UN: JOJO2 | VIDEO

[standless]

WHO: Jonathan and Kaisou!
WHERE: Somewhere outside a gate...
WHEN: July 20
WHAT: A tiny bat has arrived
WARNINGS: None

[The video screen comes on- it appears dominated, largely, by...a fox? A dog? No wait, neither of those things are that small. This is-]

Hello people of 'Libra'!

[A BAT??? A Bat with a phone posh British accent???]

This is a very curious application I must say, but very useful so far! Texting is normally quite diffucult, I am rather unfortunately 'all thumbs' as the younger students would say. Having such easy access to camera recording has simplified this quite a lot!

This is a very interesting predicament however! I've certainly ventured into the other realms per various aid and strike efforts in the past, but I do believe this is the first I've seemingly come through to another end entirely...Why, I'd not thought such a thing possible! Marvelous!

Though I do appear to now be quite stuck here, so I do hope no one is fretting about that...

I do digress! I am in need of some assistance you see! Any help will be appreciated- but ah, it is rather difficult for me to bring this phone with me at the moment and I'd rather not simply leave it behind. It seems quite important! And certainly whoever dropped this here must be incredibly worried about it! Even the manual was dropped, so I expect this is an incredibly new, possibly expensive device!

[He ends his post with a little wave. The bat, now that he's a bit farther from the camera, appears to be wearing a little fancy onsie. This is real.]

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[onahairtrigger]

[Well, this sure has been an absolutely wild month.

A talking bat in a onesie from another world is just the cherry on top.]

Uh, sure, I can help-- Can you give me a description of where you are, currently?

UN: JOJO2 im so glad we decided this was a thing btw

[standless]

Oh yes of course!

[A speedy answer! Wonderful!] The rift appears to have exited out in a small public park- I can see quite a lot of swings, and playground equipment...and oh goodness, that might be a bat box? Perhaps I'll have to tuck in there then...

If I get a greater vantage point....

[Jonathan's voice grows a bit faint, and it sounds like he might have taken off into the air to check something. He's soon back to the camera.]

Yes, it would seem it's quite surrounded by 'high-rise' structures!

[Hopefully that helps?

....Goodness something about this fellow strikes him familiar though.]

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[onahairtrigger]

Oh-- yeah, I think I know the park you're talking about. Hang on, I'll be there in a bit.

[And true to his word, he's rather prompt about it, showing up in a few minutes on a motorcycle. Luckily bat + smartphone + smartphone instruction manual is pretty easy to find.]

There you are!

Action....

[standless]

Of course-!

[Jonathan is nothing if not patient! He no doubt has a bit of time to chat with others while he waits, but soon enough there he is! A fellow on a motorbike!]

Ah yes, hello! Quite good to meet you sir- I do hope you have an idea of how we can locate this phone's owner, it's perhaps as bulky as my own is!

[Jonathan,]

[onahairtrigger]

I think if you came here from another world, the phone is meant for you to keep, actually, assuming you found it as soon as you got out of there.

[He does take a moment to sit down on the ground, though.]

Good to meet you, too--the name's Josuke Higashikata.

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[not_a_possum]

[Someone smaller than him!]

Well, the good news is that's probably yours. They leave a phone out for all newcomers. The bad news is, it's almost as big as you are. I can help you carry it to...wherever if you want. I mean, I'm not exactly full sized myself, but I'm big enough to carry a phone.

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[standless]

[Someone smaller than Moxie...]

Truly!?

What a risky matter! Why, anyone could have waltzed over here and picked it from the ground! ...though I do suppose this is a somewhat isolated bush... [He adds as an after thought.]

I believe someone is now coming to meet me in person, so fortunately that matter shouldn't be any trouble, but I do thank you for your offer!

...Erm. If I may ask however, what do you mean by 'full sized'..? Are you perhaps stuck within a shrinking spell?

[not_a_possum]

No...after I got this app my body changed into the body I had in a previous life. Which...is a few feet shorter than I was, and I was only 5'5 to start with.

[standless]

Oh my, it was triggered by the phone itself!? What a bizarre matter- I do offer some condolence, that would be quite an adjustment indeed! And I say so as someone who went from a very much human size!

[Should he mention what that size was? ....Thinking on it, he probably shouldn't, it was a whole foot more than the fellow used to be, apparently.]

I do hope you were able to adjust quickly at least.

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[prunedworlds]

That's very definitely not the right kind of bat but the South American lostbelt is still pretty darn fresh in Ritsuka's memory and--

Oops, she's staring, she meant to say something!

"Uh, I could probably help you out if you need it?"

Granted, someone may have beaten her to the punch while she was briefly reliving fighting the Beast of Oblivion but she'll offer all the same.

[standless]

[Jonathan looks, a little worried!

He actually jumps a bit when Ritsuka finally speaks.] Oh! Oh dear, thank goodness you said something- I was quite ready to ask if you were in a state of shock!

I do apologize if my state of being is alarming, after all as I understand it, [this is a joke] bats do not typically speak! But I assure you, I am no figment of imagination, or strange otherworldly being!

...or perhaps techncially now I am? Well, regardless, there is now someone on his way to assist, but I do thank you for the offer! Perhaps to pass the time however, you might be able to tell me about where we are? It looks rather like a typical city, but well, I was in France until rather recently and I don't believe that this is there.

[prunedworlds]

She's fine, she just got reminded of a thing that happened not all that long ago, don't worry about her!

"It's fine! I was just a little surprised, you kinda reminded me--"

Pause.

"... Actually, it'd take a long time to explain, sorry." She's not even kidding about that, and if anything looks kind of sheepish at the thought.

"Anyway, this place is a city called Kaisou. I guess it's in America somewhere? But even if you're from Earth, it's probably not the same one you're from."

Let's not talk about her very rough grasp of American geography.

[standless]

"Oh?" Oh- well he certainly can't impose and demand explanation, but skipping onward like that just leaves him a bit nervous now...

Oh well. "America! You know, I've always wanted to visit there! My grandson apparently wound up living most of his days in 'New York' I'm told! I myself nearly got to see it for my honeymoon but...well," he coughs, ducking behind a wing, "That was, erm. Cut short..."

Moving on! He too, is definitely Fine. "Well regardless! I did realize at least the potential this was an entirely separate Earth...quite fascinating actually, to think that the 'other world' between might in fact connect to, well, other worlds!" He laughs, enjoying his own joke. "Are you perhaps in a similar position as well, Miss?"

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[droptheious]

[Well. That sure is a talking bat. Luckily, Varian's been here long enough to not really be thrown off by such madness. Besides, even the animals back in Corona were pretty high on the sentience scale. Anyway, the bat thing isn't what's interesting right now. ]

Are you saying you've travelled into other dimensions before? Like...regularly?

Uh. And the phone'll be yours. We all get one.

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[standless]

Oh is it really? [ah.]

Well that's somewhat unfortunate- I suppose it's still smaller than my last one, but I really can't lift this...

[Ahem. Back to the more important matter, the bat beams.]

Oh yes! Though I'm not certain 'dimensions' is quite the correct term? Technically speaking, these many realms were still within the scope of the 'Outlands', what others might call a spirit world, or similar. You could say entire realities were kept within them, but utlimately they were all still within that bubble, [he attempts to explain in gesture, ultimately succeeding mostly at moving his wings in very odd ways.]

From what it appears here however I've...actually come out the other end? Rather curious! It's the best explanation I can come up with at the least! Outland is a rather tricky matter after all...

[droptheious]

Hm. It's unfortunate you didn't get a modified one to suit your size.

[There's a long, confused pause on Varian's end.]

...I'm sorry, I don't quite understand that. Are you talking about...pocket dimensions?

[standless]

Oh it's quite alright- nothing I'm not already used to! I had my prior phone mounted upon a little stand in my former home, the students compared it to a uniquely sized television!

[Living the Tony Stark Dream??]

Hm...I suppose a pocket dimension isn't inaccurate?

The Outlands were a sort of..mirror to the mundane realm- whatever was magical, spiritual, that was where it came from, the 'Outlands'. But the thing about the Outlands was that any number of regions and realms all seemed to coexist in there at once, with little navigational sense to be made once inside! I'm hardly an expert, but I hesitate to call such a sprawling network a 'pocket'-

Can one call a dimension a 'pocket', without ever knowing if it is indeed constrained within? Why, perhaps the earth I've known was in itself a pocket instead!

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[lowestclass]

[ ........maybe it's because it's the vampire in him, but while staring at Jonathan like this, he feels a certain ... amusement from watching a whole bat CHAT at them. cute... it's ... cute...,.

he talks so matter-of-factly, too, help..., ]

I can come help you if you need it--I can't say I know how you got um. Stuck as a bat... or maybe you always have been a bat, I'm sorry, it was rude to assume otherwise.

Let me start over.

That phone is probably yours. And welcome to Kaisou.

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[standless]

Oh, worry not sir! I've someone on their way to pick me up as we speak! T'would be a shame to turn such a thing into a bizarre race! [he jokes, before blinking a bit at what follows.]

No offense has been taken at all I assure you; it's a very bizarre situation, I completely understand! I myself have taken time to adjust certainly, but it's afforded me the rare chance to witness the modern day, and meet with descendants I otherwise would never have seen, so I'm quite happy for that!

[................] .....oh dear, mine though? ...I suppose I'll have to use it much the way I did my phone at the campus....I do hope others understand that when I miss their calls...

[lowestclass]

Oh, what a relief. I'm not really keen on racing, if I'm honest, I'm not much of a runner.
[ a lame way to say 'im out of shape,' most definitely. ]

I'm glad I didn't offend you. I kind of want to ask if you were born a bat or if you had a very strange accident... but. Um.
Either way, I hope it doesn't cause you much trouble. Most people might panic if a bat starts talking to them.

[ not him though. he thinks jonathan is
weirdly cute, still
he talks like such a gentleman
what the hell ]

--Ah, well. It's not like you have pockets to store your phone in. And answering calls might be troublesome with only thumbs...

[standless]

As you might imagine, neither am I!

[What do you mean that means out of shape-]

Oh not at all! Actually I should say that it really would be considered a rather strange accident? I don't expect many spirits find themselves glued into the nearest creature on their way to the great beyond.

[Gentleman bat...]

Well, answering calls at least is a matter I've quite adjusted to! Just a little...swipe, yes? [he asks, making the motion with his claw.]

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[schrodingersghost]

[Well, this was different. Even for what Danny's life had become, this was different.

But help? That was something he could do.]

Do you know where you are right now? I could come by and give you a hand.

[standless]

Well, I know that I am at the least in some sort of park. It's quite a pleasant one though!

I do believe I've got someone coming to this location however- oh! But if you yourself do the same it should be quite fine provided I don't leave this spot of course!

[The important thing is not leaving his great-grandson high and dry,]

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny conceals a grimace at the thought of the park. He hadn't had very many pleasant memories there of late. But if there was something he could do to help, he needed to go. Bad associations or not.]

Got it. I'm on my way. I'll be there in ten minutes or so.

[At least flying was useful for something. ]

>> ACTION

[standless]

[Fortunately at least, there are a number of parks. Unfortunately perhaps, there are a number of parks?

Only one appears to match the descriptions Jonathan will helpfully give if asked however, and at least one of them can travel while holding a phone. And with flight, he'll easily get there before Josuke ever does! Whoo!

...

Look way, way down, Danny- Jonathan is perhaps the size of a large mouse, or a small rat, barely able to prop the phone up against a few rocks for his use. Dressed in a little knit onesie of some kind- the buttons seem large enough that even Jonathan could use them, so that's probably part of why it's that kind of outfit anyway- he soon notices the presence of another.]

Oh! Hello, yes! Down here!