[Mettaton glances at the ghost encroaching upon his personal space, then shakes his head.]

I'm not going to discuss my family problems with this shyster like it can fix anything, but I suppose I can...express regret for what happened.

So now it should go away, yes?

[It's lucky that Mettaton isn't going to press into the redhead's business quite yet, if only because his own business feels more pressing.

The fake Blooky seems to be considering his question, at least.]