General Log: April Fools

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Who: Everyone
What: Prank Threads
When: April 1 - 4
Where: Mayfield
Warnings: Please put in subthread titles any warnings
Notes: This is a general log post for any small prank threads you want to do! Feel free to use this or make your own logs/posts or use IC posts on character journals, it is up to you. This is just for anyone who finds it convenient.

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[Locked to Lucas!]

[questionauthority]

[It's pretty evident to anyone in the Riddler's Ethics Class on Monday afternoon that Mr. Nigma isn't looking so good. There's a few sickly blotches appearing along his neck, making him look greener than his suit.

Midway through his lecture, he decides to end class. Enough is enough; he really can't bother to teach under these conditions. But can he still prank...?]

Class dismissed. Everyone out. [He scans the room of students, eventually stopping on a small blonde-haired boy and pointing to him.] Except you, Mister... Mister... [He snaps his fingers a few times, trying to jog his memory before settling on:] Whatever-Your-Last-Name-Is. Lucas. I'll need your help with something.

[a_gentle_boy]

Eh?

[Lucas himself looks pretty alright. One or two of his incredibly awesomeful pranks had gone off without a hitch last evening, and he hasn't even realized the consequences of refusing to participate.]

Oh, of course, Mr. Nigma. What is it? And it's, um. 'Dotdotdot'. In Mayfield.

[questionauthority]

Right. Mister... [...Nah, he's just gonna stick with Lucas.] Lucas. Be a good student and help erase the board for me, would you?

[As is typically common of his lectures, there are plenty of questions written up on the blackboard, as well as a stray picture or two of some hooded hero. Edward pivots to the blackboard and takes an eraser in hand. An eraser that he just so happened to plant a small piece of chalk into just before class...

And now he's handing that eraser over to Lucas! Have fun with that.]

It shouldn't take long. You can leave once you've finished.

[a_gentle_boy]

Oh! Of course, Mr. Nigma.

[This seemed like an odd thing to need help with, but Lucas wasn't one to disobey a teacher's instructions. When the Riddler turns away, he does, however, stretch a little and stand on his toes to see if he can reach the very top of the board. ...He cannot. Undeterred, Lucas heads to a corner and begins to erase.

........What was that weird screechy sound?]

[questionauthority]

[Answer: The start of an incredibly silly prank. Edward winces (whether unintentionally or for effect), and glances down at the boy.]

Something the matter?

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas rubs at his ears a little.]

Huh? N-No, I guess I was pushing too hard...

[Weird. Lucas continues to swipe at the blackboard while ignoring the -- wait what where were those lines coming from???]

[questionauthority]

[Oh, this is just too easy. Edward makes a show of packing up his briefcase before turning to Lucas once more. You don't look like you're making much progress.]

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas is making an incredible amount of progress; what are you talking about? He has started to sweat a little as he goes back to erase the mysterious lines and yet more lines keep appearing.

........After maybe a few minutes of this, he will finally stare at the eraser and frown in irritation. It is the natural response of most people when things go wrong to blame the tool they are using, but in Lucas's case, he is all too eager to accept blame for things. Still, he stares, and...]

.........
......
...

Oh! Look, a piece of chalk must have gotten stuck inside. I'm sorry about that, Mr. Nigma.

[Lucas removes the offending chalk and merrily cleans the blackboard for real this time.]

[questionauthority]

[No response, Lucas. By this point, Mr. Nigma's already slipped quietly out the door, looking and feeling quite refreshed.

All that remains is a small green card. Should Lucas decide to open it up, he'll read the following words:

"THE JOKE'S ON YOU."]

[a_gentle_boy]

Huh?

[When Lucas is done, he puts the eraser down and spots the card out of the corner of his eye.
.......He doesn't get it at all. Oh, well. It's still a successful prank if the target never realizes it was purposeful, right?]

[questionauthority]

[It's a sad state of affairs when the highlight of your afternoon is playing a silly joke on a teenage boy. But hey, that's how it was back in Gotham as well on some days. And if it ain't broke...?]