pipers_son | 005 // Video (Action for Goldenrod) // Feb 14th

Y'know, I gotta say that the future sure is somethin'. All these fancy gadgets, new food, and lookit this make up.

[With an opening line like that, it's probably not surprising to see that Joker... appears to be in a cosmetics store. The 'gear is apparently propped up against a shelf while Joker casually flicks through various lipsticks and eyeliners. He's already applied something to his eyelids along with his usual make up because why not.]

[Somewhere in the background, there's... hissing? Anyone looking closely might be able to spot a Luxray on top of the shelf behind Joker, back arched and fangs bared. Joker doesn't pay her any mind.]

I've never much tried for lipstick before, but I suppose if there's ever a time ta give it a good ol' go... [Joker holds up a lavender shade of lipstick to the 'Gear, humming.] think it'd go well with my eyes?

[The Luxray hissing has finally evolved to bursts of upset yowling and Joker sighs.]

Oh, an' Rogue found a new friend. [Setting down the lipstick, he adjusts the 'Gear so that the camera is pointed towards the ground. That sure is a positively slime soaked Furret wrapped up tight around one of those... weird slime ball Pokemon. Is it a Pokemon? Joker is assuming so for the time being. Either way, both Furret and slimeball have looks of giddy bliss on their faces.] Tried ta separate 'em, but they wouldn't have none of it. Needless ta say, Lightning isn't particularly pleased. Too wet for her likin'. Oi, aren't ya supposed ta be strong against them water types?

[Just more angry electric cat yowling. Joker sighs.]

And it ain't comin' up on our little gadgets either... Ah well. I'll leave that for ya more intelligent types. Me, I'll just focus on the more mundane matters. Don't got a special someone for the romantic day myself- [And he gives a wink to the 'Gear.] -but best a luck for all of ya who do~.

[For anyone in Goldenrod, well, Joker will be in that cosmetic store for a while... angry hissing Luxray, slimy but extremely happy Furret, Bloober, and all.]

[Oh, but if you have CR with the ringleader... You might find something anyway.]

[Have CR with this loser? Well, he might have something for you, too. Thanks to Carmen's post the other day, he got an idea, hastily threw some things together and got some deliveries made. Looks like your characters will be getting flowers today!]

[Snake, you're going to have a very determined certain little Mime Jr. hunt you down. That sure is a bouquet bigger than her little body in her arms. There's a cluster of freesia flowers in the midst of some bluebells... and if he goes searching, he might find a little milkvetch flower. Huh. Mayuri will find similar waiting for her at her room window in the beak of a serious looking Tranquill. There's bluebells involved in this one, too, although narcissus flowers mix it up this time around.]

[Hey Saionji, you like flowers, right? No? Too bad, you're getting a delivery anyway. Man that sure is a freakin' ton of nasturtium flowers with specks of eupatorium flowers... Crocker will just find himself receiving a sparse few coronillas. Envy will be the recipient of some mock orange flowers, and France will get some matching orange lilies (with some spearmint flowers hidden underneath).]

[Killua, Maka Albarn, John Egbert, you three will be getting some flowers too via delivery. All three of them will be getting mixed bouquets of canterbury bells and yellow lilies. It's more as a 'thank you' for being friends with Snake- Joker likes those who look after his friends.]

[Because of course he has to be ridiculous about it, every bouquet will have a joker playing card attached to it. What.]

[I went with this site for meanings.]

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They're stretchy, bouncy, and they like berries. Which is...basically more nothing but hey at least they don't have weird dietary needs like ghost types or anything like that.

[He's really just been playing with them the whole time...]

...Kinda scared ta ask what ghosts eat now.

[Joker doesn't exactly have any in his roster. Yet, anyway.]

[He shrugs.]

Depends on the ghost. Most of them can and will eat berries and normal stuff like that but some of them have a primary diet that's a little more...abstract. Like, Misdreavus and Mismagius, for example feed on fear.

[well then]

Sounds like ya would have ta do a bit a work for that.

[You have made a mistake, Joker.]

Yeah, a little bit! You kind of have to work with them and set up boundaries if you don't want to try and completely force them to switch to a more normal diet.

[Which John doesn't because nature is nature.]

[You mean 'his life'?]

Boundaries, huh?

Yeah! Like...who and when it is or isn't okay to scare. Or making sure that it's actually not really that okay to hang out at hospitals and drain peoples' life forces. Stuff like that.

[John...]

Raising ghosts can be a challenge...but also very rewarding!!! At least I think so.

Life forces?

[And he thought you were a not-weird kid, John, thanks for disproving him on that]

[Look, you had to find out sooner or later, Joker. He looks normal. But he's really, really not.]

Yeah. Litwick's line burns life force as energy. They're ghost candles. Domesticated ones don't do it as much as wild ones though.

And how exactly is there a good way ta go about feedin' 'em, then?

[This conversation is kind of horrible, probably, but jeez now he's interested.]

Well, personally I let mine do a little draining when battling wild Pokémon. Never enough to kill, of course, but if that's part of their nature I don't want to tell them to completely change, you know? That just doesn't seem fair, it's not like they can help how they work.

[Nature works in mysterious ways.]

But humans are absolutely off limits and all five of them know that. That's never even remotely been a problem, they're all very good at listening to me as far as that goes.

[Well that is actually considerably better an answer than he thought he'd get.]

Huh, that actually doesn't sound too bad... Makes sense and doesn't hurt anyone none.

[John maybe weird but he's definitely A Good Guy. He doesn't do killing.]

Of course it doesn't hurt anybody, do I look like the villainous sort to you?

[ACTUALLY]

Yeah, I could see it. Seen more innocent types than yerself pickin' pockets and who knows what else.

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Oh. [WELP.] Well, don't worry, I swear I'm not that sort of person. I only use my powers for good, sir! Cross my heart.

[Just a friendly laugh.]

I suppose ya can't cross yer heart and hope ta die in this place, can ya! No worries~. Snake and his friends like ya well enough, so yer on good standin' with me. He actually thinks ya would be good in the circus.

Ahaha, I dunno about that. I mean, I do magic tricks as a hobby but I'm not really much of a performer. Better left to the professionals, I think.

Now ain't that a shame. An' Snake was lookin' forward ta it so much. Seemed ta think ya had potential and, since he is my right hand man, figured I should take it inta consideration.

Really, he did? Heh, I'm kind of touched...

[Shucksbuster.]

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