[He steps away and Mettaton instantly feels like something went wrong. His ears turn down and he steps towards him, closing the gap a little bit.]
Bucky, no, it's ok. Mini just doesn't understand. It's not your fault at all. Things between Alphys and I have just been a bit strained lately and it has nothing to do with you.
[It's entirely my fault because I can't be the friend she needs. If I cut her out, then she'll be left with the good people who can actually support her.
He so badly wants to say what he's thinking. He's been holding onto this for months now and he's spoken to no one about it. There has been no one; Alphys is part of the problem and Napstablook nearly killed themself not too long ago, so he has no desire to put his problems on their shoulders.
But here is another situation where if he does mention it, it could hurt Bucky. And he's finding that he, too, doesn't want to hurt the other.]
I... I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to do.
[He can feel whatever they have between them trying to slip away and it hurts, to say the least. But this was never meant to be serious, was it? And if it being serious is hurting Bucky, well, Mettaton will gladly pull away if it means he's ok. After all, the robot should never have let it get to this point for himself as well. He knows better than that.
He reaches out and puts a hand on Bucky's shoulder.]
You don't need to worry about me. If you need to step back, if this is too much for you, it's fine.
[Mini, for his part, seems confused at Bucky's sudden recoil. An inquisitive beep can be heard as he wheels himself completely over to Bucky to touch his leg. He liked seeing the metal arm and while this human is a big faced hairy weirdo, his father seems to like him well enough so he's willing to give him a shot. He just needed to learn his place first, is all.
Mettaton gently rubs his hand on Bucky's shoulder, his SOUL gently pulsing in its case on his abdomen.]
I'm ok. Really.
[It's one of his best lies since coming to Wonderland.]
CW: Suicide mention
Bucky, no, it's ok. Mini just doesn't understand. It's not your fault at all. Things between Alphys and I have just been a bit strained lately and it has nothing to do with you.
[It's entirely my fault because I can't be the friend she needs. If I cut her out, then she'll be left with the good people who can actually support her.
He so badly wants to say what he's thinking. He's been holding onto this for months now and he's spoken to no one about it. There has been no one; Alphys is part of the problem and Napstablook nearly killed themself not too long ago, so he has no desire to put his problems on their shoulders.
But here is another situation where if he does mention it, it could hurt Bucky. And he's finding that he, too, doesn't want to hurt the other.]
I... I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to do.
[He can feel whatever they have between them trying to slip away and it hurts, to say the least. But this was never meant to be serious, was it? And if it being serious is hurting Bucky, well, Mettaton will gladly pull away if it means he's ok. After all, the robot should never have let it get to this point for himself as well. He knows better than that.
He reaches out and puts a hand on Bucky's shoulder.]
You don't need to worry about me. If you need to step back, if this is too much for you, it's fine.
[Mini, for his part, seems confused at Bucky's sudden recoil. An inquisitive beep can be heard as he wheels himself completely over to Bucky to touch his leg. He liked seeing the metal arm and while this human is a big faced hairy weirdo, his father seems to like him well enough so he's willing to give him a shot. He just needed to learn his place first, is all.
Mettaton gently rubs his hand on Bucky's shoulder, his SOUL gently pulsing in its case on his abdomen.]
I'm ok. Really.
[It's one of his best lies since coming to Wonderland.]