A/N: I love the dynamic between these two. I've always wondered what Mettaton was like before becoming a robot, so I hope you enjoy this little drabble!
"Are you sure you can do this, darling?" The hovering ghost asked.
Wiping a bead of sweat from her brow, the yellow monster peered up from her workbench. "Uh… Yeah! Absolutely! I-I love doing this kind of stuff…" She reached up and grabbed her blowtorch, pulling the welding mask over her face once more.
The ghost felt it necessary to remain quiet. Surely Alphys wouldn't want to be annoyed further, especially while doing something so delicate, with little margin for error.
The metal tubing was carefully welded to the frame of the synthetic body. It definitely looked promising, but was far from finished. The spectre's friend was covered in patches of oil, and soot. Her lab coat had taken the brunt of it.
Their rise to stardom was only a short wait away. Of course, the alternate body's were yet to be started, but Alphys was working hard for their sake. They didn't want to push their luck by trying to accelerate the process. She… surely had other things to do. While those 'things' comprised of Mew Mew Kissy Cutie and running those questionable experiments downstairs, she was doing this with no expectations in return.
Besides, it was about time that the scientist took a break.
"Would… Would you like to watch some anime, Alphys?" The ghoul felt themselves stutter. If ghosts could blush, they definitely would be at that moment.
Alphys threw off her mask, and gasped loudly. "We could watch the Mew Mew Kissy Cutie movie! Or-"
The ghost hovered to her side, feeling a spectral sweat drop roll down their incorporeal body. "How about we just-"
"OH, OH! WE CAN CHECK THE DUMP ZONE FOR MEW MEW KISSY CUTIE 3! I HEARD THAT IT'S JUST COME-" The doctor's excited ramblings were cut off as the ghost made contact with her. They phased right through her, but the cooling effect felt pleasant, compared to the heat of the blowtorch.
"How about we just rewatch the first season?" The ghost asked, awkwardly.
The lizard-like monster blushed deeply, and glanced away. O-okay, Metty. I'd love to." The glamorous ghost had never asked to watch anime with her before.
She could tell this was going to be a beautiful partnership.