victory_road | 11th Recipe [Video]

[The Jane that greets the feed on the 'gear today is a little tired and quite thoughtful, her brow furrowed as she rifles through a stack of photos - of the kind that one might have gotten developed from a disposable camera in a PokeMart, which she happens to be in at the moment, waiting to be rung up by a clerk-in-training who seems to be having some trouble with the register. The device is tilted up at Jane, and the tiny edge of pink fingers indicate that her Audino is the camerawoman today.]

So...there was a weekend a few weeks ago where everything got...you know, odd? And I figured it would be unsafe to travel during that time, so I stayed home. But afterwards, I found a used disposable camera in my things? Or, well, Dinah found it - [The Audino trills at the mention] - so I thought...what's the harm in seeing what photos are on it, to find out who they belong to? But...

[Jane sighs, and turns some of the photos towards the 'gear. While blurry, they still very obviously focus on Jane and various strange people...and a Togepi in her arms.]

Did...was I...was I out and about and didn't realize it? Or is this one of those weird "alternate self" things? [She squints at one in her hands.] This is so weird...it's surreal, I...this me looks so relieved to be with some of these people...

[She tsks and shakes her head, putting the photos away.] Anyway - if you did see me back then, I'd like to hear from you. I hope this other me didn't...I don't know, treat you rudely? Or something.

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Oh, wow, other-you knows a lot of people...

That's what it seems like. At least she's not friendless.

[Which is...a pretty good thing. Probably.]

I think one of these is with you, though. Do you remember seeing me outside of the house, Penny?

I think so..?

[Fourth Wall is a hell of a drug, kids.]

You- she seemed sort of worried, I think? It's hard to remember.

Ah...it's okay, the only thing I'm super clear about on that weekend was that I am sure I didn't leave the house. But, ah, thank you for...checking on her?

[Yeah this is super fucking weird]

Of course I'd check on her! That's what friends do, even if they're friends from some kind of parallel alternate timeline where they've got a Togepi instead of an Audino!

[. . .]

...We ARE friends, right? I don't think I've ever actually asked for sure, I just sort of assumed. Is that okay?

Well, yes, of course - I don't see why we wouldn't be friends at this point.

[I mean...how long have they been living together now]

Oh, sen-sational!

[She's very enthusiastic about it, at least.]

I thought so! But I didn't want to make an assumption without asking for sure.

[A gentle smile. Oh, Penny...with everyone dropping away, it's important to count your blessings in the form of the friends who stay.]

Well, you can make that assumption with me.

Hee, thank you!

[The biggest, brightest grin.]

I'm getting better at telling. Dipper said once that you just sort of KNOW, but that seems so weird.

Does it? Ah...well, sometimes people like the verbal confirmation. That's not too weird.

A little? I mean, you can't really just KNOW what another person is feeling or thinking.

Unless you're psychic, which I'm not.

No, neither am I. Sometimes it's a little unnerving to think someone knows what you're thinking, since, well...thoughts are usually private things unless given voice.

Hm. I don't think anyone back on Remnant was. ...Probably. Semblances can do a lot of things, but that seems like something you'd hear about!

[What has this conversation even become.]

...Are the photos good, at least?

[Distracting, which is probably good.]

Er, they're...shaky and blurry. And sometimes there's a creepy stuffed Pikachu lurking in the corner? But if I cover him up with a sticker or something, there's less of an eerie feel to them.

...A stuffed Pikachu? Like a toy, or like one of those Mimic things?

I'm not sure.

[Think the thing in the picture for the 4th Wall post. Just. Chilling out in a corner. Menacingly. Yep, we're gonna pick up some happy stickers to put over that.]

Either way, maybe it's another odd sort of...trapping of that weekend.

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