[He had an expressive face, that was true. At least right now. Even Hanna could read the guilt all over his face.] You did it for you, and you did it that way because you didn't want to hear him tear himself down for your sake.

[Hanna bites a lip, thinking.] I...I get that. I'm one of those people that does that, yanno? Says it's okay when it's not. I know for a fact it's lost me more friends than gained me. It can be frustrating, dealing with someone like that. It kind of makes it hard to bring up the heavy stuff since the self depreciation pops up again and nothing really gets solved.

[When he's talking in abstracts about himself it's easier. If Mettaton expects Hanna to forget names, Hanna hopes he forgets the subtle things he's sharing too. But this is the best he can do without magic so it doesn't hurt to try.]