP! WHY DON'T YOU DO ANYTHING WITH THAT???

[pleasereset]

i've got rinzler to thank for that.

well i used to pilot on the moira, but i don't really know if there are pilot jobs here?

[He's looked but... a 12-year-old doesn't look qualified to pilot much of anything aside from spaceships in video games.]

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[brochtuarach]

What is a robot?

[mttbrandlegs]

ME!! I'M A ROBOT!!

BUT AS IT SOUNDS YOU MAY BE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT QUESTION, A ROBOT IS A METAL PERSON!! I'M MADE OF METAL AND MAGIC AND I HAVE A SOUL SO THAT MEANS I'M VERY SPECIAL AND VERY GREAT!!!

[Also very leaving out a lot of the particulars of how his being a robot works, but he does that all the time, so.]

[brochtuarach]

That makes little and less sense.

[mttbrandlegs]

OH HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN A ROBOT BEFORE?

I FEEL SO BADLY FOR YOU!!! BUT AT LEAST YOUR FIRST EXPOSURE TO ONE IS ME, THAT HAS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER!!

[brochtuarach]

Much better.

If I knew who you are.

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[readytocomply]

[Eat. Go for a run. That's what he does, but he's not here to give Metta useless tips. He wants to help.]

Wanna do something?

[mttbrandlegs]

[Give him all your useless tips, Bucky. Right now, he'd totally go for a run and maybe probably attempt eating, which would end badly.

...So yeah. Maybe don't give him tips.]

DARLING, WHEN DO I EVER NOT WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH YOU? ;) THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS, THOUGH, SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE IN CHARGE!!

[readytocomply]

My interests are the orchard and Sugar and Spice.

[And an elf and a robot, but that goes without saying.]

We could do a movie?

[mttbrandlegs]

SOUNDS LIKE A DATE TO ME!!

[...Well then. He ate that up pretty quickly, hopefully Bucky takes it in a positive manner.]

[readytocomply]

Yeah. I'll pick you up at eight?

[Bucky's already up and moving around, checking for clean clothes. He's gotta tell Zev where he's going and then get ready.]

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[inconsequence]

[Oh. Good. He's apparently lost what little possession of his faculties he still has, resorting to an erratic typing style that doesn't quite suit him. Ordinarily they would simply skirt the entire conversation and leave it to people who actually give a damn, but Asriel is, for reasons beyond their comprehension, apparently quite fond of the bucket of bolts.

Alas.]

Are you always this distractible?

[mttbrandlegs]

[Oh look. The one person who could possibly ruin Mettaton's good time.

Well. He supposes he asked the question at large, so he'll allow it.]

I BELIEVE I WAS THE ONE WHO ASKED A QUESTION FIRST, HONEY. WHO'S DISTRACTIBLE NOW?

[inconsequence]

That was due to a failure in interest, not attention span.

[mttbrandlegs]

YOU'RE STILL DODGING THOUGH. I THOUGHT YOU WERE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD THAN THAT, BUT PERHAPS IT'S A QUESTION YOU FIND YOU CAN'T ANSWER.

[Rather than sounding the least bit sensitive on the matter, Mettaton posits the statement as a challenge. Perhaps his intoxication has given him a little more courage today, to face a child he rarely succeeds in ending a conversation pleasantly with.]

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[a_perfect_end]

[When Clu's sulking bored in a hostile system run by pacifists who exact ludicrous penalties for murder, he--

...well, he fields requests like these. Especially when they originate with a fellow synthetic.]

Greetings!

I'm incapable of regret, but...

Personally, I like to go for a drive. Very fast. Good scenery optional.

[mttbrandlegs]

INCAPABLE? THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE SOCIOPATHIC, BUT WHATEVER!!!

A DRIVE DOES SOUND LOVELY!! HAVE YOU GOT A VEHICLE OF CHOICE?

[For a robot who just called a program sociopathic, Mettaton seems pretty cheerful.]

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[unaffluent]

I don't know. I guess lately I drink and work a lot. It's probably not the best way of coping. How do you cope? Do robots get sad?

[mttbrandlegs]

I WONDER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DRINK? I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT WHEN I WAS GIVEN A HUMAN BODY TEMPORARILY. :(

ANYWAY YES ROBOTS GET SAD!! I USUALLY JUST STAY HOME WHEN I'M SAD AND DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY BECAUSE WHO WANTS TO SEE A SAD ROBOT? LITERALLY NO ONE!!

[Class A Deflection from drug use is a go.]

[unaffluent]

I don't find it particularly pleasant.

There was a book series I read that had a sad robot and it was my favorite character.

[mttbrandlegs]

OOOH, INTERESTING! TELL ME MORE!

NOT THAT I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE SAD BITS, BUT YOU KNOW! ROBOTS ARE PRETTY GREAT!!