[It certainly did open up the possibility that Soren might not be the only voyeur when it came to rummaging through mirrors that didn't belong to them (it was entirely fine for Emet-Selch or Mettaton to traipse through whatever they liked, however). Had anyone else snuck in before they found it? It must've been a limited window of opportunity....
But it was pointless to worry about. No one else had approached Mettaton with the information, so either there were no other witnesses, or they'd never made the connection with his current self. ...Or, he supposed, as in this case, that they just hadn't gotten around to letting Mettaton know that they knew about him.
He sighs. In any case, there was only one dragon-shaped problem before them now.]
It's not something anyone else needs to know.
[So they would fix it. Emet-Selch doesn't even question his immediate dedication to this plan, to the necessity of it. The Ascian was nothing if not dutiful when it came to the important things pertaining to the people he cared for.
This was a critical aspect to Mettaton's identity. Of course he would do all he could to preserve it.]
It's not a memory he has any right to... so taking it back from him is only fair, don't you think?
[Even if the whole city were to learn...
...it wasn't as though Emet-Selch hadn't killed far more than cities worth of people in his time. The only difficulty would be means. But he'd undoubtedly try. One by one, if necessary... their lives, their memories, what did they matter to him? They weren't even alive. Their agency might as well not exist.]
I'll find a way. Why else has this place given me its magic?
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But it was pointless to worry about. No one else had approached Mettaton with the information, so either there were no other witnesses, or they'd never made the connection with his current self. ...Or, he supposed, as in this case, that they just hadn't gotten around to letting Mettaton know that they knew about him.
He sighs. In any case, there was only one dragon-shaped problem before them now.]
It's not something anyone else needs to know.
[So they would fix it. Emet-Selch doesn't even question his immediate dedication to this plan, to the necessity of it. The Ascian was nothing if not dutiful when it came to the important things pertaining to the people he cared for.
This was a critical aspect to Mettaton's identity. Of course he would do all he could to preserve it.]
It's not a memory he has any right to... so taking it back from him is only fair, don't you think?
[Even if the whole city were to learn...
...it wasn't as though Emet-Selch hadn't killed far more than cities worth of people in his time. The only difficulty would be means. But he'd undoubtedly try. One by one, if necessary... their lives, their memories, what did they matter to him? They weren't even alive. Their agency might as well not exist.]
I'll find a way. Why else has this place given me its magic?