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“Hmmhhm~…” Mettaton let out a soft hum while strolling from their kitchen counter to their plush pink sofa.
It was a bit strange, going to bed as they got a text from their cousin Napstablook telling them Good Morning at about 10 in the morning. They had always struggled to manage their social anxiety, it was bad enough to be a form of severe agoraphobia for them. But nevertheless, Mettaton found themselves curled up on their bed in a blanket, ready to fall asleep and ignore the fears of interacting with the world outside.
That was at least until...knock knock knock! A knock came to their front door, startling them awake and aware that they weren’t always technically alone.
“Ahh, whatever am I to do… This Boredom, this ennui…” Mettaton whined, getting up to hesitantly peak out of the door.
“…Would you like our old TV?” A voice called out from beyond the door.
A TV? Whoever was behind the door sounded like a kid…Why would they give up their TV?
“… What? You want to give me your TV? I…don’t understand. Is there some kind of catch?” Mettaton responded, shaking a little from their nerves. They were just kids, there was no reason to be so afraid…
“Uhh, it’s scuffed, old, and the colors are kinda messed up…But, it’s, uhh…really good. It’s a really good TV.” Another voice, a girl, spoke out in response this time.
“…I see. Could you bring it on by?” Mettaton questioned, having a glimmer of hope that maybe…just maybe, this small interaction would be enough to free them from their constant boredom and anxiety.
“Uhh, yeah! Of course! Wait a sec!” The girl’s voice called out before fast little footsteps echoed away...only to return very soon after.
Peaking out from the window, Mettaton gasped. It was quite a well-made TV. As beaten up and damaged as it was, it was stylish and quite handsome!
“Oh my, it’s a handsome little thing, isn’t it? What’s the brand?” Mettaton questioned excitedly from the window, hiding behind the curtains.
“Uh, I dunno, but his name’s Tenna.” The purple dinosaur girl responded, rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
“… Your TV has a name?” Mettaton quirked a brow, visibly perplexed by these weird kids.
“No. I mean, uhh, yeah. But just like, a nickname.” The girl looked away, clearly lying. Mettaton frowned, feeling a bit bad as now these two kids seemed very attached to this lovely little TV.
“Like ‘antenna?’ How cute…I’ll take it.” Mettaton smiled from the window, eager for the two to leave so they could go and grab their new beloved little source of entertainment.
“Really?! Hell yeah, Kris! We found him a home!” The girl jumped up, pumping her fist excitedly.
“Hahaha! Oh my, you two really love this TV, don’t you. Well, don’t worry…I have the strange feeling ‘Mr. Tenna’ and I are going to get along…famously.” Mettaton smiled, before unlocking their door and hiding behind their curtains once again.
“Cool, well, I’m putting it in your house now.” The girl grinned, looking away as she hoisted the Television up and hauled it into Mettaton’s house, placing it on the TV stand that had laid empty for far too long.
Without questioning why Mettaton was hiding from them, the two kids quickly and quietly left, running off to go do whatever it was that children do.
As soon as they were gone, Mettaton came out of hiding and carefully went over to view their new beloved entertainment system.
It was a bit dusty and damaged…but that was alright! It gave Mettaton something to fix for now!!
So, with careful and fabulous precision (and an unreasonably long amount of time); Mettaton gave Mr. Tenna a new paint job and some new accessories. Stars, hot pink glitter, some heart stickers, all the work! They even found an old and somewhat glittered doily in an old storage box to put underneath Mr. Tenna on the TV stand. By the time Mettaton was all done, Mr. Tenna looked like a brand new machine!!
“Oh well…That was quite a bit of fun…But I should get some sleep now. I’ve been awake hours longer than I’d expected…” Mettaton yawned, grabbing their favorite pink blanket and wrapping up in it, falling asleep to the latest Spanish drama that they’d tuned the channel to.