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[Well, that's a scary combination....]

That's good that she's trying so hard to be careful.

[Evie rolls some balls around. "Let's chase them!" she warbles.]

[Radley and Evie are wandering around after falling through yet another wormhole. By now they're pretty wary after some of the weird worlds they've seen, especially Cecil's. Evie is riding on Radley's shoulder instead of running ahead to look around.]

... This place actually looks pretty normal....

[Is he speaking too soon?]

Envy hasn't gotten far from the staircase entrance, just a couple of blocks, when he hears the very familiar voice shouting at him from down the street in a decidedly less familiar tone for who it belongs to. He's already distracted enough by wondering what the hell was going on with the haunted sewer that for a moment, the yelling plus lack of hostility actually translates into Alphonse instead. He's already halfway turned around to yell back, one arm raised in an exasperated shrug, before actual recognition catches up with his autopilot.

"I don't kn--uh."

One second, Envy's recalibrating. But with that kind of approach and after their party encounter, he at least recognizes which Edward this is right away. And...yeah, Ed guessed right himself: this is Johto Envy, and the truce is still on. The homunculus does not instantly become a bristling, sneering threat. He does bring his raised hand to press the heel of his palm against his forehead.

This! May as well be happening! There are, for once, bigger issues at hand that Envy can actually recognize. He has no idea what's going on under this city, and it's unnerving when he IS so used to knowing. This Ed is at least familiar and knows him as he is more than anything created for here. Envy starts slouching in Ed's direction, deliberately non-threatening.

"Silph Co screwed something up, that's what's going on. This isn't the real Central, it's some...other place. The news said it was a different future or something."

--WAIT.

"...it'ssss also not November. When'd you get back?"

[Envy is so focused on trying to make out any information in the shouting echoing off the cavern walls that suddenly hearing Henry's voice so much closer to him makes him jump a literal couple feet in the air.]

[And if Henry heard his monster friend do a startled little yelp no he didn't.]

Fucking--I didn't hear you coming. Yeah, it's me. How long have you been down here?

[His human friends shouldn't be wandering around down here on their own. He doesn't know if there's another him in the mess over there but he's not the only potential danger.]

[ For a moment, Henry doesn't breath. Then all the air in his lungs comes out in a huge gust. OKAY. Most pressing crisis averted. He closes the gap between them at a jog. ]

Maybe half an hour ago? I, uh...fell into the microwave. You're the first person I've seen, but I can hear yelling.

Huh? What is Evie trying to do now? This city is currently being swamped with robot looking Pokémon and now is not the time to be going on a befriending mission.

(Esmeralda, alarmed by Evie’s attempts to calm down or befriend the robot Pokémon, is already making a mad dash to go after her while the other Pokémon are trying to stop the other robot Pokémon from wrecking further havoc.)

Oh no, this can’t be good if that Pokémon is a very friendly one.

Yeah, she is quite mindful of her typing and tries not to accidentally poison somebody while playing tag or hide and seek with my Pokémon.

(Tonks could hear the balls rolling on the ground and she moves towards one, kicking one softly with one of her ‘wheels’. Dobby eagerly chases after another ball with his small limbs, gladly to respond to Evie’s request.

Hedwig, despite not having any paws or hands to speak of, finds joy in kicking another ball with her talons while trying to avoid popping it in the process.)

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Evie's hoping we can solve this without fighting. But we probably can't!

[Radley starts over to Evie. The robot attacks and Evie jumps away, using Swift.]

That's good.

[He watches the cute game. Everyone seems to be finding ways to play, which is nice. Evie happily leads ball chases and pounces. The other Eevees and most of Radley's others join in. The living room floor is a sea of Pokemon.

Radley laughs. This is a normal day here.]

Huh, is that even possible? That thing looks like it wouldn’t like to be friendly to anybody.

(Esmeralda meanwhile gives the robot Pokémon a big old stare, she is pretty upset to see Evie nearly getting attacked by it. And she is not afraid to fight it if she can help it.)

Evie, please be careful out there.

(Seeing the Pokémon happily playing with the balls gives Harry a lot of joy as he watches them having a great time. It does remind him so much of the times he had competed in various Quidditch matches (both through the good and bad) with his schoolmates during his time at Hogwarts. A part of him does miss getting to play it, considering that there is no way that flying brooms would be allowed in this world.

At least he gets to enjoy watching his Pokémon play while he can supervise them to prevent any accidents from happening.)

Yes. I thought so as well.

The I don't know response that he was about to get was fair and nearly predictable, but then the homunculus stops short and Ed is not quite sure what to do with that. Thankfully, he does not realize Envy initially mistook him for Al, at least. He waits for an actual response while the homunculus takes a moment to work things out.

Of course, Envy is aware of things being Not Right beneath the city, but Ed remains oblivious for the time being. His only hint that this can't be Central is- well, mostly that he can't deal with that being the case. It doesn't make much sense for him to be here instead of Munich, but he also has never experienced a return home he remembers to fall back on for reference of that works.

But they do still have their Pokémon. That also can't be normal, right?

Envy starts towards him and frankly, Ed's adjusted to his non-threatening movements so well by now that he's just relieved it will make the conversation easier than calling to each other from a distance. At the moment, he just looks annoyed - and not at Envy! At the situation. Progress. Ed may have missed that broadcast, with his habit of secluding himself completely when given the option. He was still adjusting to losing a number of years without any warning and focused on building up his team specifically for the next big threat. Whatever it may be.

A different future sounds like bullshit, but before he can question what that means for them, Envy switches gears.

“November-?” Why... November, specifically. His expression is very clearly what the hell are you talking about? even if he doesn't say it out loud. Memories of those weekends might be fuzzy but he didn't think Envy would forget the whole encounter entirely. He hadn't, at least.

“During that weird prom a few months ago, don't you remember?”

Envy, similarly, is much more unhappy at the situation than he is at Ed's presence. He doesn't move to threaten, Ed doesn't move to defend himself, truce established. Envy starts moving a little more naturally. Progress!

He may not like that it's Ed he ran into, of all people, would have preferred it be just about anyone else...but not more than he dislikes being on his own in a place where he's realized he honestly doesn't know what's going on. As old as he is, as used to knowing all the hidden evil goings on in this country as he is, the unfamiliarity is nerve-wracking. But first...

First he has to give Ed an incredulous look. That long?!

"Since--that was months ago! Yeah I remember it, I thought you just vanished again like people usually do after those weekends instead of being back for real. The next one's in November."

HUFF. At least Ed hadn't climbed into his bedroom window unannounced like Scar did! Envy pinches the bridge of his nose, breathes out, and then lets his hand down to rest at his hip.

"Whatever, not important. How long have you been here? I fell in...I don't know, not long ago. Maybe an hour. I was looking for the way back out."

It feels very weird and awkward to just be straightforward about sharing information, but those Wrong stairs...he settles for looking off to the side as he talks, maintaining some kind of distance so it feels less like working together. He just won't think about it too hard!

Yeah, unfortunately, they're probably all like that.

["Vee!" Evie says sadly. She will fight, then.

The robot just wants to attack anyone and everyone and isn't intimidated by Esmeralda. It lunges.

Evie uses Swift again, wanting to help her friend.]

Back home, my friends sometimes play basketball or soccer. This kind of reminds me of that.

Tsa-reena!

(Esmeralda quickly dodges it as well and she begins to attack the robot monster, using Trop Kick at its face. Isabela could only hope that she and Evie will come out of this in one piece as she watches them taking it on.)

I do hope that they will be okay if they can defeat that thing without getting hurt too much.

That is nice to hear. I never got to play basketball or soccer, but I have played a sport similarly to the latter myself. Reminds me of it as well.

Cool. Is that the one played up in the air?

[He's pretty sure Harry talked about it a long time ago.]

Me too.

[Luckily, the robot doesn't seem to be any match for their attacks.

Evie cheers when they win. "Eevee-vee!"]

Hey, good job, you two.

... Good grief. The Pokemon world being the normal setting, that's a first. [Which is how Jotaro says that he completely agrees. The man looks around the Great Hall they're in, a thin frown on his face.]

Okay. Sure. Lead the way. I don't think I could navigate such a... bizarre castle.

[They need to be quick, huh? Jotaro gets out Chomp's Pokeball and returns him. Chomp certainly is strong but tortoises aren't known for their speed. He'll follow on foot.]

Anything I need to be aware of?

Sounds like a charming woman. [Jotaro means that genuinely, even if it doesn't completely come across with his tone. He does stand a bit taller though, just in case he needs to be ready to deal with a charging grandma.

Jotaro's not one for stealth or subtleties unfortunately, so he can't take over the lockpicking endeavour.]

I think I can handle guards, even without the Pokemon, so we can bust it down. Or I can cause a distraction so you can blast it in. [Jotaro pauses. Maybe they can be a bit more strategic with things...] Who would have this key anyway? Can we steal it? [Jotaro would mug a guard.]

Yes, that’s the one I’m talking about. The one where we usually play in the air and chasing after magical flying balls.

Sure, I can do that with no problem: we should exit this hall through these big doors and then try to navigate crowds of people and some very magical stairs.

(Yes, that is the big catch: those stairs can be a nightmare to navigate no matter how familiar one is with those things in a magical boarding school. Harry still couldn’t get over how crazy it can be to be extremely careful with those things moving at any moment.)

Speaking of that, the stairs in this castle tend to move a lot. Some much slower than others but all of them can change directions. You need to be quick in getting off of them as soon as they begin to move to another area of the school.

Tsar! Tsar-eena, reena!

Wow, that is really amazing out there. You two did great, fighting that robot Pokémon.

Reena…

(Esmeralda blushes in bemusement as she soaks in the praise from her Trainer.)

[Radley nods.]

That sounds pretty fun.

[And kind of scary, being up so high. But maybe it's like riding a motorcycle. Radley would rather like to try it sometime.]

What's it like to ride a broom? Do they go fast?

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