[video / action for the parking lot of the violet city dedenny's]

[meteorman]

[At a little past three in the morning a video shows up on the 'gear. Ford has been something of a cryptid as of late -- more than he usually is -- and this picture just hammers that home. He's standing in what looks like... the parking lot of a Dedenny's? The lighting isn't great considering he's outside at night, which really adds to the ambience. The light from the sign glints off his glasses. He looks a little manic, but what's new?]

Come to -- what's the phrase-- come to the Violet City Dedenny's if you want an asskicking.

[Look at him, learning memes that are simultaneously from his future and also extremely out of date.]

I'm turning seventy-four in one week. I want to start celebrating early.

[There's a momentary pause.]

I should clarify I am referring to a Pokémon battle. If you were to physically fight me it wouldn't be very fair to you.

I am also open to verbal debate if you don't feel like coming all the way to Violet at three in the morning. I've noticed there isn't egalitarian appreciation of Pokémon and I won't stand for it. Every Pokémon is cute, not only your standard Eevee or Cleffa.

[He lifts up a fat little Pyukumuku. It extends its 'hand' and bops him gently on the face, skewing his glasses.]

You look at Eviscerator and tell her she isn't adorable.

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[meteorman]

No, no. I'm under the distinct impression that the only appropriate time to invite people to a liminal public place for an asskicking is late at night. It's part of the cultural tradition.

[This is his area of study he totally has this on lock. It's serious science.]

[schachmeister]

mhmm.

[He's shoving a hand under his cheek to keep his head from nodding forward onto the pillow. Also, Armin is generally a bright boy, but he cannot track this at 3am.]

I'm sorry, what?

[meteorman]

[Ford is about to ask whether he's got this wrong when he realizes that out of all the young people he knows, no one is less likely to understand the finer points of meme culture than Armin. Sorry, kid, you're not the hip one in this family.]

Every other post to this effect that I've seen has involved 1. a public space, such as a park, restaurant parking lot, back alley or vacant lot and 2. a specific time, generally late at night. I was under the impression that was customary.

[He has completely missed the detail that... like... it's joke. Most people do not actually meet for asskickings.]