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Venkman. I thought you would appreciate knowing that I have reached Cherrygrove City without incident.

I am also sleeping with a man in a hotel room.

[After recovering quite quickly from that whole body-swapping incident, Egon sends a message off to Venkman regarding an old but different problem.]

Venkman. I have a question regarding psychology that I was hoping you could answer, if you have the time.

Hey Venkie

Guess who got Egon to dance with them willingly? ;-)

[This last weekend has...probably been one of the best ones of Egon's entire life, and that's counting the time when he went on a week-long expedition up in Westchester to collect slime molds with the rest of the Ghostbusters--they weren't there for the slime molds--and ended up finding a Class 6 tethered anomaly in the form of a ghostly rat king. Except instead of bringing back a jar full of slime molds, he's bringing home a bag full of (possibly stolen) plant clippings and two eggs that he's currently struggling to carry in both of his arms. He wouldn't have it any other way, though, especially after spending Valentine's Day and this competition with his partners.

On the train ride back, Egon busied himself with creating a sort of rudimentary pouch to hold the egg while keeping his hands free. He's tied a wide scarf around his neck and let the egg rest in the sling. He looks absolutely ridiculous, but hey, at least now he can take notes. With one arm wrapped around the other egg, he flips through his notebook, pausing occasionally and jotting down a few more notes or making addendum to his month-old theories. Ray appears to be sleeping peacefully next to Venkman.

Egon taps his pencil against his chin and looks out the window, quirking an eyebrow.]

We're almost back at Goldenrod. [A pause.] That Meowth egg you have seems to be close to hatching.

[Egon is just about wrapping up his weird Psychic experiments for the day when he pokes his head into the room where Venkman is. He looks none the worse for wear, and Kölliker can be seen drifting over his shoulder. A wave of exhaustion washes over both of them from her brains.]

Peter, would allow me some time to study the extent of Sigourney's psychic powers? I intend to compare her abilities to Kölliker's and whether the method I have conducted is effective with other species of Psychic Pokémon.

[He's not wearing his glasses for some reason. Don't worry about it.]

[Sometime in the middle of the night, back at their hotel room, Egon is up and about doing...something. Venkman hardly gets any warning when Egon is at his side, trying to shake him awake. Wanted to get some sleep? Too bad.]

Venkman. Wake up.

[The bedroom is pitch dark save for the rays of light seeping in from the living room. The real question is how Egon managed to squirm out of Venkman's grasp without waking him.]

[Thankfully for all of them, it turned out Ray’s broken leg wasn’t anything too bad. At least nothing a few months of taking it easy and wearing a cast wouldn’t fix.

However, Ray wasn’t one who liked to take it easy, especially with these pain medications they gave him.

While Gaige and Egon are out probably blowing themselves up, Ray turns over to Venkman.]

Peeeete.

Can I please go out and do experiments with Egon?

[When working on particularly interesting projects, Egon sometimes goes through certain phases where he enters a cryptid-like state, only being witness when he wants to be seen, and disappearing in all other instances despite best efforts to track him down. Today is one of those days. The only evidence that he's actually still in the apartment is the empty food wrappers that intermittently scatter themselves throughout all surfaces.

Sometime in the afternoon, while the boys are lounging about in the hotel room, a quiet, mechanical sounding noise can be heard from the other room, sort of like a computer fan humming. The humming grows louder, and a strange Pokémon floats into the room, gliding along and bobbing its head back and forth like a drinking bird. It doesn't seem to notice Venkman or Ray as it glides straight towards the wall. Just when it looks like it's about to crash, it pauses in its flight, lets out a pleasant chime, then turns to select a different path.

It begins to move towards the corner of the room, and when it draws close to the wall, it beeps again and turns. Only...it's facing the other wall now. It beeps, turns, and tries again. No dice. The poor thing is stuck turning around, and around, and around, and around....

Egon pokes his head in through the door, frowning at the Porygon2.]

Not again.

[Hey Pete, having a good sleep? Well too bad because suddenly you’ll wake up to Ray clinging to you tightly.]

I’m so sorry, Venkie. I really should have considered your feelings more.

[... ok.]

Edited 2019-04-05 17:02 (UTC)

[Sometime while Venkman is asleep, a dark creature manages to slither into the bedroom. It wraps its body around the bed, as if evaluating its next move, before slithering its way up and beginning to wrap itself around Venkman like some sort of boa constrictor.

Why, it's Lambton, the extremely friendly Dratini--sorry, Dragonair. He's thirteen feet long and he's wrapping all thirteen feet around one of his dads, because he just loves him so much and wants attention now and Egon's not giving him the attention he wants.

Egon is nowhere to be seen. He's probably working on something in the other room, judging from the weird noises that keep coming from the kitchen.]

[There's hardly any warning before Egon bursts into the room, holding something in his arms. He seems unusually excited--at least, more excited than he seems when working on any sort of experiment with his partners.]

Peter. Peter, look at this.

[He shoves a blue shrimp-like creature right in Venkman's face. The Clauncher blinks, her antenna waving about gently and clicking her claws as a greeting. Her large claw remains half-open, like a cowboy waiting to draw his pistol. Resting in his other arm is a round, centipede-like creature, staring at Venkman like a cat observing its prey.]

Remember the pistol shrimp I obtained earlier this week? Based on what you have told me about American Western culture and historical figures, I have finally settled on a name for her--Doc Holliday. What do you think?

[Doc clicks her claw at Venkman, tilting her head towards him.]

[Ray's new Drampa (whom Ray has been affectionately calling just "grandpa") wasn't entirely sure what to think of this "Venkman" yet. Ray told him a bit about these strangers, but "Grandpa" likes to make his own judgement on people. He's seen kids been bullied a lot by people they've considered friends in the past, so he's going to be gently wary of Venkman and Egon for awhile.

Ray meanwhile, is cuddling Goomy (whom Ray's been calling "Big Sis"), and chatting with Venkman.]

It's a shame you weren't with me in Blackthorn City! There were so many cool dragons there! It's a week long trip through the Ice Cave, but after going there I think it's worth it!

hey so like
i get that egon is smart and all
you don't need to give me his nerd cred

but is he really just stubborn
or completely stupid in anything that doesn't involve SCIENCE

[Congrats Venkman, you're now pretty much the go-to guy for Lena's venting when it comes to the weird shit that happens when she runs into Egon]

Edited 2019-06-02 00:25 (UTC)

[Hey Venkman, having a nice day? I hope you are because Ray is now approaching you, pointedly holding his hands behind his back and with a suspicious grin on his face.]

Hey Venkie, I got a surprise for you!

[Accept the bait y/n?]

Edited (I don’t know how time works) 2019-06-02 21:13 (UTC)

[Ray has an egg problem in that he keeps buying them, but it's fine he loves them.

What is a bigger problem, however, is the fact that he keeps showing everyone his babies constantly like an extremely doting parent.

So no matter if Venkman is working, watching something, or even sleeping, Ray is just going to shove a Kabuto in his face.]

Isn't this little guy cute, Venkie? I would die for him!

[It doesn't take very long for Egon and the other Ghostbusters to settle back into their old routines once they've been reuinted. Even after the excitement following the events at Camp Alph and the appearance of the Ultra Beasts, Egon knows to keep routine with his Pokémon training. He excuses himself in the early morning to go off to the park and battle his team against the local wildlife to try and prepare them to what lies ahead.

Of course, not everyone on Egon's team is willing to cooperate. Sometime in the afternoon, while Venkman is in their hotel room, Egon will suddenly burst in through the door, his clothes slightly smoldering and his face covered in soot. His glasses are askew on his weary face as he marches towards Venkman.]

You have experience training bird-like Pokémon.

[Not a question.]

I need your help, please.

Edited 2019-07-24 03:26 (UTC)

Hello, Peter. I just thought it would be important to note that Ray and I will be a day or so late arriving to Viridian City.

Also, I would like to advise you that once we arrive, it would be prudent to give Ray more affection to make up for your "betrayal" that he has been complaining about consistently for the past few days.

[Ray adored this dimension, more than he can say. He loved all the cool monsters, he loved the balance between nature and technology, and he loved that his partners are all here! ... Even though one is from another dimension, but that's just part of the charm!

However, in these past few days he's seemed a little quiet he still seemed pretty cheerful and chatty, but there were long moments where he would just fall silent as he watched the others, almost contemplative. If the others asked, Ray would just brush it off as him spacing out and continue on.

Today was no different. Ray was having a quiet afternoon patting Annie when his patting suddenly stalls, and his gentle smile turns more wistful.

Venkman was the only one in their hotel room right now along with him, and Ray turns to look at him. Whatever Venkman's doing right now, he will be interrupted by his partner gently calling out to him.]

Hey Peter...? Can I ask you something?

[A few days after Venkman's gotten a chance to get over his depression with Ray, and a day or two after they've arrived in Pewter City, Venkman might see Egon enter the hotel room and give him a passing nod. Egon walks into the room he's converted into a makeshift lab--in this case, an extra bedroom that the Ghostbusters most definitely don't need. The door slams shut behind him.

After a few moments, there's a startled noise and a loud CRASH, followed by an ominous buzzing sound. Egon rushes back out of the room, slamming the door behind him and leaning against it.

There's a loud THUD as something heavy hits the wall. The buzzing grows louder. Egon glances over to Venkman and then back towards the door. In an utterly unconcerned voice, he says--]

Nothing to worry about.

[--thought Venkman will definitely hear a small hint of worry in his voice.]

[It's not unusual for Egon to stay up for hours on end, long after his partners have gone to bed. Even with their insistence that he join them, Egon sometimes declines--after all, he has important research to do, and that work won't complete itself.

Tonight, Egon spends the time thinking. This isn't unusual in the sense of the action itself--after all, most of these late night hours are spent thinking, usually about scientific theories or unsolved formulas or something in a similar vein. Tonight is unusual in the fact Egon allows himself to engage in sentimental thought for more than a few minutes. His thoughts are disjointed and confusing more often than not--which is why he usually prefers to devote his time to scientific endeavors, instead. Much more defined goals and conditions, with only a lack of knowledge clouding the process.

Egon feels a familiar old voice nagging in the back of his head about maintaining focus and brushing away such trivial things, but he ignores it as he's learned to do so. He makes his way back to the tents and sleeping bags. When he gets to the foot of Venkman's sleeping bag, he allows himself to linger for a few minutes, staring down at the man with an unreadable expression on his face.

He stands there for a while.]

Edited 2019-09-10 05:20 (UTC)

[On a calm, lazy afternoon in Cerulean, Venkman gets a voice message from Winston.]

Hey, Pete! I went out to pick up an egg from the center... and I figured, "Hey, it's a nice day out today, I might as well take a walk".

...and I'm glad I did- just found something real special on Route 25. For a moment, I thought about sending a picture, but I think you'd appreciate it a lot more in person!

[Some days Ray wonder if Halloween is cursed. Yeah, of course it's the day when the dead are most active, but sometimes he wished he could just have a nice Halloween of watching horror movies with the boys and eating leftover candy.

Sure, he's glad he and Venkman were taken by his building friend to stop the Aether foundation's plans, but he's so exhausted now, which is rare for him.

When they finally find a room for the night (or... day). Ray collapses in his bed and clings to the first person that's there.

Which happens to be Venkman.]

What a day, huh?

[Have you ever passed out at a party and only realized you fell asleep while you're starting to wake up the next morning? And there's that rapid onset of panic that washes over you in an instant because "oh shit, how much did I miss while I was out last night"? ...yeah, Winston's not having an ideal start to the year, let's say.]

[In his hazy state of mind, he hastily sends Venkman two messages back-to-back.]

Pepter have you seen my dunspars

Dunsparce Peter

[Ray couldn't be happier. He was married! Married to his three favorite people in this multiverse, and he gets to have a wonderful honeymoon with them. He honestly can't imagine anything better.

While he's been trying to spend a good chunk of his time being with his new husbands, this is Ray, and he gets distracted pretty easily. He ends up spending pretty much all morning and a good chunk of the afternoon exploring the ski resort they're staying in and training his Pokemon, and he only comes back to his room when he realizes he needs to eat lunch.

He knew Peter didn't want to go out today, he whined about getting cold over breakfast, so he expected him to be there when he got back.]

Hey Peter, guess what? I'm back!

[He sounds so painfully chipper.]

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january 29th

End of body swap

feb 18th, on the magnet train