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alright so just kind of chilling here on the beach instead of some underwater city this info guide talks about
and you know thatd be kind of cool if it werent for one major issue
what the fuck just happened
seriously i think i just got whiplash from trying to figure out where that five minutes went so wrong
i mean the first time i got teleported randomly at least it wasnt just me
landed right on my ass confused as hell but i wasnt the only one
its easier to sit there and look like a tool when youre in a group trying to figure out what the hells going on
its lame to lay on a beach alone looking like a tool getting wet sand in places sand doesnt need to be

read over the whole welcome thing so ok cool i get it
stranger shit has happened i guess so why the fuck not
moving on to try and be somewhat productive here
sup names dave
tell me theres someone that knows me here cause itll make this shit a lot easier
or worse
idk i guess well see
like id say something is better than nothing but i can think of a lot of cases where that wouldnt really be true
so for better or worse i guess
isnt there like a saying or something that knowings half the battle
does that apply to this situation?
well it does now because i say so

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what are you talking about? :\
wait no
lets not talk about that over the network
hang on--

[...Because she doesn't need to teleport to fly to the beach from the village. Or to collide into Dave like an actual happy dog.

'Sup Dave, it's a manic pixie doggirl.]

Daaaaaaaaaaave!

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[Luckily he doesn't waste any time in wrapping Jade up in his arms, otherwise she'd notice that he's in a bit of a state of shock. It's not every day that you're told your dead guardian is around somewhere.

He holds her tight, just trying to get a grip on reality and pull himself together. It's almost like using her as an anchor to hold himself down, keep him grounded from flipping the fuck out.

He thinks he probably should have moved to a more cool position rather than sitting on his ass on the beach with the waves soaking his pants, but whatever. Totally not an important fact.]

Sup Jade.

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[Now she certainly hasn't forgotten about what he said, and come to think of it Roxy and Dirk had been acting strange towards her when they came back...Jake actually asked if she was "okay."

Something happened back at home, beyond the point in time that she's from. She's not sure what it is, she's not sure who's responsible; it concerns her, yes, but there's no sense in worrying about something that hasn't happened yet. At the same time...she fears that whatever it is, it's beyond her control, and she's not going to be strong enough to protect her friends when it happens.

Dave doesn't need to be interrogated right now, though. He needs to be safe.]

Nothin' much. Sorry I cannot introduce you to the bubble city right now, the coral holding it up sort of broke and now it's all flooded. It's too bad, we had a pretty awesome house down there, and I lived there with some cool people. Oh, I managed to save the presents I got for you at Christmas, though, at least there's that.

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Yeah.

[He's a little distracted with his starfish behind her back, his grip staying the same with one arm as he messes with it. He had to keep checking, had to see. And he was right for it. He just. Doesn't fucking know how to react to this.]

Bro mentioned it too.

[He needs Jade right now, needs Karkat, someone who would understand. But if Karkat's from further back like Jade, he might not be worth the effort with something like this. But Jade's here with him now, she's good enough. She would never think less of his cool status, no matter what. And that's why he allows himself to let out a shaky sigh, just resting his head against her shoulder now.]

Fuck.

[Just a mutter, because he doesn't know what else to say right now.]

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...[Ah yes, the elephant in the room trying desperately to look casual, the fact that dead people...tend to come to Vatheon. She grips at his shoulders in a gesture of assurance and just lets him rest against her shoulder. A friend needs her, that's all she needs to know.]

I can't wait for you to meet the friends I've made here. They're sure to love you as well, everyone loves a coolkid.

[You are the star, Dave, it's you.]

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That's a given, a law among men no matter where you go. Coolkids are always at the top of the food chain of awesome.

[He tries to just bury the feelings, act like it's no big deal. It's not, not now. He's got Jade here and he really missed her, horrifying moment aside, and he's not going to ruin it by being totally uncool and lame. That elephant can fuck right off to nopeville for a while.

As Dave pulls away from the hug to get a good look at her, he can't help himself. He probably could actually, but he doesn't want to. He's totally pulling a priestess with a magical jewel move as he reaches up to grab those ears just to feel them. He knows they're real of course, but they're on Jade and he just feels like touching them.]

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[Oh no not the eartouch. This is just like in her Japanese animes!!]

Daaaaave, don't do that!

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[He just lets out a quiet laugh at her complaints, but listens and keeps his hands to himself.]

Couldn't resist, they just looked too fluffy. My hands were drawn to them like magnets, you can't blame me.

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Well, gosh, try to contain yourself Strider, we are in public! There are children around!

[It's all harmless and good-natured, though, she knows that.]

If you want something fluffy to pet, we've got plenty of animals around here. We actually have a pet Eevee, can you believe that?

[All of the anime dreams are coming true, all of them.]

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[Wow. He actually has no smartass remark for that.]

You're shitting me.

[This is Jade, of course she's not.]

First I hear there's chocobos and now fucking pokemon. Please tell me there's wild pokemon around somewhere, I want one.

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I have not checked if there are wild pokemons around. Maybe? I know there are trainers here, and some pokemon left behind from when their owners left.

...If that's the case then, I sure hope they were rescued from the bubble. But I have a good feeling that they were, I mean people went back for the chocobos.

Dude, there are so many different people here it will blow your mind. I am friends with a guy that is half demon, and he is an exorcist as well! And his classmates are here, too, one of them has been teaching me about Buddhism. [She pulls back the collar of her shirt for a moment to show him the jade (hurr) prayer beads she's been wearing since Bon gave them to her.]

Dave. Dave. Bugs Bunny is here. [That's clearly the most important part.]

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[The idea of wild pokemon is certainly one of interest, fuck he wants an Eevee now too. And the Buddhism thing, well, if she likes it then whatever. But it's what she says last that gets to him. Really hits home and he has to take a sec to realize he heard her right.]

Holy shit, really? Like, actual Bugs Bunny?

[This world really does bring in people from all over, holy shit.]

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I'm serious! If you were to walk into a room and ask for the real Bugs Bunny to please stand up, he would totally stand up!

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Remind me to try that later.

[Because seriously. That's pretty fucking sweet.]

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Verily, Sir Strider, I will remember to remind you of the act of asking for the real Bugs Bunny.

[Hurr dee durr.]

So! You are here, we are on the beach, but hopefully we will be fixing our bubble city soon enough. What do you want to do now?

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[That gets a smile out of him, it's kind of hard not to around jade sometimes.]

I dunno. I mean, I'm still pretty fucking confused but at this point it's like what the fuck else could happen? Not really letting anything surprise me now. I've got to find Bro some time later, he's going to hook me up with some AJ and junk food. What do you want to do?

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Hmmm...I sure don't want to impede on your AJ time! You are probably going to need it with all the shenanigans that are continuing on our lives. I can just head back to the village and see about finding a hut for you, and you can go meet up with Bro.

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I haven't had apple juice in three years Jade, it's been torture. Rose could go off and make a bunch of booze to binge on but she couldn't manage to make me AJ, it was so disappointing.

[For several reasons. The main actually being the booze binge part, he would have given up his nonexistent AJ if it meant she would stop.]

Actually was planning on staying wherever Bro was staying, so you don't have to go out of your way for that. I'll figure something out.

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[Rose boozing? That's not a very good sign...just what the hell has been happening on the meteor?]

That's cool...you should be with your Bro. He has a little robot puppy I built, you can all be one cool family.

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Yeah.

[He couldn't agree more. After three years, really it's all he could ask for just to settle down in a place for a little while with his bro.]

Robopup? Any reason for that or just seemed like a good idea at the time?

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Ugh.

[Well that's a moodflip.]

There's this asshole seadweller. His name is Cronus, he wouldn't stop hitting on me. Kept talking about true love and bullshit like that when he didn't even know me at all. I got so pissed off that I dismantled a bigger robot and made little robot puppies out of the scraps.