[text]

[harlequinhater]

hey guys! john here.
man i guess it's been a while since i last checked in on the pokegear all publicly like this.
i guess i have just been really busy being an awesome trainer and winning gym badges.
anyways does anyone know if there's a store that specializes in pokemon-proof clothes? 
like, fireproof stuff to help with angry fire types.
or something that can save me from being impaled by toxic nidorino spikes. that specifically.
if there is no such business, does anybody who knows how to make clothes want to go into business with me?
i bet we could make a lot of money that way.
i would get 50% profits for the idea obviously.

[A few minutes later, there's an addition:]

oh and if anybody has tips for the cianwood gym let me know!
im training up my awesome team of super cool pokemon to fight it next.
i want to know what im going to be up against.

[About thirty minutes after that, there's one last thing:]

also, has anybody else been getting pies sent to them?
is that a thing in the pokemon world?
because i definitely did not order these.

Comments

[Text]

[in4apounding]

Nope!

Well, not in the mail anyway. Sometimes the cafés around Goldenrod have slices of pie.

You must be pretty confused right now, huh?

[Text]

[harlequinhater]

uh, yeah! no kidding!
who the heck would send me pies?
this is so weird!

[Text] 1/2

[in4apounding]

Gosh, yeah
Maybe it's someone





Pranking you

[Text > Video] 2/2

[in4apounding]

[And the video clicks on, but it's going to take Penny a little while to say anything. She's too busy giggling a little too hard.]

[Eventually she manages to get something out around the laughter.]

I told was-
[snort]
-going to get you back!

[video]

[harlequinhater]

[Okay, John has to let her get the benefit of seeing his face. It's what he would have wanted if this was his prank.]

Penny!? No way! I never would have guessed this was you.

[The hypothetical prankster's gambit shoots up in her direction. Too bad that only exists in John's imagination.]

Man, well done! Even Jane thought your prank was really clever, and she's an expert prankster like me. I'm kind of proud!

How did you know I hate pie?

[video] 1/2 again

[in4apounding]

[Yeah, Penny's savoring this victory. By laughing, a lot.]

Really? Thank you!

[She giggles again.]

You should've known better than to prank a member of the Atlesian military! We always make sure our opponents get their just desserts!

[video] 2/2

[in4apounding]

[And then she catches that last part, and tilts her head, smile fading a little.]

You don't like pie? Oh gosh, I'm so sorry! I thought this would be something completely harmless!

[video]

[harlequinhater]

What? No! That's part of what makes the prank so good. If I liked pie, then I would just be getting free desserts. That's not much of a prank.

Re: [video]

[in4apounding]

Yes, but they'd be free desserts from nowhere! All mysterious and confusing.

[She put a lot of thought into this, okay.]

But, I guess I'm glad it worked out better? If you're not upset, I mean!

[video]

[harlequinhater]

Yeah, but pranks are mostly about inconveniencing somebody. Not enough to hurt them or make them really upset. For instance, you do not bring up dead family members as a joke.

[Unlike a certain bird sprite John once knew.]

You can't prank somebody by giving them a surprise gift. It may be confusing, but it is not an inconvenience.