prank #44 | text

[ghostytrainer]

[Hello Pokémon World. It's almost 3 in the morning and who all is still awake at this hour? Aside from John, who hasn't slept (save for occasionally nodding off for a few hours here and there) in nearly five days now. But unlike the past three nights, apparently tonight he's feeling kind of chatty.]

[Too bad he doesn't really have anything worthwhile to say...]

ok so i know there's a shit ton of stuff here that doesn't make a lot of sense.
you know like... how everything lays eggs, even the mammals?
and ghosts? ill nrver get that one at all, even if i pride myself as somethign of an ectobreeder.
and don't even get me started on fly just...
that's dumb.
SO DUMB.
but w/e, do you ever just like...sit there adn really think about some of this stuff?

like zubat.

what is even the deal with those fuckers?
they don't have any eyes. but for SOMW REASON they learn mean look.
how can they give ANYTHING a LOOK, MEAN OR OTHERWISE????
it's like how wooper can learn ice punch.
WIHT WHAT ARMS, I ASK YOU??? i am like 1000% sure you need arsm in order to punch someting.

maybe even over 9000% sure of that.
it is not possible to be more postibve of anything than i am right now about needing arms for punching.

no ok i lied we're gointo talk about the flying thing.
like how does that even work you get the hm and you use it on your bird or dragon or whatever is it just like
OH SHIT SON.
IT'S THAT THING I ALREADY KNWE HOW TO DO.
THE THING I DO BASICALLY EVERY DAY BECAUSE I'M A BIRD AND THAT'S HOW I GET AROUND.
BUT NOW I CAN *CARRY YOU*. YOU AND *ALL OF YOUR CRAP*.
what an astounding revelation your pokemon must be having.
okay, all you lucky ducks out there who can read your pokemon's minds or whatever i gotta know.
what's going through your bird/dragon/giant automaton ghost's mind when you crack the fly hm over their heads.
someone get back tome on that.

goddamn i wish i was a poketelepath.
like that would just be the coolest fucking thing. be able to talk to them in your mind and stuff.
crzy mind conversations all day, everyday. with ALL of your pokermon, not just the psychic types.
so.
cool.
only vaguely related, but i miss being able to fly on my own.
i liked it better when i didn't knoe i had powers so i had no idea what i was missing out on. :(
now it's just like "man, john, remember when you had super strength and could do the windy thing and it was basically awesoem? NOT ANYMORE, BUDDY, SORRY."
oh well, i guess.
that's the way the cookie crumbles!

speaking of cookirs, i wonder if it's possible to make literal pancakes.
like using cake batter insread of pancake batter.
but making it ina frying pan on the stove instead of in the oven.
holy shit.
i think i know what i'm goign to do once i'm done watching ghost eraser 3.
dave. dave if you're reading this you should totally come over to my room and help.
we'll do it for scinese.
wait no.

fuck science.
i forgot that science blows and is basically completyl inferior to magic in every way.
let's make kitchen magic, dude. it'll be great.
jade, you can come too even thouhg you think sciende is cool. i won't hold it against you.
even if you're still totally WRONG about that particular issue.

oh but rewind for a sec, let's talk about ghost eraser.
these are actually pretty okay as far as johto moives go. not as good as ghostbusters, sure, but not terirble either.
it's much less of a dissapontment than con dragonair, which is not even close to ebing the same thing as con air which is BASICALLY THE BEST MOVIE EVER, just saying.
i mean they fight a haunted janitor in the first one, pretty damn sweet. in ghost eraser, i mean. not con dragonair, we're not talking about that disappointment anymore.
nope nope.
but it's pretty much impoddible to be a better ghost hunter mobie than ghostbusters.
i m p o s s i b l e





holy shit when did it get to be 3am?
doing the time warp over here or something because i swaer it wasn't that late last i looked at the clock.
ahahahahahahahahahaha.
fuck.

Comments

[tentacletrainer]

Yes you are! I'm sorry you're having nightmares, John, but you are going to get sick if you do not get enough sleep. Have you tried asking your ghost pokemon for help? I am sure at least a few of them could assist with the nightmares.

[ghostytrainer]

[John pulls on his face with one hand.]

Dammit, why did I tell you that? I haven't asked anybody for help because I don't need help! And I feel fine, so obviously I am getting enough sleep.

[Only he's not.]

[tentacletrainer]

...fine.

[[She sounds pretty damn irritated right now, but calmly so.]]

I just won't sleep either.

[ghostytrainer]

Fine! And then you can see first hand that I am fine or... something. I think?

[Sign #47859345 that John needs to go the fuck to sleep already.]

I forgot the point I'm trying to make.

[:(]

[tentacletrainer]

Fine!

[[She tosses the gear aside, though it's still going as it lands on her bed. She's frustrated with him, and she doesn't know how to deal with this right now. Of course he's being stubborn. Of course he refuses to listen to her. And to be honest she doesn't want to deal with it. In fact maybe it's less that she doesn't know how and more that she really just...doesn't want to.]]

[ghostytrainer]

[Wow tat is a lovely shot of either bedsheets or ceiling, depending on which way the gear landed. There's a long silence before John's voice comes out of it again, uncertain and wavery.]

Rose? Rose, I'm sorry... please don't be mad at me. I just... I really miss you, okay? And I'm worried about you and what's going to happen to us and just... this isn't at all how I wanted this conversation to go at all.

I'm sorry.

[tentacletrainer]

...I'm not mad I'm just...frustrated. [[There's a sigh on her end.]] Because I'm worried about you too. And you aren't taking care of yourself but you're not listening to me so I don't know what to do about that. I'm serious when I ask you if you've looked in a mirror. Have you? If not, go do that. Tell me you're okay.

And nothing is going to happen to us. Why would you think something would?

[ghostytrainer]

[Disregard that thing about the view of ceiling or bed because Katar is an idiot and forgot that it was only video on John's end. What a fantastic mundane.]

Not... really closely, no. I mean I passed by the mirror a few times obviously because I had to shower but I didn't really look.

[John takes a deep breath, biting his lip.]

And it's because... well you've been ignoring me for days now what was I supposed to think? Especially when you just up and left while I was asleep like that. And it didn't help that you said thank you for being such a wonderful fiance I mean that could have technically been past tense. And you know...

[He hesitates, unsure of whether or not to continue.]

with Dave dating Terezi on the meteor and Kanaya having a crush on you and the two of you also being alone on the meteor. And her being pretty and smart and talented so... I mean I wouldn't be surprised if the two of you started dating and maybe you were reconsidering your relationship with me.

Not that I want you to break up with me because I don't! Not at all, in fact that's the opposite of what I want. But the fact of the matter is that it is your choice, not mine. And I am not a beautiful alien vampire who is good at making dresses and probably a better conversational partner so... I could see why you might be reconsidering your options.

Assuming that's a thing that actually happened, which I have no idea if it is or isn't but it seemed pretty plausible.

[He's had a couple of days to think on the situation. And for some of those days, he did actually have enough brainpower to REALLY stop and think about things and try and figure out what was up with Rose by playing connect the dots. He hardly has the whole picture though. In fact, he has no idea at all what prompted the drinking thing so late in the game. Or where she even got alcohol for that matter.]

[tentacletrainer]

[[Rose is completely silent for a little while after he's done talking.]]

I would never reconsider our relationship.

[[That's all she's got to say on that.]]

I hadn't meant that in past tense, John. I was simply trying to reassure you that nothing was in question between the two of us, because you are a wonderful fiance and I love you very much. As for ignoring you...I was just thinking very hard on things, that's all.

[ghostytrainer]

Too hard to even say "good morning" back? I mean... I hate being in the dark about all this but I want you to tell me when you're actually ready to talk about whatever it is that's bothering you. Which I can only assume so some pretty heavy stuff.

[What with alcohol being involved and the fact that she ran away so quick.]

So I wasn't going to bother you or try and drag a conversation out of you or anything. Is that what you were afraid of? Just... a simple "good morning-slash-night, I love you too" would have been good enough for me.

[tentacletrainer]

[[She's quiet, but eventually nods a little.]]

Admittedly I was a little worried you'd ask...or want to know. But I wasn't prepared to answer. I'm...still not prepared to explain. Not yet. I'm sorry I didn't reply.

[ghostytrainer]

I do want to know, Rose. But it's like literally everything else that we've done together in this relationship.

I want you to want to tell me. I am not such a selfish jerk that I wouldn't at least give you that much! So it's okay that you aren't ready to tell me yet. Whenever you want to talk about it, I am ready to listen, and not a moment before that will I even ask you about it. I promise.

But... there is one thing that I do need to ask you. And you do actually have to give me an answer on this one, but it's just a simple yes or no! You don't have to go into detail it's just something I have to know and something you have to be honest with me about.

[tentacletrainer]

[[And that's just kind of a stab to her heart. She never thought you were a selfish jerk, John. If you had left her in the middle of the night like she had? She'd ask...she simply assumed you would do the same. Not because of any selfish nature, but out of worry...

She doesn't say anything though, simply listens. And when he finishes, she makes a soft noise.]]

What is it?

[ghostytrainer]

Are you still drinking?

[tentacletrainer]

[[...oh.]]

No John. I'm not.

[ghostytrainer]

[You were expecting perhaps something more invasive?]

[John breathes a quiet sigh of relief.]

I'm glad. That's not... something I have to keep worrying about, is it?

[tentacletrainer]

[[She wasn't sure what to expect just...not that?]]

I won't be drinking for a long time, casual or otherwise.

[ghostytrainer]

Good, I'm... really glad to hear that, Rose. I was really worried about you! Because being so drunk you get a hungover just really isn't like you at all... Well, okay admittedly being purposefully drunk at all, regardless of level isn't like you at all.

[There's a long, somewhat awkward silence.]

You're going to be okay, right Rose?

[tentacletrainer]

Mmm... [[Rose spaces out just a little as she thinks back on that. It was a little unlike her, wasn't it? Then again, she had reason for it...and she did feel as though those reasons were justified. But at the same time...

Oh wait, John asked her another question.]]

Ah--yes John. I'll be fine.

[ghostytrainer]

[John's smiling, finally. The first genuine smile that's been on his face since Rose left, to be honest. Though whether or not Rose can see it will depend on whether or not she's bothered to pick up her gear again yet since throwing it earlier.]

Good, good... see, that alone was enough to make me start feeling a better about all this.

[tentacletrainer]

[[Well she can hear it in his voice, so she has to see it. It'll at least make her feel better. And upon seeing his smile Rose smiles too, curling up just a little and laying down.]]

...Do you know what is a really good ghost movie, John?

[ghostytrainer]

[Likewise, John can hear Rose's. Though he's somewhat disappointed, admittedly, that she never did switch to video so he could see it as well.]

Well I can think of a few, personally. But which one were you thinking of specifically?

[tentacletrainer]

[[Well she does switch to video here, smiling at him and obviously pretty damn tired herself.

Seems like someone was being hypocritical that entire conversation.

She's all curled up in bed, laying with the gear in her hands. It feels like forever since she's done this with John.]]

Well of course you can, but I was talking about Book of Blood.

[ghostytrainer]

[Wow, Rose! What a hypocrite!!!!]

Mmmm... nope, not ringing any bells. Also, seems like I am not the only one who is staying up too late, huh Rose!!!

[Yeah there was no way he wasn't going to call you out on this gurl, sorry.]

[tentacletrainer]

[[She snorts, sticking her tongue out at him.]]

Well we will have to watch it together some time then.