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these_balls) wrote in route_10652013-11-24 11:11 pm
Entry tags:
- !4th wall,
- !open log,
- akira ijyuin | clamp school detectives,
- alex armstrong | fullmetal alchemist,
- applejack | my little pony,
- aradia megido | homestuck,
- botan | yu yu hakusho,
- carter blake | heavy rain,
- chiaki nanami | dangan ronpa,
- dave strider | homestuck,
- denzel crocker | fairly oddparents,
- henry townshend | silent hill,
- hiccup horrendous haddock iii | httyd,
- ice master touya | yu yu hakusho,
- ironhide | transformers,
- jade harley | homestuck,
- jin | yu yu hakusho,
- john egbert | homestuck,
- kakashi hatake | naruto,
- laguna loire | final fantasy viii,
- lightning farron | final fantasy xiii,
- maka albarn | soul eater,
- makoto naegi | dangan ronpa,
- mondo oowada | dangan ronpa,
- norman jayden | heavy rain,
- obito uchiha | naruto,
- rainbow dash | my little pony,
- ralph | wreck-it ralph,
- rose lalonde | homestuck,
- roxas | kingdom hearts,
- shaun mars | heavy rain,
- shino aburame | naruto,
- sion astal | legendary heroes,
- yumi ishiyama | code lyoko
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[Okay, that's kind of fudging the truth there. Even without a body he's not sure what to do. At least not immediately. After a few moments though, he comes to a realization. This is just too perfect to pass up.]
[He knows what he must do. Hugs
and probably tearscan wait till after John finally pulls one over on his old man.][Careful now... careful...just pick up one of those cupcakes with a tendril of wind that might be your arm but could be part of your torso, it's impossible to tell in this state.]
[Okay and...got it! now to just...toss it into Dad's face and hope that he's so bewildered by the fact that there's a floating cupcake that he fails to dodge it.]
[He doesn't have a cream pie, okay? He's working with what he's got here, this is just going to have to do.]
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The Pokemon in question just shrugs.]
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[His dad is actually here. Even if...it's probably only going to be temporary. After all, he's not in New Bark and John has his powers. This has happened enough times by now for John to know that he's got maybe three days, max, before Dad's gone again.]
[And he intends to make the most of it. Even if that...apparently includes cupcakes in the face. It's the Egbertian way, surely Dad understands.]
Haha! Gotcha!
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And then he bursts with laughter.]
Yes, son, you certainly did. [The grin on his face is brimming with nothing but pride as he reaches a hand over to ruffle his hair.]
When did you get so good? And so tall, my goodness. I don't remember you being tall enough to reach the sink.
[Rubbing at his chin in thought, despite how ridiculous it probably looks with the oven-mitt, he hums.]
No, you were definitely shorter last time I saw you.
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[Only he really kind of was. John has never been a particularly tall kid, and even after the puberty fairy came to visit the betas in Johto, John is still the shortest at 5'6". Probably took more after his nanna/mom.]
But I've been practicing! [He puts his hands on his hips, puffing out his chest a little.] Refining my skills as a pranking master. Did you expect me to slack off on that just because I've been here instead of home for almost three years? No sir! Not this Egbert!
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[The man steps forward to pull John into a tight hug, balancing the cupcakes in the other hand.]
I'm so proud of you. You're not really my little boy anymore, are you?
[He'll address the pranking in a minute.]
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I...well I mean... [He falls silent again, thinking of how to answer this.] I might not be so little anymore, but I'll always be your son, s-so...
[No. No, he is not about to start crying right now. Throat, you stop doing that stupid lump thing and eyes, you just quit that shit all together. This is a tear-free zone.]
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As long as you're willing to indulge me, you'll always be my son. Always. And I will always love you, no matter what.
[Remember when we said he'd get to the pranking in a minute? How about using this horribly inappropriate moment to share the chocolate cake and smoosh one of those harlequins into his face. That should stop the tears, right?]
Gotcha.
i just want to tell you that your dad is adorable and you are an amazing person for playing him
[But that's okay.]
[He laughs, wiping the frosting and bits of cake off his face and momentarily removing his glasses to wipe them off on his shirt. They probably look utterly ridiculous to anybody watching right now, but who gives a flip.]
Hehe, good one. You haven't lost your touch either, have you?
I'm glad you think so! I'm new to playing Dad, and your John is perfect, so I'm happy to hear that!
You'll be surpassing the master soon, so I've got to keep on my toes for as long as I can. Pretty soon I won't be able to pull one over on you anymore. Need to get in as much as I can now.
[They look ridiculous, but that's how Egberts operate. And if anyone has a problem with that, they can answer to a cream pie to the face.]
well you are doing a fantastic job. i'm upset that i can't attempt to keep you after the 4th wall
Oh, I dunno...hehe, I might let you still get a few in on me once I've taken the throne. Maybe.
[He's grinning in a way that suggests this is a playful joke. After all, he knows full well that he won't have to offer a handicap, even as the new master.]
[His grin fades fairly quickly, replaced by something more contemplative.]
Hey um...Dad? There's something I need to tell you, before we talk about anything else. It's something I've wanted to for a while but...er. [Well obviously he couldn't tell you because you weren't here. But that just sounds weird and almost accusatory and John knows full well that isn't Dad's fault.]
Okay, wow, suddenly realizing that was a horrible way to start this conversation but uhh...you know my friend Rose? Lalonde?
Thank you so much. I wish I could stay!
[The smile on his face stays firmly in place, even as John starts thinking about things that Dad was just about to start teasing him about. But hey, if the boy wants to open this joke can of peanuts himself, who is he to stop him?]
The little girl who likes magic, right? She's the one you were practicing all those tricks for, wasn't she?
[He knows she probably wasn't, but he can't help some good natured ribbing on the matter.]
UPSET SOBBING INTENSIFIES
Well she and I ar-- wait, what? [Guess who just started talking instead of processing what his conversational partner said. This kid. He is the best at carrying conversations, totally knows what he's doing.] No! No, god no that wasn't why!! I practiced those tricks because magic is fun. And cool. But let's not get sidetracked here, okay?
[John you are literally the one doing all the sidetracking.]
But yes, that is her. My friend who is a girl and also likes magic, which I was definitely not doing to impress her because I didn't really even think of her like that...back then. [It begins. The rambling. The rambling accompanied by the vague hand gestures that we're just not even sure what they're supposed to mean, if they even have a meaning at all.]
But uh...well, now's a little different because we're kind of...dating. And have been for a while, actually. So... [He pauses. where was he going with this?] Yeah, that's a thing. That I have kind of wanted to tell you for a while.
[There are probably a million different and more to the point ways he could have said this. But admittedly part of him is a little nervous (for a number of reasons) and that always makes it harder (read: impossible) for him to control his rambling. But he seems to be done for now, ending on something of a strangely-timed note.]
No shhhh. Shhhhhhhhh. If you're ever interested in a different game...
Yet another little boost to his own gambit? Perhaps.
As he said earlier, he's going to need everything he can get.]
...how old are you, John? I feel like I've missed so many years of your life when you tell me that.
i've been toying with the idea of finding him a new home recently but i'm just not sure
[But still, part of him wishes he could say that much time hasn't passed. That it's only been maybe a couple of months at most.]
Well if you ever do, hit me up. I'll stick around for future fourth walls though if you'd like!
[That feels so long.]
Sixteen and you're already getting married...I'm getting so old.
omg that would be fantastic. *^*
[He didn't say anything about marriage...]
Augh! She told you, didn't she!?
[Prankster's gambit...plummeting. Dad + Rose team up combo. Can't deal. Too much.]
Then that is what I will do. <3
She also invited me to the house you own for dinner.
;A;
That girl, I swear...here I am, worried about how that particular part of the equation is going to go over, and you already knew the whole time! Augh! [He loves you both, he really does.] How much did she tell you?
And dinner would be great, though...that's assuming I can stay in one place long enough to actually accomplish that.
[Whatever is causing all this mayhem kind of gave him back all of his powers. Even the one that makes him zap uncontrollably through time and space. It's kind of been a problem.]
Sorry for the late reply, Black friday has been brutal at work.
She's told me that you're taking very good care of her. And that she's returning the favor. That you're engaged, and I'm guessing you own a house.
It won't hurt to try! Though why wouldn't you be able to stay in one place long enough?
it's okay! totally understand, i work retail too haha.
But yes, we just bought a house last month. Finished getting all the badges so there wasn't really a whole lot left for us to do unless we just wanted to keep traveling aimlessly till the end of time.
[He can't help but smile a little fondly to himself as he says this.]
But uh...well it's kind of a long story. But I guess the short version is that I stuck my hand in an intangible house thing and since then, I have become unstuck from reality and been warping uncontrollably through time and space. Normally it doesn't work here because I guess that counts as a power and this world doesn't like people to have magical powers but...it's back temporarily.
[He's honestly surprised he hasn't poofed out of this conversation already but he's not voicing that for fear of jinxing it.]
Ah retail. The bane of minimum wage workers.
They mean well though. I'm sure.
I'm so proud of you, John. Your own house! A wife! You are growing into a fine young man. Do you have a job too? Is there nothing left your old man can help you with?
[Now. To...tackle that last part. He didn't know too terribly much about all this SBURB nonsense, much less the mechanics like...getting...unstuck from reality. But he seems to at least somewhat understand it. With a few sounds of contemplation, he rubs at his chin.]
That really is quite the pickle you're in then, isn't it? Hopefully whatever it is that makes you warp around will give me time to enjoy dinner with you.
indeed indeed.
J-Jeez, she's not my wife yet! It's going to be a few more years before we actually...make that step. [Would you believe him if he told you his proposal was 100% accidental?] But yes, I have a job too. I'm a medical assistant and the Pokémon centers.
And yeah I am...pretty much in the biggest pickle jar of all time. I hope it does too, but given the mess this same ability made out of Rose and I's anniversary dinner, I am not holding my breath on that. [Not that it would matter if he did, really.] At least this time I can probably get back to the table a little faster though.