[It's like the entire atmosphere in the room has changed. It's lifted somehow. It's no longer as heavy. Mettaton happily and readily throws himself into someone else's life, someone else's problems, especially over love, especially over something that has a good chance of working out in the end.

He didn't realize he needed this distraction but here it is and he is more grateful for it than he really comprehends.]

Yes yes, your culture has such a bizarre way of looking at things like gender and sexuality. It's one of the few things about humanity I have come to semi-dislike.

[Which is a lot coming from, essentially, a human-aboo.

Oh, his eyes are sparkling!!! He looks SO EXCITED.]

Oh oh oh oh!!! Is it really??? How precious!! Isn't he your best friend? How romantic~!