mylittlejamjar | 4th Wall/Visual

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4th Wall/Visual

...Huh.

[A teenager with a bright yellow scarf is examining the scroll in obvious confusion before suddenly chuckling nervously.]

Uh, is this thing on? This is so strange...

[He looks energetic, but remarkably normal, aside from the large black wings that have sprouted out of his back. He doesn't seem to pay them much attention. He's gotten used to having them for several weeks now, where he's from.]

Well, it looks like I'm in another world. Strange that they didn't just give us cellphones this time around. Does anyone know if the mission came in yet? I-I guess I'm a Reaper again, so I should look into putting up a wall...

[His smile becomes a bit more strained as he suddenly remembers something.]

Oh... and I guess I was erased sometime last week. Not sure why they brought me back, but I hope everyone's alright... I'm really, really sorry I was acting so strange. I should count myself lucky they decided to give my emotions back, so if you need to talk to me... I'll set up a wall somewhere while I'm waiting. Can't believe I'm back in this Game again. Heh, no rest for the wicked, right? See ya!

((Hello MLJ! I bring you a Ryoji that has spent a couple weeks in a game called Wonderful Worlds. Think of a multiverse The World Ends With You and you've got it. He... still thinks he's back in the Game, so feel free to enlighten him!))

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[A familiar yellow face pops up on the scrolls. Ryoji might be able to see two sets of wings: 1 pair of yellow pegasus wings and one pair of black Reaper wings. Fluttershy is staring wide-eyed at Ryoji.]

...R- Ryoji...?

Flutter-chan! Nice to see you. Sorry, are you surprised I came back in one piece?

[He chuckles happily, relieved to see a familiar face. For a moment he was worried he'd been gone so long that all his friends had been replaced with new Players and Reapers.]

[Fluttercruel immediately takes control. She opens her mouth to say something, but then closes it.]

...Where are you? Where the buck are you!?

I... think I'm in front of some sort of town hall. At least, that's what the sign says...

Are you alright? You seem a little panicked...

[Upon hearing that he's near the town hall, Fluttercruel immediately slams the scroll shut and begind flying on her way to Ryoji. In a few minutes, she spots him.]

Ryoji! You're- You're here...!

[Ryoji quickly turns to face her, smiling eagerly.]

Hey! Yeah, I am. I know it's a little shocking that I came back from being erased, but it hasn't been that long, has it? You seem way more surprised than I thought you'd be.

[Fluttercruel quickly swoops down and embraces Ryoji in a tight hug, sniffling. She might be crying a little.]

It's been over six months since the game ended... We missed you...

I... six months? It didn't nearly feel like it was that long. I'm so sorry...

[He returns the hug, rubbing her back gently. He hates that she's crying... that she was that upset just over him.]

...We never thought we would see you again... We've been stuck here for six months...

Please don't leave.

[The back rubbing is comforting to her, but Fluttercruel still doesn't release from her hug.]

I... Flutter-chan, I'm so sorry. I'll try not to leave.

[He knows he doesn't have much control over that, but he can at least make a promise to reassure her. Hopefully that won't just make it more painful if he does leave.]

[Flutercruel doesn't stop hugging, She doesn't want to let go.]

Thanks... thank you for staying...

Of course... it's okay now. Just calm down.

[He won't be letting go until she's cheered up anyways, so she can stay clinging to him as long as she wants.]

[It actually takes a while for Cruelly to calm down, around fifteen or so minutes.]

...It's good to see you again.

Yeah. I'm glad we got to run into each other, even if it was longer than I was expecting. We need to catch up on a lot, huh? Is there a good coffee shop around?

This isn't our Equestria, but yeah... We managed to find a pretty good one...

Huh? Not the Equestria you know? Then I guess there’s multiples of them… Weird. At least there’s still good coffee. Why don’t you lead the way and I’ll treat you to a cup?

[Cruelly gives a small smile.]

That... that sounds good...

[She finally breaks the hug and slowly trots over to the coffee place, making sure Ryoji is always caught up.]

[No, Ryoji won’t fall behind now. He keeps up easily, following her to the coffee place while fishing in his pocket for his wallet. It looks like he’s brought everything he had with him when he died, including his notepad and pen, so luckily, he still has the money he was Erased with.]

[Whille Minato has little idea what he's talking about, that is definitely Ryoji. He's glad to see him again, but of course he'll answer as casually as he always does.]

I don't think this is much of a game.

Minato!

[Ryoji's smile brightens for a moment before fading into confusion.]

What do you mean? Don't you remember from last time you were with us? We've been going to different worlds every week. This must just be the latest one.

I've been here for the past few months, and before that I was on the spaceship Thor for a few years. I'm probably not the same me you remember.

A spaceship? Weird...

So then where is here, if it's not the Game?

Equestria. It's like a children's show land gone horribly wrong.

How wrong has it ended up? It looks kind of sweet to me.

It's attacked on a monthly basis by various villains, and there's the threat of some world-destroying pony here.

Plus all the political trouble that's been going on with the griffons to the east.

Ponies...? So this is like where Zecora and Fluttershy are from, is that right? I never thought I'd get to see their world.

That sounds tough though... I hope you've been safe.

So you're familiar with it. Makes things easier.

But yeah, I've been doing okay, for the most part.

Yeah, I know of it, at least.

I'm glad to hear you're okay. Try to stay out of trouble, okay? I know you're the kind of person who always wants to help out, but don't strain yourself.

Yeah, about that... I may have almost killed myself twice in the past few months doing that exact thing.

[And that gets Ryoji worried. Sorry, but Minato will have to deal with his whining now.]

Minato! That’s not being careful!

It was only a few broken limbs. Besides, we won.

[This is not helping Minato what are you doing]

A few broken limbs? That’s not something to be so casual about! Are you hurt now?

[Ryoji wishes he could rush over there and check for himself.]

Nah, I healed from that time. After that I got a cool suit of armor.

[Fucks given = still 0]

A cool suit of armor doesn’t make up for that!

[Do you not see an issue with this, Minato?]

It'll help prevent it in the future.I got out of the last big fight with only minor injuries.

I have heard those terms before.
Another use I can't ignore.
If you'll forgive the inquiry
Did you once know another me?

I...

[Ryoji swallows down his surprise. Zecora is here... but that's not the strange part. She doesn't remember him. Wasn't he only gone a short time? He tries to laugh it off.]

Zecora, are you just teasing me? You know who I am. It's Ryoji. Don't you remember?

[Ah, poor boy. She tries to offer a warm smile.]

The Zecora you knew in that other land
Was not me, you must understand.
I have heard of her, from another here.
And we sound much the same, or at least very near.
I am sorry I am not the friend that you know.
But I'll still be your friend if you'd have it so.

[Ryoji slowly nods after a moment, offering a warm, if slightly strained smile.]

I understand. You're just another version of her. Well, at least I'm sure you're just as nice as she was, so we can still be friends if you don't find that strange.

You must have quite liked this other me
To experience sadness so profoundly.
Please come by my hut and tell your tale
And I'll offer you tea, as she would have without fail.

I-I really did like her. If you wouldn’t mind having me, I’d be glad to tell you about her. Where is your hut?

Head out of town, follow the path.
Stay on it to avoid the forest's wrath.
It leads directly to my place.
Come at your leisure, there is no race!

Perfect. Follow the path in the forest. Okay. I should be there soon!

[Despite it not being a race, Ryoji is too eager to take his time. His wings take over to make him a bit quicker, and it isn’t long before he arrives at Zecora’s hut.

He lands on his feet and politely knocks on the door, only now starting to feel nervous. Explaining everything that happened in the game doesn’t exactly sound easy.]

(Kreutzer goes wide-eyed as she slowly lowers her cloak from her face.)

Ryoji...?

Kreutzer-chan! You made it too! Good to see you again. Sorry if I worried you.

[He notices her look of surprise, but seems a bit confused by it. He supposes coming back from the dead can be a big deal...]

I...

...no, don't apologize. Things...have been getting messy lately, is all.

(Quite an understatement she's making.)

...How are you?

Messy? In what way? Did something go wrong with the Game?

[He shrugs at her question.]

I'm doing well enough, I guess. It's a little weird, coming back into being like this, but aside from getting used to my body, everything seems fine.

(She nods. It's...comforting to see him again, especially with the bright smile he usually sported. The last time she saw him, he wasn't quite capable of that.)

The game was cancelled, after we left New York. One thing lead to another and eventually, Zecora took over as the new composer. I've been working with her ever since to make sure the game is run as it should be.

[He’s almost forgotten about the fee he paid before he was Erased now. It's like a bad dream.]

Cancelled? Wow… so now what do you and Zecora do?

[If the game is over, it doesn’t seem like there’d be much left to do, but Ryoji doesn’t know all the mechanics involved.]

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