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[yousayyes]

[As Winston's second day at sea starts, he feels the distinct creeping anxiety of his mind preoccupying itself with worry over what could be happening back home in his absence.]

[Normally, he'd try reading to pass the time and keep his mind busy from those thoughts- but Mom only packed him two books, and he's already read through both of them cover-to-cover multiple times by now. ...he started to realize somewhere in the middle of his fifth re-read of the trainer's guide that he wasn't actually working to absorb the information. By that point, he was just glancing down at the turning pages to feel some amount of productivity as he's stuck waiting for the cruise ship to reach Kanto.]

[Setting the books back in his bag, Winston opens his Pokégear, thumbing through its features until he reaches a text posting option. ...it can't hurt to put something out there, right?]

Hi.

Current events outside of my control have left me temporarily unemployed, seeing as I'm now stuck in a different dimension from my former workplace.

I know- we've ALL been there before... /endsarcasm

While I'm sure my coworkers will be understanding of the situation and leave my spot open until I return... I don't see that reunion happening anytime soon. So in the meantime: if anyone could point me towards a job listing in the Kanto area, I would appreciate it a lot.

Many thanks.

- Winston Zeddemore

Comments

[yousayyes]

Sorry to disappoint a fan(?), but... do you know what /isn't/ at Johto? The Viridian City Public Library. Which is where I'm headed. Trust me, I wouldn't spend 2/3rds of the money I have on me just to spend time on a pleasure cruise. [Especially since he's still on board debating if this investment's worth it or not.]

...and I WILL have fun with "my weird Egon" when I get to see him again, but thanks for giving me the permission ahead of time.

[adandyinspace]

you have noooooo clue
i got a vhs collection that would make any other so called fan weep

but yeah no this is like movie egon and

wait
actually
you could totally be movie winston

huh...
idk now either someone's gonna be weird to you and it's gonna be the crossover ive always wanted but whatever

[yousayyes]

You know... if you really want to see our reunion, this handheld has a video feature on it? We're probably gonna record the moment for posterity in the first place... don't see why we couldn't make a copy of it that you could add to your collection.

[For a moment, Winston's almost surprised that this guy could remember his character being in the movie. I mean, even when the four of them were first handed the script, he only remembered reading three names at the top-]

Hang on, do you mean Egon's /actor/ is here? Ramis?

[adandyinspace]

ARE YOU SERIOUS????? best ghostbuster, fucking venkman probably wouldnt record shit for me
...ray might, depends on if he'd remember

[It's a good thing no one can see you become an emotional fanboy over texts. Keep it together, he can do this.]

nah its like
think of the movie like its own little alternate universe
and now that egon is real and also here, it's crazy shit you'll get used to it i believe in you baby

and now i know youre totally RGB winston and thats just
so great
the gangs all (sorta) here

[yousayyes]

No problem (but I don't think it should be a competition).

I think I get what you're saying. So, it's kind of like how Fleischman's creations became real in that cartoon dimension and this world doesn't just take real, living people into itself- it does the same for fictional characters, too?

...what's "RGB" supposed to stand for there.

[adandyinspace]

sure, let's go with that

[Mostly because if there's one thing Dandy doesn't like getting into, it's alternate dimensions.]

and it stands for REAL ghostbusters
...oh wait shit you wouldnt even know

check it, there was like this other show called ghostbusters i guess idk this is all before my time, so to avoid confusion and lawsuits and all that crap, you guys whipped out the ultimate power move and just slapped REAL on the title

other show didnt stand a chance, a true classic stands the test of time, everyone knew a classic when they saw one etc

[yousayyes]

That's really... something. But I guess it wouldn't be the first time we had to make that distinction. Except it wasn't with a show, it was with the actual business.

[tfw your first episode has janine flat-out drop the line "this is the REAL ghostbusters" to give an in-series justification for your title]

I just realized: you already know a LOT about me, but I don't know much about you. You say this show of ours was "before your time"... does that mean you're from the future- relative to us, I mean?

[Why does time have to be so confusing here.]