[His tone is almost reprimanding, but mostly low, disbelieving. Mettaton's steady warmth immediately cools over, and he further communicates this shift in a slowing of his actions.
So. Sacrificing seven human lives for freedom would have checked out as okay, in Mettaton's book. Sacrificing one to protect the rest? Also okay. Sacrificing seven to destroy them all isn't okay. But what about sacrificing half of a people to save a world, restoring a world to its former health, then... trading in that sacrifice for an equivalent found in another life? A life that no doubt had no say in this transaction, because they didn't even exist yet. That strikes him as rotten. Probably more of his Bonded's usual thinking, that his people are far more deserving of their own lives and world.
Both sides are so extreme in their designs. Mettaton's exasperation and disappointment are mounting steadily just thinking on it as he stares at the ceiling, unmoving. It makes a lot more sense, why Hydaelyn would be created by a group of Amaurotine who disagreed with this deal. Zodiark's laws governing reality hardly seem to compare to this willful disregard for another population.
For as much as Emet-Selch has neglected mentioning this so far, Mettaton doesn't feel lied to or misled. He already thought of this whole affair, of the Rejoinings and calamitous nature of Emet-Selch's actions, as being driven by Ascians who did not value mortal life, even if it's also driven by a desire for the restoration of their home. He's already had to live among a race of people who craved humanity's destruction out of grief and had to rationalize his own desire for their continued survival despite the prevailing sentiment. Nothing's simple. This is just a lot more complex than what he's accustomed to, especially in stakes.
Even though he's frosted over, Mettaton isn't totally detached. His fondness is not gone, but his disapproval over injustice guides his feelings.]
Did those who sacrificed their lives know of this angle. The condition to sacrifice another's life, decided upon by your Convocation. Did they consider their sacrifice one that would be later undone... at the cost of other life?
[His voice is too flat to have any questioning intonation. Nonetheless, he holds him close. The Amaurotine are kind, says Emet-Selch... and clearly, there were some who disagreed so strongly with this bargain that Hydaelyn came to be. He recalls the first time he heard of Emet-Selch's story, and the Ascian said they might be upset with him about his ambitions... Which might very well be true for this part, too. Was the Convocation simply full of Amaurotine like Emet-Selch, who devalued life other than their own?
He wonders if this is why his friends turned their backs on him.]
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[His tone is almost reprimanding, but mostly low, disbelieving. Mettaton's steady warmth immediately cools over, and he further communicates this shift in a slowing of his actions.
So. Sacrificing seven human lives for freedom would have checked out as okay, in Mettaton's book. Sacrificing one to protect the rest? Also okay. Sacrificing seven to destroy them all isn't okay. But what about sacrificing half of a people to save a world, restoring a world to its former health, then... trading in that sacrifice for an equivalent found in another life? A life that no doubt had no say in this transaction, because they didn't even exist yet. That strikes him as rotten. Probably more of his Bonded's usual thinking, that his people are far more deserving of their own lives and world.
Both sides are so extreme in their designs. Mettaton's exasperation and disappointment are mounting steadily just thinking on it as he stares at the ceiling, unmoving. It makes a lot more sense, why Hydaelyn would be created by a group of Amaurotine who disagreed with this deal. Zodiark's laws governing reality hardly seem to compare to this willful disregard for another population.
For as much as Emet-Selch has neglected mentioning this so far, Mettaton doesn't feel lied to or misled. He already thought of this whole affair, of the Rejoinings and calamitous nature of Emet-Selch's actions, as being driven by Ascians who did not value mortal life, even if it's also driven by a desire for the restoration of their home. He's already had to live among a race of people who craved humanity's destruction out of grief and had to rationalize his own desire for their continued survival despite the prevailing sentiment. Nothing's simple. This is just a lot more complex than what he's accustomed to, especially in stakes.
Even though he's frosted over, Mettaton isn't totally detached. His fondness is not gone, but his disapproval over injustice guides his feelings.]
Did those who sacrificed their lives know of this angle. The condition to sacrifice another's life, decided upon by your Convocation. Did they consider their sacrifice one that would be later undone... at the cost of other life?
[His voice is too flat to have any questioning intonation. Nonetheless, he holds him close. The Amaurotine are kind, says Emet-Selch... and clearly, there were some who disagreed so strongly with this bargain that Hydaelyn came to be. He recalls the first time he heard of Emet-Selch's story, and the Ascian said they might be upset with him about his ambitions... Which might very well be true for this part, too. Was the Convocation simply full of Amaurotine like Emet-Selch, who devalued life other than their own?
He wonders if this is why his friends turned their backs on him.]