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prぁn◙￻￻￻ $43 | ￻acti♂n FORWARD-DATED TO SATURDAY 6/8

[Hello everyone, what are you up to this fine summer evening? Out training perhaps? Playing with your Pokémon? Sitting down to a delicious dinner? Maybe doing a little shopping before all the stores close?]

[Well whatever you're doing, no matter how much you are minding your own business, you may soon find yourself with a +1.]

[Aren't glitches fun?]

[John has no idea what's going on, one minute he was in the middle of his anniversary dinner with Rose and the next, he's lord only knows where with whoever "you" happen to be. Not that "you" aren't good company, and all! But it's kind of rude to leave your significant other in the middle of a date. But the worst part?]

[It keeps happening.]

[Whatever is doing this isn't content to let him stay in one place for very long. He keeps disappearing and reappearing with a quiet "zap!" every few of minutes, sometimes appearing back at the restaurant and other times appearing someplace else entirely. Dammit, can't a guy just eat in peace? This is terrible.]

[Why on Earth did he box that weird Pokémon he caught last night... better yet, why did he catch it at all?!]

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[John cuts off awkwardly mid-word as he appears. Wherever he just came from, he was clearly having a conversation and has left his partner utterly bewildered as to what he was going to say next.]

What the--? Aradia? [Okay, so he's actually pretty happy to get the chance to see her in person again but this still isn't quite right. Especially since... isn't she all the way in Johto?]

What, no! I don't have teleporting powers I... don't know what the hell just happened or how I got here. On that note, please tell me you guys came to Kanto and just didn't tell us.

[Please for the love of god don't let him be all the way in Johto.]

Oh and uh...thanks, I guess. [He fusses with his bowtie a little bit.] Rose and I are on a date. Though I will admit that this certainly complicates that.

[ In order to tell him what he wants to hear, she'd have to lie through her teeth. ...Which she could do, but. ]

I'm afraid we're still in Johto! You are, in fact, just outside of Mahogany. We're having a picnic - that is, my pokemon and I.

[ There's a small pause, as she eyes him. ]

I think that you do have teleporting powers, unless you guys came over to Johto without telling us! Should I take it that this is the first time anything like this has happened to you? [ Wait, this is Johto. ] - Today, that is.

[ ...WELP. Aradia will make room on her picnic blanket for him to sit down if he wants to, for...however long he's here. ] Oh, you are? ...Maybe you'd better text her! Or I can. You may as well sit down for the moment, and see if it reverses. Otherwise I think you may have to take a raincheck, since getting from Mahogany to Johto normally takes a lot longer.

[S-sob. Understandably, John looks a little distressed at this news, even though he pretty much knew it was coming. He sinks onto the blanket, pulling his knees up to his chest before fishing his Pokégear out of his pocket.]

Yeah, good idea. [He quickly types out a message to Rose, explaining what little of this he can.] And yeah to the other thing too, this had never happened to me before. Today or otherwise! [He...somehow managed to stay in Saffron during both of the most recent fourth walls. Well, save for when he glitched out to Trickster mode last year. But John can't even remember sugar-glitching, let alone teleporting.]

One minute I'm sitting down at our table, the next minute I'm here, there was literally no explanation for it at all. Uggghhhh! [He knocks his knees with his forehead, clearly frustrated.]

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[ Well, at least he's in good company! Things could be worse! He could be with someone trying to get him to eat half a multi-tiered cake!

Aradia patiently waits for the message to go out - it seems pretty important, because she's pretty sure if her date disappeared suddenly in the middle of a meal she'd be a bit concerned. Probably. ]

That is a bit weird! Not that I'm complaining about having you here as company, mind, but that is a bit unfortunate timing. I am not the girl whose meal you are meant to be sharing!

...Or even in the appropriate region. I wonder what's going on. Did you at least get any food, or were you waiting?

[~~HAHA FUNNY, LUCY!!!!! i c what u did there.~~]

[His head snaps back up at that, the look on his face somewhat stricken because he totally didn't realize how awful that sounded.]

Ah, sorry! I didn't mean for that to come out that way. I am not complaining about being with you, exactly. Like that's pretty cool and I would definitely be super stoked about this under normal circumstances. But today is Rose and I's anniversary so it's kind of a special day so-- hold on. [Gotta reply back to Rose real fast.]

...so being randomly pulled away from that against my will and thrown halfway across the country is kinda...yeah. It definitely wasn't a complaint against you though.

[He lowers his knees and puts his hands out behind him, propping himself up.] But no, we had really only just sat down. Like they hadn't even taken our drink orders yet or anything.

[ ~~DID YOU REALLY THO~~ Aradia just...laughs at the look, honestly. She's completely unoffended - but then again, she's dealt with all the original trolls for extended periods of time, too. ]

I'm not upset! It's completely normal to mind being somewhere else, especially on an anniversary. [ She pauses. ] Oh, and congratulations to the both of you! I didn't realize today was special.

It's nice to see you again, although admittedly the circumstances are completely weird. But that's actually sort of normal in a way, so I suppose they're not weird so much as predictable? I think weirdness is predictable at this point.

Speaking of! I met you as a troll.

[ APPARENTLY JUST GOING TO CASUALLY CHAT AS LONG AS SHE HAS HIM HERE. ]

Hehe, thanks. But yeah, I guess you have a point. It's just kinda weird for it to last this long. Or I guess...right now it's only lingering? Because everybody is human again but all the visitors are gone.

[Johto, ur drunk.]

You too though, huh? Troll me, I mean. Kinda bummed I missed him, to tell you the truth.

And we don't seem to have any lingering powers, your newfound teleportation abilities aside. The only weirdness has been on the gears, and I don't know if that strictly counts!

Though they're computer programs, and technically we're supposedly inside one? Perhaps the land of Pokemon has a virus! [ STOP SOUNDING CHEERFUL ABOUT THAT...

Although Aradia laughs, shaking her head. ] I don't know that he would have liked you! He seemed sort of annoyed everyone likes you, "including human Rosari". I think he rather didn't approve of your relationship with Rose!

Do they really count as powers though if I have no say in where or when I teleport? [Shittiest. Powers. Ever.]

It's not just the gears though! I know a guy who got stuck on a rock earlier this week. And another one who was chased into a cave and had a lot of his Pokémon disappear. Who told you we are supposedly inside the game though? [THAT'S A NEW ONE ON HIM... he was always under the impression that this was a real parallel universe that just HAPPENED to be a video game in his own.]

Troll me can suck it though, I don't care what he thinks of me and Rose. But I still would have liked to see him, just for curiosity's sake if nothing else.

[Bloop probably responding to a few texts during this. But he's paying attention, honest.]

I think so! Just not very good ones. [ sorry John ]

No one told me that! I think it's more that this world works on game mechanics, doesn't it? So it makes sense that things that can affect games would affect it! ...At least, that could be the case. [ she's not the computer genius here. ]

Oh? I'm pretty sure someone had to have gotten footage of him. Or I can draw him for you! He had horns sort of like... [ that part she can do, anyway, opening her ridiculous binder to a fresh page and uncapping her marker. ] ...this. Curvy!

[ she doesn't even mind. ] And yes, he can suck it. You are my favorite iteration of John Egbert, regardless of a shared culture with that other iteration.

Oh, yeah that's true. Right. So in that case, maybe we do have a universe virus on our hands, haha. [Despite his LEET HACKER CREDZ, John is not a computer genius either.]

[He looks over at the notebook as she starts drawing.]

Oh, so like Howie Mandel in Little Monsters. Hahahaha, that's kinda cool. Dave said something about him sparkling too. What's that about?

[Aww, Aradia. He's touched.] I am glad that is the case though. You are also my favorite Aradia Megido, though granted I have never met a parallel universe Aradia before. But even if I had, you would definitely still be my favorite, I am basically certain of this.

Sollux is clearly the culprit, in that case! [ Not...actually. But she might accuse him of it just because. ]

Little Monsters...? I'm not familiar with Howie Mandel. Even a troll version! So I don't think I've seen the equivalent. I'm not sure about the sparkling thing though - oh! The fairy dust?

[ Aww, John. She's touched back! ] Well, good! I would be sad if I were only your second-favorite Aradia! I'd have to work harder, too.

Gasp! It's so obvious! The diabolical mastermind! [A beat.] Doombolical? No that's dumb. [He tried.]

Yes, Little Monsters. Howie Mandel plays a monster that lives under Fred Savage's bed and they have wacky adventures and it's a really good movie. One of my favorites, maybe I can lend you the Johto version sometime. It's not quite as good though.

[John beams and holds up a fist.] There's basically not a chance of that ever happening, don't worry.

Someday we are going to figure out a doom joke! [ THEY PROBABLY AREN'T, THOUGH... ]

I wouldn't mind watching the Johto version! Or perhaps someday you'll get a copy of the actual film. Weirder things have happened! Like you coming here, that is pretty weird for this place, although not so much at home I shouldn't think.

[ Is that an invitation for a fist bump? WELL REGARDLESS HE IS GETTING ONE. Aradia knows about fistbumps! ] Good! I'm glad we got to start speaking here. I would say I was sad I never trolled you, but I don't think we would have become friends if I had. Although Rose didn't seem to mind me as such.

[Yes good, Aradia. That's exactly what that was. A fist bump request.]

That would be pretty cool if I did. I got my ghost gauntlets one Christmas so it's not like it's an impossible thought. That would be pretty awesome if I could get my movies back. [~~The Mun typed, whilst laughing evilly because NOPE. Not this time, Johnny Boy.~~]

But why do you say tha--

[ZAP!]

[And he is outta there!!! But did he manage to make it back to Saffron?]

[About a minute later, there's a text.]

sorry about that.
i guess it wasn't a one time thing?
i am back in saffron now though but i wound up with dave instead of back at the restaurant with rose.

and so said the universe: "nailed it."

[ - And then Aradia joined the club of ladies John zapped out on, but since he had zapped in on her to start with, she's only blank for about a moment. After all, it hadn't been clear what was happening or how long it was happening for.

At least they had a fist bump. It will live on in her memories forever more.

She was waiting to see if John text her or if she ought to text him to check on his status, so her reply is pretty immediate. ]

hahaha no worries!
you jumped in so its no surprise you jumped out :p
at least you are in the correct city!
although if you jumped to a different point i have to wonder if thats your final jump or not
(although our conversation was awesome im not sure it qualified for the universe bending over backwards to let us have one???)
so keep me posted i guess

though once youre back in the restaurant with rose you obviously dont need to keep me posted
since texting other people on dates would just be silly!!!

tell dave i say hi :D
oh and you can give him a fist bump too
i give you permission to give him one from me

no don't say that.
don't even think it.
if i jump again after this i am going to be real upset because this is not cool at all.

i am almost back to the restaurant now though so hopefully this will be the last you hear from me tonight.
it was good seeing you again though.

ah shit, sorry i already left.
didn't really stop to chat very long.
i will give him one for you when i see him again tomorrow.

okay!!
it was really nice seeing you again too john :)
we should do it again in the future
in a planned manner when youre not teleporting or otherwise engaged!

have fun with rose :D

[And all is well for maybe another half an hour or so. Then...]

ok, so when was the last time any of you took sollux here out for a little fresh air?
or opened a window at least?
or turned on the lights?
something. anything.
as i stand here i get the distinct feeling that his butt has not disconnected from his chair in quite some time.
like his butt is married to this chair or something.

we took him to the national park like last week
and i try to convince him fresh air is good for him
but he remains stubbornly unconvinced
im pretty sure hes in a matespritship with both his chair and his laptop
but this has always been something that is true!
also you should turn on the lights for him
see if he hisses at you or something
perhaps hell melt

i'm in cake hell.
that's really all there is to say on the matter here.

cake.

hell.

(also i didn't get the chance to try and turn the lights on, i am upset.)

haha what
what does cake hell look like do tell john
i dont think thats all that could be said on this matter!!

(ill do it for you
its not like he isnt directly nearby
will report back later on how much he complains
also will tell him its from john)

it looks like a room full of cake.
a dark room lit only by candles.
and full of more cake than one human being should ever even think of consuming.

(excellent.)

what
i mean
that seems a bit odd
is that a normal human practice or

(he called me a backstabber
and then accused me of working with the enemy
which apparently you are now
or the lights are the enemy?
it was very unclear :p
but no melting)

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