On Mettaton's part, he pulls out his phone to look at the time and see if he's gotten a message from Napstablook.

"Someone down the line didn't do their job, and I had to pick up the pieces. It almost cost us this."

He looks at the now useless USB in his hands, smiling gently now.

"But, thanks to you, not all was lost."

He raises his eyes to look at Shepard, continuing his smile.

"Well, I have someone important to fight for. And I know what I stand for. So it was a risk I was willing to take."

Now there was a definite chance for things to change. For his cousin to finally, truly, be safe.