Snoop, we're not in Pokeland, anymore.

[turntechtrainer]

Characters: Dave Strider of the game transplant type and YOU
Setting: Outside room 3-04, and the cafeteria
Format: Action but if you want prose, bring it and I'll match you.
Summary: So you heard about those two pokemon trainers? Well there is a third...
Warnings: Language, probably. Will update as needed.

Room 3-04

[Going to bed and waking up somewhere new had only happened twice in Dave's life. He wasn't a fan of before and now is no different. Some part of him expected it. Like how his dreams are full of mazes, the screeching of crows, and death painted in so many colorful ways. Once the waking hour happens, he tends to push it out of his head.

Not thinking about it has been his best friend. Unfortunately, now he has to consider it because of a letter. Then again, if it had been old gold tooth who brought him here, he'd expect to be space dust.

He stands in the hallway just outside room 3-04 and frowns down at his pokegear. The piece of shit just isn't connecting which is stupid. It has perfect signal, usually. Dave is different from the one any tower resident would be familiar with. He's clearly older, fairly tall, and starting to fill out and take on more of a resemblance to his parents.

He stuffs the gear into the pocket of his dark coat and looks to the flame maned unicorn to his left.] Don't look at me, man. I got nothing to even say about this. If you're along for the ride that means either I'm asleep, so, stand by for murder by the ticking clock, or, who even knows.

[He reaches out to pat her nose, giving it a reassuring rub with a sigh.] If it's Team Rocket don't settle for hot foot. Roast their shorts.


Cafeteria


[By this point, he's gotten hungry. Anyone treading into the cafeteria will find one blond haired shade wearing douche of a guy in a dark coat sitting between two large dragons. None of them look all that pleased with the food but they're eating the stupid oatmeal anyway. Dave wasn't the only one that got so hopelessly spoiled on Jane's cooking.

Sitting wrapped up in a knitted scarf (red, green, purple, and blue), is a large egg. Dave keeps checking on it, sometimes shifting so he can keep an eye on his scaled bros and the egg at the same time. After a while he just transfers it to his lap where he knows it will be safe.]

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Cafeteria

[tentacletrainer]

[[She's just trying to get something decent that isn't filled with candy - as much as she likes candy, she's not fond of just crunching into it in whatever she happens to be eating - when she spots the Dragonite first. Her mind doesn't even register the rest of the scene, all that goes through it is "Who is he terrorizing?", and she takes her tray and jogs over to the table.]]

John, what have I told you about bothering strangers?

[[When she gets to an angle where she can see around said dragon, and notices the Garchomp, again that's all her mind registers. It's taking a moment for Dave and his egg to also register in her mind, because right now it's just not understanding the Garchomp. And the fact that she's suddenly pretty certain she left John in his ball...

Once her mind finally notices Dave, she has to stop completely, her grip on her tray tightening significantly as her throat tightens. This is definitely not the Dave she met here in the tower. This isn't the Dave who she's spent a few months with now, learning about all that's happened to him at the hands of the admins, or she has experienced some of those incidents with herself.

This...this is the Dave from home. The one coming from a world between their fucked up SBURB session and this fucked up tower. Where he was safe and happy and wouldn't have to worry about danger and dying and protecting his friends or his friends protecting him or---

God. Dammit.]]

Dave...what are you doing here?

[[She is all bewilderment and confusion and worry and a tinge of heartbreak. Just a tinge.]]

[turntechtrainer]

[He knows that tone. There's only one time he's heard it but it cuts through everything like a blade. Dave immediately rises to his feet to come over to her, his casual greeting dying before he utters it. Instead he sighs.]

Didn't have a choice in the matter. What's going on? [Which is Dave for 'How bad are we fucked over'.]

[tentacletrainer]

Oh...right. Admittedly that is a dumb question on my part. [[She and John hadn't had a choice after all.]]

What's going on? Well...I don't know if you've noticed it yet, but you have control of your powers again. That should be a really good indicator of what's going on. I'll go into more detail but...let's sit down.

cafeteria

[ghostytrainer]

[Doot dee doot getting lunch, la de da gotta find a table. Definitely going to have Chandel flame this burger up a little bit because rare meat? No thanks. He doesn't need some kind of parasite crawling inside of hi-- holy shit is that a Garchomp?]

[Yeah that's totally a Garchomp. And a Dragonite, yet somehow he's pretty sure that isn't Rose's. She doesn't have a Garchomp, after all. And more importantly, that blonde kid sitting between them isn't...]

[There's a loud clatter as John's tray falls from his hands and hits the floor. He'd recognize that back anywhere.]

Dave?!

[IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? OR IS HE JUST HALLUCINATING? He's not sure so he's not moving from the spot until he's certain. Meanwhile, his Zorua is just going to start chowing down on the dropped food and his Litwick is going to zoom across the room and slam into the back of Dave's head. It's a hug of endearment, she swears.]

[turntechtrainer]

[He rocks forward, nearly smacking face first into the remainder of his oatmeal. It takes him a second to register something is clinging to his head and another to realize what. Dave reaches back to pat it and turns in his seat. He'd heard John but, he assumed he'd been hearing things. Nope. There's his best bro.

And awake at that.

He swings completely around to stare at him with a raised eyebrow.] You know your food is getting chowed on. And who else would I be? It's not like there's this many shade wearing awesome guys you'd just happen to meet.

[Something eases that had been wound up tight since John had passed out.]

...nice to see you finally awake again. Rose was really getting depressed about it.

1/2

[ghostytrainer]

[Holy shit it really is Dave. His Dave. Not that the Dave who's been here isn't just as great and all but...holy shit he has two best friends now. This is pretty much the best, he's sure. He cracks into a grin that's almost too big for his face, eyes lighting up. He can practically hear the cheesy, cheerful, reunion background music. Are there anime sparkles everywhere? Maybe. Just Maybe His food is getting eaten by a fox and he doesn't even car--]

2/2

[ghostytrainer]

Wait what? [Yeah that sure was a record scratch to the fauxmo moment there. Thank god.] Awake? What are you talking about?

o9

[papshooshing]

[ for once, Karkat is heading back to his room. to get things out of his trunk. the truth of the matter is that Karkat really, really hates staying in that room. just look at who he has for roommates. they're enough to drive anyone's bats up the fucking belfry. though he's in 3-08, it means he has to pass the room that Dave is standing outside.

yeah, that's not really the Dave that Karkat is aware that's here ( if he's even still here in the Tower, that is ). that is Dave talking to another one of those strange beasts. Karkat's seen John's... the creepy ghost thing that's really not all that bad. maybe he should find the ghost beast and see if it's more tolerable company than Egbert. ]

Is there a reason you were partnered with a flaming horned hoofbeast or have you been secretly channeling a Zahhak all this time and I just wasn't aware of this Strider factoid?

[turntechtrainer]

[He turns to Karkat and raises an eyebrow. Not the usual thing he hears from Karkat these days and one glance says troll, not messy haired human boy.] Actually I started life riding a pony on a flaming meteor, it's not that strange for me to have another flaming horse. Only this one won't get crushed under my ass.

[He pats her side and she bumps her head against his in what's clearly an affectionate gesture.] And is that really the first thing you're going to focus on. Wow, dude.

[papshooshing]

I beg to differ on that crushing point. You need to actually have a posterior in order to make that even a viable option.

[ yeap. saying you have no ass Dave. that's totally a thing that just happened. Karkat's hands cross over his chest. at least Dave hasn't caught him on a day that is either a Makara soothing day or a shower day. right? right. ]

Which means there's really nothing to focus on. Strange psychedelic hoofbeast it is. At least the beast isn't a total eyesore. Can't say the same for its partner.

...And it's much better than that creepy disembodied head with hands that the alternate Egbert keeps around.

Cafeteria

[floreatnoctem]

[The slouch and the hair and the shades are familiar, and Chidori steps out from the kitchen area of the Cafeteria, finished with her morning work, and spots him from the doorway as she leaves an apron hanging beside the door.

Chidori's eyes supply 'Dave', Medea's scans supply 'different'.

As if the dragon pokemon weren't enough of a giveaway.Still, she makes her way forward toward him, pausing to blink up at a Dragonite curiously.]


...how curious.

[turntechtrainer]

[He looks up from staring down at the dragon egg in his lap. She's not someone he knows, and what catches his attention is how she is utterly unphased by the dragons. Dave raises both eyebrows while Snoop dips her head down to get a better look at the girl.] ...that's one way of putting it.

[floreatnoctem]

You've just arrived?

[She's had a run-in with Rose's Larvesta and John's Zorua, and let's not even start on Shadows...

She reaches a hand up when Snoop dips its head down, patting her on the snout gently, hands soft and entirely too-warm.]

Where did you get them...?

CAFETERIAAAA MY BODY IS READY

[knightime]

[The new food kind of creeped Dave out (there's too many hearts in this fucking shit. holy shit the water is dyed pink but why) but it was hell of a lot better than whenever Jason decides to take over.

You might have heard the slosh from Dave accidentally dropping his soup though.

Missy had ran over to Dave to nudge her head against his back curiously. Of course she's fucking confused. Why are there two Daves. What the fuck is this shit?

Dave? He's frozen on the spot. There's was a lot of differences between them. He looked taller (wouldn't be surprised) and a lot healthier than he did right on the get go. Oh...

...He already knows who this Dave has to be with all the Pokemon around him.]

ARE YOU SURE?

[turntechtrainer]

[To his credit, when Dave turns around he doesn't start like his counterpart. his dragons turn as one, Missy's confusion mirrored in their faces. He gently lifts the egg and sets it into the little nest of his scarf he'd made for it.

First thing he picks out is how his counterpart looks. Like he's five seconds away from cracking. Or something like that. Dave sighs and swings all the way around resting his hands on his thighs.] Yo. I don't bite, promise.

NO IM NOT.

[knightime]

[He needs like those birthday pins from Disneyland except it says Hi, I've been in this shitty Tower for a year. Well, he's still got like a week or two before that's a thing, but it's pretty much been an uphill battle.

He totally snaps back to reality. Yeah, okay. He was totally staring in a stupid manner and shit if that weren't kind of embarrassing as hell. He shoves his hands into his pockets and shuffles forward. Missy scampers back to his side, nudging her nose against his leg and giving a small whine.] I didn't say you did.

I'm sorry

[hellacious]

[Another Dave, but still not her own. The Dragonites prove that easily enough, and Sis halts for a moment in the doorway before flash-stepping to settle opposite him, sitting facing away, leaning her elbows back on the table. She lets her head drop back and then lolls it slowly sideways, shades still obscuring the look she gives him from the corner of her eye.]

Shit yo. What's with this place and the fuckin Poké-parties? Think they could at least send an invitation out to everyone.

hahahaha

[turntechtrainer]

[He jumps like he's thirteen all over again and opens his mouth to protest the abrupt flash-stepping then shuts his mouth without saying a word. Tupac, the Garchomp eyes the intruder while Snoop steals a bite of Dave's food. The voice is slightly different, body style too. It's more like Rose. Rose who took after Bro and wow his mind is running into a WALL trying to figure this out.]

Hell if I know what's up with this place pulling some of us from the land of pokes. They didn't pull all of my party either, which is lame.

poor, poor Dave

[hellacious]

[That reaction will never stop being satisfying, she thinks. It's different though- not by much, but by enough. He's taller. Broader. More grown up than she ever had hope of seeing her Dave get to be. She half-turns to lean her elbow on the table, chin settling in her hand.

Nonchalance incarnate as she stares him down intently from behind her shades, taking in the subtle changes that time and experience have made in his face.]

They're slipping. Can't stop the pokes on Egbert and Lalonde's side of things.

[She assumes- she's only creeped checked up on them a little as opposed to everyone else. Everyone else, of course, being Striders.]

Did they suck in the whole of Paradox Space to try and be the very best like no one ever was or what?

Cafeteria

[heavenscorpse]

What are their names?

[V/V just casually sits across from them in the cafeteria. She's seen Pokemon before at the cuddle-in, but doesn't know enough to associate the dragons with them.]

[turntechtrainer]

Hm? [Dave swallows the bite of the national dish he's been chowing down on and points to Tupac.] This is Tupac. And to my right is Snoop. We haven't decided on what the Bagon's name will be. Gonna wait until it hatches.

[He's hoping for a boy. Perfect pokemon to name Bro.]

[heavenscorpse]

They're very cute. How old are they?

[Maybe the etiquette is like how you talk to parents about their children.]

cafeteria

[goldendays]

[Whoa, imagine this kid's surprise when he sees pokemon! A dragonite no less, and a..new pokemon he's never seen before?

Cue the sparkles and 3..2..1, launch one super excited kid! Wait, did Typhlosion just facepalm?]

U-uwahhh!! A dragonite! And..and... ..

[turntechtrainer]

[He hasn't expected excitement. This is pretty cool. Dave nods to Tupac.] Garchomp. She's an earth dragon.

[Wait, hahaha looks like this guy is a fire pokemon user too.]

Also have Rapidash and Bagon. The later hasn't hatched yet. Won't for at least another week.

[goldendays]

[New pokemon, who wouldn't be excited? Goodbye Typhlosion, Hibiki has found someone cooler.] Gar..chomp....whoa! I've never seen one before, this is so cool! They're not from Johto or Kanto, that's for sure. But I know Dragonite! Are you a dragon trainer? Ahhh, this is so cool!

[Maybe Hibiki's face is going to break in half, he's so excited! He hasn't seen a person with a Dragonite since the champion, but this guy has one plus another one! Catch him, he's swooning.]

Oh! I have...well had a Rapidash too! But I've never seen a Bagon before...You've been to a lot of different regions, huh -- ah..[He thinks he should've asked the trainer his name first...Meanwhile Typhlosion stands in the background, curiously glancing at the two dragons.]