MASS MINGLE LOG, GO!

[these_balls]

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: May 31 - June 2
Summary: GET IN HERE AND MINGLE
Rating: BUT PLEASE MARK YOUR THREAD CONTENT ACCORDINGLY
Log:

Callin' out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
For fourth wallin' in the streets
They're breakin' it in Cianwood
Down in Mahogany
In New Bark "City"

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin', swayin', B-G-M playin'
And fourth wallin' in the streets

Oh, it doesn't matter who you bring
Just as long as it's your thing
So come on, every guy grab a girl,
Everywhere around the world
They'll be roleplayin'
Fourth wallin' in the street

This is an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughin' and singin' and music swingin'
And fourth wallin' in the streets...

Comments

WELL GOOD BECAUSE I WAS THRILLED TO SEE KURT

[totallyintangible]

[And very casually, she yanks him right back through. It's some kind of store room, and Kitty did manage to find a towel to make them a little nest.]

The pink one with the heart-shaped face is a sweetie, but the purple one keeps biting her. Or him. I say her because she's pink, but...

[Maybe Professor X ate one of Kitty's muffins and is inducing mass hallucinations.]

Maybe we should separate them? The white one just sleeps -- and I can see is a Pokemon now. The gray one is just watching me.

[exploring]

Come now, even if it has been a damned long time since we've crossed ways you should know that it's Hass.

[the reprimand is all jokes, of course, and completely worthless as a facetious statement thanks to the large smile that crosses his face at the sight of Mom. he tips his hat a bit, manners resurfacing even in a moment like this]

But it's certainly a pleasure to see you once again, my dear! It seems that you're keeping well.

[matini]

[Roxanne has to stop when she spies Rose, who's all grown up and definitely not 16 anymore. It's a really surreal experience, in all honesty. Her own Ninetails looks quizzically up at Roxanne. She's not sure whether to approach this young woman or not, especially given her knowledge on the fact that there are two universes in which the Guardians switch roles with their kids.

In the end, she decides to approach.]

And here I was beginning to think that there was nothing Johto could throw at me that would surprise me. I think it safe to say that my assumption has been proven false.

[She says this with dry humor.]

[blazekick]

[Honestly if she did this the easy way, then she could probably freeze some of that water... But what's the fun in freezing it? Besides, that's a Pokemon and not a normal sea monster. It could probably fight its way out of a little ice trap.

Korra grins when the boy surfs like that. He's good at this, not that she couldn't see it from afar too. Ambushing it from both sides might work really well! The Gyarados doesn't seem to like this idea though. Well, that's okay as long as it doesn't call help from some of his friends of the same species. At least the Avatar (girl anyway) succeeds on jumping on its back.]

Woohoo! [She almost falls as soon as the monster moves in anger. Better keep your hands on that Gyarados instead, Korra. Keeping them in the air is bad.] Hey, c'mon, you don't need to be so angry if we just want to ride a little.

[Speaking of 'we', she glances over her shoulder to take a look at the boy. How's he doing back there?!]

That was plenty clever

[totallyintangible]

Aah!

[Yes, she's okay with going through walls by now, but ghosts are weird.]

Pass. That's a pretty big if, believing that. That's a cosmic catastrophic if.

[moveslikestrider]

[To his credit, he doesn't jump like a cat on a hot tin roof. Dave turns to face the man with little reaction besides a faint tensing of his shoulders. Everything had went weird (as it should be) and this guy had appeared. He'd be an idiot if he didn't know who he was.] You know technically, they're taller and bigger than you, dude. Not sure you can call them 'little'.

[Pokemon get so huge. What with Snoop being seven feet tall and all of the dragons pretty much in the same kind of height range. He crouches down to let Flareon come up to him and takes off his shades long enough to dry them off and slide them back on. If there's any doubts his eyes are the right color, that's gone now.] Not even remotely surprised you're here. When this place stops nerfing skills, it tends to go a little crazy.

[matini]

[Goddamn, so many familiar people have been showing up recently. Mom is actually really surprised to see Dad here, but she's also pleased. She's given up hope of seeing him again after half a year of no-showing, trying to move on so that she doesn't waste her life waiting for someone who might never show up.

Seeing him here, walking a Poochyena like it's no big deal, brings a soft smile to her face. Calypso the Liepard at her side, she walks casually over to the man.]

It's been almost six months that I've seen you. You still look just as handsome.

[When he wasn't, you know, stabbed in the chest.]

[dobeisms]

[Friends. Bonds.

Her words made him stop as did her gesture of squeezing his hand in a moment of disbelief. He has friends! Iruka's one of them, right? And Shikamaru and Chouji seemed to always play with him when they were still kids. He also has Sasuke now and even if they're having some rough times, Naruto knows he's a friend.

But the way this woman says it possesses the affection he can't fathom and Naruto doesn't understand it because how can he understand something he hasn't known all the days of his life?

He doesn't dwell too much on it, though. He just knows it feels nice to be wanted, to be a friend to someone new, so he won't think too much on it. Instead, he'll give her a grin and a sincere nod.]

Mm, yeah, we are! Haven't had a lady who wants to be friends with me, though, so it's new. Even so, it feels great! It's not everyday I'm wanted.

[He only chuckles at that, masking the sadness he always feels when he sees mothers with their children while he walks Konoha's streets without anyone to hold.]

Anyway, if someone tries to be mean to you, I'll kick their sorry asses too, got it?

OOPS 1/2 for me hopefully not a lie

[aflashoffaith]

[The face I always see in the mountain! --Yondaime Hokage!

For a brief moment his heart just sank. He was little more than a passing legend to this Naruto, the man who saved the village and condemned a newborn all in one night.

It hurt.

He remained quiet for a beat, two, making sure there wasn't a genjutsu cast on his son or that... Minato didn't know what he was looking for, exactly. That was definitely Naruto though, even if he wasn't sure what had happened to him, and there was nothing abnormal about his flow of chakra.

He inhaled, closing his eyes.]

[smotherswithlove]

Thank you.

[ He examines the curious box. It was of a brand he'd never heard of, but looked delicious enough. He turns it over in his hands a few times and on looking down at the Cubone, hands it off to the little guy to hold on to while the conversation carried on (on a patch of grass where James decided to meander to at Henry's request). ]

[ He pulls two little bottled health drinks out of his jacket pockets and holds them out. ]

Here. I- picked these up before I came here. I don't really need them. If you'd like you can take one or both of them.

[ He doesn't ask about the holes...not yet anyways. He's jumped down a number of those already. ]

NOPE ALL TRUTH

[aflashoffaith]

[And when he looked back at his son, there was a warm smile on his expression.]

Ah? Well, I did give you your name. You are my son, after all.

[matini]

[Jesus, all of her kids have grown up all of a sudden. That they keep having the same Pokemon she has on her own team is really very amusing to her. Roxanne doesn't hesitate in approaching the older Dave Strider. She never did feel any reservations about talking to a Strider, since they're pretty uniform in their personalities. Lalondes, on the other hand....]

Well, stranger, I hope you can help a poor woman out by answering an important question. Are you a grown up version of my little Davie or are you Dirk's big brother?

[Cares she gives on making sense to Dave: 0.]

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Never a guy to turn down free food, Henry reaches out on reflex, but when he catches the familiar Med-Plus label, he pales visibly and retracts his hand as if James might have bitten him.]}

Uh. No thanks. I'm good. Yeah.

GOOD because here comes heartbreak!! 1/2

[dobeisms]

[Did he just hear that right? Naruto blinks, once, twice, thrice, because he's definitely sure he didn't hear that right.]

[matini]

[There will be no such thing as slack, Ross. All Mom does is raise an eyebrow before grinning widely at him.]

Oh my God you're so adorable!

[Seriously, Ross isn't as weird as meeting Rose and Dave grown up and from a different universe.]

[beforethedarkness]

I don't know where she is and this place is massive. It could take us months to find her on foot.

[He's shaking his head before pulling out his gear. Fine, he'll call her. Stupid dobe, the things he does for you...]

[clusteringhopes]

[ Yuusei nods and smiles a little when she lets herself touch the Pokemon. She trusts him, in a way, and it brings a bit of relief to Yuusei as a result. And as much as he's willing to explain things to her... it's also a bit difficult to figure out where to start. ]

They're your friends, too. If you let them be, at least. [ There's a pause as he looks up at Reshiram for a moment, then back to Aki. ] We're in a place called Johto. And while this isn't a typical Pokemon you'd see around here... they're all over the place.

You could think of them like Duel Monsters, made real by the way this place works. And the place is pretty fascinating, once you get used to the change of scenery.

[ He pauses again, and pulls himself away from Aki - though that's not to say she can't follow if she wishes. In fact, he wants her to, by the way he keeps his hand held out for her until he pats Reshiram's back a bit. The Pokemon shifts, lowering himself down to make it easier to climb onto his back, and Yuusei climbs on. See? Harmless. His hand is out once again, offering it to her so she can follow suit. ]

[beforethedarkness]

[Hey, he doesn't even swat at her hand! It doesn't stop him from scowling a little bit and getting a little flushed though. Yeah, his hair is getting kind of long... Who wants to bet on how soon after this that he'll cut it, finally?

The question brings pause though, and he remembers himself long enough to answer.]

Sort of. Lately I've kept out of trouble.

[And that just reminds him of all that's happened...]

... He showed up. My brother.

[beforethedarkness]

The last thing I remember is the Sandaime's funeral - after the end of the Chuunin Exams. Everything after that hasn't happened to me yet.

[dobeisms]

[So he spits out the first words that entered his mind: denial.]

I dunno what you're on and I don't care if you're a legend, that's not funny, mister!

[All his life he had wanted his parents to fetch him from the playground when it's already dinnertime, push him on the swing and tell him he's a great boy and they loved him very much. Never had he wanted something so much. He doesn't care if everybody else doesn't acknowledge him as long as his parents are alive and are proud of him.

So to play with these emotions is something Naruto doesn't like.]

[matini]

[Incoming Mom Lalonde to call out to this girl Strider.]

And now the pair is complete. I have two sons and two daughters wandering around Johto. Technically three of each, I suppose, if we include your alternate universe adult selves.

[She doesn't sound at all displeased. Rather, she sounds like all her wishes came true at one time.]

[beforethedarkness]

[That surprise isn't lost on him and he narrows his eyes briefly before sighing, glancing away from Kakashi with that. He's not exactly proud of himself, but... With all he knows now, he's not sure he'd regret doing it either.]

... What's the last thing you remember from our world.

[strongestoftheturks]

[...well, look who's finally in town. Rude looks over his shades, but there's no mistaking that familiar spiky-headed kid.

Now the question is whether he should approach Cloud, or let Cloud walk on by. Technically they were on the same side now but they weren't exactly allies. But Cloud did look quite lost and well...he is still a familiar face. Someone from home.

Hopefully Cloud'll have come after that whole mess with the Remnants; one can't be too careful though so Rude keeps to merely watching for the time being. If Cloud speaks to him, then he'll answer what needs to be answered and hopefully there'll be no flashy sword moves to gut him. ]

[beforethedarkness]

It's a place called Johto. We're near the Lake of Rage in it. It's a weird world that normally sucks up all your chakra and leaves you with animal summons to fight all your battles for you.

[A beat and he adds.]

We have our chakra right now though. It's happened once before - six months ago. It only lasts for around three days.

[clusteringhopes]

That's what I'm hoping for. We seemed to get off on the wrong foot.

[ Though, considering how it all happened, it makes sense for it to have been a bit of an issue. It'd been unfortunate that the two hadn't ever really met again since then, though. If he manages to come back... then it'll be fine, and they can do it all over again. Any friend of Winry's is a friend of Yuusei's, after all. The same with Crow's friends, really.

Though, Winry's subject change doesn't go unnoticed, and Yuusei turns to look at Reshiram - it's not that the Pokemon had been seeking attention, but now that it has it, it doesn't seem to have much of an issue.

The Pokemon seems to be content with not speaking, though. Yuusei notices and shakes his head once. ]

From what he's told me, he is Reshiram. He... reminds me a lot of a friend from home, so I'm wondering if that's why he came to me for these few days.