text; un: METTATON

[glitzandglamour]

Name: Mettaton
Date: 05/09
Format: text

Ohh yes!! Hello darlings... My. So many of you, to bear audience to my post. Something's been on my mind for a few weeks now. And with so many questions on the network this month, why not conduct a survey of my own?

QUESTION: How many digits do you have on your hand? Fingers, thumbs, claws, fins, amorphous appendages. You name it, you count it! In as much detail as you'd like!!

Every reply will receive feedback on the configuration of your hand... by none other than ME!! Some lucky responses may receive any extra commentary that comes to my dazzling mind! Will you be one of the bold and the lucky...?

[ooc: 4th wall characters welcome!]

Comments

text | un: harmonia

[digiorno]

seven.

[glitzandglamour]

Seven. Aren't you a lucky number.

Is this on one hand, or between both?

text; un: eisner

[hegemonwings]

Five fingers on each hand.

I'm reasonably sure that's standard?

[glitzandglamour]

Five. You're just like my friends... Interesting!

What is the fifth finger for?

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[inlikethebrume]

Four fingers and a thumb on each hand.

[glitzandglamour]

Yet another with five digits! I'm impressed. We have a lot of you, here in Aefenglom.

But don't worry, darling. I accept you, even with so many fingers. Do you play the piano with a gift like that?

un: krüeger

[usurpers]

what’s this for?

[glitzandglamour]

Krüeger-darling! There you are. How pleased I am, seeing you on this survey...

without an answer. How am I supposed to give you my thoughts without this CRUCIAL detail?? This is a place for me to ask YOU questions.

text, un: filament

[omnicrafter]

You should've asked them to post pictures, too.

[Not because she likes looking at pretty hands or anything, noooooope...]

[glitzandglamour]

Well. I won't decline a picture. Not from any of my lovely commenters... yourself included. You'll still get my feedback!

[izanyagi]

[There has to be a joke at the end of this or a payoff so of course he's going to see what it is.]

Five on each hand.

[glitzandglamour]

A ten out of ten!! Marvelous! But still, quite a few fingers...

Tell me, sweetheart. How many of your fingers are ring fingers?

un: taru

[seemstressed]

Are you making a doll?

[glitzandglamour]

Oh, no. I'm just making an observation about a beloved population of extra-dimensional visitors. An observation... that a lot of you have a surplus of fingers. Already, I'm blown away by the results.

Though such data could be used for that purpose, couldn't it?

[ASSUMING ANY OF IT WAS COMPLETELY TRUE, AND NOT PEOPLE SHITPOSTING... Mettaton expects it. It's their loss, if a doll is made in their image with an inappropriate amount of fingers.]

text| un: reddeer

[rightfoot]

Five. Four fingers and a thumb.

[glitzandglamour]

So many of you with so many phalanges. Outstanding!

Do you ever find that your excess of ten fingers get twisted up, darling? Keeping track of that many fingers can't be easy.

Un : ma text

[stopfen]

You've seen mine.

[Holding the cup after the dreams. When she'd swiped at him during the full moon. This really wasn't the place to talk about that though, but still. ]

Can we meet? I owe you.

[There, not suspicious at all. Or someone could teach her about private filters. ]

[glitzandglamour]

[It's a reply given only a moment's pause, for he forgives her already. How could he hold anything against Mikasa? She could kill him, and he'd probably forgive her.

Even if the crime of almost being eaten never fails to bring him back to a bad memory of being crushed between teeth... It's fine.]

Of course I've seen your hands. You're one of the reasons I'm so curious, darling.

We can meet any time you'd like. I can schedule you in.

un: juzahyodo

[sneaksweet]

Five. A thumb and four fingers.
What's this for?

[glitzandglamour]

Wow! Another point for five, total. It looks like you're in good company, beautiful!

I wanted to know what the distribution of digit count was, in a world like this. Two of my dear friends have five digits... A coincidence that struck me as odd. Imagine my surprise to find so many more of you.

un; havefaith

[peacewithouttyranny]

Four fingers and a thumb on each hand.

Standard for Cybertronians.

[glitzandglamour]

So you're another one who comes from a people with a consistent number of digits. And of all numbers, it's also five... Thank you for sharing, darling.

With an extra finger, you could call two of your fingers a pinky finger. Or two of them could be middle fingers! The possibilities are endless. Do you find yourself wishing you had fewer?

text;

[unsundered]

[Emet-Selch ignores the actual question, assuming Mettaton already knows for one thing, and why provide redundant information? Though even if he hadn't known, he probably wouldn't have volunteered the info, however harmless.]

Were this someone else, I'd claim it to be a question borne of insecurity.

Why the sudden curiosity regarding numbers?

[glitzandglamour]

On your behalf, I'm filling out the survey. Five fingers. I checked.

I'm asking because I couldn't help but notice how many you had, gorgeous! What an odd happenstance, that I'd have two close friends with five fingers?? But just look at how many oddities there are, just like you two.

[Is it an oddity if pretty much everybody replying actually has five digits? Yes. It's weird that so many people have five fingers. What A Coincidence! There should more fours and sixes if this were normal. Mettaton is POSITIVE he's being messed with at this point.]

un; nocturne

[synchroswim]

uhhhhh assuming i didnt lose or grow any without never noticing
five on each one?

_{[Dear lord, he hopes he doesn't end up with extra. That might make playing his sitar a little tricky.]}

[glitzandglamour]

And assuming you're reporting your count based on the fingers you can look at, right before your eyes... Thank you, darling! Another five for the pile of fives. So many of you... How peculiar.

And let me guess. Like all humans, you also have fingernails? Something I acknowledge I used to lack... Until becoming a Puca.

un: enkidu

[enkidoh]

when i wear my fake fingers i have ten but otherwise there are seven. two stubs make a whole finger.

[Oh, and imagine this!]

right now i am typing this message without my fake fingers. it is quite a feat. i think i deserve extra commentaries from your dazzling mind.

[glitzandglamour]

Seven... Among both hands?? It must be so. How remarkable! In a way unlike the rest, that is. You DO deserve more commentary, for being such a stand-out! I was beginning to think I'd never see anything but a veritable sea of five fingered hands... (Not that I mind. Five fingers are lovely, as always.)

Why add the fake fingers, beautiful? Were you dissatisfied with your form, as-is? Because if you ask me, you have a lovely amount of fingers. If you prefer it, however... Who could judge? I support your desire for ten, if that's what you like.

[getting_better]

Four fingers and a thumb on each hand, though the ring finger on my right is a bit numb at times.

[glitzandglamour]

For a total of ten digits... Complete with one disagreeable one. Splendid detail! You get a gold star. As do your hands.

Is there a reason? For your numbing ring finger. Longing for something...?

text | un: xxsunreaper17xx

[scissorlove]

u no i thought it was 5 but now im not sure

[glitzandglamour]

Oh??? Now I'm curious. What changed, darling? Why not take a moment... and check out those hands of yours? Your constant companions. The very tool you're using to type with... I assume.

un: PrincessAllura

[quintessent]

Five for myself, but I have met species with all manner of configurations.

[The perks of flying around space.]

[glitzandglamour]

Five. A number to transcend worlds, I'm learning. With ten fingers, each one must be full of promise. Musical instruments, art... Ten fingers, for maximum dexterity and performance. What are the odds, that so many Mirrorbound would possess five digits?? Truly, I'm shocked.

As somebody who has met so many species... Are you human? Or do you know of humans?

text; (un: aragaki)

[hoboagogo]

same as most humans here. five on each hand.

used to have five toes on each foot, too, but now i got hooves. dunno if those count or how many the count as.

[glitzandglamour]

Yes... I'm beginning to notice that an absurd amount of the humans here possess five digits per hand. What an odd thing for the mirrors to favor, in humanity.

Unless, of course, I'm being played with. Not that I mind... Haha.

[...Mettaton thinks that some of these "five-fingered" Mirrorbound are lying. They have to be, because where are the six- and four-fingered humans that he knows exist??]

You're a Faun, right. ...How is that, by the way? Acclimating to hooves, and such a drastic restructuring of your legs.

text; un: hemlock

[unholey]

You know, given the inhuman population among the Mirrorbound, I was expecting more variation in responses here.

I wonder if that has something to do with the fact that Mirrorbound are transforming into a different species vs. being born that way.

[Although, reading through the responses................ there is at least One person fucking with Mettaton. Hm. To correct, or not to correct. That is the question.]

[glitzandglamour]

Your surprise mirrors my own, darling. So surprised, in fact... that I'm positive a number of these respondents are playing tricks. Harmless, really. If I wanted concrete data, I'd ask for photos!

[Unfortunately, the ones that Mettaton thinks are jokes... doesn't include Giorno's response.]

There are a slight number of respondents reporting that their digit counts have changed since their transformation, yes. You could be onto something.

Let me guess. You're going to tell me you have five digits, too? The absurdity of it. Ha-ha.

un: ALPHYS

[textsfromhotland]

this is kind of a weird survey

[glitzandglamour]

Are you trying to judge me for being weird, Alphys? Hahaha

Just look at the replies I've gotten, darling. It's fascinating... how people choose to answer.

un: shinykagari

[recklessbelief]

are people growing or losing fingers????? ( ⚆ _ ⚆ )

[glitzandglamour]

Some reports say... maybe! But not entirely confirmed!!! How about you, darling? How many fingers do you have now, at present?

un: Xx_Aerosmith_Da_Bomb_xX

[accoltellare]

three

[Giorno has the right idea, bullshitting is fun.]

hey hey you haven't said how many fingers YOU have

[glitzandglamour]

Three! Finally, a unique answer!! There's no need to tell me you have five, like everybody else... I appreciate you, in all of your three-fingered glory. Playing baseball is surely a special experience, with you as the pitcher. Absolutely wonderful.

All you have to do is ask, and I'll provide! Yes. I have four digits. A very respectable, common number. Modest... but elegant.

Voice

[purposefulnonsense]

[Having discovered the wonders of text-to-voice, Hythlodaeus is pleased to discover a familiar name whilst perusing assorted communications during a period of rest. He should probably eat something, but he cannot resist commenting.

Fortunately, the device he was given has more than one option for communication.]

If you do not remember how many I have, you are welcome to come visit me.

[And see for yourself, he implies with a playful tone. Though, really, it is little more than an offer to spend time together. He's been up to a few things, and he is keen to share.]

Voice

[glitzandglamour]

[What a pleasant surprise! But how could he forget how many fingers Hythlodaeus had when he clasped his his own? It's been a few weeks of finger fixation anyway, and he has five digits.

But he understands an invitation when he hears one. Mettaton's voice is emphatic, though modulated as ever. One could almost see how upright and forward-leaning those ears of his are with how he sounds, in their mind's eye.]

A reminder of a hand I saw so recently... But how could I pass up such an opportunity set out before me? Yes.

In other words... I'd love to visit! In fact. Where are you, right now? You'll be shocked and surprised at how quickly I can make my way around...

(voice) un: amadeus

[fordeath]

[ he might sound a little. drunk. when he responds to this. don't mind it, mettaton. ]

Fingers? ... Twenty!

—Oh, I wish. Unfortunately, I don't think I could get away with that. You've seen them, after all.

[glitzandglamour]

[Drunk? Mettaton's fine with it! He can tell.

Maybe later, he'll figure out why. He really hasn't heard from Amadeus in some time...]

Finally. Somebody who gives me a number other than five per hand... And it's someone whose hands I've already seen well enough to know it's a lie. A shame.

[He says it in a way that sounds disappointed, that Amadeus is lying... Where ARE the twenty-fingered people?? Nevertheless, he's still lighthearted.]

Here, I've been saying it's two friends I'm asking on behalf of. But I suppose it's three, after all... Three people I know, who have five digits per hand. What are the odds. But just imagine what you could do with twenty!