Welcome to the Metaverse

Phoenix looks at her with a confused look

???: uh hi-?

"Hello. Who are you?"

???:uuuuuuuhm....Sketch.

"Hi Sketch. Why are you in there?"

"uh don't know?"

"Who put you there?"

Myself.

"Why?"

heh- hahaha ahahahahah-! i'm losing my mind Cell!

Oh-

it's ironic! how my creativity got me into this prision!

You are very creative, but why are you here?

how else will i keep my ocs safe?

Remember them?

Cell. it's not so simple being me.

What do you mean by that?

i have issues.

What?

i'm stressed...

About what?

going back to school.

Don't fret about that now, that's in a month.

ughhhh. i know...

Just enjoy yourself while summer is still here.

yeah, okay. i have some good news.

What?

he's come a long way...but i did give one of my characters closure.

Who?

...Kaitou.

What? Isn't he dead??

what? no- why would you say that?

In the last- nevermind.

no. he's mortal now. not a demon anymore.

Oh-.

Alie is working on a cure for Alpha... so they're a work in progress.

Oh, I remember them.

Yeah, they're doing good.

I'm happy for them.

agreed.

Alie was nice, and I honestly felt bad for them.

it wasn't Alpha's fault he was insane-

Wasn't he being controlled?

yeah, by the government

Ah, right.

mhm

Well, I guess I should ask this.. Who is Sketch?

she is....me, in a sense. a fake personna.

What?

I lied about my name because not everyone can handle the metaverse all at once...

Metaverse?

that's what i'm calling it. like it?

That sounds cool!

thanks. it will open up my worlds and allow me to finally have worlds collide, properly this time,

Worlds collide? Like, Alie meets Apocalypse and stuff like that?

yep. but uh...not as messy as last time...with Ram...

Ram? Uh- Oh! Right! Ram!

yeah. he's not really in much trouble.

I liked Ram, so good.

So pure.

Indeed.

so who else needs closure?
i guess Xavier probably, and Devin.

I guess...

devin is harder to give closer to...

He's been through a lot.

yeah, they have.

Maybe make them feel... loved... in a way?

yeah, yeah that could work-

He's been through some shit.

yeah...i feel really bad...

That would be normal

as for Xavier... he needs some work....

Did I ever meet Xavier?

I don't think so-

Who are they?

a kid who can create metals, shunned from the family, life fell apart-

Damn.

Yeah.

Maybe same thing as Devin.. Someone to love them.

yeah...

That seems best for them..

it's dramatic irony in a way...

Oh?

Mhm, both need someone to love them, but it can't be each other.

Huh...

....

I'm blanking.

oh, okay- i guess i ought to explain then.

I'm listening.

Devin and Xavier co-existed in the same universe and for a while that was okay- they were two young and dumb teenagers who wanted to break free from harsh reality...

Oh-

they were dating, but it was a bad mix of emotions. Devin's quick trust in people and disregard for consequences with Xavier's neediness for love and selfishness lead to their harsh breakup. one that would scar them both for life.

Jeez, that's rough...

Yeah,

..

Xavier's lack of love was what did him in- he forgot that there were boundaries and he broke them, devin was uncomfortable, but Xavier couldn't see that.

That's sad.

it became a physical fight and Devin just... left. it became an unspoken agreement that Devin and Xavier would never meet again and Devin never forgave him.

Wow..

yeah-

That's hard..

maybe i'll have Devin forgive Xavier...

That seems good

yeah

Wanna give it a try?

maybe?

Okay.

*Devin and Xavier appear*

...

Devin: hell no-! i'm leaving!
Xavier: Devin, wait-!

...

Devin: what?!

...

Xavier: Devin- i'm sorry-!

thereitis..

Devin:..........what happened to you Xav-?
Xavier: too much-...

...

"way to much-"

...

"sit and talk with me Xav-"
"okay-"

...

Devin: what?!

*they sit and talk awhile*

...

"...and that's how i got these scars." xavier says

...

"you were really reckless by jumping off that bridge-"
"i know-....." xavier looks at the ground

.

"but i saved you-"

..

*devin looks at the ground*

...

"Devin- i- i-..."
"i forgive you..."

..

"y-you-...you wh-"
"c'mere..." Devin kisses Xavier

...

"D-Devin-!"
"i know i said i wouldn't..."

Pff..

"but i thought-..."
"i believe in second chances." *kisses him again*

...

"yeah-?"
"yeah...."

...

there- all better.

That was wholesome.

yeah- kinda was....

It felt... Nice... To watch that..

yeah...i didn't think i could make something so beautiful...

Well... Your other roleplays are amazing..

and destructive...

True..

it's getting better, i can feel it-

Really?

yeah-

"Wait... What just happened? What are these two voices?"

Oh- whoops- forgot we had characters...

"Characters? What do you mean??"

uhhh.

... Should we...?

yeah...

Do you want to, or shall I?

"What's going on?"

you tell.

... How should I say this... Phoenix... You aren't a real person. You're an original character, or OC as people like to call them. Basically, you're a figment of my imagination.

". . ."

well...give them a second to process that

"...Wh-... **What am I?!?!**"

oh boy-

"I'm just a figment of your imagination?! What the shit does that mean?!"

Mate- is now the time to sedate him?

Sedate? Like...

knock him out. just for a bit-

Oh, okay.

"W-Wait!"

Phoenix collapses

okay, we needed a better plan.

Maybe I shouldn't have said it like that..

probably not...

Did Sketch hear that..?

sketch is my alias when i go undercover with some OCs. she isn't real.

Oh..

yeah-

So she knows?

she is me, so yeah.

Oh..

yep

Is there anyone else you need to give closure to?

i don't think so

That's good.

yeah, it is-

At least everyone else is okay now

yeah

What should I do with Phoenix?

i dunno-

Should I wake him up?

sure.

Phoenix wakes up
"Ugh... My head..."

hiya bud....how you doing?

"Wha... Whe-Where am I...?"

Welcome to the metaverse, have a look around

"Metaverse??"

yep

"What's the Metaverse?"

a place where worlds collide

".. That sounds cool!"

it is cool

"What worlds are you talking about, though?"

worlds that contain other people like you

"Other people... Like me?"

yeah-

"Like, clones?"

"no- like, other people..."

"Ohhh..."

yep

Should I show him?

mhm

Okay... Hold on..

take your time

Frigid appears
"-and I told you-!... What?"

woah!

"Where am I?"

the metaverse!

"Who are you??"

Phoenix admires Frigid

*hands him a pamphlet explaining everything*

Frigid reads it, his eyes go wide

yep.

"What?!"

yeah...

"I can't believe it..."

i can

"What am I..?"
He looks at his hands

an OC

"Have I always been like this..?"

yes. would this be less scary if you could see me?

"I guess."

*i manifest into my physical form*

"Whoa!"

i know it seems rather strange

"It seems rather strange?? It *is* rather strange!"

calm down

"Okay.. Okay, I'm sorry... this is just... Confusing..."

i understand-

Phoenix jumps up to Frigid
"Oh my god! You look so cool!!"

Frigid looks at Phoenix
"Uh..."

heh. you have a fan.

"I do?"

apparently.

Phoenix looks at invisible_girl
"Who are you?"

to put it simply; a god

"Oh."

mhm

"That's really cool!"

thank you-

"You're god?"

*laughs*
a god. one of many

"Like, Polytheism?"

kind of. but- different mythologies

"Huh..."

like how i have control over my worlds or 'religion' and someone else has control over your world/ 'religion'

"Who has control over my world?"

a guy called Common_Mate

Hello.

hey Mate

How are you?

good- always getting better

That's good.

yeah. it is.

Oh, wait. Hello Phoenix.

sorry about sedating you

"Sedating?"

Oh, right, I also... erasedhismemory...

oh yeah...

Ahem... Uh... What do you mean, sedate?

knockout.

I *never sedated him.*

okay

"What are you two ralking about?"

nothing

"Huh.."

talking*

*gives him a pamphlet*

Phoenix reads it, he doesn't seem that surprised

you're taking this well

"I don't know.. I... feel like I've heard this before."

you might've

"Huh.."

nevermind

"Okay then..."

so. what's your backstory?

"I was born on a planet other than earth. A tyrannical ruler was going to destroy the whole planet, but a few other people were sent off the planet to other planets, I guess I was just sent to earth."

cool

"It's not that cool.."

yes it is-

"Getting your home planet blown up is cool..?"

no i meant you're not from earth.

"Oh, yeah.. That is pretty cool."

yeah!

"Thanks.."

sure thing

"You're a nice person.."

*smiles*
thanks...

It is true though..

it wasn't always true...

Yeah..

but i'm better now.

"Better?"

yeah

"What do you mean, better?"

i used to be a very destructive god

"Oh-"

yeah

"That's.. Uh.. Interesting..."

yeah it wasn't good

"So you were like a god of destruction, huh?

yeah-

"That sounds cool.."

it wasn't good

"Oh.."

yeah

"Sorry then.."

it's okay

Frigid walks up to the glass that Sketch is behind
"Who is this?"

me-

"But you're- Uh.."

here? i know

"I'm confused.."

she's not real-

"What??"

just an illusion.

"That's weird.."

i know.

"I'm very confused.."

she, is my disguise to blend in with OCs

You just said that out loud.

i know

"That's a secret?"

kinda

"Huh..."

just a bit

"What do you mean, just a bit?"

well usually just manifest physical form

"Oh, this is your physical form?"

yeah

"It looks nice."

*blushes*
thank you

"You seem nice too.."

thanks

"For what? Telling the truth?"

*smiles*

He smiles back

"..."

"What?"

nothing

Frigid smiles a bit

*smiles back*

"Y'know... I haven't been thought up long enough to know for sure, but.. You seem nicer than you used to be."

yeah

"..."

*hugs you*

"Hunh-"

Thank you

"Heheh... It's- uh... It's fine..."

*smiles*

"Heheh.."

you too Mate-

Huh? What'd I do?

i wouldn't be who i am today if not for you

How?

you stopped me from murdering my OCs and got mad when i did

I did? When..? I apologize, I don't have good memory.

with Alie

Oh.. Right...

yeah *smiles* she was my very first OC

Nostalgia?

yeah

Good times...

yeah...

I miss them...

You do-?

A little.

that's exactly why i created this place- so we don't have to be apart from them

... It's okay to forget things... Hell, I forgot who my first OC was.

But i live in my mind, in my memories-...

I used to be the same way... You got to live in the present.

i can't.

I know it's hard, but you have to at least try

and if i hate it?

I'm not trying to sound rude, and other people will say this too, but just roll with the punches.

I do...that's how i put up with life...

So just keep doing that.

i will

... You're a good person..

yeah...

Even if you don't think so.

thank you...

It's no problem..

*beams*
you're one of my friends.

Come again?

i don't have many friends

Heh.. Same..

but you're my friend

Thanks..

sure thing

... You're my friend too..

*smiles and hugs*

Heh..