woah plot
or is it

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"Soooooo waddup?"

Pikachu looks awkward as fuck. "Uh - okay, hear me out?"

You're currently talking in the alley by the café, leaning against the walls like the thugs™ you are. This doesn't feel shady at all.

"Suuure? Are you trying to sell me drugs or somethin'?" You raise an eyebrow, because you're cool and can raise one at a time.

"Uh buh nO! I said hear me out!" Electabuzz splutters, looking like you've just stabbed him or something. You raise your other eyebrow and gesture for him to go on. You may not have a life, but you have better things to do than chat with Jolteon. "Okay, uh... wijucotumhalloweenprte?"

"... What the fuck?" You intelligently ask.

"WIJUCOTUMHALLOWEENPRTE?"

You stare at him for a second, then turn and start walking away.

"WAIT WAIT WAIT! Fine! What I'm asking is - will you come to my Halloween party?" He yells after you.

You spin on your heels again, judging him now. "Dude, it's Decem-"

"No it's not." Woah- "This isn't over a month late."

"... okay. Whatever. Will I come...?" You think for a moment. Actually, no you don't. You decide instantly: "Nah."

"What no why!?" Joltik half-yelps.

You boi at him. "Dude. You sent me anti-memes for a month straight. And don't get me started on the WikiHo-"

"Yeah, I know, but - but you have to come!" Ooh, he be begging now.

"Woah, bold words. I have mobility rights, he-goat."

"But Mina's going and she'll defenestrate me if you don't come 😫!!" Shinx whines, running his hands through his hair and successfully turning it into a disaster zone. Good job, idiot.

You tilt your head incredulously - look, a big word!! "And I don't want that to happen because...?"

"Hhhhhhhhhhh-" Pichu bangs his head against the wall of the alley for a moment, giving himself a nice red mark on his forehead, before turning back to you with a pleasing expression. "Come on, don't think of doing it for me! Come to hang out with Mina and the others! I just want them to have fun, and they will if you're there!"

Oh, I'm the asshole now, aren't I? Great.

You let out an obnoxiously long sigh. "... Fiiine. But you owe me."

He visibly pales a little at the idea of owing you a favour. Rude. "S- Seriously? Awesome, thank you so much, Y/n!! The details will be on the class group chat, uh, that should be all - thanks again! Bye!" And then he skedaddles.

You huff, watching him go. A party? Meh. At least it won't count as an actual pair of chapters. Drags the book on a little longer, at least.

Welp. Time to go get decapitated by Nao.

And you, too, slink out of the alleyway, not suspiciously at all.