Dr. Peter Venkman (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
neverstudied) wrote2018-12-24 11:04 pm
neverstudied) wrote2018-12-24 11:04 pm
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Victory Road IC Inbox
"Hey, this is Dr. Peter Venkman- I'm probably busy. If you're calling about something stupid done by a Dr. Egon Spengler or a Dr. Ray Stantz, I'm sorry for whatever they did. Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."
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[A really blurry and dark photograph is sent to Venkman, but there are two obvious people in it. The first is Ray in his dorky Pikachu sweater, smiling sleepily. The second is someone Venkman doesn't recognize--a man with tall hair and glasses. He looks like he's smiling...sort of? He also looks like he's filled with existential dread.
Have fun with that.]
Would it be alright to add Ray to this conversation?
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[Ping! Ray is in the conversation now. While they're cuddling in the bed. Don't worry about it.]
As far as I am aware, my hair has always looked like this. Please describe to me what you would expect me to look like.
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[Sorry this is a voice chat now.
Ray glances at this Egon's lips before continuing]
I think your lips are a bit smaller, too.
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egon im just gonna call you alright
[And he does! When Spengler answers the Pokegear, Venkman hears Ray's reply, and speaks up himself.]
Yep, lips are different, but the hair- good God, your hair's usually blonde and swirly and no one knows how the hell you get it to look like that. You still have glasses, uh- you look-
You look so different? What the hell is going on here?
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[He sounds somewhat bewildered by this--of all things to take note of....
Okay, so, uh--that's Venkman's voice? That's Venkman, right? Because he sounds like Garfield. Not that Egon would ever say that out loud. He clears his throat.]
As I said, I believe that you two are from a parallel dimension. Which means that I am also from a parallel dimension. The fact that I had no idea who Slimer was, but you knew how I had previously talked about how God would take the form of a giant chicken. The fact that I did not recognize Ray despite us being such close partners over the years.
[He coughs. That actually probably was just a lapse in his judgement.]
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[He hugs Egon a little tighter, as if showing his support.]
But that's amazing! We've always wondered about the possibility of parallel dimensions, but now we have proof of it!
... Well, the other Egon and I, but I'm sure you have too!
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Oh my God, are we even dating? Do you even remember when I kissed you for the first time at that college party? Is it considered cheating if I've been flirting with an alternate dimension's version of my partner???
[Venkman's priorities are great thanks for asking]
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[Egon leans against Ray, trying not to lose his goddamn mind here about literally everything going on in this situation.]
I-- [CLEARS HIS THROAT] Uh, yes to both--um, dating questions. Back in my dimension we were all--I, I don't know about the cheating thing.
[As he talks, his voice lowers to a murmur. Jesus Christ, he can feel his face turning red. He sinks lower in his seat, trying to lie down on the bed next to Ray.]
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That's an interesting moral quandary! [He says, as if this is just a hypothetical question.] If the personalities emulate each other enough and you were already dating each other in both dimensions, then it stands to reason that it's not cheating. However technically, your partner did not consent to it, so it's a tricky situation there.
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[this is like the closest he can get, so]
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...I would think so, yes. You two are very similar in personality, if not identical. The same with Ray.
[He turns to Ray, looking somewhat apologetic.]
...Sorry for not recognizing you before.
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But this is great! I wonder if there is anyone else here who's experienced parallel dimensions like we are.
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... I heard from some girl that some people who get dragged back to their original worlds come back here later on with no memory of it; she said she thinks they're coming from different dimensions. If so, this kind of proves that theory's valid, huh?
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[Venkman can't see it, but Egon's face is a brilliant red right now. Ray can probably see it, though!]
I spoke to someone earlier who believed I had previously been in this dimension, despite me having no memory of this incident. This likely points towards another "version" of Egon having previously been here, though I doubt he made very much of an impact, as only one other person recognized my name.
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[He's joking, really! Ray picks up how Egon's face is heating up and nuzzles him lightly.]
But I can't believe our Egon arrived in this dimension before us! It's a shame we weren't able to see him here
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Hard to think of any version of Egon not making much of an impact. I'm sure he spent the whole time questioning people about the fungi in this universe, and they just did their best to forget.
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Thank you for reminding me of my next line of research into this world. [Said in an incredibly dry tone.] I'm sure that Ray would like to look into it, as well. I have a growing list of topics I would like to look into, which includes researching the source of meat in this dimension.
[The mystery meats are very important to his research regarding fungi being the future of food.]
...Speaking of research, I would like to know when is the next time we expect to see you in person. Or, first time for me, I suppose.
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Oh yeah, I've been wondering about how stuff like that too! It seems like this culture heavily frowns upon consuming Pokémon, not that I blame them since they all seem to possess some level of sentience, but they do seem to sell some sort of unspecified meat in most stores.
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[He pauses.]
Almost.
And I knew it wouldn't take you long to start looking into stuff like weird fungus- that's why I went ahead and did some digging myself. I saw someone at a party on the ferry the other night with a giant walking mushroom. Apparently, there's a few little monsters like that.
["Did some digging" = "saw something and thought of Egon"]
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Oh? If you see that person again, please ask them what species of Pokémon it is. I will add it to my list of Pokémon to capture and contain. Did you know there's a Pokémon that resembles a cell undergoing mitosis?
[It's been in the works ever since Botan showed him so many goddamn ghost Pokémon. He's so fucking excited, though you could never tell from the tone of his voice.]
Venkman, when you have the time, you should meet up with Ray and I to compare notes about the creatures we have encountered.
[And also it would be nice to see him in person and actually cement the fact that he's from another dimension.]
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Pete I'm in love with all these little guys! I don't know how I'm gonna keep myself from catching everyone I can find.
[He did catch a bird because it was cute and fat.]
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It could take me a couple months. I can cut down on that time if I get a Pokemon I can ride? But so far all I have is the roach- and some guy is apparently sending me a kitten egg? Because everything hatches from eggs here??
[Which still sounds fake but ok]
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Ray, you should know better than to believe in such things. But I do look forward do seeing the Pokémon you receive.
[aliens don't exist and this is a 291487 page thesis why, signed egon spengler]
Well, we should keep in contact in the meantime. When I get to Goldenrod, I will wait for your arrival. Or maybe we'll come to you. [He looks towards Ray.] I would like to know your opinion on this, as well.
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[Ray doesn't respond directly to the alien thing, but he does grumble slightly. He's had this argument with Egon to know when to shut up.]
Gosh that's a hard one. I really want us all to explore the Ruins of Alph, but I've heard some really neat things about Lavender Town!
It's such a shame they got rid of that giant cemetery and replaced it with a Radio Tower, but I'm sure that means we'll get a lot of vengeful ghost activity there!
[Ray sounds
Way too excited about that idea.]
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