_{[Anders turns when his experimentation garners attention, looking unconcerned that the zombie has electrical sparks dancing around its head and begun to smoke.]}

Oh, hello.

_{[He shakes his hand so that the matching sparks seem to shake off like glitter. He's not sure quite what Mettaton is, but using lightning-based spellwork around a mechanical being seems like just asking for trouble, and he's trying to fry beings on the other side of the gate, not on this one.]}

I did. I'm afraid my abilities aren't as up to snuff as I'm used to. I have a feeling this event is playing havoc with our natural defenses.