1ST GEAR | VIDEO

[gearshifting]

[Richie is excited but nervous, unsure what to expect from this new world and all of the people in it. But mostly excited. He’s never gotten to dimension hop before! And people say that Virgil gets all the fun. Not that it doesn't completely suck that all of his tech is back home. Couldn't they have brought him when he was in costume? Of course not that would be too easy.

So he’s putting his best foot forward and trying to look as cheery as possible—while also trying to get as much data from the network as he can.]

Yo, man, this place is off the chain, but I’m pretty sure my mom is against me traveling out of town on my own, let alone to an alternate universe. I hope I get a note to take home that says “We apologize for taking your son on an interdimensional field trip without prior permission. Next time make sure to pack a lunch.” [He holds out his hand a bit like he’s reading something on it but then turns his eyes back to the screen.]

I’m sure the Justice League would have been all over this. Saving universes is their thing. Me? I have a math final to study for. But I’m here, so who else is a world-hopping newbie? I can’t be the only one around.

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[gearshifting]

[Richie laughs then.] See, I would have preferred something more like a bomb-looking spider or scorpion.

[notyourfathersosborn]

Your choices would have been earth gazelle, electric sheep, fire shrimp, icicle tiger, water axolotl, spoopy ghost, and red gymbro.

Or Deuce here.

[Normie scratches under the Stickerslime's chin again.]

[gearshifting]

[Richie can't help the snicker that comes out of his mouth.] Electric sheep? Rub their fur a bit too much and get a shock?

[Yes, he is probably more amused by this than the average person would be.] Geez too bad I missed it. I have a friend back home who would have loved to see that.

[No, Virgil would have been so offended.]

[notyourfathersosborn]

You'd think, but their powers were actually hologram-based, so you wouldn't have actually been zapped.

[gearshifting]

Holograms? That could be totally lame or seriously awesome. Were they hard light constructs or intangible?

[notyourfathersosborn]

Intangible. They wanted to make sure that no one actually got hurt, including the robots. They were really lifelike though, oh man.