ghostytrainer | prank #45 | video + action for rose (BACKDATED TO THIS MORNING)

action for rose:
[John has seen a lot of strange things in his life, and while what he's looking at this very second hardly takes the cake, it's definitely unexpected. And kind of weird.]

[But before making a Federal Fucking Issue about it, he figures he should probably check the facts.]

...hey sweetheart? You didn't happen to catch an Omanyte at some point, did you?

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[The feed opens up to a view of... a toilet. But it's not the toilet that's interesting, but rather the Omanyte swimming in very tiny circles inside the bowl. Despite the rather confined space, the little thing seems to be happy as a clam~~perl~~, occasionally looking up at the camera and waving its tentacles with a happy sort of gurgle.]

[Eventually John's voice can be heard from behind the camera.]

I felt like this kind of qualifies as a "pics or it didn't happen" moment. Like... okay how often is it that you wake up and find an Omanyte using your toilet as a kiddie pool? Would anybody have believed me if I tried telling them about this later? I think not.

[The Omantye stops circling and blows some bubbles in the water.]

I am kind of thinking the little guy missed the memo about the whole rampaging thing though because the worst he's done so far is splash some water on the floor. And let's face it: that is not even remotely threatening. Even so, I am not sure I want to try and take him out of there...

[He had an... interesting experience with a Kabuto the first night following the seance. Note to self: angry Kabutos make for really shitty hats.]

Though I will admit I am somewhat baffled as to how he got in here in the first place. He's too big to have-- ah. [He seems to have something of a light bulb moment and, just as the Omanyte began to crawl out of the toilet, John turns the camera to himself. He looks somewhat exasperatedly unamused.] Dave, I swear this had better not be your idea of a prank. Because if so, zero out of five stars, this is lame even by your poor sta--AHHHAHAHAHAHA! That tickles, stop!!

[The view jostles wildly as John fumbles the gear, laughing loudly, before it falls to the floor with a clatter and cuts out entirely.]

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That would be the worst possible scenario, but I'm not entirely sure what it would take to actually kill off either side. I know this mess all started because someone was thought to be dead, but... it seems as though plenty of people and Pokemon here have been put through things that you'd think would kill them, but people don't exactly seem to die when they're killed here.

...Ah, yes, that would be me. I don't think we've met-which mutual acquaintances are we talking?

Oh yeah, definitely the worst possible case! I wasn't trying to be a downer about it or anything, I don't think it will come to pass, I was just saying it is a possibility. But, I always figured it was just those of us from other worlds that the whole not dying thing applied to. Because... otherwise that means that nobody here has ever died ever and that is a little strange to think about. Especially since there were all those Yamasks last Halloween. Remember, the ones that were possessing people?

Anyway, all that aside, my name is John Egbert! I am Rose Lalonde's fiancée. Remember, from the tournament last year? I watched your guys's match, it was great. [He smiles brightly.] And I believe you also know Aradia Megido, unless there is another Kayneth here who gave her a pair of Archen eggs?

No, no, I understood what you meant. These things always seem to be taken care of before long, so I'm not terribly worried that there will be some sort of apocalypse scenario. I've also considered that it might just be outsiders that are protected from death, but whenever there's some sort of disturbance like this, you never really hear about a death toll of any kind. Either people here are resilient enough that they're only really likely to die of old age or the protections are universal, but they've only come into existence recently.

[...and oh... oh. oh...

please do not talk about the tournament okay]

Ah... yes. I'm admittedly more familiar with Aradia Megido given that we've spoken more frequently, but I do know them both. It's a pleasure to officially meet you, then.

[But it was a good battle! Definitely not boring to watch.]

...you're right. You know, I never really noticed that before? The lack of a death toll, I mean. Huh. Well that just raises even more questions that will probably go unanswered for basically ever. [Because this is the Pokémon World and there are fossils in toilets and ledges that you can't climb and everything lays eggs. And somehow that is completely normal.]

It's nice to meet you too! I had a feeling you might know Aradia a little better. She's mentioned you a few times. Mostly in light of fossils, hahaha. I still think it's kind of funny that she literally just asked if anybody could give her the fossils she was missing. Now we are all neck deep in them.

[his feelings though]

Perhaps it just isn't reported for... whatever reason. I'm not sure why it would be covered up, though, if that's the case. I suppose it could be to prevent panic, but that almost seems counterproductive.

...yes, the irony was not lost on me at all. At the very least, the ones I gave her will probably have a slight edge over these ones.

[Omg, it was how long ago? You weenie.]

Yeah... Well, chalk it up to another unexplainable mystery of Pokémon World and call it a day, I guess.

Well that's typically true of trainer-bred Pokémon, isn't it? Though in this case, it's especially true given the whole rampaging thing. Can't know how the world has changed if you were just born in this era, after all!

[it could be worse

he could have murdered someone's dad in an elevator]

I really wish those weren't so commonplace, but I suppose there's no helping it.

Honestly, I doubt anyone would bother with them if they were such unholy terrors straight out of the egg. I'm sure some are like that, but between egg moves and better temperaments, I'm certain that those of us who have obtained fossil Pokemon through eggs definitely got the better deal.

Eh, what can you do? [He shrugs.] It's frustrating but I think it's better to just go with it, personally. Less of a headache.

Ah, so do you try and manipulate the temperaments of the babies when you breed too? I'm not a breeder myself, I mostly just dabble with ghost breeding on the side but it seems like most people give more thought to egg moves than they do temperament. Not that I don't try and take egg moves into account too but I think temperament can be just as important!

Well, I'm used to convoluted explanations, so if it turned out that there were extremely complicated explanations behind the various mysteries of this world I'd be fine with it. What I wouldn't be fine with is the idea that there was no explanation for it whatsoever.

...actually, I was referring to the fact that they have less reasons to rampage given that they're born into this era rather than suddenly being revived into it. I haven't actually looked that much into breeding yet given that I'd like to perfect the potential parents' movesets first, though... it is a bit comforting knowing that there are ways to ensure certain temperaments. I've had rather strange experiences with eggs I've hatched-several of them have actually taken after me, while several have turned out to be vain, stubborn, and prone to gloating.

[...so they've taken after you then]

Though... you're interested in Ghost Pokemon, then?

Edited 2013-08-19 04:02 (UTC)

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