.001 | All the important questions

[diehardreaper]

Fancy that. It does work! Will wonders never cease. Bit of fancy metal... never thought'd be really what they told us, eh?

[ So have this guy staring around this here Gear thingamabob. ]

Right, so... this lady what claims to be my mum said this'd be some sort of communication device so figured I'd give it a go. Bit of a question for you lot.. hang on. C'mere you-- [ And he's reaching off with one arm to tug a Duskull closer to him. ]

How d'you know if this little blighter's a boy or a girl? Couldn't really decide on a right name for it yet.

[ Oddly enough, the Duskull seems happy for the attention and actually waves to the camera. ]

And one more thing. Are any of you lot familiar with the name William T. Spears or Grell Sutcliffe? If you are, d'you mind passing on word that I've gotten here?

The name's Ronald Knox of London's Grim Reaper Dispatch Department, by the way. Thanks!

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[pipers_son]

Yeah, I sorta remember that bit.

[It's pretty hard to forget losing an arm and dying of bloodloss while everything is on fire, Ronald.]

Anyway, not yer jurisdiction, dunno, dunno.

In that order.

[hardknoxlife]

Yeah, that sounds like something he'd say...

[ But hey, at least Ron's good natured about it... unlike Mister You're Supposed to Be Dead Don't Get Cozy. ]

Welcome to a second life then, mate. Ah... You... went by Joker, didn't you? You rather I call you that or d'you fancy your real name?

[pipers_son]

[Thank god for small blessings, right?]

Definitely prefer it ta dyin'! [Like. By a lot.] Joker's good- it's as real a name for me as any.

[diehardreaper]

Wager so!

[ Yep, this one's not gonna breathe down Joker's neck too much. ]

Well then, Joker, pleased to meet you under better circumstances than the first time we met. Gotten all settled here, have you?

[pipers_son]

Reckon I have. It's a bit lonely since I'm the only one a my lot that's here, but we all make do, don't we?

[And maybe be consumed by horrible loneliness by we don't talk about that in polite company.]

Say, ya wouldn't happen ta be as talented as Suit was, would ya?

[hardknoxlife]

Course we do, mate! Any bloke would've gone barmy given the circumstances but you seem alright.

[ Raising a brow at that question though. ]

Depends on what your definition of talented is and what exactly we're comparing here, mate. Can't say I was as top notch a reaper as he was but we get by.

[pipers_son]

Don't think reapin' will be somethin' you'll have ta bother with for a while now!

But he was awful good at tightrope walkin' and doing the trapeze act when he was in the circus! Sure wouldn't mind those kind of talents, if ya see where I'm goin' with this.

[Don't mind him, just casually trying to recruit every single reaper he comes across.]

[hardknoxlife]

Wager not. We're prolly leagues away from London.

[ And give him a second here. The idea of Will... the Will he knows doing all those things is giving him a serious case of the snickers. ]

Hang on... Will? On the ruddy tightrope? Blimey, now I regret missing out on that particular assignment!

I'd prolly be right to hazard a guess you've started up your business here, eh?

[pipers_son]

[Go ahead and laugh, Ronald. It was a glorious sight. Especially with that suit. People who are too stiff tend to get teased and prodded mercilessly in the Circus, as it turns out.]

Yep! And we're always lookin' for new talent.

[diehardreaper]

Can't claim to be as brilliant as my boss was but I could give it a go! M'not a bad shot with a knife either, if you don't mind my saying.

[ A pause. ]

Speaking of, does mum filch things? Could've sworn I had my knife on me when I was on the ship...

[pipers_son]

Really? Cor, that'd be great! We really need a knife thrower!

[Dagger is... still not here, after all, but Joker tries not to let himself think too hard on that.]

Mum? Oh no, don't think she does. They don't look too kindly on weapons 'round here anyway... Although I think I could fix ya up with some if ya don't mind a bit o' improvisation.

[diehardreaper]

Ah, blimey... I've had that knife ever since I was a kid.

[ Don't worry, Joker. He'll either make you miss Dagger more or miss him less.

Though his initial disappointment in losing his knife is gone. ]

Well, best not to dwell on it but it'd better be back in the pocket I left it in once they send us home, eh? But sure, mate. Set me up and we'll see if you fancy what you see.

[pipers_son]

Fingers crossed!

We're all settled in at Goldenrod City, but there's nothin' planned 'til next month! I'll be sure ta have someone fly and pick ya up if yer in one of the cities if that's what ya would like. Sure cuts down on the trip.

[diehardreaper]

We could do that, yeah. A month's a bit of a time to go, isn't it?

[ A pause to think though. ]

Ah... Grim'n I are prolly going to be in... ah... Cherrygrove, was it... in a day or so if that's of any information for you.

[pipers_son]

Most folks do! It's either that or takin' the ferry ta Kanto, from what I hear, and I suppose most prefer a bit of a walk.

[hardknoxlife]

Nothing beats it, quite honestly! Even Grim looks like it likes the outdoors.

[ And a pause. ]

Hey, how long d'you figure it'll take for us to get to the next town?

[pipers_son]

[Joker just holds up three fingers with a dry grin.]

Hope ya fancy walkin'.

[diehardreaper]

[ Three... days... ]

...wouldn't know where a bloke could get his hands on a lawnmower 'round, would you?

[pipers_son]

Well, I can tell ya where ta get a Pokemon that'll be big enough for ya ta ride... You'll just have ta raise it but it pays off in the end.

It takes a bit a fiddlin', but if ya mess 'bout with the 'Gear some, ya can contact a place called the Breedin' Center. They'll give ya an egg for free since yer new. Ya can pick whatever ya like, but I'd say a Ponyta for now. They're basically horses, and they got a nice speedy reputation.

[diehardreaper]

Sounds ace! It'll cut the travel time down a bit and I can be there before you know it.