YOu CaNnOT EsCApe!

"What?!" Ian and Patience exclaimed.
"It's true, Audino found him lying unconscious on the school grounds this morning." Lombre said.
"But, what happened?!" Patience asked.
"He claimed a force of some kind knocked him out, he said also heard voices."
"V-voices...?!" Patience said, Ian noticed the stutter when she spoke.
"I'm sure he just fell asleep on the job and made an excuse for his laziness." Lombre said, laughing. "Anyway, don't get too worked up over it. I'll see you around."
Lombre walked off to do his usual routine, leaving Ian and Patience in the village plaza.
Patience nudged the mudfish Pokemon.
"You think it was... the ghosts?!" She asked nervously.
"I doubt it." Ian replied. "He probably just fainted from exhaustion or something that's all."
"I hope so..."
"What's all the ruckus?"
Ian and Patience turned around to see Gadget, holding a book in her hand.
"Oh, Gadget." Ian greeted. "Something about ghost hauntings at the school, it's nothing to worry about really."
"I see. I always do like a good mystery, keeps the mind active."
What are you going to do? Solve it?" Ian asked sarcastically.
"I'm surprised you caught on." Gadget said, impressed with the mudfish Pokemon. "Where's the school?"
Ian pointed to the direction of the school, to Gadget's gladness.
"Thank you, I'll be off now." She said, before rushing off towards the school. Ian and Patience stood there in silence, before Ian decided to speak up what thought about this.
"Is sarcasm just not a thing in this world?"