[Video/Action for anyone in the Goldenrod suburbs] Backdated to immediately after everybody woke up.

[garbagechild]

HELLO?

HELLO!

HELLO HELLO HELLO!

HELLOOOOOO?!

<sub>[Assuming you didn't just mute the video INSTANTLY because the audio consisted of a child hollering into the mic, what follows is some very uncertain sniffling. The kind where the kid in question is still kind of working out whether they have a reason to be crying or not.]

[The video display is going from room to room of what looks kind a generously-sized suburban house-- nerds who have gotten familiar with the architectural aesthetic of each city might be able to note that it looks like one of the typical for-rent Goldenrod homes in those sprawling neighborhoods on the southern end.]

[There doesn't appear to be anybody else home but the camera-holder (and a few Pokemon here and there, but he's not paying attention to them), who seems to be getting more panicky with each empty room he finds.]</sub>

Where is everybody?!

<sub>[THE SEARCH GOES ON.]

[Until, five or ten minutes later, the feed finds him sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor. Without a shirt. Eating sliced bread straight out of the bag.]

[While crying.]</sub>

All my friends are go-o-oooooone.

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[pipers_son]

Yup and yup! Well, so long as ya practice and don’t kill anyone.

[That last bit is important.]

And, ha, they’re very good for bein’ human. In fact, they’re only as big as you are, so they’re really good. Now come over here, I’ll show ya what ta mix in the bowl first.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[That last bit is absolutely going to happen and there's not much anybody can do about it. Handing blade weapons to a former assassin who is also a prepubescent boy with limited experience at being mortal is literally guaranteed to end in disaster.]

[BUT HE'LL BE THE BEST KNIFE THROWER ANYBODY'S EVER SEEN ASIDE FROM THAT.]

[Chest swelling slightly with pride at Joker's faith in him, Wrath scoots closer so that he can look.]</sub>

[pipers_son]

Next time, ya should probably make Lust or Envy stick around while yer measurin’ out things… But this is how much ya need of each thing. Pay attention now.

[With a little psychic help from Angel here and there, he measures out all the flour and such, along with putting some eggs to the side.]

That much, got it? Too much or too little of somethin’ can mess the whole thing up.

[garbagechild]

_{[Wrath nods solemnly.]}

It's like alchemy.

You need exact amounts.

Or else it can turn out all wrong.

[pipers_son]

Exactly. [Leaving the wooden spoon in the bowl, he ruffles Wrath’s hair.] Yer such a clever one, this’ll be easy for ya once ya get the hang of it. Now, once ya got all the measurements, ya dump ‘em inta this big bowl. Hold on…

[He does just that, making sure to leave the eggshells to the side, and then slides the bowl over to Wrath.]

Here, you can stir the mix yerself! Don’t have ta go too fast, and don’t make a mess, just stir it until it’s all smooth like instead of clumps.

[garbagechild]

_{[The hair-ruffle gets another little smile and he takes the spoon and bowl, starting to stir the mix. His motions are a little uncertain at first, but they get steadier after a second.]}

... It would be easier if I could still transmute things.

I could make pancakes very quickly without having to worry about anything but the chemicals.

_{[... and they probably wouldn't taste very good but.]}

[pipers_son]

[Once it’s clear that Wrath isn’t going to become a one child blender of destruction, Joker eases up a bit. The kid’s point makes him grin.]

Ya could, but ya know what ya wouldn’t be able ta do if ya could still do that?

[garbagechild]

<sub>[A one-child blender of destruction is what he'll become once he's confident enough to do it without worrying about going slowly.]

[He looks up curiously at Joker.]</sub>

What?

[pipers_son]

When yer done makin’ all the pancakes this way, ya get ta lick up all the leftovers outta the bowl.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[.............. !!!!!]


[Joker has blown Wrath's MIND]</sub>

[pipers_son]

[Laughing at the look on Wrath’s face along with Angel, he pats the boy’s head again.]

Some good things come outta doin’ things the hard way~. Now give that a few more stirs, and we’ll see if it’s smooth enough.