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farawayplace2023-03-05 04:29 pm
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Intro post - Winding up in Ultern
[STARDUST BEACH]
It's a windy day in Ohritori Island. Not stormy, but the waves are high. And on Stardust Beach, a man is standing alone, watching the waves. He's tall and thin as a beanpole, wearing an oversized plain white T-shirt that makes him look even thinner, like the wind could make him fall over any moment now. But he stands there without falling, motionless. It's a bit of an eerie sight.
If you approach him, he looks at you, hair blowing in his face and covering most of it.
"...Not Alola," is how he greets you.
[POKEMON CENTER]
Later, you can find Red sitting at the cafe in the Pokemon Center, hair still a complete mess from the wind, typing on his phone and ignoring a cooling cup of tea front of him. There's a slightly grumpy Pikachu, also with wind-frazzled fur, sitting on his table and nibbling on a rainbow Pokebean.
But if you're not at the Pokemon Center, you might instead see a post on Pippi, the Ulternian version of Twitter.
[ONLINE]
Red Sr. (@)scarlet_ellipsis posted:
[Image of a Pikachu standing in heavy wind with his face scrunched up. The caption over it says "it fucken WIMDY"]
he hates this weather!! [several laughing emojis]
(ooc: This is Gold's player, bringing in a different character from the same AU! Come say hi to Red, either in person or online! He's a lot easier to talk to online though XD)
It's a windy day in Ohritori Island. Not stormy, but the waves are high. And on Stardust Beach, a man is standing alone, watching the waves. He's tall and thin as a beanpole, wearing an oversized plain white T-shirt that makes him look even thinner, like the wind could make him fall over any moment now. But he stands there without falling, motionless. It's a bit of an eerie sight.
If you approach him, he looks at you, hair blowing in his face and covering most of it.
"...Not Alola," is how he greets you.
[POKEMON CENTER]
Later, you can find Red sitting at the cafe in the Pokemon Center, hair still a complete mess from the wind, typing on his phone and ignoring a cooling cup of tea front of him. There's a slightly grumpy Pikachu, also with wind-frazzled fur, sitting on his table and nibbling on a rainbow Pokebean.
But if you're not at the Pokemon Center, you might instead see a post on Pippi, the Ulternian version of Twitter.
[ONLINE]
Red Sr. (@)scarlet_ellipsis posted:
[Image of a Pikachu standing in heavy wind with his face scrunched up. The caption over it says "it fucken WIMDY"]
he hates this weather!! [several laughing emojis]
(ooc: This is Gold's player, bringing in a different character from the same AU! Come say hi to Red, either in person or online! He's a lot easier to talk to online though XD)
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Red takes out one of his own Pokeballs and shows it to Alice. A Charizard is visible inside, waving at Alice.
"...It's unusual?" he asks, referring to the Pokeball style. If it is, then maybe this Gold really is the Gold he knows. The first name and surname match, and at least one of his Pokemon, so... it's starting to seem more and more likely.
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There are some places with them, but most without, from what I can tell. I do have to wonder how Poké Ball technology came to diverge over time? It had to have been some time after the widespread move to digital machines over Apricorns...
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Red tilts his head. He's pretty sure Apricorn balls in his world are also translucent. But, eh, it's not relevant to what they were talking about, really. It'd be a bother to talk about it out loud, and writing it down would mean he couldn't do anything else with his phone. That'd be a problem, since he's got an idea: scrolling through his photos and looking for any with his world's Gold in them. He finds one and shows it to Alice.
It's a photo of what looks like Gold, but about 15-16 years old. He's got a grin on his face, slightly longer hair, is wearing a blue yukata, and flipping the camera off. Next to him is what's clearly a Silver, around the same age, wearing a black turtleneck and making the same pose as Gold. They seem to be indoors somewhere.
"...Your thoughts?" Red asks. To him, it looks like the same Gold, but he's only ever seen one Gold in his life. Since Alice seems to have met, or at least seen, multiple, maybe she could tell if it's the same person easier than Red can.
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[It looks like Silver, or Four for that matter, but Alice has only seen or heard of either of them in passing. So it's more of a guess on her part.]
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no thats my son red jr.:Panyway what do u think?? what's the chances this is the same guy? u know alternate worlds better than me right?? so ur the expert! i wanna trust my gut and say its the same gold but idk... :?"
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There's a saying we have in science. We can't prove something conclusively right, only conclusively wrong. But it's highly probable, from what you told me. Effects on timeline = unknown, previous known instances of people being drawn from different points: -Void (observation area beyond time, no lasting effect) -Omni-randomizer (
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"so does that mean, if it's him, i shouldn't talk to him too much or timelines might go all screwy???
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Inconclusive. If void - everyone already knows, working to fix - no detriment. If OR - can't get worse (colloquial; very much can get worse) - people who already knew talked to each other, also conspired to outwit randomizer successfully (team swap) .: helpful BUT kept secret from others but still interacted
This is neither scenario; effects unknown
I want to say "use your good judgment," but that's not very clear, is it?
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o yea one more question!!! kinda nervous to ask but... is there no way to go home from here???? o.O"
Red still shows no expression on his face, but he's worried. With the way he's been hearing people he met and passed on the street talking about drifting, and Alice talking about this place like it's some other dimension entirely, he's starting to put pieces together into a picture he doesn't like.
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Unfortunately, not yet. This place has been subject to this dimensional travel phenomenon for what sounds like years, but I wouldn't give up just like that. We never know what could happen. The source is probably here in this region, and I intend to find it.
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"well fuck!! i guess i can't go home huh... i had souvenirs for people back home too :///
i guess i could give gold's souvenir to the gold here?? even if he's not the same one maybe he'll like it!!! and i don't wanna lug these souvenirs around for no reason >.>
i hope you find the source tho!! and if i find it first i'll tell you ^o^"
Red figures he'll be travelling around the region, so maybe he'll stumble across something big. That seems to happen sometimes, after all. (And yes, souvenirs are the most relevant takeaway from the revelation that he can't go home. It's not like he visits his home that often anyway.)
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Since Alice didn't say anything about it, Red figures it's fine to gift his souvenirs to Gold. He'll just avoid saying anything that'd let him know Red knows him in the future, and everything will be fine.
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