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[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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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.