Call Ralph's Poke'Gear!

[rocketralph]

Hi there! Wanna thread but don't have time/want to set up a whole post for it?
Does your character just wanna call and shoot the breeze? LET'S DO IT.
Just use the CALL and MESSAGE threads below!

[Psst, if you need OOC contact, try here!]

Comments

[garbagechild]

_{[Wrath flops down to sit indian-style on the table, pressing his bare feet together. He's more or less resigned himself to wearing shoes when he's outside, but as soon as he's indoors, they come straight off.]}

What's a valentime?

[rocketralph]

Well it's Valentine's Day. Holiday where couples give mushy lovey dovey stuff to each other but sometimes friends give each other things too. Mostly cards with somethin' nice written on 'em. I got one earlier from my pal Jimmy.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[For the first time, Wrath looks at the markings on the card. Oh yeah. It's writing. That he can't read. :T]

[He brandishes the card at Ralph.]</sub>

Can you read?

I can't.

What do the squigglies say?

[rocketralph]

_{[He gingerly plucks the card out of the kid's hands and gives it a squint.]}

Says...huh, that's nice. It says, You are amazing the way you are. From Jimmy!

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Once Ralph has the card and is looking at it, Wrath lapses into expectant silence, watching him eagerly.]

[And when he finishes reading the message Wrath gasps in delight, clapping his hands to his knees.]</sub>

From Jimmy!

And he thinks I'm amazing?

[rocketralph]

_{[He's gotta admit, it's cute how excited the kid gets.]}

Sure looks like it! It's even got an Eevee on it--little guys are practically made to be evolved into somethin' else.

[garbagechild]

Nobody's EVER told me I'm amazing before!

Not even my OLD team!

Wow!

_{[Wrath reaches over to take the card back, beaming at it.]}

[rocketralph]

_{[He hands it over. As long as he's known Wrath, he still can't work out what kind of game he's from. Several of his friends were easy to figure out. Fighting games, mystery games, action games...]}

Gonna send him one in return?

_{[Ralph, don't sign yourself up for this.]}

[garbagechild]

_{[You don't want to know what kind of game Wrath is from, Ralph.]}

Can I?!

I didn't even know what valentimes were till right now!

Can I? Can I?

Can you show me how?

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph opens his mouth to reply but Wrath fires off about five questions at once.]}

Woah, woah, kid, slow down. Of course you can make one, that's what this whole holiday's about.

_{[And...uh oh. Ralph was...not an artist. At all. He wasn't even good with words. Which was why he hadn't sent out any Valentines himself. Whoops.]}

Errr sure. Can't be that hard.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[If Wrath were an Eevee like the one on the card, his tail would be going at about a mile a minute. It's safe to say that outside of some generously-donated articles of clothing and a couple of relatively anonymous Christmas gifts, this is the first time anybody's given Wrath something unique and personal.]

[And it's a mass-produced Valentine's Day card.]

[That's actually kind of sad, but Wrath doesn't know that and he doesn't need to.]</sub>

How do you make a valentime?

I saw someone who had a paint puppy that used goopy colors to draw on things. Do you use paint?

[rocketralph]

_{[AND LO. Ralph finds himself with the hat of Art Teacher.]}

I can't see why you couldn't use anything. All you really need is a pen and some paper...

_{[Suddenly realizing the sort of undertaking this was going to be, the wrecker chooses his words carefully.]}

[garbagechild]

_{[As soon as the words 'pen and paper' leave Ralph's mouth, Wrath is already leaping off the table and sprinting back out of the cafeteria.]}

I'll go get some!!

_{[... is hollered over his shoulder.]}

[rocketralph]

<sub>[Ralph leans his elbow on the table and watches him go. It can't be that hard.]

[A yellow ball of grouchiness hauls herself up on the table, nibbling idly on a sucker that she swiped from someone. What's goin' on?]</sub>

Where'd you get-- you know what, I don't care.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[About ten minutes later, the little menace is back.]

[This time at least he doesn't literally leap onto the table-- just dumps his armful of pilfered printer paper and Sharpies onto it.]</sub>

I got pens and paper!

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph lifts his arms when the supplies roll everywhere. Bossy eyes them with interest. She could vandalize so many things with those...]}

I'll say. You know who all you wanna make them for yet?

[garbagechild]

... UM...

_{[He hadn't really thought that far.]}

... Well, definitely one for Jimmy.

He's GOTTA get one.

[rocketralph]

Right. Let's just start with him.

_{[He doesn't notice a yellow paw snatching away one of the markers. Ralph grabs up one of the sheets of paper and folds it in two to make a card before handing it over.]}

Go nuts.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath needs no further urging.]

[He plops down on the bench and grabs a red sharpie, chewing on the cap for a moment with intensely-furrowed brows... and then starts to scribble very intently on the folded-up paper.]</sub>

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph leans forward and watches. He's known Wrath for a little while now and has gotten accustomed to his weird words for things. So naturally he's curious to see what he'd put in a Valentine.]}

[garbagechild]

<sub>[It's definitely a valid thing to be curious about!]

[... But on the other hand... Ralph is in for disappointment, because Wrath... does not appear to be writing any words. Just scribbling.]

[A lot.]







[He can't read or write.]</sub>

[rocketralph]

<sub>[The wrecker observes. He opens his mouth to make a suggestion and then shuts it again.]

[It's the thought that counts, right?]</sub>

[garbagechild]

<sub>[In this case, that'll have to do.]

[After a few more minutes of this, Wrath holds up his 'card' proudly. It is pretty much just a mass of red scribbles. There's like, one blue one. The rest is red.]</sub>

I'm finished!

[rocketralph]

<sub>[...Oh.]

[How does he ask what in the world that is supposed to be without sounding like a jerk?]</sub>

Why don't you, ah, read it to me?

[garbagechild]

It says:

_{[He clears his throat.]}

JIMMY, YOU ARE AMAZING TOO, AND SO IS YOUR NAME!

And then I put his name.

_{[He points to the blue scribble.]}