˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀——⠀˖ ࣪ ꩜ ⠀#ιт ⠀doᥱsᥒ't ⠀mᥲttᥱr ⠀ιf ⠀ყoᥙ'rᥱ ⠀rιght⠀, ιf ⠀ყoᥙ'rᥱ ⠀ᥲᥒ ⠀ᥲsshoᥣᥱ⠀, ⠀#NᏫᏴᏫᎠᎽ ⠀ ᥕᥲᥒts ⠀to ⠀gιvᥱ ⠀#ყoᥙ ⠀thᥱ ⠀sᥲtιs𝖿ᥲᥴtιoᥒ ⠀。⠀⧼ 🧪 ⧽ 、、⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀THΣ ⠀⠀SMAЯTΣST⠀⠀ MAN ⠀⠀IN ⠀⠀THΣ ⠀⠀M͟U͟L͟T͟I͟V͟Σ͟Я͟S͟Σ͟⠀⠀.ᐟ
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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ЯICK SANCHΣZ⠀ 、、
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᶜ╱¹³⁷ 。
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ Biitch, I AM the party, ” shifting the gear, the ship began to levitate. “ if drinking’s out of the question, we might as well hit one of the amusement parks .ᐟ Get ourselves a funnel cake or two. ”

“ They’re often overpriced to all hell, but totally worth it. ”
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[𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 @CaptainFPlanet]

Has betrayed her too many times.

“But I trust you, Rick. You seem like quite the party goer!”

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ Psh, we’ll see about that. ” Circling around the spaceship, he was quick to join her side, but in the driver’s seat. “ Even if it /isn’t/ possible, there has to be at least something that can affect you. ”
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[𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 @CaptainFPlanet]

“Oh I can handle it very well. In fact, I’m not sure if I can even get drunk….

So anywhere you can think of. I’ll leave that to you, Rick! Thanks again!”

She saw the flying saucer and managed to fly right into the passenger side. Looks like a Rick & Planetina adventure!

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ Hmm, yeah, I can think of a few — ” he let out a loud burp, “ that might be up your alley. Earth’s basically a kiddie pool next to its cosmic big brothers. ”

“ How well can you hold your liquor .ᐣ ”
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[𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 @CaptainFPlanet]

“I wouldn’t expect you to.

Anyway. I’m looking for a planet where I can get my rocks kicked or however the saying goes!

Got any cool party destinations for first time goers?”

Planetina is basically just tired of all the bullshit on Earth and doesn’t want to do her job.

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ I see. Never really paid you two much attention anyway, so I guess I misinterpreted some shit. ” Taking a sip from his flask, he cocked his head to the side. “ And go where .ᐣ ”
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[𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 @CaptainFPlanet]

I’m tired of the sick fucks that live on it and want to live a little.

Can I ride in that spaceship, Rick?”

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ S-Shit, getting a little too sentimental here. ” He let go of her hand and stepped back, blinking away the tears threatening to spill. Ugh, he hated being so vulnerable.

“ Hand over your necklace. With a few tweaks, it’ll make a solid base for the stabilizer. ”

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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ Ohhh man, I m͟i͟s͟s͟e͟d͟ your cooking — nothing’s ever compared, and I’ve been standing on that claim for years. ” He added, a smile tugging at his lips. Times were far simpler back then . .

“ Hey, I, uh, ” his free hand rose to rub the nape of his neck.

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[‘‘ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ … ’’ @THE_REAS0N_WHY]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's almost like when we first met, all over again … … … ”

⠀⠀⠀⠀→ Nostalgia bleeds into her voice; eyes glassy and soft with memories. Finally, she feels —— at peace, with herself … … … so relaxed, after shutting her pain down and pushing it far aside.

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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He’d never been one to wear it except on rare occasions in the past — but suddenly, he found himself appreciating the appeal.

He hid it away because the mere sight had been enough to torment him after her passing. A constant reminder of his failure to save her.

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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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He shrugged. “ Eh, hell if I know. I’ve only ever heard things in passing about your universe ; never bothered to pick up any crash courses or memorize any address books. Not my kinda thing, and never had the reason to. ”
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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where the fuck are you people coming from
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

@SupremeDropRed ⠀
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( *💡 )

“ Are you — .ᐣ Holy S͟H͟I͟T͟ . . ”

“ Yup, there’s no mistaking it. You’re that one guy from Yu-Gi-Oh .ᐟ Wait, wait, don’t tell me. You gonna summon a dragon and dramatically yell about friendship next .ᐣ ”
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

@SupremeDropRed ⠀
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“ Isn’t it obvious .ᐣ I’m standing here, talking to you. I didn’t plan on it, but I have a feeling I’ll be here for a while —— wait. You look familiar. ” Squintinngg . .
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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just passed by , huh .ᐣ sure , sure . we’ll roll with that .
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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He held back from bringing up how much Beth missed her . . he r͟e͟a͟l͟l͟y͟ didn’t want to dig into that wound, and the last thing he wanted was to see her even more upset than she already was.

“ It would be nice to catch up over a few beers, just the both of us. ”
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ Hmm, ” releasing one of her hands, a finger rose to tap at his chin as he mentally sifted through hundreds of plausible solutions to that little plight of hers. “ If I whipped up a stabilization device — which I could, by the way, you could tell her yourself. ”

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[‘‘ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ … ’’ @THE_REAS0N_WHY]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ her fate of, well … being deceased. Yet, she's also saddened, for the ones no longer alive. She always was a bit sentimental, like that.

⠀⠀⠀⠀“ … … … oh —— I hope … … … my passing, hasn't scarred her too much. If only I could apologize to her, as well … ”

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ I wouldn’t have to play the role of the middleman, and there’d . . probably be far less tears and breakfast wine being poured the following morning. ”

“ Well — i͟f͟ you want to leave whatever this is, I mean. ”

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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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and that’s saying a lot , considering you’re one of the rare “ smart jerries ” whose intellect upgraded from potato to low-functioning microwave .

congrats , you’re evolving . .

barely . .
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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hey — HEY .ᐟ don’t you d͟a͟r͟e͟ talk shit about the lab coat , alright .ᐣ this thing’s seen more universes than your brain’s seen coherent thoughts .

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[◈ DA͟R͟K A͟PPRENTICE .ᐟ @clonedmarek]

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fashion advice from the senior citizen
that wears a lab coat 24/7 .ᐣ you being
as pretentious as you are is hilarious
considering you’re leeching off of 𝐌𝐘
double and living in 𝐇𝐈𝐒 garage, old man.

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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ I like to think of it as . . the fuckin’ goldilocks zone, but with Beths — Mortys, too. ” There had been t͟h͟o͟u͟s͟a͟n͟d͟s͟ of them still alive and healthy, but he’d always been picky with the ones he chose to keep close.

“ Sooo, what have you been up to .ᐣ ”
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[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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That was very true.

Rick gave a small nod, his voice softer than usual. “ Yeah, ” he muttered, after letting her words sink in. “ she’s alive — well, not m͟y͟ version, but a͟ version. It was honestly kinda like finding a damn needle in a haystack. ”

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[‘‘ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ … ’’ @THE_REAS0N_WHY]

⠀⠀⠀⠀→ Her grip tightens slightly, as if grounding herself to this moment. It's easy for the visions to blend together: timelines coming and going with mere blinks. It's easy for her to mix them up, with HER memories. As much as it scares her … she needs to know for certain.

[˗ˏˋ꒰⚛︎ 𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑺͟𝑨͟𝑵͟𝑪͟𝑯͟𝑬͟𝒁͟ .ᐟ @drnkscientist]

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“ A good portion of ‘em died at a young age, like our — m͟y͟ actual daughter. Only a select few universes still have the whole family intact — minus you, of course. Also, yeah, the one with my current Beth is the one I chose to crash in and call home. ”

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