prぁn◙ $43 | acti♂n FORWARD-DATED TO SATURDAY 6/8

[ghostytrainer]

[Hello everyone, what are you up to this fine summer evening? Out training perhaps? Playing with your Pokémon? Sitting down to a delicious dinner? Maybe doing a little shopping before all the stores close?]

[Well whatever you're doing, no matter how much you are minding your own business, you may soon find yourself with a +1.]



[Aren't glitches fun?]

[John has no idea what's going on, one minute he was in the middle of his anniversary dinner with Rose and the next, he's lord only knows where with whoever "you" happen to be. Not that "you" aren't good company, and all! But it's kind of rude to leave your significant other in the middle of a date. But the worst part?]

[It keeps happening.]

[Whatever is doing this isn't content to let him stay in one place for very long. He keeps disappearing and reappearing with a quiet "zap!" every few of minutes, sometimes appearing back at the restaurant and other times appearing someplace else entirely. Dammit, can't a guy just eat in peace? This is terrible.]

[Why on Earth did he box that weird Pokémon he caught last night... better yet, why did he catch it at all?!]

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[timelymaid]

[ ...

Aradia probably isn't as startled or confused by this as she should be. John has managed to find her sitting outdoors between locations, taking notes in her binder while a few of her roster play around. Indy's just skulking in the shadows, but the others are sort of being a bit more active.

She's not completely unsurprised, but John gets a cheerful grin all the same. ]

When did you get teleportation abilities, John?

[ and, after actually closing her binder to deal with this new event - ]

Oh, you look nice! Why are you all dressed up to teleport? ...Why are you teleporting, for that matter? Is this to do with the ongoing silliness?

[ this may end up being a short conversation but HEY MAY AS WELL CHAT WHILE HE'S HERE. For...whatever reason. ]

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[ghostytrainer]

[John cuts off awkwardly mid-word as he appears. Wherever he just came from, he was clearly having a conversation and has left his partner utterly bewildered as to what he was going to say next.]

What the--? Aradia? [Okay, so he's actually pretty happy to get the chance to see her in person again but this still isn't quite right. Especially since... isn't she all the way in Johto?]

What, no! I don't have teleporting powers I... don't know what the hell just happened or how I got here. On that note, please tell me you guys came to Kanto and just didn't tell us.

[Please for the love of god don't let him be all the way in Johto.]

Oh and uh...thanks, I guess. [He fusses with his bowtie a little bit.] Rose and I are on a date. Though I will admit that this certainly complicates that.

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[moveslikestrider]

[Dave blinks. He's been standing on his hands for less than two minutes and he's already seeing shit?]

Okay, there's no way my mind is messed up this badly.

John. [He drops back onto his feet, and turns around. Had the weirdness ended? Or not.]

What the fuck. Did you forget the breathmint or something?

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[ghostytrainer]

[Oh good...at least this time he stayed within Saffron instead of winding up in another region entirely.]

...dude, what the hell are you doing?

[No seriously, who just stands on their hands for no reason? He'll answer your question in a minute, this is clearly more pressing.]

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[matini]

[Mom is in a clothing store in Celadon City and she's trying to choose between a very sexy black dress and a more conservative pink one. Lucky John that he just teleported in the middle of it to give her an opinion! She turns to him and holds up the dresses, taking his sudden appearance in stride.]

Which one looks better, do you think?

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[ghostytrainer]

[John's holding a fork with a piece of lettuce speared on the end of it, which is currently halfway to his mouth. Yeah. That's totally appropriate for where he wound up this time. Not at all weird about a guy eating a non-existent salad in the middle of the ladies' department.]

[He forgoes taking that single bite in favor of answering Mom's question.]

Uh... that depends on what you want it for, I guess. You have two very different styles there so it's kind of hard to compare them objectively. Because I am sure that unlike myself and Dave, you can probably pull both of them off and look nice so it's not a matter of picking whichever suits you better. It's a matter of the occasion.

[John Egbert: dress expert.]

[viiru2alert]

[Sitting in a dark room somewhere, Sollux looks up as the bright light becomes the only source of illumination in the room besides his own laptop, and dear shit that hurts. After hissing for a second, he turns around, and--]

Hey.

[Tone indicating that he could be asking about the weather.]

[ghostytrainer]

[John, on the other hand, needs a moment to adapt to the darkness. Luckily it doesn't hurt, he just can't see shit till his pupils dila-- there we go. He raises a hand and gives a weird little salute-wave-type gesture.]

Hi there.

[Okay this is the fourth or fifth time now, probably. He's kind of starting to get used to this, annoying though it is.]

Don't mind me, I will be gone the way I came in probably like five minutes. So how's it going?

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[cakelover]

[ John is lucky enough to interrupt Honey in his room. Alone. Kan-chan excluded, of course, because the Kangaskhan is nearby...

Wow there sure is a lot of candlelight, what's he doing?

Eating a gigantic cake all by himself, obviously.

He looks at John with mild confusion, although Honey doesn't seem particularly put out. ]

Ah, John-chan, right~? Did you come to have some cake, too? Kan-chan and I wanted some, you see...

[ Kan-chan isn't actually eating any cake, so this excuse makes no sense... ]

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[ghostytrainer]

[The thought that this is some kind of cosmic pranking karma briefly crosses John's mind as he appears in Honey's room, fork in hand, and catches sight of that massive cake,]

[Really, universe? You couldn't have waited two seconds for him to put his fork down before zapping him to cake hell? Really? Do you have any idea how bad this must look?]

Uhh... [He quickly sticks the fork behind his back, hoping that Honey didn't see it because he's pretty sure he won't be able to talk around that one. Why else would you bring a fork if you didn't want cake, John? He can already see this unfolding in his mind...]

No thanks, that's okay! I would hate to take away from you and Kan-chan after all, that would be rude.

[hipstermark]

[Well.
Vanille was in her room, with her Vanillite and Bagon. She would have more out, but her third Pokemon...

Well... uh. It wouldn't let her withdraw others. Vanille didn't know why, though! She was also kind of stuck in her room.

So, when she notices somebody, she lets out a little gasp, looking away from her... crafts project? The glitchy pile of Pokemon in front of her is covered in ribbons and beads of all colours.]
And when did you get there, Mister?
[She says, with a bit of a playful pout. Things have been odd in this room all day.]

[ghostytrainer]

[It was only a matter of time before he ended up running into somebody he didn't know. Just think about the sheer number of people in Johto, it would be unbelievable if it didn't happen at least once.]

[That doesn't mean it's not kind of awkward though. But at least it's a meeting to remember.]

Uh...about five seconds ago. [He glances around the room, spotting the door and giving Vanille an apologetic smile.] Ah. I will just show myself out, sorry about this. I am not entirely sure what's going on right now but I can't seem to stay in one place.

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[likealobster]

[ Lilo (with Kumquat) is currently spying on people in Violet City, because everything is way more fun when you spy on people. When suddenly!! THIS GUY APPEARS. She is understandably miffed, because his sudden appearance totally catches the attention of the people she was spying on. And what's the point of spying on people if they're not acting natural??

She emerges from her hiding spot (a very bushy bush) and throws her arms up in the air, Kumquat at her heels. ]

What's the big idea?! [ AND THEN ] Hey, I know you!!

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[ghostytrainer]

[Oh god...he knows this music. He knows this music and why is he back here for the second time this evening, why.]

[We meet again, Violet City, you vile, te-- oh. Hey he knows you too.]

'sup, Lilo? Um..sorry, did I interrupt something? What were you doing in that bush...

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO

[soundmind]

[...........Weird.

Hey John, it's your other bookworm buddy, just chilling out reading a book to her Pokes.

She didn't...expect the +1 but--]

...John?

WOULD FEEL BETTER IF NOT STILL IN VIOLET

[ghostytrainer]

[...son of a bitch, he's still in Violet, isn't he?]

[Yes he is.]

[Dammit.]

[Oh but hey, it's somebody else he knows! This pretty much makes up for being inter-city teleported.]

Maka! Hi! [Instant frown-turned-upside-down.]

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[quickattackjack]

<sub>[Jack's not really up to much. He's sitting at his kitchen table back in Goldenrod just kind of staring into space with a half-empty teacup in hand. He's still in his pajamas because fuck da popo and his hair is actually out of his usual ponytail for once.]

[He looks like a mop.]

[The radio is garbling static somewhere over on the counter and One the houndour is curled up at his feet.]</sub>

One, ole' boy...you won't believe the dreams I've been having. And before you say anything, no, I haven't been at the wine agai--

<sub>[AND THEN JOHN ON HIS TABLE.]

[Jack snorts tea up his nose and goes into a violent coughing fit.]</sub>

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[ghostytrainer]

[FINALLY SOMEWHERE THAT ISN'T VIOLET oh hey why is he on a table. Wait he knows this puppy. And this old mop man.]

[Sweet.]

[Only not sweet because Jack is choking on his tea. John tries to get off of the table so that he can slap him on the back and try and help with the whole breathing thing, but in his haste he ends up just flat out falling off of the table.]

[Oops.]

I'm okay! [Probably not helping with the laughing thing at all.]

[brokenmemories]

[John just so happened to teleport to the pokemart where Misaki was working...during her shift. She wasn't really doing much at the cashier's place, just waiting for another customer. When John happened to appear out of thin air right in front of her, Misaki honestly made no reaction. After nearly a year of being in this place, nothing's really surprising no more.]

Are you going to buy something?

[ghostytrainer]

[To make things even weirder, he appears with a fork in his mouth. At least this time, he managed to get his bite of food IN his mouth before zapping, but it's still kind of weird. Why does he keep showing up in stores with food in/halfway to his mouth?]

[The mysteries, they deepen.]

[He slides the fork out of his mouth, chewing and swallowing before opening his mouth.]

Uhh... well I wasn't really planning to since I had no idea I was coming here but I guess I could. Hi, Misaki, how are you this evening?

[usedswift]

[Probably Tenten's favorite part about Johto in general is the literal flying. Which she uses to get pretty much everywhere when she's not trying to catch Pokémon. And of course her favorite bird to fly is the giant razorbird.

Which dips suddenly with an annoyed metal-on-metal screech at the +1. There's a knife in Tenten's hand as she pivots to face the...

...intruder...?]

John?!

[ghostytrainer]

[Oh yes, what a fearsome intruder he is. Look at this face. This is the face of a boy with only the darkest of intentions.]

[A downright evil mastermind.]

[Who just dropped a fork that we're going to hope is only going to confuse some poor innocent bystander instead of spearing them through the head or something.]

[Yeah, definitely going to need a new one whenever he zaps back to dinner. That fork is definitely covered in germs after that fall.]

Please don't kill me!!! [Oh wait, he knows this vaguely threatening person! He can lower his arms from shielding his face.] Tenten?

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[superordinary]

[ Okay, so Naegi is trying to have a good time playing fetch with his Growlithe (it keeps his mind off the weird stuff that is going on) around the outskirts of Ecruteak City when this guy appears out of nowhere just as he threw the stick.

...Which John probably should try dodging. ]

Eh?!

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[ghostytrainer]

[WHACK!]

[Yeah, dodging would have been a good thing to do. But that would have involved John having razor-sharp reflexes (or at least semi-decent ones). Which he doesn't. He takes the brunt of the stick-based trauma straight to the side of the head.]

[Tonight just keeps getting better and better.]

Gah!

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[angerpoints]

['sup, John! Welcome to the bathroom in Yusuke's hotel room, where you have just interrupted him as he was hosing down the giant pink Jellicent squeezed into his bathtub. He looks a bit different than he normally does, and is clearly dressed for the task at hand: his hair down rather than gelled back, his sleeves rolled up over his shoulders and his jeans rolled up to his knees, his feet bare. Quite a contrast to John in his sleek suit, obviously, who Yusuke notices as soon as he appears in the bathroom next to him. The sight doesn't quite seem to fully register with him at first, though: he glances over when John first shows up, but it takes another second for him to double-take so hard he about gives himself a whiplash and nearly leap out of his skin, as it quite suddenly hits him that, holy shit, there is a weird bespectacled kid in his bathroom and he is brandishing a fork.]

WAAAH!

[Did you enjoy having Yusuke scream in your face, John?! Because if you did, the excitement is not over, for he is now turning the shower head on you and blasting you with cold water. Hey, at least he didn't just haul off and punch you in the face, right?]

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[ghostytrainer]

[Thank you for not punching him, Yusuke, he really appreciates that. Though, for the record, getting blasted with cold water is not a whole lot better!! But he can't really blame you, he guesses. He would probably freak out in your shoes too.]

AHHH!!! Stop, stop!!! [He throws his hands up in front of his face to shield himself from the aquatic barrage, dropping his fork in the process. Hopefully he will remember to pick that up before he glitches back out of there. Otherwise the waitress is probably going to give him a dirty look because sir that is your third fork tonight and why can't you stay inside the restaurant.] I give, I give!!!

[He makes an attempt to get out of the spray but the damage is already done. Maybe if he's lucky though, he'll glitch back to his hotel room after this so he can change...]

[punchandkiss]

[Hey John, how do you feel about fire breathing squirrels? Because there's a fire breathing squirrel about four feet from your face, burning up a stretch of grass where another poor pokemon had been. 'Had' being the operative word because it is so 'fainted' now.]

[Astrid is standing nearby, her expression one of muted surprise, and she whistles to call Fuzzball away from the sudden intruder.]

Who're you?

[ghostytrainer]

[...awesome.]

[Firebreathing squirrels are awesome.]

[Though he's glad that he didn't happen to zap right in its line of fire, with the way his luck has been going these past few warps, he wouldn't be surprised. He's dripping now, slightly bummed that he wasn't lucky enough to get sent to his hotel next after getting sprayed with Yusuke's shower.]

[Maybe next time.]

John Egbert, nice to meet you and sorry about the intrusion. [He sounds pretty tired at this point, but offers a wave nonetheless.] Cool squirrel, by the way.

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[artofthestress]

[ Rarity is in her studio re-stitching an incredibly complex piece of fabric that some ponies ran off with earlier. The piece is small and detailed, her glasses are on, and she's got her tongue between her teeth. Everything could go wrong if she doesn't-

GLITCH.

John's sudden arrival causes the needle to slip, pricking her finger. More importantly, there's now someone else in her room, so Rarity's gonna let out a startled scream, kay? Kay. ]

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[ghostytrainer]

[Yeah nobody really expects a soaking wet kid to show up in their room randomly do they? Though, to be honest John is glad that Rarity's reaction is merely screaming as opposed to sticking a knife in his face, blasting him with a shower head, or offering him cake. Screaming he can totally deal with.]

[He sounds apologetic as he puts his hands up in front of him, as though trying to will her to stop screaming somehow by moving his hands back and forth.]

Ah, sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! Please stop screaming, I promise I am not going to hurt you or anything.

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[impulsives]

[So he's just minding his business in Cerulean, working the night shift and all at the local Center; when all of a sudden a dork happened.]

...Uh.

[Well, this is certainly something after that borked out news cast.]

How can I help you?

[Hang on his coherency is taking a vacation leave at the moment.]

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[ghostytrainer]

[John is dry by the time he shows up in the Cerulean Center. Perhaps due to somebody before Shinn taking pity on his soggy ass or maybe he just glitched the water away finally, we just don't know. It's probably the latter, and John's not even going to question it in that case because this night has been weird enough already.]

[He raises a hand in greeting, a somewhat dead look in his voice and eyes.]

'sup Shinn?

[togetherforever]

[Mayu was just innocently reading through one of her books with her Zoroark and Eevee playing with each other in the background, taking turns pouncing at one another. Trixie happened to take upon the form of a Mio/Mayu look-alike as it was the form Vee loved seeing the most but it might confuse someone if they didn't know what was going on...]

[...so when John appeared out of thin air between the two foxes, he might have a Mio/Mayu look alike jumping at him. Oops.]

[ghostytrainer]

[Let's see what's behind glitch-port number John lost count!! What could he possibly warp into this ti-- HOLY CRAP CHILD INCOMING!!!!!]

Woah wai--ah!!!

[John raises his hands in an attempt to catch what he assumes is the girl he spoke to on he and Dave's dress broadcast. Though given how off-guard she caught him and the fact that she was already coming towards him, the attempt is a failure and they're both going down. Welp.]