Egon barely has any time to react before he hears a painful-sounding crack and Ray hits the floor. He's immediately at his side, trying to pick him up off the ground and shaking him gently.]
Ray? Ray! If you can hear me, what is the square root of seven hundred and eighty four?
[why are they like this. In the meantime Faraday hovers near Venkman's face, making curious noises and trying to help him.]
[Concussions can be cured! He hefts Ray up onto his feet with Venkman. He then extends his free arm to grip Venkman's shoulder, staring at him and allowing himself to look at him, actually look. Even if he hadn't also bumped his head like his idiot partners, he still feels like he can't find the words to really convey the sheer sense of overwhelming...overwhelming something he's feeling.]
Are you alright? I'm sorry, I--
[He takes a moment to collect himself, trying to keep his tone neutral as he straightens up a little.]
[As soon as Ray's back on his feet and Venkman's sure he's not, like, dying, Venkman cups Ray's cheek in one hand and pulls him close to kiss him. He'll respond to Egon in a second, right now he needs to kiss this idiot. Who cares if they're both possibly concussed, who cares if anyone is watching them, he needs this.
He breaks the kiss to look at Egon, grinning.]
Hey, ditto, man. C'mere-
[He pulls Ray into a tight hug, his hands digging into Ray's back, breathing hard. After a moment, he holds out an arm, gesturing for Egon to get into this hug.]
[Egon hesitates for a moment before allowing himself to be pulled into the hug. He wraps his arms around both Peter and Ray and just stands there silently, gripping them tightly. He doesn't even have the words to express how much his chest feels like it's about to burst with emotion.
Ray and Peter are so warm.
He's just going to stay like this until someone says something.]
[Ray makes a small noise in surprise as Venkman kisses him. He's still slightly dazed so the sudden kiss is a shock. A great shock, mind you. It felt like so long since they've kissed and he's so happy and he loves them all so much.
Ray flings his arms around Venkman and Egon, holding the two close as he just bubbles over in joy.]
[Egon looks startled when Venkman grabs him, but that expression quickly fades from his face. He gently traces circles with his thumb into Venkman's back, and when he pulls away, he stares down at Venkman for a moment. He then glances towards Ray and says--]
We appear to be obstructing foot traffic.
[His voice wavers ever so slightly. A warm, genuine smile creeps up onto his face.]
[Egon doesn't move, either. He's too overwhelmed by everything to really...do much except cling to his boyfriends.
Faraday watches idly as the scene unfolds before her. Letting out a quiet huff, she goes to gently bump her head against Egon's shoulder, as if to say, 'Let's go!' Reluctantly, Egon loosens his grip around Venkman and Ray's shoulders, though he still rests a hand on both of them as he starts to move.]
By the way, I was intrigued by the picture of that nudibranch-like Pokémon you sent from the train. Did you happen to ask the trainer where they caught it?
[Any previous anxiety he had about speaking to this Peter Venkman has evaporated. It feels so natural speaking to him, and with Ray here, it almost feels like college all over again. The only thing that would make this better is if Winston were here, and who's to say that some version of him won't end up in this dimension?]
Spoke with them a bit, yeah- their slug tried to eat my food and we got to talking after they pried it away from me. Said they caught it around Cerulean City back in Kanto.
[Venkman scoffs, even as he takes Ray's hand in his own and squeezes it.]
We will have to venture there one day and obtain one for further study. [A pause.] If that is alright, of course. I have several other locations in mind, and currently, the one most easily accessible to us is likely the Goldenrod sewer system.
[Don't think he's forgotten. And he means 'accessible' as in closest, not easiest to get to.]
You know, now that you're here, you can finally partake in the research and experiments we have been conducting. Perhaps Slimer, Jr. can also be used.
["experiments" like "which type of PokéPuffs does Faraday like most"]
Cerulean's probably not the only place you gotta go to catch those things, but sure. I didn't get to pass through Cerulean myself anyway- took the shortcut instead. I know you two are probably wanna go to Mt. Moon eventually- or at least, Ray will.
[He smirks.]
Y'know, because of all the alien Pokemon there.
Experiment to your hearts' content on the slimeball, guys. I won't miss him, promise.
Oh yeah I heard about Mt. Moon! I really want to check out that place! I'm sure Starchild would just love going there and I really want to see for myself its connections to space and if a meteor crashing is the only reason why aliens are attracted to the site or if there's an underlying reason for it!
[Sorry Egon, Peter opened the floodgates and it's hard to close it now.]
[Egon looks so tired right now. They've been through this conversation so many times. He could be a stickler for the idea that aliens don't exist (and they definitely DON'T), but they also haven't seen Venkman in person before now in this dimension and his undying love for his partners overrules anything else.
He goes to hold Venkman's hand again, of course. After carefully listening to Ray, he clears his throat to redirect the conversation.]
Yes, yes, I...suppose we could go to Mt. Moon. [He grimaces slightly.] For now, perhaps we should focus on what we plan to do for the rest of the day. It's still relatively early, though I know that we may want to check into a hotel somewhere to put down our belongings and get cleaned up.
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Egon barely has any time to react before he hears a painful-sounding crack and Ray hits the floor. He's immediately at his side, trying to pick him up off the ground and shaking him gently.]
Ray? Ray! If you can hear me, what is the square root of seven hundred and eighty four?
[why are they like this. In the meantime Faraday hovers near Venkman's face, making curious noises and trying to help him.]
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Fuck, man.
[He blinks a few times at Faraday, and finally registers that-]
Oh fuck, Ray, you good?
[He stumbles forward and joins Egon to try to pick Ray back up off the ground.]
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Wha-? Spengs... you know I was never good at math...
[Yeah he's good, although he looks very dazed right now.]
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You'll live.
[Concussions can be cured! He hefts Ray up onto his feet with Venkman. He then extends his free arm to grip Venkman's shoulder, staring at him and allowing himself to look at him, actually look. Even if he hadn't also bumped his head like his idiot partners, he still feels like he can't find the words to really convey the sheer sense of overwhelming...overwhelming something he's feeling.]
Are you alright? I'm sorry, I--
[He takes a moment to collect himself, trying to keep his tone neutral as he straightens up a little.]
Hello. It is good to finally meet you in person.
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He breaks the kiss to look at Egon, grinning.]
Hey, ditto, man. C'mere-
[He pulls Ray into a tight hug, his hands digging into Ray's back, breathing hard. After a moment, he holds out an arm, gesturing for Egon to get into this hug.]
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Ray and Peter are so warm.
He's just going to stay like this until someone says something.]
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Ray flings his arms around Venkman and Egon, holding the two close as he just bubbles over in joy.]
I love that I can do this in public now!
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He's shaking a bit and might be trying not to cry. It's fine.]
I love you. God, I love you both- I missed you-
[He's gonna make a grab for Egon's shirt collar to pull him into another kiss.]
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We appear to be obstructing foot traffic.
[His voice wavers ever so slightly. A warm, genuine smile creeps up onto his face.]
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Yeah, I guess we can't stand here all day-oh!
[He perks up suddenly.]
That's right! We can finally get a hotel room together now. It feels like it's been so long since I've slept on a bed.
[A whole week....]
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[He makes absolutely no effort to actually move, and instead clings to both his partners tighter.]
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Faraday watches idly as the scene unfolds before her. Letting out a quiet huff, she goes to gently bump her head against Egon's shoulder, as if to say, 'Let's go!' Reluctantly, Egon loosens his grip around Venkman and Ray's shoulders, though he still rests a hand on both of them as he starts to move.]
By the way, I was intrigued by the picture of that nudibranch-like Pokémon you sent from the train. Did you happen to ask the trainer where they caught it?
[Any previous anxiety he had about speaking to this Peter Venkman has evaporated. It feels so natural speaking to him, and with Ray here, it almost feels like college all over again. The only thing that would make this better is if Winston were here, and who's to say that some version of him won't end up in this dimension?]
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As he hears Egon talk about Pokemon, however, something occurs to him:]
Oh speaking of Pokemon! Do you still have Slime Jr on you? I really miss that guy; I think he really liked me!
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[Venkman scoffs, even as he takes Ray's hand in his own and squeezes it.]
Way to ruin a mood, Ray. But yeah, I do.
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[Don't think he's forgotten. And he means 'accessible' as in closest, not easiest to get to.]
You know, now that you're here, you can finally partake in the research and experiments we have been conducting. Perhaps Slimer, Jr. can also be used.
["experiments" like "which type of PokéPuffs does Faraday like most"]
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[Ray means that he's going to try training the Grimer like a dog.
He then awkwardly rubs the back of his neck with his free hand.]
I can at least see if I can make you a suit that resists the toxic ooze given off by Jr.
[He does feel a tad guilty for giving Peter a pokemon that could kill him with toxic ooze.
Just a tad.]
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[He smirks.]
Y'know, because of all the alien Pokemon there.
Experiment to your hearts' content on the slimeball, guys. I won't miss him, promise.
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[Egon makes eye contact with Venkman at that comment and just. Gently lets go of his hand and inches away slightly to favor Ray instead.]
You know, it would be very easy to send you back on the train you came from.
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[He sticks his tongue out at Egon.]
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Oh yeah I heard about Mt. Moon! I really want to check out that place! I'm sure Starchild would just love going there and I really want to see for myself its connections to space and if a meteor crashing is the only reason why aliens are attracted to the site or if there's an underlying reason for it!
[Sorry Egon, Peter opened the floodgates and it's hard to close it now.]
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definitely DON'T), but they also haven't seen Venkman in person before now in this dimension and his undying love for his partners overrules anything else.
He goes to hold Venkman's hand again, of course. After carefully listening to Ray, he clears his throat to redirect the conversation.]
Yes, yes, I...suppose we could go to Mt. Moon. [He grimaces slightly.] For now, perhaps we should focus on what we plan to do for the rest of the day. It's still relatively early, though I know that we may want to check into a hotel somewhere to put down our belongings and get cleaned up.
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[But he laughs, taking Egon's hand and leaning in to kiss him again. Forcing Egon to argue about aliens can wait.]
Yeah, that's a trip for another time. Right now I just wanna curl up in a bed that's not a hospital cot. Preferably with you guys.