Chapter 48; Video; Possession is fun kids!

[tentacletrainer]

[[When the feed starts, there is a very tearful looking Rose on the screen. She looks like she's just about ready to start bawling, hiccuping once in a while. For a moment she just stares, and then she explains what's wrong.]]

Someone. Someone help. I...I'm...I'm really scared.

[[Suddenly the video shifts, showing the edge of a bed and then kiiiind of leaning over the edge to show the floor.]]

I-I think something is under my bed. And if I get down it'll get me!

[[And there are a few sobs, though they're off camera. She is just so scared.]]

Wh-what if it's the boogeyman?! O-or a zombie or something?!

[[And the more things she suggest, the more hysterical she becomes until finally she's wailing, the gear dropping to the bed and being turned off as a result.

If you're feeling like this is not the Rose you know, you're pretty close. She's still Rose, she's simply been possessed by a Yamask.

One who is apparently five years old or something.]]

Comments

[tentacletrainer]

[[Sniffling, she gets up and kind of lays on the edge of the bed so she can peer underneath it.]]

...there are no bunearies under here.

[[Can you hear that pout in her voice?]]

[ghostytrainer]

...I never said there were Bunearies. I said dust bunnies. You know, these.

[He pulls one of the balls of little dust/hair/gross under the bed stuff and holds it up to show her.] I mean I guess I could try and make it look like a Buneary if that will make you turn that frown upside down.

[tentacletrainer]

That's okay. I have a Buneary! [[Now that it's safe, she gets up and off the bed, skittering over to her bag. She seems kind of confused by all the stuff that's in it, but pulls out her five Pokeballs. And then she opens one up with a "ta-daaaa!"

...which kind of dies a little when not a Buneary comes out, but a Noctowl.]]

...where's Mr. Snuffles? I don't have a Noctowl...

[ghostytrainer]

Mr...Snuffles?

[Okay, things are even more not right now than they were earlier. John knows for a fact that Rose has a Lopunny, not a Buneary, and that HER name is Mia.]

Rose, your Buneary evolved ages ago. Her name is Mia. Are you sure you're okay? Did you hit your head or something?

[tentacletrainer]

Nu-uh!!! He's a Buneary because I gave him an Everstone! And his name is Mr. Snuffles. [[And she's just kind of noticing something else.]]

Why does everyone keep calling me Rose?

[ghostytrainer]

Becaaause that's your name?

[Really starting to think you hit your head here, Rose. Pretty damn hard too.]

[tentacletrainer]

No it's not. [[Stare.]] I'm Joshua. [[Where the hell have you been mister?]]

[ghostytrainer]

Um...no it's definitely Rose. I think I would know. Why would your name be Joshua? You're a girl.

[tentacletrainer]

I'm a boy! [[WOW CAN'T YOU TELL.]] My name isn't Rose and you obviously wouldn't know if you can't even see that I'm a boy.

1/2

[ghostytrainer]

[Just...staring.]

2/2

[ghostytrainer]

[Then he pushes himself to his feet and offers Rose a hand.]

Here, come with me for a minute.

[tentacletrainer]

Why? Where are we going? [[Though she takes his hand in hers and is obviously willing to follow.]]

[ghostytrainer]

Just to the bathroom, there's something you need to see.

[John leads her across the hotel room and, just as he said, into the bathroom. He clicks the light on and gestures for Rose to head in.]

[tentacletrainer]

[[O...kay. She follows, entering when gestured to and turning to look at him.]]

I know how to use the potty. You don't need to teach me. [[She's getting really good at it too!]]

[ghostytrainer]

I-- wait what? No! No, that's not why we're in here.

[What the actual fuck, Rose?]

Just...look in the mirror, okay? Obviously you haven't recently if you think you're a boy.

[tentacletrainer]

[[She gives him a weird look before looking in the mirror.

.....all seems to be in tip top shape. Wow you're crazy mister.]]

I don't see what you mean.

[ghostytrainer]

You don't...how can you not see what I mean?! You have blonde hair to your shoulders and a headband! You're wearing a skirt and copious amounts of purple! Not to mention you have other...feminine...assets.

[Wow topic change, let's not talk about boobs.]

Um...anyway, the point is: you're a girl! Your name is Rose Lalonde and you are fourteen years old. You will be fifteen at the start of December and you've been here in Johto for almost two years! If this is supposed to be some kind of prank, it really isn't funny, Rose!

[tentacletrainer]

[[She looks again, then back to John.]]

You should get your eyes checked mister.

[ghostytrainer]

[John throws his hands up into the air.]

Gah! I give up!

[tentacletrainer]

[[.....you're really weird mister. She's just going to eye you for a bit yeah.]]

[ghostytrainer]

[He sighs, running a hand through his hair and kind of muttering to himself.]

Man, lots of people have been acting weird today. What the hell's gotten into--

[A lightbulb goes off as he remembers something he read in his pokedex earlier on.]

Say, Joshua...what year is it?