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[fulltimeproblem]

[Vash has spent all day marvelling the route of so much water and all the greenery in the area, even if it's dusted with this weird soft white stuff, so much so he was able to enjoy the "dream" without the Troubles in his world crossing his mind. But the longer the day went on, and the more he investigated the guides in his bag, the more it dawned on him this might not be a weird dream. He released his Oddish from her Pokéball at some point, so he's been carrying her around. The white stuff on the ground is cold, he doesn't want her little feet freezing.]

[Now, close to nighttime, he's got his feet in the water, Oddish sitting in his lap, and he's fiddling with the PokéGear. The water may be pretty cold, but he's accepting it. He's arguably overdressed for the heat of the desert, but he's plenty cozy for the snow.]

[Deciding he should try to reach out for help, he starts recording a video post.]

Hellooo out there! This Pokémon is cute and all, but I kind of need to get home. Anyone know how?

Oh, and--[He gathers up some snow in his mechanical hand to show the camera.]--what's all this stuff? Crazy enough there's all this water just sitting out here, but this stuff's falling from the sky.

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[fulltimeproblem]

[This is, of course, bad news for Vash here. He puts his mechanical hand over his face and kind of just sits there for a moment before dropping it.]

If I'll go back to where--or when?--I was, are things on pause back home? [That would be mildly comforting.]

And yeah, how'd you guess? [He chuckles.] Nothing but sand where I'm from. This snow stuff is real new to me.

[crystalmaster]

It seems like it. Some people have gone home and come back again, and that's what they say about it.

[Radley smiles a bit.]

Well, you look like you're dressed pretty good for our current weather, at least. The snow should be tapering off soon.

[fulltimeproblem]

[Vash sighs with relief. He has no reason not to trust someone who knows a lot more than him.]

It's not all bad then. That's good to hear.

[He glances at his big ol' jacket on him and smiles.]

Yeah! It gets cold at night in the desert, too, gotta stay warm.

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, it's been comforting for me knowing people aren't worrying back home.

It sure does. I live in a desert-y area back home too.

[fulltimeproblem]

[Good to know his "save the world" efforts are being put on hold. Whew!]

No kidding, what a relief.

[He hums for a moment in thought.]

So are you from a different planet or something? One with snow and not totally covered in sand?

[crystalmaster]

I'm from Earth. Yeah, we have lots of different kinds of weather and terrain there.

[fulltimeproblem]

Earth...wow, didn't think I'd been meeting someone new from there any time soon. So it's still habitable for you? That's good.

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, it is.... It's not for you?

[Well, that's terrifying. Hopefully he's from another dimension.]