[Mind control was just one of those things that was fine to use on others, when there was some reason to do so. Using it on either of them would be unacceptable, of course. Just another of their fortunate little exemptions to the laws and morals that governed most everyone else.
But if he were in a mood towards charitability, he'd have to give Soren some credit for his blunt honesty. A simple promise would not have been believable, would not have settled the issue- though Emet-Selch could well believe that Mettaton would have trusted him, at least initially. A trait like that... was one of the reasons why he'd come to care about him so dearly. To be capable of trust unwarranted.
But whether out of naivety or desperation, Mettaton might well have hung onto a meaningless promise were one extended to him. But the Ascian also thought that the reassurance of it wouldn't have held in the long term, once the initial panic had worn off; that the more trusting robot would've come to realize on his own how very little those words would've amounted to.]
That's all to the best, honestly... both that you refrained from threats, and that he did spare you the pretense of being anything other than callous. Had he been duplicitous he may well have promised you anything you desired, in return for anything you offered, only to betray you when convenient.
[Not doing so probably meant he was sincere in his apathy, in his disregard for the memory witnessed.]
Even were he the thoughtful sort who recognized the importance of what he'd beheld, and offered a promise genuine... there would be no telling the difference between that and a lie.
[And it wouldn't erase the problem of someone else knowing in the first place. So really... messy situation aside, this was probably the best outcome. An indifferent sort who Mettaton didn't care for... yes, as targets went, there would be few better ones.]
Were this one of your favored humans instead, what would you have wanted?
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But if he were in a mood towards charitability, he'd have to give Soren some credit for his blunt honesty. A simple promise would not have been believable, would not have settled the issue- though Emet-Selch could well believe that Mettaton would have trusted him, at least initially. A trait like that... was one of the reasons why he'd come to care about him so dearly. To be capable of trust unwarranted.
But whether out of naivety or desperation, Mettaton might well have hung onto a meaningless promise were one extended to him. But the Ascian also thought that the reassurance of it wouldn't have held in the long term, once the initial panic had worn off; that the more trusting robot would've come to realize on his own how very little those words would've amounted to.]
That's all to the best, honestly... both that you refrained from threats, and that he did spare you the pretense of being anything other than callous. Had he been duplicitous he may well have promised you anything you desired, in return for anything you offered, only to betray you when convenient.
[Not doing so probably meant he was sincere in his apathy, in his disregard for the memory witnessed.]
Even were he the thoughtful sort who recognized the importance of what he'd beheld, and offered a promise genuine... there would be no telling the difference between that and a lie.
[And it wouldn't erase the problem of someone else knowing in the first place. So really... messy situation aside, this was probably the best outcome. An indifferent sort who Mettaton didn't care for... yes, as targets went, there would be few better ones.]
Were this one of your favored humans instead, what would you have wanted?