prank #41 | video

[ghostytrainer]

[When the feed clicks on, it's to a close up shot of a Shedinja floating inside what appears to be a hotel room. The ghost is just staring blankly at the screen, neither moving nor giving any other sort of indication that it's alive or that it really had any reason for apparently deciding to turn the gear on.]

[Just. Staring.]

[It's probably kind of unnerving and the worst part is that this goes on for a good twenty minutes before something else finally happens.]

Ugh, Phoebe did you hide my gear somewhere again? It was cute and kind of funny like the first maybe...three times? But that's really starting to wear off, sorry to say. Jeez, where is everyone it's like a gravey--

[John's voice can be heard in the background, and just as he wonders to himself where all his Pokémon went, his feet can be seen in the background behind the Shedinja. He sighs.]

Well that explains where everyone went at least. [The neon green argyle sock-clad feet approach the bug ghost and the camera.] Exos, what are you doing over here...oh. Ugh, not you too! Jesus what does a guy have to do, I swear... [The camera jostles as John, still mumbling to himself, picks the 'gear up. He redirects the camera to his own face, looking a little exasperated.]

Sorry about that. Exos is...well okay I have no idea what the fuck he was trying to accomplish there, if anything at all. But since this is already on, may as well make some kind of point here I guess. Umm, let's see...

Tell me about your favorite type of Pokémon. Or your favorite species, anything like that. Feel free to gush about your team and the things you have accomplished together, I don't mind. It's actually kind of fun to hear what other people have to say about their companions.

Here, I will even go first. Ghost types are my favorite and thanks to Bro Strider, I recently finished my collection of grim, grinning ghosts. I now have at least one of every ghost-type evolutionary line. My favorite species is Haunter. Mostly for nostalgia reasons but Haunters have the added benefit of just being pretty awesome in general.

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[ghostytrainer]

Ahaha, "in case," that's a good one! We are quickly running out of unboiled days...if we're lucky maybe we will make it through the rest of this month before that insufferable heat wave rolls in again. [The mundane typed with a laugh.]

A lot of them are really pretty though, you're right. Like Froslass, Glaceon, and Dewgong.

[licentious]

I agree. I feel like we're on the border of summer. The heat doesn't usually roll in until late July, so let's hope it remains that way. [ I made that weather, how do you think I feel. ]

Yes, even if they aren't beautiful per se, they still maintain an elegance about them that wouldn't be found if they were, say, fire types. For example, I have a Sneasel, Beartic, Mamoswine and Jynx. Despite their reputations, I've found them to be quite graceful.

[ghostytrainer]

Huh, you know you're right. I guess I never really noticed that. For me, summer is just this long stretch of sticky unpleasantness. Where I am from, it doesn't get nearly as hot as it does here. It's a much more bearable heat, most of the time. [Admit it, you are laughing harder than I am.]

Really though, Mamoswine? Sneasel I can see but it's hard to think of a giant wooly mammoth as...graceful. Though maybe that's just because I'm used to the one my fiancée has.

[licentious]

I'm always on the road so summer varies for me accordingly. Sometimes, it's still chilly and icy and doesn't seem to have a lot of warmth beyond a good ten Celsius [ also known as 50º degrees. ] However, in the desert regions, temperatures can reach a good fifty Celsius on a very scorching day. [ that's... 122º degrees and my evil laughter echoes through the thread. ]

Well, Mamoswine is quite agile and sturdy. There's something beautiful in his resilience. However, I'm quite curious as to what type of Mamoswine your fiancée has. [ Ahhh... so this is Rose's future husband. ]

[ghostytrainer]

Uhh...eheh I'm guessing that's pretty chilly and really hot, respectively? We don't really use Fahrenheit instead of Celsius where I am from. And I don't travel much either so the weather was pretty much the same for me always. It rained or snowed more days out of the year than it didn't and while it could get pretty hot especially on a muggy day, it rarely got as hot as it does here. [I knew it.]

He's...basically a big softie. Her Mamoswine, I mean. Loves kids and giving people rides and stuff. But at the same time he can be sort of...clingy, almost. Like, when he decides he wants attention, boy you are going to give it to him and that's the end of that.

[licentious]

What type of weather system do you use? I can convert them back, if you wish. [ She doesn't mind talking about the weather l-lol. ] Your place sounds relatively consistent, like the mountains in the north. The moist air creates many patterns of rain and snow, while warmth, when it does occur, is tremendously humid and uncomfortable. [ CLASSIC ... FICTIONAL WEATHER. ]

I think that's graceful in its own way. His warm heart does not allow his cool type to conquer his emotions. His gentleness is something that's definitely elegant. [ What about the part where he's super jealous...? ]

[ghostytrainer]

Fahrenheit. It's funny you should say that though. Washington was a northern state and there is a mountain range that basically cuts it in half. Though, where I lived was more the valley region, not the mountainous part. [I know it's shocking to learn that he is not a rugged Washingtonian mountain man. I was surprised to learn this as well. WE all were. Everyone.]

I...guess? Though "big fuzzy goofball" is still the first thing that's going to come to my mind always with Pho-Goth.

[licentious]

Ah, I see. My apologies. The coldest it gets in summer, depending on my location, is fifty degrees. The warmest is one-hundred twenty-two. [ What a range, John! Feel free to ask her for tips. ]

I see. I did not take you for one from the valley. Our valleys are slightly primitive, and are somewhat of a place for washed up veterans to go after their service. It's where they get artificial metallic limbs to replace their fallen ones. As a result, it has a blue-collar industrial element to itself too. [ it's still a dnw-totally gross place in Lust's opinion. So gross it remains standing to this very day! ]

Self-expression and warmth creates grace. If it's confident in itself, it's exuding grace. [ not really. this sentence is as real as john's mountain man skills. ]