Clearly, everything is Charon's fault.

[galactic_geezer]

[Despite it being early July, the weather's fairly mild today. The sun is shining, there's a pleasant hint of a breeze, and... hold on, is that someone shouting from behind you?]

Release that container and return to the residence at once! And you had best not even dare--!

[That's about all you hear before you get thoroughly drenched by a bucket

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[alwaysinfront]

[Spluttering and getting indignant and ready to--]

...The hell? Why'd ya do that? [Annoyed. And a bit wary.]

[galactic_geezer]

[And in spite of the bucket in his hands, Charon shakes his head.]

I assure you that this was no fault of my own.

[alwaysinfront]

Don't see anyone else who could have done it.

[Senile old man. No, Charon, Platinum does not like you.]

[galactic_geezer]

Do not be foolish. A mere observation of this location will reveal...

[... that Rotom is still invisible and everyone else is too far away to have possibly thrown the water unless they had Speed Boost in effect.]

... that I am far from the only person present.

[alwaysinfront]

[Glancing around and then looking back.]

Yeah, I threw that water on m'self just so I could blame ya.

[galactic_geezer]

[Sarcasm noted, as well as that somewhat different tone of voice. As far as he's aware, you're that Dawn girl who likes bugging him so much.]

I realize there is... overwhelming evidence to the contrary. However, I must insist that I am far beyond childish antics of this nature. You have heckled me on several occasions before, have you not? Surely those encounters would provide suitable evidence to my words.

[alwaysinfront]

On the island? Nah. Back in Sinnoh is a definite "yes", though.

[Pause--relents.] ...Who did it then, if ya didn't?

[galactic_geezer]

[And an even odder answer. Perhaps this isn't the same girl, then. He keeps that open as a possibility in the back of his mind while he tries to think of some way out of this.]

If you wish to receive a suitable answer to your inquiry, I must first make an inquiry of my own, regarding your belief in the existence of phantoms.

[alwaysinfront]

Phantoms...? Depends. What kind are we talkin' about?

[galactic_geezer]

A most mischievous sort of phantom. Those which may vanish in hardly a nanosecond, which take take delight in haunting abandoned mansions... and most importantly, are perfectly capable of manipulating tangible objects on a whim.

[There's a soft, high-pitched giggle from the air at this point.]

[alwaysinfront]

[And the combination of the word "mansion" and that giggle are enough to make Platinum sigh.]

Ya not talkin' about that place in Eterna Forest, are ya?

[galactic_geezer]

[... that wasn't Charon giggling, so you know. Too high-pitched and childish-sounding to be him.]

Not specifically, though the chateau is of ideal conditions to house such spirits. Unless you have encountered them yourself in another location... ?

[alwaysinfront]

[She knows, she knows. Just--that sounds very much like that little fellow she caught before.]

...Can ya tell me what this phantom is? I might know it.

[galactic_geezer]

[And that puts him on a minor defensive.]

I never stated that I was implicating one particular phantom. And certainly not a ghost Pokémon.

[alwaysinfront]

...'kay. Phantoms, then. What kind are they?

[You're weird.]

[galactic_geezer]

[But of course~]

That is irrelevant to my initial inquiry. Your answer proves that you do in fact believe a phantom could easily be at fault, but I am under no obligation to provide further details about said phantom to you.