Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide

[mettatonvevo]

Who: Mettaton, some closed starters, and YOU!
Where: All around the mansion
When: Throughout the event
Rating: PG-13 unless something happens, upon which this will be changed
Summary: Mettaton is in the no-air-no-problem club, buuut those RESETs are giving him a bit of a run for his money. All well! There’s places to go and things to do, and he’s not gonna let a little water and time shenanigans stop him. …yeah…
The Story:

A.

[It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. what the hell is that. A rectangular submarine??? If you’re attempting to swim through the halls, have your door open to stare at the water, or if there is a window in your room to the hallway, you’ll catch sight of this robot in a different form propelling himself through the water. Maybe he’s carrying food in a water-tight container. Maybe he’s transporting someone’s pets or other things that need to be moved. Maybe he’s coming to “save” you! (Save being the operative word, depending on if you actually want to see him… and if he’ll be helpful or not.)

Either way, he’s here now. Or passing by. Wanna say hi?]

B.

Swimming through the mansion can be a bit tiring. Especially with the magic reinforcement that is partially behind his water-proofing, is draining his charge pretty quickly. So here he is, chilling out in some random empty room. Don’t worry, he doesn’t breathe; no air is being lost. Maybe he stumbled into your room or maybe you’re stumbling into whatever room he is relaxing in. Either way, here is a dripping wet robot at your disposal. ;)

C.

[Listen. A lot can happen in 5 minutes, right? I bet even MORE can happen if you repeat the same 5 minutes over and over and over and over and over….

Our lovely robot is stuck in a rather persistent RESET that is determined to make Mettaton repeat the last 5 minutes of his life. Why not keep him company and/or get trapped in it yourself! The world is your resetting oyster now that the water has leaked out of the mansion.]

D.
Wild card! Got an idea for your character and Mettaton? Throw it up here and we can go, ha, wild!

((ooc: while one of these prompts is specific for the resets, any prompt can have them involved if you want! Either indicate it in your subject or put it in your description and we can play around with it!))

Comments

[mettatonvevo]

[Mettaton stops, looking at her in surprise.]

Oh goodness, Alphys, you're right! I didn't even think of that.

[He looks to the closet automatically but then shakes his head.]

Right, right, the closets don't work right now... hm. Where else could I get water...?

[It takes him a moment to think of it, but then he smiles.]

Right! The bathroom! Goodness I rarely go in there nowadays... let me grab you a cup and get you some.

[He walks to the bathroom easily, slipping the door open and walking to the sink. He has no clue that Alphys suspects anything wrong.]

[sciencelizard]

[She smiles at him, suddenly thankful all of her smiles are typically strained, and lays back, waits to hear the click of the door before she sits up, staring directly towards the mirror on the floor and it's surrounding area.

On it's side. By the wall. There's a stand, she was right, it's cracked but not damaged. It wouldn't have reformed that way. Even if he kept it shattered, there was no need to have one that big. That's a full-body. That's...

Enough for his Mirror to fit through.

She can feel her SOUL constrict, eyes unblinking as they dart around the area until she hears the faucet shut off and forces herself back down.

This isn't the place for that argument. Not now. But she has to keep this in mind. She needs not to doubt herself. She knows what she saw.

When he approaches again, she holds out her arms towards the glass he's carrying.]

Thanks. Sorry, uh, a-about all this.

[mettatonvevo]

[Alphys sits up abruptly, her eyes locking onto the mirror, and the monster hidden behind the glass involuntarily jumps, ducking a bit to the side. He can almost feel her gaze piercing through... but that's silly. She can't see him! Get a hold of yourself, Mirrorton.

The mirror moves back into place, glaring back at her as she looks around. Mettaton made a mistake by bursting into her room to save her but there's nothing he can do at this point. If he starts writing on the mirror she'll definitely see and that will reveal too much too quickly.

When Mettaton returns he hands the glass of water to Alphys, helping to tip her head up so she doesn't choke when she takes a sip.]

You're welcome, dear. There's no need to apologize. I'm just glad you're safe.

[sciencelizard]

[She accepts his affection, trying to use it to calm her skittish SOUL... but she can't forget this. She needs to calm down now, but not forget. She can't push this aside.]

I'm... g-glad you are, too.

[It doesn't make a lot of sense in-context. But maybe it'll mean something else.]

I, uh... once I'm feeling a little better. Can you help me get over to my lab? I have some things I should, uh, g-get to work on.

[Things for breathing help. And, uh, maybe some notes. About all this.]

[mettatonvevo]

[Mettaton's brow furrows a little bit in confusion but he lets it slide. It's probably Alphys's anxiety making her say that, after all.]

Of course, darling. It's probably best to keep moving anyway, lest this happens again.

[He says it easily but there's a small drop of dread at the thought of her choking alone on a lack of air. He'll have to leave her eventually. he can't stay with her the whole event and... the image is terrifying.]

I'll make sure you get there all right.

[It's the least he can do.]

[sciencelizard]

[She takes another drink of water, nods her head. She has a lot of work to do- now even more so.]

Thanks. Really. For now, though, uh... I'll stay here. For a bit longer.

[A little more time keeping him for herself.]