Thursday, December 30, 2004

Rifter Revalations (downtown Metrolex, future site of “Jinnai’s Japanese Grill”) M: Maybe we could put a fountain in. J: Do you have any idea how much that would cost? M: What are you worried about? You’re the one who has an account at “Dragon Horde National.” J: I already bought the place for you, Makoto. Don’t you think that’s enough? My charity does have limits. M: We can do so much with this place. I still don’t know how I’m ever going to thank you for this. J: Use your imagination. M: Huh? J: The design. Use your imagination. M: Oh.... yeah. J: ......... 0_0 M: Do you think it would be too much for the guests to sit on cushions instead of chairs? J: (totally oblivious, wide eyed and staring into space) ........ M: I mean, I want this place to be as authentic as possible, but.... hey, are you listening? J: ........ M: Justin-san? J: Be right back. (rushes outside, starts pacing in front of the store) M: Huh? (watches Justin pacing, scratching his beard, and mumbling to himself) J: (paces for a few more minutes, then suddenly....... stops) M: ........ J: (from outside) That’s it. That’s it! THAT’S IT! I’VE GOT IT! HAHA!! (runs back inside and grabs his jacket) M: Justin, what’s..... J: SorryMakotogottarunemergencymeetingthanksbye! (kisses her on the cheek and runs out the door) (home) J: (bursts trought the door, runs up the stairs) A: Justin, you’re..... J: Sorrytalklater! (runs toward the computer room) (computer room) J: (sits down, logs onto myotaku.com) C’mon. C’mon! (site loads, goes into PM screen, starts typing) ATTENTION ORG OFFICERS! Please report to Artukei’s site as soon as you recieve this message. Emergency meeting! I repeat. EMERGENCY MEETING! later... DJ and Ozy J are sitting in Justin’s room. J: (now calm and collected) Thank you all for coming. DJ. Ozy. DJ: (still a little kid) Where’s Red? J: I’m not sure. He’s..... he couldn’t make it. I’m surprised you came, Deej. What with your..... condition. Ozy J: So what’s this big emergency? J: (closes and locks the door and pulls down the shades, appearing very somber and speaking very soberly) First of all, let me emphasize that what I am about to tell you does not leave this room. Ever since the “demon” incident, I’ve been pondering the mystery of our powers. And I have finally come to a conclusion. DJ: You’ve figured it out? J: (nods) Ozy J: You’ve figured out how we’re able to “jump”? J: I can’t explain why we’re able to “jump.” I don’t think anyone can. But that’s not the issue. The issue is our powers that have no relation to our rifting capabilities: namely, the transformations. I’ve been all over the multiverse, and I’ve never been able to do anything like this until I came here. Now, let’s be honest with ourselves. This place, the Anime Universe, was created by human imagination, right? DJ and Ozy J: (nod) J: So, being from the dimension that spawned this one, could it not be possible for our imginations to have the same creative qualities? If my theory is correct, our imaginations and our subconcious have a great effect on this world. The things we keep inside, the things no-one else can see back in reality, they become extensions of ourselves over here. When we come over here, it’s like we’ve been turned inside-out. We’re wearing our insides on the outside. Our imaginations literally become a creative tool and our emotions manifest themselves in ways that we couldn’t begin to think of. And here’s the proof. DJ? DJ: Yeah? J: You remember you were here the second time I transformed. I was upstairs patrolling the halls with King James. DJ: Right. J: For the longest time, the clues that came from that night were the most confussing of all. The blood on the handel, where it came from, and why the blade was clean. I never told you this, but..... King James is a holy weapon. I created it.... from a bible. New King James version, to be exact. Ozy J: Makes sense. J: The thing is, being a holy weapon, nothing evil can ever touch King James. And if my theory is correct, Incubus, the demon, is a manifestation of my innermost evil. Now, when I trasnformed I was still holding on to King James. I believe that as my hand morphed into Incubus’ claw, that King James started to burn it. It burned his hand so bad that it started to bleed. DJ: Wait. If something gets burned it doesn’t bleed. J: True. But that’s according to science. Just as I had guessed, I didn’t think science would be able to explain this. And when you deal with King James, you’re dealing with the super-natural. But anyway, King James started to bleed Incubus’ hand. And then with it’s bloody claw... Ozy J: ...It tore off the shirt. Resulting in the blood stain there. J: Exactly. King James proves that Incubus is a creation of pure evil and thusly that our alter egos, our emotions, and anything our imaginations can conjure up become physically manifested here! DJ: You mean..... we’re able to do anything? J: Theoretically. This world is kind of like our own Matrix. Meaning, that our natural abilities can be augmented and/or enhanced. Our strength, our speed, our reflexes, even our apperance. I mean, the fact that we’re animated right now is proof of that. And, I’ll be honest, I’m not nearly as good a fighter in reality as I am here. DJ: Do you know what this means? We’re practically gods! J: DJ, calm down. I don’t want anybody showing off now and abusing their powers. They are not to be taken lightly. Imagination is our power. And the power of imagination is limitless. We are gifted, we are special, we are fortunate, but we are also very dangerous. DJ and Ozy J: ........ J: (suddenly becomes very serious) Back home our imaginations can run away with us; they can run rampant. But here...... (shakes his head) Our minds have a strong effect over here. Mostly on ourselves, but also on our surroundings. We command a great power. A power that we must keep in check and a power that I fear may threaten the existence of this world. Now, I’m not saying that we should leave. No. That is the last thing I want to happen. But now that we know what we are capable of, what we can do and how we are able to do it, we have a better chance of controlling it. We have a better chance of controlling... them (taps head). We must all be extremely careful from now on. DJ and Ozy J: (nod) J: (slowly puts back on his casual demenor) Alright then. Once again, you cannot tell anyone about what we have just discussed, except to other Rifters and other humans from reality. You do not tell anyone from here about this. Not your friends, your room-mates, your loved ones, I’m not even telling Ozz or Aisha. Information like this, more specifically, knowledge of what this universe really is, could be devastating to them and to this dimension. Is that clear? DJ: Right. Ozy J: No problem. J: OK. Thanks again for coming, guys. Meeting adjourned.

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