the most romantic of anniversaries

[ghostytrainer]

Who: John Egbert and Rose Lalonde
Where: Saffron City
When: Saturday, 6/8 (evening)
Summary: John and Rose go out to dinner for their 2nd anniversary, only for John to keep glitching out of it because the dummy caught a glitch Pokémon and boxed it. It becomes an anniversary to remember.
Rating: PG-13 for (probably) cursing and John inevitably glitching into the tub with Rose. (but nothing naughty happened)

[Sometimes, John finds himself unable to believe that it's really only been two years since they started dating. Somehow, it just seems like it's always been a thing. And at other times, he finds himself stunned that his relationship with Rose has actually lasted two years. Because, gurl, you really could do loads better. Not that John is complaining.]

[In any case, this Saturday evening finds the two dressed up quite sharply and headed to a nice restaurant in Saffron. Not too much of a to-do, but a nice, quiet evening spent in each other's company, never the less. Or at least...that's what they assumed it would be. Little did they know that the glitch running rampant through Pokémon Land had other plans.]

[After waiting a few minutes for a table, the two were seated at a cozy little booth in a back corner of the restaurant. Ahhh, romantic candlelit dinners. Aren't they to die for?]

Comments

[tentacletrainer]

[[They are. And really, Rose has to agree. Has it really been two years? Only two years? It sort of feels like it's been forever. But that just gives her confidence that it will last forever.]]

This is wonderful, John. And we haven't even gotten to eat yet!

[ghostytrainer]

[John certainly hopes that it will.]

Hehe, I'm glad you think so. I was kind of worried you might want to do something a little more exciting than this. Which...I suppose we always can once we're done eating. The night is still young, after all!

[tentacletrainer]

Ah yes. Something more exciting... [[There's a gleam in her eye as she smiles.]] I can certainly think of a few things.

[ghostytrainer]

[Should he be scared of that twinkle in her eyes? Probably. Is he? Not even a little.]

[Mostly because he missed it.]

Oh? Well be sure not to forget them between now and the end of dinner. Because that would be a sha--

[ZAP!]

[There's a flash of white-blue light and suddenly the seat across from Rose is completely empty. Where did John go? We just don't know. But hopefully Rose remembered to bring her 'gear with her because she'll be getting a message here in a minute or two.]

[But first, she's going to have to deal with the fact that the waiter just showed up to take their drink orders. Surely b now she knows what John likes? Or is that going to have to wait until this crisis is sorted out...]

[tentacletrainer]

[[She stares for a moment, and then kind of blankly stares at the waiter. O-oh. Drink orders. Right. She'll...okay she knows what he likes. And once those orders are placed she's back to staring at his seat.

She did bring it but she hasn't thought to take it out yet.]]

[ghostytrainer]

[Well don't feel too bad, Rose. John didn't think of sending a text at first either. In fact, that was all Aradia's idea. In any case, after about a minute there's a bing/buzz/whatever setting she has on her gear to alert her to received messages as JOhn makes contact.]

uh...ok so i'm with aradia now?
not sure wtf just happened.
are you still at the restaurant?

[tentacletrainer]

[[It's on vibrate for him, and it causes her to jump. But she pulls it out and stares at the message a bit too.

With...

With Aradia?]]

Yeah.
Yeah, I'm still here.

[ghostytrainer]

[It's not what it sounds like, Rose! Honest!]

ok that's...good but also kind of worrisome?
did anything else weird happen over there or was it literally just me?
because i am all the way in mahogany now and i have no idea how i got here.
or how to get back. which is even more troubling.

[tentacletrainer]

It's...just you.

[ghostytrainer]

what the actual fuck.
ok... um.
shit.
i have literally no idea what we are supposed to do in this situation.
ideas?

[tentacletrainer]

Do you...have...anything with teleport...?

1/2

[ghostytrainer]

spock and bec, but they're both in the box.
so if i go and get either of them, i won't be able to teleport back to saffron beù°Û↕◙%é
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2/2

[ghostytrainer]

[Yeah that wasn't creepy at all.]

[We're going to pretend that that exchange of texts actually ended up lasting about five minutes or so. Because John was having a conversation with Aradia at the same time, and didn't want to be rude and ignore her in favor of his gear. Unfortunately, he glitched out in the middle of a response to Rose.]

i'm with dave now.

[tentacletrainer]

You will have to speak in a more civilized manner if you wish for me to understand your tongues.
Either that or get a better dictionary.
Dave, hm?
I see.
You're having a double date with him, aren't you?

i feel like this is going to be john's face for over half this log.

[ghostytrainer]

he's standing on his hands.

give me a few minutes i am heading back your way.
sorry about that i still don't know what happened.
hopefully it won't happen again though.

Hehehehe

[tentacletrainer]

It's okay, sweetheart.
You know how patient I am.
It isn't as if that was on purpose.
...
Right?

[ghostytrainer]

of course not! why would i do something like this on purpose?
it's a pretty shitty prank set up don't you think?

[tentacletrainer]

I don't know.
I think it would be a clever prank.

[ghostytrainer]

i would be pranking myself as much as i would be pranking you though!
so no, no thanks!
plus that would just be mean because it looks like i'm standing you up. :(

[tentacletrainer]

I wouldn't think that at all darling!
John Egbert is not the kind of guy to stand up a girl.

[ghostytrainer]

well yeah, i know that. and you know that.
but who is currently sitting alone in a fancy restaurant on her anniversary?
(btw, i'm almost there. i can see the doors! have they come to take our order yet?)

[tentacletrainer]

John.
It's fine.
Don't you dare feel bad about this.
(Not yet, though they did ask for our beverage preferences.)
(I of course ordered the most expensive bottle of wine they had.)
;)

[ghostytrainer]

little late for that.
(oh good. my wallet thanks you, darling.)
(as do i.)

[tentacletrainer]

John...
(I had a feeling you both would.)

[ghostytrainer]

[There's no text response from John. He didn't really see a point considering he just reached the restaurant. The hostess seems a little confused as John makes his way back to the table. Hadn't he already been seated? Did he have to leave and she just missed it?]

[Perhaps. How else would he have left?]

[Upon reaching their table, John leans in and presses a kiss to Rose's temple before sliding into his seat.]

What's this? This doesn't look like wine to me!

[It definitely looks like soda to him. Nice try, Rose.]