[Pokey just smiles back at his neighbor for a minute. ...Something's wrong. If Ness wanted to get at him that badly, he could've used his PSI to try and break a window open. The dude he was talking to was telling the truth. This place sucks abilities away.

Stiffling laughter, Pokey dropped the receiver to the phone as he opened the front door, coming outside to greet his old friend.

He doesn't bother keeping his distance. He pretty much gets in striking range of Ness.]

Really. You think my great plan was to trap myself and you in some throwback to the fifties and, not only that, to make myself unarmed. I ain't got jack here, Ness, and I ain't done jack yet.

Nice to know you're the only one here though.