Part 21: Metal Crusher






This boss fight is going to be a little different from the ones I've done so far.


That's right: IT'S QUIZ TIME.
Do you think you know the answer to this one?

Of course it isn't mercy! Mettaton knows not the meaning of the word.
My only action option other than Check is Cry.



Use the powers of reading comprehension to survive!



I think I can at least guess at this one...



Around now, it becomes necessary to start taking advantage of the trick to this battle.



The trick is Alphys! After a couple seconds of reading a question, she signs the answer from behind Mettaton.



Except, okay, Alphys is clearly wrong on this one. That's blatantly Froggit!

WHAT


I'm not sure this counts as a quiz question. I mean, the timer is even going up instead of down.



This would be so unfair if I didn't have Alphys helping me.














I'm going with my hunch on this one.




















BGM: Silence



BGM: Alphys









Various unnerving sounds come from off screen.
I swear I heard a cat in there.













There she goes.

My phone's a lot cooler now.







I guess it's just there for show.

I head either north or upstairs, it's not clear.






(You look inside a book.)
(It's a comic of a giant robot fighting a beautiful alien princess.)
(This doesn't strike you as very accurate...)

(They are all labelled "Human History".)

(You look inside a book. It's a comic book.)
(Two scantily-clad chefs are flinging energy pancakes at each other.)
(This doesn't strike you as very accurate...)

(You look inside a book. It's a comic book.)
(A hideous android is running to school with toast in its mouth.)
(Seems like it's late.)
(This doesn't strike you as very accurate...)




(They're all unopened.)


(When not in use, this bed folds into an extremely-easy-to-draw box.)

(On the flap it says "Thank you for making my dreams come true".)
I head back south/down.




I snag a packet of noodles.

How much HP, though?

That about does it for the lab. I continue to the east.

My new phone lets me see Alphys's status updates.
Of which there are a lot.







BGM: Another Medium






Conveyors work about as one might expect. They make me go twice as fast, but walking against them just makes me stand still.

Lots of new monsters in Hotland.

The difficulty is going to go up a bit from here on.

Options are Criticize, Encourage, and Hug.

And your whole body! Ouch! Your DEFENSE dropped!

Same attack again. I can Spare Vulkin now, but for the sake of completeness, I'll keep going and Criticize.


Vulkin doesn't attack at all. One more to go - I Encourage.

I take my gold and move on peacefully.

The path continues to the north.


I save my game.