005 [Text - Goldenrod]

[starspangledavenger]

I found something that shouldn't be here. There's no way in hell they should be here, but I found them.

Is anyone else finding things like that? Something personal that you didn't have a week ago? Because one of my Pokemon came out of her ball wearing- and I don't understand.



[Private to Tony and Thor Only // Text]

Hey, where are you two at? I know where Imogen is, but it's been radio silence from you two. We should meet up, I can come to you guys pretty quick once you tell me where to meet you.

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[eagletalons]

I have.

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[starspangledavenger]

Then it's not an isolated incident.

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[eagletalons]

Apparently not. I imagine it's an effect of the past week.

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[starspangledavenger]

Probably. Just this item was lost decades ago, it just feels wrong to find it like this.

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[eagletalons]

[Okay wait, this is a very sensitive topic, and he'd rather not have nosy people reading this. Cue a very strong filter that makes this conversation seem almost non-existent.]

Yours as well?

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[starspangledavenger]

[Steve hadn't even thought of that, but he's glad Hope did]

Yeah, seems so.

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[matini]

No, I don't think you're the only one.
I only got one thing, however. Are you saying you got multiple things?

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[starspangledavenger]

It has a few parts to it, but as a whole it's one item. Just used to referring to it as a plural.

It's a little relieving to know I'm not the only one.

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[matini]

Oh, that makes sense, then!
Hmm.
Odd, though, that Johto would hand something out to us seemingly for free.
Or perhaps the price is what's been going on right now.

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[starspangledavenger]

Not much in life is free and it has been pretty bizarre lately. Yet, if that's the price, doesn't seem very equal trade.

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[matini]

Individually, no, it would be disproportionate.
However, adding up all these things together, then the price seems much more reasonable in Johto's point of view.
It's equally likely that these two events never meant to happen and are a byproduct of something else. What that something else is I can't even begin to imagine.

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[starspangledavenger]

True, on a larger scale that makes sense.

Perhaps the barrier between here and the other worlds weakened and it caused items to slip through. Maybe caused everything to become imbalanced.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

Like, say, if you wake up with your head pounding and not able to remember the last few days real clearly, and there's something in the drawer right where it should be, and you don't notice until you've grabbed it that it wasn't there before?

That kind of thing?

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[starspangledavenger]

Something like that, yeah.

Seems to be happening to most people.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

Not just me, then.

[It's a relief to hear that he's not going crazy. That thought's been nagging at him lately, though he couldn't say why.]

What'd you find?

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[starspangledavenger]

Definitely not just you.

[Steve really doesn't want to say what it is yet, feels too raw right now, but he can be vague]

I found a chain that belonged to a friend. How about you?

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[lieutenantantichrist]

[That's almost reassuring.]

Sounds like we've got some kind of reverse pick-pocket with a sick sense of humor.

Found my badge.

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[starspangledavenger]

Yeah, I definitely don't appreciate any humor they might have had behind it.

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[ragnarok_strike]

[Though... his font is Comic Sans. Laguna's not getting to post long messages, his Pokegear is pretty broken.]
No, I don't think it's just you. I found something pretty
[...Five minutes later, the second part of this reply comes though.]
important to me back... well, not home, but it is pretty personal.

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[starspangledavenger]

Mines not from home either, but it's personal.

Your messages came in broken and spaced out. You should get your gear looked at.

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[used_friendship]

The same thing happen to you? I found something that I used to have at home. It just showed up here.

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[starspangledavenger]

[Steve is wary of using video, but he doesn't want to be rude, so he replies in kind. His face is rather neutral]

Yeah, seems to be happening to quite a few people. Best guesses so far are that it's the reward for all the crazy shit that's been happening lately or that the fabric between worlds weakened and things slipped through.

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[believeit]

[Yeah there is no way anyone is gonna get him to use text, it's too hard.]

But if things slipped in, that's gotta mean things can slip out, right? I wonder what would happen if you found a way out and ended up somewhere you weren't meant to be..

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[starspangledavenger]

That sounds unpleasant. There are a few worlds I've heard about that I'm not interested in visiting. But I haven't heard of something like that happening, so I wouldn't worry.

[this kid looks young, so Steve wants to reassure him]

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[believeit]

[He hears it- but by now he's too busy thinking about what would happen if that came true.]

I wonder if I went back to some place in the past, I could go meet the normal me that was already there. But if I did, I would remember it, right? That's how time thingies work. I think.