anything you can do [private] i can do better

[ashen]

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//if you'd like I could make antoher thread for them set in between this and the fight thread? idk we could figure out how in the heck mettaton and john are capable of having a conversation like this after mettaton tried to kill him
although when i reply to that i think its not likely mettaton actually intends to kill him but hes damn close //


Hearing that, Mettaton snorted. "I'd lose some respect for you, or anyone, if they weren't intimidated y her at least a bit." He shrugged, staring at the tree trunk--it was easier to look at then John. "...Are you actually hunting out here?"

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[spoiler=info — updated 1/25/17]
[size=8pt]GENERAL:
★ METTATON DARLING | METTA | afab male (gnc)
★ panromantic | pansexual
★ 24| oct/15 | real time
★ the badlands | headhunter


IMPORTANT FACTS:
★ cute
★ glam
★ has a stash of makeup

PHYSICAL:
★ human [10.15/main] | health: 90%
— 6'3'' & 195 lbs; slender torso but muscled, great posture but narrow shoulders. Long, thick black hair that's wavy and shoulder length, often tucked behind an ear, rarely in a ponytail. Often covering up the eyepatch over his right eye. Blue eyes and generally wears black, accented with pink, purple, and blue.
— [i]major injuries: (missing an eye, affects peripheral vision and depth perception)

PERSONALITY:
- mettaton has a huge fear of being genuinely hated, not cared about, not being good enough. he is pretty good at masking this but he has anxiety.

- mettaton has black hair and blue eyes, he's caucasian. he has two studs above his eyebrow and he wears very dramatic clothing as well as wearing makeup quite frequently, as he has compiled a stash. He is about six feet, three inches tall, and is pretty average of weight. He has one eye and wears an eyepatch.

- Mettaton is extremely dramatic, flamboyant, and glamorous. He loves making a statement--of any kind. He's friendly, though quite self-centered, and likes to use pet names a lot--notably, calling people 'darling' quite often. He gets extremely enthusiastic about quite a lot, and thinks of himself as above most earthly things. Though he can seem shrewd and is certainly intelligent and creative, he can be quite idealistic, naive, and even gullible, easily manipulated. It can seem hard to shake his confidence, but he can be made an unwitting pawn of someone's game if they know how to play him.


RELATIONSHIPS:
★ single
★ npc x npc| generation 1
★ No Romantic Interest
★ No Sexual Interest

INTERACTION:
★ interacts with literally everyone he sees + quite friendly, even flirtatious
★ difficulty: 7/10 in battle | + strength, speed, agility | - stamina
★ tends to negotiate, but if he feels that's impossible, he likes to make the first move
★ attack in bold #D600BA
★ can powerplay nonviolent actions
★ all IC opinions
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[Darky]

//that'd be good! idk how its going to go down, since john would be super distrustful of mtt in that thread
//and yea, i doubt either of them would try to flatout kill the other

John shrugged at Mettaton's words. It wasn't as if Metta could lose respect for him when he didn't have any in the first place. He kept his eyes pinned on the ground, still unnerved by how casual this whole thing was; he disliked it, it made him think something was going to happen any minute now.

"Yeah, you really think I run around in the forest just for the hell of it?" John hesitantly joked, not sure where they stood; he could easily turn his words around into a jab if need be, though. Just in case.

[ashen]

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//yeaH i feel you, i feel like mtt'd want to apologize except really NOt want to but he HATES that he lost his temper and that he hurt him badly or got close to that bc for entirely selfish reasons he just doesnt super like violence and he wishes he could erase that so he might approach even if he hates apologizing to a guy he hates//

"Well, clearly, you think that's what I'm doing--" He paused, smirking. "Since I'm, by your standards, clearly not a hunter." The tension between the two of them was felt by both--and Mettaton's mind was currently working (and failing) to think of how he could easily get out of this situation without being the one to give in. It felt like admitting defeat--even though there was no contest at hand. Maybe there should be. Now, that was interesting. the only problem--they had entirely different skillsets.
Mettaton was definitely a competitive man, though, and he refused to be the first to give up and go home. "Not that I actually am not a hunter. I just meant what you said--darling."

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[spoiler=info — updated 1/25/17]
[size=8pt]GENERAL:
★ METTATON DARLING | METTA | afab male (gnc)
★ panromantic | pansexual
★ 24| oct/15 | real time
★ the badlands | headhunter


IMPORTANT FACTS:
★ cute
★ glam
★ has a stash of makeup

PHYSICAL:
★ human [10.15/main] | health: 90%
— 6'3'' & 195 lbs; slender torso but muscled, great posture but narrow shoulders. Long, thick black hair that's wavy and shoulder length, often tucked behind an ear, rarely in a ponytail. Often covering up the eyepatch over his right eye. Blue eyes and generally wears black, accented with pink, purple, and blue.
— [i]major injuries: (missing an eye, affects peripheral vision and depth perception)

PERSONALITY:
- mettaton has a huge fear of being genuinely hated, not cared about, not being good enough. he is pretty good at masking this but he has anxiety.

- mettaton has black hair and blue eyes, he's caucasian. he has two studs above his eyebrow and he wears very dramatic clothing as well as wearing makeup quite frequently, as he has compiled a stash. He is about six feet, three inches tall, and is pretty average of weight. He has one eye and wears an eyepatch.

- Mettaton is extremely dramatic, flamboyant, and glamorous. He loves making a statement--of any kind. He's friendly, though quite self-centered, and likes to use pet names a lot--notably, calling people 'darling' quite often. He gets extremely enthusiastic about quite a lot, and thinks of himself as above most earthly things. Though he can seem shrewd and is certainly intelligent and creative, he can be quite idealistic, naive, and even gullible, easily manipulated. It can seem hard to shake his confidence, but he can be made an unwitting pawn of someone's game if they know how to play him.


RELATIONSHIPS:
★ single
★ npc x npc| generation 1
★ No Romantic Interest
★ No Sexual Interest

INTERACTION:
★ interacts with literally everyone he sees + quite friendly, even flirtatious
★ difficulty: 7/10 in battle | + strength, speed, agility | - stamina
★ tends to negotiate, but if he feels that's impossible, he likes to make the first move
★ attack in bold #D600BA
★ can powerplay nonviolent actions
★ all IC opinions
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[Darky]

//im sO sorry about not responding!! i've been in the middle of moving and such
//john would probably want to apologize at bitching at mtt too, but his pride really gets in the way and he just escalates the situation to keep himself from "losing". maybe we could try something like a mutual understanding or smth? not flatout apologizing, but them both realizing that the other isn't satan

John curled his fingers into his cape, the rough fur not very comforting but it was better then standing around and doing nothing. He felt like he was in a stand-off and at any second one of them was going to pull out a - figurative - gun and it was going to all go to shit. He still didn't want to be the one to back down though, that was weakness and he didn't need to give Metta any more ammo to say he was a worm.

"Don't call me darling." John said, deciding to shut that shit down before anything else. He wasn't sure what else to respond with, which was strange since he was normally sharp-tongued; maybe the civility of their conversation was getting to him.

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//I could see that!! mettaton knows he reALLY doesnt want to attack john again or GET attacked so he might try? i think he could maybe initiate that?

//and dw about it!! tyt to respond i dont mind <3


Mettaton scoffed a bit, his eyes narrowing and his lips pursing--he looked a bit hurt. "Fine." He wasn't too pleased with being rebuffed--it was how he talked, after all. He folded his arms, looking away from John, blowing a lock of hair out of his face. "You know, you're a bit quiet." He mentioned, trying to sound off-hand. John wasn't the only one who noticed the..oddness in their interaction.

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[spoiler=info — updated 1/25/17]
[size=8pt]GENERAL:
★ METTATON DARLING | METTA | afab male (gnc)
★ panromantic | pansexual
★ 24| oct/15 | real time
★ the badlands | headhunter


IMPORTANT FACTS:
★ cute
★ glam
★ has a stash of makeup

PHYSICAL:
★ human [10.15/main] | health: 90%
— 6'3'' & 195 lbs; slender torso but muscled, great posture but narrow shoulders. Long, thick black hair that's wavy and shoulder length, often tucked behind an ear, rarely in a ponytail. Often covering up the eyepatch over his right eye. Blue eyes and generally wears black, accented with pink, purple, and blue.
— [i]major injuries: (missing an eye, affects peripheral vision and depth perception)

PERSONALITY:
- mettaton has a huge fear of being genuinely hated, not cared about, not being good enough. he is pretty good at masking this but he has anxiety.

- mettaton has black hair and blue eyes, he's caucasian. he has two studs above his eyebrow and he wears very dramatic clothing as well as wearing makeup quite frequently, as he has compiled a stash. He is about six feet, three inches tall, and is pretty average of weight. He has one eye and wears an eyepatch.

- Mettaton is extremely dramatic, flamboyant, and glamorous. He loves making a statement--of any kind. He's friendly, though quite self-centered, and likes to use pet names a lot--notably, calling people 'darling' quite often. He gets extremely enthusiastic about quite a lot, and thinks of himself as above most earthly things. Though he can seem shrewd and is certainly intelligent and creative, he can be quite idealistic, naive, and even gullible, easily manipulated. It can seem hard to shake his confidence, but he can be made an unwitting pawn of someone's game if they know how to play him.


RELATIONSHIPS:
★ single
★ npc x npc| generation 1
★ No Romantic Interest
★ No Sexual Interest

INTERACTION:
★ interacts with literally everyone he sees + quite friendly, even flirtatious
★ difficulty: 7/10 in battle | + strength, speed, agility | - stamina
★ tends to negotiate, but if he feels that's impossible, he likes to make the first move
★ attack in bold #D600BA
★ can powerplay nonviolent actions
★ all IC opinions
[/spoiler]

[Darky]

//that sounds good to me! i say as though we havent been rping in the other thread

John wasn't sure if Mettaton was commenting on his current behavior, or him overall; he was a pretty quiet dude unless he got going, in which he never shut up. He had the bruises to show for it, after all.

"In case you didn't notice, I did spend all afternoon setting up traps down this trail; I'd rather not scare everything in a fifty mile radius off." John said, though his words felt forced and awkward in his mouth. He turned and stared intensely at the tree bark, not minding that it might come off as odd or weak to Mettaton; at this point, he'd dance around in a Victorian dress just to get out of this situation.

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//LMAO

"...Oh." John had a point. Oh well. Mettaton glanced around them, shrugging a bit awkwardly and coughing quietly into his elbow. "I..probably have...other...things I should be doing." He mumbled, still not wanting to be the one who gave in here--but this had petered out--he knew he wasn't going to let another fight occur, but if this was the alternative, jesus fucking christ, he'd rather spend shark week naked in the loner lands than try to carry on a conversation with Whiskers, of all people.

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[spoiler=info — updated 1/25/17]
[size=8pt]GENERAL:
★ METTATON DARLING | METTA | afab male (gnc)
★ panromantic | pansexual
★ 24| oct/15 | real time
★ the badlands | headhunter


IMPORTANT FACTS:
★ cute
★ glam
★ has a stash of makeup

PHYSICAL:
★ human [10.15/main] | health: 90%
— 6'3'' & 195 lbs; slender torso but muscled, great posture but narrow shoulders. Long, thick black hair that's wavy and shoulder length, often tucked behind an ear, rarely in a ponytail. Often covering up the eyepatch over his right eye. Blue eyes and generally wears black, accented with pink, purple, and blue.
— [i]major injuries: (missing an eye, affects peripheral vision and depth perception)

PERSONALITY:
- mettaton has a huge fear of being genuinely hated, not cared about, not being good enough. he is pretty good at masking this but he has anxiety.

- mettaton has black hair and blue eyes, he's caucasian. he has two studs above his eyebrow and he wears very dramatic clothing as well as wearing makeup quite frequently, as he has compiled a stash. He is about six feet, three inches tall, and is pretty average of weight. He has one eye and wears an eyepatch.

- Mettaton is extremely dramatic, flamboyant, and glamorous. He loves making a statement--of any kind. He's friendly, though quite self-centered, and likes to use pet names a lot--notably, calling people 'darling' quite often. He gets extremely enthusiastic about quite a lot, and thinks of himself as above most earthly things. Though he can seem shrewd and is certainly intelligent and creative, he can be quite idealistic, naive, and even gullible, easily manipulated. It can seem hard to shake his confidence, but he can be made an unwitting pawn of someone's game if they know how to play him.


RELATIONSHIPS:
★ single
★ npc x npc| generation 1
★ No Romantic Interest
★ No Sexual Interest

INTERACTION:
★ interacts with literally everyone he sees + quite friendly, even flirtatious
★ difficulty: 7/10 in battle | + strength, speed, agility | - stamina
★ tends to negotiate, but if he feels that's impossible, he likes to make the first move
★ attack in bold #D600BA
★ can powerplay nonviolent actions
★ all IC opinions
[/spoiler]

[Darky]

"...Yeah.." John said, shuffling his feet awkwardly. Gods, getting a vacuum cleaner stuck to his face while Sel stood in the background, making as many suck-related puns as she could would be better then this.

He took a step back, not wanting to back away or even run away but still wanting to signal the conversation was irreversibly dead and he was not going to tolerate Metta's presence for much longer.

//metta: rational fears of running around naked in a dangerous place
john: sel and vacuum puns
anyways, end the thread here or do you have any ideas?

[ashen]

LETS END THIS HERE BC this is making me laugh but i cant see anything else happening other than mettaton eventually slinking off