#[massive kudos to joseph and his determination on being a little menace lol]

[coollyinterferes]

Covers every bar of soap with clear nail polish in his uncle's home. <3 April Fools - Joseph

unprompted asks: April Fool’s Edition™ 【no longer accepting】 @gazelessmenagerie

Normally, spilled ink wouldn't be much of an issue, whether he was working in his office at the Foundation or in his home's office. It was never really much of a big deal. Firstly, because that kind of small accidents weren't common for him. And, whenever they did happen, they were usually small enough that it would only take a trip to the bathroom to wash his hands to prevent himself from making a bigger mess with the ink, the ruined paper then would go into the trash bin if it couldn't be saved, and that was pretty much it.

Keyword here being 'normally'...

Today seemed to be a similar case to one of those previous and sparse ones overall. He was taking some notes, scribbling a few things down on a paper sheet that contained some general information about a future project that was still in the planning stage. It was at some point through that that his fountain pen decided it'd had enough for the day and an inky mess ensued. Small, but a mess nonetheless. Oh, well, at least this would make a good excuse to take a small break...

The old man got into the bathroom and proceeded to wash his hands. Or, more like try to, with unsuccessful results. The reason? There seemed to be something odd with the soap bar. No matter how much he rubbed the damn thing, it just... wouldn't lather at all. He decided to try with another one. Careful not to leave any ink imprints on the cabinet, he drew a new soap bar.

Tried again. Failed again.

Weird, but it was not the end of the world. Another soap bar was pulled. Same result. Perhaps it was all due to some defective batch? Maybe he'd have better luck trying with those soaps in one of the other bathrooms, he thought, not without wincing at the sight of the now ink stained sink.

Putting the thought aside for now, he went to a different bathroom, tried with a different soap. And then another. And another, but the result was always the same.

At some point, out of nowhere, realization hit him...

It was April Fools Day....

And, while he wasn't too sure about what exactly was going on... this whole thing somehow had Joseph's trademark all over it now that he was giving it a second thought.

That kid.... Good Heavens....

Fortunately for a now irritated Robert, his hands being wet kept him from rubbing his temples or he'd be dealing with an even bigger issue right now than just trying to find a soap that hadn't been terrorized by Jojo so he could get himself cleaned.

On the bright side........ At least this time there was no gelatin involved...