There was almost a dull, buzzing sound as Jerry sat in his father-in-law's room, memories of his brief happiness flooding his mind. Whilst Rick and Morty were on their own adventure - searching for the person who had framed them - Jerry's home had been filled with numerous copies of Rick from across the dimensions. Of course, he was only thinking about one of them. A particular Rick, and quite the oddity. Dimension J19ζ7 - with a Rick that was more of a father and friend to him than his own Rick… No. That wasn't his Rick. J19ζ7 Rick was his Rick. The - unfittingly, in Jerry's opinion - named "Doofus" Rick was the only person that cared about Jerry, even seemingly more so than Jerry's very own wife and children. There was an unfilled emptiness now that he could only hope to fill by breathing in the air in Rick's room. Unlike the rest of the house - especially the garage - there wasn't actually an overbearing alcohol smell in this room, which was weird considering who he was talking about. Within the next moment, there was a flash of light as his dick of a father-in-law came into the room.
Jerry barely heard or even registered the old man's words, responding generically before getting up to leave the room and simply staring out the window, seeing the rain outside fall in a gentle shower. It had taken a few moments, but he'd soon noticed that the rain was staring back. The man's eyes soon adjusted to the darkness and a figure was forming in the distance. A familiar silhouette of that same old man that had walked into the room behind him, but with a significantly altered hairstyle, every lock on this particular Rick's head falling on all sides of his head in a uniform line around his skull and completely shaved on all sides beyond that. There was a twinge of curiosity followed by a wave of joy. His Rick had returned! Jerry had hardly heard this dimension's Rick behind him again, listening to the demeaning comments directed towards J19ζ7 Rick.
Jerry held his tongue, allowing the crotchety old man to speak his piece before rushing outside with an umbrella in hand, taking his Rick's side and holding the tool over the old man's head to keep him protected from the elements, arms wrapping around his chosen father-in-law in a heartwarming embrace, J19ζ7 Rick following suit and holding Jerry in his arms longingly. They were kindred spirits, surrounded by people who constantly berated them and constantly underestimated them. Naturally, they had bonded over that, and more.
"I… I thought you had left. You'd said that you were all leaving when you found Rick. Not that I'm not happy to see you! This is great! Now we can spend more time together!"
Releasing Jerry from the hug, Doofus Rick had pulled a device out of his pocket, keeping it held close to him and making sure that it was untouched from the weather as well. The old man reached for Jerry's hand and gently placed the item into the younger man's palm, Jerry's eyes looking at it and realizing that it was a… cell phone?
"H-hey pal! I'm s-sorry for bringing you out into the rain like this. I can't stay much longer, no matter how much fun it would be to spend more time with you Jerry. But I thought of a great way for us to keep in touch. I-I whipped this little gadget up real quick, so that we can talk n' text. It can send signals across dimensions, so you don't need to worry about not being able to reach me! After all, I couldn't bear to not keep in touch with a awesome friend like you Jer. I know you're a busy guy, but if you ever need a friend, I'm here for ya. See you later, Jerry."
Before Jerry even had time to get a syllable out, J19ζ7 Rick had pulled his portal gun out from his inner breast pocket and fired it below him. He'd simply given the brunette a wave before he'd fallen out of Jerry's grasp, disappearing back to his own dimension and leaving Jerry alone with the umbrella, the rain, and his only thin connection to his only friend in the multiverse. Turning back towards his home, his steps felt heavy, hoping he would hear from his Rick soon. Quite frankly, he hadn't expecting his wish to be granted so soon. The cell phone had vibrated and glowed with the warm light of J19ζ7 Rick's well-wishes. Jerry looked down at the text and read it with hope in his heart.
See? It's that easy! All you'll need to do is type your message and send it back - and I'll be on the other side! Isn't technology great, buddy?
"Yes, Rick… yes it is." With a spring in his step and tears of happiness on the corners of his eyes, Jerry stepped back into his home - feeling less lost and not worrying so much about the future. It was wondrous knowing that - even across dimensions - there was no stopping their blossoming friendship.
Brought back to where he was now, Jerry had taken a deep breath before coughing it out, hacking a bit from the stench. There was a rat's body, rotting in the bathtub, cockroaches skittering about here and there, and even a pigeon that had crashed into the only window of the room and was now just laying lifelessly on the window sill. Everything felt hopeless and no one seemed to care about the situation that they'd left him in. Jerry knew that there was at least one person in the multiverse who he could count on in these trying times. Jerry picked the interdimensional cell phone out of his box of important things and tried to turn it on, wanting so very much to hear J19ζ7 Rick's voice one more time.
As Jerry'd pressed the button… nothing happened. It was a blank screen and an unresponsive hunk of plastic. Feeling frustrated, he'd pressed the button several more times, shaking the phone and shouting expletives at the unresponsive tool. Groaning with exasperation, Jerry had tossed the nonfunctional tool onto his bed and thinking hard about how he'd get this fixed. In the end, he knew he'd only really had one solution and it was something he'd never want to admit that he'd need to do… Asking his asshole of a father-in-law for assistance.