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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video:
[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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... [Well, that one is something he can definitely identify with.] I'm sure if we give them a little time, they'll calm down.

[Some of them are already calm.]

H--He is pretty affectionate. But I don't think he realises his own strength yet.

[So Fujisaki gets bruising, albeit loving, headbutts.]

Well, you know, you might be the first human he has ever seen. So he might just need a little time to figure out that you are, in fact, not part rock so you are not quite as durable as what he is used to.

Mmhm. And I'm not quite...something that he can use to polish his face.

[Chihiro taps fingers against that hard facial hide of the shieldon's and it promptly rolls over on its back and waves stubby legs contentedly.]

That, um, Omanyte in your toilet... Are you going to keep him?

[John laughs a little as he watches the Shieldon flail its little legs. So cute, holy shit. This is definitely one of the most adorable dinosaurs he's ever seen.]

Yes, I am going to keep him. I don't really have it in me to toss him out to the angry mobs. He's kinda... [He glances down at the Omanyte, who just looks up at John and flail-waves all of his tentacles with a happy gurgle.] well, adorable for one thing but also... special. I am fairly certain he developed a crush on a sock, if that tells you anything. Plus, my fiancée has already become very attached to him so even if I was heartless enough to push him at the door, she would just bring him right back in.

[Dinosaurs are adorable who would've guessed!!]

They're really easy to get attached to, aren't they?

[They're like pets, but they're more than that. Their intelligence is amazing. Almost people but still there's a difference. Fujisaki feels like he's taking care of something more like children or young kids rather than little fighting monsters, most of the time...]

Oh absurdly easy, yes. Like... I daresay it's almost impossible not to get attached to them, even the ones that might have pricklier personalities than most. Pokémon are really great...

[As much as John never wants to go home, he hopes that if they all really HAVE to eventually, that he can take all his new friends with him. Probably not, but...]

They're so...clever. And even if they have prickly personalities they're still really interesting personalities. They're not at all like the animals back home...

[Chihiro'd be quite happy if he could stay here forever-- there's no other option otherwise.]

Not at all. I mean there was the game back home but it's really just not the same as actually, physically having them. And being able to interact with them and care for them. This is like every ten year old's dream come true, at least on my version of Earth.

Ehehe... I remember the games were popular, though I don't think I got to play them. But games can't compare at all...

[He pets the shieldon in his lap's tummy as it rolls contentedly, going right back to sleep.]

Not. Even. Close. I played blue version, myself though I never actually finished it. My rival kept kicking my ass so eventually I just moved on to something else. Fun game though it was, it can't even hold a candle to this.

Not only is there the whole living aspect of it, but there are also so many more species here than there ever were in the games!

[Well, as far as he knows, anyway.]

Really?

[Though, that brings something to mind.] I wonder just how many species there are, anyway...?

Uh... I think it was somewhere in the ballpark of six hundred? I don't remember the exact number off hand, but it was something preposterous like that. But that is just known species, who knows what else is out there.

When I first got here, they were just shy of 500 known species, if I remember correctly. But about a year ago, they discovered a bunch of new ones, so who knows what else they will find in the years to come.

That's sort of like...animals too, though. Animals don't have impressive abilities and everything like these little guys, but there're so many different ones.

[He smiles, thoughtfully.] I'm kind of looking forward to what other species they'll discover...even if I haven't seen all of the ones that have been already.

Yeah... I guess when you put it like that, six hundred isn't really such a preposterous number. That actually makes it seem like it's not high enough...

I look forward to it as well! It's kind of a neat thing to see. Especially the way it happened last time. It made for a really nice surprise.

Really? How did it happen last time...?

It was Valentine's day a year ago! We all got random eggs from a mysterious benefactor. It actually wasn't the first time it's happened, either. I'm not really sure who does it or how but on we have gotten mystery eggs on both Christmas and Easter in the past.

Anyway, this particular one was different because everybody got something completely new! Or at least everyone I talked to did, so I would think the pattern held true for all of us.

That's... That's such a nice surprise!

[Chihiro beams at the thought. A mysterious benefactor giving everyone eggs somehow...]