An Honorable Loss – Geno Interview

Unregistered HyperCam 2

hai evry1 do u no th puppet man bcause were gonna intervew him now

Meowth

…Yes. I hope this doesn’t go crazy… alright let’s get this over with. Geno, how… uh, how are you doing?

Geno

I’M GREAT THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

Unregistered HyperCam 2

woah geno u sound kinda weird u mayB shld get checkd out

Meowth

Yeah, you sound kind of sick. We do have a doctor here in the tournament. I’m sure Dr. Piccolo would be happy to have a look at you.

Geno

…UM… NO, ERM… I’M A PUPPET, SO PUPPETS DO NOT GET ORGANIC DISEASES LIKE OTHER LIFEFORMS.

Meowth

Wow, but you really do sound terrible. Should we reschedule?

Geno

NO ABSOLUTELY NOT I’M FI – UHH – I’LL MANAGE.

Meowth

Oh, uh… alright then. Well anyway, the fans really want to know more about that whole Cartoon Network incident. They absolutely loved it. PLEASE don’t ever do something like that again. But could you tell us more about how that all came about?

Geno

…UH …WHAT INCIDENT ARE YOU REFERRING TO. ARE YOU REFERRING TO JOHNNY BRAVO.

Meowth

Yes, of course. Did you arrange that huge ordeal with Johnny himself or with somebody from Cartoon Network?

Geno

…UM… I ARRANGED IT WITH JOHNNY BRAVO. YES.

Meowth

Oh! So was all of that Johnny’s idea?

Geno

…YES. WAIT – ACTUALLY, I DO NOT REMEMBER. IT WAS PLANNED A LONG TIME AGO, AND… UH… ALL PLANNED VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE. YES.

Meowth

I see…well anyway, he will be progressing to the next round, which unfortunately means you’ve now lost the tournament.

Geno

YES. I AM VERY UPSET. I WAS HOPING TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT BUT NOW ALL THAT IS RUINED. NOW I WILL NEVER BE KING. OH… UH… FIDDLE-ME-TUM. ALSO BY THE WAY I THINK SOMEBODY CHEATED.

Meowth

Yes, it’s quite – wait what?! Cheated?!!

Geno

I HEARD A DISTURBING RUMOR AND I HAVE VERY STRONG REASONS TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS TRUE. IT MAY BE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO LEAD TO DISQUALIFYING THE OFFENDER.

Meowth

Please do tell! We’ll look into it immediately.

Geno

I HEARD THAT MISSINGNO INSERTED ITSELF INTO THE POLLS TO RIG ITS OWN RESULTS. GIVEN THE CATASTROPHICALLY UNNATURAL RESULT OF ITS MATCH WITH THE MACHINE HOBART I BELIEVE IT MAY HOLD GROUNDS FOR REMOVING MISSINGNO FROM THE TOURNAMENT.

Meowth

…with all the havoc he’s been causing I can certainly see that as a possibility…

Geno

THIS INTERVENTION IS UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR. MISSINGNO SHOULD BE EJECTED FROM THE TOURNAMENT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

Meowth

Woah, calm down there. Before we disqualify him we have to confirm that he – I mean, it – actually did cheat. It would be tragic if it lost its chance at the crown because of a misunderstanding…

Paruko

I HOPE THAT JUSTICE CAN BE SERVED FOR HOBART. CHEATING IS A SERIOUS CRIME.

Meowth

Agreed! We’ll – wait a sec, Geno, do you have shapeshifting powers?

Geno

WHAT?

Unregistered HyperCam 2

yeah i saw tht 2

Meowth

I thought I saw Paruko there for a moment…

Geno

…UM… YES. HAHAHAHAHAHA. I THOUGHT YOU KNEW?

Meowth

No! This is quite the surprise! When did you learn how to shapeshift?

Geno

…UH… UHHHHHHHH THANOS! THANOS TAUGHT ME HOW.

Meowth

Really!

Geno

HE IS SUCH A POWERFUL ENTITY. I AM SAD THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACE EACH OTHER. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT.

Meowth

But hold on, if I remember from the movie, you need one of those gem stone thingies to bend reality like that, don’t you?

Geno

…OH, THAT’S NOT HOW… UM… I MEAN…

*Geno looks around, panicked.*
Geno

I STOLE HIS GEM STONE THINGIE. I AM VERY SORRY AND I’M GOING TO GO GIVE IT BACK TO HIM RIGHT NOW.

*Geno gets up to leave.*
Meowth

Hold on!!!! Right this second?!

Geno

YES. I MUST GO AT ONCE. OR UH… HE’LL SNAP.

Meowth

Oh god, yes, best not test that guy’s temper. Okay, we’re done with the interview then. Till next time, everyone! I’m going to go look into that MissingNo rumor.

*Meowth gestures at Unregistered HyperCam 2 to cut the stream and is about to bolt out of the room.*
Unregistered HyperCam 2

…wait, mewoth

Meowth

What? Make it quick, I need to –

Unregistered HyperCam 2

I jus chcked teh polls online w my ultrasupergoogledocverivicationcheckr.

Meowth

Your what?

Unregistered HyperCam 2

uh…nvrm. Its jus this thin i downloded. anyway teh pols r ok. th results r 100% legit

Meowth

Are you absolutely sure?

Unregistered HyperCam 2

yeah. also um…hinchy paid for ths rlly xpensive antivirs softrare in advanc to mak sur misngno couldnt mes with resultz. I think were good

Meowth

…alright, but I’m going to call her just to triple check. I’ll be right back.

*Meowth leaves. Geno gets up to leave but stops when he sees Unregistered HyperCam 2 giving him a troubled look.* *Unregistered HyperCam 2 emits a fast series of beeps.*
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*Geno freezes, wide-eyed. After a moment, he sulks and nods. Geno crumbles to the floor.*
Geno

…uuugggg… wh… where am I? Isn’t this the interview room?

Unregistered HyperCam 2

hey sry complcatd situation. lemme explan – o wait im still recordng –

*The stream cuts off.*