"NEVER PLAYED THIS GAME BEFORE, GORGEOUS?" Mettaton asked, apparently deciding to ignore the previous interchange in favor of getting on with whatever he'd come to do.
"...I'm guessing it involves pain?" Woona asked worriedly.
"GOOD GUESS!" Mettaton complimented. "IN THIS GAME, THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE! ANSWER CORRECTLY...OR DIE!"
Woona leapt back in shock as FIGHT lines surrounded the trio. She saw that Alphys stood beside Mettaton, looking somewhat worried. Also, Mettaton's screen face changed, now displaying various information as he prepared to read the quiz questions. Woona tensed up, ready to fight if necessary.
Don't bother, Chara warned. He has 255 defense. Nothing you can do will hurt him unless you draw on magic and the SOULSTONE, and that risks hurting Alphys.
As Woona relaxed, Mettaton began speaking again. "LET'S START WITH AN EASY ONE!" The question appeared on Mettaton's face.
What is the reward for answering correctly?
Four platforms labeled A, B, C, and D rose out of the floor in front of Woona. Each had an answer beside it even as a timer counted down on Mettaton's screen face.
A - Money
B - Mercy
C - New Car
D - More Questions
Woona thought for a few seconds. Well, since answering incorrectly means death... As she started to move towards D, she noticed Alphys shaping a D with her hands. Smiling for that confirmation, she depressed the switch.
Confetti fell as a happy chime sounded. "RIGHT!" Mettaton praised. "SOUNDS LIKE YOU GET IT! HERE'S YOUR PRIZE!"
What is the King's full name?
A - Lord Fluffybuns
B - Fuzzy Pushover
C - Asgore Dreemurr
D - Dr. Friendship
Woona stared at the answers for a time. "Umm...I'm pretty sure the correct answer isn't here," she pointed out.
"OH? HOW SO?" Mettaton asked.
"Well, according to the stuff in Mommy's house, I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to call the King 'Mr. Dad Guy'!" Woona explained.
Back in Snowdin, Papyrus' lower jaw fell off as he stared at the TV. "WHAAAAAAA???" he screamed out, unable to make the 'T' sound until he picked his jaw back up.
Undyne and Sans burst into laughter.
Mettaton paused, rubbing the bottom of his box body with one hand as though it were his chin. "THAT IS...TECHNICALLY CORRECT!" The happy chime played even as more confetti fell. "BUT ENOUGH ABOUT YOU, LET'S TALK ABOUT ME!"
What are robots made of?
A - Hopes & Dreams
B - Metal & Magic
C - Snips & Snails
D - Sugar & Spice
Having no idea what to respond here, Woona looked hopefully towards Alphys, who was somehow managing to make a B with her two hands. Since that looked rather painful, Woona quickly made her way to the B and pushed it.
"TOO EASY FOR YOU, HUH?" Mettaton asked as Alphys flashed a thumbs up. "HERE'S ANOTHER EASY ONE FOR YOU!"
The next question proved to be a long mathematical word problem involving three digit plus decimal point calculations. Woona swallowed convulsively, knowing she had no chance of properly calculating the answer in the thirty seconds provided. Desperately, she turned to Alphys, and saw her shaping a D. She quickly pressed the switch.
"WONDERFUL! I'M ASTOUNDED FOLKS!" Mettaton called out as the happy chime played and Alphys gave her a thumbs up. "BUT DON'T 'COUNT' ON YOUR VICTORY!"
How many flies are in this jar?
An image of a jar full of flies appeared on Mettaton's screen.
"Is that a live image of a real jar, or a hypothetical jar that only exists on your screen?" Woona asked curiously.
"COMPUTER GENERATED!" Mettaton replied quickly. "NO FLIES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE-"
"Then there are no flies in the jar," Woona countered firmly, "because neither jar nor flies actually exist!"
As the happy chime played and the confetti fell, Mettaton crossed his arms. "I'M STARTING TO GET REAL TIRED OF THESE 'TECHNICALLY CORRECT' ANSWERS! TIME FOR A MEMORY GAME!"
What monster is this?
A - Froggit
B - Whimsum
C - Moldsmal
D - Mettaton
Woona stared at the image of what looked like half a Froggit's face. At first she started to move towards A, but paused as she realized that - even for an image - the Froggit looked rather flat. Glancing at Alphys, she saw the hint, and instead moved to D. As the happy chime played and confetti fell, the image shifted to show it was Mettaton wearing a Froggit shirt.
And the answer is...a Jigglypuff, seen from above, Chara muttered quietly.
Huh? Woona asked in her mind, confused.
Tell Alphys I said that there when the game show's over, Chara suggested. She's sure to love it.
By this time, Mettaton had presented the next question, the timer counting up instead of down.
Would you smooch a ghost?
All the answers were "Heck Yeah".
Woona scratched her chin. "Uhh...does phasing through one face first when trying to hug them count? Cause if it does, I already smooched Napstablook! He's really sweet, if shy!"
Mettaton sat there for some time, seeming to stare right at her. Alphys glanced at him nervously, and awkwardly cleared her throat. The happy chime and confetti once more made themselves known. After a time, Mettaton spoke up. "...LET'S SKIP THE NEXT QUESTION, AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE BIG GUNS." He seemed somehow...more withdrawn than before. However, Woona didn't have time to react before the next question appeared.
In the dating simulation video game "Mew Mew Kissy Cutie" what is Mew Mew's favorite food?
Before any answers could appear, Alphys started shouting, apparently nerding out over the game. "Oh! Oh! I know this one! It's snail ice cream! In the fourth chapter everyone goes to the beach! And she buys ice cream for all of her friends! But it's snail flavor and she's the only one who wants it! It's one of my favorite parts of the game because it's actually a very powerful message about...friendship...and..." She began to wilt in on herself as she noticed both Woona and Mettaton staring at her.
"ALPHYS, ALPHYS, ALPHYS...YOU AREN'T HELPING OUR CONTESTANT ARE YOU?" Alphys desperately shook her head, but Mettaton paid her no mind. "OOOH! YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME. I'LL ASK A QUESTION...YOU'LL BE SURE TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO!" Alphys desperately hid her face as the next question appeared.
Who does Dr. Alphys have a crush on?
Remembering how embarrassed Alphys had gotten when she'd made the accidental dirty joke about her and Undyne before Mettaton arrived, Woona spoke up before answers could appear. "I'm pretty sure the only one who doesn't know the answer's Undyne is Undyne herself!" she proclaimed with certainty.
Alphys let out an adorable "GAK!" sound and dove into the nearest trash can to hide her embarrassment.
"SEE ALPHYS?" Mettaton asked. "I TOLD YOU IT WAS OBVIOUS. EVEN THE PONY FIGURED IT OUT, AND SHE ONLY JUST MET YOU! YES, SHE SCRAWLS HER NAME-"
Woona hefted the massive computer desk and everything on it in her magic. "Be nice," she scolded, waving it threateningly over Mettaton. "I'm pretty sure even 255 DEF would have trouble taking this to the face at 50mph."
Mettaton laughed, his laugh jerking up and down in synthesized pitch. "WHILE I WOULDN'T TAKE ANY DAMAGE, IT WOULD SEND ME FLYING! AND EITHER WAY, WITH THE GREAT DR. ALPHYS HELPING YOU, ALL THE DRAMATIC TENSION IS GONE FROM THIS EPISODE! BUT IT WAS JUST THE PILOT, SO NEXT UP! MORE DRAMA! MORE VIOLENCE! MORE BLOODSHED! UNTIL NEXT TIME DARLINGS!" The FIGHT lines withdrew as Mettaton pulled his arms and wheel into his boxy body before rocketing into the sky.
"...episode?" Woona asked, confused.
That whole thing was broadcast live on TV all over the underground, Chara explained.
Woona's eyes widened, and she blushed bright red as she realized she'd just confessed to smooching Napstablook in front of the entire underground, likely seen by everyone she'd befriended so far just so they could see how she did. With a startled "MEEP!" she leapt into the trashcan alongside Alphys.
"Y-you okay, Woona?" Alphys asked worriedly.
"Why didn't you tell me we were on TV?" she yelped.
"I t-thought you k-knew..." Alphys whimpered.
"I'd never have spilled your crush on TV if there was a chance Undyne would be watching!" Woona gasped out. "That's something you should get to tell her yourself!"
"Oh..." Alphys replied. "W-well, it's okay...I d-doubt I'd ever be able to manage it..."
Feeling the tension in the trash can, Woona tried to alleviate it. "Umm...Chara had a joke to tell you..."
"Is it dirty?" Alphys asked.
"I dunno," Woona replied. "It...it was when Mettaton asked which monster it was, and it was him wearing the Froggit T-shirt..."
"...can't imagine how that could be made dirty..." Alphys replied. "Go ahead."
"He said, 'And the answer is...a Jigglypuff, seen from above'."
Alphys burst into laughter. "That's a good one!" she replied happily.
Woona managed to smile, the shared embarrassment and amusement filling her with DETERMINATION.
I only get this joke due to seeing a meme about it recently.
Oh Woona... I wonder how Asgore and Toriel are going to react to this... :)
Anyone else out there who tried to figure this one out before they realized Alphys was giving the answers?
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7085856 can't wait til they hear about Princess Temmie.
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Oh yeah, Forgot about her... By the way, I saw the meme of Jigglypuff! Now I get the joke!
7085898 (ノ^o^)ノ exactly! So funny! STAY D E T E R M I N E D
So, is Chara playing as Ms. Harshwhinny?
Lies, you can't die until The Core!
...
OK, first off, there's no questioning it, Chara's Frisk.
Second, where's that Upvote button?... Darn, already clicked it.
Aww, he misses his cousin!
Hmm... Well, a byte is comprised of 8 bits, which is equivalent to 256 values. However, the first value is zero, so the last value would be 255... you win this round, Tatsurou...
Huh, wonder what Papyrus and Aaron are going to think about this.
Yes, yes it is... wait, does Alphys know that the spirit in Woona's Chara? I know she knows he's a spirit, but I don't think his name was mentioned out loud. Oh well, see ya.
Seems like they're both... TRASHY!!!
TWO new ships in one chapter! Alphys AND Napstablook! No matter, Chara x Woona shall stay strong!
Is it me, or was Woona... smarter, in this chapter, less like a little kid in wonderland, and more like someone more mature and calm.
that answers my question!
I like how Woona gives the "technically correct" answers to Mettaton regarding the questions about the King's name and the number of flies in the jar. Woona's such a clever pony.
Hah, hah. Jiggle Jiggle, JIGGL-
*snooze*
You are old, that episode aired in America in 1997 or 1998.
7086032 :)
why is mettaton's speech crossed out
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To indicate its robotic sound, since I've already used Italics, Bold, and Underlines to indicate different voices, and that's my only other option.
Woona X Napstablook
I guess you could call this a ghost ship?
7086278 You could try combining them, like italics and bold, or italics and underlined. I do that for when characters announce technique names in my stories.
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Except I use italics in Sans' bold for his emphasis, and bold in Papyrus' italics.
7085851 That's probably where Tatsurou got the idea from.
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Actually, I remember seeing the actual episode when it first aired.
7086312 Fair point. Only other suggestion I have is to use all three at once... and something tells me you're going to do that to someone else.
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That leaves me with no way to give that voice emphasis.
7086280 Seemed too fitting.
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Wasn't Mettaton's defense 999?
Still loving the rest of the little changes you're making.
7085851 i own that particular episode
the only episode in pokemon where im legit convinced ash has more then two brain cells that test was just unfair XD
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Nope, 255.
7086385
I checked the video a couple of comments up, and they check Mettaton in the fight after the color square puzzle. Attack of 10, defense of 999, at least for that fight. Maybe Mettaton's defense changes between fights, or maybe Mettaton EX has 255 defense.
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During the quiz show, it's 255.
I'm just waiting for you to infer Undyne's flustered rampage in the future chapters.
You are going to write that in....Right?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This was a SUPER DUPER FUNNY CHAPTER!
Another enjoyable chapter. Good work.
Hehehe, great. :) I liked Papyrus' reaction.
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VHS Tapes.
Guess Alphys doesn't stand a... ghost of a chance to confess herself this time around.
I wouldn't call Alphys X Woona a trash ship per se...
At least Woona manged to broadcast her intent to friendship everyone.
Mettaton honestly seems like a box of tricks more than anything else. Though he probably had to go through quite abit of screening before then.
7086350 All capitals? No, wait, Mettaton's already doing that. Huh... I got nothing.
Honestly, at this point, I'm just throwing out whatever comes to mind. I don't really have anything against the strike-through you're using.
7086750 Alternating Caps and no-Caps for each letter would look unique and robotic, but also is murder on the eyes (aS tHiS eXaMpLe DeMoNsTrAtEs) and would take FAR longer to type up than its worth... maybe encapsulating the words in asterisks?
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Text like that is why I can't read Moonstuck.
You... you made me smile with that hahahaha! OOOoooooh man, glorious.
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(Don't stop. I actually love your comments even if the puns are awful.)
I DON'T GET IT!
7087338 One of the older Pokemon Episodes had Ash, Jesse, and a few other people competing in a quiz about pokemon.
Most of the questions are simple, showing an easily identified body part or similar.
One question shows a perfectly round black sphere, and asks what it is. Voltorb or a Pokeball seem to be the correct answer, but...
It's a jigglypuff, seen from above.
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Ahhhh the nostalgia......
7086685 These puns are really testing my patience. They don't even deserve canned laughter, to be honest. They aren't well-rounded at all.
7087192 Don't worry, I've been 'employed' to do so from the start of this. My resume is on Heart of The Dragon General Of course I only have my personal rules stopping me from commenting in some things like a couple of chapters back.
7086401 There was an update. Mettaton's DEF was indeed 999, but after the update, it changed to 255.
7087518 Was the actual stat code changed, or just the description?
I wanna see Undyne's reaction to the last question. I bet she's just standing there, blushing madly, while Sans is dying of laughter and Paps is confused
WooNapsta? Woonablook? ...eh. I ship it? I mean, its half ghost ship flying and half real ship sinking. 3/5 give or take.
7087480 Well somebody has to make the puns around here otherwise it's me making worse puns and repeating the tutoriel joke! Everyone is sick of that joke and I always feel like MTT. Which is to say, I don't feel fabulous; just a blockhead.
...now I'm thinking of Charlie Brown trading his ghost costume for Metaton's box as a costume, being showered in rocks, candy, and great pumpkins.
...did I lose my mind?!