Mettaton: But… he left you… Right after he told you he would stay with you! How can you not hate him?!
(Napstablook seems a bit surprised hearing MTT. They regain composture, and answer without hesitation)
Naptstablook: I could never hate any of them. They’re my family, I love them. And they love me, too.
Mettaton: That they love you…?
(Mettaton's feelings cross. He starts getting a bit angry and raising his voice, unbelieving his cousing should be so indulcing with him).
Mettaton: I’m sorry Napstablook, but they did leave you behind. They hurt you! Because they only cared about themselves! They don’t deserve your forgiveness!!!
Naptstablook: But there’s nothing to forgive... At first, I thought I was the problem, but I wasn’t thinking clearly because of how I felt at that moment… I *do* know why they did it now…
(Napstablook turns to look at Frisk)
Naptstablook: Oh… that’s right… Human (sorry I forgot your name again), you called me “Blooky” earlier…?
(Frisk looks satisfied that Blooky noticed this)
Frisk: I did! That’s how your cousin called you, right?
Naptstablook: Yes… it’s my nickname in the family…
(Frisk looks confident, expecting what Blooky will ask them next)
Frisk: …And how do you think I know that nickname?
Naptstablook: Because you illegally raided my cousin’s house and read their diaries…
(Frisk confidence breaks down, as Blooky took the conversation in a direction different from what they expected)
Frisk: Uh, w-well, yes, but- wait you saw me doing that…?
Naptstablook: Yes… You were right at the window…
(We get a flashback of Blooky staring at Frisk reading the diaries through the window)
Frisk: O-oh… so why do you bring this up, then?
(Blooky gives a small, shy smile)
Naptstablook: Well… because I did the same… a few days after my cousin left, I entered their home…
Mettaton: How could you enter if it was lo-?!, I-I mean, didn’t your cousin lock the door…?
Naptstablook: I went through the wall…
Mettaton: A-ah, of course… (inner monologue) I’ve gotten too used to being physical matter…
(We see Blooky flipping through the pages of the diaries, looking shocked)
Naptstablook: I know I didn't respect their privacy, but… I missed them a lot… I felt the urge to read those diaries…
That’s how I found out… my cousin did want a body as well… but they dreamed of one they thought they could never get…
Back when we worked together, they usually looked frustrated. Now I know it wasn’t about me, or the farm… it was them. They weren’t happy at all with their ghost form. They didn’t feel like themselves, but they couldn’t do anything about it either…
I realized I had been selfish… my cousins only left because they wanted to fulfill their dreams… But they all knew I would feel sad about it… my third cousin probably endured their frustration for so long because of me…
I was putting them under pressure without knowing… that’s why I think they don’t want to see me again… They could feel guilty for leaving, and I don’t want them to feel bad for that…
(Mettaton still looks down. He's glad Blooky could understand his feelings, but he still can't stop blaming himself.)
Mettaton: But… still! You just wanted to be with them… At least, he could have told you he was leaving-!
Naptstablook: It's fine… Their dreams shouldn’t have waited that long… I don’t blame them for not telling me, I might not have been that brave either… And, w-well…
(Napstablook gives another shy smile)
Napstablook: It was actually because of them that I decided to spend more time on my music… My cousins were finally free to pursue their goals, so I decided to do so as well…! I wanted to be a composer…
And I guess… I guess I finally did it…
I have the honor of working in your show, Mettaton… You inspired me to get here, just like my cousins did… So, wherever they are, all of us are happy now…
(Mettaton is left speechless, we don't get to see his full face. Asriel then breaks the silence)
Asriel: Umm… Napstablook…? Are you ok…?
(We turn around to see Napstablook doing a funny face, bewteen happy tears)
Naptstablook: Oh, sorry… I thought that since my cousins and I have all reached our objectives, I shouldn’t be so melancholic… So, I’m trying to smile… but my ghostly tears won't stop falling so it’s not really working…
huh…?!
(Napstablook turns and sees Mettaton weeping and sobbing in a funny way)
Naptstablook: D-did I do something wrong…?
(Mettaton rushes to give them a hug, making Blooky's headphones fall)
Mettaton: YOU’VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG, YOU STUPID FLOATING PILE OF ECTOPLASM!!! *SOB* I SWEAR I’LL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE AGAAAIN!!! *weeping*
Naptstablook: …ok?
(Frisk and Asriel look at them happy, as Mettaton continues his intense robotic weeping)
Asriel: You’re amazing, Frisk
Frisk: Huh, what’s with the random compliments?
Asriel: After all you’ve been through, you’re still giving your best to help people. We’re lucky you ended up in the Underground
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