＊ You're marrying your Bonded now. You're filled with determination.

[metalcrusher]

Name: Mettaton (un: METTATON)
Date: 09/06
Format: text

Hey there, beauties! Lend me your imaginations and INSPIRE me... By answering to my provocative scenario:

Wedding bells are ringing, and you're dressed to the nines. Surprise! You're in LOVE now... with none other than your Bonded*!!! ...And you're getting MARRIED!! What's more, this is going to be your DREAM WEDDING!!

Describe it to me: what does your ideal wedding day feature, with your Bonded betrothed??


*If you're un-Bonded, you thought of someone. You're marrying them now. Ha-ha.

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[metalcrusher]

AH... YOUR MOM. I ASSUME SHE'S NOT CURRENTLY PRESENT, HEREIN AEFENGLOM. SO WOULD YOU HOLD YOUR IDEAL CEREMONY BACK HOME?

[One of the easiest assumptions one can make is that a lot of people who arrive Bond with people from their home worlds. Mettaton is not one of those people himself, but he's assuming Monika must be, if that's the case.

He'll surely revisit her desire for a white gown with bouquets in a moment. For the moment, it's a thought to charm him.]

[loadme]

It's a little different than that. We're not related by blood, but she's done so much for me ever since I made it here. S-So she, um, took me in and made me part of her family.

She's the kind of mom I've always wanted to have.

Calling her "mom" really feels nice, too.

[That's sweet and all, but you're supposed to be talking about your wedding, not your mom.]

[metalcrusher]

[Let Monika Talk About Her Mom... If she's going to be glowing about that, why wouldn't Mettaton wish to hear more? There's the sound of something shifting — lacing together fingers, perhaps, a sort of soft-ish finish that might indicate pliant silicone rather than metal. The tap of claws.]

PARDON THE ASSUMPTIONS I'VE MADE, DARLING. FOUND FAMILY IT IS! THEN, ASSUMING YOU, YOUR BONDED, AND YOUR MOM ARE ALL PRESENT... IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FICTITIOUS WEDDING WOULD BE MORE THAN SET, WITH A FEW EMBELLISHMENTS BOTH FLORAL AND IVORY! HOW ROMANTIC. TWO BLUSHING BRIDES, HIDING BEHIND BRILLIANT BOUQUETS, IN BEAUTIFUL GOWNS OF CASCADING WHITE... I'D SIGH WITH AUTHENTICITY, BUT I'M A ROBOT WITH NO LUNGS!

[So he makes a sigh purely in sound, as though imitating the sound of a human sigh. At least he didn't say "sigh," which is something he does when he's being mocking.]

IS THAT HOW YOU FEEL FOR YOUR BONDED, DARLING? OR ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE?

[loadme]

[Monika just listens on and she's definitely got the "blushing" part already down.]

Oh gosh, I um...

[Just the thought of imagining herself walking down the aisle in the most beautiful white gown.]

A-Absolutely! She's more than just my bonded. She's my girlfriend, and the love of my life.

[metalcrusher]

OHH... OH! YOU'VE FOUND LOVE IN AEFENGLOM, THEN. UNLESS SHE'S FROM YOUR OWN WORLD, THE TWO OF YOU UNITING AND UNEARTHING FEELINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER...

[Ever nosy about other people's love lives. So much of a JUICY STORY to be found there!]

WHAT'S SHE LIKE? IS SHE FROM HOME? TALK TO ME, BEAUTIFUL.

[For being a robot, his deep, voluminous voice fluctuates and rides the enunciation of emotion well. He's a very convincing model, or something.]

[loadme]

Well...!

[Talking and gushing about her girlfriend is literally one of her favorite things to do.]

I didn't know her from back where I'm from, but that place isn't really my home anymore. My home is with her and she's really earnest, and honest with me.

She's willing to accept me as I am, even with all my faults.

[And boy does she have a lot of those.]

Even though we've been together for a while now, it's still really easy to make her blush.

[metalcrusher]

AWWW. HOW ADORABLE! THE TWO OF YOU, THAT IS. IN LOVE.

[The sweet, sweet sound of Mettaton clasping his hands together again. It's all voice, not video, but already he makes a lot of gestural noises.]

THEN THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. YOUR WEDDING SHOULD TAKE PLACE HERE, IN AEFENGLOM! [More like it would have to, but Mettaton doesn't think so negatively.] AN OPPORTUNITY WORTH SEIZING, DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN WITH SOMEONE YOU'VE FALLEN HEAD-OVER-LUXURIOUS-HEELS WITH! ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO ACCEPTS YOU AS YOU ARE. THAT IS A SPECIAL SOMEONE.

[But Monika's phrasing sparks another curiosity in Mettaton.]

IF GIVEN A CHOICE... WOULD YOU WISH TO REMAIN IN AEFENGLOM, THEN?

[loadme]

Oh yes, I'd absolutely love it if I could say here for the rest of my life.

[She... was so open about her answer, and decisively quick about it, too.]

Without getting into too many details, the place I come from... There's nothing left for me. I had nothing.

No friends, no family, and no love.

So I really don't want to go back there, you see?

[metalcrusher]

[Mettaton hums, a note of intrigue decorating his tune.]

I SEE... COLOR ME SURPRISED. AND INTRIGUED! I MUST ADMIT, DARLING. YOU'RE THE FIRST I'VE MET WHO DOESN'T WANT TO RETURN! THOUGH I BELIEVE YOU KNOW YOUR HEART.

I WONDER. IF THERE'S A WAY TO REMAIN. HAVE YOU ASKED THE COVEN IF THEY KNOW OF SUCH A METHOD?

[loadme]

They haven't really given me a concrete answer yet.

I know that, um, people can come and go from here without warning. I just hope that I and the people closest to me... That we never leave.

[A pause.]

That's pretty selfish of me, isn't it?

[metalcrusher]

AREN'T WE ALL A TOUCH SELFISH? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOUR WISH. IT ISN'T AS THOUGH YOU'RE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THEM HERE, AGAINST THEIR WILL...

[Deliberately skirting the heart of the matter, until Mettaton sighs.]

WELL. IT ISN'T AS THOUGH I COULD BLAME YOU VERY FAR, EVEN IF YOU WERE THE FIGURATIVE DRAGON, KEEPING CAPTIVE YOUR PRINCESS(ES) IN THE TALLEST TOWER! FINDING SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT... WHY LET GO? ...WELL. PUT IT OUT OF YOUR MIND, DARLING. LIVE EACH MOMENT TO THE FULLEST!

[loadme]

[She pauses for a moment before speaking back up.]

Thank you.

Every day I get to spend with her is an absolute dream. I love her so much. I didn't think I could love someone the way I do her and...

It's the best feeling I could've asked for.