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

[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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Love you too, bro. Get.

[And later, he's finished his movie (a film noir flick just for the hell of it). Dave is playing video games, upside down. Why? Because if John shows back up this will be a funny thing to explain.]

[ZAP!]

[Dave, it's like you're psychic or something. It's another pretty lengthy gape before John shows up again. And once again, he has his fork with him.]

[He stares at Dave.]

...I'm not even going to ask. Nope. I'm just going to turn around and, once again, show myself out. Good day, sir!

[Only no, more like he takes three steps towards the door before zapping out once again. Unfortunately for him, he's zapping away from Dave's weirdness onto the back of a razorbird and getting a face full of knife.]

[Brb Dave, give him like ten minutes. Because he's not done with seeing you tonight.]

[After that little weirdness, Dave is of all places in his room. He's been sharpening a Skarmory feather, shed from his steel bird. It looks quite like a sword by now. He tests the edge with one smooth, practiced swing to warm up his wrist.]

[And John shows up just as he's swinging down, though thankfully out of reach of the feather. Not that it didn't give him a minor heart attack despite the fact that he wasn't in any real danger. Enough with the pointy things being pointed at him today!]

[It would be great if that would stop!]

Jesus Christ, dude!!!! What is this, attempte to maim JOhn Egbert day!? First Tenten, now you, and Naegi hit me in the head with a stick! Which...he didn't mean to but still!

[Gettin' real tired of your bullshit, Pokéworld.]

[Dave has excellent reaction time. When John zaps in he cancels the motion of the swing, dropping the weapon a fraction of a second, letting the pointed end drop towards the floor. He catches it by the fashioned hilt and holds it pointing down.

Best friend, no kill.]

Calm down, I wouldn't ever maim you. Wait. You appeared near Tenten? Dude, you should have expected her to attack, she's a ninja. [He steps back, resting the blade feather against his shoulder.] What did she do?

[You can not blame a guy for being curious.]

[Good best friend. You still scared him though.]

I appeared on her Skarmory, in mid fucking air. [His metaphorical feathers seem somewhat ruffled about this. Because, really? Of all places?]

She nearly stabbed me in the face with her knife. And it's not like I have any choice over where I appear!

Do you really think I would keep showing up here if that were the case?

[He's getting quite riled up. All he wanted to do was eat dinner and kiss his girlfriend and maybe, just maybe, touch a boob. But probably not. Instead, he keeps getting tossed every which way through space and everything is terrible.]

Dude, calm down. I think something is messing with you. What's the last thing you did before this all happened?

[He doesn't sound even remotely phased Tenten tried to stab John. Everyone wants to. It's open season on John Egbert and your first knife to the party is free.]

Just be glad you didn't pop in on Bro. Sneaking up on him is really lethal.

I'm pretty sure this has everything to do with a Haunter I caught last night. [He waves a hand.] I've talked to some people while I've been warping here there and everywhere. It's not just me, though the people I have spoken to seem to be having the reverse problem.

[He's just not sure how to fix it yet.]

And if I pop in on him now, I am going to be upset with you for jinxing me. Oh! I just remembered!

[He holds up a fist, clearly requesting a bump because now is the perfect time for that, clearly.]

[He blinks and gives John a bump with his free fist.] You know this could be solved pretty fast. Go release it. If that's the problem you'll be solving it.

Or, I could go do it.

That was from Aradia. I was supposed to give it to you like 5 visits ago or something.

[The fistbump, clearly.]

I'll get it, don't worry about it. The last thing I want is for you to expose yourself to it and get stuck doing this too. I just hope releasing it actually fixes the problem.

[He starts walking towards the door.]

Once more, and hopefully for the last time: later!

[It won't be. But almost! He's going to solve this problem, just you wait.]

Just telling you, if you need it, I'll go release it for you. Because as much as it's awesome to hang out with you, the way you keep popping up is starting to freak me out. [It's like little Cal the best friend version. If John popped up as a doll, Dave would scream like a three year old when faced with the ground coming up really fast.]

See ya.

[This time, Dave is sitting on the roof. Why probably isn't too clear. It's just him and Nicki. Every now and then his hand passes over her leafy body but his eyes are on the sky. He hadn't seen stars in two years, before he arrived in this world.

He's getting every eye full of it he can.]

[This will be the last time that John zaps in on Dave, but also the weirdest. He shows up near the edge of the roof, mid-step which nearly sends him toppling over to disaster.]

[But that's not the weird part. The weird part is that he is absolutely soaking wet from about mid-torso down. Clinging to him are bits of what can only be bubble bath, so put two and two together and it's clear that wherever John just came from, he was in a bath tub.]

W-Woah!!!

[He hasn't managed to fall over yet, mostly because he's somehow managing to maintain his balance by flailing his arms and body wildly. But if Dave or Nicki wants to grab him, that'd be great. John would really appreciate it because he doesn't want to be a John pancake. If they don't though, he'll probably right the problem on his own in a few seconds.]

[Dave is moving before he even has a moment to think about. He seizes the back of John's clothes and pulls him back away from the edge as he braces himself to take the weight that will pitch towards him.]

Are you trying to get killed??

What no, I-- [John whips around to look at his savior after colliding backwards into him from the force of the tug. Even in the dark, it's fairly obvious that John's cheeks are just the slightest shade of pink. Embarrassed, confused, scared for his life... John is just a bundle of emotions right now.]

[Sorry about the bubble bath mix that's on you now though, Dave. You can smell faintly of roses now too, Dave! You and John can both smell pretty together now.]

Dave?! Son of a bitch, again!? I go from inside the hotel to on the roof this is just getting stupid now.

[Dave makes a face at the smell of flowers drifting up from John. Great now he'll smell like he flopped in a field. He takes a step back and tugs at John to get him close to the peek of the roof and away from the edge. He can worry about the embarrassment factor John is all but broadcasting in a moment.]

It nearly got you flying and not in the hey fuck yeah way. This needs to stop.

Edited 2013-07-10 03:49 (UTC)

Ugh... dammit.

[John pulls at his face.]

Why me. Do you know how many times I have nearly met death tonight? Oh wait, I guess you do since one of them was also with you and I told you about Tenten too but holy shit. Somebody out there hates me Dave. Or something. It wasn't enough just to completely ruin my date, now they want my life too.

I told you to think about what you did that wasn't the same as you always have, didn't I?

[Dave sits back down on the roof with a beckoning gesture to Nicki. She eyes John in his flower scented glory and shuffles around him to circle around Dave and cling to his back. Why? He's her buddy and smells like flowers.

He looks back at her then to John with a sigh.] So why are you pink anyway? You're like rosy over there, or were. What happened this time?

Yeah, I've been working on it! Or trying to, at least. Rose and I ended up giving up on our date like... the last time I showed up in your room. I have been trying to get to a Pokécenter to access my PC since then with no luck whatsoever.

[Except for when he wound up IN a Center by sheer luck. Only to not realize it until it was too late and be zapped out while still five feet away from the PC.]

And I don't want to talk about it, or else I might actually jump off the roof. [He slaps his cheeks, as though this would make the pinkness go away.] Instead, I am just going to take my leave for the fifth fucking time and try, once again, to run to the center without zapping away. Good day to you, sir! I take my leave now. [A beat as he stares around the roof.] Errr... ho exactly do I take my leave? Dude, how the hell did you get up here did you like fly up here on one of your dragons or what.

Yeah. Why not? I can't do my usual shit here, so I took the easier route to get up here. [He tips his head up towards the stars again, watching them for a second.]

You want me to fly you over to the center? You keep appearing to me anyway like some fairy god nerd. At least you'll be one step closer to where you want to be this time if I just tag along.

[John opens his mouth but only manages to get out a noise that really could be the start of any word, pausing with his hand in the air and pointing at the sky. He was going to say something to that...]

[But then he sighs, hand dropping.]

Yes, please. I am like 9001% done with this bullshit and wouldn't you know I don't have any of my flyers with me because that would just make this too easy.

[He calls out Bro. The Salamence stretches out on the roof like he's posing ironically and Dave hops up onto his back with a hand extended out to John.]

Let's get this show on the road. Come on, faster you do this. Faster you can be a free man.

Thank you, Dave. [He takes the offered hand, pulling himself up onto the Salamence and quickly letting go and sitting down.]

Not that I don't love holding your hand man, but that seems to be a good way to get dragged along for the ride in case I don't make it all the way to the center. I lost a few forks that way tonight...

[A moment of silence for the forks that went down in battle against the glitch... they truly died a hero's death.]

[They were great heroes. The moment of silence is observed and Dave makes a perfect rendition of a bass drop with his mouth. Bro (he even has the right eyewear), spreads his wings with a drumming of his feet and walks to the edge of the roof.]

Hold on tight he likes to jump off without warning. [Like an asshole. Bro creeps to the edge and leans, and leans, and to be an asshole leans some more before Dave makes a sharp sound. He snorts, and leaps into the sky, soaring over the buildings in a zig-zag flight pattern.]

[John sits down and... okay just where the fuck is he supposed to hold on? And more importantly, can he even or will that drag the Salamence along for the ride and potentially send Dave to the same fate of one of John's forks?]

[As he's puzzling this out, Bro jumps into the sky and ends up making the decision for John. He grabs hold tight of the tail, still keeping his body on Bro's back. It'll be a quick flight, please don't zap out please don't zap out please...]

[Bro soars at incredible speed so the trip only takes a minute. He dives and lands right before the doors with nary a bump in his landing. Dave slides off his back in one fluid movement.] Still here, John?

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