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[coolskeleton_95]

Greetings, humans! I’m quite impressed that you have such small devices capable of connecting to the internet! Why, it's even smaller than the smallest cell phones! The portability is simply amazing!

That being said…perhaps one of you could help me find the answer to a very important question! [Papyrus’ face fills the screen.] WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY GLORIOUS FACE?! [Oddly enough, it seems to be a normal human face…albeit a bit close to the screen.]

IT…IT’S COMPLETELY COVERED IN…FLESH! SKIN! OTHER POSSIBLE HUMAN ORGANS! HOW CAN I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, POSSIBLY BE ANY SORT OF MASCOT FOR MONSTERKIND WITH A FACE NOT BEFITTING OF MY TRUE SELF? That's not all! My entire body is now completely encased in this fleshy prison! Why, there's not a single bone in sight! I've not built my calcium levels to near perfection to have it all end like this!

Ah, that is not to say that I do not value humans! Not at all! Why, one of my very best friends in the entire world is human! I'm certain I make a very handsome human! However, I know that I make a much more handsome skeleton! THEREFORE! I require someone to tell me how I am to go about reversing whatever magic has made me this way at once!

Now, onto the second order of business! [Papyrus shifts the camera’s focus to a Litleo sitting patiently at his feet.] This young monster has been following me all day! They're clearly in awe of my greatness! Of course, I do tend to have that affect on others, but, they're refusing to give me their name, and their parents are surely worrying! What kind of awesome role model would the Great Papyrus be if he encouraged truancy on such a level as this? Perhaps one of you humans has seen their mother? Please, do not hesitate to inform me! I will escort them home myself! It is the least I can do for such a devoted fan!

Comments

[ratingspoint]

[Well, it seems you aren't the only one with something that's been done to your glorious face, though in Mettaton's case it's decidedly less of a shift; he still resembles EX quite a bit, though there are a few differences - the lack of the blatant metal bits on his face, the four beauty marks around his left eye (two above the eyebrow, two below the eye itself) and the fact that the whole thing is...decidedly softer and vaguely more androgynous-looking is a bit off as well.

But...so it goes with the whole humanizing thing, he supposes. It's still not something he likes, nor is it something he's used to, but at the same time he'll acknowledge that he's lucky (because of course he is) to have not had quite that much to shift around externally.

(Admittedly, internally's kind of a magnificent shitshow, but you know what, we're clearly all going to enjoy our brand new cardiovascular system together.)

That said, he doesn't sound agitated when he responds; if anything, he seems a bit more amused than he should, but that's just kind of how Mettaton rolls in general - a bit flamboyant and a lot entertained at everyone's expense. So it goes.]

Well, well, well... And here I was, wondering if I was going to be the only one from the Underground brought here. What an unexpected plot development...

[Mettaton, please.]

The new look suits you, darling, don't worry about it too much.

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[coolskeleton_95]

?!

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[coolskeleton_95]

[GASP!]

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[coolskeleton_95]

OH MY GOD!

M-M-M-M-M-M-Mettaton! You're Mettaton! I'd know that sexy robot voice anywhere!

[ratingspoint]

In the flesh, gorgeous! ...Unfortunately.

...No, really. Even if this place made me suitably beautiful, humans are so impractical. So fragile! So breakable.

[...Thanks for the input, Mettaton, we all needed that.]

[coolskeleton_95]

[Okay, Paps, play it cool! You got this!] Does this magic know no bounds?! I, the Great Papyrus, vow to undo what has happened to us!

Er- that is...once I figure out where it's come from.

[ratingspoint]

[...Ah, right. About that.]

It seems no one else here knows, either. Some of them claim to have been here for years? So that's not good.

But! It's not like it's anything that I can't handle. I've pursued my dreams through more unfortunate circumstances than this; I'm not going to let this hold me back any.

[coolskeleton_95]

Hmph! Well, then, I'll definitely be the first to figure out what's going on here!

Nyeh heh! I would expect nothing less from Mettaton! Tell me, do you intend to get into television in this world too?

[ratingspoint]

Of course. Performing for humanity here - even if it's not all-natural humanity - is an experience I can't possibly pass up!

[...]

Of course, I'm told their tastes are a little more...subdued. So that's a bit of a shame.

[no really

how do you entertain without any murder?? where's the dramatic tension if it's all acting?

...humans are weird af papyrus holy shit]

[coolskeleton_95]

That's only because they haven't seen your previous programs! If only we could show them the footage of the fight you had with the human! They'd love it!

[ratingspoint]

[Ah, that...that actually gets his expression to soften a bit, really, though it's not by much and he doesn't seem too interested in dwelling - ]

So you were watching that, were you? Not that I'm surprised! My ratings have never been so high...

But what can I say? Only the best for you and my other loyal viewers.

[coolskeleton_95]

Of course! Undyne and I were glued to the couch! It didn't help that Sans had covered the seats with actual glue... It was all so intense! The poses! The costume changes! The brand name foods! Not to mention we had both you and our human friend to cheer for!

O-Of course, my favorite program will still always be "Quiz Time with Mettaton!" In order to be the perfect Royal Guardsman, it's important that I train my mind as well as my body! I have a notebook filled with all the questions and my answers to them!

[ratingspoint]

Do you, darling? Well, that's-

[...Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.]

Oh, was that human a friend of yours?

[Huh.]

[coolskeleton_95]

Yes! My first human friend, in fact! We've even been on a date!

...I suppose that's why it was so hard to cheer...I wanted both of you to win!

[ratingspoint]

[...Oh, good. So you're probably not at least mildly annoyed with him for the whole...sabotaging-Asgore's-plans, ditching-y'all-in-the-Underground, fuck-you-imma-tv-star thing. Good to know.]

A date - how cute. Unless it actually went somewhere? In which case, congratulations on your taste being so varied.

[I mean, he wouldn't date the human but holy hell did that human flirt with everything or what.]

They're stronger than I gave them credit for, at least. If I had to suffer defeat at the hands of anyone, at least it was to someone I fully believe can defeat Asgore as well.

[coolskeleton_95]

[Lets be honest....he was far too dazzled to notice any dialogue.]

Mmm, not exactly...I did everything the guide book said, but in the end, I just couldn't reciprocate their intense feelings for me! We decided to remain good friends, instead!

[For real. I had no idea Moldsmal could actually blush until recently.]

Er? But didn't they? Well, maybe it was his feminine clone...

[ratingspoint]

[...So you...friendzoned the human...?

...

You know what, clearly everyone's doing their job in ensuring that the Underground remains just a bit surreal. Good hustle, everyone.

That said, about the Asgore business...]

Well, I suppose they...might have? Perhaps I was unconscious longer than I thought - my, that is a shame, isn't it! Hopefully they learned enough from me to make it a proper show.

[METTATON FOR GOD'S SAKE.]

[coolskeleton_95]

Nyehhh...it's....somewhat hard to remember, to be honest. There were...many of us there to help the human, and I remember a...flower? And thorns...too many thorns!

Whenever I think about it, I get this awful feeling!

[ratingspoint]

...I see.

[And from the sound of it, he really, really doesn't see, but he's not going to question it too much.]

Well, it's not like it's a problem now, is it, darling? We can spend our time in the brightest spotlight of all for the time being - we've got more sunlight and open space here than we know what to do with.

The only flowers we have to worry about here are the ones strewn at our feet once we've made this place our own.

[because if you think he's not going to be rebuilding his empire here i don't know what to tell you]

[coolskeleton_95]

Nyeh-heh! You're all too right!

This guide book I was given mentions gym challenges...and more importantly, PUZZLES!

[ratingspoint]

...Oh my.

[Oh no.]

Dare I ask what's caught your interest there?

[coolskeleton_95]

Each gym is supposed to employ puzzles one must solve to face the gym leader! I can't wait to see what kinds, though, none will ever be as good as my puzzles in Snowdin!

[ratingspoint]

[...What kind of handbook did you even receive, because apparently it was a lot saner than his. (It's probably not hard to receive a handbook that's saner than the Rocket base's.)]

Well, well - it sounds like your work is cut out for you then, doesn't it? Best of luck to you, sweetheart.

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[coolskeleton_95]

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[coolskeleton_95]

Th-that means so much coming from you, Mettaton!