"Familiars it is." Maybe several. Maybe one would be a bomb. He'd worry about that when it was more of a pressing concern, because finding a pet he could provide enough care for in its short life to keep it healthy might be a challenge. Cats and dogs were never in short supply in cities, but they were rather domesticated, not quite capable of taking care of themselves if needed..
Responsibility over an animal's life was at least easier to contemplate than Bonding with some monster or other witch. That a witch-witch bond would increase power but came at risk of more explosions is interesting but he's not certain he's interested in getting to know Emet-Selch THAT well. Their status quo over the eons has been quite fine by him. "That is very much a matter of opinion," is the immediate answer to whether or not Mettaton is terrible. "However my opinion holds little weight in others' relationships, as it should."
That Emet-Selch is in a relationship with such a creature doesn't really bother him much, what did was the implication that he would have to put up with Mettaton himself if he intended to maintain any sort of connection to his fellow Ascian.
He doesn't approve at ALL, that bunbot was outright obnoxious. "This isn't the first time, after all, you have chosen similar tempered companions. I must needs at least acknowledge this time you chose something less likely to shrivel up and blow away in a scant few decades. I will endeavor to not do permanent damage to whatever passes for a core processor. But if improving magic was the goal, it would have been wiser to select something that gives an immediate and tangible increase in some specific field or other beyond a generic usefulness!"
Like that fae that he doesn't know about, boosting illusion magic. That was sensible!
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Responsibility over an animal's life was at least easier to contemplate than Bonding with some monster or other witch. That a witch-witch bond would increase power but came at risk of more explosions is interesting but he's not certain he's interested in getting to know Emet-Selch THAT well. Their status quo over the eons has been quite fine by him. "That is very much a matter of opinion," is the immediate answer to whether or not Mettaton is terrible. "However my opinion holds little weight in others' relationships, as it should."
That Emet-Selch is in a relationship with such a creature doesn't really bother him much, what did was the implication that he would have to put up with Mettaton himself if he intended to maintain any sort of connection to his fellow Ascian.
He doesn't approve at ALL, that bunbot was outright obnoxious. "This isn't the first time, after all, you have chosen similar tempered companions. I must needs at least acknowledge this time you chose something less likely to shrivel up and blow away in a scant few decades. I will endeavor to not do permanent damage to whatever passes for a core processor. But if improving magic was the goal, it would have been wiser to select something that gives an immediate and tangible increase in some specific field or other beyond a generic usefulness!"
Like that fae that he doesn't know about, boosting illusion magic. That was sensible!