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[ghostytrainer]

who has some happy news they would be willing to share?
seriously, anything i don't care how insignificant of a thing you think it is. it doesn't have to be something earth-shattering or life changing, the only requirement is that it's something happy.
i just want to hear that SOMEBODY out there is having a good day today.
because april 13th is rarely anything other than an overall disappointment for me, no matter what universe i'm in.
i am beginning to wonder if it's just some kind of unspoken rule.
hell, now that i think about it, it doesn't even have to be something that actually happened today.
i want to hear about anything in your life that has ever made you happy. the more recent the better, but it can be stuff from back home too.

there's only one more thing i wanted to ask about, and that is the other father.
he went back home earlier this week. the last time this happened i was...well i didn't deal with it as well as i should have, let's just leave it at that. i ignored some things that should have been obvious and should have been taken care of.
but i am a bit more prepared this time. or at the very least, it didn't hurt quite as much.
that being said, is anybody watching his house at the moment?
i have been giving it some thought the past couple of days and i am very seriously considering going back and continuing what he started. well, in a way.
because i am not the other father by any stretch of the imagination so it wouldn't be quite the same sort of deal but i do think having a somewhere for people to be able to call home when they otherwise don't have one is a good thing.
but i still have things i have to do over in kanto and i am not sure how long it will be before i can get back to goldenrod.
or if i would be stepping on any toes with this, i mean if somebody already has it covered then that's fine.
but if nobody does then hey? why not me?
that's what i figure, anyway.
so uh...basically, tl;dr: who's watching the other house right now and if the answer is nobody, would somebody mind occasionally just...popping over there for me once in a while?
to make sure it doesn't get demolished or something like that. i don't know how stuff like this works, i have never owned a house or anything like that before.
or if he even left it to anybody or anything like that. houses have deeds and shit, right? he built the place himself so that just makes this all the more confusing...
i guess what i am saying is: i call dibs if nobody else has already. to put it as simply and admittedly childishly as possible.

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[moveslikestrider]

[He's not even bothering to respond to the post, just pressing closer to John's side and sighing. Jade's gone. Back to all the things that happened. Dying, shooting him, etc. He presses his lips into a thin line and stretches one leg out then the other before folding them back up against his chest.]

Jesus christ it is like every time this day comes around everything gets up to piss all over you. No happy sunny days just golden showers forever. [He makes a sound and shifts again so he's partly drapped over his friend's shoulder like some cat that oozed off the top of the couch.]

Fyi if you decide to get up I'm going to. Where ever. Fuck if I care where you go I'll be fucking there. Like a bro should be. With you. [Uggggh this is making him more depressed and it's hard to believe he can, but he folds up and buries himself in the couch corner.] Kan's plant starter swims.

[What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Who knows. He's just putting it out there.]

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[ghostytrainer]

Heh, Sunshine? Yeah she mentioned something about her taking a dip in the pool. But that's pretty much my luck. Think it would change if I started celebrating my birthday on the day I got here instead? I mean technically it was my birthday when I left so...that would work, right? [John sighs, leaning his head against Dave's shoulder. He's mostly joking, even if technically it's a temporally sound idea. At least in his mind.]

Don't worry though, I don't plan to move from this couch for a while. Like...basically just to go to bed. But even then I don't know if I even want to bother.

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[tentacletrainer]

[[Rose is on his other side, leaning against John and playing some game on her Pokegear. Just something to distract herself for now.]]

I think sleeping on the couch tonight is an acceptable option. We could make a blanket fort.

[[That would be fun, right?]]

The most basic of safety options for a child in need.

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[hoperaider]

[He, too, has noticed the lack of Jade. How can he not? But Jake's not going to let that get to him when John's like this.]

Um. Dirk and i had our first kiss at prom?
And.
Im really really happy that i got to meet you and your friends.
Im thankful that i got to see and hang out with you all since my arrival in johto.
Youve given me loads of happy memories that id not trade for the world. Even the april fools prank was a good memory!
If anything im proud of the fact that were related even if it is by weird ecto whatever!
You and everyone else during the winter holidays made them the best ive ever had for...
A depressingly long time if i think about it.
So.
Yeah.
Um ill be sending along yours and janes birthday presents a little later.
I ran out of something i needed to put the finishing touches on them.

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[ghostytrainer]

it's ok, take your time.
i don't know if anybody has mentioned it to you yet, but jane is in a memory coma right now.
so...yeah. there's that.
i probably should have said something about that sooner...sorry.

but thanks, jake.
and congrats on the first kiss.
how was it?

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[hoperaider]

Ah no i didnt know that but now i do.
Well ill still send it along at the same time!
Dont worry about it though. Youve had a lot on your mind with all thats happened.

Very sweet haha!
Hard to imagine coming from a strider perhaps but he was really very sweet about it.

But how are you doing john?
Probably not well but...

[He's worried about the kid, man.]

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[usedswift]

[She still doesn't like all this texting business. Too cumbersome, takes too long. Miss half the nuance of what the other person is saying. It's not even like handwriting, where you can pay attention to the strokes of a pen! After making sure there's nothing to give her location away, she turns on the video, forehead protector nowhere to be seen, as it's been whenever she's in public.]

I made something for you today and I had a lot of fun making it. I got to dance with you at prom, that made me pretty happy. Everyone else, too.

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[ghostytrainer]

[John has become quite the fan of video chatting since coming here as well, but this is just one of those times where he can't quite bring himself to switch. He's miserable, and that's not a state that he really wants people to see him in.]

sorry, i meant to call you earlier and thank you for that. something came up though and it slipped my mind entirely though.
but i really like it, it's pretty much too cute to eat even though it looks delicious.
thanks, tenten. :) it really means a lot to me.
especially since i don't remember even mentioning that today was my birthday. :|a
...how DID you know that, now that i think about it?

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[usedswift]

[Well, it was worth a shot. Responding with video to his texts is too weird, so she switches over to text herself.]

Well, I am a ninja, don't forget. It's something that comes with the job. ;)

But I really mean it, it was a lot of fun to make. Confused Sasuke a lot, but most things that are fun do that.

I had a good day today.

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[timelymaid]

im alive!
thats still happy news for me
i mean its not as new any longer
but i like to think about it sometimes
its very enjoyable

in terms of events
two months ago i learned something via karkat that made me happy
albeit confused

aries evolved into a whimsicott pretty soon after the human birthday i picked!
its really just the horns but its still very nostalgic
her horns are like my lusus used to have
when she was alive

i learned how to do the chicken dance
and the hokey pokey
so now im a dancing fiend clearly

i danced with lots of friends at the prom :)
as you know!
kanaya made me a dress and it was lovely

and i think just being here in general is a happy thing
i still had a lot to do and a lot i wanted to see play out at home
but i think this is a home as well
with important people
and im glad its a place im in

i dont know whats going to happen today or tomorrow
or what im supposed to be doing
thats a happy thing too

i dont know if any of that was the sort of thing that helped!

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[moveslikestrider]

aradia
never stop being adorable ok
this is a request from your fellow time master

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[timelymaid]

hmmmm
since its a request from my fellow time master i will consider it! :p
but you have to admit its nice
not to be running loops or straightening things out

[ And there's like 100% less dying here! ]

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[ghostytrainer]

it did aradia, trust me.
it helped a lot. :)
i should have known i could count on you to go above and beyond the call of happy things duty.

[Even though his eyes are slightly more wet than he wants them to be right now. He's not going to cry though, dammit. He's been doing so well at not doing that. And he knows that Jade, of all people, wouldn't want her to cry over him.]

you are a regular rug cutter now, alright.
totally set for any and all proms to come.
i'm going to be more than a little upset if that's the last one we ever get to have. because i had a lot of fun too.

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[timelymaid]

well i try :D

[ ...And the fact she smiles 24/7 hasn't freaked you out yet, but maybe someday. Maybe. ]

i refuse to let it be the last one!
apparently a group of people used to plan festivals and parties more often and such
its too bad that isnt a thing now
perhaps we should all try to start it up again though??

[usedshooshpap]

ON THE UPSIDE, JOHN...
AT LEAST NO ONE BOTHERED TO KILL YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS TIME.

[ghostytrainer]

heh, yeah that's definitely a plus.
even if we can't actually die here i kind of like the whole not dying thing. it's pretty great.
still sucks though i mean really universe? you couldn't have waited one more day?
just one?

[usedshooshpap]

YEAH, JOHN
THAT'S NOT REALLY HOW THIS SHIT GOES DOWN.
BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING A BAD DAY, OKAY?
JUST SORRY THAT IT HAS TO BE ON YOUR WRIGGLING DAY
AS, UH
PER USUAL.

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[quickattackjack]

It's very noble of you to continue what he started. I know the other house has been very good for a lot of people. I'm in Kanto as well, so I can't keep an eye on it.

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[ghostytrainer]

it's ok, don't worry about it! just enjoy your time over in kanto, man.

i am still not 100% sure if i am actually going to go through with it or not.
i mean i want to! but at the same time i am just not sure so...
i am going to give it some more time to mull over. but once i have all the badges it's kinda like "well now what?", you know?

[searsblindly]

1 C4N TYP3 1N MY QU1RK!
1T W4S 4 LONG T1M3 COM1NG BUT 1 C4N DO 1T
1TS MUCH L3SS H3LPFUL TH4N US1NG 4UD1O B3C4US3 1T T4K3S 4 LONG T1M3 THOUGH

[She switches to Audio because it really is taking too long to type that out.]

Pyralspite evolved recently! She is now a Dragonite! I didn't mention her turning into a Dragonair, but she's now a Dragonite and I feel like that is worth mentioning!

[ghostytrainer]

[John's still not exactly feeling audio or video right now but he can make an exception for Terezi. After all, there won't be much of a conversation otherwise. Plus, she can't see him regardless and it's easier to make his voice sound convincingly cheerful without his face to give him away.]

It certainly is, congrats to both of you. Hehe, now you just need a badge and an HM and you can go for a soar whenever you want.

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[impulsives]

Well, I'm not sure there's a lot of happy things in my life, but I guess I'll try?

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[ghostytrainer]

alright. i'm listening.
hit me with your best news.

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[when_turks_fly]

I have a really long hug with your name on it. Does that count?

[ Even though she isn't there to give it to him right now, it's honestly the best she can do at the moment. Well, perhaps not. She's still digging for good news to share, but it's hard to focus on anything potentially good given what's happened recently, how things have been, how she's felt and feels right now. Still, she's trying. For John, she's trying. For this to happen on his birthday of all days... she reaches to rub her face unseen, idly kicking at her covers. She's not getting up, but the least she can do is shift into a better position if she's going to use the Gear, one that also makes it easier for the Riolu who brought her the Gear in the first place to curl up beside her. Now, let's see... ]

Something good, huh? I met you. I like to think that's a pretty good thing that's happened, even if it didn't happen so recently. I got to watch you tear up the dance floor at prom, too. I'm proud of you, by the way. You did great, just like I knew you would.

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[ghostytrainer]

yes, i would say that counts.
i will hold you to it when we make it to cerulean. which will hopefully be pretty soon. jane picked a great time for a nap, hahaha.

thanks. you're part of the reason i was able to dance so well so...thank you for that too.
how is cerulean? everything ok over there?
dave's bro and rose's mom aren't driving you too crazy are they?