prank #42 | video BACKDATED TO 5/19

[ghostytrainer]

[The feed turns on to a view of what is clearly the inside of a clothing store, judging by all the colorful display racks scattered about. From somewhere off screen, there are two male voices.]

I still can't believe you picked that. It's like exactly the same thing Rose put you in. You have to admit you're basically just fueling that fire. Making it roar high and shit. She'll remind you. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Are you blind or do you just need to take your shades off for a minute? This is nothing like that lacy Goth Lollipop or whatever it's called style that Rose put me in. It's much simpler! Do you see any frills on this? I sure don't.

Point is, similar dress style. I warned you. All I'm saying.

Wrong. But whatever we are both ready so let's do this. Casey, camera please!

[There's a squeak from the Lopunny operating the camera as the frame shifts, revealing two teenage boys wearing things that clearly came off racks not meant for them. This is exactly what you wanted to see today, right? Boys in dresses? Of course it was.]

[To the left stands Dave, whose hair is still as brightly pink and as in need of a trim as it was a week ago. It falls past his ears, and has been swept to the left side of his face. He's wearing a long, dark red dress which covers his chest but leaves his shoulders bare. When he moves just right, you can see a slit up the side. All in all, it pretty much neutralizes the harder lines of his body and proving two things. One: Dave can actually pull of androgynous pretty damn well. And two: he takes after his mom more than anybody probably thought.]

[Next to him stands John, and it's one of those moments where you can really tell just how short the kid actually is. Because Dave has a good half a foot on him and somehow the contrast between John's stockier frame and Dave's lankier one only exaggerates this difference. His dress is a simple light blue pinafore dress that falls to his knees. Under the dress is a long-sleeved, white dress shirt with a baby doll collar tied together with a dark blue ribbon. He's managed to (somewhat) tame his hair, adorning it with a light blue headband to match the dress.]

So here's the deal. John seems to think he pulls this off better. We all know he's way wrong.

I think you mean "we all know John is way right." Fixed it for you.

Spoilers: You're totally wrong.

It's astounding, how wrong you are about everything today. Just wow, I did not know it was possible for one person to be so wrong, so many times, in such a short period.

[Before Dave gets a chance to retort or either of them gets the chance to explicitly say what the point of all this was, the feed ends. But surely the point got across: who makes a better girl?]

((ooc: probably goes without saying, but red is Dave and blue is John. Responses will come from both.))

Comments

[video]

[soundmind]

...

[...No but really.]

It...um...it matches your eyes, John.

[video]

[ghostytrainer]

[Boys will be boys...wait does that really even apply in this situation?]

Thank you, I tried. You didn't answer the question though, Maka!

[video]

[soundmind]

[A pause as she looks over the both of them again. She can't say she's ever been asked to be a judge in a crossdressing competition.]

Hey, that's the guy that told me about Drifloons.

[...Maka that's still not answering his question.]

I didn't recognize him, he looks pretty passable as a woman.

[ video ]

[unended]

[ ...did they shave their legs for this? Joonhee squints at the screen a bit. ]

...are you guys going to put on a performance?

[ video ]

[ghostytrainer]

[For John, at least, it's not so much that he shaved his legs as it is that there isn't really much there TO shave just yet. The puberty fairy has not only been stingy with his growth spurt, but also basically everything else. It's kind of hard to believe that this kid just turned fifteen but even late bloomers have to become flowers eventually.]

[Surely it is only a matter of time.]

Define "performance." I mean we weren't planning on it or anything, we just want to know who pulls a dress off better.

[ video ]

[unended]

I thought you were going to dance or something. [ they put a lot of effort into it...it seems weird to just put it on, take a picture, and not do anything else. ]

[ video ]

[moveslikestrider]

Just need to say which looks better. No way am I going to 'dance' or anything.

[ video ]

[unended]

Seems like a bit of a waste of effort. [ unless he's going to spend more time strutting around in that dress. ]

Strange competitions seem like a regular thing for you. [ he's almost jealous, at least it looks like they're having fun. but he'd never put on a dress either so. ]

[video]

[togetherforever]

[There are some things Mayu hasn't probably seen in her life. Crossdressing boys is on the list.]

[There's no answer, just a stare. A long, confused one. Why did she tune into this channel.]

You two look...very pretty?

[video]

[moveslikestrider]

But which looks better. That's the whole point here.

[video]

[ghostytrainer]

[There's a first time for everything.]

Why thank you! But of the two of us, I am the prettier one, right? I definitely wear this better than Dave, yeah?

[video]

[brokenmemories]

...!!

[It took a while for Misaki to realize what she was looking at and she tries to hold in a laugh upon seeing the two in drag.]

Is this broadcast really necessary? [Not that she's against it or anything but seriously guys, what.]

[video]

[ghostytrainer]

Yes, absolutely.

[Somehow he manages to say this with a completely straight face.]

How else would we really know who looks better? We can't ask the rest of our travel party because almost all of them are biased one way or the other and it's not nearly a big enough sample size as I am sure Rose would point out immediately had we attempted to ask.

[video]

[moveslikestrider]

Course it's necessary. We can't toss this to our group, they're all bias. Thus the masses are posed this important question. It's critical down to the wire, answer it fast time.

[hoperaider]

[What even

Jake doesn't

He can't

...Okay.]

Um. You look...cute, John? But I think Dave looks more like a dame than you. [He tilts his head slightly.] Actually, he looks a bit like Rose with that headband.

[moveslikestrider]

Wow, no. I'm not wearing a headband. But noted, noted. See John. I'm right.

[Action]

[matini]

[Mom slings her arms across both boys' shoulders affectionately. Sudden mom get!]

Aw, sorry, Johnny, but I think Davie takes too much after me. You still look cute in that little number, though.

[She winks at him.]

[Action]

[moveslikestrider]

[Davie takes too much after.

Dave. Chokes.]

Video;

[tentacletrainer]

[[Rose had to consider them both for a while, but eventually she smiles.]]

While Dave does have an uncanny likeness to myself in that dress, I am going to have to give a point to John. And not because of any bias. [[Her smile is a bit more teasing now.]] But because I want to jump his bones while he's wearing that.

Video;

[moveslikestrider]

Oh my god! What. You don't-

VIDEO

[usedswift]

I don't know, it seems pretty close to me...

[Trying. So hard. Not to laugh. Failing... failing...

Whoops no she burst out laughing.]

VIDEO

[ghostytrainer]

Hey come on, Tenten! This is no laughing matter, it's serious business!!!

[Yet...it looks like he's holding back a few laughs himself.]

VIDEO

[moveslikestrider]

[He leans forward, very amused and laughing a bit himself.] John put it perfectly, this is serious Tenten. We got to hear your vote.

[video]

[when_turks_fly]

[ See Valeria. See Valeria peering at the screen discerningly, her gaze sharp as ever as she looks between the two. Her face is also perfectly straight, her tone casual when she speaks. ]

Before I make my final judgment, I need both of you to show me your nails. You're also going to have to twirl for me. You get bonus points for curtsying.

[video]

[moveslikestrider]

[His expression is flat. So flat. This has to be trolling. There's no other way it isn't.


No way in nine hells.] I have one condition to that. John goes first..