[Papyrus's grand standing is charming in its own way, and also more grounding than he expected. It's like he's achieving equilibrium again, and he can feel the world righting itself.
He reaches out and takes Papyrus's hand, letting the skeleton help pull him to a stand.]
Is that a proposal for friendship, Papyrus?
[Has he ever been straight up asked to be friends with someone before? No, not really. But it's interesting all the same, and he doesn't give Papyrus time to respond before he tightens his grip on his hand and shakes it.]
I accept.
[Whether or not he actually starts to act like Papyrus's friend is up in the air, since it's hard to let go of the dichotomy of fan to star, but after this rescue, Mettaton is willing to try.]
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He reaches out and takes Papyrus's hand, letting the skeleton help pull him to a stand.]
Is that a proposal for friendship, Papyrus?
[Has he ever been straight up asked to be friends with someone before? No, not really. But it's interesting all the same, and he doesn't give Papyrus time to respond before he tightens his grip on his hand and shakes it.]
I accept.
[Whether or not he actually starts to act like Papyrus's friend is up in the air, since it's hard to let go of the dichotomy of fan to star, but after this rescue, Mettaton is willing to try.]