MINGLE AHOY

[these_balls]

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: May 29 - 31
Summary: GET IN HERE AND MINGLE
Rating: BUT PLEASE MARK YOUR THREAD CONTENT ACCORDINGLY
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[rocketralph]

_{[The wrecker just heaves a mile wide shrug. Bossy nearly falls off and grabs onto his ear to stay steady.]}

It's all kind of a blur.

_{[His situation isn't ideal but he can't help but feel sorry for this guy. He's sort of...twitchy almost. But so was that guy he'd met at Tapper's.]}

So you're sayin' you're some kind of a-- a cameo?

[wreckyeah]

[That wasn't the answer he was looking for, but it's by far from the worst. If the ship did drop off the Cy-Bug in Sugar Rush, it was years ago, so there's nothing he can do about it. Hopefully, if that was the case, then the Sergeant got there in time and managed to seal off the game. That would be horrible for Sugar Rush and Vanellope, but it would at least keep the rest of the arcade safe. But, if all went well, it wouldn't've come to that at all.

Ralph's trying to not dwell on this and the original Ralph's next question helps get his mind off of it.

He nods.]

Yeah, that's what it looks like. Our games are made by the same company, so I guess they just decided to throw me in.

[rocketralph]

Huh. Never knew that.

<sub>[Well if you got out more, Ralph, you might.]

[He drops his head into one of his huge meat hands and makes a few weary noises.]</sub>

All this weird time business is gonna be the end of me. Met a kid here a while back who claimed we knew each other. She was alright--kinda gross. But I can't help but ask...d'you know a kid named Vanellope?

[wreckyeah]

[Now, there's something that Ralph's a little more familiar with. And, a more pleasant topic than Cy-Bugs.]

Yeah, don't know her that well, but the Sergeant's on good terms with her.

[They hadn't really talked, the kid had sassed him a little because of his resemblance to her friend, but that was about it.]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph has a good snort at THAT.]}

I'm havin' a hard time imagining anybody bein' on good terms with her.

[wreckyeah]

[That gets a chuckle out of Ralph.]

A lotta things changed after you caused all that chaos in Hero's Duty. She mellowed out some.

[The original Ralph was friendly with her, too, but since things were different in this case, he's not sure he should bring that up.]

[rocketralph]

Z'at so?

_[WAIT.]

Whad'ya mean after? How long ago was my, uh, adventure? What happened? Did I ever get that medal? When I woke up here it was GONE.

[wreckyeah]

To me, your adventure was a coupla weeks ago. I dunno what I should tell you, since you didn't get that far, but you ended up with two medals.

[That was probably safe to tell him, right?]

[rocketralph]

TWO?

_{[Ralph leaped off the trash cans and nearly lost his Sandshrew again. TWO medals? That's the best news he's heard in...well, ever! Ralph didn't really hear good news.]}

An what about the kid? Is she, y'know, alright?

_{[He didn't know a lot about Sugar Rush, but from what he'd picked up from Vanellope she wasn't exactly having the best time in her game either.]}

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph had expected that to be good news, but he hadn't a clue it would make the original this happy.

The other questions are pleasant ones as well, he nods with a smile.]

Everything turned out better than okay.

[It was vague, but hopefully enough to satisfy the other Ralph.]

[rocketralph]

_{[He heaves another sigh, but this time it's one of relief. Well...if the Ralph this guy knows can fix the mess he's made...then maybe he can too. Something occurs to him and he looks over at the space man with a lifted brow.]}

...What th' heck should I call you, anyway?

_{[Who knows how long he's going to be stuck here? Ralph figures it'll only be for a few days like the rest of the chaos around them, but it doesn't hurt to be polite.]}

[wreckyeah]

[That's an interesting question, he's quiet for a short while as he thinks it over.]

Er, most people jus' call me Ralph, but that'd be kinda strange... Same goes for Wreck-It...

[He rubs his face as he tries to come up with something that they didn't have in common.]

'Bout the only other name I've been called is 'Space Cadet'. I guess that'll hafta do.

[rocketralph]

Works for me, Space Case.

_{[He looks down at his uniform again. Come to think of it, he's been remembering more and more of these strange weekends. Maaaybe he shouldn't let just anyone see him while he's on the clock.]}

Look, in this game there are no resets, there's no quarter alert. You get caught bein' the badguy, they throw you in jail. I gotta swap outta these clothes.

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph's eyes widen at this information, he didn't like being stuck somewhere where he couldn't regenerate. He's glad for the warning, though, he'll have to be careful around here.

He nods.]

Got it, don't want you gettin' into trouble 'cause of me.

[The original Ralph was a Bad Guy and he was a Good Guy and that's just how it is. He didn't want to make things even more difficult for his counterpart, so he'll step back and stay out of his way so that he can get changed.]

[rocketralph]

_{[The wrecker ambles down the way and disappears around the corner, bag and weird little armadillo critter in tow. She doesn't take her eyes off Space Cadet even as they 'leave'. Ralph eventually returns wearing a faded shirt with a Geodude on it and jeans. No shoes. They don't seem to make Ralph-size shoes in stores. Bossy is still riding on the shoulder that isn't taken up by his bag.]}

If you're gonna hang around here, we need to find you a Pokemon.

[wreckyeah]

[The Space Cadet waits patiently, he's not really in a hurry, the quiet time allows him to think things over and absorb the situation. At least he's found a friendly face early on, it's nice to have somebody give him a heads-up on what's happened.

He gives the other Ralph a smile when he shows back up, though his statement is on the confusing side.]

Er, what's a Pokemon?

[rocketralph]

_{[He jerks his head to the side at the Sandshrew.]}

This pain in my neck is one type. There are about...sixhundred more to choose from. They don't look like much, but these little guys really pack a punch.

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph looks from his counterpart to the Sandshrew.]

Huh, okay. That's a whole lot to pick from, how do you even choose?

[That was almost too many to pick from, there had to be a way to narrow it down.]

[rocketralph]

Well, for starters, when you show up here you usually already have one. But you're kinda a...special case.

_{[He turns and motions for the other Ralph to follow him, leading him through the busy streets, around the wreckage and chaos caused by wayward wishes, and finally to the entrance of Route 34.]}

Y'see that tall grass? Take a few steps.

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph blinks a couple of times before responding.]

Uh, is that a good thing? Or a bad one?

[Sometimes being a special case had its advantages, other times, it didn't.

He follows along quietly, boggling every now and then at the results of the wishes and maybe making an occasional comment or two on them.

When he's told to step into the grass, he nods.]

Uh, okay...

[Ralph follows the directions, meandering into the grass.]

Now what?

[As soon as the words are out of his mouth, a Growlithe walks by, sniffing the ground.]

Uh, some kinda stripy dog thing is here, is it a Pokemon?

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph doesn't answer. He reaches up to his shoulder, grabs ahold of Bossy, and bowls her toward the battle scene-to-be.]}

Bossy, use Magnitude!

_{[The Sandshrew unfurls in time to greet the Growlithe with a facefull of claws.]}

Or Scratch! Scratch is good too! We're goin' with Scratch? Alright then.

_{[Ah, the relationship between trainer and 'mon. Poetry in motion.]}

[wreckyeah]

[The Space Cadet blinks as the other Ralph rolls his Pokemon towards the other, not sure of what's going on. He's going to stay out of the way and just observe the battle.]

[The Growlithe yelps as Bossy scratches up its face, then it returns the attack with an Ember. The flames burst out of its mouth and towards the Ground-type Pokemon, though, they're not terribly strong, seems like it's on the lower end of the level spread.]

[rocketralph]

_{[Bossy shakes off the Ember and beams at the Growlithe, bloodlust shining in her horrible little black eyes. FINALLY a battle! Trainer never picked her! Ever!]}

Bossy, Magnitude this time! Please and thankyou!

_{[Her ears twitch and the Sandshrew leaps into the air, curls into a ball and drills into the very Earth they stand on. A crack rushes toward the fire pup. Magnitude 6!]}

[wreckyeah]

[Growlithe falters a little when it sees the look Bossy gives it, it's not terribly experienced, this is probably one of the first few battles its had against a trainer.

It's going to try its best, though.

The Growlithe stares at the crack in the ground, making a confused noise as it watches it grow towards it. It's too late when it realizes that it should probably dodge, the quake knocks it off its feet with a yelp.]

[rocketralph]

Watch carefully!

_{[With the little fire dog knocked for a loop and hurting, Ralph takes a Pokeball, expands it, and hurls it onto the battle field.]}

The trick is, to catch one, you have to defeat it. Then it fights for you because it's all some kind of weird game to them.