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VICTORY ROAD Played by Wolfy |
"Hello! You've reached Jack Skellington. If you'd like to make a reservation for a haunted room at Skellington Haus, just tell me when you expect to arrive--at least three days from now. Otherwise, stop on by, we're dying to meet you!"
[[Old IC Contact]]
Victory Road Application 2025
Sep. 6th, 2025 08:08 pmPlayer
Name: Wolfy
Preferred Contact: quesadillawizard on plurk
Timezone: CST
Current Characters in Victory Road: Beetlejuice, Henry Townshend, JW
Character
Name: Jack Skellington
Series: The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film + Tokyopop Comics)
Timeline: post mirror moon (TBftBK came out later but its a prequel)
Film: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Burton%27s_The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
Zero's Journey: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Zero%27s_Journey
Mirror Moon: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_Moon
The Battle for the Pumpkin King: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/The_Battle_for_Pumpkin_King
the wiki is not great
Personality:
He's a man of big emotions. When he's excited about something, he wants to get the whole town involved, complete with power point presentation on why. When he's sad, he is utterly lost in his melancholy and allows himself to fall into trouble like the time he got so sad he just walked out of town into the woods in a random direction until the sun came up. When he's focused on something, forgets to eat and sleep until he's puzzled out what he's trying to discover. Others often have to step in to bring Jack down to earth. He loves to play as much as anyone and loves a spectacle.
If something catches Jack's curiosity, he will pursue it until he feels he fully understands it. This can manifest in many ways: exploration, book study, the scientific method. He's only got a limited scope of understanding though. Jack knows ghosts and ghouls and graveyards and screams. Horrible is wonderful! Scary is spectacular! He was hand-trained by the previous Pumpkin King, Edgar, and taught all he knows about making sure Halloween goes the way it ought to. While he is not part of the governing body of the town, he is still a leader. The townspeople look at him for inspiration. It's a lot to carry on your shoulders, but it's something Jack does with dignity and pride.
His attention span does have a threshold though. He managed to get tired of Halloween, but only after being Pumpkin King for a LONG ASS TIME. Maybe it was a midafterlife crisis. Either way, he did his whole diving into Christmas thing because it was something that wasn't Halloween. I'm sure if he'd ended up in one of the other holiday realms, the same thing would have happened. In this canon update he has regained his love for Halloween once again, but he still has a healthy interest in new ideas.
Although he delights in scaring the masses, as being scary is very important in Halloween Town, Jack is above all a polite and decent fellow. He treats every citizen of Halloween Town as his equal and appreciates all their talents and gifts. His friends are his whole world. When Zero went missing due to his careless placement of one of his inventions, he did not rest until his dog was back in his arms. He enlisted the strongest and bravest monsters to be part of the rescue team. When he saw that his dear friend Sally, who had supported him even in his wildest antics, was being held against her will and tortured, he saw red. His loyalty threw him into action and he did battle with Oogie Boogie until not a bug was left. This is important because Oogie and Jack have a history. He must have already fallen pretty darn far in Jack's eyes. Sometimes you have to kill your childhood best friend. :(
Jack is very hands-on when talking to people, patting shoulders and tugging people in the direction of whatever he's talking about. If he thinks your tongue is important to the conversation, he just might pull it out of your mouth. He's a bit scattered though and does have a tendency to talk over people without meaning to, often missing things that are right in front of him, such as Sally's affection for him or Santa not into being sent on "vacation" via kidnapping in a plastic garbage bag. His intentions really are for the best, he just gets lost in his own whimsy. He can talk himself into anything. This thoughtlessness almost ruined Christmas entirely and since then, he's tried to be more thoughtful when it comes to other realms' customs. His friends won't let him forget, that's for sure.
Jack is very creative. For example, in the contest to become the new Pumpkin King in Training, Oogie sabotages him and makes him drop all his pumpkins. Thinking quickly, Jack pieces the smashed shells together into one big jack-o-lantern and wins points for his efforts. He's known to tinker and invent things on whims as flimsy as a dream (creating the magic mirror) or even pouring months of hard work into furthering the technology of the holiday realms (the portal in zero's journey). He admires Dr. Finklestein and often goes to him for advice on scientific matters.
He's just a little guy and he's out here and he loves the world and scaring people.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Edgar the Murkrow
Samples
RP Sample: TDM Thread
Victory Road Sample:
PROSE SAMPLE:
Dust danced in the shafts of golden light streaming through the open door. Jack's shadow stretched across the floor and up the far wall as he and Edgar took their first steps back into Skellington Haus after what must have been almost ten years. The furniture loomed in the corners, covered in great white sheets making them look like ghosts. It made Jack smile.
"Home at last, Edgar," he said.
Jack flipped on the lights and crossed the living room to uncover the vintage black velvet sofa. He made short work of folding the old sheet, pausing only to sneeze. Edgar imitated him. He tossed the sheet onto a nearby chair and sank down onto the dark cushions with a sigh. It had been quite the journey from Route 29, but he'd had to hit all the towns on foot if he wanted to reignite his warp passes. It was worth it. With the aid of the Poke'Gear and his Pokemon, he was never alone.
He pulled the device out of his coat pocket and flipped it on to see what everyone was up to today. Someone was challenging a gym. Someone was hiding from mall security. Someone was posting aesthetic photos of sleeping Pokemon. It was all so normal, and yet...
The Murkrow croaked and butted her head under Jack's chin. He stroked her feathers and smiled down at her, remembering what he had told Cali over the network. "I'm alright. It's a vacation! And who knows…something exciting could be just around the corner!"
Edgar flapped her wings and took off. She drifted through the air and landed on top of the tall crooked grandfather clock. There, she tapped forward and pecked at the glass covering the clock's face. The clock hadn't run in years.
"You're right, Edgar!" Jack stood up at once. "We've only got so much time until Halloween!"
Name: Wolfy
Preferred Contact: quesadillawizard on plurk
Timezone: CST
Current Characters in Victory Road: Beetlejuice, Henry Townshend, JW
Character
Name: Jack Skellington
Series: The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film + Tokyopop Comics)
Timeline: post mirror moon (TBftBK came out later but its a prequel)
Film: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Burton%27s_The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
Zero's Journey: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Zero%27s_Journey
Mirror Moon: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_Moon
The Battle for the Pumpkin King: https://the-nightmare-before-christmas.fandom.com/wiki/The_Battle_for_Pumpkin_King
the wiki is not great
Personality:
He's a man of big emotions. When he's excited about something, he wants to get the whole town involved, complete with power point presentation on why. When he's sad, he is utterly lost in his melancholy and allows himself to fall into trouble like the time he got so sad he just walked out of town into the woods in a random direction until the sun came up. When he's focused on something, forgets to eat and sleep until he's puzzled out what he's trying to discover. Others often have to step in to bring Jack down to earth. He loves to play as much as anyone and loves a spectacle.
If something catches Jack's curiosity, he will pursue it until he feels he fully understands it. This can manifest in many ways: exploration, book study, the scientific method. He's only got a limited scope of understanding though. Jack knows ghosts and ghouls and graveyards and screams. Horrible is wonderful! Scary is spectacular! He was hand-trained by the previous Pumpkin King, Edgar, and taught all he knows about making sure Halloween goes the way it ought to. While he is not part of the governing body of the town, he is still a leader. The townspeople look at him for inspiration. It's a lot to carry on your shoulders, but it's something Jack does with dignity and pride.
His attention span does have a threshold though. He managed to get tired of Halloween, but only after being Pumpkin King for a LONG ASS TIME. Maybe it was a midafterlife crisis. Either way, he did his whole diving into Christmas thing because it was something that wasn't Halloween. I'm sure if he'd ended up in one of the other holiday realms, the same thing would have happened. In this canon update he has regained his love for Halloween once again, but he still has a healthy interest in new ideas.
Although he delights in scaring the masses, as being scary is very important in Halloween Town, Jack is above all a polite and decent fellow. He treats every citizen of Halloween Town as his equal and appreciates all their talents and gifts. His friends are his whole world. When Zero went missing due to his careless placement of one of his inventions, he did not rest until his dog was back in his arms. He enlisted the strongest and bravest monsters to be part of the rescue team. When he saw that his dear friend Sally, who had supported him even in his wildest antics, was being held against her will and tortured, he saw red. His loyalty threw him into action and he did battle with Oogie Boogie until not a bug was left. This is important because Oogie and Jack have a history. He must have already fallen pretty darn far in Jack's eyes. Sometimes you have to kill your childhood best friend. :(
Jack is very hands-on when talking to people, patting shoulders and tugging people in the direction of whatever he's talking about. If he thinks your tongue is important to the conversation, he just might pull it out of your mouth. He's a bit scattered though and does have a tendency to talk over people without meaning to, often missing things that are right in front of him, such as Sally's affection for him or Santa not into being sent on "vacation" via kidnapping in a plastic garbage bag. His intentions really are for the best, he just gets lost in his own whimsy. He can talk himself into anything. This thoughtlessness almost ruined Christmas entirely and since then, he's tried to be more thoughtful when it comes to other realms' customs. His friends won't let him forget, that's for sure.
Jack is very creative. For example, in the contest to become the new Pumpkin King in Training, Oogie sabotages him and makes him drop all his pumpkins. Thinking quickly, Jack pieces the smashed shells together into one big jack-o-lantern and wins points for his efforts. He's known to tinker and invent things on whims as flimsy as a dream (creating the magic mirror) or even pouring months of hard work into furthering the technology of the holiday realms (the portal in zero's journey). He admires Dr. Finklestein and often goes to him for advice on scientific matters.
He's just a little guy and he's out here and he loves the world and scaring people.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Edgar the Murkrow
Samples
RP Sample: TDM Thread
Victory Road Sample:
PROSE SAMPLE:
Dust danced in the shafts of golden light streaming through the open door. Jack's shadow stretched across the floor and up the far wall as he and Edgar took their first steps back into Skellington Haus after what must have been almost ten years. The furniture loomed in the corners, covered in great white sheets making them look like ghosts. It made Jack smile.
"Home at last, Edgar," he said.
Jack flipped on the lights and crossed the living room to uncover the vintage black velvet sofa. He made short work of folding the old sheet, pausing only to sneeze. Edgar imitated him. He tossed the sheet onto a nearby chair and sank down onto the dark cushions with a sigh. It had been quite the journey from Route 29, but he'd had to hit all the towns on foot if he wanted to reignite his warp passes. It was worth it. With the aid of the Poke'Gear and his Pokemon, he was never alone.
He pulled the device out of his coat pocket and flipped it on to see what everyone was up to today. Someone was challenging a gym. Someone was hiding from mall security. Someone was posting aesthetic photos of sleeping Pokemon. It was all so normal, and yet...
The Murkrow croaked and butted her head under Jack's chin. He stroked her feathers and smiled down at her, remembering what he had told Cali over the network. "I'm alright. It's a vacation! And who knows…something exciting could be just around the corner!"
Edgar flapped her wings and took off. She drifted through the air and landed on top of the tall crooked grandfather clock. There, she tapped forward and pecked at the glass covering the clock's face. The clock hadn't run in years.
"You're right, Edgar!" Jack stood up at once. "We've only got so much time until Halloween!"
IC INBOX FOR VR
Aug. 8th, 2016 03:42 amHi there! Wanna thread but don't have time/want to set up a whole post for it?
Does your character just wanna call and shoot the breeze? LET'S DO IT.
[Psst, if you need OOC contact, try here!]
VICTORY ROAD PROFILE
Aug. 8th, 2016 03:27 am
APP | IC INBOX | PLAYER PROFILE
HUMAN APPEARANCE:
Jack is a tall, spindly gentleman with wild black hair full of gray streaks that he usually keeps tied back in a ponytail. It's hard to pinpoint his exact age. He moves like a man in his twenties but his pince-nez glasses and the lines that crease his face here and there hint at a long, exciting life. His darkly circled eyes are orange.
RESIDENCE:
Jack currently lives alone in Skellington Haus, a towering mansion on the north side of Goldenrod. It functions as his dwelling as well as a bed and breakfast.
OCCUPATION:
-400P a night, comes with a free breakfast for trainers and up to three Pokemon.
-800P to stay in the HAUNTED room. If the customer can stay the whole night without being scared off by Jack and his Pokemon's ghostly antics, they get a refund as thanks for letting him have fun. They're also awarded a button that says UNSPOOKABLE. Haunted rooms must be booked three days in advance.
(he has to get back to this point, he's starting his pokemon journey over AGAIN)
[OOC] - Drop
Jun. 1st, 2015 08:05 pm
Sad news, everyone.
The time has come to let Mr. Skellington go home. I apped him to this wonderful game in February of 2010. I thought I would have him here forever, but my life is changing and sacrifices have to be made. I've loved playing him off of all of you. He was my first ever RP journal. His is the first app I've ever written. Route 29 is my first journal game. Although I'm still here with Henry and Ralph, Jack is special to me and I know he was special to a lot of you. Who knows, maybe he'll come back some day! Watch your backs during 4th Wall and especially during Halloween. Farewell letters have been sent out.
Thank you again for playing with him!
(Also for some reason I'm not in the OOC com after all this time??? So just posting in his journal.)
62 days till Halloween [Video]
Dec. 1st, 2014 06:09 am[It's early. It's way, way too early, but here's Jack outside in the dawn fog, perched precariously on a ladder and stringing up lights along the eaves of his mansion. The Halloween decorations haven't even been taken down. Why would they be? Of course he's going to address the network!]
Jingle bells! Silver bells!... Bells bells bells! Aha-hah! I can't believe it, it's already here!
[At least he didn't do this on November first, right?]
I hope you've all been good! I know I have! What are you hoping to get this year from old Sandy Claws?
[His joyful yammering is cut off for a moment as his ladder wobbles and he pinwheels his arms (gear in-hand) to catch his balance. Somewhere off-screen it's possible to hear a Yamask having a poke'breakdown.]
That was a close one...I think. I think this year I'd like...a quiet holiday. And maybe hiking boots.
Jingle bells! Silver bells!... Bells bells bells! Aha-hah! I can't believe it, it's already here!
[At least he didn't do this on November first, right?]
I hope you've all been good! I know I have! What are you hoping to get this year from old Sandy Claws?
[His joyful yammering is cut off for a moment as his ladder wobbles and he pinwheels his arms (gear in-hand) to catch his balance. Somewhere off-screen it's possible to hear a Yamask having a poke'breakdown.]
That was a close one...I think. I think this year I'd like...a quiet holiday. And maybe hiking boots.
[It's a rather lovely afternoon in Goldenrod. On the edge of town people are picnicing in the nice weather, training their pokemon, and introduing their newest additions to their teams. Jack was one of those people. That was until one of the two little green goats he found grazing behind his house two days ago did something new.]
[Something amazing.]
[Something game changing]
[Anybody unfortunate enough to turn on their gears or be within a quarter mile will be treated to near deafening, hyserical screaming.]
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED!
FINALLY! AHAHA! AHA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAA!
[Behold a gangly old man haphazardly riding a somewhat-too-small Skiddo that is leaping back and forth across a Ledge. Yes. One of those ledges. The poor leafy goat looks sort of alarmed because her rider is just...screaming. He's not even making words anymore. He's just making loud joyful(???) babbling sounds and possibly crying. Definitely crying.]
FOUR YEARS! Four long years I've been here! I've seen people break bones and nearly lose their lives combating ledges! These God-forsaken land formation are no longer our masters! We can go anywhere!
Anywhere!
THE GOATS WILL DELIVER U--whoah!
[He promptly falls off the Skiddo who bounds over to her brother who has been huddling on the edge of the path with Jack's Arbok and Murkrow during this whole...display. Jack doesn't get up he just...lays on the road and laughs at the sky. It's been a long time coming, hasn't it?]
[Eventually Edgar flaps over and retrieves his gear from the road before turning it off with a swift peck.]
[Any video responses will come several hours later.]
[Something amazing.]
[Something game changing]
[Anybody unfortunate enough to turn on their gears or be within a quarter mile will be treated to near deafening, hyserical screaming.]
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED!
FINALLY! AHAHA! AHA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAA!
[Behold a gangly old man haphazardly riding a somewhat-too-small Skiddo that is leaping back and forth across a Ledge. Yes. One of those ledges. The poor leafy goat looks sort of alarmed because her rider is just...screaming. He's not even making words anymore. He's just making loud joyful(???) babbling sounds and possibly crying. Definitely crying.]
FOUR YEARS! Four long years I've been here! I've seen people break bones and nearly lose their lives combating ledges! These God-forsaken land formation are no longer our masters! We can go anywhere!
Anywhere!
THE GOATS WILL DELIVER U--whoah!
[He promptly falls off the Skiddo who bounds over to her brother who has been huddling on the edge of the path with Jack's Arbok and Murkrow during this whole...display. Jack doesn't get up he just...lays on the road and laughs at the sky. It's been a long time coming, hasn't it?]
[Eventually Edgar flaps over and retrieves his gear from the road before turning it off with a swift peck.]
[Any video responses will come several hours later.]
60 Days till Halloween [Video]
Aug. 29th, 2014 04:11 am[The familiar tune and bustle of the Pokemon Center betray Jack's location far before any of the scenery does. He's seated on one of the benches with his gear angled at the tattered and singed jacket clenched in his free hand. His Houndour, One, is tugging on it furiously, even though his trainer isn't putting any gusto into his side of the tug-o-war.]
Look at this beast. Tireless. Absolutely tireless. He's been training all afternoon and still wants to play. I hope everyone is doing well.
( Signs of the Tallfellow )
(OOC: Life is bumpy right now so just leaving this handwave 'event' for anybody wanting to be a part of the Tallfellow thing since I couldn't do an encounter. Look HERE for more info if you're curious!))
Look at this beast. Tireless. Absolutely tireless. He's been training all afternoon and still wants to play. I hope everyone is doing well.
( Signs of the Tallfellow )
(OOC: Life is bumpy right now so just leaving this handwave 'event' for anybody wanting to be a part of the Tallfellow thing since I couldn't do an encounter. Look HERE for more info if you're curious!))
58 Days till Halloween [FOURTH WALL EVENT]
Jun. 1st, 2014 02:41 pm[VIDEO- morning]
[Today is One of Those Days but that isn't going to stop old Jack from trying to reach out. when the feed flickers on it reveals...nothing. There are busy streets behind him rife with general 4th Wall chaos but the gear moves as if it is being carried and not being aimed at anything in particular. It isn't like Jack to cam nothing (except when it is).]
Finally! Yes! Hello! I need some help! I can't seem to--BATS
[The 'gear clatters to the ground, doing several flips. There seems to be no Jack in sight although something is retrieving device from the sidewalk.]
I'm having a horrible time staying corporal and not the good kind of horrible!
[ACTION for ABSOLUTELY ANYWHERE ACROSS THE POKE'NATION--lunchtime to night time]
[What was that sound?]
[Was somebody standing over there just now? Surely it was just a trick of the light. No. No, it was not. The familiar form of Mr. Skellington in his traveling clothes is drifting around Johto and Kanto occasionally flickering in and out of sight as he struggles with things like not floating upside down and keeping his gear in his hands.]
[THIS IS NOT WHAT HE WENT TO HAUNTING SCHOOL FOR DAMN IT.]
[Today is One of Those Days but that isn't going to stop old Jack from trying to reach out. when the feed flickers on it reveals...nothing. There are busy streets behind him rife with general 4th Wall chaos but the gear moves as if it is being carried and not being aimed at anything in particular. It isn't like Jack to cam nothing (except when it is).]
Finally! Yes! Hello! I need some help! I can't seem to--BATS
[The 'gear clatters to the ground, doing several flips. There seems to be no Jack in sight although something is retrieving device from the sidewalk.]
I'm having a horrible time staying corporal and not the good kind of horrible!
[ACTION for ABSOLUTELY ANYWHERE ACROSS THE POKE'NATION--lunchtime to night time]
[What was that sound?]
[Was somebody standing over there just now? Surely it was just a trick of the light. No. No, it was not. The familiar form of Mr. Skellington in his traveling clothes is drifting around Johto and Kanto occasionally flickering in and out of sight as he struggles with things like not floating upside down and keeping his gear in his hands.]
[THIS IS NOT WHAT HE WENT TO HAUNTING SCHOOL FOR DAMN IT.]
57 days till Halloween [voice]
Mar. 8th, 2014 02:21 pm[Today's transmission is short and sweet. The background noise is running water and the light clacking of plates against one another.]
[Jack's having one of those realizations that crop up out of the blue and just has to share it with the world. He sounds worried.]
Just how old do you think we newcomers can get in this place?
[There's a short pause before the feed ends that suggests he wants to add something else but he doesn't.]
[Jack's having one of those realizations that crop up out of the blue and just has to share it with the world. He sounds worried.]
Just how old do you think we newcomers can get in this place?
[There's a short pause before the feed ends that suggests he wants to add something else but he doesn't.]
56 Days till Halloween [video]
Dec. 3rd, 2013 08:02 am[GUESS WHO'S READY FOR CHRISTMAS! He's got his Santa hat on and everything.]
Good morning, Johto! And Kanto! I always forget about you, Kanto, forgive me. Anyway, I hope you've all been good this year! Sandy Claws pays extra attention in December, you know!
So! What's everyone doing for Christmas?
Good morning, Johto! And Kanto! I always forget about you, Kanto, forgive me. Anyway, I hope you've all been good this year! Sandy Claws pays extra attention in December, you know!
So! What's everyone doing for Christmas?
[Another one of these, was it?]
[The old skeleton has been in Johto for four long years. This is nothing new. With all the madness around him, he's determined to have a nice day! Fleshless as ever, yet still dressed in easily identifiable clothes by those who know him, Jack sits at an outdoor Goldenrod cafe table and flips through his 'gear to see what there is to see.]
[His Murkorw, Edgar, perches on the back of the chair across from him and preens herself.]
[The old skeleton has been in Johto for four long years. This is nothing new. With all the madness around him, he's determined to have a nice day! Fleshless as ever, yet still dressed in easily identifiable clothes by those who know him, Jack sits at an outdoor Goldenrod cafe table and flips through his 'gear to see what there is to see.]
[His Murkorw, Edgar, perches on the back of the chair across from him and preens herself.]
54 days till Halloween [Video]
Oct. 3rd, 2013 12:40 am
[The feed opens upon THIS enthusiastically made poster, albeit a little out of focus at first. The day is windy and its edges flap in the breeze.]
Hellooo, everyone! It's finally ready! After all these long months of hard work! In only a week and a half, Skellington House will open to the public! If the mail system has pulled through for me, you should be able to find a poster like this in any poke'mart across Johto! Kanto too!
[The camera flips around to Jack's smiling face. If he grinned any harder, his head would split in two. It's also easy to see that the buildings on the opposite street have been...plastered with the things. He's advertising this harder than the Game Corner.]
See you there!
53 days till Halloween [video]
Sep. 29th, 2013 06:01 pm[Today's video is not a smiling old man but a large, dark face with enormous watery red eyes. The Yamask, Eric, has gottenhold of Jack's 'gear and is hovering among tarp-strewn walls and boxes of props. Everything that is visible, though, is aptly creepy and rickety and uninviting--just the way a haunted house should look.]
Yamask! Yamamamask! Yamask!
< This is a horrible idea! It's terrible! Everything is going to go wrong, I know it! This whole contraption is an accident waiting to happen! A fire hazard! A death trap! Nobody listens to me! Ooooh, why won't anyone listen to me? Friends, if your trainers insist on coming to this--this--hullabaloo, please get them to wear a helmet or-- or strong shoes or...oh, just carry a first aid kit! >
Yamask! Yamamamask! Yamask!
< This is a horrible idea! It's terrible! Everything is going to go wrong, I know it! This whole contraption is an accident waiting to happen! A fire hazard! A death trap! Nobody listens to me! Ooooh, why won't anyone listen to me? Friends, if your trainers insist on coming to this--this--hullabaloo, please get them to wear a helmet or-- or strong shoes or...oh, just carry a first aid kit! >
52 days till Halloween [video]
Aug. 7th, 2013 09:35 am[It's another bright morning in the Skellington Mansion and the feed flicks on to what must be the attic since there are panels of the ceiling missing and sunlight is streaming through. Tools are scattered everywhere and Edgar the Murkrow is making a pest of herself scattering nails. There are piles of plastic tarp rumpled here and there. Anybody living within a block of the house knows construction is still going loud and strong.]
I had a thought. I'd like to provide my guests with something to entertain themselves with besides being frightened of pokemon. I was wondering if anybody had come across any good horror films in this place. I could leave a few in each room for them to choose from.
I had a terrible time trying to find any two years ago but...something good must have come out since then?
[Anybody who worked at the Breeding Center in Goldenrod two Halloweens ago should remember the distraught Pumpkin King and his pile of crappy DVDs that overtook the livingroom.]
I had a thought. I'd like to provide my guests with something to entertain themselves with besides being frightened of pokemon. I was wondering if anybody had come across any good horror films in this place. I could leave a few in each room for them to choose from.
I had a terrible time trying to find any two years ago but...something good must have come out since then?
[Anybody who worked at the Breeding Center in Goldenrod two Halloweens ago should remember the distraught Pumpkin King and his pile of crappy DVDs that overtook the livingroom.]
[Jack is in much higher spirits this time as the feed opens. He's at home and seemingly in the middle of a construction project if all the leaning, unsanded boards, paint buckets, and piles of plastic are anything to go by.]
[There are also six Gastly floating here and there carrying tools.]
Good evening, Johto! I've got a couple of favors to ask. I'm in the middle of a project here and if anybody would like to save me a little time by running to the hardware store for me, I'll happily pay you back. I've also got some lemonade and sandwiches made if that means anything to you--
[The biggest of the Gastlies drops the hammer it's been carrying and suddenly zooms off through the wall, followed by a second.]
Fester! Elvis! Those aren't for--
[It's hopeless. Jack withers a bit.]
I'll... have some made if you can help me out.
[There are also six Gastly floating here and there carrying tools.]
Good evening, Johto! I've got a couple of favors to ask. I'm in the middle of a project here and if anybody would like to save me a little time by running to the hardware store for me, I'll happily pay you back. I've also got some lemonade and sandwiches made if that means anything to you--
[The biggest of the Gastlies drops the hammer it's been carrying and suddenly zooms off through the wall, followed by a second.]
Fester! Elvis! Those aren't for--
[It's hopeless. Jack withers a bit.]
I'll... have some made if you can help me out.
50 Days Till Halloween [video]
May. 14th, 2013 02:59 pm[It's evening when Jack appears on the Network for the first time in quite a while. The purple-roofed houses behind him make it obvious as to where he is. He looks tired but also frustrated. There are no smiles on this pumpkin.]
I've arrived safely. Forgive me for not checking in sooner, but I've been in Lavender Town for a day or so no. I have to say, I never expected this amount of unrest in the air. It's absolutely oppressive. The spirits here are not happy.
[Jack flips the 'gear around to show the Radio Tower in the gloom of sunset.]
I'd so hoped my arrival would be happier. I have wanted to visit this town since I arrived three long years ago.
I've arrived safely. Forgive me for not checking in sooner, but I've been in Lavender Town for a day or so no. I have to say, I never expected this amount of unrest in the air. It's absolutely oppressive. The spirits here are not happy.
[Jack flips the 'gear around to show the Radio Tower in the gloom of sunset.]
I'd so hoped my arrival would be happier. I have wanted to visit this town since I arrived three long years ago.
HELLO, SAFFRON CITY!
[Noise all up in your gear today. There is a happy old dude standing in a train station with his gear half sideways. He's in that goofy Hawiian shirt again and he's got sunglasses perched on his head.]
[It's not even sunny but THIS IS WHAT YOU WEAR WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION, DARN IT.]
I decided to take the train instead of walking and I'm glad I did! I've never ridden anything that went so fast! I do plan on walking to Lavender in a few days, though. I'm curious to see what Kanto has to offer.
So! What's a body do in Saffron City?
[Noise all up in your gear today. There is a happy old dude standing in a train station with his gear half sideways. He's in that goofy Hawiian shirt again and he's got sunglasses perched on his head.]
[It's not even sunny but THIS IS WHAT YOU WEAR WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION, DARN IT.]
I decided to take the train instead of walking and I'm glad I did! I've never ridden anything that went so fast! I do plan on walking to Lavender in a few days, though. I'm curious to see what Kanto has to offer.
So! What's a body do in Saffron City?
48 days till Halloween [video]
Mar. 12th, 2013 03:30 pm[The feed flickers on to show THE WILDERNESS. Specifically, the outskirts of Goldenrod. The camera is jarring slightly as Jack walks. He's already puffing slightly. It's been a while since he's stretched his legs somewhere besides pavement.]
Today's the day! I'm getting out of that stuffy house and making my way to Lavender Town. Why...I don't think I've even been to another town since I arrived in Goldenrod years ago. This is so exciting!
Needless to say, Drama classes will be canceled and if anyone needs to send me anything, forward it to Ecruteak. Wish me luck!
Today's the day! I'm getting out of that stuffy house and making my way to Lavender Town. Why...I don't think I've even been to another town since I arrived in Goldenrod years ago. This is so exciting!
Needless to say, Drama classes will be canceled and if anyone needs to send me anything, forward it to Ecruteak. Wish me luck!
47 days till Halloween [video]
Jan. 19th, 2013 05:47 pm[Look out, network! A wild Jack has appeared! He's at home and sitting in a high-backed chair, but looks far more alert and cheerful than he has in any conversations he's had with anyone over the past couple of months.]
Good afternoon, everyone! I actually have a request for you today. You see, I'm looking for a pokemon with Trick Room. Or perhaps the move Trick Room by itself.
Good afternoon, everyone! I actually have a request for you today. You see, I'm looking for a pokemon with Trick Room. Or perhaps the move Trick Room by itself.
[Anyone milling around the north-side of Goldenrod would happen upon a few signs reading "YARD SALE THIS WAY"]
[And if they followed those signs, they'd find a mansion with all manner of things on the front lawn covered in tags. Since Halloween, Jack has been gifted with his very own home! However, there are far too many things inside it for him to use and he needs some serious cash for Christmas gifts. He's lost quite a few friends these past few months and he wants to spoil the ones he has left rotten.]
[Jack can be found pacing between the tables with his hands behind his back. 8[ NOT MUCH TIME UNTIL CHRISTMAS AUUGGHHH OLD FURNITURE SELL YOURSELF PLEASE.]
[And if they followed those signs, they'd find a mansion with all manner of things on the front lawn covered in tags. Since Halloween, Jack has been gifted with his very own home! However, there are far too many things inside it for him to use and he needs some serious cash for Christmas gifts. He's lost quite a few friends these past few months and he wants to spoil the ones he has left rotten.]
[Jack can be found pacing between the tables with his hands behind his back. 8[ NOT MUCH TIME UNTIL CHRISTMAS AUUGGHHH OLD FURNITURE SELL YOURSELF PLEASE.]
THE DEAD MAN'S PARTY [Goldenrod] [Log]
Oct. 26th, 2012 03:13 amIT'S THE HOUR OF THE WOLF AND I DON'T WANNA DIE!
( Bring out your dead! )
44 days till Halloween [video]
Oct. 10th, 2012 07:41 pmGood morning-- er. Good night-- HELLO, Johoto!
[Jack wastes no time face-caming it up. He is all smiles and his murkrow, Edgar, is on his shoulder.]
For anyone who's interested in attending the Dead Man's Party, we now have a date and location! It will be held in Goldenrod, on October the 27th! The lovely Miss Rangiku has offered her home to us for the evening. There will be refreshments, story swapping, and music if we can repair her piano in time.
Other Father, do you think you could help?
I'll be sending out invitations with directions to anyone who is interested. The living are welcome as well!
[Jack wastes no time face-caming it up. He is all smiles and his murkrow, Edgar, is on his shoulder.]
For anyone who's interested in attending the Dead Man's Party, we now have a date and location! It will be held in Goldenrod, on October the 27th! The lovely Miss Rangiku has offered her home to us for the evening. There will be refreshments, story swapping, and music if we can repair her piano in time.
Other Father, do you think you could help?
I'll be sending out invitations with directions to anyone who is interested. The living are welcome as well!
43 days till Halloween [video]
Sep. 18th, 2012 04:53 pmGood evening, Johto!
[Here's a face that's made a regular ghost of himself.]
I've been thinking...I know it's a bit of a touchy subject, but I spoke to several of you some time ago who were dead before you arrived? What would you all think of a little fall congregation here in Goldenrod next month? We could have dinner and swap stories. N-not on Halloween itself, because...
[Because IT GETS WEIRD on Halloween in Johto. He's learned that the hard way.]
...oh! And you living folks are perfectly welcome as well! Every dead person was a living person at one point or another! Sometimes multiple points... Anyhow!
[Here's a face that's made a regular ghost of himself.]
I've been thinking...I know it's a bit of a touchy subject, but I spoke to several of you some time ago who were dead before you arrived? What would you all think of a little fall congregation here in Goldenrod next month? We could have dinner and swap stories. N-not on Halloween itself, because...
[Because IT GETS WEIRD on Halloween in Johto. He's learned that the hard way.]
...oh! And you living folks are perfectly welcome as well! Every dead person was a living person at one point or another! Sometimes multiple points... Anyhow!
42 days till Halloween [video]
Jul. 3rd, 2012 03:32 am[The first thing Johto is treated to is a blurry 'gear-video shot of a book cover. Jack realizes this eventually and pulls it away so that it comes into focus. The cover is black with a single, bold word on it.]
[DIG]
I bought a copy of this for a friend last year, but I don't think I told anyone else about it. I think this has to be the very best horror story I've come across since arriving in Johto. It's about a man who ventures into Diglett's Cave and becomes horribly lost...which is a feat since that cave is one of the less complicated ones that I've heard off.
[His face blanks momentarily as he remembers the horrors of Union cave...then his smile returns.]
There's more to it than that, but I wouldn't want to give anything away! I know all of you have horror stories where you're from. Tell me about them!
(OOC: GET YER A/C HERE! FRESH HOT A/C HELP FOR EVERYONE!)
[DIG]
I bought a copy of this for a friend last year, but I don't think I told anyone else about it. I think this has to be the very best horror story I've come across since arriving in Johto. It's about a man who ventures into Diglett's Cave and becomes horribly lost...which is a feat since that cave is one of the less complicated ones that I've heard off.
[His face blanks momentarily as he remembers the horrors of Union cave...then his smile returns.]
There's more to it than that, but I wouldn't want to give anything away! I know all of you have horror stories where you're from. Tell me about them!
(OOC: GET YER A/C HERE! FRESH HOT A/C HELP FOR EVERYONE!)
Ha ha! Get a load of this!
[It's early morning in Johto and Jack is on a supply run for the Breeding Centre. A somewhat disheveled Poke'mart can be seen behind him. People are moving slowly, sipping their coffee, and trying to stock the shelves before the sun finishes rising.]
[The ex-skeleton gestures to the novelty cap he's wearing. He found in the very back of the store near one of the windows (he's several floors up in the Goldenrod mart). It's a simple looking cap with a pair of tacky Vulpix ears on it. The front is printed with:]
FOXY GRANDPA
[It isn't long before Jack's grin dissolves into shoulder-shaking snickering. He's TRYING TO BE QUIET because Arceus knows the poor workers need it...but this is the best hat he has EVER found, you guys.]
[EVER.]
[OOC: Anyone is welcome to run into him in the Mart in the early morning. He can be found eating breakfast in a little cafe near the music shop later.]
[It's early morning in Johto and Jack is on a supply run for the Breeding Centre. A somewhat disheveled Poke'mart can be seen behind him. People are moving slowly, sipping their coffee, and trying to stock the shelves before the sun finishes rising.]
[The ex-skeleton gestures to the novelty cap he's wearing. He found in the very back of the store near one of the windows (he's several floors up in the Goldenrod mart). It's a simple looking cap with a pair of tacky Vulpix ears on it. The front is printed with:]
[It isn't long before Jack's grin dissolves into shoulder-shaking snickering. He's TRYING TO BE QUIET because Arceus knows the poor workers need it...but this is the best hat he has EVER found, you guys.]
[EVER.]
[OOC: Anyone is welcome to run into him in the Mart in the early morning. He can be found eating breakfast in a little cafe near the music shop later.]
DENNIS, COME OUT!
[Equipped with goggles, a coat, and a big ass blue fishmonster, Jack searches the streets of Goldenrod for anyone who might need help. The Gyarados slithers behind him in the waist-high sludge and rumbled loudly, complaining about the smell.]
[It's evening and with the lights out, the town takes on an eerie, almost familiar look. Dying sunlight glistens off the trash-filled water. They had ventured out in a short lull between storms.]
Sort of looks like the swamps back home...wish you could have seen them, Dennis, you would have liked them.
[Equipped with goggles, a coat, and a big ass blue fishmonster, Jack searches the streets of Goldenrod for anyone who might need help. The Gyarados slithers behind him in the waist-high sludge and rumbled loudly, complaining about the smell.]
[It's evening and with the lights out, the town takes on an eerie, almost familiar look. Dying sunlight glistens off the trash-filled water. They had ventured out in a short lull between storms.]
Sort of looks like the swamps back home...wish you could have seen them, Dennis, you would have liked them.
39 days till Halloween [video]
Mar. 1st, 2012 07:50 am[At first it's hard to tell that the Pumpkin King is upside down. He's hanging off the common room sofa in the Breeding Centre with his legs draped over the back. A pokemon toddling by along the cushions is the only clue to his position.]
You know, I've been wondering...just how many of you were dead before you arrived? I admit it's gotten a little lonely on the network. We dead folk must stick together!
You know, I've been wondering...just how many of you were dead before you arrived? I admit it's gotten a little lonely on the network. We dead folk must stick together!
Tags:
- @billy,
- @harry mason,
- @minato,
- @other father,
- @rin,
- @russia,
- ic,
- video
[The feed opens and focuses on a weary face. Or it would be looking weary if there were any skin on it. There is a skull staring pleadingly at you with cold dead eye sockets. 8c It's gone and happened AGAIN and though he doesn't mind being his old bony self at all, he knows he's going to end up scratching his glasses if this keeps up. They had fallen right off! He's hooked them onto his coat collar.]
I really really hate to be any trouble but--
[The video shakes as Jack stumbles on the spot and catches himself against a lamp post. Busy Goldenrod can be seen behind him.]
--but I need help. Someone has... oh, this is embarrassing. Someone has taken off with my left leg! I'd really like it back. It's about...well long as a leg, I suppose.
[He angles the 'gear down to show his limp pants leg flapping in the wind from the knee downwards.] It should still have my shoe on it. It looks like this. [He shows the 'gear his shoe before the feed cuts.]
(( OOC: Feel free to run into Jack as he limps around town and help him look for his leg or lol at his misfortune!))
I really really hate to be any trouble but--
[The video shakes as Jack stumbles on the spot and catches himself against a lamp post. Busy Goldenrod can be seen behind him.]
--but I need help. Someone has... oh, this is embarrassing. Someone has taken off with my left leg! I'd really like it back. It's about...well long as a leg, I suppose.
[He angles the 'gear down to show his limp pants leg flapping in the wind from the knee downwards.] It should still have my shoe on it. It looks like this. [He shows the 'gear his shoe before the feed cuts.]
(( OOC: Feel free to run into Jack as he limps around town and help him look for his leg or lol at his misfortune!))
37 days till Halloween [video] [action]
Dec. 5th, 2011 02:49 pm[Who missed having a screen-ful of cheerful old guy face?]
[Anyone?]
Hello, everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? Would you believe me if I said I lost my gear in the sofa cushions?
...because I did.
ANYHOW who's ready for Christmas? Me. I am. I am ready for Christmas. Do you suppose Sandyclaws will come back? He left me a Houndour egg last year. Or someone did. I like to think I've been good this year. [If you don't count pranking the breeding center and possibly kidnapping people while dressed as a pirate on Halloween shhh.] I bet this is going to be a first Christmas for some of you! Let me tell you, it's going to be wonderful!
...so long as nothing explodes. But that's a given. I think.
I really do hope nothing explodes.
( [CUT FOR ACTION IN GOLDENROD: Jack will be wandering around town. Feel free to bump into him!] )
[Anyone?]
Hello, everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? Would you believe me if I said I lost my gear in the sofa cushions?
...because I did.
ANYHOW who's ready for Christmas? Me. I am. I am ready for Christmas. Do you suppose Sandyclaws will come back? He left me a Houndour egg last year. Or someone did. I like to think I've been good this year. [If you don't count pranking the breeding center and possibly kidnapping people while dressed as a pirate on Halloween shhh.] I bet this is going to be a first Christmas for some of you! Let me tell you, it's going to be wonderful!
...so long as nothing explodes. But that's a given. I think.
I really do hope nothing explodes.
( [CUT FOR ACTION IN GOLDENROD: Jack will be wandering around town. Feel free to bump into him!] )
[What? Why, NO, you can't use the livingroom.]
[There's a Jack in it.]
[A rather distressed Jack. He's sitting on the center of the rug surrounded by open movie rental boxes and sorting through them like a mad man. The remote sits off to the side and the flatscreen is playing credits from the last disaster he's pre-screened. Some cornsyrup happy gorefest called Crockagnaw 2. Jack doesn't look well. There are dark circles under his eyes (even more so...considering he's like...a dead guy) and his hair isn't tied back. It is fucking EVERYWHERE. He's punching away furiously at his 'gear and broadcasting his findings.]
Can ANYONE out there reccommend me a good horror movie? I've watched over thirty eight and they all SUCK. [Thanks again, Barney, for teaching him that word.] Come on, Johto! You're killing me! Flying Type? Honestly?
[He holds up a sun-faded box with an ominous Pidgeotto silhouetted against a rooftop on the cover.]
I admit, Used Revive had potential but....hhhhhhhgggggghh!
[He gives in and flops backwards, giving the 'gear a good shot of the ceiling light fixture.]
This movie night is going to be a disaster. I know it. It's not going to be a horror fest. It'll be a comedy show.
[WOE.]
[There's a Jack in it.]
[A rather distressed Jack. He's sitting on the center of the rug surrounded by open movie rental boxes and sorting through them like a mad man. The remote sits off to the side and the flatscreen is playing credits from the last disaster he's pre-screened. Some cornsyrup happy gorefest called Crockagnaw 2. Jack doesn't look well. There are dark circles under his eyes (even more so...considering he's like...a dead guy) and his hair isn't tied back. It is fucking EVERYWHERE. He's punching away furiously at his 'gear and broadcasting his findings.]
Can ANYONE out there reccommend me a good horror movie? I've watched over thirty eight and they all SUCK. [Thanks again, Barney, for teaching him that word.] Come on, Johto! You're killing me! Flying Type? Honestly?
[He holds up a sun-faded box with an ominous Pidgeotto silhouetted against a rooftop on the cover.]
I admit, Used Revive had potential but....hhhhhhhgggggghh!
[He gives in and flops backwards, giving the 'gear a good shot of the ceiling light fixture.]
This movie night is going to be a disaster. I know it. It's not going to be a horror fest. It'll be a comedy show.
[WOE.]
35 days till Halloween [video/action]
Oct. 9th, 2011 05:10 pm[Anybody passing by the Goldenrod Breeding Center will notice the front yard of the property is a horror scene of guts and flesh--pumpkin guts and flesh that is!]
[Jack is sitting in a folding chair enjoying the sunshine and elbow-deep in a pumpkin, scraping it out for carving. He's got his sunglasses pushed up on his forehead and a huge grin on his face. There are dozens surrounding him, most of them carved, each face more twisted than the last. His pokemon, Edgar the Murkrow, and One the Houndour are chasing each other around through the carnage.]
[He's got his 'gear in his free hand, holding it awkwardly because pumpkin goo has made it slippery .]
How is everyone today? We're halfway to Halloween! Well...almost halfway. Anyway, I'm warming up my carving skills because I haven't done it in over a year. I'm open to requests! Just go easy on me, I'm rusty.
[Jack is sitting in a folding chair enjoying the sunshine and elbow-deep in a pumpkin, scraping it out for carving. He's got his sunglasses pushed up on his forehead and a huge grin on his face. There are dozens surrounding him, most of them carved, each face more twisted than the last. His pokemon, Edgar the Murkrow, and One the Houndour are chasing each other around through the carnage.]
[He's got his 'gear in his free hand, holding it awkwardly because pumpkin goo has made it slippery .]
How is everyone today? We're halfway to Halloween! Well...almost halfway. Anyway, I'm warming up my carving skills because I haven't done it in over a year. I'm open to requests! Just go easy on me, I'm rusty.
[HELLO, JOHTO. HAVE A SCREEN FULL OF JACK FACE. It's the turn of the month and somebody is excited about it.]
Hello, everyone! It's Ok-toh-bah! I know some of you have to have Halloween where you're from!
Tell me what you do there! I'd love to get some new ideas to take home with me if-- You know. Anyhow!
[ALMOST let the sad come through. ALMOST. NO. Jack will fight his homesickness with spreading Halloween to every living breathing thing he comes in contact with this month.]
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[Anyone in the Breeding household will notice Jack rushing around with a notebook tucked under one arm, writing down locations and ideas for decorations to put up. >8U MUST. DECORATE. ALL THE THINGS. He may accidentally trip over a soul or two.]
Hello, everyone! It's Ok-toh-bah! I know some of you have to have Halloween where you're from!
Tell me what you do there! I'd love to get some new ideas to take home with me if-- You know. Anyhow!
[ALMOST let the sad come through. ALMOST. NO. Jack will fight his homesickness with spreading Halloween to every living breathing thing he comes in contact with this month.]
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[Anyone in the Breeding household will notice Jack rushing around with a notebook tucked under one arm, writing down locations and ideas for decorations to put up. >8U MUST. DECORATE. ALL THE THINGS. He may accidentally trip over a soul or two.]
[Say, what's that smell?]
[Anybody curious enough to drift towards the Breeding Center kitchen will notice a rather appetizing smell. And then they'll see them.]
[The pancakes.]
[JESUS CHRIST, JACK, DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME?]
[HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE?]
[In attempts to make a good impression on his new housemates, Jack has set to cooking an ungodly amount of pancakes. Edgar the Murkrow hovers near the counter, stirring up flour and eying the cookbook worriedly. The pictures in the book don't...look like the things her trainer is putting in the batter.]
[Jack is more occupied with humming to himself and imagining what life will be like in a place like this. It's a brand new sort of job! Dare you approach this crazy-looking old man? He lives with you now, by the way. Have fun with that.]
((OOC: God help you if you eat those pancakes. Also hello CR come to meeeeee))
[Anybody curious enough to drift towards the Breeding Center kitchen will notice a rather appetizing smell. And then they'll see them.]
[The pancakes.]
[JESUS CHRIST, JACK, DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME?]
[HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE?]
[In attempts to make a good impression on his new housemates, Jack has set to cooking an ungodly amount of pancakes. Edgar the Murkrow hovers near the counter, stirring up flour and eying the cookbook worriedly. The pictures in the book don't...look like the things her trainer is putting in the batter.]
[Jack is more occupied with humming to himself and imagining what life will be like in a place like this. It's a brand new sort of job! Dare you approach this crazy-looking old man? He lives with you now, by the way. Have fun with that.]
((OOC: God help you if you eat those pancakes. Also hello CR come to meeeeee))
//ACTION- He's wandering around in Goldenrod hunting a job. Feel free to run into him!//
[A whole city made of lights is an awful lot for one little skeleton to take in all at once. There were shopping centers! There were movies! There were shows and elaborate battles and probably hundreds of places to eat. There were also casinos full of ringing bells, laughing people, and blinking lights.]
[Guess who really really liked the blinking lights.]
[Go on, guess.]
[Jack leans against the outside of a little diner with a Help Wanted sign in the window. It's early morning and he's waiting on whoever owns the place to show up. He's not wearing that grey and black coat he always has on. Or his gloves. Or his shoes...or pants. Instead, all the old king has on are a pair of black swim trunks, the red Exeggutor-print Hawaiian shirt he picked up forever ago, and a very, very humbled expression.]
[Oh, dear.]
//VIDEO//
[It's still early morning when the camera clicks on. Jack looks tired and maybe a little embarrassed. THERE BE SCARIER THINGS THAN LEDGES HERE IN GOLDENROD]
Good morning, Johto. I hope you all slept well. Goldenrod is different from any other city I've visited so far. It's taught me something I thought I already knew: everything in moderation.
[Yeah, he's flat-ass broke.]
I'm going on a job hunt today and was wondering if I could perhaps pitch in half on a hotel room for a few days with someone--just until I'm back on my feet. I don't have much money, but I have a few healing items. I won't cause you any trouble and I don't snore...I don't think I do.
[Jack yawns, as he's been out all night long.]
I think I've had enough of the nightlife in this place.
[A whole city made of lights is an awful lot for one little skeleton to take in all at once. There were shopping centers! There were movies! There were shows and elaborate battles and probably hundreds of places to eat. There were also casinos full of ringing bells, laughing people, and blinking lights.]
[Guess who really really liked the blinking lights.]
[Go on, guess.]
[Jack leans against the outside of a little diner with a Help Wanted sign in the window. It's early morning and he's waiting on whoever owns the place to show up. He's not wearing that grey and black coat he always has on. Or his gloves. Or his shoes...or pants. Instead, all the old king has on are a pair of black swim trunks, the red Exeggutor-print Hawaiian shirt he picked up forever ago, and a very, very humbled expression.]
[Oh, dear.]
//VIDEO//
[It's still early morning when the camera clicks on. Jack looks tired and maybe a little embarrassed. THERE BE SCARIER THINGS THAN LEDGES HERE IN GOLDENROD]
Good morning, Johto. I hope you all slept well. Goldenrod is different from any other city I've visited so far. It's taught me something I thought I already knew: everything in moderation.
[Yeah, he's flat-ass broke.]
I'm going on a job hunt today and was wondering if I could perhaps pitch in half on a hotel room for a few days with someone--just until I'm back on my feet. I don't have much money, but I have a few healing items. I won't cause you any trouble and I don't snore...I don't think I do.
[Jack yawns, as he's been out all night long.]
I think I've had enough of the nightlife in this place.
31 days till Halloween [Action/ Video]
Jul. 30th, 2011 04:51 amHave you ever seen such a big city?
[A winded Jack points his 'gear at the entrance to Goldenrod in all its glory. The camera is unsteady and the little Houndour puppy in the shot looks anxious. His trainer's been wobbling for a while.]
Halloween Town was big, but this place is amazing! Hooh, it was...it was a hike, I'll say that much. My memory's a little off right now, but whoever said that forest was a maze, you were right. It's no Union Cave but...
Who can tell me anything about this place? How is everyone?
[Jack starts walking and gravitates towards a bench which he then flops down on and films the street traffic from. One the Houndour chases some Pidgies away from a nearby statue.]
[A winded Jack points his 'gear at the entrance to Goldenrod in all its glory. The camera is unsteady and the little Houndour puppy in the shot looks anxious. His trainer's been wobbling for a while.]
Halloween Town was big, but this place is amazing! Hooh, it was...it was a hike, I'll say that much. My memory's a little off right now, but whoever said that forest was a maze, you were right. It's no Union Cave but...
Who can tell me anything about this place? How is everyone?
[Jack starts walking and gravitates towards a bench which he then flops down on and films the street traffic from. One the Houndour chases some Pidgies away from a nearby statue.]
30 days till Halloween [video]
Jul. 13th, 2011 01:32 pm[The video opens up to the bright, clean interior of the Azalea Pokemon center. Strutting around on the tile with a plaster over her foot is one very proud Edgar. She's carrying a small red and black badge in her beak and crooning to herself. Off to the side a rather unamused looking Doc sits with his feathers ruffled. B[ YOU'D THINK SHE DID ALL THE FIGHTING. Stupid crow. Ffffff.]
As you can probably see, we won our gym battle! And that means...well, I'm done with this town. Time to move on. I'll be leaving today or tomorrow. Most likely tomorrow. If anyone has any tips for the path from Azalea to Goldenrod, I'm all ears!
...Edgar if you swallow that, I swear...
As you can probably see, we won our gym battle! And that means...well, I'm done with this town. Time to move on. I'll be leaving today or tomorrow. Most likely tomorrow. If anyone has any tips for the path from Azalea to Goldenrod, I'm all ears!
...Edgar if you swallow that, I swear...
29 days till Halloween [video]
Jul. 3rd, 2011 06:13 pm[Today instead of looking cheerful, Jack's feed flickers on to reveal a somewhat weary face. He's sitting hunched over and doesn't look nearly as attentive as he usually does. Edgar is on his shoulder with her head under her wing, snoozing away.]
Good mor-- I mean afternoon, Johto. How is everyone? I hope everyone had a better night's sleep than I did last night. You know, I love a good nightmare as much as the next dead guy, but I have the strangest feeling that it wasn't a dream. I think it might have been a memory. And I died. I've been dead for years, it shouldn't shake me so--
[He pauses to yawn. The ex-skeleton had woken up in the middle of the previous night and tried to power through the day by training for the gym extra hard. Now that it was getting close to bed time again, he DREADED it.]
--excuse me. But...I noticed another thing. In a week or so, I will have been here an entire year. I haven't been away from Halloween Town this long before--not even to do research. Someone told me that time stops back home, so I'm not too worried... but I don't think anything can stop me from missing it...
But I'm very glad to have met all of you. You've all taught me so much about being alive...listen to me ramble. I'm half asleep, I apologize. I normally don't drink coffee but I think tonight I just might make an exception. I don't think I want to sleep.
[YAWN]
Good mor-- I mean afternoon, Johto. How is everyone? I hope everyone had a better night's sleep than I did last night. You know, I love a good nightmare as much as the next dead guy, but I have the strangest feeling that it wasn't a dream. I think it might have been a memory. And I died. I've been dead for years, it shouldn't shake me so--
[He pauses to yawn. The ex-skeleton had woken up in the middle of the previous night and tried to power through the day by training for the gym extra hard. Now that it was getting close to bed time again, he DREADED it.]
--excuse me. But...I noticed another thing. In a week or so, I will have been here an entire year. I haven't been away from Halloween Town this long before--not even to do research. Someone told me that time stops back home, so I'm not too worried... but I don't think anything can stop me from missing it...
But I'm very glad to have met all of you. You've all taught me so much about being alive...listen to me ramble. I'm half asleep, I apologize. I normally don't drink coffee but I think tonight I just might make an exception. I don't think I want to sleep.
Haha, let's see how long I can stay awake. I bet I can pull fourty two hours-- how do you all say it? Like an employer?
...no, that's not right.
[YAWN]
[BEHOLD, JOHTO,
PANCAKES.
A METRIC SHIT TON OF THEM.
The feed has opened and focused on what looks like a card table sitting outside that is possibly creaking under the weight of too many pancakes. Beside it is possibly the most excited ex-skeleton anybody has ever seen. He is wearing a chef hat he possibly stole borrowed from the resteraunt he works at and has Edgar on his shoulder. She's watching at a couple of murkrow on a nearby roof uneasily.]
Good morning, everyone!
I just thought I'd try something new today and see how I was at cooking! I'm afraid I got a little...carried away though. If you're in Azalea, stop by and try a few, I'm near the gym! Maybe your pokemon would like some!
I'm not sure how well they keep...but if I find out, I could arrange to have some sent to you!
I'll be around!
[OOC: They're terrible.]
PANCAKES.
A METRIC SHIT TON OF THEM.
The feed has opened and focused on what looks like a card table sitting outside that is possibly creaking under the weight of too many pancakes. Beside it is possibly the most excited ex-skeleton anybody has ever seen. He is wearing a chef hat he
Good morning, everyone!
I just thought I'd try something new today and see how I was at cooking! I'm afraid I got a little...carried away though. If you're in Azalea, stop by and try a few, I'm near the gym! Maybe your pokemon would like some!
I'm not sure how well they keep...but if I find out, I could arrange to have some sent to you!
I'll be around!
[OOC: They're terrible.]
[ Joining the buzz of confusion filling the Poke'Network today is a very concerned face--or the lack of a face really. No skin, no hair, no lips or eyes...a bleached skull peers into his poke'gear's camera with a pair of glasses pinched in his boney fingers.]
I really hate to be a bother to anyone, but...my nose has disappeared. And my ears. Not that I'm complaining, you see! But...is it just me?
[Jack tries to put his glasses back on out of habit and fumbles them to the ground.]
Whup--- NO! NO NO NO!
[The 'gear's view swings wildly to reveal that Jack was on a sunny route, minding his own damn business, but traveling, as one must on some routs, near a Ledge.
Jack groans.]
Oooh, I swear these blasted natural formations will be the death of me...now I've got to go all the way back aro-- what is that?
[He peers at something off-camera with much interest. Soon, a rumbling can be heard.]
Why...it's a automobile. It's going terribly fast, I don't think that's safe...there isn't a road way out here in these woods what in the WORLD do they think they're doing?
[ Le squint.]
Are they...?
[ Jack's face, though he has not an inch of skin to speak of, goes through a hilarious kaleidoscope of expressions before settling on D8!!!!!!!!!!!4 He tears away from the ledge and abandons his 'gear in the middle of the path in favor of some nice, inviting bushes to dive headfirst into because....]
[OOC: Help a rattled skeleton find his glasses in the wreckage of several innocent trees or run for your fucking lives with him. Oh Jesus help us all. Cruella will be tagging around this weekend under my personal journal wolfyttwisted.]
I really hate to be a bother to anyone, but...my nose has disappeared. And my ears. Not that I'm complaining, you see! But...is it just me?
[Jack tries to put his glasses back on out of habit and fumbles them to the ground.]
Whup--- NO! NO NO NO!
[The 'gear's view swings wildly to reveal that Jack was on a sunny route, minding his own damn business, but traveling, as one must on some routs, near a Ledge.
Jack groans.]
Oooh, I swear these blasted natural formations will be the death of me...now I've got to go all the way back aro-- what is that?
[He peers at something off-camera with much interest. Soon, a rumbling can be heard.]
Why...it's a automobile. It's going terribly fast, I don't think that's safe...there isn't a road way out here in these woods what in the WORLD do they think they're doing?
[ Le squint.]
Are they...?
[ Jack's face, though he has not an inch of skin to speak of, goes through a hilarious kaleidoscope of expressions before settling on D8!!!!!!!!!!!4 He tears away from the ledge and abandons his 'gear in the middle of the path in favor of some nice, inviting bushes to dive headfirst into because....]
[OOC: Help a rattled skeleton find his glasses in the wreckage of several innocent trees or run for your fucking lives with him. Oh Jesus help us all. Cruella will be tagging around this weekend under my personal journal wolfyttwisted.]
[Today the feed opens on a familiar face! A grinning one! Jack has recovered from his cave adventure and losing his buddy it looks like. Behind him are...pots and pans! The ex-skeleton himself is dressed sharp--a tuxedo with a bow tie. The jacket is embroidered with a Slowpoke.]
Hello, everyone!
[He's struggling to keep his voice low WHAT IS WHISPERING LOL]
Haha I'm so bad. We're not supposed to do this during work hours--anyhow! I wanted everyone to know that right now all the soup in the house is half off! I'm in Azalea and the restaurant is called Poke. Just....Poke. It's very small but it's not like you can get lost in this town. It's near a little place that sells fishing supplies.
Oh! And you need to dress formally to get in, but I think a tucked shirt or a tie should do.
[He proudly shows HIS off. It's been so long since Jack's had a good bow tie! ;-; SO LONG. He's secretly thinking of stealing this uniform. Shh.]
The soup is quite good! I wonder what they put in it...I just carry it out to people.
Gotta go!
Hello, everyone!
[He's struggling to keep his voice low WHAT IS WHISPERING LOL]
Haha I'm so bad. We're not supposed to do this during work hours--anyhow! I wanted everyone to know that right now all the soup in the house is half off! I'm in Azalea and the restaurant is called Poke. Just....Poke. It's very small but it's not like you can get lost in this town. It's near a little place that sells fishing supplies.
Oh! And you need to dress formally to get in, but I think a tucked shirt or a tie should do.
[He proudly shows HIS off. It's been so long since Jack's had a good bow tie! ;-; SO LONG. He's secretly thinking of stealing this uniform. Shh.]
The soup is quite good! I wonder what they put in it...I just carry it out to people.
Gotta go!
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25 days till Halloween [video]
Apr. 12th, 2011 09:52 pm[The feed opens with THE SUN. It holds the great fiery sky-star center frame for a good half minute before anyone starts talking. The audio no longer warps as Jack is using a shiny new 'gear.]
Do you see that, people? That is the sun and it is glorious. Never ever forget how wonderful it is.
[The camera flips back around to show Jack's face and he looks...some kind of rough. He's got bags under his eyes and his color is a bit off--even for him. Even that goofy Exeggutor-print Hawaiian shirt isn't enough to make him look like his cheerful self. He blanks for a moment, as if he's forgotten why he even turned his 'gear on.]
OH! I'm finally out of that cave--er. Well. I suppose you can see that, huh? Dash and I made it safely to Azalea with the help of Mr. Cooper's Noctowl. Thank you so much, sir! I still owe you!
It's nice here.
[Edgar flaps into the frame and lands on her trainer's shoulder, butting her head against his neck. She's worreid about him.]
I've...forgotten what else I was going to say. I'm so tired. I think I'm going to stay here in the Pokemon Center for a little while.
Have I missed anything? My poke'gear...malfunctioned while I was in the cave.
Do you see that, people? That is the sun and it is glorious. Never ever forget how wonderful it is.
[The camera flips back around to show Jack's face and he looks...some kind of rough. He's got bags under his eyes and his color is a bit off--even for him. Even that goofy Exeggutor-print Hawaiian shirt isn't enough to make him look like his cheerful self. He blanks for a moment, as if he's forgotten why he even turned his 'gear on.]
OH! I'm finally out of that cave--er. Well. I suppose you can see that, huh? Dash and I made it safely to Azalea with the help of Mr. Cooper's Noctowl. Thank you so much, sir! I still owe you!
It's nice here.
[Edgar flaps into the frame and lands on her trainer's shoulder, butting her head against his neck. She's worreid about him.]
I've...forgotten what else I was going to say. I'm so tired. I think I'm going to stay here in the Pokemon Center for a little while.
Have I missed anything? My poke'gear...malfunctioned while I was in the cave.
[Wow. It's been a while since Poke'Connect has seen this face! The feed opens on a grinning and...soaking wet Jack. His glasses are crooked and his hair looks like some kind of terrible dead animal. He's still a little out of breath from the Onix encounter and SOOPRISE SWIMMING LESSON. The darkness and rocks around him paint the backdrop as somewhere deep in Union Cave. Splashing can be heard in the background.]
H-hello, Johto! Ha ha, it's been a while hasn't it? How is everyone?
[His voice is warped thanks to his poke'gear ALSO being soaking wet.]
Rainbow Dash and I are in Union Cave and-- Heather! I want you to see this!
[Jack turns the 'gear around to reveal the wall-eyed Gyrados flailing around in the underground lake they almost drowned in. He doesn't look like he's much better at swimming...but he's big, blue, and badass!]
He's all grown up! I think...he's my first Pokemon to evolve too. Thank you so much for giving him to me--we wouldn't have gotten out of that alive, I don't think...
I also caught a Zubat!
And...
[Jack suddenly spaces out.]
I don't remember which way we came into this chamber...Oh well!
[His grin returns as he waves]
H-hello, Johto! Ha ha, it's been a while hasn't it? How is everyone?
[His voice is warped thanks to his poke'gear ALSO being soaking wet.]
Rainbow Dash and I are in Union Cave and-- Heather! I want you to see this!
[Jack turns the 'gear around to reveal the wall-eyed Gyrados flailing around in the underground lake they almost drowned in. He doesn't look like he's much better at swimming...but he's big, blue, and badass!]
He's all grown up! I think...he's my first Pokemon to evolve too. Thank you so much for giving him to me--we wouldn't have gotten out of that alive, I don't think...
I also caught a Zubat!
And...
[Jack suddenly spaces out.]
I don't remember which way we came into this chamber...Oh well!
[His grin returns as he waves]
23 days till Halloween [action/prose]
Feb. 15th, 2011 07:02 pm[First prose-post hogod ;-;]
( Somewhere deep inside of these bones... )
[Action for Violet: Jack is derping around the grounds at Sprout Tower and feeding the Magikarp. Feel free to join him! It's a nice afternoon!]
22 days till Halloween [video]
Feb. 12th, 2011 08:07 am[Hey there, Johto! It’s been a while since we’ve seen the old Pumpkin King. His mun is a sickly weenie forgive her. He’s holding the ‘gear up so that we get a good look at a very…surprised looking Jack.
If one looks a little longer, they may notice he’s not actually that surprised.
It’s just that both his eyebrows are missing.]
Hello! How is everyone? I have a question for anyone who keeps fire pokemon since One is my first.
[The camera is angled down to a chipper little Houndour. He’s wagging his nubby little tail and standing in a scorched circle. Edgar perches behind him on a town bench. Her tail is gone and she is not impress.]
I want him to be proud of himself but…how do I explain that catching everything on fire is not okay outside of battle? It's his new favorite game.
If one looks a little longer, they may notice he’s not actually that surprised.
It’s just that both his eyebrows are missing.]
Hello! How is everyone? I have a question for anyone who keeps fire pokemon since One is my first.
[The camera is angled down to a chipper little Houndour. He’s wagging his nubby little tail and standing in a scorched circle. Edgar perches behind him on a town bench. Her tail is gone and she is not impress.]
I want him to be proud of himself but…how do I explain that catching everything on fire is not okay outside of battle? It's his new favorite game.
ATTENTION EVERYONE!
It has come to my attention that people do not understand the threat that Ledges pose. I have enclosed a photo and some helpful information with this post. I hope it is helpful.
( LEDGES FACT SHEET )( LEDGES INFORMATION SHEET )
It has come to my attention that people do not understand the threat that Ledges pose. I have enclosed a photo and some helpful information with this post. I hope it is helpful.
( LEDGES FACT SHEET )( LEDGES INFORMATION SHEET )
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