(Here's the draft update for the NaNventure as of now, made possible by all the awesome people from the teams they've been on. Y'all rock!)
FOURTH STOP: Hawai’i Fridays
After Jaylen feedbacked away from the Lovers, NaN was worried about losing their mentor. However, Jaylen told them that her training with them had reached completion, and that they needed to find a new mentor: a champion batter. Thus, now armed with the Excalibat, they went to Hawai’i in hopes of meeting Nagomi McDaniel. NaN arrived right after the departure of Fridays captain Fletcher Yamamoto. It is said that when Fletcher and NaN swapped in the feedback, Fletcher’s hat passed through NaN and became multiple, tiny hats, which were passed on to the next captains. Despite this, the sudden loss of the team’s long-time captain made NaN feel like they had a large role to fill. Instead, however, the Fridays offered them a chance to relax. They taught NaN that they don’t need to try and be the hero every day- that sometimes it’s more healthy to take a break and simply vibe. After NaN realized this, they took some time to meet the members of the team and enjoy living on island time. Nagomi McDaniel was very glad to see NaN, as NaN was around the same age as her son, York Silk, had been upon his departure from the Fridays. Nagomi, missing her son, took care of NaN in the same way that she took care of York, even to a fault. NaN could see that she had been through many difficult times- The fallout of the PODS had an incredible negative impact on her- so they used this opportunity to help Nagomi with some tips that they learned from the Lovers: “If you love someone, let them go.” NaN found themself getting along well with the other team members, and enjoyed being back by the ocean. They took time to hike with the team, find secret beaches, and even try to learn to surf. They also made sure to visit the snack bar for Fletcher and enjoyed some spam musubi. However, the feedback called, and NaN soon realized that their journey must continue. Thus, when the opportunity arose, NaN continued their world tour by visiting New York. They left Hawai’i with a brand new floral print button-up and a cool pair of sunglasses, reminding them to go with the flow and always keep the vibes afloat.
FIFTH STOP: New York Millennials
After leaving Hawai’i, NaN arrived in New York City ready to play for the New York Millennials. The team quickly took a liking to NaN, even offering them Bates’ room in the apartment. When asked about Bates, the team said they were “happy that a Mill finally gets a vacation.” NaN enjoyed meeting everyone on the team, and the team was happy to see that NaN’s glitchiness broke the landlord’s computing system, allowing them a break from rent. Fynn Doyle and NaN talked about ████████, and Andrew Solis asked NaN how the Spies were doing (to which NaN couldn’t give a definite answer, both because of their short time in Houston and because of the Spies’ secretive nature.) NaN also learned new skills on this leg of their journey, including magic lessons from Nandy Fantastic and a rock skipping tutorial from Ren. NaN enjoyed playing with Millie and was impressed by Patty and Sandie’s blagonballs. Alejandro Leaf and NaN reunited and made Vlines together, and NaN showed Schneider Bendie Undlertale. However, NaN was most excited to meet Thomas Dracaena, both for his fame in the league and his reputation as a number-crime aficionado. Dracaena was just as happy to meet NaN, and he even scored a home run in their first game together. Dracaena took NaN on a tour of New York on his Actual Airplane, which they then decorated with various stickers from their journey. Outside of blaseball, NaN got to experience all New York had to offer. For example, they got to go to many restaurants and cafes with the team, and were even able to sign the wall at Flive Points. They even picked up a side hustle while in New York: A Capella EDM kickball. Needless to say, NaN wasn’t fond of the idea of leaving, especially after what happened when they tried to swap with Hotbox Sato and became suddenly tangled in reality’s flickering as a result. However, when day 14 arrived, NaN knew that they had to move on once again. For this last game, the team decided to really make it count, getting as many runs as possible for NaN; this gesture resonated enough with NaN that they decided to stay in New York for another season. As the day of NaN’s departure approached, Bendie saw NaN beneath a banner reading “Youth Will Save Us” and realized that it was a prophecy--the Coin had always been about maximizing numbers, but NaN is not a number. Both Theodore Cervantes and Thomas Dracaena agreed with this, hoping that NaN could be the one to take down the Coin. Cervantes, in particular, gave an ominous warning:
“SOMETHING IS COMING. I CANNOT TELL WHAT, AND NEITHER CAN ANYONE ELSE. JUST REMEMBER, YOUNG ONE, WE ALL HAVE A TERMINAL VELOCITY. FIND YOURS, KNOW YOUR LIMITS, AND YOU WILL BREAK WHATEVER BARRIERS ARE IN YOUR WAY.”
Each of the team members gave them a parting lesson: Solis taught them about the material plane, Garbage taught them to always be ready to learn, Penelope Mathews told them to ‘stop and smell the roses’ sometimes, Nandy advised them to view the world as their stage, and Ren told them that wherever they end up is the right place. NaN boarded the subway to the Wild league with Alejandro Leaf, carrying with them many souvenirs; such as a treasure map from Charlatan Seabright, Patty Fox’s secret sauce recipe, temporary tattoos from Hatfield Suzuki, a case file about the Grand Unslam from Uncle Plasma, and the recipe for an LGMBLDM sandwich from Sandie Turner. As NaN boarded the subway to Chicago, one last Millennial greeted them, giving them a pocket knife with a leaf carved into it, before the figure lit a cigar and disappeared into the distance.
SIXTH STOP: Ohio Worms
NaN set off for Chicago after leaving the Millennials- however, they didn’t notice that their train ticket was actually for Ohio. Despite this change of plans, NaN adapted well and was able to play with the Worms. NaN was welcomed to Ohio with open arms. Ephraim Ladd and Scratch Deleuze made sure NaN was safe and ensured that they were taken care of, for example. Loubert Ji-Eun, Cantus Hojo, and a few others also worked together with NaN to create music, as NaN’s unique glitchiness was useful in gathering samples. With the help of Ji-Eun, NaN discovered that it is possible for them to receive and transmit normal radio signals. It was believed that if NaN received a message from the microphone this way, Ji-Eun could potentially use the signals for music. In addition to this, they were able to convert NaN’s glitches to act like an audio visualizer. NaN also got to experience secret parts of Ohio by going urban exploring with Kaz Fiasco. However, NaN was especially excited to reunite with Pitching Machine. While NaN had always considered Pitching Machine to be more than just a machine (even when it was just a machine,) Pitching Machine had now learned sign language and could communicate with NaN. However, as a result of becoming Uncertain, Pitching Machine began to question its own existence more. NaN was able to help Pitching Machine on this front, as they themselves had dealt with the question of existence since Season 3. After this, Pitching Machine took the time to teach NaN to pitch, as NaN’s only prior pitching experience was in watching Wyatt Dovenpart practice quantum curveballs. NaN also got to visit Augusta Chadwell’s Academy for Composting and the Advancement of Splorts, which really resonated with them - if anyone understood what it was like to be bad at blaseball, it was NaN. The team helped them in more ways than just this. For example, they taught NaN the “way of the dirt” with things like mud bath relaxations. As latesiesta approached, the feedback called to NaN once again, leading them to Chicago. Before they left, they were given a few souvenirs from the team - the highlights being a space suit helmet and a jetpack that shoots ones and zeroes.
SEVENTH STOP: Chicago Firefighters
NaN was called to leave Ohio as the worms continued to build their PsychoAcoustics system. They also heard the Call from Mx. Chicago, but they could not guarantee a life of protecting Chicago, as they would likely be moving more on their journey. However, the loss of Rivers Rosa to the Worms was an emotional blow to many members of the Firefighters, and thus NaN was not welcomed by everyone equally at first. Even still, they soon bonded with Gita Sparrow and Wanda Schenn, the two newest members of the Chicago Firefighters, as they did not know Rosa as well as the rest of the team and were not hit as hard by her departure. After a while, the rest of the team warmed up to them. Socks Maybe seemed to be rather confused by NaN’s appearance, but she too soon befriended NaN, liking to rest in their lap. Goobie Ballson and Kennedy Rodgers also got to befriend NaN. Goobie taught them a little bit about Ska music, and Rodgers taught them about mechanical engineering, even making them a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. (These headphones did not cancel feedback, but they were still a nice gift.) They also spent some time playing video games with Declan Suzanne, bonding over the shared experience of having terrible luck in peanut weather. NaN left Chicago with a Douglas bobblehead, a bottle of alcohol-free Royal Crown Malort, a firehat, and a lot of cat hair.
EIGHTH STOP: Hades Tigers
After spending some time in Chicago, NaN decided they wanted to try and search for the static Wyatts Mason after the s14 Latesiesta and subsequent events. For this reason, they traveled to the underworld to begin their search. When the swap occurred, Dunlap Figueroa, set to join the Firefighters in place of NaN, notably pitched for both teams for the remainder of the game. NaN wanted to help and pitch for the Tigers, but Figueroa reassured NaN that they could handle this on their own. NaN was welcomed to Hades with open arms, despite their lackluster ability as a pitcher. The team also had one-word tips for NaN, different for each member. - Owens: “Improvise!” - Hiroto: “Strategise!” - Zion: “Mechanise!” - Aldon: “Diversify!” - Randy: “Do your best, kiddo.” - Usurper: “Antagonise!” - Mora: “...What, you expect me to meet some format and structure just to keep a joke running its course, like some kind of circus monke-“ - Matteo: “Maximise!”
After seeing the sudden disappearance of the Wyatts, NaN was, of course, hoping to find them. While Hades is not the Hall, their connection through the Ambush meant that it was possible to check- something Ren Morin promised to do for NaN. While in Hades, NaN got a reserved seat in the Sixth Circle Stadium. In addition to this, they happened to meet the actual Hades, who was very confused by the encounter, as it is impossible to apply rules and deals to someone like NaN. The Tigers sent them off with a few souvenirs. Firstly, they got a jacket with patches and the signatures of each member of the team, following their “once a stripe, always a stripe” philosophy. They also received a pouch of coins to give to the ferryman at the River Styx in case they ever wanted to return. Finally, the Tigers taught them how to materialize cat ears and a tail, which they can now do at will.
NINTH STOP: San Francisco Lovers
The stressful environment of blaseball had finally started to take a toll on NaN, and after spending 10+ years with the Lovers, they knew they had a home to go back to when it all became too much. On their journey, they had been swapped around a lot, and it appeared that the Fans didn’t want them- they weren’t valuable enough or a good enough player. This was hard on them. However, the Lovers never had those expectations for them, and they remembered that. The Lovers had given them a home- and so they returned. Because of their previous experiences, they were surprised to find that the Lovers actually wanted to keep them around. NaN came back expecting to see the team as they’d left it- however, Knight was now gone, and the team’s dynamic had shifted dramatically with the addition of several new members. Despite this, NaN once again warmed up to the team, because even if they weren’t all the same people they had known before, they were still the Lovers. Because of the recent occurrences of static, as well as their constant team-swapping, NaN decided to take a break in the Lovers’ shadows. During this time, their most important goal was simply to have fun- to enjoy being the kid they still were instead of trying to be a hero. They also took the time to train, learn more about their newfound ability to echo, and above all, learn more about themself and their identity. However, their time off was short lived, as they soon realized that, despite everything, they were still someone with a difference to make in the world. And so they left the shadows, excalibat in hand, ready to take on the world in the second leg of their world tour- however long or short a time that might last. The team was emotional seeing NaN go and gave them gifts before they departed. For example, Silvia Winner knitted them sweaters for Boston. Apparently, upon arrival, they were wearing all 15+ of the sweaters. The most important thing NaN learned from their second stint in San Francisco was that there were still people who cared about them- they were the Lovers’ Wyatt Mason.
TENTH STOP: Boston Flowers
After leaving the Lovers’ shadows, NaN was a bit lost on where to go next. They decided on the Flowers for a few reasons: firstly, Boston seemed to have strange alternate-universe interactions, and while it was different from Los Angeli, it was still familiar. Secondly, they wanted to see Jaylen again. Finally, after spending some time in the shadows watching streamers, they’d ended up becoming a big fan of Zesty Yaboi’s streams and thought it would be cool to spend time with her in person. They bonded well with the team. SCORES BASERUNNER was excited to be on a team with someone so famous, which flustered NaN, who was still unused to fame. The Flowers knew a little about them already thanks to Wyatt Mason VI, who still existed as static in the Garden’s PA system. They also got to play video games with SCORES, Zesty, and Salih. Finally, NaN and Businessman Ferret teamed up to sue the ILB for identity theft. The results of this case are unknown, but NaN talks proudly of it nevertheless. In Boston, the team took them to see the location of the Boston Tea Party. However, NaN mostly enjoyed spending some time in the Garden, befriending the sentient ecosystem after some hesitation. Some believe it was Caligula Lotus who encouraged The Garden to warm up to NaN. While in Boston, they learned what it means to grow as a person and grow in their identity. In addition to this, they learned quite a bit about gardening and seem to have acquired a strange aversion to mushrooms. When asked to explain this, they simply responded, “Do not mess with mushrooms. They were here before us and will not miss our absence.” They left Boston with a new notebook filled with gardening tips, a succulent to take care of wherever they go, and a specially crafted flower crown made from butterfly weed, chamomile flowers, and blue salvia. Finally, they got to keep a bird, as said bird flew into them and ended up building a nest. The bird occasionally emerges to steal fries and other snacks.
