[voice]

[hatesthefood]

Would someone mind telling what the hell is going on? Yeah, I got the note. Fat lot of good that did me. It didn't explain a damn thing! I know this isn't where I'm supposed to be, so why am I not there? Where exactly are we?

Oh yeah, one more thing. Why the hell am I wearing a collar? I'm not some damned pet!

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[moonbound]

[If he could lay his ears back right now he totally would be. That's his voice and that's disturbing seriously this is the most confusing infuriating week ever.]

Yeah, neither am I, or any of the rest of us, it doesn't seem like they give a fuck.

[hatesthefood]

So I've noticed. Who the hell are you?

prepare for trouble...

[moonbound]

Ken Hidaka. Who the hell are you?

and make it double~

[hatesthefood]

... excuse me?

now all they need is to pose with roses and a cat--also [video]

[moonbound]

[He's not quite as adept at discerning tone as he is simply hearing things, lack of practice and all. But you sound appropriately confused and caught off-guard and that makes this even better. If by better you mean worse.

There's a simple way, he thinks, to address this--turn on the video. So he does.]

I'm pretty sure I said it clearly.

[video]- Roses aren't Ken's thing. XD

[hatesthefood]

[And there's a clearly irritated Ken peering right back! Of course, that fades into confusion pretty quickly, then riiiight back to irritation.]

What the hell is going on?

[video] I know, but they *are* Team Rocket's...

[moonbound]

[It's like looking into a mirror! A pissed-off mirror, which would be appropriate because wolfybutt's feeling pretty irritated too. The only thing that's different are their collars--except Ken can't see that difference because hi orange and green look about the same to him. damn you colorblindness.]

Don't fucking ask me, I don't know.

[video] So true

[hatesthefood]

[Still frowning, he reaches out to tap at his own screen. Surely it's some... mistake. Has to be. There's no other explanation for it.]

There's no fucking way there's two of us.

[video] we'll make Aya do the rose thing. of course that makes both of them Jessie...

[moonbound]

[Ken jerks backwards with a little annoyed growl. He's quiet for a moment--it takes him a minute to work up to words when he's confused or frustrated or approaching anger and right now he's a little of all three.]

You'd think. But here we are.

[video] Nope. Ken would look silly with that hair. BOTH of them XD

[hatesthefood]

[Lips pursed in thought, he reaches up to absently tug at the offending collar.]

There has to be a reasonable explanation. I have no clue as to what it is, though.

[video] Well that leaves Meowth but only one of these guys can turn into a furry at will.

[moonbound]

[Oh you've been doing that too? Yay, something in common. Besides the whole shared-name-shared-face thing.

Normally, he leaves the existential crisises to everyone else, but he's willing to play this time.]

...different worlds.

[He doesn't say this with an air of 'duh,' though. Just realization. At least this means he's pretty sure of one thing:]

We're different. Just...happen to look the same.

[video]

[hatesthefood]

And sound the same, with the same name. That's just... weird.

Okay, we have some things in common, but there has to be differences.

[video] fuck I need paid time. 8| icoooons

[moonbound]

Pretty sure there are.

[Unless you also happen to have that whole shapeshifting parlor trick in your back pocket too. And all that entails.]

[video] Mine's due up again soooooon :(

[hatesthefood]

... I don't even know what to think about all this.

[video] I get paid tomorrow, if I have scratch left to throw at DW I probably will.

[moonbound]

Then don't think about it.

[He's content not to, at this point. He figured it out, he's self-possessed enough to realize that you aren't his clone, he's cool.]

[video] I think I'm waiting until next payday, so maybe

[hatesthefood]

Of course I'm going to think about it? Being kidnapped isn't normal.

[video]

[moonbound]

[Ugh words annoy him. So many ways to be misunderstood.]

That's not what I meant. Not what I thought you meant. Whatever.

[papshooshing]

YOU'RE SURE CARRYING ON LIKE A FUCKING ANIMAL.

[hatesthefood]

I really don't give two shits what you think. I want answers.

[papshooshing]

SEE, THAT REALLY DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH INCENTIVE TO PROVIDE SUCH ANSWERS.

[hatesthefood]

And the way you responded sure made me want to be nice back.

[papshooshing]

I'M A TROLL.
GET THE MIGHTY FUCK USED TO IT.
WE'RE NOT EXACTLY THE NICEST BUNCH THIS PLACE HAS TO OFFER.
THOUGH MANNERS AREN'T EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD CONCERN YOURSELF WITH HERE ANYWAY.
YOU'LL JUST DIE SOONER OR LATER.

[hatesthefood]

I couldn't care less about manners and I'm pretty hard to kill, so I'm not too worried.

Who are you?

[papshooshing]

SO ARE SOME OTHER MOTHERFUCKERS I KNOW, BUT THEY HAVE ANYWAY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS PLACE DOES TO YOU, DIPSHIT.
YOU GET EXPERIMENTED ON AND DIE
THEN THEY BRING YOU BACK BECAUSE FUCK ALL IF THE FIRST FEW TIMES WEREN'T FUCKING FUNNY ENOUGH.

[hatesthefood]

Like I said, I'm not too worried. I'm pretty much already a dead man, so it doesn't bother me.

[papshooshing]

AND THE MACHISMO, OR HOWEVER THE CRAP YOU HUMANS SAY IT, WILL GET OLD.
FAST.
THAT'S REALLY ALL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ANYWAY
RIGHT AFTER JUST MAKING SURE YOU EAT THE DISGUSTING OATMEAL SHIT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
RETCHING IN THE LOAD GAPER DOES NOT LEAD TO VERY AWESOME FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

[hatesthefood]

... holy crap, we have to eat oatmeal? Nasty.

[papshooshing]

WELL IT'S DEFINITELY NOT AS TASTY AS GRUBLOAF, BUT TRUTH IS TRUTH IN THIS CASE.

[hatesthefood]

Grub... what?

[papshooshing]

GRUBLOAF.
GODDAMN ARE YOUR OCULARS HAVING SOME SORT OF MALFUNCTION?
ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE HUMANS WITH A READING COMPREHENSION DISABILITY?

[hatesthefood]

I can see just fine! I've never heard of grubloaf!

[papshooshing]

OF COURSE YOU HAVEN'T FUCKING HEARD OF IT.
THE SHIT IS NATIVE TO MY PLANET, NOT YOURS.

[hatesthefood]

Holy crap. I really have gone insane.

[papshooshing]

I WONDER THAT EVERY FUCKING DAY.

voice

[xroyal_bratx]

The Tower.

Everyone's got a collar, and I'm sure no one here is someone's pet, but if you got a bone to pick, then go find the guys in charge. Though they're hardly around.

[notayoungkitten]

You could always try removing the collar.

I wouldn't if I were you, though.