[He's quiet for a moment, watching the squids scatter a bit as Naki gets up as well; he reaches down and picks up his Jigglypuff, who...likewise has no idea what the fuck's going on, but there was a lot of yelling a moment ago and that's probably going to be cause for concern later. But for now Mettaton still seems tense but at least he's trying to recover himself a bit; he's holding her a bit too tightly but it's not unbearable, and when he speaks he's...trying to get his usual enthusiasm levels back up.]

Oh, no, don't worry about it! Conflict is...

[And usually he has something to say about the ideal performance after something like that, but he seems weirdly at a loss for anything.

...After another moment of trying, he very visibly gives up, waving it off like it's nothing.]

Oh, whatever, it happens. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. It's not like anything really happened to me, anyway! I don't have a dark backstory or anything, it's just boring interpersonal drama.

So I appreciate the offer, but there's nothing to discuss - now come on, I want parfait.