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second bubble; video/action. FOURTH WALL.

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[ Someone's certainly happy today. Aradia has absolutely no clue what's going on, but she knows when it's going on to exact degrees and she's a god tier troll again. Life is good! Although she's also apparently doing spontaneous teleportation, at least going places is a lot easier! She has all the time in the world.

May as well ask about whatever is happening, even if it's mostly happy. ]

This isn't normal, right? I've been to several different places without staying for very long, and I stopped taking my map out about five stops ago. I don't think I can check them off as places I've been if I only stay for a handful of minutes at a time, right?

Oh, but I'm a fairy again! Well, a troll. [ If that was not incredibly obvious from the video. Gray skin with a reddish tint when she flushes, curling horns, and yellow whites of the eye... ] I missed flying!

Is everyone else doing okay?

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[ Alternately, catch Aradia as she's ported through to different places, although you might have to make do with a quick chat. Hopefully she doesn't catch you in an awkward position. She'll eventually end up at Violet City, where she'll be for most of the event. Happy lazy coincidences! She'll be flitting around town and poking at anything interesting and talking to whoever. Indy the Gastly is going to be out and flying with her for the duration of the event, because she pretty much never puts him in his pokeball. ]

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[ That gets a laugh out of her, mostly because...well, that's true. ]

I can't hear anything, either! It's quiet, right? [ Aradia pauses, maybe to let the quiet have a moment, before continuing. ] And I still don't have anything I have to do. That's new, too.

It is quiet. I thought it was just because I was human but... wow.

[He glances around for a little bit, and then back up at Aradia.]

Hey... now that your schedule's all cleared up, want to go... [He shrugs.] I dunno, see a movie or something?

I think it's just...this place. [ She's only been here a short while, but there's already a great deal to enjoy. The lack of...everything, that's sort of at the top of the list.

She's just going to blink at that question for a second. It's so utterly mundane, after sweeps of being focused on the game. But after that second is up, Aradia will laugh. ] I'd love to go see a movie!

...It's pretty alright, I guess. Better than back home. [Of course he misses his hive and his possessions. Of course he does. But as a whole, the major cities of Alternia were kind of really shitty places to buy a hivestem compared to some of the towns around here.]

[And then watch him light up like a Christmas tree as soon as she responds in the positive.] You would? [He says this almost as if he doesn't believe it. Of course, he's seen his share of flicks with Karkat and Vanitas, but that... wasn't the same.] That's great! I don't know where the theater is in this city, but it shouldn't be that hard to find.

I like it here! [ She's long since accustomed herself to the idea of living without her hive or her things. They haven't mattered in a long time. The people she knows have mattered more, and save a select few, they seem to mostly be here.

There's another giggle here at the surprise. ] Of course! I don't know where it is either. Or what sorts of movies there are. But I'm sure we'll find something! I haven't...hm. I can't actually remember the last time I saw a movie? [ Wow. That's weird to realize. ]

[So has he, but... being back in a somewhat normal civilization has stirred up memories of home. Not entirely pleasant memories of home, mind you, but memories nonetheless. Living in cramped quarters with Karkat and/or Vanitas has done nothing to keep him from thinking about the cramped quarters he inhabited with his computers back in the olden days.]

That's not good.

[He looks down at the floor for a second, then up at her. Then at the floor. Then at her. Then he's just grabbing her hand and walking her along, a bounce in his step that hasn't been there for... sweeps, really. It had disappeared far before Aradia had even seen him in person. But something between the return of his powers and the return of the Maid of Time has set his mood way up in the positive.]

Well, we'll fix it now, right? [ Aradia just watches while Sollux seems to dither, curious but not about to interrupt whatever he's deciding. It really has been a long time since she's watched a video - probably not since before she died. She'd known there were things like that in this world, but somehow hadn't gotten around to seeing any of them as of yet - then again she'd only been there for a week.

There are some memories elicited from walks at night, when she'd camped near a field with Roxy, but they had all been mostly good. Mostly. Aradia tried not to dwell on the other sorts of memories.

That is startling. Sollux with a bounce in his step! But it's a good sort of startling, so Aradia isn't about to complain; she just squeezes his hand. It's nice to see him happy. ] You've been to movies here? Are they different?

Yeah. I travel with KK, of course I've been dragged along to see his shitty movies... and believe it or not, they're even shitter here than they were on Alternia. The titles are really damn short, for one thing...

[He goes on for a little about how weak and inferior these human movies are compared to the ones back on good old Trollplanet, until something seems to cross his mind and he stops abruptly.] Actually, there was one flick that didn't look like it would be too bad compared to most of the others. Windfall, I think it was called... it's an action movie about some secret agent guy who I guess infiltrates villainous hideouts and walks casually away from explosions for a living, I guess.

Wanna go see that?

He did mention you! I'm travelling with the new session human, myself.

[ Oh, Sollux. Aradia will just listen to the diatribe about human movies, not all that bothered.

Also? Action movies about explosions actually sound pretty darn fantastic to Aradia, which may be apparent from the excited grin she just got. ] Yes! That sounds exciting! ...Although the title isn't informative, that might be fun?

[ surprising, at least. ]

Yeah, the title is shit. But I guess that means we have a few more surprises in store for us with the plot.

After all, maybe they'll subvert the very obvious reveal this time.

[The toothy grin he's wearing shows that he's watched way too many of those, and he bets his bottom boondollar Aradia has too.]

Well, the very obvious reveal might be slightly less obvious if we don't know it's coming - although given that it's an obvious reveal, we probably don't need the forewarning?

[ She might be overthinking this. Either way, Sollux would win that bet; action flicks had always been pretty central to Aradia's movie tastes, when she actually had a chance to view them. That's probably not about to change anytime soon. ]

Are human movie snacks weird?

Well, if we don't see it coming, it's not an obvious reveal -- no two ways about it. [He smirks at himself for using the turn of phrase.]

Uh, not really. If you can get used to the lack of fried grub-legs, they're okay.

[ ...okay, that earns a laugh, but Aradia's joke meter is a little bit on the low side so how proud he should be is questionable. ]

Well, that's good, at least! Not the lack of friend grub-legs, I mean, but the lack of weird. I think I want something sour. Or sweet. Or sweet and sour?

They have candy for that. It's sweet on the inside but covered with little bits of sour stuff on the outside. I think it's fuckin' disgusting, but you can get some and see how it is.

[Sorry, he just eats popcorn. And mixes the red and blue slushies for a drink.]

Oh! That sounds interesting, though. At least you gave it a chance?

[ Giving things a chance is important! Aradia's pretty willing to try anything foodwise, though. And they should probably be reaching a theater sometime soon... ]

Yeah. But I mean, considering the other things you like, I'm not surprised that the disgusting candy is your favorite. [He elbows her shoulder, and then stops in his tracks. The theater is right in front of them, but he's just remembered something else.]

Oh, AA! Did you know that there's a Pokémon that's an ancient clay doll? It makes freaky noises and hovers all over the place, but I bet you'd love it.

I don't think you can call it disgusting when you look at some of the things you like! [ Although she's not really offended by that accusation so much as she is amused.

Also? Aradia did not know that. And that sounds like pretty much the most exciting pokemon she's ever heard of, oh gosh. ] Really? What type of pokemon is it? What species and type, I mean? Are they actually made of clay in a manmade sense or does it just seem to be natural somehow?

[Oh gurl, you did not just go there.] Are you kidding? All of my tastes are completely cool and sophisticated. Name one gross thing I like. [He puts his hands on his hips as he walks. Of course, everything you mention will be met with a rebuttal along the lines of "are you kidding? that shit is delicious!" But then again, it probably wasn't a serious invitation.]

[Sollux reaches into his pocket and tosses out a Pokéball, revealing a (surprise surprise) Claydol.] I got this one when I started... and I may or may not have named her after you, eheheh.

[ She will just give you a look, Sollux. Especially if you pulled the slushie mixing with troll equivalent drinks. ] Name one gross thing I like! [ They're so mature. Look at all this rampant maturity. ]

[ Claydol. Wow, Indy might get a little jealous because Aradia is incredibly impressed by this pokemon and may or may not have bounced a little with excitement there. Sorry Sollux, she's going to examine Aradiamon thoroughly before answering you, as you're not made of clay and don't look like a temple idol. Aradiamon how are you so cool.

Sollux will probably get a text someday about how the markings on Claydol remind Aradia of Unown script. Things he probably won't care about. ]

After me? [ Amusement. ] I named Indy after - well, you can guess.

[Excuse you, the slushie mixing is a completely mature thing to do and many admirable adults have done it, he's sure.]

Dead people.

[Okay, so she doesn't eat dead people. But they're gross and she likes them.]

Indy... oh no, not East Alternian pop sensation Indyza Sparks? For shame, Aradia. For shame.

Dead people aren't gross! [ She could argue that pretty much half the people they know are dead - including him, kind of - but that would. Probably ruin the not sad mood, so Aradia's going to bite her tongue there. ] And they're not edible. I mean, I guess technically they are - [ are you really going to discuss cannibalism here

No because she's going to punch Sollux in the shoulder. HEY. ] Troll Indiana Jones, as you well know!

Dead rotting corpses are totally gross and there is nothing you can say to convince me, or another part of the reasonably sane population, otherwise. ...And didn't I just get done talking to you about how they don't have fried grub-legs? People are completely safe to-- ow!

[Okay, he's gotten a bit tougher since landing in magical fartsy wonderland, but not that much. So punches from Aradia? Still hurt.]

Troll Indiana Jones? Well, god damn. I never could have guessed.

Well, you like fried grub legs, so therefore you don't think dead people are gross! Ha! [ LOGIC'D.

Wow they're really arguing about this, aren't they. And she will just. Laugh at the "ow". ]

He is the most perfect movie character ever, so there. I dare you to find a better movie character!

But grubs aren't people yet, they're grubs.

[Did you know that Sollux is an asshole, Aradia? Because he is.]

Find a better movie character? Sure. Let's just walk into this theater and I'll point out twelve of them. [And then he opens the door to said theater like a true gentleman.]

Wrigglers are people too, Sollux! They're just very small people!

[ She was aware. ]

Oh no you won't, because there isn't a better character than Indiana Jones. [ She is this close to sticking her tongue out at you, but instead she will go through the door with a little laugh, waiting inside for Sollux to trail after. ]

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want to timeskip the movie when it comes up?

SURE THING, that makes the most sense anyway

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