Memory Synchronization

CHAPTER 2: Interdimensional Insanity

Flag: So uhh... What happened back there?

Inkwell: ... Nothing happened.

Flag: Look, I also lost someone back there. My son, Sphere. I saw him being consumed by the ink when I was coming to pick him up from Quill Academy.

Inkwell: Quill... Academy?

Flag: Mhm, that's where he studies. An elite school! Pretty cool, am I right?

Inkwell: I... also study there. I lost my friends on the way. Professor Whiteboard... My friend, Scroll, and I saw him fall into the ink with our very own eyes because he tried communicating with a student there named Radio, who appears to be corrupted as well.

Flag: Huh... Well, that was unfortunate. Guess I could say that we're in the same situation now. But hey, I just noticed we didn't even introduce ourselves to each other. I'm Flag, a working father. I work at Artist's Tower as a writer. You?

Inkwell: Inkwell. Just a Quill Academy student with no desires whatsoever. My mom worked at Artist's Tower as a writer too before but she resigned due to an incident.

Flag: Well, that's cool I guess. Nice to meet you Inkwell!

Inkwell: Nice to meet you too, Mr. Flag.

Flag: No no, just call me Flag. No need for honorifics.

Meanwhile at the competition...

Paintbrush: Ugh! This is just ridiculous! They seriously left me behind to get these stupid pineapples? Unbelievable!

Silver Spoon: (shows up behind the bushes) Woah now, Lesser-Tall One. Take a chill pill. As if complaining will do you any good, hmph!

Paintbrush: And where did you come from?!

[POV SWITCH]

Yang: Yes! I got a pineapple! Now I'll just give this to MePhone and win this challenge, leaving those pathetic losers behind! Muahahaha!

Yin: "We", actually. I was the one who pointed it out.

Yang: Yeah whatever. Go go go!

[POV SWITCH]

Balloon and Nickel walks around the forest.

Balloon: Hey uhh... Nickel? Have you felt something wrong with those... non-contestants earlier?

Nickel: Uhh, no. What makes you think that?

Balloon: I... dunno. Do you think they're from another dimension? Judging by how they look and what they said-

Nickel: Look, Balloon. Let's not think of that now. They probably just took a boat through here. It's not a big deal!

Nickel spots a pineapple lying beside a tree.

Nickel: Well, looks like we found one! Come on! Let's show this to MePhone!

Balloon: But wait! Didn't I also need one? The teams just broke down and-

Nickel didn't hear Balloon and kept on running away while holding the pineapple using his mouth.

Balloon: Sigh... I just let him be. Now where could those pineapples be...?

Back to Inkwell and Flag. The two continued to sit down on the grass beside a rock, talking about stuff.

Flag: Wait, weren't you the one who created the cartoon titled Ebullient?