ghostytrainer | prank #19 | video / action for Dave if he's in the hotel room.

[For once, there is no smile on John's face when he turns on the video feed. Instead there is a look of tired, barely-restrained panic on his face. Also unusual are the stacks of books surrounding him. Someone went to the library. Someone found every book they could on ghosts and legends.]

[Someone stayed up all night reading all those books, and it definitely shows.]

[Barely visible on the couch behind him is a lavender-clad body laid out on the couch. The face isn't visible, but to anyone who knows her, the clothes should be recognizable as those of Rose Lalonde.]

Has... [His voice is the tiniest bit shaky. He's really trying his hardest to stay calm here.] Anyone figured anything out yet? About the people who were taken, I mean? And how to get them back? I talked to a few people about it last night but...heh, it's a different day now, right? [There's a very forced, weak laugh.] I read every book I could find...but they aren't telling me anything more than the pokédex did.

[It's a little late for "don't look in their backs."]

So...yeah. If anyone knows something, I would appreciate it.

[He gives the camera once last slightly desperate look before clicking it off.]

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[Okay...that got him to stop clinging and hiding his face. He actually looks...kind of irritated? Annoyed, maybe? Slightly hurt too. He's that strange angry-sad combo.]

Yes. It is my job. Where we come from, when you love someone? You do whatever it takes to protect them. From everything and anything. Just because we're in Johto and pokémon are suddenly a real thing? That doesn't change that. I'm not going to stop trying to protect her from things just because she has pokémon now. You guys are great and all, and yeah, you are probably better at it than I could ever be because you have powers, but don't you dare try and tell me that it's not my job to protect Rose. Or try and tell her that it's not her job to protect me. Because I would...hope that if the situations were reversed that she would think the same thing.

[He's not 100% certain about that...but he can hope, right?]

[[She doesn't say anything at first, ears simply laying back further as she wilts in his grasp.]]

[And...now he feels bad for snapping. He runs a hand through his hair and sighs.]

Sorry...I shouldn't have said that. That wasn't really fair.

[[Just. Licking his cheek again.]]

Edited 2011-06-18 06:53 (UTC)

Well it's...not really your fault if it's something you don't understand. I still shouldn't have gotten that upset.

[He gives her another hug, nuzzling her face a little.]

[[Nuzzling his face in return.]]

I just...I don't know what to do without her here.

prank #19 | video / action for Dave if he's in the hotel room.

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