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Trip ([personal profile] serperiority) wrote in [community profile] farawayplace2025-06-10 09:06 pm

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[So, primarily because Trip can be still be unexpectedly timid sometimes Trip's not keen on the idea of calling into a radio show, he's going to try and mention Ken instead... except he doesn't know his username either, so. It seems he'll have to ask around...]

T. @(ghostprince) posted: Does anyone know how to contact Ken from that radio show? Doesn't he have an account on here?

Second Post

[The question's also one others might have answers too, so he'll make two posts about it, shortly after one another! They're public peep Pippi posts, so everyone else can see them too!]

T. @(ghostprince) posted: Do any of you other drifted have an Ultern in your world? Or a similar place, even if it's not called by the same name?

[The (very new and nearly empty?) account's not very helpful in identifying him, the profile picture is scenery, although Serperior's silhouette might vaguely be recognizable in it, the location is "who wants to know?" and the bio is just a link to his Mimmeo... it might look suspicious or creepy, but it's rather unintentional!
He's just keeping a low profile and not really much of a Pippi user. His linked Mimmeo is definitely more active, although there's long stretches of inactivity (whenever he gets drifted home—two images are years apart, both during Tanabata? One at the festival proper, another aa cafe, enjoying a meal with a Yamask, it seems...), but it dates back at least three years, and has lots of photographs he's taken, although none are of himself. Just scenery, Pokemon (his own Unovan Pokemon and Ulternian ones he's seen, wild and trained), and quite a few of cafe desserts, and, more recently, and clumsy/modest attempts at cooking.]
gold_drum: neutral smile (Default)

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[personal profile] gold_drum 2025-06-24 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup!

[He says that in response to Ken, but is still keeping his eyes on Trip. Seeing Trip's confused face at his phone, Gold snickers quietly, baffling Ken in the process.

Oh, Trip's joining in on the call? That's fine then. He'll crawl further out from under the table to give him space and hold his phone to let Trip hear better.]


Brett's my nickname! For secretive purposes and for people who aren't allowed to use my name.

[Oh, he should introduce the people who are talking to each other now, shouldn't he? That's manners or something.]

That's Ken and that's Trip by the way!
Edited 2025-06-24 16:41 (UTC)
kenfrompokemon: (ahaha...)

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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-24 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
["Not allowed to use his name..." That kind of stings, but Ken supposes it's accurate. After that whole stalker incident with Buson and all...]

I see... Trip, right? So you're "ghost prince" then? I didn't know you were a friend of Brett's! I'm Ken, good to hear from you! You, uh... might want to delete that peep?

[Or so Ken assumes, but it's entirely possible Brett's friend is as chaotic as he is... He still doesn't know what that whole ambulance thing was about.

Surprise, Trip, your friend knew the radio star in person all along and didn't bother mentioning that detail!]
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-25 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
The very same Ken!

[Sounds like Ghost Prince - or Trip, he should call him now, is as polite as he is on Pippi. (Ken is also confused about how this all played out.)]

...By the way, Brett? I'm glad to hear you're back, but please don't steal people's phones and use their social media to contact me. You could've just called.

[He's not sure the warning will do anything, but he should at least try.]
gold_drum: smiling widely while walking out the door (open-mouth smile)

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[personal profile] gold_drum 2025-06-25 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hey, that's a funny face, Trip! Maybe there's some advantages to having a famous not-brother.

At Ken's admonishment, Gold shows absolutely no sign of remorse, just keeps smiling.]


You can't tell me what to do. Hey Trip, you wanna talk to him?

[And he offers Trip the Pokegear!]
Edited 2025-06-25 12:25 (UTC)
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[personal profile] gold_drum 2025-06-26 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Gold just raises his eyebrows at the wary look, then smiles. Don't worry about it!]

Yes I did. [He says, far enough and quiet enough that Ken wouldn't hear, as Trip claims he didn't know who he was talking to. What, you think he'd @ some rando he didn't know on Trip's account? Even if that sounds like something he'd do, Gold wouldn't do that to Trip!

...Trip should know that, right? That Gold wouldn't go that far. But maybe Gold hasn't built that level of trust with Trip yet. Maybe he went too far already, Gold thinks, sitting back and watching Trip talk.]
Edited 2025-06-26 12:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-26 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
What, really?

[Ken's not sure he buys that, since the message Gold sent seemed very clearly aimed at Ken, down to using the nickname Ken uses for him. But he won't argue Trip on that.]

I see! So that was the friend you were talking about. Haha, if I'd known it was Brett you were talking about, I would've been way less suspicious!

[...Wait, that was on his other account...]

Ahah, I mean... Well, anyway! Truth is, Gold - Brett - is an alternate world's version of my brother! That's why I was surprised when you asked about brothers, haha.
gold_drum: smiling widely while walking out the door (open-mouth smile)

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[personal profile] gold_drum 2025-06-26 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, phew. Trip just forgot in the tussle. Gold smiles a bit easier now.]

Dang, can't believe you lost all your memories in the accident. [He says without lowering his voice.]

[When Trip mentions the "cool facts guy" Gold snickers. Oh man, he forgot he got Ken to call his alt account that.]
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-26 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I see. Sounds fun!

[Since Ken's a lot older than his little brother, he never did tussle with him like that, but it's nostalgic to think of Gold play-fighting anyway. It reminds him of watching his brother and the neighbor's kid, Silver, playing together.

Yipes, sounds like the jig is up... Ken grimaces to himself, but smiles before talking to Trip again.]


Ahaha, you got it right... That's actually my alternate account, for more casual stuff than my official account. I, uh, got some flack from people I know about not being good about my privacy, so I set that up!

[It's a bit embarrassing to admit he's got an alternate account where he pretends to be a fan of, well, himself...

He smiles softly at Trip's apology. Oh, Trip. You gave him false hope way more than that, and by the time you asked about brothers, Ken was already not expecting anything... (Gold, meanwhile, stops snickering at the look Trip gives him and puts on a neutral expression because I forgot to mention that in his reply.)]


Don't worry about it. I didn't really expect you to know my brother or anything! It was more confusing than anything. I don't know who you were thinking of, but it sure was a coincidence that I had a brother as well!

[As far as Ken's aware, there's exactly one Gold counterpart named Ethan in Ultern who's got a brother named Ken! (He's unaware that the "Ethan" in question was lying about both of their names.)]