awesmazings | Voicemail

That would be awesome, Joker! Inferno can learn Fly!

[...Oh man flying on a giant fire moth? Just the thought of that is awesome.

And, without missing a beat-]

Oh, neat! Are you gonna do anything special for your birthday?

Then I'll send it over. Send it back when yer done, alright?

I wasn't thinkin' of anythin'. I always seem ta be busy with work when it comes around and now's no different.

Sure thing!

[Gosh now he's practically vibrating with excitement. He didn't imagine he'd get to try flying so soon...let's just hope he doesn't have any accidents.]

Well, we've still got our next performance coming up, yeah? That can count as a celebration!

[Don't fall into trees, Jimmy.]

Heh, guess it could. Wouldn't want the spotlight ta be on me, 'tho, that's for the rest of ya. I'm just the ringleader.

[HE'LL DO HIS BEST.]

Aww, but you're- like- the most important person in the circus! You can't have a circus without a ringleader, after all!

Heh, suppose so.

Maybe we can do somethin' after our shows, huh? It'd be a little late, but nothin' too bad.

I think that'd be a great idea! Everyone should do something for their birthdays, after all.

[And don't think he's not gonna try to get you something after everything you've done for him.]

Heh, guess they should.

Wanna do me a favor and let everyone know? I still got things to set up.

Sure thing! You can count on me!

[He would have tried to make it a surprise party if you didn't already know about it, Joker.]

[Whups!]

I know I can. Yer a good lad, Jims.

Ah-haaaw....thank you.

[Jimmy smiled, rubbing the back of his neck.]

I'm glad you think so!

Anyway, I'll leave ya ta that.

Oh yeah- and everythin' went well while ya were with Crocker?

[...somehow he had a feeling you would ask about that.

...

Well he could lie, but....that would just cause more problems in the future, wouldn't it?...]

Um. Well...not......exactly.

[...Joker wishes he could say he's surprised.]

What'd he do? Did he yell at ya? He ain't good with kids and small animals.

Well, um....a little! But that's not it...

[He pauses, laughing weakly.]

He actually, uh....attacked me while we were traveling through the Ruins of Alph. Stole...one of my Pokemon. You....you responded to my message I sent out.

[Which was a bit of a spur-of-the-moment panic response on his part.]

I-it's okay though! He gave him back and everything's okay now!

[Just don't ask him to travel with Crocker alone again any time soon.]

Wait, what was you!?

[But once he gets over the initial shock, Joker's expression promptly goes dark. A bit of a clash considering his usual smiles personality.]

Did he, now... Told him not ta pull any a that one anyone in the circus, so he damn well should know better.

Yer alright? All of ya, Pokemon too.

Yeah, I'm fine! Lucius helped me out, but we couldn't get my Shroomish, Spore, back before he got away...mostly cause I sent Lucky out against his Growlithe, but he froze up.

[It was...a little sad, really. The little buizel panicked under the pressure, his usual anger just completely gone under the prospect of the very real, very sudden danger.]

I put Spore in the PC for a while...it scared him pretty bad cause he was just a baby that hatched a little while ago, but um....I think he'll be alright after a while.

I can send ya Angel and a couple a my other psychics if ya want- they're good at that emotion sorta thing. Could help the lad out and feel a bit safer, specially since Angel's basically as high as she can get.

And I'll be talkin' ta Crocker, don't you think twice I won't.

T-that's fine...Inferno and Cherry tried to help calm him down, but he wouldn't get near them or any of the others.

[Maybe he should invest in a Psychic Pokemon someday...]

Okay. I guess it's weird to say but I'm not...mad, since he did apologize, but I'm just...I dunno, confused? Like I don't know why he did that to begin with...especially since we work together, and all.

Alright, I'll send Mira and Mylo along with the Fly. Mira can talk ta ya, so if she figures out anythin', I'm sure she'll tell ya.

[Psychic Pokemon are great, but Joker might be biased there since he has Angel.]

Well, I promise ya I'll find out. No one touches anyone else in the Circus, and that's a fact.

Okay, thank you.

[Hopefully it will help...putting Spore in the PC to begin with was a bit sad, since the poor thing was so scared. He almost didn't want to, but having him out was making for some sticky traveling.]

Hopefully I didn't do something to make him mad at me, or anything...but thanks.

[Mira's the one who'll really help, connected with her powers and empathy as she is, but Mylo can't hurt. For one thing, he won't go anywhere without her. For another, he's a protective sort sometimes. Hopefully it will.]

Nah, it ain't you. That much I'm sure of. I'll keep in mind not ta let him travel alone with anybody from now on.

But Jimmy, next time anythin' like that happens, call me straight away and don't dally about it, alright?

..I will, I promise. ...I'm sorry I didn't before. I just...wasn't sure what to do. And I didn't want to just say what happened over the Network where everybody could hear, either.

[Since....Crocker is still his friend, in a weird "we work together" sort of way. But of course with Jimmy it will always be a bit more than that.]

Well, ya are a kid.

[And something in Joker finally seems to relax a little as he sighs.]

How about two of us meet up again after the next show, eh? We'll stick with each other, and I'll make sure ya don't get inta anymore trouble.

[Or, if there is trouble, Joker will then break trouble's legs.]

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