31st moon [The Return of the Fourth Wall]

[puppet_paladin]

[All Cecil had wanted was to check on the trenches one last time before going to bed. Surely that could not hurt? Thus, a few minutes before midnight, he'd gone down to the beach. But the moment he set foot on the sand, he found himself blinded by a flash of light. A flash of light that gave way to a very different beach, all of his belongings in a

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[action; AND TROLLING RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE]

[puppyofulster]

...

[There is a tap on your shoulder, Cecil.]

[action; WHAT TROLLING? CECIL LIKES KIDS.]

[puppet_paladin]

[A tap on his shoulder? Oh god what if it'S Lester- Oh, a kid.]

Hello there. Are you lost?

[action; 8DDD]

[puppyofulster]

[It is in fact a kid. Six, possibly seven--with red eyes and blue hair tied back in a ponytail. Might look familiar, if Ceclil squinted and turned his head slightly.]

I am not sure. This does not look like Ulster, and yet I do not recall leaving it. Tell me, where am I?

[...An awfully well-spoken familiar six or seven year old.]

[action]

[puppet_paladin]

[He does look familiar, but Cecil knows not to start talking about future selves too quickly by now.]

This land is called Johto, and you must have been brought here through unexplainable means, like everyone else.

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[madegrowth]

[Have an equally confused Shiho come popping out of nowhere.]

What the--

[action]

[puppet_paladin]

[...More random teleportations. Great.]

This is starting to remind me of that strange dream we had six months ago.

[action]

[madegrowth]

[Give her a sec to dust herself off.]

What strange dream would that be?

[action]

[puppet_paladin]

People finding themselves everywhere, friends from home and other worlds, strange Pokémon, sandwiches... And three missing days that no one can recall.

[used_glare]

{Do you hear a faint whooshing noise, Cecil? And that it seems to be getting closer all the time?}

. . .

{A WILD NANAO APPEARS!}

Hello, Cecil.

[puppet_paladin]

[...This is starting to feel wayyyy too familiar.]

Good... period of the day, Nanao.

[used_glare]

{BUT SHE'S NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.}

And to you. It seems that we have our powers back.

[puppet_paladin]

...Truly?

[And now there is no more Cecil in front of Nanao. She might want to look to her left.]

[susukodama]

Sandwiches! Hehehehehe! Sandwiches! Sandwiches!

[Oh, well look who else is back. :)]

♥

[puppet_paladin]

[...Well.]

Mustard, was it?

^^

[susukodama]

Mustard! Mustard! Hehehehehe! Mustard! Mustard!

[puppet_paladin]

I thought so.

[Luckily, he has all the ingredients in his pack. He starts spreading mustard thickly on bread slices.]

[storytimeplz]

{And there is a tiny little girl standing quite close to you.}

Aah?! Wh-where am I?

[puppet_paladin]

[Lost kid! D:]

I do not know the name of the closest town, but this is Johto. Are you looking for someone?

[storytimeplz]

{SQUEAKING, and then hiding behind her book.}

Wh-wh-who are you? Identify yourself!

{...yes, she has no idea of where she is.}

...and what's Johto?

[puppet_paladin]

[...Terrified lost kid.]

My name is Cecil Harvey, and Johto is the name of the local region. Did you recently arrive?