03 - Prankfield: Joker Learns to Prank

[chalicejoker]

[A - 2239 Stevens]

[Hajime, realizing that there is far, far too much shame involved in pranking people, has decided to disguise himself for some of his pranks. (For one thing, he'll be going after a harmless old lady, how awful.) He wants the costume to be ridiculous enough to contribute to the overall ludicrousness of the prank and to be memorable enough that people focus on the costume and not him.

Anyone nearby 2239 Stevens will have seen him furtively carrying large amounts of rubber mats into the garage. He may dart outside for some thing or another that he's forgotten, and he won't make eye contact. He's also stolen a variety of his not!wife's sewing supplies. Housemates may be able to get into the garage, where you'll find him trying his masterpiece on, although the head's not finished yet.]

[B - Anywhere]

[With the monster suit finished, Hajime isn't actually sure he wants to go through with wearing the stupid thing. He just might try a few little pranks without it first...or he might cave and break the stupid thing out anyway. At the moment, he's wearing a trenchcoat, and he's got various pranking supplies hidden in its various pockets...even though he may not really know how to use them all effectively yet.

His focus on trying to find his own targets also leaves him ripe for the pranking, should anyone who's been assigned him spot him wandering the streets.]

[C - 848 Goldberg Street, that night, locked to Malcolm Reynolds]

[How convenient of you to sleep up on the rooftop, Mr. Reynolds! You were a hard man to find during the day. There is now a short man in a bad googly-eyed monster suit skulking around the house...and he has a makeshift slingshot. And water balloons.

INCOMING! The "monster" is now firing water balloons at Mal's sleeping form. His aim is quite good.]

[D - The lake, locked to Granny Weatherwax, forward-dated to the next day]

[Hajime has saved his most shameful target for last. Really, Mayfield, having him prank a harmless old lady? Still, it should be easy enough. He's once again wearing the monster suit (which may or may not have been repaired depending on how his other pranks go), and he's currently hunting for his target. When he sees Granny, he's just going to jump out and wave his arms around while making generic monster noises. Should be easy enough, right?]

Comments

[suicidoll]

(Silly Hajime. Did you really think you could steal Kreutzer's stuff and not have her notice? You're lucky she hasn't turned all of those defense robots and dolls against you...

...nonetheless, she's walking into the garage to see what exactly you're up to. She's staring at you for a moment, stern-faced and serious, but there's a noticeable transition from serious to bursting out in laughter. She's not even trying to hide it, man.)

[chalicejoker]

[GO AWAY KREUTZER, he thought he'd locked the door...and he was going to put the stuff back when he was done. Even all the needles he accidentally bent.

And now he's got to deal with you. He still feels like an idiot for doing this, and she's not helping. Irritation flashes across his face for a moment before he tries his best to school his expression into a more serious one. It's not really holding, and he just looks embarrassed.]

...is there a problem?

[Yes, he's going to try to act like there is nothing out of the ordinary even though he's wearing the worst homemade monster costume ever.]

[suicidoll]

(YOU BENT THE NEEDLES!? SHE SEWS EVERYTHING BY HAND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT!!

That makes the laughing more deserved, at least. She's now finally calming down and is able to troll speak again.)

You should have told me you wanted something that would make you feel closer to home.

[chalicejoker]

[He had issues threading the needles. It wasn't pretty.

...and forget the embarrassment, now he's just irritated. And insulted. Even if he hates his true form, it looks nowhere near this level of stupid.]

That is not what this is for.

[suicidoll]

(And Kreutzer holds on to that smug smile like she usually does.)

It's for the prank wars; I know. I've never partaken in something like this before, but it seems...entertaining.

[chalicejoker]

"Entertaining" is not the word I would use to describe it. It is a battle. And in order to survive, one must win.

[He holds up the mask, failing to notice that one of the googly eyes falls out as he does so. Probably not helping sell his battle speech.]

I'm using this to conceal my identity as I carry out some of these pranks, that's all.

[suicidoll]

I see.

(Despite the wardrobe malfunction, she respects your morale, Hajime. She's even picking up an unbroken needle and properly knitting that eye into place. You won't have to worry about her pricking you since she's a professional.)

If that's your battle plan, then it'd be in your interest to go in with your best. You can't hold back or leave something incomplete; it'll work against you and you can't win like that.

[chalicejoker]

[He nods, tempted to tell her that he knows that and has been battling since before she even existed, but he's distracted by her actually repairing the googly eye.]

That would be why I'm testing it out first.

[He's still thrown off by her repairing the googly eye, and he sort of just stares as she works.]

Thanks.

[suicidoll]

(It bothers her when things like this are unfinished, okay? She can't leave any design or costume unfinished, no matter how unsalvageable it is.)

Just make sure you get a few good pranks in before this is all over.

(With the eye back in place, she returns the mask to him.)

D

[atent_dead]

[A completely harmless old lady. Just walking through the park.]

What is this nonsense?

[She brandishes her broom at him]

Re: D

[chalicejoker]

[He's had way worse than a broom waved at him in his time, and so he doesn't even flinch. He still feels really, really bad about this, but he's already come this far...and he's keeping an eye on that broom. He may only have lousy human reflexes, but he's hoping they're good enough to keep him from getting hit.

He's not getting much of a reaction out of the old lady other than mild irritation, so he raises his arms above his head and sort of slowly flails around while stomping his feet a little.]

RRRRRGH. RAAAAAAAARGH. RAAAARH.

Re: D

[atent_dead]

[Granny levels a glare at him]

Yer makin' a fool o' yerself.

Re: D

[chalicejoker]

[HE IS QUITE AWARE OF THAT THANK YOU.

...and is it getting warm in that rubber suit? That old lady's glare is kind of discomfiting...surely this is just the normal heat of shame, of which Hajime is feeling plenty.

He doesn't have any idea as to what else he should do, so he's going to indulge his own monster instincts a slight bit and takes a slight swipe at her. He's aiming to miss by a wide margin, at least.]

RARGH.

Re: D

[atent_dead]

[Granny is simply... not in the path of the blow. And slightly annoyed.]

Ye'd be wise to stop that.

Re: D

[chalicejoker]

[Unfortunately for him, Hajime is far, far too stubborn to give up when he's come this far. Really, he'd love nothing more than to leave (and deep down desperately wants to do so), but some idiot part of his brain is looking at this pranking thing as a battle that he must win. And if there's one thing he can't bring himself to do, it's run from battle.]

BLAAAARRRHRHRGH!

[He's once more waving his arms around frantically, because that worked just so well the first time...although now the action appears to be accompanied by bad tap-dancing.]

Re: D

[atent_dead]

[Granny gives up the glare just for a moment to roll her eyes. And try to shoo him with the broom.]

Ain't any better the second time around.

Re: D

[chalicejoker]

[Good grief, woman, what do you want from him? Desperation's kicking in now; he's effectively killed any element of surprise he ever had. He's taken a couple of involuntary steps back at the broom shooing, and now he's just sort of standing there like an idiot. An idea, one borne of desperation, occurs to him.

The annoying rubber-suited monster is now performing a rather awful dance. Perhaps it is the mating dance of the rubber-suited monsters. Perhaps it is a celebratory dance of the rubber-suited monsters. whatever it is, it's pretty terrible. Hajime can't move around in the monster suit too well, but he's trying (and failing) to get down with his bad self anyway.]

b

[acuity]

[ ONE LONG HARD DAY OF PRANKING LATER Platina found out she totally accidentally bought an extra pie. she takes a seat in the park to relax but... it looks way too big for her to eat. WHAT DO?? ]

Re: b

[chalicejoker]

[Pranking just isn't his thing. Hajime's still wearing his trenchcoat full of unused pranking supplies and is stalking through the park in search of any of his unpranked targets. He's going to have to come out in the horrible monster suit later, and he's ready for a break.

As he's wondering if he should head home to change, he spots someone familiar holding a large pie.]

Platina!

[Have a smile and a wave.]

[acuity]

[ WHOA a wild MONSTERMAN appeared! she reaches instinctively to her belt but... no pokes. for a moment she's about to make a run for it, but that voice sounded pretty familiar. ]

H... hello?

[chalicejoker]

[...that went better than any of his actual pranks. Sadness. He pulls the monster suit's head off. Probably should have done that first. Awkward.]

No, no, it's okay, it's just me.

[WHY did he think this suit was a good idea?]

[acuity]

Oh--Mr. Aikawa...!

[ well that's a relief. she sits back down on the bench, narrowly missing the pie, still a little shaky. ]

W-what were you doing in that...?

[chalicejoker]

[Man, he hates scaring kids. Hajime's looking a little ashamed.]

Sorry for scaring you; I forgot I was in the suit. I was using it for pranking people...it's not exactly something I've done a great deal before.

[acuity]

That... seems like it would be very effective. Much more so than my idea.

[ just gesturing to her spare pie with embarrassment |D ]

So you must have received a list too, then!

[chalicejoker]

It's not been as effective as I'd like. Sometimes, the simpler approach works best.

[He gives a sheepish nod at the mention of a list.]

I did. I'm...not really having a great deal of luck. This really isn't something I'm too familiar with...

What about you?