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There's a robot in the gardens.
It might not be obvious which Mettaton this is. The crown's long gone, of course. The thin web of cracks running through his heart-shaped SOUL container, those are gone too. No more scars, not on the outside. The castle put him back in the same condition it found him. When it sent him home.
He never thought he'd see this place again. How long has he been gone, from its perspective? This whole past year, or less than that? Days, weeks, months? Or more?
He's in no hurry to find out. Part of him's hoping that if he sits quietly under this tree for as long as he can, the castle will despair of getting anything interesting out of him and send him straight back to the RUINS.
Which might give away who he is, to anyone who knew him. That uncharacteristic quietness. The thoughtful look as he runs a finger along the thick silver band wrapped around his left wrist, pausing to tap the steady red light glowing at its centre. It should be flashing and blaring the alarm by now, shouldn't it? He couldn't be further away from where he ought to be...
...well, he supposes he's still technically in exile, at least.
He leans back against the trunk of the fruit tree, looking up at the sunlight through its branches. Better appreciate that while he can, this time around.
It might not be obvious which Mettaton this is. The crown's long gone, of course. The thin web of cracks running through his heart-shaped SOUL container, those are gone too. No more scars, not on the outside. The castle put him back in the same condition it found him. When it sent him home.
He never thought he'd see this place again. How long has he been gone, from its perspective? This whole past year, or less than that? Days, weeks, months? Or more?
He's in no hurry to find out. Part of him's hoping that if he sits quietly under this tree for as long as he can, the castle will despair of getting anything interesting out of him and send him straight back to the RUINS.
Which might give away who he is, to anyone who knew him. That uncharacteristic quietness. The thoughtful look as he runs a finger along the thick silver band wrapped around his left wrist, pausing to tap the steady red light glowing at its centre. It should be flashing and blaring the alarm by now, shouldn't it? He couldn't be further away from where he ought to be...
...well, he supposes he's still technically in exile, at least.
He leans back against the trunk of the fruit tree, looking up at the sunlight through its branches. Better appreciate that while he can, this time around.
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Date: 2018-05-11 10:51 am (UTC)"Yes," he says tersely, slowing to a stop a few steps away. Pink isn't a color for defense, so he doubts he's about to be riddled with bullets or lasers, but he might as well assess what this is for first. "I have questions. What are your programmed parameters and functions? Who built you? When and how did you get here?"
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Date: 2018-05-14 12:02 am (UTC)Either way. Mettaton's not just going to take that.
He folds his arms, raising an eyebrow. "Please, darling. If I knew the answer to that last one, I wouldn't be here myself."
tries to get this dork's voice back
Date: 2018-09-03 09:49 am (UTC)"To the rest, then," Edward says, tapping his fingers together in the air in front of his chest. "I have limited time."