BLUE OAK

[toplevel]

Blue Oak
cv: ???

Played at: N/A
Strength: ■■■■□

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[pokeboy]

Are too. Anyway, I can prove it - that I'm Red. I've got my pokédex and ID with me.

[toplevel]

What's that supposed to prove? That you're still just a kid? 'Cause I can see that just from looking at you.

[Though he is getting kinda close. Hmmm. Time to get a good look at this kid's face.]

[pokeboy]

[ well he would've answered that quickly enough if he wasn't getting a face full of Blue. But he won't poke him, despite how easy it would be to do so.

Because actually... ]

Do you believe me then?

[toplevel]

Who knows. This place is weird enough already, so I guess it could be possible.

[How is he even supposed to figure it out.]

Tell me something I would've told you. That no one else would know about.

[pokeboy]

Huh? Like personal? You never tell me anything like that anymore. [ But he makes a face! ] Mmmm...

[ ... ... ]

You were always a big baby about ghosts. [ oh, what is this nice memory. ]

[toplevel]

What--

[HEY NOW. THAT]

I was not! Ghosts aren't a big deal. What a generic thing to bring up.

[pokeboy]

You were! You always got riled up about ghost stories! And then you'd try and act like you didn't and get more scared and jumpy through the night!

You'd be like, Reeddd, you heard that too, right!? [ Yes, he totally put on a voice. ]

[toplevel]

Shut up!! If you keep talking like that, people are gonna here you.

[Ugh]

I'm totally not scared of ghosts, but I guess I could believe you. You look like him anyway.

[pokeboy]

Even if I didn't know how scaredy-meowth you are about ghosts, there'd be no point about me lying anyway. Who am I going to impress? And most of the trainers aren't from the same world as us either.

[toplevel]

Aren't from the same world?

[Man, what even is this. Are Dialga and Palkia involved or something?]

Is there anything... y'know, normal about this place?

[pokeboy]

Nope. All sorts of weird things happen here. [ buuut! ] Haven't you met the other trainers yet? There's some from Johto, and there's a guy who's from another world Pallet Town too.

-- Oh, and he knows a you called Gary Oak and that you took a squirtle for your starter!

[toplevel]

I haven't. Johto's not even weird. That's just over the mountain.

[But uh... Wait, what]

Gary Oak? What kind of stupid name is that? [He doesn't even care about the starter. He's probably dumb and picked the weaker one. Casual.]

[pokeboy]

What's wrong with Gary? There's nothing weird about it. [ It sounds fine to Red! ] And I wasn't saying being from Johto's weird, just that they're from Johto. A different Johto.

[toplevel]

Man, I feel bad for any kid you have. Gary is just such... such a dorky name!

[He can't explain it.]

Anyway... different how?

[pokeboy]

[ Rude!! ]

I don't know, it's just different. [ Very helpful. ] But they know people like us from Pallet Town, and one of the people from Johto has someone who looks like him too with the same name. I don't know if there's any big difference...

...oh! But they know a you too, but he's called Green Oak. ... wow, your name keeps getting changed, huh? But the me they know is called Red too.

[toplevel]

Helpful.

[People like them from Pallet Town... but wait a minute!]

Huh?! Why is my name the only one that gets changed?!

[pokeboy]

Maybe Blue sounds dorky too? Nothing wrong with Red though, obviously. [ heheh! ]

[toplevel]

Hell no! Gary and Green are way more dorky! [Yeah yeah. He pushes his hat down again.]

Other than the fact that Red is still a shrimp.

[pokeboy]

[ --JERK. Going to try pushing it back up! ]

Shut up! You were this height too!!

[toplevel]

Yeah? Keyword there is that I was that height.

You're the one who's still stuck there.

[pokeboy]

[ Red is going to take off his hat for good measure. ]

So? It's not like I can do anything about it. Anyway...

[ there's a pause - gotta think gotta think. ]

So what... [ umm ] Are you settling in okay?

[toplevel]

You could hurry up and grow up.

[So he can still laugh at you.]

Anyway... I'm doin' alright. The wings are a little weird, but I think I'm starting to get used to them.

[pokeboy]

What colour are yours? [ His own are white - but he's going to walk to Blue's side to look at his back! Meanwhile Pikachu is on the floor, looking up at Blue with a diiiirty look. ]

[toplevel]

[He turns a bit towards Red. Nothing surprisingly or special, they just come off as a pale, light blue]

Just y'know. Blue. They're so clever, huh.

[pokeboy]

[ ohh, nice colour. He hums a sound of amusement, and there's a bit of a smile on his face too, there when he looks up at Blue's face.

But it's much older that it should be, reminding him of that other version of him - the Green Oak. And just like he did for him, Red looks away, down to the ground and then over to Pikachu.

This is really really weird. And he sorta wishes it wasn't happening, for as nice of a feeling he was having there (somehow, regardless of all the annoyances that truly is Blue Oak). Was is he supposed to do with such an older Blue?

He rocks on his feet for a moment, from heel to front, 'till he glances back up, his voice a touch lighter- ]

...Have you seen my mom? Back home. ...is she okay?

[ There's not much he wants to know about the future, but her, his mother - that's safe. That's okay. ]