aefenglom | Un : ma - A question about the new arrivals(4th wallers welcome)

[Mtt plz. She was used to strangeness from him, but this was a bit more weird than she was used to. Even from him. He was a talking box? She has seen somethings here, but...This one still made her blink.

She's just going to ignore it. The normal tactic when she couldn't think of a response.]

I've known him seven years... [But at the next part she turns her head. Just going to look out the window. Not that she could see Jean from here.]

He argues a lot with guys. [If a verbal shrug was possible. That was it. Completely ignoring that he'd argued with some of the girls as well.]

[If you can't love MTT as a shape, can you really love him as a voluptuous android...? Embrace his sharp edges, Mikasa. (All of this is stuff Mettaton would say. I'm merely at the mercy of playing him, which is an inadvisable experience.)]

SEVEN YEARS. AND THE COMPETITIVE SORT... I SEE, I SEE. [Mettaton taps the area beneath his screen. He sees so much, with these lack of eyes.] HE MUST BE INSISTING THAT HE REMAIN IN THIS PLACE, WHERE YOU ARE. AM I CORRECT?

[Mettaton. She can still like you, and still think you're strange as heck. Just look at her deceased best friend. ]

He is. He said he'd go to Coven to ask them about it, or if they could send us both back.

[Can you tell she doesn't believe either of those are going to happen from her flat voice? She had no faith in the Coven with that. Still...]

Why all the questions?

IDLE CURIOSITY. [Like the icon preceding this one, Mettaton reclines upon a lavish bed. It's purple and gold, but sepia cameras have a hard time capturing such radiance.] I JUST WANTED TO KNOW. HOW DOGGED HE IS, ON REMAINING BY YOUR SIDE... AHAHA.

[His screen flickers into a heart-shape in red against yellow — darker color against lighter color.]

THE COVEN DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR ARRIVALS, BY THE BY. IN CASE THIS WAS A CURIOSITY OF EITHER OF OURS. YOU CAN LET JEAN-DARLING KNOW THAT. I'VE ASKED.

I've already told him that the Coven don't know... [But did he get points for effort there? And Mtt, the small part of his house that she'd seen had been over the top already. Why so much effort for the sleeping room? It's a shame he couldn't see her confused head tilt.]

He's always been like that. [Something that didn't really deny Mtt calling him dogged.]

[Mikasa... do you not decorate your bedroom...... he'll come in there himself and decorate it FOR HER if she's not careful. he did it once already.]

THE COVEN'S REPORTS ON THE LATEST BATCH OF MIRRORBOUND... I CAN SEE WHY YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR DEPARTURE. ...I'VE BEEN MAKING A FRIEND FOR MYSELF. IT'S A SHAME THAT THEY MAY ALL RETURN SO QUICKLY.

[Jean, too. If he was one of these recent arrivals, he'd be among the Mirrorbound not "bound" to their mirror. That would mean that plenty of people would be united in such a way, only to be guaranteed that they'll be split apart... and soon.

The squares upon Mettaton's monitor puzzle somewhat. It settles on yellow. He pushes himself, becoming a stationary box atop a bed.]

THE COVEN MAY NOT HAVE ANSWERS. BUT THAT'S ALL THE MORE REASON TO HOLD ONTO HIM. YOU'RE BOTH HERE NOW. [He shrugs.] LIVE YOUR MOMENT, DARLING. WHAT'S THE POINT IN AGONIZING OVER WHAT'S TO COME...?

[He'd have to see that first, and she didn't use video. And she did, granted it was just some handmade blankets tossed on the bed. She simple and practical.]

We're worrying about them leaving but we don't even know if we've found them all... [It's blunt. Even if that bluntness is probably ruined by the snort.]

I'm not worried. I'm telling him not to worry. I'm just not sure if I have to worry about him going to a store and not returning... But that goes for anyone here.

[But once he figures it out... He's comin]

IT DOES. [Go for everyone and anyone here. His screen dims, light flickering out.] BUT YOU WON'T KNOW WHEN ANYONE WILL LEAVE... IF THEY LEAVE. BUT HOW NICE IS IT TO HAVE HIM HERE NOW? SURELY YOU AGREE.

[This is Mettaton probing for how Mikasa feels about Jean, in a weird way...]

[She didn't know if Jean was going to be safe, and she didn't remotely like that. But Jean had mentioned she'd been stood right next to him for events she knew hadn't happened. ]

Yes, it's nice having him here... [She wasn't sure why he asking. But it was nice seeing a face she knew.] If we could remember everything here, he'd be one of the two people I'd want to see to speak with.

[The other was Armin.]

[There's another person who believes that people will forget upon returning home, and Mettaton evidently doesn't like that, his monitor going angry scarlet red. He has some Personal Feelings about wanting to remember this place, by all means necessary.

(He made a promise, after all. A... Puca's promise...)]

SUCH NEGATIVITY! WHY NOT ASSUME THAT WE REMEMBER IT ALL? I THINK IT'LL INSTILL IN THE LOT OF US MIRRORBOUND A GREAT DEAL OF HOPE THAT WE SORELY NEED. [Is it naive? Who cares!] WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO SPEAK WITH HIM ABOUT, ASSUMING YOU REMEMBER?

Because multiple people have told me that it doesn't happen. [There was also another factor. One she wasn't saying on a public post, but if she returned suddenly how she was now, then she'd probably die. Mikasa was a good fighter, and she could react. But suddenly going from one place to the other...

As for what she wanted to speak about. This wasn't the place.]

We've already spoken about it in person.

[Cagey.]

WHAT DO THEY KNOW.

[Seriously, what do they know? Mettaton crosses his arms, displeased with this answer and unconvinced. And irritable.

The second part... Mettaton doesn't remark upon it, because he realizes she won't budge. He's feeling indignant and wants to argue that point, that people might very well remember upon returning home.]

More than me...If they're not pulling the part where they've gone home then come back out of their ass.

[The bluntest answer.]

Besides Jean has already said that the me he spoke to didn't mention it.

WELL! TIMELINES, DARLING. WHO KNOWS!

[He makes a maddened sort of flick of his wrist, his monitor an angry red. Apparently, this is a touchy subject! He is stubborn, and refuses to forget his time here.]

MAYBE THE YOU IN HIS WORLD... SIMPLY HASN'T BEEN HERE YET! OR MAYBE YOU'RE FROM SEPARATE TIMELINES! THERE ARE ALL MANNERS OF POSSIBILITY!

He's from later on than me, the same day, just a few hours later.

[In which many things happened. But still, the angry red does nothing when the screens don't show colour.]

I'm not even sure what the timelines part means...

THE TIMELINES PART MEANS THAT EVEN IF HE'S FROM THE FUTURE, IT DOESN'T MATTER!!

[Still peeved. His ears are back in the most irritable posture, and he turns slightly from his own camera, arms still crossed. One could almost imagine the irritable thump he'd make if he had legs...]

IT COULD MEAN YOU'RE BOTH FROM SIMILAR, YET SEPARATE, REALITIES. THE EVENTS WE EXPERIENCE MAY BE SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER THANKS TO SPACE-TIME STUFF THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND TOO WELL, DARLING. THAT WOULD MEAN THAT YOU COULD RETURN HOME AND KNOW OF YOUR TIME SPENT HERE... AND PERHAPS JEAN WOULD BE IN A SEPARATE VERSION OF YOUR EVENTS. OH! OR THINGS MAY CONVERGE, IN FUTURE! THEN YOU'D BE TOGETHER AGAIN...

[Mettaton stops himself, realizing that he sounds... like his friend, Alphys...]

... OH GOD. I'M THEORIZING.

[Like a nerd... What's gotten into him? (Desperation to remember. That's what's gotten into him.)]

[He cannot see it, but Mikasa was frowning. Staying silent for a moment even when she'd already started the recording.]

...That sounds too complicated.

Multiple worlds is already a pain to keep track of. [While Mtt was being a nerd, Mikasa was being a jock. Just not gonna think to hard on it.]

I don't get why you're so worried about us not meeting again.

[Overthinking about the plausibility of everyone retaining their memories? Not happening, not relevant, not now. So when Mikasa diverts their conversation back onto a track pertaining to Jean and Mikasa's recollection aligning, he feels relieved.

He relaxes somewhat, though it might be hard to tell with his lack of expressive, humanoid features. His monitor goes yellow.]

WHO KNOWS? HAHA.

[He doesn't need to embarrass her further... Not that she would be. Jean, however, might be... if he were to watch this line, and if Mettaton were to voice his thoughts any further. He raises a finger, the number 1 displaying on his screen.]

BUT! HAVING HIM HERE MUST BE A LITTLE LESS LONELY. SOMEONE TO SHARE YOUR HISTORY WITH... SURELY, KNOWING HE'LL ALSO BE THERE WHEN YOU RETURN. THAT'S WORTH WISHING TO REMEMBER IT ALL, RIGHT, DARLING?

[But would Jean be embarrassed at his crush being oblivious, or everyone else knowing about his feeling but the crush?

For her part, she just sighs.]

Yes. [He'd be there anyway, but that had angered the robot before so she stays hush.]

Why are you asking all this?

BECAUSE I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, OF COURSE! AND WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

[A fairly simple answer, even if it doesn't make sense. Also because Jean got flustered and couldn't do video... That was fun.]

[Mikasa was about two seconds from just giving up. You were so confusing sometimes Mtt... ]

Why are you talking about relationships then? Friends are nice but I have other things I like.

[completely not realising the type of relationship here. ]

OH, DARLING. YES. I'M AWARE. AND, I'M SURE YOU LIKE JEAN, TOO.

[A heart on his monitor...]

WELL! I HOPE HE HAS AN EXTENDED STAY. AFTER SEEING WHAT YOUR WORLD WAS LIKE... MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HIM. LIVING A LIFE WHERE THREATS COME AT FEWER FREQUENCY...

[Mettaton is being presumptuous, that living here must be better than living there... Though he acknowledges internally that Mikasa's world is her home. The fact of the matter is that people don't really have a choice in being here; may as well make the best of it while they're here, he thinks.]

I do... [Hadn't she already said she liked Jean? This was getting confusing. But she snorts at the comment.]

He seems to be settling in. I found him at a cafe trying coffee. [Nasty stuff, bitter. Sokie had mentioned giving her a special brew, better than what she could buy. Then there's yelling, if Mtt had heard Jean's voice he'd recgnoise it. The audio cuts off at that, she's going to go investigate.]

OOH, A COFFEE FAN! [She didn't say that!] YES, I LIKE COFFEE MYSELF. IT HAS A GOOD FLAVOR. SO STRONG, FOR BEING SCARCELY ANY CALORIES! NOT THAT A ROBOT WITH A FIGURE LIKE MINE NEEDS TO BE COUNTING, HA-HA.

[A pause. He heard Jean yelling while he was talking, and only realizes belatedly that Mikasa's end of things has cut out.]

HM. I WONDER.

[He wonders a lot of things. What that was about... if Jean would ever return. What Mikasa feels about his presence here. If she would be sad to lose him. Of course she would be...

He wonders if Jean and Mikasa would ever learn about Eren, and what Jean's relationship with Eren is like.]

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