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prank #15 | video

Was there some kind of Johto holiday that I missed? I found another egg when I woke up yesterday and I have no idea where it came from. It's in the box right now so I can't show it but...if anyone is missing an egg, let me know.

[The egg actually belonged to Clubs Deuce but he has no idea. Anyway, now that that's out of the way he can move on to his second order of business. The real reason he made this post. He holds up a small, red thing.]

I got my badge, Karkat so I'm ready to go whenever ev-- [A loud cracking noise cuts him off mid-word.] Oh shit. [He shrugs his backpack off one of his shoulders, reaching back and opening it up, mumbling something to himself as he roots around in his bag for a second.]

I really hope that was the sound of hatching and not breaking...Huh? The hell? [He pulls out a square-ish, beige-ish rock with a crack and two dots on it.] Did my egg seriously just hatch into a rock? Is this thing even al--AHHHHH!!!

[At that exact moment, a purple and green something popped out of the rock with a spirited, cackling "TOMB!!!" causing John to flail backwards, dropping the pokémon in alarm. Though it falls off screen for a second, it appears a moment later. Hello, Johto. Have a cackling Spiritomb face all up in your video feed before the now-trembling video feed is cut off with a squeak by a terrified Lopunny camera-girl.]

(ooc: badge was mod approved ♥)

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So I see. [[Oh yes, wonderful. Don't think she hasn't forgotten about Slimer's trickster ways. She's eying your Spiritomb skeptically.]]

It's a shame I was unable to. I'll make sure to be present for your next bout.

Yeah, it's part Dark-type too...no weaknesses! How cool is that? I didn't know something like that was even possible! [It's good to be wary, Rose, you should teach John this skill.]

Oh! Um...sure if you want to you can come watch. You don't have to if you don't want to though, I didn't mean for it to sound like you had to.

That is indeed fairly cool. A very good advantage. And it didn't sound like that at all. I enjoy watching your battles.

I'm sure there's probably a trade-off though. Like a weaker move pool or lower base stats or something. I'll have to look at all it's individual stats and information and all that fun crap in the Pokédex later. And...you do? [Color him very, very surprised.]

[[...You never cease to amaze her, John. Where does all this knowledge come from? She never sees you study.]]

Very likely. And yes, I do.

[He doesn't need to study, he played blue version. :T]

Actually I am going to look at it now. Because now I'm curious and well..why not?! [He pulls out the pokedex and fiddles with it, trying to bring up the Spiritomb's stats.] Oh, well alright then. That's okay I guess. Although...I'm hearing some horror stories about this next gym leader so...you might not want to come to the next one. [An uneasy laugh.]

[[Well excuse miss "I don't play video games" here for assuming you might be possible of studying. :T]]

Oh? What such horror stories are these?

[Psshh, studying. :I]

Apparently she cries when you beat her and tries to ask you out on a date. Though now that I think about it, those might actually be in the opposite order. Or maybe she cries, asks you out, and then cries more if you say no? I don't really know. But Shinn told me she was a lot more trouble than she was worth.

[He seems to have success with getting his Spiritomb's stats to show up on the pokedex, because the next moment he has a one of those "a-ha!" grins on his face.]

Oh, hey. Did you know that floating ghost rocks can have genders? It's a girl! [Topic A.D.D., yup.]

[[It's truly an enlightening activity. You should try it sometime.]]

Well that doesn't sound too bad. And oh really? That certainly shortens your available ghost-movie-reference names a bit, doesn't it?

[[Yup. She's teasing you.]]

[Never!]

How does that not sound too bad? I'm kind of freaking out a little. I don't like seeing girls cry and I like making them cry even less!

And actually...yes. Yes it does. The list of ghost girls in movies is considerable shorter than--hey! I don't have a naming theme, Rose! We went through this already. [Yeah, he's a little indignant.]

John, honestly. If she does this with everyone, there's no reason to feel guilty. She is likely just seeking attention, and will use whatever tactic to guilt the other into giving it to her, or to goad others into giving her what she wants.

[[With a careless shrug, she smirked at the second statement.]]

And yet you still first addressed that the list of ghost girls in movies is shorter than that of boys.

I...guess you're right. [He's still going to feel bad about it though.]

And I only did it because I wasn't thinking. It was just...habit. Instinct even, a deeply-conditioned reflex. I had to say it. But that doesn't mean I'm going to name her after anything from a movie.

Oh no? Then what will you name her?

Um. Uh...

[Can you see the gears turning in his head, Rose? You can probably hear them at least. He's thinking really hard about this.]

Um? Uh? Those don't sound like the most charming of names.

[[It's okay, John. She will give you all the time you need.]]

They weren't names! I'm thinking! Give me a second.

[Or 60 of them...61...62...63...]

A second? Or a minute?

[[Chuckling, she shuts up now, waiting.]]

[He holds up his index finger in the universal sign of "shoosh woman, I'm trying to think!" This requires utmost concentration, Rose. Pokemon nicknames are serious business.]

...Tera? [He sounds a bit hesitant for some reason.]

Any particular reason you chose that name?

[Rose...you're about to get a first-hand look into John's thought processing. Prepare yourself.]

Well I'm not one hundred percent sure if I'll go with it but I was thinking...poltergeist. And not the movie! Just the word! As in a mischievous ghost! Which is a thing that she is. But that's not really a name so I shortened it to Geist. Because that sounds like a pretty cool name for a ghost, right? But it doesn't really sound like a girl's name, so I took the "Ter" from the middle and added an a to the end.

I'm not sure if I really like it or not. Oltera? Terageist? Hmm...maybe if I scramble the letters up more... [It shouldn't be this hard. But it is.]

[[As John explains, Rose can't stop her smile from widening.]]

...very creative, John. Clever, even.

Though Geist wouldn't be too terribly bad a name. Oltera almost sounds like a Greek letter as well.

[He grins. See, he can be creative and clever when he wants to.]

Well, what do you think? [He looks at the Spiritomb.] Any of those sound good to you?

Spir!

Right okay...um let's try it this way? Oltera? [She narrows her eyes and just stares at him, clearly displeased.]

Okay, not that one. How about Tera? [A jagged smile and a happy Spiiii!]

Alright then, Tera it--what?! Why are you looking at me like that? [Frown, John. FROWN. Your pokemon is still not satisfied!]

Spiritomb!

...Geist? [And now she's happy again!] Well which one?!

Tomb tomb!

Tera-Geist?

SPIIIRRRRRRRIIIII!!! [Seems she approves, if the fact that she's nuzzling John is any indication. Ghosts can be affectionate too! And now John's just giggling.]

Alright, okay. Tera-Geist it is.

[[John, this is Rose laughing.]]

[Oh goodness this is a rare sight. Once John remembers that he was in the middle of a conversation with a person, he'll be pretty shocked to see it!]

Hehe...what?

You're ridiculous is all. You and Miss Tera-Geist both.

Is that her name then?

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