[voice; un: METTATON]

[ex_mettacrusher33]

Morning, darlings. No, this isn't a call to share, not quite yet.

There wouldn't happen to be any healers capable of mending broken bones on the team, would there? Dearest George has hurt himself and, instead of doing the reasonable thing and seeking help from his team, he's decided it's much more effective to lumber around with the enemy.

This won't do. You all know why.

So. If anyone would please do him a favor and take care of that? And take HIM away from his current company. Thank you.

Just as an interesting little side-note, it seems our blue friend hasn't the foggiest about her own team's exploits when it comes to ALASTAIR. Just thought that was fascinating.

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[ex_mettacrusher33]

That long? [Goodness, Papyrus has been here longer than Mettaton, who's been in ALASTAIR for at LEAST a year...

So that means...]

...darling, you must have been here for at least two years. You've been able to do that all this time and I've somehow never known about it?

[boneafide]

Oh, Mettaton, that's not right! Nyeh heh heh, two years?? Come on. I think I'd know if two years passed!!

private/inbox

[ex_mettacrusher33]

...

[There's a click as Mettaton hangs up on this channel. It only takes a moment before he's calling again, this time off of the main network.

His voice is calm, without any sort of judgement, but definitely with a hint of concern.]

Papyrus, be honest with me.

Are you doing okay?

private/inbox

[boneafide]

...

[boneafide]

...

3/3

[boneafide]

...Has it really been two years?

[ex_mettacrusher33]

I think it has.

Are you feeling homesick, darling?

[boneafide]

Well... Yes. And no. I don't want to go back Underground, of course!! And everyone who's important to me is here! Besides... Frisk. I miss Frisk. Oh, and Flowery. And I think I even miss Grillby!! And the King, and ...

...

I just didn't know I hadn't seen them in so long.

[ex_mettacrusher33]

[Ha... ha...

...yeah. It's been awhile since they've been home, hasn't it...?]

It can be hard, eh, sweetheart? Being thrown from place to place every few months, never staying in one place for long? I love the change in scenery, don't get me wrong, but...

There's something to be said, about that stillness.

...

What's the last thing you remember, from home? Color me curious.

[boneafide]

Well, I remember seeing the sun for the first time, when Frisk got us out!! And I was so excited, and... I don't remember a lot after that. I remember being in Chantes, then. That was the first mission.

...

That wasn't the only way things could have gone, though.

[ex_mettacrusher33]

[Oh, that's... honestly, a bit of a relief. After that fun little discrepancy with what Undyne remembers, it's a miracle to know Papyrus-...

What?]

I... I suppose not. Haha. It's nice things went the way they did, at least. [Who knows what would have happened, if any of them had gotten their way and hurt Frisk?]

...you sound awful certain, you know.

1/2

[boneafide]

...

[boneafide]

Yes! It's great things did go... the way they did!! And not any different than the way I just said!!

[ex_mettacrusher33]

[That's......

Suspicious.]

Papyrus.

[boneafide]

Mettaton.

[ex_mettacrusher33]

Papyrus.

[boneafide]

Mettaton.

[ex_mettacrusher33]

PAPYRUS.

[boneafide]

PAPYRUS.

[ex_mettacrusher33]

METTA--

[.........

Did Papyrus just successfully pull the oldest trick in the book?

...

Respect.]

Papyrus, please!

We're friends!

What aren't you telling me? Did something happen? If this is about our home, I have a right to know!

suddenly, video > audio

[boneafide]

I don't want to.

1/2

[ex_mettacrusher33]

...

[ex_mettacrusher33]

Papyrus.

Please.

You know I love secrets as much as the next person, but this is different. I'll let you keep any of the others you have, cross my heart.

...Are you from the same time as me?

[boneafide]

I am. But I remember a time I wasn't.

[ex_mettacrusher33]

...

[What?]

What does that mean?