[That's okay, Asriel's got enough tears to spare for the both of them. His vision's a little blurry, but the moment Mettaton pulls him in for a hug, the tip of Asriel's snout pushes under Mettaton's chin.

Asriel knows Mettaton isn't a monster in the same way that he is, and maybe this kind of affection was weird to ghosts or robots. Without realizing it, a soft growl rumbles in the back of his throat.

Mettaton telling Asriel that they'll always stay friends causes him to shut his eyes tightly, in an attempt to stop a fresh wave of tears.]

I - I'm scared. I'm really scared. I'm scared of going home, I'm scared of this ship, I'm so scared of leaving it too.

Instead of playing games and trying to be positive, can we just... I dunno, can we just be scared right now? Because I've tried being positive and I've tried distractions but nothing works.