Stormchaser, Union Room

Des and Lita step through the Wormhole into here. Des gives Lita a pat on the shoulder.

Des: "Not a bad first go, you and I."

Lita beamed at him.

Echo caught the Descartes' attention.

Des : "Aw yes, Echo is it? I've read about you." They both offer her a handshake.

Lita: "Pleasure."

Des looks to Ian.

"How'd you find that?"

Edited by PhilosopherStones on Jul 3rd 2019 at 6:53:39 AM

Echo: -to Ian- You are on the Stormchaser. Welcome to the Union Room.

-She returns Des's handshake.-

Echo: Pleasure to meet you as well.

Stormchaser, Union Room

Daydre and Azure both faceplant into the room. Daydre immediately pushes up her torso.

"MEGAN"

Stormchaser, The Union Room

-I lift myself off the ground-

Me: Now that I know where I am...

-looks at Echo-

I want to know who you are.

My name is Ian, and this is my buddy, Piku-chan.

-pets Piku-chan-

-looks at Des and his Interdimensional Future Daughter-

Me: ...and apparently, I found that with my face.

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Jul 3rd 2019 at 10:05:11 AM

Stormchaser - Union Room

-Naga and Kaiiseii land in a heap.-

Naga: "That...was an experience."

-Kaiiseii frowns as he inspects Naga.-

Kaiiseii: "Your shirt's torn to hell, babe. Just use your arms like a normal person next time."

AU - Fiore, Sekra Range

-Shaun pants on the ground and says nothing. Beowulf shifts out of Battle Bond forme and recalls himself.-

Shaun(?): "How does the League allow this again?"

AU!Shaun: -to AU!Tagg- "Well, hit me up in Sunyshore if you need help."

-He turns to leave and is stopped by an Empoleon in his path.-

Typhoon: <Not yet.>

Orre Factory

Phantom: "As much as I'd like to put you in a body that looks like the lovechild of a mecha and one of Pef's spawn...what's stopping V from loading her guns and turning it to a pile of scrap and meat?"

Stormchaser, Union Room

Des pats Ian on the shoulder.

Des:"You did pretty good. Wish I got to see most of it. You'll have to give me the details sometime."

Lita shook her head and stuck around near Echo.

Lita:"So...former criminal as well?"

-speaking of Megan, an ominous rushing rumble comes from the Wormhole-

-but the dimensional oddities of the Stormchaser (probably), mercifully, avert a minor disaster-

-the mutated crystmetal ship appears several meters to the Stormchaser's right-

-everyone immediately rushes to the windows-

Megan: !!!

-and just...stare-

-at their first sight of home in over one long, long year-

Addie: ...?

-well, almost everyone-

Logan: ...hm.

-Logan attempts some cursory medical inspection of PEFE!Every, just to make sure it's nothing serious-

Logan: -murmuring- My suggestion was a pun, incidentally. "Loggin' "?

Megan: ...!

-she happens to glance over at the Stormchaser in her rush to take everything in-

...Daydre?

Stormchaser, The Union Room

Me: Yeah, I think you might be interested in how it went...

-realizes-

Wait... her name is Echo...?

-realizes again-

Wait again... she's a former criminal?

Union Room

-A certain non-Trainer and 'his' Aron are now here, collapsed on the floor and shivering-

Stormchaser Deck

I'll need to figure out how to wheel faeness into immortality is all.

-He laughs again-

Or not. Undecided on that little eternity right now.

-Echo's glasses flash.-

Echo: That is my name and my reputation, yes. I'd like to request you not speak too loudly about it.

-She glances outside, somewhat surprised by the extra vehicle.-

-Someone else reacts significantly less gracefully to the sound of the crash.-

Kai: Zzzzz-hrphmwha—???

-They flail and stumble off the couch they were napping on, pick themself up, and rush over to the window, blinking awake.-

Kai: ...What???

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-jumps back an inch and bows-

Me: My profoundest apologies, Miss. I didn't know that it was a touchy subject...

AU Fiorekra

Colton had replaced his headphones on his ears, silently jamming as if nothing was wrong.

He turned to look at the Empoleon, but didn't say anything,

Stormchaser Deck, July 2nd

"Immortality. Right. Is that really all it's cracked up to be? I mean, Denali. Let's look at them, for example," Colton considered, crossing his legs. "they're an aspiring alcoholic. Sure, that might have more to do with their typing, but I still find myself thinking that if they want to drown their sorrows, yet can't..." he trailed off.

Vermilion, Rooftop

Ever: Pay the fuck up.

Brie: (holding Ever over the side of the roof) Not until you explain!

Ever: I did!

Brie: "Paracausal hypertemporal retrometacognition" is not an explanation for how you know a spaceship is going to land!

Ever: Ugh, fine.

So, Salamence lets me know a few days ago that the spaceship landed here, because she read the posts placing it within time shenanigans.

Brie: She can see the future?

Ever: No, she can see the narrative metapresent.

Brie: Say "meta" one more time and I will drop you.

Ever: You won't.

Brie: Did she tell you that too?

Ever: You're innately good. It would go against your moral character to let me fall to my death.

Brie: ...

Ever: Anyway, the ship lands here, now, but the time is all messed up around it, so it's simultaneously then and now, and she can see the then now, whereas we can only see the now now, so from your perspective, it looks like I made a really stupid bet and somehow won, and from my perspective, it looks like I made a really stupid bet and somehow won, but from her perspective it looks like we just saw a spaceship fall out of the sky, and then I asked if you wanted to bet that a spaceship had just fallen out of the sky, and for some reason you took me up on it.

-...-

Salamence: <You really should gamble more responsibly.>

Brie: -drops Ever-

Ever: -lands on Spathi, who was there the whole time, flips double birds at Brie as the Salamence rises above the roof-

Stormchaser, Union Room

PEFE!Every: -coughhacksplutter- What? Is this really the time for puns?

Scuttle: <Oh look, she's improving.>

Edited by memyselfandI2 on Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:21:49 AM

Stormchaser-Union Room

Des:"...Y'know what, let's keep quiet about it, ok bud?"

The ship outside catches Des and Lita's attention.

Lita: "...Who?'''

Des eyes the two 'newcomers', Megan and Logan.

Des: "I recognize the girl. She was...at a raid last year."

Lita: "...And were you on the right side of that raid?."

Des: "..."

Union Room

-Another portal opens, and the folks from the AU half of the raid pour out-

Jean: Okay, ours is taken care o- wait, Megan?

Alex: Is that what the knight hobo's name is?

Edited by Umbramatic on Jul 3rd 2019 at 10:39:22 AM

Stormchaser, Union Room

Daydre looks around and, upon noticing that Megan is not in fact in this room, looks out the window. And then she rather ungracefully jumps to her feet and smushes her face against the nearest window.

Union Room

-Well, now there's a pouty dragon lad here in the room too-

Drake: Oh, it appears I've been invited over.

Stormchaser Deck

Oh yeah, hm... Might have to figure out how to be a fae immortal but also able to get drunk...

Stormchaser

"It's less about booze and more about finding a consistent source of sanity," Colton clarified. "Denali became the Team's therapy rock, but I wouldn't be surprised if that were merely an attempt to mask their own mental turmoils by helping out others with theirs. What makes you happy won't be able to do so forever."

-depending on certain perspectives, the wall between them either peels away like a flower in bloom or explodes very, very gently-

-and as for Megan-

Megan: -...-

-she takes one step forward-

-then the next—-

—-and she rushes forward and sweeps Daydre up in a massive, twirling hug and doesn't let go-

Megan: -laugh-crying- I-I never thought I'd see you again—!

Logan: -smiling over at all this- Always time for puns, as it happuns. Just a jot of japes—and doors open wide.

-serious expression- Also, I think I owe you some assistance—not the most punctual, (p)unfortunately, but I intend to return with interest.

Edited by Asterisk395 on Jul 3rd 2019 at 11:10:56 AM

Vermilion

Brie: Come on, let's go check it out!

Ever: No. That would be boring and stupid.

Brie: I don't think I've ever heard you say that.

Ever: I'm probably feeling contrary because you dropped me off a building.

Brie: You were fine, weren't you? Come on, it's a spaceship!

Ever: Yeah? You've seen a spaceship before. You've probably flown one.

Brie: Well, yeah, but— hang on, when have you seen a spaceship.

Ever: Uh, never. Obviously.

Brie: I—

Ever: Including now. It's probably a hoax.

Brie: ...You know, the blue fairy in Pinocchio was helpful and not a complete jackass.

Ever: She brought a puppet to life without giving it sensation. I think I'm entitled to be a little difficu—

Brie: (grabbing Ever by the collar and dragging them along) We're investigating, you insufferable excuse for a trickster.

Ever: Don't say I didn't warn you.

Outside Reunion Room

PEFE!Every: Hm. Thank you, then.

...So I suppose I'm not dead? In which case, what are the two of you doing here?

Union Room, past

-Noticing the AU Raid folks-

I'd assume things went well for you guys.

AU!Fiore

AU!Tagg: -Walking down towards Wintown- So I guess our part's over, for now.

Bombyl: <But they have like five bases left right?>

AU!Tagg: Yeah, but we'll get our time to shine again.

-Astral deposits the three Morendos here from another wormhole, Fortis landing softly in her pile of letters-

Pianis: So... we didn't actually do much there, did we?

Mezzo: Best kind of raid, honestly. Everyone else did the hard work for us.

Fortis: We were there for transport though, that's important!

Mezzo: Not really. Everyone else was using a different portal.

Fortis: Well then we were there for moral support!

Mezzo: Whatever.

-Pianis spots the second ship nearby-

Pianis: Wait, what's that? That's not Forte's ship, is it?

Shadow: <You know, if we went back to the landing site I could have repaired the Icicle Crash by now.>

Forte: And I know if I did that then we'd get dragged into some other nonsensical thing and I'd never finish my trials.

Shadow: <You're not finishing them anyway.>

Forte: Hey! I will eventually!

Mezzo: I don't think so.

Union Room

Drake: Ah, I can only assume you're this world's Tagg yes? The raid went well, there was a giant undead cat monster but we destroyed it and also the base!

Stormchaser Deck

Oh...

-Pent goes pretty silent and sighs-

Stormchaser, Union Room

Des and Lita see the reunion of Megan and Daydre.

Lita: "Aw that's cute~"

Des: "Yeah..."

Des's attention was drawn to the AU team coming in, particularly to one individual.

Sparkers dusted himself off and scanned the room. His eyes rested on Des and Lita before adjusting his tie and quickly leaving the room.

Des: "Sparkers wait!" He start for his but Lits grabbed his shoulder. He turned to look at her and she shook her head.

Lita: "Not yet."

The Descartes took another look at the happy reunion and quietly left for the night.

Union Room

-Shaun leans against a wall and pulls out his phone.-

Shaun: "Looks like we both brought back stragglers, eh?"

AU!Sunyshore

AU!Shaun: "Sure is a shame I won't be spending much time in this house."

Creme Puff: <Wyanut?>

AU!Shaun: "The world always needs another hero, right? No rest for the wicked and all that?"

-Creme Puff rolls onto her back and peers up at her trainer.-

Creme Puff: <What're you gonna do?>

AU!Shaun: "After dicking around here for a bit? Poke through some ruins, see if I can find anything from the Alakagross. Keep an eye on the news. Meet as many of the people like Tagg and Drake that I can."

Creme Puff: <Lofty goals for someone who I found crying and shoveling shredded cheese into his mouth at 3 in the morning.>

AU!Shaun: "I have issues."